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Rainbow Six Siege: Collegiate League Pre-Season Kicks Off + Friday Canada Division Playday!

Posted in Commentary with tags on October 9, 2020 by itnerd

Friday brings us more Rainbow Six Canada Division action, and tomorrow marks the pre-season kickoff of the brand new Rainbow Six Siege Collegiate League! The Stage 1 Pre-Season kicks off on October 10th and will be four weeks long. Each Championship League team will be placed into one of four regional conferences based on state/province and play their matches in a round robin style.

Teams are participating for a $5,000 USD prize pool for the 2020 Pre-Season! The Regular Season happening from January to March offers a $30,000 USD prize pool and prizing at the end of Stage 3 – The Collegiate Championship, which will be played online over one weekend in a GSL style format.

Canadian Collegiate League Schools:

  • Carleton University
  • Fanshawe College
  • Humber College
  • Ryerson University
  • St. Clair College
  • U. of AB
  • U. of BC
  • U. on Montreal
  • U. of Ottawa
  • U. of Manitoba

Today’s regular Canada Divison match will be between @AltioraGG vs @MirageSportE.

It’s bound to be an action packed and intense match-up. As always, you can tune into the matches every Friday at 6PM EDT/3PM PDT on http://Twitch.tv/Rainbow6.

Rainbow Six Siege Canada Divison: Nordik vs. LiVid

Posted in Commentary with tags on October 1, 2020 by itnerd

If you haven’t made any plans for your Friday night yet, make sure to order some food, kickback with a cold beverage and get ready for more Rainbow Six Siege Canada Division Stage 2 action!

Friday’s match will be between @NordikGG vs @LiViDGG. It’s bound to be an action packed and intense match-up. As always, you can tune into the matches every Friday at 6PM EDT/3PM PDT onhttp://Twitch.tv/Rainbow6.

Take Control Of Your Gaming With Watch Dogs: Legion

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 30, 2020 by itnerd

Some of our favourite video games are continuously sculpted by the decisions we make as players, and the choices we make throughout our video game journey. From character customization, to the NPC’s we choose to interact with, to the activities we choose to partake in. But at the end of the day, they’re often linear and our choices for customization are limited.

Watch Dogs: Legion tosses aside the expected when it comes to video game culture and puts you in control of your gaming experience. You have the ultimate freedom to do as you please and play whomever you please. There are no NPC’s and you can play as anyone you see in the futuristic dystopian streets of London.

Play as anyone, from the sweet (or not so sweet) granny on the street to the punk vigilante hacker. The choice is yours, and there are plenty more choices where that came from.

Watch Dogs: Legion is available for pre-order right now, and is launching on PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4 (New-Gen compatible) and Stadia on October 29th 2020.

Get a little taste of what’s to come in the Watch Dogs: Legion Tipping Point Trailer:

Just Dance 2021 – Gets The Family Moving

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 28, 2020 by itnerd

Get ready to get your family up and moving this holiday season with Just Dance 2021! Just in time for the holiday celebrations whether gifting or grooving with your guests, Just Dance is accessible to any level of dancer through four classic modes. In the 2021 edition, players will enjoy dancing using the new improved world dance floor while listening to 40 new songs like “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello and “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa. With bangers like these, you won’t want to do anything else during the time off.

Don’t miss out on the launch! Starting November 12, you can get Just Dance 2021; available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of consoles and Stadia, Xbox Series X and PlayStation®5!

Rainbow Six Siege Canada Division: Mirage VS LiViD

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 25, 2020 by itnerd

TGIF! Time for some much needed relaxation, cold drinks, and of course moreRainbow Six Siege Canada Division Stage 2 action!

Today’s match will be between @MirageSportE vs @LiViDGG. It’s bound to be an action packed and intense match-up. As always, you can tune into the matches every Friday at 6PM EDT/3PM PDT onhttp://Twitch.tv/Rainbow6.

Jump Back Into The Action With Rainbow Six Siege Canada Division Stage 2!

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 18, 2020 by itnerd

Not only is it the beginning of the weekend, but Friday also brings us back to the action we’ve been missing with the Rainbow Six Siege Canada Division Stage 2!

Today’s match will be between @NordikGG vs @AltioraGG. As always, you can tune into the matches every Friday at 6PM EDT/3PM PDT on http://Twitch.tv/Rainbow6.

Watch Dogs: Legion: Join The Resistance & Play As Anyone You Want

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 11, 2020 by itnerd

If you have ever wanted to be apart of your very own resistance, tasked with recruiting members and overthrowing corrupt government officials to restore peace and freedom without the risk and repercussion? Today’s your lucky day.

What better way to fulfill your wildest dreams and immerse yourself into a world teeming with excitement, opportunity, and action than in a video game. Watch Dogs: Legion lets you put yourself in the shoes of, well, literally anyone you see in the game.

By hacking passerby in the streets of London, you can play as anyone and recruit members into the resistance to take back the streets of dystopian London from the corrupt government and syndicate crime mafias that plague the city.

Every person you see in Watch Dogs: Legion has a unique set of skills and abilities, from the innocent granny on the sidewalk, to the construction worker and the badass militants with big scary weapons. Pick your resistance well and soon enough you will be kicking butt, taking names and liberating the free people of London.

Watch Dogs: Legion is available for pre-order right now, and is launching on PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4 (New-Gen compatible) and Stadia on October 29th 2020.

UBISOFT Announces The First World Cup For Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 11, 2020 by itnerd

Yesterday at Ubisoft’s digital press conference, Ubisoft Forward, the company announced the first ever Rainbow Six World Cup, an exciting new way to enjoy esports on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege. The Rainbow Six World Cup will take place in the Summer of 2021. For the first time in Rainbow Six Esports history, players from 45 countries and regions will compete at the highest level to become the one team that will make history by bringing home the very first Rainbow Six World Cup trophy. The World Cup is also a unique and unprecedented opportunity for fans to share their love, pride and unconditional support with the team that will represent them on the worldwide stage.

For such a special occasion, Ubisoft has entrusted international athlete Tony Parker to take on the role of ambassador for the Rainbow Six World Cup and share his 20-years of experience with the players involved in the competition. With 4 NBA titles, a EuroBasket title, more than 180 selections in national team and a true passion for esports and gaming, Tony Parker will have great insights to share with players who will face, for the first time, the special pressure and stakes that come with competing in world cups.

From September 2020 to Summer 2021: the road to the Rainbow Six World Cup

From amateur competitive scenes which started only 5 years ago, Rainbow Six Siege has developed into Ubisoft’s top-tier esports title, with more than 60 million players worldwide, and 40 professional teams competing in four strong regional leagues across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. The Rainbow Six World Cup is the latest addition to the Rainbow Six Esports ecosystem, as an independent layer of competition and the first ever country-based tournament for the game.

The Rainbow Six World Cup will involve a total of 45 countries and regions throughout two stages. The Qualifier Stage will happen during the first half of 2021, while the Final Stage will take place during the summer of 2021. Fourteen countries and regions will get a direct invite to the Final Stage and, 31 other countries will take part in online qualifiers to compete for one of the six remaining available slots. Ultimately, 20 teams will be competing in the Final Stage of the World Cup.

To determine the composition of each national team, local Rainbow Six Siege communities and professional scenes will participate in a two-step process:

  • Starting September 14, each of the 45 participating countries and regions will start selecting their National Committees, composed of three team managers. 
  • Later this fall, each National Committee will select the five players who will compete in the team.

The National Committees will ultimately head the team they carefully composed as they take on the challenge to become World Cup champions.

Additional details on the competition and the national committee selection process are available here: https://rainbow6.com/R6WorldCup

To learn more about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports, please visit https://www.rainbow6.com/esports and follow them at https://twitter.com/R6esports and https://instagram.com/R6esports.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Encourages Canadians To Recognize Viking History

Posted in Commentary with tags on August 19, 2020 by itnerd

Did you know Vikings are part of Canadian history? Specifically, Leif Erikson? In celebration of the upcoming release of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, we’re encouraging Canadians to dig deep on Viking history and learn more about Leif Erikson Day.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla allows players to explore ninth-century England as a Viking; just as Leif Erikson did on land now known as Canada.

To help celebrate Canada’s Viking history, we need your help. Sign our petition and share it with your friends and family!

Every signature helps ensure that Leif Erikson and his crew are given the credit they deserve in Canada, taking us a step closer to having October 9th recognized as a national holiday from coast to coast in celebration of Canada’s early discovery.  

Will you joining the Vikings in ensuring that they are recognized in our country’s history?      

Meet The Faces of The Rainbow Six Siege North American League: Canada Division

Posted in Commentary with tags on July 27, 2020 by itnerd

Since the official kick-off of the Rainbow Six Siege North America League: Canada Division, we’ve seen incredible matches between some of Canada’s top Esports players and it’s only getting more and more intense as the matches go by!

Just as important as the game we love so much to watch, is the teams and players behind the screens who put on a show for us every week and battle to become Canada’s top Rainbow Six Siege team.

Mirage Esports: 2 wins, 0 losses

R6:S Roster:

Nordik Esports: 1 win, 1 loss

R6:S Roster:

Altiora: 1 win, 1 loss

R6:S Roster:

LiViD Gaming: 0 wins, 2 losses

R6:S Roster:

Make sure to tune into https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6 for all the action!