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The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) went on a bit of a spree this past week with a series of sanctions issued across the competitive landscape. First up, a wave of bans was unleashed across professional CS GO, removing 35 players from the game for a year or more. Additionally, Team…

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VSPN, a Tencent-backed Chinese esports solutions provider, announced on Friday the completion of a Series B+ funding round of $60 million as the esports industry continues to clock significant growth as more people resort to online entertainment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The fundraising attracted capital injections from China-focused growth capital…

North American organization Cloud 9 has announced the acquisition of young prospect Erick “Xeppaa” Bach to its CS:GO squad. Xeppaa will be replacing Özgür “woxic” Eker in the Colossus’s starting lineup, with whom the organization parted ways earlier this month. It's time to stir up some Chaos… Please join us…

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Once hailed as North America’s brightest prospect, Kenneth “koosta” Suen has announced he will be retiring from competitive CS:GO and making the jump to Valorant. The explosive AWPer will be rounding out Gen.G’s Valorant squad as its fifth and final player. You know and love him from our CS:GO team,…

Whoops, turns out betting on your own CS:GO tournament matches will get you in a hell of a lot of trouble with the Esports Integrity Commission. Who knew? The ESIC has today announced sanctions against 35 Australian CS:GO players who breached its Anti-Corruption Code, hot on the heels of the…

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(Source: VSPN) Chinese esports solution provider VSPN (Versus Programming Network) announced Friday that it has raised a $60 million Series B+ financing round led by Prospect Avenue Capital (PAC). Further investors that participated in the round include Guotai Junan International and Nan Fung Group. In addition, Lighthouse Capital will continue…