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International bank Santander has unveiled a multi-year deal with Riot Gamesâ League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and the Liga Latinoamerica (LLA).The agreement sees Santander become the main sponsor of both leagues for at least the next three years, granting the bank a variety of activations.The dealâs activations include logo placements during the competitions, dedicated content segments, commercial slots during broadcast breaks, banners, special drops for the audience and VIP tickets for the finals.Prior to this deal, the bank has tested a multitude of different sponsorship opportunities within the esports sector. Its subsidiary brand Openbank sponsored the Superliga, League of…
Australian team Knights announced on Jun. 16 the signing of former Invictus Gaming captain Glen “Lunarmetal” Suryasaputra. He will be replacing Jed “pikniq” Dixon on the roster in a coaching capacity.The move marks Lunarmetal’s first coaching role, an idea he had considered back when on the Invictus Gaming roster.Lunarmetal brings with him an impressive array of international experience, having played at two Six Invitationals, a Six Major, and a Pro League Finals. With only two APAC playoff spots on offer this stage after the format change, this experience may be extremely important in Knights push to qualify for their second…
Valve released a new patch for CS:GO. The main modification is reducing the M4A1-S magazine size to 20 bullets (from 25), with 80 in reserve.Another changes:Ancient:Remove cratestack outside of âcaveâ locationFixed pixelgap from inside âcaveâ towards T midFixed ground clipping bugs in mid causing players to go slightly airborneSmoothed out ground outside of âcaveâ down towards B rampBlocked archeological dig inside of âcaveâSmoothed out corners in âdonutâ roomAdded additional cover near pillar on BBlocked one sidepath exit towards A site, widened remaining exitFixed some visual glitches when looking out towards mid from âdonutâ roomReduced wallbang damage through scaffolding at B…
Valve updated Ancient, Vertigo, and Inferno maps at the Workshop, – noticed gamer Nors3.eth.Updated versions of these three tournament maps are compatible with game version 1.38.3.3.Usually it precedes updating the maps at the official CS:GO client.
Some League of Legends players have noticed Patch 12.12 is planning to be a lot smaller than the gameâs last few updates, but some of the champions getting affected were important for Riot Games to address and adjust.For example, the gameâs newest champion BelâVeth was a big target for Riot in 12.12. Usually, new additions to the game struggle with low win rates since most players still donât know how to optimally use them in their solo queue matches. With some time, this number starts to level out as the player base learns how to pilot those champions in specific…
The LCK has updated the COVID-19 infection match guidelines ahead of the 2022 Summer Split.Providing some extra clarity, the South Korean league has given pro League of Legends players more of a say when it comes to participating in matches.If a player tests positive for COVID, theyâre free to play online from a quarantine facility. If theyâre well enough to compete, according to the guidelines, the âdecision to participate is in the hands of the player.âIn a scenario when a player tests positive, referees will not be dispatched to quarantine facilities, but cameras and sound checks will be installed to…
Vinicius “â vsmâ ” Moreira has been benched from the majority 00NATION lineup.Brazilian team overhauled their lineup with many promising players – Marcelo “â coldzeraâ ” David, Santino “â tryâ ” Rigal, and Mario “â malbsMdâ ” Samayoa since the start of 2022. However, despite it, the team failed to qualify for the PGL Antwerp Major and returned to the drawing board.Vsm joins Leonardo “â leo_drkâ ” Oliveira and malbsMd on the bench, with the other two players moving to the bench in the past two months. Combined with the departure of head coach João “â righiâ ” Righi, 00NATION is left with only two players on their active lineup.00NATION is interested…
2021 was a key-note year for competitive CS:GO. The Covid-19 period had bereaved us of LANs, but we were able to bring them back successfully this year. But, not all teams have coped with the precarity. And weâve seen that the most important thing for a squadâs success is stability.Natus Vincere Natus Vincere is, in absolute terms, the best CS:GO team of 2021. The CIS squad won the PGL Stockholm Major, Grand Slam, along with another six notable tournaments. The current roster is thought to be the best in NAVIâs history. Fielding a substitute for Flamie was a risky move…
The European Masters 2022 spring has been taking a much-needed short break before the action resumes once more to determine the best eight teams from the Group Stage. There have been a number of surprises so far, from the NLC teams stepping it up to some stumbles from big names like Fnatic TQ and Team BDS Academy.Itâs all to play for in the second round of Groups and nothing is set in stone yet. BLIX.GGâs writers sat down to share some of their thoughts on the Group Stage overall.WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE BIGGEST SURPRISES SO FAR IN THE…
The European Masters 2022 spring has been taking a much-needed short break before the action resumes once more to determine the best eight teams from the Group Stage. There have been a number of surprises so far, from the NLC teams stepping it up to some stumbles from big names like Fnatic TQ and Team BDS Academy.Itâs all to play for in the second round of Groups and nothing is set in stone yet. BLIX.GGâs writers sat down to share some of their thoughts on the Group Stage overall.What do you think are the biggest surprises so far in the…