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Cloud9 confirmed its return to competitive Call of Duty today after roughly seven years away, bringing not one but two rosters under the established blue brand. The organization followed through with the reported signing of the reigning Call of Duty League world champion roster core of the New York Subliners, consisting of HyDra, KiSMET, Skyz, and Sib. It’s unclear, though, whether this is a partnership between the C9 organization and the Subliners roster or an acquisition from the NYXL group. Just hours before this announcement, C9 officially returned to Call of Duty with the signing of a three-man Warzone roster…

Big changes to Magic: The Gathering Modern decklists are expected at the final Pro Tour of the season, featuring powerful cards from the Modern Horizons 3 set.  The new Modern Horizons 3 set had its global launch on June 14, containing many powerful MTG cards for formats like Commander and Modern. MTG players didn’t waste time testing out cards like Nadu, Winged Wisdom and Ral, Monsoon Mage, including them in the two most popular decks getting played at the MH3 Pro Tour Amsterdam from June 28 to 30. Over 20 percent of the field is playing a Bant deck built…

The Pokémon Company announced some huge changes coming to the 2025 competitive season, and qualifying for the World Championships will look very different from previous years. Here’s what you need to know about how to qualify for 2025 Pokémon Worlds for VGC, TCG, and Go. UNITE players must wait until after Worlds 2024 for more information on how the next season will work. How to qualify for 2025 Pokémon Worlds Earn your Worlds invite by earning CP or winning major events like Wolfe Glick. Image via The Pokémon Company The biggest difference between Worlds qualifications in 2025 versus 2024 is…

Just over a month since XDefiant was finally released, the powers that be have big expectations for the free-to-play FPS. In a new interview, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot spoke about a number of the company’s upcoming titles, such as Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws. But the Tom Clancy-inspired first-person shooter was also a hot topic. Does XDefiant have a competitive future? Image via Ubisoft When asked what his hopes were for XDefiant‘s future, Guillemot was candid in his (and presumably, the company and its shareholders) hope for it to be a successful, lucrative title just weeks after it…

FURIA’s Counter-Strike 2 roster is now reportedly complete with the signing of skullz, who previously played for paiN Gaming and Team Liquid. The official announcement of skullz joining FURIA is expected to drop online soon. According to a new report by Jairo “Foxer” Junior of Game Arena, these talks have already privately concluded with skullz signing for Brazil’s biggest CS2 team. Skullz has found a new home. Image via Team Liquid Skullz fills the gap left by Kayke “kye” Bertolucci, who was benched earlier this month and will leave the roster completely to make room. Today’s expected addition is only…

Since its September 2023 release, Counter-Strike 2 has been struggling with cheaters. Unfortunately, almost a year after its premiere, not much has changed, with MOUZ’s torzsi pointing out how bad it is. On June 24, MOUZ torzsi said the issue’s still the same with CS2’s Premier mode, with the high rankings flooded with hackers all the time. The player was a guest on the HLTV Confirmed talk show, where he was asked about the issue. He admitted he plays the Premier mode from time to time. While in his eyes the middle rankings around 15,000 points aren’t that bad, the…

The effects of VALORANT Patch 8.11 on the pro meta have been instantaneous. But as the 2024 VCT season progresses and the matches become must-win, it’s tough to say whether teams will stick with the new changes. Patch 8.11 drastically shook up the duelist class earlier this month, providing massive buffs to both Iso and Neon, while “balancing” Reyna with changes that favored teamwork over solo play, and giving Raze a slight nerf to her satchel boost movement capabilities. All three enhanced duelists have seen time on the VCT stage, but it feels like one in particular will be sticking…

When we think of League of Legends players with strong personalities and a lot to talk about, no one else comes to mind than Olleh. Olleh returned to North America this year after completing his mandatory military service, and with him came a major change to the LCS format. As Olleh returned, so did best-of-threes, a format the League community has been clamoring for. This also pleased Olleh, who shared a rather graphic idea of best-of-ones compared to best-of-threes as he opened up to Online Esports on how the new format will benefit his Immortals squad and how new coach…

Counter-Strike 2 fans and pundits alike are sharing their frustration with Team Liquid, leveling criticism at the organization’s flagging project after zews officially exited the roster.  Esprots fans quickly expressed a mix of frustration, resignation, and speculation today after the head coach’s departure was confirmed, underscoring the high expectations and scrutiny that come with being a top esports org. One CS2 fan suggested the situation can simply be dubbed “a colossal failure” while another pointed to how much money had been spent and the fact it’s the team’s third rebuild in 12 months. The jets have been turned on Liquid…

Faker is a true veteran in League of Legends, playing the game for more than 10 years now. Recently, however, he’s been experiencing two specific issues, that he believes need to be fixed to uphold professionalism in esports. On June 25, T1 released a video, where different players answered and talked about specific topics. In one of them, Faker mentioned how online DDoSing (attacks that intend to disconnect players from their current games) and personal attacks are still problems and need to be addressed as fast as possible by Riot Games. “Online streams and personal attacks still remain, and it’s…