Author: Gabriele "DauD" Mantovani
From humble Counter-Strike beginnings to becoming an esports jack-of-all-trades and loved content creator. Who is Jordan Gilbert, also known as n0thing, and what is he up to today?Who is Jordan “n0thing” GilbertIf you’re a fan of the competitive side of Valve’s premier First-Person Shooter, CS:GO, chances are you’ve heard the name of a once-feared American legend. Jordan ‘n0thing’ Gilbert was the face of the North-American scene for many years, and he’s still one of the most iconic Counter-Strike players of all time. The 32 years old is still remembered as one of the best North-American professional players ever, and especially…
Dutchman Chris “chrisJ” de Jong was his country’s most iconic representative in CS:GO for over eight years, as Valve’s competitive shooter developed into a global phenomenon. Now at 32, chrisJ can look back at almost an entire decade spent on the payroll of MOUZ. A legend for the German organization, de Jong was a cornerstone of the brand’s CS:GO division, looking over the development of many of the scene’s most beloved players.Although he consistently failed to secure individual accolades, chrisJ was a likable figure in the community for many years, eventually garnering many fans and even becoming a Counter-Strike meme…
Valve have finally revealed the next step for their beloved First-Person Shooter, Counter-Strike 2, which will be released to the public in the Summer.An update to the existing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, bringing it to the modern Source 2 engine used for Half-Life: Alyx and DOTA 2, has been a hot topic in the CS community for the last few years. However, after various data miners, leakers, and even well-known investigative journalist Richard Lewis have revealed an extremely close release date in early March, the hype train well and truly took off. Following Lewis’ predictions, Valve confirmed the existence of Counter-Strike…
The Group Stage of the 17th ESL Pro League season is finally coming to a close, with Group D teams taking center stage in the battle for the playoffs.All eyes will be on NaVi and Liquid, as the best CIS and NA teams will try to make progress after months of failed title runs. For the Ukrainians, the objective is to prove they can challenge for big events with Andrii ‘npl’ Kukharskyi. On the other hand, an inconsistent Liquid needs to show signs of being a true contender. Joining them will be Guy ‘NertZ’ Iluz’s ENCE, a withering Spirit, a…
As the ongoing ESL Pro League season enters its third week, let’s take a look at the main storylines concerning Group C.Read more: NA CS meme explainedFaZe will enter the server in Malta after a disappointing campaign at IEM Katowice, where the international superteam missed the Playoffs for the second time in their last four Big Events. Winning is the name of the game for Finn ‘karrigan’ Andersen’s quintet, who are in danger of falling far behind G2 and Heroic. Joining them in the group will be reigning EPL champions Vitality, a NiP team still finding its footing, a stumbling…
The long-awaited Source 2 engine is finally supposedly coming to CS:GO in March, but what would it mean for Counter-Strike? Is it truly time for CS:GO 2?In recent weeks, a variety of news stoked the flames of the Source 2 hype train. Everything started on March 2, when well-known data miner Aquarius revealed that the latest NVIDIA Drivers featured a Game Profile page for ‘Counter-Strike 2’. NVIDIA updates have been involved in highly anticipated game leaks for years, including the PC ports of God of War (2016) and Returnal. In this case, Aquarius revealed that the names of the executables…
With the 17th Season of the ESL Pro League already underway, BLIX.GG goes over the key storylines for Group B.After a winning campaign at BLAST Premier Fall Finals and a second-place finish at IEM Katowice, Heroic find themselves back on the server in Malta. Casper ‘cadiaN’ Møller’s troops will start their campaign against a struggling Movistar Riders side, aiming to gain steam and repeat their 2021 triumph. The Danes will have to contend with the Brazilian duo of Imperial and FURIA, a Florian ‘syrsoN’ Rische-less BIG, the inconsistent young rosters of Complexity and MOUZ, and the ever-present Portuguese quintet in…
As the 2023 Counter-Strike season continues in Malta with the 17th Season of the ESL Pro League, BLIX.GG goes over the key storylines for each group.After months of inconsistency and a surprise Rio Major winner, G2’s triumph at IEM Katowice earlier this February makes it so CS:GO now has a clear leading quintet once more. The Rasmus ‘HooXi’ Nielsen-led team finds itself in Group A, debuting against an ever-present Eternal Fire as the Turkish quintet struggles to match the highs of the once Space Soldiers roster. Accompanying them in the race to the Playoffs will be Rio Major Champions Outsiders,…
Gabriele ‘DauD’ Mantovani at BLIX.GG had the chance to speak with Aurimas ‘Bymas’ Pipiras after the Lithuanian rifler entered free agency on February 2.Bymas had been on MOUZ’s bench since August when the German organization announced Israeli rifler Dorian ‘xertioN’ Berman as his replacement in an unexpected move. Due to the decision coming after the Open Qualifiers for the IEM Rio Major, Bymas was unable to feature for other teams during the event or its qualification process, leading to a period of inactivity. Reflecting on his time in the organization and his growth as a player, Bymas spoke to BLIX.GG…
Can the signing of Aleksandr ‘KaiR0N-‘ Anashkin elevate the Outsiders’ core to a title-contending level, or will the Rio Major be remembered as nothing but a fluke?The Russian-Kazakh quintet of Outsiders will be debuting at IEM Katowice with their new signing, less than two months after a disappointing showing at the BLAST Premier World Final saw them replace David ‘n0rb3r7’ Danielyan. The aim of the change is clear: bringing the core of Dzhami ‘Jame’ Ali and Alexey ‘Qikert’ Golubev back into title contention after two years of mediocrity.The Virtus.pro organization, which still employs the Outsiders players, has smartly recognized that…