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The “Cathedral of Counter-Strike” certainly delivered on the CS:GO action during the IEM Cologne 2021 Group Stage. G2 Esports claimed a close victory over tournament-favorites, Gambit Esports, to top Group A. Meanwhile, Natus Vincere won out Group B with a convincing win over Astralis. Group A IEM Cologne 2021 is the first large-scale CS:GO LAN […]

The “Cathedral of Counter-Strike” IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In stage has finally concluded. With it comes the advancement of eight teams to the group stage, and eight teams already concluding their journey at the tournament. The eight teams making it into the IEM Cologne 2021 Group Stage are: Ninjas in Pyjamas Team Vitality BIG FaZe Clan […]

Counter-Strike‘s “longest-running and most historic” series will have its seventh iteration starting tomorrow. IEM Cologne will run from July 6-18. We’ll get to see 24 of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s best teams battle it out for the lion’s share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. Formerly known as ESL One Cologne, the tournament has been rebranded to […]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has dominated the competitive shooter genre for a few years now. Despite some ups and downs, CS:GO tournaments were where we saw the likes of Shroud blow up in popularity, clan rivalries formed, and a load of other industry-significant events. Unfortunately for CS:GO, Valorant came at a time when CS:GO was going through […]

FaZe is an esports organization that has made headlines not just for gaming, but for their celebrity interactions as well. They are known as skilled professional gamers as well as entertainers thanks to their popular YouTube channel. Since 2011, FaZe has been providing content for gamers all over, expanding from Call of Duty to compete […]

The Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CSGO) superteam built by Cloud9 CSGO GM Henry “HenryG” Greer has disbanded. Various issues the team faced during the coronavirus pandemic prevented them from achieving their full potential. That’s why, for the time being, the organization has decided to release its players and leave the CSGO scene for the time being. THE FALL OF […]

Several pages for games and DLC on Steam vanished off of the face of the storefront. One of the biggest affected games includes the top FPS esports title Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO). DLC, games, and movies mysteriously vanished from the store without warning. Valve managed to restore all affected items in the Store but there’s […]

Young pro player Ethan “Ethan” Arnold retires from competitive Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CSGO) play. Ethan retires from CSGO as Valorant team 100 Thieves (100T) signs him unto their roster. ETHAN RETIRES, TURNS TO MORE VALORANT PASTURES Ethan, aged just 20, steps away from competitive CSGO and will now enter a new chapter in his young career. Even […]

In an unprecedented all-CIS best-of-five series, Gambit Esports toppled Virtus.pro (VP) in the grand finals of Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2021. After a close loss on their own map pick of Vertigo, Gambit was able to sweep up three maps in a row to secure their place in CSGO history with a 3-1 victory. […]

Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer Gustafsso announced his departure from FaZe Clan’s main roster after a successful run at the BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021. He bid goodbye to FaZe Clan, his team for four years, after making sure they qualify in the Spring Finals. OLOFMEISTER RETIRES (AGAIN) The 29-year-old Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) veteran had a […]

They say dead games tell no tales, but this one’s code says a lot about the future. It seems like Valve is experimenting with ray-tracing in their Source 2 engine. But the interesting part is the clues pointing towards this are found in Valve’s dead card game – Artifact. Is Artifact getting ray-tracing? According to […]

Professional Gamers League (PGL) will be bringing back Majors in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) this October. They are set to host the first CS:GO Major since 2019 in Stockholm this October 2021. Getting the big boys back together We had our last CS:GO Major last September 2019. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented tournament organizers from […]

Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar is a stalwart of Twitch, a veteran streamer that a lot of youngbloods look up to. Starting out as a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) player, he successfully transitioned to streaming. Now, at the age of 33 and eight years into streaming, summit1g remains popular. We look into his career and his […]