Shiny Pokémon have always been a fascinating mechanic in the franchise, giving players extremely rare encounters with Pokémon that feature alternate color schemes and unique animation, but otherwise don’t impact gameplay.  Pokémon Legends: Arceus has not only retained Shiny Pokémon but, thanks to Game Freak …

The second Zombies map in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Firebase Z, was released earlier today. It’s a free-to-play map for anyone who owns the latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise. Following the release of a new Zombies map, most players will immediately try to figure out how to unlock the Pack-a-Punch …

Niantic is introducing several new social features for Pokémon Go, along with new bonuses for players competing in local raid battles to incentivize more in-person play and some changes for the item shop.  The biggest changes are updating the rewards for players who actually participate in raids locally with other …

Rainbow Six Siege players will have a new Team Deathmatch map to enjoy soon because Operation Vector Glare is introducing Close Quarter, a colorful map explicitly designed for the mode.  Siege is best known for its objective game modes, where players must rescue hostages or plant or defuse bombs. But it also …

While he may not have the horizontal mobility to shred slopes like Lúcio, Baptiste is joining the lineup of Overwatch heroes ready to partake in winter sports with a new skin. Overwatch revealed a new Legendary skin today: Snowboarder Baptiste. This skin will be available alongside the previously revealed Sleighing …

While Splitgate is extremely popular in its current state, the game’s server issues have been one of the more prevalent and, at times, frustrating aspects of the FPS over the past couple of weeks.  In short, because the current servers aren’t built for a large number of players, they often get overloaded, …

Halloween is quickly approaching and Overwatch players can get a taste of horror in-game with the GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM Workshop mode created by a player named Therister. Blizzard has hosted several seasonal events within the game, and for Halloween, the company introduced the Junkenstein’s Revenge mode, a cooperative …

It’s a very special moment. It doesn’t happen often—at least in high-level Overwatch matches. The conditions of a match have to be just right. It’s Boostio. And it’s no longer just head canon. Blizzard has embraced Boostio, adding a new voice line to Overwatch. When an Ana player points her sniper rifle at an allied …

OpTic Gaming recovered from their upper bracket stumble with a dominant 3-0 showing against ZETA DIVISION in the lower bracket final of VCT Masters Reykjavík today, ending the Japanese team’s magical run and setting themselves up for a grand finals rematch against LOUD. ZETA came out firing on OpTic’s opening pick of …

Two more members of the NUTURN Gaming VALORANT roster that attended VCT Masters Reykjavík are leaving the organization. NUTURN is moving on from both Park “allow” Sang-wook and Seo “Suggest” Jae-young, the team announced today. The organization said farewell in a Twitter post directed toward both players, wishing them …