We've been gone for a whole six weeks, yes really! There's so much to catch up on and to add to all that, we've got Keith "NAF" Markovic from Team Liquid to go through it all with us!

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:25 Chatting with NAF
• 17:10 BLAST.tv Paris Major Recap
• 49:50 IEM Dallas & BLAST Spring Finals
• 56:40 Rostermania
• 01:10:00 CS2 Imminent?
• 01:17:10 Conclusions

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We've got Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg on the show this week to run down our predictions for the BLAST.tv Paris Major, also... where the hell are the stickers?!? We also catch up on ESL Challenger Melbourne, Brazy Party, and a few bits & bobs from the week.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:10 Where are the stickers??
• 09:10 ESL Challenger Melbourne
• 25:20 Brazy Party Recap
• 33:10 BLAST.tv Paris Major
• 01:09:50 Other Bits & Bobs
• 01:12:40 Conclusions

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With IEM Rio finished and LOS oNe imploding, we brought on Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa to discuss and break down everything that went wrong with the team. We also discuss the failing of FURIA to claim the Rio champions title once again, and then move on to catching up on everyone's bootcamps before the BLAST.tv Rio Major.

Rounding things out, we do a quick preview of the upcoming ESL Challenger in Melbourne with Complexity and Evil Geniuses Black attending, closing out with a brief look at Brazil at Brazy Party in Europe.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:00 Chatting with malbsMd
• 37:50 IEM Rio Recap
• 50:00 Bootcamps Galore
• 55:15 ESL Challenger Melbourne
• 01:01:20 Brazil at Brazy Party
• 01:05:00 Conclusions

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The BLAST.tv Paris Major Americas RMR finished last week and we're here recapping everything that went down. It wasn't all smiles but in the end, most of our predictions were correct. In this episode, we also check out the ongoing IEM Rio, give some early predictions about the Paris Major, and round up recent roster changes in North America.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 03:55 Recapping the RMR
• 41:08 IEM Rio going on Right Now
• 50:55 NA Roster Round Up
• 01:16:05 Early Major Predictions
• 01:30:22 Some Extra Fluff
• 01:34:00 Conclusions

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Starting off, we catch up on the last few weeks and recap what happened to each Americas team at ESL Pro League Season 17 in Malta, mostly all disappointments. Moving on, it's time to preview the imminent BLAST Premier Spring Showdown with Team Liquid and FURIA looking as favourites.

The BLAST Paris Major Americas RMR is also coming up soon, with this being our last show before then, so we talk everything we think will happen and do a swiss pick'em for who's making it to Paris! Speaking of Majors, the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major has been announced for March of 2024.

Finally, in our domestic recap, we talk about MIBR winning ESL Challenger League, Nouns update in qualifiers, and lastly Davenport imploding.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:20 BLAST Spring Showdown
• 23:00 EPL S17 Recap
• 45:25 Americas RMR Preview
• 57:30 CS2 Copenhagen Major
• 01:03:50 NA Domestic Recap
• 01:10:25 Conclusions

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Just minutes before we were due to go live on Wednesday for our usual podcast, Valve announced the upcoming Source 2 port of CS:GO known now as Counter-Strike 2! We dove in right away breaking down everything there is to know about the new game. From the new smokes, to the visuals, engine changes, tick-rate removal, and limited beta release!

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This week we had Joshua "m1cks" Micks from Detonate on the podcast to chat all about his journey to where he is today, with a spot at the upcoming Americas RMR. Featuring an extended chat about Cloud9, m1cks talks about what happened from his perspective, giving insight on the ALEX vs kassad breakdown and the w0xic removal.

In the second half of the show, we catch up on ESL Pro League, again, and look at Liquid in the currently ongoing Group D. Moving on, briefly we discuss TACO not attending the upcoming RMR and continue the Source 2 hype train!

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:57 Chatting with m1cks
• 42:55 EPL S17 so far...
• 48:30 EPL S17 Group D
• 50:48 TACO out for the Major
• 54:40 Source 2 Hype!
• 01:03:13 Conclusions

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With Source 2 right around the corner, what will it mean for the esports landscape of the game? Do Majors need larger prize pools? Do we need an International like Dota 2? We discuss the news itself and then speculate what, if any, changes Valve will bring to the esport along with Source 2.

Moving on with more NA centric topics, we look at the current ESL Pro League with the disappointing performances from Evil Geniuses and Complexity in the groups. Then closer to home, Nouns have been doing well recently with qualifications to the RMR and IEM Dallas, but can they keep it up? ESL Challenger League playoffs are almost here and ESL Impact kicked off the other day, so we look at what's been happening there. Finally, we talk briefly about the new ESEA Cash Cup Circuit.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:00 Source 2 Soon™?
• 19:25 EPL S17 Groups
• 37:00 Nouns in Recent Qualifiers
• 45:35 ECL Playoffs almost here
• 54:10 ESL Impact Season 3
• 01:01:00 Conclusions

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