Nexus have been one of the most successful teams so far in CoD4’s brief tenure and it has a lot to do with their team chemistry. Evidence of this chemistry’s deterioration was presented when Muse first learned that he had to compete for a spot and now it has come to a head with deny deciding to part ways. When asked about his decision to join Evil Geniuses, deny explained: “It was a very tough decision to part ways with neXus gaming, but ever since the opportunity arose to play with the docs, it felt like the right thing to do for me personally as a player. I am happy with my decision.” 

Many pieces come into play which makes this situation particularly interesting. As if the business concerning Muse and gladia7or is not enough, consider the fact that both EG and nXs are currently two of six teams competing in the CEVO-Professional playoffs. What’s more is that the winner of EG vs. Guardians advances to match Nexus! Seeing as CEVO rosters finally actually did lock before playoffs began, neither team can make use of their recent acquisitions for the remainder of season one. In light of deny’s departure from the team, Muse has stated “deny was the only member to be completely honest and explain everything to me personally. As a result of deny leaving for greener pastures, I no longer see a reason to stay with the team that could not be honest with me in person." It will be interesting to pay attention to how things turn out for both clubs as CEVO finishes up and we move into TGL and the summer LAN season. Without deny or Muse on board for the remainder of playoffs, Nexus will be forced into using both of their backups, ksun and nova, if they wish to avoid forfeiture.

EG Roster:

 Mark “wombat” Larsen
 Chris “ntt” Gillett
 Ted “wiseguy” Georgoudakis
 Rob “rob-wiz” Kennedy
 Adam “deny” Phan