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ESL is finally implementing a league system for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with $50,000 on the line per season. Each season will feature three different competitive leagues: the ESL Pro League, the ESL Major League, and the ESL Open League. This system is very similar to what other eSports games have but I’ll give you a quick rundown in case you’re not familiar with it. The Pro League will consist of the absolute best sixteen Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams who will get to duke it out for a large chunk of the prize pool – no less than $48,000. Out of the sixteen teams, eight will be invited by the Electronic Sports League while the other eight will be decided through various qualifiers. Next off, we have the Major League, which is comprised of 32 semi-pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams that will compete for the remaining prize pool consisting of $2,000. There are no ESL invitations here, so all the teams that want to make it to the Major League must qualify ...

Have you heard the news? Bayonetta 2 is great! It’s received a few perfect scores from major sites, and overall ratings have been pretty stellar , with reviews heralding the sequel as having huge improvements over its predecessor and declaring it a must-have exclusive for the Wii U. That’s enough to make you want to run out and buy it, right? Now wait two weeks. Despite the review embargo being lifted today, Bayonetta 2 does not actually come out in North America and Europe until October 24th, a full eleven days from now. Fans who may have expected the game to launch tomorrow, as is common with Tuesdays, are going to be puzzled to learn that the game won’t be released until one week from Friday. If this seems like an unusual complaint, it’s because it is. The common refrain you hear from games journalists like myself is that review copies often come too late, and don’t give reviewers enough time to experience the game ahead of launch. This results in marathon play session...