Weekly # 57: Another Frenchman who flies to the NA …
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Thomas “Calo” Sauzin
Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 still long overdue, Riot Games sweaty after Zeri and Neon leak, shox’s departure to Team Liquid, and the return phase of the KCX – The Showmatch … in fact, it’s happening full stuff between December and January. It’s time for Calo’s press review!
In the world of gaming and esports, everyone knows that there is a kind of hollow between December and January, during which absolutely nothing happens. The studios are on vacation, the leagues are on hiatus, there is no major, there is R. It’s the desert.
Well, more or less. Because in reality, behind the scenes, there is a lot going on. 2021 is over, but 2022 promises to be full of promises … and suddenly we are going to talk about these promises.
News of the week
- Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV are still waiting! The two licenses of Activision Blizzard originally expected for 2022 have been postponed to a later date – 2023 if luck is on us. For the video game monument that is the Californian studio, these two releases are absolutely essential: entangled in an almost uninterrupted flow of scandals, notably marked by the latest revelations from the Wall Street Journal, Activision Blizzard no longer has the right to make mistakes. To recover from its turmoil, the two outings must absolutely work.
- After a week of teasing in the form of a Riot Games treasure hunt, an exclusive visual of Neon, the brand new agent of Valorant, has leaked on the web. And it was not the only leak of the week, since the splashart of Zeri, the 158th League of Legends champion, also leaked …
- After Hans Sama, it’s Richard’s turn “shox” Butterfly to join Team Liquid. The French rifler flies away for the NA, marking the start of the break-up of the 100% French roster of Vitality who, unfortunately, will not have succeeded in transforming his last stand on the stage of Blast Premier: World Final 2021.
- After a salty defeat in the heart of Barcelona during the first leg, the return phase of the KCX – Showmatch is looming on the horizon! the January 8, Kameto’s men will again face the Koi Squad of Ibai and Piqué in a friendly match that has all of a clash at the top.