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Jason Katz has left his position as the commissioner of PEA, the organisation of North American teams that tried and failed to set up a professional CS:GO league to rival ESL. Katz acted as the commissioner and public face of the organisation, meaning he was at the forefront of the …
Read More »FaZe Clan paid $500,000 to sign NiKo according to report
FaZe Clan paid a massive $500,000 to mousesports in order to sign Nikola “NiKo” Kovac according to a report. Dot eSports reports that sources close to the deal are touting the $500,000 transfer fee, making it the largest transfer deal in CS:GO history that we know of. The previous record …
Read More »G2 nabs the new French CS:GO super team, EnVyUs takes the rest of the players
It has been a known quantity for months, but the major French shuffle in CS:GO has finally happened and G2 Esports has come out with the best of the lot. G2 Esports new CS:GO roster sees Richard "shox" Papillon and Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro stay with the organisation and former EnVyUs …
Read More »ELEAGUE Major final had 3.6 million unique viewers
ELEAGUE has revealed the official viewing stats for the final of the ELEAGUE Major and unsurprisingly it’s a pretty big number. The total viewer reach of the ELEAGUE final was 3.6 million viewers across all platforms including the TBS TV broadcast. This also included 1.8 million people who were first …
Read More »Former Fnatic CS:GO roster reunites after player swap with GODSENT
Fnatic has announced that it has traded Joakim “disco doplan” Gidetun and Simon “twist” Eliasson to GODSENT and will get Jesper “JW” Wecksell, Robin “flusha” Rönnquist in return. This means that the Major winning team from late 2015 and early 2016 is now back on Fnatic. For a long time …
Read More »Dust2 will no longer be played as a competitive CS:GO map
Valve has removed Dust2 from the active map pool in CS:GO, meaning it will no longer be played at a pro level. The latest patch to CS:GO has re added Inferno to the active map pool, after almost a year out of rotation that involved a significant rework. It’s addition …
Read More »Echo Fox forfeit ESL Pro League spot after failing to get a roster in time
Echo Fox has forfeited its spot in the North American division of the ESL Pro League after failing to submit a roster for the upcoming season. The team disbanded its CS:GO team late last year, leaving just two players on its roster currently. Obviously without a team of five they …
Read More »Stanislaw leaves OpTic Gaming, rumoured to join Team Liquid
Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz has left the OpTic Gaming CS:GO team after a disappointing run at the ELEAGUE Major. Stanislaw is considered one of, if not the, best in game leader in North America, and OpTic were considered the best NA team after winning ELEAGUE Season 2 and taking second at …
Read More »ESL Pro League returns for Season 5 next week
The ESL Pro League Season 5 schedule has been revealed, with the event set to kick off in just under a week. 14 teams are set to compete in the European division and another 14 will battle it out in the North American side of the competition. The top teams …
Read More »Tomas “oskar” Stastny returns to mousesports CS:GO roster after disappointing Major
Tomas "oskar" Stastny will replace Chris "chrisJ" de Jong on the mousesports CS:GO roster effective immediately. The change comes after mousesports had a disappointing major, finishing in 12th-14th place and failing to make it into the legends status stage. Some had predicted the team to do well, but they looked …
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