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It’s OFFICIAL: Perkz is going to Cloud9. This is a player so popular that moving from G2 Esports' Mid Lane to AD Carry was one of the biggest moves in the history of the LEC. And this news blows that out of the water. Perkz is a contender for the Western GOAT. Unless Faker decides to go to NA as well, this is almost certainly going to be the biggest move of the off season. Let us walk you through it.

A couple of months ago we published a video about the overwhelming number of sexual misconduct allegations that came out of the competitive Smash Bros community. And if you don’t remember that, let us remind you, there were over one hundred people accused of sexual misconduct, from sexual harassment to outright sexual assault. Since then, many people have left the scene, apologized, or otherwise gone dark. But the story is still going. Nairo, one of the biggest names in the Smash scene, broke his silence to refute the allegations against him not too long ago. Here's everything you need to know about what's happened since our last video.

We can’t believe we get to say this: but we FINALLY have OpTic Gaming back. Its been a while since OpTic felt like the org that so many of us remember. But with H3CZ back in the driver’s seat, there’s plenty of good news for Call of Duty. Having names like OpTic, H3CZ and Nadeshot involved in the CDL is definitely important — but add in a CoD title that the pros are feeling optimistic about, and 2021 could just be the best year Call of Duty has had in a long time.

Over the last few weeks a Korean League of Legends Caster has deleted his Twitter account, had his grandmother doxxed and caused a protest which involved a truck sporting a billboard in Seoul, Korea. All because LCK caster LS might be T1's next coach. Let us tell you the whole story.

OK. It’s real. Nikola “NiKo” Kovacs is officially on G2 Esports. NiKo and KennyS are on the same team Let’s just calm down for a second and ask the big questions: Is this the right move for NiKo? Are G2 winning the next Major? And, in all seriousness, what happens to FaZe Clan now?