Author: Zain Merchant

DreamHack Atlanta is currently on its second day and has attracted large numbers of people from all over the Southeast to attend the festival. Thousands of people of all age groups have flocked to the Georgia World Congress Center to enter BYOC tournaments, watch StarCraft 2 Masters, or compete in the United States Magic: The Gathering Regional Championship. But not everyone can afford the $95 three-day pass or even the $39 for a one-day pass. To accommodate, DreamHack worked with Atlanta Public Schools to help bring over 2,000 students and their families from various schools in the area to DreamHack…

North American fans can finally relax. Team Liquid has landed the services of Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis for the upcoming event IEM Cologne, which will hopefully lead to a long-term deal with the organization. Over the past week, rumor on rumor emerged for where YEKINDAR would end up. With his arrival at Liquid confirmed, he chose the team where his abilities will be best used. Out of all the teams who were in the market for him, Team Liquid needed him the most.YEKINDAR recently became available from Virtus.Pro due to him not wanting to play for the organization. YEKINDAR is not…

Michael “shroud” Grzesiek has always been a legend in the FPS community. Known for his top-tier mechanics, thousands on thousands of people tune into his stream to see just how he is so amazing at every game he touches. However, most of the younger community has never seen Shroud play competitively as he stepped away from the scene in August of 2017 to go full-time with streaming, ending a four-year career in the game. But now the legend himself is back, this time in VALORANT for Sentinels in the LCQ. After their lower-bracket win against Shopify Rebellion, Shroud sat down…

After Nigma Galaxy’s reverse sweep against Furia Esports at the ESL Impact Finals, we had the opportunity to discuss the win, the forming of ESL Impact and playing on LAN. Zain: First of all, congratulations to all of you guys on the win, and happy 24th birthday Tory. How does it feel to win such a big event on your birthday?Tory: Just amazing. It feels so good. Words can’t describe how good it feels.Zain: So when did you guys first hear about ESL impact? And what were your overall thoughts about it?Vilga: ESL Impact was like a fresh breath for…

Ahead of his match, we had the opportunity to speak to Polish Legend Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski at IEM Dallas. Snax is currently standing in as Spinx has visa issues.Q: How does it feel to be back at the top tier where you belong?A: Good. It feels good. The barbecues are so awesome.Q: When did you get the call that Ence needed a player?A: It was around one month ago. Spinx called me, “Hello, I have a problem with Visa so you will come?” And I said sure just call me.Q: How long did it take to start practicing with the…