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Hiko retires from CSGO, will now captain 100 Thieves in Valorant Hiko transitions from CSGO legend to Valorant captain, leading 100 Thieves' strategic esports expansion

TL;DR Veteran CSGO player Hiko announces retirement while simultaneously revealing captain role for 100 Thieves’ Valorant team Hiko’s eight-year CSGO career included hi...

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CS Summit 6 reveals team lineups and schedule for EU and NA Complete guide to CS Summit 6 tournament format, team lineups, schedule, and viewing details for CS:GO fans

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TL;DR CS Summit 6 features dual-region tournaments in Europe and North America starting June 13 European competition includes 16 teams across four groups with major organizations p...

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WINNERS League Season 4 Invite Division – Chaos in North America, crazy CIS matchup in Europe Complete Week 4 analysis of WINNERS League with playoff predictions and team breakdowns

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TL;DR Nemiga and PACT secure first European playoff spots while Triumph and Recon 5 advance in NA BIG Academy faces KOVA in crucial qualification match with significant map pool im...

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Valve threatening FaZe, MIBR players for conflicts of interest Understanding Valve's crackdown on CSGO conflicts of interest and its impact on competitive integrity

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TL;DR Valve warned seven CSGO professionals about financial conflicts affecting competitive integrity MIBR members had controlling interest in competing team Yeah Gaming during qua...

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Valve just added a new chat filter to battle toxicity in CSGO Valve's new CSGO profanity filter battles toxicity while facing competition from FACEIT's AI system

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TL;DR Valve introduced text filtering in CSGO to combat toxic chat behavior The filter blocks profanity by default but allows user customization FACEIT’s MINERVA AI system sh...

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dev1ce admits he pukes from event stress, questions CSGO’s circuit Professional CSGO players face severe health impacts from the game's demanding tournament schedule and travel requirements

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TL;DR Top CSGO players experience severe physical symptoms including vomiting and exhaustion from tournament stress Teams face over 200 travel days annually, creating unsustainable...

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CSGO visual update contains bug that lets players wall hack CSGO's high contrast update creates unintended wallhack exploit through Nuke silo visibility bug

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TL;DR CSGO’s high contrast update introduced a bug allowing players to see enemy outlines through Nuke’s B-site silo The post-process rendering effect bypasses certain ...

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Contradictory statements from Astralis support turmoil reports Analyzing Astralis' internal conflicts, roster controversies, and ongoing BLAST Entertainment connections

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TL;DR Astralis players faced 20% pay cuts and clashed with sports management over training regimens Star players gla1ve and Xyp9x left due to burnout from professional sports-style...

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CSGO’s 2020 player count shows that it’s more popular than ever CSGO's remarkable resurgence and sustained popularity despite competition from Valorant and historical challenges

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TL;DR CSGO achieved record-breaking concurrent player counts in 2020 despite Valorant’s release Operation Shattered Web’s battle pass system revolutionized player engag...

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MIBR versus FURIA round restart ignites CSGO controversy Analyzing the controversial CSGO match restart that sparked player conflict and exposed tournament rule ambiguities

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TL;DR Technical issues during a tied 12-12 round triggered a 40-minute delay and controversial restart decision MIBR’s fer sparked social media warfare with inflammatory twee...