Gaming
Na’vi wins Battle Over LG to Advance to Semis at DreamHack Open: Cluj-Napoca

Natus Vincere won 2-0 over the closely matched Luminosity Gaming to advance to the semi-finals at DreamHack Open: Cluj-Napoca. Na’vi won 16-14 on Dust 2 (LG’s pick) and 16-13 on Overpass (Na’vi’s pick). Ultimately, it came down to GuiardiaN being the better awper and Na’vi’s ability to stop the push of LG.
Dust 2 was dominated by GuardiaN’s awp. He shut down FalleN and held him to only 10 kills. FalleN was instrumental in LG’s biggest upset win against Fnatic. During his performance against Fnatic, his kill to death ratio was 23-19 and he had a player rating of 1.18. According to stats on hltv.org, his performances in the best of two were his worst two performances in the tournament. He wasn’t the only one who came out “cold.” Cold himself came out quieter than he had the entire tournament as well, although it may be unfair to expect him to constantly play at the level that saw him top fragging against Cloud 9. He didn’t go positive in either game and was second to the bottom in both as well. One contributing factor could be his team’s performance because boltz, steel and fer we’re constantly trading kills.
Na’vi looked shaky on both maps in the win. Personally, it’s been a while since I’ve seen Na’vi play on Dust 2, and I feel like the strategies were solid but the execution was a little sloppy. They’re lucky Guardian dropped a 30 bomb big enough to eek out a 16-14 win over a team that was underestimated going into this tournament. And Na’vi looked shaky on their pick of Overpass. They started out by losing six games straight against the Brazilians who looked poised to take the match to three games. But Na’vi battled back to win six of the next nine games in the half. They won’t be able to lead like that and get established going forward against Ninjas in Pajamas and possibly beyond. Suffice it to say, NiP looked stronger on Dust 2 than Na’vi, but that’s a match-up I wouldn’t mind seeing once again.
Luminosity Gaming can go home with their head held high after an exciting first two days in the tournament. They defeated North American favorite Cloud 9 and Swedish favorite and 3 time champions Fnatic. They had a close outing against a top six team and solidified themselves as a world class caliber team. In a scene that evolves every year, it’s interesting and refreshing to see new teams on the rise while old favorites work towards staying in the form that brought them recognition to begin with.
Gaming
Sony Has a “Monopoly” on the High-End Japanese Gaming Market, According to a US Senator

The never-ending saga surrounding Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has a new participant. Today, Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from the state of Washington, said some things about the subject that were hard to understand.
The senator, whose remarks were reported on by ResetEra, spoke at a Senate finance committee hearing on “the president’s 2023 Trade Policy Plan,” which we are sure was quite interesting.
Senator Cantwell said that she had been told that Sony “controls a monopoly of 98% of the high-end game market” despite the fact that “Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive conduct through exclusive deals and payments to game publishers, establishing games that are among the most popular in Japan.”
This 98% statistic is highly deceptive because it ignores PC, Nintendo, and mobile games and instead refers to Sony’s adoption rate over Microsoft in Sony’s native country of Japan, a fact that shouldn’t surprise anyone who is even somewhat familiar with the video game business.
What can we do to rectify these problems and create a level playing field, she said of US Trade Representative Katherine Tai after charging Japan’s Federal Trade Commission with improperly failing to look into this purported “exclusionary conduct”?
It is absurd to claim that Sony has a monopoly on the Japanese video game market, as Luke Plunkett of Kotaku correctly points out, “because Sony doesn’t even have a 98% share of the market for the God of War series, a title they own, as Steam is getting 30% of every sale on PC.”
It goes without saying that we can’t expect elected officials to be experts in every field, but this is a visible step at a time when the ongoing attempt to buy the company is at a very important point.
Is it significant that Microsoft, along with Nintendo, maintains its headquarters in Redmond, Washington—Senator Cantwell’s district—or that Microsoft has given Cantwell more than $500,000 over the past two decades? Let us leave that up to you.
Consoles
Eating trash, Pizza Possum destroys the PS5

Pizza Possum is an arcade action game in which you, a possum, attempt to consume as much trash as you can without being discovered. It is a web-based sequel to the anarchy simulator Untitled Goose Game.It will eventually be available on the PS5.
We couldn’t help but notice that the possum in the title doesn’t look like the cute Australian possum that comes out at night to visit people.On the other hand, it looks like the horrible North American opossums are the ones that will attack trash cans and cause general chaos.Even though we think the second choice was better in terms of theme, we prefer the first one and are happy to explain why.
Your thoughts on Pizza Possum? Does it possess the necessary mass appeal to successfully skitter along the back fenceline while setting the dog off in the process?
Consoles
The Mercenaries, a free piece of DLC for Resident Evil 4 Remake, launches on April 7

Resident Evil 4 is now out, and the excellent remake can be bought right away.Even though you probably plan to play it all this weekend, you can take comfort in the fact that The Mercenaries, Resident Evil’s almost-required challenge mode, will be available as free DLC on April 7.
The mode’s exact details are still unknown, but if it’s anything like previous versions, you can expect some pretty hard tasks to test your skills.
You’re stumped about something? If you are still debating whether to purchase Resident Evil 4 Remake, be sure to look at our exhaustive guide for the answer or our in-depth review. Are you spending this weekend playing Resident Evil 4? Are you anticipating The Mercenaries?
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