Hazed leaves CLG
Counter Logic Gaming is down to only original member of the roster they signed in 2015 following the team's announcement this week that their in-game leader James "hazed" Cobb will be leaving in search of greener pastures.
Denial replace Spitfire with maxie
Denial's roster was down to four after the team released Christian "Spitfire" Shiölde following unimpressive results at several qualifiers for prestigious events. The team announced that their roster is completed this week with the addition of Max "maxie" Lönström who was last seen playing for Publicr.se.
F.C Kobenhavn sign ex-Dignitas to create North
After speculation it has finally been confirmed this week that F.C Kobenhavn have signed the ex-Team Dignitas roster to represent the organisation in CS:GO. On December 19th Team Dignitas notified the public that the organisation was parting ways with their CS:GO roster, stating that it was to create a roster based in North America.
Ex-NRG players return to Germany, create BIG
After an unsuccessful journey on the other side of the Atlantic, the trio returned to Germany and announced they have created BIG, a brand that's owned by players, rather than representing an organisation. mousesports' Johannes "nex" Maget and ALTERNATE aTTaX' Kevin "keev" Bartholomäus are bought out of their contracts and will join the trio.
Mortal Kombat makes a return
In a suprising turn of events, Bulgarian stars Nikolay "nkl" Krastev and Emiliyan "spyleadeR" Dimitrov have managed to bring their former team, Mortal Kombat, back to life just a few months after the roster imploded during its brief life during the tail end of 2016; view the full MK lineup in the original article.
