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FIFA pro Kurt0411 banned from every EA game Infamous YouTuber and FIFA pro Kurt "Kurt0411" Fenech has received a lifetime ban from all EA games and online services, after already receiving a lifetime ban from FIFA last year due to his abusive behaviour. There are many infamous esports players in the scene, yet none can compare to Kurt0411, who has risen to a new level of infamy earlier this Monday, February 24, when he received a lifetime ban from all EA games and online services, as revealed by Electronic Arts themselves on their official Twitter page. Kurt0411 was known in…

ANDROID leaves Envy, announces free agency Bradley "ANDROID" Fodor has announced this Wednesday, February 26, that he is no longer tied with Envy's CS:GO team and is actively searching for a new team. The 25-year-old Canadian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro has officially parted ways with Team Envy this Wednesday, after spending almost a year with the North American organisation. He announced his departure on his official Twitter account. ANDROID spent last two months as an inactive member of the team. He alongside Jacob "FugLy" Medina were removed from the active roster at the start of January when the team…

Gen.G win DreamHack Open Anaheim with a perfect run Gen.G have produced a remarkable run at DreamHack Open Anaheim, where they bagged the US $50,000 in tournament winnings and spot at DreamHack Masters Jönköping by finishing on top of the competition without dropping a single map. Formed back on December 6, 2019, Gen.G acquired a quintet of experienced players and a prominent coach in Chris "Rlmapuddy" Tebbit in a bid to make waves in the North American CS:GO scene and the South Korean team did just that earlier this weekend in Ahaheim. The quintet of Timothy "automatic" Ta, Damian…

Kai’Sa buff, Ornn and Sett nerf, and Sona revert in patch 10.5 Riot Games unveiled some significant changes are set to be introduced to Sona Ornn, Sett, and Kai'sa in the upcoming 10.5 League patch, with plans to revert Sona changes, while buffing the Daughter of the Void, in a bid to improve her dismissal win rate and nerfing both Ornn and Sett, who have proven to be a bit too strong in the current meta. Sona Just as quickly as top lane Sona meta started to emerge, Riot Games acted quickly to prevent it from going out of…

BOOM Esports sign former INTZ CS:GO roster The Brazilian CS:GO roster, which formerly played under INTZ have reportedly been signed by an Indonesian esports organisation BOOM , who will provide them with a new home and a new banner to fight under. The official announcement surfaced earlier this Monday, February 23, unveiling Gustavo "yel" Knittel and company, who have officially parted ways with INTZ earlier last week will now join BOOM Esports. The rumours of this move have been floating around for quite some time now and it seemed like it was only a matter of time before it…

WePlay! Esports Tug of War: Mad Moon drew in more viewers than any Dota 2 DPC Minor WePlay! Esports Tug of War: Mad Moon marked only fourth offline Dota 2 event organised by We!Play, yet that did not stop it from becoming one of the most-watched Dota 2 tournaments in history, surpassing all other DPC Minor tournaments with over 295,000 viewers at its peak. WePlay! Esports Tug of War: Mad Moon came to a close this Sunday, February 23, with the grand finals between Team Secret and Nigma. The match was an exciting one as it was the North…

Assault and Innocents leave Ghost Gaming Daniel "Innocents" Rebelo and Kovon "Assault" Richardson both announced their departure from Ghost Gaming earlier on Saturday, February 22, leaving the North American esports organisation with only four Fortnite players on their active roster. Innocents and Assault are Ghost Gaming's fifth and sixth departure since the turn of the year. Earlier on January 18, 2020, Ghost Gaming already parted ways with Zander "thwifo" Kim, Christian "Snood" Hastie, Dylan "Dmo" Moore and Justin "Kayuun" Ha. Since then, Ghost Gaming have not signed a single player to their team, which is now down to four members…

Five things to know about 2020 IEM Katowice The ESL's Counter-Strike tournament in Katowice is one of the biggest esports events in the ESL's event circuit, drawing in thousands upon thousands of esports fans each year, who tune in to witness the pinnacle of esports competition. This year's iteration of IEM Katowice will mark the seventh time CS:GO will travel to the Polish city, where we will see some of the world's best CS:GO teams compete between February 24 and March 1 for the lion’s share of US $500,000 in tournament winnings. Featuring 16 teams, who will be divided into…

Increased interest in NBA 2K League from esports organisations According to NBA 2K League managing director Brendan Donohue, many established esports organisations have shown interest in the National Basketball Association's esports property, suggesting the basketball esports scene might see exponential growth in the upcoming years. Gen.G, a Shanghai-based esports organisation, which has gained renown for its CS:GO, Overwatch, Fortnite and League of Legends teams, has acquired an expansion team for this year's NBA 2K League competition, making them the first non-NBA team-affiliated franchise in the league, while their team Gen.G Tigers became the first competitors based outside of North…

How to unlock the secret Deadpool Fortnite skin Season 1 of Fortnite lasted for quite a while, taking up two seasons worth of content, and while a great season, which offered new maps to explore, it slowly grew old as Fortnite players eagerly awaited Season 2 update in order to see some changes to their favourite battle royale game. Alongside all the new features Fortnite Season 2 brought with it, including new map locations, a battle pass complete with 100 tiers of new content and weekly challenges, Season 2 also introduced plenty of new exciting skins for players to acquire,…