/categories/tips/Recent content in Tips on BlogLabHugo -- gohugo.ioCopyright © 2021-2022, all rights reserved.Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-turk-no-26-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-turk-no-26-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/ The last season of Fortnite had the Marvel hype going for it and Chapter Two, season five is already looking to challenge its highs with the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda. The new season also brought new game-changing features that gave Fortnite a breath of fresh air. There are certainly more things to do around the map in Chapter Two, season five and the biggest reason behind that has been the Bounty quests. These quests are obtainable through NPCs spread across the map and award players with Gold Bars, a currency that players can use to buy Exotic weapons./post/the-best-vk-47-flatline-skins-in-apex-legends/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-vk-47-flatline-skins-in-apex-legends/ Do you remember what first-person shooter games were like before weapon skins? We can’t. That’s probably because it was so boring before everyone was able to spend a little bit of dough to express themselves via an outlandish or awesome gun skin. Apex Legends has a good amount of weapon skins. Some of them can be crafted for free using materials earned in-game, while others can be bought using real-life money./post/melmetal-vmax-legendary-birds-and-a-new-mechanic-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-expansion/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/melmetal-vmax-legendary-birds-and-a-new-mechanic-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-expansion/ The Pokémon Go and Pokémon TCG collaboration special set will start releasing in waves on July 1, and The Pokémon Company has revealed a few more cards that will be included in some of those products—including a new gameplay mechanic.  Almost all of the cards are Basic variants of popular Pokémon, including Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, along with the set’s original Energy cards being revealed with the Pokémon Go logo present on them just like with basically every other card in the set./post/the-best-defensive-backs-in-madden-nfl-22/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-defensive-backs-in-madden-nfl-22/ Defensive backs face wide receivers in an athletic and dynamic battle on every snap. These players defend the backline of the team. When deep balls are thrown or a player gets through linebackers, the defensive backs that are the last line of defense. Legendary units like the Legion of Boom in Seattle could shut down a team’s passing attack with hard-hitting ball hawks. A great secondary will slow down receivers and keep your opponent from throwing the deep ball on every snap./post/are-the-iphone-13-mini-pro-and-pro-max-waterproof/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-the-iphone-13-mini-pro-and-pro-max-waterproof/ No phone is truly waterproof, but the iPhone 13 and its models are more water-resistant than other phones. This doesn’t mean they are completely waterproof, however, but some of their features let them withstand the damage a bit better than other devices. The iPhone 13 is not 100 percent waterproof, however, and was never meant to be. All models of the iPhone 13 are safe from accidental spills and rain, as well as most common water-related incidents./post/what-are-prestige-skins-in-apex-legends/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-prestige-skins-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends is celebrating its third anniversary for the first three weeks of its new season Defiance. Starting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, this celebration will include a new collection event. This event will bring matching legendary squad skins to Apex alongside a new type of cosmetic: Prestige skins. The first Prestige skin will be for Bloodhound and will serve as the reward for purchasing the collection event’s full catalog, in place of where an Heirloom or Heirloom Shards would traditionally be./post/duardo-silva-finally-gives-apex-a-new-big-bad/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/duardo-silva-finally-gives-apex-a-new-big-bad/ Apex Legends promises a villain with its newest season, and Mad Maggie is more than happy to play that role. The newest Stories from the Outlands and the season 12 launch trailer feature another villain prominently, however: Duardo Silva, CEO of Silva Pharmaceuticals and father of Octane.  It is Silva who rescues Mad Maggie from execution in favor of bringing her to the Apex Games. It’s Silva who appears to phase Olympus from its position high in the sky, nearly sending it crashing into Psamathe’s surface and wreaking havoc on Olympus itself along the way./post/twitter-user-creates-elden-ring-x-tekken-mod/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitter-user-creates-elden-ring-x-tekken-mod/ Twitter user Ultraboy showed off an incredible mod that featured several Elden Ring characters in the popular Tekken fighting game franchise. FromSoftware’s Elden Ring has been a smash success for the studio, breaking sale records and earning the acclaim of players and critics almost unanimously. The game’s far-reaching success has been displayed even outside the Lands Between, as fan art, murals, and other game mods have surfaced. Elden Ring,But it's actually Tekken pic./post/valorant-player-makes-waves-with-water-based-agent-concept/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-makes-waves-with-water-based-agent-concept/ A VALORANT player shared their concept for a new agent with water-based abilities that could potentially cause a splash.  New VALORANT agents are always exciting since they shake up the meta and give players a new character to use. Riot Games has added several new agents throughout the last year and a half, but some players have taken the matter into their own hands, creating exciting agent concepts.  fan VALORANT agent Finn!/post/how-does-jin-gitaxias-work-in-magic-the-gathering/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-jin-gitaxias-work-in-magic-the-gathering/ Jin-Gitaxias has returned to Magic: The Gathering Standard with a new card printed in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, and it has all of the annoying qualities Blue control players love to take advantage of. Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant is a seven-mana Legendary creature requiring two Blue mana. Despite having just a 5/5 body, the creature gains value because of its two abilities. Making copies with Jin-Gitaxias The first ability on the card duplicates any spell that you play./post/na-vi-completes-its-valorant-roster-by-signing-4-nopressure-players/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/na-vi-completes-its-valorant-roster-by-signing-4-nopressure-players/ Natus Vincere has finalized its VALORANT lineup with the addition of four players from non-sponsored team NoPressure, the Ukrainian organization announced today. Vladyslav “Arch” Svistov, Denis “dinkzj” Tkachev, Artur “7ssk7” Kiurshyn, and Mikhail “Duno” Fokin competed with Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin, Na’Vi’s first VALORANT player, under the tag NoPressure at the CIS VCT Stage Three: Challengers One event where they beat forZe twice and finished runners-up to Gambit, earning a spot in the Challengers Playoffs. The decision to sign these four players was directly influenced by the results they achieved with Cloud./post/c9-s-alex-spotted-on-valorant-champions-tour-team-sign-up-page-could-be-competing-in-phase-2/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/c9-s-alex-spotted-on-valorant-champions-tour-team-sign-up-page-could-be-competing-in-phase-2/ The captain of the now-disbanded Cloud9 Colossus could be making his move over to VALORANT in the near future. Alex McMeekin, a decorated CS:GO in-game leader from the U.K., posted a VALORANT video on Twitter the same day C9 stepped back from CS:GO. His only post since then has been a link to his stream, where he played more VALORANT. https://t.co/VDuZO5MW6T — C9.Colossus ALEX (@CSGOALEX) March 26, 2021 But the real eye-opening development is his supposed appearance on a team page on the official website for the VALORANT Champions Tour./post/how-to-unlock-the-lara-croft-skin-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-lara-croft-skin-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ The upcoming Fortnite season is around the corner with its release later today, and numerous users have leaked several new features and plenty of cosmetic items that will join the game. Chapter Two, season six of Fortnite will feature new skins with various themes, including Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, and Raven from DC’s Teen Titans. These skins will be available in the season six’s battle pass. Here is how to unlock the upcoming Lara Croft skin in Fortnite‘s Chapter two, season six./post/ahq-s-westdoor-and-albis-are-stepping-down-from-competitive-play/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ahq-s-westdoor-and-albis-are-stepping-down-from-competitive-play/ Two of the LMS region’s best players will be taking an extended break from the competitive scene for the 2018 season. Mid laner Liu “westdoor” Shu-Wei and support Kang “Albis” Chia-Wei, who have both spent the majority of their careers at ahq e-Sports Club, will be take time to spend with their families, ahq announced earlier today. Westdoor joined ahq on March 2013 and helped the team achieve some success in the LMS region, picking up the 2015 LMS Spring Split title./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-new-world-patch-1-0-3/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-new-world-patch-1-0-3/ Amazon is finally following through with its promise of adding character server transfers to New World in Patch 1.0.3. The feature has been in the works for several weeks and is now in its testing phase. The devs have decided to take a “safe, incremental approach” to rolling out transfers to all players and are taking the process step by step. “When all worlds are back online from downtime, our plan is to monitor the framework we created without turning transfers on immediately,” Amazon said./post/how-to-find-predator-s-apartment-at-hunter-s-haven-in-fortnite/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-predator-s-apartment-at-hunter-s-haven-in-fortnite/ Fortnite has a new challenge to go along with today’s release of the NPC boss Predator, who can be found and fought in Stealthy Stronghold. The challenge requires players to visit Predator’s apartment in Hunter’s Haven while kitted out as Predator himself. To clarify, you can’t simply find Predator’s apartment. You need to unlock the Predator skin and use it.  Getting the skin itself is easy enough. All you need to do is go to Stealthy Stronghold and take out the boss./post/mtg-creates-japanese-alternate-art-for-war-of-the-spark-planeswalkers/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-creates-japanese-alternate-art-for-war-of-the-spark-planeswalkers/ The newest expansion to Magic: The Gathering, War of the Spark, is collaborating with Japanese artists for the first time in creating alternate-art for all 36 planeswalkers. Set to release at the end of April, the additional artwork appeals to those in Japan and anime enthusiasts around the globe. The final battle on Ravnica is the focus of War of the Spark, featuring a total of 36 planeswalkers in one expansion./post/ea-sports-introduces-liga-nos-tots-team-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-introduces-liga-nos-tots-team-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced the Portuguese Liga NOS Team of the Season (TOTS) team to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. The team has 11 players in total. The highest-rated players include 92-rated Pedro Gonçalves from Sporting, 92-rated Otávio Monteiro from Porto, 91-rated Rafa from Benfica, and 90-rated Alejandro Grimaldo from Benfica. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EA SPORTS FUT (@easportsfut) This team is a part of the minor leagues being released by EA when compared to the previous LaLiga and Bundesliga TOTS teams, but it still has great players either way./post/how-to-evolve-meltan-into-melmetal-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-meltan-into-melmetal-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Meltan and Melmetal can finally be added to Pokemon Sword and Shield today thanks to Pokémon Home, even if the method to get the Pokémon into the game is tedious. Meltan is easy to obtain in Pokémon Go, but trainers are looking for easy ways to get it to evolve to Melmetal. There’s no method to evolve the Pokémon on Nintendo Switch similar to Let’s Go, but there is a way to get Melmetal./post/best-keyboard-for-ipad-air-5-in-2022/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-keyboard-for-ipad-air-5-in-2022/ An incredible M1 chip, a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, and iPadOS have all turned the Apple iPad Air 5 into an excellent replacement for laptops and notebooks. However, having a good keyboard is necessary to make the most out of the iPad Air 5 and use it for writing and editing purposes. With an iPad Air 5 keyboard, you will have a lightweight device that serves as a laptop and is more portable./post/m20-planeswalker-vivien-arkbow-ranger-revealed-at-mtg-mythic-championship-iii/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/m20-planeswalker-vivien-arkbow-ranger-revealed-at-mtg-mythic-championship-iii/ Core Set 2020 Mythic Rare planeswalker Viven Arkbow Ranger was introduced to Magic: The Gathering fans watching the Mythic Championship III day two double-elimination matches on Twitch today. As day two of Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship continues to heat up with the hottest decks in Standard, Vivien, Arkbow Ranger from Core Set 2020 was revealed. Vivien is also featured in the MTG Planeswalker pre-constructed decks with Vivien, Nature’s Avenger. Vivien, Arkbow Ranger Costing four mana (triple green) to cast, Vivien, Arkbow Ranger does what most would expect from a Vivien planeswalker card—strengthen, remove, and find a card./post/call-of-duty-warzone-player-accidentally-snipes-an-enemy-out-of-a-plane-while-shooting-godzilla/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-player-accidentally-snipes-an-enemy-out-of-a-plane-while-shooting-godzilla/ A Call of Duty: Warzone player accidentally hit an incredible shot while they were shooting Godzilla in the Operation Monarch event, shooting an enemy flying a plane by mistake.  The Operation Monarch event introduced Godzilla and King Kong, two of the most iconic monsters in history, adding exciting new dangerous encounters for players. Both monsters deal devastating damage as they traverse the map, and players can shoot them for drops and helpful killstreaks./post/lost-ark-roadmap-reveals-new-classes-region-and-raids-set-to-release-in-april-and-may/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-roadmap-reveals-new-classes-region-and-raids-set-to-release-in-april-and-may/ Lost Ark had its Western release two months ago, unveiling tons of content based on the game version that was released in South Korea in 2019. Players have had a lot of features and content to discover, but Amazon Games is already working on releasing more. A leaked roadmap had hinted at the upcoming content players could expect, but now the official roadmap has been unveiled. The upcoming content will be “focused on horizontal content” and on “giving players clear paths for progression without feeling they need to pay,” Amazon said./post/more-locations-in-fortnite-targeted-by-earthquakes/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/more-locations-in-fortnite-targeted-by-earthquakes/ Fortnite Chapter Three, season one has been full of dangerous weather and natural disasters, but one of the lesser-known events is now ramping up in intensity. Earthquakes have been making tremors in Fortnite for the last few weeks, leading to the end of the season. In that time, a handful of buildings have been sucked into the ground, creating large holes. As a result, what first started with some light shaking outside of Covert Cavern has evolved into a map-changing event./post/time-warp-banned-in-historic-after-jeskai-turns-takes-strixhaven-championship/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/time-warp-banned-in-historic-after-jeskai-turns-takes-strixhaven-championship/ Time Warp is now banned from Magic Arena’s eternal format Historic after the dominant performance of Jeskai Turns at last weekend’s Strixhaven Championship, Wizards of the Coast announced today. The five-mana extra turn spell was a key piece in Jeskai Turns, a powerful combo deck that takes advantage of Time Warp and Velomachus Lorehold to bury the opponent in value. Five of the top eight decks at Strixhaven Championship were Jeskai Turns and the winner, Sam Pardee, piloted the list./post/miss-fortune-is-joining-legends-of-runeterra-this-week/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/miss-fortune-is-joining-legends-of-runeterra-this-week/ Legends of Runeterra fans were treated to the reveal of the final new champion entering the Bilgewater region today. Miss Fortune is the last champion that will be joining the LoR roster for the game’s official release. She’s a three-cost champion unit with three power and health. She also has an ability where when you attack with Miss Fortune on the field, she deals one damage to every defending enemy unit and the enemy Nexus./post/where-to-find-furlcalling-finger-remedy-in-elden-ring/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-furlcalling-finger-remedy-in-elden-ring/ An old friend once encouraged many to “cross the gaps between worlds, and engage in jolly co-operation.” Multiplayer has been a staple in FromSoftware titles. Co-op gameplay is a great and fun way to interact with the world of the Lands Between. In Elden Ring, players have the option to play with their friends, summon others into their world for help, and even duel other Tarnished using summon signs that appear on the ground./post/riot-releases-tft-set-4-5-cheat-sheet/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-tft-set-4-5-cheat-sheet/ In just a few days, Teamfight Tactics will launch Set 4.5 Fates: Festival of Beasts, containing a number of new champions and traits. For only the second time since Riot Games first revealed TFT, the autobattler will launch a mid-set update containing 20 new champions and seven traits. Tacticians have been testing the upcoming set on the PBE servers for the last two weeks, assisting the team in launching a balanced meta./post/self-crowned-king-xqc-dubs-himself-top-streamer-in-ranking-of-twitch-and-youtube-stars/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/self-crowned-king-xqc-dubs-himself-top-streamer-in-ranking-of-twitch-and-youtube-stars/ Although he was initially apprehensive about Twitch stars creating streamer tier lists, Felix “xQc” Lengyel finally caved in and made one of his own, placing himself at the very top alongside three other major names on the site. The top tier included four stars he believes are the faces of Twitch: Asmongold, Jaryd “Summit1g” Lazar, Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, and (of course) himself. Collectively, the group has more than 25 million followers./post/what-are-the-best-times-to-stream-on-twitch/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-best-times-to-stream-on-twitch/ You’ve set up your streaming equipment, crafted creative branding, and have every element of your broadcast dialed in. Now all you need to do is execute.  But when should you stream? There are numerous strategies for maximizing your viewership on Twitch by scheduling your broadcasts in a particular way. Some articles and websites will use statistics to try to tell you that you should broadcast at specific times of the evening when there’s a particularly strong ratio of viewers to active streams./post/how-to-earn-rewards-and-rank-up-in-star-wars-squadrons/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-rewards-and-rank-up-in-star-wars-squadrons/ Exploring uncharted territory, Star Wars: Squadrons will offer players rewards and components through gameplay and a Ranked ladder system that resets every eight weeks. Scheduled to release on Oct. 2, Star Wars: Squadrons won’t contain any loot boxes or a store. Every cosmetic and ship component available to pilots is earned through Daily Challenges, Operation Challenges, level XP, and an Operation Ranked ladder system. As a self-contained game, Star Wars: Squadrons has a focus on progression leveling and rewards based solely on the amount of time invested in playing the game./post/how-to-get-terrakion-virizion-and-cobalion-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-terrakion-virizion-and-cobalion-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Several legendary Pokémon have been added to Pokémon Sword and Shield with The Crown Tundra expansion, but the method for catching them varies greatly depending on the species.  For the Swords of Justice—Terrakion, Virizion, and Cobalion—you,ll need to follow the tracks they’ve left behind. As you progress through the story, Sonia will pop up and tell you that they’ve wandered into the Crown Tundra and have left evidence of their presence in various areas of the map./post/all-minecraft-championships-mcc-rising-teams/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-minecraft-championships-mcc-rising-teams/ The expanded version of the Minecraft Championships (MCC) series MCC Rising is almost here, opening the event to up-and-coming Minecraft streamers that submitted applications to compete.  The event itself will run for the first time on Oct. 2, with a full roster of 10 teams, 40 players total, competing for the title of MCC Rising Champion and an official MCC winner’s coin.  Since the goal of MCC Rising was to highlight creators of various sizes, Noxcrew did not enforce strict subscription or viewer-based requirements, focusing more on availability and fun personalities./post/valorant-pays-tribute-to-finest-the-famous-revive-me-jett-meme-creator/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-pays-tribute-to-finest-the-famous-revive-me-jett-meme-creator/ VALORANT will add the ultimate tribute to Lance “Finest” Arcilla, also known as the creator of the famous meme “Revive Me Jett,” by immortalizing his gamer tag as a title for anyone to use.  Finest died earlier this month at just 21 years old, as confirmed on Facebook by his mother Leny Arcilla. No details were released about the cause of Finest’s death. In early 2020, Finest started a joke that would echo through the entire VALORANT community—he called out for the remaining duelist on his team, Jett, to revive him, leaving his teammates confused./post/everything-to-know-about-the-valorant-rgx-11z-pro-2-0-bundle/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-the-valorant-rgx-11z-pro-2-0-bundle/ The RGX 11Z Pro weapon skins quickly grew in popularity after releasing in October 2021 with VALORANT pros and streamers using them for their own knives and Vandals. Now, a continuation of the RGX bundle has been leaked that would seem to feature more guns and a butterfly knife and would release in the near future.  See Valorant on Amazon The original RGX bundle consisted of a Vandal, Frenzy, Guardian, Stinger, and an extendable blade as the knife./post/riot-lowers-ryze-s-q-ap-ratio-nerfs-soraka-s-ultimate-healing-in-detailed-preview-for-league-s-patch-11-19/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-lowers-ryze-s-q-ap-ratio-nerfs-soraka-s-ultimate-healing-in-detailed-preview-for-league-s-patch-11-19/ As we approach the start of the biggest League of Legends event of the year, Riot Games has finally revealed the detailed change list for Patch 11.19, which is the update the teams will be playing on at the 2021 World Championship. In the notes, Riot’s lead gameplay designer Jeevun “Jag” Sidhu mentioned the champions being hit with nerfs this time around, including Ryze, Soraka, and Kennen, who are taking the brunt of the hammer down compared to Varus and Sona./post/league-of-legends-patch-9-14-competitive-tier-list/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-patch-9-14-competitive-tier-list/ Where were you when the Patch 9.14 apocalypse happened? Hopefully, you weren’t in a ranked game because bug after bug appeared to basically break League of Legends. The good news for professional players is that they’re still on Patch 9.13. Presumably, all those issues will be worked out before 9.14 goes live for tournament play. That doesn’t mean it won’t break the game, however. To figure out how the professional meta is affected by the latest litany of changes, we asked Mobalytics, a League stats and improvement website, to crunch the numbers on the best high-elo champions and to help develop a tier list./post/mtg-jetmir-nexus-of-revels-streets-of-new-capenna-spoiler-taps-into-go-wide-strategies/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-jetmir-nexus-of-revels-streets-of-new-capenna-spoiler-taps-into-go-wide-strategies/ Each of the five Magic: The Gathering demon crime lords that run the New Capenna city are legendary creatures within the upcoming Streets of New Capenna set, with Jetmir, Nexus of Revels having a cat demon creature type.  The release of Streets of New Capenna (SNC) will take Magic players to a new plane within the Multiverse, showcasing mobster and noir themes built around five demon crime families and a magic elixir called Halo./post/differences-between-advanced-and-traditional-format-in-yu-gi-oh/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/differences-between-advanced-and-traditional-format-in-yu-gi-oh/ In Yu-Gi-Oh!, there are two separate formats that players can participate in: Advanced and Traditional. These formats determine the eligible cards that are legal for competition. Compared to other card games, like Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering, which have varying modes that determine a card’s legality based on its release, Yu-Gi-Oh! allows cards from the first set all the way to the present. While this could lead to issues with design space and balance, any potential problem is remedied by banning, limiting, or semi-limiting a card that proves to be too powerful or consistent./post/lcs-team-of-the-week-2022-spring-split-week-one/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-team-of-the-week-2022-spring-split-week-one/ The opening weekend of a League of Legends region is always exciting, but even more so for LCS enthusiasts who have been waiting to see the new iterations of their favorite teams. The 2022 Lock In might have given them a taste of what’s to come, but this will be the first time that (almost) every lineup in the league will have every player available and ready to compete. Organizations like TSM, Cloud9, and Golden Guardians have all finally taken the stage with their true starting rosters, while other squads like Team Dignitas, 100 Thieves, and Evil Geniuses are all looking to build upon the great work they started with through the month of January./post/where-to-find-spiritomb-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-spiritomb-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Spiritomb has always been one of the trickiest Pokémon to find in the games it appears in, usually requiring a somewhat lengthy side quest to unlock an encounter with the haunting mix of souls. This trend continues in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Players will need to collect 108 Wisps located across the entire Hisui region before getting a chance to battle Spiritomb.  As with most content in Legends: Arceus, this ties into the lore of the Pokémon world, seeing as the Forbidden Pokémon is said to be made up of 108 unique spirits./post/rekkles-applied-to-join-tsm-in-2017-hoping-to-play-with-bjergsen/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rekkles-applied-to-join-tsm-in-2017-hoping-to-play-with-bjergsen/ Legendary European ADC Martin “Rekkles” Larsson almost came to North America two years ago. In a recent livestream, Fnatic’s ADC said he felt Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg was one of the best Western League of Legends players and had always contemplated playing with him. Since Rekkles first entered the competitive League of Legends scene in 2012, he’s been with Fnatic for the majority of his career. His skill as an ADC has brought much success to the Fnatic organization./post/how-to-complete-86-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-86-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced a squad-building challenge (SBC) today that will reward players who complete it with an option to choose one of four 86-rated or higher cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The 86+ Player Pick SBC arrives in Ultimate Team as a new opportunity to pack a special item during the FUTTIES promo that’s been live since Friday, July 16, and introduced nearly 100 special cards from past FIFA 21 Ultimate Team promos such as Team of the Year (TOTY), Team of the Season (TOTS), and Summer Stars, and Future Stars./post/5-tips-to-improve-your-accuracy-in-first-person-shooters/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/5-tips-to-improve-your-accuracy-in-first-person-shooters/ To dominate in first-person shooters, you must rely on your aim to get the job done. And as most players know, accuracy is pretty important. Although most fans may know the importance of aim, it can be difficult to take the steps to improve the skill in practice. Whether you are struggling with your aim or you’re looking to take your tracking to the next level, here are five tips to help you improve your accuracy in first-person shooters./post/blizzard-hotfixes-wow-sylvanas-windrunner-fight-on-mythic-difficulty/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-hotfixes-wow-sylvanas-windrunner-fight-on-mythic-difficulty/ Blizzard has implemented a hotfix to the World of Warcraft Sanctum of Domination raid’s final boss, Sylvanas Windrunner on Mythic difficulty, directly affecting the ongoing Race to World First competition. The hotfix to the fight makes it so that the Mawforged Colossus that spawns during the second phase of the fight needs to be killed by players quickly or else it will enrage, dealing increased damage and most likely wiping the group if not dealt with in a timely manner./post/new-world-store-skins-disabled-after-causing-server-crashes/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-store-skins-disabled-after-causing-server-crashes/ After launching a new line of skins earlier this week, Amazon Game Studios has disabled these new cosmetics in New World as they appear to have been causing server issues. In a post on social media, the team shared that the Corrupted Love pack and new Angels and Demon’s skins have all been removed from the store while the issue is investigated. We disabled the Corrupted Love Pack skins and the new Angels and Demons skins in the store to investigate a bug where the skins were causing a server crash./post/free-fire-hits-1-billion-downloads-on-google-play-store/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-fire-hits-1-billion-downloads-on-google-play-store/ Free Fire became the first mobile battle royale game to reach the one billion downloads mark on Google Play Store. This news comes after a very exciting year for Garena’s game, full of records and impressive numbers. To celebrate the achievement, an in-game event will be launched in August, together with Free Fire’s fourth anniversary. Free Fire started breaking its own records in 2020, when it reached 60 million daily users in March, 80 million daily users in May and 100 million daily users in August./post/best-janna-top-counters-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-janna-top-counters-in-league-of-legends/ Smite Janna top lane is the latest anomaly in League of Legends. Your game plan is simple when it comes to the obscure pick. You stay in the lane for the first couple of minutes until you reach level three. Afterward, you join your jungler and make the game for other laners a nightmare, while at the same time cashing in thanks to the objective bounty reward system. Recent changes have led to Janna cementing herself as one of the best champions in solo queue./post/asmongold-upset-at-matpat-for-using-his-twitch-chat-from-day-reckful-died-in-youtube-video/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-upset-at-matpat-for-using-his-twitch-chat-from-day-reckful-died-in-youtube-video/ Asmongold has been at the top of Twitch over the past couple of weeks, averaging almost 250,000 concurrent viewers, according to TwitchTracker. This is primarily thanks to the massively popular MMO Lost Ark that Asmongold has been playing. But, occasionally, he throws on a few YouTube videos to watch and react to with his viewers. In a stream earlier today, Asmongold was reacting to one of the newest Game Theory videos by Matpat on YouTube when he noticed something about the Twitch chat used in a particular segment./post/everything-to-know-about-timthetatman-s-2-vs-2-call-of-duty-warzone-kill-race-tournament/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-timthetatman-s-2-vs-2-call-of-duty-warzone-kill-race-tournament/ TimTheTatman is organizing a two-vs-two Warzone kill race tournament. Considering Tim is one of the top Warzone content creators, it’s likely that he’ll go all out to make the tournament as memorable as possible. With only a few days to go until the tournament kicks off, participating teams will want to work on perfecting their strategies, while fans will look forward to learning more about the event. 🔥TIMTHETATMAN'S 2V2 KILL RACE TOURNAMENT🔥/post/how-to-use-a-steam-controller-on-steam-deck/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-a-steam-controller-on-steam-deck/ The Steam Deck may be a hit but it isn’t Valve’s first foray into gaming hardware. While the Steam Deck can support plenty of controllers, die-hard Valve fans can dust off their Steam controllers to keep things first-party. Since the Steam Deck can do most anything a PC can do, connecting a controller of any variety is a relative breeze. Thanks to Steam already being controller-friendly, the Steam Deck supports controllers from PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and other third-party manufacturers./post/amazon-s-exclusive-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations-prime-collection-revealed/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/amazon-s-exclusive-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations-prime-collection-revealed/ Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary set Celebrations may already be here, but one product still to come exclusively to Amazon has just had its contents revealed and there is plenty to get excited about. The Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Prime Collection will launch later this year and included inside are some exclusive goodies not available elsewhere. The exclusive items are holographic jumbo promo cards for Toxtricity, Hydreigon C, and Mimikyu. Other items included in this bundle can be found at other retailers but there is still plenty you get for your money./post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-13-roadmap-unveiled/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-13-roadmap-unveiled/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s 13th season, Winter War, kicked off yesterday. The season has introduced a ton of features to the mobile game. This includes a new battle pass, rank series, maps, balance changes, weapons, and more. There is a lot more stuff that will be coming later on in the season, too. Related: Here are the patch notes for the Call of Duty: Mobile season 13 update Just like all of Call of Duty: Mobile’s season, Winter War will also last for about a month until late January 2021./post/how-to-track-your-battle-pass-progress-in-valorant/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-track-your-battle-pass-progress-in-valorant/ For VALORANT players worried about finishing the battle pass in time, one fan can help. VALORANT fan ireojimayo created a tool to track your battle pass progress, sharing the spreadsheet with the community today. The document explains exactly what tier you should be “at the end of any given day,” according to the savvy fan. Here’s how you can track your progress in the VALORANT battle pass. A VALORANT data miner discovered files that show the first season will potentially end on Aug./post/all-marches-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-marches-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ Marches in Magic: The Gathering’s new set Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty are a cycle of five mono-colored Rare spells that have X in their cost, and each of them can be paid for in part by exiling cards in your hand. Each card requires one mana of a specific color. Players can exile cards of that color from their hand to pay two generic mana toward the X cost of the spell./post/meet-the-fight-stick-designed-for-super-smash-bros-the-smash-stick/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-the-fight-stick-designed-for-super-smash-bros-the-smash-stick/ When it comes to gaming, comfortability is key. Finding the right controller in terms of how the buttons are set up and how well it fits in your hands is a huge part of the experience. And when it comes to Super Smash Bros., the right controller can be the difference between winning or losing.  Some players prefer the typical digital controller style, like the Pro Controller for Nintendo Switch or the classic GameCube controller./post/kennys-reportedly-joining-og-s-valorant-team/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kennys-reportedly-joining-og-s-valorant-team/ Kenny “kennyS” Schrub, one of the most decorated snipers Counter-Strike has ever produced, is currently trialing on VALORANT and will sign with OG’s team, according to a report by neL, a reporter for the French outlet 1pv.fr. The French legend has been inactive since March 2021, when G2 moved him to the bench. He is still tied to the organization and was even listed as a substitute for ESL Pro League season 15 last month./post/split-temporarily-removed-from-competitive-valorant-queue-due-to-exploit/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/split-temporarily-removed-from-competitive-valorant-queue-due-to-exploit/ Developers Riot Games has pulled Split from the competitive VALORANT queue following the discovery of a map exploit, the company announced today.  The date for its return is yet to be revealed, but players will likely have to wait only a few days considering the exploit will be hotfixed.  The specific exploit was not mentioned by Riot, but it could relate to the Jett updraft in heaven, which can cause players to be lodged above the entrance./post/te-explicamos-el-sistema-de-clasificaci%C3%B3n-de-league-of-legends/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/te-explicamos-el-sistema-de-clasificaci%C3%B3n-de-league-of-legends/ Acabas de adquirir un montón de experiencia y niveles en League of Legends, desbloqueaste todos los hechizos de invocador y usaste tu IP para conseguir algunos campeones. Te queda algo de tiempo antes de irte a la cama. ¿Qué vas a hacer? Carga el modo clasificado o ranked de LoL y comienza a escalar, por supuesto. Si es tu primera vez en el modo ranked, puede ser algo confuso al principio./post/valorant-fan-makes-perfect-oni-skin-for-the-classic/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-fan-makes-perfect-oni-skin-for-the-classic/ VALORANT fans are always crafting concepts and different add ons to spice up the appearance of weapons within the game. One Reddit user has shared their latest creation, which extends a fan-favorite skin line to the Classic pistol. Last year, the Oni skin range dropped in-game boasting a unique appearance with its own animations and more. Now, thanks to this fan concept, we can see what it would have looked like if this skin was available for the Classic./post/microsoft-reveals-how-to-install-windows-11-without-tpm-2-0-despite-not-meeting-minimum-requirements/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/microsoft-reveals-how-to-install-windows-11-without-tpm-2-0-despite-not-meeting-minimum-requirements/ Earlier this week, Windows 11 began rolling out to users in some regions of the globe. While some could manually install it themselves, there were issues caused by the new operating system’s minimum requirements. Systems that want to upgrade to Windows 11 would need TPM 2.0 support, a component that improves the overall security of a system running the new Windows OS. But many modern PCs still lack the TPM 2./post/how-to-evolve-rockruff-into-midday-and-dusk-form-lycanrock-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-rockruff-into-midday-and-dusk-form-lycanrock-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ More Pokémon from the Alola region are now appearing in Pokémon Go, meaning players have even more species to catch and use. One of the new additions to the game is the Rockruff evolutionary line, which uses a very specific method to evolve into one of several forms.  Rockruff can typically evolve into one of three different forms of Lycanroc—Midday, Midnight, and Dusk form. Dusk form isn’t available in Pokémon Go at the time of writing, but it will likely be added in a future special event revolving around the Puppy and Wolf Pokémon./post/t1-re-signs-its-entire-dota-2-roster/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-re-signs-its-entire-dota-2-roster/ While most teams with little to middling success during the Dota Pro Circuit are going through a period of rebuilding or shuffling players around ahead of the next season, the top dogs from each region are weighing their options regarding potential changes to see if they can improve their already impressive results. T1 is in that position, and the organization has decided to keep its core together.  T1 has resigned its entire roster to new contracts, including head coach and Dota 2 legend March./post/tft-set-6-north-american-worlds-roadmap-reveals-6-tournaments-leading-up-to-regional-finals/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-6-north-american-worlds-roadmap-reveals-6-tournaments-leading-up-to-regional-finals/ Riot Games will continue its esports partnership with Wisdom Gaming for Teamfight Tactics Set Six, featuring a total of seven tournaments to determine who will represent the North American region at the Gizmos and Gadgets World Championship.  Competitive tournaments for TFT Set Six within the North American region will start in November through a continued partnership between Riot and Wisdom via Giant Slayer. Similar to the competitive roadmap from Set Five, multiple tournaments will take place in both halves of the set to determine who will represent NA at TFT Set Six Worlds./post/all-new-and-vaulted-weapons-in-fortnite-chapter-three-season-one/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-new-and-vaulted-weapons-in-fortnite-chapter-three-season-one/ Fortnite players are embarking on a new journey with the release of Chapter Three, season one. Like previous chapters and seasons, this one’s also packed with multiple skins and new landmarks to explore. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon The new map is hardly the only major gameplay change in Fortnite, however. Another impactful way of spicing up the gameplay is through weapon balancing and availability. At the start of each season, Epic Games balances the existing weapons by either tinkering with their features or adding new ones to the game./post/tommyinnit-peaks-at-over-650-000-viewers-in-dream-smp-finale/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tommyinnit-peaks-at-over-650-000-viewers-in-dream-smp-finale/ The finale of a TV show almost always generates many views, and that holds true with Twitch viewership for big reveals and community events, such as the Dream SMP. Today marked the “end” of the Dream SMP Minecraft server, a server that featured many of the biggest content creators and streamers on YouTube and Twitch. And on its final day, streamer tommyinnit peaked at 650,237 viewers.  DreamXD “The Protector who is canonically not Dream”destroying the SMP end portal, 2021 colorized./post/ea-sports-releases-totw-33-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-releases-totw-33-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ The new Team of the Week (TOTW) 33 cards are available for players today in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This week’s squad is a little weak when comparing the players’ ratings to other weeks, but there are still a few great players. This promotion is released every Wednesday and launches upgraded versions of the players who stood out during certain real-life games. Since it’s a weekly promo, the cards being added today will be replaced next week./post/how-to-use-wildcards-in-legends-of-runeterra/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-wildcards-in-legends-of-runeterra/ Designing card games may look simple at first glance, but there are just too many variables developer teams consider throughout the development stage players may not realize. Not only do you need an engaging gameplay experience to attract players, you’ll also need a decent monetary system to keep the game as accessible as possible. Though card games, in general, are known to be harsh on players’ wallets, Legends of Runeterra is one of the examples that goes against the narrative./post/mtg-bans-alrund-s-epiphany-and-faceless-haven-in-standard-format/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-bans-alrund-s-epiphany-and-faceless-haven-in-standard-format/ The long-awaited Magic: the Gathering Banned and Restricted announcement for Alrund’s Epiphany dropped today, along with bans for Divide by Zero and Faceless Haven in the Standard format. The Jan. 25 MTG Banned and Restricted announcement by Wizards of the Coast has removed Alrund’s Epiphany, Faceless Haven, and Divide by Zero from the Standard format, effective immediately via tabletop and on Jan. 27 for Magic Online and MTG Arena. Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer was also banned from the Legacy format, along with Memory Lapse for the Historic format./post/new-despia-archetype-revealed-for-upcoming-yu-gi-oh-set-dawn-of-majesty/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-despia-archetype-revealed-for-upcoming-yu-gi-oh-set-dawn-of-majesty/ The next Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG set, Dawn of Majesty, will bring a lot to the table when it’s released on April 17, including a new archetype called Despia that was revealed by Konami earlier today.  These Depia cards seem to be based on dramatized theatrical elements, with their origin being set in the words “despair,” “death,” and “thespian.”  In total, eight cards for the archetype were revealed, including four Effect Monsters, two Fusion Monsters, and two Spell Cards./post/riot-reveals-league-s-new-void-jungler-bel-veth-in-latest-cinematic/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-league-s-new-void-jungler-bel-veth-in-latest-cinematic/ After weeks of speculation and teasers, Riot Games has finally revealed the next champion to join League of Legends’ ever-expanding roster of playable characters. Enter Bel’Veth, the God of Oblivion. She’s set to be the newest Void-based jungler to hit Summoner’s Rift. In a new cinematic, fans got their first glance at the new champion when Kai’Sa comes face-to-face with the latest threat to the kingdoms of Runeterra. The trailer gave a frightening glimpse into what could be in store as Kai’Sa struggles against the vast power that the Empress of the Void brings./post/lifeline-s-ultimate-can-turn-into-a-death-trap/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lifeline-s-ultimate-can-turn-into-a-death-trap/ Since the beginning of Apex Legends, players have found ways to use certain character abilities in ways the developers probably didn’t intend. The way these abilities are used might not be useful, at least in the context of trying to win the game. But they are almost always fun, like Mad Maggie’s flying bowling alley. This time around, we’ve got a trap featuring a character that doesn’t have any traps, seemingly: Lifeline./post/renekton-lillia-hit-with-heavy-nerfs-in-latest-league-patch-11-6-preview/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/renekton-lillia-hit-with-heavy-nerfs-in-latest-league-patch-11-6-preview/ League of Legends gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter went into extensive detail today regarding upcoming nerfs to several champions in Patch 11.6.  Perhaps two of the hardest-hit champions in the upcoming patch will be Renekton and Lillia, who each received heavy nerfs to their ultimate abilities.  11.6 Patch Preview with the tentative changes. Some of these are still probably getting some small adjustments but it's nearly done. Thanks for the feedback so far./post/funnelweb-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/funnelweb-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s The Witch Queen expansion brought a series of new guns, including an arsenal of seasonal weapons. One of the new armaments stole the show this season, though, and it’s not even a destination or seasonal drop. Funnelweb, a world drop Void SMG, quickly dominated fans’ Energy slots thanks to its firepower and the all-too-familiar feeling of the Recluse SMG, which had its Power Level capped with Beyond Light./post/daequan-returns-from-streaming-hiatus-points-to-nrg-house-s-internet-issues-as-reason-for-break/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/daequan-returns-from-streaming-hiatus-points-to-nrg-house-s-internet-issues-as-reason-for-break/ After a 113-day hiatus from his channels, popular Twitch streamer Daequan has finally spoken up about the recent breakdown of the NRG Thoom House. In a recent update, Daequan said the house’s internet issues were largely the cause of the house’s eventual failure. “We go to this house and they tell NRG and us that the internet is nuts, that this is a smart house, whatever,” the 27-year-old streamer said. “And long story short, when we get there, it’s not that./post/the-warrior-death-knight-has-been-revealed/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-warrior-death-knight-has-been-revealed/ The Warrior Death Knight card has been revealed. Hearthstone‘s latest expansion, Knights of the Frozen Throne, introduces new Hero cards. Each class gets one Death Knight Hero card that transforms the player character. The Warrior Death Knight has players wishing for the return of Patron Warrior. Along with the five armor, the card also equips a weapon for you. It’s a 4/3 weapon that also damages adjacent minions without their attack damaging your hero./post/hisuian-zorua-are-deceased-unova-zorua-reborn-through-hatred-toward-humans/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hisuian-zorua-are-deceased-unova-zorua-reborn-through-hatred-toward-humans/ Nintendo and The Pokémon Company released a new trailer today that provides more information about Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark, which will appear in January’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus game. On top of getting a glimpse at the Pokémon’s in-game models, we’ve learned some disturbing backstory details on how these Pokémon came to exist within the lore of the world. ⚠️ Research complete! ⚠️ Thanks to you, Trainers, we’ve discovered two more Hisuian Pokémon—Zorua and Zoroark!/post/sentinels-fall-to-version1-in-na-vct-challengers-one-playoffs-miss-international-lan-for-first-time/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sentinels-fall-to-version1-in-na-vct-challengers-one-playoffs-miss-international-lan-for-first-time/ Sentinels has fallen in dramatic circumstances, losing to Version1 in their second straight playoff series at NA VCT Challengers One. They are eliminated from contending at Masters Reykjavk, and will miss playing at an international VALORANT LAN for the first time ever. Sentinels started the series comfortably on their own pick of Haven, propelled by a monster performance from TenZ on Jett. TenZ has been hot and cold throughout most of Challengers One, and was particularly cold in Sentinels’ group stage match versus V1 and their first playoff match against The Guard, with a combined 34 kills over four maps in those series./post/these-are-the-17-best-overwatch-skins/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-the-17-best-overwatch-skins/ Blizzard Entertainment launched Overwatch in May 2016 and has been consistently adding new skins since. With each Overwatch event, we get more and more skins, all of which are not equal. Some of the extra-special event skins fall flat compared to the others—and that’s why we must rate them. Here are the 17 best Overwatch skins released by Blizzard since launch. They’re arranged in no particular order, though it goes without saying that Pink Mercy is now the best skin that exists and will ever exist./post/how-to-complete-potm-bamba-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-potm-bamba-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 86-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Jonathan Bamba from Lille to FIFA 21 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Bamba’s second special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The 24-year-old French winger won the Ligue 1 POTM trophy for creating goals for Lille during the month of October. This SBC will expire on Dec. 19. EA has boosted all of Bambas’s stats, including Passing (+8), Shooting (+6), Dribbling (+4), Physical (+4), and Pace (+4), when you compare this new card to Bamba’s 82-rated Inform./post/riot-dev-gives-insight-on-why-your-most-requested-champ-changes-might-not-make-it-into-the-game/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-dev-gives-insight-on-why-your-most-requested-champ-changes-might-not-make-it-into-the-game/ Sivir is next in line for a mid-scope update in League of Legends. But, according to Riot, the devs don’t just want to update champions that players think need updating. In a post on Reddit about Sivir’s mid-scope update, Riot gameplay analyst Ray “RayYonggi” Williams chimed in on the discussion and said the devs plan to work on mid-scope updates they want to make, rather than following the wishes of the general player base./post/valorant-s-yoru-needs-a-lot-of-help-and-here-s-what-riot-can-do/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-yoru-needs-a-lot-of-help-and-here-s-what-riot-can-do/ VALORANT’s Yoru was supposed to be the ideal duelist for “lurkers” who would “keep [enemies] on [their] toes,” according to a December dev blog post. Over two months after his release, however, the Japanese agent leaves much to be desired. A quick “Yoru” search on the VALORANT subreddit yields numerous complaints about the agent, with one player describing him as “not so duelist,” another showcasing his “incompetency,” and various posts offering suggestions for improving his lackluster kit./post/best-apus-for-gaming/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-apus-for-gaming/ The accelerated processing unit (APU) is a piece of hardware that takes the prospect of building a gaming PC and simplifies it for newcomers. Most computers are built with one processor (CPU) and one dedicated graphics card (GPU). An APU combines those two pieces into one with generally lower prices and performance than a dedicated CPU/GPU setup.  This makes the APU a great product to consider when building an entry-level gaming PC on a budget or when you want to make a PC as simple to build as possible./post/brawl-stars-once-upon-a-brawl-update-patch-notes/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/brawl-stars-once-upon-a-brawl-update-patch-notes/ Brawl Stars received a new update today to prepare for its upcoming season, Once Upon a Brawl, adding the new Brawler Ash, numerous fairy tale-themed skins, multiple balance changes, and a new Brawl pass. The actual season will kick off in five days on Aug. 30, but no further update will be required. In those patch notes, Supercell also listed its various criteria taken in consideration for deciding balance changes for Brawlers./post/what-is-the-remembrance-of-the-grafted-in-elden-ring/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-remembrance-of-the-grafted-in-elden-ring/ Remembrance of the Grafted is a consumable item awarded to players in Elden Ring. To obtain it, it’s necessary to beat Godrick, the Grafted, the big boss of Stormveil Castle and the holder of one of the shards of the Elden Ring.  After the fight is over and Godrick is dead, Remembrance of the Grafted is automatically added to the inventory. It’s found in the Tools section. In Elden Ring, Remembrances function much like boss souls do in the Dark Souls series./post/new-wild-area-event-begins-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-starring-shiny-solrock-and-lunatone/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-wild-area-event-begins-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-starring-shiny-solrock-and-lunatone/ Pokémon Sword and Shield have just begun their latest Wild Area Max Raid Event, and this week, it stars two astronomy-themed Pokémon who will be available both in regular and shiny variants. Starring in the event is Lunatone and Solrock who will appear in Max Raid Battles for the next three days until midnight Sunday. Unlike other events, these will be the only two Pokémon available in all-tier of raid battle./post/classic-call-of-duty-weapons-and-limited-edition-camos-have-been-added-to-black-ops-iii/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/classic-call-of-duty-weapons-and-limited-edition-camos-have-been-added-to-black-ops-iii/ Two classic Call of Duty weapons have returned to the franchise in today’s update for Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The AK74u submachine gun and M1911 pistol were added to the Black Market earlier today, with players able to spend in-game currency to purchase supply drops in an attempt to acquire these fan-favorite weapons. Both guns have been featured in countless Call of Duty titles, but are just now being added to the franchise’s title, which was released in November 2015./post/some-call-of-duty-vanguard-camo-and-reticle-unlock-challenges-aren-t-progressing-right-now/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/some-call-of-duty-vanguard-camo-and-reticle-unlock-challenges-aren-t-progressing-right-now/ The grind for Call of Duty: Vanguard weapon camos has come to a halt for many due to an apparent bug stopping progression for numerous challenges in the game. It didn’t take long for CoD players powering through challenges to unlock camos and optic reticles to find that progression was not working for a handful of challenges. This has caused much frustration for those trying to unlock the Gold, Diamond, and Atomic camos./post/can-you-upgrade-the-ssd-in-a-steam-deck/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-upgrade-the-ssd-in-a-steam-deck/ Valve’s Steam Deck is dropping soon, with three models in the range offering storage capacities of 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB. Some are already wondering whether the SSDs are replaceable, probably because they have massive Steam libraries. Of the three available models, the entry-level 64 GB option is advertised with embedded multi-media card (eMMC) internal storage, while the other two have NVMe SSDs. Most devices with eMMC like mobile phones aren’t upgradeable because the memory is soldered directly onto the board./post/the-best-pauper-decks-in-magic-the-gathering/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pauper-decks-in-magic-the-gathering/ Playing Magic: The Gathering formats like EDH, Standard, and Modern can get pricey if you’re looking to craft the strongest decks. But Pauper provides an alternative for those looking to play on a budget.  Only allowing cards that have been printed as Common in rarity, Pauper has the most easily accessible card base of any format in Magic. If you want to compete, you won’t have to spend hundreds of dollars buying Rare and Mythic Rare cards online./post/the-best-hatchet-build-in-new-world/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-hatchet-build-in-new-world/ The Hatchet is one of the strongest melee options in New World. On its own, it’s relatively strong. But when combined with the right secondary options and passive abilities, it can be particularly lethal.   Players will often be searching for a backup option to pair with the Hatchet to get the most out of the weapon. While it’s strong by itself, the Hatchet is best paired with a ranged weapon to produce the best DPS results./post/blizzard-fixes-skinny-mei-bug/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-fixes-skinny-mei-bug/ Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster event added a bunch of bugs to the game, but some of the most major have been adjusted in a patch released Jan. 31. Listed in the patch notes, Blizzard fixed a bug that allowed the flag in Capture the Rooster to get stuck outside of gameplay boundaries, allowed competitive games to continue on indefinitely, allowed Mei and Tracer to reach unintended locations on several maps, and a visual bug that prevents cracks from showing on Reinhardt’s shield in the Wujing skin./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mtg-kaldheim-limited-sealed-arena-open/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mtg-kaldheim-limited-sealed-arena-open/ The February Magic: The Gathering Arena Open will feature competitive gameplay in the Limited Sealed format, rewarding players with gems and a possible invite to the March Strixhaven Qualifier weekend.  Scheduled to take place from Feb. 20 to 21, the Arena Open will feature best-of-one and best-of-three gameplay in the Limited Sealed format for the first time in the history of MTG Arena. Competitive players are used to playing tabletop Magic tournaments that include the Limited Draft format./post/fortnite-players-uncover-chests-in-new-digging-site-at-dusty-divot/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-players-uncover-chests-in-new-digging-site-at-dusty-divot/ Fortnite: Battle Royale players continue to dig out dirt chunks from the island, this time uncovering new secrets under Dusty Divot. A new excavation site has almost been fully dug up today by Fortnite players all around the world. Players spotted it a few days after they finished work ona similar one near Paradise Palms. Just like in that case, players who hit the dirt chunks in Dusty Divot will reduce the health points of that chunk on the server side, and their damage will show up as a passive health decrease of that same chunk for other players in the world in any match./post/godsent-adds-hen1-on-a-permanent-basis/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/godsent-adds-hen1-on-a-permanent-basis/ GODSENT has signed Henrique “HEN1” Teles to be the definitive fifth player on its CS:GO lineup. The announcement comes a week after the organization didn’t specify whether the AWPer was a permanent signing or just a temporary replacement for João “felps” Vasconcellos. The organization opted for a roster change after the team failed to qualify for PGL Antwerp Major Americas Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament in April and is consequently out of Major contention./post/sources-shernfire-to-make-pro-league-comeback-with-lfl-org-team-oplon/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-shernfire-to-make-pro-league-comeback-with-lfl-org-team-oplon/ Star Australian jungler Shern “Shernfire” Tai is on the verge of returning to competitive League of Legends after a half-year hiatus from play, sources have told Dot Esports, with the four-time Oceanic champion set to join rebuilding French organization Team Oplon for LFL 2022 Summer. The 23-year-old Malaysian-born playmaker has been a League-free agent since leaving Cloud9 in late 2021. He will replace Bruno “Bruness” Freund in Oplon’s lineup. Prior to this French switch, Shernfire spent two years in Los Angeles./post/disguised-toast-says-valkyrae-is-susceptible-to-being-taken-advantage-of-but-remains-responsible-for-her-business-choices/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/disguised-toast-says-valkyrae-is-susceptible-to-being-taken-advantage-of-but-remains-responsible-for-her-business-choices/ Member of OfflineTV and prevalent streaming figure Disguised Toast weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding Valkyrae’s skincare line, RFLCT, which claims to protect skin from blue light damage—though this has been heavily disputed. During his Twitch livestream earlier today, Disguised Toast spoke on Valkyrae’s business decisions. “She has shown me to be naive, impulsive, and overly loyal to people and an org that don’t necessarily deserve her loyalty,” Toast said./post/orianna-will-likely-receive-league-s-2018-victorious-skin/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/orianna-will-likely-receive-league-s-2018-victorious-skin/ This year’s Victorious skin has just been teased on the official League of Legends Spanish Twitter page. The short animation shows a certain mechanical champion holding a levitating ball, donning the usual purple and gold colors that come with the skin line. That’s right folks, it seems like this year’s Victorious skin will be Orianna. Of course, we can’t say that it’s Orianna for sure since Riot hasn’t confirmed the champion in the teaser./post/glorious-pc-gaming-race-transitions-to-glorious-stepping-away-from-problematic-branding/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/glorious-pc-gaming-race-transitions-to-glorious-stepping-away-from-problematic-branding/ Glorious PC Gaming Race is looking to leave behind the racial overtones of its previous name by rebranding to Glorious. The brand’s previous moniker is based on a meme with problematic underpinnings that became part of the identity of a whole community of PC gamers. Originally founded in 2014, Glorious borrowed its initial name from the term “the Glorious PC Gaming Master Race,” which originated from reviewer Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, as pointed out by The Verge./post/kalista-was-picked-or-banned-in-every-game-of-the-2020-lec-spring-playoffs/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kalista-was-picked-or-banned-in-every-game-of-the-2020-lec-spring-playoffs/ Kalista barely saw the light of day when the 2020 League of Legends European Championship commenced in January. Following a sudden resurgence in Chinese solo queue, however, the champion became one of the most contested picks in the LEC Spring playoffs. Over the course of three weeks and 31 games in the European league, Kalista was picked or banned 100 percent of the time. She was banned 27 times and picked four, winning 75 percent of her games (3-1)./post/tips-for-beating-slime-climb-in-fall-guys/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tips-for-beating-slime-climb-in-fall-guys/ Mediatonic’s Fall Guys continues to be a smash hit over the summer, constantly reaching incredible heights in the amount of players participating. With season two confirmed and on the way, Fall Guys’ popularity doesn’t seem like it’ll be waning anytime soon. One of the game’s obstacle courses, Slime Climb, is one of the most punishing modes, as any wrong or slow step will take out the unprepared. The objective of the round is to reach the finish line before the ever-climbing slime beneath the map consumes you./post/what-are-class-chips-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-class-chips-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ Call of Duty: Mobile brings some beloved CoD gameplay to mobile devices, complete with an exciting battle royale mode. Players parachute into a large map with only a knife and their wits and must scrounge for supplies when they hit the ground. There are other ways to improve your loadout, like Class Chip locations, which will enhance your class ability.  Once you load into a battle royale match, open your map to find purple squares scattered throughout the play area./post/ninja-and-courage-among-celebrities-who-cameo-in-ariana-grande-and-justin-bieber-s-new-music-video/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ninja-and-courage-among-celebrities-who-cameo-in-ariana-grande-and-justin-bieber-s-new-music-video/ Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber dropped the video for their new song, “Stuck with U,” last night and it features a number of celebrity cameos—including some stars from the esports world. The megastars Grande and Bieber teamed up for this love song and then combined forces once more with a number of celebrities who cameo with their significant others in the video, which is basically just a compilation of random people./post/optic-gaming-signs-zlaner-reveals-optic-warzone/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-gaming-signs-zlaner-reveals-optic-warzone/ OpTic Gaming has signed popular Call of Duty: Warzone streamer ZLaner, the organization announced today.  The announcement comes on the heels of an accidental leak from OpTic Texas player Shotzzy, who mentioned ZLaner’s signing on stream earlier today before tomorrow’s scheduled announcement. After the OpTic-Envy merger was made official earlier today, it was announced that Envy Warzone streamers Bobby Poff, Teep, and Sebas would be creating content under the OpTic Gaming branding./post/the-final-fantasy-14-endwalker-grapes-meme-is-officially-dead/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-final-fantasy-14-endwalker-grapes-meme-is-officially-dead/ For those on their journey through Eorzea, stopping to look at the grapes at the Meryall Agronomics point-of-interest in Labyrinthos was a rite of passage. There, players could find the newest meme in the Final Fantasy franchise, the crystal grapes. Now, that era has ended. In the notes for Endwalker patch 6.01, at the very bottom of the resolved issues section, it states an issue of “the polygon count of grapes in Labyrinthos were reduced in excess to alleviate system memory usage in the area./post/what-is-rollback-netcode-in-fighting-games/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-rollback-netcode-in-fighting-games/ Fighting games make up one of the most beloved genres of all time. From the emergence of 2D fighting games in arcades such as Tekken and Street Fighter to the creation of Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros, and Marvel vs. Capcom for consoles alongside the introduction of 3D base models, fighting games can really bring out the excitement in fans. The thrill also comes when the lives of the characters the players are using are on the line, with the last hit sealing the deal for the winning player./post/bard-is-disabled-from-play-in-all-league-queues-right-now/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bard-is-disabled-from-play-in-all-league-queues-right-now/ It’s not often that a champion in League of Legends experiences a game-breaking bug or exploits a system in some manner, but one member of the cast appears to require immediate attention from Riot Games. See League of Legends on Amazon Bard is currently disabled in League “due to in-game issues.” A message in the client, viewable by clicking a red circle next to the “play” button, details that Riot is working on a fix./post/here-are-all-of-seraphine-s-abilities/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-seraphine-s-abilities/ It’s time, League of Legends fans. Get ready to cheer as loud as you can for Runeterra’s newest musical sensation, Seraphine. Piltover’s biggest pop star is “sensitive, tenacious, and supportive,” according to Riot Games, and is looking to make a fan out of everyone who hears her music. If you aren’t looking for a new artist to add to your playlists, however, then maybe you can be convinced to root for her on Summoner’s Rift as the game’s newest champion./post/riot-plans-to-buff-qiyana-talon-and-others-in-the-jungle-in-league-patch-11-18-preview/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-plans-to-buff-qiyana-talon-and-others-in-the-jungle-in-league-patch-11-18-preview/ Another international League of Legends tournament is on the way, and as is tradition, Riot is doing everything it can to shake up the game’s jungle meta. Just as League’s developers did ahead of this year’s Mid-Season Invitational, the game’s balance team is making an effort to buff certain champions’ jungling capabilities—especially those who haven’t seen much playing time in the professional scene at the jungle position.  In today’s extended preview of League Patch 11./post/the-top-10-league-of-legends-players-of-all-time/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-top-10-league-of-legends-players-of-all-time/ League of Legends has seen countless players grace Summoner’s Rift over the course of the game’s first full decade of play. Across the four major regions and beyond, competitive League has played host to generational talents ever since structured domestic leagues were introduced to the scene in 2013.  Whether it be through unquestionable mechanical ability, international hardware, or undeniable domestic stardom, the game’s all-time best players have staked their claim to history one way or another./post/v8-bit-retropolis-challenge-available-in-brawl-stars/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/v8-bit-retropolis-challenge-available-in-brawl-stars/ Brawl Stars fans are in for a treat with the latest challenge that offers an 8-BIT skin for free. The V8-BIT Retropolis challenge started earlier today and will end Oct. 10, so players don’t have much time to complete it. Available in the Special Events tab in the game modes’ menu, the challenge offers the V8-BIT skin to players who succeed. On top of this exclusive skin, brawlers will also earn Star Points for every step advanced in the challenge, up to 3,000 Star Points in total./post/ubisoft-pays-tribute-to-late-r6-caster-kixstar-with-a-plaque-on-presidential-plane-map/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ubisoft-pays-tribute-to-late-r6-caster-kixstar-with-a-plaque-on-presidential-plane-map/ Former North American color commentator Michael “KiXSTaR” Stockley has been forever immortalized in Rainbow Six Siege, the FPS game he left his mark on both as a player and later as an analyst and caster until his sudden death in October 2021. Ubisoft has added a plaque with KiXSTaR’s logo to Presidential Plane, one of the Siege maps, to pay tribute to one of the most beloved members of the community./post/how-to-play-fortnite-split-screen-on-ps4-ps5-xbox-switch-and-pc/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-fortnite-split-screen-on-ps4-ps5-xbox-switch-and-pc/ Though multiplayer gaming has made major progress over the last decade, things weren’t always as easy as they are now. Back in the early days of gaming, playing a multiplayer game meant playing a co-op with a friend on a split-screen setup. The need for split-screen compatibility has decreased significantly since almost everyone owns either a console, smartphone, or PC. Still, nothing beats that shoulder-to-shoulder thrill of a gaming experience you’ll get while playing on a split screen./post/a-new-call-of-duty-warzone-loadout-drop-bug-is-causing-game-crashes-on-pc/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-new-call-of-duty-warzone-loadout-drop-bug-is-causing-game-crashes-on-pc/ Be careful when hopping on that next loadout drop in Call of Duty: Warzone, battle royale gamers. It seems that a new bug has entered into Warzone with the recent 1.5 update and it’s causing players’ games to crash or freeze on PC. The bug has been occurring for the past couple of days and it seems like it’s avoidable by interacting with loadouts in a specific way. The above clip from Warzone streamer TeePee shows the bug in action./post/all-mage-cards-from-hearthstone-s-throne-of-the-tides-mini-set/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mage-cards-from-hearthstone-s-throne-of-the-tides-mini-set/ Polymorph is back (in a way) and Naga Mage gets a lot of love, including a Legendary minion, in the upcoming Hearthstone card release, Throne of the Tides. Mage players were mostly focused on Mech Mage so far in the Voyage to the Sunken City metagame, though the best card-slingers around found a lot to enjoy in the complicated Naga-based deck that aimed to utilize the synergies between Spitelash Siren and Commander Sivara./post/complexity-benches-rush/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/complexity-benches-rush/ Complexity Gaming has moved William “RUSH” Wierzba, its only North American CS:GO player, to the inactive roster and will try to find him a new team to play for, the organization announced today. RUSH’s benching comes just days after Complexity parted ways with head coach Jamie “keita” Hall following a top-16 placing at IEM Cologne, where they were sent packing after losses to Virtus Pro and G2. The North American rifler had been a part of Complexity since September 2019 when the organization signed him and Benjamin “blameF” Bremer as the first two pieces of the team that’s been branded as the “Juggernaut” by CEO Jason Lake./post/riot-previews-patch-11-10-s-buffs-to-riftmaker-goredrinker-abyssal-mask-and-guinsoo-s-rageblade/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-previews-patch-11-10-s-buffs-to-riftmaker-goredrinker-abyssal-mask-and-guinsoo-s-rageblade/ League of Legends gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter has outlined the specific changes headed to some of the game’s items in the upcoming Patch 11.10, as well as a nerf to Phase Rush. Riftmaker is getting some big changes to the way it outputs damage, according to Yetter. First, the item will now stack on both dealing and taking damage from enemy champions. The item is also getting its damage amplification per stack increased from two to three percent, while its maximum damage amplification has dropped from 10 to nine percent./post/riot-shakes-up-jungle-meta-with-big-buffs-to-lillia-passive-healing-wukong-s-e-monster-damage-karthus-q-damage-and-more-in-league-patch-12-7/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-shakes-up-jungle-meta-with-big-buffs-to-lillia-passive-healing-wukong-s-e-monster-damage-karthus-q-damage-and-more-in-league-patch-12-7/ With the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational coming up next month, Riot Games is preparing a whole plethora of different changes for League of Legends‘ Patch 12.7. The jungle is seeing a good amount of movement this update, with a few recognizable names getting some significant buffs for their kit. Lillia, for example, will be getting a big increase to the healing on her passive, Dream-Laden Bough, with the healing ratio going from 12 percent AP to 20 percent AP./post/among-us-cosmetics-in-fortnite-revealed-as-part-of-innersloth-epic-collaboration/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/among-us-cosmetics-in-fortnite-revealed-as-part-of-innersloth-epic-collaboration/ Fortnite is getting a sus update with the addition of Among Us cosmetics. Innersloth announced the collaboration in a blog post, and many popular Fortnite content creators were quick to share their reactions on social media. Many of the reactions ranged from disbelief to excitement, depending on the creator. It was leaked previously that Among Us was coming to Fortnite, but no one knew what the cosmetics would look like./post/here-are-all-the-battle-pass-rewards-for-valorant-episode-4-act-one/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-battle-pass-rewards-for-valorant-episode-4-act-one/ A new year means a new episode and a new battle pass. To kick the 2022 VALORANT season off with style, the latest battle pass features a wide range of cosmetics in the form of dozens of weapon skins, gun buddies, player cards, and sprays. The devs wanted to have some more holiday fun in Episode Four, Act One to follow on from the previous pass. This time around, Valentine’s Day is the overarching theme./post/how-to-watch-vct-masters-3-berlin/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-vct-masters-3-berlin/ VCT Masters Three Berlin will begin on Sept. 10. Sixteen teams from all over the world will be coming to the second international event in VALORANT history. The first one, VCT Masters Reykjavik, was won by North America’s Sentinels, who will also make an appearance in Berlin. Berlin will also feature teams like Gambit Esports, SuperMassive Blaze, Acend, G2 Esports, 100 Thieves, Envy, Kru Esports, Keyd Stars, Havan Liberty, Vision Strikers, F4Q, Zeta Division, Crazy Raccoon, Bren Esports, and Paper Rex./post/rocket-league-sideswipe-is-available-now-on-mobile/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-sideswipe-is-available-now-on-mobile/ Rocket League Sideswipe is now available globally as a free-to-play title on iOS and Android via the App Store and Google Play Store, respectively.  Sideswipe is a 2D version of the popular Rocket League car-soccer game built from the ground up to appeal to mobile audiences with a simplified control scheme and easy-to-follow layout. This was done by using touchscreen controls that have the player use their left hand to control the car itself, while buttons on the right side are used to initiate boosts and jump./post/thyshy-s-cheesy-top-lane-kalista-carries-ig-to-the-win-against-vici-gaming/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/thyshy-s-cheesy-top-lane-kalista-carries-ig-to-the-win-against-vici-gaming/ Invictus Gaming’s TheShy has been busy preparing for his return to China’s LPL over the last few weeks. He’s been dwelling in deepest darkest depths of League of Legends solo queue, testing out some of the weirdest and most wonderful champions in the top lane. Kalista was one of them. TheShy picked Kalista in both games of today’s head-to-head matchup between IG and Vici Gaming. Kalista is typically reserved for the bot lane, and even then, she rarely sees game time in pro play./post/universal-pictures-share-deleted-scenes-from-warcraft-movie/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/universal-pictures-share-deleted-scenes-from-warcraft-movie/ After almost two years of silence, the Warcraft movie’s Twitter has become active once again as they shared a series of deleted scenes from the film. Released in 2016, the film set in the Warcraft universe received a harsh response from critics. But many fans of the franchise enjoyed the cinematic take that closely followed the original story, even maintaining hope for a sequel. In these deleted scenes from Warcraft, Lothar receives Boomstick at Ironforge, Antonidas asks Khadgar to be the new guardian, and more!/post/lucky-to-part-ways-with-astralis/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lucky-to-part-ways-with-astralis/ Danish AWPer Philip “⁠Lucky⁠” Ewald will leave Astralis in the coming days, he announced today. His contract with the organization is set to expire in the middle of May. Astralis have already allowed Lucky to search for other opportunities elsewhere even though he is still under contract. The young Dane joined Astralis from Tricked in August 2021 with the tough task of filling the void left by Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz earlier in the year./post/best-ryze-build-for-league-of-legends/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ryze-build-for-league-of-legends/ One of League of Legends most versatile champions, Ryze, is often played in both the top and mid lanes. The sorcerer offers a slow start but is very rewarding mid to late game as his power spikes after acquiring his core items. As with all League champions, Ryze’s build is going to change to compliment the situation he may find himself in during a game. But there are core items that are always necessary when playing Ryze to utilize the champion’s kit to its full potential./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-noxus-region-in-legends-of-runeterra/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-noxus-region-in-legends-of-runeterra/ Noxus is the most feared empire in all of Runeterra. The region is known for being ruthless and violent, traits showcased by all Noxians.  The champions in Legends of Runeterra are no exception. The Noxus deck is designed for aggressive players who enjoy relentless strategies. The League of Legends lore explains that Noxus is a brutal empire but also a surprisingly inclusive nation. The Noxians are judged based on their talents and what they can bring to the empire./post/fnatic-moves-doma-to-inactive-valorant-roster/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-moves-doma-to-inactive-valorant-roster/ Fnatic has moved Domagoj “doma” Fancev to its inactive roster as the team prepares for the 2022 VALORANT season.  Fnatic has started to make changes for the 2022 season just days after the inaugural VALORANT Champions event wrapped up. The team made it to the playoffs but were eliminated in the quarterfinals by KRU Esports. Their final series of the season was a close 2-1 affair, but the organization has decided to change its roster going forward./post/how-to-unlock-and-complete-the-master-role-quest-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-and-complete-the-master-role-quest-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Since the release of the Shadowbringers expansion in Final Fantasy XIV, job quests have been regrouped in the following categories: tank, healer, caster DPS, physical ranged DPS, and melee DPS. They have returned with the latest expansion Endwalker, and with the release of a new major patch, more are coming to the game. Patch 6.1, “Newfound Adventure” has added more role quests, but also the Master role quest, which will tie them all together./post/who-won-the-2022-otk-rift-otk-s-league-of-legends-tournament/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-the-2022-otk-rift-otk-s-league-of-legends-tournament/ On March 18, esports organization OTK hosted a $10,000 League of Legends tournament featuring eight teams consisting entirely of streamers. Team Buddha, which featured Buddha, xQc, Sykkuno, Harry, and Blaustoise, ultimately beat out their competition and won the first ever OTK Rift event. Each of the eight teams had one player designated as team leader, also acting as the namesake for their respective squad. The eight teams competing at OTK Rift included Team Buddha, Team Sodapoppin, Team Esfand, Team Tectone, Team Erobb, Team QTCinderella, Team Mizkif, and Team Critikal./post/famous-tournament-tool-smash-gg-announces-rebrand-new-features-in-the-works/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/famous-tournament-tool-smash-gg-announces-rebrand-new-features-in-the-works/ In December 2020, Microsoft made a surprising move in acquiring one of the biggest websites for hosting and running live gaming tournaments, Smash.gg. Now, more than a year later, the platform is continuing to work internally with Microsoft and is unveiling part of its plans for the future.  This plan includes features that will improve the platform over time, transparency about monetization, and a rebrand that “signals a new chapter in the development of smash./post/goodbye-na-9z-send-eg-packing-from-americas-rmr-to-keep-major-dream-alive/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/goodbye-na-9z-send-eg-packing-from-americas-rmr-to-keep-major-dream-alive/ Today is a historical day for South American CS:GO. Franco “dgt” Garcia, Luca “Luken” Nadotti, David “dav1d” Maldonado, Maximiliano “max” Gonzalez, and Martin “rox” Molina have taken down the once almighty Evil Geniuses in the PGL Antwerp Major Americas Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tiebreaker to keep their dream of qualifying for the Major alive. A CS:GO fan that has not been following the scene may think the 9z win over EG was an upset, but it was definitely not./post/riot-introduces-new-logo-launches-press-site/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-introduces-new-logo-launches-press-site/ Riot Games has released a new press website and updated its logo today. This news comes as part of an expanded brand design system that will be implemented throughout 2022 across Riot’s departments.  Riot, founded in 2006, is updating and expanding its visuals to build “a more cohesive visual system.” In a press release, Riot explained how these changes and updates will set the company up for “success long-term.” Additionally, the company will create unique assets, including distinctive typography, that will help the gaming community recognize it more easily./post/complexity-limit-reveals-plans-for-race-to-world-first-broadcast/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/complexity-limit-reveals-plans-for-race-to-world-first-broadcast/ Complexity-Limit shocked the world (of Warcraft) earlier this year when the guild became the first North America squad to win a raid “Race to World First” since Blizzard introduced the Mythic difficult into World of Warcraft a couple of expansions ago.  And now, with Castle Nathria on the horizon, the organization is planning to once again broadcast its Race to World First efforts with new broadcasters, sponsors, and content segments. /post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-8-in-junk-junction-during-fortnite-season-9/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-8-in-junk-junction-during-fortnite-season-9/ It’s that time of the day again when Epic Games adds one of the 100 Fortbytes into Fortnite: Battle Royale. Fortbytes are the brand-new collectible in Fortnite that were added to the season nine Battle Pass. Players need to collect 90 of them to unlock the Utopia skin. A new Fortbyte is added to the game daily, asking players to go off into the world and complete a set action to add it to their collection./post/call-of-duty-league-s-2021-season-will-be-played-on-pc-with-controller/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-league-s-2021-season-will-be-played-on-pc-with-controller/ The 2021 season of the Call of Duty League officially started today, Sept. 14—and the league has already introduced another major change. Starting this season, all games will be played on PC with a controller, the CDL announced. This means all pro players won’t be allowed to use a mouse and keyboard, even though they’ll be playing on PC. The controller must also be approved by the league. “As part of this transition, Call of Duty League competition will maintain exclusive use of controllers for the upcoming season,” the CDL said./post/how-to-save-and-rescue-mia-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-save-and-rescue-mia-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/ Rainbow Six Extraction takes the gameplay and Operators from Rainbow Six Siege and adds terrifying alien parasites players must defeat as they make their way through incursions. Successfully escaping can be difficult, especially at higher difficulties, and failing to escape results in your Operator being left behind and marked as MIA.  Losing your favorite Operator can be devastating, but all hope isn’t lost. Every Operator can be rescued by returning to the same mission area, although the Archaeans will do their absolute best to stop you./post/wolftone-draw-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wolftone-draw-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Wolftone Draw is Destiny 2‘s latest bow in Season of the Lost, bringing with it a series of new seasonal perks and a host of combinations. Finding a god roll for Wolftone Draw is fairly simple since it only rolls with six perks on either perk column—and a few of them are far better than the rest. Here’s our personal god roll for Wolftone Draw so you know what perks to look out for (and which ones to dismantle):/post/here-are-the-system-requirements-for-wow-s-upcoming-expansion-shadowlands/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-system-requirements-for-wow-s-upcoming-expansion-shadowlands/ A potato, a calculator, or even a wooden computer was all you needed to run World of Warcraft back in 2004. But now, it’s an entirely different story. With Shadowlands, WoW’s eighth expansion, set to launch later this year, Blizzard has significantly increased the minimum and recommended system specification requirements for the game. The graphics have been improved, raytraced shadows and variable rate shading have been integrated, and a neat little option to increase framerate has been added to Shadowlands./post/cloud9-confirms-floppy-will-play-for-its-new-cs-go-roster/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-confirms-floppy-will-play-for-its-new-cs-go-roster/ Ricky “floppy” Kemery has transitioned from Cloud9’s old CS:GO lineup to its new one being assembled by former caster and current general manager Henry “HenryG” Greer, the organization announced today. The move was originally reported by Jarek “DeKay” Lewis in September. The news surprised many fans since floppy originally decided to stay with Johnny “JT” Theodosiou, Josh “oSee” Ohm, Ian “motm” Hardy, and Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek—the players from C9’s old lineup that the organization is trying to sell./post/experiment-over-fudge-to-switch-back-to-cloud9-top-lane-after-short-spring-swap/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/experiment-over-fudge-to-switch-back-to-cloud9-top-lane-after-short-spring-swap/ Cloud9, fresh off a disappointing fourth-place finish in LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs, is shifting Australian star Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami back into a top lane role to replace Park “Summit” Woo-tae, according to sources in the League of Legends scene and first reported by Brieuc Seeger for Upcomer. The North American heavyweights are now looking for replacements in the mid lane, and⁠—according to Upcomer⁠—are considering support changes too. Fudge swapped to the mid lane at the beginning of Spring this year, which allowed Summit to join the roster./post/runescape-yak-track-care-package-and-currency-pack-available-via-prime-gaming/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/runescape-yak-track-care-package-and-currency-pack-available-via-prime-gaming/ RuneScape players have an opportunity to secure themselves a handful of new items for free, thanks to Prime Gaming. Available now, players can redeem the “Yak Track Care Package + Currency Pack” from the Prime Gaming website, which will provide 20 Treasure Hunter Keys and 400 RuneCoins. Get ready to trek in style with a Yak Track Care Package AND a Currency Pack from our friends at #PrimeGaming! 💜 https://t.co/7xqvVxCcN2/post/the-final-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-zombies-map-is-coming-on-sept-23/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-final-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-zombies-map-is-coming-on-sept-23/ The release date of the last scheduled Zombies map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been revealed. The unnamed fourth DLC map will be released on Sept. 23, first on PlayStation 4. Treyarch also tweeted a two-minute teaser trailer for the Zombies map today that shows all of the characters—including the Victis crew from Black Ops II—preparing for the final battle. Every origin has its end. 2019.09.23#BlackOps4 #Zombies pic./post/mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-cards-worth-money/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-cards-worth-money/ The release of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has generated a large amount of hype within the Magic: The Gathering community, showcasing several booster fun cards worth over $100.   The Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) set taps into a blend of modernity and tradition via a large number of Artifact and Enchantment cards. Revisiting the beloved MTG plane of Kamigawa sees the return of Ninjutsu to Standard, as well as two new planeswalkers./post/quickshot-makes-return-to-lec-broadcast-opens-up-about-struggle-with-burnout-and-mental-health/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/quickshot-makes-return-to-lec-broadcast-opens-up-about-struggle-with-burnout-and-mental-health/ Trevor “Quickshot” Henry has revealed that he will be back for the opening week of the 2022 LEC Spring Split. The play-by-play caster shed some light on the reasons behind his half-year absence from the broadcast in a post on social media. The South African is one of the most beloved casters in European League of Legends. He’s been a Riot employee since 2013, and in that time fans have had the chance to hear him during hundreds of professional games./post/nivera-reportedly-tests-positive-for-covid-19-at-valorant-champions/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nivera-reportedly-tests-positive-for-covid-19-at-valorant-champions/ Belgian Team Liquid player Nabil “Nivera” Benrlitom has tested positive for COVID-19 just two days before the start of VALORANT Champions, the most prestigious tournament of the year for Riot Games’ FPS, according to reports by Upcomer and VALORANT Zone. Nivera will likely play in the $1 million tournament despite testing positive, according to Upcomer. Liquid will start their campaign on Thursday, Dec. 1 against KRU Esports and the game might not take place on the competition’s stage as a result of Nivera’s positive test./post/yamper-and-corviknight-evolutions-apparently-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yamper-and-corviknight-evolutions-apparently-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Editor’s Note: The leaked images that were previously featured in this article have been removed due to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim from The Pokémon Company International, Inc. (“TPCi”). It’s the season of leaks for Pokémon Sword and Shield and a few new evolutions have surfaced ahead of the game’s release on Nov. 15. Along with a host of new Pokémon, new images have reportedly surfaced online showcasing Yamper and Corviknight’s evolution, finally giving fans an idea of what they can expect to see in the wild./post/is-battle-net-down-how-to-check-for-server-issues-and-outages/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-battle-net-down-how-to-check-for-server-issues-and-outages/ World of Warcraft Classic has had a monumental launch, attracting flocks of new players, and filling up countless servers.  As a result, Battle.net has been at full capacity. Despite everything, though, it’s faired extraordinarily well.  There have been a few problems, here and there, with several error messages popping out of nowhere, but other than that, it’s been stable. That could be subject to change, however, especially considering Blizzard Entertainment’s track record./post/splitgate-pro-series-gets-new-presenting-sponsor-in-amazon-prime-gaming-brings-on-6-pro-teams-for-2022-season/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/splitgate-pro-series-gets-new-presenting-sponsor-in-amazon-prime-gaming-brings-on-6-pro-teams-for-2022-season/ Amazon Prime Gaming has joined the Splitgate Pro Series as its presenting sponsor and six pro teams will be joining the partnered roster for the 2022 season, 1047 Games announced today. Luminosity, SpaceStation Gaming, eUnited, T1, XSET, and Moist Esports are the six partnered teams that will begin competing in the upcoming Splitgate Pro Series summer season. In addition to these pro teams joining the roster for the 2022 season, the prize pool has been increased to $500,000./post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8-end/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8-end/ All good things must come to an end, and Fortnite seasons are no different. We are entering into the eighth season of Fortnite Chapter Two, and with it has come plenty of new skins, weapons, and gameplay changes to keep players entertained. Throughout season eight, players will need to make the most of their gameplay to acquire all that the battle pass has to offer, including the highly anticipated introduction of Marvel’s Carnage, which is the final reward./post/logan-paul-pulls-2-charizards-from-1-million-first-edition-base-set-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-opening/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/logan-paul-pulls-2-charizards-from-1-million-first-edition-base-set-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-opening/ Content creator Logan Paul hosted his own celebration stream for Pokémon Day on Feb. 27, opening 36 rare, unopened first-edition packs of Pokémon cards from the original Base Set.  The stream was run in partnership with leading collectible and memorabilia marketplace Goldin Auctions. Paul took bids on the packs and opened them for fans or collectors who won the lots.  Paul is considered by many to be one of the biggest catalysts for the recent surge in popularity and value of vintage Pokémon TCG boxes, cards, and packs after opening a Base Set box in front of 300,000 concurrent viewers in October./post/riot-gifts-custom-nike-air-force-1s-to-tft-invitational-participants/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-gifts-custom-nike-air-force-1s-to-tft-invitational-participants/ The Teamfight Tactics Invitational participants got a dash of style today⁠—courtesy of Riot Games. Riot surprised the TFT Rise of the Elements Invitational competitors with custom-made Nike Air Force 1s. The new kicks have the participant’s name stitched into them and the colorway of each one is based on a different element from the autobattler. Here are some of the participants’ custom Air Force 1s. Riot got me custom TFT Nike AF1s with my name on it with coloring based off the Desert element/my logo./post/will-gran-turismo-7-have-free-roam/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-gran-turismo-7-have-free-roam/ The newest addition of the Gran Turismo franchise has finally come out as many fans of the racing series have already begun to explore Gran Turismo 7’s newest tracks and cars available in the game. One of the primary questions around the recent release of Gran Turismo 7 has been centered around the topic of free roam. Unlike the Forza Horizon series, Gran Turismo has not featured the free roam feature in the past./post/how-to-get-the-new-wayfinder-player-card-in-valorant/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-new-wayfinder-player-card-in-valorant/ There are no rewards like Prime rewards, and a new month means new in-game rewards for VALORANT players to grab if they are Prime Gaming members. This month, it’s the Wayfinder player card, a second Wayfinder item through Prime after players were previously able to grab a Shorty last month. See Valorant on Amazon Player cards are a fun and unique customization option for players to use, showing off a variety of art styles and drawings before and during a match./post/how-to-setup-a-group-for-online-trading-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-setup-a-group-for-online-trading-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl provides different ways for players to communicate both locally and online. The newly added groups feature is an effective way to find like-minded people friends. Grouping with players will provide a few in-game features otherwise unvailable, but the main reason you’d want to do this is so that you can battle or trade with friends online. The game doesn’t provide players with instructions on how to use the group service unless they seek it out specifically, so you may be wondering how you and your friends can start and join groups./post/riot-to-merge-legends-of-runeterra-s-asia-and-sea-shards/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-merge-legends-of-runeterra-s-asia-and-sea-shards/ Riot Games is set to merge the Southeast Asia and Asia shards together into an Asia-Pacific (APAC) shard in an effort to improve Legends of Runeterra gameplay within the regions. Scheduled to take place on Jan. 19 at 12pm CT, the SEA and Asia regions within LoR will officially become the APAC region. Players in these regions won’t notice a name change until Patch 3.1, which is scheduled to release on Feb./post/noxcrew-unveils-next-minecraft-championship-event-mcc-all-stars/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/noxcrew-unveils-next-minecraft-championship-event-mcc-all-stars/ Noxcrew has a way of making each Minecraft Championship (MCC) more memorable than the last. Though all iterations of the event have been a blast to watch, the exclusive ones take the crown. MCC events that celebrate seasonal events or experiment with different formats add an element of surprise to the tournaments—and it looks like another one is next in line. The next MCC will be an All-Star event, Noxcrew announced today./post/double-xp-double-weapon-xp-now-live-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-warzone/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/double-xp-double-weapon-xp-now-live-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-warzone/ It’s time to grind, Call of Duty fans. Double XP and double weapon XP are now live for the weekend in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. Players will earn XP toward Prestige levels and weapon levels at twice the normal rate, but the new season two battle pass will have its normal progression rate. Start Season Two strong with 2XP and 2WXP. Live now through March 1 at 10am for #BlackOpsColdWar and #Warzone on all platforms./post/the-best-cards-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-cards-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ With the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team game cycle coming to an end, EA has been adding ridiculously great cards to the game that are arguably better than most of the Icons and even Team of the Year (TOTY) players so the player base can recycle their team. With that, the game has become as competitive as ever, given that many players can afford those end-game cards regardless of whether they’ve spent money on FIFA points./post/what-items-should-you-buy-from-kal%C3%A9-at-the-church-of-elleh-in-elden-ring/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-items-should-you-buy-from-kal%C3%A9-at-the-church-of-elleh-in-elden-ring/ Kalé is one of the first merchants you’ll encounter in Elden Ring in the Church of Elleh. This merchant has several items available for purchase, although understanding which items you should grab can be confusing. We’ve gone through the available items and highlighted which ones you should grab before continuing on your journey. Here are the items you should buy from Kalé at the Church of Elleh. Telescope: The Telescope isn’t a required purchase, but it does allow you to see locations far in the distance./post/all-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6-battle-pass-rewards/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6-battle-pass-rewards/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season six is upon us and with it, a variety of different features and additions to the game have been introduced. Along with the new gameplay features, season six also introduces a brand-new battle pass filled with cosmetic items and more for players to earn throughout the season. Just hours away from launch, leakers have given players their first look at what is to come this season./post/when-will-clash-royale-season-22-begin/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-clash-royale-season-22-begin/ Clash Royale’s 22nd season, called P.E.K.K.A’s Playhouse, will introduce a new feature called Magic Items to the game. Balance changes, a new tower skin, and an emote are also coming this season. For the first time in three seasons, Supercell is making balance changes to several cards in Clash Royale. While exact details haven’t been officially revealed yet, Supercell said that the following cards would be adjusted in season 22./post/how-to-beat-noble-electrode-in-pokemon-legends-arceus/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-noble-electrode-in-pokemon-legends-arceus/ There is a noticeable difficulty jump when you reach the third Noble Pokémon fight in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but the curve goes up once again as soon as you prepare to face the Lord of the Hollow, Hisuian Electrode. The Electric/Grass-type regional Pokémon has a variety of moves that can all deal big damage that piles up quickly, with some moves being direct and others having a lasting effect that turns Moonview Arena into a minefield./post/tft-set-6-5-sister-becomes-rival-protector-imperial-cuddly-and-academy-are-out/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-6-5-sister-becomes-rival-protector-imperial-cuddly-and-academy-are-out/ A total of 27 traits are in Teamfight Tactics Set 6.5 Neon Nights, showcasing new ones like Debonair, Hextech, Striker, Rival, and Mastermind. Big changes are taking place with the official launch of TFT Set 6.5 Neon Nights on Feb. 14. Vertical traits Protector and Academy are getting replaced with Hextech and Debonair. Imperial is getting swapped for Striker. Yummi and the Cuddly trait are gone, replaced by Silco and Mastermind./post/where-to-collect-compromised-intel-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-collect-compromised-intel-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ The Covert Ops questline in Fortnite Chapter Three, season two is a series of quests that take place in the game’s new premier mode, Zero Build. Completing Covert Ops rewards players who help The Origin with a variety of tasks with the Secret Sledge pickaxe if they complete all four. But players can only access each of the four Covert Ops quests if they complete each one in order during the limited time it’s live./post/modern-warfare-player-accidentally-kills-his-entire-team-with-care-package/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/modern-warfare-player-accidentally-kills-his-entire-team-with-care-package/ A Tactical Nuke is Modern Warfare‘s premier killstreak reward, requiring 30 straight kills to even activate. In a pinch, a Care Package might be just as dangerous, albeit against your own allies. A Reddit user signaled for a Care Package to drop on Rust in a clip posted last night. But it overlapped directly with his team’s spawn point, thus causing his allies to die instantly under the package’s weight./post/royal-never-give-up-upset-edward-gaming-in-close-2-1-series-in-lpl-2022-spring-split/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/royal-never-give-up-upset-edward-gaming-in-close-2-1-series-in-lpl-2022-spring-split/ With two weeks remaining in the 2022 LPL Spring Split, teams are closing the distance to climb up the ladder, and Royal Never Give Up seem to be on the way up. They beat Edward Gaming in a 2-1 matchup for the 2022 LPL Spring Split today, giving them a strong end to week seven and an edge to secure a playoffs spot in the tournament. EDG and RNG both came into today’s match with the same statline of 8-3, and RNG secured the victory to move one step closer towards the playoffs./post/accusations-of-rigged-tryouts-engulf-the-nba-s-new-esports-league-in-controversy/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/accusations-of-rigged-tryouts-engulf-the-nba-s-new-esports-league-in-controversy/ The NBA’s new esports league is already off to a rocky start. Numerous players who tried out for the league say the selection process was rigged, leading to a storm of outrage and even death threats directed at NBA staffers. The league, officially called the NBA 2K League, boasted the first truly open tryout system in any major esport league, with about 72,000 applications taking their shot at becoming professional gamers./post/playstation-extends-ps5-purchase-registrations-to-europe/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-extends-ps5-purchase-registrations-to-europe/ Despite its release more than a year ago, the PlayStation 5 console is still as difficult to track down as ever. But those in Europe might be able to score themselves the device with a little bit of luck. Following in the footsteps of the United States, PlayStation fans in Europe can now sign up for the chance to purchase a PS5 console directly from Sony. To sign up, simply head to Sony’s PlayStation website./post/what-time-does-sea-of-thieves-a-pirate-s-life-come-out/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-sea-of-thieves-a-pirate-s-life-come-out/ The infamous Captain Jack Sparrow is making his way into Sea of Thieves this week as a part of A Pirate’s Life. The Disney collaboration with Sea of Thieves will launch tomorrow, June 22.  A Pirate’s Life is an original story crafted for SoT driven by the Pirate of the Caribbean protagonist Jack Sparrow who predictably has found himself in a bit of trouble. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals Through five “tall tales” of questing, players will be able to “save the Pirate’s Life” while also encountering some recognizable faces from Disney’s franchise, including none other than Davy Jones./post/the-best-arms-warrior-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-arms-warrior-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/ Warriors are one of the deadliest melee classes in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands in both player-vs-player (PvP) and player-vs-environment (PvE) settings due to damage potential, especially during their short cooldowns. The unique covenants also improve on this, giving the Warrior even better opportunities to dish out a lot of damage in small timeframes and take over the meters in PvE or create kill opportunities in PvP. While Fury sometimes overtakes Arms as the primary DPS spec in either PvP or PvE, historically speaking, Arms always manages to get an edge due to better tools overall./post/does-minecraft-have-cross-platform-play/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-minecraft-have-cross-platform-play/ Minecraft made its official debut in 2011 and has since amassed millions of players from all around the world. With a huge player base that features a wide range of availability on different platforms, it’s hard to find a game that has established itself as the Mojang developed game has since its creation. In Minecraft, players are allowed to partake in plenty of different activities. And with the game regularly being updated, the fun and new features seem to never stop./post/marill-limited-research-day-will-run-on-may-9-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/marill-limited-research-day-will-run-on-may-9-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ May is going to be the month of the Fairy-type in Pokémon Go. Niantic has announced that another special event is coming soon that will focus on the Water and Fairy-type Pokémon, Marill. This will be the next in a line of Limited Research events where players will get access to some event-exclusive Timed Research that will lead to encounters with Marill, as well as other rewards.  Running from 8am to 10pm local time on May 9, the Marill Limited Research Day will tie in perfectly with the Luminous Legends X event and Fairy-type Catch Challenge, which will both be running during that time./post/league-reports-now-include-pre-game-and-post-game-chat-logs/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-reports-now-include-pre-game-and-post-game-chat-logs/ Riot has added a new element to its reporting system in League of Legends, making it more likely to catch bad behavior. Pre-game and post-game chat logs can now be included in reports, allowing Riot to see what reported players said before entering Summoner’s Rift, and after the game concluded. In other words, Riot will now be able catch that teammate that got just a little too salty after losing a game, or who’s still tilted about Clash being canceled./post/miami-strike-will-be-cod-mobile-s-latest-map-in-season-3/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/miami-strike-will-be-cod-mobile-s-latest-map-in-season-3/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season three is just days away, and now, players can get a first look at the upcoming Miami Strike map.  Miami Strike will be released in CoD: Mobile alongside season three, which will begin on March 30 at 7pm CT. The map is a smaller iteration of the original Miami first seen in Black Ops Cold War. A look at its introduction video shows that it’s almost identical to the one in Cold War./post/ryujehong-to-take-a-break-from-overwatch-after-vancouver-titans-implode-says-he-won-t-retire/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ryujehong-to-take-a-break-from-overwatch-after-vancouver-titans-implode-says-he-won-t-retire/ After the Vancouver Titans dropped its entire active roster for the Overwatch League today, Ryujehong said he plans to take a break from the competitive scene. But he also confirmed that he isn’t retiring from the game.  Ryujehong said he’s been stressed since the online transition for OWL and simply wants to take a break before pursuing new opportunities in free agency.  He wants to continue playing Overwatch and will return after his break, but he didn’t go into any details regarding the roster situation with Vancouver outside of saying that “life was hell for 25 days./post/tsareena-will-be-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-dec-9-will-be-free-for-a-limited-time/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsareena-will-be-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-dec-9-will-be-free-for-a-limited-time/ TiMi Studio is really showing some love to the Alola region by announcing that Tsareena will be joining Pokémon UNITE as the game’s next playable Pokémon on Dec. 9.  The Fruit Pokémon will become available next week and it will be available for free to all players for a limited time.  Tsareena is almost ready to dance around the competition. Trainers that log in after the update on 12/9 can obtain its UNITE license for free for a limited time!/post/where-to-find-ascendant-anchors-in-destiny-2-s-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-ascendant-anchors-in-destiny-2-s-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes/ Destiny 2‘s Shattered Realm: Forest of Echoes sends players deep into the Ascendant Plane, in a twisted version of an area resembling the European Dead Zone (EDZ). The activity has its fair share of secrets, from Trivial Mysteries to Ascendant Anchors, and players can spend a long time pouring over every nook and cranny. If you’re looking to skip the chase, however, here are the 10 Ascendant Anchors we’ve found in Shattered Realm: Forest of Echoes./post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-steam-system-requirements-supported-languages-revealed-in-small-update/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-steam-system-requirements-supported-languages-revealed-in-small-update/ A small update was pushed to the official Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel website earlier today, and while it didn’t include any information on the game’s release date or features, it did provide some details for the game’s system requirements.  The main update featured information in regards to the Steam version of Master Duel, which will likely end up being the main version of the game played on PC.  To start, the official list of supported languages was updated, meaning we now know Master Duel will be available in the following languages:/post/fraquezas-de-pok%C3%A9mon-fantasmas-e-melhores-oponentes-para-derrot%C3%A1-los-em-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fraquezas-de-pok%C3%A9mon-fantasmas-e-melhores-oponentes-para-derrot%C3%A1-los-em-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Os Pokémon Fantasmas são únicos em Pokémon Go, pois estão entre os poucos tipos que têm apenas duas fraquezas. Essas duas fraquezas são os Pokémon Sombrios e outros Fantasmas. Dos 18 tipos de Pokémon do jogo, os Pokémon Fantasmas são mais fortes contra os Pokémon dos tipos Lutador, Normal e Psíquico. Mesmo sendo fracos apenas contra dois tipos, os Pokémon do tipo Fantasma ainda têm muitos oponentes poderosos. A lista inclui todas as formas, como Megaevoluções, Lendários e Pokémon básicos./post/wukong-olaf-taliyah-swain-and-more-to-be-slammed-with-nerf-hammer-in-league-s-patch-12-11/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wukong-olaf-taliyah-swain-and-more-to-be-slammed-with-nerf-hammer-in-league-s-patch-12-11/ Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison, the lead game balance designer for League of Legends, has released a list of changes coming to the game in the next patch, and a lot of popular champions that have been performing well in solo queue are receiving nerfs. Overall, 13 champions will be getting nerfed in Patch 12.11. But seeing as how most of them boast an uncharacteristically high win rate in solo queue, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise./post/destiny-2-s-final-expunge-mission-pits-players-against-the-source-of-the-endless-night/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-s-final-expunge-mission-pits-players-against-the-source-of-the-endless-night/ The long series of Expunge missions in Destiny 2 will come to an end with a worthy adversary: Quria, the Dreaming Mind and the source of the Endless Night that plagues the Last City. Defeating her, however, won’t change the look of the Tower—at least not for now. The last Expunge mission, Delphi, has players destroy Quria once and for all in a hard-fought attempt to cut down on Savathûn’s grasp./post/apex-data-miner-discovers-new-character-named-husaria-in-iron-crown-files/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-data-miner-discovers-new-character-named-husaria-in-iron-crown-files/ Recent Apex Legends files have turned up a wave of new legends that could be joining the game in the weeks to come and one data miner just added another character to the list. YouTuber The Gaming Merchant uploaded a video today detailing new files pointing to a character named Husaria. In the files, the legend is described as the “Hard Breacher” and her abilities seemingly fit the role.  /post/lunar-new-year-begins-in-brawl-stars-with-free-gifts/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lunar-new-year-begins-in-brawl-stars-with-free-gifts/ The Lunar New Year event went live in Brawl Stars earlier today. Rather than a full-fledged event, it’s a celebration offering themed cosmetics and a UI redecoration. Along with a new color palette, the login music was also remixed to suit the theme. Happy Lunar New Year!🌑 Open Brawl Stars today to get some free Coins and an exclusive Lunar New Year Pin! 🐂 And again tomorrow for a FREE Megabox!/post/mtg-celebrates-dog-name-change-with-m21-rin-and-seri-inseparable/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-celebrates-dog-name-change-with-m21-rin-and-seri-inseparable/ The creature type Hound was officially changed to Dog within Magic: The Gathering today in honor of the Core Set 2021 Rin and Seri, Inseparable reveal. Cats have been a popular creature type in Magic for many years. And as of today, Dogs are joining the party. WotC officially announced on Twitter this morning that the creature type Hound has become Dog. In celebration of the coming together of Dog and Cat, Rin and Seri, Inseparable from M21 were revealed today./post/smash-world-tour-2022-returns-to-offline-format-with-250-000-for-super-smash-bros-melee-ultimate/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/smash-world-tour-2022-returns-to-offline-format-with-250-000-for-super-smash-bros-melee-ultimate/ After two years of delays, schedule updates, and format changes, the Smash World Tour is finally reverting to its original format as it brings in-person competitions to Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate communities around the world.  The event will feature the largest single-event Smash prize pool of all time for the SWT 2022 Championships in December at $250,000, split between both games.  After TWO YEARS, we are proud to announce the Smash World Tour is finally back in its original format!/post/how-to-get-and-use-the-heart-of-the-sea-in-minecraft/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-and-use-the-heart-of-the-sea-in-minecraft/ There are many blocks and items available to all Minecraft players and as such there are many that players often forget about or overlook. One such item is the heart of the sea as most players aren’t quite sure what to do with it when they get it or never see it at all unless they are specifically seeking it. The heart of the sea is a treasure that has only one purpose but can immensely help players in their gameplay./post/all-overwatch-and-overwatch-2-heroes-and-their-voice-actors/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-overwatch-and-overwatch-2-heroes-and-their-voice-actors/ Their voice lines are iconic. Whether they’re being spammed in the pre-game lobby or yelled across the map to announce an ultimate ability, Overwatch character’s voices are important for a variety of reasons and important scenarios. An Overwatch hero is more than their design, their kit, or their powerful ultimate. A hero is brought to life by a voice actor—and Overwatch has some of the best in the business. Blizzard Entertainment is known for its great voice acting in games like World of Warcraft or Diablo—and Overwatch is no different./post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-announces-collaboration-with-line-artist-yu-nagaba/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-announces-collaboration-with-line-artist-yu-nagaba/ In celebration of their 25th aniversary, The Pokémon Company announced a set of limited edition items that will be released in Japan in collaboration with renowned line artist, Yu Nagaba. This release will include both a promo card and a box set that will include some extra goodies, all illustrated by Nagaba. The promo card, a line-drawn Pikachu, will be a gift for buyers who spend more than 1,500 yen at any of the Pokémon Center stores in Japan following July 22./post/the-best-tyranitar-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-tyranitar-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ In Pokémon Go, players can catch and battle with their favorite Pokémon from the franchise’s many generations. Each species has access to a different set of abilities that can be used to deal damage in battle. Each Pokémon can use a set of two abilities in combat. A fast move will deal damage every few seconds while a charge move needs to completely charge before it can be used again./post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-promo-card-arceus-v-available-with-pre-order-of-game-in-japan/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-promo-card-arceus-v-available-with-pre-order-of-game-in-japan/ Pokémon fans in Japan who are planning to purchase the 2022 title Pokémon Legends: Arceus can score a limited-edition Pokémon OCG card by pre-ordering the game. Arceus V will be included with physical pre-orders of the game in Japan, The Pokémon Company announced today. This special art promo card boasts a stamp with the game’s title on its face. The card may not be the most powerful in terms of playability, however./post/bullet-angel-kai-sa-is-the-new-champion-s-release-skin-and-it-looks-a-lot-like-a-pulsefire-skin/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bullet-angel-kai-sa-is-the-new-champion-s-release-skin-and-it-looks-a-lot-like-a-pulsefire-skin/ Kai’Sa was revealed today as League of Legends’ next champion, and her release skin is as cool as you’d expect from anyone labeled, “The Daughter of the Void.” Bullet Angel Kai’Sa looks like a blend of Pulsefire Caitlyn and PROJECT Vayne, and we couldn’t be more excited to try it out. Unfortunately, the skin isn’t on the PBE for testing yet, so we’ll have to settle with staring at the splash art of the new skin and inevitably over-analyzing it./post/all-new-armor-ornament-sets-in-destiny-2-season-of-the-haunted/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-new-armor-ornament-sets-in-destiny-2-season-of-the-haunted/ In the latest season of Destiny 2, Season of the Haunted, Calus returns aboard on a nightmarish and derelict Leviathan ship, targeting the abandoned Pyramid ship located on the Moon. Players can travel to the Nightmare Castellum aboard the derelict Leviathan in an attempt to contain the Nightmares populating the once opulent vessel. Season pass owners will be treated to a variety of perks during Season of the Haunted, including instant access to the Trespasser Exotic Sidearm, the seasonal story quests, and, of course, the season pass owner’s track on the season rewards page./post/all-artifacts-and-their-abilities-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-artifacts-and-their-abilities-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies/ The Zombies mode has been a crucial part of the Call of Duty experience since World at War was released. Each year’s title tries to polish the multiplayer experience more while adding new quality-of-life features to the game—and the development of the Zombies mode hasn’t stopped, either. The franchise’s next title, Vanguard, is launching with a new Zombies map, Der Anfang. Players will get to battle against hordes of zombies that are being raised from the dead by Oberführer Von List./post/we-ll-do-it-live-buzz-begins-for-dreamhack-melbourne-as-live-esports-returns-down-under/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/we-ll-do-it-live-buzz-begins-for-dreamhack-melbourne-as-live-esports-returns-down-under/ In September, live esports truly returns to Australia with DreamHack Melbourne⁠—a festival organizers ESL are already billing as a “welcome back” to the competitive gaming scene after nearly two years without major LAN events. It’s a huge moment for Aussie esports—and one that can’t come soon enough. DreamHack Melbourne replaces the now-defunct Melbourne Esports Open, which was forced to shutter doors in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country./post/how-to-trade-pok%C3%A9mon-with-friends-online-in-sword-and-shield/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-trade-pok%C3%A9mon-with-friends-online-in-sword-and-shield/ The Pokémon series is known for its focus on trading and battling, but that’s been made increasingly difficult to do with online friends in Sword and Shield. Trading with friends is not only tedious, but also annoying, and relies on you getting lucky for it to work. There is no way to directly connect to the player that you want in trades and battles, but we are here at least to give you advice on what to do to make the process a little bit easier./post/why-did-spotify-log-me-out-here-is-how-to-check-if-spotify-is-down/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-did-spotify-log-me-out-here-is-how-to-check-if-spotify-is-down/ Spotify is one of the most popular platforms to enjoy almost every genre of music, podcasts, and more. The useful service is available on most mobile devices and has an excellent app compatible with most computers, allowing you to enjoy your favorite tunes almost anywhere. But sometimes, the service can be disrupted, preventing you from enjoying music throughout the day.  If Spotify logs you out on your device, don’t worry. This is a sign that something is wrong with the service./post/it-s-possible-to-tap-strafe-out-of-a-gravity-cannon-in-storm-point/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/it-s-possible-to-tap-strafe-out-of-a-gravity-cannon-in-storm-point/ Legends aren’t supposed to be able to make sharp turns out of the Gravity Cannons on Storm Point, but Apex Legends players can use tap-strafing to drastically change course mid-air, as evidenced by a Reddit user. Tap-strafing is an advanced movement technique that lets players make sharp turns in the air. One of the main characteristics of Gravity Cannons is that they boost players in a specific direction with a minimal amount of deviance from their trajectory./post/how-many-cars-are-in-gran-turismo-7-full-car-list/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-cars-are-in-gran-turismo-7-full-car-list/ Gran Turismo 7 is finally here, inviting fans of the franchise to test out all the new tracks and vehicles in the game. At its launch, Gran Turismo 7 features over 425 cars and the number is likely to increase as Polyphony Digital releases more patches in the future. The cars in Gran Turismo 7 come in different prices and players will need to use Credits to unlock their favorite cars./post/optic-j-deactivates-social-media-accounts-following-backlash-over-selling-optic-gaming/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-j-deactivates-social-media-accounts-following-backlash-over-selling-optic-gaming/ Ryan “OpTic J” Musselman, one of the founding members of OpTic Gaming, has deactivated all of his social media accounts after receiving heavy criticism from OpTic Gaming fans. OpTic’s parent company, Infinite Esports and Entertainment, was sold to Immortals Gaming Club, much to the dismay of the team’s fan base. OpTic J became the president of Infinite Esports in 2018 following the departure of Chris Chaney. As a result, many fans blame J for OpTic’s fall from grace over the past year./post/c9-liquid-dominate-2022-lcs-spring-split-all-pro-teams/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/c9-liquid-dominate-2022-lcs-spring-split-all-pro-teams/ With the Spring Split at its conclusion and the LCS playoffs beginning tomorrow, the North American League of Legends league has revealed its All-Pro teams following the 2022 Spring Split. The All-Pro awards this spring were voted upon by league-sponsored analysts, third-party media members, and representatives from professional teams across the league.  See League of Legends on Amazon This spring, the LCS’ first All-Pro team was composed entirely of players from Cloud9 and Team Liquid./post/mccree-goes-full-lifeguard-with-new-skin-specific-voice-lines/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mccree-goes-full-lifeguard-with-new-skin-specific-voice-lines/ It’s no longer high noon—it’s high tide. The latest Overwatch patch, which brought the Overwatch Archives event, also gave McCree a few voice line updates. Lifeguard McCree has a ton of silly, little details that make it special—instead of a tumbleweed, a beach ball rolls by during his ultimate, and instead of a BAMF, he’s a SAMF. (That stands for safe, we assume.) Related: There are a bunch of hilarious little details hidden in Overwatch’s Summer Games/post/blizzard-to-release-47-new-mounts-in-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-to-release-47-new-mounts-in-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1/ With World of Warcraft’s Public Test Realm being updated to Patch 9.1 yesterday, players have discovered 47 new mounts coming to the game alongside the release of the new patch.  Plenty of Maw-themed mounts are being added to the game, most likely due to the fact that much of Patch 9.1’s content will take place in the heart of the Maw. Thirteen new mounts will be available to farm from Patch 9./post/apex-bug-gives-wattson-30-fences-in-arenas/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-bug-gives-wattson-30-fences-in-arenas/ Wattson received an unintentional buff when Apex Legends’ 10th season launched yesterday. A bug gave the Static Defender 30 fence charges at the beginning of Arenas matches—dozens more than the normal amount. Respawn has pushed a fix for the occurrence. The glitch gave Wattson 30 fences in Arenas instead of the usual three, though regular cooldowns for placing fences still applied. Unlike some exploits, the bug has no triggers and will take place whenever users load up an Arenas match with the Static Defender./post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-twitch-channel-lets-you-make-hacked-pok%C3%A9mon/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-twitch-channel-lets-you-make-hacked-pok%C3%A9mon/ It isn’t hard to hack Pokémon into Sword and Shield, but now there are automated programs that you can use through Twitch and Discord that will make those Pokémon for you.  Channels like OaksLab are allowing players to make their Pokémon online before pasting the full team loadout into the stream a specific command. That command will be picked up by the automated bot, genned, and traded to the player as long as they follow instructions./post/str%C3%A1sk%C3%BD-advances-to-mtg-worlds-finals-undefeated/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/str%C3%A1sk%C3%BD-advances-to-mtg-worlds-finals-undefeated/ Ondřej Stráský was the first player to advance to the 2021 Magic World Championship finals today, and with an undefeated record under his belt. The second day of the competition showcased five rounds of Standard Constructed, and Stráský was the first to advance to the next stage. Any of the 16 players at MTG Worlds needed seven wins to advance to the final day. Finishing day one with an underrated record following three rounds of MID Draft and two rounds of Standard,  Stráský defeated Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa (PVDDR) and Noriyuki Mori to continue his run towards the 2021 Worlds title./post/how-to-get-weapon-skins-in-valorant/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-weapon-skins-in-valorant/ VALORANT features dozens of weapon skins that can match almost any aesthetic a player is trying to follow or create. There are a few different ways to acquire skins, although most skins will cost you a few bucks. The easiest way to get weapon skins is to purchase them from the in-game store. Players must buy VALORANT Points to purchase skins from the store. There are several amounts of VP available to match almost any budget./post/mtg-strixhaven-s-crackle-with-power-can-deal-a-ton-of-damage/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-strixhaven-s-crackle-with-power-can-deal-a-ton-of-damage/ An overnight Strixhaven: School of Mages spoiler, Crackle with Power, has the potential to deal massive amounts of damage when played.  Scheduled to release digitally on April 15, MTG’s Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) set contains the Planeswalkers Rowan and Will Kenrith. The twins were invited to Strixhaven University by Kasmina and have enrolled in Prismari College, representing the Magic colors Red and Blue. A Sorcery Rowan STX spell was revealed overnight, highlighting an increase in the Planeswalker’s damage output via Crackle with Power./post/everything-about-god-eternals-in-magic-the-gathering-war-of-the-spark/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-about-god-eternals-in-magic-the-gathering-war-of-the-spark/ Nicol Bolas is amassing a giant army on Ravnica in MTG War of the Spark—and with it, he’s zombified four of the gods from the Amonkhet expansion. The War of the Spark expansion details the final battle taking place on Ravnica. Containing over 30 planeswalkers and a host of legendary creatures, it’ll also include God-Eternal zombies and the rise of a foreshadowed Gruul god. History of MTG Amonkhet Gods Corrupted by Bolas, Armonkhet became a Plane where its people attempted to reach a warriors perfection status by killing one another in what was known as the Trials./post/how-does-menace-work-in-magic-the-gathering/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-menace-work-in-magic-the-gathering/ Menace in Magic: The Gathering is an evasion ability that was introduced as a keyword in 2015 with the Magic Origins set. The mechanic was added as a way to replace the Intimidate ability, which was overpowered in some circumstances but useless in others, making it difficult to balance. Creatures with Menace “can’t be blocked except by two or more creatures,” according to MTG’s comprehensive rules. The ruling around this ability comes during the declaration of blockers./post/results-for-the-clash-of-clans-world-championship-finals-2021/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-the-clash-of-clans-world-championship-finals-2021/ The Clash of Clans World Championship 2021 Finals happened from Dec. 3 to 5. Eight teams from around the world competed for a share of the $700,000 prize pool. The teams played in a double-elimination bracket to decide the winners. After an intense three days, J.X. Tiger emerged as the 2021 world champions. Here are the brackets and match-wise results for the 2021 World Championship. Grand Final QueeN Walkers vs. J./post/what-time-does-fortnite-s-season-10-start/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-fortnite-s-season-10-start/ Fortnite’s season nine is about to end after 12 weeks and a World Cup. Season 10 starts tomorrow, Aug. 1. Epic Games announced will be ready for download at 3am CT on Aug. 1. That should be the same moment when Epic will publish the season 10 patch notes on its official website, though players will still need to wait one or two hours to be able to play the game since its servers usually go down for maintenance before the update is live./post/here-s-how-each-team-can-advance-to-the-knockout-stage-of-msi-2022/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-each-team-can-advance-to-the-knockout-stage-of-msi-2022/ The rumble stage of the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational is drawing to a close. Each team in the competition only has two games left on the schedule before the top four are decided. And tomorrow, May 24, the six teams competing in the rumble stage will duke it out one final time in a best-of-one format to determine who will advance to the next phase of the tournament. /post/all-territories-in-new-world/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-territories-in-new-world/ Amazon’s upcoming MMO New World is introducing gamers to a land never before seen called Aeternum. While the world is primarily one continent, there are 14 different territories on it, and seven can be claimed by players to make settlements. Territories that can be settled on are represented by a Territory Fort that players must capture to gain control of a territory where they would like to settle. New World is still in beta, so things are subject to change./post/are-there-classes-in-new-world/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-there-classes-in-new-world/ In New World, Amazon Games’ upcoming ambitious MMORPG project, players will travel to the Aeternum, a haunted island set during the twilight of the Age of Exploration filled with wonder and horror brought on by both human supernatural forces. Much of New World‘s gameplay is based on trends seen across many popular MMORPG games: a mix of PvE and PvP content, crafting, guilds, dungeons, factions, and more. But one way in which New World seeks to stand apart from other titles is when it comes to classes./post/riot-is-giving-away-free-poro-energy-to-sea-wild-rift-players-for-watching-the-horizon-cup/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-giving-away-free-poro-energy-to-sea-wild-rift-players-for-watching-the-horizon-cup/ Riot is hosting a 9.6 million Poro Energy giveaway in Southeast Asia (SEA) for the League of Legends: Wild Rift Horizon Cup. The giveaway is open for fans in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam on the regional streams for the Horizon Cup. These are in Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. On each day of the Horizon Cup from Nov. 13 to 21, 40 winners on each stream will get a set of 5,000 Poro Energy./post/when-will-myths-of-the-realm-alliance-raids-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-myths-of-the-realm-alliance-raids-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Final Fantasy XIV offers numerous different activities and the Alliance raids are among those on the largest scale. They involve three groups of eight players, totaling 24 players, and their rewards often include minions and gear for glamour. There’s currently limited information available on Endwalker’s Alliance raid, Myths of the Realm. All we know is that the raid has a certain link with deities and the patrons that all players must choose for their characters during their creation./post/how-to-turn-a-ps5-off-and-on/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-turn-a-ps5-off-and-on/ With Sony’s new PlayStation 5 launching around the world today, millions of players are going to be opening their system to get their first taste of next-gen gaming. PlayStation has done an incredible job of streamlining the setup process to make it as fast and simple as possible for new gamers. Not everyone playing the console will have been the person who set it up, however, and that means simple things can be sometimes forgotten./post/will-smith-s-mike-lowrey-outfit-available-in-fornite-s-item-shop/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-smith-s-mike-lowrey-outfit-available-in-fornite-s-item-shop/ Will Smith is the latest superstar to join the star-studded roster of Fortnite skins as Mike Lowrey, his iconic character in the Bad Boys franchise. The Mike Lowrey outfit entered the Item Shop last night, selling for 1,500 V-Bucks. The aptly named Loose Canon set comes with the Mike Lowrey outfit, the Detective’s Duffle Back Bling, and his dual-wielding Pickaxes, the Loose Cannon Cutters. The item’s description calls Lowrey a “tough-talking detective who’s ready for anything,” a fitting way to refer to the character./post/how-to-super-jump-with-mercy-in-overwatch/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-super-jump-with-mercy-in-overwatch/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Overwatch‘s Mercy is known for many things: being one of the best healers in the game, a unique resurrection skill, and her wonderful accent. That’s compensated by her squishiness and subpar mobility. But there’s a way to make her jump a modestly-sized building in a single bound. By pressing crouch and Guardian Angel right before jumping, Mercy can gain an extreme burst in height that would otherwise be impossible./post/philadelphia-fusion-flex-support-boombox-announces-free-agency/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/philadelphia-fusion-flex-support-boombox-announces-free-agency/ Fresh off a top-four finish in the Overwatch League, one Philadelphia Fusion player is looking to greener pastures. Flex support Isaac “Boombox” Charles is a free agent, he announced today. His long-term contract with the Fusion has apparently expired. Boombox has been a part of the Philadelphia Fusion since the team was established in late 2017. As the team’s starting flex support, he participated in many high-profile games for Philadelphia, including their playoff run and eventual Grand Finals appearance in 2018./post/streamer-behind-mizkif-and-esfand-s-twitch-ban-makes-controversial-follow-up-comment/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-behind-mizkif-and-esfand-s-twitch-ban-makes-controversial-follow-up-comment/ Jenna “Meowri”—who was responsible for Twitch streamers Mizkif and Esfand receiving seven-day bans—made a controversial statement on a recent stream regarding why she got her legal team involved in the first place. “Anything I contacted my lawyers with was just in regards to me being unprofessional as far as, like, just being on camera intoxicated,” Meowri said during her stream on Wednesday. “I just didn’t want that out there.” On April 30, Esfand released a lengthy statement on Twitter confirming he and his friend Mizkif had both received temporary bans in response to an incident that occurred at PAX East between them and Meowri./post/soundbars-vs-speakers-vs-headphones-which-is-best-for-gaming/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/soundbars-vs-speakers-vs-headphones-which-is-best-for-gaming/ Clear sound is just as important as high-resolution graphics in achieving the best gaming experience possible. Users typically have three choices when it comes to gaming audio. The most common options are soundbars, speakers, and headphones.  Even within these categories, the sound performance may vary between options based on their quality and price. It’s always worth getting the best sound options possible to avoid distortion, muddy bass, and unclear vocals. /post/when-will-call-of-duty-mobile-season-4-end/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-call-of-duty-mobile-season-4-end/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season four, called Wild Dogs, is currently ongoing and, just like all seasons in the mobile game, will last for about a month. According to the in-game countdown CoD: Mobile’s season four will end on June 2. As Activision uses times in UTC, accounting for the time difference, this should be June 1 at 7pm CT. Thus, players have until this time to unlock all the rewards in the season four Battle Pass./post/call-of-duty-2023-is-reportedly-delayed-marking-first-year-without-mainline-cod-title-since-2004/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-2023-is-reportedly-delayed-marking-first-year-without-mainline-cod-title-since-2004/ The Call of Duty title originally set to release in 2023 has been delayed, according to a report by Bloomberg. Next year will mark the first year since 2004 without a mainline Call of Duty release. This year’s title, developed by Infinity Ward as a sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare, is still set to release this fall, meaning it will become the de facto CoD title for a while. SCOOP: For the first time in two decades, Call of Duty will skip a year./post/how-to-parry-and-perfect-shield-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-parry-and-perfect-shield-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a bunch of advanced techniques that players can master in their spare time. One of these techniques, known as parrying (or perfect shielding, depending on who you ask) is the perfect counter-attack technique that can give you a window to set up your devastating combos against the opposition. If you can master it, you could potentially turn around any dire situation against an aggressive opponent or set up the possibility of a massive comeback against a tough foe./post/sylar-reportedly-kicked-from-4am-s-dota-2-team-less-than-one-day-after-forming/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sylar-reportedly-kicked-from-4am-s-dota-2-team-less-than-one-day-after-forming/ Just one day after Four Angry Men finally revealed its Dota 2 roster, one of its players has already reportedly been dropped from the team.  Veteran multi-position player Liu “Sylar” Jiajun was a shocking addition to the roster, with many predicting that former Vici Gaming star Zhang “Eurus” Chengjun, otherwise known as Paparazi, would be on the team. And Sylar’s inclusion on the roster was reportedly a surprise to his new teammates, too./post/duty-bound-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/duty-bound-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s Nightfall activity brings a slew of exclusive weapons for players to obtain with some luck and Adept versions of them for those who brave the Grandmaster Nightfall. Though it was vaulted with Beyond Light, Duty Bound returned in Season of the Risen, bringing a series of new perks and combinations. This gave it a series of options primarily for PvE content, with four different ways to directly boost damage and Fourth Time’s the Charm as another option (out of six possible choices in the fourth column)./post/nrg-aceu-believes-apex-legends-cater-s-toward-the-casual-fan-base-rather-than-competitive-players/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nrg-aceu-believes-apex-legends-cater-s-toward-the-casual-fan-base-rather-than-competitive-players/ Apex Legends has enjoyed great success in its first year. But recent changes have caused some players to become unhappy with the direction the battle royale is heading in. NRG Esports’ Brandon “Aceu” Winn has been critical of the current Apex meta, complaining about overpowered Peacekeepers and skill-based matchmaking (SBMM). The pro commented on the state of the battle royale during an interview with Grady Rains yesterday, explaining that Respawn devs “cater toward the casual fan base./post/valorant-agents-originally-had-unique-melee-weapons-according-to-riot-devs/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-agents-originally-had-unique-melee-weapons-according-to-riot-devs/ VALORANT players could’ve seen special melee weapons for each agent with Riot Games developers revealing each agent had unique melees early in development. Melee weapon skins are some of the most iconic cosmetic items in VALORANT. Players are willing to spend a bit extra on fancy or unique melee skins to add flavor to their loadout, ranging from normal knives to fantasy-inspired swords or cyberpunk axes. Many players might not know that each agent initially had their own unique melee skin, although this idea was eventually scrapped./post/dr-disrespect-s-100-000-fortnite-hot-shot-duo-drop-results-and-final-standings/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-s-100-000-fortnite-hot-shot-duo-drop-results-and-final-standings/ Dr Disrespect’s first foray into competitive Fortnite came to a head at his Hot Shot Duo Drop event. The one-day tournament saw 16 teams of two battle in Fortnite’s Zero Build mode for a $100,000 prize pool. The teams of two loaded into the same lobby as a four-person squad with the duo they faced off with in each round. The winning duo was decided based on which team secured the most kills in a best-of-three series./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-new-world/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-new-world/ New World is finally out. Though the developers planned for an earlier release, it was delayed by a month to ensure a smoother release period. With beta players returning alongside many other new fans looking to try out New World for the first time, the player numbers may increase exponentially. If more players than expected turn up, the servers may find themselves under pressure, causing them to struggle to keep up with the demand./post/arkosh-gaming-penalized-in-dota-pro-circuit-for-playing-with-3-players-outside-of-north-america/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/arkosh-gaming-penalized-in-dota-pro-circuit-for-playing-with-3-players-outside-of-north-america/ Valve put several rules in place within the Dota Pro Circuit to ensure that teams within specific regions wouldn’t be able to field rosters entirely made up of players competing remotely from other regions or rely entirely on outside talent.  As a result of these safeguards, ESL is penalizing Arkosh Gaming for hosting a roster made up of a majority of players playing from outside of North America, according to the tournament organizer./post/how-to-fix-launcher-indefinitely-checking-final-fantasy-xiv/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-launcher-indefinitely-checking-final-fantasy-xiv/ There are many unintended, frustrating issues in video games, no matter how much work the developers put in trying to fix them, and Final Fantasy XIV is no exception. One of the FFXIV‘s worst is the ones that pop up even before the players can launch the game, where the launcher indefinitely checks for the game. This usually allows the game to check for updates and download it if there is one, but can become stuck./post/league-player-steals-elder-dragon-with-pantheon-ultimate-wipes-enemy-team-to-win-game/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-steals-elder-dragon-with-pantheon-ultimate-wipes-enemy-team-to-win-game/ Elder Dragon is perhaps the most table-turning objective available in League of Legends. When a team claims its buff, a game is essentially all but over since the squad on the losing end can only wait to see their health bars evaporated in the next teamfight.  In a clip posted to Reddit earlier today, a League player used Pantheon’s ultimate to dive in from halfway across the map and steal an Elder Dragon buff at the final possible moment./post/fnatic-moves-masaros-to-inactive-roster-ahead-of-dota-pro-circuit-s-second-season/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-moves-masaros-to-inactive-roster-ahead-of-dota-pro-circuit-s-second-season/ Fnatic has removed Natthaphon “Masaros” Ouanphakdee from its active roster following the Dota 2 team’s poor performance at the ONE Esports Singapore Major. Masaros, who joined Fnatic last November, will be free to explore other options moving forward and has been placed on the organization’s inactive roster for the time being.  Fnatic entered the Major as the top-seed out of Southeast Asia and were immediately slotted into the upper bracket of the playoffs./post/team-liquid-adds-osee-to-cs-go-roster-in-transfer-from-extra-salt/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-adds-osee-to-cs-go-roster-in-transfer-from-extra-salt/ The pieces are starting to fall in place for Team Liquid’s 2022 CS:GO roster. The organization announced today that it has acquired AWPer Joshua “oSee” Ohm from NA org Extra Salt. A veteran of NA CS:GO yet still only 22 years old, oSee will join forces with star rifler Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski and recently re-signed lurker Keith “NAF” Markovic. Liquid recently hit the reset button on its CS:GO division after a somewhat turbulent 2021, saying goodbye to Stewie2k, FalleN, and Grim in the process./post/the-best-pc-games-to-play-on-the-steam-deck/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pc-games-to-play-on-the-steam-deck/ Valve is jumping into the handheld pool with a big splash. Earlier this year, the PC gaming giant announced its Steam Deck handheld platform, a competitor to the Nintendo Switch designed for PC players to be able to play any Steam game on a handheld device. The Steam Deck advertises the agility to play any game in a Steam user’s library, with a custom AMD-designed APU that should be able to “run the latest AAA games in a very efficient power envelope./post/here-s-how-the-struggling-sentinels-can-still-make-the-na-vct-last-chance-qualifier-2022/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-the-struggling-sentinels-can-still-make-the-na-vct-last-chance-qualifier-2022/ It’s been a rough few months for the Sentinels VALORANT roster ever since their group stage exit at VCT Champions 2021. The former kings of NA and international juggernaut have fallen on hard times during 2022. They failed to make the regional playoffs in both Stage One and Stage Two, two of their main players have been in and out of the lineup, and they may finish the Stage Two group stage with a 0-5 record./post/here-are-the-challenges-for-weeks-5-and-6-of-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-challenges-for-weeks-5-and-6-of-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ Fortnite players are getting ready for yet another week of Chapter Two, season six. While weeks may not mean much to players who don’t stress over maxing their battle passes, they’ll be a blessing in disguise for those who are looking to unlock all the tiers.  The challenges for the fifth and sixth weeks of the current Fortnite season were leaked ahead of time by iFireMonkey, a reputable data miner within the community./post/how-to-connect-your-phone-to-ps5/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-connect-your-phone-to-ps5/ With the new PS5 now available worldwide, gamers are finally getting their chance to experiment with all the features of next-generation gaming. Out of the box, the PS5 provides everything you need to get going with your gaming experience, including the new DualSense controller as well as a preinstalled game, Astro’s Playroom. One of the console’s best features is perfect for users who have a busy, on-the-go lifestyle or find themselves wanting to connect with friends while away from their console./post/happy-birthday-league-of-legends/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/happy-birthday-league-of-legends/ On Oct. 27, 2009, a game called League of Legends was launched to very little fanfare. It was just another title—albeit a good, critically acclaimed one—trying to capitalize on the success of Defense of the Ancients, a popular mod for Warcraft 3. Five years later, League of Legends is the most popular game on the planet. 67 million people play it every month. Last year it pulled in nearly $1 billion in revenue, more than any other game in its genre./post/how-to-adjust-screen-shake-in-rainbow-six-siege/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-adjust-screen-shake-in-rainbow-six-siege/ Fine-tuning your settings is an important part of any video game. Some players prefer the best graphics possible, while others prefer lower settings to ensure the best framerate and overall experience. Games like Rainbow Six Siege have other settings players need to experiment with, like their sensitivity, keybinds, and more. Operation Vector Glare also finally gives players the option to adjust screen shake feedback, creating another customizable setting that shouldn’t be overlooked./post/riot-releases-new-song-for-arcane-featuring-imagine-dragons-and-jid-enemy/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-new-song-for-arcane-featuring-imagine-dragons-and-jid-enemy/ Riot has released a new song and music video in collaboration with Imagine Dragons and JID ahead of the grand debut of Arcane, the upcoming League of Legends series that’s set to premiere on Netflix on Nov. 6 at 9pm CT. “Enemy,” a three-and-a-half-minute track, features vocals from Imagine Dragons, who worked closely with Riot to create “Warriors,” the official song of Worlds 2014. It also includes a verse from American rapper JID—one of the highlights of the song./post/nickmercs-iitztimmy-and-more-qualify-for-algs-last-chance-qualifier/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nickmercs-iitztimmy-and-more-qualify-for-algs-last-chance-qualifier/ While Split 2 playoffs are still to come at the end of this month for qualified teams from the Apex Legends Global Series Pro League, the hunt for the ALGS Year 2 Championship has already begun. Some of the biggest names in the Apex landscape are still very much alive, as well, as streamers like iiTzTimmy, NICKMERCS, and NiceWigg all qualified for Last Chance Qualifier via the ALGS Challenger Circuit./post/valorant-devs-add-penalties-for-going-afk-dodging-ranked-games-and-being-toxic-in-chat-in-patch-2-05/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-devs-add-penalties-for-going-afk-dodging-ranked-games-and-being-toxic-in-chat-in-patch-2-05/ With VALORANT Patch 2.05 rolling out, frequent AFKers, queue dodgers, and toxic chat spammers will face new consequences. In a Feb. 15 dev diary post, the VALORANT devs outlined the ideas they had for penalties for repeat offenders of this type. Starting with the new patch, though, those ideas have been realized and implemented into games. Players who dodge queues in a competitive match are now at risk of receiving a small penalty to their rank rating./post/valorant-s-ruination-collection-now-available/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-ruination-collection-now-available/ VALORANT players can now purchase the League of Legends-inspired Ruination collection in the in-game score. Each weapon skin can be purchased individually or players can buy the entire bundle to receive all of the skins.  The Ruination collection features a unique tea-color scheme with black outlines inspired by League’s Ruination event. Players can enjoy new skins for the Ghost, Phantom, Spectre, and Guardian. The collection also includes the Broken Blade of the Ruined King melee skin, which activates when players pull it out./post/alpharad-cr1tikal-launch-super-smash-bros-ultimate-quarantine-series/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/alpharad-cr1tikal-launch-super-smash-bros-ultimate-quarantine-series/ A pair of content creators are trying to fill the void of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments left behind by the coronavirus pandemic. Alpharad and Cr1TiKaL (better known as penguinz0 on YouTube) are hosting five online tournaments called the Quarantine Series, a direct follow-up to the Soaked Series Invitational, which the pair hosted a few weeks ago. Proud to announce that @MoistCr1TiKaL and I are planning on giving back to the community in this time of need./post/frostbite-2020-live-results-and-standings/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/frostbite-2020-live-results-and-standings/ Another month, another Super Smash Bros. Super Major putting the best players in the world against each other. Frostbite 2020 is underway and bringing all of the top 10 Ultimate players together for the first time this year.  The early days were full of upsets, leading to the loser’s bracket being an absolute killer for anyone who was unable to keep a winner’s run going.  From Singles and Doubles to Squad Strike and Alpharad’s Casual Invitational, Frostbite has every event you would want to see out of the best Ultimate has to offer./post/how-to-find-mimikyu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-mimikyu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Mimikyu, one of Sun and Moon’s most popular Pokémon, is making a return in Sword and Shield. But don’t expect to find the Pikachu cloth-wearing Pokémon easily. Game Freak has made sure that players who want to find this Pokémon will need to earn it since it’s nearly impossible to locate unless you meet certain criteria. There’s only one place in the entire Galar region where Mimikyu can spawn and that’s in the Wild Area./post/how-split-screen-co-op-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-multiplayer-zombies-and-campaign/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-split-screen-co-op-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-multiplayer-zombies-and-campaign/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is finally here and it’s possible for you to grab a friend to firefight through enemies on the same screen. Not all game modes are created equal, however. If you’re planning an old-school couch co-op party with your gaming buddies, here’s what you need to know about how split-screen co-op capabilities work in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Multiplayer Yes, split-screen co-op works for two players, both online and offline./post/how-to-hide-computer-cables/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-hide-computer-cables/ Cable management is the bane of every PC builder’s existence. Nobody likes it, it takes too long, and it just isn’t any fun most of the time. However, it doesn’t have to be difficult on top of all that. Here is a guide to help hide those clunky computer cables. What do you need? To start managing all of your computer cables, you’re going to want to prepare a few things first: zip ties, a surge protector, and an optional cable rack or cable clips./post/the-best-new-champions-and-large-champ-updates-of-2017/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-new-champions-and-large-champ-updates-of-2017/ Season seven was a big year for League of Legends. Each major champion update or new champion release featured a new, exciting ability or mechanic that hadn’t been seen before in the game. This year in League, reformation was the centerpiece. League is an eight-year-old game, after all, and Riot amped up its efforts to redesign and re-release older champions with out-of-touch abilities and looks. This year alone, we’ve had four total champ redesigns along with four new ones and, naturally, some turned out better than others./post/14-official-fortnite-funko-pop-toys-have-been-revealed-and-they-re-awesome/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/14-official-fortnite-funko-pop-toys-have-been-revealed-and-they-re-awesome/ Nearly a week after several Fortnite Funko Pop! toys were leaked on Instagram, the entire line has been revealed by Funko. Fourteen Funko Pop! toys and two Pocket Pop! keychains were announced as a part of the merchandise collection, with each toy featuring popular Fortnite outfits. Here's a closer look at our new #Fortnite Pop!s! #FunkoFortnite @FortniteGame @EpicGames https://t.co/29HTdgZ2Hm pic.twitter.com/uRLqQJELIh — Funko (@OriginalFunko) September 28, 2018 While the likes of Skull Trooper, Brite Bomber, Black Knight, and Omega will certainly be some of the best-selling items, the other 10 will likely have a large audience, too./post/how-to-play-bel-veth-league-of-legends-new-void-champion/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-bel-veth-league-of-legends-new-void-champion/ Bel’Veth is League of Legends’ first Void champion to be released in over four years. With a menacing presence on the Rift and a relentless kit of damage-focused abilities, she can make for a scary pick in any team composition.  Bel’Veth is primarily played in the jungle role. Most of her kit has interactions with minions and monsters, so making the most out of Bel’Veth’s abilities to consume and gain powers from jungle camps shouldn’t be ignored./post/valorant-player-shows-useful-phoenix-flash-and-hot-hands-lineup/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-shows-useful-phoenix-flash-and-hot-hands-lineup/ A VALORANT player showed how to defend Hookah on Bind with Phoenix by effectively using his abilities to stop the enemy team.  The player started by throwing Phoenix’s fireball through the ceiling in Hookah, which covered the area connecting B Long and Mid in flames. Immediately after throwing the fireball, they flashed into Mid to blind the enemies and push them into cover.  How to Defend Hookah (Phoenix Flash + Molly Lineup) from VALORANT They retreated to the area covered in flames, which dealt damage as Phoenix easily picked up three kills./post/agent-19-teased-during-valorant-champions-finals/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/agent-19-teased-during-valorant-champions-finals/ Riot Games teased the next VALORANT agent during the opening ceremony for the VCT Champions Finals earlier today. The clip shows a silhouette made out of coded strings of numbers and letters, while a woman’s voice speaks in Filipino and English about her powers. Before releasing the teaser during the VCT Champions final broadcast, Riot teased the origin of the next agent in various ways. For example, in the latest Night Market released in the client, VALORANT players can see star-shaped lanterns, which most likely are parols, traditional Filipino lanterns displayed during the holidays./post/mtg-arena-game-director-chris-clay-resigns-from-wotc/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-game-director-chris-clay-resigns-from-wotc/ MTG Arena game director Chris Clay made a sudden and unexpected move when he resigned from Wizards of the Coast earlier this week. Despite working with Wizards of the Coast since 2016, Clay quietly announced his resignation on the MTG Arena forums due to personal reasons. Clay thanked the Magic: The Gathering community for all the love and support over the years and he feels comfortable leaving due to the amazing team already in place./post/blizzard-seemingly-removes-a-reference-to-jeff-kaplan-in-overwatch-2/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-seemingly-removes-a-reference-to-jeff-kaplan-in-overwatch-2/ Fans on Reddit have noticed that a reference to former Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has been removed from the upcoming sequel’s New York City map. Players spotted that the Sept. 25 Bastion Rework announcement video for Overwatch 2 shows the pizza shop formerly called Jeph’s Corner Pizza is just Corner Pizza. See Overwatch on Amazon Fans can see the change for themselves around the 1-minute mark in Bastion’s announcement video, which shows the hero’s new ultimate and the pizza shop in the background./post/how-to-change-your-ultimate-team-club-name-in-fifa-22/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-your-ultimate-team-club-name-in-fifa-22/ Following the official launch of FIFA 22 for those who pre-ordered the game, a lot of players have jumped straight into Ultimate Team, the game’s most famous mode where you can build your own team with your favorite players. If you played FIFA 21 Ultimate Team or a previous edition of FIFA Ultimate Team, you’ll notice that your Ultimate Team club name in those versions has been carried over to FIFA 22./post/demon-hunter-s-naga-legendary-combines-immune-effects-and-spellcasting/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/demon-hunter-s-naga-legendary-combines-immune-effects-and-spellcasting/ Demon Hunters are no strangers to unique, low-mana, and low-statted Legendaries with special effects. From Kor’vas Bloodthorn to Kurtrus Ashfallen and Ace Hunter Kreen, there’s often something quite finicky about their single-copy cards, with sometimes super powerful effects. Lady S’theno, the latest addition to Illidan Stormrage’s toolkit of vengeance, is a three-cost 2/4 Naga that reads “Immune while attacking. After you cast a spell, attack the lowest Health enemy.” Naga cards synergize with spellcasting, and this design is a nice way to allow aggressive Demon Hunter decks to make use of this sort of an effect without having to stockpile cards in their hand for a longer period of time./post/cod-mobile-season-9-patch-notes-new-weapons-maps-br-class-and-more/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-season-9-patch-notes-new-weapons-maps-br-class-and-more/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season nine, Nightmare, is deploying soon. The season has a Halloween-theme to it. It’s accompanied by many new features including weapons, a map, operator skill, BR class, and more. Here are the complete patch notes for CoD: Mobile’s season nine. New Maps Hovec Sawmill The Modern Warfare map is coming to mobile. It will be available in these modes: Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy, Domination, Free-for-all, Hardpoint, and more./post/here-s-every-tft-set-six-11-24-b-patch-buff-and-nerf/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-tft-set-six-11-24-b-patch-buff-and-nerf/ A huge Teamfight Tactics 11.24 B-patch will take place before the Riot Games winter holiday break, containing a total of 33 Set Six balance changes. Scheduled to take place on Dec. 14, the TFT 11.24 B-patch will stay in effect for at least a few weeks. No official date for Patch 11.25 has been revealed at the time of writing. Game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer provided players a preview of balance changes set to take place on Dec./post/best-white-computer-speakers/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-white-computer-speakers/ Great sound is as essential as good graphics for gaming immersion because players need to hear the direction of the enemies or realistic vehicle noises. Computer speakers come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from tiny USB versions to surround sound systems with subwoofers. When they aren’t used for gaming, they also work for music and streaming, so you can get the most out of them for your entertainment. Most computer speakers come in black, and they can be a bit boring for users who want something different./post/how-to-fix-error-code-cat-in-destiny-2/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-error-code-cat-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2 has a plethora of error codes and their arcane naming system makes fans wonder what ANTEATERS have to do with what activity you were in at the time or what an ARUGULA even is. Destiny 2‘s error code CAT is no different. Luckily for players, though, error code CAT is one of the easiest to fix. It can appear due to issues on Bungie’s side or on the player’s side./post/the-largest-esports-prize-pools-in-2020/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-largest-esports-prize-pools-in-2020/ COVID-19 obviously hit esports events hard with many tournaments being canceled or moved to an online format. Several prize pools, however, were still large considering the global pandemic that the world is dealing with. Many years ago, the prize pools in esports were much smaller. Victors enjoyed compensation prizes in the form of a mousepad, keyboard, or headset. With time, however, the prize pools kept growing while various scenes started to become established./post/hasbro-and-wotc-are-raising-mtg-product-prices-following-record-breaking-profits-in-2021/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hasbro-and-wotc-are-raising-mtg-product-prices-following-record-breaking-profits-in-2021/ An increase in the price of select Magic: The Gathering products will go into effect with the launch of Streets of New Capenna and throughout the remainder of 2022, according to Wizards of the Coast.  Costs for basic and daily essentials have been rising around the world, mostly due to shipping and manufacturing costs. An increase in those costs will now carry over into Magic: The Gathering cards and products, starting with a price hike on the Streets of New Capenna (SNC) preconstructed Commander decks that are scheduled to release on April 29./post/sony-russia-refuses-to-release-mw2-campaign-remastered-on-playstation-store/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-russia-refuses-to-release-mw2-campaign-remastered-on-playstation-store/ Sony Interactive Entertainment Russia won’t be releasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered on the PlayStation 4 in Russia, the company announced today.  Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered includes a mission called “No Russian,” which depicts Russian military operatives committing genocide against civilians at an airport. The original version of the mission even invited players to engage in the genocide as well. This mission is most likely the driving factor behind the ban./post/the-best-water-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-water-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield has only 400 Pokémon to choose from heading into the 2020 competitive season, which means there’s not a lot of choices left when it comes to finding the perfect Water-type Pokémon to put on your team. After the National Dex culling in Sword and Shield, there is only a handful of Water-type Pokémon left in the game and most of them are pretty weak. Granted, there are 33 different fully evolved beasts on offer, which is more than what Fire-type Pokémon got./post/how-to-feed-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-feed-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Interacting with Pokémon in the overworld is one of the biggest new features that make up Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ core gameplay loop. This also means there are plenty of different ways to get a Pokémon’s attention while exploring, whether to help catch or distract them.  Outside of battling or just throwing a Poké Ball, the simplest way to interact with a wild Pokémon is by feeding it.  In Legends: Arceus, you can use basically any item that looks like food or an ingredient, such as an Oran Berry or Hearty Grains, as a distraction for a wild Pokémon./post/supertf-takes-shots-at-xqc-and-forsen-after-beating-their-minecraft-speedrun-times/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/supertf-takes-shots-at-xqc-and-forsen-after-beating-their-minecraft-speedrun-times/ Twitch streamer Supertf had some harsh words for fellow streamers xQc and Forsen following his impressive Minecraft speedrun last week. During a recent stream, Super was shown a clip of himself failing to complete the Minecraft speedrun challenge. While watching this, Super explained that this compilation was of all the worst parts of his attempts. But he also dished out some heat toward streamers xQc and Forsen, who are trying to complete the game in the shortest amount of time./post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-player-disqualified-from-online-tournament-after-lag-tests/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-player-disqualified-from-online-tournament-after-lag-tests/ With every online tournament comes the drawback of dealing with lag, disconnects, and other issues that can’t always be perfectly managed, meaning that players getting disqualified from events isn’t uncommon to see.  But a situation dealing with multiple lag tests during Pound 2020 online resulted in a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player being double DQ’d from the $5,000 tournament despite winning the same set twice.  Welp, just got dq'd from pound even though yesterday and today were fine until I playuec cosmos./post/sources-paris-legion-pursuing-grvty-and-jimbo-to-replace-decemate-and-felo/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-paris-legion-pursuing-grvty-and-jimbo-to-replace-decemate-and-felo/ The Paris Legion is looking to sign Challengers players GRVTY and Jimbo after starting the 2022 Call of Duty League season on a five-game losing streak, multiple sources tell Dot Esports. The franchise has shown no signs of life this season. John, Decemate, and FeLo have all struggled immensely. Temp has looked great at times, but the team has still lost 15 maps out of 20 played. Dece and FeLo are both averaging a 0./post/xizt-retires-from-competitive-counter-strike/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xizt-retires-from-competitive-counter-strike/ Legendary CS:GO in-game leader Richard “Xizt” Landström has decided to hang up his mouse at the age of 30 and explore a new role as a coach, manager, or analyst, he announced today. This puts an end to his vast 12-year career as a professional Counter-Strike player. Xizt competed in both CS 1.6 and CS:GO, representing a number of well-known organizations, such as Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fnatic, FaZe, and Dignitas. He was a part of NiP’s lineup that set the first “era” in CS:GO, helping them establish an 87-map win streak on LAN between September 2012 to April 2013, when they were defeated by Virtus Pro./post/el-risitas-face-of-twitch-emote-kekw-dies/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/el-risitas-face-of-twitch-emote-kekw-dies/ Juan Joya Borja, also known as “El Risitas,” has died in Seville, Spain, according to ABC Seville. He was 65 years old. On Twitch, he was known as the face of the “KEKW” emote. He was also known for his signature laugh, which came from a 2007 interview in which he was sharing an anecdote. In the interview, Risitas tells a hilarious story about his first day working at a restaurant by the ocean./post/hunden-releases-evidence-that-implicates-former-heroic-teammates-in-coaching-bug-scandal/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hunden-releases-evidence-that-implicates-former-heroic-teammates-in-coaching-bug-scandal/ Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen presented evidence to Danish television network TV2.dk today that seems to support his recent claims that some of his Heroic teammates knew he was exploiting the coach spectating bug, which led to him being banned alongside 36 other CS:GO coaches in 2020. One part of the evidence that TV2.dk got access to shows a conversation between HUNDEN and Nikolaj “⁠niko⁠” Kristensen, a member of Heroic during 2020 who’s now playing for OG./post/apex-legends-players-call-for-a-boycott-of-the-game-s-item-shop/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-players-call-for-a-boycott-of-the-game-s-item-shop/ Apex Legends’ revenue from in-game purchases dropped to a quarter of what it was in its release month. And if players on Reddit have the power to change that, it may only get worse. Apex fans are calling for a shop boycott. A player said that the current cosmetics available are “not very attractive” and that their price is high, most of the time around $18. The post also says that the state of the shop “could be a major driving factor of the revenue loss and player decline that has been reported recently./post/shroud-surpasses-100-000-twitch-subscribers/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-surpasses-100-000-twitch-subscribers/ Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is in the middle of his best year on Twitch. The streamer and former professional player has reached 100,000 subscribers, cementing him as the most subscribed user on the platform. Shroud hit over 114,000 subscribers just a day later, and has more than doubled the second-most subscribed streamer, Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is still the most followed user on Twitch with over 13 million followers, well surpassing Shroud’s six million./post/fortnite-introduces-rainbow-royale-event/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-introduces-rainbow-royale-event/ Fortnite is celebrating its LGTBQIA+ community with the Rainbow Royale event. Players can unlock exclusive new items like sprays, wraps, and emotes.  “Everyone is welcome on the Battle Bus, and this week we’re celebrating the amazing Fortnite LGBTQIA+ community,” Epic Games said. “Check out everything happening in the game and beyond this week with the debut of Rainbow Royale.” Everyone is welcome aboard the Battle Bus. This week we're celebrating our amazing LGTBQIA+ community with the debut of Rainbow Royale 🌈/post/overwatch-s-puppy-rumble-is-today-get-ready-for-some-adorable-outfits/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-puppy-rumble-is-today-get-ready-for-some-adorable-outfits/ The Overwatch Year of the Dog festivities will get a whole lot more cuddly later today with the Puppy Rumble, announced Saturday, hitting Twitch in a few hours. What’s a Puppy Rumble? It’s kind of like the Puppy Bowl hosted by Animal Planet, except Overwatch themed. Two teams of adorable puppers will take the field wearing costumes based on Overwatch heroes, designed by Henchmen Studios. They will compete in a friendly bout of capture-the-flag, complete with commentary provided by Overwatch League professionals Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles and Erik “DoA” Lonnquist./post/what-time-does-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-start/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-start/ This weekend, trainers around the world will descend into the world of Pokémon once again for Pokémon Go Fest 2022, which takes place from June 4 to 5. The event weekend is held globally, which means that players around the world will be playing while others are still waiting for their time zone’s event. Only players who buy a ticket will have access to the entire event on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5./post/milk-wins-tft-na-regional-finals-four-players-advance-to-worlds/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/milk-wins-tft-na-regional-finals-four-players-advance-to-worlds/ BG Delicious Milk dominated during the third day of the Teamfight Tactics North American Regional Finals via consistent gameplay.  A total of eight players competed for a possible four direct invites at theNA Regional Finals for the Gizmos & Gadgets World Championship. The top three earned direct invites, while the fourth went to the player with the highest average placement over the course of all three days.  BG Milk dominated the leaderboard throughout the day with three back-to-back second-place finishes, followed up with a first, and a third in game five./post/blizzard-outlines-extensive-changes-coming-to-world-buffs-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-outlines-extensive-changes-coming-to-world-buffs-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/ Blizzard revealed sweeping changes today that will affect the way world buffs work in World of Warcraft: Classic.  Blizzard made a post on the official WoW: Classic forum detailing an upcoming item that will be added to the game in an attempt to streamline and optimize world buffs in Classic.  Alongside the release of Patch 1.13.7, players will have the opportunity to purchase a “Chronoboon Displacer,” a device that will allow them to preserve their world buffs./post/sega-will-delist-other-versions-of-classic-sonic-the-hedgehog-games-on-may-20/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sega-will-delist-other-versions-of-classic-sonic-the-hedgehog-games-on-may-20/ Sonic Origins is a new collection of remastered classic Sonic the Hedgehog titles, which will release across all platforms on June 23, 31 years to the date from the Sonic’s debut on the Sega Genesis. However, ahead of its launch, Sega has announced it will delist various versions of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD from digital stores.  Those four games are included in Sonic Origins, and Sega wants to promote sales for the digital-only collection by making it the definitive way to experience the classic titles./post/team-summertime-assert-dominance-with-disrespectful-triple-assassination-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-summertime-assert-dominance-with-disrespectful-triple-assassination-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ One of Team Summertime’s opponents may have broken their controller last night. Team Summertime, consisting of content creators Davis “Hitch” Edwards, Blake Cissel, and Jorge Estrada, ended a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare round with a triple assassination on an enemy player. Hitch tweeted a video last night showcasing the “most disrespectful thing” in Call of Duty history. Here it is… The most disrespectful thing done in the history of Call of Duty./post/mizkif-names-cat-with-marbles-on-stream/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mizkif-names-cat-with-marbles-on-stream/ Popular Twitch streamer Mizkif entrusted his chat with the process of naming his new kitten. During his recent stream, Mizkif had been hosting Marbles on Stream with his viewers. After a few rounds, Mizkif decided this would be a great way to decide on a cat name. Together, Mizkif and his chat chose five names that would be assigned to marbles to compete in the final match. In the final standings, the five marbles were Mizkif, Linus, Sour Apple, Mew, and Holo./post/v5-s-rookie-donates-15-000-to-fight-covid-19/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/v5-s-rookie-donates-15-000-to-fight-covid-19/ Former League of Legends world champion and current Victory Five mid laner Rookie has donated 100,000 yuan (around $15,720) to fight COVID-19, according to a translation by iCrystalization today. The money was transferred directly to the Shanghai municipality’s fight against the virus, which will surely make a big impact at this difficult time. The city recently entered another lockdown due to a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases, which led to Riot Games postponing the 2022 LPL Spring Split playoffs until April 8./post/how-to-raid-someone-on-twitch/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-raid-someone-on-twitch/ Raiding on Twitch is one of the primary tools streamers can use to help support fellow streamers.  Content creators with a large lump some of viewers will “raid” someone else’s channel usually at the end of their broadcast, effectively taking all of their viewers and throwing them into another streamer’s channel.  This not only exposes viewers to new streamers who might share the same sensibilities with the ones they regularly watch, but it also helps boost the viewership numbers of those being raided./post/minecraft-s-caves-cliffs-update-will-release-its-first-part-on-june-8/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/minecraft-s-caves-cliffs-update-will-release-its-first-part-on-june-8/ Minecraft’s Caves & Cliffs update is dropping its first part on June 8, which means players on the Java and Bedrock editions of the game will be getting a ton of new content.  Caves & Cliffs Part One had its pre-release build playable for some players on May 27 and was originally announced last October at Minecraft Live 2020. Grab your nearest calendar and start circling with a vengeance: Caves & Cliffs: Part I arrives June 8th on both Java and Bedrock!/post/vikkstar123-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vikkstar123-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/ Vikram “Vikkstar123” Singh Barn is a streamer with over 690,000 Twitch followers and over three million YouTube followers. He started his streaming career in 2010 playing Call of Duty and continued to play the game in its various iterations up to January 2021, when he quit because there were too many cheaters. He is also a prominent Minecraft streamer and has many online tutorials. Aside from his own channels, Vikkstar123 is part of the YouTube group known as the Sidemen, and he is also co-owner of the London Royal Ravens esports team./post/fortnite-save-the-world-stw-patch-notes/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-save-the-world-stw-patch-notes/ There’s more than one way to play Fortnite. In addition to the more popular battle royale mode, Save the World (STW) allows players to enjoy the Fortnite world in the form of a tower-defending/zombie-slaying game. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon Though Epic initially intended to make the game free, those plans changed and STW made its full release with a price tag. Despite being less popular than its battle royale sibling, STW receives frequent updates, including balance changes, new cosmetics, and map changes that aim to keep the gameplay experience fresh./post/jim-davis-finishes-day-one-of-neon-dynasty-championship-undefeated-mono-white-shines/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jim-davis-finishes-day-one-of-neon-dynasty-championship-undefeated-mono-white-shines/ Jim Davis, a notable streamer and professional player, finished day one of the Neon Dynasty Championship undefeated, putting himself into a good position to make the top eight. Davis joins Jean-Emmanuel Depraz as the two players to finish the day 7-0. Day one had three rounds of Alchemy, Magic‘s digital-first format, followed by four rounds of Historic. Here are the top eight players in the Neon Dynasty Championship after day one./post/how-to-gain-access-to-the-new-world-closed-beta/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-gain-access-to-the-new-world-closed-beta/ The closed beta for Amazon Games Studios’ new MMO, New World, goes live today at 11:30am CT. And players who are looking to join the closed beta for New World will find that the process is relatively straightforward.  There are two ways to gain access to the New World closed beta, with one method guaranteeing prospective players an access key and another relying on random selection. Regardless of which method you choose, you’ll have to do so soon, considering the New World closed beta will only be live for the next two weeks./post/how-to-trigger-heroic-for-the-ferry-the-resonant-splinter-public-event-in-destiny-2-the-witch-queen/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-trigger-heroic-for-the-ferry-the-resonant-splinter-public-event-in-destiny-2-the-witch-queen/ The Witch Queen has finally arrived and she’s brought her Throne World with her. Savathûn’s Throne World is Destiny 2’s newest destination and there’s plenty of mystery, intrigue, and beautiful areas to explore. One of the newest facets of the destination is a new public event, and like all others, it has a unique requirement to turn it into a Heroic version to earn even more loot. The “Ferry the Resonant Splinter” public event will spawn occasionally in multiple locations in the Throne World./post/acend-defeat-team-secret-become-first-semifinalist-at-valorant-champions/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/acend-defeat-team-secret-become-first-semifinalist-at-valorant-champions/ Acend are the first team to earn a spot in the VALORANT Champions semifinals after sweeping Team Secret today.  Acend made it through Group A without losing a series, defeating Vivo Keyd in the most controversial match of the tournament. They had less trouble with Envy in the winners match, sweeping them 2-0 to secure their spot in the playoffs.  Team Secret had a slightly more stressful group play experience. Their first opponent was Gambit, who are one of the best European teams in the tournament./post/how-to-save-a-replay-in-valorant/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-save-a-replay-in-valorant/ Winning more matches in VALORANT requires a lot of practice. From improving your aim to getting familiar with all the callouts in VALORANT, there are many ways to improve yourself at the game. Though practice often makes it perfect, watching yourself play VALORANT is often considered one of the most productive exercises for any VALORANT player. Going through your gameplay will allow you to spot misplays and mistakes. Once you find out what you lack, you can focus more on improving in those areas./post/toronto-defiant-signs-main-support-ch0r0ng/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/toronto-defiant-signs-main-support-ch0r0ng/ The Toronto Defiant may have nuked its 2021 roster after a disappointing year, but the team is apparently sparing no expense in picking up new talent for the 2022 Overwatch League season.  Toronto announced today that main support Seong “CH0R0NG” Yoo-min, one of the offseason’s most highly sought-after rookies, will officially join the roster next year. CH0R0NG is locked in for the team until 2024, according to a post by Adam Adamou, the head of esports for the Defiant’s parent company./post/star-guardian-neeko-visual-bug-shows-what-sett-would-look-like-with-fairy-wings/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/star-guardian-neeko-visual-bug-shows-what-sett-would-look-like-with-fairy-wings/ League of Legends’ Sett must’ve drank his Red Bull. One player encountered an interesting visual bug on Neeko that led to some magical interactions, posting the images yesterday. It appears the Star Guardian skin bugged to show fairy wings on whichever champion the Curious Chameleon transformed into, including Sett. Neeko’s Passive, Inherent Glamour, allows her to take the appearance of her allies to bamboozle the enemy team. But the Star Guardian skin hilariously glitched to give all the disguises a fairy-flare./post/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-15-final-standings-and-scores/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-15-final-standings-and-scores/ The end of Minecraft Championships 15 closed another fantastic Noxcrew event. Players witnessed the long-awaited addition of Ranboo and saw another edition of one of the most successful Minecraft esports events ever created. Players were in for a treat this time, with several changes in maps and gameplay paired with the return of Sand of Time, revamped for a new season. Only one team could get a win, and Red Rabbits took the victory in the Dodgebolt finale 3-0./post/league-s-2021-championship-skin-revealed-for-jarvan-iv/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-2021-championship-skin-revealed-for-jarvan-iv/ This year’s League of Legends World Championship will be commemorated with a limited release “Championship” skin for Jarvan IV.  Each year, Riot Games releases a special skin in League to mark the game’s annual World Championship. The tradition began in 2012 when Riot released a Championship edition skin for Riven during the game’s second World Championship. Since then, Championship skins have been released for Thresh, Shyvana, Kalista, Zed, Ashe, Kha’Zix, Ryze, and, most recently, LeBlanc./post/claymores-and-m4a1-receive-nerfs-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-s-latest-update/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/claymores-and-m4a1-receive-nerfs-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-s-latest-update/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer has undergone drastic changes in one of the largest updates since the game’s official release on Oct. 25.  Infinity Ward has nerfed Claymores so they don’t eliminate players at full health in today’s update 1.07. The trigger and damage radius were nerfed so players can clear buildings without having to worry about pesky Claymores.   Hardpoint has been added to the official public playlist. The fast-paced objective game mode was previously only available in custom games./post/fastest-way-to-get-the-tyrannosaur-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fastest-way-to-get-the-tyrannosaur-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ If you’re a fan of both dinosaurs and Final Fantasy XIV, you’re in luck. Square Enix’s MMO offers many choices of mounts to ride the extinct creatures. The Tyrannosaur is one of them, but it’s not the easiest to unlock. The Tyrannosaur mount growls when summoned and walks trough the lands of Eorzea to intimidate players and creatures around the character. It also features a barding specifically tailored for the character./post/apex-legends-ascension-pack-is-available-for-purchase-with-a-horizon-skin-and-600-apex-coins/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-ascension-pack-is-available-for-purchase-with-a-horizon-skin-and-600-apex-coins/ Apex Legends’ latest bundle is live. The Ascension Pack comes with a rare Horizon skin and 600 Apex Coins for just $4.99 and will be available during the battle royale’s seventh season. The pack contains the rare Flux Capacity Horizon skin, which dresses the legend in a different color palette that fits the blue hues of season seven. The cosmetic dyes Horizon’s spacesuit in white and turquoise with a few golden accents and gives the new legend a protective mask, similar to what astronauts wear./post/how-to-catch-dialga-or-palkia-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-dialga-or-palkia-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Dialga and Palkia are two Pokémon that stand out above all others in terms of their significance to the games’ story and prestige. In the beginning, Arceus created three great Pokémon to rule over different cosmic energies—Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, ruling over time, space, and antimatter respectively. As close remakes of Diamond and Pearl, the story of these great beasts won’t have changed a lot, and this means that encountering them is also similar./post/100-thieves-signs-first-apex-legends-player-gigz/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-signs-first-apex-legends-player-gigz/ Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag has been busy signing battle royale players lately. Since Feb. 21, 100 Thieves has added four players to its Fortnite roster. And now, the organization has signed Connor “Gigz” White to be its first Apex Legends player. Introducing our very first Apex Legends player, @Gigz. With a background in Destiny, Gigz caught our eye with his impressive gameplay & adaptability with Apex. As a growing content creator & now pro player, we’re looking to see him tear up the Apex Legends scene./post/all-spring-into-spring-easter-2021-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-spring-into-spring-easter-2021-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go’s Spring into Spring Easter 2021 event is starting to roll out, which means there’s new content for players to complete that involves eggs, rabbits, and flowers.  From April 4 to 8, players can encounter spring-themed Pokémon like Marill, Buneary, Bunnelby, and Mega Lopunny, which will be appearing in the game for the first time. With those increase spawns come a special Collection Challenge and new event-exclusive research that will give players additional rewards and encounters with some of the event’s featured Pokémon./post/unpaid-under-fire-unraveling-the-downfall-of-noble-esports/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/unpaid-under-fire-unraveling-the-downfall-of-noble-esports/ For a short time on Feb. 7, Noble Esports ceased to exist.  After social media managers took over the company’s Twitter account to demand overdue payment, all facets of the esports organization went dark. Its Twitter was deactivated and employees at every level posted their resignations along with the many outstanding balances that Noble owed them.  The public meltdown may have been entertaining for internet denizens, but for Noble’s staff and signed players, it was a catastrophe months in the making./post/fearless-settings-in-overwatch/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fearless-settings-in-overwatch/ The Dallas Fuel’s Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok is a formidable main tank with flexibility that ranges multiple heroes.  Very few players have the experience Fearless does in professional Overwatch.  Even though he’s only 22 years old, his experience in OWL dates all the way back to the league’s inaugural season when he played for the Shanghai Dragons in 2018. In his time playing in the Overwatch League, he’s been known to use Winston, Reinhardt, Orisa, Wrecking Ball, and even Roadhog./post/who-are-the-commentators-in-fifa-22-commentator-voice-actors-for-each-language/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-are-the-commentators-in-fifa-22-commentator-voice-actors-for-each-language/ When you’re on the pitch playing soccer, you won’t need a narrative voice to walk you through a match. That’s not the case if you’re a viewer, however, and having that smooth and silky voice describe every move on the pitch will add to the overall experience. While some commentators are there to fill the awkward silence, others became legendary additions to the soccer world with epic lines and goal announcements./post/how-to-restart-and-force-restart-iphone-13-and-13-pro/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-restart-and-force-restart-iphone-13-and-13-pro/ Sometimes, iPhones can be a pain. They become unresponsive or just crash out of the blue. Other times, you may want to refresh your phone, and that’s when restarting comes into play. When it comes to turning off and restarting your device, all you need to do is press and hold the side power button and either volume button until the power off slider appears. Swipe it, and the device will turn itself off./post/the-5-best-sona-skins-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-sona-skins-in-league-of-legends/ Sona is one of the most popular support champions in League of Legends. Her easy-to-learn kit boasts a full range of supportive abilities that buff allies and impair enemies. Since her introduction, Sona has remained one of the strongest support picks in the game both for casual and ranked play. Thanks to her popularity and straightforward playstyle, Sona has been granted a variety of unique skins. The support hero has a total of nine cosmetics for players to choose from./post/how-to-get-early-access-to-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-beta-with-xfinity/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-early-access-to-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-beta-with-xfinity/ The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is right around the corner. A taste of what’s coming in November will begin on Oct. 8 for PS4 players. Beta access can be reserved by pre-ordering the game, but there’s another new way to play early: by being a customer of Xfinity. The Comcast service that is an ISP, TV and streaming service, mobile, and more is giving free access to the beta./post/kingrichard-ditches-twitch-for-facebook-gaming/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kingrichard-ditches-twitch-for-facebook-gaming/ Streamer KingRichard has signed with Facebook Gaming to produce content exclusively on the platform and Instagram. His first stream will take place today, Sept. 8, at 2pm CT. KingRichard is known for his positivity during streams. “While all competitive livestreamers teach by example, KingRichard is one who will really take the time to teach his fans how to level up their in-game skills,” Leo Olebe, Facebook’s global director of games partnerships, told Tubefilter./post/how-many-players-does-call-of-duty-mobile-have/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-players-does-call-of-duty-mobile-have/ Call of Duty: Mobile has quickly risen to the top of the Android and iOS charts. Since the game launched in 2019, CoD: Mobile has been downloaded countless times. In August 2021 alone, the game was downloaded over two million times and made $17 million in revenue, according to data website Sensor Tower. Both the Activation and Garena versions of the game have seen wide success. In the past few months, the number of daily players has surpassed the six million mark with 6,196,338 players loading up the game each day, according to stats site Active Player./post/the-release-date-of-fortnite-s-samsung-ikonik-skin-has-been-delayed/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-release-date-of-fortnite-s-samsung-ikonik-skin-has-been-delayed/ Fortnite’s upcoming iKONIK skin, which was set to be released on March 8, is now delayed until a later date. The skin, which was intended to become available alongside an exclusive emote for anyone who purchased the Samsung S10 flagship phone, was introduced at the end of February in a fancy video. Now, however, fans who did take the leap to purchase the phone will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on these items./post/players-who-pre-order-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-on-epic-games-will-receive-free-fortnite-glider/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/players-who-pre-order-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-on-epic-games-will-receive-free-fortnite-glider/ The upcoming Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands has revealed more info about its content plans post-launch. The season pass trailer reveals that the Wonderlands will receive four DLC packs after release. Additionally, Fortnite is offering an exclusive for those who pre-order the upcoming game. Players who buy Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will now access a unique glider in Fortnite. The Diamond Pony Glider is a white horse that players will stand on to find the best spot to land./post/which-apex-legends-smg-kills-faster-the-r-99-or-the-alternator/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/which-apex-legends-smg-kills-faster-the-r-99-or-the-alternator/ In Apex Legends season one, the R-99 was the strongest submachine gun in the game. But after the introduction of Disruptor Rounds in season two, the Alternator is making a run for the crown. One player pinned the two against each other to find out which SMG reigns supreme in Apex. A well-known Apex data miner, The Gaming Merchant, created a video that puts the R-99 and the Alternator in a head-to-head damage per second comparison when they’re fully equipped./post/transform-returns-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt-with-daybound-and-nightbound/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/transform-returns-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt-with-daybound-and-nightbound/ Double-faced cards have been a theme in the past year of Magic: The Gathering. Kaldheim, Zendikar Rising, and Strixhaven: School of Mages each had prominent double-faced cards in their sets. And now, the upcoming gothic-horror-inspired Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is continuing this trend with transforming double-faced cards as a central theme. Midnight Hunt spoiler season will run until Sept. 13 in the lead-up to the set’s digital release on Sept. 16. A full tabletop release is set for Sept./post/leaked-apex-legends-trailer-shows-new-bloodhound-heirloom-weapon/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/leaked-apex-legends-trailer-shows-new-bloodhound-heirloom-weapon/ The Apex Legends Iron Crown Collection Event starts today at 12pm CT. It promises new skins, game modes, and an heirloom weapon—and a leaked trailer shows it all. One Apex fan tweeted the leaked trailer, which Respawn likely intended to release when the event goes live later today. https://twitter.com/NVIDIAGeForceME/status/1161258916627525633?s=20 The cinematic includes a lot of the content that Respawn teased already. It does, however, showcase new cosmetics, information on event modes, and a new heirloom weapon./post/streamer-pulls-off-last-second-valorant-ace-with-drawing-tablet-controller/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-pulls-off-last-second-valorant-ace-with-drawing-tablet-controller/ Competitive VALORANT players often fill their setups with the best peripherals to give them the least amount of latency and best chance at winning. One streamer has taken a different route, however, choosing to use a drawing tablet as his controller. During a recent stream, Star_Rain_ impressively pulled off a last-second ace while using his unique setup. Literal LAST SECOND ACE… with a Drawing Tablet btw from VALORANT Despite being the last player left, eliminating the team was textbook until it got down to the streamer’s final duel with the enemy Raze./post/hammond-has-captured-the-internet-s-collective-heart-as-evidenced-through-fan-art/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hammond-has-captured-the-internet-s-collective-heart-as-evidenced-through-fan-art/ As if Overwatch couldn’t get any weirder, Blizzard introduced the game’s 28th hero as Wrecking Ball—a furry rodent with a mechanized hamster ball. It was a surprise, to say the least. Wrecking Ball’s other name is Hammond, and most Overwatch fans assumed he was a monkey that lived on the moon with Winston. Hammond did live on the moon with Winston, but he wasn’t a monkey at all; he was always an over-sized hamster./post/the-5-best-high-refresh-rate-monitors/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-high-refresh-rate-monitors/ Gaming monitors are a vital component for any gaming rig. Essentially, monitors demonstrate the visual performance of PCs, so it’s crucial to select a monitor that can showcase a PC’s potential to the fullest. As a rule of thumb, high-end monitors require high-end graphics cards. For instance, a 4K monitor requires a high-end GPU to showcase maximum potential. Refresh rate is the speed at which the screen refreshes. For example, 240Hz means the display refreshes 240 times a second./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-overwatch-league-june-joust-tournament/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-overwatch-league-june-joust-tournament/ Say “aloha” to another action-packed Overwatch League monthly tournament. The league’s second tournament cycle, the June Joust, comes to an end this weekend when four teams face off to claim a championship title and the $100,000 grand prize.  Last month, the May Melee gave Overwatch League fans their first look at what a global competition could look like with online play. Two West Region teams traveled to Hawaii to compete on the lowest possible ping with East Region teams based out of Asia./post/how-to-download-scavengers/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-scavengers/ A new challenger has entered the arena of the battle royale genre in the shape of Scavenger. Developed by Midwinter Entertainment, Scavenger is looking to spice up the genre by introducing unique PvE elements. Unlike most games on the market, the players’ main focus won’t be eliminating other teams. Squads in Scavengers will focus on collecting the most data before it’s time to escape with the dropship. Though you can also take down enemy teams to loot the resources they’ve collected, the PvE side of the game will outweigh taking unnecessary combats in most situations./post/is-there-breeding-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-there-breeding-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ There’s no doubt that Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a new chapter for the series. This new Pokémon entry does away with many of the series staples that players are used to, like gym battles, and puts crafting, exploration, and the wilderness in their place. Hisui is unlike any time or place players have ever traveled to in the series, so it makes sense that some of the mechanics of other titles will have changed in Arceus./post/where-to-find-alien-artifacts-in-fortnite-all-locations-in-chapter-2-season-7-week-6/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-alien-artifacts-in-fortnite-all-locations-in-chapter-2-season-7-week-6/ It’s another week in Fortnite’s Chapter Two, season seven. Like any other week, new challenges will be available for players to complete alongside other objectives like finding Alien Artifacts, which will send you all over the map. For a decent amount of time, players have been hunting XP Coins, a decent way to increase your XP income alongside completing all the quests. XP Coins are no more, for now, but their legacy lives on with Alien Artifacts./post/azubu-and-hitbox-have-a-new-streaming-platform-but-what-s-the-point/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/azubu-and-hitbox-have-a-new-streaming-platform-but-what-s-the-point/ After a brief period of silence, Azubu is making headlines again. The troubled streaming company launched another Twitch competitor earlier this week. Called Smashcast, the site is a combined enterprise between the company and another one-time Twitch competitor, Hitbox, which Azubu acquired earlier this year. It’s another big splash for Azubu, but don’t expect Smashcast to suddenly become a Twitch killer. Azubu acquired Hitbox for a sum reportedly worth “tens of millions of dollars,” according to an LA Times report./post/apex-season-13-care-package-weapon-seemingly-leaked/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-season-13-care-package-weapon-seemingly-leaked/ Another day, another leak from Apex Legends. While season 13’s crafting rotation possibly containing the R-301 and Rampage was leaked by Apex developers themselves, this one comes from multiple leakers that have an accurate track record. And players that like to take fights up close and personal should take note. The shotgun pool in the ground loot may get a little bit smaller next season, with the Mastiff apparently going back into the care package./post/ea-sports-introduces-totw-19-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-introduces-totw-19-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has revealed all of the soccer players who made it onto FIFA 22 Ultimate Team’s Team of the Week (TOTW) 19. EA creates a new version for players who performed well every week after the leagues’ fixtures or national team matches are done. TOTW 19 replaced the TOTW 18 cards today and the cards will remain in packs until a new TOTW is released. You can acquire them through the FUT market or, if you’re lucky enough, earn one of them from FUT packs./post/how-to-add-friends-in-minecraft-for-xbox-playstation-and-pc/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-add-friends-in-minecraft-for-xbox-playstation-and-pc/ A lot of people in the world today have undoubtedly made friends with those they met in a game. Adding friends in video games is one of the most useful features integrated into most titles, including Minecraft. Minecraft is a game where collaborations with other players are useful. Ideas for the worlds that can be created in the game could be better if they come from more than one brain. And of course, the camaraderie of establishing connections is just way too nice./post/most-wanted-contracts-removed-from-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/most-wanted-contracts-removed-from-call-of-duty-warzone/ Call of Duty: Warzone players won’t be able to find Most Wanted contracts in-game for the time being due to a powerful glitch. The contract will no longer appear in Verdansk BR modes for the time being, at least while Raven Software investigates a fix for a major issue, according to the developer and its Trello page. 🛠️ We've updated #Warzone to no longer include the Most Wanted Contract in the Verdansk BR Playlist./post/senna-q-change-set-to-release-on-league-s-pbe-soon/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/senna-q-change-set-to-release-on-league-s-pbe-soon/ Following the changes to the keystone rune Glacial Augment in League of Legends’ recent preseason, Senna has struggled to live her fantasy as a support marksman. Luckily, buffs are incoming to help her at all stages of the game, regardless of her role in the bot lane. Riot August, principal character designer for League and Senna’s creator, revealed that a large change to Senna’s slow on her Q will be available for testing on League’s PBE soon./post/what-you-need-to-survive-in-cod-black-ops-4-zombies-map-dead-of-the-night/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-you-need-to-survive-in-cod-black-ops-4-zombies-map-dead-of-the-night/ A new Zombies map has become available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4—and it could be considered one of the most difficult maps in the game. Dead of the Night was released earlier this month as one of the downloadable Zombies maps in the Black OpsPass. It features a new cast of characters playing in a large mansion, fighting off hordes of the living dead—including vampires and a giant werewolf boss. Related: What you need to survive in CoD: Black Ops 4 Zombies map, IX/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-safari-zone-liverpool-event-was-an-economic-success/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-safari-zone-liverpool-event-was-an-economic-success/ Niantic has released stats about the economic impact of Pokémon Go’s October Safari Zone event in Liverpool, England—and the results are startling. As part of the event, 20,000 players visited Liverpool in person to catch a variety of water-themed Pokémon, including Chinchou, Relicanth, and a variety of Unknown. To lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to include players who couldn’t make it to Sefton Park, Niantic also allowed players to join the event remotely, which 20,000 people chose to do./post/vgj-storm-won-the-gesc-thailand-dota-2-minor-2-years-ago-and-they-still-haven-t-been-paid/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vgj-storm-won-the-gesc-thailand-dota-2-minor-2-years-ago-and-they-still-haven-t-been-paid/ Tournament organizers not paying players, teams, and the talent who make the events run is a common occurrence in some areas of the esports scene. Today marks the two-year anniversary since VGJ.Storm won the GESC Thailand Dota 2 Minor, a Valve-sponsored tournament that was part of the 2017-18 Dota Pro Circuit and had a $300,000 prize pool. As winners, VGJ.Storm—the team of YawaR, Resolut1on, Sneyking, MSS, and SVG—earned the $110,000 grand prize./post/xqc-breaks-his-all-time-twitch-viewership-record-off-the-back-of-reddit-s-r-place-hype/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-breaks-his-all-time-twitch-viewership-record-off-the-back-of-reddit-s-r-place-hype/ In the world of streaming, new trends seemingly appear out of nowhere. Over the last week, the internet has had its eyes fixed on r/Place, a subreddit that was originally hosted on April Fool’s Day in 2017 but has returned again this year. In r/Place, players can join in on a massive, multiplayer pixel art game, where every single logged-in Reddit user has the ability to place one pixel every five to 20 minutes./post/xbox-and-nike-unveil-space-jam-shoes-and-controller/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xbox-and-nike-unveil-space-jam-shoes-and-controller/ Xbox has revealed a new Space Jam: A New Legacy-inspired Xbox Wireless Controller and sneaker bundle in collaboration with Nike. The bundle will launch in the Nike SNKRS app on July 15.  The bundle includes a pair of the Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote Nike LeBron 18 Low and each shoe represents one of the iconic characters. The left shoe represents Wile E., the determined coyote perpetually struggling to catch the elusive Road Runner./post/boston-breach-brand-roster-officially-revealed-ahead-of-2022-call-of-duty-league-season/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/boston-breach-brand-roster-officially-revealed-ahead-of-2022-call-of-duty-league-season/ Boston’s Call of Duty League team finally has its branding and roster.  The Boston Breach, which is operated by New England-based organization Oxygen Esports, will be led by longtime CoD professionals Methodz and TJHaLy, with newcomers Nero and Capsidal rounding out the starting lineup.  Breach Protocol: ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ pic.twitter.com/DNLBHN9FTy — Boston Breach (@BostonBreach) January 13, 2022 Both Methodz and TJHaLy were slated to be a part of the roster for the reported Washington CDL team before Washington Esports Ventures pulled out of negotiations to acquire the 12th CDL spot last November./post/destiny-2-s-season-of-the-splicer-will-bring-endless-night-new-exotics-and-a-classic-raid/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-s-season-of-the-splicer-will-bring-endless-night-new-exotics-and-a-classic-raid/ Bungie revealed the first details for Destiny 2’s upcoming Season of the Splicer today. The new season will run between May 11 and Aug. 24 and will bring a new storyline, implement the Armor Synthesis system, add a new seasonal activity, and throw in a handful of new Exotics—including a Stasis Sidearm. The season kicks off after a Vex simulation shrouds the Last City in an eternal night. Ikora and Osiris point the Guardian toward Mithrax, one of the last Sacred Splicers—Fallen who can commune with machines, according to Ikora./post/here-are-the-updates-and-notes-for-league-of-legends-patch-10-10/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-updates-and-notes-for-league-of-legends-patch-10-10/ Riot is targetting some of League’s oldest and most beloved champions in Patch 10.10, buffing Annie, Udyr, Nidalee, and Sivir. Meanwhile, the usual suspects—Taric, Diana, and Miss Fortune—are receiving some nerfs. A range of Pulsefire skins are also on their way, and of course, a slew of bug fixes and quality of life changes. Here are the full updates and notes for League of Legends Patch 10.10. Champions Annie E – Molton Shield Damage reduction: 10/13/16/19/22 percent to 13/17/21/25/29 percent R – Summon: Tibbers Tibbers aura damage: 10/15/20 (+0./post/jungle-plants-are-bugged-on-league-of-legends-live-servers/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jungle-plants-are-bugged-on-league-of-legends-live-servers/ Many League of Legends users are reporting that the game’s jungle plants haven’t been working as intended for the past few days and have affected their games as a result. Jungle plants are an almost-essential part of Summoner’s Rift since they give plenty of useful information to the player and their team. The Scryer’s Bloom plant, for example, gives vision in a certain direction, the Blast Cone knocks units in a certain direction, and the Honeyfruit gives health to players./post/the-best-volkssturmgewehr-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-volkssturmgewehr-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The world of Call of Duty: Warzone expanded in a big way in December 2021 with the season one update for Vanguard. Warzone Pacific shook up the game to freshen up the experience for millions of players. One of the 30-plus new weapons added into Warzone with the Pacific update is the Volkssturmgewehr, an addition to the massive arsenal in the battle royale game. There are now 31 ARs in Warzone with Vanguard’s season one, including guns from Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War./post/wow-classic-tbc-press-kit-leaked-ahead-of-blizzconline/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-classic-tbc-press-kit-leaked-ahead-of-blizzconline/ As many expected, World of Warcraft Classic will be continuing into the game’s first expansion, The Burning Crusade.  A press kit for the vintage content extension was prematurely posted on Blizzard’s forums. And while it was taken down, the damage was already done with publications like WoWhead taking screengrabs of the posts. Most of the TBC-related information in the post was fluff, but there were a few specifics that it did prematurely disclose./post/how-to-succeed-in-legend-of-runeterra-s-newest-lab-united-front/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-succeed-in-legend-of-runeterra-s-newest-lab-united-front/ Legends of Runeterra Patch 2.0 brought a new experience for players to try in the form of teaming up through co-op in the Lab Mode. The 12th lab, United Front, allows players to either try out the newest experiment with a friend or queue up and find a random partner. Due to the nature of the Lab, it’s best to try to approach it with a person who you know so you can coordinate properly over voice or text./post/the-best-lube-for-linear-keyboard-switches/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-lube-for-linear-keyboard-switches/ Are your mechanical keyboard switches not functioning like they used to? Then they might require a bit of switch lube. Why use lube on keyboard switches? As time goes on, keyboard switches might not behave as they once did and can start to produce a squeaky-like or noisy overall sound, which is due to friction build-up over time. Lube helps to mitigate that. Keyboard switch lube functions the same way that most other things that require lube functions: It quietens the component, makes the parts operate smoother and more efficiently, and helps with overall longevity./post/god-of-war-beats-out-monster-hunter-rise-as-steam-s-top-seller/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/god-of-war-beats-out-monster-hunter-rise-as-steam-s-top-seller/ The newest God of War title launched on PC, and it has become an instant success. The game reached the top of Steam’s top seller’s list just three days after going live on the platform.  Santa Monica Studio’s game faced some steep competition with the PC release of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise just two days earlier, but the single-player God of War was able to edge out the multiplayer Monster Hunter initially, although that might be due to Monster Hunter splitting its bundles on separate pages./post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-3-is-called-tokyo-escape/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-3-is-called-tokyo-escape/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season three is launching later this week. The new season is called Tokyo Escape and will have a Japanese theme to it. Players can expect two new weapons, an exclusive map, and more to arrive into the game in Tokyo Escape. While the weapons have only been teased and haven’t been officially revealed, they appear to be the PP19 Bizon and the Renetti from Modern Warfare./post/which-classes-are-gender-locked-in-lost-ark/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/which-classes-are-gender-locked-in-lost-ark/ Character creation is crucial when beginning your journey in Lost Ark. Once you create a character, it’ll cost you to change your appearance or class. The very first step of character creation will be to choose your class. There are five in the game, but some are gender-locked, so you’ll discover after choosing it that you won’t be able to play as a female or male character, depending on the class./post/alex-garfield-the-man-behind-evil-geniuses-and-founder-of-goodgame-agency-leaves-twitch/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alex-garfield-the-man-behind-evil-geniuses-and-founder-of-goodgame-agency-leaves-twitch/ The man who built one of esports’ biggest brands and franchises has left Twitch after selling his talent agency to the streaming titan two years ago. Alex “chibsquad” Garfield is leaving Twitch, he revealed today on Twitter. I’m announcing today that I’ve left @Twitch. Thank you to everyone at @GoodGame, @theAllianceGG, and @EvilGeniuses for changing my life. ❤️ — Alexander Garfield (@alexgarfield) August 22, 2016 While Garfield has never been one for the spotlight, he remains one of the most influential people in esports over the past decade./post/how-to-fix-eac-connection-error-in-new-world/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-eac-connection-error-in-new-world/ Countless MMO players around the globe were looking forward to New World’s launch in September. While the game itself was ready for a release, the demand exceeded expectations and New World experienced some server errors during its initial release. With the hype levels returning back to normal, the number of server-related errors reduced, but there have also been instances where players ran into other errors that prevented them from playing New World. The EAC Connection error is one of these occurrences./post/malphite-player-adjusts-his-ultimate-trajectory-twice-in-aram-game/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/malphite-player-adjusts-his-ultimate-trajectory-twice-in-aram-game/ League of Legends is no stranger to bugs and exploits–and even a living stone creature can be home to several bugs. A Lillia player shared a clip where the opposing Malphite player changed the trajectory of his ultimate twice, before reaching the Lillia player and killing them in the process. Malphite Casually Adjusting His Ultimate Trajectory TWICE from leagueoflegends This change of trajectory should be theoretically impossible. Various bugs or exploits have appeared in League before, where players on certain champions could stop or adjust the direction of abilities that shouldn’t be able to change course on a whim./post/summit1g-apologizes-for-girlfriend-s-tweets-about-streamer-with-tourette-s/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/summit1g-apologizes-for-girlfriend-s-tweets-about-streamer-with-tourette-s/ Summit1g used his stream yesterday to apologize for comments made by his girlfriend, streamer LilChiipmunk, regarding fellow streamer Sweet Anita. After seeing a clip from Sweet Anita’s stream earlier this week, LilChiipmunk expressed her displeasure with Twitch allowing Anita, who has Tourette’s syndrome, to stream after a clip arose of her saying the n-word on her channel.  The since-deleted tweet by LilChiipmunk said that by allowing Anita to stream, Twitch as a platform is “promoting this hatred./post/sodapoppin-reportedly-turned-down-a-major-brand-deal-so-he-could-stream-wow-classic/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sodapoppin-reportedly-turned-down-a-major-brand-deal-so-he-could-stream-wow-classic/ According to Twitch streamer and attorney Ryan “BJPOfficial” Willett, his brother Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris turned down a major brand deal just so he could leave his schedule open to play World of Warcraft Classic. BJP was discussing the financial agreements in Tfue’s leaked contract with FaZe Clan on Thursday when he took a chance to defend Soda’s integrity. “Please, for those of y’all watching this, and you’re on Reddit or one of [Soda’s] YouTube videos, or wherever else, please don’t ever call my little brother a sellout again,” he said./post/here-are-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-standings/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-standings/ The 2021 LPL Summer Split has finally returned. Matches will take place in an offline format. Audience members are allowed with masks on to protect the pro League of Legends players and staff from potential exposure to COVID-19. The league will crown its champion on Aug. 8, who will lead four LPL teams to the 2021 League World Championship. A total of 17 teams will face off against one another in a single round-robin over 10 weeks./post/alinity-issues-herself-3-day-suspension-from-twitch-due-to-accidental-nudity/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alinity-issues-herself-3-day-suspension-from-twitch-due-to-accidental-nudity/ After broadcasting accidental nudity during a livestream, popular Twitch streamer Alinity has taken matters into her own hands. The variety streamer has given herself a three-day ban from the platform while awaiting action from Twitch. “Hey so regardless of whatever Twitch decides to do, I’m gonna give myself a 3 day suspension from the platform,” Alinity wrote. “I think it is fair. Have yourselves a nice day!” Hey so regardless of whatever Twitch decides to do, I'm gonna give myself a 3 day suspension from the platform./post/how-to-watch-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-kickoff-classic-schedule-bracket-matchups-and-more/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-kickoff-classic-schedule-bracket-matchups-and-more/ The 2022 Call of Duty League season is almost ready to begin, but the league’s 12 teams will get a high-stakes warm-up this weekend with the Kickoff Classic. The Kickoff Classic is the fun before the real fight begins in a couple of weeks. The season officially starts on Feb. 4 with the first matchups of the Stage I Major, culminating in the Stage I Major LAN tournament on March 3./post/how-to-collect-captured-tooki-s-tears-in-lost-ark/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-collect-captured-tooki-s-tears-in-lost-ark/ Smilegate’s MMO Lost Ark offers a great number of resources to farm, and several are focused on exploration. This is the case for Adventurer’s Tomes, which reward numerous items for completing specific percentages of them. There is one for each region of the game and they can take you a very long time to complete entirely. Rohendel’s Adventurer Tome requires numerous things to farm, and similar to others, the recipes are among the hardest to get./post/valve-releases-autograph-sticker-capsules-for-pgl-stockholm-cs-go-major/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-releases-autograph-sticker-capsules-for-pgl-stockholm-cs-go-major/ To commemorate the champions and finalists of the PGL Stockholm 2021 Major, Valve has released a set of player autograph capsules fashioned in paper, holo, and gold.  Without dropping a single map, Nature Vincere completed a flawless run at the first major CS:GO tournament in over two years, writing history, and earning $1 million in prize winnings. S1mple, the MVP of the tournament and arguably the greatest player in Counter-Strike history secured his first Major title with an emphatic win against G2 Esports in the grand final on Nov./post/sumail-joins-nigma-galaxy-s-dota-2-lineup/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sumail-joins-nigma-galaxy-s-dota-2-lineup/ After multiple teasers, SumaiL officially joined Nigma Galaxy’s Dota 2 roster today. Based on the announcement trailer, he will be taking over the mid lane since the video titled him the “king of mid.” This means Miracle- will be moving to the safe lane position again. Both SumaiL and Nigma will be treading on uncharted waters this season. Nigma were relegated to the second division after the last DPC season. The roster, filled with former The International winners, will now go up against the younger generation of Dota 2 players who generally make up the most of division two./post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-may-4-update-buffs-vanguard-weapons-nerfs-the-armored-truck/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-may-4-update-buffs-vanguard-weapons-nerfs-the-armored-truck/ A new Call of Duty: Warzone patch just went live with the objective of buffing Vanguard weapons on Caldera. The minor update could have some major implications on which weapons players choose to use in their loadouts in battle royale or Resurgence, with some pretty substantial buffs coming for World War II weapons found in-game. 🛠️ A #Warzone update has gone live! Gameplay adjustments, Bug Fixes, and Weapon changes! We have also retroactively adjusted all measurement units for distance to Meters in the Season Three Patch Notes./post/how-to-find-batman-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-batman-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/ After months of waiting, one of DC’s most famous heroes is finally able to be obtained in Fortnite. Unlike most other skins in the game, you won’t have to acquire Batman’s iconic outfit in the Item Shop. Instead, you’ll have to buy the Season seven battle pass and earn him via challenges. One of the main challenges players will face is a new set of quests for Superman, Beast Boy, and Armored Batman Zero, who are all now located around the island./post/how-to-use-miis-in-nintendo-switch-sports/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-miis-in-nintendo-switch-sports/ Nintendo Switch Sports is a beautiful-looking game that brings back some popular options from Nintendo’s Sports series, like tennis, while adding a bunch of new ones as well. In these games, you play as cute little customizable characters, which is a bit far from the norm. Usually, players would play these games as their Miis. And at first glance, it seems like these little avatars are nowhere to be seen./post/lee-sin-aphelios-buffed-and-jungle-champ-pool-opened-up-in-league-patch-11-8-preview/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lee-sin-aphelios-buffed-and-jungle-champ-pool-opened-up-in-league-patch-11-8-preview/ A number of jungle changes are hitting the Rift in League of Legends Patch 11.8. But don’t worry, junglers—your role isn’t getting nerfed again. Gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter previewed the upcoming patch today, explaining that new champs that will be added to the existing jungle pool. And a few underwhelming outliers are getting buffed, including Lee Sin and Aphelios. Patch Preview for 11.8 -Some broadening of enchanter items -Another round of opening up new champs to the jungle pool/post/doublelift-says-league-of-legends-new-bot-lane-alcove-seems-kind-of-useless/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-says-league-of-legends-new-bot-lane-alcove-seems-kind-of-useless/ League of Legends’ latest patch introduced drastic changes to Summoner’s Rift, including alterations to its landscape and the debut of two alcoves in the bot and top lane. While Riot hoped the alcoves would create more excitement and playmaking opportunities, Team Liquid’s Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has some thoughts of his own. The AD carry discussed the alcove during his Twitch broadcast yesterday while duoing with TSM’s newly-acquired support, Vincent “Biofrost” Wang./post/gamescom-2021-s-full-schedule/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gamescom-2021-s-full-schedule/ Gamescom 2021 is just around the corner and it’ll be going completely digital this time around. Though the event was looking to be a hybrid with some on-site events alongside online ones, the German Games Industry Association decided to keep it remote. Officially kicking off on Aug. 25, Gamescom 2021 will be live for a total of three days, wrapping up on Aug. 27. Fans can enjoy the show from the comfort of their home since it’ll be free and there will be many attractions to tune into throughout the event./post/the-best-pelington-703-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pelington-703-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is one of the best CoD titles for snipers in recent memory. Treyarch has given the gift of god-tier sniping in this Call of Duty. Seemingly everyone can quickscope and hold down lanes like a professional—and there are three different snipers to choose from at the game’s launch. The first sniper available to all players is the Pelington 703, a bolt-action sniper that’s a one-shot kill to the chest or head./post/who-is-twitch-s-deep-pocketed-mystery-donor/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-twitch-s-deep-pocketed-mystery-donor/ Video game streaming site Twitch has grown to extraordinary size and influence over the gaming world. But its stars still sometimes struggle to make a living. Enter a mysterious figure known only as Amhai, who over the last year has dropped more than $100,000 in donations to his favorite streamers. Twitch is still something of conundrum to many outside the gaming and esports industries. Who would want to watch other people play video games when you could play the video games yourself?/post/los-seis-mejores-aspectos-de-league-of-legends-estrenados-en-2020/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-seis-mejores-aspectos-de-league-of-legends-estrenados-en-2020/ Riot Games ha estado atenta constantemente en lo que se refiere a productos cosméticos para League of Legends y 2020 no ha sido una excepción. Los desarrolladores han dado un paso al frente y su juego ha estrenado 120 aspectos distintos a lo largo del año, el mayor número de skins creadas en un año natural. Aunque cada aspecto estrenado en 2020 ha sido impresionante a su manera, hay algunos lanzamientos que han estado un nivel por encima de la competición y han sorprendido a los fans./post/diamond-cards-are-coming-to-hearthstone/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/diamond-cards-are-coming-to-hearthstone/ Diamond cards are making their debut in Hearthstone’s upcoming Forged in the Barrens expansion.  As part of the Tavern Pass—which costs $19.99 or (or 2,500 gold) and offers special perks, like cosmetic rewards and a 10 percent XP boost—one (or more) “handcrafted” Diamond Legendary cards that feature “completely new” 3D animations, more “real estate” for card art, and “stylish” Diamond border will be included.  For Forged in the Barrens, Blademaster Samuro, a four-cost Neutral Legendary with one attack, six health, Rush, and a Frenzy that deals damage equal to the minion’s attack to all enemies, and Bru’kan, a four-cost Shaman Legendary with five attack, four health, and Nature Spell Damage +3, will receive the Diamond-coated treatment./post/how-to-get-the-zephyr-sword-in-destiny-2-s-dawning-event/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-zephyr-sword-in-destiny-2-s-dawning-event/ The Dawning 2021 brought Destiny 2‘s first Stasis sword. The Zephyr came back with a new element and a series of perks up its sheath, and it’s up for grabs during the celebrations. Zephyr can come with the Cold Steel perk, which slows targets with powered hits. As another perk, it can roll Relentless Strikes, Duelist’s Trance, or Tireless Blade, which are solid options to make this sword even more lethal./post/how-to-set-up-psvr-on-ps5/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-set-up-psvr-on-ps5/ PlayStation VR offers console users an easy way into the VR gaming experience. This additional accessory for Sony’s PlayStation console is a virtual reality headset that can be paired with the PlayStation move controllers to provide an extremely immersive VR experience. With the release of Sony’s new PS5, gamers have probably noticed VR titles in the store. Fortunately for owners of the initial device, you will not be required to purchase a new PSVR as the original is still compatible with the PS5 console./post/final-war-of-the-spark-limited-draft-results-at-mtg-mythic-championship-ii/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/final-war-of-the-spark-limited-draft-results-at-mtg-mythic-championship-ii/ The final day of Limited draft in War of the Spark has come to an end, but not without some wild matches and a fair amount of controversy. Round one of day two in Limited draft at MTG Mythic Championship II in London saw a reversed call made by a judge on the floor, along with Olivier Ruel (8-0) losing 2-0 in his first match. Round two of day two also saw some controversy in the match between Joao Andrade (green/white/red) and Fernando David Gonzalez (blue/black)./post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-garrincha-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-garrincha-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) for Prime Icon Moments Manuel “Garrincha” dos Santos to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on June 13. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  The Prime Icon Moments Garrincha card was originally released on March 5 but it only got an SBC this month along with 94-rated Xavier “Xavi” Hernández. They’re players from very different times, but both had incredible performances in soccer history./post/the-10-best-hearthstone-scholomance-academy-cards/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-best-hearthstone-scholomance-academy-cards/ Hearthstone’s Scholomance Academy expansion is releasing next week, adding another 135 cards to the game’s collection.  A lot of these cards bring long-awaited or entirely new mechanics, like dual-class cards and Spellburst. While a sizable chunk of the expansion was devoted to dual-class cards (40), this list looks to take note of every powerful non-dual-class card.  Related: The 10 best Hearthstone Scholomance Academy dual-class cards that can change the meta/post/the-3-best-white-gaming-mousepads/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-3-best-white-gaming-mousepads/ Sticking with a common theme can greatly enhance the aesthetic value of your gaming setup. Not only does it look nice but it often also promotes the user to keep their gaming space tidy and free of clutter. While having white peripherals is common, having a completely white setup is unusual since the options for white mousepads are few and far between. While uncommon, there are still options on the market that will provide a quality play mat for the user while staying true to their preferred color scheme to match the rest of their setup./post/braum-buffed-rell-thresh-and-alistar-nerfed-in-league-patch-11-7-preview/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/braum-buffed-rell-thresh-and-alistar-nerfed-in-league-patch-11-7-preview/ League of Legends gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter outlined the Patch 11.7 preview last night, revealing all the tentative changes coming to the game on Wednesday, March 31.  A series of champion adjustments, both buffs and nerfs, are expected to hit the support position in Patch 11.7, targeting some of the Rift’s usual suspects in the bot lane. Braum, Rell, Thresh, and Alistar are all in for some minor changes./post/how-to-get-ultra-shiny-square-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-ultra-shiny-square-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ A new variant of shiny Pokémon has been added in Sword and Shield and it’s incredibly hard to get. Dubbed by the community as square shiny or super square shiny Pokémon, this is a new variant of shiny creatures with square particles in the background of its appearance animation instead of stars. It doesn’t change what the shiny Pokémon looks like at all other than the particle effect. This variant was first discovered by a Reddit user and data miners across the world./post/how-to-play-bugg-in-crucible/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-bugg-in-crucible/ Crucible, Amazon’s new free-to-play third-person team shooter, is now available to download on Steam.  Of all Crucible’s playable hunters, Bugg stands out as the only robotic character currently available to play. As it’s name may suggest, Bugg resembles a yellow bug-like creature who flies around and nurtures plants.  It’s these plants that serve as Bugg’s main line of defense; they dish out massive amounts of damage to any surrounding enemies with laser-like attacks./post/rainbow-six-siege-defender-tier-list/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-defender-tier-list/ Rainbow Six Siege is a highly strategic and methodical first-person shooter. The unique and vast variety of operators that have been added to the game over its now seven-year lifespan have molded and shaped the game to what it is today. The meta of Rainbow Six is changing year in and year out. Mid-season updates and hotfixes have the potential to shift operator interactions and shake up the most efficient tactics and strategies./post/respawn-entertainment-changes-when-apex-legends-weekly-challenges-reset/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-entertainment-changes-when-apex-legends-weekly-challenges-reset/ After a small blip in Apex Legends‘ weekly challenge reset schedule, Respawn Entertainment has permanently changed when season two’s weekly challenges reset will each week to 5am CT every Tuesday morning. Since the start of Apex Legends’ second season a week ago, players have been able to complete seven weekly and three daily challenges to earn XP. Additionally, there are two recurring weekly challenges requiring players to complete five or 10 daily challenges./post/the-international-10-main-stage-scores-standings-and-results/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-international-10-main-stage-scores-standings-and-results/ The group stage has passed, the playoff seeding is complete, and the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit is about to reach its final form as the top 16 teams in the world compete under The International spotlight at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. More than two years after OG lifted the Aegis of Champions for a second time at TI9, Dota 2’s best will now compete for the game’s biggest honor on its biggest stage—along with their share of the biggest prize pool in esports history at over $40 million./post/all-pvp-ranks-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pvp-ranks-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/ In World of Warcraft: Classic, the grind to the top of the PvP ladder is one of the most infamous features the game has to offer. With thousands of honorable kills required to not only earn a high ranking, but maintain it, PvP in WoW Classic requires immense dedication. And while the task of achieving the fabled “Rank 14” might have been a tough task back when WoW was originally released in 2004, it’s just as difficult this time around during the reissue of WoW Classic./post/can-you-play-pubg-mobile-with-a-controller/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-pubg-mobile-with-a-controller/ While some mobile shooting games offer controller support for those players that don’t like touchscreen controls, not every title supports that option. For PUBG however, here’s how you play PUBG Mobile with a controller. For PUBG Mobile, there is no official controller support for the game outside of movement, meaning you can connect a Bluetooth-enabled controller to your mobile device and move around, but the buttons won’t have any actions mapped to them./post/nintendo-switch-online-n64-players-experiencing-controller-pak-rumble-and-input-lag-issues/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-switch-online-n64-players-experiencing-controller-pak-rumble-and-input-lag-issues/ Nintendo’s newly released Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription is out, giving members who signed up the ability to play several classic Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive titles.  Although a good number of popular games are available, some have come with issues. Members of the new Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack priced at $49.99 have reported a number of general problems, ranging from lag and low frame rates to more game-specific issues./post/what-is-the-best-refresh-rate-for-gaming/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-best-refresh-rate-for-gaming/ When building a gaming PC, builders spend hours looking for the perfect components to provide the best performance within their budget. Smooth frame rates and playing games without any stuttering or crashing are usually the prime goals of anyone looking to put together a gaming rig. With a high-end gaming PC, you’ll be able to play your favorite games with higher frame rates, allowing you to take advantage of high refresh rate monitors./post/hearthstone-s-new-ranked-system-is-now-live/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-s-new-ranked-system-is-now-live/ Last month, Blizzard revealed a ton of information about Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Ashes of Outland. This included the groundwork for a new ranked system that’d be joining the game in April. Even though Ashes of Outland is still a few days away, you can test out the new ranked system right now. The idea behind the new system is to allow for more MMR-based matchmaking, as well as to make expressing the skill level of your rank more practical./post/apex-will-add-emotes-in-legacy-update-but-you-can-t-use-them-to-peek/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-will-add-emotes-in-legacy-update-but-you-can-t-use-them-to-peek/ Apex Legends will finally implement standing emotes with the Legacy update. The animations come with a twist, though: an anti-peek feature that ensures players can’t look from behind cover, according to lead game designer Carlos Pineda. Balancing emotes may sound like an odd concept, but Respawn took that into account when designing the animations. Activating an emote shifts the legend to a wider, third-person view and the developers had to account for that change to ensure it wouldn’t be used to get an unfair advantage on enemies./post/halo-infinite-recharge-map-guide/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-recharge-map-guide/ Halo Infinite’s Recharge map is a fun, fast-paced map that is featured in almost every playlist. Ranked players will play Slayer, Oddball, and Strongholds on Recharge, meaning they’ll have to adapt to almost all ranked game modes on this battlefield. The key to winning on Recharge is the same as any other map: Control the power weapons and engage enemies as a team to win. Knowing the best spots around the map also helps, so use this guide as a resource before diving into your next match./post/will-there-be-a-playtest-for-battlefield-6/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-there-be-a-playtest-for-battlefield-6/ Earlier this week, EA revealed it is gearing up to showcase the latest addition to the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 6, on June 9. Following this announcement, information about a potential Alpha test was shared online by leaker Tom Henderson. For now, though, EA has yet to announce an official date for any Alpha testing launch, or the game’s release. During a May earnings call to investors, EA said it expects the title to launch sometime between October and December./post/is-the-apex-legends-season-one-battle-pass-worth-it/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-the-apex-legends-season-one-battle-pass-worth-it/ Apex Legends’ first Battle Pass has finally arrived. Just like in other games that also use a battle pass to provide players with new cosmetic items, Apex’s will feature 100 tiers that players can reach one-by-one by playing to unlock exclusive rewards in each. Players will be able to buy the Battle Pass for 950 Apex Coins, which are worth about $10. Those who reach the high tiers of the pass will be able to get 1,000 coins total and recover the in-game money they invested./post/mtg-decks-that-get-stronger-with-historic-anthology-1-cards/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-decks-that-get-stronger-with-historic-anthology-1-cards/ This week, Magic Arena finally rolled out its Historic format, which includes every card from Ixalan forward. Joining these cards are 20 unique cards to the format from ages past, aimed at expanding the metagame and making more decks relevant for the format. Here are the decks that just got better thanks to Historic Anthology 1. Wx Lifegain Lifegain fans, rejoice. Soul Warden is finally in Arena. This classic card is a powerhouse when it comes to lifegain triggers, which plays well with a lot of other Historic cards, like Ajani’s Pridemate and little-explored roleplayers like Gideon’s Company./post/the-story-behind-invictus-gaming-s-worlds-skins/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-story-behind-invictus-gaming-s-worlds-skins/ Immediately after Invictus Gaming were crowned world champions in 2018, Riot Games designers kicked into high gear figuring out how to capture the team in a set of Worlds skins. Riot reached out to the players right after the final game, and the players were ready: They wanted their skins to follow the theme of fallen angels. Over the past four months, Riot has been hard at work trying to make skins that go above and beyond what’s been done before./post/how-to-use-overwatch-s-new-replay-system/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-overwatch-s-new-replay-system/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Overwatch’s new replay feature dropped today with the release of patch 1.37, allowing fans of the game to review their own gameplay and hone their skills. The tool is easy to use and is available for players across all platforms through a few quick clicks. What is the replay system? Blizzard first introduced Overwatch’s replay system in May on the game’s Public Test Region./post/how-to-view-your-call-of-duty-vanguardreport-and-see-your-career-stats/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-view-your-call-of-duty-vanguardreport-and-see-your-career-stats/ Call of Duty’s Twitter account is back with a report to show off your Vanguard stats, with pride or sadness, on social media for all to see. It’s all about the stats and bragging rights when it comes to who’s the best in your squad in Call of Duty, or any game, really. But now it’s time to flex those Call of Duty: Vanguard statistics to prove that you’re the best in the Ranked Play team./post/riot-reveals-upcoming-changes-to-earning-event-points-in-league/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-upcoming-changes-to-earning-event-points-in-league/ The 2021 season of League of Legends was full of in-game events, ranging from the anticipated Arcane celebration to the controversial Sentinels of Light event. Events provided players with weekly missions and opportunities to purchase premium passes that provided more missions for exclusive content, though gaining the points to grasp these rewards was often challenging. See League of Legends on Amazon In a new Quick Gameplay Thoughts blog post today, Riot Rovient revealed that the events team in League has reevaluated the way that players earn points to complete missions during events to get rewards./post/how-astral-tft-set-7-dragonlands-trait-works/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-astral-tft-set-7-dragonlands-trait-works/ A new Origin called Astral in Teamfight Tactics Set Seven Dragonlands set provides players with economy, reroll strategies, and Mage synergy. Traits like Fortune, Yordle, and Mercenary have provided TFT players with a trait that can boost their economy or assist with reroll strategies. Set Seven has taken those fan-favorite traits from the past and mashed them together into the Dragonlands Astral trait. Upon activating the Astral trait, every fifth shop has increased odds to show Astral champions while also kicking out an orb that contains gold./post/owners-left-with-worthless-nfts-after-f1-delta-time-racing-game-shuts-down/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/owners-left-with-worthless-nfts-after-f1-delta-time-racing-game-shuts-down/ F1 Delta Time was released in 2019 before the NFT boom and offered players a “play-to-earn” experience with its Ethereum-based NFTs. It’s just three years later, and the game has folded, leaving players with worthless investments. The officially-licensed F1 game was geared toward racing fans and allowed them to live out their dreams of owning their own team. Unlike most games with paid content, every item in F1 Delta Time, including things like tires, cars, and helmets, were NFTs paid for with the Ethereum-based REVV token./post/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ Lightning-quick reflexes and good map awareness are two traits you need to have if you’re aiming to be the top fragger in every Call of Duty: Modern Warfare match. Skills alone may not cut it, however, since following the meta and using the best weapons is also a crucial part of any tactical shooter. If you keep using the least powerful guns despite being talented, someone can laser you down with one of the most overpowered weapons in the game./post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-cantona-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-cantona-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) for Prime Icon Moments Eric Cantona to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on May 10. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  Cantona, also known as King Eric, is a former French professional soccer player that started his career in Auxerre in 1983 before moving to one of France’s biggest clubs, Olympique de Marseille. From there, he joined Nîmes Olympique in 1991 and Leeds United in 1992 before finally landing in Manchester United in 1992, where he would play the best soccer of his entire career./post/washington-justice-signs-main-support-opener/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/washington-justice-signs-main-support-opener/ Few Overwatch League teams have managed to round out their rosters this early in the offseason, but the Washington Justice is eagerly heading toward that goal.  Main support An “OPENER” Gi-beom from Overwatch Contenders Korea will join the Justice in 2022, the team announced today. He’s one of two rookie players Washington will be putting faith in to head up the support line. OPENER may not be a household name for many Overwatch League fans, but he most recently played for Gen./post/when-is-ranked-play-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-ranked-play-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard/ After months of anticipation, ranked play is finally on the way to Call of Duty: Vanguard. A ranked ladder was confirmed back in October by Treyarch, the developer who’s working on the ranked mode alongside Vanguard’s main team at Sledgehammer Games. But after the game launched on Nov. 5 without ranked, it’s finally coming to the game after a two-month wait. We're collaborating with our partners to bring competitive modes, Ranked Skill Divisions, visible Skill Ratings, and new competitive rewards to #Vanguard Ranked Play in 2022./post/how-to-replace-headphone-pads/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-replace-headphone-pads/ Many headphones and headsets have replaceable earpads. Whether you are looking to replace worn-out pads or switch to custom ones, you’ll need to know how to change them safely. Headphone earpads aren’t all the same, and most have different methods for replacing them. This guide will show some common ways to replace the pads, but checking the manual or manufacturer’s website is the best way to figure out how the process works for your headphones./post/jjonak-parts-ways-with-nyxl-before-2022-overwatch-league-season/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jjonak-parts-ways-with-nyxl-before-2022-overwatch-league-season/ Few Overwatch League players are as synonymous with their teams as Bang “JJoNak” Sung-hyeon is with the New York Excelsior. For the 2022 season, however, all that will change.  The NYXL announced today that the 2018 Overwatch League MVP is parting ways with the team for the fifth season of the league, which begins in April 2022.  For four seasons in a row, JJoNak has held a starting position as the Excelsior’s flex support./post/overwatch-pride-celebration-twitch-rivals-tournament-will-support-lgbtqia-community-with-250-000-prize-pool/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-pride-celebration-twitch-rivals-tournament-will-support-lgbtqia-community-with-250-000-prize-pool/ Overwatch has announced a charity tournament to support the LGBTQIA+ community next month, and the game is partnering with Twitch Rivals to put on the show. The Overwatch Pride Celebration begins on July 12 on Twitch Rivals and it will have a $250,000 prize pool “to support LGBTQIA+ Community,” according to the below Twitter post. Team captains and further details are “coming soon.” Cheers, love! Overwatch Pride Celebration 💜 Begins July 12 on @TwitchRivals/post/riot-reveals-league-s-new-zaunite-ad-carry-champion-zeri/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-league-s-new-zaunite-ad-carry-champion-zeri/ The new year might have just started, but Riot Games is already kicking off 2022 with a flash of excitement for League of Legends fans. The developers have officially unveiled the next champion to join the game’s expansive roster: Zeri, the Spark of Zaun. Zeri is a “headstrong, spirited young woman from Zaun’s working-class” who charges herself and her custom gun with electric magic, according to her official biography. Her powers also mirror her emotions, and as a deeply compassionate person, “Zeri carries the love of her family and her home into every fight./post/what-are-trial-guardian-raids-in-lost-ark/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-trial-guardian-raids-in-lost-ark/ In the latest Lost Ark content roadmap, Smilegate introduced a new raid to challenge players on Western servers with the addition of Trial Guardian raids. This new content is set to release in May, alongside the Destroyer advanced class and a collection of quality-of-life adjustments. Trial Guardians raids are weekly challenges where players can attempt to defeat three major bosses, each with their own required item level to enter. Every week, one of the Guardians will be swapped out for another boss and will provide players another challenge to adapt to as the weeks go by./post/league-player-discovers-a-bug-that-increases-darius-passive-damage/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-discovers-a-bug-that-increases-darius-passive-damage/ A League of Legends player recently discovered a bug affecting Darius’ passive, which deals more damage than intended due to an extra tick. The player showcased the bug in action. After retreating from a teamfight with five stacks of Hemorrhage from Darius and 320 health, the player took three ticks of damage and expected to be safe from harm from the remaining tick. But an unexpected fifth tick occurred and killed the Akali in the process./post/one-year-ago-today-team-envyus-won-the-largest-prize-pool-event-in-call-of-duty-history-at-cod-champs-2016/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/one-year-ago-today-team-envyus-won-the-largest-prize-pool-event-in-call-of-duty-history-at-cod-champs-2016/ Team EnVyUs is one of the most iconic organizations involved in Call of Duty esports. Despite winning numerous championships since the organization began competing in Call of Duty in 2008, however, they seemingly always came up just short at the biggest event of the year—the Call of Duty World Championship. But that all changed one year ago today. On this date last year, Team EnVyUs took down Splyce at The Forum in Inglewood, California to win the 2016 Call of Duty World League Championship./post/symfuhny-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/symfuhny-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Battle royale streamer Symfuhny has seen his channel grow leaps and bounds in the past two years.  During Fortnite’s boom in 2018, the streamer averaged fewer than 2,000 viewers according to viewership tracker Sully Gnome, with most of his growth coming at the end of the year.  Now the Twitch partner regularly reels in more than 10,000 average viewers for his Call of Duty streams. While there is a sea of streamers in the past few years who have worked on making it big, Sym is one of the few who have managed to force his way into ranks as one of the top 50 most-watched streamers on Twitch./post/how-to-get-the-nora-legacy-outfit-and-spear-in-horizon-forbidden-west/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-nora-legacy-outfit-and-spear-in-horizon-forbidden-west/ Aloy, the main character in Horizon Forbidden West, comes from the Nora tribe. In the new entry to the Horizon series, players won’t have many chances to interact with members of the Nora tribe since Aloy will be busy embarking on a mission to stop a mysterious plague. This task leads her to the lands of Forbidden West. There is, however, an option to have the main protagonist wear the Nora Legacy outfit and equip the Nora Legacy spear, which reassembles the colors symbolic to her tribe./post/ots-tournament-pack-17-to-feature-ultimate-infinite-impermanence-black-luster-soldier-soldier-of-chaos-and-not-much-else/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ots-tournament-pack-17-to-feature-ultimate-infinite-impermanence-black-luster-soldier-soldier-of-chaos-and-not-much-else/ OTS Tournament Pack 17 has been officially revealed for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, headlined by reprints for Infinite Impermanence, Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Chaos, and more.  OTS Packs are used to give players who attend tournaments at Official Tournament Stores access to multiple powerful cards that are used in competitive decks, along with rarity bumps and general reprints for other cards too.  OTS Pack 17 is set to start being distributed on Oct./post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-zambrotta-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-zambrotta-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) of Prime Icon Moments Gianluca Zambrotta to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on March 21. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  The Prime Icon Moments Zambrotta card was originally released at the beginning of the month, on March 5, but only got the SBC now along with Ian Wright and Claude Makélélé. Over 3 decades of greatness 💪 New ICON Squad Building Challenges are available now in #FUT./post/when-does-horizon-call-of-the-mountain-vr-release/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-horizon-call-of-the-mountain-vr-release/ One of PlayStation’s flagship franchises is getting the virtual reality treatment, with Horizon Call of the Mountain revealing gameplay footage for the first time at Thursday’s State of Play event. The title is not a remake of either Horizon Zero Dawn or Horizon Forbidden West but rather a spin-off title exclusive to the PSVR2 headset. Developer Guerilla designed the game to be an immersive experience in the Horizon universe. And, if the gameplay shown is any indication, players seeking to more fully experience the world of Horizon, complete with its robotic animals and crumbled cities, are in for a treat./post/fortnite-data-miner-shows-off-first-person-mode-motorcycles/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-data-miner-shows-off-first-person-mode-motorcycles/ One of the best qualities about Fortnite is that it’s a constantly evolving experience. With each new update, Epic Games brings something new to the game that often has the potential to change the battle royale forever, like the Zero Build mode that was introduced last season. Now, Fortnite seems to be gearing up for another big change with leakers showing off a potential screenshot from a first-person perspective. Fortnite could become a true FPS, according to prominent data miner HYPEX, who shared a screenshot on their Twitter account today./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-among-us/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-among-us/ Among Us has dominated the gaming world recently and has caused thousands of players to get into intense arguments with friends to clear their name. While the gameplay is fun and exciting, many players often complain about lagging or performance issues while playing. Here are a few things you can do to maintain smoother gameplay in Among Us.  Select the proper server Among Us allows players to select from three server regions: North America, Europe, and Asia./post/purphoros-s-intervention-resembles-a-watered-down-banefire-in-theros-beyond-death/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/purphoros-s-intervention-resembles-a-watered-down-banefire-in-theros-beyond-death/ A third Intervention from the Theros: Beyond Death cycle revealed Purphoros’s Intervention, a Sorcery spell that should have been an Instant.  Banefire was once the go-to game finisher in the MTG Standard format because it couldn’t be countered when “X” was five or more. Revealed today during the Theros: Beyond Death (THB) spoilers, Purphoros’s Intervention is similar to Banefire but lacks Instant speed in exchange for susceptibility to counterspells.  Like the other THB Intervention cycle cards that have been revealed, Erebos’s Intervention and Nylea’s Intervention, players can choose one of two options when casting Purphoros’s Intervention:/post/rating-every-new-special-edition-jersey-at-the-2021-world-championship/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rating-every-new-special-edition-jersey-at-the-2021-world-championship/ Whenever the League of Legends World Championship rolls around, many teams break out some fancy new gear to commemorate the most important event of the year. From grandiose golds, raging reds, deep sea blues, and every color in between, many of these teams have brought interesting and unique spins on their original colorways. See League of Legends on Amazon There are, however, some jerseys that look miles better than their competition./post/peace-defeats-pentanet-gg-in-lco-grand-final-secures-worlds-2021-spot/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/peace-defeats-pentanet-gg-in-lco-grand-final-secures-worlds-2021-spot/ Peace has secured their spot at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship following a somewhat surprising 3-0 victory over reigning champions Pentanet.GG in the LCO Split Two Grand Final today. The newly formed organization had a rough split early on, often playing without parts of their main roster and at one point languishing toward the very bottom of the LCO ladder. But after managing to scrape through into the playoffs, the team ran the gauntlet from the fifth spot all the way to the Grand Final, winning four series before taking the crown over their rivals./post/all-ranked-reward-changes-coming-to-valorant-episode-2-act-one/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-ranked-reward-changes-coming-to-valorant-episode-2-act-one/ With the end of VALORANT’s first episode, a slew of changes are coming to the game’s ranked reward system. The intent behind these changes is to provide “more rewarding recognition for your accomplishments, and … show who is the best of the best,” according to Ian “Brighteyz” Fielding and Jon “EvrMoar” Walker of the VALORANT competitive team. Episode one officially ends at 10pm on Jan. 11 for all regions. That’s 10pm PT for North America, CDT for Latin America, BRT for Brazil, GMT for Europe, SGT for APAC, and KST for Korea./post/idubbbz-s-creator-clash-raises-close-to-1-million-for-charity/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/idubbbz-s-creator-clash-raises-close-to-1-million-for-charity/ Popular YouTuber iDubbbz’s Creator Clash celebrity boxing matches early this month at the Yuengling Center in Florida raised close to $1 million for a trio of charities. Though exact numbers haven’t been published, iDubbbz gave fans a general ballpark of how much was raised in a video today that included his personal analysis of the bout he had as the headliner. “The final numbers aren’t in yet, but it’s looking like we’re going to be raising close to $1 million,” he said./post/ring-toss-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-expansion/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ring-toss-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-expansion/ The card reveal season for Hearthstone’s Madness at the Darkmoon Faire expansion has begun. Madness at the Darkmoon Faire is the final expansion of the Year of the Phoenix and brings a wealth of new content to the game, from a new Duels game mode to adding in the much-requested achievements. And, of course, there are plenty of new cards set to join Hearthstone. YouTuber Feelink revealed Ring Toss, a rare Mage spell that costs four mana and uses the new Corrupt keyword, today./post/where-to-find-arceus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-arceus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ There’s always one legendary Pokémon that stands out amongst the rest as the flagship species for each game. In the latest addition to the Pokémon franchise that’s Arceus. “The Original One” sets the stage for the game’s story and ultimately becomes the final payoff at the end. Arceus quickly became a popular Pokémon after its implementation in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl—despite it being unobtainable by many. In Legends: Arceus, the Pokémon is most definitely obtainable, however, it might prove to be difficult for some./post/what-time-does-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-launch/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-launch/ World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic launches in just two weeks on June 1. And no matter where you are, everyone will get to step through the Dark Portal at the same time. Blizzard officially announced earlier this month that TBC Classic will have a global launch, giving all players an equal opportunity to reach level 70 first. Related: What time does the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic pre-patch go live?/post/lost-ark-gets-official-release-date/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-gets-official-release-date/ The highly anticipated western release of the Korean MMORPG Lost Ark has finally received its official release date. On Feb. 11, 2022, players around the world can jump in on the action with no restraints for the first time. First launching back in 2018 for users in Korea, it’s been a long time coming for other gamers around the world to get their hands on this unique MMO. Earlier this year, some players had the chance to try out the game in a limited capacity during its beta phase./post/riot-innersloth-officially-reveal-league-of-legends-among-us-crossover/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-innersloth-officially-reveal-league-of-legends-among-us-crossover/ After teasing at a potential collaboration earlier this week, Riot Games is teaming up with Innersloth to bring the worlds of League of Legends and Among Us together.  Starting on Nov. 12, Among Us players will be able to purchase costumes for crewmates that resemble League champions from the new animated series Arcane, including Vi, Jinx, and Heimerdinger.  🔥 BEAN CHAMPIONS!!! 🔥 Announcing our first ever in-game partnership! In celebration of @arcaneshow, we worked with @LeagueOfLegends to bring some of champion cosmetics to Among Us!/post/riot-addresses-snowballing-in-league-hopes-to-provide-more-comeback-mechanics-in-this-year-s-preseason/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-addresses-snowballing-in-league-hopes-to-provide-more-comeback-mechanics-in-this-year-s-preseason/ The idea of snowballing—getting so large of a lead that the enemy can’t fight back—has long been a persistent issue in League of Legends. But in season 11 and beyond, Riot said that it’s working on tackling this issue head-on and providing some fixes to continue giving both teams a fighting chance. In a new “lol pls” dev video, Andre “Meddler” Van Roon, the game director for League, revealed that the rates of snowballing during the preseason and at the start of season 11 have remained rather consistent./post/mtg-best-and-worst-limited-green-theros-beyond-death/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-best-and-worst-limited-green-theros-beyond-death/ Limited Sealed and Draft are almost upon us with the release of Magic: The Gathering’s newest set, Theros: Beyond Death.  A total of 254 cards are in the Theros: Beyond Death (THB) set, which releases digitally on Jan. 16. The set’s pre-release weekend will follow on Jan. 17 to 19. The THB set was designed to promote Monocolored builds but also works with two-color decks as well. Going three colors in Limited, unless splashing something specific, might be a reach./post/rocket-league-season-2-extended-psyonix-details-competitive-rewards/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-season-2-extended-psyonix-details-competitive-rewards/ Psyonix has announced that Rocket League’s second season is receiving an extension and will now run through April 7. Along with this news, Psyonix also dropped a list of season two’s competitive rewards that are going to be released once the season ends. This extension is being used to give players some extra time to climb the ranks before the next competitive season begins. These newly revealed rewards will be given to players who fulfill the requirements for the seasonal level rewards (10 wins for each rank beginning with Bronze)./post/treyarch-explains-more-about-how-healing-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/treyarch-explains-more-about-how-healing-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/ Yesterday’s reveal event for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 informed the world of a lot of things Treyarch plans to do for the next CoD game—and one of them was a change in how healing works. Automatic health regeneration has been a constant in the Call of Duty franchise from the very beginning. Unlike a game like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive where players don’t recover from damage in a round, CoD players have always had the advantage of hiding away and waiting a few seconds for their health to rise back to 100 percent./post/field-of-the-dead-is-breaking-mtg-s-standard-meta/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/field-of-the-dead-is-breaking-mtg-s-standard-meta/ Field of the Dead has come to define Magic: the Gathering‘s Standard format meta. This unconventional land is the engine behind some of the format’s most explosive decks and it has effectively warped the entire meta around itself. Here’s what you need to know about this busted card. Field was a top contender last season As a part of Core Set 2020 (M20), Field of the Dead was present in the previous Standard season./post/sony-launches-horizon-forbidden-west-ps5-bundle/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-launches-horizon-forbidden-west-ps5-bundle/ Sony has released its latest PlayStation 5 bundle, despite supply chain issues continuing to plague the availability of next-gen consoles. The newest bundle features Horizon Forbidden West. The bundle was available at several U.K. retailers but quickly sold out. VGC reported that the new Horizon Forbidden West bundle costs about 500 euros, which would save people who purchase the bundle about 20 euros if they were to try to buy the console and game separately./post/best-tank-tier-list-in-ffxiv/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tank-tier-list-in-ffxiv/ While some multiplayer games feature metas that heavily favor certain jobs over others, Final Fantasy XIV’s is generally well-balanced. Every job is viable in one way or another, but they still feature different strengths and weaknesses. In the MMO, there are two tanks in raids and trials: one main tank and one offtank. While the main tank takes most of the boss damage by activating its stance and increasing enmity, the offtank only provokes the bosses for a short amount of time, due to tankbusters or when the main tank dies./post/is-there-a-battlefield-2042-campaign/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-there-a-battlefield-2042-campaign/ Battlefield 2042 is the latest title in the iconic series, taking players to a not-so-distant feature to fight on diverse maps across the world. Fans can expect the large-scale battles the series is known for, complete with a vast arsenal and several vehicles at their disposal. Multiplayer fans will definitely be happy with Battlefield 2042, but players looking for a single-player experience will likely be disappointed with the game.  Battlefield 2042 doesn’t feature a traditional campaign, meaning there are no single-player missions where players fight against AI enemies./post/wizards-to-host-a-week-of-academic-lectures-for-release-of-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wizards-to-host-a-week-of-academic-lectures-for-release-of-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages/ It’s lecture week at Strixhaven University and 12 guest speakers are invited to speak on fantasy worldbuilding, Magic: The Gathering lore, and history. Wizards of the Coast is hosting a lecture series alongside the release of its new set, Strixhaven: School of Mages, this week featuring two lectures a day from April 26 to 30.  Each lecture will be an hour long. The first lecture starts at 12pm CT followed by another at 1:20pm CT./post/nexus-health-decreased-nexus-and-inhibitors-no-longer-restore-health-after-unannounced-league-patch-12-6-changes/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nexus-health-decreased-nexus-and-inhibitors-no-longer-restore-health-after-unannounced-league-patch-12-6-changes/ In League of Legends’ most recent patch, some players noticed there were some significant changes made to the game that went undocumented in the notes sent out by Riot Games. Popular League content creator Vandiril released a new video showing the changes in this patch, with the original Nexus sitting at a formidable 5,500 health. Both the Nexus and the inhibitors also regained 10 health per second if left undamaged. In Patch 12./post/can-you-change-themes-on-ps5/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-change-themes-on-ps5/ Every few years, console manufacturers invite all of their players to the next generation of their console line. With the release of PlayStation 5, many PS4 gamers moved over to the newer console. Hardware isn’t the only different aspect of a new console, though. Sony also worked on perfecting the software portion of its successful formula. A new software design requires players to get used to all the changes. Finding your way around the main menu to perform simple tasks like updating a game can suddenly feel complicated, and changing themes is one of those features that PS5 players can’t seem to locate in their settings./post/here-are-the-best-throne-of-eldraine-cards-to-craft-in-mtg-arena/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-throne-of-eldraine-cards-to-craft-in-mtg-arena/ The Standard metagame in Magic: The Gathering has changed with the Nov. 18 banned and restricted announcement, opening the door for several top cards that every deck builder should craft in MTG Arena.  To say that Oko, Thief of Crowns stole the metagame in Standard would be an understatement. But now that the detrimental planeswalker has been banned, previously unplayable archetypes and cards are now coming out of the wild. /post/new-cultist-origin-lets-you-summon-demon-lord-galio-to-fight-by-your-side-in-tft-set-4-fates/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-cultist-origin-lets-you-summon-demon-lord-galio-to-fight-by-your-side-in-tft-set-4-fates/ Teamfight Tactics Set Four will give joining a cult new meaning. Fates introduces the new Cultist origin, which lets you harness the power of Demon Lord Galio to destroy your enemies. And the more Cultists you have, the stronger your overlord becomes, according to today’s dev blog post. TFT: Fates brings an all-new gameplay mechanic and fresh comps to a Convergence near you! New Mechanic: "Chosen" champs come with two stars, boosted stats, and count as two of either their origin or class./post/league-fan-creates-fantastic-world-ender-vel-koz-artwork/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-creates-fantastic-world-ender-vel-koz-artwork/ Creative people in the League of Legends community never seem to disappoint with their amazing concepts. One talented artist, Mohamed Saad, shared his reimagination for Vel’Koz yesterday that he named “The World Ender.” The artist redesigned the popular mid and support champion as an evil god that rules the depths of the sea. It even has a slight Cthulhu vibe to it in a magical, post-apocalyptic world.  Saad describes the person on the cliff as a League player who’s begging for Elo./post/deadmau5-is-now-unbanned-from-twitch/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/deadmau5-is-now-unbanned-from-twitch/ EDM musician and Twitch streamer Deadmau5 is unbanned from Twitch. His channel became available again yesterday, about 30 days after he was banned from the platform for hate speech. Deadmau5 refrained from mentioning the return of his channel on his social media accounts, which are restricted to his creations as an EDM musician at the time of writing. All his former videos and clips are available once again on his channel, where players can still check out some of the creative process for his recent cube v3 project./post/yogscast-content-creator-terminated-from-company-amid-sexual-exploitation-allegations/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yogscast-content-creator-terminated-from-company-amid-sexual-exploitation-allegations/ Matthew “CaffCast” Meredith, a content creator on YouTube and Twitch, is accused of allegedly making sexual advances toward fans and moderators of his Discord server A post made by a moderator of the YouTuber’s public Discord server described alleged instances of attempted sexual relationships between CaffCast and his fans. The YouTuber told moderators to hide his relationship status from fans to increase his chances of forming sexual relationships with them, according to the post./post/how-long-is-an-average-valorant-match/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-long-is-an-average-valorant-match/ Even if you’re the most talented VALORANT player in your block, not every match you’ll play will turn out to be a one-sided stomp. Some matches will be more challenging than others and last longer as a result. The stakes can increase as a VALORANT match drags on since losing a game that lasts longer than average may feel worse than surrendering a game that seemed lost from the beginning. Knowing the length of an average VALORANT match can come in handy in many cases./post/jae-park-s-upcoming-music-video-to-feature-valkyrae-kyedae-and-will-neff/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jae-park-s-upcoming-music-video-to-feature-valkyrae-kyedae-and-will-neff/ Popular musician and content creator Jae Park previewed his latest song, “Car Crash,” in a video today featuring 100 Thieves creators Valkyrae, Kyedae, and Will Neff. The former K-pop singer, recently rebranded to eaJ, has had a recent history with streaming content creators outside of his latest music video teaser. Park previously collaborated with OfflineTV several times when playing Among Us during the height of its popularity. The singer continued to stream on his own, even reaching Twitch partner status before eventually leaving the platform./post/abbedagge-instills-fear-into-flyquest-leads-100-thieves-to-victory-in-week-7-of-2022-lcs-spring-split/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/abbedagge-instills-fear-into-flyquest-leads-100-thieves-to-victory-in-week-7-of-2022-lcs-spring-split/ The performances of both 100 Thieves and FlyQuest throughout the 2022 LCS Spring Split have resulted in the two teams often meeting each other near the top of the standings in constant ties. Following their victory today, 100T brought their head-to-head record against FlyQuest to 1-1 and took full control of third place. 100T successfully stepped into sole possession of third place in the LCS by continuing to showcase a synergy the team has sought to improve over the past few weeks./post/alliance-sweep-pain-gaming-to-win-dota-summit-10/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alliance-sweep-pain-gaming-to-win-dota-summit-10/ Alliance were the favorites going into Dota Summit 10 and they showed why by only dropping a total of three games en route to winning the tournament today. Sweeping Complexity Gaming, J Storm, and Team Serenity put them at a great pace, while paiN Gaming proved that they were the only team really prepared to battle with one of the European teams heading to The International 2019. Once the playoffs started, Alliance knew paiN could hang with their team when they handed them their only loss in the group stage to stop a perfect run./post/beadle-grimm-s-secret-lair-drop-details-revealed-metal-life-counter-included-in-release/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beadle-grimm-s-secret-lair-drop-details-revealed-metal-life-counter-included-in-release/ Wizards of the Coast is expanding the scope of the Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop series with a limited-edition collaboration with Beadle & Grimm’s. Beadle & Grimm’s creates products like pendants, dice, and maps for role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinders. The company recently collaborated with Magic for a collection to go along with the release of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. The Kamigawa collection included a backpack, deck box, several miniatures, and a Kamigawa world map./post/you-can-block-arc-stars-with-a-body-shield-or-a-phoenix-kit-in-apex-legends/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-block-arc-stars-with-a-body-shield-or-a-phoenix-kit-in-apex-legends/ You’re in a fast-paced firefight in Apex Legends, taking cover behind a wall. An enemy team corners your squad, puts your backs against a wall, and throws an Arc Star right at your feet with nowhere to run. This scenario is usually a death sentence—unless you know a risky trick to block the grenade. It’s possible to block an Arc Star with a body shield, Phoenix Kit, or shield battery, according to a handy trick by content creator Christopher “Nokokopuffs” Feliciano./post/twitch-rivals-league-of-legends-streamer-showdown-rules-rosters-and-standings/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-rivals-league-of-legends-streamer-showdown-rules-rosters-and-standings/ The final day of Twitch Rivals League of LegendsStreamer Showdown kicked off—and it’s as exciting as ever. Twitch collected the top content creators in the League scene, placed them on random teams, and put them against each other for a total prize pool of $75,000. The three-day competition features 16 teams who want a first-place prize and eternal bragging rights. Here’s everything you need to know about the Twitch Rivals Streamer Showdown./post/fredit-brion-s-umti-is-the-latest-lck-player-to-test-positive-for-covid-19/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fredit-brion-s-umti-is-the-latest-lck-player-to-test-positive-for-covid-19/ Fredit BRION jungler Eom “UmTi” Seong-hyeon has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the latest player in the LCK to be affected by the virus. The rest of the League of Legends squad and coaching staff have received negative test results. Nevertheless, the organization will be disinfecting the team’s practice center, house, and vehicle, according to a translation by Korizon Esports. With UmTi unable to play, the team will most likely be forced to use substitute jungler Jeon “Raptor” Eo-jin in forthcoming matches in the 2022 LCK Spring Split./post/shipment-is-now-live-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shipment-is-now-live-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Mayhem incarnate has joined the ranks of Call of Duty: Vanguard today. All-time favorite chaotic small map Shipment is now live in-game. First released in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007, Shipment has been re-released throughout multiple CoD titles, most recently in 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot. It’s back again, but this time with a fresh coat of World War II paint. The ultimate close-quarters map now also features destructible environments, like the rest of the locales in Vanguard./post/can-you-catch-noble-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-catch-noble-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Much like Alola’s Totem Pokémon in Sun and Moon, Noble Pokémon are treated as sacred parts of the Hisui region, with the locals going as far as to assign Wardens to protect and ensure they receive offerings.  As you progress through Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you will encounter these Noble Pokémon within their territory and need to help calm them down from a frenzied state that is causing them to lose control of themselves./post/league-of-legends-team-pulls-off-comeback-victory-thanks-to-one-epic-play/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-team-pulls-off-comeback-victory-thanks-to-one-epic-play/ Winning in League of Legends is influenced by a variety of factors including, though one play can often determine the outcome of the game entirely. In a clip shared to Reddit, one team showed off their resilience and ability to take over with a perfectly executed wombo-combo. Down 16 kills and 9k gold in clash, wombo-combo saves the game from leagueoflegends Down 16 kills and 9,000 gold, things weren’t looking great for the blue team./post/where-do-you-find-the-save-game-location-in-elden-ring/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-do-you-find-the-save-game-location-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring players looking to save their game after defeating a boss or finding a valuable item will be pleased to learn that the game has a frequent autosave system. There is no need to manually save the game, although resting at sites of grace will trigger the automatic saving system. If anything of consequence happens in the Lands Between, a little icon briefly appears on the screen to indicate that the game is saving./post/apex-s-emergence-patch-to-buff-caustic-s-gas-damage-fuse-s-kit-and-horizon-s-gravity-lift-mobility-slight-nerf-to-revenant/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-emergence-patch-to-buff-caustic-s-gas-damage-fuse-s-kit-and-horizon-s-gravity-lift-mobility-slight-nerf-to-revenant/ While Apex Legends players are excited to test out new tracker Seer, a few existing legends have caught Respawn’s eye. The battle royale’s tenth season, Emergence, begins next week and will introduce tons of new content. But four legends are being targeted in the patch, helping them elbow their way into the meta or toning them down a bit. Caustic, Fuse, and Horizon will receive buffs, while Revenant will get a slight nerf to his ultimate./post/how-to-play-rampart-in-apex-legends/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-rampart-in-apex-legends/ Rampart is the latest playable legend to join the Apex Legends character roster. As her name implies, Rampart is a defensive tank character. More specifically, she’s a defensive constructor who plays a similar area control role to Wattson. Rampart players can maximize their impact on the battlefield by deploying and managing a series of defensive barriers. Her character design rewards the use of heavy-duty weapons and well-constructed fortifications to give players the edge in fights./post/how-to-spawn-space-time-distortions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-spawn-space-time-distortions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Space-time distortions are a new mechanic in Pokémon Legends: Arceus that will see areas of the map sectioned off by a dome of energy. Inside the area, rare Pokémon and items will spawn, giving players a chance to collect much-needed resources or catch Pokémon that might not appear in other areas of the game.  Once you receive the notice that one is starting to form in your area, you’ll have around five minutes to reach the designated spot where the distortion is set to appear./post/beaulo-s-rainbow-six-siege-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beaulo-s-rainbow-six-siege-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Jason “Beaulo” Doty is an American Rainbow Six:Siege player representing Team Solomid (TSM). He’s one of the most well-known players on the team and won the DreamHack Montreal 2019 and NAL 2020 US Finals as part of the roster. Before joining TSM in 2019, Beaulo was a prolific content creator. He currently has over 1.2 million Youtube subscribers and over 990 thousand Twitch followers. This is his streaming setup. Beaulo’s Headset: Logitech G PRO X Beaulo uses many Logitech products because TSM has a partnership with the company./post/how-to-farm-all-crafting-materials-in-destiny-2/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-farm-all-crafting-materials-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s robust weapon crafting system introduced with The Witch Queen expansion can yield a ton of options when it comes to weapon types, traits, and attachments. With the new expansion and season, many of the old Gunsmith materials have been sunset and new materials necessary for crafting have been introduced. The primary materials for weapon crafting fall under the alloy or element category and are relatively simple to acquire. Still, though, we’ve put together a full guide on farming and acquiring all the materials needed to shape or reshape weapons in Destiny 2./post/professional-cosplayer-spends-250-hours-building-amazing-widowmaker-rifle/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/professional-cosplayer-spends-250-hours-building-amazing-widowmaker-rifle/ One cosplayer brought Widowmaker’s sniper rifle to life through 250 hours of blood, sweat, and tears. _Mikomihokina_, a professional cosplayer, made the Overwatch hero’s rifle themselves. They 3D printed it, sanded the parts, assembled the whole thing, primed and painted it, and put a final coat of varnish on it before showing it off in a video posted to Reddit. The rifle is life-sized and pretty hefty, weighing over 15 pounds, according to _Mikomihokina_./post/wendy-s-streams-animal-crossing-new-horizon-to-promote-free-delivery-deal/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wendy-s-streams-animal-crossing-new-horizon-to-promote-free-delivery-deal/ Wendy’s streamed the newly-released Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Twitch today to promote its new free delivery service. The restaurant’s Animal Crossing character was named Wendy and she was modeled after the company’s logo. The stream’s title was “Choppin’ Trees and Free Delivery.” Wendy’s even named its island Spicy Nugg in honor of the meal deal it’s promoting.  The promotion was both cute and well-timed. Wendy’s is well known for its charismatic brand personality on social media./post/can-you-change-servers-in-lost-ark/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-change-servers-in-lost-ark/ Before you start creating your first character in Lost Ark, you’ll need to pick a server. You’ll only be able to interact with other players on your server. If you have friends playing on another server and you’re looking to join their ranks, you’ll need to make sure that you choose the right server before starting to level up your character. Most MMORPGs allow players to move their characters to different servers, giving them flexibility if they decide to continue their journey on another server./post/new-street-fighter-6-character-more-gameplay-to-be-shown-by-capcom-during-summer-game-fest/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-street-fighter-6-character-more-gameplay-to-be-shown-by-capcom-during-summer-game-fest/ Fans couldn’t escape new Street Fighter 6 news even if they wanted to, with Capcom set to reveal even more information during Summer Game Fest on June 9.  Following the initial gameplay reveal during Sony’s most recent State of Play, Capcom has slowly been sharing new details about SF6. And during the main Summer Game Fest stream at 1pm CT on June 9, more gameplay and a new character will be revealed for the game./post/volt-moves-to-care-package-alternator-returns-to-ground-loot-in-apex-s-season-12/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/volt-moves-to-care-package-alternator-returns-to-ground-loot-in-apex-s-season-12/ The next season of Apex Legends will be launching on Feb. 8, and with it comes a new set of care package-exclusive weapons as well as two popular guns making their way into replicators. As explained by Respawn Entertainment in a press conference earlier this week, when Defiance launches, the Alternator will return to the ground loot as the Volt takes its place with a suite of buffs to boot. While the Flatline will receive some tuning to bring it in line with other assault rifles, players who enjoy its feel will now find it tied to the crafting station alongside the Longbow for the duration of the season./post/tft-talon-returns-to-dominance-following-11-4-b-patch/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-talon-returns-to-dominance-following-11-4-b-patch/ Riot Games released a Teamfight Tactics 11.4 B-patch, resolving a Talon bug that has put the champion back on the S-plus tier list.  A 11.4 TFT B-patch released on Feb. 24, fixing a major Talon bug. Losing mana if his target died at the same point he reached full mana, Talon was crippled throughout the first half of patch 11.4. Resolving the bug buffed Talon back to optimal performance, thriving with Assassin and Enlightenment synergies./post/riot-releases-new-tales-of-runeterra-video-featuring-miss-fortune-twisted-fate-and-graves/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-new-tales-of-runeterra-video-featuring-miss-fortune-twisted-fate-and-graves/ If you were looking for more League of Legends lore to spruce up your day, you’re in luck. Riot Games has dropped yet another exciting Tales of Runeterra video, and this time, it’s set in the lively world of Bilgewater. The video begins with Twisted Fate tied up and hung upside down at the hands of Miss Fortune. As she questions the Card Master on the whereabouts of his partner, Graves suddenly bursts through the doors of the shanty where they were hidden./post/evo-2016-super-smash-bros-results/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evo-2016-super-smash-bros-results/ With 2600 Smash 4 competitorsand 2350 Melee players, this year’s EVO was the largest everfor the Super Smash Bros. community. As the second and thirdlargest games respectively, the only game that topped them insign-ups was the recently released Street Fighter V. With that inmind, let’s take a look at the results from thisevent. This was the largest Smash 4tournament in history. While it had it’s problems, which can be read about here onGAMURS, it was animpressive showing of talent./post/how-many-people-play-rocket-league/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-people-play-rocket-league/ Rocket League, the sequel to Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars by Psyonix, is an incredibly popular game that rides on simplicity at its core. The unique take on vehicular soccer offers a sense of familiarity due to its foundation but adds a high skill ceiling with the amount of aerial mobility and techniques that players have discovered over its near-seven-year lifespan. A lot has happened since Rocket League’s original release in July 2015./post/space-soldiers-cs-go-players-leave-the-organization/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/space-soldiers-cs-go-players-leave-the-organization/ Space Soldiers have officially parted ways with their players. Can “XANTARES” Dortkardes announced on Twitter this morning that the Turkish players are no longer contracted to Space Soldiers. This includes XANTARES, Cagatay “DESPE” Sedef, Engin “ngiN” Kor, Ahmet “paz” Karahoca, Bugra “Calyx” Arkin, Engin “MAJ3R” Kupeli, and coach Canpolat “hardstyle” Yildiran. Related: NgiN to sit out of the FACEIT London Major due to visa issues “It was a great pleasure to be a part of this organization,” XANTARES said in the announcement./post/get-cheap-windows-10-and-11-keys-in-keysfan-s-software-mega-sale/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/get-cheap-windows-10-and-11-keys-in-keysfan-s-software-mega-sale/ With the summer season just around the corner, you may find yourself at home on hot days looking for something to do indoors. Since prices on PC components are starting to normalize after the last few years, you may take up PC building as a hobby. Why not supplement your new PC with a brand-new OS, especially one for cheap? This article is sponsored by Keysfan. Keysfan is currently running a sale on its Windows 10 and Windows 11 keys, with sales up to 50% off./post/here-s-every-mtg-arena-rebalanced-banned-card-in-mirror-mirror-historic-event/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-mtg-arena-rebalanced-banned-card-in-mirror-mirror-historic-event/ Players will have full access to digitally nerfed MTG Arena cards for the Mirror, Mirror Historic event, giving people the chance to once again play cards like Fires of Invention, Nexus of Fate, and Oko, Thief of Crowns. Scheduled to take place from July 3 to 6, the Mirror, Mirror Historic event will contain a total of 12 rebalanced digital cards. In an effort to take advantage of Magic as a digital game, Wizards of the Coast is experimenting with nerfing overpowered cards for the upcoming event./post/when-will-disney-speedstorm-release/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-disney-speedstorm-release/ Disney’s newest racing game, Disney Speedstorm, will pit some of the brand’s most iconic characters against each other as they race to become the fastest Disney character starting Summer 2022. Disney Speedstorm was announced during the Nintendo Direct stream today. The quarterly Nintendo announcement stream presented a number of various games that would either receive updates or be released in the future. Get set for a high-octane free-to-play Disney and Pixar combat racer when #DisneySpeedstorm races onto #NintendoSwitch this summer with cross-play, split screen, and online multiplayer modes!/post/all-16-tyler1-championship-series-teams-revealed/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-16-tyler1-championship-series-teams-revealed/ Tyler1 announced the teams for Tyler1 Championship Series 2019 on his Twitter today, revealing all 16 full rosters.  There are a few especially notable players on the participating rosters, ranging from professional players to notable streamers. Team Hipgrabbers/Monster Kittenz, for example, has players such as Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham and Tanner “Damonte” Damonte, who both have considerable experience on the pro stage, with the latter competing at this year’s World Championship. /post/best-tank-builds-in-new-world/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tank-builds-in-new-world/ If you’ve been playing New World since its release in late September, chances are you’re starting to reach the highest level range of the game. Having a tank within your party will be indispensable in higher-level content, particularly when it comes to Expeditions. Your weapons as a tank player, as well as the attributes you decide to level up, play a crucial role in your party’s ability to take on missions successfully, as well as your chances of staying alive./post/god-of-war-s-dlss-vs-fsr-which-should-you-use/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/god-of-war-s-dlss-vs-fsr-which-should-you-use/ God of War just dropped on PC. And while the game is graphically stunning some two years after its original PlayStation 4 launch, some PCs might need a bit of help squeezing out extra performance. Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) can help out by rendering games at a lower resolution before upscaling them to a higher one while maintaining and improving frame rate. Differences between DLSS and FSR There are a few key differences between each upscaling technology, with the main one being that Nvidia’s DLSS is the only one that has the advantage of being AI-based./post/new-batch-of-xbox-game-pass-titles-revealed-for-may/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-batch-of-xbox-game-pass-titles-revealed-for-may/ More titles will be added to the Xbox Game Pass after Microsoft announced the next set of games coming to its subscription service. There will be 12 games arriving on the service this month, according to the official Xbox Game Pass Twitter account. But not all of the games will be available for all platforms the game pass can be accessed on. The games that arrived today on the Xbox Game Pass include Her Story (PC), Jurassic World Evolution 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC), Little Witch in the Woods (Console and PC), Skate (Cloud), and Umurangi Generation Special Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)./post/philadelphia-fusion-part-ways-with-eqo-ahead-of-2020-overwatch-league-season/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/philadelphia-fusion-part-ways-with-eqo-ahead-of-2020-overwatch-league-season/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. The Overwatch League’s list of free agents is heating up. The Philadelphia Fusion have said goodbye to DPS Josue “Eqo” Corona today ahead of the 2020 season. “As a member of our team for the past two seasons, we cannot thank him enough for his hard work, dedication, and in-game leadership,” the Philadelphia Fusion wrote. “We wish you the best in your future career./post/thunder-predator-signs-former-noping-dota-2-roster/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/thunder-predator-signs-former-noping-dota-2-roster/ Thunder Predator is already back in the Dota 2 game after dropping its roster just four days ago, and its new lineup includes a very familiar face for the organization.  Led by Farith “Matthew” Puente, TP has agreed to a deal that will bring the entire former-NoPing e-sports roster—Matthew, Crhistian “Angel” Savina, Gonzalo “Darkmago” Herrera, Oscar Chavez, and Jose “Panda” Padilla Hernandez—in to replace the organization’s outgoing lineup.  ROSTER UPDATE – Jetlag Version ¡BIENVENIDOS HIJOS DEL TRUENO!/post/best-helmet-enchantments-in-minecraft/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-helmet-enchantments-in-minecraft/ Enchantments are one of the most important aspects for improving the ease of gameplay in Minecraft. But with so many enchantments readily available for players, it can be quite difficult to know which ones are actually useful and which ones are a waste of those hard-earned levels. Helmets are one of the armor pieces that has both many useful and useless enchantment options. The useful ones are powerful and will make gameplay a breeze while the useless ones will lead to frustration and wasted levels./post/lifeline-heirloom-set-confirmed-in-apex-client-following-fight-or-fright-exploit/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lifeline-heirloom-set-confirmed-in-apex-client-following-fight-or-fright-exploit/ Fans caught their first glimpse of the third Heirloom set in Apex Legends following a series of leaks last week, but a recent client exploit has confirmed the set’s release. This time, Lifeline will be the lucky recipient of the Heirloom set after the client revealed all the new collectibles releasing with the Fight or Fright Halloween event. The third Heirloom melee weapon skin is named Shock Sticks and it resembles dual-wield drumsticks with electrified tips./post/lucario-vstar-premium-collection-reprint-tins-releasing-in-spring-for-pokemon-tcg/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lucario-vstar-premium-collection-reprint-tins-releasing-in-spring-for-pokemon-tcg/ The Pokémon Company has slowly started releasing details about its spring line of Pokémon TCG products, which now includes a new Premium Collection and a handful of reprint tins.  See Pokémon on Amazon To keep up with the newest mechanic being added to the card game, the Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection will release on April 8 and feature three different copies of the popular Aura-using Pokémon.  In the $39.99 product, players will get an etched promo Lucario V and Lucario VSTAR, an oversized version of the etched Lucario VSTAR, a Lucario collector’s pin, and a metallic Lucario coin./post/mikeyeung-my-personal-goal-is-just-to-prove-that-i-m-a-top-jungler-in-lcs-and-i-belong-here/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mikeyeung-my-personal-goal-is-just-to-prove-that-i-m-a-top-jungler-in-lcs-and-i-belong-here/ When Mike Yeung joined Echo Fox on June 30, the team was sitting in 10th place with two wins to their name. It was pretty clear Echo Fox was bringing him on to bolster the team and right the ship. But for MikeYeung, the idea of being a catalyst for the team came with a dose of stress. “Definitely the pressure is on, because you know I came from TSM and TL and Phoenix1 which all have histories of the team doing well and then at Phoenix1 me doing well,” MikeYeung told Dot Esports./post/how-to-earn-flower-coins-in-pikmin-bloom/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-flower-coins-in-pikmin-bloom/ Niantic and Nintendo’s newest creation, Pikmin Bloom, just went live in selected regions with a surprise announcement. Instead of capturing various Pokémon in Pokémon GO, players will plant flowers around their walk path. Once you start planting flowers all around you, you’ll quicken the growth of your Pikmin. To unlock certain items in the game, players will need to use flower coins, the in-game currency of Pikmin Bloom. If you’re a bit of a collector, you’ll want to accumulate a decent number of flower coins so you can unlock all the items in the game and have enough left for the upcoming ones./post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-adds-furfrou-forms-and-new-global-trade-features/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-adds-furfrou-forms-and-new-global-trade-features/ Along with the Fashion Week festivities in Pokémon Go, Pokémon HOME has also received a small update, allowing players to store all the different forms of Furfrou, a feature that was previously unavailable. During fashion week, the sixth generation Pokémon Furfrou was added to Pokémon Go, along with all of its different forms. There are 10 different forms that change the coat of this Pokémon. Within Pokémon Go, some are available globally, while others are only present in certain locations./post/evil-geniuses-ad-carry-danny-leads-all-lcs-players-in-kills-damage-and-cs-at-halfway-mark-of-2022-spring-split/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-ad-carry-danny-leads-all-lcs-players-in-kills-damage-and-cs-at-halfway-mark-of-2022-spring-split/ It’s been an up and down season for Evil Geniuses this spring, but this past LCS Super Week brought good fortunes for one of the league’s most promising rosters. The team’s young AD carry Danny was a huge factor in their two victories against FlyQuest and Golden Guardians, and he now leads all LCS players in kills, damage, and CS numbers through the halfway mark of the split. The 18-year-old phenom has been one of the more consistent performers on EG’s roster this split, putting up impressive numbers despite their lackluster 4-5 record./post/konami-plans-to-expand-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-with-more-events-tournaments-and-content/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/konami-plans-to-expand-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-with-more-events-tournaments-and-content/ Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has only been available for a few months but Konami is already talking to its investors about expanding the product so more players can enjoy it in various ways.  The game, which is available on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, Android, and iOS, has already surpassed 30 million downloads since launching on Jan. 18. And, it has just recently started receiving frequent updates to incorporate new cards, single-player content, and special Event Duel modes./post/how-to-get-elekid-magby-and-smoochum-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-elekid-magby-and-smoochum-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Baby Pokémon are typically difficult to come by in the wild, but Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion features a few of the more popular options running around the frozen map. This new expansion added in the evolutionary lines for Electabuzz, Magmar, and Jynx, which means their pre-evolutions Elekid, Magby, and Smoochum are all included too.  Normally, you would need to breed the evolved Pokémon in some form to get the pre-evos, but in this case, you just need to get lucky while wandering the wild./post/mtg-reprint-leyline-of-anticipation-joins-core-set-2020/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-reprint-leyline-of-anticipation-joins-core-set-2020/ The Leyline cycle continues during Magic: The Gathering M20 spoiler week with the highly anticipated reprint of MTG Leyline of Anticipation joining the others today. Set to release on July 12, MTG Core Set 2020 is a healthy mix of reprints and new cards being added to Standard and other various Magic: The Gathering formats. Reprints during Core Sets are usually filler but with M20, the MTG community is excited about the Leyline enchantment cycle./post/riot-teases-visual-update-for-caitlyn-in-latest-tft-developer-update/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-teases-visual-update-for-caitlyn-in-latest-tft-developer-update/ A visual update for Caitlyn could be coming to League of Legends sometime in the near future. In today’s developer update for Teamfight Tactics, a newer model for Caitlyn was showcased—one that closely mirrors the champion’s appearance in Legends of Runeterra.  See League of Legends on Amazon In the TFT developer update, a brief glimpse of a visually updated Caitlyn can be seen. Caitlyn’s updated appearance in the video does away with her over-the-top wide-brimmed purple top hat and fluffy violet dress./post/fnatic-unveils-partnership-with-twitch/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-unveils-partnership-with-twitch/ Fnatic announced its streaming partnership with Twitch earlier today. The European-based organization joins other esports conglomerates that have teamed up with the streaming service in the past, like TSM and Cloud9. Fnatic hinted at what fans might expect from this partnership in the future. “We are excited to join forces to develop new forms of creative live content that can be delivered to fans in a new and innovative way,” Fnatic said in a press release./post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-water-types-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-water-types-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ In Pokémon Go, there are 18 different types of Pokémon. Each of these types has strengths and weaknesses that dictate which matchups they should be considered for. In this article, we’ll be focusing on Water-type Pokémon. This type boast resistances to Steel, Fire, Ice, and other Water-type Pokémon. There are two types that excel above all others when it comes to countering Water: Electric and Grass-types. Just like in the original console games, these types are going to be the key to successfully taking down most of the Water-type Pokémon in the mobile game, and fortunately for players, there are plenty of options to choose from./post/you-can-join-the-overwatch-league-mailing-list-to-get-100-league-tokens/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-join-the-overwatch-league-mailing-list-to-get-100-league-tokens/ There’s finally a good reason to join a mailing list. For the past few months, Overwatch League fans haven’t been able to earn Overwatch League tokens, which can be used to purchase team skins or special occasion skins within Overwatch. Sensing this frustration, the league is giving fans an easy way to earn a free skin by signing up for a mailing list. Fans can sign up for the list, which sends news about the Overwatch League, using the email associated with their Battle./post/how-do-you-disable-tanks-by-damaging-the-engine-in-fortnite/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-you-disable-tanks-by-damaging-the-engine-in-fortnite/ In Fortnite‘s most recent war-themed season, players have been taking on the Imagined Order across the island. Players have been sent on multiple quests to prepare for the war and engage with the IO. Now, players are being tasked with disabling tanks by damaging the engines. First, you’ll need to find a tank, preferably one without enemy players or IO Guards in it. You can find unattended tanks at the different POIs that have been recaptured by The Seven./post/kt-rolster-acquires-aria-as-starting-mid-laner-for-2022-lck-spring-split/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kt-rolster-acquires-aria-as-starting-mid-laner-for-2022-lck-spring-split/ KT Rolster has signed 21-year-old mid laner Aria, who impressed many League of Legends fans and analysts this past year. He’s the only mid laner on the team so far and will be in the starting lineup for 2022. In a Facebook post, KT Rolster made the announcement and asked for support from their loyal fan base. Aria is coming off a successful year with DetonatioN FocusMe in the LJL, where the team was able to qualify for both the Mid-Season Invitational and the 2021 World Championship by finishing in first place in both the Spring and Summer Splits./post/riot-announces-new-project-bastion-event-unveils-skins-for-mordekaiser-renekton-sylas-sejuani-senna-and-varus/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-announces-new-project-bastion-event-unveils-skins-for-mordekaiser-renekton-sylas-sejuani-senna-and-varus/ Riot Games has welcomed back League of Legends fans to the technologically advanced universe of the PROJECT skin line. But this time, a new threat has emerged after being activated by the mysterious PROGRAM virus. See Video Games on Amazon The upcoming event is called PROJECT: Bastion and will feature new skins for Renekton, Sylas, Sejuani, Senna, Varus, and Mordekaiser. Renekton and Morde will both be getting Legendary skins, while Sylas will receive the Prestige skin for the set./post/dota-2-s-aghanim-s-labyrinth-patch-winter-wyvern-omniknight-and-disruptor-hit-the-hardest/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-2-s-aghanim-s-labyrinth-patch-winter-wyvern-omniknight-and-disruptor-hit-the-hardest/ Dota 2‘s summer event, Aghanim’s Labyrinth, has been out for just two days, but nerfs have already poured in for some of the mode’s most popular heroes. Valve has also fixed several bugs and interactions, such as enemy units not properly using their skills and unfortunate terrain collision issues. DPS monster Winter Wyvern is probably the hardest hit, while the game’s best healers and buffers in Omniknight and Disruptor have also received nerfs./post/here-are-all-of-joker-s-smash-bros-ultimate-alternative-costumes-and-kirby-hat/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-joker-s-smash-bros-ultimate-alternative-costumes-and-kirby-hat/ Persona 5’s Joker is now live on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the game’s second DLC fighter and the first fighter in the Fighters Pass. As with all the Fighters Pass DLC characters, Joker comes with a stage and 11 new tracks base on music from three titles in the Persona series. He also comes with seven alternative costumes designs for those who want to play a different kind of Joker./post/best-blissey-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-blissey-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Blissey is just the second post-launch character added to Pokémon UNITE, and brings the fourth Supporter to the roster. The Normal-type is a nice mix of the other Supporter Pokémon that were already featured in the game, combining high endurance and support stats while sacrificing some mobility. This is in line with how Blissey works in the main series Pokémon games and works well with how the Happiness Pokémon plays./post/classic-dungeons-dragons-creature-tiamat-comes-to-magic-the-gathering/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/classic-dungeons-dragons-creature-tiamat-comes-to-magic-the-gathering/ Previews for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering crossover was highlighted by the reveal of a classic, all-powerful Dragon, Wizards of the Coast announced today during its Weekly MTG Twitch stream. Tiamat is a lawful evil five-headed chromatic dragon. Each head represents one of the five primary mana colors in Magic. It is natural Tiamat would be a five-color Legendary Creature and one of the more powerful cards in the game./post/luminosity-gaming-leaves-valorant/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/luminosity-gaming-leaves-valorant/ North American team Luminosity Gaming has pulled away from the competitive VALORANT scene for the “foreseeable future,” the organization announced today. The players will still play under the organization’s banner throughout the remainder of NA VCT Challengers Stage Two, but Luminosity will try to find a new home for the roster. Luminosity’s lineup is composed of Kaleb “moose” Jayne, Will “dazzLe” Loafman, Tanner “TiGG” Spanu, Adam “mada” Pampuch, Brandon Michael “bdog” Sanders, and head coach Jared “mac” Schneider./post/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-zombies-in-spaceland/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-zombies-in-spaceland/ Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was released in 2016, bringing with it a completely separate Zombies experience from what was featured in the previous Call of Duty titles. The gameplay looked different and many of the mode’s signature weapons also weren’t available for use in this iteration. Instead, the devs opted to include a slew of new weapons to better suit the Infinite Warfare feel. The core mechanics of the mode are similar in all titles, but some of the features have different names in each game./post/drlupo-raises-892-195-for-st-jude-has-raised-over-10-million-in-total/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/drlupo-raises-892-195-for-st-jude-has-raised-over-10-million-in-total/ Popular streamer and YouTube content creator DrLupo raised $892,195 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital after a 24-hour charity stream that started yesterday. Counting the results of his latest broadcast, DrLupo has raised over $10 million for the charity in the past five years. DrLupo spearheaded the Build Against Cancer 2021 campaign, an effort to raise money for cancer treatment and research for the well-known children’s hospital. Playing games such as Minecraft, Uno, and more, DrLupo entertained an audience of thousands for 24 straight hours./post/mtg-moonveil-regent-shows-potential-as-ideal-4-drop-in-aggro/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-moonveil-regent-shows-potential-as-ideal-4-drop-in-aggro/ Day five Innistrad: Midnight Hunt spoilers dropped a Magic: The Gathering dragon that slots into multicolored Commander decks and may find success within Standard 2022 Mono-Red, Gruul, or even Boros Aggro.  Standard 2022 is an MTG Arena queue showcasing cards within the Standard format that aren’t rotating out with the release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID). Mono-Red Aggro has top-end tools like Shatterskull Charger and Goldspan Dragon but lacks a four-drop creature./post/4-non-standard-legal-mtg-sets-planned-for-2022-including-return-of-double-masters-commander-legends/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/4-non-standard-legal-mtg-sets-planned-for-2022-including-return-of-double-masters-commander-legends/ Next year is only bringing four Standard-legal sets to Magic: The Gathering. But 2022 is packed with four non-Standard sets that further some of the design space explored over the past few years with draftable formats. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, Double Masters 2022, Jumpstart 2022, and Unfinity are set to drop next year. Each product brings a completely different take on Magic’s Limited gameplay and will introduce new cards to a variety of Constructed formats./post/are-battlefield-2042-s-servers-down-here-s-how-to-check-server-status/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-battlefield-2042-s-servers-down-here-s-how-to-check-server-status/ Battlefield 2042 is the latest game in the iconic series and thousands of players are enjoying the large-scale battles full of chaos. Battlefield 2042 offers a bleak glimpse into the future where natural disasters ravage the world, but it does create an exciting background since players must battle enemies and the environment.  No one enjoys having their fun disrupted, especially when in the middle of a Battlefield match. But sometimes the servers experience issues, preventing players from connecting to online games and matches./post/is-bloodborne-getting-a-ps5-pc-remaster/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-bloodborne-getting-a-ps5-pc-remaster/ Bloodborne first launched for PS4 back in 2015 and ever since fans have been begging for the game to be brought into a new era via a remaster. While the game itself is championed as one of the best Soulsborne games to date, Bloodborne does have its issues, whether they’re related to its framerate or the lack of power provided by the PS4. Even when played on a PS5, the game’s problems still aren’t remedied./post/when-does-neon-come-out-in-valorant/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-neon-come-out-in-valorant/ VALORANT players have only just grown accustomed to Chamber, the game’s 17th agent. Nevertheless, it hasn’t stopped Riot Games from adding yet another agent to the ever-growing list of VALORANT characters. Riot announced the arrival of Neon on Jan. 6, the upcoming agent who will soon make her to the live servers. Much was speculated about the character before her agent teaser trailer dropped last week. In the trailer, fans got to know Neon’s origin, her abilities, and more./post/how-to-make-money-quickly-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-money-quickly-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ Over the years, FIFA found a way to keep soccer fans coming back for more action. FIFA was already a cultural phenomenon in between soccer games, but the franchise took a turn for the better in 2009. With the introduction of FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), the replayability of each FIFA title increased massively. Not only does FUT test the players’ squad-building abilities, it also adds an economy into the game. All player cards have values in coins and there’s a huge market in the game where player card prices surge and dip just like regular stock./post/san-francisco-shock-adds-tank-mikeyy-to-overwatch-league-roster/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/san-francisco-shock-adds-tank-mikeyy-to-overwatch-league-roster/ Although the San Francisco Shock put up great results in the Overwatch League’s Kickoff Clash tournament, the team is looking to boost its frontline with another rookie addition.  The team announced today that Michael “mikeyy” Konicki, a main tank who previously played for the Boston Uprising in 2020, would be joining the Shock.  Mikeyy is likely a familiar name for longtime fans of the North American Overwatch Contenders circuit. After he was dropped from the underperforming Uprising in 2020, mikeyy was a part of several successful teams in NA Contenders, like Ardour and Bobby Wasabi./post/double-xp-double-battle-pass-xp-is-now-live-for-the-final-weekend-of-season-4-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/double-xp-double-battle-pass-xp-is-now-live-for-the-final-weekend-of-season-4-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ “Double double XP” is now live in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, offering players of both games one last chance to finish up their season four battle pass. This is the last weekend of season four, with season five beginning at 11pm CT on Wednesday, Aug. 11, which is the same day that the current battle pass will go away for good. This is your last chance to unlock all 100 tiers./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-friday-fortnite-on-june-28/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-friday-fortnite-on-june-28/ Daniel “KEEMSTAR” Keem’s Friday Fortnite tournament is back after a small break. While fans will see the return of regular players such as Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Benjy “Benjyfishy” David Fish, Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff, and more, the bracket will include a celebrity guest this week. The last tournament saw the pairing ofNinja and Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg, which blew viewing figures out of proportion. KEEMSTAR reported that over 8.8 million unique viewers tuned in to watch Friday Fortnite in week two of its return./post/malphite-will-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-empires-of-the-ascended-through-targon/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/malphite-will-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-empires-of-the-ascended-through-targon/ The second champion to join Legends of Runeterra in its upcoming expansion, Guardians of the Ancient, has been revealed today. In collaboration with Mobalytics, Riot Games announced Malphite, and he’s aiming to tie up the Landmark archetype together. Malphite is a seven mana champion with 6/10 combat stats and the Tough keyword. Malphite reaches his leveled form after you’ve summoned 12+ mana worth of Landmarks. Once Malphite reaches his leveled form, Malphite gains +1/+1 in combat stats and a new ability which creates an Unstoppable Force spell for you at every round start or when he levels up as long as you have the attack token./post/all-hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes/ Hearthstone’s take on the autobattler genre is available for everyone.  Battlegrounds, released in 2019, is an eight-player game mode that takes on the fundamentals of games like Teamfight Tactics and Dota Underlords but adds a fun and familiar Hearthstone twist. Battlegrounds has 78 different Heroes (or Bosses). They each have their own unique Hero Power that changes the pace of the game mode. They synergize with minions, allowing players to recruit, battle, and strategize against their opponents./post/can-you-play-rainbow-six-siege-on-steam-deck/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-rainbow-six-siege-on-steam-deck/ Steam Deck launched with hundreds of titles ready to roll on day one. Some of these include ARK: Survival Evolved, Stardew Valley, and more. But many of the titles listed on the Great on Deck page are single-player or co-op experiences that don’t feature third-party anti-cheat, which is concerning for Rainbow Six Siege fans. See Rainbow Six on Amazon Despite Proton being compatible with third-party anti-cheat software like BattlEye and the Epic-owned Easy Anti-Cheat, there’s no evidence to support that Rainbow Six Siege is playable on the Steam Deck./post/las-11-mejores-cajas-de-cs-go-que-puedes-abrir-en-2021/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/las-11-mejores-cajas-de-cs-go-que-puedes-abrir-en-2021/ Los aspectos de CS:GO han influenciado la monetización dentro del mundo de los videojuegos. La mayoría de lanzamientos más recientes como Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare o VALORANT usan la misma fórmula para obtener beneficios. Es una buena manera de ofrecer personalización a los jugadores sin afectar la experiencia de juego. Aunque ahorrar dinero para comprar el aspecto que quieres normalmente es una mejor idea que probar suerte con las cajas, algunas skins cuestan más que un coche de segunda mano./post/the-5-best-draw-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-draw-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/ Draw cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! help you achieve victory by gaining access to all your cards more frequently. Card draw is important in games and YGO is no exception. Without it, you’ll be stuck with a lackluster hand and won’t be able to use your entire deck before the match is over. While some cards have a decent power curve, others such as Pot of Greed are overpowered and are either banned out or disabled in various formats and tournaments./post/how-to-complete-fut-birthday-quaresma-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-fut-birthday-quaresma-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ You can get a new 88-rated FUT Birthday version of Ricardo Quaresma from Vitória de Guimarães starting today in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. You’ll have to complete a squad-building challenge in the game to get this card. Players featured in the FUT Birthday promotion will get either a skill move or weak foot increase to five stars to celebrate FIFA Ultimate Team’s anniversary. In Quaresma’s case, EA upgraded his four-star weak foot to five stars./post/best-kamisato-ayaka-genshin-impact-build-weapons-artifacts-and-more/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-kamisato-ayaka-genshin-impact-build-weapons-artifacts-and-more/ The five-star Cryo Daughter of the Kamisato Clan Kamisato Ayaka is a favorite among the Genshin Impact community. Kamisato Ayaka was first released on July 21, 2021, and has finally returned for her first rerun in the special event “The Heron’s Court” banner. Her rerun comes right after the end of her brother’s release and first banner. Kamisato Ayato was just introduced both in the storyline and in the last banner with his first-ever run in Genshin Impact./post/how-to-complete-fantasy-simon-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-fantasy-simon-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ The first Fantasy set of objectives will reward players who complete an 88-rated version of Moses Simon from Nantes in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This promotion will follow the domestic league matches of the selected players and will apply a +1 overall upgrade considering 15 games starting April 1. Every five games EA will analyze if they met a certain condition to receive the upgrade and Simon is eligible for it./post/james-bond-s-aston-martin-valhalla-available-in-rocket-league-on-oct-7/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/james-bond-s-aston-martin-valhalla-available-in-rocket-league-on-oct-7/ Rocket League players can get their hands on James Bond’s latest car, the Aston Martin Valhalla, and have another chance to unlock the Aston Martin DB5 starting Oct. 7.  Psyonix, Rocket League’s developer, has collaborated with Metro Goldwyn Mayer to bring fans another iconic James Bond car. The Aston Martin Valhalla is the first hybrid car in Rocket League and comes with a Reel Life Decal, unique engine audio, and wheels./post/pewdiepie-streamed-fortnite-to-aid-his-subscriber-count-battle-with-t-series/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pewdiepie-streamed-fortnite-to-aid-his-subscriber-count-battle-with-t-series/ It seems like Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg is willing to do whatever it takes to remain the top channel on YouTube. The popular YouTuber, who has the most subscribers on the platform, has been waging a subscriber count war against T-Series for months. With the difference in subscriber count now around 100,000, PewDiePie is starting to feel the pressure. T-Series is an Indian music label and film production company that was founded in 1983./post/3-of-the-best-tft-set-4-5-comps-to-play-in-patch-11-1/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/3-of-the-best-tft-set-4-5-comps-to-play-in-patch-11-1/ The newest expansion for Teamfight Tactics has been launched on the PBE servers today with Patch 11.1 and eager players have already solved much of the mystery regarding which champions, items, and synergies are better than the rest. Fates: Festival of Beasts is essentially an entirely new set. It introduces 20 new champions and seven new traits, meaning the meta will see drastic changes between Set 4 and its newest iteration, Set 4./post/here-are-the-groups-for-the-worlds-2021-play-in-stage/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-groups-for-the-worlds-2021-play-in-stage/ The two groups for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship play-in stage have been revealed.  Ten total teams in the Worlds play-in stage have been divided into two groups of five. Each group consists of five teams, but only four of the 10 will advance to the tournament’s main event, where 12 other contenders have already qualified for the Worlds group stage.  The 10 teams beginning their tournament runs in the play-in stage were split into two pools to ensure that squads from major regions (as well as the PCS) wouldn’t be stacked on top of each other in their respective groups./post/free-fire-reveals-character-link-system/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-fire-reveals-character-link-system/ Free Fire has revealed a new character system named LINK, which will allow players to earn the characters they want through a new gameplay mechanic. The system will benefit all players by letting them accumulate LINK progress to unlock the characters of their choice.  The LINK system helps players win characters by simply playing Garena’s battle royale. At first, only Free Fire’s current roster will be available. Characters released in the future will become “LINK-able” 90 days after dropping into the game./post/where-to-find-the-urumi-whip-in-elden-ring/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-urumi-whip-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring presents its player base with a variety of unique weapons that range from short ranged daggers all the way to mighty great bows. Players will not have trouble finding a weapon that suits their play style, or even help round it out or develop it into something new. Not only are a lot of these weapons great to use, but they also look amazing. One class of weapons that players are beginning to look into are whips./post/all-toty-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-toty-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has revealed the 11 players who were selected by the community to be a part of FIFA 22 Ultimate Team’s Team of the Year (TOTY). The TOTY has historically been one of the most awaited promos in the history of Ultimate Team, FIFA‘s most popular game mode where players create their own squad and compete against others. The soccer players elected to the TOTY all gain a card that’s massively upgraded compared to their original versions./post/how-to-evolve-galarian-linoone-into-obstagoon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-galarian-linoone-into-obstagoon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield brought new variations, Pokémon, and new evolutions. Linoone gained both a Galarian form and a new evolution, Obstagoon. Pokémon can have some unusual means of evolution, such as Alcremie. Luckily, you won’t need to strike a pose to get this new Dark Type Pokémon.  Galarian Zigzagoon was one of the first variations announced. The Galarian form picks up Dark Type in addition to its Normal Type from previous generations./post/riot-reveals-new-debonair-2-0-league-skins-for-brand-master-yi-zed-leona-leblanc-draven-and-malzahar/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-new-debonair-2-0-league-skins-for-brand-master-yi-zed-leona-leblanc-draven-and-malzahar/ Riot Games is expanding on League of Legends’ classic Debonair skin line. Seven champions in the game are set to receive new-look Debonair skins in an upcoming patch. Debonair skins for Brand, Draven, LeBlanc, Leona, Malzahar, Master Yi, and Zed have all been revealed. Additionally, a Prestige version of Brand’s new Debonair skin was showcased by Riot today.  #PBE Preview but make it DEBONAIR! 💚 Debonair Leona, LeBlanc, Draven & Malzahar!/post/living-world-season-one-is-returning-to-guild-wars-2-for-the-first-time-in-almost-9-years/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/living-world-season-one-is-returning-to-guild-wars-2-for-the-first-time-in-almost-9-years/ It’s been a long time since players have been able to experience the Guild Wars 2 Living World Season One content the way it was released in 2013, but players will now have access to it soon. Living World Season One will be released in episodes, much like the current Living World content, which will make the story playable for the first time since it was released. Right now, players can experience some of the events that happened, but the story is told in the form of NPC dialogue, a cinematic, and some descriptions in the story journal tab./post/riot-unveils-new-look-pentakill-skins-in-league-pbe-preview-confirms-viego-is-joining-the-band/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-unveils-new-look-pentakill-skins-in-league-pbe-preview-confirms-viego-is-joining-the-band/ It’s time to pick up your guitars and get ready to fire up your amps to 11, because Riot Games has finally revealed the new skins for League of Legends’ resident rock band, Pentakill. The developers have also unveiled the newest champion coming to the ranks of the shredding soldiers, with everyone’s favorite Ruined King joining in on the act. Viego has officially joined Pentakill as the group’s newest guitarist. He’ll likely vent out his frustration with recently losing his long-lost love while his guitar gently weeps./post/will-olliolli-world-be-on-xbox-game-pass/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-olliolli-world-be-on-xbox-game-pass/ The OlliOlli legend returns with its latest title, OlliOlli World. Though the art style is slightly different than what fans have been accustomed to, the skateboarding sensation is looking to catch up with the modern gaming world. The base version of Olli Olli World has a price tag of $29.99, and the Rad Edition goes for $44.99. Considering the game will be available on multiple platforms, including Xbox, Game Pass subscribers may be wondering whether they can try out Olli Olli World free of charge./post/custom-gaming-pc-company-powergpu-is-giving-away-50-pcs-to-unlucky-artesian-builds-customers/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/custom-gaming-pc-company-powergpu-is-giving-away-50-pcs-to-unlucky-artesian-builds-customers/ The Artesian Builds controversy seems to be heading towards a happy ending for disgruntled customers who lost their PC builds when the company folded. Custom PC builder PowerGPU has stepped in and will make 50 PCs for buyers affected by the closure. For those who don’t know, the Artesian Builds PC building company and streaming channel faced intense backlash after changing the rules at the last minute in a competition and refusing to give the prize to the winner./post/funplus-phoenix-parts-ways-with-doinb/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-parts-ways-with-doinb/ FunPlus Phoenix has bid a fond farewell to mid laner and in-game leader Doinb, the third player to depart from the League of Legends team since the free agency window opened on Nov. 15. In the space of six days, FPX has parted ways with Nuguri, Tian, and now Doinb, reducing the LPL squad to its barebones.  “Since you joined FPX in 2018, your reliable leadership and affectionate energy have transformed the entire team into a cohesive family,” FPX said in a statement on social media./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-philadelphia-safari-zone/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-philadelphia-safari-zone/ The Pokémon Go Philadelphia Safari Zone that was rescheduled from 2020 is finally happening this weekend. Ticket holders will be able to experience the event as it was originally intended or from home. The event will only take place for those who originally purchased a Safari Zone ticket for Philadelphia in 2020 when they went on sale. The ticket will give players access to a digital pass, much like the past two Go Fest events./post/founding-dragons-of-mtg-stixhaven-colleges-will-appear-as-legendary-mythic-rare-cycle/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/founding-dragons-of-mtg-stixhaven-colleges-will-appear-as-legendary-mythic-rare-cycle/ Shadrix Silverquill, the founder of Silverquill College at Strixhaven University, was the first Magic: The Gathering Legendary dragon revealed today.  Scheduled to release in less than a month, Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) showcases five colleges located on the MTG plane Arcavios. Each of the five Strixhaven University colleges was founded by a dragon representing a Magic color pair at odds with one another. Wizards of the Coast confirmed today all five founding dragons are in the upcoming set with the STX spoiler Shadrix Silverquill./post/the-best-settings-for-fortnite-on-the-nintendo-switch/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-settings-for-fortnite-on-the-nintendo-switch/ With Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch, many gamers have gotten their first opportunity to play the battle royale while others use this platform to play on the go. The gameplay is the same as you would expect on any other console, but where there are notable differences is with the controller settings. When players first boot up the game on their Switch, it can often feel clunky and put you at a disadvantage against other players who have optimized their control settings./post/everything-coming-to-wow-tbc-classic-in-phase-2/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-coming-to-wow-tbc-classic-in-phase-2/ The launch of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic earlier this year provided WoW: Classic players with a much-needed update to the game. The expansion added a new continent in Outland, several new endgame instances, as well as 10 new levels of content for players to grind through.  And much like the original version of Classic released two years ago, The Burning Crusade’s content is going to be released in different phases across several months./post/tsm-employee-reportedly-calls-out-ceo-reginald-at-company-town-hall-meeting-following-investigation-results/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-employee-reportedly-calls-out-ceo-reginald-at-company-town-hall-meeting-following-investigation-results/ Following the release of findings from an investigation of TSM CEO Andy “Reginald” Dinh and allegations that he verbally abused and harassed employees, the company held a town hall meeting after the investigation found that that there was “no unlawful conduct” performed by Dinh. At the meeting, however, a TSM employee reportedly aired their grievances publicly with Dinh regarding how the findings were announced, and whether a potential culture change would occur./post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-verdansk-map-just-got-nuked/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-verdansk-map-just-got-nuked/ Call of Duty: Warzone’s Verdansk map has been destroyed with a nuke during today’s in-game event. Over one million viewers tuned in on Twitch to watch streamers like TimTheTatMan, TeePee, Lirik, NICKMERCS, and more play through the event, which lasted around 15 minutes total. Verdansk nuked. #Warzone pic.twitter.com/f7WlxACaf2 — Scott Duwe (@mountain_Duwe) April 21, 2021 At 2pm CT, a playlist titled “The Destruction of Verdansk Part 1” went live. In the mode, players fought to survive in Verdansk as the circle closed in, while those who died came back as zombies like in the previous Halloween event./post/when-does-rainbow-six-siege-y7s1-start/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-rainbow-six-siege-y7s1-start/ Rainbow Six Siege Year Seven Season One is adding a new operator and map, R6Fix reward system, Attacker Repick, and bringing other notable changes improving gameplay for all players. These significant updates will likely impact the operator meta, and players need to learn a new map for the first time in three years.  The new defender Azami is equipped with Kiba Barriers, capable of creating a bulletproof surface almost instantly, and will be available at the start of the season./post/wotc-gives-code-for-magic-arena-xp-after-downtime-affects-constructed-and-limited-queues/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wotc-gives-code-for-magic-arena-xp-after-downtime-affects-constructed-and-limited-queues/ Magic Arena experienced connection issues throughout the day, leading to players being unable to enter drafts or play in Constructed or Limited matches. Release day issues are nothing new for Magic: The Gathering‘s digital platform. However, the Streets of New Capenna release was fraught with a litany of longer-than-usual glitches that prevented players from trying out the new three-color set. In response to the downtime, Wizards of the Coast provided a temporary code that awards players with 4000 XP, which contributes towards the New Capenna mastery pass./post/the-best-as-val-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-as-val-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Season six of Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare added another assault rifle to the game and it’s still somewhat popular in certain instances online. The AS VAL is a high fire rate assault rifle, making it particularly difficult to control its recoil. Because of this, it’s best to think of it as sort of an AR/SMG hybrid for up-close fights. It’s fun to use on small maps in multiplayer and it can have its uses in particular scenarios in Warzone, too./post/best-ahri-build-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ahri-build-in-league-of-legends/ Ahri offers League of Legends players the opportunity to deal incredible damage within a short period of time. The Nine-Tailed Fox is a champion that can be difficult to master, but once you get the hang of her kit, she has the potential to be lethal. See League of Legends on Amazon Much like other champions in League, Ahri utilizes different items depending on her situation in the game. There are still core items that will maximize the player’s chances of finding success with the mid lane champion, however./post/here-s-where-to-find-foraged-mushrooms-in-fortnite/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-where-to-find-foraged-mushrooms-in-fortnite/ Mushrooms are a lot more than just fungus. They’re low in sodium. They have almost no fat or cholesterol. They provide vitamin B. They’re delicious when stuffed with meat and cheese. In Fortnite, though, they just give you five shield, which is also good. Thankfully, they spawn in a bunch of places all over the map. We’ve compiled a number of images to show you some of the most common places where you can find these blue beauties./post/liquipedia-doubles-down-on-policies-to-prevent-match-fixing-suspicious-activity-in-dota-2/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/liquipedia-doubles-down-on-policies-to-prevent-match-fixing-suspicious-activity-in-dota-2/ Liquipedia is one of the biggest hubs of information in the esports scene and is a platform that is trusted by tournament organizers and other entities, which is why it has been targeted by those trying to use it in Dota 2 match-fixing schemes. On a nearly weekly basis, the Liquipedia staff and volunteers are bombarded with submissions of fabricated Dota tournaments, tournament organizers, and teams trying to make themselves seem more legitimate by being added to the wiki./post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-leak-reveals-hisuian-variants-of-typhlosion-decidueye-and-samurott/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-leak-reveals-hisuian-variants-of-typhlosion-decidueye-and-samurott/ A massive, coordinated leak targeting Pokémon Legends: Arceus has revealed new final evolutions for the game’s starting Pokémon. A leaker named PoryLeeks has been posting huge spoilers about the game all morning, including the new versions of Typhlosion, Decidueye, and Samurott. Previous leaks stated that the final evolutions will also have new type combinations, as well. https://twitter.com/pory_leeks/status/1483805331075518473 According to leaks, Typhlosion is Fire/Ghost, Decidueye is Grass/Fighting, and Samurott is Water/Dark./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ai/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ai/ Wordle is a phenomenon widely responsible for bringing word games back to the spotlight. Each day, the web-based game will pick a different five-letter word, which players need to guess in six tries or less. There are no clues to start, only the letters in each guess—they will change colors depending on their presence and position in the answer. The most popular Wordle strategy is probably guessing vowel-heavy words first, in order to figure out what are the vowels in the word./post/how-to-get-humankind-beta-access-through-twitch-drops/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-humankind-beta-access-through-twitch-drops/ The number of new turn-based strategy games that hit the market each year is relatively lower than more popular genres like first-person-shooters or battle royales. When that’s the case, fans often stick with their favorite games for a long time and whenever a worthy challenger enters the market, all eyes turn on them. Amplitude Studios’ Humankind is a historical turn-based strategy game and it’s moving into a beta stage for lucky fans to enjoy and help the development of the game./post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-trading-card-game-expansion-fusion-strike-will-reportedly-be-released-in-november/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-trading-card-game-expansion-fusion-strike-will-reportedly-be-released-in-november/ The next Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) English set is scheduled to be released in November and will be called Fusion Strike, according to a report by PokéBeach.  Fusion Strike will reportedly launch on Nov. 12, with pre-releases taking place from Oct. 30 to Nov. 7.  While it hasn’t been officially announced by The Pokémon Company, the set is expected to include cards from Japan’s Fusion Arts expansion, including Mew V, Mew VMAX, Hoopa V, Gensect V, and others./post/pokimane-becomes-first-female-twitch-star-to-hit-9-million-streaming-followers/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-becomes-first-female-twitch-star-to-hit-9-million-streaming-followers/ Popular streamer and content creator Pokimane is one of the biggest streamers across all platforms, and on March 3 she cemented that status with a new record–the Moroccan-Canadian star has become the first female Twitch streamer to hit nine million followers on Twitch. Pokimane was live on her Twitch channel when she received a donation informing her that she had just reached nine million followers on the platform. She proceeded to pull up a live counter of her channels followers and spent a bit saying thank you in a variety of languages in response to her accomplishment./post/how-to-get-magnezone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-magnezone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go is one of the most popular mobile games played by millions of people around the world. The AR-driven game allows players to search around the streets of their city, encountering and attempting to capture wild Pokémon as they go. Given the global experience of the game, many unique Pokémon are available in different locations during different times within the real world. Once a Pokémon has been secured, players can use them in battles during raids that can result in the capture of rare Pokémon or evolve their Pokémon using special items acquired throughout the player’s time in the game./post/the-lmq-ownership-scandal-explained/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-lmq-ownership-scandal-explained/ LMQ were a fan hit the day they arrived in the United States. The professional Chinese League of Legends team had grown tired of their home country’s highly competitive but scandal-ridden pro scene. So in December 2013, the team did something that had only been attempted once before by a foreign professional squad: They moved to California. There, they’d have the opportunity to compete for promotion into the League Championship Series (LCS), the slickly run professional league operated by the game’s developer itself, Riot Games./post/apex-chronicles-aren-t-perfect-but-they-re-worth-revisiting/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-chronicles-aren-t-perfect-but-they-re-worth-revisiting/ Finding a new way to tell a story doesn’t make it a good way to tell a story. At the same time, that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything good to take away from the exercise. The story of Apex Legends is much like the game itself: twisting and turning, never wanting to be pinned down, and evolving into something similar, but at the same time new. Just as new legends, guns, maps, and game modes fundamentally change the way people play the game every season, Respawn continually switches up the way it reveals more and more of the Apex lore to its players./post/newest-call-of-duty-warzone-update-tweaks-iron-trials-84-ahead-of-its-return/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/newest-call-of-duty-warzone-update-tweaks-iron-trials-84-ahead-of-its-return/ Raven Software just pushed a minor update for Call of Duty: Warzone, changing up some of the functions of the popular Iron Trials ’84 limited-time mode before it returns this weekend. The developer said all of the changes are exclusive to quads, which will rotate with duos, trios, and solos when Iron Trials returns on weekends only. It’s unclear how the other versions of the mode will be affected, if at all./post/here-s-every-mtg-secret-lair-in-october-superdrop/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-mtg-secret-lair-in-october-superdrop/ A total of seven Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drops and three bundles were revealed today by Wizards of the Coast.  Releasing Oct. 18, the MTG 2021 Secret Lair Superdrop contains a wide variety of card styles from classic horror movies to the anatomy of Magic monsters. All drops are available in foil and non-foil versions. Read the Fine Print showcasing Liliana and her contracted demons is the only exception, containing an etched foil version./post/gamestop-to-distribute-duraludon-promo-for-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gamestop-to-distribute-duraludon-promo-for-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies/ Pokémon TCG collectors will have a chance to score an exclusive promo card when Evolving Skies drops next month. According to a post on Pokémon forum Pokebeach, Gamestop will be distributing a Duraludon promo card stamped with their logo following the launch of the Evolving Skies TCG set starting on Aug. 27. Right now, it isn’t clear which Duraludon card will get the promo treatment, but it could likely be the Duraludon card launch as part of the Vivid Voltage set since that is the most recent set to include the species./post/here-are-the-one-esports-singapore-dpc-major-2021-standings/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-one-esports-singapore-dpc-major-2021-standings/ The first Major of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit is finally here, though it isn’t going to run exactly how Valve and PGL originally planned it it out when things begin on March 27. With two teams having to withdraw from the event, several rosters playing with stand-ins, and time for more problems to pop up, the ONE Esports Singapore Major is giving fans a lot more than just matches to watch./post/newcastle-s-stone-skies-bundle-now-available-through-prime-gaming/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/newcastle-s-stone-skies-bundle-now-available-through-prime-gaming/ Newcastle is Apex Legends’ newest character. And now, he’s also the star of the game’s latest Prime Gaming bundle. The Newcastle Stone Skies bundle is now available to Apex players on all platforms, and it comes with one of the best Newcastle skins in the game. Big shield, bigger heart 🛡️❤️ Unlock Stone Skies Newcastle, the Real Teal Peacekeeper, and matching Banner Frame this month through #PrimeGaming. 🔗: https://t.co/y6RA2uLK8j pic.twitter.com/zKtow43Bda/post/doublelift-explains-why-mountain-drakes-are-gamebreaking-in-competitive-play/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-explains-why-mountain-drakes-are-gamebreaking-in-competitive-play/ The early hours of the morning can often be one of the most thought-provoking times of the day. A good example of this comes from Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, who took to Twitter at 3:51am CT to voice his complaints about the Mountain Drake in League of Legends. According to the talented ADC, the buff is “gamebreaking in competitive.” It’s true that the dragons are some of the most important objectives in League./post/registrations-now-live-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-march-international-challenge/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/registrations-now-live-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-march-international-challenge/ The Pokémon Company has now opened registrations for Pokémon Sword and Shield players to get in on March’s International Challenge. Registrations will run from now until Thursday, March 10. Battles are set to commence on March 11 and will run through the weekend. Like February’s International Challenge, next month’s will also use standard VGC rules in a double battle format. This means players will only be allowed two legendary Pokémon on their team./post/riot-releases-champion-trailer-for-bel-veth-league-s-next-jungler/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-champion-trailer-for-bel-veth-league-s-next-jungler/ League of Legends is finally getting a new Void champion for the first time in four years—and she’s arriving soon. Bel’Veth, the Empress of the Void, is League’s new jungler, first teased in the September 2021 Champion Roadmap. After a cinematic was released last week and her full ability list was leaked, players can now check out the champion trailer that Riot posted today. “All your lives, you have chased your own destruction,” Bel’Veth says as she prepares to land on Summoner’s Rift./post/everyone-calm-down-cho-gath-nerfs-are-on-the-way/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everyone-calm-down-cho-gath-nerfs-are-on-the-way/ You’re 40 minutes into a grueling game of solo queue. You’re playing Jhin, and you’ve finished building your Lord Dominik’s Regards to deal with the huge enemy front line. Your Gragas flops into the fray, initiating a teamfight. You’re ready. Or at least, you thought you were ready. That’s when the enemy Cho’Gath comes lumbering through your front line like it was a gentle Autumn breeze. You try to damage him, but he has 11 stacks and 8,000 health, and that’s before even activating his Gargoyle Stoneplate./post/yamatocannon-reportedly-set-to-join-fnatic-as-next-league-of-legends-head-coach/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yamatocannon-reportedly-set-to-join-fnatic-as-next-league-of-legends-head-coach/ Veteran League of Legends coach Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi is joining Fnatic as the team’s head coach for the 2021 season, according to esports journalist Jacob Wolf. YamatoCannon will reportedly replace Alfonso “Mithy” Rodriguez, who coached Fnatic all the way to the quarterfinals of this year’s World Championship. Sources: @FNATIC will sign @YamatoMebdi as their new head coach, marking his return to coaching in Europe ahead of the 2021 season. In 2020, YamatoCannon became the first Westerner to coach a League of Legends team in South Korea when he joined SANDBOX Gaming./post/the-kassadin-kill-range-nerf/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-kassadin-kill-range-nerf/ Attempting to keep Kassadin’s mobility but allowing counter play Riot inadvertently gutted his kill range well below that of any relevant midlane champion. This is the larger issue with Kassadin, the strongest midlaners (Xerath, Ahri, Leblanc, Zed) all have the ability to initiate a combo with high kill potential from 1000+ range without flash. While Kassadin has never been on par with the best midlaner’s distance, he has remained strong due to the more important ~600 range of an ADC’s auto attack./post/paris-eternal-promotes-avalla-to-general-manager/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/paris-eternal-promotes-avalla-to-general-manager/ Even though the Paris Eternal will be entering the 2021 Overwatch League season with a new roster, a familiar name will be leading them. Kim “AVALLA” Kyoung Ey has been promoted from assistant general manager to general manager for next season, the team announced today. AVALLA was the first female coach hired in the Overwatch League when she was brought on to the Washington Justice in late 2018. She stayed with the team for the 2019 season, then joined the Paris Eternal as assistant general manager for the 2020 Overwatch League season./post/riot-shares-first-look-at-league-s-upcoming-social-leaderboard-feature/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-shares-first-look-at-league-s-upcoming-social-leaderboard-feature/ Riot Games discussed an upcoming Social Leaderboard feature last week that allows League of Legends players to compare ranks with their friends. And today, fans got a sneak peek. Product lead on competitive gameplay Cody Germain shared what the Social Leaderboard will look like in the client, comparing your place on the solo/duo and flex ladders to others on your friends list. While there’s no set time frame for when the feature will make its way to the live client, it’ll be tested on the Patch 11./post/how-to-evolve-hisuian-qwilfish-into-overqwil-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-hisuian-qwilfish-into-overqwil-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Dark-type Pokémon have received a few new additions in Pokémon Legends: Arceus—and one of them is Overqwil. The Pokémon is a new evolution for Qwilfish that has some differences but features the same general appearance. The new evolution is stronger and worthy of taking the Dark or Poison-type space in any player’s party. To add Overqwil to your party, you’ll need to do a few things, like evolving Qwilfish. Fortunately, this is straightforward and you may have even done it without noticing./post/tft-set-7-pbe-patch-reworks-xayah-buffs-dragonmancer/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-7-pbe-patch-reworks-xayah-buffs-dragonmancer/ Heading into a long holiday weekend, today’s Teamfight Tactics Set Seven PBE patch focused on more champion balance changes and bug fixes in conjunction with the Dragonmancer trait and a few Draconic Augments.  Long queue times are still a thorn in players’ sides who want to playtest the TFT Set Seven set on PBE servers as the hype for Dragonlands continues. Heading into a long holiday weekend, the team dropped a smaller size patch./post/the-lightest-gaming-mouse-lightest-computer-mice-for-gaming/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-lightest-gaming-mouse-lightest-computer-mice-for-gaming/ Ultralight gaming mice took off after the Finalmouse Air58 Ninja launched in 2018, and most manufacturers now have ultralight mice in their lineups. These lightweight mice are easier and faster to maneuver, making them ideal for fast-paced competitive games where players need any edge they can find.  One of the most common ways companies reduce the weight of their mice is by using a honeycomb design. The cutouts lower the amount of material used, bringing down the mouse’s weight considerably./post/bastion-nerf-now-live-on-overwatch-for-pc/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bastion-nerf-now-live-on-overwatch-for-pc/ We’ll likely still see a lot of Bastion in Overwatch, but the hero is no longer as powerful as it was right after the Feb. 28 patch. Blizzard just pushed a new Overwatch patch to the live server nerfing the omnic hero. Previously, Bastion’s new passive ability, ironclad, had it taking 35 percent less damage while in Configuration: Sentry and Tank. Now, Bastion will only take 20 percent less damage./post/how-to-make-a-carved-pumpkin-in-minecraft/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-a-carved-pumpkin-in-minecraft/ Minecraft is one of the best creative outlets in the gaming world. Almost all items in the game have a purpose, and you’ll need to interact with different ones to ensure your survival in Minecraft. A key one is Carved Pumpkins; from decorative uses to the main way to spawn golems, they tend to be in high demand during Halloween. If you’re looking to make a Carved Pumpkin, you can follow these steps./post/how-to-get-a-massive-mass-outbreak-to-spawn-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-a-massive-mass-outbreak-to-spawn-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus just got a sizable free gameplay update in its newest version, with Legends: Arceus Daybreak releasing as part of the Pokémon Day celebration. As part of this new content, players who have completed the main story for Legends: Arceus can now encounter Massive Mass Outbreaks in the overworld when they head out on expeditions, and here is how you can get them to spawn.  Mass Outbreaks in Legends: Arceus are special events where a specific species of Pokémon will appear more frequently for a set period of time in a certain area within one of the game’s larger areas./post/how-to-access-the-secret-side-path-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-access-the-secret-side-path-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap/ New Pokémon Snap just received its biggest update to date that included a ton of new features and content for players to explore. Some of the most anticipated arrivals were the new locations for players to explore, the Secret Side Path, Mightywide River, and Barren Badlands. Unlike the other two, Secret Side Path isn’t an entirely new zone. Instead, it’s a side path that can be found within the current Florio Park zone, boasting new creatures to capture./post/when-does-song-of-nunu-come-out/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-song-of-nunu-come-out/ Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player narrative adventure game developed by Tequila Works featuring Nunu and Willump from Riot Games’ MOBA, League of Legends. The game was originally scheduled to be launched on March 30, but it’s now seemingly delayed until further notice.  There have been speculations about its possible release in late April since a bundle celebrating the release of the game has been seen on the PBE of League./post/every-pok%C3%A9mon-available-in-the-grand-underground-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-full-location-guide/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-pok%C3%A9mon-available-in-the-grand-underground-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-full-location-guide/ The Grand Underground added multiple new or revamped features to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl to improve upon the original version of the mechanic and really make it feel like a living, unskippable part of the Sinnoh region.  One of the core new additions is the ability to capture wild Pokémon while underground in new locations called Pokémon Hideaways.  Hideaways are chambers spread around areas of the Grand Underground that contain biomes acting as the natural or preferred habitats for many species./post/riot-reveals-rewards-for-twisted-treeline-fans-ahead-of-game-mode-s-retirement/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-rewards-for-twisted-treeline-fans-ahead-of-game-mode-s-retirement/ League of Legends fans, get ready to say goodbye to Twisted Treeline once the season ends. But before the preseason begins, Riot Games is sending the mode off with a slew of rewards for those who have enjoyed the three-vs-three game mode over the years.   When Patch 9.23 launches, those who have played numerous games of Twisted Treeline since the map’s release will receive rewards based on the number of matches they’ve completed:/post/riot-to-release-temporary-game-modes-for-every-major-league-event-in-2020/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-release-temporary-game-modes-for-every-major-league-event-in-2020/ Riot Games is putting an end to League’s rotating game mode dry spell. Every major League of Legends in-game event throughout the year will launch alongside a temporary game mode, the developer announced in an update today. “Last year, you told us that you wanted unique ways to play for every major event,” League’s lead producer on game play Jeremy “Riot Brightmoon” Lee said. “We agree. And this year we’re committed to providing exciting, temporary game modes alongside every major event, starting with AR URF during Mecha Kingdoms./post/vietnamese-valorant-player-banned-for-1-year-for-cheating-in-official-vct-match/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vietnamese-valorant-player-banned-for-1-year-for-cheating-in-official-vct-match/ Vietnamese VALORANT player Tất Cẩm “Nomsenpai” Khôn has been banned for one year after cheating in an official VCT match. His team Ice Cee Jay Too has also been disqualified from stage one of VCT APAC 2022. Vietnamese player NomSenpai has been banned for 12 months for cheating in an official VCT match. Additionally his team "Ice Cee Jay Too" has been disqualified from VCT APAC 2022 Stage 1. 🔗 https://t./post/how-to-fish-in-world-of-warcraft/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fish-in-world-of-warcraft/ Fishing is a secondary skill profession that can be learned by any player in World of Warcraft. It is fun, relaxing, and can earn you a penny or help you level cooking. You can sometimes catch luxurious items while fishing, including mounts, making it a rewarding activity. Before you are able to fish, you need to find a trainer, which can easily be found across Azeroth in city hubs or near starting zones./post/tft-set-5-s-second-pbe-patch-nerfs-shadow-titan-s-resolve-and-nidalee/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-5-s-second-pbe-patch-nerfs-shadow-titan-s-resolve-and-nidalee/ The second round of PBE patch notes for Teamfight Tactics Set Five Reckoning has dropped, highlighting a large number of nerfs and buffs.  Players can expect another large PBE patch today for Set Five. The new TFT update targets a number of champions while hitting a couple of traits and items, too. Nidalee was nerfed via several levers while Titan’s Explosive Resolve damage was reduced by 15 percent. A total of seven PBE patches are expected to take place prior to the launch of Set Five Reckoning on April 28 and game designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer revealed the second round of patch notes on Twitter this morning./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-ending-in-k/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-ending-in-k/ Trying to find the Wordle answer online may seem like cheating, but looking for hints can be a great way to move forward if you’re stuck. It can be very difficult to come up with five-letter words if you only have one green letter and you are almost out of tries. You might have a hard time finding a word with a K at the end since there are numerous options to try./post/astra-removed-from-valorant-competitive-queue-while-developers-fix-star-exploit/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/astra-removed-from-valorant-competitive-queue-while-developers-fix-star-exploit/ Astra has been removed from the VALORANT competitive queue today while Riot Games addresses the exploit allowing players to sell her star in the first round.  Patch 4.04 introduced several exciting updates, like significant changes to Icebox and the highly anticipated Yoru rework. Several other agents also received updates, including Astra, since players can now sell her star during the buy phase. But this also introduced an unforeseen issue allowing players to sell the star and purchase a Marshal in the first round./post/overwatch-s-2022-lunar-new-year-event-is-live/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-2022-lunar-new-year-event-is-live/ Roar into 2022 with Overwatch’s Lunar New Year event, which is now live on all platforms and runs from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15. This year, players can celebrate the Year of the Tiger with five new skins and some lucky new cosmetics.  Lunar New Year is the time of Capture the Flag and the mode returns to arcade selections during the event. Capture the Flag Blitz, a smaller and more chaotic version of the mode, will also be available to play./post/everything-we-know-about-song-of-nunu-riot-forge-s-next-game/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-song-of-nunu-riot-forge-s-next-game/ Developed by Tequila Works in collaboration with Riot Forge, Song of Nunu is the latest game from the “player and developer-focused publisher.” Originally scheduled for a March 30 release, Song of Nunu has now seemingly been delayed until a later date. But what exactly do we know about the game? And is it worth adding to your wishlist?  Song of Nunu follows Nunu, a boy from the nomadic Notai tribe, and his best friend Willump, a friendly yeti, in a single-player narrative adventure that the developers describe as a “road trip you’re doing with your best friend./post/how-big-is-final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-download-size/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-big-is-final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-download-size/ One of the largest MMO games of today Final Fantasy XIV has just received its fourth expansion the highly-anticipated Endwalker DLC. This release will be available shortly for those who have pre-ordered the game before it sees a complete release on Dec. 7. If you’re new to Final Fantasy XIV or a longtime player ready for this massive drop of new content, you’ll want to be ready to go. One part of this is making sure you have the right amount of free space on your PC to download the game./post/most-viewed-twitch-streams-of-all-time/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/most-viewed-twitch-streams-of-all-time/ The continued growth of Twitch in the past five years has resulted in an inflation of viewership numbers that make figures that were once record-breaking almost seem pedestrian.  In 2018, Ninja notably set records as he initiated a meteoric rise of viewership on the platform by playing with celebrities like Drake, but looking back on how many people tuned into his stream, his peak viewership isn’t even among the top 10 anymore./post/2-versatile-options-boasting-great-value-hyperx-solocast-and-quadcast-review/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2-versatile-options-boasting-great-value-hyperx-solocast-and-quadcast-review/ HyperX has gradually stepped its game up throughout 2020 and the company has made some particularly impressive strides in the audio portion of its peripheral lineup.  The SoloCast and Quadcast S are HyperX’s latest offerings to the audio space. And while both have drastically different roles, they provide exceptional value for their respective price points.  QuadCast S The QuadCast S is an electret condenser USB microphone loaded with a substantial list of features that place this microphone in the premium category./post/best-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-limited-white-common-and-uncommon-cards/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-limited-white-common-and-uncommon-cards/ The color White in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty contains a large number of Common and Uncommon-rarity cards worth playing in the Magic: The Gathering Limited format.  There are a number of exciting and unique Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) Limited archetypes. The color White slots into four of the possible 10 and can get splashed in other archetypes like Blue/Black rogues/ninjas or Red/Green Modifications matter builds.  Blue and White (UW): VehiclesGreen and White (GW): Enchantments matterWhite and Black (WB): Artifacts and Enchantments matterRed and White (RW): Warriors and samurais attack Potentially becoming one of the best NEO Commons in White is Imperial Oath, synergizing with the RW archetype./post/call-of-duty-wwii-reportedly-only-has-10-multiplayer-maps-at-launch/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-wwii-reportedly-only-has-10-multiplayer-maps-at-launch/ Call of Duty: WWII will be available to the public next week on Nov. 3—but that hasn’t stopped some people from gaining early access to the game. Players who somehow received an early copy of the game have been releasing information on the WWII subreddit, including a screenshot of the in-game multiplayer menu. Ten multiplayer maps and three War maps are rumored to be featured in WWII at launch, according to CharlieIntel./post/how-to-craft-arrows-in-horizon-forbidden-west/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-craft-arrows-in-horizon-forbidden-west/ In Horizon Forbidden West, players are once again thrown into the wild, open-world of a post-apocalyptic U.S. Similar to the first entry in the series, they’ll also have plenty of machines and enemies to cut through while completing the game. One of Aloy’s (the protagonist) main weapons in Horizon: Zero Dawn was a bow and arrow, and it continues to be a strong survival tool in Forbidden West. But, just like the first game, your ammunition will naturally run out as you explore the open world./post/lebron-james-fortnite-icon-series-skin-leaks-ahead-of-its-release-this-week/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lebron-james-fortnite-icon-series-skin-leaks-ahead-of-its-release-this-week/ King James, otherwise known as LeBron, is coming to Fortnite as part of its Icon Series this week—and an image of it has leaked early. Prolific Fortnite data miner @ShiinaBR was the first to post the image of the LeBron outfit and its variants, and it’s sure to be a hit with fans of the legendary basketball star. It looks like the skin will have three different variants to use./post/all-arenas-in-splitgate/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-arenas-in-splitgate/ Since releasing on consoles July 27, Splitgate has seen a massive spike in its player base with new players jumping into the free-to-play PVP action each day. The game offers combat that is a mix between Halo and Portal, with classic arena-style gunplay and the addition of portals for mobility. First-time players will be learning of the game’s unique story on the go by experiencing the unique arenas where teams will do combat./post/the-lobotomizer-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-lobotomizer-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley/ The card reveal season for Hearthstone’s next expansion, Fractured in Alerac Valley, is continuing today with the introduction of an incredibly deadly weapon, The Lobotomizer. The Lobotomizer is a two-cost Rogue weapon with two attack and two durability. The Lobototmizer makes use of Hearthstone’s new keyword, Honorable Kill. To receive the Honorable Kill bonus on a card, you’ll need to use it to deal exact lethal damage to an enemy. Thus, to trigger The Lobotomizer’s effect, you’ll need to kill something by dealing exactly two damage to it./post/100-thieves-is-making-its-own-video-game/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-is-making-its-own-video-game/ 100 Thieves has announced it has begun development on its own video game. In a new video released by the esports organization today, Nadeshot and John Robinson revealed that the company is working on its very own game, but other details about the project are incredibly scarce. The duo said that the game, codenamed Project X, is very early in development and joked that they didn’t even know what kind of game it is just yet, with Nadeshot iterating that they do know but are not ready to announce further at this time./post/all-legendary-lands-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-legendary-lands-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming set, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, is bringing back a cycle of rare Legendary land cards.  With one card representing each of the game’s colors, there are five in total, and each makes use of the re-introduction of the “Channel” mechanic that was originally introduced in Saviors of Kamigawa in 2005. Channel as a mechanic allows players to pay a certain amount of mana and discard the Legendary land card to produce a desired effect./post/eve-unveils-the-world-s-first-glossy-gaming-monitor/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/eve-unveils-the-world-s-first-glossy-gaming-monitor/ After impressing with the performance of its first crowdfunded Spectrum monitor, Eve’s followed up by showing off a prototype of the world’s first glossy gaming monitor. Current gaming monitors have a matte finish to minimize reflections, and the new glossy panel from Eve will mimic the polished look of mobile phones and tablets. Should we make the first-ever glossy gaming monitor? Check a side-by-side comparison between matte vs. glossy #evespectrum. Which one do you prefer and why?/post/how-much-does-the-halo-infinite-battle-pass-cost/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-does-the-halo-infinite-battle-pass-cost/ Halo Infinite’s free-to-play multiplayer was released early in celebration of Xbox’s recent anniversary. And while you don’t technically need to pay to play, there’s some premium content many gamers will at least consider purchasing. Using a battle pass system, Halo Infinite will reward players with a plethora of in-game goodies as they rank up during season one: Heroes of Reach. While players can earn some rewards from leveling up without paying anything, they’re highly incentivized to purchase the game’s premium version of the battle pass, which gives players significantly more rewards for ranking up./post/best-professions-in-wow-tbc-classic/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-professions-in-wow-tbc-classic/ Professions always play a vital role in World of Warcraft. But in TBC, the increased importance of crafting powerful gear amplifies their significance. Throughout Classic, most crafting professions were used specifically to make consumables and Engineering was required by top guilds because of the explosives that engineers could use during raids to amplify DPS. That changes in TBC, though. Other professions gain massive value because of the crafted gear they provide that’s exclusive to the profession./post/the-best-mp5-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mp5-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/ In each year’s Call of Duty title, there’s always one gun that comes to the forefront and reigns supreme as the weapon of choice for pros, GameBattles stars, and public match stompers alike. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it’s the MP5. The MP5 is a tried and true classic of many first-person shooters of the past, but it’s a dominant force to be reckoned with in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone./post/mizkif-s-twitch-plays-pok%C3%A9mon-chat-fails-to-catch-shiny-spearow/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mizkif-s-twitch-plays-pok%C3%A9mon-chat-fails-to-catch-shiny-spearow/ One of the most popular trends in Twitch’s history has been allowing chat to work together and complete games. Mizkif is currently holding a playthrough of Pokémon for the chat on his channel and while the playthrough has been going well so far, they failed to capitalize on an extremely rare occurrence. While walking around the grass area to level their Pokémon, the chat encountered a Shiny Spearow. While Spearow is not a rare Pokémon by any means, the chance of encountering a Shiny one is extremely unlikely—the odds of finding a shiny Pokémon in the wild are around one in 8,192./post/when-does-cult-of-the-lamb-release/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-cult-of-the-lamb-release/ Devolver Digital has made its name by publishing interesting, off-kilter games, and it looks like it has another cult classic on its hands, literally, with Cult of the Lamb. The game is fairly self-explanatory: The player plays as a lamb and they must start a cult. Enough said. Of course, there’s a bit more to the game than knocking on doors and doing some occasional spooky stuff. Players will have to gather materials and build up settlements as the cult gains followers./post/where-to-get-the-ability-capsule-and-ability-patch-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-get-the-ability-capsule-and-ability-patch-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Two of the most important items in the Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion are actually easy to find once you first arrive in the new map.  The Ability Capsule lets you swap a Pokémon’s normal abilities instantly, which is very useful for competitive battling. But you can get this item in the base game and the Isle of Armor expansion too.  The real prize is the new Ability Patch, which gives players an easy way to change their Pokémon’s ability from a normal one into their Hidden Ability if they have one./post/all-the-knives-in-cs-go-operation-riptide/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-knives-in-cs-go-operation-riptide/ Operation Riptide just went online in CS:GO, and like the previous operations, it’s filled with changes and new additions to the game. While competitive players will have their eyes on changes that can affect the competitive side of the game, skin collectors will be after the new rare pieces they can add to their collection. Almost all Operation Riptide skins feature bright colors that go well with all the stickers that were introduced in the patch./post/pr0lly-set-to-join-lcs-analyst-desk/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pr0lly-set-to-join-lcs-analyst-desk/ Former 100Thieves coach Neil “pr0lly” Hammad is headed to the LCS stage as the newest addition to the analyst desk.  Pr0lly announced his new position via Twitter and said he will be on desk beginning with the inaugural broadcast this Saturday. “After a long off-season I’m ready to announce that I’m joining the LCS analyst desk for Spring,” said Pr0lly.  After a long offseason I’m ready to announce that I’m joining the LCS analyst desk for Spring./post/this-lunar-empress-lux-cosplay-from-league-of-legends-is-perfect/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-lunar-empress-lux-cosplay-from-league-of-legends-is-perfect/ Brought to you byIKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. This Lunar Empress Lux cosplay by Aza Miyuko is breathtaking. Aza was photographed by Shiro Ang, who has had multiple cosplay shoots with other talented artists. The cosplay is accurate to a high level of detail to the Lunar Empress Lux cosmetic that was released in 2018 for the game’s Lunar Revel 2018 event./post/league-voice-lines-between-yone-and-spirit-blossom-thresh-discovered/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-voice-lines-between-yone-and-spirit-blossom-thresh-discovered/ Ever since League of Legends fans found out that Yasuo had an older brother named Yone, people speculated on whether he would ever join him on the Summoner’s Rift as a champion. A voice line for Spirit Blossom Thresh might have given players a clue to his fate as a playable character. Found first by SkinSpotlights, Spirit Blossom Thresh has two voice lines that address Yone and Yasuo. The first voice line has Thresh tell Yone that his “little brother is safe with [him] too./post/all-of-the-scorestreaks-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-scorestreaks-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ There’s nothing like sitting in the seat of a Chopper Gunner and unloading on a Call of Duty map. That feeling is back in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, along with many more options, with the game’s scorestreaks. It’s time to pop off in pubs and dominate. Unlike Modern Warfare‘s killstreaks, Black Ops Cold War uses scorestreaks, which means you rack up points by getting kills, playing the objective, shooting down enemy air support, and more./post/how-to-play-gibraltar-in-apex-legends/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-gibraltar-in-apex-legends/ To become an Apex Legend, players must learn everything about the game’s characters and their abilities. A strong defensive character that’s built like a brickhouse, Gibraltar boasts abilities that help protect his squad and are all about outlasting the competition. With one of the strongest tactical abilities in Apex Legends, Gibraltar is a good addition to any team. He excels, however, in close quarters, both fighting and when a team needs to make a quick dash through open ground./post/sleighing-d-va-revealed-for-2021-overwatch-winter-wonderland-event/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sleighing-d-va-revealed-for-2021-overwatch-winter-wonderland-event/ Former pro gamer and current mech expert D.Va is known for her snappy style and adorable outfits, so it’s only fitting that she gets a festive look for Overwatch’s 2021 Winter Wonderland event.  Sleighing D.Va, a new Legendary skin, will drop with the event when it begins on Dec. 16.  D.Va’s mech, normally decked out in pink paint and several sparkly sponsorship stickers, has been transformed into a sleigh for the holidays./post/the-best-pve-weapons-in-destiny-2/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pve-weapons-in-destiny-2/ Whether you’re playing through Destiny 2’s latest raid, weekly pinnacle missions, or Nightfall Strikes, it’s important to have a strong loadout of PvE-centric weapons. Despite the “sweaty” community’s best efforts, Destiny is and always has been a PvE game, first and foremost. Seasonal content, which brings players back each week to unfold the ongoing story, only makes it even more of a PvE game. With each season, weapons come and go from the meta./post/what-is-double-movement-in-fortnite/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-double-movement-in-fortnite/ The controls in Fortnite are relatively straightforward and there are only a few boundaries that apply to the players. Looking around as you’re running in Fortnite can be limiting, but Double Movement fixes that. Double Movement could only be performed by console players for a long time, but it can also be executed while playing on a PC with the help of other tools that help players simulate controller inputs. Double Movement allows players to make diagonal movements while still facing forward./post/zeri-hit-with-immediate-league-nerfs-as-adc-takes-over-the-rift-following-patch-12-11-changes/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zeri-hit-with-immediate-league-nerfs-as-adc-takes-over-the-rift-following-patch-12-11-changes/ Zeri received a series of buffs in League of Legends Patch 12.11 that aimed to bring her back to a reasonable place in the meta. And while the buffs definitely succeeded in making her a more viable champion in solo queue, Riot may have gone overboard. Thankfully, the devs have been quick to react and have shipped a hotfix. In the hotfix, which is now live, the devs focused on four champions, but Zeri received the most substantial changes of the lot./post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzle-298-words-with-u-in-the-middle/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzle-298-words-with-u-in-the-middle/ Trying to figure out what vowels are in the day’s Wordle is one of the most difficult parts of the simple game. There are five vowels, not including “Y,” that users can guess, and sometimes words will only feature one of them. When this happens, it becomes even more challenging to try and figure out where that one vowel goes. In Wordle #298, users will be up against a challenge exactly like this./post/rainbow-six-siege-s-operation-neon-dawn-to-ship-with-jager-and-echo-nerfs-runout-rework/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-s-operation-neon-dawn-to-ship-with-jager-and-echo-nerfs-runout-rework/ Rainbow Six Siege’s upcoming Operation Neon Dawn will bring changes to three key operators and a massive change to a key gameplay mechanic. Overall, Jager and Echo will be nerfed, Hibana will be buffed, and runouts will be fundamentally altered. The info was announced during the new season reveal before the EU November Mini-Major Grand Finals on the official Rainbow Six Twitch channel. Other changes that were not announced during the reveal include Wamai and Valkyrie losing their secondary deployable shields./post/where-to-find-the-secret-banner-in-fortnite-season-7-week-4/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-secret-banner-in-fortnite-season-7-week-4/ Fortnite: Battle Royale players can obtain a new banner now that week four challenges of season seven are out. This secret Banner is exclusive to those who complete four full sets of weekly Battle Pass challenges, which means only players with the premium version of the pass are able to see and get the banner. As with any Battle Royale challenge, players can get the secret Banner in standard or Limited Time Modes, except for Playground./post/how-to-watch-the-wow-mdi-last-stand-tournament/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-wow-mdi-last-stand-tournament/ The final spot in the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon International Global Finals is up for grabs this weekend, where six teams will give it one last shot across three days of speedrunning dungeons. The winner of the tournament will earn a spot in the MDI Global Finals, where they will meet the six teams that qualified from the MDI group weekend tournaments and the top qualifying team from China. The Global Finals will have a prize pool of $300,000./post/shroud-and-drdisrespect-are-getting-their-own-pubg-weapon-skins/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-and-drdisrespect-are-getting-their-own-pubg-weapon-skins/ Popular Twitch streamers Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek and Guy “DrDisRespect” Beahm will have their brands immortalized in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with their own weapon skins very soon. DrDisRespect made the announcement on Twitter this morning, days after issuing an ultimatum to PUBG Corp. that he would stop playing the game “for good” if the developer didn’t “put an elite Doc skin” into the game. It appears that the ultimatum was all part of the show that is the DrDisRespect character./post/does-the-xbox-one-controller-have-the-same-features-as-the-series-x-controller/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-the-xbox-one-controller-have-the-same-features-as-the-series-x-controller/ One of the best perks of owning the Xbox consoles is its backward compatibility. With the new Xbox series of consoles, backward compatibility remains a key feature. Not only are many past-generation Xbox games playable on the new system, but older accessories and controllers work as well. But does the Xbox One controller have the same features as the Series X controller? While the new Xbox Series X and S controllers have new features, Microsoft recently rolled out new updates to Xbox One controllers, making them perform the same as the new models./post/how-to-get-grand-overture-in-destiny-2/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-grand-overture-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2 has a true arsenal at guardians’ disposal. But sometimes, the best weapons aren’t necessarily on their side. A Cabal Colossus, for instance, will shoot a volley of homing rockets that will at best slow and at worst kill a guardian. Season of the Risen brought another Cabal gun to the arsenal. But this time, it’s on the Vanguard’s side. Grand Overture, the seasonal weapon, lets players charge up and unleash a volley of rockets against their enemies./post/riot-cancels-official-broadcasts-for-legends-of-runeterra-seasonal-tournaments/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-cancels-official-broadcasts-for-legends-of-runeterra-seasonal-tournaments/ Riot Games is shifting tournament priorities within Legends of Runeterra, removing official broadcasts from all 2022 Seasonal tournaments. Broadcasts for regional Seasonal tournaments within LoR have helped support the digital card game and its professional players via exposure outside of local regional tournaments. These broadcasts are coming to an end in 2022, though. The official LoR dev video for 2022 revealed that Riot will no longer support broadcasts for Seasonal tournaments and will instead focus on one main broadcast for Worlds./post/tyler1-reaches-master-rank-on-way-to-complete-mid-lane-challenge/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tyler1-reaches-master-rank-on-way-to-complete-mid-lane-challenge/ One of Twitch’s most popular League of Legends streamers, Tyler1, has come one major step closer to reaching his goal of achieving Challenger rank while only playing mid in season 11. During today’s stream, the League veteran tore through his opposition, winning all but one of his games to be promoted from Diamond to Master rank. Tyler1 achieved Challenger earlier this season on a different account while only playing top lane and reached Challenger on both Jungle and ADC accounts in previous seasons./post/method-co-founder-scott-mcmillan-on-allegations-surrounding-methodjosh-i-failed-you/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/method-co-founder-scott-mcmillan-on-allegations-surrounding-methodjosh-i-failed-you/ Method co-CEO and founder Scott “Sco” McMillan said today that he’ll “never forgive” himself for the way that he and his organization handled sexual misconduct allegations brought upon one of the guild’s healers, MethodJosh.  Josh was released by the team earlier this week after a teenage girl posted on Twitter claiming that he sexually harassed her three years ago when she was 16. But this wasn’t the first time that Josh’s alleged misconduct had been documented, creating a frenzied reaction by people in the gaming community./post/the-best-call-of-duty-toys/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-call-of-duty-toys/ Call of Duty is a true juggernaut in the world of entertainment. Year in and year out, the first-person shooter franchise sells tens of millions of copies of its games. And with a new title every fall, there’s plenty to be excited for, no matter your age—even for children who enjoy playing with toys. Shockingly, Call of Duty hasn’t cracked the world of toys as much as you might think, possibly due to its largely adult nature./post/valorant-tiktoker-creates-fade-inspired-keyboard/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-tiktoker-creates-fade-inspired-keyboard/ Keyboard Tiktoker vineasandferb created a mock-up of custom keycaps for VALORANT’s newest agent Fade.  Fade gained a lot of attention from the VALORANT community when images of her first leaked and showed her edgy and nightmarish personality. The community’s love for Fade transitioned into the mockup for the keycaps, amassing over 150,000 views and over 12,000 likes. It was one of vineasandferb’s more popular videos and was released even before Fade hit VALORANT servers across the globe./post/here-are-the-genshin-impact-patch-2-7-livestream-codes/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-genshin-impact-patch-2-7-livestream-codes/ New content and the next piece of the main storyline are finally on their way in Genshin Impact following an extended Version 2.6 and lengthy Version 2.7 delay. Version 2.7, which is titled “Hidden Dreams in the Depths,” is set to launch on May 31 after the usual update maintenance takes place. Keeping to the usual pattern preceding updates, miHoYo premiered an exclusive special program livestream teasing what’s to come in Version 2./post/valorant-dev-shares-thoughts-on-why-making-jett-s-dash-go-in-the-direction-you-re-facing-won-t-solve-the-core-of-the-problem/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-dev-shares-thoughts-on-why-making-jett-s-dash-go-in-the-direction-you-re-facing-won-t-solve-the-core-of-the-problem/ VALORANT developer Ryan Cousart shared his thoughts about a suggested change to Jett’s dash and how it won’t “solve the core of the problem” that the agent presents right now. Jett is one of the best agents in VALORANT at this time with an incredible ability set that’s deadly in the right hands. Patch 3.06, the latest update implemented earlier today, added a much-needed nerf that slightly helped reduce Jett’s dominance./post/when-does-hallow-s-end-conclude-in-world-of-warcraft-classic-tbc/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-hallow-s-end-conclude-in-world-of-warcraft-classic-tbc/ By now, you’ve probably noticed the abundance of pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns around the major cities of Azeroth in World of Warcraft.  WoW’s in-game event Hallow’s End began this week with numerous Halloween festivities now available for players including a new encounter for Classic players, The Headless Horseman. Players can go to the Graveyard in Scarlet Monastery to take down the horseman and earn unique loot that can help them celebrate the season./post/how-to-complete-tots-correa-s-objectives-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-tots-correa-s-objectives-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 90-rated TOTS version of Ángel Correa from Atlético de Madrid to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team’s objectives menu today. This is Correa’s first special card. The Team of the Season promotion celebrates and highlights the best players who made the greatest impact on their respective clubs in the different leagues across Europe. EA greatly upgraded all of Correa’s skills, including Passing (+12), Physical (+12), Shooting (+8), Pace (+8), Dribbling (+7), and Defending (+4) when compared to his 82-rated gold version./post/the-best-lc10-loadout-for-call-of-duty-warzone/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-lc10-loadout-for-call-of-duty-warzone/ The growling list of submachine guns in Call of Duty: Warzone is full of secret gems like the LC10. The LC10 was added to the battle royale game alongside Black Ops Cold War’s season two and it’s worth the time and effort to unlock it and use in your loadout. It’s not as strong as some of the game’s newer SMG’s, but it’s still a decent weapon in the fray./post/how-to-complete-clash-of-titans-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-clash-of-titans-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has added a new squad-building challenge (SBC) called Clash of Titans to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. You can complete it through the SBC menu in the game. This is a Road to the Knockouts Challenge SBC that will reward players who complete it with a rare mega pack. This Grealish The Citizen SBC requires a different set of conditions to be met aside from the commonly known minimum rating and chemistry, like asking for some players from a specific league or club./post/is-gran-turismo-7-down-here-s-how-to-check/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-gran-turismo-7-down-here-s-how-to-check/ All multiplayer games rely on servers to host players and allow them to have a smooth gaming session. While older titles will have a better idea of their needs when it comes to servers, new releases will often struggle to estimate the demand. When servers start crumbling under pressure, they tend to go down, causing players to experience lag or prevent them from logging into the game. If you can’t access Gran Turismo 7’s online services even when your connection is working correctly, chances are the game’s servers may be down./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-will-close-out-its-year-with-2-triple-double-xp-weekends/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-will-close-out-its-year-with-2-triple-double-xp-weekends/ The final two weekends of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War before the release of Vanguard will feature triple-double XP, Treyarch announced today. To celebrate both Treyarch’s 25th anniversary along with The Haunting seasonal event, double XP, double weapon XP, and double battle pass XP will all be live for the weekends of Oct. 22 to 25 and Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. It's our 25th Anniversary and The Haunting is here!/post/golden-guardians-to-use-majority-of-academy-team-in-2022-lcs-lock-in-tournament/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/golden-guardians-to-use-majority-of-academy-team-in-2022-lcs-lock-in-tournament/ Golden Guardians has joined a growing list of League of Legends teams opting to use its Academy roster for the LCS Lock In tournament starting on Jan. 14, the organization announced today. Golden Guardians’ LCS Lock In lineup will consist of top laner Tony Top, jungler Iconic, mid laner ry0ma, AD carry Stixxay, and support Chime. LCS Lock In update from GG GM @Danan. pic.twitter.com/P1cKjpnsey — Golden Guardians (@GoldenGuardians) January 12, 2022 The majority of the team’s Lock In lineup features players who will compete in the Academy Spring Split, with former Golden Guardians bot laner and current positional coach Stixxay making a temporary return to the team for the preseason event./post/maddest-bomber-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-deadmines-mini-set/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/maddest-bomber-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-deadmines-mini-set/ Hearthstone’s United in Stormwind mini-set, Deadmines, is on its penultimate reveal day, showing off only a single Epic card: Maddest Bomber. The new Epic is an eight-mana 9/8 minion with a Battlecry that deals 12 damage randomly split amongst all other characters. Thematically, the Maddest Bomber follows the cycle of Mad Bomber, who was a part of the original launch of Hearthstone, and Madder Bomber, released in Goblins vs Gnomes./post/the-7-best-rgb-keyboards-for-gaming/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-7-best-rgb-keyboards-for-gaming/ Every second counts when you’re playing intense games like VALORANT or Call of Duty, so you need the most responsive keyboard possible. Your keyboard is the primary interface between you and your game, so it should be comfortable to use for hours and durable enough for marathon sessions.  Many gamers prefer the tactile feel of mechanical keyboards, while others prefer silent membrane keyboards. Gamers tend to favor wired keyboards over wireless keyboards because of faster response times and no need for batteries./post/how-to-unlock-the-minigun-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-minigun-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The season four update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare went live earlier this week. Alongside the battle pass and new maps, Infinity Ward also added a secret minigun to Warzone. The miniguns were placed in Bunker 11, which was previously a myth in the community. While the location is set, getting inside can be a hassle. Players will need to find the right activation phone that’s placed around Verdansk first./post/katsuhiro-harada-masahiro-sakurai-discuss-communication-and-online-fans-in-latest-episode-of-harada-s-bar/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/katsuhiro-harada-masahiro-sakurai-discuss-communication-and-online-fans-in-latest-episode-of-harada-s-bar/ Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada welcomed Super Smash Bros. series creator and producer Masahiro Sakurai on his podcast today. The two talked about a series of topics, including how they view online interaction with fans, approaching other game developers, and even ghosts—all with Harada’s open and direct style of communication that has become a staple of the show. One of the main topics was Sakurai’s reluctance to connect with other game developers because he is worried that “people will think that that game’s character will be added” if information about the meeting gets out./post/soulcalibur-vi-tekken-7-producer-motohiro-okubo-officially-leaves-bandai-namco-after-25-years/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/soulcalibur-vi-tekken-7-producer-motohiro-okubo-officially-leaves-bandai-namco-after-25-years/ Soulcalibur VI and Tekken 7 producer Motohiro Okubo is leaving Bandai Namco after 25 years working with the company.  This announcement came earlier today as Okubo shared Aug. 31 was officially his last day with Bandai Namco and thanked fans for supporting all of the games he worked on in the past. “25 years ago, I joined the former Namco and met various people. I am grateful to all the people I met,” Okubo said./post/aug-nerf-retro-dust-ii-arrive-in-latest-cs-go-update/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/aug-nerf-retro-dust-ii-arrive-in-latest-cs-go-update/ In celebration of Counter-Strike’s 20-year anniversary, Valve has added a retro version of Dust II, in addition to tuning the AUG to “bring its utility more in line with other rifles.” Available in the Casual Dust II map group, the retro Dust II map is a very fitting way to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Dust II has long been one of the most popular maps in the game, and players will likely be happy to see an older version return./post/best-glass-gaming-desks/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-glass-gaming-desks/ If you spend hours playing League of Legends or Fortnite, you might want to consider a gaming desk. Gaming desks often have different features than regular desks and help create a more immersive experience.  Most gaming desks have spacious desktops with room for your monitor, mouse, keyboard, and PC. The best gaming desks have added gamer-centric features like cupholders, headphone racks, and built-in cable management. Some even have RGB lighting to brighten up the room and create some ambiance./post/how-to-complete-psiops-battlegrounds-in-destiny-2-s-season-of-the-risen/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-psiops-battlegrounds-in-destiny-2-s-season-of-the-risen/ As you conclude the final chapter of The Witch Queen’s campaign in Destiny 2, the fight against the Lucent Hive continues in Season of the Risen’s new three-player playlist activity PsiOps Battlegrounds. If you played Destiny 2 during Season of the Chosen, the Battlegrounds format will be familiar as the PsiOps rendition draws from a similar gameplay loop. This time, you’ll be hunting down the head of a Lucent Hive hunting party and helping Empress Caiatl’s Psions to capture them for study./post/team-liquid-s-dota-2-team-disbands/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-s-dota-2-team-disbands/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. After Team Liquid won the title at The International 7 and came in second place at this year’s TI9, all of the team’s Dota 2 players are leaving the organization, the team’s co-CEO Victor Goossens announced today. Maroun “GH” Merhej, Kuro “KuroKy” Takhasomi, Ivan Borislavov “MinD_ContRoL” Ivanov, Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi, and Aliwi “w33” Omar are no longer a part of Liquid and they’ll try to build their own esports organization this year./post/taco-kngv-and-trk-all-move-on-from-mibr-s-cs-go-roster/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/taco-kngv-and-trk-all-move-on-from-mibr-s-cs-go-roster/ Epitácio “TACO” de Melo, Vito “kNgV-” Giuseppe, and Alencar “trk” Rossato’s time with MIBR’s CS:GO team has officially come to an end. TACO announced on Twitter today that he had “gotten out of” his contract with MIBR and said he’s ready to sign with a new organization. A propósito essa semana consegui minha saída do contrato com a última org (muito obrigado @GuedesGroup por tudo) e tô READY pra assinar com a próxima!/post/how-to-watch-the-fortnite-esl-katowice-royale-tournament/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-fortnite-esl-katowice-royale-tournament/ Starting March 1, 100 international Fortnite players will go head-to-head in a mixture of solos and duos tournaments at ESL Katowice Royale. The ESL Katowice Royale is the first major event supported by Epic Games that will see all major regions compete for the first time. Here’s everything you need to know about the international edition of the ESL Katowice Royale. Players The tournament will feature a stacked lineup of Fortnite players, including Ghost Gaming’s, Rocco “Saf” Morales and Timothy “Bizzle” Miller who both secured wins at this months Fortnite Secret Skirmish./post/the-best-memes-from-the-24-hour-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-livestream/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-memes-from-the-24-hour-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-livestream/ The atmospheric livestream showcasing one specific area of Pokémon Sword and Shield games has given fans short glimpses of new content, but it has been extremely spread out between blocks of dead air.  This was thankfully filled by the community, who used the information from the Glimwood Tangle stream to make some classic memes. From adding the goose from Untitled Goose Game, to showing Snake destroying Pikachu, here are some of the best posts that we saw as the stream dragged on./post/all-of-the-perks-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-perks-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Perks have been a key component of Call of Duty games for nearly 15 years. Instead of just having a couple of weapons and pieces of equipment, CoD operators also get a selection of perks to help build their loadout before heading into the trenches of war. Call of Duty: Vanguard is no different. Vanguard comes with its own unique set of perks. The perks in Vanguard are a mix of new, old, and revamped options from past CoD titles, so there’s a good amount of customization and personalization that can be done for each class loadout./post/all-jump-start-special-research-event-exclusive-field-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-5th-anniversary-event/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-jump-start-special-research-event-exclusive-field-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-5th-anniversary-event/ Pokémon Go is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a big event that will highlight many of the new features added to the game over the years, including the new real-time sky mechanic. From July 6 to 15, Flying Pikachu with a five-shaped balloon, Shiny Darumaka, and Shiny Meltan will all be available for the first time, alongside all of the starter Pokémon currently available in Pokémon Go. Niantic has also launched a new Item Bag expansion, letting players expand their inventory to 3,500, which is perfect timing, since a new Collection Challenge and a mix of new and old research will be featured during the fifth anniversary event./post/hearthstone-patch-21-3-nerfs-warlock-buffs-mage-and-pirates/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-patch-21-3-nerfs-warlock-buffs-mage-and-pirates/ Hearthstone’s balancing team is bringing many changes to various game modes, plus some bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, in tomorrow’s Patch 21.3. For Standard and Wild modes, the highlights of the update are Blizzard’s decision to both increase the damage required in the first two steps for Standard and banning the Warlock Questline in Wild. There are many more efficient self-damaging cards in Wild, according to Blizzard, making it possible for The Demon Seed to be completed at a fast rate./post/where-to-find-mount-f8-in-fortnite/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-mount-f8-in-fortnite/ The Fortnite map is filled with different points of interest (POIs), and each has its own unique characteristics. While some places on the map are considered hot drop zones and feature a high number of players at the beginning of a match, others can be less competitive. Mount F8, for example, has been on the map for a long time, and most players only started noticing its existence due to challenges that required them to visit the place./post/blizzard-adds-in-game-memorial-for-late-overwatch-pro-dennis-internethulk-hawelka/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-adds-in-game-memorial-for-late-overwatch-pro-dennis-internethulk-hawelka/ Blizzard has added an in-game memorial for Dennis “INTERNETHULK” Hawelka. The Overwatch developer added a white flower, a candle, and a symbol to the game’s Eichenwalde map. Hawelka, a German national and former Overwatch coach and pro player, passed away earlier this month at the age of 30. Related: Blizzard to honor INTERNETHULK with a seasonal Overwatch League award Eichenwalde is Overwatch’s German-based map, so it’s fitting for Hawelka’s tribute to be found there./post/ghost-gets-a-new-skin-this-week-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ghost-gets-a-new-skin-this-week-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/ Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare are getting another “triple double XP” weekend, featuring double XP, double weapon XP, and double battle pass tier progression starting Friday, Sept. 25, Activision announced today. The highlight of this week’s update for Call of Duty is a new bundle for Ghost called “Beyond the Pale.” It features the all-new “Dreadwood” skin, which decks Ghost out in a ghillie suit. The bundle also includes two Legendary blueprints—the Spanish Moss and Old Road—a watch, calling card, emblem, spray, quip, weapon charm, and gesture./post/2022-lpl-spring-split-schedule-unveiled/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2022-lpl-spring-split-schedule-unveiled/ League of Legends competitive play is returning soon, and the LPL will be among the first leagues to resume with the 2022 Spring Split officially starting on Jan. 10, Riot Games revealed yesterday. And now, the schedule has been officially unveiled, so the fans can already mark the biggest series to watch on their calendars. The Spring Split will kick off with a match between OMG and TT on Jan. 10 at 3am CT./post/best-capture-cards-for-xbox-series-x-and-s/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-capture-cards-for-xbox-series-x-and-s/ In late 2020 the next generation of console gaming arrived. For many players, this generation of consoles is their first experience with a high-end gaming device capable of 4K resolution and high-speed refresh rates. These next-generation consoles include the Xbox Series X and Series S. The Series X is capable of top-of-the-line display output, while the Series S has a more limited output. Despite their differing specs, the entire range of next-gen consoles includes built-in recording and streaming features./post/new-xbox-games-with-gold-for-september-2021-unveiled/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-xbox-games-with-gold-for-september-2021-unveiled/ Xbox revealed today that Warhammer: Chaosbane, Mulaka, Zone of the Enders HD Collection, and Samurai Shodown II will be the four free games available for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users during the month of September as part of the Games with Gold program. Xbox Live Gold is one of Xbox’s subscription options and was created even before the now-popular Game Pass, which features more than 100 games in its catalog./post/apex-legends-third-comic-page-reveals-ash-is-awake-and-living-with-pathfinder/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-third-comic-page-reveals-ash-is-awake-and-living-with-pathfinder/ Ash is back in Apex Legends. The simulacrum played a role in the season five quest, The Broken Ghost, but it seems that her stint in the Apex universe is far from done. In the comic, Mirage and Rampart visit Pathfinder to meet his so-called girlfriend. The robot introduces the duo to his new friend, the recently-awakened Ash. Pathfinder shows his solidarity to Ash: “I know what it’s like to wake up and not know who you are,” he tells her./post/overwatch-anniversary-remix-vol-2-event-begins-today-runs-until-june-7/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-anniversary-remix-vol-2-event-begins-today-runs-until-june-7/ The celebrations for Overwatch’s sixth anniversary are continuing well into the start of the summer. This time, players will be able to get their hands on even more remixed skins and earn a few skins that have been rather elusive. Overwatch’s Anniversary Remix Vol. 2 event has officially begun and will run until June 7. This follows a previous update to Overwatch’s website that appeared to detail the start date of the event, as well as the various cosmetics that would be added to the game./post/league-of-legends-maps-custom-rift-skins/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-maps-custom-rift-skins/ Recently, people have been yearning for something new in League of Legends. I say recently because it seems to have come up as a topic again, but in the past, players have wanted this for a long time. What I’m referring to are alternate maps for League of Legends. In the past, we’ve had this, but it’s been a while. We had a Halloween Summoners Rift and a Winter Rift which looked fantastic at the time of them coming out, but can you imagine how amazing they would look now on the updated Summoner’s Rift?/post/meet-hearthstone-s-new-classic-legendary-high-inquisitor-whitemane/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-hearthstone-s-new-classic-legendary-high-inquisitor-whitemane/ The Hearthstone team recently revealed that a variety of new cards are joining its Classic set with the game’s next major update. Among those cards is a new Legendary minion that players might be vaguely familiar with: High Inquisitor Whitemane. In her latest card-based iteration, High Inquisitor Whitemane is a seven-cost 6/8 minion with a Battlecry that summons all friendly minions that died this turn. Thanks to her effect, we can probably expect to see a variety of Deathrattle-based decks spawn when the new cards finally join the Classic set./post/xqc-there-s-a-stigma-around-streaming-as-a-job-it-s-f-ing-harder-than-a-job/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-there-s-a-stigma-around-streaming-as-a-job-it-s-f-ing-harder-than-a-job/ Top Twitch star xQc has come out swinging against claims streaming as a full-time job should be considered easy after one of his many fans said he was incredibly lucky to only work “part-time” for a living. In particular, xQc takes offense to suggestions streamers don’t work real jobs and lashed out at one such comment after it popped up during his Feb. 22 stream. “There’s a big stigma around streaming,” he said./post/how-to-connect-ps4-controller-to-an-android-phone-or-tablet/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-connect-ps4-controller-to-an-android-phone-or-tablet/ Using your touchscreen isn’t the only way to enjoy mobile games on your phone or tablet. Most Android 10 and above titles also support controller inputs and provide a relatively more comfortable way to enjoy gaming on your mobile device. Using a controller is more comfortable than touchscreen controls in certain games since your hands will have a more ergonomic posture. Though many controllers are specifically designed to work with mobile devices, you may not need one if you already have a PlayStation 4./post/psg-talon-strike-again-as-g2-drop-third-straight-game-at-msi-rumble-stage/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/psg-talon-strike-again-as-g2-drop-third-straight-game-at-msi-rumble-stage/ Reality has finally caught up with G2 Esports. After winning 24 consecutive games, the LEC champions have lost three straight contests at the MSI rumble stage—two at the hands of PSG Talon, who defeated the European champions today.  A major factor in G2’s loss today was their practical invisibility in the early-game. By giving up four early kills and three dragons just past the 15-minute mark, G2 put themselves behind the eight-ball right from the jump./post/how-to-complete-potm-sancho-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-potm-sancho-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 89-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to FIFA 21 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Sancho’s third special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. He received this Bundesliga POTM version today for his performance in February. This SBC will expire on April 16. EA has somewhat increased all of Sancho’s skills, including Pace (+4), Shooting (+4), Physical (+3), Passing (+2), Dribbling (+2), and Defending (+2) when you compare this new card to his 87-rated gold version./post/shroud-left-unimpressed-with-apex-s-grand-soir%C3%A9e-event-and-ready-for-a-meta-change/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-left-unimpressed-with-apex-s-grand-soir%C3%A9e-event-and-ready-for-a-meta-change/ Shroud stood as one of the most popular Apex Legends streamers in 2019, but he eventually moved on to other games such as Escape from Tarkov and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. With the release of the latest Apex Legends event, many fans expected his return, but this doesn’t seem to be the case.  Apex‘s Grand Soirée Arcade event adds new limited-time modes every two days over the course of two weeks./post/apex-player-recreates-what-octane-s-face-looks-like-without-a-mask/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-player-recreates-what-octane-s-face-looks-like-without-a-mask/ Octane’s mask is one of his trademarks in Apex Legends. He’s carried it with him in every in-game appearance, including legendary skins. But an Apex player tried to reconstruct what his face could look like without any gear. The creator redesigned Octane’s face from several different existing skins. His default appearance provided the top half of his face, while the bottom part appears to have come from Octane’s The Victory Lap cosmetic, in which the Adrenaline Junkie wears a helmet./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1-5/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1-5/ Blizzard Entertainment has big plans for World of Warcraft. The devs are slowly stripping away restrictive systems in Shadowlands, catering to feedback that has been pouring in since the release of the beta. Patch 9.1.5, which releases on Nov. 2, includes a myriad of changes from class and Covenant balance to complete system overhauls. Easy Covenant swapping, Legion Mythic+ Timewalking, and the removal of the AoE target cap are just a few of the many changes coming to the game./post/koler-benched-still-under-contract-with-nrg/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/koler-benched-still-under-contract-with-nrg/ Yannick “KOLER” Blanchette has been benched from NRG’s starting VALORANT roster, he announced today. He says he’s still under contract with the organization and that fans should “expect more streams.” Little update for you all im officially benched from @NRGgg and still under contract.Expect more streams — NRG KOLER (@KOLER1337) December 8, 2020 KOLER came to NRG in October after he was replaced on Immortals’ VALORANT roster. Recently, Loic “effys” Sauvageau declined to stay with NRG after his trial period was up./post/blizzard-just-released-a-new-wrecking-ball-plush-and-he-s-adorable/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-just-released-a-new-wrecking-ball-plush-and-he-s-adorable/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. You can now get your hands on a brand new Wrecking Ball plush that’s available to purchase in the Overwatchstore. Everyone’s favorite cute, but ferocious, roly-poly hamster has been turned into a plush. He’s made from polyester fiber and costs $25, excluding postage. It may sound steep for a toy hamster, but he’s extremely fluffy, and he measures in at approximately 10./post/tsm-to-consider-changes-to-valorant-roster-move-full-time-to-austin-tx-after-falling-short-in-vct-stage-1/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-to-consider-changes-to-valorant-roster-move-full-time-to-austin-tx-after-falling-short-in-vct-stage-1/ TSM’s VALORANT lineup may see some new names in the roster and a new home in Austin, Texas, based on a statement from TSM VP of Esports Dominic Kallas published today. The developments come after the team were knocked out of the VCT Stage One. See Valorant on Amazon TSM’s VALORANT roster fell short in both of the open qualifiers for the VCT NA Stage One Challengers main event, and will now miss out on the rest of the first stage./post/how-to-get-cod-points-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-cod-points-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ Cosmetic microtransactions have become an integral part of the gaming industry—and one of the leaders of gaming is the Call of Duty franchise. A lot of new content is now added to Call of Duty for free, like maps, which used to cost money. Now, development for the game and the people who make it is supported by optional purchases, like character skins. The in-game store in CoD is routinely loaded with amazing cosmetics./post/sean-gares-on-leaving-casting-behind-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-pay/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sean-gares-on-leaving-casting-behind-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-pay/ Sean Gares, a former CS:GO professional turned VALORANT caster and analyst, has stepped away from the talent broadcast this week after he didn’t make the cut to work at VCT Masters One Reykjavík. See Valorant on Amazon The 33-year-old will once again get involved in the competitive scene and although his next steps are unclear, fans, players, and talent members have pointed out that he would be a great coach. In one of his latest streams, Sean talked to his viewers about how much he loved casting and explained why he stopped pursuing opportunities in that field./post/street-fighter-v-s-final-character-luke-will-release-on-nov-29/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/street-fighter-v-s-final-character-luke-will-release-on-nov-29/ Capcom reignited excitement for Street Fighter V with the launch of the game’s Champion Edition last February, and the subsequent addition of a fifth season of DLC content for the game that is now coming to an end.  SFV’s final DLC fighter Luke, an original character developed for the latest entry in the franchise, will release on Nov. 29 for all players, officially bringing major development on SFV to a close./post/lec-spring-finals-2022-peaked-at-723-000-viewers-4-of-most-viewed-matches-of-season-included-g2-esports/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lec-spring-finals-2022-peaked-at-723-000-viewers-4-of-most-viewed-matches-of-season-included-g2-esports/ After one of the best lower bracket runs fans have seen in the LEC playoffs, G2 Esports snatched their throne and proved themselves to be the best League of Legends team in Europe by taking down Rogue in the 2022 LEC Spring Finals. Many people tuned in to watch the festivities this past weekend, with the series reaching a peak viewership of just over 723,000, according to streaming stat site Esports Charts./post/best-builds-to-use-in-elden-ring/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-builds-to-use-in-elden-ring/ With Elden Ring coming up on its two-month anniversary, it’s time to begin what could be an ever-changing list: Best Builds in Elden Ring. This is a question that many have and are looking for answers. There are so many different ways to play Elden Ring ranging from ranged-based magic attacks all the way to fighting bare-handed up in the enemy’s face. But with seemingly limitless options presented to players, it can be challenging to settle on something that feels right./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-triple-double-xp-weekend-is-live/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-triple-double-xp-weekend-is-live/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players can now enjoy a triple-double XP weekend and quickly unlock weapons, attachments, and battle pass tiers.  To celebrate Treyarch’s 25th anniversary, The Haunting season event, and the upcoming release of Vanguard, Black Ops Cold War players will get to enjoy two back-to-back weekends of triple-double XP bonuses. This is the perfect opportunity to finish any challenges before the release of Vanguard, although players can still enjoy Cold War for the foreseeable future./post/the-best-champions-to-use-in-league-of-legends-one-for-all-game-mode/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-champions-to-use-in-league-of-legends-one-for-all-game-mode/ It’s been almost two years since League of Legends fans last played One for All, a hectic game mode where five players on one team choose the same champion to do battle on Summoner’s Rift. If you’ve been missing a fiesta like that, then you’re in luck because the mode has made a return to the League PBE. There have been plenty of new champions to grace the game since 2018, so we’ll be going through some of the best—and funniest—combos to try out with your friends when the mode hits the live servers for Patch 10./post/how-to-unlock-all-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-all-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/ Rainbow Six Extraction counts on a cast of familiar characters from anyone who’s played Rainbow Six Siege—from Sledge and Smoke as playable characters to Mira and Thermite running the incursions and guiding operators through the radio. Extraction has 18 playable characters, and nine of them are unlocked by default. This gives players a diverse starting roster, which could help them bulk up a handful of chosen operators in case their main gets hurt—or goes M./post/twisted-fate-is-the-only-champion-left-with-a-100-percent-pick-ban-presence-in-lec-and-lcs/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twisted-fate-is-the-only-champion-left-with-a-100-percent-pick-ban-presence-in-lec-and-lcs/ Almost every single major region in competitive League of Legends has finally kicked off and the champion meta has been pretty diverse. Fans have seen multiple interesting picks, like Singed support and Zed. But one champion has dominated the drafting phase in multiple regions: Twisted Fate. The infamous Card Master currently has a 100-percent pick-ban rate across the LCS and LEC, according to League stats tracker Games of Legends. He’s only been played in four games, winning twice, and has been banned 26 times./post/how-to-name-your-organization-in-grand-theft-auto-5/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-name-your-organization-in-grand-theft-auto-5/ Starting your own organization or joining one will be a defining moment for your character in GTA V and GTA Online. The organizations basically work as clans and gangs, allowing players to come together to complete various objectives while also fighting against rivals to assert their dominance in their server. While the players in each GTA V organization will have the most impact on its success, it will still need a cool name to be able to draw in players./post/why-are-valorant-competitive-queues-disabled/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-are-valorant-competitive-queues-disabled/ The VALORANT team took the competitive queues down last night due to some game-breaking bugs, and players are waking up to no fix. The issues first started late last night when players reported some big bugs that caught the attention of the VALORANT developers. One bug impacted Raze’s Blast Pack and the other bug was related to the Spike defuse sound not being audible in certain situations, although Riot did not expand on what those situations were or if they were consistent./post/tyler1-says-league-haunts-his-dreams-still-proceeds-to-play-for-hours/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tyler1-says-league-haunts-his-dreams-still-proceeds-to-play-for-hours/ In a recent Twitch stream, Tyler1 said that after long days of streaming or doing anything League of Legends-related, the game still invades his dreams.  “At night I would close my eyes and see League bro… ” he said on the stream. “Sometimes I have nightmares where I’m like playing a League game for 50 minutes and it’s back-and-forth for 50 minutes and my team ends up losing. Then I wake up and for a split second I think I lost, and it’s almost to the point where I have to check my op./post/overwatch-s-newest-short-story-highlights-symmetra-s-softer-side/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-newest-short-story-highlights-symmetra-s-softer-side/ Most Overwatch fans are familiar with Symmetra’s deadly turrets, but a new short story aims to show audiences another side of the damage-dealing hero.   “Stone by Stone,” written by Christie Golden, stars Satya Vaswani, known by most Overwatch fans as Symmetra. After her employers destroy a holy site, Symmetra is sent to rebuild what they’ve broken. Along the way, she receives help from a familiar omnic and learns more about herself, her creativity, and the bonds all living beings share./post/travis-scott-fortnite-emote-removed-from-item-shop-after-astroworld-tragedy/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/travis-scott-fortnite-emote-removed-from-item-shop-after-astroworld-tragedy/ The Travis Scott Out West emote has been removed from the Fortnite item shop’s daily section in response to the eight people who died and over 300 who were injured at the recent Astroworld festival.  Over the weekend, thousands of fans flocked to Houston to enjoy the two-day Astroworld music festival featuring Travis Scott and other notable artists. Disaster struck on Nov. 5 during Travis Scott’s performance when the crowd began pushing toward the stage, resulting in eight deaths and hundreds of injuries./post/atlanta-reign-signs-dps-kai/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/atlanta-reign-signs-dps-kai/ The Atlanta Reign just upgraded its sharpshooter game for the 2021 Overwatch League season.  Kai Collins, formerly known as KSP, is joining Atlanta’s roster for this year, the Overwatch League team announced today. Kai was dropped from the Los Angeles Valiant late last month following the team’s decision to move its organization to China. Kai joined the Valiant just before the beginning of the 2020 season, entering the league as one of Los Angeles’ many rookies./post/league-of-legends-patch-9-11-full-notes-and-updates/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-patch-9-11-full-notes-and-updates/ Brought to you byIKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. Riot Games has targeted some of the most competitive champions in League of Legends Patch 9.11. Here’s a detailed look at the full patch notes and updates. Champions Akali Passive – Assassin’s Mark Energy refunded decreased from 10/20/30 to 10/15/20.Damage ratio decreased from 0.9 bonus attack damage and 0.8 ability power to 0.6 bonus attack damage and 0.5 ability power. Amumu Passive – Cursed Touch Bonus true damage on cursed targets decreased from 13 percent to 10 percent./post/here-s-when-bounties-reset-in-destiny-2/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-when-bounties-reset-in-destiny-2/ There’s a lot of stuff to do in Destiny 2 every week and bounties are a small but crucial part of weekly rituals. You can pick up bounties from several vendors around the Tower, such as Commander Zavala, Lord Shaxx, the Gunsmith, and the Drifter. Bounties task you with doing various things in the game’s different activities, like Strikes, Gambit, Crucible, and more. Bounties, now more than ever, are a key component in Destiny 2’s gameplay loop./post/valorant-champions-will-take-place-in-berlin/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-champions-will-take-place-in-berlin/ VALORANT Champions, the final event in the VALORANT Champions Tour, will take place in Berlin later this year, Riot Games announced today.  The VALORANT Champions Tour has kept fans entertained all year with the best teams competing in regional Challengers events for spots in the Masters tournaments. The third Masters event, Masters Berlin, is just around the corner and fans are excited to see the top 15 teams compete on an international stage./post/when-does-valorant-episode-5-act-1-start/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-valorant-episode-5-act-1-start/ VALORANT Episode Five, Act One will add a new map to the rotation, while also rolling out a new battle pass filled with various cosmetics like skins, gun buddies, and player cards. The release of Episode Five will also go hand-in-hand with the release of patch update 5.0, but little is known about what significant changes, if any, will be made to the game outside of the new map. Very little has been officially released by Riot regarding what will eventually be the game’s eighth map, although several teaser images and hints have indicated that it will be set in an underwater city covered by a geodome./post/best-servers-to-play-on-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-servers-to-play-on-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ You’ll have to make many choices when starting fresh with Final Fantasy XIV—and one of the first decisions you’ll have to make is your server. You’ll have to select it before creating your character. Whether you bought the game or are on a free trial, you should bear in mind that you can create characters on different servers and switch during your game sessions. This initial choice is still important, though./post/trainwreckstv-streams-masterchef-on-twitch-for-3-hours-without-being-punished/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/trainwreckstv-streams-masterchef-on-twitch-for-3-hours-without-being-punished/ Some Twitch streamers are walking a thin line between new ways of interacting with their audience and breaking the platform’s rules. Variety streamer Trainwreckstv streamed reality cooking show Masterchef on his channel last night for about three hours. He placed his face cam in the top right of the screen and occasionally talked with his chat about what was happening in the show. He streamed the episodes by opening the ones that were uploaded on YouTube./post/how-does-the-ping-system-work-in-overwatch-2/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-the-ping-system-work-in-overwatch-2/ Your individual performance in competitive online games can only help you to a certain extent. In games like Overwatch 2, you’ll eventually need the assistance of your team to succeed since your chances of taking on the entire enemy by yourself in the upper ranks will be low. To improve the overall team coordination, Overwatch 2 will be making its debut with a ping system that players may be familiar with from other games. Not to be confused with the ping that rises due to bad internet connection and lag, the ping system allows players to mark objectives or call out other in-game elements./post/major-buffs-to-mordekaiser-bard-jhin-headline-riot-s-plans-for-league-patch-12-8/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/major-buffs-to-mordekaiser-bard-jhin-headline-riot-s-plans-for-league-patch-12-8/ Riot Games is looking to drastically shake up the League of Legends meta with Patch 12.8, including notable buffs to champions that haven’t really been on anyone’s radar—right in time for the Mid-Season Invitational, the first international event of the year. Riot Phlox, one of the major designers on the Summoner’s Rift team for League, fully detailed the buffs that were teased yesterday, set to release alongside Patch 12.8 on April 27./post/what-is-a-tn-panel-monitor-answered/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-a-tn-panel-monitor-answered/ When searching for monitors, consumers inevitably come across terms like twisted nematic (TN), vertical alignment (VA), or in-plane switching (IPS) when referring to the panel types. All three panel types come in at different price points and have pros and cons. Gaming monitors often use TN panels because of their high speed and low cost. History of TN panels TN panels are based on liquid crystal technology. The first person to note the color generation properties of liquid crystal was a man called Friedrich Reinitzer./post/how-to-check-how-much-money-you-ve-spent-on-fortnite/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-check-how-much-money-you-ve-spent-on-fortnite/ Epic Games adds a ton of cool skins to Fortnite with every patch. Though there are promotional cosmetics as well, which players can claim for free, most will require players to spend V-Bucks. Whether it’s to buy the battle pass or unlock a skin off the shop, Fortnite players accumulate a decent amount of V-Bucks over their Fortnite careers. Your V-Buck purchases can add up rather quickly over the years, however, even if you’re careful with how much you spend on online goods./post/how-to-use-the-ar-mapping-features-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-the-ar-mapping-features-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Niantic is a big proponent for pushing augmented reality technology and interactions within software forward, which is exactly what the AR Mapping features in Pokémon Go are doing.  Starting today, any player who is Level 20 or over and does not have a Niantic Kids account will be able to interact with specific PokéStops and Gyms in a new way.  Certain PokéStops and Gyms will have a slightly different look to them, which means they will give you AR Mapping tasks for spinning them, along with the usual item drops./post/how-to-get-to-liurnia-of-the-lakes-in-elden-ring/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-to-liurnia-of-the-lakes-in-elden-ring/ There is plenty to check out in Elden Ring’s wild open world and, fortunately, players are left to their devices when it comes to choosing what’s next. Many places on the map can be reached by venturing through the game’s story but most don’t rely on that being a prerequisite. Liurnia of the Lakes is one example. There are several ways to reach this zone which makes up a bulk of Elden Ring’s world and, depending on where you are in your adventure, one option could be easier than the other./post/reworked-fiddlestick-s-voice-actor-explains-how-to-pull-off-the-champion-s-terrifying-voice/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/reworked-fiddlestick-s-voice-actor-explains-how-to-pull-off-the-champion-s-terrifying-voice/ League of Legends fans may find this hard to believe, but reworked Fiddlesticks was actually voiced by a human. Voice actor Kellen Goff shared his experience with voicing the Harbinger of Death today, even explaining how to pull off the chilling inhuman sounds with his vocal cords. While the first part of nailing Fiddlesticks’ voice is breathing inwards, it appears to be a bit more complicated than that. “Put it in the upper right corner of your throat, and that activates a bit of a whistling undertone,” Goff said./post/the-7-most-expensive-steam-trading-cards/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-7-most-expensive-steam-trading-cards/ Most gamers won’t think twice about collecting Steam Trading Cards. Trading cards generally don’t cost more than a dollar or so, but some hard-to-collect cards require players to perform difficult tasks in their respective games. This drives the market to raise the prices on these rare cards to sometimes unreasonable levels. These prices may look scary to buyers, but you can see that virtually no one is actually willing to pay these high prices if you take a peek at the Steam Community pages./post/you-can-now-watch-netflix-s-7-days-out-documentary-series-featuring-league-of-legends/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-now-watch-netflix-s-7-days-out-documentary-series-featuring-league-of-legends/ The Netflix documentary “7 Days Out,” featuring the League of Legends North American Championship Series, as well as the events following Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng’s personal tragedy earlier this year, has been released today. The first season of the documentary series incorporates six events, each centered around a different industry. Included is the Westminster Dog Show, Eleven Madison Park, NASA’s Cassini Mission, the Kentucky Derby, CHANEL’s Haute Couture Fashion show, and finally the NA LCS./post/all-first-icon-swaps-objectives-and-rewards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-first-icon-swaps-objectives-and-rewards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports released the first set of Icon Swaps in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today, Dec. 15. See FIFA on Amazon Icon Swaps are a way to redeem Icon cards in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team by exchanging tokens you earn through gameplay. Players will earn a token every time they complete an Icon Swap objective listed in the Milestone tab of FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. Once you’ve gathered enough tokens, you can start trading them for the Icon of your preference or even FUT packs, if you prefer./post/here-s-espn-s-list-of-celebrities-streamers-and-pros-in-the-upcoming-apex-legends-exp-pro-am/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-espn-s-list-of-celebrities-streamers-and-pros-in-the-upcoming-apex-legends-exp-pro-am/ ESPN has finally released all the participants of the first-ever Apex Legends EXP Pro-Am, which will feature some of the most popular Apex streamers and pro players pairing up with some of the best athletes and sports personalities the world has to offer. The tournament will take place on Thursday, July 11 at 8pm CT and will award a $25,000 grand prize to the winning three-person squad—all the prize money will be donated to the V Foundation for Cancer Research on behalf of the winning three players./post/projekt-melody-banned-on-twitch-again-partner-status-removed/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/projekt-melody-banned-on-twitch-again-partner-status-removed/ Virtual camgirl Projekt Melody, who last streamed on Nov. 2, was handed a second ban from Twitch this morning. The company also removed her partner status. Melody’s first suspension on the platform came in March when she was banned just one day after making her debut stream. At the time, the self-described “Hentai AI” said she “got too spicy” on Twitch. After three days, the ban was lifted. While the streamer sticks to SFW content on her Twitch, having streamed regularly on the platform over the past few months, her overt and open NSFW nature likely meant that she was under more scrutiny than most./post/this-overwatch-easter-egg-in-destiny-2-features-reaper-and-it-s-amazing/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-overwatch-easter-egg-in-destiny-2-features-reaper-and-it-s-amazing/ When it was revealed that Destiny 2 was coming to PC exclusively on Blizzard’s Battle.net, speculation began about the possibilities of crossovers between Destiny and Blizzard’s other franchises. While we haven’t seen anything like Destiny skins in Overwatch or World of Warcraft weapons in Destiny, this amazing Easter Egg was discovered today by Reddit user “crissyronaldo92,” and it’s sure to get Blizzard fans excited. Today marked the return of Iron Banner, the first time the PvP event has made its way into Destiny 2./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2022-wild-rift-north-american-series-wns/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2022-wild-rift-north-american-series-wns/ League of Legends: Wild Rift esports has returned to North America. The Wild Rift North America Series (WNS) will decide the region’s representatives at the Global Championship Icons 2022, which is the first world championship for the MOBA title. See League of Legends on Amazon Wisdom Gaming, which had worked with Riot Games to host the Summoner Series last year, is partnering with the developer again for the WNS. Additionally, it will work on a podcast series and bi-weekly fight night under the company’s Giant Slayer brand to promote Wild Rift./post/sources-t1-valorant-set-to-sign-pwny/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-t1-valorant-set-to-sign-pwny/ North American and South Korean organization T1 is set to sign free agent Josh “pwny” VanGorder to the VALORANT roster, multiple sources told Dot Esports and journalist Max “Purest” Katz.  The 21-year old is known for his duelist agent pool, but it’s unclear if he will retain the same role on T1.  T1 will need to complete its roster with one final player before the start of the upcoming VALORANT Champions Tour in North America, which is set to begin on Jan./post/youtuber-furry-potato-shot-live-on-stream-at-los-angeles-synagogue/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/youtuber-furry-potato-shot-live-on-stream-at-los-angeles-synagogue/ YouTuber Zhoie “Furry Potato” Perez was shot in the leg on Thursday by a Los Angeles security guard live on an IRL stream. Furry was walking around Etz Jacob Congregation, a Jewish synagogue in Beverly Hills that also houses Ohel Chana High, an all-girls school. The entire encounter was captured across two videos, the first of which has since been deleted. The deleted video supposedly showed Furry being addressed by an armed security guard working at the synagogue./post/every-pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-leaked-for-sword-and-shield-so-far/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-leaked-for-sword-and-shield-so-far/ Editor’s Note: The leaked images that were previously featured in this article have been removed due to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim from The Pokémon Company International, Inc. (“TPCi”). Just two weeks ahead of Pokémon Sword and Shield‘s release, several leaks about the new games have begun surfacing, including a ton of new Pokémon being shown for the first time.  New reveals, Galarian forms, and even a few Gigantimax Pokémon have been revealed during the leaks and the number continues to climb as the leakers holding the information have more time to dig./post/everything-we-know-about-cypher-valorant-s-counter-flanking-agent/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-cypher-valorant-s-counter-flanking-agent/ Cypher already looks quite strong in VALORANT. All of his abilities aim to discover the enemies’ locations. You can’t hide when Cypher is on the enemy team. Nothing was revealed about his lore, except that he’s a Moroccan agent. His abilities offer him several traps that reveal players and an ultimate similar to Caveira’s interrogation from Rainbow Six Siege. He’s definitely a major asset to protect your team from flanks./post/redeemer-joins-rogue-s-r6-coaching-staff-despite-strong-casting-debut/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/redeemer-joins-rogue-s-r6-coaching-staff-despite-strong-casting-debut/ Taylor “Redeemer” Mayeur is adding coaching to his growing list of roles within Rainbow Six esports. The ex-Spacestation Gaming player has made the decision to transition into coaching Rogue despite a strong debut as a caster.  Former Rogue coach Tristan “Ranger” Pehrson and the organization parted ways in September. Despite taking home a DreamHack Valencia win against the top-ranked EU team, Giants Gaming, Rogue decided it was best to part ways with longtime coach./post/madden-22-passing-guide-how-to-throw-all-passes-in-madden/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/madden-22-passing-guide-how-to-throw-all-passes-in-madden/ When your run game fails you, it’s time to air it out. Whether you’re playing Madden 22‘s Ultimate Team or constructing a dynasty in Franchise Mode, you cannot ignore your passing game, especially with so many elite gunslinger quarterbacks and ultra-talented receivers out there. If you want to develop a successful air raid offense, though, you’ll need to know how to pass and catch. How to Throw The basics of throwing the football in Madden 22 are simple./post/wonder-woman-skin-now-available-in-fortnite-item-shop/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wonder-woman-skin-now-available-in-fortnite-item-shop/ The Justice League continues to grow within Fortnite. One of DC’s most well-known superheroes, Wonder Woman, joined the game today. Available right now in the Fortnite Item Shop, the Wonder Woman outfit and the accompanying bundle are available to purchase. The bundle includes a glider, back bling, loading screen, and harvesting tool, as well as her outfit. The fierce Amazonian warrior herself has arrived. Grab @DCComics Wonder Woman Outfit now! pic./post/how-to-play-locked-and-loaded-in-apex-legends/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-locked-and-loaded-in-apex-legends/ Respawn is celebrating Apex Legends’ anniversary with a bang. The Locked and Loaded game mode takeover is available for a limited time, and it shakes up the game. The mode is part of the Anniversary Collection Event and players can dive into Locked and Loaded until Feb. 23, when the party ends. The new mode grants players a loadout on drop and removes all white attachments from the loot pool, with the exception of sights./post/streamer-sets-the-record-for-most-hours-streamed-in-a-single-month-on-twitch/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-sets-the-record-for-most-hours-streamed-in-a-single-month-on-twitch/ One month ago, Edison Park turned on his stream with one major goal in mind—break a world record on Twitch. Park wanted to set the record for the most hours streamed in a single month, previously set by Kjetil “Zizaran,” who streamed for 506.5 hours. To beat that record, Park would need to stream for roughly 17 hours a day for a month straight. In a post on his subreddit, Park said he set out to accomplish more than just break a record, though./post/here-are-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-standings/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-standings/ The Call of Duty League is back for its third season, this time with the top players in the world taking the fight to World War II in Call of Duty: Vanguard. There are plenty of returning stars along with some new faces who are set to make a name for themselves, and the action is sure to be intense whether the games are played online or at LAN events throughout North America in 2022./post/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-in-valorant/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-in-valorant/ Riot Games try to keep its games in top condition, and VALORANT is no exception. The game receives frequent updates that feature new content and bug fixes to ensure a smooth gameplay experience for all players. Despite all the efforts, however, players may face various error codes in VALORANT that may prevent them from logging into the game. Most of these errors can be fixed by following simple troubleshooting methods, but you may need to open a support ticket for recurring errors that you can’t seem to fix./post/apex-legends-community-divided-over-camping-meta/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-community-divided-over-camping-meta/ Season two of Apex Legends brought plenty of changes to the meta and some of them have been causing controversy among fans. Players are voicing their opinions on Reddit about a commonly-used tactic in the battle royale genre: camping. In one heated Reddit post, a player explained how camping is a huge issue in season two. Essentially, when a team camps in Apex, they shy away from fighting to not risk dying./post/how-to-fix-discord-messages-failed-to-load-error/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-discord-messages-failed-to-load-error/ As a live messaging service, Discord is prone to experiencing all kinds of issues, errors, and outages, typically involving errors for connecting to servers or loading new content.  One such error can see players being notified that Discord “Messages Failed to Load,” which can render the entire social platform unusable for extended periods of time. Most of the time, this means the platform as a whole is experiencing some form of larger network problems or server issues, but users could also be impacted on an individual basis./post/error-code-np-31970-0-is-stopping-players-from-creating-and-joining-parties-on-playstation-4/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/error-code-np-31970-0-is-stopping-players-from-creating-and-joining-parties-on-playstation-4/ As the fallout from error codes ws-37403-7 and ws-37398-0 is slowly being resolved by Sony, a new issue has popped up that’s stopping players from playing together online on PlayStation 4. If you try to make a party with friends on PS4 right now, you may encounter error code np-31970-0. This code might pop up if you try to create a party or if you try and join an already existing party./post/new-modern-warfare-map-hackney-yard-will-be-dropping-into-cod-mobile-season-12/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-modern-warfare-map-hackney-yard-will-be-dropping-into-cod-mobile-season-12/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Hackney Yard is coming to mobile, Activision revealed today. The map will be a part of the season 12 content drop. The new season will begin after season 11 ends on Nov. 10 at 7pm CT. New seasons usually begin 24 hours after the previous one ends, meaning season 12 will kick off on Nov. 11 at 7pm CT. It has not been confirmed if the map will be available at the beginning of the season, though./post/sh1ro-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sh1ro-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/ Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov, the 20-year-old AWPer for Russian Counter-Strike team Cloud9, made a name for himself at IEM Katowice in 2021. The young and upcoming talent is known for his passive AWPing playstyle, a player not so dissimilar to Na’Vi’s Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács. In the IEM Katowice finals against Virtus.pro last year, sh1ro showcased patience and determination, recording just 39 deaths over the course of four maps. That’s an average of fewer than 10 deaths per map./post/itch-io-s-indie-bundle-raises-over-6-3-million-for-ukrainian-relief-efforts/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/itch-io-s-indie-bundle-raises-over-6-3-million-for-ukrainian-relief-efforts/ Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine has officially ended after raising $6,370,777.22 for the International Medical Corps and Voices of Children to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine as the Russian invasion of the country continues.  The bundle featured just under 1,000 products, worth around $6,500 in total, with several notable titles like CrossCode, Moon Hunters, Baba is You, and Celeste. There were also indie comics, soundtracks, game assets, and other items included./post/lcs-power-rankings-2020-spring-split-week-5/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-power-rankings-2020-spring-split-week-5/ After five weeks, the LCS standings are entering a dangerous dimension. Things are super close, especially in the back half of the league, which will determine the final playoff positions. With four teams tied at 4-6 and two more holding at 5-5, even a little movement could cause the whole landscape of the LCS to change. The danger extends to our LCS power rankings. After a few weeks of chaos, we had a surprising consensus after week five of the 2020 Spring Split./post/what-is-a-fleta-deadlift-in-the-overwatch-league/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-a-fleta-deadlift-in-the-overwatch-league/ Certain players in the Overwatch League have built a reputation on being “hard carries,” dragging their teams to victory whether they like it or not. One step beyond the hardest of carries lies the “Fleta Deadlift,” one of the most difficult achievements a player can earn in the league.  The feat is named after 2020 Most Valuable Player Kim “Fleta” Byung-sun of the Shanghai Dragons and, formerly, the Seoul Dynasty. While he has made a name for himself as a part of those teams, the original Fleta Deadlifts happened far before his time in the Overwatch League./post/remnant-from-the-ashes-is-free-to-keep-on-epic-games-but-only-today/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/remnant-from-the-ashes-is-free-to-keep-on-epic-games-but-only-today/ Epic Games is giving fans a free game every day for the holidays, and today, it’s Remnant: From the Ashes’ turn. The base game is available for free until 10am CT tomorrow, while expansions and editions also have a reduced price until next year. Remnant: From the Ashes is the latest installment in Epic Games’ holiday sale, which will give out a new game every day until Dec. 30. In addition, the store is also hosting several deals with discounts ranging between 10 and 95 percent, according to its website./post/how-to-fix-dota-2-error-127-game-client-out-of-date-issue/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-dota-2-error-127-game-client-out-of-date-issue/ There are certain errors that can never truly be fixed in live service games like Dota 2 simply because with each new update, something new could go wrong and bring old problems back to the surface.  Dota 2 Error 127, better known as “Game Client Out of Date Error,” is one of the most problematic of those recurring issues.  Typically, this client issue just means you’re trying to load an outdated version of Dota or Steam./post/new-challenge-celebrates-gun-game-team-fight-mode-in-cod-mobile/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-challenge-celebrates-gun-game-team-fight-mode-in-cod-mobile/ A new challenge kicked off today alongside the launch of the latest limited-time game mode in CoD: Mobile, Gun Game Team Fight. It will be available for only one week. The Gun Game Team Fight game mode is a mix of both featured multiplayer modes. The five-player team must kill the opposing team to win points. Each kill grants a new weapon for the player. The first team to eliminate the opponents with each weapon—including the knife, which you can get at around 40 points—wins./post/riot-to-implement-buffs-to-akali-sylas-other-assassins-in-league-patch-11-19/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-implement-buffs-to-akali-sylas-other-assassins-in-league-patch-11-19/ League of Legends lead gameplay designer Jeevun Sidhu has shared the expanded preview for the game’s next update, Patch 11.19. With it come plenty of changes just in time for the year’s most prestigious professional League tournament, the World Championship.  “This is the second of two Worlds-focused patches,” Sidhu said on Twitter. “Given that we won’t have any more opportunities to change the game, we aimed quite conservatively here.”  11.19 Full Patch Preview is here!/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-pi/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-pi/ Since its Oct. 2021 release, Wordle has evolved into an internet phenomenon. Each day, the game will pick a five-letter word from the English language and players must guess it in six tries or less. They can also share their progress on social media when they’re done, filling our feeds with aesthetically pleasing square emoji grids. The word is the same for all players on the same calendar day, starting at midnight local time, but there are no clues to begin./post/all-spheal-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-the-spheal-deal-research-tasks-and-rewards/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-spheal-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-the-spheal-deal-research-tasks-and-rewards/ With cold weather taking hold in parts of the world, the Clap Pokémon Spheal should feel right at home during its Pokémon Go Community Day.  On Jan. 16, players will have the chance to encounter Spheal more frequently and will also benefit from triple capture experience and three-hour durations for Incense and Lure Modules.  Throughout the event, any Spheal evolved into Sealeo and then Walrein will learn the event-exclusive moves Powder Snow and Icicle Spear./post/overwatch-league-2021-playoffs-bracket-officially-set/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-league-2021-playoffs-bracket-officially-set/ The Overwatch League’s official 2021 playoff bracket is finally set in stone. When the bracket begins on Sept. 21, fans will get to see grudge matches between cross-region rivals as teams fight for two spots in the Sept. 25 Grand Finals.  A few hours after the play-in matches concluded, and teams like the Washington Justice and Philadelphia Fusion were officially added to the playoff bracket, the Watchpoint desk aired a selection show./post/fortnite-s-v7-20-content-update-is-coming-soon-and-here-s-what-can-change/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-v7-20-content-update-is-coming-soon-and-here-s-what-can-change/ Update Jan. 22 at 6:54 am CT: The v7.20 Content Update patch notes are live. Fortnite players know that a new week means another update is coming to the game. Developer Epic Games usually releases patches for Fortnite: Battle Royale and other modes on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. That’s when the company announces new additions to the game, weapon and item balance adjustments, new competitive events, and general fixes. And we know a bit of what’s coming early this week./post/get-a-free-mtg-arena-liliana-deck-with-twitch-prime/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/get-a-free-mtg-arena-liliana-deck-with-twitch-prime/ Twitch Prime users are eligible for a free Liliana Legion deck in MTG Arena.  The free Liliana Legion deck in the Twitch Prime loot is available from Dec. 3 to Feb. 10. To access the free deck, users need to complete a few steps: Go to the loot notifications, located at the top-right of any Twitch page.Find the Liliana Legion deck.Get the code.Copy the 10-digit code.Enter code in MTG Arena’s store (Control-V paste doesn’t work)./post/best-cars-in-rocket-league/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-cars-in-rocket-league/ There are a variety of different cars available to use in Rocket League. Some are available from the first launch of the game, others must be unlocked through gameplay, and the rest must be purchased in DLC packs or crates. The different cars feature a variety of different hitboxes and handling attributes, which can change how your car interacts with the ball or just how fast your turns can be. The truth is almost any car can be good in Rocket League once you learn how to use it (with the exception of maybe the Scarab, which is a lost cause)./post/irl-twitch-streamer-pays-toddler-100-to-stop-crying/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/irl-twitch-streamer-pays-toddler-100-to-stop-crying/ IRL streams in public places can oftentimes raise a number of barriers for content creators—both literal and figurative. Yesterday, travel streamer Arab encountered one of those obscure hurdles that one would only ever encounter in the wild when a child was crying near him in a park and wouldn’t seem to stop. Trying to enjoy the serenity of the public park on a bench, Arab and his friend were hanging out with a Twitch stream live when a crying child rounded a corner, walking directly in front of him./post/tekken-7-season-4-update-goes-live-on-nov-10/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tekken-7-season-4-update-goes-live-on-nov-10/ Tekken 7’s season four update finally has a release date and a new trailer showcasing just a few of the features, updates, and content that players can enjoy starting Nov. 10.  This new season includes Kunimitsu as the next playable character, balance changes, and an overhaul for the online modes.  The next combo of hard hitting content arrives Nov. 10th for #TEKKEN 7! Kunimitsu returns as a new playable character along with a new stage, the Vermilion Gates./post/how-to-get-forge-s-weapon-charm-in-apex-legends/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-forge-s-weapon-charm-in-apex-legends/ The big and brawny Forge may be gone, but he won’t be forgotten. Respawn revealed a short trailer today that was supposed to be an ordinary interview between Outlands reporter Lisa Stone and James “The Forge” McCormick. The mysterious Revenant had other plans in mind, however, stabbing the upcoming legend in the back before the broadcast abruptly ended. And now, players can pick up Forge’s weapon charm from the scene of the crime, according to Apex Legends data miner iLootGames./post/how-mtg-street-fighter-secret-lair-crossover-cards-work-full-list-and-updates/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-mtg-street-fighter-secret-lair-crossover-cards-work-full-list-and-updates/ Wizards of the Coast has officially revealed the ultimate crossover between Magic: The Gathering and Capcom franchise Street Fighter, which includes a total of nine black border cards playable in Eternal formats. Featured in the MTG Secret Lair February superdrop, nine characters from Street Fighter and Street Fighter II are playable in Eternal Magic formats like Commander, Legacy, and Vintage. Each of the nine crossover cards has the Legendary Creature type, with their design focused mainly on gameplay within the Commander format, according to Mark Heggen./post/plot-twist-is-the-newest-warlock-card-revealed-from-hearthstone-s-rise-of-shadows-expansion/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/plot-twist-is-the-newest-warlock-card-revealed-from-hearthstone-s-rise-of-shadows-expansion/ A brand-new Warlock card has been unveiled from Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Rise of Shadows. Plot Twist is a two-mana Warlock spell that allows you to shuffle your hand into your deck—and then you draw as many cards as you shuffled into your deck. New Warlock Card – Plot Twist https://t.co/tOcucDlj6r pic.twitter.com/tDir8G3lPf — HearthPwn (@Hearthpwn) March 30, 2019 It seems like this expansion is introducing ways for Warlock players to change the cards in their deck and hand./post/world-of-warcraft-classic-class-tier-list-pvp/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-of-warcraft-classic-class-tier-list-pvp/ PvP (player-vs-player) is a broad term when it comes to World of Warcraft. Each class and specialization has a different niche. While some thrive in battlegrounds, others excel in World PvP and duels. Here’s our class tier list for WoW Classic PvP. S Tier Arms Warrior, Frost Mage, Assassination, and Subtlety rogue Warrior, Mage, and Rogue are the premier classes in Classic, especially in the sixth and final phase of the game./post/how-to-complete-may-3-s-uefa-marquee-matchups-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-may-3-s-uefa-marquee-matchups-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ Players can complete a new UEFA Marquee Matchups squad-building challenge (SBC) in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team starting today. The Marquee Matchups are a type of SBC released weekly based on real soccer’s key games. They are normally released on Thursdays, but EA also has a smaller UEFA version to reward players with tradeable FUT packs. This SBC will be available for one week, until May 10, and players will have to complete two squads: Villarreal CF vs./post/uprising-academy-dps-finale-signs-with-toronto-defiant/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/uprising-academy-dps-finale-signs-with-toronto-defiant/ After dropping eight players and an assistant coach in October, the Toronto Defiant has been looking to rebuild its roster and become a force to be reckoned with in the Overwatch League. Its latest acquisition is Jung-woo “Finale” Lim, who joins in the flex DPS role. Finale started his career in 2018 in the Korean and Pacific Open Divisions before heading to Korean Contenders with Bravoss Gaming in 2020. He played on the Uprising Academy in North American Contenders throughout 2021./post/how-to-redeem-a-code-in-fortnite/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-redeem-a-code-in-fortnite/ Fortnite players can get some cool, free stuff for their game account if they have a code for it. These codes are usually a part of Fortnite developer Epic Games’ own promotions or part of a partnership of the developer with another company. Players get special cards with codes for the item they can redeem if they participate in these promotions. Redeeming them while logged into their game account is the only step needed to unlock the in-game reward of that code./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-h-and-ending-with-e/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-h-and-ending-with-e/ Wordle is a great puzzle to start the day by testing your knowledge of the English language and challenging friends to see who solved it first. It’s very common for players to get frustrated, however, if they can’t seem to reach the Wordle answer quickly. Looking for hints online can be a great tool to solve the Wordle faster.  If you are looking for Wordle game help, check out this list of five-letter starting with H and ending in E./post/esfand-transported-to-hospital-on-first-day-of-otk-s-south-korea-trip/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/esfand-transported-to-hospital-on-first-day-of-otk-s-south-korea-trip/ After only one day in South Korea, popular Twitch streamer and OTK co-founder Esfand had to go to the hospital for an injury. OTK fans were told only weeks ago that several members, including Mizkif, Esfand, Emiru, with a guest appearance from 100 Thieves streamer AustinShow, would make a journey to South Korea. Content began on the night of May 3, as the collective of streamers began wandering the streets of Seoul from sun up to sundown./post/funplus-phoenix-valorant-signs-ardiis/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-valorant-signs-ardiis/ Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks has joined FunPlus Phoenix’s active VALORANT lineup on a full-time basis after a trial period, the Chinese organization announced today. See Valorant on Amazon The 23-year-old Latvian was playing alongside Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov and crew since early November, having attended Red Bull Home Ground Two with the squad. The move will see ardiis return to professional play after he was benched from Team Heretics in July 2021 due to health issues./post/ghost-gaming-put-tsm-in-hot-water-with-2-0-win-at-na-vct-stage-2/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ghost-gaming-put-tsm-in-hot-water-with-2-0-win-at-na-vct-stage-2/ Ghost Gaming secured their spot in playoffs with a 2-0 win against TSM on Saturday, moving to 3-1 in the standings for Group A at NA VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Two. Ghost selected Breeze as the first map in the best of three series, and was able to showcase their proficiency on the map with a 13-9 victory against TSM. TSM took the initial lead in the series with a 7-5 lead at the half./post/kruise-parts-ways-with-paris-eternal-signs-with-toronto-defiant/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kruise-parts-ways-with-paris-eternal-signs-with-toronto-defiant/ Toronto Defiant has acquired support Harrison “Kruise” Pond from Paris Eternal going into the Overwatch League’s May Tournament, the team announced today. Kruise made his Overwatch League debut after signing with the Eternal ahead of season two. The support player began competing in 2015 but made his name known after helping Team United Kingdom in their impressive run in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup, where the team placed fourth. Please join us in welcoming @KruiseOW to the team as main support, coming over from @ParisEternal – pending League approval!/post/how-to-watch-the-long-awaited-faceit-london-cs-go-major/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-long-awaited-faceit-london-cs-go-major/ The 13th Valve Major is finally here, so get ready for a month full of high-octane Counter-Strike. This summer, teams from all over the world competed for a chance to even be in the Major, since qualifying is a huge feat for any up-and-comer in the international scene. Only 24 teams can be in the Major though, with $1 million up for grabs in the tournament series. Related: Road to the FACEIT London Major: The format, schedule, and who’s qualified/post/nfl-player-kenny-vaccaro-retires-to-launch-g1-esports-organization-seeking-halo-world-championship/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nfl-player-kenny-vaccaro-retires-to-launch-g1-esports-organization-seeking-halo-world-championship/ Former NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints and the Tennessee Titans Kenny Vaccaro announced today that he’s starting a new esports organization named G1, also known as Gamers First. The organization’s announcement coincides with Vaccaro’s retirement from the NFL after eight seasons. In the official press release shared by NFL reporter Ian Rapoport, Vaccaro has founded the organization alongside “fellow entrepreneurs and professional gamers” Hunter Swensson and Cody Hendrix. Right now, the organization has signed a handful of professional Destiny players or streamers to the brand./post/amd-fsr-comes-to-20-new-games-in-2022/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/amd-fsr-comes-to-20-new-games-in-2022/ AMD announced that recently released and upcoming games would be receiving an update for or shipping with Fidelity Super Resolution later this year.  AMD revealed its next iteration of FSR in the form of FSR 2.0, released its driver-driven pixel upscaler Radeon Super Resolution, and unveiled a new feature for AMD Link in several YouTube videos on Thursday. The reveals were a part of its software lineup update and an introduction to what the company will talk about next Wednesday at GDC 2022./post/magic-arena-to-give-away-50-000-during-friday-night-magic-event-with-mrbeast/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-arena-to-give-away-50-000-during-friday-night-magic-event-with-mrbeast/ Magic Arena is partnering with YouTuber MrBeast for a Friday Night Magic in-game event where two players can win $25,000. With in-store play no longer an option due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday Night Magic events on Arena started amid worldwide lockdowns. This Friday, an additional special guest and level of competition will be present, as MrBeast will be playing Arena from 1pm to 2pm CT anonymously. Preconstructed decks will be provided for the event and two players that are lucky enough to play against MrBeast could win the $25,000 prize./post/apex-player-dies-by-getting-crushed-by-door/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-player-dies-by-getting-crushed-by-door/ There are many ways to die in Apex Legends, some of which are more embarrassing than others. One of the rarer ways to die that pops up in the killfeed from time to time is the “[Crushed]” tag, which usually occurs when, for example, players get caught between a gondola and a platform in the Climatizer or Lava Siphon POIs on World’s Edge. There’s an even sillier way to be crushed to death in Apex, however: by a door./post/og-s-jerax-retires-i-have-no-willingness-nor-passion-to-play-dota-2-anymore/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/og-s-jerax-retires-i-have-no-willingness-nor-passion-to-play-dota-2-anymore/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. When OG lifted the first Aegis of the Immortals at The International 2018, it was a fairy-tale ending. When the Dota 2 team repeated the feat in Shanghai with the same roster, crowning themselves as the first two-time champions in history, everybody wanted to be OG. Now, even OG can’t be themselves anymore. The legendary roster will permanently lose one-fifth of its historic squad./post/toybot-zenyatta-skin-revealed-for-overwatch-winter-wonderland-2020/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/toybot-zenyatta-skin-revealed-for-overwatch-winter-wonderland-2020/ Zenyatta is the latest Overwatch hero to receive some festive cheer for the holiday season, this time in the form of the new Toybot skin. The official Overwatch Twitter account revealed the skin today through a short teaser, depicting the omnic monk in a new light with sharp, angular parts and the look and feel of a battery-operated toy robot—complete with the actual batteries and an on/off switch. This Legendary skin will accompany the previously-revealed Penguin Mei during the Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2020 event, which starts on Dec./post/gaming-laptops-are-about-to-get-more-expensive-razer-s-ceo-warns/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gaming-laptops-are-about-to-get-more-expensive-razer-s-ceo-warns/ Want a good gaming laptop? Then you might want to get one now before prices rise, according to a warning from Razer. The peripheral and laptop manufacturer’s CEO, Min-Liang Tan, warned in a Tweet that the cost of gaming laptops was about to get worse in 2022. “Just had a long meeting to review our gaming laptops line for next year – looks like there are significant increases in component costs etc and we’ll be seeing price increases for next gen gaming laptops across the board (including the Razer Blade) next year,” the Razer CEO said./post/how-to-whisper-in-twitch-chat/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-whisper-in-twitch-chat/ Talking in Twitch chat is a quintessential element to the platform, but sometimes a more private approach is necessary when trying to communicate with someone. Whispering on Twitch is a way to direct message someone you see in chat and serves as a great way to chat privately without needing to move to a different platform. There are a couple of different ways that you can whisper to someone, bringing up a small private tab showing the conversation much like what you’d expect on Facebook or Google Chat./post/everything-we-know-about-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-s-holiday-festivities-snowball-battle-gamemode/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-s-holiday-festivities-snowball-battle-gamemode/ Pokémon UNITE’s Holiday Festivities are now live. With the addition of new Holowear and player cosmetics, a new game mode is now available in the game called Snowball Battle in Shivre City. While this mode functions similarly to the regular mode, there are a ton of new additions to mix things up. From new items and moves to new wild Pokémon, there’s a lot to check out during this limited-time event./post/doa-returning-to-overwatch-league-casting-in-2021/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doa-returning-to-overwatch-league-casting-in-2021/ As new talent rises in the Overwatch League, veterans sometimes return to show the whippersnappers how it’s done.  Eric “DoA” Lonnquist, who previously casted two years of the league alongside Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, will be returning to the casting desk for the 2021 season. This time around, he’ll be paired with fellow veteran caster Andrew “ZP” Rush to tackle late-night East region games.   Happy to announce that I'll be returning for 2021 @overwatchleague season!/post/fortnite-teases-darth-vader-seems-to-confirm-previous-battle-pass-leaks/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-teases-darth-vader-seems-to-confirm-previous-battle-pass-leaks/ Fortnite Chapter Three, season two has come to an end with the climactic Collision event. During the event, players were greeted with a glimpse at a potentially leaked Chapter Three, season three skin through the Zero Point, seemingly confirming that it will be coming to the game in the near future. According to a brief clip shown through a different reality, Darth Vader will be coming to Fortnite soon. During the event, players were forced to defend the Zero Point as it climbed towards the Collider, set to explode and kill everything living on the Island./post/respawn-disables-sentinel-rampage-and-bangalore-s-new-mil-spec-skin-due-to-bugs/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-disables-sentinel-rampage-and-bangalore-s-new-mil-spec-skin-due-to-bugs/ Earlier this week, Apex Legends players pointed out a bug that is plaguing the game, which would give players an advantage while using the Rampage or Sentinel weapons. Respawn has now addressed their concerns by temporarily disabling the items from the game. In a post to social media, Respawn shared the news of these weapons being disabled along with a skin for Bangalore, which was also causing issues due to bugs./post/the-best-overwatch-controller-settings/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-overwatch-controller-settings/ When you first start playing Overwatch, you’ll learn the ropes with default settings. These settings are usually set by the developer for the best experience, but you can always do better. Considering each player has their own style, you can benefit from customizing your settings. Once your layout is optimized for your play style, you should start feeling more comfortable while playing Overwatch.  Personal preferences play a huge role while deciding settings, and it isn’t easy to declare a certain set of settings as the best./post/horizon-forbidden-west-pre-order-details-revealed/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/horizon-forbidden-west-pre-order-details-revealed/ Aloy’s journey will continue in the next iteration of the highly successful Horizon Zero Dawn franchise—and fans can pre-order Horizon Forbidden West today. Collectors edition details were also revealed. Horizon Forbidden West will be released on Feb. 18, 2022, but pre-orders went live today across the globe. Those who make any physical pre-order purchase will also receive the Nora Legacy Outfit and Spear to use in the game. The codes for those items will be available for redemption in the PlayStation Store after the game is released./post/all-of-the-new-weapons-from-bungie-s-30th-anniversary-event-in-destiny-2/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-new-weapons-from-bungie-s-30th-anniversary-event-in-destiny-2/ Happy 30th birthday to Bungie, the developers behind iconic series like Halo and Destiny. The celebration has come to Destiny 2 with a special limited-time event featuring blasts from the past and fun activities. There’s a new Dungeon, Grasp of Avarice, and a new six-player activity called Dares of Eternity. Both activities offer new weapons. Some of the weapons call back to Bungie’s past, with several inspired by guns that were made famous and popular in their early Halo titles./post/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-blazblue-centralfiction-to-receive-rollback-netcode-updates-in-2022/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-blazblue-centralfiction-to-receive-rollback-netcode-updates-in-2022/ Even though it wasn’t the biggest tournament at CEO 2021, ArcSystemWorks didn’t leave fans of BlazBlue hanging—announcing that both BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and BlazBlue: Centralfiction will both be getting GGPO rollback netcode. These updates are in response to BlazBlue community continuing to ask for enhanced online play while still actively competing in events and online, and will be released sometime in 2022.  You all asked for it and here it is!/post/brimstone-and-omen-s-pick-rates-rise-while-astra-and-viper-s-decline-after-valorant-patch-4-04/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/brimstone-and-omen-s-pick-rates-rise-while-astra-and-viper-s-decline-after-valorant-patch-4-04/ VALORANT Patch 4.04 introduced massive changes to the entire cast of controller agents. Those changes have already led to a small resurgence for the buffed Brimstone and Omen at the expense of both Astra and Viper. As first reported by Dexerto, Brimstone’s competitive pick rate over the first week of Patch 4.04 has sat at 24.2 percent of matches, just behind other controllers Viper and Omen, according to Valorbuff. This is a step up from his 17./post/how-to-find-beskar-steel-deep-in-the-belly-of-the-shark-in-fortnite/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-beskar-steel-deep-in-the-belly-of-the-shark-in-fortnite/ Fortnite‘s Chapter Two, season five, just went live, and you can be one of the first people to get their hands on precious Beskar Steel. One of the new season’s challenges is to find Beskar Steel deep in the belly of the shark. Don’t grab your diving gear and harpoon just yet, however. Make your way to the northwestern-most part of the map, where The Shark lies. It’s the small island directly north of Coral Castle, and a former POI in Chapter Two, season two./post/these-are-steam-s-best-selling-games-of-2021/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-steam-s-best-selling-games-of-2021/ Valve has revealed this year’s best-selling games and top new releases in Steam’s yearly “The Best of 2021” lists. Ranging from games that are over 10 years old to new releases that have quickly risen to the top of the charts, this year’s “best of” lists include the best-selling games, as well as the most played, the top new releases, and some specific categories such as the best in VR and the best controller games./post/how-to-fix-cannot-retrieve-tweets-at-this-time-twitter-error/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-cannot-retrieve-tweets-at-this-time-twitter-error/ Similar to online games, social media websites can struggle with server-related errors. When Twitter starts getting sluggish, you might not able to perform some of its most basic tasks, like loading or sending tweets. When that’s the case, users will often receive the “cannot retrieve tweets at this time” error, causing them to stare at a blank homepage while being unable to tweet or send private messages. More often than not, such errors will appear due to server outages on Twitter’s end./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-records-best-year-yet-with-1-3-billion-surpasses-5-billion-in-lifetime-revenue-632-million-total-downloads/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-records-best-year-yet-with-1-3-billion-surpasses-5-billion-in-lifetime-revenue-632-million-total-downloads/ Pokémon Go recorded its best overall year yet, generating $1.3 billion in global revenue in 2020. In total, the game has surpassed $5 billion in lifetime revenue since its launch on July 6, 2016.  For Niantic, that marks a 41 percent year-on-year increase for the game as it continues to average around $1 billion in yearly revenue heading into the app’s fifth anniversary. And, according to Sensor Tower’s latest data report, 2021 was a record start for the game, with $641./post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-now-live-with-support-for-legends-arceus-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-now-live-with-support-for-legends-arceus-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Pokémon HOME has received its latest update bringing the game to Version 2.0 and providing the long-awaited addition of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl connectivity. Fans can download the latest update both on mobile and Nintendo Switch devices. The information about this update confirms it has brought with it Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus compatibility to the app. This will be the first time Hisuian Pokemon have been available in Pokémon HOME./post/lpl-to-undergo-an-internal-investigation-of-lgd-mid-laner-jay-for-allegedly-match-fixing/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lpl-to-undergo-an-internal-investigation-of-lgd-mid-laner-jay-for-allegedly-match-fixing/ The LPL officials have started an internal investigation of Chen “Jay” Bo for match-fixing. The 22-year-old mid laner for LGD Gaming allegedly contacted an outsider to internationally lose matches throughout the 2022 LPL Spring Split. According to Korizon’s Kevin Kim, the league officials found evidence in the form of “incriminating messages,” which point to Jay talking with someone outside the competition about purposely losing select LPL games. Chen "Jay" Bo, mid laner for LGD, has been subjected to scrutiny for suspected match-fixing with the release of incriminating messages which alleged that he had communicated with an outsider to intentionally lose select LPL matches this season./post/where-to-find-fiber-in-new-world/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-fiber-in-new-world/ The closed beta for Amazon Games’ new MMO, New World, launched earlier today and many players are looking to gather up resources as quickly as possible. One of those resources is Fiber, which is highly sought-after for crafting purposes.   Fiber is one of the most important resources that you can find in New World. It’s a major ingredient for early-game crafting recipes at the outfitter station. Players can find Fiber by harvesting Hemp plants throughout the forest and grassland areas located within Aeternum./post/riot-shuts-down-fan-theories-confirms-zeri-and-neon-are-not-the-same-character/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-shuts-down-fan-theories-confirms-zeri-and-neon-are-not-the-same-character/ After weeks of speculation, theorizing, and connecting lines of string to different documents on a corkboard, the VALORANT and League of Legends communities can sleep soundly. Riot Games confirmed earlier today that Neon and Zeri, the two newest characters released for the two games, are not the same person.  “We’ve seen your fan theories and side-by-side comparisons of Neon and Zeri, League’s newest champ,” Riot said in a developer update earlier today./post/top-tier-adc-players-are-running-the-overheal-rune-and-relic-shield-here-s-why-it-works/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-tier-adc-players-are-running-the-overheal-rune-and-relic-shield-here-s-why-it-works/ During the 2017 season, ADCs started buying Doran’s Shield as their first item to help with sustain in-lane and to scale more safely as the game goes on. It was considered extremely odd at first, because, well, Doran’s Shield is a tank item. Those that criticized the strategy called it cheesy and claimed it was exploiting a massively OP item. Well, get ready, because there’s a new build in town that helps out ADCs even more, and pros all around the world, especially in Korea, are building it on nearly every ADC champion they play./post/how-to-run-a-test-stream-on-twitch/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-run-a-test-stream-on-twitch/ Broadcasting on Twitch is fairly simple, but at the same time, there are regularly technical difficulties that can stymie a content creator.  Running a test stream and using Twitch’s “Inspector Tool” is a good way to assess your stream quality and make sure that your broadcast will run properly when you go live for the masses. Doing this can allow a streamer to focus more on their content when they broadcast instead of worrying about whether they’re dropping frames or have some sort of connection issue./post/t1-releases-autimatic-from-valorant-roster/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-releases-autimatic-from-valorant-roster/ The T1 organization announced today that it has parted ways with Timothy “autimatic” Ta from its VALORANT roster just weeks before the start of the 2022 NA VCT campaign. Autimatic had been a part of T1 VALORANT for almost a year prior to the announcement, joining the starting roster last February. A player drop has been expected for some time now from T1 after the organization added both Joshua “steel” Nissan (former 100T) and Zander “thwifo” Kim (former XSET) during the offseason./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-bilbrin-forest-in-lost-ark/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-bilbrin-forest-in-lost-ark/ Open your map, summon your mount and be prepared to travel through the lands of Lost Ark‘s Arkesia. Exploration is one of the main focuses of the MMO. It will encourage you to discover the secrets of every area you’ll wander in, and often backtrack to unlock hidden paths or items you couldn’t get before. Mokoko Seeds are one of the longest grinds in Lost Ark. These collectibles are scattered all over the maps of the game, with over a thousand to earn in total./post/valorant-patch-2-03-nerfs-stinger-increases-frenzy-price-and-buffs-marshal/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-patch-2-03-nerfs-stinger-increases-frenzy-price-and-buffs-marshal/ With the latest VALORANT patch, the first-round Frenzy-and-armor meta has been stopped dead in its tracks. Patch 2.03 comes with a collection of updates to three weapons in the form of nerfs to the Stinger, buffs to the Marshal, and a price increase for the Frenzy pistol. The Frenzy pistol price has increased from 400 to 500, meaning players can no longer buy it and half-armor in the opening round. The high-capacity pistol experienced no other changes other than its price increase./post/how-to-unlock-the-corredor-l%C3%BAcio-skin-in-overwatch-s-2021-archives-event/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-corredor-l%C3%BAcio-skin-in-overwatch-s-2021-archives-event/ The first weekly challenge in Overwatch’s 2021 Archives event kicked off yesterday, and the grand prize for completing it is Corredor Lúcio. Lúcio’s edgy outfit comes complete with yellow, orange, and red flames on his legs as well as his weapon. His fitted black shirt sports a silver demonic skull, and the outfit is topped off with a spiked helmet and flame-colored hair.  Lúcio coming at you! 🔊 Pick up red-hot rewards, including Corredor Lúcio (Epic), during the first week of the Archives Event!/post/activision-files-lawsuit-against-call-of-duty-cheat-distributor-engineowning/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/activision-files-lawsuit-against-call-of-duty-cheat-distributor-engineowning/ Over the past 12 months, cheats have been running rampant within Call of Duty titles. Activision, one of the publishers of the series, has now taken a big step in an attempt to reduce cheating throughout its games. On Tuesday, Activision Publishing filed a lawsuit against EngineOwning, a company that advertises and provides players with cheats across multiple Call of Duty titles. Activision is asking EngineOwning to cease its distribution of cheats and is seeking relief for each law violation./post/astralis-officially-adds-jugi-to-its-cs-go-roster/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/astralis-officially-adds-jugi-to-its-cs-go-roster/ Astralis confirmed the signing of Jakob “JUGi” Hansen today, the seventh player on its CS:GO roster. This announcement comes following a report from Danish news site TV2.dk yesterday. Astralis said this move is part of its continuous effort to create “the most competitive and healthy environment for the players.” JUGi will practice under the same methodology he had during his stint with Heroic between 2017 and 2018 when he played the best CS:GO of his life./post/is-the-mk-7-unvaulted-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-the-mk-7-unvaulted-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ Fortnite has an enormous arsenal at players’ disposal. Each season, the developers vault or unvault guns to shake up the existing meta. They also new guns to test the players’ ability to quickly adapt and use them effectively on the battlefields. Last season, the game introduced the first weapon attachment with the MK-Seven assault rifle and it became a weapon of choice for many players. Moving into the current meta, the MK-Seven has been vaulted and the options for assault rifles range from Thermal Assault rifle to Striker Burst rifle./post/team-liquid-officially-adds-jamppi-to-valorant-roster/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-officially-adds-jamppi-to-valorant-roster/ Team Liquid confirmed the acquisition of Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen today. Jamppi left CS:GO for VALORANT after a protracted legal battle with Valve concerning an allegedly false VAC ban that barred him from competing in Valve-sponsored tournaments. He sued Valve, demanding compensation for missed earnings and to lift the ban on his banned account, which he claims he lent to a friend and was not in his possession during the time of the ban./post/all-vault-of-glass-collectible-locations-to-get-the-bitterpearl-shader-in-destiny-2/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-vault-of-glass-collectible-locations-to-get-the-bitterpearl-shader-in-destiny-2/ Players who took a tour around the starting area of the Vault of Glass in Destiny 2 may have stumbled upon crystals scattered across the entrance to the raid in Venus. The shiny collectibles are more than just decorations, though. There are 12 of them dispersed throughout the Vault and obtaining them all unlocks the Bitterpearl Shader. Players can keep track of which ones they already collected by checking the respective Triumph under the Vault of Glass seal tab, thanks to its checklist of individual crystals./post/best-mtg-jumpstart-packs-in-magic-arena/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-jumpstart-packs-in-magic-arena/ The new Jumpstart event has launched in MTG Arena. But with over 46 themes, players want to know which packs are the best to choose.  Each Jumpstart pack contains 20 cards, with some featuring Mythic Rare and Rares. Players get to choose two themes to play, forming a 40-card preconstructed deck to compete in the Jumpstart event. You also get to keep the cards from those preconstructed themed packs and can play them in the Historic mode./post/how-to-crush-the-mtg-core-set-2020-prerelease-this-weekend/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-crush-the-mtg-core-set-2020-prerelease-this-weekend/ Spoiler season for Magic: The Gathering‘s Core Set 2020 (M20) is over and that means it’s time for the prerelease. Prerelease weekend has become one of Magic‘s most popular events, so here’s your guide to coming out on top. What is the prerelease weekend? The week before each set is released, Wizards of the Coast offers an opportunity for players to try out the set (hence the name prerelease). These tournaments are held at participating card stores and are most often in the Sealed format—each player gets six packs and tries to make the best deck they can./post/sjokz-to-work-at-her-first-cs-go-major-at-pgl-antwerp/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sjokz-to-work-at-her-first-cs-go-major-at-pgl-antwerp/ PGL and Valve have revealed the full talent lineup that will be working at the PGL Antwerp Major, the first CS:GO Major of 2022, in May. Headlining the list is the Belgium host Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere, who is most known for her work at League of Legends events, but she has been branching out into other games since going freelance. Sjokz worked at BLAST events in 2019 and 2020, and after missing out on CS:GO events in 2021, she made a comeback at the Europe Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournaments that took place this month./post/valve-added-red-dots-to-vertigo-to-help-players-throw-a-smoke/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-added-red-dots-to-vertigo-to-help-players-throw-a-smoke/ The updated version of Vertigo was released last night in CS:GO’s post-Major gameplay update. This introduced a smoke throw that was made easier after Valve implemented helpful red dots.   To find this dot and throw the smoke, players have to navigate to the entry of the B bombsite from the Terrorist spawn. Then, players need to walk toward the left side of the entrance and there will be a small red dot on the floor./post/all-star-wars-games-currently-in-development/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-star-wars-games-currently-in-development/ A galaxy far, far away will soon feel a lot closer in the future with more than a handful of different Star Wars games currently in development. By our count, there are six “AAA” Star Wars games in development, including first-person shooters, action-adventure games, open-world games, strategy games, and more. There’s no need to go holocron-hunting for additional information, though, because we’ve got everything you need to know about all the Star Wars games in development./post/here-s-every-card-found-in-azir-s-emperor-deck/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-card-found-in-azir-s-emperor-deck/ Azir, the last of the three Ascended champions for Legends of Runeterra’s Empires of the Ascended expansion, has finally been revealed. Azir is set to bring an entirely new uncollectible deck for players to wield for those willing to spend the effort of restoring the Sun Disc. These cards that are found in the Emperor’s Deck are strong and will quickly turn the battle in your favor if you live long enough to play them all./post/shaco-hasn-t-received-a-skin-in-4-years-so-here-s-14-of-the-best-fan-skin-creations/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shaco-hasn-t-received-a-skin-in-4-years-so-here-s-14-of-the-best-fan-skin-creations/ There are certain things in League of Legends that really need to be addressed. There are client bugs, slow load times, a wonky pre-season meta, and Mordekaiser. But why focus on any of that, when we can focus on skins instead? Shaco skins in particular, because the jester/clown/whatever he is hasn’t had a new skin since the 750 RP Wildcard Shaco in 2015. One League fan (and we assume Shaco fan, too) is getting a little impatient about the skin situation./post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-reveals-new-sync-pair-hilda-and-diancie/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-reveals-new-sync-pair-hilda-and-diancie/ Pokémon Masters EX is set to introduce another new sync pair as part of its costume event on Thursday, Nov. 4. The new sync pair joining the game via the seasonal sync pair scout will be Hilda and Diancie in a special event exclusive costume. Hilda and Diancie are a Rock-type strike sync pair with the ability to Mega Evolve. Diancie is a great addition to any team, since its moves take fewer gauge slots than other Pokémon./post/cassius-marsh-hosts-revised-edition-box-break-commander-night-with-post-malone/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cassius-marsh-hosts-revised-edition-box-break-commander-night-with-post-malone/ Magic: The Gathering as a collectible card game contains many rare cards from older Magic sets. Other card games like Pokemon have exploded online with box breaks and NFL veteran Cassius Marsh is bringing more high-end box breaks to the Magic scene. Marsh is opening a box of 1994’s Revised Edition as a part of the Relics Revised series this weekend on Oct. 23 with a star-studded evening of Commander the night before with some of the biggest Magic: The Gathering influencers on the west coast, including Post Malone./post/shad0w-leads-lgd-gaming-to-their-first-win-of-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-against-ultra-prime/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shad0w-leads-lgd-gaming-to-their-first-win-of-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-against-ultra-prime/ LGD Gaming picked up their first win of the 2021 LPL Summer Split in a 2-0 series today after a comeback led by Shad0w against Ultra Prime, formerly known as eStar. The 20-year-old jungler played Udyr and Nidalee throughout today’s League of Legends series. While in the first game he was playing more reactively with the tank pick, in the second he took over the game with aggressive and proactive plays./post/wolf-completes-first-stream-in-his-return-to-t1-as-content-creator-and-streamer/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wolf-completes-first-stream-in-his-return-to-t1-as-content-creator-and-streamer/ It’s been a while since fans have seen former support Wolf in action since he retired from professional League of Legends at the end of 2019. But now, the 23-year-old has made his way back home with his first stream under the T1 banner. Wolf gained popularity and recognition during his time with SK Telecom T1, winning two World Championships with the organization. Wolf and Bang were considered one of the best bottom lane duos at the time and their results backed up these claims./post/mtg-arena-alchemy-and-historic-nerfs-and-buffs-april-rebalance-patch-notes-and-updates/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-alchemy-and-historic-nerfs-and-buffs-april-rebalance-patch-notes-and-updates/ A total of 25 Magic: The Gathering cards within the MTG Arena formats Alchemy and Historic will receive a balance change in April, focusing on elven and warrior tribal-themed archetypes. Scheduled to release on April 7, the MTG Arena balance patch will not directly target any top-tier decks within the Alchemy format. The patch will take place two days prior to the last MTG Arena qualifier, showcasing gameplay in the Alchemy format, that provides a direct invite to the Streets of New Capenna Championship./post/realism-battle-royale-replaces-quads-in-call-of-duty-warzone-this-weekend/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/realism-battle-royale-replaces-quads-in-call-of-duty-warzone-this-weekend/ Call of Duty: Warzone is changing up its playlists this weekend by replacing the normal Quads mode with Realism Battle Royale, which also features teams of four. Quads has become one of the most popular modes in the game since it was added last season because of its larger team size, letting players join up with more friends. This weekend's playlist update for #Warzone is now live across all platforms!