/categories/trend/Recent content in Trend on BlogLabHugo -- gohugo.ioCopyright © 2021-2022, all rights reserved.Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-bosses-and-mythic-weapon-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-bosses-and-mythic-weapon-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season seven went live today with many changes to spice up the gameplay. Players will get to start their journey in a new narrative and fresh mechanics will also be explored. Even the progression system is slightly different this season. Instead of automatically unlocking new cosmetics with each level, players will be awarded Battle Stars, which can be used to unlock the cosmetics of their choice. New bosses will also be lurking around the map, seeking competition and guarding valuable loot./post/google-denies-initial-bungie-subpoena-in-false-dmca-strikers-lawsuit/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/google-denies-initial-bungie-subpoena-in-false-dmca-strikers-lawsuit/ According to a copy of a letter entered intopublic record in the state of Washington, Google has denied Bungie’s initial subpoena for Gmail records of alleged false DMCA strikers. As a consequence, Bungie has moved to file a separate subpoena pursuant to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for expedited document production. The letter was first noticed by TorrentFreak.  Bungie is seeking a “Rule 45 subpoena” in an attempt to circumvent Google’s claims it is a non-party in the lawsuit, and create a need for Google to surrender the user data it has on the alleged fraudsters ahead of any discovery./post/how-to-throw-the-football-in-gridiron-in-rocket-league/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-throw-the-football-in-gridiron-in-rocket-league/ Rocket League’s core game mode is unique on its own, and it requires players quite a bit of time to master it on a competitive level. Casual game modes like Gridiron, on the other hand, tend to be excellent alternatives to Rocket League’s more competitive side. The game mode isn’t permanently available, but Gridiron provides opportunities for fans to experience a different take on Rocket League while it’s live. Gridiron has some new mechanics, though, and players will need to get familiar with them to pull off better plays in the limited-time mode./post/here-are-the-overwatch-2-2-0-8-2-tech-beta-1-patch-notes/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-overwatch-2-2-0-8-2-tech-beta-1-patch-notes/ Blizzard is making its first major update to the Overwatch 2 PvP beta today with the 2.0.8.2 update. The team has been clear on its plans to listen to player feedback during this beta period and make changes to the game prior to its official release. But some of the more pressing issues have taken priority, resulting in a number of changes to various heroes in the name of balance./post/lazarus-sixless-we-are-hoping-to-be-no-1-in-north-america/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lazarus-sixless-we-are-hoping-to-be-no-1-in-north-america/ Brandon “Sixless” Core Patterson, who now plays for Lazarus in the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) North America, was banned from all official tournaments in July 2020 for six months. He was handed this penalty for playing in the Club Open qualifiers with a team he wasn’t affiliated with and on an account he didn’t own, which is against PUBG Mobile’s competitive rulebook.  At that time, Sixless was competing in the PUBG Mobile World League (PMWL) West 2020 as a stand-in for the Pittsburgh Knights./post/will-rainbow-six-extraction-have-crossplay-and-cross-progression/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-rainbow-six-extraction-have-crossplay-and-cross-progression/ The latest entry in the expansive Tom Clancy gaming universe is Rainbow Six Extraction, a cooperative reimagining of the popular Rainbow Six Siege title that pits the game’s unique operators against a dangerous and evolving alien enemy. Players will have access to 18 different operators, with the ability to level up all 18 of them via a deep progression system that unlocks new gear, stat boosts, loadout options, and combat perks./post/how-valve-is-combating-bots-and-scalpers-for-the-steam-deck/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-valve-is-combating-bots-and-scalpers-for-the-steam-deck/ Valve is attempting to ward off scalpers of its new Steam Deck with a registration system.  Scalpers became the bane of every gamer’s existence in 2020 when trying to secure a PS5 or Xbox Series X. The problems extended into PC graphics cards with scalpers hoarding 30 series Nvidia GPUs.  Tens of thousands of consoles and graphics cards were bought up and resold at inflated prices, sometimes two to three times the original price./post/overwatch-fan-artist-creates-breast-cancer-awareness-skin-concept-for-brigitte/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-fan-artist-creates-breast-cancer-awareness-skin-concept-for-brigitte/ An Overwatch fan artist has created a Breast Cancer Awareness skin concept for Brigitte. Artist amandazerepp created the Pink Brigitte skin to match the Pink Mercy Breast Cancer Awareness skin. Brigitte’s skin concept features the same silver emblems from Mercy’s skin and redesigns the end of her mace to look like Mercy’s staff. Brigitte also has a pink hair ribbon that matches Mercy’s. Amandazerepp noted that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so they created the skin to coincide with the event./post/nrg-s-valorant-team-and-young-fragger-shanks-part-ways/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nrg-s-valorant-team-and-young-fragger-shanks-part-ways/ VALORANT’s Mr. Fourth Quarter is once again a free agent. NRG and young fragger Ryan “Shanks” Ngo have parted ways, the organization announced today. The Canadian first signed with NRG in December 2020 after trialing with the team during the Nerd Street Gamers November Monthly. Today we say farewell to @Shanks_TTV who was a key member in building NRG Valorant, Thank you for everything you contributed to the #NRGFAM. We wish you all the best, see you on the server./post/onlyusemeblade-welcomed-back-onto-road-trip-stream-following-rape-accusation/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/onlyusemeblade-welcomed-back-onto-road-trip-stream-following-rape-accusation/ Brian “ONLYUSEmeBLADE” Risso, the YouTube streamer who’s under police investigation for rape, has been welcomed back onto the road trip stream where the alleged attack happened. Streamers Boneclinks, Bjorn, and TheUrbanZebra have been making a road trip across the country in an RV for the past four weeks. Blade had been along for the ride until last week when he was kicked off for allegedly assaulting streamer Goocheese. Bjorn has denied the accusations./post/sigma-s-ultimate-can-lift-opponents-off-of-objectives-in-overwatch/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sigma-s-ultimate-can-lift-opponents-off-of-objectives-in-overwatch/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. The new Overwatch tank hero, Sigma, has an ultimate ability that makes his team instantly win rounds in ranked matches. At least, that’s how it feels right now. Players who are testing Sigma on the Public Test Realm found that his ultimate, Gravitic Flux, can force players out of objectives like payloads and make them lose offensive or defensive attempts in overtime./post/as-monaco-gambit-moves-entire-dota-2-lineup-to-inactive-roster/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/as-monaco-gambit-moves-entire-dota-2-lineup-to-inactive-roster/ Gambit Esports’ Dota 2 roster has gone through several iterations across two different rosters over the last year. And after finishing in seventh place during the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit Winter Tour regional league in Eastern Europe, the organization is making another big change today. AS Monaco Gambit, the org’s primary roster that was formed last February, has placed its entire lineup on the inactive roster until further notice.  Gambit Dota 2 Update: As Monaco Gambit squad has been moved to inactive./post/apex-legends-smashes-concurrent-player-record-on-steam/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-smashes-concurrent-player-record-on-steam/ The hits keep coming for Apex Legends, as the incredibly successful game reached another milestone. Following the launch of Saviors, the game’s 13th season, on May 10, the game set a new record for itself on Steam, with over 400,000 players in the game concurrently on the PC platform. The new high mark comes directly following a successful season launch, featuring the game’s newest character, Newcastle, as well as changes to the game’s ranked mode and Storm Point map./post/where-to-find-destiny-knot-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-destiny-knot-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ IVs are important factors for Pokémon players who play competitively, or are looking to breed the perfect Pokémon. IVs determine how a Pokémon’s stats are distributed, with those that have higher IVs doing more damage than the same Pokémon with lower IVs, even if both of the Pokémon are the same level. If you’re looking to become the greatest Pokémon master, then this will be an important part of the process./post/bramble-vest-league-s-newest-item-is-an-adc-s-worst-nightmare/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bramble-vest-league-s-newest-item-is-an-adc-s-worst-nightmare/ There’s a new tank item coming to League of Legends called the Bramble Vest. It’s a component item of the Thornmail, which is getting a rework. The item was included in the latest PBE update—and it’s the first tank item ever to apply Grievous Wounds. Rather than scaling on your own armor, this component item will return a flat 25 magic damage to your attacker on every auto attack. That reflected damage will apply Grievous Wounds./post/how-to-join-the-fortnite-ios-beta/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-join-the-fortnite-ios-beta/ Nvidia is starting a closed beta that will allow gamers to play Fortnite on their iOS devices through GeForce Now. And while there’s no way to guarantee yourself access, there is a way to sign up to get a chance at it. Anyone looking to play the Fortnite beta on iOS through Nvidia’s GeForce Now can sign up to play at Nvidia’s official website. On the screen, there will be a large green button that says “Join Waitlist./post/evil-geniuses-part-ways-with-roca-branted-and-temperature/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-part-ways-with-roca-branted-and-temperature/ Evil Geniuses has released Daniel “roca” Gustaferri, Brandon “BRANTED” Ballard, and Nolan “Temperature” Pepper from its VALORANT team, the North American organization revealed yesterday. This leaves EG’s active VALORANT roster with just two players—Kelden “Boostio” Pupello and Mike “pho” Panza. Temperature joined the North Americans in January 2021 and played his last match for EG in August, having been loaned to Gen.G in September to partake in the Last Chance Qualifier./post/overwatch-league-reveals-2021-role-stars/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-league-reveals-2021-role-stars/ At the end of each season, the Overwatch League bestows awards on some of its top players. Big titles like Rookie of the Year and MVP have already been announced, but this season’s Role Stars will also join the circle of 2021 champions. Four players in each role are given the honor of Role Star each year. The title is mostly a matter of pride, but players will get to have a special icon next to their name during the 2022 season to signify their win./post/how-to-get-cantata-57-in-destiny-2/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-cantata-57-in-destiny-2/ A new hand cannon has entered the Destiny 2 meta, and it’s called Cantata-57. The Cantata is an early favorite of Crucible players in The Witch Queen, especially since it’s new. But it is a solid hand cannon, especially when it comes with a god roll like Rapid Hit/Rangefinder. A Suros hand cannon, Cantata-57 comes with Suros Energy built in as its basic origin trait. This perk offers bonus weapon handling and reduced flinch for a short time after reloading, so it feels extra smooth in the right hands./post/all-mc-championship-mcc-22-teams/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mc-championship-mcc-22-teams/ The next installment of the MC Championship (MCC) featuring 10 teams composed of four Minecraft creators each is set to run on May 28 and will air at 2pm CT. MCC season two started back up after a brief hiatus that ended in March 2022 and has been consistently running on its regular monthly basis since. MCC 22 will run as a regular canon MCC event, which means the scoring of the event counts towards players’ overall wins./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-14/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-14/ A total of 19 champions—from top lane juggernauts to bot lane mages—are line for changes in League of Legends Patch 11.14. The developers are knuckling down on balancing in the game’s latest patch, targeting champions from a competitive and casual standpoint. The patch, which is expected to hit the live servers a day later than usual, features sweeping changes to champions like Tahm Kench, Irelia, and Lillia. Follow-up buffs, adjustments, and small iterations are coming to Summoner’s Rift too./post/yone-lux-nerfed-in-league-patch-10-17-preview/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yone-lux-nerfed-in-league-patch-10-17-preview/ Riot is targeting several bot-lane champions in League’s Patch 10.17. Lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter tweeted the patch preview for Patch 10.17, which he says is “a bit smaller” and will be playable on Aug. 19. Among the changes, there will be nerfs to Caitlyn, Sona, Lux, and Yone. Better late than never, 10.17 Patch Preview. A bit smaller than a normal patch with the Riot summer break last week./post/anti-shield-items-are-in-the-works-for-league/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/anti-shield-items-are-in-the-works-for-league/ You can build one of many Grievous Wounds items in League of Legends to counter the onslaught of heals from the likes of Soraka and Sona. But what about shields? Janna, Lulu, and Karma have been stealing the support spotlight for a while now, thanks to their beefy shields, and there simply isn’t a real counter to them. Until now. Riot’s design team is hard at work to develop new anti-shield items that will make their debut either during the preseason or shortly afterward, according to the company’s recent announcement on the official game forums./post/lirik-s-apex-legends-settings-and-keybinds/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lirik-s-apex-legends-settings-and-keybinds/ Since the launch of his channel back in 2011, Lirik has become one of the most followed streamers on Twitch with his fan base amounting to over 2.5 million users. Although he streams a variety of games, he’s still one of the most famous Apex Legends streamers on the platform and is known as a shooting-games specialist. On top of having great mechanic skills, Lirik is friendly with his teammates and shotcalls throughout the games to lead his team to victory./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ot/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ot/ Finding the answer to Wordle and its several alternative versions—and sharing progress on social media—has become a part of many players’ daily routines. The game will pick a new five-letter word each day, and you have a maximum of 24 hours and six tries to guess what it is. While words will always be the same for players on the same calendar day, the only clues are the letters themselves, changing colors after each guess to indicate their presence and position in the word./post/best-aram-champions-in-league-of-legends-patch-12-11/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-aram-champions-in-league-of-legends-patch-12-11/ In every new League of Legends patch, some champions get buffed while others get nerfed. Some of these adjustments are minor, but others can sometimes have a significant impact. Nevertheless, even a small change can shift the dynamic of a champion, especially when it comes to ARAM. We analyzed the champions with the highest win rates in ARAM across all regions to give you a better understanding of the game mode./post/overwatch-s-anniversary-remix-event-begins-april-5/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-anniversary-remix-event-begins-april-5/ Overwatch normally celebrates its birthday throughout the month of May, giving players a chance to earn skins and cosmetics they’ve missed over the years. For the game’s sixth anniversary—and the last hurrah before Overwatch 2 takes over—things will look a little different.   From April 5 to 26, players can bulk up their cosmetics closet with the Overwatch Anniversary Remix: Volume One event. The celebration includes six “remixed” Legendary skins as well as the return of three weekly challenges featuring some of the game’s most popular skins, like Bastet Ana./post/when-does-overwatch-s-2019-winter-wonderland-event-begin/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-overwatch-s-2019-winter-wonderland-event-begin/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. There’s still one more seasonal Overwatch event left before the year ends. Winter Wonderland is full of wintery-themed cosmetics and game modes for fans to enjoy while the holiday season lasts. Luckily for fans of the first-person shooter, it won’t be long before players will be able to roll snowballs and hunt yetis. For this year’s Winter Wonderland event, fans should expect to see the return of previous seasonal game modes, like Mei’s Snowball Offensive and Yeti Hunt./post/formal-s-incredible-snipe-in-warzone-tournament-results-in-nickmercs-hilarious-demise-via-a-falling-chopper/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/formal-s-incredible-snipe-in-warzone-tournament-results-in-nickmercs-hilarious-demise-via-a-falling-chopper/ Call of Duty: Warzone is rife with opportunities for some amazing gameplay clips. Whether it’s high-skill shots, insane escapes, or amazing teamwork, it’s likely been clipped and shared a ton since the battle royale mode’s release nearly three months ago. Today, however, might have produced the best clip yet. In the semifinals of today’s Teep’s Trials, a tournament hosted by Twitch Rivals as part of its Doritos Disruptor Series, CoD pros FormaL and Scump were facing off against NICKMERCS and FaZe Swagg./post/how-to-upload-follower-emotes-on-twitch/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-upload-follower-emotes-on-twitch/ No Twitch chat is the same since most channels tend to have their own culture. Inside jokes, personal memes, and customized emotes allow the fans of a channel to communicate in a way that only they can understand. Customized emotes have been around for a while, but they’re usually only available to subscribers. Twitch recently announced, however, that streamers will now have access to follower emotes. While subscriber emotes become available when viewers become paid supporters of a channel, follower emotes can be unlocked for all followers, making them free./post/where-do-you-find-hunting-rifles-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-do-you-find-hunting-rifles-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ It was another patch day in Fortnite, and it came with a few changes to the game. In addition to the Legendary Airstrike, the Hunting Rifle also became available. The Hunting Rifle is one of the oldest weapons in the game. It was introduced to the game during the first chapter and has been in and out of the vault ever since. Compared to the other sniper rifles, the Hunting Rifle is more accurate in shorter ranges and faster too./post/how-to-watch-drake-and-kanye-west-s-dec-9-concert-on-twitch/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-drake-and-kanye-west-s-dec-9-concert-on-twitch/ Kanye West and Drake, two of the most brilliant hip-hop artists of this generation, are set to perform a live concert together tomorrow, Dec. 9. And the best news is you can watch it for free if you turn on Twitch. The two rappers will be live from the Los Angeles Coliseum to perform a benefit concert in the name of Larry Hoover, who’s currently serving multiple life sentences in federal prison for charges relating to gang activity./post/mtg-and-my-little-pony-charity-crossover-playmats-sell-out-in-minutes/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-and-my-little-pony-charity-crossover-playmats-sell-out-in-minutes/ A charity crossover between Magic: The Gathering Arena and My Little Pony was revealed earlier this month. And so far, it seems to be raising a lot of money for charity since one of the items is already sold out. Two items are available: A set of trading cards for $50 and a bundle of three playmats for $100. The majority of the revenue is donated to Seattle’s Children Hospital via the Extra Life association./post/league-devs-reply-to-chemtech-drake-backlash/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-devs-reply-to-chemtech-drake-backlash/ During the 2021 League of Legends preseason, Riot Games introduced several major changes to the MOBA, including two new drakes in the elemental lineup. Both the Hextech and Chemtech Drakes brought their own unique map and Dragon Soul effects upon capture, but many players took issue with the Chemtech Drake in particular. The neutral objective grants players increased damage against opponents with higher health then them. The drake also creates large swaths of camouflaged ground across the four jungle quadrants./post/livestreamfail-subreddit-changes-policies-to-prevent-cyberbullying/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/livestreamfail-subreddit-changes-policies-to-prevent-cyberbullying/ The popular LivestreamFail section of Reddit is undergoing some changes following the death of Byron “Reckful” Bernstein yesterday in an effort to prevent cyberbullying. In the wake of Reckful’s passing, many people on social media shined a light on the issue of mental health with a focus on the effects of cyberbullying. Due to the way streamers attract a combination of positive and negative attention on places like Twitter and Reddit, the nature of the LivestreamFail subreddit became a talking point in the community./post/the-best-valorant-pick-up-lines/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-valorant-pick-up-lines/ Happy VAL-entine’s Day, agents! It’s that time of year when you realize that your Immortal rank isn’t enough to blanket the feeling of crippling loneliness in the back of your mind. So, rather than spend the day (and the rest of your life) alone, go out and find yourself a lifetime duo partner. Anyone can send a love letter via DMs, drop someone’s favorite skin during the buy phase, or purchase a tier-three sub./post/dragon-type-cards-return-in-pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-sets-sky-stream-towering-perfection/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dragon-type-cards-return-in-pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-sets-sky-stream-towering-perfection/ The Pokémon Company has dropped more details about the upcoming Pokémon OCG sets, Sky Stream and Towering Perfection. And in a return to pre-Sword and Shield sets, the Dragon-type Pokémon card is coming back as a focal point of the new sets.  We already knew that Dragon-types would be a big part of the next sets, with Rayquaza and Gigantamax Duraludon being the cover cards for their respective packs. Now, we have seen multiple cards from the set, including Rayquaza V and VMAX, Duraludon V and VMAX, and many other Dragon-type releases./post/a-look-back-at-cod-champs-2014/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-look-back-at-cod-champs-2014/ With the Call of Duty World Championship 2015 right around the corner, eSportsNation takes a look back at last year’s Call of Duty World Championships in Los Angeles. There were a number of memorable moments, un-thinkable performances, records broken, and new records created that we will be focusing on. Placements Official Top 8: CompLexity Live Team EnVyUs OpTic Gaming Strictly Business Trident T1 Dotters FaZe Clan Rise Nation VexX Revenge Records Made Matthew “NaDeSHoT” Haag and Joseph “MerK” Deluca have now both finished in the top 3 of all the Call of Duty $1 Million tournaments to date after placing: Call of Duty XP (1st place) Call of Duty World Championships 2013 (3rd place) Call of Duty World Championships 2014 (3rd place) Damon “Karma” Barlow is now the only 2x Call of Duty World Champion after winning the event in 2013 with Fariko Impact which consisted of, Damon “Karma” Barlow, Christopher “Parasite” Duarte, Marcus “MiRx” Carter, and Adam “KiLLa” Sloss and in 2014 with CompLexity Live which consisted of, Damon “Karma” Barlow, Ian “Crimsix” Porter, Patrick “Aches” Price, and Tyler “TeePee” Polchow./post/timthetatman-urges-warzone-2-devs-to-keep-verdansk-caldera-alongside-new-sequel-maps/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/timthetatman-urges-warzone-2-devs-to-keep-verdansk-caldera-alongside-new-sequel-maps/ TimTheTatman has called for Infinity Ward, who are developing Warzone 2, to copy a major feature from Apex Legends for the upcoming Call of Duty sequel—make every old battle royale map available in playlists rather than deleting them when the seasonal cycle is over. Right now, Warzone only sticks to one map at a time⁠. First, it was Verdansk, before the CoD battle royale swapped to tropical paradise Caldera in its second chapter./post/how-to-get-the-grab-itron-in-fortnite/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-grab-itron-in-fortnite/ Another Fortnite season is coming to an end soon, so players are slowly wrapping up their weekly challenges to try to max out their battle passes. As usual, the final days of each Fortnite season are also packed with various activities and events. It’s been a while since Fortnite had a concert and Ariana Grande will be the next name on the list. She’ll debut in Fortnite as a part of her Rift Tour event from Aug. 6 to 8./post/the-best-light-machine-guns-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-light-machine-guns-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/ It’s no secret that light machine guns aren’t the best or most popular guns in the Call of Duty franchise. Some LMGs, however, can be extremely strong and effective for more than just shooting down scorestreaks in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Related: The best assault rifles in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 We wouldn’t recommend using LMGs in public mulitplayer gameplay—but, if you do decide to test out these weapons (or you’re just trying to unlock the Dark Matter camo), you’re going to want to know which ones are the strongest./post/how-to-stop-your-ps5-from-going-into-rest-mode/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-stop-your-ps5-from-going-into-rest-mode/ While the PlayStation 5 heralded the next generation of gaming in November 2020, many fans’ expectations have been tempered—a lack of stock, minimal storage, and more annoyingly, issues with the console’s Rest Mode. PlayStation 5’s Rest Mode is intended to keep the console running in a low-power state while games, firmware, and other software downloads. It’s a convenient feature when it’s working properly, but owners have been hit with massive consequences for using the power-saving mode./post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-may-have-a-pattern-for-revealing-some-dlc/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-may-have-a-pattern-for-revealing-some-dlc/ Pokémon UNITE isn’t the Pokémon franchise’s first attempt at a live service game, but development on a MOBA is much different than other games like Pokémon Go or the smaller mobile titles. This difference mainly comes from how in-depth the developers have to be when working on a new Pokémon before it can be added to the game’s ever-expanding roster.  See Pokémon on Amazon Since UNITE launched last July, the roster has expanded from 20 to 29 playable Pokémon thanks to DLC, with Trevenant set to round that out to 30 Pokémon on Jan./post/clash-of-clans-codes-don-t-work-here-s-why/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/clash-of-clans-codes-don-t-work-here-s-why/ Clash of Clans has been a staple in the mobile game community for the past decade. This fun cartoon strategy game still sits at the top of app store games and continues to be played by millions of people around the world. The mobile game is free to play but runs on an in-game currency used for purchases and upgrades. Player can obtain gems, the premium currency in Clash of Clans, in a multitude of ways, including completing achievements and clearing obstacles./post/overwatch-is-free-for-the-entire-weekend-starting-now/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-is-free-for-the-entire-weekend-starting-now/ Overwatch is free-to-play from Aug. 23 to 27. Haven’t played Overwatch yet? That means you can boot it up for free right now. The free weekend event kicked off earlier today. All 28 Overwatch heroes and 18 maps are available for free weekend players on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Quick Play, custom games, and the Arcade are all open, but Competitive Play is still limited to paid players level 25 or higher./post/niantic-clarifies-that-players-can-t-stack-200-star-pieces-lucky-eggs-or-incense-at-once-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-clarifies-that-players-can-t-stack-200-star-pieces-lucky-eggs-or-incense-at-once-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Niantic dropped a big list of updates hitting Pokémon Go over the next week or so, but one specific update seems to have made some players think they’d be able to endlessly stack passive items. They won’t. Trainers, the announcement that you could activate up to 200 Star Pieces, Lucky Eggs and/or Incense at once was incorrect. The upper limit to these items' duration is 24 hours per item. Sorry for the mixup./post/gamurs-acquires-hearthstats/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gamurs-acquires-hearthstats/ GAMURS is pleased to announcethe acquisition of HearthStats, an analytical platform for Hearthstone thatallows gamers to drastically improve their game. @HearthStats has just beenacquired by @GamursCOM!We look forward to continuously improving our Hearthstone offering!#GAMURS — HearthStats (@HearthStats) April6, 2016 Jeffrey Tong, the CEO and Founder of HearthStats, providedsome excellent insight about what HearthStats has to offer theGAMURS brand. “HearthStats will provideGAMURS concrete numbers behind their already indepth Hearthstonearticles,” Tong said. “This is something no otheresports site in theworld can provide forHearthstone./post/how-to-play-among-us-in-minecraft/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-among-us-in-minecraft/ Among Us has made leaps and bounds of progress in terms of popularity throughout the summer. The Mafia-like game has been around since 2018, but it only took a little bit of push from content creators for it to reach its current highs. The game quickly took off due to its simple gameplay and its vast availability on multiple platforms. Among Us is available on Steam and mobile platforms, making it quite easier to play on Mac devices as well./post/what-is-polling-rate-on-a-mouse/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-polling-rate-on-a-mouse/ Every little bit of performance measure adds up while gaming. Polling rate, measured in Hertz (Hz), measures how fast your mouse reports its position to your computer. For instance, a polling rate of 125Hz means that the mouse reports its position 125 times per second, or eight milliseconds. How do I check my polling rate? There are a few ways to check polling rate. You can either download software, like Mouse Rate Checker./post/envy-releases-kaboose/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/envy-releases-kaboose/ Envy has parted ways with Jake “kaboose” McDonald, one of its VALORANT players. He has been sitting on the bench since June 30, when the organization replaced him with Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen. Kaboose was one of the longest-standing players on Envy, having signed with them in July 2020, when the organization entered Riot Games’ FPS competitive landscape. See Valorant on Amazon He helped the team to get some decent results such as winning NA VCT Stage One: Challengers Two over Sentinels in February 2021, but Envy fell flat to Version1 at the NA VCT Stage Two: Challengers Finals and didn’t make it into VCT Masters Two Reykjavik, the first international VALORANT LAN./post/how-to-fix-apex-legends-stuck-on-patching-files-error/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-apex-legends-stuck-on-patching-files-error/ Respawn Entertainment is one of the most reliable developers when it comes to updates. Apex Legends patches are usually quick, smooth, and painless. But, of course, they’re not without their flaws. One issue comes down to the patch installer itself. After installing a new Apex Legends patch, some players are left stuck in the Origin launcher unable to load the game. Waiting and wondering amount to nothing. To fix the error, pause the download, close the Origin launcher through the task manager if necessary, and run Origin again as an administrator./post/ryze-is-set-for-another-mini-rework-with-current-pbe-changes/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ryze-is-set-for-another-mini-rework-with-current-pbe-changes/ League’s most reworked champion is once more going into surgery as a whole host of Ryze changes are currently up on the Public Beta Environment (PBE). After being added as one of League’s first champions, the Rune Mage has undergone drastic changes to his kit on an almost yearly basis, but the current changes on the PBE may start to change his identity even further. Ryze’s Q, Overload, on the live servers is unique in that it has 6 upgrade ranks as opposed to 5 for every other basic ability in the game, the tradeoff coming from a rank being removed from his ultimate, Realm Warp./post/damwon-gaming-topple-over-suning-in-thrilling-worlds-2020-final-capture-korea-s-first-title-in-3-years/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/damwon-gaming-topple-over-suning-in-thrilling-worlds-2020-final-capture-korea-s-first-title-in-3-years/ In what might go down as one of the great, if not the greatest, League of Legends World Championship finals of all time, DAMWON Gaming took down Suning with a score of 3-1.  Coming into the series, there hadn’t been a meeting between a Korean and Chinese team in a Worlds finals since 2014. Additionally, an LCK representative hadn’t won Worlds since 2017, when Samsung Galaxy raised the Summoner’s Cup./post/how-to-compete-in-2022-mario-kart-north-american-open-tournament/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-compete-in-2022-mario-kart-north-american-open-tournament/ Nintendo has announced the Mario Kart North American Open tournaments that will allow players to compete online over the course of three days to earn My Nintendo Gold Points.  The Mario Kart NA Open will run from April 29 to May 1 with matches lasting from 2pm to 8pm CT daily. To participate, players must own Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch and have access to Online Play through Nintendo Switch Online./post/riot-teases-new-spirit-blossom-cassiopeia-and-vayne/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-teases-new-spirit-blossom-cassiopeia-and-vayne/ The upcoming Spirit Blossom event has been the talk of the League of Legends community since its initial tease at the beginning of July. In addition to two new champions, Yone and Lillia, a bunch of champions will be getting their own Spirit Blossom skins during the event. While fans knew there would be a Spirit Blossom Vayne skin, Riot previewed a new skin for Cassiopeia on League’s German Twitter account today. Although Riot officially unveiled five Spirit Blossom skins for Vayne, Thresh, Yasuo, Teemo, and Lillia earlier this month, leaks suggested there would be additional champions joining the upcoming skin line./post/call-of-duty-community-reacts-to-cdl-jerseys/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-community-reacts-to-cdl-jerseys/ Activision launched its official line of home and away replica jerseys for the start of the Call of Duty League last night and the CoD community had a lot to say about them. All 12 teams will have a black home jersey and a white away jersey. Each jersey has the same overall design with the team’s logo being placed to the left with a camo-like design stretching across the chest./post/legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-encountered-in-sword-and-shield-s-dynamax-adventures-have-100-percent-catch-rate/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-encountered-in-sword-and-shield-s-dynamax-adventures-have-100-percent-catch-rate/ Pokémon Sword and Shield’s next DLC, The Crown Tundra is set to release on Oct. 22, and with it will come the return of nearly every Legendary Pokémon to ever be featured in the Pokémon franchise.  These Legendary Pokémon will mostly be found as part of the new Max Raid Battle mode called Dynamax Adventures, which will have four players (or a player and NPC characters) venturing into a trial of sorts./post/call-of-duty-world-at-war-maps-dome-and-castle-returning-in-vanguard/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-world-at-war-maps-dome-and-castle-returning-in-vanguard/ Veteran Call of Duty players will get to enjoy two classic maps from World at War, Dome and Castle, that are being brought back to life in Vanguard.  The Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer reveal gave fans a significant look at the upcoming experience. Players will engage enemies in unique environments and can play as a diverse cast of characters. They can also destroy parts of the maps as needed and customize their weapons as much as they want./post/martin-shkreli-allegedly-owes-tens-of-thousands-to-former-players-and-associates-in-esports/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/martin-shkreli-allegedly-owes-tens-of-thousands-to-former-players-and-associates-in-esports/ Martin Shkreli painted himself as a transformative figure in esports. The millionaire pharmaceutical CEO, who became one of the most infamous corporate leaders in America after jacking up the price of a life-saving AIDS drug, created an amateur team in the most popular game on the planet, League of Legends, in May of last year. Shkreli, like most entrepreneurs entering the booming competitive gaming industry, saw a chance for a small investment to pay off big./post/teamfight-tactics-patch-10-10-full-notes-and-updates/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/teamfight-tactics-patch-10-10-full-notes-and-updates/ Riot is supplementing Teamfight Tactics with a set of minor changes ahead of the mid-season reset scheduled for June 10. Patch 10.10 introduces a new Galactic Armory galaxy along with changes to the game’s system, traits, champions, and items. The meta won’t be changing anytime soon, though. Riot is giving players the chance to climb the rankings without having to worry about buffs and nerfs. Here are the notes and updates for Teamfight Tactics Patch 10./post/how-to-get-exotic-ciphers-in-destiny-2/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-exotic-ciphers-in-destiny-2/ Weapons are one of Destiny 2‘s highlights, and few are as impressive as the Exotic weapons players can find. Some will drop randomly with enough luck, but others are locked behind the Monument to Lost Lights in The Tower, which functions as an archive of Exotic weapons from all sorts of content. For instance, If you’re looking for Cayde-6’s signature hand cannon, the Ace of Spades, you’ll need to spend your upgrade materials to purchase it from the Monument to Lost Lights./post/insane-copy-ability-revealed-with-god-eternal-kefnet-war-of-the-spark-spoiler/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/insane-copy-ability-revealed-with-god-eternal-kefnet-war-of-the-spark-spoiler/ Bolas continues to revive a zombie god army of his own for the final battle on Ravnica in the upcoming expansion, War of the Spark. Set to release at the end of April, this war might be the most overpowered one of them all. With God-Eternal Kefnet getting spoiled, things are heating up even more. God-Eternal Kefnet of knowledge God-Eternal Kefnet is a four mana (two blue) legendary creature zombie with flying and an insane static ability./post/how-to-check-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-s-server-status/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-check-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-s-server-status/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare released with a few issues. Players had trouble connecting to the game on release night, and after that, some still ran into crashing and errors. It seems like most of these incidents are now solved and aren’t happening as frequently as they were in Modern Warfare’s initial hours, but you might still experience connection problems. Widespread issues are usually related to a problem on the company’s side, most likely with the game servers./post/kassadin-and-malzahar-s-lore-updates-for-kai-sa-s-release-reveal-some-soap-opera-level-drama/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kassadin-and-malzahar-s-lore-updates-for-kai-sa-s-release-reveal-some-soap-opera-level-drama/ Kai’Sa is arriving in League of Legends with Patch 8.5 next week, and Riot is rolling out the red carpet for her with some sweet, sweet lore. More specifically, the lore of both Kassadin and Malzahar have been updated with fresh, new stories, and they’re jam-packed with about as much drama as a typical soap opera. There’s revenge, corruption, parental mysteries on par with Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, and finally, religious cults… also like in Game of Thrones./post/the-best-type-99-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-type-99-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ In World War II, snipers turned the tide of the battlefield with their ability to pick enemies off from a distance. In Call of Duty: Vanguard, you can do the same with the Type 99. During the second World War, the Type 99 was a sniper rifle used by the Japanese. Certain variations of the gun used a straight bolt and a scope mounted on the left side of the gun to allow for the use of stripper clips for faster reloads./post/what-is-the-max-level-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-max-level-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/ The latest World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion had a level revamp to give players more free roam on how they want to level. Level 120 players from Battle for Azeroth were squished to level 50 during the prepatch for the Shadowlands expansion, preparing them for trials to level up to 60 in the newly added zones. There were thoughts of a level squish over the years, but Blizzard kept pulling back and shelving the idea./post/the-5-best-marksmen-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-marksmen-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/ League of Legends’ mobile experience Wild Rift has finally launched in a number of new regions. With around 50 different playable champions in the game, players unfamiliar with League may find picking the right character for them to be a daunting task. In Wild Rift, many of the core gameplay mechanics from League remain the same, but there are a few major changes, including reduced cooldown times and a smaller map./post/apex-legends-seer-isn-t-op-he-just-needs-some-tuning/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-seer-isn-t-op-he-just-needs-some-tuning/ Last week’s release of new character Seer in Apex Legends has sparked quite the debate among players. Some believe that his recon-based abilities, which include a tactical that interrupts, reveals, lightly damages, and briefly blinds enemies and an ultimate that reveals enemies in a large area, are too strong compared to other legends’ kits. While Seer is certainly strong right now, he’s also new. Newbie and veteran players alike are still learning how to play around him, which makes the skill gap seem wider at first before people get used to him./post/clans-have-returned-to-smite/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/clans-have-returned-to-smite/ It’s time to get the gang back together in Smite. Hi-Rez has announced the return of a feature every team game needs: clans. Similar to the function of a clan-like feature in any game, Smite’s clan system allowed friends to fly under the same tag, displaying their friendship for all to see. As a matter of fact, Smite’s clan system went above and beyond most, featuring an in-game store tied directly to playing with your clan./post/how-to-evolve-eevee-into-sylveon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-eevee-into-sylveon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ All eight of Eevee’s evolutions are included in the Pokédex in Pokémon Legends: Arceus—and Sylveon is the newest of them all. To get all of the Eeveelutions, you’ll first have to find eight Eevees, nine if you want to keep a living Pokédex with the Pokémon pastures. Players can encounter a Sylveon without having to evolve it, but that method is used later in the game. The best and easiest method to get a Sylveon is to evolve an Eevee./post/best-hearthstone-decks-to-try-in-january-2022/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-hearthstone-decks-to-try-in-january-2022/ If you’re a Hearthstone fan, you probably spent December cuddled up in your Murloc pajamas while testing out the new expansion, Fractured in Alterac Valley. And after a series of overarching balance changes, you may be wondering which decks are worth playing heading into 2022. Fractured in Alterac Valley has introduced and empowered a variety of interesting archetypes. A large focus of the recent balance changes was on empowering some of those archetypes that were falling short of the mark, including a heavy emphasis on the Mage class./post/playstation-reportedly-has-2-live-service-games-planned-to-launch-before-april-2023/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-reportedly-has-2-live-service-games-planned-to-launch-before-april-2023/ If you didn’t think PlayStation had enough live service games, you’re about to change your mind. Jim Ryan, the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, explained in the latest business briefing that PlayStation is planning to launch two live service games during its current fiscal year, which will come to an end in March 2023. The president said that he believes the company currently has one title from that genre, MLB The Show 22, where players purchase packs of cards to build their baseball team./post/respawn-replaces-second-chance-takeover-with-armor-regen-mode-following-progression-bug/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-replaces-second-chance-takeover-with-armor-regen-mode-following-progression-bug/ Not everything went according to plan in Apex Legends’ War Games event. Respawn removed the Second Chance takeover from the rotation following reports with stat tracking bugs and switched the schedule around. The Armor Regen mode will hijack the playlists as the first mode in line and will last until Thursday. Second Chance awarded each player a free respawn upon their first death. Legends would go back from the dropship with all their weapon and gear, ready to fight again./post/riot-reveals-new-astronaut-league-skins-for-maokai-rammus-veigar-and-corki/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-new-astronaut-league-skins-for-maokai-rammus-veigar-and-corki/ Riot Games has introduced the newest set of skins coming to League of Legends. The famed Astronaut skin line is receiving some new additions in the near future. New Astronaut skins for Maokai, Rammus, Veigar, and Corki were all revealed earlier today and are set to hit the League shop some time in the coming weeks.  These new skins rely heavily on the blue-green color scheme that’s traditionally been seen in the Astronaut skin line, as well as the thematic elements of space travel and alien contact./post/wrecking-ball-has-a-super-cute-easter-egg-on-dorado/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wrecking-ball-has-a-super-cute-easter-egg-on-dorado/ Wrecking Ball, also known as Hammond, is cute. No one’s denying that. Not surprisingly, this extreme adorableness expands to the hamster hero’s Overwatch Easter eggs, a new one of which was found by Reddit user Owlero and uploaded to the site. Using Wrecking Ball, Owlero played the Overwatch theme song using Dorado’s bells, three of which are on the spawn high ground. The fourth is over to the side—but who even knew there was a fourth?/post/ibdw-goes-back-to-back-wins-melee-title-at-smash-summit-13/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ibdw-goes-back-to-back-wins-melee-title-at-smash-summit-13/ For the first time since Armada’s legendary four-straight wins at the event’s inception, Smash Summit has a back-to-back champion in iBDW after he successfully outdueled Plup 3-2 in Summit-first Fox-only grand finals.  The Panda-sponsored duo actually came out of the same pool, but Plup forfeited his final set where he would have faced iBDW due to the event being delayed following multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the venue and the veteran player wanting to ensure he was healthy./post/where-to-find-the-moon-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-moon-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ The Moon Stone in Pokémon Legends: Arceus serves just one purpose in the game: evolving Clefairy. This means that you’ll only need one stone in order to complete your Pokédex in Legends: Arceus, since it only evolves Clefairy into Clefable. You can use the stone at any point on Clefairy; there is no level requirement to be able to evolve it. This is good for completing the entry into the Pokédex, although you might need some time with both Pokémon before your research level reaches 10 with them./post/square-enix-reveals-last-final-fantasy-xiv-s-endwalker-trailer/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/square-enix-reveals-last-final-fantasy-xiv-s-endwalker-trailer/ The next Final Fantasy XIV expansion Endwalker is just around the corner, and Square Enix shared one last piece of content before players will actually get to jump in. It’s the longest trailer ever released for the expansion, not giving much more information about the expansion, but building up the hype up to its release. It begins by revealing a kind of tavern around an Aetheryte, where characters go on about their lives./post/when-does-the-festive-fervor-event-start-and-end-in-call-of-duty/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-festive-fervor-event-start-and-end-in-call-of-duty/ Warzone world is going through an immense number of changes. The new Caldera map that the players have been getting used to is in for a holiday treat as it’s receiving an update to reflect the season’s greetings as a part of the Festive Fervor event. In addition to thematic changes, there’s also a double XP weekend, allowing players to start off the event with a bang. Throughout the Festive Fervor event, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War bundles will be available at a discount, and there will also be festive bundles waiting to be unlocked in the shop./post/apex-legends-reaches-100-million-unique-players/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-reaches-100-million-unique-players/ Apex Legends has reached 100 million unique players worldwide, Respawn announced today. The milestone is an important achievement for the battle royale over two years after it launched on Feb. 4, 2019. The battle royale has carved out an audience on even more platforms than it had at launch. The game was released on Steam in November 2020 and debuted on Switch in March. In addition to the two new platforms, a series of in-game improvements, such as new maps, legends, and weapons, helped the game grow—but not at the same breakneck pace as it did in the beginning./post/how-to-use-a-whirlpool-at-the-fortilla-in-fortnite/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-a-whirlpool-at-the-fortilla-in-fortnite/ Fortnite’s Chapter Two, season three recently went live and Epic Games welcomed its players with a collaboration with DC Comics. Many teases before the season suggested a character with a Trident would be coming to Fortnite alongside the flood. And fans anticipated another superhero team-up due to the success of the game’s Deadpool event. The character turned out to be Aquaman and he’s the guest of honor for this season. Players will need to complete five challenges to unlock the Aquaman skin after buying the battle pass./post/msi-2022-finished-with-quickest-average-game-time-ever-for-an-international-league-tournament/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/msi-2022-finished-with-quickest-average-game-time-ever-for-an-international-league-tournament/ Games at the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational flew by. On average, they were completed in just 29 minutes and 13 seconds, according to League stats site Games of Legends, making for the quickest average game time among all international tournaments in League’s history.  The average game time at any international event had never fallen below the 30-minute threshold prior to this year’s MSI. At last year’s Mid-Season Invitational, the average game time sat just over 30 minutes with an official mark of 30:04./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-lastra-forest-dungeon-in-lost-ark/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-lastra-forest-dungeon-in-lost-ark/ Lastra Forest is a Lost Ark dungeon you’ll encounter when wandering in Sunbright Hill. It’ll lead directly to another dungeon so it can be confusing to know if all seeds are located in this part of the dungeon, but it’s truly the case. There are seven Mokoko seeds to collect in the Lastra Forest dungeon, and they can all be earned during your first completion without much trouble. If you’re first running into this dungeon, know that you’ll later unlock the Mokoko village, the area where you’ll be able to trade the Mokoko seed counter for rewards./post/how-to-unlock-the-ots-9-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-ots-9-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ A new submachine gun has been added to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone as part of its “season four reloaded” update. The OTs 9 is a full-auto SMG that shreds enemies up close with its small magazine and fast fire rate. It struggles at longer ranges but is strong in up-close engagements in Verdansk or on smaller multiplayer maps, making it worthwhile to level up./post/new-sega-genesis-games-might-be-coming-to-nintendo-switch-online-later-today/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-sega-genesis-games-might-be-coming-to-nintendo-switch-online-later-today/ Sega has been in the news a lot over the last several weeks, and it looks like that will continue since a new batch of Sega Genesis titles might be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this week.  This speculation comes from scheduled maintenance for the Genesis portion of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription platform, which is scheduled to take place later today from around 7:55pm to 9pm CT.  Maintenance like this is typically only applied when new titles are being added to NSO./post/the-5-best-vehicle-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-vehicle-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/ Vehicle cards in Magic: The Gathering are usually colorless Artifacts that have power and toughness but need to be activated with a Crew before counting as creatures. Crew requirements are different from one Vehicle to another, but they usually involve tapping creatures with power at least equal to the Crew requirement. You can use this requirement to tap a couple of weaker creatures or one strong creature instead—there’s no restrictions as long as the total power is equal to the Crew requirement by the Vehicle./post/aim-assist-has-been-nerfed-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-3-dataminers-say/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/aim-assist-has-been-nerfed-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-3-dataminers-say/ Mouse and keyboard players can rest easy following the latest Fortnite update for Chapter 2, season three, which was released earlier today.  Epic Games has secretly nerfed aim assist by reducing its strength while aiming down sights and aiming from the hip, according to dataminer Lucas7yoshi. The values have gone down in each category, so aim assist isn’t as useful in the latest season. This hasn’t been confirmed by Epic, however. Specifically the input data for each category has gone down by around one unit, which could be significant for controller players./post/call-of-duty-mobile-s-hardcore-modes-return/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-s-hardcore-modes-return/ Are you looking for a more intense experience in Call of Duty: Mobile? You’re in luck, as the hardcore modes have returned to the game. Players can enjoy the Hardcore Headquarters and Hardpoint modes in CoD: Mobile. The Hardcore mode adds a new twist to the multiplayer game. As the name suggests, the mode provides a more realistic and intense gameplay experience for players. All players’ HP is reduced to just 30 percent in this mode./post/how-to-evolve-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex/ Pokémon Masters EX is one of the more unique Pokémon games available, with a greater focus on its trainers than in other games. Throughout your journey in Pokémon Masters EX you’ll meet, battle, and recruit trainers throughout all the generations of the series along with their unique Pokémon companions. In the earlier stages, you’ll collect Pokémon and may be curious about how exactly you can evolve them. fortunately, evolution is a part of the game./post/astra-and-viper-nerfed-omen-and-brimstone-buffed-and-yoru-officially-re-worked-in-valorant-patch-4-04/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/astra-and-viper-nerfed-omen-and-brimstone-buffed-and-yoru-officially-re-worked-in-valorant-patch-4-04/ VALORANT Patch 4.04 was released today, with overwhelming changes to the entire controller category off agents, and the long-discussed overhaul of Yoru officially going live. Viper and Astra, who have spent months at the forefront of the completive meta, have each received extensive nerfs. For Viper, the cooldowns on activating both Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud have been increased, her Fuel drains 50 percent faster when both are active, and her Snake Bite duration has decreased./post/discord-launches-snowsgiving-2021-will-support-to-write-love-on-her-arms-movement/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/discord-launches-snowsgiving-2021-will-support-to-write-love-on-her-arms-movement/ The holiday season is in full swing, which means it is time for Discord’s annual Snowsgiving event, which brings the entire Discord community together with giveaways and contests, as well as by supporting charitable organizations.  For Snowsgiving 2021, Discord is partnering with To Write Love On Her Arms, a nonprofit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. To support TWLOHA, Discord is offering limited-edition Snowsgiving merch, including a custom keyboard set, a zip-up jacket bundle, and more./post/teasers-for-arcane-animated-series-riot-s-other-games-discovered-in-true-damage-giants-music-video/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/teasers-for-arcane-animated-series-riot-s-other-games-discovered-in-true-damage-giants-music-video/ Since Riot Games celebrated the 10th anniversary of League of Legends in 2019, the company has released various new titles and teased even more to expand the world of Runeterra and create new ones.  A Reddit user pointed out earlier today that in the True Damage “GIANTS” music video, which was released alongside the debut of True Damage at Worlds 2019, viewers can briefly catch a glimpse of teasers of Riot’s then-upcoming projects Legends of Runeterra and VALORANT, as well as the unreleased Arcane animated series and “Project L./post/artist-crafts-portrait-of-jinx-from-arcane-using-threads-and-nails/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/artist-crafts-portrait-of-jinx-from-arcane-using-threads-and-nails/ Fans of Riot Games’ first animated Netflix series, Arcane, have created content showcasing their love for the series and its characters for months. While some fans opt for cosplay to look like their favorite characters, some use their artistic talents in other ways that stand out among other creations. With just threads and nails, Reddit user u/Thread_Art crafted a portrait of Jinx’s Arcane look completely by hand. They noted that this specific project took them about 30 to 40 hours to complete, following two years of previous experience making art like this with these supplies./post/how-to-add-an-nvme-ssd-to-a-ps5/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-add-an-nvme-ssd-to-a-ps5/ The PlayStation 5 can now expand its internal storage capacity, thanks to a recent firmware update. Users were previously limited to the built-in SSD with around 667GB of usable space because the operating system and other files take up a portion of its 825GB capacity. Players can now add an M.2 NVMe SSD into the PS5 to expand its capacity. The added capacity allows users to store more games and media files to play them directly off the SSD./post/how-to-find-and-use-tarnished-golden-sunflowers-in-elden-ring/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-use-tarnished-golden-sunflowers-in-elden-ring/ A Tarnished Golden Sunflower is one of many crafting materials you may encounter throughout your journey in Elden Ring. It’s “a large flower that blooms facing the Erdtree,” according to its description. The tooltip also says it is “found near minor Erdtrees” and that “though wilted and faded, it still retains holy essence.” This holy essence is undoubtedly a key part of its use: Tarnished Golden Sunflowers can only be used to craft a Holy Water Pot or a Roped Holy Water Pot./post/playstation-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-reignited-with-updated-focus/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-reignited-with-updated-focus/ After her initial sexual discrimination lawsuit against Sony had a majority of the claims discarded in April, former PlayStation employee Emma Majo is now engaging in a second suit with a narrower scope focused on the company’s California locations.  As first reported by Axios, Majo’s new lawsuit brings the complaints of the first suit down to a smaller scale. Her original lawsuit sought damages for all women who worked for PlayStation in the United States over gender discrimination claims./post/best-nintendo-3ds-exclusive-games-to-download-before-the-eshop-shuts-down/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-nintendo-3ds-exclusive-games-to-download-before-the-eshop-shuts-down/ The Nintendo 3DS was Nintendo’s final “true handheld” hardware before the Nintendo Switch merged the company’s two models into a hybrid console and was a more than worthy successor to the massively popular Nintendo DS system, selling 75.94 million since launching in early 2011. Production on new models ceased in September 2020, and soon the 3DS will officially be retired. Nintendo plans to close the system’s eShop entirely in March 2023, along with the Wii U eShop./post/lec-cast-pays-homage-to-rekkles-and-2000s-emo-with-edgy-new-song/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lec-cast-pays-homage-to-rekkles-and-2000s-emo-with-edgy-new-song/ The LEC content team continued its strong tradition of releasing top-shelf level music videos with the debut of a new punk rock song earlier today called “Reckless with my heart.” The song features a combination of the league’s casters playing different instruments, with Christy “Ender” Frierson on drums and Andy “Vedius” Day and Daniel Drakos splitting up lead vocals and guitar duties.  The track, which frankly is more of a tribute to Rekkles’ time with Fnatic, sees the gang wax poetic about Europe’s best AD carry for a full three minutes and 22 seconds./post/what-is-the-elite-collector-medal-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-elite-collector-medal-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go trainers might be enthused to see a new badge in their collection: the Elite Collector medal. It’s a new addition to the game following developer Niantic’s introduction of the Unova Collection Challenge. For each Collection Challenge you complete, the milestone and its date of completion will be recorded under the Elite Collector medal. Collection Badge! from TheSilphRoad The ongoing challenge was the first of its kind rolled out by Niantic in the new year, released alongside the Unova Celebration 2021 event./post/how-to-check-new-world-server-status/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-check-new-world-server-status/ The last thing you want to encounter when playing any game is server issues. But when a game as popular as Amazon’s new entry into the MMO space New World launches, issues are likely to arise. Server issues can be minor and fixed as easily as a quick server reboot, but other issues take maintenance to repair and could cause servers to go down for an extended duration of time. When this happens, you may start up the game to find you can’t get on but aren’t sure why./post/how-to-get-honeycomb-in-minecraft/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-honeycomb-in-minecraft/ Minecraft is full of useful blocks and objects that are needed as crafting materials for other items. One item you’ll likely need is a honeycomb, which can be confusing to find since they don’t spawn naturally in the world. You’ll have to find a beehive to acquire honeycomb, and there are a couple of ways to get honeycomb in Minecraft that will make it easier to get in the long run./post/valorant-game-designer-volcano-addresses-community-concerns-on-current-map-designs/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-game-designer-volcano-addresses-community-concerns-on-current-map-designs/ Over the past few days, the VALORANT community has voiced complaints about the design of the closed beta’s three available maps, and how many corners there are for people to hide in. Riot Games’ senior game designer Sal “Volcano” Garozzo addressed these concerns on his stream, saying that there’s a reason for the maps having been designed that way. “There is a reason for it being that way, given how much flush utility and recon utility is in the game,” Volcano said./post/agilities-joins-toronto-defiant-as-a-content-creator/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/agilities-joins-toronto-defiant-as-a-content-creator/ There’s no place like home after a rough year.  After weathering situations out of his control and all-around bad luck during the 2020 offseason, Brady “Agilities” Girardi will be joining the Toronto Defiant as a content creator, the Overwatch League franchise announced today. The native Canadian previously played for the team during the 2020 Overwatch League season, filling the flex DPS role. After finishing in 15th place overall, the Defiant decided to rebuild in a different direction for 2021 and Agilities was dropped along with many of his teammates./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-teamfight-tactics-lucky-lantern-mechanic/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-teamfight-tactics-lucky-lantern-mechanic/ On top of the seven new traits and 20 champions added to Teamfight Tactics in Set 4.5, Riot introduced the Lucky Lantern system, a new mechanic exclusive to Festival of Beasts. Each player will receive a Lucky Lantern at a “certain point” during a match that contains bonuses such as a Neeko’s Help, a Shop Reroller, an Item Remover, an Item Roller, a Training Dummy, or gold.  Everyone in the lobby will obtain the same Lucky Lantern “present,” but the item that drops will alternate each game./post/another-commercial-drophacking-service-targets-league-of-legends/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/another-commercial-drophacking-service-targets-league-of-legends/ The path for climbing the rankings in competitive League of Legends is simple: Don’t lose. Dropping games will drop your rank. Some players, however, have found a convenient loophole to avoid the ratings hit that comes with losing a match. When the going gets tough, they just knock out the server the game is played on. Distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks have become an increasing problem in competitive League, and now there’s a new service that promises to make them easier than ever./post/how-to-get-icy-feet-in-fortnite/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-icy-feet-in-fortnite/ There are a handful of winter-themed items that have made their way to Fortnite‘s Winterfest 2021, the first event of Chapter Three. Included in this group of items are the returning Chiller grenades, which leave players with an icy effect known as Icy Feet rather than lingering damage. Icy Feet can be used to either hinder your opponents during firefights or build battles, or supplement your own movement mechanics. But how can you get it?/post/here-are-the-matchups-for-the-2022-lcs-lock-in-knockout-stage/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-matchups-for-the-2022-lcs-lock-in-knockout-stage/ The group stage of the 2022 LCS Lock In tournament is wrapped up, and the eight teams to advance to the knockout stage have been placed into a single elimination bracket for the tournament’s final stage. Over the next two weeks, the remaining teams in the Lock In tournament will compete to win the first event of the North American League of Legends season.  Here are the matchups for the 2022 LCS Lock In knockout stage, which is slated to begin tomorrow./post/call-of-duty-league-championship-weekend-2021-scheduled-for-aug-19-to-22-in-los-angeles/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-league-championship-weekend-2021-scheduled-for-aug-19-to-22-in-los-angeles/ The Call of Duty League’s 2021 Championship Weekend will be open to fans and take place at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Activision announced today. The event will be held from Aug. 19 to 22, pitting the top eight teams from the CDL’s regular season against each other for the $1.2 million grand prize. The league’s fifth stage is set to begin this week before the playoffs kick off in August./post/how-to-transfer-older-pok%C3%A9mon-to-sword-and-shield/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-transfer-older-pok%C3%A9mon-to-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield may have only 400 Pokémon, but players still want to transfer their old favorites to the game. Letting players bring their old favorites to the new Pokémon games is a common feature in the franchise. The series prides itself on the ability to transfer and trade Pokémon even from older generations. With the arrival of Pokémon Sword and Shield, players understandably are eager to transfer their beloved partners to the newest game./post/xqc-says-washed-up-cs-go-pros-who-try-their-luck-at-valorant-will-ultimately-quit/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-says-washed-up-cs-go-pros-who-try-their-luck-at-valorant-will-ultimately-quit/ Several pro gamers have volunteered to start a career in Riot Games’ VALORANT, but some of them might not adapt to the changes, according to xQc. The streamer tweeted a general jab at some CS:GO players who may consider migrating to VALORANT earlier today. He thinks some pros won’t be able to handle the added mechanics on the upcoming FPS, such as abilities and resurrection. HOT TAKE: ALL THE WASHED UP CSGO "/post/meet-chamber-valorant-s-new-sentinel-agent/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-chamber-valorant-s-new-sentinel-agent/ Riot Games has finally revealed Chamber, the new sentinel agent coming to VALORANT on Nov. 16. Chamber is a “well dressed and well-armed” French weapon designer equipped with a deadly arsenal of weapons and abilities. This “gentlemen assassin” enjoys the finer things in life and takes all details into account when lining up the perfect shot. Related: Riot on new VALORANT agent Chamber: ‘We started by thinking about different ways to approach the Sentinel role’/post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-classic-back-to-bulbasaur-research-tasks-and-rewards/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-classic-back-to-bulbasaur-research-tasks-and-rewards/ Niantic is switching things up by adding a new kind of Community Day event to the rotation in Pokémon Go, Community Day Classic.  The first of these new events is called Classic: Back to Bulbasaur and brings things back to the start with the very first Pokémon in the Pokédex on Jan. 22.  As always, players can enjoy the usual three-hour lure and incense extensions during the event, as well as triple catch experience for capturing any Pokémon./post/more-people-in-united-states-play-video-games-than-ever-before-esa-reports/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/more-people-in-united-states-play-video-games-than-ever-before-esa-reports/ The Entertainment Software Association (ESA,) the trade association of the video game industry in the United States, has confirmed that more people are playing video games than ever before in America.  Throughout the last year, around 227 million video game players were recorded across all ages in the U.S., according to the ESA’s annual 2021 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry report.  The report, which used data from approximately 4,000 Americans 18 years of age and older about their video game playing habits, noted the average U./post/mtg-alchemy-semblance-scanner-improves-mono-blue-and-creature-tribal-decks/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-alchemy-semblance-scanner-improves-mono-blue-and-creature-tribal-decks/ Mono-Blue Magic: The Gathering decks might become relevant once again within the Alchemy and Historic formats with the inclusion of the Neon Dynasty: A22 spoiler, Semblance Scanner. Scheduled to go live via MTG Arena on March 17, over 20 new digital-only Neon Dynasty: A22 will drop into the Historic and Alchemy formats. Revealed today by Taalia Vess, Semblance Scanner is a three-drop Mono-Blue Artifact creature with an ability that can scale quickly out of control within the right builds./post/tsm-noko-gets-4k-damage-with-every-apex-character-in-one-stream/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-noko-gets-4k-damage-with-every-apex-character-in-one-stream/ Content creation in Apex Legends can be deceptively difficult. The game lends itself easily to streaming and videos with natural pauses in action, allowing personalities to talk and goof off, punctuated by high-intensity bursts of combat. Coming up with original ideas for content more than three years into the game, however, is much more challenging. Firing up the stream and just playing ranked is always an option, but the truly dedicated players out there are always looking for something new to show their viewers./post/best-kalista-deck-lists-to-use-in-legends-of-runeterra/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-kalista-deck-lists-to-use-in-legends-of-runeterra/ Riot Games’ most recent card update in Legends of Runeterra changed one of the worst performing champions in the game, Kalista. While this is not the first time that Kalista has been reworked in LoR, Riot is hoping that these changes keep her League of Legends bonding identity. Additionally, Riot aims to make her feel better to play in more circumstances than before. The Kalista fundamentals, and answering the questions she asks of you First let’s take a look at the current iteration of Kalista:/post/them-s-fightin-herds-developer-mane6-acquired-by-publisher-modus-games-details-plans-for-console-port-and-expanded-roster/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/them-s-fightin-herds-developer-mane6-acquired-by-publisher-modus-games-details-plans-for-console-port-and-expanded-roster/ At the beginning of December, Mane6 revealed that its publishing partnership with Humble Games had concluded but with big plans on the horizon. The latest developer update to the game’s forums yesterday announced that Them’s Fightin’ Herds will be getting a fresh injection of resources with Modus Games officially acquiring the Mane6 team. With the increase in budget and scope, Mane6 went into detail about a variety of updates it’s now working on for the game, including new fighters and console ports among other long-awaited features./post/best-power-forward-builds-in-nba-2k22/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-power-forward-builds-in-nba-2k22/ Creating an unstoppable force in MyPlayer is no easy task. And if you want to compete in NBA 2K22, it’s essential that you do your best to get the most out of your creation. Since its release on Sept. 10, NBA 2K22 players have been looking for the best position to have their MyPlayer play, as well as the perfect build. Power forward is a solid option to start your MyPlayer career with./post/every-mtg-arena-digital-only-mechanic/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-mtg-arena-digital-only-mechanic/ Wizards of the Coast has upped the ante on what you can expect from Magic: The Gathering Arena by introducing a new exclusive format to the digital experience called Alchemy. Along with a new set of cards, Alchemy: Innistrad, the MTGA-exclusive format has a number of mechanics that you won’t see in the tabletop version of the game.  There are a few previously introduced digital-only mechanics like Conjure, Perpetually, and Seek, which were added through Jumpstart: Historic Horizons./post/junkrat-concept-art-inspired-hammond-s-design/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/junkrat-concept-art-inspired-hammond-s-design/ Hammond—or Wrecking Ball—wasn’t always a hamster. When Blizzard first started working on Overwatch’s first heroes, there was a need for “cute” heroes in the Overwatch world. The developer toyed with a few different animals and concepts for this much-needed cute hero, but the spark for the idea actually came from Junkrat’s original design. Related: Hammond’s first legendary skins are Horizon Lunar Colony and Junkertown–inspired Junkrat was once called the Demolitionist, with a bunch of different iterations on the table./post/faker-s-league-of-legends-settings-and-keybinds/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faker-s-league-of-legends-settings-and-keybinds/ Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is known across the globe as one of the greatest League of Legends players of all time. The South Korean mid-laner for T1 has a resume that precedes him. As a three-time world champion before the age of 24, Faker has built a name for himself that even the most casual of esports fans immediately recognize.  Since signing an extension with T1 through 2022 in a deal that also made him a part-owner, Faker and his team placed second in the LCK Spring regular season standings before winning the spring playoffs against Gen./post/when-does-deltarune-chapter-3-release/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-deltarune-chapter-3-release/ Few games have burst onto the scene quite like Undertale. Toby Fox’s 2015 RPG introduced players to a variety of interesting characters, a charming world, and an engaging story. In 2018, Fox released Deltarune Chapter 1, an Undertale follow-up. Fans had to wait almost three years for Deltarune Chapter 2, which came out in 2021. Almost as soon as Chapter 2 was released, fans were clamoring for another chapter, leading many to wonder what the plans were for the next release and whether they’d have to wait another three years to continue their adventure./post/league-player-stops-akshan-mid-swing-with-perfectly-timed-alistar-headbutt/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-stops-akshan-mid-swing-with-perfectly-timed-alistar-headbutt/ When playing Akshan in League of Legends, Heroic Swing (E) is one of the best escape tools at your disposal. But when an enemy champion with crowd control comes along, Akshan players usually see their getaway cut short.  In a clip posted to Reddit earlier today, an Akshan player was stopped dead in their tracks by an enemy Alistar who staunchly interrupted their great escape via Heroic Swing.  Too many Akshan clips, time to shut him down with the cowbell./post/progress-gets-world-first-world-of-warcraft-classic-naxxramas-clear/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/progress-gets-world-first-world-of-warcraft-classic-naxxramas-clear/ It took longer than any other world-first World of Warcraft Classic raid before it, but Naxxramas, the expansion’s final raid, has been completed by European Alliance guild Progress. While previous Classic raid races ended with the final boss of the instance being killed in less than an hour, Kel’Thuzad stood for nearly an hour and a half after Naxxramas was released at 4pm CT yesterday. Starting the raid as soon as it became available, Progress finally downed the boss at 5:23pm CT, more than 20 minutes before any other guild in the world./post/legends-of-runeterra-170000-error-code-forces-a-loss-on-players/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/legends-of-runeterra-170000-error-code-forces-a-loss-on-players/ North American Legends of Runeterra servers produced a 170000 error code around 10:30pm CT last night, forcing players who were online to suffer a game loss. This wasn’t the first 170000 error in LoR or other Riot Games titles, either. The error code typically means the servers are overloaded and players should be able to log back in shortly. It can mean there are ISP issues as well.  The LoR servers were only down for around 10 minutes last night./post/sources-los-angeles-thieves-expected-to-add-john-to-cdl-roster-ahead-of-stage-5/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-los-angeles-thieves-expected-to-add-john-to-cdl-roster-ahead-of-stage-5/ After almost a two-year hiatus from competing on a professional level, John is expected to make his return under the Los Angeles Thieves banner, sources tell Dot Esports. Los Angeles Thieves are no stranger to roster changes this season in the Call of Duty League. In three months, the franchise has competed with six different starting lineups, rotating between Temp, Venom, SlasheR, Drazah, TJHaLy, and Huke playing alongside Kenny. In the team’s most recent change, Drazah was placed back into the starting lineup an hour before the Thieves’ Stage Four Major tournament kicked off due to a spelling error on Huke’s COVID-19 test kit./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-t-in-the-middle/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-t-in-the-middle/ Wordle is the word game that brought back word games. Created by Josh Wardle and now owned by the New York Times, the puzzle consists of a five-letter word from the English language, which players need to guess in up to six tries. The word is always the same for all players on the same calendar day, and there are no clues but the letters themselves, which will change colors depending on where they are in the word—or if they’re not in the word at all./post/how-to-fix-error-500-internal-server-error-on-discord/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-error-500-internal-server-error-on-discord/ Similar to online games, Discord has its own servers that allow everything to run smoothly. When Discord’s servers go down, though, players may get kicked out of voice channels and servers or may become unable to join them in the first place. The Error 500 “Internal Server Error” usually appears whenever Discord’s servers go down. Servers can go offline due to planned maintenance or surges in the number of online users./post/new-alien-link-monster-revealed-for-dawn-of-majesty/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-alien-link-monster-revealed-for-dawn-of-majesty/ Dawn of Majesty continues to add on to its setlist with even more support for older Yu-Gi-Oh! archetypes in the OCG—this time by bringing new Alien monsters.  The set, which will release in Japan on April 17, includes at least two new Alien cards that may provide a spark for the archetype. 収録カード公開‼️ 【4/17（土）発売 DAWN OF MAJESTY（ドーン・オブ・マジェスティ）】✨『エーリアン・バスター』✨、✨『宇宙鋏ゼロオル』✨収録❗️商品HPはこちら👉https://t.co/1lFhquJ1ZY pic.twitter.com/Egke7Yj2TW — 【公式】遊戯王OCG (@YuGiOh_OCG_INFO) March 21, 2021 There’s a new Effect Monster called Alien Buster, which has two effects that can each be used once per turn, along with a respectable 1,700 ATK and 1,500 DEF for a level-four monster./post/what-does-a-zero-point-flopper-do-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-a-zero-point-flopper-do-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season five’s release has introduced a plethora of fishing options—and one Flopper, in particular, is drawing some attention.  The Zero Point Flopper is a purple fish with scale-like features in its coloration that resemble the new “Zero Point Crystals” that were added to the game with the start of the new season. As you might expect, these Floppers will act the exact same as a Zero Point Crystal when used./post/dignitas-officially-parts-ways-with-dardoch/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dignitas-officially-parts-ways-with-dardoch/ After just over a year with the team, Dignitas has confirmed that veteran jungler Dardoch has been dropped from the team. He will be replaced by Akaadian on the LCS main roster moving forward into the rest of the 2021 LCS Summer Split. In a video posted to Twitter, the team’s director of esports, James Baker, said a recent incident involving Dardoch led to the organization’s decision to completely part ways with him./post/how-to-defeat-simon-grey-in-amrine-excavation-in-new-world/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-defeat-simon-grey-in-amrine-excavation-in-new-world/ New World has plenty of unique activities to participate in and monsters to take on during your time adventuring through Aeternum. The first major one that players will visit is the Expedition Amrite Excavation. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals A core part of the game’s story, all players must complete this Excavation to continue with story quests in the game during their mid-20s. To enter the Armite Excavation, your recommended level is 25, and you must have both the Azoth Staff and the Amrine Tuning Orb that you can receive through story missions, or alternatively craft./post/berserker-reportedly-lost-his-passport-and-visa-might-be-late-for-2022-lcs-summer-split/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/berserker-reportedly-lost-his-passport-and-visa-might-be-late-for-2022-lcs-summer-split/ For the past few weeks, Cloud9’s League of Legends division have been bootcamping in South Korea in preparation for the upcoming 2022 LCS Summer Split. With the competition starting on June 18, they should be returning to North America soon. There could be, however, a major problem for C9’s roster heading into the split. The team’s AD carry, Berserker, has lost his visa and passport, according to former coach Nick “LS” De Cesare./post/how-to-play-the-last-hours-of-verdansk-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-last-hours-of-verdansk-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The world of Call of Duty: Warzone is about to change forever. Verdansk, the map that Warzone players have been dropping into since the game launched in March 2020, will be leaving the game when it’s replaced by the Call of Duty: Vanguard-themed Caldera this week. But before Caldera enters the fray, Warzone will receive one last hurrah as part of the “The Last Hours of Verdansk” in-game event. Unlike last year’s event, which transported players back in time to a 1984 version of the city, the locale will actually be gone soon after./post/tsm-fires-former-lcs-coach-peter-zhang-after-very-serious-allegations-of-conflict-of-interest-and-unethical-practices/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-fires-former-lcs-coach-peter-zhang-after-very-serious-allegations-of-conflict-of-interest-and-unethical-practices/ TSM has terminated the contract of its LCS head of player development Peter Zhang, who previously served as the team’s head coach, after an investigation into “very serious allegations of conflict of interest and unethical practices” against Zhang. TSM posted a statement to its Twitter account announcing Zhang’s departure. “We were recently made aware of very serious allegations of conflict of interest and unethical practices against League of Legends coach Peter Zhang,” TSM said./post/all-of-the-big-twitch-streamers-who-plan-to-play-wow-classic/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-big-twitch-streamers-who-plan-to-play-wow-classic/ Some of the biggest streamers on Twitch are patiently waiting for the release of World of Warcraft Classic on Aug 27. In addition to the usual suspects, like Zack “Asmongold” and Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris, a few other streamers you may not expect plan to test out Classic in four days.  Twitch streamer Timothy John “TimTheTatman” Betar said he and many others are taking a break from Fortnite in the wake of WoW./post/league-s-original-17-champions-and-how-different-they-were-11-years-ago/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-original-17-champions-and-how-different-they-were-11-years-ago/ During League of Legends’ alpha stage when the game started taking shape, Riot Games originally added 17 champions to the pool. It’s been 11 years since then and most of those champions have changed quite a bit over time. League celebrated its 11th birthday in October. Even though the game is essentially the same, it’s a completely different environment than it was in the alpha stage. Riot hasn’t stopped innovating with new champions and building the game’s complexity, releasing 151 champs./post/best-pantheon-build-in-league-of-legends/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-pantheon-build-in-league-of-legends/ The Unbreakable Spear, Pantheon is one of the most versatile champions in League of Legends. While traditionally played as a top champion, Pantheon can be played in the mid lane and even support. The champion’s kit allows him to shut down opponents’ abilities and win duels with ease early in the game while remaining powerful throughout. As with all champions in League, different items are going to compliment Pantheon’s kit more than others and these items will vary depending on the situation in-game./post/kt-rolster-signs-former-skt-jungler-blank/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kt-rolster-signs-former-skt-jungler-blank/ KT Rolster has added veteran jungler Blank to its League of Legends roster ahead of the 2021 season, the organization announced today.  Blank has spent the last two seasons in Japan playing for Sengoku Gaming of the LJL. But his wide-ranging experience in the Korean scene should make this free agent signing feel like a homecoming of sorts for the six-year veteran. [Official] Kang "Blank" Sun-gu joins kt Rolster as their new jungler./post/best-apple-watch-screen-protectors/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-apple-watch-screen-protectors/ When a watch is intended to go wherever the user does, it’s important to keep that watch protected. Fortunately for the Apple Watch, accessories like chargers, screen protectors and cases are abundant and affordable. With so many affordable options, screen protectors are a cheap, easy, and nonintrusive way to keep an expensive watch safe from harm. Whether it be from standard wear and tear, scratches, or drops, screen protectors provide an extra layer of security./post/guild-wars-2-map-design-takes-center-stage-in-new-end-of-dragons-expansion/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/guild-wars-2-map-design-takes-center-stage-in-new-end-of-dragons-expansion/ Guild Wars 2’s newest expansion, End of Dragons, will take players to Cantha, the same setting as Guild Wars: Factions. It’s been over 250 in-game years since players have seen Cantha, but now, they must venture there to uncover the secrets behind the elder dragon cycle that’s impacted the flow of magic. The biggest showcase for any new expansion is its story. The Commander has slain many Elder Dragons and each one has created a more unstable Tyria./post/sources-gears-of-war-legend-mental-expected-to-sign-with-los-angeles-guerrillas/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-gears-of-war-legend-mental-expected-to-sign-with-los-angeles-guerrillas/ Less than two weeks after announcing he would be stepping down from a competitive scene he’s spent over half a decade competing in, legendary Gears of War player MentaL has found a home in the Call of Duty League as a substitute player. According to multiple sources, MentaL will be added to the Los Angeles Guerrillas roster as a bench player and will compete in the Call of Duty Challengers league./post/how-to-find-and-use-saltpeter-in-new-world/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-use-saltpeter-in-new-world/ The closed beta for Amazon Games’ new MMO, New World, is live, and players across the game are traversing the world of Aeternum for resources. One of the most prominent, albeit elusive, resources in the game is Saltpeter, which is a much-needed resource that is relatively difficult to come across.  Saltpeter is a highly sought-after resource in New World, and it’s used in various crafting recipes. But the most recognizable product that Saltpeter creates is gunpowder, which is used extensively in the creation of cartridges for the Musket weapon./post/nrg-signs-squishymuffinz-benches-turbopolsa/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nrg-signs-squishymuffinz-benches-turbopolsa/ NRG’s Rocket League team is getting some major firepower. The organization signed Mariano “Squishy Muffinz” Arruda today after his former team, Cloud9, dropped its Rocket League lineup. Squishy will take the place of Pierre “Turbopolsa” Silfver, who was moved to NRG’s inactive roster. Be careful!@SquishyMuffinz has officially joined the #NRGfam pic.twitter.com/KBe885Il6k — NRG (@NRGgg) June 10, 2020 Squishy is one of the most accomplished players in the Rocket League circuit and has numerous championships under his belt./post/hungrybox-team-liquid-respond-to-harassment-allegations/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hungrybox-team-liquid-respond-to-harassment-allegations/ Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma is one of the pillars of the Super Smash Bros. community, acting as the top Melee player in the world for three consecutive years. But the pro player could now be facing allegations of harassment and misconduct towards women. Debiedma preemptively commented today on allegations that he says may be coming out about him following several tweets from women both inside and out of the community suggesting the player has “victims./post/where-is-npc-no-17-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-is-npc-no-17-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season six went live today with new content, mechanics, and changes to spice up the game. In addition to starting the season with an epic cinematic where players were also a part of it, there are even new NPCs who can potentially be involved in the story as the season progresses. The season kicked off with 46 NPCs and you can see which ones you’ve interacted with so far in your collection screen./post/activision-reveals-staggering-statistics-for-call-of-duty-franchise-s-total-revenue-games-sold/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/activision-reveals-staggering-statistics-for-call-of-duty-franchise-s-total-revenue-games-sold/ Call of Duty is a household name for most gamers, and almost every video game fan has tried at least one Call of Duty title. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, which is set to become the next installment in the iconic franchise, had its global reveal today, giving players an exciting look at a new game on the horizon. Activision also revealed a few figures today, showing the overall success of the Call of Duty franchise./post/jonas-mello-the-brazilian-voice-actor-behind-braum-and-xerath-dies-at-age-83/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jonas-mello-the-brazilian-voice-actor-behind-braum-and-xerath-dies-at-age-83/ Jonas Mello, the Brazilian voice actor for League of Legends champions Braum and Xerath, died yesterday at the age of 83, according to Brazillian news portal Noticias Da Tv. Mello’s body was found in his apartment in São Paulo on Nov. 18. In addition to lending his voice to Riot’s hit MOBA, the Brazilian actor voiced over Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and Joe Swanson from Family Guy in their Portuguese adaptations./post/valorant-s-ep-2-formation-player-card-now-available-through-prime-gaming/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-ep-2-formation-player-card-now-available-through-prime-gaming/ VALORANT‘s one-year anniversary is the gift that keeps on giving. Riot is celebrating one year of VALORANT with a number of YR1 events, such as gifting players three limited-edition player cards that represent the tac shooter’s first three episodes. Players can now redeem the EP 2 // FORMATION player card for free through Prime Gaming, available to all Prime members. Don't miss the Year 1 Episode 2 Player Card! Collect the exclusive Formation Player Card by linking your VALORANT and Amazon Prime accounts: https://t./post/aceu-says-he-s-unmotivated-to-play-ranked-valorant-due-to-inflated-ranks-from-five-stacks/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/aceu-says-he-s-unmotivated-to-play-ranked-valorant-due-to-inflated-ranks-from-five-stacks/ If you’ve had some complaints about VALORANT‘s ranked system, you aren’t alone. NRG Esports’ Brandon “Aceu” Winn raised more complaints around the system in a recent stream due to the “inflated” ranks that some players can get from five-stacking. In his previous game, he played with two players who ended up with 17 collective kills and 30 collective deaths through a 23-round match. It was a rough loss for the talented former Apex Legends pro, who top-fragged with 35 kills and only had 16 deaths./post/new-league-client-goes-into-alpha/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-league-client-goes-into-alpha/ League of Legends players rejoice. After years of begging Riot Games for a new client it is finally a reality. Players around the world were invited to sign up for the Alpha version of the new client in an announcement yesterday. Screenshots have been teased online since November last year, but this will be the first opportunity for many users to try out the updated version. The new client will be the first substantial rework of the desktop version in six years./post/sandbox-onfleek-handed-suspension-and-fine-for-using-inappropriate-expression-in-report-ticket/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sandbox-onfleek-handed-suspension-and-fine-for-using-inappropriate-expression-in-report-ticket/ SANDBOX jungler Kim “OnFleek” Jang-gyeom has been given a temporary ban of three matches in the 2021 LCK Spring Split and fined almost $1,000 following an “inappropriate expression” made during a report ticket, Riot Games announced today.  League player OnFleek broke the 9.2.4 discrimination and disparaging provision that all players have to abide by. While reporting a player in solo queue on Nov. 6, OnFleek made a reportedly racist remark toward a Chinese player./post/what-does-op-mean-in-gaming/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-op-mean-in-gaming/ When you first start playing a game, getting familiar with its mechanics and gameplay elements can help you settle in faster. Learning the ropes will allow you to prepare for all the obstacles that may come your way, but you might have even more studying to do if you’re playing an online game. In multiplayer titles like Fortnite, League of Legends, Dota 2, CS:GO, or Overwatch, you’ll need to communicate with your teammates during matches./post/jace-illusions-in-war-of-the-spark-spoiler-spark-double/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jace-illusions-in-war-of-the-spark-spoiler-spark-double/ Magic: The Gathering’s newest expansion, War of the Spark, is almost here, and with it comes another spoiler that potentially could break the game. Coming to MTG Arena at the end of April is a host of 36 planeswalkers, gods, and new mechanics. Now players can copy those creatures and planeswalkers with Spark Double. Creature Illusion Spark Double Spark Double is a 0/0 Illusion who may copy any creature or planeswalker you control./post/kayn-warwick-ornn-figures-now-available-as-part-of-series-4-of-league-figures/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kayn-warwick-ornn-figures-now-available-as-part-of-series-4-of-league-figures/ More figures based on champions from League of Legends are now available for purchase from the Riot Games Merch store, this time focusing on champions that make strides in the top side of the Rift. Figures for Ornn, Kayn, and Warwick have joined the growing lineup of purchasable League figures as part of the Series Four collection. Fans interested in bringing home the smaller versions of these recognizable champions can purchase them directly from the Riot Games Merch store website on the Collectibles page./post/fnatic-and-bwipo-part-ways/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-and-bwipo-part-ways/ Belgian top laner Bwipo has left Fnatic, confirming a report from Dot Esports in October. The 24-year-old joined Fnatic in January 2018 as a prospect and substitute for sOAZ and became one of the most versatile League of Legends players in the world under the black and orange banner. He helped the team win two LEC championships in 2018 and finish as the runners-up at Worlds the same year. “Bwipo has been an important part of Fnatic for many years,” Fnatic’s team director Javier Zafra said in the org’s announcement./post/sonic-the-hedgehog-costume-coming-to-fall-guys-this-week/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sonic-the-hedgehog-costume-coming-to-fall-guys-this-week/ Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Fall Guys as a costume in the store, Mediatonic announced today. During a livestream featuring Mediatonic devs and representatives from Sega, the developer revealed what the Sonic costume looks like. And it’s exactly what you’d expect. Sonic the Hedgehog costume coming to Fall Guys on Oct 14th (10 crowns) pic.twitter.com/iRnKBflZTS — Wario64 (@Wario64) October 12, 2020 Fall Guys has had several crossover costumes since it released in August, including ones from Half-Life, Portal, My Friend Pedro, Gris, Hotline Miami, and more./post/can-you-play-ark-survival-evolved-on-steam-deck/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-ark-survival-evolved-on-steam-deck/ The Steam catalog is a massive expanse of endless possibilities, much like ARK: Survival Evolved. There are few games that offer such variety when it comes to creativity, and we can’t forget about the dinosaurs. For being such an expansive experience, it may seem difficult to shrink it down to a handheld size. Fortunately for ARK: Survival Evolved fans, the survival game will be playable on the Steam Deck at launch./post/how-to-get-rocket-league-twitch-drops/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-rocket-league-twitch-drops/ Whether you’re an avid Rocket League player or you’re just looking for some high-level Rocket League competition, viewers can watch the most skilled players take it up a notch in the most prestigious esports tournaments the game has to offer. Watching the best clash against each other is a joy of its own, but players can also receive rewards for tuning in. Supported Rocket League events on Twitch can come with Twitch Drops of their own, including various cosmetic items./post/mtg-black-gets-m20-reprint-with-leyline-of-the-void/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-black-gets-m20-reprint-with-leyline-of-the-void/ Bringing back the “good old days” to Magic: The Gathering, the Leyline cycle is returning with the most recent Core Set 2020 spoiler Leyline of the Void Set to release on July 2 via MTG Arena and Magic Online, M20 contains 280 cards (larger than previous sets) with a balance of reprints and new cards. While reprints are often the dominant focus of the set, Wizards of the Coast ischanging things up with the return of the Leyline cycle./post/the-best-lube-for-tactile-keyboard-switches/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-lube-for-tactile-keyboard-switches/ Are your mechanical keyboard switches not functioning like they used to? There’s a good chance they might require keyboard 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 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/classic-mode-and-teams-of-33-ltm-now-live-on-fortnite/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/classic-mode-and-teams-of-33-ltm-now-live-on-fortnite/ Two new Limited Time Modes have just gone live in Fortnite: Battle Royale. One of these modes was the Classic Fortnite Mode leaked a few days ago. The mode will take players back to season one, with the old map returning for a limited-time only. Players will only be able to use the weapons and items that were added to the game in the first two seasons. On top of Classic Mode, a new LTM known as Teams of 33 has also been added./post/keyboard-sizes-what-size-of-keyboard-is-right-for-you/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/keyboard-sizes-what-size-of-keyboard-is-right-for-you/ Keyboards are one of the most important parts of a gaming or work setup. Alongside gaming mice, keyboards are also one of the most frequently used desk tools, so determining which keyboard is right for your gaming or productivity needs is an important undertaking. Mechanical keyboards come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from traditional full-size keyboards to smaller, custom boards with fewer keys. Each keyboard still gets the job done, but the size can make a significant difference in your productivity and comfort./post/tfue-urges-faze-clan-to-release-the-f-g-contract/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tfue-urges-faze-clan-to-release-the-f-g-contract/ Turner “Tfue” Tenney released a two-minute video on his YouTube channel, in which he encouraged FaZe Clan to “release the fucking contract” that he signed with the popular esports organization that has become a hot topic this week since he filed a lawsuit against FaZe. In the first public statement since he filed a lawsuit on May 20, Tfue said he signed the three-year contract when he “didn’t know any better,” and per the contract, Tfue claims, FaZe can take his earnings anytime within the three years./post/best-pink-gaming-mouse-pads/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-pink-gaming-mouse-pads/ While it’s completely reasonable to settle for a standard black or grey mouse pad, other gamers want to add color to their set up, and pink is one of the most popular colors for gamers of all ages and genders. Some gamers don’t just want their mousepad to perform well—they also want a mousepad with style. Every PC gamer relies on their mouse pad to provide a smooth, reliable surface for their mouse./post/bracket-play-results-for-cwl-london-2019/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bracket-play-results-for-cwl-london-2019/ Pool play has come to an end at the latest Call of Duty World League tournament, but the main event is just getting started. The championship bracket began this morning at the $325,000 CWL London tournament. The 16 CWL Pro League teams were split into four groups before yesterday’s action. The top two teams advanced to the championship winners bracket, while the bottom two squads will have to fight through the losers bracket in this double-elimination event./post/faze-unveils-the-warehouse-ahead-of-faze1-series/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faze-unveils-the-warehouse-ahead-of-faze1-series/ FaZe Clan finally gave an updated look at its new mega-facility today. The new Los Angeles space, which will function as both a headquarters and office space for FaZe, as well as the filming location for the FaZe1: The Warehouse reality series, looks to be complete. The Warehouse, which is sponsored by GHOST, features plenty of open-plan office spaces, as well as what looks like a theater, streaming rooms, lounge areas, kitchens and bars, and what looks like multiple basketball courts both inside and outside of the facility./post/the-best-skill-moves-in-fifa-22/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-skill-moves-in-fifa-22/ Skill moves are one of the elements that separate decent players from great ones in FIFA 22. When the rosters of two teams are evenly matched, the score will often depend on a player’s ability to outmaneuver their opponents. Skill moves are the best way to outplay your opponents since you can catch them off guard and make an offensive play before they even realize what’s going on. While some skill moves have become a staple of the franchise, new ones also get added with each new title./post/nintendo-enables-bluetooth-audio-output-with-new-switch-update/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-enables-bluetooth-audio-output-with-new-switch-update/ In the latest Nintendo Switch update, users will finally be able to connect and pair Bluetooth devices with the console for audio output.  This means that players will no longer need to rely on wired headsets or cases potentially covering up the headphone jack, although there are still some limitations.  The latest #NintendoSwitch update is now available, including the ability to pair Bluetooth devices for audio output. For more information, including restrictions on some features while using Bluetooth Audio, please visit the support page: https://t./post/fans-share-concern-for-faze-rain-following-recent-instagram-stream/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fans-share-concern-for-faze-rain-following-recent-instagram-stream/ A recent livestream has fans worried about the health and well-being of popular YouTuber and FaZe Clan co-owner, Rain. Rain streamed himself on Instagram last night, showing off weed, a pile of pills, as well as a mixed drink he said was lean, a highly-addictive concoction of codeine cough syrup, soda, and hard candy. While the full stream has since been deleted, clips found on Twitter show him at one point downing several pills at the same time, followed by him taking a drink of the mixture./post/when-does-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-release/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-release/ Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel is among the most-anticipated games of the year. And while pre-orders for Breath of the Wild 2 are already available via the Nintendo Store on Amazon, the game’s release date isn’t set yet.  If you look at the pre-order for the game on Amazon, it will tell you that the game will be released on Dec. 31, 2022. But the date is simply a placeholder./post/who-is-the-voice-actor-for-yae-miko-in-genshin-impact/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-the-voice-actor-for-yae-miko-in-genshin-impact/ Every new character addition in Genshin Impact also brings new talented voice actors. Highly anticipated five-star Electro Catalyst character Yae Miko is now available as a playable character and has four voice actors behind her unique voice. Yae Miko has been in the main storyline of Genshin Impact since Inazuma was introduced to the game on July 21 and players have been eagerly waiting for the opportunity to add her to their team since then./post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-flapple-promo-coming-to-gamestop-on-march-19/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-flapple-promo-coming-to-gamestop-on-march-19/ A new Pokémon TCG promotion appears to be coming to GameStop stores, which will feature an exclusive Flapple promo card.  This deal will run on March 19 alongside the release of the newest TCG set, Battle Styles, according to Pokémon TCG database PokéBeach. The GameStop promo Flapple ties into Battle Styles since there are variants of Flapple, including a V and VMAX card within the set. And with how powerful VMAX Flapple looks to be, the Pokémon is going to be popping up a lot more frequently./post/all-weapon-skins-in-valorant/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-weapon-skins-in-valorant/ Riot’s VALORANT might be free-to-play, but the game still has to make money somehow—and that’s done by selling cosmetic items to players. Since character skins are not a thing in VALORANT, Riot has created dozens of glorious weapon skins for fans to spend their money on and support the development of the game. See Valorant on Amazon While some of these skins might never make a return due to them being exclusive to a battle pass, or they were sold for a limited time only, many of them rotate in the store daily and new ones are constantly in the works./post/legends-of-runeterra-s-s-i-mistwraiths-deck-takes-over-ranked-ladder/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/legends-of-runeterra-s-s-i-mistwraiths-deck-takes-over-ranked-ladder/ Ephemeral and Spiders were considered the best Legends of Runeterra decks during the early stages of the meta. But now, they’re dominating the ladder together through a combination of Shadow Isles and Ionia regions to form the archetype S/I Mistwraiths.  Two of the best LoR decks within the S/I Mistwraiths archetype are Fearsome Aristocrats, originally crafted by Alex “Navioot” Ridley, and the recently upgraded Mistwraiths deck from Zealot. Both decks use the champion Hecarim, dubbed Angry Horse by SaucyMailman, and Elise./post/teamfight-tactics-patch-10-20-full-notes-and-updates/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/teamfight-tactics-patch-10-20-full-notes-and-updates/ The theme for this week’s Teamfight Tactics patch is more buffs and fewer nerfs. Underperforming one-cost and two-cost champions are getting buffed in Patch 10.20, while others like Xin Zhao and Jinx are getting their spell interactions smoothed out. A Combat Recap upgrade displaying defensive stats is also coming to the game, alongside a few item adjustments and a long list bug fixes. Additionally, a systems change that reduces the number of four-cost champions available at level eight will be making its way to TFT./post/all-teams-qualified-for-valorant-champions-2021/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-teams-qualified-for-valorant-champions-2021/ VCT 2021, Riot’s first official tournament circuit for VALORANT, all boils down to Champions. In December, the world championship will see 16 teams from around the world compete in a two-week-long tournament to decide the first VALORANT global champion. Throughout the year, stages consisting of Challengers and Masters events have given teams the chance to earn circuit points and qualify for the end-of-year tournament.  See Valorant on Amazon Eleven teams representing North America, Europe, Brazil, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, and Latin America have qualified for Champions through circuit points obtained over the year./post/kai-sa-build-guide-best-items-runes-and-ability-order/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kai-sa-build-guide-best-items-runes-and-ability-order/ Kai’Sa is one of the most popular ADC picks for regular League of Legends players and pros alike.  Her kit is one of the most complex and diverse available in the game—not just on other ADCs, either. She packs more creative freedom in her playstyle than most other champions altogether. By stacking AP, AD, or attack speed to 100 (or 100 percent in attack speed’s case), you can transform her abilities to match different playstyles, opening up more possibilities for her than even Kayn./post/the-5-best-mtg-forgotten-realms-cards-for-standard/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-mtg-forgotten-realms-cards-for-standard/ Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms isn’t a very powerful set. Wizards of the Coast is making an effort to lower the power level of Standard after Throne of Eldraine, Theros: Beyond Death, and Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths dominated the format. The power of “2020 Magic” meant many of the newer sets couldn’t impact Standard. Forgotten Realms is in line with Strixhaven: School of Mages and Zendikar Rising as sets that won’t be showcased in Standard until fall rotation./post/the-best-sidearm-weapons-in-valorant/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-sidearm-weapons-in-valorant/ Sidearms may be secondary weapons in VALORANT, but they sure as hell aren’t bad. While they might not be good as the primary weapons, there’s no denying that having a good secondary weapon in your pocket could be the matter of life or death. Whether it’s in the opening pistol round, when you need something extra when wielding a sniper, or just another gun when your primary weapon’s ammo is empty, knowing which sidearm is the best to pick up could be vital when trying to win games./post/valorant-episode-3-act-3-introduces-festive-battle-pass-perfect-for-the-holiday-season/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-episode-3-act-3-introduces-festive-battle-pass-perfect-for-the-holiday-season/ VALORANT players can enjoy a new battle pass in Episode Three, Act Three that contains a lot of exciting cosmetic items, like weapon skins, gun buddies, sprays, and player cards. Players will be pleasantly surprised to see several of these items reflecting the holiday season and get a glimpse at what some of their favorite agents do in their spare time.  The new battle pass features several items that represent notable upcoming holidays, like Halloween and the winter holidays./post/drdisrespect-s-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-settings/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/drdisrespect-s-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-settings/ Dr Disrespect makes switching between shooter games look easy since he regularly plays different titles on stream and puts out the same dominant performances in each of them. As an old map designer for the Call of Duty series, the franchise will likely always have a special place in Dr Disrespect’s heart. While Black Ops Cold War is set for a Nov. 13 release, Dr Disrespect is making his way to the second beta weekend of the game with an impressive track record in Modern Warfare./post/full-apex-legends-map-breakdown-world-s-edge/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/full-apex-legends-map-breakdown-world-s-edge/ World’s Edge made its way to Apex Legends as part of season three, but it’s much more than just an arena. The Talos map was elected as an alternative to Kings Canyon after Crypto took down the repulsor tower and the maleficent Hammond Robotics corrupted most of the planet during season four as part of its resource extraction initiative. Apex‘s sixth season was no different. World’s Edge got an overhaul that touched on many aspects of the map./post/riot-details-balance-changes-coming-to-aram-in-league-patch-11-13/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-details-balance-changes-coming-to-aram-in-league-patch-11-13/ Riot Games outlined several balance changes today that are coming to League of Legends’ ARAM game mode in Patch 11.13.  Several champions will be receiving buffs in ARAM in Patch 11.13, with notable increases in power coming to bursty assassins such as Gwen and Akali, as well as tanky frontliners like Udyr, Rammus, and Rek’Sai. ARAM balance pass for 11.13. Notably, Warmog's on ARAM *is* out of line but not near where old Warmog's was on ARAM./post/riot-forge-reveals-new-league-themed-rhythm-game-hextech-mayhem/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-forge-reveals-new-league-themed-rhythm-game-hextech-mayhem/ League of Legends fans are still shell-shocked after the recent premiere of Riot Games’ newest animated series, Arcane. But people didn’t realize that even more explosive news was on the way. Riot Forge has unveiled a new rhythm runner titled Hextech Mayhem. Developed by Choice Provisions, who also created the BIT.TRIP video game series, Hextech Mayhem features the overcharged antics of Runeterra’s favorite bomb-blasting yordle, Ziggs. Throughout the game, players must perform a series of jumps and attacks while trying to stay on beat to avoid obstacles, putting the boom on enemies, and lighting fuses to achieve the most explosive results./post/gg-s-niles-recorded-15-kills-87-deaths-in-2021-lcs-spring-split-averaging-worst-kda-of-any-non-support-player-in-the-league-s-history/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gg-s-niles-recorded-15-kills-87-deaths-in-2021-lcs-spring-split-averaging-worst-kda-of-any-non-support-player-in-the-league-s-history/ Golden Guardians’ top laner Aiden “Niles” Tidwell broke records this split. But for all the wrong reasons. The rookie player, who signed with the team during the 2020 draft window, had the fewest kills and the second most deaths of any non-support player in LCS history, according to League of Legends stats site Oracle’s Elixir. Over the course of 18 games, Niles claimed just 15 kills and died an astonishing 87 times, averaging under one kill per game./post/niantic-temporarily-extends-trade-range-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-temporarily-extends-trade-range-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ After what seems like years of players asking Niantic to extend the distance in which they could trade with friends, the developers are now testing that very thing.  From Nov. 12 to Nov. 16 at 12pm CT, players will see an increased trade range while using the Pokémon Go app.  Trainers, from Thursday, November 12, at 2:30 p.m. until Monday, November 16, at 10 a.m. PST, trade range will be increased./post/the-meaning-behind-the-popular-cs-go-phrase-que-ota/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-meaning-behind-the-popular-cs-go-phrase-que-ota/ Have you ever seen Twitch chat spam “Que Ota” or heard a pro player say it on stream? Well if you’re confused about what it means, it’s okay. It’s a meme that isn’t even in English. Popularized by Brazilian CS:GO pro Lucas “LUCAS1” Teles, Que Ota is technically a shortened version of the Portuguese phrase, “Quer outra?” which in English means “Want another?” Within the context of Counter-Strike, it really implies, “Want another bullet?/post/here-are-the-brawl-stars-season-six-patch-notes-introducing-belle-and-squeak/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-brawl-stars-season-six-patch-notes-introducing-belle-and-squeak/ A new update was added to Brawl Stars‘ live servers earlier today, adding multiple new features, balancing changes and bug fixes. It also laid the groundwork to welcome the Brawler Squeak later in the month. The patch is about 53 MB on Android. Both new Brawlers will be added soon, but Belle will come first with the new battle pass season set to launch in five days. The new game mode Knockout is also available in the selection mode screen./post/mario-kart-8-s-first-wave-of-dlc-courses-has-a-release-time/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mario-kart-8-s-first-wave-of-dlc-courses-has-a-release-time/ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting its first wave of DLC on Friday, and players are eager to get their hands on the newest courses onto their Switches so they can relive the memories of Mario Kart courses past. Australia and the UK both have release times for the DLC, but at the time of writing no official time for the US has been revealed. Because the UK release time lines up with Australia’s release time, many are assuming the U./post/tft-11-16-b-patch-nerfs-tristana-and-lulu/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-11-16-b-patch-nerfs-tristana-and-lulu/ A B-patch containing nerfs to Tristana and Lulu will go live in Teamfight Tactics today, slightly tweaking the 11.16 Set 5.5 meta.  Scheduled to drop around 2pm CT, the TFT 11.16 B-patch targets the “Tristana backline comp,” according to Riot Games game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. The midweek update will also hit Lulu, with the team continuing its “strategy of going light to not overcorrect the meta.”  I'm busy today so I'm making the post now./post/fnatic-releases-pubg-mobile-roster/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-releases-pubg-mobile-roster/ Fnatic has parted ways with its Indian PUBG Mobile roster, the organization announced today. The lineup consisted of Mohammed Owais Lakhani, Ashish “Ash” Bhatnagar, Gaurav “Franky” Rawat, Akash “MaxKasH” Anandani, and head coach Pratik “Aurum” Mehra. Fnatic’s PUBG Mobile roster has been stagnant since the game was banned in September 2020 by India’s ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) due to data privacy concerns. The organization has also released its India lead, Nimish Raut, according to AFK Gaming./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ra/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ra/ Wordle challenges players every day to search for a secret word. Everyone has six tries before losing the game and the only clues they get are the letters of the very words used to try to guess the right answer. It may seem complicated, but the game is simple and intuitive. So much so it gained countless fans since the beginning of its release, before the New York Times acquired it./post/the-na-lcs-has-an-ezreal-problem/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-na-lcs-has-an-ezreal-problem/ Ezreal is in a good spot right now. The shifty ADC has survived through the years due to his combination of a safe laning phase with ridiculous late game power. Those assets have helped him survive the carnage that went on in the bot lane this split, where several champions saw their stats and win rates gutted. Globally, through mid-August, Ezreal’s presence—the combined pick and ban rate—in professional play is a strong 44 percent, according to League stats site Games of Legends./post/boxi-taking-a-break-from-dota-2-sumail-to-stand-in-for-team-liquid/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/boxi-taking-a-break-from-dota-2-sumail-to-stand-in-for-team-liquid/ Samuel “Boxi” Svahn is “taking time away” from competitive Dota 2 for personal reasons, Team Liquid announced today. During that time, SumaiL will be joining the roster as a stand-in for the second season of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit until Boxi is able to return to the main lineup.  Please send your support to @boxi98 and his family, and to @SumaaaaiL as well for stepping in while Boxi is on leave./post/emiru-calls-riot-lead-champion-designer-after-getting-deleted-by-viego-in-league/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/emiru-calls-riot-lead-champion-designer-after-getting-deleted-by-viego-in-league/ Popular Twitch streamer and OTK content creator Emiru did what many League of Legends players wish they could: directly calling Riot August to rage about Viego after being deleted by the champion. Playing as Jhin, Emiru locked herself down using her champion’s ultimate when an enemy Viego made an unfortunate appearance. Going from full health to zero in a matter of seconds, the streamer was powerless after being initially stun locked./post/hisuian-zorua-and-zoroark-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hisuian-zorua-and-zoroark-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ A few days after some shaky and unreliable “found footage” was released featuring a researcher exploring a snowy area in the Hisui region, Professor Oak was able to restore the video to full HD, which revealed new Pokémon being added to Pokémon Legends: Arceus—Hisuian Zorua and Hisuian Zoroark. These new forms of the usually Unovan native Pokémon see it change from the traditional Dark-type to a Normal and Ghost-type, though that seems a bit odd considering it’s hanging out in the snowier portions of the ancient region./post/how-to-evolve-swirlix-into-slurpuff-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-swirlix-into-slurpuff-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Swirlix, the Cotton Candy Pokémon, has finally arrived in the world of Pokémon Go alongside a plethora of Fairy-type activities. This Kalos-native Pokémon joins others with the Luminous Legends X event that started on May 4, marking the debut of the legendary Pokémon, Xerneas. First introduced in Pokémon X, it’s said that Swirlix uses white threads that resemble cotton candy to entangle its opponents in battle. Alongside Swirlix debuts its evolved form, Slurpuff, the Meringue Pokémon./post/how-to-fix-call-of-duty-crashing-on-pc/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-call-of-duty-crashing-on-pc/ Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War players have been experiencing crashes that started appearing right after the latest patch was pushed to the live servers. While it isn’t known what this patch may have done to cause such an error, the crashes continue to prevent players from enjoying CoD. While it generally takes an additional patch to get rid of such errors and crashes for good, there are a few tricks that players can try out to try to fix the crashes by themselves./post/moira-is-getting-a-new-legendary-skin-venus-in-overwatch-anniversary-this-year/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/moira-is-getting-a-new-legendary-skin-venus-in-overwatch-anniversary-this-year/ Moira’s newest Legendary skin is sure to be a hit with plant-lovers everywhere. Blizzard revealed the Overwatch hero’s upcoming skin, Venus, in a teaser tweet this afternoon ahead of Overwatch Anniversary’s return as a seasonal event tomorrow, May 18. You grow, girl. Trap your foes as Venus Moira when Overwatch Anniversary returns on May 18. pic.twitter.com/5BoLiR0BVQ — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) May 17, 2021 In the outfit, Moira is doing her best Poison Ivy cosplay./post/arlinn-returns-to-mtg-via-innistrad-midnight-hunt-with-updated-transform-mechanic/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/arlinn-returns-to-mtg-via-innistrad-midnight-hunt-with-updated-transform-mechanic/ Arlinn is returning to Magic: The Gathering within Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, a Standard-legal set showcasing the werewolves of her home plane. See Magic The Gathering on Amazon First introduced to Magic in Shadows over Innistrad, Arlinn Kord is a mage and a werewolf who’s a planeswalker. Able to maintain her human senses in werewolf form, the planeswalker utilizes her wolf powers for the good of all lycanthropes. Arlinn appeared in War of the Spark as a planeswalker caught up in the war on Ravnica and is now the face of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) as a dual-faced card with the Daybound and Nightbound mechanic./post/here-are-the-most-anticipated-esports-tournaments-of-2021/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-most-anticipated-esports-tournaments-of-2021/ Last year easily might have been the strangest year ever, and not just in esports. But even with people outside the scene praising esports for being able to continue while traditional sports couldn’t, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic can still be felt. Despite all that, there were still some amazing tournaments and moments in 2020. But now that 2021 is upon us, we can look forward to some more amazing esports tournaments coming this year./post/new-world-revokes-fraudulent-keys-to-combat-gold-farming-and-botting/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-revokes-fraudulent-keys-to-combat-gold-farming-and-botting/ After receiving countless reports of botting and gold farming in New World, Amazon Game Studios has revoked thousands of game keys to players they believe had been engaging in the practice. In a forum post, community manager TrevzorFTW shared the news that steps had been taken to “revoke thousands of keys that were fraudulently obtained to disrupt gameplay.” The post also explained that some legitimate keys may be affected by this mass ban and urged any of these players to contact support immediately./post/how-to-claim-free-primogems-in-genshin-impact-genshin-impact-codes-for-june-2022/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-free-primogems-in-genshin-impact-genshin-impact-codes-for-june-2022/ Getting Primogems and resources in Genshin Impact oftentimes requires a lot of effort. From time to time, however, miHoYo releases temporary codes that players can input to gain some free Primogems and other resources. The codes that are working in Genshin Impact vary, usually by month or special event, so here is a complete list of the currently working codes for June 2022. Active Genshin Impact codes (June 2022) MTNUJBXDD72R for 60 Primogems and five Adventurer’s Experience./post/league-of-legends-streamer-gets-destroyed-by-support-3-levels-lower/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-streamer-gets-destroyed-by-support-3-levels-lower/ It’s often tough to lose an early lead in League of Legends unless you make some foolish mistakes. The devs are constantly working on balancing Summoner’s Rift to appease players, but nothing is ever perfect. An eyebrow-raising situation that sums up how balanced the game is at the moment happened in one of xFSN Saber’s matches. The League streamer and his team found themselves on the losing end of a team fight at the 32-minute mark./post/call-of-duty-winter-event-festive-fervor-coming-to-vanguard-and-warzone-this-weekend/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-winter-event-festive-fervor-coming-to-vanguard-and-warzone-this-weekend/ A new seasonal event called Festive Fervor is coming to Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone starting this Friday, Dec. 17. The winter-themed event will add a bunch of Christmas-themed cosmetic items, like the Santa’s Slay bundle, plus some limited-time modes and challenges. Both Vanguard and Warzone are getting some early presents this year. This holiday season, celebrate Shipmas plus more by giving your squad the gift of a clutch W./post/hashinshin-permanently-banned-from-twitch-following-allegations-of-grooming-a-minor/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hashinshin-permanently-banned-from-twitch-following-allegations-of-grooming-a-minor/ Twitch has permanently banned League of Legends streamer Robert “‘Hashinshin” Brotz after a woman alleged he groomed her when she was 15 years old. Brotz confirmed his ban was permanent via Twitter. The ban comes five days after Maya “Caltys” Henckel, a semi-pro League player, accused Brotz of grooming her in 2017, when she was 15. She posted several screenshots of Twitter and Discord conversations she allegedly had with Brotz in which he mentioned her age, referenced her butt and breasts, and asked her for pictures./post/riot-to-experiment-removing-duo-queue-for-league-players-above-master-rank-in-2021-preseason/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-experiment-removing-duo-queue-for-league-players-above-master-rank-in-2021-preseason/ League of Legends’ 2020 season is not over yet, but Riot Games has already shown off some of its plans heading into the new year. One big change that the developer is making is removing duo queue for players above Master rank during the 2021 preseason. “Some problems that keep coming up are integrity around duos vs non-duos, autofill by role, and disparity between ranks,” Riot said. “For preseason, we want to take a stab at really solidifying the statement that players at this level are the best individuals on the server, and we aim to make the playing field as balanced as possible./post/how-to-complete-potm-seko-fofana-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-potm-seko-fofana-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 86-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Seko Fofana from RC Lens to FIFA 22 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in the game. This is Fofana’s second special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. He already has an 82-rated TOTW version and received this Ligue 1 POTM version today for his performance throughout September. EA greatly upgraded all of Fofana’s skills, including Passing (+11), Defending (+11), Shooting (+8), Pace (+7), Dribbling (+7), and Physical (+7) when you compare this new card to his 78-rated gold version./post/legends-of-runeterra-reveals-fifth-landmark-the-university-of-piltover/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/legends-of-runeterra-reveals-fifth-landmark-the-university-of-piltover/ Legends of Runeterra’s next expansion, Monuments of Power is four days away from releasing. The major addition to Monuments of Power is the newest keyword Landmarks, or new types of cards that alter your strategy after you play them onto the board with regular mana. Today on twitter, Riot revealed the newest Landmark from Piltover and Zaun, The University of Piltover. University of Piltover is an Epic five-mana Landmark that discards your entire hand at the start of every round and replaces your hand with random Fleeting cards./post/the-best-xbox-one-thumb-grips/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-xbox-one-thumb-grips/ The Xbox One X/S is home to many first-person shooters like Halo Infinite that constantly test the thumbstick precision and reaction speed of players worldwide.  With a new or older controller, you’ll be getting very familiar with your thumbsticks within a few sessions. Before you know it, the wear and tear on your sticks become an issue, and your game performance hits a snag. That’s when you need Xbox One thumb grips. /post/na-lcs-match-of-the-week-team-solomid-vs-team-dignitas/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/na-lcs-match-of-the-week-team-solomid-vs-team-dignitas/ With LCK still being on break, I’ll be going through a review of the Team SoloMid vs Team Dignitas match played earlier this week. Rosters Team SoloMid Top – Kevin “Hauntzer” Yarnell Jungle – Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnse Mid – Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg ADC – Jason “WildTurtle” Tran Support – Vincent “Biofrost” Wang Team Dignitas Top – Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho Jungle – Lee “Chaser” Sang-hyun Mid – Jang “Keane” Lae-young/post/where-to-find-mint-in-genshin-impact/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-mint-in-genshin-impact/ An important aspect of playing Genshin Impact gameplay is collecting important resources. One resource players may find themselves needing an abundance of is mint. Luckily, mint is a resource that can be found in a variety of ways. Here’s a full breakdown of where mint can be found in Genshin Impact. In the wild Mint is one of the few resources in Genshin Impact that can be found in the wild almost everywhere throughout Teyvat./post/redeem-riot-girl-tristana-unchained-alistar-and-dreadknight-garen-before-it-s-too-late/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/redeem-riot-girl-tristana-unchained-alistar-and-dreadknight-garen-before-it-s-too-late/ Riot Games will no longer be giving away League of Legends skins to players who follow the company’s social media accounts, making now the last chance to pick up some exclusive loot. Riot Girl Tristana and Unchained Alistar, which were given to players for liking League on Facebook and subscribing on YouTube, respectively, are heading into the vault and will be unavailable in the future. Dreadknight Garen, given to players for following League on Twitter, will still be available in the shop for 975 RP./post/timthetatman-trolls-ninja-during-nyc-livestream/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/timthetatman-trolls-ninja-during-nyc-livestream/ TimTheTatman has come a long way since he started streaming back in 2012. Now signed to YouTube Gaming, Tim has some incredible sponsorship deals that have allowed him to stream from wild locations like football stadiums, and now, from beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. While streaming outdoors in the New York City cold yesterday, Tim took a moment during his YouTube livestream to troll his friend Ninja. Tim is known for being one of the nicest people on the internet, but even nice guys meme on their friends sometimes./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-quantum-dot-oled-or-qd-oled/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-quantum-dot-oled-or-qd-oled/ There’s a new buzz in the air: QD-OLED or quantum dot organic light emitting diode, and it’s looking like a game-changer for TVs, monitors, and the like. Thanks to showings from Samsung and Sony during CES 2022, enthusiasts were treated to the first-ever in-person QD-OLED displays—and it’s looking like a significant jump from standard OLED and QLED technology. What is QD-OLED? QD-OLED is a display technology that combines the current popular display tech of OLED with the improved brightness levels of QLED or quantum dot LED./post/how-many-people-are-playing-hearthstone/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-people-are-playing-hearthstone/ Making a card game can seem a lot simpler than producing a triple-A title like Call of Duty. After all, card games typically have two players and slower game speed. The time investment made during the game’s development stages is incredible for card games, however, as the developer has to consider countless interactions while introducing a new card. And in the case of Hearthstone, which is widely available, it can be challenging to roll content out on multiple platforms./post/the-international-2019-main-event-results-and-matchups/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-international-2019-main-event-results-and-matchups/ This article is proudly brought to you by GamerzClass. The battle for the Aegis of Champions is underway. The International 2019’s playoffs begin tonight with sixteen teams playing in a double-elimination bracket.  TI9’s main event will start at 10pm CT on Aug. 19 and the Dota 2 world champions will be crowned in the early hours of Aug. 25. Related: OG’s fairy tale sequel and other storylines fulfilled at The International 2019/post/where-to-visit-the-boat-launch-coral-cove-and-flopper-pond-in-fortnite-chapter-2/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-visit-the-boat-launch-coral-cove-and-flopper-pond-in-fortnite-chapter-2/ The latest mission to land in Fortnite Chapter Two, Dockyard Deals, includes 11 different challenges for players to complete. Once eight out of 11 challenges are complete under the Dockyard Deals mission, players will be rewarded with a loading screen the reveals the location for the hidden letter “T”. One challenge tasks players with visiting a boat launch, the Coral Cove, and Flopper Pond in the Fortnite Chapter Two map./post/league-fans-notice-easter-egg-hidden-within-arcane-poster/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fans-notice-easter-egg-hidden-within-arcane-poster/ After the first season of the Arcane series came to an end, it has received overwhelmingly positive receptions from both critics and fans—but fans are still discovering more about the series, even from a poster from before its release. One of the very first posters for the series that was revealed simply had Vi hugging Powder, with just the Powder’s eye and hair visible. This poster that has been circulating for the better part of a month has a secret, and fans have finally figured it out./post/here-are-the-rowan-and-oko-mtg-planeswalker-decks-and-supporting-cast/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-rowan-and-oko-mtg-planeswalker-decks-and-supporting-cast/ The spoiler season for Throne of Eldraine is officially underway with the reveal of the two Magic: The Gathering planeswalker decks led by Rowan Kenrith and Oko. With only two planeswalker (PW) decks and three total planeswalkers in the Throne of Eldraine (ELD) set, Rowan and Oko aren’t your typical PW deck cards. And the same can be said for the other eight spoilers that dropped this morning—Oko and Rowan’s supporting cast within the MTG planeswalker decks./post/zilean-receiving-a-very-low-scope-update-to-base-vfx-animations-in-league-pbe-patch/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/zilean-receiving-a-very-low-scope-update-to-base-vfx-animations-in-league-pbe-patch/ League of Legends’ most lovable timebender is getting some love. Senior VFX artist Kevin “Sirhaian” Leroy showcased a few “very low scope” VFX changes for Zilean today that should be available in the Patch 11.14 PBE cycle. As one of League‘s older champions, the Chronokeeper will get minor updates to his base animations that will “match his Legends of Runeterra aesthetics.” Heyo everyone! Zilean is getting a little bit of VFX love in this PBE patch!/post/sacrifice-triggers-increase-with-bloodrush-aspirant-in-theros-beyond-death/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sacrifice-triggers-increase-with-bloodrush-aspirant-in-theros-beyond-death/ Jund Sacrifice and the cat/oven combo has another trigger outlet with today’s Theros: Beyond Death spoiler, Bloodrush Aspirant. One of the most powerful decks to emerge from the Throne of Eldraine set was Jund Sacrifice, which used Cauldron Familiar as a sacrifice outlet and Witch’s Oven as the engine whileMayhem Devil pinged an opponent for one damage with each sacrifice. Bloodrush Aspirant also has the ability to ping for one damage, and it grows in strength with the sacrifice of a permanent./post/tips-to-becoming-a-better-player-in-halo-5/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tips-to-becoming-a-better-player-in-halo-5/ When Halo 5 launched, I’m sure many of you competitive Halo fans had high hopes to improve your skill in the game. Although I have seen many of my own friends improve greatly in Halo 5, I have also seen some struggle with their aim and adapting to the new player movement. Here are a few tips that will hopefully help you improve as a player. Aiming As you have probably noticed already, Halo 5 has a significantly reduced auto aim compared to other Halo games./post/artist-creates-amazing-cosmic-emperor-pantheon-and-abyssal-star-aatrox-skins-for-a-fan-made-2019-versus-event/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/artist-creates-amazing-cosmic-emperor-pantheon-and-abyssal-star-aatrox-skins-for-a-fan-made-2019-versus-event/ Noah Thatcher, a talented illustrator, has created a fan-made2019 Versus event between Aatrox and the reworked Pantheon where both League of Legends champions are battling for control over the cosmos in two new beautiful Event Horizon skin concepts. In Pantheon’s updated lore, Atreus was a man who was taken over by the Aspect of War. Although Aatrox killed the Aspect, the human Atreus survived but retained all of the Aspect’s power./post/former-league-of-legends-coach-zikz-joins-nrg-valorant-as-assistant-coach/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-league-of-legends-coach-zikz-joins-nrg-valorant-as-assistant-coach/ NRG has expanded its VALORANT coaching staff by adding former League of Legends coach Anthony “Zikz” Gray as an assistant coach and Jay “DeMars DeRover” Li as an analyst.  Zikz is the first notable League coach to make the switch to VALORANT despite Riot Games owning both titles. Current VALORANT coaches have varied backgrounds including Counter-Strike, PUBG, and Fortnite, but none of the top organizations in North America have acquired someone from League to help coach their team./post/osu-pp-world-record-broken-by-15-year-old/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/osu-pp-world-record-broken-by-15-year-old/ Rhythm game osu!’s world record has been broken once again after 15-year-old Vaxei regained the crown that he lost for all of two weeks. In a spectacular performance on his livestream, Vaxei obliterated the record by more than 30 Performance Points (PP), which is the primary weighted metric that osu! players use to gauge high scores. As his chat went wild, Vaxei calmly brought the record home, revealing his final pp of 1066./post/riot-discusses-importance-of-clarity-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-discusses-importance-of-clarity-in-league-of-legends/ Riot Games detailed the nuanced importance of clarity in League of Legends in a new developer blog post earlier today. Riot mentioned how creating an easy-to-recognize gameplay experience for League players is a high priority for the game’s developers.  “League’s visuals and audio should help you quickly identify and react to champions, spells, and attacks,” Riot said. “You should also be able to generally understand mechanics just by experiencing them in game./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-season-4-reloaded-road-map-reveals-everything-coming-in-this-week-s-update/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-season-4-reloaded-road-map-reveals-everything-coming-in-this-week-s-update/ Treyarch has unveiled a road map detailing all of the new content coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as part of its midseason “season four reloaded” update this week. The highlight of the update is the new round-based Zombies map, Mauer der Toten. As part of the new map, there’s also the returning perk Mule Kick and a new Wonder Weapon called the CRBR-S. Additionally, there are new challenges, intel, and a new crafting item called the LT53 Kazimir./post/the-best-mechanical-keyboard-accessories-for-gaming/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mechanical-keyboard-accessories-for-gaming/ Once you’ve joined the mechanical keyboard family, the next step to making your setup truly your own is by adding some accessories. Choices range from keycaps to switches, to aesthetic cables and desk mats. There are numerous options to position your mechanical keyboard setup to match your personality; here is our list of must-have products that are sure to elevate any gaming setup. Keycaps When it comes to stepping into the world of mechanical keyboard accessorizing, swapping out the very thing you type on day in and day out is a great place to start—keycaps./post/how-to-start-the-sea-of-thieves-a-pirate-s-life-tall-tales/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-start-the-sea-of-thieves-a-pirate-s-life-tall-tales/ The upcoming patch in Sea of Thieves this week introduces the popular Disney character Jack Sparrow and a handful of “Tall Tales” to play. Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life will allow players to quest through a storyline that’s unencumbered by other players online by using instanced gameplay for your party. While one of the primary elements of Sea of Thieves has traditionally been its online multiplayer open world, “Tall Tales” will serve as strictly PvE scenarios, preventing you from getting griefed by players outside of your party./post/riot-lutzburg-not-a-single-person-at-riot-believes-wukong-s-damage-is-too-low/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-lutzburg-not-a-single-person-at-riot-believes-wukong-s-damage-is-too-low/ The Wukong rework is almost ready to ship to the League of Legends live servers, but some fans are still unhappy with how strong the Monkey King is in his PBE state. Riot Games’ Nathan “Lutzburg” Lutz adamantly supported the developer’s decisions, however, and said that no one at Riot thinks the champion is lacking damage. “Not a single person at Riot believes Wukong’s damage is too low,” Lutzburg said, addressing criticisms about the champion’s current form./post/the-best-grass-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-grass-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go has remained one of the most popular mobile games around the world since its 2016 release, allowing players to capture hundreds of their favorite Pokémon species from the franchise’s many generations. Different species boast a range of unique abilities and statistics. With the number of Pokémon and abilities in the game, it can be confusing to players which Pokémon is the best for raids or player battles they may encounter./post/elgato-introduces-new-webcam-wave-xlr-audio-interface-stream-deck-update-and-more-during-digital-event/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/elgato-introduces-new-webcam-wave-xlr-audio-interface-stream-deck-update-and-more-during-digital-event/ Elgato is one of the biggest names in hardware and software for content creators, and its 2021 lineup of new releases aims to keep up with that standard.  During its most recent livestream, the company revealed a new webcam, an audio interface for non-Elgato XLR microphones, a mic arm, and more.  The webcam, called the Elgato Facecam, is meant to provide a premium option to creators who might not have access to DSLR cameras but still want to improve their video quality./post/esports-is-having-its-metoo-moment-finally/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/esports-is-having-its-metoo-moment-finally/ Esports is often touted as a scene of unconditional acceptance. It’s a place of solace for the nerds and gamers rejected by other communities, finally given a chance to succeed based on the merit of their talent alone, whether in actual competitions or the many other careers paths now available in the industry. Unfortunately, this idyllic world doesn’t exist for all of us.  Since June 20, dozens of women within the esports, streaming, and gaming community have shared their personal stories of sexual assault and harassment./post/how-to-unlock-the-agent-jones-skin-and-styles-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-agent-jones-skin-and-styles-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ Fortnite’s Chapter Two, season six is here and Agent Jones is at its core. He was involved in the grand finale of season five and his story will continue to unfold over the next few months with the latest season. On top of new gameplay features such as crafting, taming, and hunting, new areas of the map were added to give players a fresh game experience. A new battle pass was also created, including up to 100 tiers to reach./post/is-the-mystery-gift-manaphy-egg-shiny-locked-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-the-mystery-gift-manaphy-egg-shiny-locked-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ To incentivize fans to pick up a copy of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl sooner rather than later, The Pokémon Company is offering a special distribution that will give players a Manaphy Egg via Mystery Gift.  This promotion will only be available for a limited time, with the Mythical Water-type Pokémon being given out to anyone who redeems the Mystery Gift before Feb. 21.  This special giveaway emulates something that took place in the original Diamond and Pearl games back in 2006, where players who had a copy of the spinoff game Pokémon Ranger could transfer a Manaphy Egg over to the main titles as a bonus./post/san-francisco-shock-s-super-returns-to-the-tonight-show/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/san-francisco-shock-s-super-returns-to-the-tonight-show/ Jimmy Fallon will be blessed with another creative, inspirational appearance by an Overwatch League champion when San Francisco Shock main tank Matthew “Super” DeLisi returns to The Tonight Show. The episode airs on Oct. 26 at 10:35pm CT.  Super’s appearance comes two weeks after he and the San Francisco Shock won their second Overwatch League Grand Finals championship. On Oct. 10, the Shock battled it out with the Seoul Dynasty, taking the series 4-2 and bringing home $1./post/all-six-creator-icon-series-skins-available-in-fortnite/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-six-creator-icon-series-skins-available-in-fortnite/ To celebrate the recent release of Fortnite streamer and pro Bugha’s Icon Series skin, Epic Games made the complete collection of content creator Icon skins available to purchase from the in-game store. For a limited time, players can score themselves the range, including Ninja, Loserfruit, Lachlan, Lazarbeam, TheGrefg, and the new Bugha skin from the store. Not wanting to miss the celebration of @Bugha becoming the newest Icon, all of the other creator Icons are back in the Shop!/post/all-wilhelm-7-collectible-message-locations-for-the-richest-dead-man-alive-triumph-in-destiny-2/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-wilhelm-7-collectible-message-locations-for-the-richest-dead-man-alive-triumph-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s Grasp of Avarice has a series of secrets. The Gjallarhorn catalyst is locked behind three mini bosses, and players can also hunt down 12 audio logs from Wilhelm-7 to get a phenomenal Gjallarhorn ornament in the process. More than the ornament, though, the 12 audio logs also elaborate on Wilhelm-7’s slow descent into madness due to his greed—all with just a splash of fourth-wall-breaking quips. See Destiny 2 on Amazon Here are the locations of all Wilhelm-7 messages to snag the “The Richest Dead Man Alive” Triumph in Destiny 2, whether you’re here for the lore, the completionism, or just want the Gjallarhorn ornament./post/corki-player-gets-taken-down-by-ad-yuumi-mid-in-league-solo-queue/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/corki-player-gets-taken-down-by-ad-yuumi-mid-in-league-solo-queue/ League of Legends‘ solo queue has long been a varying experience place for players. While some matches can be competitive, other times players may opt for strange picks that aren’t necessarily go-to in the changing meta. A Corki player went up against something that would take any mid laner by surprise: an AD Yuumi mid. While this matchup should go in the favor of Corki, who has been a staple pick in the mid lane for years, the off-role support ended up packing more of a punch than the Corki player expected, as seen in a video posted to Reddit./post/the-best-sniper-rifles-in-destiny-2/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-sniper-rifles-in-destiny-2/ Sniper rifles are a mainstay in first-person shooters for a reason—they’re strong and they’re awesome. And Destiny 2 has some of the best sniper rifles ever made in a video game. For PvE activities in Destiny 2, snipers are mainly used for boss DPS. Hitting precision shots with a sniper rifle will deal massive damage, especially with some exotic snipers that have special perks. In PvP, sniping is all about speed and the ability to one-shot kill./post/town-hall-13-is-coming-to-clash-of-clans/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/town-hall-13-is-coming-to-clash-of-clans/ After teasing fans about Town Hall 13 for the past few weeks, Supercell revealed today that it will be coming soon to Clash of Clans. To upgrade to the Town Hall 13, players will have to completely max out their Town Hall 12, including the Giga Tesla. The theme of the Town Hall 13 update is “Dark Elixir and Ice,” so Supercell has asked fans to expect a darker and snowy vibe in the coming update./post/what-are-mythic-items-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-mythic-items-in-league-of-legends/ Each patch Riot adds to League of Legends is packed with new cosmetics, balance changes, and—if we’re lucky—events. Even though these three features alone are enough for most players, frequent updates are a way of life for the developer to keep competitive play in check and healthy. Riot recently shared its plans for season 11 and it looks like items will start playing a much more significant role. Mythic items will help set the foundation of a new meta./post/new-valorant-titanmail-skin-bundle-available-tomorrow/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-valorant-titanmail-skin-bundle-available-tomorrow/ VALORANT players can look forward to the new Titanmail skin bundle coming to their shops tomorrow, adding shiny new skins with neon accents to four weapons.  The Titanmail bundle includes new skins for the Frenzy, Vandal, Bucky, and Ares. It also includes a new exciting melee skin, giving players a mace perfect for bludgeoning their opponents. The skins feature metal designs with sharp edges and yellow neon accents. The mace spins around as you hold it, according to a leak earlier today, adding another unique weapon for players to enjoy./post/the-9-best-overwatch-workshop-codes/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-9-best-overwatch-workshop-codes/ Following Overwatch’s release in 2016, fans of Blizzard Entertainment’s first-person shooter heavily requested a custom scripting system. Their calls were finally answered during Overwatch’s three-year anniversary in 2019 with the release of the game’s Workshop feature. The Workshop is an adapted version of a scripting system that the Overwatch devs use, which means the possibilities are endless for anyone who has experience with similar engines. And the Overwatch community has come up with a variety of new modes and fully-fledged character designs./post/trainwrecks-says-ea-will-not-allow-him-to-play-in-nickmercs-apex-tournament-because-of-gambling-streams/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/trainwrecks-says-ea-will-not-allow-him-to-play-in-nickmercs-apex-tournament-because-of-gambling-streams/ Popular Twitch streamer Trainwreckstv claimed via Twitter that EA has forbid him from competing in NICKMERCS’ Apex Legends tournament due to his stream’s gambling content. NICKMERCS recently announced his $50,000 Apex Legends tournament with several big streamers and content creators. On his stream, NICKMERCS commented on the issue. “My assumption and understanding is that it has to do with the stuff he does on stream,” Nick said. “Personally, I don’t really care so much about the gambling stuff./post/what-are-evergoals-in-elden-ring/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-evergoals-in-elden-ring/ Throughout your adventures in Elden Ring, you’ll stumble upon many mysteries and challenges. If you’ve gotten familiar with the map, you may have noticed a work-like icon on the map, which will turn out to be a mass of stone boulders when you approach them with your character. You can break these purple-eyed stone boulders with your weapons and reveal an Evergoal that was hidden inside. Evergoals are mystic prisons that store dangerous enemies and keep them away./post/gpd-win-2-is-a-gaming-laptop-that-can-fit-in-your-pocket/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gpd-win-2-is-a-gaming-laptop-that-can-fit-in-your-pocket/ Portable gaming devices like the Nintendo 3DS or PlayStation Portable let you take games on the go, but there’s a limitation on what you can play. A Shenzhen, China–based company called GPD is creating a device that keeps the portability, but ups the gameplay potential. The GPD Win 2 is essentially a handheld laptop that matches the size of a 3DS. The company claims the Win 2 can run Grand Theft Auto, among other games, at 38 frames per second on maximum settings./post/how-to-make-a-clan-in-destiny-2/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-a-clan-in-destiny-2/ Being a lone wolf can be fun, but it isn’t always for everyone. As you progress through Destiny 2, you may soon realize the game is more fun with friends. Joining a clan is one of the best ways of making new friends in Destiny 2 and is a great way to enhance your gaming experience with coordination. Once you’re in a clan, you’ll have access to private Fireteams, Clan Rewards, additional bounties and a Clan Banner./post/what-is-justin-jefferson-s-rating-in-madden-nfl-22/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-justin-jefferson-s-rating-in-madden-nfl-22/ Justin Jefferson broke out onto the scene last season by emerging as one of the most dominant young wide receivers in the NFL. Last year, Jefferson set the all-time rookie record for receiving yards at 1,400 on 88 catches, while reeling in seven touchdowns across the 16 games he appeared in.   Despite his status as one of the most prominent wide receivers in the NFL, however, Jefferson’s Madden 22 rating isn’t as jaw-dropping as one might expect./post/a-league-fan-has-created-an-ig-xayah-skin-concept-that-riot-should-definitely-use/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-league-fan-has-created-an-ig-xayah-skin-concept-that-riot-should-definitely-use/ Earlier this week, Riot Games revealed the Invictus Gaming World Championship skins that players will be able to buy. Rakan was one of champions chosen to receive a commemorative skin—but his love, Xayah, was nowhere to be seen. This surprised many fans because Riot mentioned in the past that Xayah and Rakan would receive matching skins moving forward, which held true until now. With an IG Xayah skin nowhere to be seen and the possibility of one appearing seemingly slim to none, one fan on Reddit took matters into their own hands./post/the-6-best-cs-go-aim-training-maps/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-6-best-cs-go-aim-training-maps/ A decent aim lays the foundation of an aspiring CS:GO player. Though there will always be more aspects of the game that you’ll need to work on to improve, you will never reach your full potential without perfecting your aim first. They say the best practice is just getting out there and playing the game, but it’s valid only to some extent. Improving your aim will require dedication, determination, and a strong will./post/how-to-siege-with-baron-buff-in-league-of-legends/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-siege-with-baron-buff-in-league-of-legends/ League of Legends strategy has evolved a lot over its nine competitive seasons. Plays and concepts that seemed amazing back in the early seasons now seem ordinary. As teams have figured out how to play the map, objective setups and plays have become routine. Just two years ago, we wrote an article to help teams and solo queue players figure how and when to take Baron Nashor. The article came after an NA LCS game between CLG and Phoenix1 that saw Baron throws from both teams./post/what-is-classified-as-a-melee-weapon-in-fortnite/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-classified-as-a-melee-weapon-in-fortnite/ Fortnite continues to evolve with every patch. Whether by utilizing old material or adding new ones, Epic Games finds a way to keep the game fresh for new and veteran players. In one of the recent patches, the developer added two new NPCs (non-playable characters) to the battle royale. When a new NPC is introduced, they usually become available with their own set of challenges that allow players to get to know them./post/how-to-unlock-the-ambassador-adler-skin-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-ambassador-adler-skin-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ The partnership between Call of Duty and Mountain Dew is a beautiful thing. Not only can gamers unlock double XP in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War by drinking Mountain Dew Game Fuel, but now they can show their Dew allegiance with a special new skin for Adler. The limited-time offer will deck out the scar-faced operative in a bright green and black outfit, fit for only the most dedicated and Game Fuel’d gamers in Verdansk and beyond./post/isn-t-it-too-much-rng-coach-comments-on-replaying-matches-at-msi-2022/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/isn-t-it-too-much-rng-coach-comments-on-replaying-matches-at-msi-2022/ During the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, Riot Games erased the results of the first three matches of LPL representatives Royal Never Give Up from the competition. On May 13, Riot announced there was a “discrepancy in the latency being reported in game logs,” which affected teams playing from Busan. With RNG being the only team playing from home, the issue was limited to Group A of the competition and led Riot to force the rematches of each of RNG’s first three games./post/most-common-peripherals-and-settings-for-valorant-pros/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/most-common-peripherals-and-settings-for-valorant-pros/ Despite there being hundreds of VALORANT pros around the world, it is difficult to pinpoint the best settings and peripherals as each player has his or her own preferred setup. Fortunately, ProSettings.net helped with this issue by compiling a list of the best gear and settings based on more than 200 active VALORANT pros. All of the data was collected one day after VALORANT Champions Tour Masters Reykjavík kicked off. /post/qual-%C3%A9-a-melhor-evolu%C3%A7%C3%A3o-do-eevee-para-usar-no-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/qual-%C3%A9-a-melhor-evolu%C3%A7%C3%A3o-do-eevee-para-usar-no-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Eevee é um dos Pokémon mais amados da franquia. Independentemente de você gostar ou não do tipo Normal, todos têm uma forma evoluída favorita.  Das oito opções evolutivas que Eevee tem na franquia Pokémon até o momento, sete delas estão disponíveis no Pokémon Go. Isso significa que os jogadores podem escolher seu favorito para usar na batalha ou simplesmente coletar todos, embora ainda haja uma hierarquia clara em termos de quão bons eles são.  Se você não planeja usar nenhuma das Eeveelutions na Lifa de Batalha Go ou reides de alto nível, pode simplesmente continuar usando sua variante favorita./post/tft-set-7-na-competitive-roadmap-tournaments-schedule-qualifiers-and-updates/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-7-na-competitive-roadmap-tournaments-schedule-qualifiers-and-updates/ The competitive Teamfight Tactics esports scene returns this summer for North American players with Worlds taking place later this year. In a partnership between Riot Games and Wisdom, North American TFT players will have around four weeks to get prepared before the first Astral Cup tournament. Similar in structure to the Gizmos & Gadgets competitive roadmap, a total of two tournaments will take place prior to the TFT Set Seven Mid-Set Finale./post/how-to-get-and-use-a-sculk-sensor-in-minecraft/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-and-use-a-sculk-sensor-in-minecraft/ The many Sculk blocks located around the Deep Dark biome in Minecraft feature a unique style as well as unique gameplay associated with them. The Sculk sensor is one of the more common Sculk blocks that players will come across and functions by emitting a redstone signal. There are many variations of the Sculk block and it can be confusing trying to figure out which is which and how they each function individually as well as together./post/tundra-esports-survive-psg-lgd-win-esl-one-fall-2021/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tundra-esports-survive-psg-lgd-win-esl-one-fall-2021/ In one of the final major events hosted prior to The International 10, Tundra Esports have shown that they can compete with the best teams in the world, winning Dota 2‘s ESL One Fall 2021 without dropping a series in the playoffs.  🎉🎉 WINNING MOMENT FOR @TundraEsports_! 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/pxoLwuOykX — ESL Dota2 🚁 (@ESLDota2) August 29, 2021 The European squad was the only team from the region to make it into the upper bracket of the playoffs, with better records than Alliance and Team Liquid coming out of the group stage./post/how-to-fix-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-incense-bug/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-incense-bug/ There are enough Pokémon to catch in the wild in Pokémon GO. If you’re looking to make the most out of your time, however, you can use Lures and Incenses that increase the spawn rate of Pokémon inside their area of effect. While using these items will be relatively straightforward, there can be bugs that negatively affect players’ experience while using them. A recent bug that appeared after Niantic changed the way Incenses work made it so that the item’s effect could run out before it was supposed to end./post/jorn-god-of-winter-is-the-modal-double-faced-snow-god-of-kaldheim/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jorn-god-of-winter-is-the-modal-double-faced-snow-god-of-kaldheim/ Snow is the big returning mechanic in Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming set, Kaldheim. Snow decks look to take advantage of payoffs that occur from controlling Snow permanents. What makes Snow payoffs great is that they can be used in decks that aren’t dedicated to Snow. With Snow basic lands and tapped Snow dual lands being introduced back into Standard, most decks will run more than enough Snow permanents in the mana base to effectively use these payoffs./post/shroud-s-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-settings/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-s-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-settings/ Shroud is highly regarded as one of the best PC shooting game players in the world dating back to his days as a CS:GO professional.  Now as a streamer, he takes a significantly more relaxed approach to gaming. But his aim and overall skill are indisputable.  While Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War isn’t out yet, an open beta weekend for the game is starting today and running through Monday, Oct./post/valorant-players-can-use-sound-radius-circle-to-line-up-viper-s-snake-bite-ability/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-players-can-use-sound-radius-circle-to-line-up-viper-s-snake-bite-ability/ Knowing a few ability lineups can significantly improve your VALORANT performance and help you become an asset on any team. Lineups can be difficult to learn, especially when they involve pixel-perfect placements. But players have found a way to use the sound radius circle on the mini map to make it easier to line up Viper’s Snake Bite ability.  Reddit user plknifer posted a clip showing how the Snake Bite ability lands on the edge of the sound radius circle./post/how-to-complete-92-tots-or-fof-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-92-tots-or-fof-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today that will reward those who complete it with one of four players from the TOTS, Festival of FUTball Path to Glory, or Summer Stars squads rated 92 overall or higher. If you complete this SBC, you’ll have to choose one out of four special players who are in the third batch of previous promotions. This pack will feature three of the 200 special cards in total from Festival of FUTball (FOF) Path to Glory, FOF Summer Stars, Team of the Season (TOTS), Team of the Week (TOTW), and Team of the Year (TOTY)./post/hexgaming-s-ultimate-ps5-controller-is-a-customizable-back-paddled-beauty/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hexgaming-s-ultimate-ps5-controller-is-a-customizable-back-paddled-beauty/ Over a year since its launch, the PlayStation 5 is still hard to come by. Almost as equally difficult to procure is a PS5 controller with back paddles, but HexGaming’s Ultimate pad has come to the rescue. For console FPS players, back paddles have become a necessity. The paddles let you jump around corners, sprint or toggle other essential commands without the delay of pressing a face button or having to push in either of the thumb sticks./post/results-for-2021-call-of-duty-league-stage-4-major/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-2021-call-of-duty-league-stage-4-major/ The Call of Duty League is officially back on LAN. The last CDL LAN event wrapped up on March 8, 2020. And now, 466 days later, the league is transitioning from online play to LAN for the 2021 Stage Four Major. See Amazon Prime Day Gaming Deals The Stage Four Major will be held at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas from June 17 to 20. All 12 Call of Duty League teams will battle it out in this $500,000 double-elimination tournament./post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-s-basic-controls-and-how-to-change-them/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-s-basic-controls-and-how-to-change-them/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has finally arrived, and some people are furious that they’re stuck with one control scheme while playing. Well, at least, they think that they are. But there’s a way to change your controls if you aren’t happy with the intended options. Basic controls For those who want to learn more about the basic controls, there are a few options available to you in the middle of a fight./post/can-you-play-apex-legends-on-steam-deck/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-apex-legends-on-steam-deck/ When the Steam Deck was first announced back in July 2021, there were plenty of concerns regarding its Linux-based operating system and compatibility with games using anti-cheat software such as Apex Legends. While there’s still some uncertainty around other competitive games’ compatibility, things look promising for Respawn Entertainment’s slick battle royale. Valve partially quelled fears that Apex Legends wouldn’t make its way to the Steam Deck, but the game still hasn’t been deemed Verified or Playable on the Great on Deck page or the Steam Deck Verified games list./post/mtg-out-of-time-superdrop-secret-lair-cards-prices-bundles-and-release-dates/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-out-of-time-superdrop-secret-lair-cards-prices-bundles-and-release-dates/ A total of five Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drops were revealed by Wizards of the Coast during the Magic Showcase, along with three Superdrop bundles. Scheduled to release at around 11am CT on Aug. 24, the MTG Out of Time Secret Lair Superdrop will run until 11am CT on Sept. 14. Five drops are included, ranging from classic Kamigawa borderless art to the dark interpretations by artist Thomas Baxa. Each Secret Lair drop is available as an individual purchase, while the bundle packages offer a combination of drops./post/fortnite-players-experience-earthquakes-during-matches/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-players-experience-earthquakes-during-matches/ As Fortnite: Battle Royale’s season seven approaches its end, players are sure to see weird and mysterious events taking place across the game island during matches. One of these has already started. A few players have reported feeling earthquakes during their Battle Royale matches. It seems that they felt the ground shake at different times, and so far there’s not enough reports to know if there’s a time pattern. A player recorded his experience and published it on Twitter, and another did the same on Reddit./post/korea-s-lck-unveils-new-format/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/korea-s-lck-unveils-new-format/ Riot Korea is taking a new direction in 2021 and implementing a single-elimination, double bracket format for the LCK playoffs. Like previous years, the Korean league will return to a best-of-three double-round robin in the regular season. But when it comes to the playoffs, the top six teams (up from five) will qualify. In the new playoff format, the fourth and fifth-place teams will play a best-of-five on one side of the bracket, while the third and sixth-place teams will play a best-of-five on the other./post/quackity-reveals-discord-s-got-talent-will-return-on-may-15/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/quackity-reveals-discord-s-got-talent-will-return-on-may-15/ Popular variety streamer Quackity has been teasing the return of one of his biggest series, Discord’s Got Talent, for months. The streamer has now officially revealed that the grand return of the massive video series will air on May 15. Quackity unveiled the announcement on his official Twitter account, featuring a short teaser of himself alongside the two guest judges for the comeback installment of the series. IT’S COMING BACK./post/will-the-nintendo-switch-oled-have-screen-burn-in/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-the-nintendo-switch-oled-have-screen-burn-in/ Nintendo released its new Switch OLED in early October. The new device has the same performance specs and interface as the old model, with one key difference. It replaces the 6.2-inch LCD display from the old model with a bigger 7-inch OLED screen.  While the new screen keeps the 720p handheld resolution as its predecessor, its brighter display and bigger size improve the gaming experience. Despite its upgraded size and vivid colors, there’s some concern about screen burn-in associated with OLED screens./post/political-streamer-destiny-banned-from-twitch/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/political-streamer-destiny-banned-from-twitch/ Twitch streamer and political commentator Destiny has been banned from Twitch. This isn’t the streamer’s first temporary suspension from the platform, though. He’s been banned six times since 2018. Destiny’s most recent ban was issued on March 23, 2022. Though there has been no official reason given for the streamer’s sudden suspension either coming from Destiny or Twitch, speculation has quickly risen. The most likely cause for Destiny’s ban comes from his recent debate with known white nationalist Nick Fuentes./post/how-to-get-flying-in-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-flying-in-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic/ World of Warcraft’s first expansion, Burning Crusade, introduced players to an entirely new continent in 2007 with Outland. It also gave them the ability to fly through all of its zones. Flying wasn’t available in World of Warcraft Classic. But once players hit level 70 in TBC Classic, they’ll quickly be able to take to the skies as long as they have the financial means to do so. There are no requirements for flying in TBC other than being level 70 and having the proper amount of gold./post/what-is-the-pok%C3%A9mon-nuzlocke-challenge/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-pok%C3%A9mon-nuzlocke-challenge/ Are you an avid fan of Pokémon games but tired of going through them with ease? Or do you just enjoy a difficult challenge? If that’s the case, the Pokémon Nuzlocke challenge may be the perfect solution for your problem. See Pokémon on Amazon The Nuzlocke is a set of self-imposed rules that you implement to your own Pokémon journey that aims to increase the difficulty of the game and force trainers to use Pokémon they’re not familiar with./post/brawl-stars-world-finals-2021-to-feature-free-rewards/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/brawl-stars-world-finals-2021-to-feature-free-rewards/ The Brawl Stars World Finals 2021 will run from Nov. 26 to 28 with 16 teams competing for a share of the $1 million prize pool and the title of world champions. Supercell has revealed a new way for fans to engage with the competition through an event website. Players can visit the website to get all the information for the 2021 World Finals and win exciting rewards. Players need to sign in to the website using their Supercell IDs./post/the-elder-scrolls-online-is-free-to-play-until-april-26-dlc-discounted-until-april-27/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-elder-scrolls-online-is-free-to-play-until-april-26-dlc-discounted-until-april-27/ The Elder Scrolls Online will be free to play from today until April 26, giving everyone a chance to try out the online take on The Elder Scrolls franchise. Additionally, players who want previous expansions have a chance to acquire them at a discount. As part of the free play event, players can try the game for free for the next 12 days. If they do intend to buy the title, however, the base edition of ESO—which includes the game and the Morrowind DLC—will be discounted./post/xqc-was-the-most-watched-twitch-streamer-of-2021/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-was-the-most-watched-twitch-streamer-of-2021/ Streaming star Félix “xQc” Lengyel did it again. Just like in 2020, he topped the charts as the most-watched content creator on Twitch. It was not a close race, either. The Canadian hit 274.96 million hours watched, which is 100 million more than the runner-up, Brazilian streamer Gaules (165.39 million). These two were followed by Auronplay (121.14 million), Ibai (106.24 million), Coringa (100.15 million), Summit1g (92 million), shroud (85.68 million), Hasan (83./post/overwatch-league-introduces-the-alarm-rookie-of-the-year-award/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-league-introduces-the-alarm-rookie-of-the-year-award/ Last year, the Overwatch League community was rocked by the news that Kim “Alarm” Kyeong-bo died at the age of 20. This year, the Overwatch League has introduced the Alarm Rookie of the Year award along with an emotional tribute video. Alarm’s death was announced by his team, the Philadelphia Fusion, on Nov. 7. Details surrounding the cause of his death were never provided. The entire OWL community mourned the loss of Alarm, and now his life will be celebrated going forward with the Alarm Rookie of the Year award./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ei-as-the-second-third-letters/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ei-as-the-second-third-letters/ Wordle has become a popular way to start the day. The game picks a different five-letter word every day, and players need to guess it with no clues except the letters themselves. In a format inspired by the classic Mastermind, the letters change colors depending on where they are placed in the word, or if they are in the word at all. On most days, it will be easy to find the answer to the puzzle./post/the-whole-package-for-a-high-price-dygma-raise-ergonomic-split-keyboard-review/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-whole-package-for-a-high-price-dygma-raise-ergonomic-split-keyboard-review/ Founded in 2016 by former Fnatic LEC coach Luis “Deilor” Sevilla, Dygma aims to create the most advanced keyboards with the best ergonomics to promote player health and comfort. This focus on ergonomics puts the company’s flagship keyboard in a different bracket than most gaming keyboard companies. Gaming keyboards all follow similar designs, making for an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” market that rarely offers much in the way of meaningful innovation./post/nintendo-confirms-n64-games-on-switch-online-will-run-at-60hz/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-confirms-n64-games-on-switch-online-will-run-at-60hz/ The Nintendo Switch Online is adding a selection of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis titles to the subscription service in late October with the “Expansion Pack.” But there were some concerns about which versions of those games might be released in certain regions.  Specifically in Europe, fans were worried that the games offered in their region would be the inferior 50Hz versions of N64 classics, in comparison to the 60Hz versions./post/tribe-gaming-reveals-call-of-duty-mobile-roster/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tribe-gaming-reveals-call-of-duty-mobile-roster/ North American mobile esports organization Tribe Gaming announced its Call of Duty: Mobile roster today. While the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 only allows a maximum of six players per team, Tribe Gaming has signed seven players. It’s unclear what this means exactly and which six players will make up the final roster. The lineup features Angel “Marshy” Gonzales, Boris “BoLu” Lunin, Daniel “Nero” Valadez, Richard “LittleB” Byambasuren, Benjamin “Chailds” Escobedo, Brian “Tectonic” Michel, and Joel “Clout” Torres./post/how-the-trainer-club-s-billy-lutz-turned-his-passion-for-pok%C3%A9mon-into-his-profession/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-the-trainer-club-s-billy-lutz-turned-his-passion-for-pok%C3%A9mon-into-his-profession/ Whether it’s early in the morning or late at night, in the heat of summer or the cold of winter, you’ll have trouble finding The Trainer Club making a video from anywhere other than outside.  The YouTube channel The Trainer Club, which gives players tips and tricks and overviews of Pokémon Go events, is run by Billy Lutz. Lutz has a long history with Pokémon dating all the way back to Pokémon Red and Blue when he was in elementary school./post/zeri-has-seen-a-massive-win-rate-spike-after-recent-adjustments-in-league-patch-12-11/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/zeri-has-seen-a-massive-win-rate-spike-after-recent-adjustments-in-league-patch-12-11/ In League of Legends Patch 12.11, a whole slew of adjustments was dished out to help balance out some of the different champions that were affected by the game’s major durability update. Although many champions were affected positively by the buffs, one pick has seen a sudden rise in success on Summoner’s Rift: Zeri. The Spark of Zaun has seen a huge win rate spike since the developers shifted away some of her mobility and utility for better damage and cooldowns./post/how-to-get-jurassic-green-in-destiny-2-s-festival-of-the-lost/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-jurassic-green-in-destiny-2-s-festival-of-the-lost/ Destiny 2‘s Festival of the Lost added the Jurassic Green Pulse Rifle to the game to match with this year’s dinosaur-themed armor for all classes. This Solar Pulse Rifle can come with a series of solid perks—including Dragonfly, Multikill Clip, Frenzy, and Subsistence—that make it a good addition to any guardian’s arsenal. And if you’re looking for more than just function, the Jurassic Green is also one of the most unique-looking weapons in the game./post/how-to-get-to-the-island-southwest-of-limgrave-in-elden-ring-and-find-the-church-of-the-dragon-communion/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-to-the-island-southwest-of-limgrave-in-elden-ring-and-find-the-church-of-the-dragon-communion/ Grinding through Elden Ring and wondering how to get to the island offshore of Limgrave just to the southwest? First, you’ll want to head down to the beach on the western shore of Limgrave. Bring a torch: you can buy one from the merchant Kalé at the Church of Elleh. Starting at the Church of Elleh site of grace, head southwest. As you travel down the hill toward the water, bear west./post/mojang-releases-update-to-patch-out-minecraft-java-edition-security-exploit/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mojang-releases-update-to-patch-out-minecraft-java-edition-security-exploit/ The developers at Mojang recently discovered a sizable Log4j exploit in Minecraft: Java Edition that put users at an increased risk of having their computer being compromised by outside sources. This has since been patched out, but users will need to follow one of several steps to ensure their version of the game and computer are secure.  Specifically, when using the official Minecraft: Java Edition launcher, you will need to close all instances of the game running on your computer and restart the launcher./post/what-are-space-time-distortions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-space-time-distortions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Outside of changing the battle system and bringing Pokémon to life in new ways through its overworld, Pokémon Legends: Arceus also added in a unique encounter mechanic that uses the lore of the game to explain a way of providing players with rare encounters.  Occasionally, when traveling throughout the Hisui region, you can occasionally receive notice of an event called a space-time distortion beginning to form.  When this happens, you’ll have around five minutes to reach the area where the distortion is set to appear./post/how-to-play-super-smash-bros-ultimate-2-player-co-op-online-with-friends-on-the-same-console/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-super-smash-bros-ultimate-2-player-co-op-online-with-friends-on-the-same-console/ If you want to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate online with a friend on the same console against other players across the world, prepare to be disappointed. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s online mode is a bit lackluster in comparison to other Triple-A games. There really aren’t any options available for players to get an experience they’re looking for in quickplay. Related: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’sonline experience is awful—here’s what Nintendo could do to fix it/post/sources-tsm-set-to-sign-gmd-and-seven-to-valorant-roster/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-tsm-set-to-sign-gmd-and-seven-to-valorant-roster/ TSM is set to complete its VALORANT roster with former T1 player Johann “seven” Hernandez and former Gen.G player Anthony “gMd” Guimond, multiple sources told Dot Esports on April 4.  The additions follow weeks of trials with several different players, including Eric “Kanpeki” Xu and Austin “Neon” Hedge, according to sources. GMd will likely make his way to Austin, Texas to compete alongside the rest of the team.  Seven has arrived in Texas, he said on Twitter today./post/how-to-evolve-onix-into-steelix-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-onix-into-steelix-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Multiple Pokémon have received new evolution methods in Pokémon Legends: Arceus as a result of the removal of trade evolutions. Those that required trading while holding an item have had their evolution methods streamlined so trainers can obtain their powerful evolutions much faster. Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon, gained the ability to evolve into Steelix in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Since then, Onix has only been able to evolve into this form by trading it while holding the Metal Coat item./post/valorant-skin-collection-protocol-781-a-leaks-ahead-of-episode-4/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-skin-collection-protocol-781-a-leaks-ahead-of-episode-4/ It’s virtually impossible for new VALORANT content to get released without being leaked first. And, of course, it’s happened again with the Protocol 781-A weapon skin collection leaking ahead of the launch of Episode Four. Images from the new futuristic-looking weapon skin bundle have appeared online, most notably on the widely followed @ValorLeaks Twitter account. In addition to an image of the bundle’s listing on the in-game store, the account has shared images of some of the individual weapons, including both the Phantom and the Bulldog./post/top-10-call-of-duty-warzone-glitches-of-2020/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-10-call-of-duty-warzone-glitches-of-2020/ Call of Duty: Warzone has become one of the most popular battle royale titles on the market. Fans enjoy the classic Call of Duty gameplay while they fight with their squad to be the last team standing. Warzone features content from Modern Warfare and will continue to be updated with new content from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.  But Warzone has had its fair share of bugs and glitches that have ranged from minor issues to game-breaking disasters./post/nuckledu-retires-following-car-crash/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nuckledu-retires-following-car-crash/ Capcom Cup 2016 champion and legendary Street Fighter player Du “NuckleDu” Dang is shelving his arcade stick following a “really bad car crash.” NuckleDu had previously been off the internet for a few days, recovering from the collision and receiving treatment before making the announcement that he would be retiring.  I will be putting my controller down now. Furthermore, I will step away from social media in general since I can't offer you guys anything anymore./post/where-to-get-the-oval-charm-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-get-the-oval-charm-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield have several optional items you can obtain in the game that will help you finish your Pokédex and breed a competitive team a lot easier than in previous games.  One of these items is the Oval Charm, which increases the chances of an egg appearing in one of the Pokémon Nurseries if you leave two compatible Pokémon there to breed.  To get this extremely useful charm, you’ll need to battle against an NPC based on legendary game designer Shigeki Morimoto—the man who created the Pokémon battle system./post/where-to-find-uxie-mesprit-and-azelf-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-uxie-mesprit-and-azelf-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ The new Hisui region in Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an ancient version of what Sinnoh would become. And given this, there are a ton of similarities. One of these is the legendary Pokémon that roam around the land. Fans will be pleased to know that the Lake Trio is back and still as important as ever. If you’re trying to catch every legendary Pokémon in the game, you’ll need to know where and when you can find them./post/ludwig-banned-from-youtube-after-video-gets-flagged-for-child-safety/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ludwig-banned-from-youtube-after-video-gets-flagged-for-child-safety/ One of Twitch’s most popular streamers, Ludwig, has been banned on YouTube for a week after one of his videos was flagged for “child safety.” The shock suspension means the streamer won’t be able to upload for a week, bringing an almost two-year streak of uploads to an end, according to the streamer whose channel boasts 1.7 million subscribers. I've just got banned on @TeamYouTube for a week after a video got flagged for "/post/all-team-go-rocket-inter-egg-sting-development-shadow-pok%C3%A9mon-and-encounters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-team-go-rocket-inter-egg-sting-development-shadow-pok%C3%A9mon-and-encounters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ As part of the Season Change event in Pokémon Go, there have been some slight changes made to Team Go Rocket and the Pokémon players can expect to see from both the Grunts and Leaders.  To complete the An Inter-egg-sting Development Special Research, you’ll need to battle multiple Grunts and defeat the Arlo, Sierra, and Cliff several times because they’ll have new Shadow Pokémon for you to save and purify. Giovanni will also be hovering around with Shadow Mewtwo in his party once more./post/first-tft-set-6-5-pbe-patch-focuses-on-champions-tweaks-augments-and-traits/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/first-tft-set-6-5-pbe-patch-focuses-on-champions-tweaks-augments-and-traits/ Less than 24 hours into the launch of Teamfight Tactics Set 6.5 Neon Nights on the PBE, several champions are already receiving significant balance changes. The first PBE update for Set 6.5 took place today, resulting in a large chunk of downtime due to extended maintenance. When the update completes later today, players will get to test out a number of balance changes taking place that focus on three to five-cost champions./post/mtg-mechanic-goad-gets-elevated-to-evergreen-commander-keyword/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-mechanic-goad-gets-elevated-to-evergreen-commander-keyword/ The Magic: The Gathering keyword Goad will become an evergreen mechanic found scattered throughout cards within future Commander releases.  Commander has become one of the most-played Magic formats over the course of the last 10 years. It’s a multiplayer format that encourages players to gather together in person using a minimum-size deck of 100 cards with a legendary creature as the deck’s commander. Stalled board states are a common occurrence within the format, according to Verhey in his “Good Morning Magic” YouTube video released today, resulting in the MTG team elevating the Goad keyword to an evergreen mechanic moving forward./post/senna-lucian-and-amumu-enter-teamfight-tactics-set-2-along-with-the-new-soulbound-class/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/senna-lucian-and-amumu-enter-teamfight-tactics-set-2-along-with-the-new-soulbound-class/ League of Legends fans were pleased when Senna’s release allowed them to reunite Lucian with his long-lost wife in the bot lane. And now, Teamfight Tactics players will be able to do the same in Riot’s autobattler. A TFT update posted on League’s website today breaks down the lovely couple entering Set Two: Rise of the Elements, along with the new Soulbound Class. And everyone’s favorite mummy will also make his TFT debut when Amumu joins the Inferno Warden class./post/valorant-patch-2-05-removes-the-ability-to-place-killjoy-s-lockdown-on-walls/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-patch-2-05-removes-the-ability-to-place-killjoy-s-lockdown-on-walls/ VALORANT Patch 2.05 prevents Killjoy’s Lockdown ability from being placed on walls, which is a slight nerf to the agent.  Previously, players could jump or stand on top of objects to place Killjoy’s ultimate ability on particular objects around maps. Killjoy players could also reach elevated spots by boosting themselves with Sage’s wall, making it tough to counter the ultimate.  Placing the Lockdown in an elevated or unexpected position would make it difficult for the other team to destroy./post/fousey-s-viewers-call-911-using-donations/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fousey-s-viewers-call-911-using-donations/ Yousef Saleh Erakat, most commonly known by his online handle, FouseyTube, was streaming on Twitch yesterday when his viewers used his talk-to-text donation function to call 911. Fousey had stepped away from his stream while still live and his viewers decided to take advantage. It appears Fousey left his phone behind, so people started donating. The first person, “John,” donated $5 and used the talk-to-text function to say “Hey, Siri, call 911./post/100-thieves-enters-the-call-of-duty-league-with-the-los-angeles-thieves/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-enters-the-call-of-duty-league-with-the-los-angeles-thieves/ The Call of Duty League slot formerly held by OpTic Gaming has been acquired by 100 Thieves, the organization announced today. The team will be known as the Los Angeles Thieves and will begin competing in the league in the 2021 season in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Announcing a new Los Angeles team for the competitive Call of Duty League in 2021. #LAThieves pic.twitter.com/inO7TzNI7O — LA Thieves (@LAThieves) November 6, 2020 The announcement video featured the organization’s CEO, Nadeshot, as well as SlasheR and Kenny, two of the players on the team’s current roster./post/the-best-agents-in-valorant-ranked/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-agents-in-valorant-ranked/ The meta matters in every competitive game and VALORANT is no exception. The power of agents and weapons shifts with every change introduced to the game, whether it’s patches or evolving trends in the community. If you hesitate on which agents to pick or just want to have a better idea of the current meta, here are our rankings for the most powerful agents as of Episode Four, Act I./post/where-to-find-io-guards-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-io-guards-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/ Fortnite’s back with yet another season and there’s a lot to explore around the map. The first week of the new season will be filled with excitement from new encounters to mechanics while players slowly start leveling up this season’s battle pass. IO Guards and Outposts were hot spots on the map last season, but they seem to have a new home as of today. IO Guards used to be stationed around IO Outposts and there were a few of them on the map./post/yes-pyke-can-jungle-but-it-isn-t-pretty/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yes-pyke-can-jungle-but-it-isn-t-pretty/ When Pyke was announced last week prior to the launch of Patch 8.10, a large swath of players took to Reddit, social media, and the official League of Legends forums to complain that this high-AD assassin would never truly be a support. One popular theory/complaint claimed that he was better off as a jungler due to his kill-sharing passive and high mobility. We tried it out. It works—just not nearly as well as you’d think./post/what-is-ptfe-and-what-is-it-used-for/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-ptfe-and-what-is-it-used-for/ Most gamers have heard the acronym PTFE when referring to mouse feet. PTFE feet have the lowest friction resistance and allow gaming mice to glide smoothly on various surfaces. What may not be common knowledge is that PTFE is a common material used in many household and industrial applications. PTFE stands for polytetrafluoroethylene, which is a type of polymer comprised of carbon and fluorine. It was discovered accidentally by a DuPont employee named Roy J./post/tft-patch-11-14-preview-contains-only-5-major-balance-changes/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-patch-11-14-preview-contains-only-5-major-balance-changes/ Only a few changes will take place in the Teamfight Tactics 11.14 update, with major changes hitting four champions and one trait. Patch 11.14 is the final one for TFT before the midset update, Reckoning: Dawn of Heroes. Riot revealed all major changes taking place in the final patch today, highlighting a buff to the trait Legionnaire. Sett and Volibear are also slated for buffs while Gragas and Garen are getting nerfed./post/how-to-taunt-in-madden-21/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-taunt-in-madden-21/ Taunting players in Madden 21 is a fun way to rub in a win or celebrate a touchdown in a challenging game. Some players may consider it poor sportsmanship, but every player should know how to taunt just in case.  How to taunt in Madden 21 Players can taunt in Madden 21 by holding down the left trigger and pressing Square/X on both Xbox and Playstation consoles. Holding the LT/L2 button and Square/X will activate a randomly selected taunt perfect for showing off./post/all-mtg-arena-jan-27-historic-and-alchemy-nerfs-and-buffs/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mtg-arena-jan-27-historic-and-alchemy-nerfs-and-buffs/ A total of 19 Magic: The Gathering cards are slated to be rebalanced within the Historic and Alchemy formats via MTG Arena on Jan. 27, including a nerfed Teferi, Time Raveler that’s now unbanned in Historic.  Scheduled to take effect via MTG Arena on Jan. 27, Teferi, Time Raveler was unbanned from the Historic format via a nerf to his CMC and the planeswalker’s static ability. Changes made to the once dominating planeswalker should remove Teferi as an auto-include within Control decks while allowing him to see gameplay within specific builds./post/call-of-duty-league-teams-and-players-hint-at-the-return-of-lan/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-league-teams-and-players-hint-at-the-return-of-lan/ Several Call of Duty League teams and professional players have hinted at the return of LAN events on social media today. The CDL has not made an official announcement, but in-person tournaments might be back soon.  Several teams have posted a short clip of the Call of Duty League Tag Generator. Usually, this creates a randomized name based on a few questions, but each team showed the same tag: BACK2LAN. /post/ayaneo-next-may-be-a-steam-deck-killer-if-your-pockets-are-deep-enough/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ayaneo-next-may-be-a-steam-deck-killer-if-your-pockets-are-deep-enough/ After announcing its processor, storage, and memory upgrade, Aya Neo’s AYANEO NEXT handheld gaming console line looks well-positioned to take on the Steam Deck. The only catch is its daunting price from the base model to the top-of-line handheld experience. Aya Neo’s first outing garnered a fair amount of attention when it launched in February 2021, but the company is already working on updating the formula to offer higher performance. The two biggest bumps in performance come in the form of the processor and memory./post/hogwarts-legacy-dev-confirms-there-are-no-microtransactions-in-game/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hogwarts-legacy-dev-confirms-there-are-no-microtransactions-in-game/ After its first gameplay preview earlier today, more details about Hogwarts Legacy have begun to surface online and it’s good news for those who can’t stand microtransactions. According to Avalanche community manager Chandler Wood, Hogwarts Legacy will not include any microtransactions. We've seen this question coming up and want to set the record straight. There are no microtransactions in Hogwarts Legacy. — Chandler Wood (@FinchStrife) March 17, 2022 This would appear to indicate that all items in the Harry Potter game can be acquired without needing to put any further money into the game following your purchase./post/premium-league-of-legends-loot-items-now-show-drop-rates/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/premium-league-of-legends-loot-items-now-show-drop-rates/ League of Legends players can now see the drop rates for all loot items available for purchase in the in-game store, giving them a better idea of their chances for obtaining specific items. Loot items in League allow players to spend Riot Points to open boxes or chests containing various useful items. These chests can be earned in-game, but many players also purchase them with Riot Points to quickly unlock them./post/full-stats-of-all-fortnite-weapons/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/full-stats-of-all-fortnite-weapons/ Fortnite has lots of weapons, far more than Epic Games can feature in the game at once. Most weapons take turns and rotate in and out of the vault, and Epic sometimes tinkers with their stats to make them more balanced as they come and go with each season. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon Considering Fortnite has been around since 2017, you may need to pull an all-nighter to memorize all the weapons and their damage numbers./post/how-to-use-dynamax-crystals-and428-and-and15-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-dynamax-crystals-and428-and-and15-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Dynamax Crystals are items given to players during certain events or through pre-ordering Pokémon Sword and Shield. These crystals allow players to summon specific Pokémon as Max Raid Battles within the Wild Area. Some Dynamax Crystals include the infamous and weirdly-named ☆And428 and ☆And15 Crystals that summon Jangmo-o and Larvitar. Once you have the crystals in your possession, you need to head to the Wild Area to use them. Find any empty Den, the red glowing flower-like objects scattered around the area that usually house Raids, and load up your Item Menu./post/the-best-classic-teams-in-nba-2k21/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-classic-teams-in-nba-2k21/ NBA 2K21 doesn’t just let you play ball in the present and determine the future. The game pays tribute to some of the greatest rosters ever assembled in its Classic teams section. 2K21 has many options, from the early greats in the 1960s to the teams that helped the NBA grow in the ’90s, all the way up to modern teams from just a couple of years ago. But which Classic NBA 2K21 teams are truly the best?/post/the-best-controllers-for-xbox-cloud-gaming/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-controllers-for-xbox-cloud-gaming/ Thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming, playing Xbox games on different screens, such as Windows PC via browser, phones, or tablets, has never been easier. With Xbox Game Pass, you get access to the new feature, allowing you to stream games without having to download them. Think of this: You open up a web page, plug in a controller to your laptop or PC, and within seconds a brand new Xbox game is on your screen and ready to play./post/tft-set-6-cheat-sheet-traits-and-champions/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-6-cheat-sheet-traits-and-champions/ A total of 27 Teamfight Tactics traits are in Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets, showcasing new and returning synergies.  Scheduled to officially release on Nov. 3 and drop into the PBE with Patch 11.21, TFT Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets contains a total of 11 champions with three traits, plus three with a unique trait. From units gaining unique bonuses via a spotlight on them during the planning phase to champions who have powerful stats and take up two spots on your team, here’s every TFT Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets trait and the champions who have those traits./post/fortnite-tactical-assault-rifle-leak-confirmed-likely-releasing-this-week/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-tactical-assault-rifle-leak-confirmed-likely-releasing-this-week/ The Fortnite Tactical Assault Rifle leak has been confirmed. We now have the official description for it via well-known data miners. The timing of this and the confirmed update scheduled for tomorrow make it likely that we will see its release this week as part of the new update. Prominent Fortnite leaker s1I0x posted a picture of the Tactical Assault Rifle as well as its description. “This robust and precise assault rifle is the ideal option for tight quarters,” the official description says./post/is-wild-rift-down-here-s-how-to-check-league-of-legends-wild-rift-s-server-status/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-wild-rift-down-here-s-how-to-check-league-of-legends-wild-rift-s-server-status/ League of Legends’ servers have been notorious for crashing due to different issues in the past. Wild Rift likely won’t be an exception to this, either. The servers for the mobile version of League will probably go down occasionally due to unforeseen circumstances. Riot Games has learned from its mistakes in the past and made it much easier to tell if the issue is on the developer’s end or is something related to your setup./post/can-you-breed-kubfu-and-urshifu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-breed-kubfu-and-urshifu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/ Kubfu is going to be the main focus of a lot of teams moving forward, both in the competitive tests and casual play in the Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Isle of Armor expansion. But you’ll want to make sure you get your Kubfu and Urshifu trained properly the first time because it’ll be hard to redo their stats.  Since both Kubfu and Urshifu are Legendary Pokémon, you won’t be able to breed either part of the evolutionary line, even when using Ditto./post/all-of-the-esports-award-winners-from-the-game-awards-2020/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-esports-award-winners-from-the-game-awards-2020/ Esports kicked off the show at The Game Awards in 2020, putting competitive gaming at the forefront. A total of six esports-themed awards were given out at The Game Awards in 2020, and they were all awarded in the pre-show before the main event even began. Brush off your controllers & stretch those fingers, the Best Esports Player is Showmaker!! 🏆 #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/b7etVtWBMh — The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 11, 2020 While esports definitely were not the focus of this year’s show, some top talent in the esports industry were recognized with a pretty cool statue./post/the-best-normal-type-pok%C3%A9mon-ranked/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-normal-type-pok%C3%A9mon-ranked/ In a fictional universe with over 900 friends to catch, train, and battle with, why would anyone choose a “Normal-type” Pokémon as their companion? With few special abilities and no distinct design characteristics, normal types can seem pale in comparison to the other vibrant Pokémon in the game. Yet somehow, many Normal-type Pokémon stand the test of time as beloved generational favorites and are stars of the Pokémon universe in their own way./post/all-the-new-skins-coming-in-apex-legends-aftermarket-event/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-new-skins-coming-in-apex-legends-aftermarket-event/ Apex Legends’ Aftermarket event is bringing a series of event-exclusive skins and an all-new limited-time mode called Flashpoint. The event cosmetics seem to have a handful of common themes, but the result is a diverse collection that includes anything from a Hot Rod Gibraltar to a Cat Wraith. Rampart reveals some of the new skins as part of a comedy skit in the trailer. She introduces fans to the Rampart Shopping Network (RSN) and advertises individual skins, highlighting some of its qualities./post/apex-pros-lash-out-at-ea-for-low-quality-pcs-provided-at-1-million-algs-stockholm-lan/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-pros-lash-out-at-ea-for-low-quality-pcs-provided-at-1-million-algs-stockholm-lan/ Apex Legends pros voiced their frustrations on social media this afternoon after being informed that the high-end PCs intended for use at this weekend’s $1 million Stockholm LAN won’t arrive in time for the tournament. After complaining about the mediocre specifications of the PCs originally intended for the competition, the tournament organizers made an effort to secure faster setups commensurate with the high-stakes event. On April 21, Shahin Kanafchian, an EA employee, confirmed on Twitter that the new computers would feature RTX 3080 graphics cards and 11th generation Intel i7 processors./post/overwatch-s-ana-and-genji-got-two-new-skins-in-hots-and-they-re-badass/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-ana-and-genji-got-two-new-skins-in-hots-and-they-re-badass/ Two Overwatch heroes have badass new skins in Heroes of the Storm. Ana and Genji are getting new skins as part of the Blizzard MOBA’s new Viper Ascendant event. Lore around the Ana and Genji skins transforms the two Overwatch heroes into terrorist organization operatives that lead “the united world government’s leadership and military arm” to ensure “the populace remains complacent by stamping out insurrections wherever they may take root.”/post/call-of-duty-vanguard-s-sales-were-lower-than-black-ops-cold-war-in-2020/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-vanguard-s-sales-were-lower-than-black-ops-cold-war-in-2020/ Earlier today, Activision Blizzard released its financial results for the final quarter of 2021, as well as the entire year, which showed that Sledgehammer Games’ latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Vanguard, did not perform as well as Treyarch’s Black Ops Cold War from the previous year. In addition to the confirmation that Vanguard sold less year-over-year than Black Ops: Cold War did in 2020, Activision Blizzard revealed net bookings on PC and console devices saw a decline./post/riot-releases-clip-from-upcoming-league-of-legends-animated-series-arcane/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-clip-from-upcoming-league-of-legends-animated-series-arcane/ Riot Games released a short clip of the upcoming League of Legends animated series, Arcane, on Weibo earlier today. The clip runs for approximately two minutes and shows younger versions of Jinx and Vi sitting on a rooftop in their home city of Piltover. The two discuss childhood memories, and what it means to grow up in Piltover. Vi hands Jinx a spyglass and directs her all around the city, pointing out different landmarks and describing what memories she’s attached to them./post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-introduces-2022-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-championship-series-format-rotation/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-introduces-2022-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-championship-series-format-rotation/ The Pokémon Company has confirmed the next format rotation for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which will go into effect for all players on Sept. 10.  This happens at the start of every Championship Series season and “removes older expansions from competition in the Standard format with the goal of maintaining a healthy competitive environment.” With this rotation, only cards that have been released within the Sword and Shield series will be competitively playable at official Play!/post/all-mischief-unbound-special-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mischief-unbound-special-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ To end the Season of Mischief, Hoopa is being fully unleashed, with Niantic adding in Hoopa Unbound through Pokémon Go‘s new Mischief Unbound event. The event runs from Nov. 26 to 29. Along with Hoopa Unbound being accessible through the use of a mysterious bottle discovered by Professor Willow, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, as well as multiple other Legendary Pokémon, will be available again in raids thanks to the mischievous Pokémon’s powers./post/how-to-complete-90-upgrade-x5-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-90-upgrade-x5-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced a new 80+ Upgrade x5 squad-building challenge (SBC) to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today that will reward players who complete it with five 90-rated or higher cards that are available in FUT packs right now. It’s a good time to complete this SBC since there are nearly 100 special cards from past FIFA 21 Ultimate Team promos, such as Team of the Year (TOTY), Team of the Season (TOTS), Summer Stars, and Future Stars, available in packs at the moment and new amazing ones being released./post/how-to-get-gold-bottle-caps-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-gold-bottle-caps-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Bottle Caps are just another currency added in Pokémon Sword and Shield that players can use in the late game to Hyper Train their team and prepare for competitive matches.  There are two different kinds that you can get: normal Bottle Caps and Gold Bottle Caps. Both can be found in multiple ways, but you aren’t just going to stumble upon them easily.  Bottle Caps are the basic items you can use to get one of your Pokémon some Hyper Training./post/riot-to-update-graves-q-hitbox-indicator-across-all-of-his-skins-for-better-clarity-in-league/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-update-graves-q-hitbox-indicator-across-all-of-his-skins-for-better-clarity-in-league/ League of Legends senior VFX artist Kevin “Sirhaian” Leroy previously shared a “slightly different” VFX kit for the upcoming Sentinel Graves skin. But it appears a quality of life change will hit all of the Outlaw’s cosmetics. Sirhaian discussed community feedback on Sentinel Graves’ End of the Line (Q) hitbox today, explaining that its ground indicator was different compared to his other skins. To “make sure the skin is fair” and for “better clarity,” Riot will update all of Graves’ older skins with the appropriate hitbox./post/everything-we-know-about-mtg-arena-may-qualifier-play-in/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-mtg-arena-may-qualifier-play-in/ Single-day Magic: The Gathering Arena Qualifier Play-In events will occur twice in the month of May, offering players a chance to qualify for the May Weekend Qualifier tournament. Introduced as a part of the 2022 digital organized play system via MTG Arena, Play-In events within the month of May will feature Streets of New Capenna (SNC) phantom Sealed as the format. A total of two of these events are taking place within Magic Arena on May 21 and 27./post/zetalot-decides-to-take-a-break-from-hearthstone/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zetalot-decides-to-take-a-break-from-hearthstone/ Career-long Priest player and Twitch streamer Dawid “Zetalot” Skalski is taking a break from Hearthstone due to his disdain for the ongoing meta. Zetalot has been playing Hearthstone since 2015 and is considered one of the best Priest players. But recently he’s been expressing continued disinterest in the online card game. Hearthstone’s current meta isn’t very favorable for Priest players. The Priest class is hovering at an overall 47.5 percent win rate, according to HSReplay./post/acend-secure-valorant-champions-playoff-spot-after-defeating-envy-in-group-play/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/acend-secure-valorant-champions-playoff-spot-after-defeating-envy-in-group-play/ Acend are the latest team to move on to the VALORANT Champions playoffs after defeating Envy in a quick 2-0 match today. European teams have secured the top four seeds at the tournament and the rest of the regions are fighting for the second seed in each group.  Acend and Envy defeated Vivo Keyd and X10 CRIT in the first round of matches in Group A, although Acend’s first match was a bit of a mess./post/every-champion-card-coming-to-clash-royale/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-champion-card-coming-to-clash-royale/ After dominating the ladder for over a year on Clash Royale, the legendary cards will soon let way to stronger contenders: champion cards. This new card rarity will be collected by players who reach level 14, the latest level to be added alongside the other significant changes to the player’s progression during season 29. The champion cards will bring an unique gameplay mechanic to the game: active abilities. Each champion will have an unique ability that will activate with a tap when the unit will be deployed./post/league-fan-explores-vex-s-solemnity-with-elderwood-skin-concept/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-explores-vex-s-solemnity-with-elderwood-skin-concept/ League of Legends’ most recent mid lane champion, Vex, is all for things that are dark and dreary. But her release skin, Dawnbringer, paints her in more of a brighter light that is unfitting of her character, leaving many fans to wonder how her solemn tone can better be interpreted in future skins. One Reddit user decided to create an idea for what they feel can be Vex’s next skin, better fitting her melancholic personality while also bringing some new charm to spruce up her appearance./post/riot-reveals-details-around-league-s-next-adc-hints-at-new-support-and-void-based-jungler-in-latest-champion-roadmap/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-details-around-league-s-next-adc-hints-at-new-support-and-void-based-jungler-in-latest-champion-roadmap/ It might feel like the past year has gone by quite quickly, but Riot Games is moving even quicker. The developers released a new Champion Roadmap today, unveiling more details about League of Legends’ next bottom lane marksman champion and giving out some hints for the next support and Void-based jungler headed our way next year. Using a ton of electricity puns along the way, lead champion producer Ryan “Reav3” Mireles talked about the next AD carry “who has been charging up and is rearing to finally get on the Rift./post/halo-esports-lead-promises-good-news-coming-soon-after-poor-season-2-launch/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-esports-lead-promises-good-news-coming-soon-after-poor-season-2-launch/ The Halo Infinite competitive scene has been in an anxious place following the launch of the multiplayer’s second season and the poor changes, some intended and some unintended, that it brought. Spartan, a pro player for eUnited, was recently fined for unprofessional criticism levied toward Halo developer 343 Industries following the launch, and Halo‘s Esports and Viewership Lead Tashi wrote a Twitter thread in response to the fine’s fallout. In that thread, Tashi not only discussed how best to state critiques of Halo Infinite but also promised that “good news” would be on its way soon to quell some of the fears around the game’s future./post/2021-eu-masters-summer-main-event-scores-schedule-bracket/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2021-eu-masters-summer-main-event-scores-schedule-bracket/ Europe’s best-emerging talents are fighting for the right to be called EU Masters in the highest-caliber League of Legends competition on the continent below the LEC. The tournament has been getting increased exposure over the last few years, especially after the depth of Europe’s talent has been showcased on the national and international stage to an unparalleled degree in 2021. Four of the five members of back-to-back LEC champions MAD Lions are EU Masters alumni in Kaiser, Carzzy, Humanoid, and Elyoya (Spring Rookie of the Split), as are Rogue’s Inspired (Summer Split MVP), Trymbi, and Larssen, and Summer Rookie of the Split and Fnatic top laner Adam./post/how-to-solve-the-turrfield-stones-riddle-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-the-turrfield-stones-riddle-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ The small town of Turrfield is your first stop on your journey in completing Pokémon Sword and Shield’s gym challenge. Ancient stones lie scattered across the hamlet. These peculiar rocks might appear to be an aesthetic decoration at first glance, but they secretly guard a treasure. You’ll need to complete a riddle to obtain this hidden item, and we’re going to give you the breakdown on how to solve it./post/will-lost-ark-closed-beta-progress-carry-over/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-lost-ark-closed-beta-progress-carry-over/ Due to the nature of the MMO genre, players are regularly concerned about their in-game progression anytime they start testing a new MMO in its alpha or beta phase—and Lost Ark is no different. The Amazon game had its first closed beta begin on Nov. 4 and some players are already wondering if the progress they make over the next week will be saved in the next iteration of the game and when it officially releases next year./post/lego-atari-2600-console-dropping-in-august-for-50th-anniversary-commemoration/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lego-atari-2600-console-dropping-in-august-for-50th-anniversary-commemoration/ Lego is releasing an official 2600 console and controller to commemorate Atari’s 50th anniversary. It’s due later this year and should provide a healthy dose of nostalgia for old-school gamers and collectors of ’70s and 80’s memorabilia. Atari’s 2600 was initially released in 1977 and was rebranded as the VCS in 1982 so it’s celebrating its 40th and 45th anniversary. The console was instrumental in bringing gaming into peoples’ homes and shipped over 30 million copies in its lifetime./post/na-vi-breaks-single-year-cs-go-team-earnings-record-to-cap-off-near-perfect-2021-campaign/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/na-vi-breaks-single-year-cs-go-team-earnings-record-to-cap-off-near-perfect-2021-campaign/ Natus Vincere’s 2021 CS:GO campaign wasn’t just the best in the organization’s history, it could be considered the greatest year of professional Counter-Strike from a single team. At the very least, it’s the highest grossing year from a single team in CS:GO history. In 2021, the Na’Vi CS:GO team earned $4,275,500 from 16 played tournaments during 2021, beating the previous single-year team record of $3,651,650 set by Astralis in 2018, according to Esports Earnings./post/best-settings-in-escape-from-tarkov/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-settings-in-escape-from-tarkov/ Escape from Tarkov is still one of the most popular multiplayer games on the market in 2022. Its blend of looting, gunplay, stealth, and inventory management is an addictive concoction that has players coming back again and again. But if there’s one knock on Escape from Tarkov, it’s that it can be sometimes difficult to run, especially on PCs with older hardware. For any player struggling to maintain a consistent 60 FPS, there are ways to boost performance./post/all-wraps-available-in-fortnite-battle-royale/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-wraps-available-in-fortnite-battle-royale/ A new set of cosmetic items allows players to customize their weapons and vehicles. They are Wraps, and they were added to Fortnite: Battle Royale in the season seven update on Dec. 6. Wraps are like the weapon skins that many other games have. They change the appearance of the guns the player is using, and players can choose individual Wraps for each weapon class in Fortnite: Assault Rifles, Shotguns, SMGs, Snipers, and Pistols./post/cloud9-drops-its-dota-2-roster-after-3-months/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-drops-its-dota-2-roster-after-3-months/ Cloud9 is already backing out of the Dota 2 scene. The organization released its latest roster this morning after just three months of competing and seeing no results.  After essentially bringing back five players who at one point played for the organization in the past, C9 failed to win any of the three events they competed in.  Today Cloud9 steps back from Dota 2. We thank all members of the team for their efforts as part of #C9DOTA and wish them the best of luck!/post/thoughtful-designs-and-minor-missteps-logitech-x-k-da-collection-overview/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/thoughtful-designs-and-minor-missteps-logitech-x-k-da-collection-overview/ The Logitech x K/DA limited edition collection, originally announced in November 2020, is finally available.  Logitech has been on an aesthetically-fueled tear this past year. Releasing its much-adored Color Collection in August 2020, Logitech found favor among gamers looking to add a little more of themselves to their setups. The company is continuing with its hyper-color showcase with the K/DA crossover collection.  K/DA is a K-pop-inspired group created by Riot Games./post/modern-horizons-2-introduces-compelling-designs-with-urza-s-saga-diamond-lion/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/modern-horizons-2-introduces-compelling-designs-with-urza-s-saga-diamond-lion/ Modern is the most popular eternal competitive format in Magic: The Gathering that attracts players to tabletop events and Magic Online. The upcoming set Modern Horizons 2 is created with Modern in mind, designing new cards specifically for the format. The original Modern Horizons in 2019 had a major impact on the format, even leading toseveral bans due to power-level concerns. Despite the introduction of a handful of overpowered cards, Modern Horizons accomplished the goal to create a dynamic Limited format and introduce playable cards into the high-powered format./post/tnc-predator-finalizes-dota-2-roster-signs-bok-and-carlo/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tnc-predator-finalizes-dota-2-roster-signs-bok-and-carlo/ TNC Predator is pivoting away from its previous plans of building mostly around rising Dota 2 talent toward a more standard mix of players with different levels of experience, finalizing its new roster by signing Jun “Bok” Kanehara and Juan “Carlo” Manalo. This shift in approach follows a poor showing from the previous roster, which saw the team relegated to Division II in the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit’s Winter Tour. /post/how-to-catch-aipom-burmy-and-combee-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-aipom-burmy-and-combee-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ When finishing your Sinnoh Pokédex in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you need Aipom, Burmy and Combee in order to move onto to the National PokéDex. All three of these Pokémon are not difficult to obtain and can be found in many places. Here is a list of all of the places all three Pokémon can be found in Honey Trees in both Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: Route 205Route 206Route 207Route 208Route 209Route 210Route 211Route 212Route 213Route 214Route 215Route 218Route 221Route 222Valley WindworksFuego IronworksEterna ForestFloaroma Meadow Aipom, Burmy and Combee can all be found at these locations, but they are found via the Honey Trees, which requires players to slather Honey on a special tree in order to attract Pokémon to it./post/new-hearthstone-card-revealed-as-hakkar-the-soulflayer/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-hearthstone-card-revealed-as-hakkar-the-soulflayer/ Another card has been revealed from Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Rastakhan’s Rumble—and it’s a neutral Legendary card called Hakkar, the Soulflayer. It was first revealed on Forbes this morning. “Deathrattle: Shuffle a Corrupted Blood into each player’s deck,” the card reads. A Corrupted Blood card casts when drawn by a player. “Takes three damage,” the Corrupted Blood card reads. “After you draw, shuffle two copies of this into your deck.” Related: All of the cards revealed from Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Rastakhan’s Rumble/post/aloy-and-lara-duo-limited-time-mode-now-live-in-fortnite/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/aloy-and-lara-duo-limited-time-mode-now-live-in-fortnite/ After being delayed for a week due to some issues, the Team Up! Aloy and Lara LTM is now live in Fortnite and will run until April 25 at 8am CT.  This mode will have players teaming up as two iconic hunters, Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn and Lara Croft from Tomb Raider.  “Grab your duo partner and jump into the new Team Up! Aloy & Lara LTM,” Epic said. “Become Aloy, armed only with craftable bows or be Lara with dual-wielding pistols at your disposal./post/how-long-does-it-take-to-beat-horizon-forbidden-west/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-long-does-it-take-to-beat-horizon-forbidden-west/ Horizon Forbidden West launched on Feb. 18 and PlayStation 4 and 5 players have been exploring the enormous world of the game ever since. Despite a few complex side quests, an intriguing main story, and many activities scattered around the map, a few players have already completed the newest title from Guerrilla Games. Naturally, the time it takes to complete Horizon Forbidden West depends on the difficulty you play on, how many side quests you decide to complete during your journey, and a few other factors./post/how-to-watch-tft-6-5-na-regional-finals/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-tft-6-5-na-regional-finals/ A total of three days of Teamfight Tactics competition will determine who will represent North America at the Gizmos & Gadgets World Championship.  Pinnacle tournament gameplay will take place from March 25 to 17 via the North America TFT Regional Finals. Every player competing at the Neon Nights tournament has proven themselves via either ladder snapshots, winning Set Six or Set 6.5 tournaments, or show by showing consistent gameplay during the Piltover, Zaun, and Innovation Cups./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-players-aren-t-happy-about-shadow-lugia-s-new-look/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-players-aren-t-happy-about-shadow-lugia-s-new-look/ Pokémon Go launched a new event today that introduced a new Shadow-type Pokémon to the game. While this would usually be cause to get excited, Pokémon Go players are not taking too kindly to its appearance, calling it a “missed opportunity.” Shadow Lugia, which joined the game today boasts a similar appearance to the standard Lugia just with its shadow aura. This would usually be a fair addition, but Shadow Lugia isn’t a new species for Pokémon Go./post/gamurs-group-acquires-twinfinite/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gamurs-group-acquires-twinfinite/ GAMURS Group, the owner and publisher of Dot Esports, has today announced the acquisition of Twinfinite, one of the leading brands in video game news, reviews, features and opinions since its formation in 2011.  The acquisition of Twinfinite, which has served over 100 million readers worldwide, expands the global reach of the GAMURS Group portfolio to over 50 million monthly unique users. GAMURS, which continues to redefine gaming and entertainment, will expand Twinfinite’s reach and output, leveraging the strategies that have proved successful across its gaming, entertainment and pop culture brands./post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-to-celebrate-street-fighter-35th-anniversary-with-event-new-spirit/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-to-celebrate-street-fighter-35th-anniversary-with-event-new-spirit/ To the surprise of fans, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will host its first new spirit event since its content cycle came to a conclusion in late 2021. Along with the event, a new spirit will also join the game. This event is to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Street Fighter and will kick off on Friday, Jan. 14. During this five-day event, Street Fighter spirits will appear on the spirit board, allowing players to challenge them and add them to their collection./post/the-best-laptop-cooling-pads-of-2022/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-laptop-cooling-pads-of-2022/ Most gamers agree that it’s possible to build a better PC with the price you pay for any gaming laptop. But laptops offer portability that desktop PCs just don’t have. A gaming laptop packs a case full of hardware inside a tiny chassis and saves you from carrying around a monitor, cables, and a keyboard. The portability sounds excellent, but including a high-end graphics card, CPU, and battery inside a laptop can cause overheating./post/how-to-watch-lor-a-curious-journey-seasonal-tournament/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-lor-a-curious-journey-seasonal-tournament/ Riot Games has reinstated broadcasts for Seasonal tournaments, starting with A Curious Journey, scheduled to take place in May.  Broadcasts for Legends of Runeterra Seasonal tournaments are no longer canceled, getting reinstated by Riot prior to the A Curious Journey Seasonal. The broadcast format for the upcoming Seasonal will remain the same, with potential changes taking place leading up to the LoR World Championship later this year.  Action for the A Curious Journey Seasonal begins on May 7 via the Last Chance Gauntlet and a Master’s Cut will take place on May 12./post/the-minds-behind-k-da-talk-k-pop-influence-holographic-concerts-and-future-skins/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-minds-behind-k-da-talk-k-pop-influence-holographic-concerts-and-future-skins/ The world has been captivated by “POP/STARS,” a K-Pop-infused anthem created by Riot Games for its new virtual K-pop group K/DA, since its debut on Nov. 3. The song has reached over 92 million views on YouTube in under a month since its release, and it even topped Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart on Nov. 14. The song and its virtual performers, who are champions from League of Legends, have reached viral levels of popularity spanning beyond the game’s already impressive player count./post/pokelawls-receives-3-day-twitch-ban-for-showing-a-man-s-butt-the-streamer-claims/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokelawls-receives-3-day-twitch-ban-for-showing-a-man-s-butt-the-streamer-claims/ Twitch’s ambiguous Community Guidelines didn’t get any clearer today. Variety streamer Pokelaws received a 72-hour Twitch ban today for showing a man’s “bare ass” during his broadcast, he explained on Twitter. The Canadian’s fans are confused by the streaming platform’s seemingly unequal standards that vary from streamer to streamer. Getting banned on twitch for 72 hours, some dudes bare ass from the 1980s got shown. Yep — Poke (@pokelawls) November 22, 2019 “Getting banned on Twitch for 72 hours, some dudes bare ass from the 1980s got shown,” Pokelawls said./post/are-starter-pok%C3%A9mon-shiny-locked-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-starter-pok%C3%A9mon-shiny-locked-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus is finally here and as players jump into their first journey through the Hisui region, they may be wondering what the plan is to secure shiny Pokémon. With many previous Pokémon games, players have spent hours searching for these elusive rare Pokémon variants, and one common way to get them is to reset. Switching your game off and on so you can get a different roll of the dice is an effective way to get Shiny starter Pokémon./post/fan-creates-breathtaking-cosplay-of-arcane-s-mel-medarda/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fan-creates-breathtaking-cosplay-of-arcane-s-mel-medarda/ This cosplayer recreated Arcane’s Mel Medarda and her take on the Arcane character is absolutely breathtaking and an accurate depiction of the Piltover politician. Mel Medarda is a character featured throughout Arcane, Riot Games’ hit animated Netflix series. Even with her power and prestige throughout the series, the thing that has captured most people’s hearts is the design of Mel Medarda, whose steampunk aesthetic has been widely regarded for its intricate detail and fashion./post/how-to-delete-apps-on-iphone-13-and-13-pro/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-delete-apps-on-iphone-13-and-13-pro/ Despite the iPhone 13’s 128GB base space, users can fill their storage quickly if they end up taking enough photos, recording a lot of videos, or installing a number of different games from Pokémon Go to CoD Mobile. Some of the biggest games and applications on the platform can be several gigabytes in size and take up vast amounts of space when you might not even use or play anymore. So its a good thing there’s a way to completely delete them from your phone, saves included, to give you more free space to download apps you actually want to use or play./post/all-pok%C3%A9-ball-designs-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pok%C3%A9-ball-designs-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus is set to release in just over a week, but massive leaks of information have revealed many of the new features coming to the game, including a plethora of new Poké Balls specialized for the Hisui region. Legends is set to include a variety of Poké Balls for players to craft, buy, and use, many of which appear for the first time in this title, according to new leaks posted to Twitter accounts like @Mootmonthly./post/pubg-mobile-s-royale-pass-season-18-has-begun/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-mobile-s-royale-pass-season-18-has-begun/ PUBG Mobile’s season 18 has officially kicked off today. The new season, called Hundred Rhythms, has also brought the Royale Pass (RP) 18 to the game, which contains exclusive rewards. The Royale Pass has two variants: the free Pass and the Elite Pass. The Elite Pass costs 600UC and offers significantly better rewards. The Royale Pass contains 100 ranks through which players must advance by completing RP missions. Each rank unlocks a new reward for Elite Pass holders./post/fishing-in-lost-ark-how-to-find-a-pole-catch-fish-and-use-skills/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fishing-in-lost-ark-how-to-find-a-pole-catch-fish-and-use-skills/ With frequent demon invasions and limitless forests filled with monsters to clear, sometimes your Lost Ark character just needs a little break. When you need a break from the MMO’s combat grind, there’s no better solution than picking up a pole and heading to the fishing hole. See Lost Ark on Amazon Fishing can yield fish, pearls, and other desirable materials under the surface. However, you’ll have to progress a bit far into the story and also know where to look./post/the-most-popular-champions-in-the-2022-lcs-spring-split-so-far/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-most-popular-champions-in-the-2022-lcs-spring-split-so-far/ With more than half of the 2022 LCS Spring Split regular season already in the bag, some champions have come out on top. A total of 88 out of the 159 champions in League of Legends have been picked in the North American league this split. But here are some of the most popular champions so far. Jinx and Aphelios While Jinx has been the most picked champion in the split so far, Aphelios follows her in a close second./post/all-5-atlas-skews-locations-in-destiny-2-tracing-the-stars-week-one/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-5-atlas-skews-locations-in-destiny-2-tracing-the-stars-week-one/ With Season of the Lost going live, both returning and active Destiny 2 players flooded back into the servers. Considering the number of changes, there will be lots to explore in the new season and a lot of questing to keep all players occupied. The Tracing the Stars quest requires players to track down new items named Atlas Skews. You’ll need to track five of them for the first part of the quest and they’re all located in different places, meaning you’ll have some traveling to do./post/avyd-for-the-avid-gamer/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/avyd-for-the-avid-gamer/ In the ever-changing world ofesports, innovative minds are collaborating to come up withdifferent ways to help the scene grow. One of the newest companiesin the esports community, Avyd, is doing just that in their initial months asa brand; attempting to help the scene grow. However, as it is with all newstartups, there are a few questions surrounding this company, andwhat exactly they hope their role will be in the esports community./post/guilty-gear-strive-pre-orders-on-playstation-will-give-players-early-access-and-an-open-beta/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guilty-gear-strive-pre-orders-on-playstation-will-give-players-early-access-and-an-open-beta/ Arc System Works has slowly been rolling out more details about its upcoming title, Guilty Gear -Strive-—and today, that includes more information about when players can actually play the game.  Fans already knew that the newest Guilty Gear game is launching on April 9, but players who pre-order the digital version of the fighting game will get access to an “Advance Trial Version,” which will act as a beta test./post/ranking-every-dungeon-in-wow-tbc-classic/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ranking-every-dungeon-in-wow-tbc-classic/ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic introduced 16 new dungeons to the game. Some dungeons will be experienced during the game’s leveling process, while others won’t be able to be completed until well into the endgame. Still, each dungeon is worth running through at least once to get the full TBC experience.  See World of Warcraft on Amazon With so many dungeons to survey, there are definitely some that stood the test of time since the original release of TBC 15 years ago./post/all-special-pikachus-added-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-throwback-challenge-2020/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-special-pikachus-added-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-throwback-challenge-2020/ Pokémon Go’s Throwback Event brings the first four generation’s Pokémon to mobile each week of May. During this event, special versions of the Pokémon mascot, Pikachu, wearing four different hats will be available for trainers to catch. They’ll spawn during each week’s event alongside other Pokemon that originate from that region. And you’ll be able to face legendary Pokémon with the Research Rewards. The hats pay homage to the Pokémon that were featured in Google’s Pokemon of the Year voting, which took place in February./post/g2-gozen-build-empire-with-third-vct-game-changers-win/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-gozen-build-empire-with-third-vct-game-changers-win/ G2 Gozen cemented their VALORANT era with their third VCT Game Changers title in a row after defeating Guild with a clean 3-0 today.  Closing the last round of the VCT Game Changers Grand Final with an ace from Juliano, G2 conquered yet another title, this time with a more dominant performance than before. The match was a re-do of the upper bracket semifinal, where G2 closed the best-of-three with two maps in their favor against Guild./post/all-of-the-celebrities-competing-in-the-2018-fortnite-e3-pro-am-tournament/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-celebrities-competing-in-the-2018-fortnite-e3-pro-am-tournament/ Epic Games is hosting a charity tournament at this year’s E3, bringing together 100 players from around the globe to take part in its Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am. These players aren’t your typical run-of-the-mill gamers, however. Epic Games has decided to use Fortnite’s popularity to its advantage by bringing together 50 “professional gamers” and 50 celebrities. These players will join forces in teams of two and fight it out for $3 million in charity prize money./post/patiphan-steps-down-from-x10-s-active-valorant-lineup-due-to-a-wrist-injury/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/patiphan-steps-down-from-x10-s-active-valorant-lineup-due-to-a-wrist-injury/ Patiphan Chaiwong, a 17-year-old VALORANT pro for X10 Esports will be taking a break during VCT Stage Three to treat a wrist injury, the organization and the player announced today. The news comes after Patiphan said during a stream this week that he had been playing with an injured wrist for the past seven months. “I know I shouldn’t be playing these past months, but I just couldn’t stop overthinking so I decided to go as far as I could and I guess this is my limit now,” the Thai pro wrote in a Twitlonger./post/server-transfers-are-now-live-in-new-world/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/server-transfers-are-now-live-in-new-world/ New World fans can rejoice today thanks to the recent 1.0.3 patch and the introduction of the highly anticipated server transfer feature that was promised to fans shortly after launch. Right now, each player in New World will have received a transfer token that can be used to move a single character from their current server to another server within their region. [#NWSTATUS UPDATE] US-East, Central Europe, and US-West all have server transfers available now!/post/all-classes-perks-and-ultimate-abilities-in-super-people/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-classes-perks-and-ultimate-abilities-in-super-people/ From building to realism, each battle royale has tried to specialize in various niches to stand out. Enter Super People, where every player in a match has superpowers—making games even more challenging and interesting. Its main map resembles PUBG, but Super People does an excellent job of creating its own environment that revolves around expecting the unexpected. There are a total of 12 classes in the game at the moment. Players are randomly assigned one of these operators at the beginning of a match unless they spend a golden coin to pick their desired character./post/viper-s-dominant-ezreal-carries-edward-gaming-in-sweep-over-weibo-gaming-in-lpl-summer-showdown/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/viper-s-dominant-ezreal-carries-edward-gaming-in-sweep-over-weibo-gaming-in-lpl-summer-showdown/ EDward Gaming has swept Weibo Gaming in week two of the LPL 2022 Summer Split after two strong Ezreal performances from AD carry Viper. In a battle between two former though-to-be-contending teams, EDG reigned supreme as they were able to capitalize on Weibo Gaming’s mistakes throughout both games. In the first game, EDward Gaming developed a slight gold advantage in the first 20 minutes of the game. They temporarily lost their lead after a teamfight went wrong but were able to bounce back and close out the game off the back of Viper’s strong teamfighting as Ezreal./post/everything-to-know-about-lord-xander-the-collector-in-magic-the-gathering/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-lord-xander-the-collector-in-magic-the-gathering/ Mill strategies in Magic: The Gathering decks have a new weapon in the Commander format via legendary Streets of New Capenna card Lord Xander, The Collector. Lord Xander, the Collector is the patriarch of the Maestros family within the Streets of New Capenna (SNC) set, providing three effects that punish your opponent in multiplayer formats like Commander and even in Standard. Each of the fivecrime bosses within New Capenna has three-color mana identities, with Lord Xander, the Collector in the MTG colors Blue, Black, and Red./post/pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-sold-12-million-game-units-and-3-7-billion-trading-cards-in-2020/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-sold-12-million-game-units-and-3-7-billion-trading-cards-in-2020/ The Pokémon Company has shared additional internal figures, confirming that Pokémon cards and video games both experienced massive growth during the 2020 fiscal year.  For the video game franchise, TPC revealed that 12 million units were shipped across all trackable titles on the market.  This means that even without a main series release in 2020, the Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX helped bring the total game sales to over 380 million./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-de/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-de/ Wordle fans know how it feels to start the day stuck with only a few green letters and no inspiration for the next try. To reach the Wordle answer faster, some players may look for word hints online. If you are looking for Wordle game help, check out this list of five-letter words starting with DE.  The list is in alphabetical order and some words may not be accepted by Wordle./post/how-to-unlock-the-gorenko-anti-tank-rifle-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-gorenko-anti-tank-rifle-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone/ A new sniper rifle joinedthe growing arsenal of weapons in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone in season one. It’s the Gorenko Anti-Tank Rifle and it is humongous. Activision calls the Gorenko a “heavy semi-automatic sniper rifle” that “offers the most damage per shot of any ballistics-based weapon, capable of one-shotting any enemy in Multiplayer with ease.” Due to its massive size and firepower, Activision warns that “follow-up shots may be hard to take due to the incredible kick its high-caliber bullets produce./post/mtg-planewalker-twins-battle-blood-avatar-in-strixhaven-spoiler-culmination-of-studies/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-planewalker-twins-battle-blood-avatar-in-strixhaven-spoiler-culmination-of-studies/ Story spotlight tidbits for the upcoming Strixhaven: School of Mages set continue to drop today with the preview of Culmination of Studies, a Rare Sorcery spell within the Prismari archetype.  Releasing digitally on April 15, the Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) set contains Planeswalkers Rowan and Will Kenrith. The MTG twins are attending school at Prismari University, one of the five colleges at Strixhaven University on the plane of Arcavios. Previews from earlier today showcased the twins preparing for a battle with Extus, Oriq Overlord./post/sayaplayer-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sayaplayer-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/ Well-known for his raw mechanical skills, former Florida Mayhem player and Overwatch pro Ha “Sayaplayer” Jung-woo’s switch from competitive Overwatch to VALORANT was met with a lot of hype. But while his first stint with T1 under the moniker “Spyder” wasn’t very remarkable, after signing with The Guard and switching back to primarily playing Jett, he’s emerged as one of the best duelists and crispiest aimers in the game. Just a few months into his tenure with The Guard, the group of mostly unproven rookies rocketed to the top of North America, finishing first at NA VCT Challengers One, punctuated by a clutch from Sayaplayer himself in their win against OpTic./post/how-to-add-friends-in-valorant/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-add-friends-in-valorant/ Gamers everywhere are excited to get their hands on the VALORANT closed beta. But jumping into games alone is no fun. Teamwork is highly important in any tactical first-person shooter, VALORANT included. Playing with the same squad can help your team build synergy and communication. But adding friends in Riot’s new shooter can get confusing. Here’s how to add friends in VALORANT. After logging in to the game, click on the plus sign in the bottom right corner of the screen./post/elden-ring-patch-1-03-2-fixes-nepheli-loux-s-questline-several-glitches/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/elden-ring-patch-1-03-2-fixes-nepheli-loux-s-questline-several-glitches/ A new update for Elden Ring has been revealed, and it’s set to go live today. It fixes a couple of bugs in the game, including one of the most interesting questlines in FromSoftware’s production, the Nepheli Loux one. Patch 1.03.2 for #ELDENRING is available now for #PlayStation #Xbox, and #PC. https://t.co/ajZbHIAvlT — ELDEN RING (@ELDENRING) March 23, 2022 Some players have been reporting that they couldn’t progress forward in the questline./post/how-to-get-more-rune-pages-in-league-of-legends/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-more-rune-pages-in-league-of-legends/ With more rune pages, League of Legends players can be more prepared when going into a game. Players select their champion ahead of each game and can give them various bonuses before the beginning of the match. These bonuses, also called runes, will increase the champion’s statistics or even grant passive abilities. Most bonuses will impact the game from the beginning, while others need time to ramp up.  See League of Legends on Amazon Runes are sorted in different categories to help the player quickly choose a keystone rune based on which champion they choose./post/konami-will-sell-the-master-league-and-other-efootball-offline-modes-as-dlc/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/konami-will-sell-the-master-league-and-other-efootball-offline-modes-as-dlc/ Following yesterday’s news that Konami has rebranded its soccer series Pro Evolution Soccer to eFootball and will make the game free-to-play on all platforms, the company confirmed today that not everything will be free. Offline modes such as the Master League, the game’s career mode, will be sold in the future as DLC. EFootball is set to be released in early autumn worldwide first on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC, with a mobile version for Android and iOS coming later./post/rainbow-six-siege-ela-elite-finally-drops-after-august-leak/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-ela-elite-finally-drops-after-august-leak/ The Ela Elite set randomly became available for purchase earlier today. It’s been nearly five months since the Ela Elite was leaked on Reddit but fans finally have access to the new Rainbow Six Siege Elite set. Much like many of the newer Elite sets, Ela’s set borrows heavily from the operator’s own personal lore. The Elite looks to be a callback to her days studying Fine Arts before her military heritage caught up to her, according to the operator’s bio./post/esic-has-35-na-players-under-investigation-for-match-fixing-is-working-with-riot-for-those-who-switched-from-cs-go-to-valorant/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/esic-has-35-na-players-under-investigation-for-match-fixing-is-working-with-riot-for-those-who-switched-from-cs-go-to-valorant/ Esports Integrity Commission commissioner Ian Smith gave an update today in regard to the ESIC’s investigation into match-fixing in the North American Counter-Strike scene. During the Aug. 31 HLTV Confirmed show, Smith said there are 35 total NA players under investigation. He also said the ESIC is actively working with Riot Games on this due to the number of players who transitioned to VALORANT from Counter-Strike. According to @ESIC_Official commissioner on @HLTVconfirmed there are 35 NA players being investigated for CSGO match fixing, many of whom have gone to Valorant/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wild-rift-s-new-runes-in-patch-3-2/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wild-rift-s-new-runes-in-patch-3-2/ In the recently-released Time and Tide update (Patch 3.2), Riot Games finally introduced new runes to League of Legends: Wild Rift. The game now has two more keystones and six new minor runes, with two in each tree. Riot revealed more details about each of them in a blog post today. The developer added that it will be paying close attention to each of them and could make adjustments if necessary./post/how-to-trade-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-trade-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Trading has long been a staple of the Pokémon series. From obtaining Pokémon not native to one’s version of a game to evolving certain Pokémon, trading emphasizes interactivity between trainers.  This feature is also available within the mobile title Pokémon Go, allowing players to trade with one another using just their mobile device. But like with other features within the game, there are some restrictions regarding the feature that limit the types of players that you can trade with./post/is-mlb-the-show-22-on-xbox-game-pass/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-mlb-the-show-22-on-xbox-game-pass/ It’s been a transformative few years for the MLB The Show franchise, and 2022 looks to continue that trend. In 2021, PlayStation’s baseball franchise joined Xbox for the first time. And what made the deal even sweeter for Xbox players is that it was a day one launch title for Xbox Game Pass, giving subscribers a chance to play the game at no extra cost. THE SHOW MUST GO ON (XBOX GAME PASS, APRIL 5)https://t./post/streamer-says-she-received-an-email-from-twitch-warning-of-dmca-strike-for-performing-covers/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-says-she-received-an-email-from-twitch-warning-of-dmca-strike-for-performing-covers/ Twitch has been cracking down on content that could be vulnerable to DMCA takedowns over the past year. And now, according to one streamer, the platform’s policy may have gotten a whole lot stricter. Musician and Twitch partner AyyTrae shared during a recent stream that she received an email from the platform informing her that her covers could wind up resulting in her receiving a DMCA strike on her channel./post/tarik-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tarik-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/ Tarik is a professional CS:GO player from North America. Originating from Turkey, tarik’s rise to the top of CS:GO’s NA scene has been a story of his determination. He started playing Counter-Strike when he was 10 years old. Tarik slowly started to get involved in the game’s professional scene. His time under the spotlight didn’t start until 2014, however. He was trying to juggle both his studies and playing at a collegiate level at the same time./post/lng-hand-team-liquid-their-first-loss-at-worlds-2021/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lng-hand-team-liquid-their-first-loss-at-worlds-2021/ Team Liquid surprised plenty of fans yesterday when they took down MAD Lions in their opening match of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. And today, the North American side looked to extend their winning streak by defeating LNG Esports. The Chinese representatives had a tough time yesterday, falling short against Gen.G. To avoid becoming the only squad in Group D without a win, they needed to overcome Liquid in today’s final game./post/the-rarest-bloodhound-skins-in-apex-legends/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-rarest-bloodhound-skins-in-apex-legends/ One of the greatest game hunters across the Outlands, Bloodhound’s true origins are a mystery. One thing that’s known, though, is that they’re excellent in hunting and tracking opponents. Bloodhound’s skillset in Apex Legends is focused on recon. Finding the enemies is made simple with his tactical ability, Eye of the Allfather. This ability allows the player to see their target through structures and smoke screens, enabling the team to launch a strategic ambush./post/at-least-5-popular-streamers-have-been-banned-from-twitch-many-allegedly-for-playing-a-juice-wrld-song/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/at-least-5-popular-streamers-have-been-banned-from-twitch-many-allegedly-for-playing-a-juice-wrld-song/ A number of Twitch streamers woke up this morning to a 24-hour ban on the streaming service. At least five streamers were banned overnight, many allegedly for playing a song from rapper Juice WRLD. TSM Fortnite pro Daequan Loco, Overwatch League DPS Jay “sinatraa” Won, streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel, Overwatch streamer Pokelawls, Fortnite streamer Avery “Avxry” Lopriore, and streamer Kristen “KittyPlays” Valnicek were among a group of personalities banned from Twitch for DMCA violations./post/riot-apologizes-for-calling-worlds-2021-play-in-stage-a-fiesta-says-it-was-meant-as-an-ironic-joke/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-apologizes-for-calling-worlds-2021-play-in-stage-a-fiesta-says-it-was-meant-as-an-ironic-joke/ Riot Games issued an apology after inadvertently referring to the 2021 League of Legends World Championship play-in stage as a “fiesta.” The developers described the unfortunate wording as “placeholder copy” that was meant as an “ironic joke” due to their “frustration in not being able to support play-ins” with Worlds 2021 Pick’ems. In a post on Sept. 26, Riot had written: “Play-ins are happening and we don’t support that fiesta. Sit back, relax, and gather up your posse in preparation for the show./post/what-are-elite-smash-battles-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate-and-how-to-unlock-them/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-elite-smash-battles-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate-and-how-to-unlock-them/ If you want to battle against the best players in the world, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has something just for you. Elite Battles are a part of a unique online matchmaking system that’s unlocked after a player reaches a set amount of GSP, the ranking system that Ultimate uses for its online player base, on each character. The GSP needed will always increase as more players pick up the game, so while at launch you only needed a GSP of 400,000 to make it into Elite Battles, you now need over one to two million GSP to entry the fray./post/best-external-storage-for-ps4/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-external-storage-for-ps4/ Despite the introduction of the PlayStation 5, many gamers worldwide still use the PlayStation 4, and it will probably be around for a while longer. Since its introduction in 2013, Sony has sold over 110 million PS4 units and even managed 500,000 sales in 2021. While the PS4 remains popular, there’s no denying that its limited storage space can be inconvenient for users. The largest storage capacity of a PS4 is a single terabyte, which equates to around 870GB of usable space./post/seoul-dynasty-adds-tobi-wizardhyeong-to-2022-coaching-staff/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/seoul-dynasty-adds-tobi-wizardhyeong-to-2022-coaching-staff/ The Seoul Dynasty has been making big moves during the Overwatch League offseason, stocking up on veteran players with a proven record of excellence. The team’s coaching staff for next season will apparently also meet those requirements.  Seoul announced its 2022 coaching staff today and it includes some familiar faces. Most notably, former longtime Dynasty player Yang “tobi” Jin-mo will be the team’s head coach next season. Tobi played for Seoul during the first three years of the Overwatch League and stepped in as the Philadelphia Fusion’s main support in 2021./post/how-to-watch-twitch-rivals-qtcinderella-s-sweet-showdown/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-twitch-rivals-qtcinderella-s-sweet-showdown/ Twitch Rivals is known for pitting streamers against each other in a test of skill across many different video games. From shooters to chess, there seems to be a never-ending supply of arenas where some of the most popular creators in the world can battle against one another. Now, the popular Twitch series is taking things a step further, tackling a competition they’ve never dared to broadcast in the past: baking./post/shimmer-dragon-adds-powerful-card-draw-to-artifact-decks-in-mtg/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shimmer-dragon-adds-powerful-card-draw-to-artifact-decks-in-mtg/ Shimmer Dragon, a new creature for Magic‘s newest set, Throne of Eldraine (ELD), has a powerful ability to draw cards using artifacts. With Standard rotation nearing, this dragon is a wise addition to any artifact-based deck. Shimmer Dragon has the classic signs of a control deck finisher, though it does require the player to own a number of artifacts. Four is the magic number here and grants Shimmer Dragon hexproof, protecting it from being targeted by anything your opponent controls./post/what-is-melee-damage-and-how-to-deal-it-in-fortnite/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-melee-damage-and-how-to-deal-it-in-fortnite/ Throughout a Fortnite season, players complete countless challenges in order to unlock sweet rewards and earn more XP to add more battle pass cosmetics to their collections. Considering the wide range of content in the game, the challenges also vary in difficulty. While some challenges will require you to visit a landmark, others may ask you to perform more complicated tasks like dealing with Melee Damage. Dealing Melee Damage sounds simple, but most players’ first instinct has been to find a weapon as soon as they land on the map since the first day they started playing Fortnite./post/summit1g-looks-back-on-drdisrespect-i-miss-the-doc-man/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/summit1g-looks-back-on-drdisrespect-i-miss-the-doc-man/ Popular streamer Summit1g misses playing with DrDisrespect regularly, the Twitch star said on his stream today. He also explained he appreciates their friendship even more since Doc’s departure for YouTube, even though they weren’t necessarily on the best of terms early into their careers. “I miss the Doc, man,” Summit said. “It’s funny… my time with the Doc, mostly, was salty. Now that I’m at a different time in my career where I’ve learned to accept up-and-coming streamers just shitting all over me, kinda like the Doc did back then, so it’s like normal now./post/what-is-irl-streaming-on-twitch/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-irl-streaming-on-twitch/ The abbreviation “IRL” is thrown around frequently by the online community to differentiate someone’s virtual life from the one they live when they’re not in front of a computer screen. The popular phrase, which is short for “in real life,” is more than just a concept on streaming platforms like Twitch, though. For many streamers, the term also represents a form of content that can be leveraged to attract viewers who want to watch more than just your typical video game stream./post/victini-will-be-available-for-all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-players-in-september/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/victini-will-be-available-for-all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-players-in-september/ The previously Go Fest exclusive Mythical Pokémon Victini is going to be available as Special Timed Research at the end of September in Pokémon Go, Niantic announced today. Full details about the event haven’t been revealed yet, but anyone who didn’t get the chance to capture the Fire/Psychic-type will get the opportunity to do so soon.  At the end of September, players will be working with Professor Willow to uncover various mysteries surrounding Victini./post/here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-2022-stage-2-challengers-teams-format-schedule-and-more/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-2022-stage-2-challengers-teams-format-schedule-and-more/ The next stage of the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour campaign is fast approaching, and with this being the final full stage of the year before VCT Champions, Stage Two is of vital importance to virtually all competing teams. There’s a lot of excitement around North America in particular, with a plethora of high-profile roster moves leading into the start of the stage and the region still basking in OpTic’s triumph at Masters Reykjavík./post/the-best-demonology-warlock-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-demonology-warlock-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/ Demonology Warlock is one of the most intriguing classes in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Despite recent nerfs prior to the expansion, the ceiling on Demonology is incredibly high. The core gameplay mechanics of Demonology Warlock boil down to standing in the backline of an encounter and commanding a practical army of demons to do your bidding and dish out unreasonable damage on your behalf. While there will certainly be moments where the class feels underwhelming in the mobility department, its intrigue and damage ceiling stand right alongside any class in the game./post/windows-just-made-it-easier-to-find-your-lost-mouse-cursor/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/windows-just-made-it-easier-to-find-your-lost-mouse-cursor/ There’s now an easy way to find your mouse cursor in Windows 10 and 11, and it doesn’t involve waving the mouse around to find it.  The technology to find a mouse cursor isn’t new, and Windows 10 quietly added it as a built-in feature. All you needed to do was tick the “Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key” under the Pointer Options in the Additional mouse options tab./post/all-current-call-of-duty-league-2021-rosters/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-current-call-of-duty-league-2021-rosters/ The second Call of Duty League season is nearly here and many of the teams have overhauled their rosters following the league’s decision to move back to four-person lineups. Every franchise except the defending CDL champions, the Dallas Empire, added a player to their projected starting roster. These moves, the teams hope, will help them survive the long regular season and win $1.2 million at the 2021 CDL Playoffs. Related: Call of Duty League rostermania: 2021 CDL preseason/post/jinx-gets-destroyed-by-insect-sized-cho-gath-in-riot-dev-troll-meme/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jinx-gets-destroyed-by-insect-sized-cho-gath-in-riot-dev-troll-meme/ Reflecting on the recent durability update in Legends of Legends, the Riot devs have perfectly depicted what it felt like to play AD carry before the major changes hit Summoner’s Rift in Patch 12.10. In yet another Riot dev troll meme, senior champion designer August Browning posted a clip of a ridiculously cute, miniature-sized Cho’Gath nibbling on a regular-sized Jinx.  Barely visible, the tiny Cho’Gath scurries around on his little legs as he whittles down the seemingly unfazed Loose Cannon./post/valve-confirms-techies-rework-in-upcoming-dota-2-patch-7-31/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-confirms-techies-rework-in-upcoming-dota-2-patch-7-31/ Valve had previously confirmed that Dota 2 patch 7.31 would finally be released on Feb. 23 following the conclusion of both the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit Winter Tour Regional Finals and the current battle pass. At the time, Valve did not include any information about the actual update, but now the developers are teasing a large rework for Techies. This announcement has already sent the community into a tailspin as fans of Squee, Spleen, and Spoon openly wonder what may come when the update goes live, while others celebrate the idea of the meme being reworked./post/league-fan-discovers-kai-sa-bug-that-prevents-players-from-ulting-without-leveling-up-q/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-discovers-kai-sa-bug-that-prevents-players-from-ulting-without-leveling-up-q/ Reddit user Gidan95 shared a League of Legends clip yesterday showing a bug involving Kai’Sa’s ultimate, Killer Instinct.  In the video, the League player was using the game’s practice tool. The clip shows the summoner leveling up Kai’Sa and unlocking her ultimate. By clicking her R, the summoner can see the range of Kai’Sa’s ult, but they cannot use it to reach the enemy dummy, which has been marked by the ADC’s Void Seeker (W)./post/psg-lgd-s-dota-2-roster-remaining-together-according-to-manager-pan-fei/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/psg-lgd-s-dota-2-roster-remaining-together-according-to-manager-pan-fei/ The post-International shuffle has already begun, with players and organizations announcing changes that will go into effect when the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit kicks off the next season. It appears, however, that PSG.LGD is more than ready to run things back with its roster that came just one game short of lifting the Aegis of Champions.  That news comes from the team’s general manager Pan Fei, who shared a lengthy post with his thoughts about the season on his Weibo, confirming that the roster will remain together for at least one more year./post/retired-league-pro-flame-joins-t1-as-partnered-streamer/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/retired-league-pro-flame-joins-t1-as-partnered-streamer/ T1 has signed legendary League of Legends top laner Lee “Flame” Ho-Jong as a content creator and partnered streamer, the organization revealed today on social media. The former pro brings the roster of the org’s streamers to five, alongside other retired players, including Wolf and Bang, who won several world championships with the team. Related: T1 keep perfect season intact, advance to MSI 2022 rumble stage Flame ended his eight-year-long player career in 2020 after parting ways with DAMWON Gaming, where he was a substitute top laner for several seasons./post/here-are-the-2021-dpc-north-america-regional-league-standings-season-2/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-2021-dpc-north-america-regional-league-standings-season-2/ North America had a strong showing in season one of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021 Regional League, and season two is going to push the top team even harder.  Evil Geniuses almost won it all at the ONE Esports Singapore Major and Quincy Crew made it to the playoffs, showing that NA isn’t a region you can sleep on. Now, teams like Undying and 4 Zoomers will try to get in on the Major action, while EG and QC both try to lock in a spot at The International 2021./post/sources-texas-nation-go-their-separate-ways-after-havok-kismet-line-up-new-call-of-duty-league-contracts/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-texas-nation-go-their-separate-ways-after-havok-kismet-line-up-new-call-of-duty-league-contracts/ Havok and KiSMET are expected to make returns to the Call of Duty League after both players ran individual trials for the Minnesota RØKKR and New York Subliners over the last week, while General, Breszy, and coach Mayhem are left to go their separate ways, sources tell Dot Esports. In March, Dot Esports reported that the New York Subliners would sign PaulEhx and were actively pursuing a second player. It was later revealed Havok was one of the players the Subliners were targeting but he declined the opportunity for various reasons./post/the-r-a-i-k-84-is-firebase-z-s-new-wonder-weapon-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-r-a-i-k-84-is-firebase-z-s-new-wonder-weapon-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies/ Treyarch has revealed the name of the new Wonder Weapon in Firebase Z, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s upcoming Zombies map. It’s called the R.A.I. K-84 and the new gun can be seen in action in the trailer for Firebase Z, which was released yesterday. It looks like it’s going to be a ton of fun—if you put in the work to get it in your hands. Behold the latest breakthrough in Omega weapons development: the R./post/is-cs-go-down-how-to-check-cs-go-s-server-status/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-cs-go-down-how-to-check-cs-go-s-server-status/ While other games have an easy way to check if their servers are up, CS:GO is lacking in this department. Despite being one of the most popular games on Steam with a huge competitive scene, the basic necessities of checking if the server is having issues or not is forcing you to rely on third parties. Sometimes you might start experiencing lags, freezes, packet losses and begin wondering what is the source of this issue—if it’s on your side or Valve’s./post/all-skins-revealed-for-smite-s-upcoming-monstercat-battle-pass/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-skins-revealed-for-smite-s-upcoming-monstercat-battle-pass/ If Smite’s upcoming battle pass doesn’t make you want to dance, odds are nothing will. Smite has partnered with Monstercat to bring out one of the most funky battle passes of all time. If you love electronic music, you’ll probably want to snag every skin featured in the trailer. Each of the new skins coming with the battle pass is inspired by one of four Monstercat-associated artists. Hades will receive a DJ skin inspired by the artist Slushii./post/the-best-upcoming-competitive-mobile-game-releases-in-2021/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-upcoming-competitive-mobile-game-releases-in-2021/ Mobile fans have received countless successful new games in 2020—and things likely won’t be different next year. Many more games will be released or revealed, but in the meantime, some high-profile developers also have announced exciting upcoming titles. Here are the best upcoming mobile games to keep an eye on heading into 2021. League of Legends: Wild Rift The most-awaited competitive mobile game of 2021 is undoubtedly League of Legends: Wild Rift./post/what-is-the-fool-s-mate-in-chess/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-fool-s-mate-in-chess/ As the name might suggest, the fool’s mate is an extremely elementary way to lose a chess game, one that takes genuine effort from both players to pull off. With it, the game is over in just two moves— but white has to make two pretty terrible ones to get there. The fool’s mate is the shortest possible checkmate in chess. White opens up a deadly attack on their own king and black happily obliges by bringing the queen along to swiftly end the game./post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-68-in-a-snowy-town-book-shop-in-fortnite-season-9/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-68-in-a-snowy-town-book-shop-in-fortnite-season-9/ After a long, difficult day of slaying noobs, you might just want to take a break and read a book in Fortnite: Battle Royale, especially when a Fortbyte is in the area. Fortbytes, the collectibles added in season nine’s Battle Pass, are a new way to unlock special rewards, like the secret Utopia skin you’ll get for collecting 90 of the 100 items available. A new Fortbyte gets added every day, and today is no exception./post/cypher-player-discovers-two-spycam-spots-on-haven/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cypher-player-discovers-two-spycam-spots-on-haven/ A VALORANT player found two useful new spots for Cypher’s Spycam on Haven that provide excellent views of A and C sites and can be tough to find or counter. Not sure if anyone has found this yet but here is a Cypher cam I found on Haven A site. Also a retake cam for C site from VALORANT Players can place a camera on an awning to the right of A Heaven with a lineup from the window./post/riot-mortdog-reveals-tft-set-5-5-hotfix-to-abomination-and-draconic/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-mortdog-reveals-tft-set-5-5-hotfix-to-abomination-and-draconic/ A hotfix is in the works for Teamfight Tactics Set 5.5 that will nerf the Abomination and Draconic traits, Riot game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer announced today.  The TFT Set 5.5 midset release, which hit the live servers on July 21, was bombarded by tacticians playing the Abomination and Draconic traits. With an optimal early-game board containing Nunu, Kalista, Brand, Udyr, Sett, and Zyra, the individual power levels of both traits combined led to complete early and mid-game domination./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-go/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-go/ Wordle is a game that entertains countless players every day. Each puzzle gives players six attempts to guess the secret word until midnight, when a new word will be chosen for the next day. Although it seems very simple, sometimes Wordle can be really challenging. It all depends on each player’s vocabulary and familiarity with the word that is the right answer for that day, as well as which words are guessed first./post/how-to-make-an-armor-ornament-in-destiny-2-s-tying-it-all-together-quest-an-armor-synthesis-guide/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-an-armor-ornament-in-destiny-2-s-tying-it-all-together-quest-an-armor-synthesis-guide/ After years of requests from the community, Bungie has finally added an armor transmogrification feature into Destiny 2. Armor transmogrification, or transmog, is the ability to change the appearance of your armor. The game will allow you to select specific armors and change their appearance by creating armor ornaments from pieces of armor in your collection. Basically, if you’ve ever unlocked it, you can turn it into an ornament. The game will teach you how to use transmog in Destiny 2, called Armor Synthesis in-game, via a quest from the Black Armory’s Ada-1./post/conqueror-jax-and-damwon-gaming-worlds-skins-available-in-league-patch-11-9/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/conqueror-jax-and-damwon-gaming-worlds-skins-available-in-league-patch-11-9/ Since the announcement of a DAMWON Gaming skin line at the start of April, League of Legends fans have been patiently waiting to represent the 2020 world champions in-game. And now, their time has finally come. DAMWON’s Worlds skin line will be made available for purchase on April 29, one day after Patch 11.9 goes live. The skins, inspired by heroes from Greek mythology, will mark the 10th set of Worlds cosmetics released by Riot Games./post/legends-of-runeterra-championship-series-how-to-watch-standings-and-format/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/legends-of-runeterra-championship-series-how-to-watch-standings-and-format/ A total of 64 of the best Legends of Runeterra players via the America’s shard will compete for money and bragging rights at the Championship Series on Jan. 29 and 30. Presented by Mastering Runeterra and Community Gaming along with support from Riot Games, the Championship Series will highlight what the LoR competitive meta looks like heading into the Magic Misadventures Seasonals. Scheduled to take place from Jan. 29 to 30, the Championship Series features the top four competitors from the six qualifying tournaments leading up to it, plus the top 40 championship point earners from all six qualifying events combined./post/riot-s-support-of-expeditions-in-legends-of-runeterra-is-coming-to-an-end/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-s-support-of-expeditions-in-legends-of-runeterra-is-coming-to-an-end/ Riot Games will remove Expeditions, a draft mode in Legends of Runeterra, shifting focus to Path of Champions and upcoming new expansions, it announced today. Expeditions in LoR was designed as a player-vs-player competitive draft experience. Players competed to earn up to seven wins, XP, and a champion wildcard. Despite not being a fully free-to-play mode, Riot offered players Expedition tokens via the weekly vault, weekly cap, and new player seven-day login bonus./post/worlds-2021-format-explained/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/worlds-2021-format-explained/ The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will host 22 teams in a three-stage, month-long tournament in Iceland, Reykjavík’s Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6. Here’s everything you need to know about the format for the event. Play-in stage The play-in stage of the event will take place from Oct. 5 to 9 and feature 10 teams, including: The first seeds from Brazil’s CBLoL, Japan’s LJL, Oceania’s LCO, the Commonwealth of Independent States’ LCL, Latin America’s LLA, and Turkey’s TCL./post/guerrilla-collective-to-showcase-new-indie-games-in-june/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guerrilla-collective-to-showcase-new-indie-games-in-june/ Media Indie Exchange (The MIX), in partnership with the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, introduced a new online-only multi-day press conference today featuring announcements of a slew of new indie titles. The three-day conference, called Guerrilla Collective, features some of the top names in indie game development. A ton of publishers and developers will debut new trailers “while celebrating the gaming culture.” It’s considered a part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming and GameSpot’s Play For All./post/tft-gifts-of-the-golden-lantern-schedule-and-bundles/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-gifts-of-the-golden-lantern-schedule-and-bundles/ It’s time to celebrate the Lunar New Year within Teamfight Tactics via the Gifts of the Golden Lantern festival, a month-long event that showcases a new board, Little Legend skins, and new Tacticians.  The 2022 TFT Lunar Legend Festival features a total of three new bundles available for purchase within the store, along with new Year of the Tiger and Festival Firecracker eggs. Players can also unlock free gifts through the completion of missions and earn rewards throughout the event./post/ea-increases-battlefield-4-server-capacity-after-player-increase-following-battlefield-2042-reveal/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-increases-battlefield-4-server-capacity-after-player-increase-following-battlefield-2042-reveal/ Electronic Arts increased the server capacity for Battlefield 4 as the nearly eight-year-old game continues to see player numbers rise following Battlefield 2042’s reveal earlier this month. The older title likely would have seen a decent increase in players anyways due to it being a free title through Twitch’s Prime Gaming service, which is letting Amazon Prime subscribers download the game until June 21.  EA made this decision after monitoring Battlefield 4 and seeing an increase in player queue times, specifically on U./post/lourlo-on-champions-queue-i-don-t-even-know-what-is-holding-back-players-from-at-least-playing-1-2-champ-q-games-a-night/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lourlo-on-champions-queue-i-don-t-even-know-what-is-holding-back-players-from-at-least-playing-1-2-champ-q-games-a-night/ Former LCS top laner Samson “Lourlo” Jackson has given his two cents on the current state of Champions Queue. The 24-year-old is disappointed with the state of the high-ELO North America matchmaking system and points to other players’ attitudes towards it. In his eyes, Champions Queue is a great idea but it isn’t appreciated by other pros in the region. At this point I don't even know what is holding back players from at least playing 1-2 Champ Q games a night./post/cod-mobile-teases-new-sniper-rifle-and-2-maps-coming-in-season-4/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-teases-new-sniper-rifle-and-2-maps-coming-in-season-4/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season four won’t arrive until the end of this month but that hasn’t stopped Activision from dropping teasers of upcoming content to the game. So far, the company has revealed that a new weapon and two new maps are coming to CoD: Mobile in season four. The weapon which has been teased resembles the Koshka sniper rifle from Black Ops 4. The Koshka was available in CoD: Mobile’s previous public test server, which was released last month./post/how-to-watch-free-fire-world-series-ffws-sentosa-2022-grand-finals/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-free-fire-world-series-ffws-sentosa-2022-grand-finals/ The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) Sentosa 2022 grand finals are set to happen on May 21. The top four teams from the play-in stage will join the eight first-seed teams from different regions to compete for the title of world champions and the award of $500,000. The international championship is being held in Singapore for a second time and is now offering a US $2 million prize pool. Here is how to watch the FFWS Sentosa grand finals./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pubg-mobile-s-new-vehicle-coupe-rb/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pubg-mobile-s-new-vehicle-coupe-rb/ PUBG Mobile’s patch 1.4 will introduce a lot of new features to the game. One of these is the fast-moving Coupe RB vehicle. The Coupe RB is a vintage sports car and will be added to all four battle royale maps currently available in the game: Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, and Livik. As a sports car, it can only accommodate up to two players at once. It makes up for this with its fast speed./post/how-to-save-everyone-in-the-quarry/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-save-everyone-in-the-quarry/ There are a few different endings in The Quarry, meaning you can have a completely different experience in the game if you start taking alternative routes and making different decisions. Your in-game actions will decide on the ending you’ll get, and they’ll range from saving everyone to getting everyone in the camp killed. Saving the nine Camp Counselors will unlock the Rough Night achievement. While pulling it off can look difficult at first, you can ensure that you get the best ending by prioritizing a few in-game elements./post/how-to-watch-the-pmpl-latam-spring-season-2022/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-pmpl-latam-spring-season-2022/ The spring season of the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) LATAM will happen from March 4 to April 17. Twenty of the best teams from across the region are competing in the league for a share of the $150,000 prize pool. Sixteen teams have been directly invited to the PMPL LATAM while the remaining four have made it through the open qualifiers. Unlike last year, there will be no relegation between the spring and the fall seasons with the 20 locked teams competing all year long./post/who-is-jokerd-the-world-s-first-player-to-reach-level-60-in-wow-classic/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-jokerd-the-world-s-first-player-to-reach-level-60-in-wow-classic/ The world doesn’t know much about Jokerd, the first player to reach level 60 in World of Warcraft Classic.  Jokerd was basically an unknown entity before he came out of nowhere and won the race to 60. What we do know, though, is that Jokerd is a 22-year-old Gnome Mage from Malta. Other than that, he’s a mystery. He convincingly beat Method in the race to level 60, crushing the best guild in WoW./post/everything-we-know-about-valorant-s-sova/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-valorant-s-sova/ Sova is a charming, long blonde-haired Russian with a chiseled jawline, a bionic eye, and a bow and arrow. He’s VALORANT’s answer to Hanzo and Legolas and he has a few tricks up his sleeve. He tracks, finds, and eliminates enemies with ruthless efficiency and precision—and he does it with style. His custom bow and incredible scouting abilities ensure that even if you run, you can’t hide. Sova is another utility-focused agent, similar to Viper./post/dwg-kia-qualify-for-worlds-2021-knockout-stage-with-win-over-fpx/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dwg-kia-qualify-for-worlds-2021-knockout-stage-with-win-over-fpx/ DWG KIA are the first team to qualify for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship knockout stage after a win over their Eastern rivals, FunPlus Phoenix. The Korean squad’s win came off of the back of constant one-upping in the macro game that was initiated by a constantly bullying of Nuguri in the top lane. In another chapter of the LCK vs. LPL rivalry, DK showed why they are the defending world champions and one of the tournament favorites after a steady, controlled and confident game that had the team take small advantages across Summoner’s Rift./post/is-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-free-to-play/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-free-to-play/ Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is now available on all platforms, with players able to pick up their controller or phone and duel with other duelists around the world.  This is an evolution for the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game. It brings the game’s traditional formats digitally for the first time on a platform that was truly designed to enable and enhance both casual and competitive play.  Master Duel is free-to-play and available to download on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and mobile—though there are plenty of microtransactions featured in the shop./post/custom-quinn-skin-blends-league-of-legends-with-genshin-impact/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/custom-quinn-skin-blends-league-of-legends-with-genshin-impact/ The worlds of League of Legends and Genshin Impact intertwine once more thanks to this custom skin. On March 1, skin creator AntiWibu shared on the Skin Empire website a custom skin for Demacia’s Wings featuring Genshin character Fischl.  The two share similar traits, similar to the previous custom skins that involved a Genshin character to land on the Rift. Both Quinn and Fischl are accompanied by their loyal companions and birds, Valor and Oz./post/fans-get-new-look-at-aurene-legendary-weapons-ahead-of-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fans-get-new-look-at-aurene-legendary-weapons-ahead-of-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons/ Fans got a new sneak peek into what some of the other Aurene-themed legendary weapons look like ahead of the launch of Guild Wars 2‘s latest expansion, End of Dragons. An in-depth post about the legendary weapons and their Elder-Dragon-themed alternative skins was released in early December 2021, but some new skins and some in-game footage have come to light, showing fans a few more of the weapons in action, including video footage of them in use./post/hafu-beats-streamer-in-tft-after-he-made-a-sexist-comment/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hafu-beats-streamer-in-tft-after-he-made-a-sexist-comment/ In what should’ve been a friendly match of Teamfight Tactics, Jacob “JJPasak” Sperk made a sexist remark toward Rumay “Hafu” Wang. Hafu’s response was perfect⁠—winning the game. During an early round of TFT, JJPasak used a Knight comp to beat Hafu decidedly. After his victory, JJPasak proceeded to make a discriminatory statement toward his opponent. After his Mordekaiser delivered the final blow, JJPasak taunted Hafu in the in-game chat./post/all-the-new-characters-introduced-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-isle-of-armor-and-the-crown-tundra-dlc/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-new-characters-introduced-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-isle-of-armor-and-the-crown-tundra-dlc/ The Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass is going to work like DLC for the games’ story, letting players enjoy new adventures across unexplored areas using their already-existing save data. Since there’s going to be additional story elements in both The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra DLC, that means Game Freak needed to create new characters to breathe some fresh life into the games so it doesn’t just feel like a recycled cast./post/best-blue-mtg-new-capenna-limited-draft-common-and-uncommon-cards/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-blue-mtg-new-capenna-limited-draft-common-and-uncommon-cards/ Blue is shaping up to be a key color in Streets of New Capenna Limited and helps fuel counters, sacrifice, and Connive strategies. New Capenna Limited focuses on five three-color archetypes. Blue is a part of Obscura, Maestros, and Brokers. This means that, like most Magic: The Gathering sets, Blue fulfills a utility role that controls the game and paves the way for engines or bombs to take over the game./post/how-to-improve-in-fortnite/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-improve-in-fortnite/ Playing Fortnite may seem simple from a distance, but it’s one of the most mechanically intensive battle royales on the market. While you can get away with a decent aim and stand your ground in most shooter titles, you’ll need to get familiar with Fortnite’s unique mechanics. The building mechanic is the first of those features that’ll directly affect your experience since it’s a core part of the game, especially if you’re looking to climb Fortnite’s ranked ladder./post/the-loot-lake-island-in-fortnite-is-now-moving/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-loot-lake-island-in-fortnite-is-now-moving/ Since the beginning of season six on Thursday, Fortnite fans have seen an island floating above the Loot Lake point of interest—but that’s going to change. The island is now floating  away from the Loot Lake area where it literally popped up. And just like the giant purple cube before it, which seemed to do what it wanted, there’s no real answer to where the island desires to go. It appears to be moving west toward the buildings on the edge of Loot Lake, but there’s not a real clear reason why./post/clg-names-thinkcard-new-league-of-legends-head-coach-for-2022/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clg-names-thinkcard-new-league-of-legends-head-coach-for-2022/ CLG has finally found a leader for its League of Legends rebuild. Thomas “Thinkcard” Slotkin will be taking over as the head coach of CLG’s LCS team, replacing former pro jungler Galen Holgate in the position, the organization announced today. He’s also joined by Chris “Croissant” Sun, who will be a part of the staff as a strategic coach. A familiar face returns 🤔 Please welcome @Thinkcard as the new Head Coach for our #LCS team./post/how-to-download-hyper-scape/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-hyper-scape/ Ubisoft joined the battle royale train with Hyper Scape today, which is in its technical test phase. And with fans earning early access through Twitch drops, you might be wondering how to download your copy. The Hyper Scape Twitter broke down exactly how to access your Twitch drop in a simple four-step process. Twitch Drop secured? Follow these simple steps and you'll be in Neo Arcadia in no time! pic.twitter.com/kJ3VfbyQCu/post/noxcrew-confirms-next-minecraft-championships-mcc-for-dec-11/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/noxcrew-confirms-next-minecraft-championships-mcc-for-dec-11/ Noxcrew took another small detour away from the traditional Minecraft Championships (MCC) format that fans have grown accustomed to, running MCC All-Stars earlier this month.  All-Stars brought together previous MCC winners to compete against each other in one big showcase of the biggest names the event has offered over its lifespan, with the combination of Dream, sapnap, BadBoyHalo, and GeorgeNotFound taking the crown and the MCC Coin.  Now, players and fans will return to the usual Decision Dome on Dec./post/sejuani-support-was-picked-in-the-lck-today-and-it-s-better-than-you-d-think/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sejuani-support-was-picked-in-the-lck-today-and-it-s-better-than-you-d-think/ Sejuani has always been known as a jungler in League of Legends. With a kit dealing percent health damage to monsters with decent tankiness and crowd control, she makes a perfect case for sitting in the jungle, farming up, and roaming the map to help laners out. Her synergy with melee champions can make her one of the strongest duo-laners in the game in the right hands, however. She had all the crowd control and tankiness to play like an engage support, but lacked the meta to thrive down in bot lane./post/algs-teases-apex-s-season-13-gameplay-trailer-early-gives-glimpse-at-storm-point-changes/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/algs-teases-apex-s-season-13-gameplay-trailer-early-gives-glimpse-at-storm-point-changes/ While the Apex Legends Global Series held fans’ attention this morning, the official broadcast took the opportunity to tease the season 13 gameplay trailer, set to release on Monday. The gameplay teaser confirmed what several leaks and rumors, as well as the season launch trailer, suggested: the map changes in store for Storm Point aren’t just big. They’re monstrous. The sea monster that the legends defeat in the Saviors launch trailer is now confirmed as a new point of interest on Storm Point./post/blizzard-to-host-tbc-classic-arena-tournament-in-july/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-to-host-tbc-classic-arena-tournament-in-july/ From the Ruins of Lordaeron to the Ring of Trials, Burning Crusade Classic has brought players back to where World of Warcraft PvP took off. And to celebrate the return of The Dark Portal and the birth of WoW Arena, Blizzard will host the TBC Classic Arena Tournament (CAT) next month. The first Burning Crusade competition will feature a $30,000 prize pool split between two regions, Americas and Europe, and will be broadcast from July 23 to 25 on YouTube and Twitch./post/dewkissed-herba-location-in-elden-ring-how-to-find-and-use-dewkissed-herba/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dewkissed-herba-location-in-elden-ring-how-to-find-and-use-dewkissed-herba/ Dewkissed Herba is a crafting material that can only be found deep below the surface of the Lands Between in Elden Ring. Its description reads: “A herb that grows in the false night in and around the Eternal City. Soaked in arcane dew, it gives off the faint glow of starlight.” Dewkissed Herba is a helpful item to gather to alleviate certain negative status effects while on your journey through Elden Ring./post/how-old-is-valkyrae/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-old-is-valkyrae/ Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter is a 30-year-old YouTube streamer. She was born on Jan. 8, 1992. Valkyrae began her YouTube channel in 2014 but didn’t begin uploading videos until years later. Valkyrae worked several jobs prior to her explosion in popularity on YouTube, including at GameStop. After launching a successful gaming Instagram page, Valkyrae was encouraged by countless streamers to begin broadcasting on Twitch. Valkyrae began as a Twitch streamer in 2015 and started posting videos on her YouTube in 2018./post/peacebond-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/peacebond-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2 players may have gotten their hands on Peacebond, the new Iron Banner sidearm coming with Season of the Lost. This gun fires a three-round burst with each pull of the trigger and comes with a perk pool that can make it even more deadly. Finding a god roll is usually a personal process that takes into account a player’s preferences, but Peacebond has a few clear contenders that stand with the Iron Wolves./post/every-special-event-in-legends-of-runeterra-the-saltwater-scourge-lab-of-legends/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-special-event-in-legends-of-runeterra-the-saltwater-scourge-lab-of-legends/ Legends of Runeterra Patch 2.13.0 added a tremendous update to the Lab of Legends mode with a new roguelike experience, The Saltwater Scourge. The latest iteration for the single-player content added randomly generated map movement, a wealth of new encounters, and many more ways to boost the strength of your cards. One type of node that you can run into is the “special” space, which is similar to Events from Slay the Spire./post/journey-to-un-goro-quest-ranking/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/journey-to-un-goro-quest-ranking/ Introduction New expansion is out for 10 days already. And so far it seems like the most fun expansion Hearthstone has ever had. Meta still hasn’t stabilized, we see new decks every day and I think that nothing will surprise me anymore. Murloc Midrange Paladin? Sure. Freeze Mage turned out to NOT be dead after losing Ice Lance? Why not. Savjz killing Pirate Warrior on turn 5 with Ramp Druid? Hell yeah!/post/start-and-end-dates-for-all-rocket-league-seasons/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/start-and-end-dates-for-all-rocket-league-seasons/ Even if you’re a casual Rocket League player, it can be challenging to stay away from the game’s competitive scene. Despite being pretty easy to pickup, Rocket League has a steep learning curve, making it a tough title to master. There are a total of 23 tiers in Rocket League’s game mode and you’ll mostly have around three months to verify your skill level with the ranked tier of your dreams./post/ea-sports-introduces-5-record-breaker-cards-into-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-introduces-5-record-breaker-cards-into-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ A new set of special cards has arrived in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. They’re all Record Breaker cards, a FIFA promo that creates upgraded versions of players who broke a record in real-life soccer. The cards are a 91-rated version of Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain, an 89-rated version of David Silva from Real Sociedad, an 88-rated version of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, an 87-rated version of Radamel Falcao García from Galatasaray, and an 86-rated version of Oscar dos Santos from Shanghai SIPG./post/all-the-skins-in-apex-legends-genesis-collection-event/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-skins-in-apex-legends-genesis-collection-event/ Apex Legends is hitting the rewind button with cosmetics coming in the Genesis Collection Event.  Starting on Tuesday, June 29, players will have two weeks to complete challenges and rack up all of the events 24 items. Additionally, there will be special limited offerings in the Apex Legends store that include character and gun skins from previous events like Octane’s XL-R8 and Pathfinder’s Plastic Fantastic skins from the System Override Collection Event last year./post/all-visual-tasks-in-among-us/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-visual-tasks-in-among-us/ The crewmates in Among Us can win in one of two different ways: either they identify and expel all the imposters, or they complete all their assigned tasks. At the start of each Among Us round, every crew member has a certain number of tasks to complete. When all crew members have completed their tasks, the imposters lose. Although crewmates likely won’t have enough time to finish all their tasks before the imposters take them out, that doesn’t mean tasks are useless./post/how-to-get-regigigas-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-regigigas-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Pokémon games like to occasionally add secret encounters into the mix that a lot of players might struggle to find—and Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion is no different.  This DLC gives trainers the ability to capture all three of the original Titan trio, Regirock, Registeel, and Regice, along with two new Titans, Regieleki and Regidrago. So with all five of those Regis being added in The Crown Tundra, there was no way Regigigas was going to miss out on the fun./post/best-budget-gaming-tvs/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-budget-gaming-tvs/ It’s not uncommon to spot a quality 4K TV with a low price tag nowadays. That also means landing 1080p and HD TVs at bargain prices is easier than ever before. Additionally, with OLEDs reigning as the current display tech to dethrone, and Quantum dot OLED TVs right around the corner, there’s never been a better time to invest in a quality gaming TV to enjoy current-generation consoles and PC gaming across a big, gorgeous screen./post/dr-disrespect-teases-potential-partnership-with-fanduel/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-teases-potential-partnership-with-fanduel/ Dr Disrespect is known for his theatrics, and today is no exception as he teased an upcoming announcement on Twitter.  In a video featuring his “It’s Out of My Hands” song that was released following his confusing departure from Twitch, the YouTuber seemingly revealed that he will be working with popular daily fantasy sports company FanDuel.  Coming Soon👀 pic.twitter.com/oSltm9Zd9Y — Dr Disrespect (@drdisrespect) January 14, 2021 The 36-second video didn’t present much to viewers other than imaging of Disrespect’s fictitious “arena,” and at the end, a FanDuel logo popped onto the screen next to Disrespect’s own logo./post/the-best-sten-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-sten-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The Sten SMG has found its way into another Call of Duty title, this time as part of the Warzone Pacific update. The side-loaded submachine gun was a mainstay during real-life combat during World War II. It was manufactured and used mainly by British forces during the war and has since gone on to find infamy in several WWII games that have been made since. Vanguard is no different. And now, the Sten can be used in Warzone, too./post/what-is-match-fixing-in-esports/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-match-fixing-in-esports/ The term match-fixing is almost as old as competitive sports, dating back to when people started placing bets on sports and events. While match-fixing doesn’t happen that often in the highest stages of competition due to how easy it can be to spot, it still occurs at the lower tiers of all sports, including esports. Match-fixing refers to dishonestly determining the outcome of a match before it takes place.  Fixing matches may sound foolish at first, but once it’s combined with gambling, the potential gains might outweigh the cons for the players involved./post/royal-3-piece-rng-win-msi-2022-battle-through-hometown-favorite-t1-in-exciting-5-game-series/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/royal-3-piece-rng-win-msi-2022-battle-through-hometown-favorite-t1-in-exciting-5-game-series/ After an exhilarating five-game series in Busan, Royal Never Give Up won the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational after clawing their way to victory against T1. Both teams had to break out every single trick in their playbook to win the tournament, with each squad striking back from game one onward. RNG and T1 have gone through significantly different roads to the finals, with the LPL champions crushing the competition with a perfect group stage and leading all teams in wins in the rumble stage./post/tfue-calls-valorant-an-old-man-s-game-says-it-s-boring-and-slow/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tfue-calls-valorant-an-old-man-s-game-says-it-s-boring-and-slow/ VALORANT‘s first day of closed beta has already been a record-breaking one, but Tfue isn’t jumping on the hype train just yet. The Fortnite pro left a scathing review of Riot Games’ tactical shooter on stream—a starkly contrasting opinion from several other content creators. When asked by his chat as to whether he would be playing the game often, Tfue had some choice words for Riot’s latest effort. “It’s pretty fucking boring dude,” Tfue said./post/the-4-best-elite-controllers-coming-to-ps5/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-4-best-elite-controllers-coming-to-ps5/ Microsoft’s Xbox Elite controller helped set the precedent of how a premium gamepad should feel. While the PlayStation 4 sold more units than the Xbox One, Sony never officially made its own version of an Elite controller for its players. That didn’t stop third-party companies from developing their version of one, though. Multiple companies created redesigned or custom versions of the PS4’s DualShock 4, but very few matched the quality of Xbox’s Elite series./post/what-is-boosting-in-call-of-duty/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-boosting-in-call-of-duty/ If you’ve been playing Call of Duty for more than a couple of months, you’ve likely heard of something called “boosting.” It might sound like allowing a player to climb on your head to reach a higher vantage point like in Counter-Strike, but it’s actually much more nefarious than that in CoD. There are a few different kinds of boosting when it comes to CoD. Traditionally, boosting in Call of Duty is when players team up to cheat the rank-up system by farming kills off of each other./post/how-to-claim-destiny-2-prime-gaming-rewards/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-destiny-2-prime-gaming-rewards/ Destiny 2 and sweet loot go hand-in-hand. It’s the whole point of the game, really—hunting down that sweet, sweet, sweet loot. Loot is not just for random drops in Strikes and raids, though. Loot can also be earned on Twitch. And the best part is, it’s free. Well, kind of. You’ll need to be a member of Amazon Prime and link your Twitch account to your Amazon account to earn free loot in Destiny 2./post/teamfight-tactics-carousel-system-is-undergoing-some-big-changes-for-the-galaxies-set/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/teamfight-tactics-carousel-system-is-undergoing-some-big-changes-for-the-galaxies-set/ Last week, Riot Games said that it was making some big changes to spatulas in Teamfight Tactics‘ upcoming third set, Galaxies. The company has now unveiled some big changes to the carousel system as well, including adjustments to item drops and spatula availability. The opening carousel will only have one-star champions now, instead of featuring two-star champions. This is connected to the income changes that Riot made to the game to make early champion buys a lot more impactful in the long run./post/zonic-reportedly-considering-leaving-astralis/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zonic-reportedly-considering-leaving-astralis/ Danny “⁠zonic⁠” Sørensen, the most decorated head coach in CS:GO, is thinking about leaving Astralis, according to a report by HLTV. His contract with the Danish organization is set to expire on Dec. 31, on the same date as four of the five Astralis players, Lukas “⁠gla1ve⁠” Rossander, Emil “⁠Magisk⁠” Reif, Peter “⁠dupreeh⁠” Rasmussen, and Andreas “⁠Xyp9x⁠” Højsleth. The coach is reportedly disappointed with the team’s direction and the tension between the team and Astralis has been building for several months, according to one source./post/how-to-complete-the-torchlight-reveals-the-hour-sacred-land-quest-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate-s-world-of-light/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-torchlight-reveals-the-hour-sacred-land-quest-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate-s-world-of-light/ After progressing through Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s adventure mode, World of Light, you should come across an area known as the “Sacred Land.” You’ll need to complete a bunch of puzzles to progress through the game. One of these puzzles is known as “Torchlight reveals the hour,” which tasks you with finding the secret time password to continue your journey. To complete the quest, head to the owl statue located north of the clock-like area./post/art-streamer-saruei-receives-3-day-twitch-ban-for-sexually-suggestive-illustration/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/art-streamer-saruei-receives-3-day-twitch-ban-for-sexually-suggestive-illustration/ Art streamer Saruei received a three-day Twitch ban today for a sexually-suggestive illustration of Bremerton from Azur Lane. The French artist is frustrated with the suspension, finding it ironic that streamers can broadcast the game on Twitch but she can’t draw characters from it. So they told me that adding " Hearts " on my character that wear clothes ( Just like in the official game ) is not enough to make it less suggestive./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-last-chance-qualifier/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-last-chance-qualifier/ The Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) will give teams one last-ditch effort to make it to VALORANT’s end-of-year world championship. Initially scheduled for Oct. 12 to 17, a total of eight teams from North America were expected to compete on LAN for the last spot at Champions. But after two players from FaZe Clan tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 13, the event had to be postponed and pushed back to a later date./post/why-zac-is-the-best-low-elo-jungler/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-zac-is-the-best-low-elo-jungler/ Most of the people who I play League of Legends with are better than me, and are higher ranks than me. Thus, I think I have the right to say what is best for the low elo level in League of Legends because I have spent so much time in it. When I play with these higher ranked friends, I can choose between two champions to play in the jungle: Gragas or Zac./post/apex-developers-add-easter-egg-about-octane-s-jump-pad-rotation-in-gardens/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-developers-add-easter-egg-about-octane-s-jump-pad-rotation-in-gardens/ Apex Legends developers immortalized the elusive Octane jump pad rotation from Gardens to Energy Depot with an easter egg. The POI in Olympus now has some cherry blossoms and glowsticks to mark the perfect placement for the jump pad and a little surprise to those who make the jump. A Reddit user spotted the hint to the rotation yesterday. The easter egg is more than just a reference to the move, however: it’s a perfect way to line up the jump pad, as the player demonstrated./post/infinity-ward-fixes-operator-glitch-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/infinity-ward-fixes-operator-glitch-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The latest Call of Duty: Warzone update introduced a bug that prevented players from selecting their Operator in the menu. This was a frustrating experience for some players, but Infinity Ward addressed the problem today.  The glitch prevented players from selecting their preferred Operator and would leave players stuck on a random character. This was frustrating for players who preferred other characters or who were trying to finish challenges for other Operators./post/stewie2k-s-cs-go-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/stewie2k-s-cs-go-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Jake “Stewie2k” Yip is an American CS:GO rifler who has played for various teams since entering the pro scene in 2016. He currently plays for Team Liquid, and his biggest achievements include winning the ELEAGUE Boston Major and ESL Pro League Final. His Twitch follower count sits at above 900,000.  The American machine became a legend in the CS:GO community and the gear he uses can be of as much interest as the skill he displays./post/valve-wins-sports-emmy-for-dota-2-s-the-international-10-grand-finals/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-wins-sports-emmy-for-dota-2-s-the-international-10-grand-finals/ The International is not only the biggest Dota 2 tournament every season, but it also brings a lot of eyes to the wider esports scene thanks to its high production value, the top level talent appearing on stage, and the record-breaking prize pool that only continues to rise each year. And, in recognition of that, Valve has received a Sports Emmy for the grand finals of TI10.  The #SportsEmmys Award for Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage goes to The International 10 – Dota2 Championship – Team Spirit vs PSG./post/all-teams-qualified-for-worlds-2021/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-teams-qualified-for-worlds-2021/ For the second year running, the League of Legends World Championship was due to take place in China. A multi-city tour including five distinct locations from Shanghai in the opening stage of the tournament to Shenzhen in the finals had been planned.  But to accommodate as many teams as possible during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Riot had to make the tough decision to pivot Worlds 2021 from China to Europe./post/cs-go-fan-recreates-s1mple-s-iconic-1-vs-2-play-on-cache-in-minecraft/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cs-go-fan-recreates-s1mple-s-iconic-1-vs-2-play-on-cache-in-minecraft/ There are some plays in Counter-Strike history that will never be forgotten. S1mple’s one-vs-two clutch on Cache during ESL One Cologne 2016 is certainly one of them. The tournament had a Major status, meaning it was one of the most important events in the year. Team Liquid pulled off an enormous upset in Cologne, going all the way to the finals, where the team lost against the tournament favorites, SK Gaming./post/everything-we-know-about-the-halo-infinite-battle-royale/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-the-halo-infinite-battle-royale/ Before Halo Infinite came out, there was talk about whether or not it would feature a battle royale. With the popularity of the game mode persevering longer than many expected, many assumed it would happen. According to a report, however, Halo Infinite will be getting a new battle royale-style mode later this year. WindowsCentral journalist spoke about Jez Corden spoke some rumors about the potential for a Halo Infinite battle royale, and according to Corden, the battle royale mode will incorporate some of the single-player features of the Halo Infinite campaign, like side-quests, similar to other popular battle royales./post/how-to-get-all-medals-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-all-medals-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ Taking screenshots of notable milestones or your rank in Call of Duty: Mobile aren’t the only ways to show off your experience. Over the course of your CoD: Mobile career, you’ll be handed more than a handful of medals for your efforts on the battlefield. While these medals can feel random at times, all of them are tied to specific in-game events you need to perform. Once you complete a medal’s requirements, it’ll appear on your screen and be added to your collection automatically./post/mercy-baptiste-and-sojourn-see-changes-in-latest-overwatch-2-beta-patch/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mercy-baptiste-and-sojourn-see-changes-in-latest-overwatch-2-beta-patch/ A new update is now live for the Overwatch 2 beta, featuring changes to Mercy, Baptiste, and Sojourn. Mercy’s “Super Jump” is now a part of the game with this update, giving players the ability to cancel Guardian Angel by using the crouch key and launch her high into the air. It’s been a technique used by Mercy players for a while, but now it’s official. “This is an initial implementation of new functionality designed to give Mercy players more options in how they use Guardian Angel,” Blizzard Entertainment said./post/copenhagen-flames-to-assemble-new-cs-go-roster-following-nicoodoz-and-roej-s-transfer-to-fnatic/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/copenhagen-flames-to-assemble-new-cs-go-roster-following-nicoodoz-and-roej-s-transfer-to-fnatic/ Copenhagen Flames is looking to reboot its CS:GO division after Nico “⁠nicoodoz⁠” Tamjidi and Fredrik “⁠roeJ⁠” Jørgensen departed the organization to join Fnatic today. This means that the Denmark-based club will not rebuild the team around the three players left on the roster: Jakob “⁠jabbi⁠” Nygaard, Rasmus “⁠HooXi⁠” Nielsen, and Rasmus “⁠Zyphon⁠” Nordfoss. This effectively puts an end to the Copenhagen Flames lineup that went on to most notably play at the PGL Stockholm Major in 2021 and PGL Antwerp Major last month, where their Cinderella run ended in the quarterfinals./post/euw-league-of-legends-server-hits-3-million-players-in-2019/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/euw-league-of-legends-server-hits-3-million-players-in-2019/ League of Legends isn’t just celebrating its 10th anniversary this year after one of the game’s servers reached a new milestone recently. The Europe West server surpassed three million summoners in 2019. There are 3,000,774 players signed up on the EUW server, according to op.gg. Last year, the server had around 2.5 million summoners signed up, which means over 500,000 more players have joined EUW in 2019. The EUW server is the second-most populated in League—South Korea is unsurprisingly in first place./post/how-to-change-characters-in-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-characters-in-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga/ In Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, there are more than 380 characters for players to enjoy. For those looking to get their hands on all of them, it will be a time-consuming task, but players will then be able to choose from a wide variety of Star Wars characters. Characters cannot be changed in the story mode, there is currently no option to do so in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga./post/nvidia-announces-restocked-and-reloaded-campaign-30-series-gpus-now-in-stock/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nvidia-announces-restocked-and-reloaded-campaign-30-series-gpus-now-in-stock/ In what seems like a major step forward in ending the GPU shortage, Nvidia and its partners are making GeForce RTX 30 series cards available via the Restocked and Reloaded campaign. There are no strings attached here. If it’s in stock, then it’s in stock and ready to buy. To be clear, not every SKU is back in stock, but a fair amount of 30 series GPUs can be found directly from partners or from retailers like Amazon and NewEgg./post/elspeth-rises-against-ashiok-in-mtg-arena-event/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/elspeth-rises-against-ashiok-in-mtg-arena-event/ Hyping up the new Theros: Beyond Death set releasing in January, Wizards of the Coast dropped the official trailer at The Game Awards tonight, as well as a new event in MTG Arena.  Several Theros: Beyond Death (THB) cards wererevealed yesterday, followed by the sets trailer at the Game Awards tonight. And contained within the trailer was a surprise: an image of the Artifact, Black Lotus. Betrayed by the gods. Banished to the underworld./post/gambit-stun-team-liquid-in-comeback-emea-vct-win-to-qualify-for-masters-3-berlin/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gambit-stun-team-liquid-in-comeback-emea-vct-win-to-qualify-for-masters-3-berlin/ Gambit handed Team Liquid a shocking defeat today in the lower bracket of the EMEA VCT Stage Three: Challengers Playoffs. They recovered from a Liquid comeback in overtime of the final map in this VALORANT match to secure one of four EMEA spots at Masters Three Berlin. ScreaM and Jamppi got the opening kills and the final kills in a retake to open Split in the pistol round, but Gambit wrestled back control with great mid-takes while winning duels./post/results-for-online-2020-call-of-duty-league-london-home-series/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-online-2020-call-of-duty-league-london-home-series/ London’s Call of Duty League franchise is hosting its second Home Series event this weekend. The London Royal Ravens held its initial Home Series on LAN in February. But now, the franchise is virtually hosting the second-to-last tournament of the 2020 Call of Duty League regular season. The second London Home Series is the league’s eighth event since it moved to an online-only format due to the coronavirus pandemic. Related: How to watch the Call of Duty League/post/when-does-the-overwatch-anniversary-remix-event-end/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-overwatch-anniversary-remix-event-end/ Overwatch’s yearly anniversary event is in full swing, but unlike previous events, this one comes with a twist. The Anniversary Remix: Volume One event will give players access to a new spin on old skins in the form of a recolor.  As is tradition, the event will not only include the unvaulting of cosmetics from previous Anniversary events. It will also give players an opportunity to go back and get skins and cosmetics from all other Overwatch events, like the Winter Wonderland and Halloween Terror./post/mega-bracelet-avatar-items-available-now-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-to-celebrate-mega-evolutions/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mega-bracelet-avatar-items-available-now-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-to-celebrate-mega-evolutions/ With Mega Evolutions arriving in Pokémon Go soon, trainers will be able to customize their avatar with items inspired by Mega Bracelets. In the Pokémon video game series, trainers wear Mega Bracelets to help their Pokémon Mega Evolve along with a Mega Stone. But in Pokémon Go, only Mega Energy is required. You can see Brendan and May using a basic design of a Mega Bracelet in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire animated trailer./post/tft-set-6-will-remove-ranked-demotions-improve-5-cost-champions/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-6-will-remove-ranked-demotions-improve-5-cost-champions/ Riot Games game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer revealed today that Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets in Teamfight Tactics will remove ranked demotions and contain five “big” five-cost champions, along with three “utility” ones.  Scheduled to release on Nov. 3, Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets will improve upon lessons learned from the first five TFT sets over the last two years, according to Mortdog. A total of six areas of gameplay, and ways in which the team will work to improve upon them, were revealed by Mortdog in today’s Reckoning Learnings: Mechanic complexity, balance thrashing, unique traits, five-cost champions, ranked ladder demotions, and Hyper Roll./post/the-respawn-specter-is-an-affordable-subtle-alternative-in-the-world-of-high-quality-gaming-chairs/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-respawn-specter-is-an-affordable-subtle-alternative-in-the-world-of-high-quality-gaming-chairs/ In the ever-muddying world of “gaming chairs,” prices are going up and the colors and designs seem to be getting gaudier. But there’s a reason for hope. The impact of a quality-made chair for those of us who both work and play at a desk for eight-plus hours a day can’t be understated. Making the jump from a basic office chair to something like the RESPAWN Specter could have a big impact on day-to-day activity./post/what-s-wrong-with-hanzo-s-new-casual-skin/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-s-wrong-with-hanzo-s-new-casual-skin/ Overwatch players have wanted a casual Hanzo skin since they saw it in Blizzard’s Reflections comic last year. But now that they have it, they’re not exactly pleased. Casual Hanzo just looks… off. But one Overwatch fan took it upon himself to give Hanzo a little bit of a makeover—and it seems like a few small tweaks could really go a long way. The big problem is the white beard that connects to a patch of white hair on Hanzo’s head./post/100-thieves-player-hiko-retires-from-valorant/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-player-hiko-retires-from-valorant/ Hiko, the captain of 100 Thieves’ VALORANT team, has retired from competition and will move to a full-time content creation role within 100T, the organization announced today.  Hiko, who has amassed a sizable following on Twitch and YouTube, was an integral part of 100T’s rise in the North American VALORANT scene. The announcement of 100 Thieves entering VALORANT began with the signing of Hiko as the team captain in June 2020./post/florida-mayhem-hires-streamer-avast-as-associate-producer/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/florida-mayhem-hires-streamer-avast-as-associate-producer/ In the search for more content to spice up the Overwatch League, the Florida Mayhem has hired popular streamer and former player Connor “Avast” Prince as its new associate producer.  Avast was a high-ranking Team Fortress 2 player who moved into Overwatch during the game’s infancy as an esport. He was a part of the Boston Uprising during the league’s inaugural season but saw little playing time. After he was dropped from the Uprising, he found his place creating content for the Overwatch community./post/hearthstone-patch-20-2-2-adjusts-15-standard-cards-and-nerfs-quilboars-in-battlegrounds/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-patch-20-2-2-adjusts-15-standard-cards-and-nerfs-quilboars-in-battlegrounds/ Hearthstone’s Patch 20.2.2 is the latest update for the Forged in the Barrens expansion cycle—and it’s arriving later today. Blizzard has shown off the details for the exact changes coming with Patch 20.2.2, which adjusts multiple cards in the Standard format and nerfs the newest minion type in Battlegrounds, Quilboars. Of the 15 cards receiving changes, there are five nerfs that aim to weaken the top-tier decks and 10 buffs meant to help give weaker lists a fighting chance in the meta./post/xqc-accuses-adin-ross-teammate-of-cheating-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-ii-match/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-accuses-adin-ross-teammate-of-cheating-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-ii-match/ In a broadcast yesterday, xQc and Adin Ross decided to bring back the “good old days” of 2012 with a $5,000 Call of Duty: Black Ops II wager match. But the lighthearted fun quickly turned hostile when xQc accused Ross’ teammate and fellow streamer, iziprime, of cheating. Since then, iziprime has been suspended from Twitch, but the reasoning has yet to be revealed. The argument began after xQc’s team lost the match and Ross offered a rematch for double or nothing./post/how-to-play-the-titan-strikes-mode-in-pubg-mobile/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-titan-strikes-mode-in-pubg-mobile/ Patch 1.4 of PUBG Mobile is here and has introduced a new mode to the game. The Titan Strikes gameplay will allow players to interact with titans from the sci-fi film Godzilla vs. Kong. Currently, players can only encounter Godzilla on Erangel. Two other titans will be added to the game at a later date. Kong will arrive in Sanhok on May 15, while the Mechagodzilla will be added to Livik on May 20./post/scaled-up-packet-brings-hardened-scales-to-historic-in-jumpstart-historic-horizons/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/scaled-up-packet-brings-hardened-scales-to-historic-in-jumpstart-historic-horizons/ Hardened Scales is coming to Historic alongside a package of +1/+1 counters support cards in Magic Arena’s Jumpstart: Historic Horizons set running from Aug. 12 to Sept. 9 Dot Esports received an exclusive look at Scaled Up, one of 46 packets in Historic Horizons. Each lightly randomized packet is a part of the Jumpstart Limited gameplay.  The Scaled Up packet is highlighted by Hardened Scales. The one-mana enchantment is a staple in +1/+1 counters decks./post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-lush-jungle-gritty-and-glacial-research-tasks-and-rewards/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-lush-jungle-gritty-and-glacial-research-tasks-and-rewards/ Pokémon Go players are getting a chance to explore part of Alola’s Lush Jungle as Niantic continues to add new locations to the Season of Alola’s adventure schedule. Running from March 22 to 29, players will encounter Pokémon they might expect to see in a jungle habitat, including the Pokémon Go debut of Fomantis and Lurantis.  See Pokémon on Amazon A special Lush Jungle Park Spotlight will run on March 26 and 27, giving players who visit park-like areas more encounters with Cottonee, including the first chance for everyone to find a Shiny Cottonee./post/best-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/ In Rainbow Six Extraction, REACT operators have to work together and fend off the Archaeans, dangerous parasites that threaten humanity. The playable operators come from the game’s older sibling, Rainbow Six Siege, and veterans from the title will find a striking familiarity when playing Extraction as these iconic characters. During the missions, up to three operators will work to achieve specific goals such as collecting samples, extracting the VIPs, eliminating nests, and other objectives that help weaken the Archaeans’ foothold./post/how-to-fix-packet-loss-error-in-valorant/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-packet-loss-error-in-valorant/ No matter how talented you are in VALORANT, odds are you’ll need your internet connection to be in top shape to climb the game’s ranked ladder. Packet loss and high ping can negatively affect players’ gameplay experience with stutters or delays. If you’re experiencing packet loss while playing VALORANT, you may unexpectedly find yourself taken down without even hearing a shot. Players with packet loss will always play at a disadvantage versus others with smooth connections, meaning it’s an issue you should fix to have a better time in VALORANT./post/teamfight-tactics-player-sells-all-units-except-3-star-ekko-and-solos-an-entire-team/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/teamfight-tactics-player-sells-all-units-except-3-star-ekko-and-solos-an-entire-team/ It appears Ekko gave new meaning to the word “solo carry.” One Teamfight Tactics fan showcased the power of three-star Ekko today, using the time bender to solo an entire team. Ekko 3 Star vs the world (TFT) from leagueoflegends As the TFT game went down to the final two participants, the player pulled off a cheeky move and decided to sell all their units aside from the level-three Ekko./post/mtg-introduces-cycle-of-ikoria-cycling-mana-rocks/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-introduces-cycle-of-ikoria-cycling-mana-rocks/ Three color mana rocks were revealed in today’s Ikoria: Lair of Behemoth spoilers, promoting mana synergies within multicolored and C2020 preconstructed Magic: The Gathering decks. Set to release digitally on April 16, IKO features the return of Cycling. The mechanic allows players to discard a card with cycling at a mana cost to draw one. Players can use Cycling for tempo, especially when the mechanic is attached to an Artifact Crystal that produces mana./post/fade-line-up-on-split-adds-bungee-cords-to-unsuspecting-enemies-in-valorant/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fade-line-up-on-split-adds-bungee-cords-to-unsuspecting-enemies-in-valorant/ VALORANT’s newest agent Fade can attach a bungee cord to any enemy walking into B Main on Split with this latest line-up.  When playing on Split, Fade can launch her Seize ability (Q) on top of the structure of B Main to catch an unsuspecting enemy walking in. Fade’s Seize ability forms a tight ball that can be thrown at a set distance. The ball then drops to the ground and explodes, creating an ink circle that can trap enemies./post/how-to-flip-reset-in-rocket-league/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-flip-reset-in-rocket-league/ There are a lot of possible moves you can do during a match in Rocket League. Yes, the focus is to always score goals because it is the main winning condition of the game. But pulling off these goals can be handled in many ways, including the ever-so-famous flip reset. If you are a dedicated Rocket League player, there is a good chance you know that once you can do flip resets in a consistent manner, your skill level is probably improving./post/xqc-wins-5-fall-guys-games-in-a-row-unlocks-infaillible-achievement/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-wins-5-fall-guys-games-in-a-row-unlocks-infaillible-achievement/ Popular streamer and former Overwatch League pro xQc won five straight Fall Guys games on stream yesterday to earn an achievement that few others have unlocked so far. Infaillible, an achievement that’s unlocked after winning five Fall Guys matches in a row, was listed on Steam as the only challenge at zero percent of completion in the community. It’s the hardest challenge in Fall Guys. But xQc completed it yesterday—and has almost every challenge in the game done, too./post/apex-players-can-now-unlock-deep-dive-valkyrie-bundle-with-prime-gaming/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-players-can-now-unlock-deep-dive-valkyrie-bundle-with-prime-gaming/ The next offer in Respawn Entertainment’s partnership with Amazon is now available for Apex Legends players to claim, and this time, it’s all about the Winged Avenger. This month’s bundle in the Prime Gaming campaign is centered around Valkyrie. The Valkyrie Deep Dive bundle includes an Epic Valkyrie skin, a rare G7 Scout skin, and the In Too Deep banner frame for the recon legend. https://media.contentapi.ea.com/content/dam/apex-legends/videos/2022/04/valkyrie-deep-dive-social-360-16x9-v1-clean-30sec.mp4 As the bundle’s name might suggest, all of the items included in the offer share the same aquatic theme./post/best-blastoise-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-best-held-items-battle-items-and-moves/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-blastoise-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-best-held-items-battle-items-and-moves/ Blastoise is now available as a playable character in Pokémon UNITE, adding yet another defensive option for teams who want to switch up their compositions.  In terms of playstyle, the new Defender plays the same type of role as Crustle, providing solid utility in the form of strong displacement and defensive stats, though, unlike Crustle, you will be more focused on staying in range of your opponents and then hitting them with well-timed ranged attacks./post/how-to-block-in-mortal-kombat-11/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-block-in-mortal-kombat-11/ Blocking is a crucial element in any fighting game that every player should master if they want to defeat opponents. Mortal Kombat 11’s blocking mechanic is only slightly different than previous iterations, but it might confuse new or returning players. The good news is understanding how to block in Mortal Kombat 11 is easy, and you’ll be blocking punches and kicks in no time.  There are two types of blocks in Mortal Kombat 11: high and low blocks./post/masquerade-reaper-enters-overwatch-s-anniversary-event/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/masquerade-reaper-enters-overwatch-s-anniversary-event/ Watch out for the well-dressed assassin. Masquerade Reaper is the next Legendary skin revealed in anticipation of the 2020 Overwatch Anniversary event, which begins May 19. The first skin, Little Red Ashe, was unveiled yesterday. This Legendary skin gives Reaper an uncharacteristically colorful outfit complete with a feathered hat. He’s dressed to blend in with the socialites of Venice, opting for pants and shoulder pads that reflect a more historical take on the Masquerade outfit./post/celebi-tapu-koko-and-victini-are-among-the-first-pok%C3%A9mon-v-cards/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/celebi-tapu-koko-and-victini-are-among-the-first-pok%C3%A9mon-v-cards/ There still aren’t a lot of details out there about the new V cards coming to the Pokémon TCG in the first Sword and Shield expansion, but thanks to a few Japanese scans, a few cards in the first wave were revealed.  Outside of knowing that this new card type will be replacing GX cards and that it has a unique black color palette that will mesh with the Pokémon’s type, we now know that several legendary Pokémon will be the first V cards./post/when-does-cs-go-s-operation-riptide-end/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-cs-go-s-operation-riptide-end/ Operation Riptide hit CS:GO live servers last night, following a long period of meaningful updates. It includes gameplay changes, a whole bunch of new skins, map changes, and the addition of free-for-all and team modes in deathmatch lobbies. Week after week, players will receive a new mission card featuring several missions to complete and receive Operation stars when they’re done. Operation stars serve to unlock Operation Riptide’s rewards, which include new Agents, new skins, the Operation’s skin case, and stickers./post/how-to-fix-escape-from-tarkov-email-verification-not-sending/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-escape-from-tarkov-email-verification-not-sending/ Multiplayer games can look like well-oiled machines. Even the best machinery can stumble upon errors and may need maintenance once in a while. When it comes to Escape from Tarkov, the number of active players usually spike up and cause the servers to struggle. With servers failing to keep up with the demand, players can start running into errors that may prevent them from logging into Tarkov. If you’re just trying to sign up for the first time or verifying your login, not getting the verification email is a known error that usually appears whenever there’s a huge content patch that attracts more players to the game./post/how-to-get-masks-in-the-dead-by-daylight-twisted-masquerade-event/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-masks-in-the-dead-by-daylight-twisted-masquerade-event/ Dead by Daylight will be celebrating its sixth birthday in June. Milestones of this caliber are often celebrated with in-game events, and that’s also the case for Dead by Daylight. Behaviour Interactive will launch the Twisted Masquerade Ball on June 16. Throughout the event, players will be treated with free rewards like cosmetics, Bloodpoints, Iridescent Shards, and a new event Tome. A set of new global community challenges will also go live with the event as well./post/pok%C3%A9mon-florida-regional-championship-canceled-other-global-dates-added/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-florida-regional-championship-canceled-other-global-dates-added/ Pokémon fans are going to have plenty of opportunities to compete in both video game and trading cards competitions. Florida’s Regional Championship has been canceled “due to changes in government regulations and restrictions in the state of Florida,” however. This cancelation means that the Orange County Championships, which were set for April 1 to 3, won’t be proceeding anymore. New events added include Europe which will be held in Bremen, Germany on May 28 and 29./post/halo-the-endless-trademarks-by-microsoft-hint-at-possible-dlc-for-halo-infinite/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-the-endless-trademarks-by-microsoft-hint-at-possible-dlc-for-halo-infinite/ Microsoft has filed a trademark for Halo: The Endless, which fans are speculating is a possible DLC for Halo Infinite.  Industry insider Nibellion shared a link today showing three different trademarks surrounding Halo: The Endless, hinting at upcoming DLC or another Halo-related project. Two of the trademarks are listed under “electrical and scientific apparatus,” while the third is under “paper goods and printed paper.” Microsoft appears to have filed a trademark for 'Halo: The Endless' https://t./post/optic-crush-cloud9-to-win-faze-clan-halo-infinite-invitational/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-crush-cloud9-to-win-faze-clan-halo-infinite-invitational/ OpTic Gaming turned heads in February following a narrow defeat to current Halo kings Cloud9 at HCS Anaheim. Less than a week after the tournament, Halo legend iGotUrPistola was on the bench, replaced by Call of Duty hometown hero FormaL. But in a $75,000 Halo Infinite Invitational hosted by FaZe Clan this weekend, it was clear to see why the change was made. OpTic swept C9 3-0 in the winners bracket finals and then dealt them a crushing 4-1 defeat when they bounced back into the grand finals to claim the title./post/reboot-van-is-coming-to-fortnite-to-revive-players-in-the-v8-30-update-next-week/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/reboot-van-is-coming-to-fortnite-to-revive-players-in-the-v8-30-update-next-week/ Epic Games has confirmed that Reboot Vans will be added to Fortnite: Battle Royale in the v8.30 update next week. The company announced the addition in a Dev Update published today on its YouTube channel. The Reboot Van will allow players in Duos, Trios, and Squads modes to resurrect allies who have already been eliminated from the match. To do so, one of their teammates will need to pick up a Reboot Card that players who are eliminated drop near the area where they were taken down./post/resistance-illaoi-formerly-known-as-battlecast-illaoi-is-almost-finished/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/resistance-illaoi-formerly-known-as-battlecast-illaoi-is-almost-finished/ Illaoi’s first skin since her release in 2015, Resistance Illaoi, is just about ready to roll, according to Riot’s announcement yesterday. The skin, originally called Battlecast Illaoi, was promised from Riot as a way to appease the many League of Legends players that had been calling for an Illaoi skin over the past two seasons. This skin was going to be different than any other skin, however. For starters, Riot let the players vote on which Illaoi skin would be designed, and secondly, the company has been updating the community on the design process nearly every step of the way./post/fleta-s-overwatch-league-mvp-echo-skin-is-now-available/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fleta-s-overwatch-league-mvp-echo-skin-is-now-available/ It’s a little good, it’s a little evil, but the Overwatch League’s newest MVP skin definitely isn’t ugly. Kim “Fleta” Byung-sun, the league’s 2020 MVP, has long been a terrifying DPS on both the Seoul Dynasty and the Shanghai Dragons. Last season, he took to the skies as Echo, beaming down backlines with ease. And thanks to his performance on the hero and many others, he earned the MVP award. To commemorate his performance, he chose Echo to receive the league’s annual MVP skin./post/riot-is-nearly-finished-designing-battlecast-illaoi/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-nearly-finished-designing-battlecast-illaoi/ Battlecast Illaoi, the tentacle queen’s first skin since Void Bringer, is officially in development, according to Riot’s announcement yesterday. The skin is currently in the “concepting” stage of production, which is when the design team comes up with the perfect combination of looks and lore to go along with it. There are three key problems that need to be solved during this phase. Firstly, the story behind the skin needs to make sense and fit into the Battlecast multiverse, in which Viktor began his glorious revolution and mechanized some of the game’s most fearsome champions./post/league-player-showcases-their-massive-collection-of-unopened-loot-from-2021/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-showcases-their-massive-collection-of-unopened-loot-from-2021/ Over the course of 2021, there have been a ton of loot drops for players in League of Legends. While most people would open these gifts from Riot immediately, one League player shared their complete list of unopened loot from the year. Every year since 2016, I collect all the loot and I open it while streaming at the end of it. This is my 2021 unopened collection. (Complete list in comments) from leagueoflegends In the post, bsshark showcased their loot page with ton of drops to open./post/the-best-dmca-free-music-for-twitch/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-dmca-free-music-for-twitch/ Playing music in the background of your Twitch stream can be risky business these days. With DMCA strikes becoming more frequent, and Twitch handing out bans for users violating copyright laws on a regular basis, one might want to consider playing it safe when it comes to copyrighted content on the platform.  The good news is that there is plenty of royalty-free music out there to help you create quality content without the fear of violating any copyrights./post/amouranth-unveils-e-girl-agency-plans-following-onlyfans-retirement/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/amouranth-unveils-e-girl-agency-plans-following-onlyfans-retirement/ One of the most popular and controversial streamers, Amouranth, has announced her plans to make an “e-girl” agency to help up-and-coming female content creators find success. This comes just one week after the Twitch star announced her upcoming retirement from OnlyFans to focus more on her business and personal endeavors. It came as a shock to fans and fellow streamers alike when Amouranth announced she’ll depart from the OnlyFans side of content creation in June./post/evil-geniuses-signs-rush-to-complete-cs-go-roster-with-cloud9-reunion-trio/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-signs-rush-to-complete-cs-go-roster-with-cloud9-reunion-trio/ The worst kept secret in CS:GO has finally been fully revealed. Evil Geniuses has introduced its third and final signing of William “RUSH” Wierzba, completing the team’s roster heading into the 2022 season. The deal was announced after the signings of both Jacky “Stewie2K” Yip and Timothy “autimatic” Ta were made public in the days prior. EG was reportedly considering former OG/North player Valdemar “valde” Bjørn Vangså for the in-game leader position but recently pivoted toward negotiations with RUSH after talks with the Danish player broke down./post/how-to-download-and-play-the-league-of-legends-pbe/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-and-play-the-league-of-legends-pbe/ League of Legends’ meta changes every season. Even mid-season patches can be impactful enough to shake up the game’s balance, and it takes a while for players to get used to all the changes. Once a meta-defining patch goes live, all players will need to go through a small learning period to grasp the basics of the new meta. This may cause you to take your first few matches slowly since you’ll spend more time observing the game for notable changes./post/valorant-player-highlights-sage-slow-orb-lineup-on-ascent/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-highlights-sage-slow-orb-lineup-on-ascent/ A VALORANT player found a useful lineup for Sage’s slow orb on Ascent that can help protect B Site from across the map.  Sage is one of the best agents in VALORANT that can stall or prevent enemies from pushing into a site or area. Her wall can significantly impede an attack, and her slow orb can leave enemies vulnerable and exposed. Knowing lineups for Sage’s slow orbs can help you become an effective player that controls the pace of the game from anywhere on the map./post/hyubsama-indefinitely-banned-from-twitch/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hyubsama-indefinitely-banned-from-twitch/ Twitch streamer Hyubsama has been indefinitely banned off of the streaming platform. Hyubsama’s ban comes just days after he harassed fellow streamer crazy_japanese, though it’s unclear if this was the incident that resulted in the indefinite suspension. This is Hyubsama’s first ban from the platform, though the South Korean streamer has been involved in multiple controversies throughout his streaming career. Beginning his Twitch channel in 2019, Hyubsama gained his initial popularity shortly after, showing his daily life in Japan with countless clips hitting the front page of the Livestream Fails subreddit./post/torbj%C3%B6rn-talks-about-reinhardt-saving-his-life-in-a-new-overwatch-letter/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/torbj%C3%B6rn-talks-about-reinhardt-saving-his-life-in-a-new-overwatch-letter/ Overwatch lore is expanding following the release of a previously unpublished letter by Torbjörn. Earlier this week, Blizzard posted a cryptic message to the Overwatch Twitter account—and many fans thought it could be hinting at the game’s next hero or event. This post was a declassified report about Operation “White Dome,” which was “a routine Overwatch mission that went off the rails when the team was ambushed by omnics, resulting in Reinhardt coming to the rescue of a severely injured Torbjörn./post/ace-hunter-kreen-joins-the-hunter-and-demon-hunter-classes-in-hearthstone-s-scholomance-academy-expansion/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ace-hunter-kreen-joins-the-hunter-and-demon-hunter-classes-in-hearthstone-s-scholomance-academy-expansion/ Hearthstone’s Scholomance Academy expansion is almost here and the latest card to join the game is yet another dual-class Legendary. Ace Hunter Kreen is a three-cost Hunter and Demon Hunter card with two Attack and four Health. Its effect says “your other characters are Immune while attacking.” Hunter and Demon Hunter are naturally two of the most aggressive classes in Hearthstone. Going all out and attacking face is exactly where they thrive./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-top-lane-kalista/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-top-lane-kalista/ Kalista is now a highly-contested pick in the top lane in League of Legends solo que. She was played this week by Invictus Gaming’s top laner for the first time in competitive play this season and helped his team achieve a clean 2-0 win. While Kalista received some buffs to her health and armor growth in Patch 10.1, she’s just recently started appearing in the top lane. So what’s changed over the past couple of patches?/post/gamestop-to-distribute-jumbo-snorlax-vmax-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-promo/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gamestop-to-distribute-jumbo-snorlax-vmax-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-promo/ Pokémon TCG collectors will have a chance to score a unique jumbo VMAX card thanks to a GameStop promotion to celebrate the release of October’s set Celebrations. First reported by PokeBeach, the promotion that kicks off on Oct. 8 will see GameStop supply a Jumbo VMAX Snorlax card and a binder, both of which are branded with the Sword & Shield stamp. According to the report, there will be limited stock of both items, but the binders will have fewer between the two./post/ludwig-calls-subathons-boring-as-trend-continues-to-rise/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ludwig-calls-subathons-boring-as-trend-continues-to-rise/ YouTube streamer and content creator Ludwig referred to subathons as “boring” in a new video today, despite popularizing the trend and holding the most successful subathon of all time. Subathons are extended streams where the streamer sets a designated amount of time each subscription is worth and adds that worth to the total time remaining on broadcast. Streamers have used subathons as a means of drumming up both funds and viewership, remaining on broadcast for weeks or months at a time./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-apex-legends-patch-1-91/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-apex-legends-patch-1-91/ Apex Legends is one of the most popular live-service multiplayer games. In addition to regular new seasons, the game gets patched to fix bugs and adjust legend abilities occasionally. Patch 1.91 was released on March 14 and introduced another round of fixes to the game. Most improvements have to do with stability or bug fixes since the last quality-of-life update. Respawn, for example, patched a bug that caused players wearing an heirloom to move slower on the zipline./post/linkzr-retires-from-professional-overwatch-play/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/linkzr-retires-from-professional-overwatch-play/ Overwatch lost another veteran of its esports scene today. Jiri “LiNkzr” Masalin is retiring from competing at all levels of the game. The Finnish hitscan maestro did however mention that he would be interested in an analyst or coaching position if that was to present itself to him before the launch of Overwatch 2, which he says “doesn’t really interest him” in his Twitlonger post about his retirement. LiNkzr says he will be moving on to pursuing a pro career in VALORANT, a game that has seen multiple former Overwatch players find success./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-pr/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-pr/ Wordle is a simple game that can be played by virtually anyone with access to a PC or mobile device. But its simplicity hides many different possibilities to face the daily challenge of finding a secret word in up to six attempts using only the letters of the wrong words as clues. Whenever a player starts a game of Wordle they must make a decision—what is the best word for guess first?/post/how-to-check-your-valorant-flashback-stats-for-2021/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-check-your-valorant-flashback-stats-for-2021/ It’s that time of the year again when Riot Games tells VALORANT players how they performed in the game through detailed annual statistics.  The VALORANT Flashback stats include a wide range of detailed information about your KDA, damage done, matches won, and headshots. The information is detailed, but Flashback doesn’t tell you how many times you totally hit that headshot, how many ranked matches you lost because someone picked Yoru, or how often you died because the Sage revived you in front of the whole enemy team./post/patiphan-goes-back-to-his-roots-and-signs-with-los-angeles-gladiators/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/patiphan-goes-back-to-his-roots-and-signs-with-los-angeles-gladiators/ The Los Angeles Gladiators officially confirmed today that Patiphan Chaiwong is exiting VALORANT and returning to his roots in the Overwatch League by joining the L.A.-based team. Patiphan originally started his career in Overwatch in 2020 but he was too young to enter into a contract with an OWL team since players need to be at least 18 years of age. Now, he’s old enough to join a team and he’s signed with the Gladiators for the 2022 season, which is set to be played on an early build of Overwatch 2./post/the-best-linebackers-in-madden-nfl-22/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-linebackers-in-madden-nfl-22/ Linebackers can do anything on a football field. These exceptional athletes are able to blitz the quarterback one play and shut down receivers daring to cross the middle of the field on another. A stellar linebacker can anchor a defense. Any great defensive unit will have an all-pro linebacker that acts in a leadership role. In Madden NFL 22, linebackers will lead a team’s defense and prevent your opponent from running quick slants all day for easy yards./post/why-righteous-glory-is-so-overpowered-in-professional-play/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-righteous-glory-is-so-overpowered-in-professional-play/ This 2017 Worlds story is brought to you by Predator. It’s tank season in professional League of Legends. Beefy champions are all the rage from top lane to jungle to support. Galio is played in mid lane, and we even saw a Mordekaiser ADC game earlier this season. Pro teams are increasingly using tank-heavy lineups designed to teamfight. It would be logical to assume that the advent of tanks is related to the update many tank champions received in the middle of the season./post/biggest-highlights-from-the-overwatch-2-pvp-livestream/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/biggest-highlights-from-the-overwatch-2-pvp-livestream/ Overwatch 2 developers have been hard at work creating the sequel and, as a result, have been relatively quiet since BlizzConline in February. Today, the team held a developer livestream that showed nearly two hours of live gameplay and detailed how player vs. player (PvP) competition will look in the future.  Since it was aired in the middle of the day, many dedicated Overwatch fans may have missed all the fun./post/team-liquid-halo-potential-god-squad/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-halo-potential-god-squad/ Ever Since Team Liquid joined the HCS in the hopes of achieving great success in S2, they have faced many challenges along the way. One of TL’s biggest challenges was finding enough talent to put on their team. With most of the top players already signed onto a team, TL only had a handful of players to select from. Their starting team, which they kept throughout S2 was Ninja, Spartan, Aries, and Shooter./post/best-power-banks-for-travel/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-power-banks-for-travel/ One of the worst things that can happen to you on a trip is your devices running out of juice. Cue all the running around and finding charging spots. Cue all the inconveniences and missed calls. This can be a nightmare if you hate putting your phone on the battery saver mode. But you can cut down all this hassle with a sleek and compact power bank that you can toss into your bag or jeans pocket./post/dignitas-parts-ways-with-rocket-league-player-aztral-brings-in-joreuz-for-fusion/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dignitas-parts-ways-with-rocket-league-player-aztral-brings-in-joreuz-for-fusion/ Dignitas is making a change to its Rocket League roster despite being one of the top teams in the world. The organization released Maello “AztraL” Ernst today. AztraL was a part of Dignitas for about 10 months. In that time, the team claimed the Rocket League Championship Series Season Nine – Europe title, taking down perennial powerhouse Renault Vitality in the grand finals.  We have decided to part ways with @AztraL./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-e-in-the-middle/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-e-in-the-middle/ Wordle is a very easy game to understand, and maybe that’s why it won the hearts of so many players. With each guess as you try to find the right answer, Wordle reveals information about which letters are actually present and in which positions. To be able to guess correctly, it is necessary to use this information in the your attempts. Words sometimes slip out of the mind when you need them, which is why word lists are very useful./post/how-to-increase-your-fps-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-increase-your-fps-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Milliseconds make a difference when you’re playing multiplayer in Call of Duty. All console players play Black Ops Cold War with the same frame rates with almost no way to change their settings. But it’s a completely different story for PC players since they have the option to tinker with their graphics. Changing your visual settings in Black Ops Cold War can allow you to increase your FPS, which can come in handy for players struggling to maintain smooth frame rates while gaming./post/wolfenstein-the-new-order-is-epic-games-store-s-newest-free-title/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wolfenstein-the-new-order-is-epic-games-store-s-newest-free-title/ Teasers and rumors first suggested that Wolfenstein: The New Order might be the next free game on the Epic Games Store. And now, Epic has confirmed that it’ll be free on the platform until June 9. Epic shared the news through a tweet showing a teaser video to introduce the game as a free title for a limited time. “Discover an unfamiliar world ruled by a familiar enemy — one that has twisted history as you know it,” the tweet reads./post/what-does-the-beast-eye-do-in-elden-ring/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-the-beast-eye-do-in-elden-ring/ The Beast Eye is an item you receive from Gurranq, Beastman Clergy in Elden Ring, although what it actually does is not immediately apparent. Reaching the Beastman Clergy isn’t easy, since most players reach the NPC after defeating the Tibia Mariner in the Summonwater Village through the nearby Sending Gate. Don’t panic, you didn’t get ripped off, and the Beast Eye is a useful item that can help you get more rewards from Gurranq./post/data-mined-files-show-most-of-fragment-loot-is-now-low-tier-in-apex/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/data-mined-files-show-most-of-fragment-loot-is-now-low-tier-in-apex/ If you’ve spent any amount of time playing Apex Legends, you’ve most likely landed in Fragment on World’s Edge at least one time. Maybe you just wanted to fight early and often, maybe a Wraith player with “TTV” in their name was the jumpmaster. Whatever the reason, the point of interest in the middle of World’s Edge is one of the most popular landing spots in the game’s entire history. If you feel like you’re finding less and less good loot when you hot drop there these days, though, that’s because the loot got worse./post/how-to-earn-operation-stars-in-cs-go/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-operation-stars-in-cs-go/ It’s that time of year again. A new operation in CS:GO has revitalized the player base with some new game modes, some important changes, and a whole lot of new skins, stickers, and agents. Of course, with a new operation comes a new set of weekly missions to accomplish. Typically, the stars you earn from this operation would unlock a path of rewards. But for Operation Riptide, the stars can be spent in the operation shop on agents, weapons from the new collections, cases, patches, and stickers./post/how-to-get-the-sarge-mount-in-world-of-warcraft/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-sarge-mount-in-world-of-warcraft/ World of Warcraft has a new mouse mount on the loose, but you won’t be able to get it from just playing WoW. The epic mount from Hearthstone lore can only be claimed after playing Blizzard Entertainment’s digital card game. As a way to try to increase its playerbase, Hearthstone is launching a cross-game activation with WoW that will reward players with a Sarge mount by taking part in the new Hearthstone set Mercenaries./post/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-full-specs/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-full-specs/ Nvidia officially unveiled its newest flagship super-powered GPU today, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. The company only showed a small glimpse of the new high-end GPU during its CES 2022 presentation, but there’s a lot to be excited about. A full list of the titanic GPU’s specs has not been officially released yet, with Nvidia announcing that more information will be released about the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti at the end of January./post/sodapoppin-doesn-t-agree-with-kaceytron-s-indefinite-ban/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sodapoppin-doesn-t-agree-with-kaceytron-s-indefinite-ban/ Twitch bans are a streamer’s worst nightmare. Some bans are short and given for small offenses, while others can be long due to previous occurrences or the severity of the situation. Kaceytron recently received an indefinite Twitch ban, which means there’s no confirmed date for when she can return to the platform. While most people agree with the decision, Sodapoppin explained today why he doesn’t agree with the indefinite ban and thinks that it’s an unethical punishment./post/blizzard-and-deviantart-celebrate-one-year-of-overwatch-fan-art/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-and-deviantart-celebrate-one-year-of-overwatch-fan-art/ Overwatch’s cast of characters resonates with fans—an emphasis on diversity and inclusion sets the Blizzard title apart from similar games. Though Overwatch players connect with the game on a competitive level, Overwatch also succeeds because of the intimacy fans feel for the game’s heroes. Nowhere else is this as deeply felt than in Overwatch’s plentiful fan art. DeviantArt, in particular, is a major home for this art. In collaboration with Blizzard, DeviantArt is hosting an Overwatch Anniversary celebration, showcasing the art fans have created over the past year./post/the-best-black-red-aggro-cards-to-build-around-in-kaldheim-limited/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-black-red-aggro-cards-to-build-around-in-kaldheim-limited/ Berserker tribal has arrived within the Magic: The Gathering Limited format via the colors Black and Red with the release of Kaldheim.  The launch of Kaldheim (KHM) in MTG has brought about returning mechanics like Snow, along with new ones such as Boast and Foretell. Players utilizing Foretell, splitting up the cost of a spell over two turns, are typically playing a slower game. While Boast, a bonus ability paid for when a creature attacks, slots ideally into Aggro builds./post/best-lightweight-gaming-mouse/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-lightweight-gaming-mouse/ A gaming mouse is your hand’s extension to the game of your choice. Your level of comfort with your mouse can affect your aim, movement, and more. While it may be comfortable to have a high sensitivity for daily usage and casual gaming, it can significantly decrease your accuracy in various games.Most professional players prefer lower sensitivity levels since they increase their overall precision, even if it means they’d need to move their mouse more often./post/los-servidores-de-wild-rift-para-las-am%C3%A9ricas-quedar%C3%A1n-aislados-del-resto-del-mundo/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-servidores-de-wild-rift-para-las-am%C3%A9ricas-quedar%C3%A1n-aislados-del-resto-del-mundo/ Riot informó que los servidores de League of Legends: Wild Rift en la región de las Américas utilizarán una “infraestructura diferente a la del resto del mundo, según un mensaje oficial para los jugadores del continente americano sobre los servidores y las transferencias de cuentas en la nueva región. League of Legends: Wild Rift finalmente llegará a América del Norte y del Sur en una versión beta abierta a finales de este mes./post/streamer-finds-shock-dart-angles-for-each-default-plant-in-valorant/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-finds-shock-dart-angles-for-each-default-plant-in-valorant/ If you’ve been playing a ton of Sova over the course of the VALORANT closed beta, then esports commentator Grant “Fickle_Platypus” Haynes might have some tricks that you can use when defending a planted spike. One of Sova’s main abilities is his Shock Dart, which has the player fire an explosive bolt that releases a damaging pulse of static energy upon impact. Although there are plenty of situations that Sova can use this ability for, defending a planted bomb from a potential defuse—all from the safety of cover—is the most useful task of them all./post/how-to-get-drang-baroque-in-destiny-2/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-drang-baroque-in-destiny-2/ Season of the Haunted has finally arrived in Destiny 2 and has brought with it the return of Menagerie weapons. Along with five other Calus’ favorite firearms, the Drang (Baroque) is back with new perks and the weapon no longer has a Power Level cap, meaning you can take the sidearm with you into higher-level content. As exciting as it is to finally see the return of Menagerie (or Opulent) weapons, you’ll still have to farm for them./post/dungeons-dragons-gods-manifest-into-magic-cards-via-battle-for-baldur-s-gate/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dungeons-dragons-gods-manifest-into-magic-cards-via-battle-for-baldur-s-gate/ Gods from the lands of Faerûn in Dungeon & Dragons are, for the first time, getting materialized into Magic: The Gathering cards within the upcoming Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate set.  There are over 30 deities scattered throughout the Forgotten Realms, according to D&D Beyond, with a potential cycle of them in the Commander Legends: Battle for Baulder’s Gate (CLB) set that is scheduled to release on June 10. Containing a total of 361 regular cards, the Commander set is playable within the MTG Limited format./post/fortnite-players-find-a-bug-with-a-wooden-wall-edit/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-players-find-a-bug-with-a-wooden-wall-edit/ Building and editing walls in Fortnite: Battle Royale is essential to reaching a competitive level. If you aren’t accurate with your edits and just keep editing walls into doors instead of half-walls, you’re not ready to go pro. Or you’re just facing a bug. A Fortnite player posted a video on Reddit showing how one kind of wall edit is apparently bugged. When they tried to edit out three tiles of a wooden wall to make enough room for them to go through, the game instead recognized their edit as a door edit of two tiles./post/here-are-the-top-8-mtg-players-at-mythic-championship-ii/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-top-8-mtg-players-at-mythic-championship-ii/ The insanity of Modern Constructed continued throughout day two of the Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship II with 302 players seeking the top eight spots for the playoffs on day three. Today wasn’t without controversy, though. Fernando David Gonzalez landed a second draw in a match due to miscommunication from his opponent in the War of the Spark Limited draft. A poor call was also made by a judge on the floor, resulting in a reversal of moves and almost a draw between Yuuya Watanabe and Andrew Watts./post/league-fans-voice-discontent-with-underwhelming-ashen-knight-pantheon-skin/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fans-voice-discontent-with-underwhelming-ashen-knight-pantheon-skin/ A new Ashen Knight skin will soon be available for purchase in League of Legends, though many players are already very vocal about their opinions on the skin’s all-too-familiar feel. Fans were quick to notice that many of the stylistic options for Pantheon’s new Ashen Knight skin bare striking resemblances to those from his Ruined skin, which hit live servers during last year’s Sentinels of Light event. While the Ashen Knights skin’s particles and effects have impressed fans, it’s these similarities to an Epic-tier skin that make its exclusivity as Mythic tier underwhelming./post/how-to-get-the-polar-bear-mount-on-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-polar-bear-mount-on-final-fantasy-xiv/ A new bear mount has arrived in Final Fantasy XIV to bring some chilled air on the heavenly coasts of Costa Del Sol, alongside a new frozen dessert and two other items that can be unlocked with the newest event. The Moonfire Faire event started earlier today and will end on Aug. 26, 9.59am CT. You can unlock seasonal items by completing its one-time quest. In addition to the mount, the players can unlock some new and returning items using Faire Vouchers that are earned by completing the event-themed FATE near Costa del Sol, La Noscea./post/the-best-krig-6-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-krig-6-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Assault rifles are the Swiss Army knife of first-person shooters and that’s no different in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War—they can do a little bit of everything. There are many assault rifles to choose from in Black Ops Cold War. All of them offer something unique, and with so many options to choose from, it can be daunting to pick one to run with in pubs or League Play./post/best-young-players-in-fifa-22/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-young-players-in-fifa-22/ Managing a soccer club isn’t just about hiring star players. Sometimes, it’s best to take a bet on an unproven youngster or hire a young star that will become an even better player after some years of experience. This task can be challenging in real life but don’t worry because it’s fairly simple in FIFA 22 Career Mode if you follow our tips. This guide contains the best five young players separated by the most important positions in FIFA 22 as well as their club, age, current rating, and potential rating./post/how-to-find-and-use-disc-fragments-in-minecraft/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-use-disc-fragments-in-minecraft/ Minecraft’s Wild Update, which launched this month, brought many exciting additions to the game. The Wild Update is especially centered around the Deep Dark biome and the mysterious ancient cities that boast unique loot. One of the unique loot items that are exclusively found in ancient cities is disc fragments. Players who love the challenge that comes with collecting music discs in Minecraft may find themselves confused when presented with music disc fragments and music disc five./post/what-is-void-suppression-in-destiny-2/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-void-suppression-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s Void 3.0 re-work brought to the forefront a bunch of buzzwords when it comes to building out your class, such as Devour, Suppression, weakened, and more. It can be a lot to digest, especially when a quest or bounty tasks you with doing something like using Void Suppression to defeat enemies. Luckily, it’s quite an easy thing to do once you know how and where to look for it./post/every-legendary-dragon-in-mtg-s-d-d-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-legendary-dragon-in-mtg-s-d-d-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms/ Magic: The Gathering’s newest set is themed around Wizards of the Coasts’ tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons. So, naturally, you’d expect to see a few scaly fire-breathing creatures present. Every color is getting its own unique legendary dragon in Dungeons & Dragons: Adventure in the Forgotten Realms and the cycle of mono-colored monstrosities are all Mythic Rare quality as well. Because of their rarity, there isn’t a high chance that you’ll see any of these during the set’s pre-release./post/wow-classic-race-to-world-first-level-60-leaderboards/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-classic-race-to-world-first-level-60-leaderboards/ Nostalgia has taken over World of Warcraft players with the release of Classic. The grind never stops and now it’s the way it used to be in 2006 with players trying to reach the level cap 60 as soon as they can. Many WoW Classic streamers are now part of a competition where the winner is the first player in the world to reach level 60 with any character in the game./post/how-to-craft-a-weapon-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-craft-a-weapon-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/ Fortnite’s back with a new season. As players downloaded the patch for Chapter Two, season eight, they were welcomed by new additions to the game that aim to spice up the gameplay. There’s a lot to discover in Fortnite’s new season, from new mechanics to guns and locations. When crafting was first introduced to the game, it wasn’t that appealing to most players since crafting options were limited. But it looks like Epic Games wants to turn it into a stable feature of the game since it added new weapons to the crafting system alongside a new crafting material./post/ph1lza-discovers-possible-minecraft-lore-in-upcoming-ancient-cities/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ph1lza-discovers-possible-minecraft-lore-in-upcoming-ancient-cities/ Popular Minecraft streamer and creator Ph1lza uncovered hidden secrets in ancient cities while testing the latest Minecraft snapshot live on his Twitch channel. These secrets tell a devastating story of the downfall of a past civilization. Ancient cities are upcoming ruinous structures that will be officially added with the deep dark biome in a future Minecraft update. They contain chests of precious loot including items to help them against the Warden such as Swift Sneak enchanted books, potions of regeneration, and enchanted golden apples./post/league-valorant-and-other-riot-titles-now-available-in-epic-games-store/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-valorant-and-other-riot-titles-now-available-in-epic-games-store/ Riot Games and Epic Games are teaming up to bring some of Riot’s titles to the Epic Games store. Starting today, League of Legends, VALORANT, Legends of Runeterra, and Teamfight Tactics will be available to purchase and play through the Epic Games launcher.  According to Epic Games, “established players will still be able to sign into their existing accounts and use their existing friends list.”  Players of VALORANT, League, TFT, and LoR can still use the new Riot client to launch those games./post/dignitas-signs-new-jungler-will-to-academy-team/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dignitas-signs-new-jungler-will-to-academy-team/ Dignitas’ LCS Academy squad is playing its regularly scheduled match against FlyQuest Academy with a new jungler. The League of Legends team has signed a player by the name of Will (formerly known as Projects), who’s set to make his debut today in place of Dardoch.  Longtime LCS veteran Akaadian manned the jungle position for Dignitas Academy throughout the entire first half of the 2021 season. But when the organization benched its normal LCS starter, Dardoch, after a loss to last-place Golden Guardians last week, the team was forced to call up Akaadian to the LCS squad./post/riot-and-zedd-collaborate-on-spectrum-skin-line-valorant-s-first-audio-driven-bundle/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-and-zedd-collaborate-on-spectrum-skin-line-valorant-s-first-audio-driven-bundle/ Riot Games has revealed Spectrum, VALORANT’s first audio-driven skin line created in collaboration with world-renowned DJ Zedd.  VALORANT is home to dozens of unique skin designs that are perfect for almost any aesthetic, ranging from minimal designs to futuristic bundles of color. But the new Spectrum skin line takes a different approach, focusing on the sound design first and the skin models last.  “For Spectrum, we worked backwards—with audio first, VFX second, and model last,” said Chris Stone, senior weapons artist for VALORANT./post/dupreeh-magisk-and-coach-zonic-officially-leave-astralis/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dupreeh-magisk-and-coach-zonic-officially-leave-astralis/ After being moved to the bench following their group stage elimination at the PGL Stockholm Major, the trio of Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, Emil “Magisk” Reif, and coach Danny “zonic” Sørensen have departed the Astralis organization. This trio formed half of one of the greatest Counter-Strike dynasties of all time alongside Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz, Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander, and Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth. Together, this group filled the Astralis trophy case with a plethora of impressive pieces of hardware, including an unmatched three straight Major victories./post/how-to-get-2-free-cosmetic-bundles-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-before-season-one-begins/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-2-free-cosmetic-bundles-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-before-season-one-begins/ Activision announced an updated release date for season one of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War today and it’s six days later than what was originally planned. To celebrate the release of season one, and thank players for being patient with the six-day delay, Activision is releasing two free cosmetic packs for Black Ops Cold War, including Operator skins for both Park and Garcia. Season One is coming. An unprecedented drop of free content arrives in #BlackOpsColdWar and #Warzone on 12/16./post/best-detachable-usb-c-mouse/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-detachable-usb-c-mouse/ USB-C found favor among users soon after its inception in 2014, thanks to its frustration-free, symmetrical design. The convenient connection type gradually made its way to phones, tablets, laptops, and gaming mice across every major consumer electronics brand. Falling in line with the USB-C trend, many gaming peripheral companies have released detachable USB-C mice. Some mice featuring USB-C connections are wireless, only using the USB-C connection to charge. Other USB-C mice use USB-C cables to power themselves and transfer data./post/the-best-ax-50-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-ax-50-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ While Call of Duty might be known for its fast-paced, run and gun gameplay, sometimes you just can’t beat the feeling of a sniper rifle. Striking from a distance is fun in a lot of scenarios in CoD, but quickscoping is also more possible than ever now thanks to the Gunsmith. If you want to snipe in Warzone or Modern Warfare, there’s a way to do it. The AX-50 is one of the game’s lethal long-range death-dealers./post/when-will-battlefield-mobile-release/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-battlefield-mobile-release/ The first Battlefield game launched back in 2002 on PC—and now, around a decade later, the series has grown to 11 games. While these games were released on consoles and PC, the franchise is becoming even more accessible with an upcoming free-to-play mobile game. Battlefield Mobile was announced for Android and iOS devices in 2021 and since then fans of the franchise have been waiting to get their hands on the game./post/glaz-nerf-causes-growing-pains-vigil-and-cav-get-updated-in-operation-phantom-sight-test-server/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/glaz-nerf-causes-growing-pains-vigil-and-cav-get-updated-in-operation-phantom-sight-test-server/ After a round of updates this morning, the Rainbow Six Siege Test Server (TS) is back online with a wide range of changes. Glaz’s rework falls short, while Cav and Vigil see a buff that is, somehow, simultaneously a nerf. The Glaz rework is finally here, but it’s not great. While the rework achieves what it set out to do—prevent Glaz from being an entry fragger—it went far beyond, rendering him almost unplayable./post/is-your-twitch-account-banned-or-suspended-here-is-how-to-appeal/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-your-twitch-account-banned-or-suspended-here-is-how-to-appeal/ Twitch has implemented a new appeal system to aid either banned or suspended users in retrieving their account, also providing more transparency on where their account stands in the appeal process after submission. The streaming platform has set up an all-new appeals portal at appeals.twitch.tv. After accessing the website and logging into your account, verify your contact information, including username, email, and phone number. The portal should show what enforcements are placed on your account that you are eligible to appeal./post/how-to-boost-pokemon-go-s-frame-rate-on-iphones/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-boost-pokemon-go-s-frame-rate-on-iphones/ A new update released in Pokémon Go for iOS users — version 1.191.0, allows trainers to run their game at higher frame rates. Now that this welcomed update is up and running for iPhone users, heading over to the in-game Settings will get you on your way towards increased FPS. Once in Settings, scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen until you find Advanced SettingsHere you’ll find an the option that reads Native Refresh Rate – Unlock your device’s native refresh rate for higher FPSOnce toggled, the feature should now read Native refresh rate is unlocked If you’re rocking a newer iPhone, like an iPhone 13 Pro, you’ll notice a vast difference because you’re jumping from 30fps to 120fps./post/shanghai-dragons-win-the-2021-overwatch-league-championship/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shanghai-dragons-win-the-2021-overwatch-league-championship/ It may have taken a few years, but the Shanghai Dragons have finally soared to new heights.  In a 4-0 sweep against the Atlanta Reign, the Dragons earned the 2021 Overwatch League championship and solidified an incredibly dominant season today. After winning two tournaments in a row earlier this year, the Shanghai Dragons arrived ready to claim the crown.  The first map, Ilios, was a relatively even affair, with Atlanta running their signature rush style against Shanghai’s aggressive dive./post/where-is-behemoth-bridge-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-is-behemoth-bridge-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ Fortnite has many places that aren’t marked on the map, including locations that help players complete quests. One such location is the Behemoth Bridge, located southwest of Shifty Shafts. The point of interest was a highly contested dropping spot last season. Vehicles like the tank have made an appearance this season and players shouldn’t have a shortage of automobiles. Players will need to acquire a vehicle and drive through the Behemoth Bridge to complete a quest./post/overwatch-fanatic-reaches-level-4-000-in-a-quest-to-play-150-hours-on-all-heroes/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-fanatic-reaches-level-4-000-in-a-quest-to-play-150-hours-on-all-heroes/ One Overwatch player has reached a major milestone. Treeboydave—the guy whoreached 100 hours on Orisa in just 10 days—is the first Overwatch player to make it to level 4,000 in-game, according to several Overwatch statistics sites. That means he’s hit level 100 40 times, which took him more than 2,500 hours. His portrait border hasn’t moved for a while because of Blizzard’s border cap, but he’s kept on going regardless./post/t1-signs-frod-as-valorant-head-coach/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-signs-frod-as-valorant-head-coach/ T1 is expanding its VALORANT roster by adding one of the most decorated players in CS:GO history, Daniel “fRoD” Montaner, as the head coach of the team.  This signing brings in another ex-CS:GO player that has been in the competitive scene for more than a decade, adding to the already stellar lineup that T1 has brought together in the last two months.  One of the most decorated players in CS:GO history, with championships on championships under his belt as both a player and a coach./post/league-s-newest-champion-viego-emphasizes-meta-jungle-pressure-and-role-flexibility-but-brings-a-kit-full-of-game-changing-mechanics/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-newest-champion-viego-emphasizes-meta-jungle-pressure-and-role-flexibility-but-brings-a-kit-full-of-game-changing-mechanics/ The 2021 League of Legends preseason introduced extensive changes to the traditional item system, bringing the new class of Mythic items into the game’s eleventh year and disposing of some classic items as well. All roles have benefitted in some part from the changes, but none more than junglers, who have seen already powerful champions grow even stronger to the point where one strong gank can determine an entire game’s outcome./post/best-genesect-moveset-in-pokemon-go/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-genesect-moveset-in-pokemon-go/ Genesect is one of Pokémon Go’s tier five raid targets. With his Douse Drive in hand, the Unova region can take on any enemy.  The Paleozoic Pokémon first came to Pokémon Go in March 2020, later showcasing a Burn Drive at the start of 2021. This time around, Genesect has been able to showcase its new Douse Drive since it became available on Oct. 1 It’s not just any other Pokémon either./post/how-to-play-valorant-on-windows-11/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-valorant-on-windows-11/ Windows 11 is slowly rolling out for more users around the world. With beta tests coming to an end, all Windows 10 users are expected to receive the update soon, given the system supports Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0. TPM is a security technology that makes it more difficult for hackers to crack an operating system. Users who don’t have TPM 2.0 enabled on their system won’t be able to install Windows 11./post/fnatic-enters-partnership-with-team-queso-in-superliga/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-enters-partnership-with-team-queso-in-superliga/ The Superliga is going to be more stacked than ever heading into the 2022 season. Fnatic has acquired a spot in the league by entering a partnership with Team Queso, the organization announced today. This comes a day after Spanish League of Legends caster and streamer Ibai and soccer pro Gerard Piqué announced that they acquired Astralis Stormbringer’s spot in the Superliga. Team Queso entered the Superliga in 2019 when it replaced MAD Lions, who joined the LEC through the Splyce rebranding./post/guilty-gear-strive-closed-beta-plagued-with-connection-issues-and-crashing-during-first-2-days/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guilty-gear-strive-closed-beta-plagued-with-connection-issues-and-crashing-during-first-2-days/ If you are one of the lucky players who were able to hop into the Guilty Gear -Strive- closed beta, you likely experienced some serious connection issues when trying to play during the first night of uptime.  This is by no fault of your own; many users reported constant connection issues and somewhat frequent game crashing throughout their time in the beta client.  The Guilty Gear Strive Beta Experience. #GuiltyGearStrive GG pic./post/how-to-complete-premium-akinfenwa-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-premium-akinfenwa-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ A Premium version of Adebayo Akinfenwa from Wycombe was introduced in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team on May 9. Players can get this new card by completing a squad-building challenge (SBC) in the game. This type of card is a celebration of a player’s career and legacy. The striker played for 13 different clubs during his career. Akinfenwa started playing in 2001 for FK Atlantas, but only reached the spotlight while playing for Doncaster Rovers three years later./post/pain-gaming-top-laner-robo-we-showed-we-re-a-dangerous-team-to-face-even-when-we-re-behind/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pain-gaming-top-laner-robo-we-showed-we-re-a-dangerous-team-to-face-even-when-we-re-behind/ The Brazilian representatives at the League of Legends 2021 Mid-Season Invitational paiN Gaming ended the first round robin of the group stage 1-2, but delivered two of the most thrilling matches of the tournament. A comeback victory over Turkey’s Istanbul Wildcats and a near-upset of European champions MAD Lions put fans Brazilian and otherwise through the emotional wringer. Even though their second match against Taiwan’s PSG Talon was a one-sided loss, top laner Leonardo “Robo” Souza is proud of what paiN have achieved so far through their wins./post/the-best-healer-classes-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-healer-classes-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/ Now that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has officially been launched, you might be wondering which healer to level up to be competitive in either PvP or PvE action. While no new healer specializations or classes were introduced with the latest expansion, the previous ones should suffice in helping you decide what you’d like to play. We’ve compiled a tiered ranking to help you get a head start in the latest expansion so that you can either complete Mythic dungeons or raids easily or engage in high-ranked competitive PvP arenas./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-hearthstone-patch-22-0/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-hearthstone-patch-22-0/ Paving the way for Fractured in Alterac Valley, Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Blizzard is shipping a few crucial changes in Patch 22.0, including updates to Mercenaries, Battlegrounds, Duels, and Arena. Here’s the full list of patch notes for Hearthstone’s latest live update. Fractured in Alterac Valley primer Hearthstone’s next expansion is set to launch on Dec. 7. Fractured in Alterac Valley includes 135 new cards and features the new Honorable Kill keyboard, Objective cards, and the return of Hero cards./post/how-to-beat-giga-bowser-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-giga-bowser-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate boasts some of the toughest challenges in the franchise as part of its single-player story mode, The World of Light. Throughout this adventure, players will be tasked with eliminating a variety of foes from Nintendo franchises and some of them can be extremely difficult. One of the most notorious for its difficulty is Giga Bowser. Taking on Giga Bowser is a task all players will need to overcome at some point if they plan to journey through the World of Light./post/niantic-hints-at-nihilego-ultra-recon-squad-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-in-new-trailer/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-hints-at-nihilego-ultra-recon-squad-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-in-new-trailer/ A new Pokémon Go trailer teased what could come next to the augmented-reality (AR) sensation in the form of Ultra Beasts and the Ultra Recon Squad. The 15-second-long teaser showed the Rock/Poison-type Nihilego, a jellyfish-looking Ultra Beast from Pokémon Sun and Moon. The clip also highlighted a glimpse of a possible member of the Ultra Recon Squad, which is the organization designated to investigate the Ultra Beasts. Ultra Beasts were introduced in the Sun and Moon versions of the game and come from the Ultra Space through the Ultra Wormhole./post/here-are-the-splash-arts-for-every-new-pentakill-skin-coming-to-league-of-legends/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-splash-arts-for-every-new-pentakill-skin-coming-to-league-of-legends/ Riot Games confirmed the release of an upcoming album from League of Legends’ resident heavy metal band, Pentakill, earlier this week. And today, the company announced Pentakill’s return to League as the band’s existing skins are all set to receive extensive visual updates.  Pentakill has been a part of the League universe since 2010, with new music being released for the band in 2015. This year, a new synchronized drop of both music and in-game skins should give League fans plenty of content to stir over when it comes to Pentakill./post/katie-bedford-apologizes-for-2017-tweet-about-running-over-protesters/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/katie-bedford-apologizes-for-2017-tweet-about-running-over-protesters/ Katie Bedford, who joined OpTic Gaming yesterday, apologized today via Twitter for a tweet she made in March 2017 about running over Native Nations Rise protesters. In the original tweet, Bedford, who was known as Katie Frates and who was an editor and producer for the Daily Caller at the time, wondered how many Native Nations Rise activists she could run over before she was arrested. The activists were protesting in Washington, D./post/meet-witch-s-oven-a-powerful-value-engine-in-magic-s-newest-set/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-witch-s-oven-a-powerful-value-engine-in-magic-s-newest-set/ Throne of Eldraine (ELD) is about to drop for Magic: the Gathering players. One new card, a cheap artifact named Witch’s Oven, looks like a powerful value engine that has brewers’ minds racing. Activated abilities with no mana cost often find ways to be game breaking. Even though this requires the Oven to tap and the sacrifice of a creature, there’s plenty of ways to abuse this effect. Take for example, sacrificing a creature that’s going to die anyway—players can just turn it into Food./post/a-legendary-tactical-smg-is-now-available-in-fortnite-battle-royale/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-legendary-tactical-smg-is-now-available-in-fortnite-battle-royale/ The latest Fortnite update is now live. With today’s version v10.40, Epic Games has added a weapon to the game that players can only find at the new Starry Suburbs area, which is where the old abandoned city north of Pleasant Park used to be. Although Epic kept it as a mystery in the patch notes, writing it was a “never-before-seen weapon,” Fortnite players quickly found that it’s a Legendary variant of the Tactical SMG./post/fortnite-accidentally-leaks-crab-rave-inspired-emote-on-social-media/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-accidentally-leaks-crab-rave-inspired-emote-on-social-media/ Fortnite: Battle Royale’s daily rotating Item Shop is usually paired with promotional posts and tweets on the game’s social media pages. While this is a great way to see what’s in the shop without being on the game, sometimes mistakes slip through the crack. In the past, Epic Games has leaked upcoming cosmetics by tweeting the wrong Item Shop—and it seems like that’s happened again. Upon today’s Item Shop rotation, the company tweeted out the announcement of an emote titled “Crabby./post/mtg-arena-free-pack-code-returns-with-theros-beyond-death/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-free-pack-code-returns-with-theros-beyond-death/ The digital release of Theros: Beyond Death has finally arrived and with it comes a code to claim three free booster packs in MTG Arena. Wizards of the Coast has secretly surprised its player base with the return of the set release promo code. Players can enter “PlayTheros” in the MTG Arena store and receive three free THB booster packs.  Returning to the plane of Theros, the THB set has a total of 254 cards./post/what-is-the-head-of-state-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-head-of-state-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ In general, players unlock more weapons as they level up in the Call of Duty series. Blueprints allow players to use high-level equipment without grinding to their required levels. Throughout your Call of Duty: Warzone journey, you’ll collect a high number of Blueprints that can be inspected through the Armory, located inside the Weapons tab. Head of State is an Epic Blueprint in Warzone. The weapon was added to the game with Vanguard’s release alongside the Navy Monarch bundle./post/apple-s-iphone-se-vs-iphone-12-mini-what-s-the-difference/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apple-s-iphone-se-vs-iphone-12-mini-what-s-the-difference/ Apple recently held its “Peek Performance” showcase on Tuesday, March 8, a long-awaited event to get an idea and look at the current products Apple is developing and when they’ll be released to the public. The showcase included updates on the iPad Air, the M1 Ultra processor, and Mac Studio. These are all deserving of spotlights of their own, but one product is stealing the show in the public’s eye./post/best-moveset-for-skarmory-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-moveset-for-skarmory-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Skarmory is the only species of Pokémon Go offering the double-typing Steel and Flying. It offers him numerous resistances Steel and Flying Pokémon wouldn’t normally have, which leaves him with only two weaknesses, to Electric and Fire attacks. Those few weaknesses make Skarmory a solid choice for your team. It can be especially useful in Team Go Rocket grunt encounters and leaders such as Sierra and Arlo, since they sometimes use Poison-type Pokémon./post/chongjun-peng-wins-pok%C3%A9mon-vcg-salt-lake-city-regional-championships/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/chongjun-peng-wins-pok%C3%A9mon-vcg-salt-lake-city-regional-championships/ After making it to four different top 16s at previous regionals, Chongjun “CJackyP” Peng has finally claimed his title, besting veteran competitor Aaron “Unreality” Traylor 2-1 to win the 2022 Pokémon Salt Lake City Regional Championships in VGC Masters. During the swiss rounds, Peng went an undefeated 8-0, earning the top seed for the event’s final day, where he dropped just one game across three matches—ending his run at 11-0./post/new-twitch-extensions-shows-streamers-revenue-ranking-after-leak/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-twitch-extensions-shows-streamers-revenue-ranking-after-leak/ Only days ago on Oct. 8, Twitch suffered its most significant data breach to date. In the mass of information released to the public were the alleged payouts of countless, notable streamers on the platforms. Though the gravity of the situation is clear, Twitch streamers and viewers alike have been quick to make light of the crisis. Ottomated, a professional developer and content creator, released a Twitch extension that allows you to view every streamer’s ranking on your Twitch dashboard./post/the-hololive-hole-a-quickstart-guide-to-hololive-s-most-popular-streamers/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-hololive-hole-a-quickstart-guide-to-hololive-s-most-popular-streamers/ The Hololive hole has consigned many to its adorable anime girl depths, but it’s an overwhelming journey to begin. There are more than 40 affiliated talents ranging from the archetype idol to anthropomorphic dragons, thousands of streams and clips, and over 10 million subscribers across various video platforms. The main difference between Hololive and other streamers, VTubers or otherwise, is that the company started off as a talent agency with a strict interview process./post/top-five-league-of-legends-content-creators/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-five-league-of-legends-content-creators/ This list is by no means exhaustive and honestly, I thought pretty hard about some of them. There are so many phenomenal contributors to the League of Legends community that it’s impossible to make a perfect Top Five list, so I’m just doing the best that I can. Number Five NightSlut3 I’ll be honest, I don’t know a lot about the person behind the NightSlut3 production, but I do know the quality of content he produces./post/gold-is-the-most-populated-rank-in-overwatch-s-competitive-play/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gold-is-the-most-populated-rank-in-overwatch-s-competitive-play/ As Overwatch’s eighth competitive comes to a close, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan is sharing some data from the season. Eight percent of players fall into the bronze ranking, while 21 percent land in silver, 32 percent in gold, 25 in platinum, and 10 percent in diamond. Up top, three percent of players have made it to master, while just one percent landed in grandmaster. Gold is where the most players fall—it acts as an average point for players./post/top-tft-streamers-and-players-race-to-challenger-at-set-4-5-launch/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-tft-streamers-and-players-race-to-challenger-at-set-4-5-launch/ A race to Challenger in Teamfight Tactics will take place with the release of Set 4.5 Fates: Festival of Beasts tomorrow.  The Common Climb, a race to Challenger sponsored by the social network Common, kicks off with the launch of TFT Set 4.5 on Jan. 21. Containing 20 new champions and seven traits, the Fates: Festival of Beasts mid-set has a soft-reset that will bump all Master-ranked players and above back to Diamond four./post/gaming-keyboard-gift-guide-for-2021/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gaming-keyboard-gift-guide-for-2021/ Shopping for a gaming keyboard can be difficult. Not every gamer is looking for the same features. For example, gamers that frequently travel may want a 60 percent keyboard with onboard memory. In contrast, a competitive gamer will likely prioritize a keyboard with low actuation point switches to keep up with their opponents and an ergonomic design for comfort during prolonged gaming sessions.  Below are 10 gaming keyboards that make ideal gifts for gamers this holiday season./post/si-2022-the-rainbow-six-siege-invitational-schedule-scores-bracket/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/si-2022-the-rainbow-six-siege-invitational-schedule-scores-bracket/ The biggest Rainbow Six Siege event of the year is back, with the Six Invitational kicking off on Feb. 8 from Stockholm, Sweden. The yearly Six Invitational serves as the perennial world championship for Siege, with 20 teams from around the world converging on one location to determine who lifts the championship hammer. The prize pool has not officially been announced yet, but like in previous years, the initial $500,000 has been boosted up to the maximum of $3 million from the Road to SI Battle Pass sales./post/excel-signs-14-year-old-fortnite-content-creator-rezhexx/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/excel-signs-14-year-old-fortnite-content-creator-rezhexx/ Excel is one of the top British esports content creators, with 18 competing players and four content creators. The team focuses on games like Fortnite, FIFA, League of Legends, and VALORANT. Now, the team has announced that it will be recruiting a new content creator that goes by the online name REZHEXX. Announced via Twitter and a blog post, the 14-year-old Fortnite content creator will now be making videos and streaming under Excel’s banner./post/fortnite-world-cup-open-qualifiers-duos-week-10-scores-and-standings/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-world-cup-open-qualifiers-duos-week-10-scores-and-standings/ Fortnite: Battle Royale players have one final chance to try to qualify for the biggest tournament in the game’s history today. The 10th week of the Fortnite World Cup Open Qualifiers is finally here. Throughout the day, 11 duos from six regions will secure a spot in the $30 million Fortnite World Cup Finals, which will take place in New York this July. Related: All players qualified for the Fortnite World Cup Finals The semifinals of the qualifiers were held yesterday, and the finals will be completed today./post/riot-preparing-for-league-autofill-and-duo-parity-global-launch-after-testing-yields-positive-results/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-preparing-for-league-autofill-and-duo-parity-global-launch-after-testing-yields-positive-results/ League of Legends fans can finally say goodbye to the autofill players costing them tons of LP—well, sort of. League lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter updated the community on Autofill and Duo Parity being tested in today’s Dev Corner post. The developer explained that the new features are working as intended in the two test regions, significantly decreasing the percentage of mismatched lobbies. Just posted Gameplay Thoughts: -Tangible results for autofill and duo parity!/post/pok%C3%A9mon-fan-creates-interactive-map-of-sword-and-shield-s-wild-area/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-fan-creates-interactive-map-of-sword-and-shield-s-wild-area/ If, like us, you’ve been putting a lot of time in Pokemon Sword and Shield, you might be wondering exactly where you can find rare Gigantamax Pokémon in the many dens of the Wild Area. Thankfully for fans of the latest Pokémon title, one very talented fan known as preethamrn seems to have been pulling a few all-nighters to create an interactive map to help other fans search for all the information about the game’s Wild Area they could ever need./post/what-do-the-numbers-mean-in-fortnite-s-black-hole-screen/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-do-the-numbers-mean-in-fortnite-s-black-hole-screen/ After The End event in Fortnite, several numbers have popped up above the black hole during the official Fortnite livestream.  The numbers 11, 146, 62, 15, 62, 87, 14, 106, and 2 were shown during the stream. Although there was no context behind the numbers, or so we thought, fans are already beginning to speculate on what these numbers could mean. Fortnite event right now numbers showing up on black hole #fortnite pic./post/where-to-find-snowmando-no-41-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-snowmando-no-41-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/ It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas and decorations should start drawing your attention as you peek out of your gaming room’s window.  Epic Games never misses an opportunity for themed events and Operation Snowdown just went live today to bring the season’s greetings to Fortnite. There will be multiple challenges going live throughout the event, rewarding players with XP and free cosmetics. Multiple new holiday outfits will also be featured in the store while old ones will be making a comeback, making this a jolly time for collectors./post/does-elden-ring-have-ultrawide-monitor-support/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-elden-ring-have-ultrawide-monitor-support/ You might be disappointed to hear that Elden Ring doesn’t support ultrawide monitors—surprising, considering it’s a new MMORPG that places you in an immersive world; something that an ultrawide monitor would capture so nicely. Luckily, there’s a simple workaround to this constraint. An ultrawide monitor is considered a display ratio of 21:9 or greater. If you’re playing on a native resolution of 21:9—like 3440×1440 resolution—the game will display in a 16:9 ratio with black bars on both sides of the screen./post/gears-5-ranking-system-explained/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gears-5-ranking-system-explained/ Gears of War 5 has arrived. Once players are done with the robust single-player campaign against the Swarm, they can take the fight online for loot and glory. Whether you choose to fight for the Coalition or the Swarm, your rank will determine both you and your opponents’ caliber. Here’s everything you need to know about the ranking system in Gears 5. What modes can I get ranked in? The Coalition has implemented the ranking system for four different game modes./post/g2-releases-keloqz-after-moving-mixwell-back-into-starting-valorant-roster/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-releases-keloqz-after-moving-mixwell-back-into-starting-valorant-roster/ Before Oscar “mixwell” Cañellas Colocho even officially returns to the server for the G2 Esports VALORANT roster, the organization announced today that it has released the player he’s replacing, young duelist Wassim “keloqz” Cista. Just an hour later, the Team Heretics organization signed keloqz. Keloqz was benched after week two of the EMEA VCT Challengers One main event after G2 got their first win of the group stage via a 2-0 victory over SuperMassive Blaze./post/2-more-ns-redforce-players-test-positive-for-covid-19/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2-more-ns-redforce-players-test-positive-for-covid-19/ Two Nongshim RedForce players, Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong and Jeong “Peter” Yoon-su, and head coach Bae “sBs” Ji-hun have tested positive for COVID-19. Their positive test results follow the news that Jang “Ghost” Yong-jun tested positive on Monday. After the ADC had been diagnosed with the virus, the organization sanitized the team’s office, training room, and provided further tests for the remaining players and coaching staff of the squad. Dear Fans, this is NS RedForce/post/final-fantasy-xiv-gives-more-details-about-new-housing-coming-in-6-1-update/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/final-fantasy-xiv-gives-more-details-about-new-housing-coming-in-6-1-update/ Anyone who has tried to purchase player housing in Final Fantasy XIV knows how grueling it can be. This is about to change with the impending 6.1 update, which is set to come to players mid-April. In update 6.1, players can expect a multitude of things, including some new main and side quests, and a new questline called Tataru’s Grand Endeavor. It will also make changes to A Realm Reborn quests, will have some balance changes for jobs, and will open up Ishgard housing./post/how-competitive-world-of-warcraft-sprung-back-to-life-16-years-after-the-game-s-release/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-competitive-world-of-warcraft-sprung-back-to-life-16-years-after-the-game-s-release/ It was easy to take shots at World of Warcraft in 2018. The aging game was reaching the terminus of its 14-year decline, and its most recent expansion pack, Battle for Azeroth, was being panned as a failure on all fronts. WoW reportedly lost 1.5 million subscribers in the span of two months after the release of BfA, and as Blizzard Entertainment threw its focus elsewhere, WoW and its players were taking one last collective exhale as Azeroth braced for the end./post/ashe-s-deadlock-challenge-is-now-live-in-overwatch/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ashe-s-deadlock-challenge-is-now-live-in-overwatch/ You can now dive into the backstory of the Deadlock Gang while earning a new skin in Overwatch’s latest challenge. Ashe’s Deadlock Challenge runs from June 22 to July 5 and celebrates the release of the second young adult novel set in the Overwatch universe, Deadlock Rebels.  Deadlock Rebels follows a young Ashe as she breaks away from her well-to-do family to pursue a life of crime. Along the way, she meets a teenage Jesse McCree and gets up to some serious mayhem./post/the-top-10-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-top-10-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ The early meta for Pokémon Sword and Shield is already shaping up and a handful of Pokémon stand above the rest in terms of their potential on the competitive stage.  Unfortunately for fans of the Galar Region, several of the best options early on seem to be returning powerhouses from previous games. But that doesn’t mean some new faces haven’t skyrocketed to the top of early team-building tests.  Out of all of the Pokémon available for competitive play, these are the 10 that stick out as key catches and can anchor a team on the competitive ladder./post/call-of-duty-s-warzone-pacific-launch-trailer-hypes-up-the-new-caldera-map/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-s-warzone-pacific-launch-trailer-hypes-up-the-new-caldera-map/ Activision has dropped the launch trailer for Call of Duty: Warzone’s Pacific update, featuring everything coming with the new map, Caldera. The trailer is a classic Call of Duty video, featuring loud music, bombastic action scenes, and over-the-top moments that may or may not happen when players drop into the new Warzone map when it launches later this week. The trailer shows several of the Pacific-themed map’s new locations and also highlights the two modes that will be launching with Caldera: Vanguard Royale and Battle Royale./post/new-druid-spell-hidden-oasis-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-saviors-of-uldum-expansion/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-druid-spell-hidden-oasis-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-saviors-of-uldum-expansion/ If Hearthstone’s upcoming desert-themed expansion is making you thirsty, don’t worry. There’s a new Hidden Oasis nearby, and it’s a perfect choice for Druid fans. Hidden Oasis is a six-cost rare Druid spell featuring a “Choose One” option: Summon a 6/6 Ancient with Taunt or restore 12 Health. The spell will work well for those who complete the new Untapped Potential Druid Quest, which requires players to end four turns with any unspent mana./post/the-devolution-of-ranked-play/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-devolution-of-ranked-play/ Black Ops II was revolutionary for the Call of Duty franchise for many reasons, but the one that competitive players are most fond of is League Play. This was the first introduction of a ranked play system in a Call of Duty game, and many agree that it was the best one to date. As a new title comes out every November, ranked play has seen a unique revamp each year as well./post/how-to-complete-futties-martial-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-futties-martial-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 95-rated FUTTIES version of Anthony Martial from Manchester United to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. You can obtain this special card after you complete its eight squad-building challenge (SBC) segments. Martial was one of the FUTTIES nominee players, but he didn’t win the voting. EA, however, decided to give him a special card anyway, probably because he plays in the Premier League and is French, which is a league and nation with a lot of great links./post/san-francisco-shock-win-2020-overwatch-league-championship/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/san-francisco-shock-win-2020-overwatch-league-championship/ For the second year in a row, the San Francisco Shock have been crowned the Overwatch League champions. The team took the 2020 trophy today after a 4-2 series with the Seoul Dynasty. This makes the Shock the first team in Overwatch League history to win two season titles in a row. Thanks to online tournament play and COVID-19 travel restrictions, the two regions in the Overwatch League were unable to face off at all during the regular season./post/what-are-the-shiny-odds-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-dynamax-adventures/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-shiny-odds-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-dynamax-adventures/ Since the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion, players have been encountering quite a few Shiny Pokémon in the game’s newest feature, Dynamax Adventures.  Dynamax Adventures puts players in a group of four with other players or NPC trainers with a team of Rental Pokémon as they try to conquer a trial of multiple Max Raid Battles consecutively.  Inside of the Max Lair where these Dynamax Adventures take place, players have been encountering Shiny Pokémon much more frequently than normal./post/here-are-the-fortnite-world-cup-solo-finals-scores-and-standings/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-fortnite-world-cup-solo-finals-scores-and-standings/ The last portion of the Fortnite World Cup is underway with the Solo Finals. Players have started their series of six matches to find out who will take home the $3 million grand prize and become the first Fortnite world champion. Players will be ranked according to the sum of their scores in each match, and the player with the most points will be the champion. They can earn points for their placements, which rewards their survivability, and for their number of eliminations./post/how-to-spawn-slender-man-in-phasmophobia/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-spawn-slender-man-in-phasmophobia/ For Halloween, numerous titles added spooky features to the game based on the holiday. Phasmophobia, unsurprisingly, is no different. Kinetic Games added the Nightmare Update in the last week of October, bringing a new game mode, four unique ghosts, a new map called Maple Lodge, and another difficulty. In addition to gameplay and quality-of-life changes, the update also introduced popular horror figure Slender Man to the game as an easter egg./post/pok%C3%A9mon-that-dominated-the-vgc-format-in-2020/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-that-dominated-the-vgc-format-in-2020/ Pokémon Sword and Shield had a strong entry into the Video Game Championships (VGC) series in 2020. Despite the cancelation of the World Championships 2020, monthly online tournaments and the addition of the Players Cups that showcased the best trainers around the world kept the competitive spirit up throughout the year.  As we close the year with the Players Cup 3 on the horizon, we’re taking a look back at some of  the strongest (and most irritating) Pokémon that dominated the VGC format in 2020./post/riot-releases-official-concept-video-for-drum-go-dum/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-official-concept-video-for-drum-go-dum/ After another week of waiting, Riot Games has finally unveiled the official concept video for K/DA’s “DRUM GO DUM”—and it was just as electric and rhythmic as the song itself. In the music video, popular dancer Bailey Sok is featured and presents a new choreographed piece. Set in different locations, the talented 16-year-old showed off moves that Kai’Sa would be proud of. Throughout the choreography, Kai’Sa was also edited into the video in brief flashes./post/riot-will-increase-penalties-for-dodging-league-of-legends-lobbies/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-will-increase-penalties-for-dodging-league-of-legends-lobbies/ Dodging League of Legends lobbies may become a thing of the past. League lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter explained some changes to matchmaking in today’s dev post. While Riot may think dodging is “OK as a very rare outlet,” they think frequent use of the mechanic should be penalized more. Happy VALORANT friday everyone! Just posted some Gameplay Thoughts covering: Dodge Penalties Fiddle Follow up and learning curve Duo Parity Update/post/overwatch-writer-confirms-alejandra-isn-t-sombra/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-writer-confirms-alejandra-isn-t-sombra/ One of last year’s Overwatch shorts, “Hero,” centers on Soldier: 76—but for many, a girl named Alejandra stole the show. Alejandra is independent. She is no longer a child, but she’s not quite old enough to hold her own in a dangerous city like Dorado. The Los Muertos gang causes trouble across the city—jumping omnics and stealing money. Alejandra herself is the target of a Los Muertos robbery during the “Hero” short, only to be saved by Solider: 76./post/when-does-sonic-origins-release/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-sonic-origins-release/ Sega just announced its newest release of retro Sonic the Hedgehog games through Sonic Origins, a collection of the series’ iconic titles from the 1990s. Sonic has been busy as of late. Whether it’s through announcements of a new open-world journey or breaking box office records with his new movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the speedy blue hedgehog has been involved in a number of different projects that have fans on the edge of their seats./post/where-to-find-metal-coat-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-metal-coat-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Players will have to come across some Metal Coats if they want to evolve certain Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus and complete the Pokédex. Both Scyther and Onyx need the Metal Coat to evolve into their next forms. Scyther turns into Scizor with a Metal Coat, and Onyx turns into Steelix. There are two ways of obtaining the Metal Coat. The most surefire way to get one is to grind for Merit Points./post/riot-disables-neon-after-accidentally-releasing-her-as-an-unlocked-agent-to-start-valorant-episode-4/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-disables-neon-after-accidentally-releasing-her-as-an-unlocked-agent-to-start-valorant-episode-4/ The newest VALORANT agent, Neon, is an explosive speedster with a ton of playmaking ability. But unfortunately, players were getting their hands on her too fast to start Episode Four because Riot Games accidentally released her as an unlocked agent that anyone could access immediately. Riot tweeted out the mishap on its official VALORANT Twitter account, acknowledging that it has disabled her in the regions where Patch 4.0 has been released, which currently includes North America, Brazil, and Latin America./post/all-apex-legends-connection-symbols-explained/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-apex-legends-connection-symbols-explained/ Apex Legends players with connection issues might have seen red icons popping up on their screen during matches, and they’re there to warn you that something’s wrong with your internet. There are four different symbols that players might spot, and none of them come with text to explain to you what’s happening. Once you figure out what each of them means, it’s way easier to try to fix whatever is causing the issue, or you can at least know that there’s something wrong with Apex’s servers and there’s nothing you can do./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-6/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-6/ The next League of Legends patch to hit the live servers includes adjustments to “outliers” in professional play, a “refresh button” for Xin Zhao, and an overall reduction in systemic healing. Patch 11.6, which is expected to go live on Wednesday, March 17, addresses champions like Akali, Renekton, Sylas, along with items such as Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of the Ruined King, and Luden’s Tempest. Summoner spells and runes have also been targeted, with Smite and Teleport receiving the brunt of the changes./post/how-to-get-keldeo-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-keldeo-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion is all about groups of legendary Pokémon being brought together, which is exactly why you can encounter Keldeo only after capturing the rest of the Swords of Justice.  Keldeo is the youngest member of the Unova group of Mythical legends titled the Swords of Justice. He’s being trained by Terrakion, Virizion, and Cobalion to use his massive, latent power.  Once you complete the tracking side quest given to you by Sonia where you’ll investigate footprints left by the trio of Fighting-types, you can capture Terrakion, Virizion, and Cobalion./post/how-trade-evolutions-work-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-trade-evolutions-work-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Just like in the main series, Trade Evolutions are a very straight forward process that just requires the right Pokémon and someone to trade with in Pokémon GO.  As long as you have the Pokémon you want to evolve and someone willing to trade with you, it is only a matter of time before you will be walking away with a newly evolved Pokémon in your Pokédex.  This is great because grinding for Candy to evolve Pokémon like haunter and Machoke to their final forms was always tedious, but now you can do it for a much lower cost by just trading with someone else./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-12-3/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-12-3/ A bunch of changes are making their way to League of Legends in Patch 12.3. Several popular champions that are often seen in regular and professional play, like Akshan, Corki, and Twisted Fate, will be receiving adjustments. The first two will take on small nerfs and the latter will see a tiny buff. Adjustments are also coming to the 158th champion in League, Zeri, who debuted two weeks ago. Riot is nerfing the Spark of Zaun’s movement speed and basic attack damage while buffing the damage she deals with her ultimate./post/the-best-restoration-druid-talents-and-build-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-restoration-druid-talents-and-build-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/ Druids are one of the most flexible classes in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands in both player-vs-player (PvP) and player-vs-environment (PvE) encounters. They are capable of fulfilling multiple roles such as healing, tanking, dealing damage from range or melee. Restoration Druids made a name for themselves in both the PvP and PvE environments due to their healing-over-time (HoT) effects which can mitigate a lot of damage preemptively if done properly in both scenarios./post/sony-unveils-playstation-vr2-at-ces-2022/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-unveils-playstation-vr2-at-ces-2022/ CES 2022 is set to bring plenty of surprises during its run this week, and one of these has come today as Sony officially unveiled its next-generation console VR technology, PlayStation VR2. During its CES showcase, Sony revealed the PS VR2, which will have a set of new controllers called “PS VR2 Sense Controllers.” Sony said that this new device will take VR gaming to a new level, providing more presence and escapism than ever before./post/are-server-and-character-transfers-possible-in-wow-classic/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-server-and-character-transfers-possible-in-wow-classic/ World of Warcraft: Classic players are loving the game, but they hate waiting in long queues to play. Despite Blizzard’s attempts to reduce queues by releasing multiple new servers since launch and increasing the capacity of existing ones, players in some realms still face hour-long queues to play. That’s making some players wish they could transfer characters from these crowded realms to those with low populations. In WoW, including Classic, your character is restricted to the server—also called a realm—where they were created, so it’s impossible to simply join another server and continue playing with that same character./post/all-voice-actors-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-voice-actors-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Over the years, the Call of Duty series featured many celebrity names in its campaign modes, ranging from Troy Baker to Kit Harington. The addition of such names allows players to see familiar faces and voices inside their favorite game. Call of Duty: Vanguard doesn’t hold back in that regard, bringing more than a few names that players may be familiar with from other projects. Here are all the voice actors for all the major characters in Call of Duty: Vanguard./post/what-games-will-be-part-of-the-evo-2022-lineup/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-games-will-be-part-of-the-evo-2022-lineup/ The Evolution Championship Series (Evo) is heading back to LAN at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from Aug. 5 to 7, featuring a diverse lineup of nine different games.  As expected, Evo 2022 has brought back some of the biggest titles in the fighting game community (FGC), while also inviting some of the newer games to the most storied stage in the scene’s history for the first time.  Because this is the first physical Evo event since Evo 2019, several of the games on the main roster were released in 2020 and 2021, with some like Guilty Gear Strive appearing in online events such as Evo 2021 Online./post/you-can-try-out-street-fighter-v-on-ps4-for-free-this-month/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-try-out-street-fighter-v-on-ps4-for-free-this-month/ Do you want to sink your teeth into a fighting game? Street Fighter V is approaching its fifth anniversary and Capcom has released a free Champion Edition trial exclusive to the PS4 to celebrate. Newcomers can get a taste of one of the more accessible games in the legendary franchise. If you’ve only purchased the previous editions of SFV, try jumping back in for the new fighters on the game’s base roster./post/what-is-overwatch-s-new-venomous-by-leon-spray-for-junkrat/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-overwatch-s-new-venomous-by-leon-spray-for-junkrat/ Overwatch’s latest game update added two new Overwatch League-themed skins to the game. But when clicking on the “What’s New?” button in the hero gallery, a new spray was also found. The spray is for Junkrat and it’s called “Venomous” by Leon. Its appearance in the game immediately sparked speculation by Overwatch fans who are looking for any crumb of news about the game and its future. “Venomous” by Leon is a cool-looking caricature of Junkrat, seemingly drawn in the same visual style as the popular cartoon Rick and Morty./post/landorus-is-appearing-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-raids-again-to-begin-the-season-of-legends/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/landorus-is-appearing-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-raids-again-to-begin-the-season-of-legends/ Landorus is starting to appear in Pokémon Go Raids again as the Season of Legends begins around the world on March 1.  With this rotation, the Pokémon Day and Kanto Celebration event content have officially ended, with Landorus now sitting as the only Pokémon available to encounter in five-start Raids.  Landorus is the first of the Forces of Nature to make an appearance again, and lucky players can encounter a Shiny Landorus too./post/stormchaser-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/stormchaser-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s Duality dungeon sends players into a mind heist deep inside Calus’ consciousness thanks to Eris Morn’s Hive magic, and in true looter shooter fashion, gives them plenty of drops and gear to make it worth their while. Though the Heartshadow Exotic sword is the rarest prize, the crown jewel of Duality is arguably Stormchaser, a linear fusion rifle that packs a punch and has quickly become one of the best options for damage./post/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-reportedly-in-talks-to-star-in-a-call-of-duty-film-adaptation/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-reportedly-in-talks-to-star-in-a-call-of-duty-film-adaptation/ One of Hollywood’s biggest stars is reportedly set to take on gaming’s biggest blockbuster in a new film adaptation. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in talks with studios to star in a Call of Duty film, according to movie news website Giant Freakin Robot’s “trusted and proven inside source.” Johnson previously teased an upcoming announcement about a video game movie project he’s involved in but didn’t provide further details. That news combined with GFR’s report makes for some spicy excitement for CoD fans./post/how-to-get-bagon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-crown-tundra-expansion/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-bagon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-crown-tundra-expansion/ Trainers can find many returning Pokémon in Sword and Shield’s Crown Tundra DLC. Some of them are version exclusive, like Bagon representing Pokémon Sword. Bagon can be found in the Tunnel to the Top, a cave leading to the Crown Shrine. It will only appear in the Sword version, though. Shield owners can only obtain it from Pokémon HOME or by trading with other players. It might take a lot of time for a Bagon to show up, however./post/jojopyun-leads-all-champions-queue-players-with-855-lp-through-196-games-played-has-62-percent-win-rate-with-one-day-left-in-split/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jojopyun-leads-all-champions-queue-players-with-855-lp-through-196-games-played-has-62-percent-win-rate-with-one-day-left-in-split/ When Riot Games announced that it was opening an exclusive West Coast server for North American League of Legends pros and high Elo amateur players, people were excited to see who would top the rankings by the end of the first split. Only one day remains now and Evil Geniuses’ 17-year-old mid laner Jojopyun currently sits at the apex of competition with a whopping 62-percent win rate. The star prospect has been grinding his way to the No./post/timthetatman-reacts-to-end-of-dr-disrespect-s-legal-battle-with-twitch-nothing-would-make-me-happier-if-me-nickmercs-and-doc-can-all-play-again-together/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/timthetatman-reacts-to-end-of-dr-disrespect-s-legal-battle-with-twitch-nothing-would-make-me-happier-if-me-nickmercs-and-doc-can-all-play-again-together/ Popular YouTube streamer and longtime duo of Dr Disrespect TimTheTatman reacted to the sudden conclusion of his friend’s legal battle with Twitch, hoping that he, NICKMERCS, and the Doc could all one day play together again. Shortly after Dr Disrespect revealed yesterday that he resolved his legal conflict with his former livestreaming platform, TimTheTatman caught up on the news. While live, the Complexity-affiliated streamer was apprehensive regarding the seemingly uneasy resolution but hoped that it bodes well for future collaborative streams./post/destiny-permanently-banned-from-streaming-on-twitch/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-permanently-banned-from-streaming-on-twitch/ Variety streamer and political figure Destiny has been banned from Twitch for an indefinite time, he revealed today on Reddit. The 33-year-old was banned on March 23 and this time, unlike previous bans, it’s for good. Twitch said Destiny failed to abide by its community guidelines, specifically the hateful conduct section. “Promoting, encouraging, or facilitating the discrimination or denigration of a group of people based on their protected characteristics,” it reads./post/s0m-retires-from-cs-go-signs-with-nrg-to-play-valorant/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/s0m-retires-from-cs-go-signs-with-nrg-to-play-valorant/ NRG has added Sam “s0m” Oh to its VALORANT roster, the organization announced today. This announcement comes one week after RushB Media reported that NRG was targeting s0m, Damian “daps” Steele, and head coach Chet Singh for its VALORANT team. Daps and Chet signed contracts with NRG earlier this week and s0m now joins them. Out of all three names, s0m’s transition is the one that surprised the CS:GO scene the most./post/the-best-loadout-for-the-krig-6-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-loadout-for-the-krig-6-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The Krig 6 is one of the best weapons in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Like with a myriad of other guns, the Krig 6 was also added to Call of Duty: Warzone last month, expanding the game’s roster of weapons in a big way. The assault rifle is a bit of a laser beam in Black Ops, so how does it fare in Warzone? Playing the same meta weapons can get boring in Verdansk, so the Krig 6 is a prime candidate for a primary weapon to throw in your loadout for when it’s time to squad up with the pals and play some battle royale./post/how-to-shiny-hunt-in-dynamax-adventures-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-shiny-hunt-in-dynamax-adventures-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion has added a lot of new content for players to enjoy, including a new way to experience Max Raid Battles with the Dynamax Adventures mode.  This new way to raid features tons of rare Pokémon that might be hard to obtain otherwise, including legendary Pokémon, starters from multiple regions, and Pokémon capable of Gigantamaxing. And the best part is all of them can be shiny./post/when-does-season-5-begin-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-season-5-begin-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/ The fifth season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone is on the way and General Shepherd’s Shadow Company is just one of the highlights of it. The season five battle pass will include 100 tiers of unlocks like all seasons before it, including new weapons, Operator skins, weapon blueprints, watches, sprays, stickers, and more. The season will also include some new maps, along with big changes to Warzone and the map of Verdansk, so there’s plenty to look forward to in the new season of the game./post/meet-finka-and-lion-the-next-operators-to-join-rainbow-6-siege/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-finka-and-lion-the-next-operators-to-join-rainbow-6-siege/ Rainbow Six: Siege’s next operators have been officially revealed, according to a tweet from Ubisoft today. Finka and Lion are biohazard specialists with nanobots and a “big brother” drone at their disposal, and they launch with the start of Operation Chimera this month. Ubisoft teased both of these new operators last month. Although today’s cinematic trailer announcement revealed their identities, appearances, and icons, Ubisoft is holding off on the full details until later in the 6 Invitational, which ends on Feb./post/shiny-wailord-guaranteed-to-appear-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-max-raid-battles-this-weekend/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shiny-wailord-guaranteed-to-appear-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-max-raid-battles-this-weekend/ Pokémon Sword and Shield players have a chance to catch a shiny Wailord in a limited-time Wild Area event. Trainers will find the Water-type Pokémon appearing more often in Max Raid Battles this weekend. The Sea Pokémon Invasion starts today and goes on until July 19. Aside from the guaranteed shiny Wailord, players can also face Kingler, Mantine, Sharpedo, Jellicent, Pyukumuku, Frillish, Carvanha, Mantine, and many other Water-type Pokémon. Normally, a shiny Pokémon is rare to encounter, but they only vary in color from their original version./post/all-increased-spawns-encounters-event-raids-and-egg-hatches-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-ultra-unlock-time-bonus-week/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-increased-spawns-encounters-event-raids-and-egg-hatches-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-ultra-unlock-time-bonus-week/ Pokémon Go’s Ultra Unlock Part One: Time bonus week is rolling out globally, which means players have all the time in the world to catch some Pokémon that span multiple time periods.  From July 23 to Aug. 3, players will be encountering Pokémon that directly relate to time and how it changes things. This includes all of the fossil Pokémon available in the game, shiny Dialga, shiny Cranidos, and shiny Shieldon making their Pokémon Go debuts./post/super-smash-bros-melee-is-20-years-old-in-north-america/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-melee-is-20-years-old-in-north-america/ Super Smash Bros. Melee is celebrating two decades since it first brought friends together and forced them to brawl on the Nintendo GameCube shortly after the console launched in 2001. And even this many years later, the game is arguably stronger than ever.  Melee sold over 7 million copies in its lifetime, making it the best-selling title on the GameCube and one of the biggest fighting games of all time. Now, even though the game hasn’t been officially re-released once, it still has a thriving community that plays the game every day and is one of the biggest fighting games 20 years later./post/wordle-game-hints-5-letter-words-ending-in-ce/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-hints-5-letter-words-ending-in-ce/ Wordle is a tricky puzzle game that can lead to players struggling to find new words before running out of tries. Looking for hints online is a good way to move on if you’re out of creative solutions and also a great tool to enlarge your vocabulary for the following games. Players who have tried to solve Wordle No. 299 on April 14 might have gotten stuck with a green C and E at the end of the word./post/elusive-takes-over-early-legends-of-runeterra-metagame/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/elusive-takes-over-early-legends-of-runeterra-metagame/ Topping the Legends of Runeterra meta, prior to the weekly reset tomorrow, the Ionia region and its elusive support cards have taken over the early meta.  Mostly everyone thought aggro was the best way to climb the LoR ladder upon its launch last Friday. And for Swimstim’s Dawnspiders, it was. For about a day. But as players head into the weekly reset tomorrow and restock up on their wildcards, there are several new top-tier LoR decks everyone will likely be crafting next./post/how-to-change-your-bungie-name-in-destiny-2/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-your-bungie-name-in-destiny-2/ Creating your account in an online game can be the most challenging part of getting started, and Destiny 2 is no different. While some players will have a stroke of genius and come up with the coolest names for their characters, others may settle with their name and their area code. If you’ve been unhappy with your name in Destiny 2, however, you’ll have a second chance, since players will be able to change their username from March 11./post/riot-reveals-locations-for-vct-masters-2-and-champions-events/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-locations-for-vct-masters-2-and-champions-events/ Riot Games announced that Denmark and Turkey will be the host countries for future VALORANT events. VCT Masters Two will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital. The event will begin on July 10 and conclude on July 24 with 12 teams set to compete to become the international champion. Champions will take place in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey.   At VCT Masters Two, the EMEA region will field three teams while North America will field two teams./post/how-to-get-mods-on-xbox-series-x/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-mods-on-xbox-series-x/ Mods are an easy way to add content and allow users to customize the player experience in games. For the most part, though, modding has always been an advantage gaming on a PC brings. With the Xbox Series X and other next-generation consoles offering more PC-like features, many console players are looking for ways to mod the games on their consoles. Here’s what you need to know about modding on the Xbox Series X./post/new-world-weaponsmithing-guide-tips-and-tricks/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-weaponsmithing-guide-tips-and-tricks/ New World‘s trade skill system is designed for either the casual or professional crafted in mind. The basics of leveling up trade skills are quite simple: make a tool, gather the resource with it, then bring it back to a settlement to craft the item. Weaponsmithing is a one of the crafting trade skills, where players take smelted metal and other materials and fashion them into various weapons of different types and rarities./post/pubg-mobile-esports-will-have-a-14-million-prize-pool-in-2021/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-mobile-esports-will-have-a-14-million-prize-pool-in-2021/ James Yang, the director of PUBG Mobile global esports at Tencent, revealed the prize pool for the game’s esports scene in 2021 during the first day of the Global Championship (PMGC) today. PUBG Mobile esports will feature a humongous prize pool of $14 million. This is a substantial increase from 2020. This year, the total prize pool for all competitions was $5 million. Related: PUBG Mobile esports will feature more PMCOs, PMPLs, and 2 new studios in 2021/post/meet-the-new-op-tank-item-in-league-of-legends-sterak-s-gage/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-the-new-op-tank-item-in-league-of-legends-sterak-s-gage/ Tanks have certainly had a good year for items. After all, if not for buffs to Thornmail and Locket of the Iron Solari, as well new items like the Gargoyle Stoneplate spread throughout the year, tanks might not be nearly as dominant in the meta as they are now. Sterak’s Gage, a long forgotten tank item in a world ruled by tanks, is the next to receive the OP treatment from Riot’s balance team, according to the official 7./post/pok%C3%A9mon-sun-and-moon-tcg-cosmic-eclipse-releases-nov-1/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-sun-and-moon-tcg-cosmic-eclipse-releases-nov-1/ A new Pokémon Sun and Moon Trading Card Game expansion is coming on Nov. 1. Cosmic Eclipse will be the last Sun and Moon set before the eventual release of the Sword and Shield series of trading cards next year. The new series will also introduce the mysterious V mechanic that fans don’t know much about yet. 🌟 Feel the stellar power of Pokémon with the Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse expansion!/post/a-classic-map-from-modern-warfare-3-headlines-the-first-dlc-pack-for-call-of-duty-wwii/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-classic-map-from-modern-warfare-3-headlines-the-first-dlc-pack-for-call-of-duty-wwii/ Call of Duty: WWII fans have known about the game’s first DLC map pack for some time. But now we’ve learned exactly what will be included. A trailer for WWII’s first DLC map pack, The Resistance, was released earlier today, highlighting all five maps that will be added to the game. Three multiplayer maps, a new War mode, and a unique zombies experience are set to become a part of WWII when The Resistance is released—first on PlayStation 4—on Jan./post/the-best-fire-type-pok%C3%A9mon-of-all-time-ranked/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-fire-type-pok%C3%A9mon-of-all-time-ranked/ Ah, Fire-type Pokémon. Traditionally, these Pokémon are favored by players who prioritize strong attacks, and who can deal with their Starters often not being very useful in the first couple of gyms they come up against. Featuring many of the most iconic Pokémon to ever exist, Fire-types can often feel like the strongest, and most dangerous, of any Pokémon. But which Fire-type is the best? Some people value their strength in the games and in competitive play, while others prefer them for their designs, and simply how cool so many Fire-types are./post/supercell-announces-clash-mini-beta-for-select-countries-gives-update-on-clash-heroes-and-clash-quest/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/supercell-announces-clash-mini-beta-for-select-countries-gives-update-on-clash-heroes-and-clash-quest/ Clash Mini, Supercell’s take on the autobattler genre set in the Clash universe, will enter closed beta next week, the company announced today. The game will be available in Canada and the Nordic region (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland). The game features miniature versions of characters from across the Clash universe. Players have to compete in the board game by efficiently using resources and planning attacks. Supercell said it will be releasing more content throughout the beta and will be listening to players’ feedback./post/mtg-strixhaven-spoilers-reveal-command-cycle-tied-to-colleges/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-strixhaven-spoilers-reveal-command-cycle-tied-to-colleges/ Wizards of the Coat revealed a cycle of college command Magic: The Gathering cards from the upcoming Strixhaven: School of Mages today. WotC confirmed the Strixhaven leak from a Danish website earlier this week, officially releasing the names of the five colleges associated with the University. Additionally, the Magic team also spoiled a cycle of command cards tied to each of the colleges via the MTG Weekly series on Twitch and Daily MTG./post/what-a-steal-steelseries-arctis-prime-headset-review/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-a-steal-steelseries-arctis-prime-headset-review/ SteelSeries’ newest esports-focused line of peripherals emphasizes substance over style. The brand built the Prime line for competitive gamers and esports athletes. Prioritizing performance above all else gives the Prime franchise a minimalistic style without sacrificing features. While the three gaming mice in the company’s newest franchise are undoubtedly solid performers, the Arctis Prime headset rises to an even higher watermark.  Dollar for dollar, the Arctis Prime is one of the best gaming headsets available./post/best-young-goalkeepers-in-fifa-21/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-young-goalkeepers-in-fifa-21/ The field of goalkeeping in professional soccer is dominated by the elder statesmen—and the same goes for FIFA 21. Of the top 10 goalkeepers in the current version of FIFA, the youngest is Man City’s Ederson at 27 and four of them are at least 34. With age comes wisdom and poise. But that doesn’t mean you should shrug off the future of goalkeeping if you’re managing a club in career mode./post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-posts-record-170-million-in-earnings-for-2020-financial-report/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-posts-record-170-million-in-earnings-for-2020-financial-report/ The Pokémon Company has released its official financial report for the previous fiscal year, reporting a record $170 million in pure net profit.  The breakdown isn’t as detailed as many other massive companies because TPC is a private company that doesn’t need to fully disclose its financial reports to the public.  Within the report, TPC listed its total revenue at $1.1 billion, with an operating profit of $254 million. The $170 million in net profit is the highest in company history and is a 21./post/this-youtube-mom-is-mad-because-her-son-used-bible-verses-to-beg-for-fortnite-skins/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-youtube-mom-is-mad-because-her-son-used-bible-verses-to-beg-for-fortnite-skins/ One insistent Fortnite: Battle Royale player has come up with a new strategy to get money for his in-game skins: quoting the Bible. The mother behind YouTube channel That’s Inappropriate posted a rant last week in which she claims her 12-year-old son is relying on parables from Jesus to beg his mom for Fortnite skins. Meredith Masony turned to YouTube and Facebook last week after struggling with her son’s ongoing obsession with Fortnite./post/msl-and-aizy-spearhead-new-danish-cs-go-lineup/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/msl-and-aizy-spearhead-new-danish-cs-go-lineup/ Danish in-game leader Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen has put together a new CS:GO team that will play under the tag South until an organization signs them. The roster features one of his former North teammates Philip “⁠aizy⁠” Aistrup, Jesper “TENZKI” Plougmann, Frederik “Fessor” Sørensen, and the AWPer Jakob “JUGi” Hansen, who has been inactive since January when he stood in for Complexity Gaming. See Counter Strike on Amazon The new project has been in the works since July when MSL revealed that he had created a team from scratch instead of joining an organization, but the lineup was revealed only today as they are set to debut in the Funspark ULTI Regional Series qualifier./post/the-start-and-end-dates-for-all-overwatch-seasons/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-start-and-end-dates-for-all-overwatch-seasons/ Overwatch players have endured 33 competitive seasons over the course of the last five years, from season one in 2016 to season 33 in 2022. Over that time period, 11 new heroes and 20 new maps have been released. Each season in the character-based first-person shooter lasts approximately two months but tends to vary on a season-to-season basis. Overwatch’s first season began on June 28, 2016, and ended on Aug. 17 that same year, while season 33 kicked off on March 3, 2022, and will end in May./post/when-will-pyra-and-mythra-be-released-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-pyra-and-mythra-be-released-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Nintendo revealed the next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character today during the latest Direct stream. Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are set to join Ultimate oh March 4 later on in the day. For anyone in Europe, this’ll likely be March 5 early in the morning. Another Smash Ultimate stream will likely take place in the near future to give more details on the fighter’s move set, track list, stage, and release date./post/the-newest-fortnite-crew-skin-is-a-llama-bro-named-llambro/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-newest-fortnite-crew-skin-is-a-llama-bro-named-llambro/ A new month means there’s a new Fortnite Crew skin for the subscription-based service—and March’s outfit is sure to be a hit. The skin is called Llambro and it’s a bro wearing a llama head. His whole kit is llama-themed, too, including the Up North back bling, the Puffcorn Pick pickaxe, and Llegend wrap. Fearless, flashy, fashionable and always ready to party up. Grab the Llambro Outfit along with the rest of the Llegend Set when it arrives exclusively for Fortnite Crew members on March 1./post/golden-guardians-acquires-licorice-from-flyquest-extends-contract-through-2023/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/golden-guardians-acquires-licorice-from-flyquest-extends-contract-through-2023/ Golden Guardians has acquired top laner Licorice from FlyQuest in a sale of the veteran’s contract, the team announced today. In addition, Golden Guardians and Licorice have agreed to a contract extension that will allow him to stay with the organization through the 2023 season.  “We’ve not only acquired Licorice, we’ve extended his contract through 2023, as we believe he will be a player worth building around in the coming years,” the organization said in a statement on Twitter./post/here-s-every-tft-11-19-change-revealed-during-patch-rundown/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-tft-11-19-change-revealed-during-patch-rundown/ Riot Games game designer Kent “Riot Kent” Wu and game design director  Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer revealed the final adjustments to the Teamfight Tactics Set 5.5 meta during today’s Patch Rundown. Patch 11.19 is the official TFT Worlds patch for the Reckoning World Championship, scheduled to begin on Oct. 1. The update contains a number of changes meant to open up the meta, according to Mortdog. Big changes include reworks to Tristana and Draven, along with a nerf to Thresh./post/one-piece-odyssey-rpg-revealed-features-original-story-and-character-designs-by-eiichiro-oda/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/one-piece-odyssey-rpg-revealed-features-original-story-and-character-designs-by-eiichiro-oda/ One Piece remains one of the biggest media franchises on the planet, and Bandai Namco is making another attempt to turn the popular manga and anime into a modern video game with the RPG One Piece Odyssey.  The game, which is being developed by ILCA and published by Bandai, is set to release later this year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.  Odyssey will include an original story written by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, along with several characters and creatures created specifically for the game./post/when-does-call-of-duty-warzone-release/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-call-of-duty-warzone-release/ Battle royale has quickly become one of the most sought after genres in video gaming over the last few years. But Epic Games and Respawn Entertainment aren’t the only companies cashing in on the craze.  Infinity Ward, the developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, is rumored to be creating a battle royale adaptation of its own. And data miners have been revealing a ton of information ahead of its potential release./post/tarik-s-streaming-setup-for-cs-go-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tarik-s-streaming-setup-for-cs-go-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Tarık “tarik” Çelik is one of the most popular CS:GO players in the North American region. While players who are considered prodigies can suddenly find themselves on the top of the competitive scene in a short time, tarik carved his path to success with determination and consistency. Despite being involved in the scene since 2013, tarik was only able to crown his efforts in 2018. Tarik secured himself a spot in the legendary Cloud9 squad, featuring Stewie2K, Skadoodle, and autimatic./post/here-s-every-tft-set-6-item-change-you-need-to-know-about/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-tft-set-6-item-change-you-need-to-know-about/ A total of 13 Teamfight Tactics items have undergone balance changes leading up to the release of Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets.  Due to over 140 possible Hextech Augment effects within TFT Set Six, a number of items were adjusted prior to its official launch on Nov. 3. The changes applied to items within Gizmos and Gadgets hit the flavor of the set while preventing any one item from dominating over the others./post/mystical-elf-reindeer-and-more-leaked-skins-are-being-added-to-fortnite-in-v11-30-update/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mystical-elf-reindeer-and-more-leaked-skins-are-being-added-to-fortnite-in-v11-30-update/ Fortnite is getting into the Christmas spirit with new skins that will be implemented in the v11.30 update, which is set to release today.  Fans of the game will be able to play as Christmas-icons themselves; Santa’s Reindeers and spooky Elves. The Reindeer skin features a red sweater with antlers that are holding stockings in place. To finish the design, the Reindeer has a pair of green shades to protect him from the winter sunlight, according to Fortnite data-miners HYPEX and Kleinmike./post/when-does-destiny-2-season-of-the-splicer-start-and-end/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-destiny-2-season-of-the-splicer-start-and-end/ A new chapter is about to begin for the Guardians as Destiny 2’s 14th season, Season of the Splicer, is just around the corner now. With the trailer dropping on May 4, players now have a decent idea of what will be waiting for them in the next season. The Vex will be making a comeback, but they may not be that easy to deal with this time around. Against the new machinations of the Vex, Guardians will have an ally in a new Fallen character named Mithrax./post/ea-adds-last-batch-of-icon-moments-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-adds-last-batch-of-icon-moments-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added the third and final batch of Icon Moments to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. The Prime Icon Moments mark one game or tournament that was special for these players. These 33 Prime Icons will be replacing their Base Icon versions in FUT packs. You can earn FUT packs by completing in-game objectives or playing modes like the Weekend League, Division Rivals, Squad Battles, and FUT Draft. Class is permanent 🔥/post/best-upcoming-vr-games-in-2022/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-upcoming-vr-games-in-2022/ 2021 brought a myriad of new titles to VR fans, from long-awaited sequels to classic horror VR remakes and breathtaking narrative experiences. With titles such as Resident Evil 4, Lone Echo II, and A Township Tale, along with great updates to VR classics such as Beat Saber, this year seemed unbeatable in terms of releases. There is no shortage of announced releases for 2022 for VR fans to get excited about, however./post/liquid-signs-world-of-warcraft-guild-limit/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/liquid-signs-world-of-warcraft-guild-limit/ Team Liquid signed top World of Warcraft guild Limit earlier today in an effort to expand its reach in the MMO esports scene.  “Limit Guild is comprised of absolute legends and are the world’s #1 raiding World of Warcraft guild,” Liquid said in an announcement posted to its website. “If anyone can lead us to victory in the MMO space, it’s these folks, and we’re prepared to support them in every way possible./post/optic-texas-eliminate-atlanta-faze-5-2-claim-first-championship-at-2022-cdl-major-one/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-texas-eliminate-atlanta-faze-5-2-claim-first-championship-at-2022-cdl-major-one/ OpTic Texas have cemented themselves as the best team in the world after a 5-2 victory over Atlanta FaZe tonight to clinch the Call of Duty League’s first Major of the season and deliver a championship in their first event under the new OpTic Texas branding. The crowd was buzzing as FaZe put the finishing touches on a 3-1 victory over the London Royal Ravens in the losers bracket finals, knowing they were going to be treated to a OpTic vs./post/how-to-get-clone-pikachu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-clone-pikachu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ As part of a special Pokémon Day celebration beginning today, Clone Pokémon have been added to Pokémon Go for trainers to find and capture until March 2. In addition to Clone Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise appearing in four-star raids, a special Pikachu has found its way into the game’s code. That’s right. Clone Pikachu is here for a limited time. Clone Pikachu looks a lot like a normal Pikachu aside from his black spiked ear tips./post/the-cutest-gaming-accessories/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-cutest-gaming-accessories/ Whenever we hear words like “gaming den” or “gaming setup,” we imagine flashy RGB lights and aggressive red and black hardware. But you can get more creative with your gaming setup. It doesn’t have to be all pink and glitter: you can opt for something minimalistic, vibrant, cute, Harry Potter-themed, with millions of shades to choose from. If you’re looking for a cute gaming setup (like unicorn-themed, for instance), here’s some of the best cute gaming accessories./post/hanzo-s-new-legendary-skin-celebrates-his-japanese-heritage/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hanzo-s-new-legendary-skin-celebrates-his-japanese-heritage/ A new legendary skin for Hanzo has been revealed, and it’s coming to Overwatch next week. The “Kabuki” skin has Hanzo all dressed up in traditional Japanese Kabuki garb, including a fully made-up face with white and red, the colors of the Japanese flag. Kabuki is a type of classical Japanese theater, known for its elaborate make up and stylized drama. The kicker is the flat-top hat, which is known as a kasa./post/all-elite-specializations-in-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-elite-specializations-in-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons/ Guild Wars 2‘s upcoming expansion, End of Dragons, is set to introduce nine new elite specializations in total when it releases in February 2022, and testing for them will span the rest of the fall.  While we don’t yet know all of the new elite specialization that will be in the game, the first three were revealed and tested in a beta session that ran from Aug. 17 to 21. /post/best-egyptian-god-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-egyptian-god-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/ Egyptian God cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! are powerful, divine beings with strong abilities. As a result, only three have been printed over the history of the game. Some names might be familiar to you already, such as Ra, the God of the sun. All three cards have the Divine-Beast tribe, allowing you to build a deck focused around them with ease. While more cards like this would be a welcome addition to the game, it’s currently unknown whether Konami has any plans to add them in the future./post/v-tune-hits-10-000-mmr-in-dota-2/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/v-tune-hits-10-000-mmr-in-dota-2/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. Another CIS player has hit the golden mark of 10,000 MMR in Dota 2. But this time, it’s a rising star instead of a veteran player that has been around for years.  Alik “V-Tune” Vorobey hasn’t hit the big time yet in terms of playing for a hyper competitive team, but he is a pubstar in the region and is now the 11th player to officially hit that rank./post/the-best-destruction-warlock-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-destruction-warlock-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/ Destruction Warlock is in a peculiar spot in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. The spec isn’t quite the strongest option for Warlock players since Affliction is still relatively powerful in comparison. But Destruction does blow Demonology out of the water when it comes to sustained damage.  In short, Destruction Warlock is a mid-tier class that specializes in both AoE and single-target damage. While there are classes that can do both of those things better, Destruction Warlock can fit both of those situations easily and deal effective damage wherever necessary./post/how-to-answer-all-of-the-mysterious-dimension-questions-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-answer-all-of-the-mysterious-dimension-questions-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ The Mysterious Dimension is one of the last areas you visit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Adventure Mode, World of Light. The area tests your knowledge of all the games represented in Ultimate with a series of questions to create paths that link you to more questions, secret fighters, and rewards. There are 11 questions in total within spiraling paths and new secret areas. If you come across any of them, these are the answers you’ll need./post/sinatraa-injures-eye-while-working-out/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sinatraa-injures-eye-while-working-out/ Jay “Sinatraa” Won injured his eye with a resistance band during a workout last night. No serious damage was done, according to Sinatraa, and it appears that he’ll fully recover. The former Overwatch League MVP turned VALORANT star gave an update on his situation on Twitter last night. “Hit my right eye really hard with a resistance band and had to go to the emergency room because I went fully blind for like three hours,” he said./post/version1-xset-and-luminosity-headline-nsg-winter-championships/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/version1-xset-and-luminosity-headline-nsg-winter-championships/ Multiple teams that recently secured qualification for the North American VALORANT Champions Tour Challengers One event will compete in the Nerd Street Gamers Winter Championship Finals, which begins tonight.  Teams such as Version1 and XSET, both of which secured qualification through the first open qualifier on Jan. 29, will compete in the NSG tournament.  This event is not a part of the VCT circuit and operates independently of Riot Games. But the NA VCT is directly operated by Nerd Street./post/how-to-complete-fut-birthday-sergio-ramos-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-fut-birthday-sergio-ramos-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a new 92-rated FUT Birthday version of Sergio Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team on March 13. You can get this card by completing a themed squad-building challenge in-game. This two-week promotion celebrates FIFA Ultimate Team’s anniversary, but players are the ones receiving gifts. Players featured in this promo will get a five-star upgrade to either their skill moves or weak foot. Ramos had his skill moves increased from three to five stars compared to his original 88-rated gold version./post/sanchovies-loses-promos-to-league-client-bug/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sanchovies-loses-promos-to-league-client-bug/ Popular Twitch streamer Sanchovies has become one of the many victims of the buggy League of Legends client. Sanchovies spent about 10 hours yesterday climbing through rank solo queue. The top lane main managed to reach his Master promos toward the end of the session. The promos proved to be turbulent for Sanchovies—he lost the first game, won the second, lost the third, and won the fourth. It all came down to a fifth and final game./post/call-of-duty-warzone-pc-system-requirements/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-pc-system-requirements/ Call of Duty’s new standalone battle royale, Warzone, features a giant 150-player map, vehicles, two game modes, and cross-platform. It’s free-to-play and it releases worldwide today.  If you’re a fan of the Call of Duty series, or you’re simply sick and tired of Fortnite and Apex Legends, Warzone is the game for you. It has a similar look and feel compared to its battle royale counterparts, but it also has its own unique features./post/how-to-beat-arceus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-arceus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus is one of few games in the franchise that has more than one reward for completing the Pokédex, which includes a chance to meet the titular Mythical Pokémon Arceus. Any players who manage to complete the Pokédex will find themselves in one final battle—and it’s the most difficult in the game by a large margin, at least when it comes to the Noble-style of mixed combat. Arceus is treated as the true final boss of the game, giving players their greatest challenge as they try to truly complete the Pokédex by capturing the true Alpha Pokémon./post/s1mple-says-he-doesn-t-want-to-believe-that-akuma-players-cheated-wants-na-vi-to-win-tournaments-consistently/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/s1mple-says-he-doesn-t-want-to-believe-that-akuma-players-cheated-wants-na-vi-to-win-tournaments-consistently/ Natus Vincere are hands down one of the favorites to win the BLAST Premier Spring Final, perhaps just below Gambit, the No. 1 CS:GO team in the world right now. Na’Vi, though, are coming into the $425,000 tournament after a disappointing run of results at the EPIC League CIS Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament where they lost to Akuma, Team Spirit, and Entropiq, thus failing to replicate their performance from DreamHack Masters Spring in May where they swept Gambit 3-0 in the grand final./post/valorant-patch-4-03-introduces-significant-changes-to-deathmatch/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-patch-4-03-introduces-significant-changes-to-deathmatch/ VALORANT players can soon enjoy multiple much-needed Deathmatch changes that should encourage more players to use the mode to warm up in Patch 4.03.  Warming up in VALORANT is crucial before queuing into ranked, especially at higher ranks. Immediately jumping into a competitive environment can be detrimental, especially if it’s been a while since your last match. VALORANT’s Deathmatch mode is a decent way to warm up, although it previously needed substantial updates to make it a fully viable option./post/overwatch-s-2021-winter-wonderland-event-delayed/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-2021-winter-wonderland-event-delayed/ Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland event always brings a festive end of the year to fans, but the eagerly-anticipated holiday celebrations will be a bit late this year.  According to a post on the Overwatch forums, community manager AndyB informed fans that the 2022 Winter Wonderland event will be delayed. “Because of unforeseen circumstances, we needed to push the start of the event back by just a few days,” AndyB said in a reply to a player asking about Winter Wonderland./post/barcelona-to-enter-league-of-legends-esports/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/barcelona-to-enter-league-of-legends-esports/ FC Barcelona, one of the biggest soccer clubs on the planet, is joining League of Legends’ competitive scene, the Spanish club announced today. Barça will be a part of the Superliga, the top League of Legends league in Spain, starting in January 2022. The tournament organized by the Professional Video Games League (LVP) is home to teams like Vodafone Giants, UCAM Esports Club, Movistar Riders, G2 Artic, and MAD Lions Madrid./post/fortnite-d%C3%B3nde-colocar-los-carteles-de-cazafantasmas-en-el-cap%C3%ADtulo-2-temporada-8/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-d%C3%B3nde-colocar-los-carteles-de-cazafantasmas-en-el-cap%C3%ADtulo-2-temporada-8/ Epic Games lanzó Fortnite Pesadillas, el evento de Halloween del juego. Es una buena excusa para agregar más elementos cosméticos increíbles, pero los eventos también vienen con un montón de nuevos desafíos que te ayudan a maximizar tus pases de batalla. Con el último parche, también se agregaron un par de tarjetas perforadas nuevas y el especialista en contención de los cazafantasmas es uno de ellos. Cuando comiences a completar esta tarjeta perforada, se te asignará la tarea de colocar carteles de cazafantasmas en  Setos Sagrados (Holly Hedges), Muelles Mugrientos (Dirty Docks) o Parque Placentero (Pleasant Park)./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-21/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-21/ Riot Games is making a series of adjustments to champions like Graves, Jinx, and Teemo, and runes, including Conqueror, Guardian, and Ravenous Hunter, in League of Legends Patch 11.21. The devs are also targeting Goredrinker in this week’s patch to “keep fighters on track” ahead of the 2022 preseason. The Mythic item has become a dominant pick for fighters and is, according to Riot, steadily creeping up in relevance for other classes on Summoner’s Rift./post/how-to-watch-the-wow-arena-world-championship-season-3-circuit/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-wow-arena-world-championship-season-3-circuit/ Qualifying teams from each region have been solidified, and the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship Season Three Circuit is set to begin this weekend, starting a month of competition. As is typical, the AWC’s online competition is divided between North American and European teams, each of which is represented by eight teams. Across the next four weekends, teams will participate in a round-robin format inside their respective region. Matches will start on Saturdays and Sundays at 12pm CT with three or four EU matches followed by three or four NA matchups./post/how-do-requests-work-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-requests-work-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the Pokémon franchise’s newest RPG, and what would a RPG game be without side quests? In Legends: Arceus, the side quests are called requests, and they can be found all over the game. Requests can be found by looking for the request marker on the map, or if you are close enough, the marker will show up as you run through the world. They can also be found on the chalkboard inside the Galaxy Hall./post/league-of-legends-preseason-patch-9-23-hits-live-servers-tomorrow/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-preseason-patch-9-23-hits-live-servers-tomorrow/ League of Legends fans yearning to test out all the Preseason 2020 changes won’t have to wait long—Patch 9.23 is coming tomorrow. Riot updated the Service Status on its website yesterday, explaining that ranked queues and servers will shut down tomorrow in preparation for the huge patch. “On [Nov. 20], starting at [3:30am CT], ranked queues will be disabled in preparation for patch 9.23,” Riot wrote. “At [5am CT], the servers will be shut down and all games currently in progress will end in a draw and stats will not be recorded./post/amazon-exclusive-pok%C3%A9mon-celebrations-prime-collection-revealed/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/amazon-exclusive-pok%C3%A9mon-celebrations-prime-collection-revealed/ The Pokémon Company isn’t new to releasing store-exclusive content for the Pokémon TCG. And for the upcoming Celebrations series of products, Amazon will be getting a special bundle.  The Amazon Celebrations Prime Collection is releasing alongside the TCG version of the Celebrations series in October, a line of products that will mark the end of Pokémon’s 25th-anniversary celebration, later this year. This will be exclusive to the Amazon marketplace (barring resellers putting it up on secondary markets after launch)./post/dr-disrespect-has-been-banned-on-twitch/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-has-been-banned-on-twitch/ Dr Disrespect was banned on Twitch today for an unknown reason. The StreamerBans Twitter account, which automatically tracks partner bans on the platform, posted that the Doc had been banned at 2:01pm CT on June 26. ❌ Twitch Partner "DrDisrespect" (@DrDisrespect) has been banned! ❌https://t.co/NEHn46PAa8#twitch #ban #firstban #partner #twitchpartner 🤷🏻‍♂️ — StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) June 26, 2020 At time of writing, it’s unclear what this ban is for. His pinned tweet on his Twitter says that he was scheduled to go live at 12pm CT today, but navigating to Dr Disrespect’s Twitch channel shows that it’s inaccessible./post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-yanma-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-yanma-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ One might think Yanma would be easier to find in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl since it is one of several Pokémon that received a new evolution in the original fourth generation titles. However, the remakes have locked the poor Bug/Flying-type in the post-game for some inexplicable reason.  Essentially, if you wanted to use Yanma on your main team while working to become the Champion of Sinnoh, you are out of luck unless you trade with someone to get it earlier than it is naturally available./post/apex-legends-will-have-tourist-mode-called-olympus-preview-in-season-7/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-will-have-tourist-mode-called-olympus-preview-in-season-7/ Olympus is a beautiful city in Apex Legends and players will be able to explore it without the hassle of taking enemy fire. The new season is bringing a limited-time mode called “Olympus Preview,” which lets players explore the map and learn ring patterns without getting into firefights. Olympus Preview allows players to land wherever they want to get to know the arena, discover ring patterns, and try out rotation options./post/steam-deck-hype-ramps-up-after-developers-share-early-praise/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/steam-deck-hype-ramps-up-after-developers-share-early-praise/ Valve’s Steam Deck may not be in gamers’ hands just yet, but developers who have their hands on dev kits are already praising the handheld’s Linux and Proton implementation. PCGamer spoke with several developers after tweets regarding the Steam Deck’s versatility began popping up. Early on, many gamers feared that using Linux Proton would hinder performance and accessibility. But the opposite appears to be true if developers are to be believed./post/playstation-update-adds-open-and-closed-parties-additional-features-for-ps-app/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-update-adds-open-and-closed-parties-additional-features-for-ps-app/ Sony has revealed that another update for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 will go live today, and it will add a couple of fresh features while modifying a few others as well. System software features like Open and Closed Parties are coming to PS5 and PS4 globally today, alongside PS App and PS Remote Play updates. Plus, first details on Variable Refresh Rate for PS5, which will release in the months ahead: https://t./post/the-best-hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes-in-patch-20-0-2-and-how-to-play-them/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes-in-patch-20-0-2-and-how-to-play-them/ Hearthstone’s newest patch 20.0.2 returned two older heroes to the Battlegrounds mode.  With their inclusion, there are now 56 heroes to select from overall. And at the start of each game, players can pick from four (or two if they don’t have the Battlegrounds pass). With multiple characters to choose from, understanding the best options and how to play them will increase your odds at claiming the ultimate victory in the mode./post/does-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-have-crossplay/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-have-crossplay/ Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is now live, giving players a new way to duel using traditional formats on digital platforms.  And because Master Duel is available on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and mobile, the main question duelists are asking involves the game’s limitations. Master Duel was designed as a fully digital experience for TCG and OCG players, providing a core experience for Yu-Gi-Oh!’s biggest areas of competition that features a base roster of more than 10,000 cards./post/supercell-teases-next-brawler-in-brawl-stars-and-it-could-be-a-cat/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/supercell-teases-next-brawler-in-brawl-stars-and-it-could-be-a-cat/ Supercell gave Brawl Stars fans a sneak peek at the upcoming Brawler in the popular mobile game earlier today. The teaser shows an image featuring Shelly, who looks devastated after her cat seemingly escaped a house and left a mess behind. The cat’s bowl featured in the teaser image has the name Kit on it. The next episode of Brawl Talk, which is scheduled for Jan. 23 at 10am CT, is also named “MEOW?/post/espeon-delphox-and-lots-of-new-holowear-discovered-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-datamine/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/espeon-delphox-and-lots-of-new-holowear-discovered-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-datamine/ Pokémon UNITE is getting one of its bigger updates later today as TiMi Studio rolls out Ranked Season 4 and the game’s seventh battle pass. And, along with that new seasonal content, tie-in events, and a patch, dataminers have pulled key information about upcoming playable Pokémon and Holowear being added to the game. See Pokémon on Amazon An earlier leak pointed to a few Pokémon that might be coming to the game, including Espeon, and Delphox./post/panda-global-is-kickstarting-a-portable-gamecube-adapter-for-nintendo-switch/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/panda-global-is-kickstarting-a-portable-gamecube-adapter-for-nintendo-switch/ Esports organization Panda Global has just launched a Kickstarter for a brand-new piece of technology that all Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans might want to get their hands on. This item is a portable GameCube controller adapter for the Nintendo Switch that also serves as a charging station and stand for the console when it’s in handheld mode. At the moment, the only way to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the GameCube controller is to play the game while it’s in docked mode./post/what-time-does-pubg-new-state-release/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-pubg-new-state-release/ Get your mobile phones ready—PUBG: New State is almost here. Today, Krafton revealed in a tweet that the new battle royale game will be released globally on Nov. 10 at 10pm CT (Nov. 11 at 4am UTC). It will be available on the Google Play Store, Apple’s App Store, and the Samsung Galaxy Store. https://twitter.com/PUBG_NEWSTATE/status/1458313510694178819 Related: What is PUBG: New State’s minimum system requirements? On release, the game will have four maps./post/teemo-s-blinding-dart-gets-significant-buffs-lux-s-e-given-damage-increase-and-more-in-league-s-patch-11-21-preview/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/teemo-s-blinding-dart-gets-significant-buffs-lux-s-e-given-damage-increase-and-more-in-league-s-patch-11-21-preview/ Captain Teemo is on duty, and in League of Legends’ upcoming Patch 11.21, it looks like Bandle City’s resident scout is getting some big buffs to his damage, alongside a plethora of champions. In the most recent patch preview, Teemo’s Blinding Dart ability is getting its duration increased by 0.5 seconds per rank. At max rank, his blind will last a whopping three seconds. The missile speed of his Q is also getting buffed from 1,500 to 2,500, which means it’ll hit a lot quicker than before./post/ubisoft-honors-gris-developer-with-r6-weapon-skin-and-charm/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ubisoft-honors-gris-developer-with-r6-weapon-skin-and-charm/ Indie title Gris won the Games For Impact award during The Game Awards last night and Ubisoft has paid tribute to the team on its anniversary with a few unique items in Rainbow Six Siege.  Gris initially released on Dec. 13, 2018 and has been nominated for numerous awards this past year. The game is centered around a girl named Gris who’s “lost in her own world” and dealing with a trauma in her life, according to developer Nomada Studios’ official site./post/where-to-find-chilled-meat-in-genshin-impact/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-chilled-meat-in-genshin-impact/ When exploring the grand world of Teyvat in Genshin Impact, certain quests and events will ask the player to gather Chilled Meat. While Chilled Meat can be found all around the snowy region of Dragonspine, it’s a vast area, so knowing the best place to find it will save players a lot of time.  The best location to find Chilled Meat is to the right of Skyfrost Nail at The Great Snowboar King’s lair./post/is-overwatch-2-crossplay/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-overwatch-2-crossplay/ With Overwatch 2’s long-awaited arrival coming in the not-so-distant future, future players have some questions about the new game. The biggest question of all is whether Overwatch 2 will feature a cross-play system where console and PC players can play together in the upcoming sequel.  The original Overwatch did not feature a crossplay system during its initial release. At the time, not many games were utilizing this system of cross-play. As time went on, however, more games began to implement this system, and eventually, Overwatch introduced crossplay as well./post/2022-lpl-spring-split-playoffs-delayed-until-april-12-schedule-revealed/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2022-lpl-spring-split-playoffs-delayed-until-april-12-schedule-revealed/ The 2022 LPL Spring Split playoffs have been delayed further due to COVID-19, the league officials have revealed via social media. pic.twitter.com/MGdXwNFvSg — LPL (@lplenglish) April 6, 2022 “Due to the current Covid situation, to protect the health and safety of our players, coaches, team personnel, and staff, we have decided to postpone the playoffs schedule to April 12th and onward,” the LPL said in a statement on Twitter. “The games will be played remotely./post/how-to-fix-the-you-do-not-have-permission-to-play-fortnite-error/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-you-do-not-have-permission-to-play-fortnite-error/ Permission to play Fortnite may not always be granted. Every time you launch Fortnite, you practically ask for permission to get into the servers. Most of the time, you won’t run into any issues while logging into Fortnite. But you may also run into a rare error that reads “You do not have permission to play Fortnite.” The wording of the error may make it sound quite dire, but it’s one of the most harmless errors in the game./post/how-to-get-the-inhibitor-inside-the-downtown-electrical-station-in-dying-light-2-stay-human/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-inhibitor-inside-the-downtown-electrical-station-in-dying-light-2-stay-human/ In Dying Light 2 Stay Human, Inhibitors are a valuable resource. They increase your immunity, which is crucial when it comes to surviving after sunset. They also allow you to boost your health or stamina, depending on your choice. Thus, you should go for any of the nearby Inhibitors once you get a chance. Thanks to the GRE access key, which players receive at the beginning of the game, you’ll be made aware every time you approach an Inhibitor container./post/team-liquid-defeat-cloud9-to-win-2019-lcs-summer-split-finals/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-defeat-cloud9-to-win-2019-lcs-summer-split-finals/ Team Liquid have cemented their place in League of Legends history after becoming the first team to win four straight LCS championships in a row. Cloud9 took the giants to map five but failed to overcome the Liquid roster.  One of the deciders of the match would be the battle of the bot lane. Some of the best players in North America, including Cloud9’s Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi and Liquid’s Doublelift, would provide one of the most back-and-forth battles in the playoffs./post/how-to-complete-a-limited-time-challenge-in-halo-infinite/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-a-limited-time-challenge-in-halo-infinite/ Halo Infinite got released slightly ahead of schedule since the game’s multiplayer mode went live before the game’s official release date of Dec. 8. Veterans of the franchise were already hyped for the new release, but it also attracted players who had never played a Halo game before. While fans will run into those elements that made Halo the hit series it’s become over the years, the newest addition to the franchise also takes a page out of some of the more recent games regarding its progression system./post/streamer-asian-andy-responds-to-sexual-assault-allegations/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-asian-andy-responds-to-sexual-assault-allegations/ YouTuber and streamer Asian Andy was accused of sexual assault by Twitter user Goblincub on Feb. 20 in a post detailing an incident that allegedly occurred late last week. Days later, Andy has now released a response, calling her statement “wildly inaccurate, hugely misleading.” In her statement, Goblincub said she decided to stay with Andy as “someone she could trust” while her home had no access to power or water during the recent winter storm that hit Texas./post/how-to-add-your-phone-number-to-your-twitch-account/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-add-your-phone-number-to-your-twitch-account/ Twitch this week gave content creators the ability to amplify the security of their chat rooms in an effort to prevent “hate raids” that plagued the platform in recent months. As a way to prevent chat bots from attacking their stream, creators can now require phone verification for users who wish to chat in their channel. By default, this feature is turned off, but many streamers will likely start to implement this to keep hate raids from ruining their communities’ experience./post/tyler1-parts-ways-with-t1/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tyler1-parts-ways-with-t1/ Popular Twitch streamer Tyler1 has officially parted ways with South Korean esports organization T1. T1 thanked Tyler for being a part of the organization via Twitter. Tyler1 has not yet made a comment on Twitter, although he mentioned that the decision was mutual on his stream. Tyler1’s relationship with T1 first began because of their shared abbreviation of T1, which resulted in T1 sending Tyler1 a package with T1 merchandise and a custom figurine featuring the popular streamer next to T1 franchise figure Faker back in June 2019./post/how-to-perform-a-critical-hit-in-elden-ring/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-perform-a-critical-hit-in-elden-ring/ To succeed in Elden Ring, players need to be able to deal the most damage possible to their opponents. Whether that opponent is a random enemy on a walkway or a full-on demigod, players can make life much easier in the Lands Between if they know how to inflict the maximum amount of damage. The best way to do that, aside from exploiting an enemy’s weaknesses, is by landing a critical hit./post/modern-warfare-s-pine-map-likely-coming-to-call-of-duty-mobile-in-season-10/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/modern-warfare-s-pine-map-likely-coming-to-call-of-duty-mobile-in-season-10/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s tiny Pine map is making its way to mobile. It will likely be released with the upcoming season 10 of the game. The Pine map was playable in the public test build released by Activision in late June. The company had said that features in the build were used to test out upcoming features to seasons nine and 10 of the game. Since the map wasn’t released in season nine, it will likely be coming on season 10./post/talon-esports-signs-23savage-from-t1-s-dota-2-roster/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/talon-esports-signs-23savage-from-t1-s-dota-2-roster/ The community may have pieced together the move a bit early, but Talon Esports officially signed 23savage to its Dota 2 roster for the upcoming Dota Pro Circuit Tour yesterday. This move comes just a day after Talon signed Worawit “Q” Mekchai and finalized the team’s roster as they begin to prepare for Southeast Asia’s Division II regional league.  23savage was moved to T1’s inactive roster ahead of the SEA Regional League Final, with the team bringing in Talon’s former position one player Gabbi as a stand-in for the event./post/tsm-rounds-out-female-valorant-roster-with-leahpanda/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-rounds-out-female-valorant-roster-with-leahpanda/ TSM has signed Leah “LeahPanda” Nemchin-Cossman as the fifth player of its VALORANT female team, the North American organization announced today. The 20-year-old fills a void that was created after the departure of Katherine “LunarKats” So just three days after the lineup was assembled to play in the VCT Game Changers. Since then, TSM trialed ARIANARCHIST and had been playing with LeahPanda as a stand-in. During this period, she helped them win Tampax Gaming Fest in April over Man I Love Fwogs and finished runners-up to CLG Red at the Pittsburgh Knights Sakura Cup in the same month./post/rainbow-six-siege-s-y6s1-3-patch-nerfs-jager-jackal-updates-ranked-match-cancellation-criteria/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-s-y6s1-3-patch-nerfs-jager-jackal-updates-ranked-match-cancellation-criteria/ Jager and Jackal will receive some fairly severe nerfs to their guns in Y6S1.3, which will be available for download on all platforms today. Ace has been tweaked in the latest Rainbow Six Siege patch. The game’s strongest hard breacher will lose his smoke grenades, gain a claymore, and his S.E.L.M.A. Aqua Breacher gadget will now destroy Mira’s Black Mirrors. Thermite will get Ace’s missing smoke grenades. 📓 Y6S1.3 Patch Notes are now live at the link below!/post/sinatraa-says-he-s-ready-to-return-to-competitive-play-will-start-tryouts-this-week/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sinatraa-says-he-s-ready-to-return-to-competitive-play-will-start-tryouts-this-week/ Former Sentinels VALORANT player sinatraa has revealed that he’s ready to make a comeback. Sinatraa was suspended from competing in March 2021 for “failing to fully cooperate” with an investigation after he was accused of sexual assault by his ex-girlfriend. His ban lasted for six months and was lifted in September. The player, however, has since solely focused on streaming and hasn’t engaged in any professional competition—until now. Sinatraa says he’s ready to return to competitive play./post/magister-dawngrasp-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magister-dawngrasp-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/ Hero cards are arguably the coolest type of card in all of Hearthstone. The latest Hero Card revealed is a powerful Mage character, Magister Dawngrasp, an eight-cost Legendary Hero Card that rewards five armor when played. Additionally, Magister Dawngrasp has a Battlecry that allows you to recast a spell from each spell school you’ve cast this game. That means if you cast an arcane, a fire, and a frost spell earlier in the game, you’ll cast a random spell from each of those spell schools when Dawngrasp enters the field./post/what-i-see-infront-of-me-when-think-about-clg-link/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-i-see-infront-of-me-when-think-about-clg-link/ ncG1vNJzZmicn6mytLzOq6usZpOkunC4xJqerp1dpLNuuMSgnKeco2S7psPSaK6hmaRitm6%2FxJ5koqaWp7yvwIyonWallWLEqbHNZquhoZ6geqKuzq6rZpucnHqttc2kZG9wYm4%3D/post/how-to-download-halo-infinite-multiplayer-beta/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-halo-infinite-multiplayer-beta/ The Xbox 20th anniversary stream ended with a stunning announcement: The Halo Infinite multiplayer beta has been released today, Nov. 15. Xbox and PC players can now access the highly sought-after free-to-play multiplayer mode. Here’s how you can download the Halo Infinite multiplayer beta. How to download Halo Infinite multiplayer beta for PC Players can get their hands on the Halo Infinite multiplayer beta via the Xbox app on PC or by Steam./post/what-does-the-jotunn-catalyst-do-in-destiny-2/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-the-jotunn-catalyst-do-in-destiny-2/ Jotunn has been one of the best Exotic Fusion Rifles in Destiny 2 for a long while, packing a hefty punch and featuring the Charge Shot trait, which fires a tracking shot that explodes and burns enemies on impact. Fans of the Fusion Rifle have been waiting quite a long time for the weapon to receive a Catalyst. But the suspense is over with Destiny 2‘s Season of the Haunted finally giving the Jotunn the Catalyst it deserves./post/concernedape-isn-t-actively-working-on-stardew-valley-updates-while-developing-new-game/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/concernedape-isn-t-actively-working-on-stardew-valley-updates-while-developing-new-game/ Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, the creator behind the smash hit farming and life simulator game Stardew Valley, confirmed that the game may not receive any updates in the near future. The news came out of an interview with Zach “UnsurpassableZ” Hartman on Twitch following the end of the Stardew Valley Cup. Once the event concluded, ConcernedApe said he likely wouldn’t add in more romance options to Stardew Valley in the near future. Adding the necessary dialogue and events would lead to “a ton of work” and “take a huge amount of time,” he said, and his focus in the near future lies on his next title instead of updates to Stardew Valley./post/the-digital-edition-of-pathfinder-s-quest-apex-s-lore-book-is-available-for-purchase/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-digital-edition-of-pathfinder-s-quest-apex-s-lore-book-is-available-for-purchase/ Fans all over the world can finally get their hands on Apex Legends’ first lore book, Pathfinder’s Quest, without worrying about delivery. The Kindle edition is available for purchase on Amazon for $23.99—no shipping fees or deadlines required. The digital edition’s launch comes exactly a month after the hardcover release on Feb. 2. It provides an alternative way to get the book with a smaller price tag ($23.99 as opposed to $35./post/how-to-get-your-destiny-2-year-in-review-emailed/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-your-destiny-2-year-in-review-emailed/ If you’ve put any time into Destiny 2—and for a lot of you, it’s certainly a lot—it’s always satisfying to see all your hard work laid out in a sleek infographic. With the next era of Destiny 2 fast approaching with the launch of The Witch Queen expansion, players can look back at their 2021 exploits with a Year in Review display, a customized graphic showing all their accomplishments from the past year./post/remember-my-name-genja/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/remember-my-name-genja/ While greats like Faker or WeiXiao wrote the textbook approach on how to play their roles, other players were able to find success with their own unique, sometimes downright bizarre, approaches. The “Remember my Name” series analyzes their oft-misunderstood gameplay and what they brought to their teams. Genja is one of the most misunderstood players in League of Legends history. As the AD Carry on the legendary Moscow 5/Gambit Gaming lineup of Seasons 2 and 3, his bizarre playstyle and even stranger build paths have caused fans to joke that he was a secret genius who built items several months before they fell into the meta./post/ranked-season-8-will-take-world-s-edge-out-of-rotation-and-provide-more-opportunities-for-good-players-to-earn-rp-in-apex-legends/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ranked-season-8-will-take-world-s-edge-out-of-rotation-and-provide-more-opportunities-for-good-players-to-earn-rp-in-apex-legends/ Ranked play in Apex Legends is getting an overhaul in the next season with more opportunities to earn RP, fairer matches, and a change in scenery. The changes to the RP system aim to create more equal combat, especially in Diamond and above, by giving good players more opportunities to stand out. Respawn aims to create a healthier “top end” in Diamond and above in Ranked season eight. The rarefied player pool in Diamond+ was “too small to consistently provide fair matches” in the past, according to an official post./post/how-to-get-the-whisper-of-the-worm-catalyst-in-destiny-2/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-whisper-of-the-worm-catalyst-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2 has a lot of weapons, but not many required you to find a secret mission. Whisper of the Worm was locked behind “The Whisper,” a quest that was started by taking down bosses that appeared during a Public Event in Io and going through a mysterious portal. Whisper of the Worm is a Heavy sniper rifle with the White Nail intrinsic perk, which refills its magazine upon rapidly landing three precision hits./post/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-14/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-14/ Noxcrew proved the five-month wait for more Minecraft Championships (MCC) action was worth it, putting on a great first event to kick off season two.  With some revamped maps, assets, and other content in the mix, the Aqua Axotols came out on top with a dominant Dodgebolt performance to close out MCC 14.  👑 Our MCC 13 champions are the Aqua Axolotls 👑@wispexe @Smajor1995 @HBomb94 @SolidarityCoUK A big congratulations to you all!/post/2k-is-reportedly-working-on-a-game-to-compete-with-rocket-league/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2k-is-reportedly-working-on-a-game-to-compete-with-rocket-league/ 2K Games might be working on a new, likely free-to-play project that could become a direct competitor to Rocket League. This news comes from industry insider Tom Henderson, who reports that multiple sources have told him the new game, currently called Gravity Goal, is being developed to challenge Rocket League’s hold on the extremely niche yet lucrative vehicular sports combat hybrid space.  Gravity Goal, according to Henderson, is remarkably similar to Rocket League in its current construction, where players are chasing down a ball and need to score a goal by hitting it with their vehicles./post/how-to-redeem-codes-in-rainbow-six-extraction/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-redeem-codes-in-rainbow-six-extraction/ Redeem codes are one of the easier methods to unlock content in games. If you pre-ordered Rainbow Six Extraction, you’ll receive bonus content in the form of redeem codes. But applying them is trickier than expected. See Rainbow Six on Amazon Players’ first instinct is to copy and paste these codes to the code redemption pages of their preferred gaming platforms. Unlike most games, however, Rainbow Six Extraction codes can’t be redeemed through Xbox, PlayStation, Epic Games Store, or the Ubisoft Launcher./post/the-5-best-static-pressure-fans/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-static-pressure-fans/ Gaming PCs generate lots of heat thanks to components like the GPU and CPU. Static pressure fans keep the core components cool and improve cooling and performance. A static pressure fan may look like a regular fan but function much differently. Instead of dispersing air in every direction, static pressure fans focus it in a specific direction to keep things cool. Static pressure removes heat resistance and ensures air is pushed through tight spaces like radiators and dust covers./post/twitch-updates-policy-on-bots-and-viewer-counts/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-updates-policy-on-bots-and-viewer-counts/ Twitch revealed a new, updated policy on what it calls “fake engagement” today. Twitch “made changes” that will help “better detect and remove artificial views” from the website. These changes aren’t referenced in detail, however. It’s possible that the changes will affect both policy updates and artificial detection programs.  (2/2) 👀 Lurkers, don't worry – we see you! We will still include viewers who are watching, but may not be chatting, have the stream or browser tab muted, or may be watching a handful of streams at one time./post/how-to-make-buy-binds-in-cs-go/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-buy-binds-in-cs-go/ Buying weapons takes time in CS:GO—and every second counts. Whether you’re going for a team buy, you’re picking up utility, or you’re banking everything on an AWP, you have to stay on your toes. There’s defuse kits to take into consideration, flashes, smokes, and Molotovs. If you slip up and make a mistake, you’re letting yourself and your team down. If you want to avoid a crisis and never have to worry about buying again, use buy binds./post/must-be-this-tall-to-ride-steelseries-aerox-9-wireless-mouse-review/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/must-be-this-tall-to-ride-steelseries-aerox-9-wireless-mouse-review/ SteelSeries has been dialing in its lightweight Aerox collection since 2020 with an updated version of the Aerox 3 arriving earlier this year. Now, the company is expanding the Aerox family with three new models: Aerox 5, Aerox 5 Wireless, and Aerox 9 Wireless. While the Aerox 5 and Aerox 5 Wireless feel well within SteelSeries’ wheelhouse, the Aerox 9 Wireless is a departure from the company’s usual multi-genre or FPS mouse./post/league-worlds-2019-play-in-stage-scores-standings-and-results/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-worlds-2019-play-in-stage-scores-standings-and-results/ The 2019 League of Legends World Championship kicks off with the play-in stage featuring 12 teams competing for four group stage spots. The play-in stage features international heavy hitters like Europe’s Splyce, North America’s Clutch Gaming, and South Korea’s DAMWON Gaming. Here are the scores, standings, and results for the play-in group and knockout stages at Worlds 2019. Play-in group stage Group A PositionTeamWinsLosses1Clutch Gaming222Unicorns of Love223Mammoth Esports22 Group A: Matches (Oct./post/here-are-some-tips-to-win-basket-brawl-games-in-brawl-stars/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-some-tips-to-win-basket-brawl-games-in-brawl-stars/ Basket Brawl, the latest game mode to spice up Brawl Stars, is here, with dynamic and short games where fast Brawlers thrive. It pits two teams of three players on a small basketball field. They have to score points by approaching the line and throwing the ball into the basket, rewarding them up to three points for a successful throw. For now, it’s a time-limited game mode, and it rewards trophies–but the reverse is true if you lose./post/los-angeles-thieves-eliminate-optic-texas-from-2022-call-of-duty-league-major-3/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-angeles-thieves-eliminate-optic-texas-from-2022-call-of-duty-league-major-3/ The Los Angeles Thieves have sent OpTic Texas home from the 2022 Call of Duty League’s third Major. L.A. started today with a crushing 3-0 loss to the Atlanta FaZe that sent them down to the losers bracket at Major Three. And after losing the opening map of their showdown with OpTic, some CDL fans may have been thinking that another sweep might be in the cards. But the Thieves rattled off three straight wins on Berlin to take down OpTic 3-1 and stay alive in the tournament./post/nairo-beats-mkleo-at-mainstage-to-win-his-first-super-smash-bros-ultimate-major/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nairo-beats-mkleo-at-mainstage-to-win-his-first-super-smash-bros-ultimate-major/ Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada has spent most of his time in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate placing in the top eight at Major tournaments. But he finally beat several of his bracket demons yesterday at Mainstage to claim an event title.  On top of beating the best player in the world, Leonardo “MKLeo” Lopez, Nairo also had to take down Tyler “Marss” Martins, Paris “Light” Ramirez, and James “VoiD” Makekau-Tyson, who are all top-10 players./post/here-are-the-wow-awc-2020-standings-and-schedule/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-wow-awc-2020-standings-and-schedule/ The 2020 World of Warcraft World Championship open qualifier concluded this weekend. After hard-fought arena matches, the top eight teams from EU and NA will battle in a circuit over the next few months to determine the winner of this year’s World Championship. On May 15, Blizzard Entertainment announced the changes to this year’s format to protect the health and safety of all people involved in the event. As a result, the traditional tournament that’s usually held during BlizzCon has been moved to an online format./post/how-to-appeal-league-suspensions-to-riot-support/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-appeal-league-suspensions-to-riot-support/ Riot Games’ Instant Feedback System is designed to crack down on unacceptable behavior in League of Legends, but it isn’t a flawless process. Players can occasionally receive unfair punishments despite Riot Games’ best intentions. Riot is adamant when it comes to the company’s reasoning behind punishments and will only back down if it believes it made a mistake. You shouldn’t expect your suspension to be lifted if it was well-deserved./post/fortnite-s-hand-cannon-receives-cosmetic-upgrade-possibly-returning-for-chapter-2-season-3/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-hand-cannon-receives-cosmetic-upgrade-possibly-returning-for-chapter-2-season-3/ Fortnite‘s Hand Cannon received a facelift in Creative mode and it could be making a resplendent return to Epic Games’ battle royale. The model has been updated to a decidedly more realistic look. A sleeker dark gray shade replaces its original release, while more rivets have been added along the body. A larger hammer and rear-sight serves as the final touches on the Hand Cannon, helping the profile of the gun pop out even more./post/here-are-the-best-champions-to-use-in-league-s-nexus-blitz/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-champions-to-use-in-league-s-nexus-blitz/ League of Legends’ Nexus Blitz event was the game’s first and only “experimental mode” when it launched in 2018. The temporary game mode is back for a limited time once again, though, from July 23 to Aug. 24. Nexus Blitz is a two-lane map with a jungle that features random in-game events. These events reward the winning team with power-up rewards and other bonuses, resulting in pandemonium. Two years have passed since the launch of Nexus Blitz, so new and reworked champions have changed the game mode’s meta./post/riot-working-on-xin-zhao-upgrade-that-highlights-unique-ranged-gameplay-and-opens-up-ap-off-builds/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-working-on-xin-zhao-upgrade-that-highlights-unique-ranged-gameplay-and-opens-up-ap-off-builds/ It seems Demacian spear-wielder Xin Zhao is due for a makeover. League of Legends gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter outlined tentative changes to the underwhelming jungler today, explaining that game designer Tim “TheTruexy” has a “nice little upgrade” for Xin Zhao. While there’s no set release date yet, the changes look to highlight Xin’s ranged gameplay and open up more off-builds. Xin Zhao has been struggling a bit both from a power and satisfaction standpoint./post/clutch-reverse-sweep-tsm-to-secure-a-spot-at-worlds/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clutch-reverse-sweep-tsm-to-secure-a-spot-at-worlds/ Clutch Gaming have claimed the third and final North American seed at this year’s League of Legends World Championship after reverse sweeping TSM in the regional qualifier today. Until last year, TSM had attended Worlds every year since joining the LCS in season one. But the LCS veterans suddenly found themselves fighting to regain their footing throughout 2019. Their second-place finish in the Spring Split appeared to be the momentum TSM needed to reestablish themselves./post/tft-set-6-patch-12-3-full-notes-and-updates/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-6-patch-12-3-full-notes-and-updates/ A small number of Teamfight Tactics balance changes are being made in Patch 12.3, the final update for Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets.  A majority of the big nerfs and buffs took place with the 12.2 B-patch, along with a handful of others in TFT Patch 12.3. Instead of applying fun changes to the final update of Set Six, the team focused on what’s to come with the release of TFT Set 6./post/what-is-queue-dodging-in-gaming/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-queue-dodging-in-gaming/ Queue dodging is a phrase that you can often hear from popular streamers who play PvP games on Twitch or YouTube. The concept may come up as a possible solution whenever a player repeatedly matches up against the same opponents or if they’re dealing with a plethora of viewers trying to stream snipe their queues. “Queue dodging” is the act of waiting to queue into a game so that you avoid going up against, or getting teamed up with, a particular player or group of players./post/brigitte-finally-gets-a-jetpack-cat-emote-in-overwatch/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/brigitte-finally-gets-a-jetpack-cat-emote-in-overwatch/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Jetpack Cat is coming to Overwatch—well, sort of. Although we won’t get to play as him anytime soon (if ever), Overwatch’s Archives event added the mythical feline to the game as one of Brigitte’s emotes. The animation shows Brigitte holding and cuddling her pet cat. The hero picks her cat up, much to its dismay—the look on its face is a perfect blend of annoyance and resignation./post/call-of-duty-developers-post-statement-about-issues-impacting-warzone-vanguard-and-modern-warfare/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-developers-post-statement-about-issues-impacting-warzone-vanguard-and-modern-warfare/ The Call of Duty developers posted a message earlier today explaining that they understand the community’s frustration with problems impacting several of its game and revealed what issues have been fixed and other issues they’re working on addressing.  Bugs and glitches are commonplace in every Call of Duty title. Some are minor and entertaining, while others are game-breaking and cause significant problems for players. Several issues are impacting Call of Duty: Warzone, Vanguard, and Modern Warfare right now and players are frustrated with the current experience./post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-set-star-birth-reportedly-launching-in-japan-next-january-will-introduce-arceus-vstar/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-set-star-birth-reportedly-launching-in-japan-next-january-will-introduce-arceus-vstar/ The Pokémon Company and its partners have been busy trademarking potential new product names over the last several weeks, but now a previously trademarked set, Star Birth, has officially been announced.  Star Birth is currently set to release in Japan on Jan. 14, 2022, with the featured card being Arceus VSTAR, likely to tie into the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Jan. 28 for Nintendo Switch. VSTAR is another trademark that TPC made last November, pointing to a new iteration of the Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX cards that have been in circulation for nearly two years./post/shooting-from-ropes-in-valorant-can-give-players-an-unfair-advantage/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shooting-from-ropes-in-valorant-can-give-players-an-unfair-advantage/ As more pro players migrate to VALORANT, tiny exploits and advantages have emerged. It’s a natural part of the gaming cycle: players discover an advantage and use it until the company removes it. VALORANT’s ropes are the latest discovery in the gaming cycle. Perching on these ropes gives players a speed and accuracy boost.  In VALORANT, ropes allow players to climb between different levels in a specific location. The rope room is hard to navigate and can be a death sentence if a player is caught unaware./post/where-to-find-abra-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-abra-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ When you first step foot into the wilderness of the Hisui region, most of the Pokémon you’ll encounter have simple behavioral patterns that you can then use to your advantage as you work to catch and observe them for your Pokédex.  But that changes pretty quickly as you continue to explore with Pokémon Legends: Arceus doing its best to give life to concepts that, prior to this semi-open world experience, were only mentioned or shown as attacks for a species of Pokémon./post/results-for-the-brawl-stars-world-finals-2021/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-the-brawl-stars-world-finals-2021/ The Brawl Stars World Finals 2021 happened from Nov. 26 to 28. The best 16 teams from around the world competed for the title of world champion and a share of the $1 million prize pool. The World Finals featured a single-elimination bracket. Each match was the best-of-five sets, except for the grand finals, which was the best-of-seven sets. Each set was played in a different mode, with each mode being the best-of-three games./post/pittsburgh-knights-sixless-banned-from-pubg-mobile-esports-until-2021/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pittsburgh-knights-sixless-banned-from-pubg-mobile-esports-until-2021/ Brandon “Sixless” Cole Patterson has been banned from official PUBG Mobile tournaments through the end of 2020. The player announced the temporary ban in a YouTube video titled “Why I got banned from PUBG Mobile” earlier today.  Sixless was competing in the ongoing PUBG Mobile World League (PMWL) West season zero as a stand-in for Pittsburgh Knights. Pittsburgh Knights were performing well in the league and currently sit in fourth place.  Related: Scores and standings for week two of the PMWL West league play/post/riot-reveals-new-league-champion-pingu-in-today-s-april-fools-day-prank/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-new-league-champion-pingu-in-today-s-april-fools-day-prank/ Riot Games released information today on the “new League of Legends champion” that’s never hitting the Rift, Pingu. Today’s April Fools’ Day prank involves a Freljordian penguin, known as “the Guide,” who “leaves behind a trail of destruction.” Riot even designed abilities for Pingu with accompanying videos that depict what his kit looks like using crayons and stick figures. Pingu’s passive, Bird is the Word, swaps any AP damage into AD damage and vice versa./post/todas-as-armas-em-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/todas-as-armas-em-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Um jogo de tiro em primeira pessoa tem tudo a ver com o arsenal de armas com que você pode jogar. E Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War tem muitas opções. Black Ops Cold War tem de tudo, desde fuzis de assalto e metralhadoras a fuzis táticos e lançadores de foguetes. Há algo para todos neste jogo. E agora com o Armeiro, as armas são personalizáveis ​​para que qualquer pessoa possa encontrar sua ferramenta favorita nas trocas de tiro./post/ward-tricks-for-climbing-ranks-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ward-tricks-for-climbing-ranks-in-league-of-legends/ Being mechanically gifted is important when it comes to climbing up the ranks in League of Legends. Picking champions that are in the meta will certainly increase your odds against enemies with weaker champions, but you’ll still need to outplay them to make a difference. You’ll need all the extra information you can get on the map to give yourself an advantage in any matchup. Wards are one of the most underrated items in League, especially in the lower ranks./post/when-will-rainbow-six-s-first-season-of-year-5-start/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-rainbow-six-s-first-season-of-year-5-start/ The last season of Rainbow Six Siege Year Four goes live Tuesday, Dec. 3. It introduces two new operators, Kali and Wamai, as well as a Theme Park rework and a few operator tweaks. But while players prepare to enjoy those changes, Ubisoft has its eyes set on the upcoming year. Every Rainbow Six Siege year begins with the Six Invitational, the world championship of the FPS. The upcoming Six Invitational is set to take place in Montreal from Feb./post/blitzcrank-players-in-one-for-all-pull-off-incredible-hook-tactic-to-secure-first-blood/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blitzcrank-players-in-one-for-all-pull-off-incredible-hook-tactic-to-secure-first-blood/ The One For All game mode in League of Legends is bringing the best creative ideas out of its players. Five Blitzcrank players teamed up and created a chain to hook an enemy from his bottom lane tower to their tower to secure an easy first blood. Blitzcrank in One For All from leagueoflegends All five players positioned themselves at the distance of a hook so that once a player began the process, others can quickly follow up./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-reportedly-won-t-have-a-single-player-campaign/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-reportedly-won-t-have-a-single-player-campaign/ Many Call of Duty fans can’t wait for the highly-anticipated release of Black Ops 4 on Oct. 12. But some fans might be shocked to learn that it won’t feature a “traditional single-player story mode,” according to Polygon. This would be the first time that a Call of Duty title is launched without a campaign mode. Polygon reached out to Activision for a comment, and an Activision spokesperson said, “We don’t comment on rumor and speculation./post/faker-has-only-lost-one-game-against-a-north-american-team-so-far-in-his-career/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/faker-has-only-lost-one-game-against-a-north-american-team-so-far-in-his-career/ The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is taking a short break following the conclusion of the quarterfinals. There are no North American teams left in the tournament after Cloud9 lost to Gen.G on Monday, Oct. 25.  Only four teams remain at Worlds 2021: T1, DWG KIA, Gen.G, and EDward Gaming. And T1’s mid laner, Faker, has an impressive record against NA teams in his career, as originally pointed out by Reddit user samfwayne7./post/how-to-find-out-your-squad-role-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-out-your-squad-role-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Though there aren’t predefined roles in Call of Duty: Warzone, players’ styles differ when they land on the ground. In a squad, you’ll find players who prefer charging into buildings, protecting their teammates from a distance with a sniper rifle, or assisting them by covering their back. Warzone recently introduced a feature that allows players to check out their roles based on their statistics. There are a total of 16 different roles. Here’s how you can find your or your teammates’ squad roles in Call of Duty: Warzone./post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-75-within-an-airport-hangar-in-fortnite-season-9/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-75-within-an-airport-hangar-in-fortnite-season-9/ Fortnite: Battle Royale’s ninth season has introduced Fortbytes, and while players are late into the season, there are still daily challenges being unveiled to unlock each collectible item. There are benefits to accessing Fortbytes, such as small cosmetic unlocks and progression toward bigger rewards down the line. Today, Fortbyte 75 was unlocked—and here’s where you can find it. Fortbyte 75 can be “found within an airport hangar.” There is absolutely nothing that requires players to equip a certain skin cosmetic or glider or other type of item before obtaining this collectible, so players are in luck if they want to grab this one as fast as possible./post/niantic-ceo-john-hanke-is-against-the-metaverse-wants-to-continue-pushing-ar-development-as-a-way-to-connect-people/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-ceo-john-hanke-is-against-the-metaverse-wants-to-continue-pushing-ar-development-as-a-way-to-connect-people/ It appears that Niantic is opting out of the “metaverse” conversation for the time being with founder and CEO John Hanke penning a blog talking about the company’s place in pushing technology forward.  Instead of pursuing a world where people explore, socialize, and exist in a digital universe, Hanke wants Niantic to motivate everyone to “stand up, walk outside, and connect with people and the world.” I shared some thoughts on the Metaverse with our view that technology should be in service to us, as human beings, and not the other way around./post/new-agent-will-be-added-to-valorant-in-episode-4-act-3/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-agent-will-be-added-to-valorant-in-episode-4-act-3/ VALORANT’s executive producer Anna Donlon confirmed via a Dev Diaries post today that a new agent will be added to the game for the start of Episode Four, Act Three. Donlon relayed that the VALORANT dev team at Riot Games will be “strengthening the foundation” of the game during Act Two, which will begin following the conclusion of Act One on Feb. 28. During Episode Four’s second act, there will be no new agent or map, with the team primarily focusing on improving the game’s overall health via updates to agent balance, maps, player behavior tools, and the ranked experience./post/og-is-forming-a-cs-go-team-run-by-ceb-and-n0tail/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/og-is-forming-a-cs-go-team-run-by-ceb-and-n0tail/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. OG is ready to expand by adding a CS:GO team to the organization, and according to business listings, the new roster will be run by two-time champions of The International, Johan “N0tail” Sundstein and Sébastien “Ceb” Debs.  Rumors about a potential move into CS:GO for OG have been circulating for months, but official documents found in public record show that this is actually happening with two of the organization’s Dota 2 players leading the charge./post/samsung-and-epic-games-reveal-exclusive-ikonik-k-pop-fortnite-skin-for-galaxy-s10/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/samsung-and-epic-games-reveal-exclusive-ikonik-k-pop-fortnite-skin-for-galaxy-s10/ Samsung and Epic Games have teamed up for another exclusive Fornite skin—and this time, it’s inspired by K-pop. The skin will be exclusively available for those who purchase the Samsung Galaxy S10+, which is set to be released in March. Samsung announced yesterday that the S10+ will cost $999, making this one very expensive Fortnite skin. The skin is confirmed to be based on K-pop singer Jung Changwoo, who’s a part of the boyband iKon./post/everything-we-know-about-apex-legends-season-12-defiance/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-apex-legends-season-12-defiance/ With only two weeks left of Apex Legends season 11, Respawn Entertainment released a new “Stories from the Outlands” this week. The animated short revealed an upcoming legend and officially started the hype for season 12.  See Apex Legends on Amazon The launch trailer for the new season will drop on Jan. 27, so there’s still a lot to be unveiled. But here’s everything we know so far about Apex season 12: Defiance./post/john-wick-could-come-to-fortnite-battle-royale-as-a-skin-soon-data-miners-find/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/john-wick-could-come-to-fortnite-battle-royale-as-a-skin-soon-data-miners-find/ Fortnite data miners found a John Wick character skin hidden in the game’s v9.01 update game files, which is nearly a confirmation that the special event Wick’s Bounty is coming this week to the game. The character skin is named John Wick after the franchise of the same name. It seems to have more than one stage due to the icon that appears on the top left of its skin image, and one of them should be a “damaged” variant that shows the character with several bruises./post/call-of-duty-warzone-mac-10-blueprint-reportedly-stronger-than-base-weapon/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-mac-10-blueprint-reportedly-stronger-than-base-weapon/ YouTuber JGOD recently uploaded a video showing how the Mac-10 Gallantry blueprint is currently better than the base version of the gun in Call of Duty: Warzone, which provides an unfair advantage to players who don’t own the blueprint.  Weapon blueprints in Call of Duty: Warzone allow players to use a unique weapon skin that comes equipped with certain attachments by default. Blueprints don’t normally function differently from the base version of the weapon to avoid an unfair advantage./post/the-best-counters-to-luna-in-dota-2/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-counters-to-luna-in-dota-2/ Even if you’re looking to end a Dota 2 match before it reaches the late game and assemble your team according to that, Dota 2 matches may not always go according to plan. Adding a late-game carry to your lineup will be your team’s insurance policy and it’ll help you seal matches in the late game. Like other heroes, carries also rise and fall in terms of popularity depending on their overall utility and what they can bring to the table./post/apex-legends-new-fortune-s-favor-pack-gives-players-a-loba-skin-and-600-apex-coins/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-new-fortune-s-favor-pack-gives-players-a-loba-skin-and-600-apex-coins/ Apex Legends’ Loba is a thief with expensive taste and developer Respawn sure seems to be indulging her. The company revealed the Fortune’s Favor starter pack today, a bundle that contains a new skin for Loba and 600 Apex Coins for only $4.99. The bundle gives players an extra way to kick off the season in style. Purchasing the pack will give players an exclusive Loba skin called “Pack Hunter” and 600 Apex Coins./post/your-shop-is-back-in-the-league-of-legends-client/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/your-shop-is-back-in-the-league-of-legends-client/ League of Legends fans will have one more reason to open up their wallets today. Riot has brought back Your Shop, which gives you a random assortment of skins for a discount. Players will have until May 31 to determine which of the six skins, if any, they’d like to purchase. Every player will get a different set of skins based on the champions and role that they usually play. That appears to be the least random part of the process, while skin rarity and the discount percentage seem like all luck./post/apex-legends-fan-designs-wattson-heirloom-weapon/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-fan-designs-wattson-heirloom-weapon/ Players have been clamoring for more Heirloom weapon sets in Apex Legends, but one fan took matters into their own hands. Upon hearing that Wattson, the newest Apex character, was going to be released, one fan began designing a special Heirloom weapon for her. An Heirloom is an extremely rare item that is specific to a certain legend, unusable as any other character, and can be found in Apex packs./post/what-controller-should-you-use-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-controller-should-you-use-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the biggest Nintendo fighting game to date. In Ultimate, 70 fighters are waiting for the chance to duke it out on various stages based off of Nintendo’s intellectual properties. There are multiple ways in which you can play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. Depending on your preferences, you can either use the Joy-Con controllers, a Switch Pro Controller, or the classic GameCube controller./post/how-to-improve-aim-in-pubg-mobile/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-improve-aim-in-pubg-mobile/ The battle royale genre had its fair share of success on PC before any popular mobile ports came to be. PUBG Mobile entered a market where many clones were already drawing in millions of players, but the production value of the game was advanced enough to draw in gamers who were already invested in different titles. PUBG Mobile reported that its download numbers exceeded 600 million in 2019, and the number keeps growing by the day./post/every-new-capenna-spoiler-from-mtg-preview-stream/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-new-capenna-spoiler-from-mtg-preview-stream/ Over a dozen Streets of New Capenna spoilers were revealed during the Magic: The Gathering preview stream today. The upcoming Standard-legal MTG set, Streets of New Capenna (SNC), will showcase a new plane within the multiverse and five demon crime families that run the city. There are a total of 281 regular cards within the set, with previews taking place from April 7 to 14. Unlike recently released MTG sets, SNC will launch with prerelease tabletop events starting on April 22./post/hearthstone-reveals-new-hunter-hero-card-zul-jin/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-reveals-new-hunter-hero-card-zul-jin/ A new Hero card was revealed early today from Hearthstone’s next expansion, Rastakhan’s Rumble. Zul’jin, the new Hunter card, was introduced by Amazing LP in a 10/10 special reveal video that showed a game being played between Valyria and Thrall.  Zul’jin is a 10-mana cost Hunter hero card with five Armor with Battlecry. This card will cast all spells you’ve played during the game, and the targets are chosen at random. Its Hero Power is a simple “Deal 2 damage,” which has already received much criticism from the community as being too weak./post/la-gladiators-brings-on-face-as-head-coach-adds-unter-and-smash-as-assistant-coaches/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/la-gladiators-brings-on-face-as-head-coach-adds-unter-and-smash-as-assistant-coaches/ After parting ways with former head coach David “dpei” Pei earlier this month, the Los Angeles Gladiators has found its new head coach in the form of Sam “face” Merewether, the Overwatch League team announced today. L.A. also added Max “Unter” Unterwurzacher and Bee-won “SMASH” Cho as assistant coaches. The ever-so-perennial contender didn’t have a horrible season this year by any means, but it was seemingly time for a change. The letting go of dpei and a number of other players on the roster, namely flex DPS Chris “MirroR” Trinh, main tank Kim “MuZe” Young-han, and supportGrant “moth” Espe, signified somewhat of a new era for the Gladiators moving forward./post/nemesis-says-he-received-zero-european-offers-following-his-departure-from-fnatic/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nemesis-says-he-received-zero-european-offers-following-his-departure-from-fnatic/ Former Fnatic mid laner Nemesis has revealed the reason behind his decision to step back from competing in the upcoming Spring Split.  The 21-year-old said during a recent stream that he didn’t receive any offers from European teams for the upcoming split, which meant he had to rely on offers from other regions. But these offers likely weren’t “of high enough interest” to Nemesis, he said on Twitter. “Obviously I can’t say which offers I had or whatever, but I can say that I had zero European offers,” he said on stream last night./post/100-thieves-make-incredible-comeback-against-acend-to-win-series-at-vct-masters-berlin/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-make-incredible-comeback-against-acend-to-win-series-at-vct-masters-berlin/ 100 Thieves and Acend faced off in the quarterfinals of the VCT Masters Berlin playoffs today after fighting their way through the group stage. 100 Thieves made it through Group C undefeated, while Acend beat SuperMassive Blaze twice to earn the second seed in Group A. But today, 100 Thieves sent Acend home from Berlin after winning the series 2-1 and pulling off an amazing comeback on Breeze to close out the match./post/how-to-fly-using-the-flying-taxi-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fly-using-the-flying-taxi-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield kept the trend Sun and Moon started by keeping HM moves out of the game, which means you’ll need to use other means of transportation aside from the traditional Fly and Surf.  But this time, instead of handing you an item you have to use to call a Pokémon to you, flying from town to town, or even to the Wild Area markers, is just a few taps away thanks to the Corviknight Flying Taxi service./post/lcs-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-week-7/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-week-7/ The LCS is entering the final weekend of the 2022 Spring Split. By Sunday, March 27, the top six teams qualifying for the playoff bracket will be decided. If the final push for the playoffs—and by proxy, the Mid-Season Invitational—wasn’t already in full swing, it certainly is now.  Heading into the final weekend of the Spring Split, no NA League of Legends team has been eliminated from the playoff race. Each team still has three games left on the table to prove their case for making it into the playoff bracket./post/ninja-tribal-planeswalker-kaito-shizuki-debuts-in-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ninja-tribal-planeswalker-kaito-shizuki-debuts-in-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ A new Planeswalker enters the Magic: The Gathering multiverse in the upcoming return to Kamigawa in the cyberpunk-inspired set Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Kaito Shizuki is a ninja from Kamigawa who’s the central character for the new set’s narrative. Shizuki’s spark was ignited by Himoto, the Kami of the Spark. His card supports Ninjas, one of the key tribes found in Neon Dynasty. Mechanically, Ninjas are similar to Rogues in that they focus on dealing direct damage to the opponent to gain a variety of effects./post/how-to-do-the-pantheon-race-in-splitgate/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-do-the-pantheon-race-in-splitgate/ The Pantheon Race in Splitgate is a time trial event where players get to chase disco balls while trying to outclass each other. The parkour isn’t that straight forward, however, since you’ll also be teleporting and jumping around in addition to running.  Even if you stick to the core game modes, the game’s weekly challenges may require you to try one of the other modes like the Pantheon Race. If you’ve never tried out one of the Race modes, finding them in the UI can prove itself to be a difficult task./post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-go-datamine-shows-generation-6-pok%C3%A9dex-entries-in-the-game-s-code/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-go-datamine-shows-generation-6-pok%C3%A9dex-entries-in-the-game-s-code/ Another Pokémon Go update went live earlier today, mostly adding or editing new lines of text into the game. And thanks to datamining group PokeMiners, we now know Niantic has added in Pokédex information for every generation six Pokémon.  According to the data, new event clothing, Kalos Pokédex entries, and City Spotlight updates were all included in this most recent patch.  Several new text updates just now. Mostly for the City Spotlight, but also Gen 6 Pokedex texts, and the Pokemon HOME event's clothing!