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1.6 Legend RobbaN returns
One of the most successful players in Counter Strike 1.6, Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström, has recently announced that he will return to the game after years of inactivity. Dahlström played for some of the biggest teams in the world during his 1.6 career, including SK Gaming and the Ninjas in Pyjamas, but quit after the majority of teams began to make the transition to CS:GO.
Gfinity Summer Masters to get a cash boost
Gfinity's inaugural Summer Masters tournament has received a few improvements, most notably a huge increase in the total prize money from the previously announced $30,000 to an unprecedented $80,000. Read more about the changes in the main article.
PENTA Lineup goes full Time
After losing the mojority of their previous lineup in the roster swap with German mousesports, PENTA has boldly decided to sign their current squad full time, as well as investing in a gaming house to further cultivate the fledgling roster and allow them to concetrate on practice.
Hendrik "strux1" Goetzendorff of PENTA had the following to say about the move:
ENCORE loses Disturbed and Stonde
After 3DMAX as an organization was dissovled, their roster went back to play under ENCORE name. However, things have gone south for the team as it has been revealed that two of squad's core members, Taneli "disturbed" Veikkola and Tom "stonde" Glad, have decided to leave, as both want to take a break from the competitive scene.
ESEA client update sparks controversy
A recent update to the ESEA league client has caused an uproar among the community as it has been revealed that the client now runs at the driver level, meaning that it runs as long as the host computer is powered on. The update, along with previously seeded-distrust of ESEA's security protocol, has instigated a Reddit-organized boycott of the league's paid subscription services as well as multiple DDoS attacks.
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