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CSGO: RUSH joins Complexity Gaming

Raj 'Stan' Shah
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CSGO: RUSH joins Complexity Gaming

After the recent addition of Benjamin “blameF” Bremer into the Complexity line up, The organisation announces another sign up for their team William “RUSH” Wierzba the former Cloud9 player.

Rush, 25 year old entry / assualt player would really bring in great experience on the newly built complexity roster. Complexity doing that working really hard on ‘Building a Juggernaut’ as stated by their CEO – Jason Lake.

Rush was inactive in his former team Cloud9, as Cloud9 is also reconstructing their rosters with restraining only Timothy “autimatic” Ta from the previous roster. 

After blameF, Rush became the second player to join Complexity this week. There could be more singings going on as Jason Lake tweeted 

“I love our players as individuals but these results won’t be tolerated. If you’re a Tier 1 player looking for a fresh start at the best facility in the world, HMU. I’ll pay your buyout and give you the world’s highest salaries. Let’s build a juggernaut. Spread the word.”

Where he mentioned about creating a new superteam ‘Juggernaut’ with the recent add up of BlameF and RUSH it looks like he’s really onto it.

Stay tuned for more updates.

CSGO: blameF joins Complexity Gaming

Aditya Singhal
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CSGO: blameF joins Complexity Gaming

The North American organization has recently announced the signing of Heroic’s ex-IGL Benjamin “blameF” Bremer.

Recently, the in-game leader for the side left the team after a really unconvincing run in the Starladder Berlin Major going out 1-3 in the New challengers stage, the Danish player will fit in the gap.

Complexity currently have:

  • Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan
  • Rory “dephh” Jackson
  • Hunter “SicK” Mims
  • Owen “oBo” Schlatter
  • Benjamin “blameF” Bremer
  • Jamie “keita” Hall (coach)

Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 Tournament with a USD 400,000 Total Prize Pool Kicks Off

Pranav Nalawade
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Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 Tournament with a USD 400,000 Total Prize Pool Kicks Off

Bangalore, 25.09.2019 – It is time for Indian PUBG gamers to gear up and get ready as the much coveted Predator Gaming League preliminaries are about to kick-off here in India. The registrations for PGL 2020 India are set to commence from 14th October 2019, with the regional tournament starting from 1st November 2019.

The winning team will get to participate in one of the most anticipated competitions, the Asia Pacific Predator League 2020, to be held in Manila on February 22-23, 2020 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City. Prior to that, all 17 regions will start registrations for their local qualifier competitions in October, before going to Manila in February 2020 to fight the final battle.

Predator League is by far the largest brand-initiated tournament in the Asia Pacific Region, with 3,530 teams from 16 regions joining the 2019 edition held in Thailand. As for Predator League 2020, Acer recognizes the potential of the Philippines gaming market, and the number of people going professional in the field, showing that the Philippines is growing fast among the ASEAN region.

Predator, the brand with a comprehensive line of gaming devices, will gather the best gamers in 17 regions from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Only the determined and strong-willed in the PUBG (PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS) and DOTA2 (Defense of the Ancients 2) games will capture the prize pool value at US$400,000. 

“With the third edition of the Predator League coming up, Acer continues to provide an international stage for talented gamers to compete, show off their skills and fight for glory. Acer will provide a comprehensive ecosystem to support the industry, and most importantly, the gamers,” said Andrew Hou, President of Acer Pan Asia Pacific Regional Operations.  

Chandrahas Panigrahi, CMO and Consumer Business Head, Acer India said, “I am thrilled to announce Acer’s 3rd edition of Predator Gaming League in 2020. As the e-sports market is doubling every year, we thrive to be at the forefront of the eSports innovation to best serve our consumers. With the sort of players and teams we have and the hard work they put in, it won’t be long before India makes its mark in e-sports map globally. In fact, India has more youth who are interested in gaming as compared to other countries. In our last two India Finale, we had received tremendous response from the gaming community especially in the PUBG category, hence we will focus and invite PUBG players to compete and win a chance to represent India in the Grand Finale to be held in Manila, Philippines. Like every year, this year also the Predator Gaming League will provide a bigger and better platform for gamers to display their talent and skills. Acer has pushed the boundaries of e-sports for over three years, and we’re committed to taking Indian e-sports talent and provide them a platform to shine on global stage.”

Gamers of PUBG and DOTA2 will battle it out in the Asia Pacific Predator League 2020. PUBG is considered to be one of the toughest and fast-rising esports game from PUBG Corporation with 100 players trying to eliminate each other until the last person standing. Its popularity made it a global gaming phenomenon that became one of the highest-selling games of all time with over 50 million copies sold.

The inaugural Asia Pacific Predator League was held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2018 to further reinforce the Predator brand’s commitment to supporting the gaming industry in the region. The second edition was held in Bangkok, Thailand, which saw one of the fiercest battles with the tournament lasting three days at Nimibutr Stadium in February 2019. Over 10,000 fans watched the battles in real-time — and in real life. It garnered 4.3 million views online and the peak concurrent viewership reached 123,000.

For more details, visit https://www.predator-league.com/regionupdate?region=in

Alliance part ways with Dota 2 roster

Prateek Sahoo
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Alliance part ways with Dota 2 roster

The Alliance, one of Dota 2’s legendary organizations, announced today that they have parted ways with their roster.

This decision was made at the request of the player’s, who have expressed their desire to try a new environment and after long discussions, Alliance decided to mutually part ways and have officially released them from their contracts.

Micke, Insania, Boxi, Taiga, and Qojqva will be leaving our family to join another organization for the next DPC season.

Coach Jonathan “Loda” Berg:

Today is a sad day for Alliance, because we’re parting ways with a team we love. All the hard work, long nights, happy times, but also devastating defeats. But we are also happy and proud to have gone through this journey together, to have been able to grow with them during such an important part of their careers.

The new organization which the players will join next has not been announced yet but should be announced in the next 2 days, given that the player lock deadline is September 28, 2019.

Team Secret to take a break, will skip first major of the Dota Pro Circuit

Prateek Sahoo
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Team Secret to take a break, will skip first major of the Dota Pro Circuit

According to a press release from Team Secret’s website, the team will not be participating in the first major of the Dota 2 season, MDL Chengdu.

After an intense competitive year and a grueling preparation for TI, our DotA 2 team will be taking some time off to rest and recover in advance of the upcoming season. We have no changes to announce at this moment in time, and we will be skipping the first Major in Chengdu for the players to recuperate. Considering the length of each season and impact of fatigue, we are taking these measures to ensure our team begins the DPC Circuit fresh, and sustains that energy through the season. Our first LAN appearance will be the ONE Esports DotA 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore in December. This tournament will be hosted by PGL and ONE Esports, boasting a $500,000 USD prize pool, and will be one of the biggest and most stacked LAN events since TI9 with PSG.LGD, Virtus.pro, Evil Geniuses, Vici Gaming and Natus Vincere also receiving direct invites.

Team Secret will be seen playing directly in December at the One Esports Invitational in Singapore.

Another important announcement was that they have not made any changes to their lineup from last season, putting to rest the rumors of Matumbaman joining Team Secret.

Starseries i-league Season 8 announced with $500,000 prize pool

Aditya Singhal
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Starseries i-league Season 8 announced with $500,000 prize pool

Starladder has announced the Season 8 of Starseries I-league with a prize pool of $500,000 and is set to take place in Belek, Turkey from October 21 to 27 with an updated format featuring double-elimination Play-offs bracket.

The tournament will have 16 of the world’s top team where 12 teams will be invited and other 4 will be qualified from qualifiers for Europe, Brazil, and China. Invited teams are not yet announced but Starladder added that it will feature 7 of top 10 HLTV ranking teams. More information regarding the qualifiers is given below.

A slot is reserved for the 8 European teams in the main event and the teams will fight for that slot in GSL-style group followed by a single-elimination bracket, with all of the matches being BO3 and will played from September 26 to October 6.

Teams playing the European qualifier:

GROUP AGROUP B
GamerLegionSprout
NemigaHeretics
Adwokacikpro100
AristocracyMovistars Riders

2 slots for the Asian Teams are reserved for the main event and will be played in a double-elimination qualifier format and will be played from September 26 to 30.

Teams participating in this qualifier:

• TYLOO
• Invictus
• Lynn Vision
• 5POWER
• BTRG
• EHOME
• JiJieHao
• AUGUST

The final qualifier slot is reserved to a Brazilian team which will win the CBCS Season 1, which will be played out in Sao Paulo on October 4-11.

Other 12 teams will be invited by the organization featuring the world’s best team.

NiP part ways with Get_RiGhT

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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NiP part ways with Get_RiGhT

Christopher ‘’GeT_RiGhT’’ Alesund has decided to hang up his mouse after an illustrious career with Ninjas In Pyjamas. The Swedish legend has played for NIP for most of his career and has led them to a major victory. He might lack individual accolades but is hugely appreciated among the Swedish fans.

The 29-year-old decided to leave the Swedish roster earlier this year but stayed behind for a final major of his life. Ninjas in Pyjamas announced today that he is no longer a part of their active roster, and they are already looking for his replacement.

From the official Press Release:

As for his replacement, filling GeT_RiGhT’s shoes is no easy task but we believe we have found the right person for the job. More on that in the coming days.

We would also like to take this opportunity to expand on our plan to reach the top position in the CS:GO world ranking. Our eyes are on the prize and rest assured we are taking the necessary steps to make sure that the prize is within our grasp. Exciting times lie ahead and we hope you are as hyped about it as we are. With that said, we are expanding our coaching staff to further strengthen our tactical decisions, strategy, player development, and recruitment process. We will provide you with more news regarding this in the coming week. Stay tuned!

NiP’s current roster consists of:

  • Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg
  • Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund
  • Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
  • Jonas “Lekr0” Olofsson
  • Nicolas “Plopski” Gonzalez Zamora
  • Faruk “pita” Pita (coach)

The next match for NIP is in Dreamhack Masters Malmo where they will face Mousesports in their opening match, where we will get to see their new fifth and possibly the new leader.

Manchester City partners with FaZe Clan

The Crew
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Manchester City partners with FaZe Clan

Manchester City has announced an innovative new partnership with North American organisation FaZe Clan.

According to Manchester City, “this collaboration will create new experiences for fans of both football and esports, to bring the two audiences together in exciting new ways.”

Lee Trink, CEO of Faze Clan commented in a release:

This alliance with Manchester City creates a powerful opportunity to join our collective fan base and cultures on and off the field. FaZe Clan will continue to push the boundaries of gaming and esports by engaging our fans with experiences that are meaningful, memorable and surprising.

Nuria Tarre, Chief Marketing Officer at City Football Group added:

Esports is the world’s fastest-growing spectator sport and this collaboration with FaZe Clan marks the start of an exciting new chapter in Manchester City’s esports journey. We recognize that fans want to celebrate their love for football across many aspects of their lives, including fashion, music, and gaming, to create a culture that goes beyond what happens on the pitch. We are looking forward to working with FaZe Clan to provide our fans with new and immersive ways to engage with the Club.

This collaboration builds on Manchester City’s current esports offering, with a dedicated FIFA player representing the Club at tournaments across the world.

Through this partnership, the organizations will bring together the worlds of football and esports across a number of exciting initiatives.

FaZe and Manchester City will also bring their FIFA players together in a shared training facility and launch limited edition, co-branded retail products that fans can enjoy.

EG return to Counter Strike; buy out NRG CSGO lineup

Pranav Nalawade
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EG return to Counter Strike; buy out NRG CSGO lineup

Veteran eSports organization Evil Genuises returns to Counter-Strike after acquiring the North American roster of NRG. They are set to play in EG colors in ESL One New York that commences just in hours. NRG as of now are performing excellently and are 4th on the HLTV Rankings.

NRG has been in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene since 2016 when the organization picked up a lineup after the MLG Columbus Major in April. The organization went through a few different rosters before finding a foundation with the core of Vincent “Brehze” Cayonte, Ethan “nahthE” Arnold, and Cvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov,

Recently, NRG made two roster changes, bringing in Tarik Celik from mibr in February after the IEM Katowice Major and then acquiring in-game leader Stanislaw from Complexity later in June.

It will be interesting to see how the brand does in CSGO fraternity given the success that they have achieved in Dota 2.

Judging by the looks of it, the EG jersey seems like a nice fit for NRG guys.

#BleedBlue

PUBG Mobile hits $1 Billion in lifetime sales

Varun Parashar
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PUBG Mobile hits $1 Billion in lifetime sales

2019 has been a magical year for PUBG Mobile owing to the monetization in China which in turn led to big numbers on the stat sheet. The game now has over $1 Billion in revenue through global player spending resulting in a 540% growth compared to the previous year. A detailed study by Sensor Tower revealed these numbers and it is inevitable to notice the very strong sales growth of the game in 2019. PUBG Mobile is a free to play game across all Play stores so most of its revenue comes from players spending real money to buy an in-game currency which they can use on skins and battle passes.

Adding to that, this year Tencent released Game for Peace in China when the Chinese freeze on game licenses finally came to an end providing them with a large market. Sensor Tower reckons that in August, 40 percent of revenues were generated by the global release PUBG Mobile although the majority of the player spending come from China through Game for Peace.

PUBG Mobile has over 400 million downloads making it the first battle royale game to hit the $1 Billion mark owing to the large amount of players who are actively playing this game. The closest battle royale game to this mind blowing statistic is Netease’s Knives Out with an estimated revenue of $820 million. Ranking at the third spot is Fortnite with revenue of approximated $750 million while it is yet to be launched in China. Garena’s Free Fire, which is also regarded as a brilliant battle royale title currently sits at $525 million with a growing esports scene and increasing number of downloads.

It is easy to conclude that PUBG Mobile has established supremacy when it comes to mobile gaming and the growth seems never-ending as Tencent continues to aggressively update the game giving the players something new to log in for, every time.

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