Happy Holidays! Some holiday counter-forces will be taking place this evening and later this week (Who else thinks that Santa hats should be added to the head models like tf2?) between X3O.CSS and Cyber Revolution followed up by ZOLTAN later this week on the always unpredictable de_russka. The only loss in both ESEA and CEVO this season has come courtesy of Cyber Revolution on de_dust2 by a score of 16-6, however things have changed quite a bit since the last time we saw Cyber Revolution in action against X3O.CSS. The swap out of a few players here and there has now pieced in Adam "xperience" Leonard to the mix. On the other hand, ZOLTAN has had a pretty stable lineup throughout this season - Click "Read more" below to continue reading...

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In the second week of ESEA Invite Season 5 features a comeback of sorts for X3O.CSS after their stunning loss against Cyber Revolution last week on de_dust2. This week, X3O.CSS goes up against the newest acquisition to the 50 Caliber brand in Second Nature, and close out the week against Blight Gaming in what is sure to be one of the better matches thus far in ESEA Season Five. On Monday night this week will kick off with the map being de_contra. Known for it’s unpredictable terrorist side, and long choke-point heavy ct rotations, this map will truly test team’s defensive skills and attack timings. Earlier this week I caught up with Justin "Sunman" Summy to get his thoughts on contra, and what approach X3O will be taking this week - Click "Read more" below to continue reading...

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Tonight marks the return of X3O.CSS to CEVO Professional Season 9 after taking almost a week off courtesy of a forfeit win from High Rollers Gaming and an early scheduled blowout of a match against Legacy Sports. This time around both matches are scheduled, and X3O is looking to continue their dominance in CEVO and continue to make their run to lock up the first playoff slot. The first match this week is against a struggling Team Pandemic, who has not been able to find their groove in both CEVO and ESEA, which is reflective of their sub five-hundred records. However, they have acquired former FEVER talent, Lloyd Shaffer in replace of Mike "Paradox" Stanowski and are looking to rebound from their lackluster start. The second matchup this week is versus Crucial Connexion who X3O faced off against in the first match of the season (Hooray for flipping the schedule!), and walked away with an overtime victory on de_inferno - Click "Read more" below to continue reading...

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ESEA Season 5 kicks off tonight, as X3O.CSS takes on Frag Dominant and Cyber Revolution on de_dust2. As the defending champions of ESEA, X3O.CSS has put a lot of their focus this week into cleaning up their dust2 setup rather than solely focusing on de_scorch for CEVO Professional. I had the chance to talk to Kevin “Legend” Binette earlier this week to gather his thoughts on defending the title of ESEA Invite rather than being the runner-ups and going for the gold - Click "Read more" below to continue reading...

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Week three already?!?! Regardless of the season rolling on, X3O.CSS plays both of its matches this week on the brand new CEVO map entitled, de_scorch. Thus far the map has gotten mixed reviews from the community due to its odd A bombsite and awkward use of height in different areas. When playing the map this week in a couple of random pugs, I have to say I enjoyed having a bit of an advantage being able to rush upper A and have moderate success every round (pending spawn location). However, I’m just a n00b, so to get a better feel of how the map plays, I asked Keven “AZK” Lariviere about how he felt while playing the newest addition to the CEVO map rotation - Click "Read more" below to continue reading...

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Week 2 of CEVO Professional Season 9 features X3O.CSS against ZOLTAN and Absolution . The backdrop for both matches will be gold-standard of the Counter Strike series, de_dust2 and will display the raw talent of individual skill between the teams. This week's first match is against the relatively unknown ZOLTAN, who made their entrance into the CEVO Professional Season by way of another team's misfortune (+}+}+}). Due to Distinct 5 not paying their entry fees on time before the season started, they were forced to forfeit their spot, and ZOLTAN (who finished one slot short of qualifying) now occupies that slot and are proving their worth thus far with a solid 1-1 record. - Click "Read more" below to continue reading...

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