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Astralis chairman tried to create a new competitor to CSGO

Nikolaj Nyholm, former Astralis CEO and current Astralis Group chairman, had planned to raise funds in order to create an esports-ready competitive shooter title, according to a source close to the situation.

Registered in late September, the original venture was named Scattershot Ltd. before the sudden withdraw of Nyholm's partner, CS 1.6 creator Minh Le left the planned fundraising venture while the programmer finishes development on Plan 8, the next game from Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss.

It was originally unclear as to whether Nyholm would continue on what was to be a first-person shooter on par with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Riot Games' Valorant. According to another filing by Nyholm on October 7, the tech entrepreneur registered Scattershot Project B, a subsidiary of Scattershot Limited.

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