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		<title>Famed 40K mega-nerd Henry Cavill&#8217;s Space Marine 2 verdict couldn&#8217;t get much better</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/warhammer/news/famed-40k-mega-nerd-henry-cavills-space-marine-2-verdict-couldnt-get-much-better</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/warhammer40k-cavill.jpg"></div>The best review you could get for a Warhammer 40K game.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/warhammer40k-cavill.jpg"></div><p>Star Hollywood actor Henry Cavill has long expressed his love for the <em>Warhammer</em> <em>40,000</em> series, leaving many fans holding fire on jumping straight into the newly-released <em>Space Marine 2</em> until they hear his verdict. Well, his verdict&#8217;s in—it&#8217;s &#8220;the mutt&#8217;s nuts.&#8221;</p>  <p>That&#8217;s not your everyday compliment, but <em>The Witcher</em> and <em>Man of Steel</em> actor was over the moon with his experience playing the new <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/warhammer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Warhammer 40,000</a></em> shooter in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAQkdyno98l/?utm_source=ig_embed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">post on Instagram today</a>. &#8220;Seriously, though, they&#8217;ve done pretty well eh?&#8221; the Man of Steel gushed, sharing a photo of him playing <em>Space Marine 2</em> and loading up a PvP lobby.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>How to get a TerraGroup Labs Access Keycard in Escape from Tarkov</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/escape-from-tarkov/news/how-to-get-a-terragroup-labs-access-keycard-in-escape-from-tarkov</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Taifalos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Escape from Tarkov]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Escape-from-Tarkov-The-Lab-Main-Working-Area.jpg"></div>This raid isn't a walk in the park.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Escape-from-Tarkov-The-Lab-Main-Working-Area.jpg"></div><p>So, you want to secure the best loot possible and make a quick buck in <em><strong>Escape from Tarkov</strong></em>? Your best bet is to take on <strong>The Lab</strong>, a maze of rooms and stairwells with secret passageways and plenty of expensive loot to grab.</p>  <p>But getting access to The Lab isn&#8217;t as simple as dropping in like a normal raid. You&#8217;ll need the <strong>TerraGroup Labs Access Keycard</strong> first—and they don&#8217;t grow on trees.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Contexto 736 answer – Sept. 23 hints</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/word-games/news/contexto-answer-today-hints</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Word Games]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/contexto-answer-today.jpg"></div>Contexto is always a tricky word game to solve, but these hints will make it easier for you to find the solution.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/contexto-answer-today.jpg"></div><p><em><strong>Contexto</strong></em> is one of the nerdiest word games out there. The game tasks you with finding the word of the day by showing how close other words you guess are to it. This is measured by analyzing thousands of texts to find similarities between words.</p>  <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-to-play-contexto">How to play Contexto</h2>  <p>You play <a href="https://contexto.me/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Contexto</em></a> by typing a word into the text box—anything that comes to mind. When you submit your guess, it will appear under the text box with a number next to it and a bar that can be red, yellow, or green. The <strong>lower the number of the word</strong> you guessed is, the <strong>more it&#8217;s related to today&#8217;s <em>Contexto</em> solution</strong>. The higher it is, the worse your guess is. </p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Destiny 2 players blast Bungie for bringing back power level Pinnacle grind</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/destiny/news/destiny-2-players-blast-bungie-for-bringing-back-power-level-pinnacle-grind</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Taifalos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/destiny-echoes-act3.jpg"></div>"Good to know they’re still incapable of listening to the community."]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/destiny-echoes-act3.jpg"></div><p>Bungie&#8217;s decision to reintroduce the grind for Pinnacle drops and a power level boost in Episode: Revenant has soured the moods of many fans this week, with many perfectly happy with changes made over the past two expansions to cut back on the early season grind.</p>  <p>A TWID blog post from the <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/destiny" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Destiny 2</a></em> developers outlined <a href="https://dotesports.com/destiny/news/destiny-2-is-bringing-back-seasonal-pinnacle-grind-next-month" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">plans to increase Power caps and bring back Pinnacle grinding</a> after an adjustment period through <em>Lightfall</em> and <em>The Final Shape</em>. Power level increases for gear were put on pause throughout these two expansions with <a href="https://dotesports.com/destiny/news/new-and-returning-destiny-2-players-are-finally-getting-a-shortcut-to-the-endgame" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fireteam Power</a> helping new players participate in endgame activities earlier than normal. That time&#8217;s passing, however, with Bungie forcing players to grind out power levels again in the next episode—and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1fm7jr8/power_level_increase_next_episode/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">players are pissed</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>MTG leak gives us first look at Marvel collab and the cards are dripping with flavor</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/mtg/news/mtg-leak-gives-us-first-look-at-marvel-collab-and-the-cards-are-dripping-with-flavor</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Taifalos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Marvel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mtg-marvel-announcement.jpg"></div>Avengers, assemble (your decks).]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mtg-marvel-announcement.jpg"></div><p>Ahead of the first look at the hotly-anticipated <em>Magic: The Gathering</em> and Marvel collaboration at New York Comic Con in October, one fan was lucky enough to come across a preview of what fans can expect to see at the expo—with some of Marvel&#8217;s biggest names front and center.</p>  <p>The <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/mtg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MTG</a></em> player came across a selection of Secret Lair cards <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1fn629g/so_this_was_on_my_facebook_marketplace_uhm/lofxr8p/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">many believe will be given out to NYCC attendees</a> this year, posting an image taken from a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1048143910013892/?ref=search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">now-deleted Facebook listing</a> today. The cards in the listing include a reprint of Teferi&#8217;s Protection, but more importantly, four Legendary cards that are each connected to one of Marvel&#8217;s equally-legendary characters.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Dota 2 post-TI 2024 roster shuffle: All moves, signings, and more</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/dota-2-post-ti-2024-roster-shuffle-all-moves-signings-and-more</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Taifalos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 01:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dota-arteezy-pgl.jpg"></div>Even a few top squads at TI won't be the same next season.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dota-arteezy-pgl.jpg"></div><p>The 2024 edition of The International has wrapped, and you know what that means: It&#8217;s <strong><em>Dota 2</em> rostermania time</strong>. Teams will be looking to adjust heading into the next season, which kicks off just weeks after TI wrapped up in Denmark.</p>  <p>There&#8217;s no better time to make necessary roster changes than <a href="https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/epic-ti-grand-final-sweep-not-enough-to-save-dota-2-pinnacle-events-flagging-viewership" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">after TI</a>, and we&#8217;ve seen some pretty huge swaps come out of the post-TI season. 2024 has been no different already; teams that didn&#8217;t qualify for <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/dota-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dota</a></em>&#8216;s pinnacle tournament didn&#8217;t even wait for the event to end before pulling the trigger on a swap or two. <a href="https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/dota-pro-circuit-is-gone-but-fans-remain-skeptical-about-what-valve-does-next" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Without the DPC in place</a>, there&#8217;s no hard date on roster locks, but with qualifiers for the likes of BetBoom Dacha and DreamLeague creeping ever closer, teams won&#8217;t be waiting too long to lock in their five players for the season ahead.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>How to complete Bad Rep Evidence in Escape from Tarkov</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/escape-from-tarkov/news/how-to-complete-bad-rep-evidence-in-escape-from-tarkov</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Taifalos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Escape from Tarkov]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tarkov-bad-rep-evidence-hed.jpg"></div>A one-part quest with two parts?]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tarkov-bad-rep-evidence-hed.jpg"></div><p>Prapor&#8217;s got another quest for you in <em>Escape from Tarkov</em>. This time, important documents have gotten loose with key intel on TerraGroup, and he needs your help in chasing down the details—which, of course, comes heaped with danger.</p>  <p>Here&#8217;s <strong>how to complete Bad Rep Evidence</strong> in <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/escape-from-tarkov">Escape from Tarkov</a></em>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>VCT roster tracker: All 2024 VALORANT post-season roster changes</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/vct-roster-tracker-all-2024-valorant-post-season-roster-changes</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tenz-and-forsaken.jpg"></div>The entire VALORANT pro scene will look completely different in a few short months.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tenz-and-forsaken.jpg"></div><p>The main 2024 competitive <em>VALORANT</em> Champions Tour season&#8217;s wrapped up, which means it&#8217;s time for Rostermania—and there&#8217;s already heaps of action on the player market.</p>  <p>The end of <a href="https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/valorant-champions-2024-scores-schedule-and-standings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VCT Champions</a> marks the offseason for pro <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/valorant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VALORANT</a></em> allowing teams to begin shuffling their star-studded lineups. We&#8217;ve already seen some big moves from major players, with even a couple of successful squads making the tough decision to freshen up before <a href="https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/all-2025-valorant-masters-champions-events" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the 2025 preseason begins</a> in January with KICK//OFF.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>ESL Pro League Season 20 &#8211; Schedule, results, streams, and more</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/esl-pro-league-season-20-schedule-results-streams-and-more</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cs2-epl-trophy.jpg"></div>Three non-stop weeks of top-tier CS2.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cs2-epl-trophy.jpg"></div><p><strong>ESL Pro League</strong> celebrated its 20th season in 2024, kicking off on Tuesday, Sept. 3 with a massive 32 <em>Counter-Strike 2</em> coming from far and wide to compete for the lion&#8217;s share of a $750,000 USD prize pool.</p>  <p>BLAST Premier points were also up for grabs here, but eyes were on Malta this month as this was likely the last Pro League as we know it in this format. ESL, among the other big <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/counter-strike" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Counter-Strike 2</a></em> tournament organizers, will be adjusting their events for 2025 and beyond <a href="https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/breaking-valve-setting-up-open-cs2-esports-scene-ending-partnership-leagues-in-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thanks to the open circuit change-up</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>M80 falls short of VCT Ascension for second year running in heartbreaking final</title>
		<link>https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/m80-falls-short-of-vct-ascension-for-second-year-running-in-heartbreaking-final</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Taifalos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Valorant]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/valorant-vct-na-ascension-2024-2g.jpg"></div>An underdog story that ends in both amazement and horror.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="type:primaryImage" src="https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/valorant-vct-na-ascension-2024-2g.jpg"></div><p>After a miraculous reverse sweep in yesterday&#8217;s semifinal and almost a year to the day since their failed <em>VALORANT</em> Champions Tour Ascension bid, you&#8217;d think the scriptwriters had M80 penned for redemption against 2Game. Unfortunately for the North American roster, it wouldn&#8217;t be their day—again.</p>  <p>Brazilian underdogs 2GAME will instead earn the coveted VCT 2025 Americas slot after a narrow 3-2 grand final victory at the Ascension tournament yesterday. M80 was up 2-1 in the final and were one solid Haven away from tasting top-flight <em><a href="https://dotesports.com/valorant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VALORANT</a></em> next season, but the Brazilian squad rallied to take the fourth and fifth map with relative ease, consigning the North American team to another year in the Challenger circuit.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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