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Fallout Gaming Major Galaxy Battles status revoked by Valve

Deepak Ojha
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Fallout Gaming Major Galaxy Battles status revoked by Valve

Citing it to be “unreasonable infringements on the privacy of the players” Valve has barred Fallout Gaming to host Galaxy Battles labeling it as a Major.

Galaxy Battles is scheduled two weeks from now. The ex-Major was supposed to be held in the Philippines. The tournament, however, still continues to exist without Valve or DotA Pro Circuit being a part of it officially. The prize-money set for the tournament with half a million contributed by Valve will also be reduced.

Valve officially posted the termination of the Major on their blog, excerpts from the post here:

“Based on the information we’ve recently confirmed regarding new government regulations for esports players entering the Philippines, we have decided to rescind the tournament’s Major designation, including the Pro Circuit qualifying points, for the Galaxy Battles 2018 tournament. This is based on what we feel are unreasonable infringements on the privacy of the players as a condition to enter the country”.

Philippines Governing Body Rules Out

The Philippines Games And Amusements Board (GAB) clarified in response to the revoke, citing the new regulations. In accordance to which, esports athletes are also subject to similar rest to those of other sports athletes and thus are required to obtain approval from GAB.

A mandatory license from GAB will permit the athletes to take part in the event. The drugs tested for are marijuana and shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride). GAB also claims to have communicated about the regulation to the organizers long ago.

The cause of this whole blunder is still lying on the grey area, as there were also questions about the legitimacy of the organizer, Fallout Gaming. The venue of the event was also reportedly on the darkest side of the Philippines, famous for the notorious rackets.

TyLoo to miss ELEAGUE Boston Major 2018

Sajid Paik
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TyLoo to miss ELEAGUE Boston Major 2018

TyLoo has formally declared their missing of the ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018, after fizzled transactions with the team’s previous coach, Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu.

As of now coaching Heroic, the Brazilian has declined the offer to remain in for his previous association, rather picking to commit time to his right now group over the coming weeks.

The whole circumstance happened because of TyLoo’s star player,  Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand being unfit to take an interest in the up and coming major in light of US visa acquisition issues.

An endless supply of his failure to visit the US for the major, TyLoo connected with peacemaker to check whether the man would be keen on taking an interest set up of BnTeT.

After talks and transactions, it had risen that the man isn’t keen on taking part, purportedly troubled with the monetary arrangements from TyLoo for his opportunity standing in.

According to a report from Jarek “DeKay” Lewis, the discussion separated as the association declined to share an undisclosed level of assets accumulated from ticket deals to Tadeu, bringing about the previous mentor declining to remain in.

It is as of now obscure as to which group will supplant TyLoo at the New Challengers phase of the ELEAGUE Major, in any case, it appears to be likely that Flash Gaming will be assuming control as contenders, seeing as the group came in third place at the Asia Minor.

An extra factor that focuses on this was a tweet from Andrew “kaze” Khong (since erased), that appears to infer seek after a US visa arrangement.

Brollan and hampus complete GODSENT roster

Iain Fenton
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Brollan and hampus complete GODSENT roster

GODSENT recently saw the departure of Dennis “dennis” Edman, followed shortly by Andreas “znajder” Lindberg, leaving the Swedish roster down to just three. Earlier today it emerged that youngsters Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin and Hampus “hampus” Poser.

The departure of the latter two comes as a result of lackluster performance over the recent past, with the prior standing in for Astralis at the BLAST Pro Series to great effect.

A caveat that seems to be restricting GODSENT in ways is the fact that due to his young age, Brollan will not be permitted to participate at ESL-sanctioned events, requiring either a stand-in for the roster during them, or simply skip them entirely.

Kasper Hvidt, Director of Sports at RFRSH Entertainment expressed:

We have been working with different team and player profiles for a while, both from a skill and performance perspective for the individual players with the general psychological match between profiles on a team. One result of this work is the new roster at GODSENT.

We wanted to revitalize the team and to create a younger, hungry and eager profile. With twist, disco doplan, freddieb on the team and by adding hampus and Brollan, we’ve set together an extremely skilled team which I am confident will be able to produce results. When setting together a new team, you’ll most often have a period of fluctuating results, but on mid and long term, this roster will take GODSENT back to a position as a serious and strong contender.

The older of the two newcomers, 19-year-old hampus, had a performance with GODSENT prior to joining full time at the WESG European Regional Final, managing to make a solid run alongside his new teammates, all the way to the grand final, where they subsequently conceded a best-of-3 series to Team Ukraine, snagging second place and a spot at the LAN finals of the $1,500,000 prize pool main event.

The very same European Regional Final saw 15-year-old Brollan perform in place of Freddy “KRiMZ” Johansson, except the second Swedish competitors were only able to land quarter-finals finish after a loss to Team Ukraine meant 3-4th place.

ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 stickers published

Raja Pratap Singh
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ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 stickers published

Valve has officially rolled out the ELEAGUE Major stickers in a recent patch, offering upwards of 120 individual item purchases for the duration of the event, taking place Jan 12-28. Twenty-four individual teams will participate in the $1,000,000 prize pool tournament, kicking off with the new challenger’s portion, formerly known as the main qualifier.

Sixteen teams will duke it out in a bid to secure one of eight slots at the LAN finals, held in Boston, Massachusetts. The remaining eight participants have already been decided as they are the top eight contestants from the previous major tournament, PGL Krakow 2017.

In addition to revealing the stickers for the ELEAGUE Major, Valve included in-game adjustments and improvements in a patch, the details of which may be found below:

[ THE ELEAGUE BOSTON 2018 CS:GO MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP ]
– Team stickers, team graffiti, and stickers autographed by CS:GO pro players are now available for purchase in-game, from the Steam Community Market, or from the 50 piece Mega Bundle on Steam. 50% of the proceeds go to the players and organizations at Boston 2018. For more details, visit http://www.counter-strike.net/pickem/boston2018
– Team stickers can be used as game pieces for the Boston 2018 Team Pick’Em Challenge.
— Preliminary stage picks can be made immediately, preliminary stage picks lock at the start of the preliminary stage matches.
— Group stage picks can be made when the preliminary stage has completed, group stage picks lock at the start of the group stage matches.
— Playoff picks can be made when the group stage has completed, playoff picks lock at the start of the first quarterfinal match.

[ HOLIDAYS ]
– Deployed Holiday Cheer for your festive fragging season.
– You can spread the Holiday Cheer! Gifts are now available for a limited time.

[ MISC ]
– Fixed ability to host offline server with friends for War Games when setting party lobby privacy to “Friends Need Invites”.
– Tournament server logs can now have item pickup/drop events enabled using mp_logdetail_items setting.
– Game servers will now sanitize player name string to not contain non-ascii control characters.
– Fixed unlocalized string in disconnect errors for other players.
– Fixed several client-side crashes.
– Added support to demoinfogo parser for decoding fixed user data size string tables which previously caused invalid substring calculation code path to run.

[ GAMEPLAY ]
– Replaced shotgun spread model (off by default). Available for offline and community servers for testing. For more details visit http://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/holiday-spread/

Kings Gaming Club separates from its CSGO male roster

FrankSchib
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Kings Gaming Club separates from its CSGO male roster

Kings Gaming Club has officially parted ways with its male CS:GO roster. As mentioned in the official statement, the organization and the team seem to misalign when it comes to their respective visions going into 2018, prompting the immediate release of the roster.

The team has recently experienced issues cementing a five-man squad, ever since the removal of Travis “wizard” Richardson on Nov. 20th, 2017. The 21-year-old man had issues with “passion and commitment” towards the game, opting to vacate his slot on the roster effective immediately, allowing the team the opportunity to find another player to fill the spot.

Recent results haven’t been the worst for Kings, as the team managed to secure a placement at the WESG APAC Finals following a flawless performance at the qualifier for the event that took place early-December.

Whilst the roster was not technically entirely composed of players from Kings, hosting Tainted Minds’ Josh “INS” Potter and Chiefs eSports Club’s Liam “malta” Schembri, in order to adhere to the single nationality rule set for the tournament, the results were promising to say the least.

Additionally, the core was able to produced a solid 3-4th place finish in the Australian wing of ESEA Mountain Dew League Season 26 play-offs with Dylan “kyoto” Brown standing in.

League of Legends championship winner Samsung Galaxy acquired by KSV

Arpita Tewari
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League of Legends championship winner Samsung Galaxy acquired by KSV

KSV, the esports group organization began by Kabam fellow benefactor Kevin Chou, is reporting today it has obtained Samsung Galaxy, an esports group that as of late won the major League of Legends big showdown title.

The expansion of the South Korean group gives KSV control of four noteworthy esports groups crosswise over diversions, for example, League of Legends, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. The consistent idea is that the greater part of the groups are situated in South Korea, where esports is a sort of religion.

KSV trusts that its attention on the Korean groups will enable it to wind up noticeably a contender in the worldwide esports showcase since the Koreans are so aggressive in esports, which is relied upon to end up plainly a $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion markets by 2020, as indicated by economic analyst Newzoo.

Chou, CEO of KSV in San Francisco, said in a meeting with GamesBeat that his group began mulling over how to get a League of Legends group when they framed their new esports startup, KSV.

“The Overwatch purchase was the beginning, but even at that point, we knew we should figure out how to get into League of Legends,” Chou said. “If we could get both, we knew that would be what is necessary to field a true esports team to compete on a global level.”

Samsung was the sole sponsor of the Samsung Galaxy team, which won the League of Legends World Championship in Beijing three weeks ago. Riot Games’ League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena game that is one of the most popular online games in the world. The Beijing finals drew more than 40,000 fans to the physical Olympic stadium, and it was watched by 60 million unique viewers online.

Samsung Galaxy swept the back to back world champions SK Telecom T1 in a 3-0 Finals series to win the finals and take home nearly $1.5 million in prize money.

The article originally appeared on VentureBeat

ESL One Cologne 2018 unveiled

Mayank Jain
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ESL One Cologne 2018 unveiled

The tale of CS:GO and Cologne will proceed again for the year from now, with ESL declaring ESL One Cologne 2018. The occasion will by and by occurring right on time in July, with three gathering stage days (July 3-5) trailed by three days of activity in the LANXESS field (July 6-8).

The main event will take place from July 6-8, preceded by the 16 team group stage from July 3-5. On top of the massive $300,000 prize pool, ESL One Cologne 2018 powered by Intel will be part of the Intel Grand Slam circuit, giving teams the chance to work towards that extra $1,000,000 reward.

Tickets sales will go live this Friday, December 1st, at 12:00 pm CET with a variety of choices, including the new look premium tickets. Early Bird prices will be valid until 31.12.2017.

Weekend Ticket – Early Bird – 49€

  • Access on all three day, July 6-8th
  • Free seating in the upper and lower ranks
  • Access to open signing sessions

Weekend Plus Ticket – Early Bird – 89€

  • Access on all three day, July 6-8th
  • Free seating in the upper and lower ranks
  • Access to open signing sessions
  • Exclusive plus goodie bag

Premium Ticket – Early Bird – 229€

  • Access on all three day, July 6-8th
  • Floor seating, right in front of stage
  • Seating in the middle of the player walk-in area
  • Free drinks including water, soft drinks and beer
  • Access to premium-only signing sessions
  • Exclusive premium goodie bag

Note on the Premium Tickets: We received lots of valuable feedback from the fans. Many of you wanted to be close to the stage and players, while still having free choice where to eat and how much they would like to spend on food. Therefore, in 2018, catering will be free drinks as catering for premium ticket holders, and no longer include food. Therefore, we also lowered the price of the Premium Ticket to make it more affordable.

Global Elite Experience – 3000€

  • Access on all three days, July 6-8th
  • Private lounge access for 5-10 guests (599€ per person)
  • High-quality catering and refreshments
  • Epic goodie bag with exclusive merchandise
  • Front of the line access to signing session
  • Behind the scenes and backstage tours

Rubino deputed as substitute for Astralis

Pranav Nalawade
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Rubino deputed as substitute for Astralis

Astralis has announced that they will be using Ruben “Rubino” Villaroel instead of Nicolai “device” Reedtz for the upcoming LAN finals of ESL Pro League.

Since dev1ce is on medical leave, it was not decided whether Astralis will skip ESL Pro league finals because the Danish organisation was not allowed to use Dennis “dennis” Edman who was their Blast Pro Series stand-in at the event, the Astralis have decided to go with Ruben “Rubino” Villaroel to attend the tournament on their home soil.

Danny “zonic” Sørensen said in his official statement through Facebook.

“First of all, we look forward to playing and we will do our utmost to reach the playoffs in the arena in front of all the local fans. It was such a boost to have the home crowd behind us last weekend at BLAST, and for us it’s amazing to be able to play two big events on home soil.”

“The competition is fierce and I have to say that playing with our 4th line-up in the last 4 tournaments does not exactly increase our possibilities to prepare optimally and to find our rhythm on the team. That being said, I’ve had the chance to work with RUBINO before. He is an extremely skilled player, and it will be a great experience to have him on board for the coming events. We have had a great year, and we intend to finish the way we started!”

ESL came out with their official statement on the rules and rulings about certain cases, clarifying the difference between having dennis and Rubino play the ESL Pro League Finals for Astralis.

Although, since dennis played for GODSENT all the way until the end of the season, by playing his last match on November 12th, he was not allowed to be added to Astralis. The team was allowed to add a player that did not participate in the last match of ESL Pro League, and they decided for RUBINO. ( According to ESL’s Statement )

Current confirmed Lineup of Astralis for ESL Pro League Finals and ECS Season 4 Finals is –

  • Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen
  • Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth
  • Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander
  • Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye
  • Ruben “RUBINO” Villarroel
  • Danny “zonic” Sørensen (coach)
  • Nicolai “device” Reedtz (medical leave)

Astralis have also mentioned that Ruben “RUBINO” Villarroel will also play the upcoming ECS Season 4 Finals, that will be held in Cancun, Mexico, mid-December.

DreamHack Masters Stockholm with $250,000

Pranav Nalawade
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DreamHack Masters Stockholm with $250,000

DreamHack has announced its first Masters event of the year 2018, to take place in Stockholm, Capital of Sweden.
The event basically is a partnership between City of Stockholm and Stockholm Live terminate with the playoffs at Ericsson Globe on September 1-2, with a group stage due to being held from August 29-31.

Since, this will be the fourth Masters event in the history of DreamHack, following Malmo and Las Vegas one, this will continue to feature 16 teams and a $250,000 prize pool.

“We are tremendously excited to head to Stockholm with DreamHack Masters,” said Marcus Lindmark, DreamHack AB CEO and President.

“Stockholm is the home of the DreamHack headquarters, and Stockholm Live has some of the best facilities available globally, so we are going to have everything at our fingertips to produce the best esport event and experience possible, for both viewers onsite and online.”

The tickets due to go sale on February 28 at 14:30. More information will be updated in upcoming weeks!

Astralis’ dev1ce halts career for the year

Pranav Nalawade
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Astralis’ dev1ce halts career for the year

One of the Astralis key player and the man behind the success of Astralis in 2017, Nicolai “Dev1ce” Reedtz announced earlier today that he will be taking rest for the year.

Device announced the same on Twitter today that his medical leave has been extended to the end of this year. He will miss the ESL PRO League Season Six Finals as well as the ECS Season Four Finals which will be commencing later this year.According to Dev1ce he will be back for ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018, considering Improvement in his medical Conditions.

It’s possible that the main reason behind Dev1ce’s extended leave may be due to his treatments on Hiatal Hernia that which was diagnosed in March.

According to Astralis Twitter “Dev1ce had a relapse and was taken to the hospital for a medical check-up,” after IEM Oakland earlier this month. “It was decided to send him home for further checking [and] to get some much-needed rest.”

During IEM Oakland, the team decided to fly back to their home ground ( Denmark ) considering Dev1ce and Peter “dupreeh” Rothmann’s health issues.

According to ESL, the other 3 players were fined for not following their rules and regulations.

Not to worry though, Astrails has Dennis from GODSENT and Jacob “Pimp” Winneche the former AWPer of team Liquid to fill the slot for Dev1ce as well as for the Danish organization.

Dennis played really well with Astralis in the Blast Open Series Copenhagen 2017 Denmark happened this weekend. while Pimp played for Astralis by qualifying for the ECS Season Four Finals in Cancun, Mexico in mid-December. Chances of PIMP attending he $750,000 Finals with Astralis are High because he helped them qualify by placing fourth in the European region.

Since it’s not clear yet whether Astralis will play the ESL Pro League Finals from Dec. 5 to 10 because of a pending claim to WESA, ESL’s team-governing body, regarding the use of Dennis at the league event according to HLTV’s Report.

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