League of Legends Finalists Disqualified in Pro Circuit Conspiracy

The first and second place teams in MLG's Summer Championship League of Legends Event have been disqualified. A "collusion" between Team Dignitas and Curse NA has been led to a violation of the Major League Gaming Pro Conduct rules. As such, neither team will be awarded Circuit points, and the third and fourth place teams will earn the first and second place points and prize money, respectively.

Neither team denies the allegations or is fighting against the ruling. In fact, according to MLG's website, "Both teams have agreed that the disqualification was warranted," although the specifics of the pro gaming conspiracy remain unknown.

Developer Riot Games recently created its own league for professional League of Legends play, and is in agreement regarding the collusion decision.

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PES 2013 Adds Licensed Brazilian Teams for the First Time

Konami has officially announced a new licensing agreement that will bring 20 teams from across Brazil to the Pro Evolution Soccer series for the first time.

Some of the region's most prestigious football clubs, including Flamengo, Corinthians, Sao Paolo FC, Palmerias and Santos, will now feature in Pro Evolution Soccer 2013.

"The Latin American region, particularly Brazil, continues to grow tremendously for us, so it's important we bring teams and licenses from this region," said Erik Bladinieres, Director of Latin America for Konami. "Bringing in these teams from Brazil, along with the Copa Libertadores license, makes PES 2013 the most authentic soccer experience available in the market."

The full list of teams includes: Flamengo, Corinthians, São Paulo, Santos, Portuguesa, Internacional, Palmeiras, Fluminense, Ponte Preta, Coritiba, Grêmio, Vasco, Atlético Mieiro, Bahia, Atlético Goianiense, Sport, Figueirense, Náutico, Botafogo, and Cruzeiro.

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Team Fortress 2 Adding Co-op

Valve Software is adding cooperative play to Team Fortress 2. Called Mann vs. Machine, this mode allows teams of six to see how long they can survive against waves of robot enemies who seek to plant a bomb. The craziest part about the announcement, though? That it's coming out for free this Wednesday, August 15th.

The enemy robots you fight are mechanical takes on the Team Fortress 2 crew. For instance there's the Minor League Scout, a bat wielding robot who tries to temporarily stun you. Or there's the Heavyweight Champ, a headgear-adorned take on the Heavy that attempts to beat you down and, per the official website, "attacks in large groups."Additionally, players will have to deal with walking bombs who set out to destroy emplacements as well as gigantic, gun-wielding robots.

The human team, referred to as mercs, will be able to "take advante of breaks between waves to upgrade [their] abilities and weapons." The cooperative mode will include a number of new maps specifically designed to take advantage of Mann vs. Machine.

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