Category: Interact
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New CSGO update fixes grenade inconsistency
Earlier today, CSGO Dev pushed an update to the game to make sure that all grenades are now always displayed consistently between all players. This update comes after Don Haci, a famous figure in CSGO community, showed that players can remotely reset the shape of the smokes without having to use the sv_cheats 1 command…
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Its time to put India on the esports map: Global Esports’ t1to
Continuing on our TalkEsport’s Interact series, where we feature talent from the esports circuit. Our featurette for the day is Rahul “t1to” Sridhar. Tito is currently playing for Global Esports after having played on 2ez Gaming, the team he joined in June 2017. Tito does not only play the game professionally, but he also streams…
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Up & Close with 15-year-old Chinese CSGO Pro Escudo
Following up on our TalkEsport’s Interact series, where we feature talent from the esports circuit. Our new guest is Francisco “escudo” Mascarenhas. Escudo is a 15-year-old CSGO Pro from Macau, China. Escudo is currently playing for Team Brutality in ESL India Premiership: Summer Phase of the Masters Cup. Malav: So escudo, you mentioned earlier that…
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“OpTic has got us the best bootcamp”: Sabyasachi antidote Bose
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Sabyasachi antidote Bose, who’s playing for OpTic India from their Bangalore bootcamp is currently getting ready for ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND 2018. We’ve had a chance to speak with the primary awper of the organization on pros and cons of being a professional esports athlete in India. The gaming scene in India is taking a sharp turn.…
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“Qualifying for the Major is my dream”: NiP Rez
The 20-year old Ninjas In Pyjamas star Fredrik “REZ” Sterner spoke about his career in CS: GO, how he started, what’s the current situation in the team and about his future goals. Ninjas in Pyjamas published a video on their official Youtube channel about the history of Fredrik REZ Sterner. First multiplayer game – “The first…
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Introducing David Bytheway, the FIFA gamer signed by Football Club Wolfsburg
In 2015, David Bytheway became the first ever Brit to be signed up as an official eSports athlete to a top level football club as VFL Wolfsburg made the pioneering decision to sign David to represent them in FIFA tournaments. Since then, FIFA as an eSport has gone from strength to strength, television channels such…
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Interview with Selfless Gaming Owner and coach Ryu
Today I had the pleasure of talking to Selfless Gaming owner and coach Steve “Ryu” Rattacasa. We talked today about the state of the NA CS scene, how CS is evolving itself and we also spoke a bit about Selfless and himself. Selfless Gaming is based out of North America and has Overwatch, Rocket League,…
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If you want to break through you need to get your name out there in the scene: Interview with Linus “B0bbzki” Lundqvist
Today I had the privilege of talking Linus “b0bbzki” Lundqvist. The Swedish player recently signed for international team Entropy Gaming where he plays as a rifler. Entropy recently played in the ECS Qualifiers; losing in the Grand Final to Team X. Linus stood in at this event, and after the event, he was signed permanently.…
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“We’ve all felt unsupported by our family at times”: Will “animus” Turner
Today I had the privilege of talking to Will “animus” Turner. The Australian player currently plays for the AU team Team Skyfire who recently played in the ESEA Open Oceania 22; losing in the quarter-final to Chiefs ESC. Animus currently holds a 1.00 rating on HLTV (at the time of writing). I spoke to him…
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“It hurts when a member quits, it demotivates the rest of the team”: Ritesh RitZ Shah
Indian CS:GO has always been very fragmented in terms of organizations and squads. With event organizers trying to extend their reach into the average skilled gamers by introducing entry level gaming events (ESL India Premiership, ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND and Mountain Dew partnership with ESL for Dew Arena) in India, the professional gaming in India is nowhere even visible…