Los Ratones will take on KAOS in their debut NLC 2025 Summer Playoffs match. Nord vs Bulldog will set Los Ratones’ Upper Bracket Semis opps
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The Team Falcons Cologne crash out: Analysing CS’ Hail Mary from the perspective of a rural fence
The promised epic Team Falcons Cologne victory with raw talent Maksim ‘kyousuke’ Lukin at the helm has fallen far short of fruition. Echoing their bitterly disappointing BLAST Austin Major performance, they crashed out of the competition in the Group Stage.
Something is fundamentally wrong with Team Falcons’ approach to building a Counter-Strike roster.
Since entering the Tier One scene, they have consistently faced criticism for throwing money at superstar players, bringing them on board, but then quickly ditching them for a new model.
FC Pro 25 World Championship – Esports World Cup preview
The biggest EA FC tournament of the year is coming up as the FC Pro 25 World Championship will take place at the Esports World Cup.
Last year’s EWC event was separate from the World Championship, but now the two have combined for 2025.
This year’s tournament will crown the World Champion of EA FC 25 and features an enormous prize pool of $1 million (£750k).
Here is everything you need to know about the event, including the format and the competing players.
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FaZe Banks steps down as FaZe Clan CEO following ‘pump and dump’ crypto scandal
Richard ‘FaZe Banks’ Bengtson, CEO of content creation organisation, FaZe Clan, has stepped down following fallout from the alleged “rug pull” regarding cryptocurrency MLG.
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Sony sues Tencent for alleged “slavish clone” of Horizon series
Sony has brought a suit against Tencent in regard to ‘Light of Motiram.’ Sony Interactive Entertainment is suing Tencent Holdings Ltd.
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CS2 update “breaks” most expensive knife animation + Map changes
CS2’s latest update includes news that the game will be migrating its animations to a new system. The update has seemingly had unexpected consequences on several animations
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Tyler1 will be the Esports World Cup Chess stage host, despite his chequered esports past
Tyler1, a former League of Legends professional with a history as chequered as a chessboard, has been announced as the stage host for the Esports World Cup Chess tournament.
The controversial streamer previously exhibited behaviour so disruptive that he was colloquially referred to as “the most toxic player in North America.” However, he is now back in the esports spotlight thanks to the Saudi Arabian Esports World Cup.
Tyler1 is named stage host at the Esports World Cup
The inclusion of Chess at the Esports World Cup has already attracted controversy.
Apex Legends Women’s Comp is back, but there is still no publisher support for women’s leagues
Apex Legends Women’s Comp is an unofficial competitive circuit for female and gender minority Apex Legends players. Despite having a long and complex history, as well as significant community support, it is not an officially publisher-supported competitive league.
Thanks to community figures like Jenni ‘Yuusaki’ Niemi and RynoLive, Apex Legends Women’s Comp is regaining traction. This traction is not only crucial in the present, it also echoes Women’s Comp’s prime in 2023.
It is time for EA to respect the potential of Apex Legends’ ladies.
Celes joins the Queen’s Cup to offer Apex Legends Women’s Comp tournaments
The Celestial Cup, also known as Celes Women’s League, is a women’s competitive circuit primarily run by pro Apex Player Jenni ‘Yuusaki’ Niemi.
Alongside regularly competing in the ALGS Challenger Circuit, ALGS Preseason Qualifiers, and multiple third-party tournaments, Yuusaki is also responsible for creating and running the Celes Women’s League.
EVO Vegas 2025: Evolution, the fantastical Fighting Game convention, is set to kick off in Las Vegas with tournaments for all
EVO Vegas 2025, also known as Evolution, is one of the most impactful events in the FGC (fighting game community) calendar.
Running from August 1st to 3rd, the main tournaments will run across eight different game titles. Teasers, updates, and information are also likely to drop about some of the most popular and most anticipated titles in the fighting game genre.
EVO Vegas 2025 tournaments: Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and so much more
Eight different fighting games will feature in EVO Vegas 2025’s main tournament series.
One of the star titles, unsurprisingly, is Street Fighter 6.
s1mple leaves NAVI for VRS #67 team
After spending nine years signed to Natus Vincere, commonly known as NAVI, Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev is now leaving the organisation for new ventures.
S1mple cemented his place as one of the greatest Counter-Strike players of all time under the NAVI logo.
In a shock move, it appears that s1mple has joined BC.Game, an organisation with a Counter-Strike roster currently sitting at rank 67 in the VRS. With this in mind, some speculate that he will instead pursue content creation at the organisation.
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