/Recent content 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/all-turk-no-26-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-turk-no-26-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/ The last season of Fortnite had the Marvel hype going for it and Chapter Two, season five is already looking to challenge its highs with the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda. The new season also brought new game-changing features that gave Fortnite a breath of fresh air. There are certainly more things to do around the map in Chapter Two, season five and the biggest reason behind that has been the Bounty quests. These quests are obtainable through NPCs spread across the map and award players with Gold Bars, a currency that players can use to buy Exotic weapons./post/alphari-returns-to-liquid-s-starting-lcs-roster-will-share-playing-time-with-jenkins-in-week-6-of-2021-lcs-summer-split/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/alphari-returns-to-liquid-s-starting-lcs-roster-will-share-playing-time-with-jenkins-in-week-6-of-2021-lcs-summer-split/ After spending almost the entire 2021 Summer Split away from competitive play, Team Liquid’s superstar top laner Alphari is finally set to come back to the team’s main LCS roster for week six of the season, the organization announced today. In the latest episode of Liquid’s seasonal vlog “SQUAD,” the team’s current head coach Jonas “Kold” Andersen said Alphari isn’t the definitive starter just yet because he’ll still be sharing playing time with Jenkins./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/league-s-old-dodge-stat-is-actually-still-in-the-game-but-riot-s-never-going-to-turn-it-on-again/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-old-dodge-stat-is-actually-still-in-the-game-but-riot-s-never-going-to-turn-it-on-again/ Long-time League of Legends players will remember a since-forgotten stat that used to factor into the game—”Dodge.” While it hasn’t played a part for years, it seems Riot Games never actually removed the controversial old stat from the game. While responding to a post on the League subreddit, a developer confirmed, to their knowledge, Dodge is still present in the game, though there are no plans to re-enable it. Riot Galaxy Smash prefaced their Reddit response by ensuring League fans that the Dodge mechanic won’t be coming back into use, but for now, every champion does have their own dodge stat./post/the-best-vk-47-flatline-skins-in-apex-legends/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-vk-47-flatline-skins-in-apex-legends/ Do you remember what first-person shooter games were like before weapon skins? We can’t. That’s probably because it was so boring before everyone was able to spend a little bit of dough to express themselves via an outlandish or awesome gun skin. Apex Legends has a good amount of weapon skins. Some of them can be crafted for free using materials earned in-game, while others can be bought using real-life money./post/what-is-sbmm-skill-based-matchmaking-explained/Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-sbmm-skill-based-matchmaking-explained/ The primary goal for any developer creating a multiplayer title is to ensure their player base’s longevity. A common threat to this goal is an unbalanced matchmaking system that will frequently pit players against opponents who are far below or above them in skill level, resulting in the player either feeling unchallenged or frustrated. Enter skill-based matchmaking, a system that’s designed to work in the background and pit players of similar skill against each other during the matchmaking process./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/korrak-the-bloodrager-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/korrak-the-bloodrager-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/ If you want big mean Legendaries, then you’ll love Hearthstone’s next expansion, Fractured in Alterac Valley. One of the latest cards revealed is an incredibly mean Troll named Korrak the Bloodrager. Korrak the Bloodrager is a Legendary neutral minion with a powerful Deathrattle. He also makes use of the game’s new Honorable Kill mechanic. Korrak costs four mana and has 3/5 base stats. Korrak’s Deathrattle states if he is not Honrably Killed, he will be resummoned./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/melmetal-vmax-legendary-birds-and-a-new-mechanic-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-expansion/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/melmetal-vmax-legendary-birds-and-a-new-mechanic-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-expansion/ The Pokémon Go and Pokémon TCG collaboration special set will start releasing in waves on July 1, and The Pokémon Company has revealed a few more cards that will be included in some of those products—including a new gameplay mechanic.  Almost all of the cards are Basic variants of popular Pokémon, including Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, along with the set’s original Energy cards being revealed with the Pokémon Go logo present on them just like with basically every other card in the set./post/the-best-defensive-backs-in-madden-nfl-22/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-defensive-backs-in-madden-nfl-22/ Defensive backs face wide receivers in an athletic and dynamic battle on every snap. These players defend the backline of the team. When deep balls are thrown or a player gets through linebackers, the defensive backs that are the last line of defense. Legendary units like the Legion of Boom in Seattle could shut down a team’s passing attack with hard-hitting ball hawks. A great secondary will slow down receivers and keep your opponent from throwing the deep ball on every snap./post/the-steam-deck-s-exclusive-carrying-case-and-how-to-get-it/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-steam-deck-s-exclusive-carrying-case-and-how-to-get-it/ Often leading the way for PC gaming, Valve set the gaming world ablaze with the announcement of its new Steam Deck handheld earlier this month. With striking similarities to the Nintendo Switch, Valve will now allow gamers to take their PC games on the go with its easy-to-use device.  Reservations for the handheld opened last week, with three variations of the machine available at launch. For those still needing help deciding which model to purchase, we wanted to show you how to get the exclusive carrying case for the new Valve Steam Deck./post/where-to-find-your-screenshots-in-genshin-impact/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-your-screenshots-in-genshin-impact/ The world of Genshin Impact is a beautiful utopia for you to explore. You could find yourself staring at an epic sight or enjoying a fight and taking a screenshot to remember it. However, after taking that picture, where on earth does it go? The screenshot won’t appear in-game when you take a picture using the Camera option in the main menus and there’s no way to open the photos in-game at all./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/blizzard-entertainment-removes-the-letter-z-from-zarya-skins-after-russian-invasion/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-entertainment-removes-the-letter-z-from-zarya-skins-after-russian-invasion/ The letter Z has seemingly been removed from Zarya’s Arctic and Siberian Front skins in Overwatch following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on Feb. 24. The letter Z is a pro-war symbol of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. This change, however, was not mentioned in the latest Overwatch patch notes. As noted by users on Overwatch’s subreddit, the letter Z was previously placed on the Russian hero’s chest./post/hellraisers-suspends-operations-for-duration-of-ukraine-invasion/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hellraisers-suspends-operations-for-duration-of-ukraine-invasion/ Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, HellRaisers has released a detailed statement on the conflict and announced it is suspending all operations until the war concludes.  The Ukrainian esports organization deemed it could not continue operating as normal while dealing with the escalating events of the invasion.  pic.twitter.com/itBIPDdwtK — HellRaisers (@HELLRAISERSgg) March 2, 2022 “The HellRaisers project can’t keep working in a current situation and will be on hold until the war ends,” HellRaisers said./post/how-to-unlock-carnage-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-carnage-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/ Carnage is finally here. Fortnite Chapter Two, season Eight is here today, and one of its most anticipated is a skin themed after one of Marvel’s most iconic symbiotes. First teased in the season’s teaser trailer before being revealed in the Battle Pass trailer, Carnage is going to be one of the hot items from this season. A collaboration with Marvel coming just over a month ahead of the Sony-produced sequel film Venom: Let there be Carnage, players can take on the mantle as this violent symbiote in-game./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/players-achieve-ultra-unlock-bonuses-for-pokemon-go-adventure-week/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/players-achieve-ultra-unlock-bonuses-for-pokemon-go-adventure-week/ As part of Pokémon Go Fest 2022, Niantic advertised Ultra Unlock bonuses again, giving players the ability to add more content to future events by completing certain challenges and reaching milestones before Go Fest ended.  Among the Ultra Unlock content available, players have already reached the milestones to change the upcoming iteration of Adventure Week event into Ultra Adventure Week.  This won’t change too much about the core aspects of the event, which is set to run from June 7 to June 12, but it does add several new pieces of content, including more bonuses and event-exclusive research./post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-rules-updated-with-rule-box-clarification-ahead-of-chilling-reign-launch/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-rules-updated-with-rule-box-clarification-ahead-of-chilling-reign-launch/ The Pokémon Company has updated the Pokémon TCG Banned and Rule Change list for the upcoming release of Chilling Reign on June 18.  Because the current state of the Pokémon TCG is still in flux, there are no new bans being made for the Standard or Expanded format lists. But there is a new rule clarification that will be put into effect on July 2.  Starting with Battle Styles, a new term called Rule Box will be introduced to the game as a way to refer to a specific element on some Pokémon cards that reference the word “rule./post/when-will-brawl-stars-season-9-brawlywood-release/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-brawl-stars-season-9-brawlywood-release/ Brawl Stars fans were offered more information a few days ago on what’s to come next month in Supercell’s latest Brawl Talk on YouTube. The upcoming season will be called Brawlywood. Its name is self-explanatory: It will be Hollywood-themed, with new exclusive skins inspired by famous movies or film-making jobs and new cosmetic items. It will also feature Lola, a new Brawler of chromatic rarity. She’s a superstar using her fox to go into battle./post/are-the-iphone-13-mini-pro-and-pro-max-waterproof/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-the-iphone-13-mini-pro-and-pro-max-waterproof/ No phone is truly waterproof, but the iPhone 13 and its models are more water-resistant than other phones. This doesn’t mean they are completely waterproof, however, but some of their features let them withstand the damage a bit better than other devices. The iPhone 13 is not 100 percent waterproof, however, and was never meant to be. All models of the iPhone 13 are safe from accidental spills and rain, as well as most common water-related incidents./post/fall-guys-goes-free-to-play-launches-for-nintendo-switch-and-xbox-on-june-21/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fall-guys-goes-free-to-play-launches-for-nintendo-switch-and-xbox-on-june-21/ Just under two years after launching, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is making the leap to free-to-play on June 21, alongside a launch on several new platforms and a new season of content.  This big update will feature Fall Guys finally hitting the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and the Epic Games Store. A next-gen PlayStation 5 version of the game will also become available on the same day, with cross-play, cross-platform parties, and cross-progression fully supported across all platforms./post/how-to-become-a-zombie-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-become-a-zombie-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The zombie problem in Verdansk is growing by the day and it’s recently reached concerning levels. Toxic zones that were located around Shipwreck and Prison are stronger than ever and they’re now marked on the Call of Duty: Warzone map with a nuclear symbol. Around the end of November, zombies made their first appearance on the map. They came inside a mysterious ship, Vodianoy, that was believed to be submerged. Players had to battle a horde of zombies to unlock the hidden chest inside Vodianoy./post/how-to-get-overwatch-s-pink-mercy-skin/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-overwatch-s-pink-mercy-skin/ A new Overwatch skin, Pink Mercy, was released by Blizzard yesterday. It’s immediately gained a lot of attention—as a charity skin, it’s a new type of skin campaign from Blizzard. Beyond that, the skin’s a damn masterpiece. Proceeds from the $15 Pink Mercy skin will be donated to Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The skin isn’t unlocked like regular Overwatch skins. Instead, players who want Pink Mercy must purchase the skin through Blizzard, either in-game or through the Blizzard website./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/the-best-landing-spots-for-10-of-the-biggest-league-of-legends-free-agents-this-offseason/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-landing-spots-for-10-of-the-biggest-league-of-legends-free-agents-this-offseason/ The professional League of Legends offseason is still heating up, and countless rumors are already out in the ether. With that in mind, this year’s free agency period has the potential to be jam-packed with roster moves.  This offseason, teams across the globe will be looking to rebuild and re-tool their lineups, with more players poised to swap teams than ever before. Additionally, dozens of players are set to see their contracts expire in just a few days, setting up this upcoming offseason to be littered with buyouts, trades, and free agent signings across all four of game’s major regions./post/apex-s-loba-may-use-her-cane-in-a-skydive-emote/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-loba-may-use-her-cane-in-a-skydive-emote/ Respawn revealed Loba as Apex Legends’ next character, but the company may also have given away one of her emotes. A promotional image hints that Loba could use her cane in a skydive animation. The image shows Loba sitting on her cane after jumping from the dropship and the device on her staff seems to rotate like a turbine or helix. The image is named “apex-screenshot-season-5-loba-skydive,” which also hints at the purpose of the animation./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/league-players-discover-bug-with-jhin-s-w-ability-in-new-shan-hai-scrolls-skin/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-players-discover-bug-with-jhin-s-w-ability-in-new-shan-hai-scrolls-skin/ League’s new Shan Hai Scrolls skins for Nautilus, Neeko, Jhin, and Cho’Gath released today on live servers, but it seems Jhin gets an extra unintended buff when dressed in this new look. A Reddit clip showed Shan Hai Scrolls Jhin facing off against a Caitlyn, but when he went to W the Caitlyn to root her in place, the animation occurs but no visual indicator to show its direction is displayed./post/sources-soniqs-benches-crunchy-and-iyen/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-soniqs-benches-crunchy-and-iyen/ North American organization Soniqs has moved VALORANT players Iyengaran “Iyen” Raju and Ethan “Crunchy” Laker to the bench, multiple sources told Dot Esports on March 7. The team will be rebuilt around Bob Tran and Jason “JSUNG” Sung, who is the sole North American on the Australian roster.  Soniqs bowed out of both the NA VALORANT Champions Tour Challengers One open qualifiers following defeats to Knights on Jan. 30 and Luminosity on Feb./post/talon-esports-signs-q-to-dota-2-roster/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/talon-esports-signs-q-to-dota-2-roster/ Talon Esports made waves when it revealed it would be entering Dota 2 for the first time to compete in the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit. That initial venture, however, ended with a middling run in Southeast Asia’s Division II regional league and management deciding to make a few changes.  Now, as teams finalize their rosters before the second Tour of the DPC, Talon has signed Worawit “Q” Mekchai to its roster./post/tfue-appears-to-say-racial-slur-on-stream/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tfue-appears-to-say-racial-slur-on-stream/ Popular Fortnite star Turner “Tfue” Tenney appears to have used the n-word during a live broadcast. Tfue seemingly let the word slip while streaming Minecraft yesterday. https://livestreamfails.com/post/59935 In the video, the streamer is slashing down a group of pillagers when he let out a slew of curses. “You guys fucking killed all the villagers, man,” Tfue said. “Y’all motherfuckers killed them [******]. You can suck my pee pee, man.”/post/the-best-darius-counters-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-darius-counters-in-league-of-legends/ Darius has been a part of the League of Legends champion roster for almost 10 years. Since his release in May 2012, Darius has barely been changed. When he made his debut in the game, he was heralded as one of the best one-vs-one top laners—and that still remains true to this day. The Hand of Noxus can quickly burst down opponents and his potential to snowball into the late-game is enormous./post/what-are-prestige-skins-in-apex-legends/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-prestige-skins-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends is celebrating its third anniversary for the first three weeks of its new season Defiance. Starting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, this celebration will include a new collection event. This event will bring matching legendary squad skins to Apex alongside a new type of cosmetic: Prestige skins. The first Prestige skin will be for Bloodhound and will serve as the reward for purchasing the collection event’s full catalog, in place of where an Heirloom or Heirloom Shards would traditionally be./post/all-tm-locations-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-tm-locations-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Technical Machines (TM) are the cornerstone of any Pokémon game, supplying endless amounts of useful moves to Pokémon that can learn them. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, TMs return in droves with a new line of moves to conquer—as long as you can find them. TMs are scattered across the world for you to find and can turn up in many places. They can either be earned from completing Gym Challenges or minigames, bought from Pokémon Centers and Stores, or found on the various Routes as Yellow Poké Balls./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/duardo-silva-finally-gives-apex-a-new-big-bad/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/duardo-silva-finally-gives-apex-a-new-big-bad/ Apex Legends promises a villain with its newest season, and Mad Maggie is more than happy to play that role. The newest Stories from the Outlands and the season 12 launch trailer feature another villain prominently, however: Duardo Silva, CEO of Silva Pharmaceuticals and father of Octane.  It is Silva who rescues Mad Maggie from execution in favor of bringing her to the Apex Games. It’s Silva who appears to phase Olympus from its position high in the sky, nearly sending it crashing into Psamathe’s surface and wreaking havoc on Olympus itself along the way./post/tapu-fini-araquanid-and-shiny-binacle-surf-into-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-water-festival/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tapu-fini-araquanid-and-shiny-binacle-surf-into-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-water-festival/ Pokémon Go players are being tasked with hitting the waves in the Alola region since the Water Festival event is bringing Dewpider, Araquanid, and the guardian deity of Poni Island, Tapu Fini to the game for the first time as the Season of Alola begins to wind down.  Along with the new Alolan Pokémon appearing, players can also encounter a special event Lapras wearing a scarf, which can be Shiny if you are lucky enough to find one./post/twitter-user-creates-elden-ring-x-tekken-mod/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitter-user-creates-elden-ring-x-tekken-mod/ Twitter user Ultraboy showed off an incredible mod that featured several Elden Ring characters in the popular Tekken fighting game franchise. FromSoftware’s Elden Ring has been a smash success for the studio, breaking sale records and earning the acclaim of players and critics almost unanimously. The game’s far-reaching success has been displayed even outside the Lands Between, as fan art, murals, and other game mods have surfaced. Elden Ring,But it's actually Tekken pic./post/valorant-player-makes-waves-with-water-based-agent-concept/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-makes-waves-with-water-based-agent-concept/ A VALORANT player shared their concept for a new agent with water-based abilities that could potentially cause a splash.  New VALORANT agents are always exciting since they shake up the meta and give players a new character to use. Riot Games has added several new agents throughout the last year and a half, but some players have taken the matter into their own hands, creating exciting agent concepts.  fan VALORANT agent Finn!/post/when-does-control-return-to-apex-legends/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-control-return-to-apex-legends/ Apex Legends’ Control mode first launched in the shooter in season 12, bringing a larger-scale approach to the game. Instead of the usual three-vs-three format, Control has two teams of nine players battling out against each other, bringing a Battlefield-esque experience to Apex. In addition to the higher player count, Control offers a series of other tweaks that make it far more fast-paced and dynamic than other game modes. Respawns and base healing items are infinite, meaning players can die and have a short window to get back to the fight or pop some heals without worrying about running out of them./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-does-jin-gitaxias-work-in-magic-the-gathering/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-jin-gitaxias-work-in-magic-the-gathering/ Jin-Gitaxias has returned to Magic: The Gathering Standard with a new card printed in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, and it has all of the annoying qualities Blue control players love to take advantage of. Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant is a seven-mana Legendary creature requiring two Blue mana. Despite having just a 5/5 body, the creature gains value because of its two abilities. Making copies with Jin-Gitaxias The first ability on the card duplicates any spell that you play./post/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/how-to-report-players-in-halo-infinite/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-report-players-in-halo-infinite/ It wouldn’t be an online multiplayer game without some people being rude for no reason. Naturally, there’s a reporting system in Halo Infinite you can use to report the shameful cheaters and throwers you will inevitably come across at least once. But how does it work? How to report players in Halo Infinite Start by opening the pause menu, either by hitting Escape on the keyboard or the Start button on your controller./post/how-to-unlock-allied-races-in-wow-shadowlands/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-allied-races-in-wow-shadowlands/ World of Warcraft features 10 Allied Races with Void Elf, Lightforged Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarf, Kul Tiran Human, and Mechangnome for the Alliance and Nightborne, Highmountain Tauren, Zandalari Troll, Mag’har Orc, and Vulpera for the Horde.  Each Allied Race has its own emote, mount, heritage armor set, and racial ability, along with a unique look. But unlike the other 14 playable races in the game, unlocking Allied Races requires completing a questline and obtaining various achievements./post/izpah-and-angelarcher-join-g2-esports-league-of-legends-staff/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/izpah-and-angelarcher-join-g2-esports-league-of-legends-staff/ G2 Esports has strengthened its case to become champions of Europe once again. The organization picked up Oliver “IzpAH” Steer as its League of Legends manager and Luciana “AngelArcher” Nadrag as an analyst today. IzpAH was formerly the manager for Fnatic during the team’s legendary undefeated regular season in the 2015 Summer Split before he decided to join OG as its Dota 2 manager. That team went on to win The International in 2018 and 2019./post/na-vi-completes-its-valorant-roster-by-signing-4-nopressure-players/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/na-vi-completes-its-valorant-roster-by-signing-4-nopressure-players/ Natus Vincere has finalized its VALORANT lineup with the addition of four players from non-sponsored team NoPressure, the Ukrainian organization announced today. Vladyslav “Arch” Svistov, Denis “dinkzj” Tkachev, Artur “7ssk7” Kiurshyn, and Mikhail “Duno” Fokin competed with Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin, Na’Vi’s first VALORANT player, under the tag NoPressure at the CIS VCT Stage Three: Challengers One event where they beat forZe twice and finished runners-up to Gambit, earning a spot in the Challengers Playoffs. The decision to sign these four players was directly influenced by the results they achieved with Cloud./post/the-7-best-headsets-for-valorant/Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-7-best-headsets-for-valorant/ Headsets are one of the most underrated and most effective pieces of gaming equipment. We often forget about them while focusing on finding the most stacked PC and the perfect monitor. Sound is notably an important part of any FPS game. Hearing the footsteps of your enemies in VALORANT can allow you to pinpoint their location and stay one step ahead of them. Hearing well isn’t the only thing headsets are good for, however./post/c9-s-alex-spotted-on-valorant-champions-tour-team-sign-up-page-could-be-competing-in-phase-2/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/c9-s-alex-spotted-on-valorant-champions-tour-team-sign-up-page-could-be-competing-in-phase-2/ The captain of the now-disbanded Cloud9 Colossus could be making his move over to VALORANT in the near future. Alex McMeekin, a decorated CS:GO in-game leader from the U.K., posted a VALORANT video on Twitter the same day C9 stepped back from CS:GO. His only post since then has been a link to his stream, where he played more VALORANT. https://t.co/VDuZO5MW6T — C9.Colossus ALEX (@CSGOALEX) March 26, 2021 But the real eye-opening development is his supposed appearance on a team page on the official website for the VALORANT Champions Tour./post/c%C3%B3mo-evolucionar-inkay-a-malamar-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/c%C3%B3mo-evolucionar-inkay-a-malamar-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ El Psicoespectáculo de Pokémon Go te podrá parecer un evento bastante sencillo a simple vista, pero hay un elemento que lo cambia todo. Uno de los principales atractivos del evento más reciente es el Inkay de tipo sombrío/psíquico que hace su debut en Pokémon Go, apareciendo en las incursiones salvajes y de una estrella. Inkay es un poco extraño, no solo por su tipo, sino también porque hace honor a su título de Pokémon Rotación con su método de evolución, lo que podría confundir a las y los jugadores que no se han encontrado con el nativo de Kalos en el pasado./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/here-are-all-the-care-package-weapons-in-apex-legends-season-12/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-care-package-weapons-in-apex-legends-season-12/ Apex Legends’ 12th season is bringing some changes to the weapon pool. Though most of the Care Package weapons will stay the same, fans can expect to see one weapon return to floor loot—and another one taking its place. In addition to changes to the Care Package, the Longbow and the Flatline will be exclusive to replicators come season 12, meaning fans will always know where to find them—if they have enough Crafting Materials to get them, that is./post/how-to-acquire-all-teamwork-and-strategy-challenge-titles-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-acquire-all-teamwork-and-strategy-challenge-titles-in-league-of-legends/ As much as some players would like to solo carry their games in League of Legends, most people know working together with your teammates is the best way to find success when trying to climb from the bottom of the ladder to the top. Good planning, communication, and coordination can be all you need to rack up a mean win streak, and Riot Games is ready to reward players with more than just their precious Elo./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/the-best-small-computer-speakers/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-small-computer-speakers/ While they aren’t the best for competitive gaming, small computer speakers can be perfect for casual gaming and anyone who just wants to enjoy their PC without the hassle of wearing headphones. The smallest computer speakers are 2.0 models, which come as a set of two speakers with no subwoofer. This type of speaker can’t compete with 2.1 models, including a subwoofer or true 5.1 surround sound systems, but they are affordable and offer clear sound at reasonably high volumes./post/when-does-lost-ark-release/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-lost-ark-release/ The MMO genre is quickly becoming congested. And while Lost Ark was previously only expected to be available in Asia and Russia, Amazon Games is bringing the action-focused RPG to the West. Originally released exclusively in Korea in 2018, the game has since been beta-tested in Russia as it looks to expand its breadth to other regions. Though the game’s foray into North America and Europe appeared uncertain, Summer Game Fest this year unveiled that Amazon Games will be publishing the game for a Western audience./post/aatrox-quick-start-guide-items-runes-abilities-and-counters/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/aatrox-quick-start-guide-items-runes-abilities-and-counters/ Aatrox’s massive update finally arrived today with League of Legends Patch 8.13. He doesn’t just look prettier, either. This was a complete update of his gameplay, from his abilities to his animations, and that means if you want to play him, you need to re-learn him. Fortunately, we were able to snag him a few times on the PBE during his testing cycle, as well as during a couple of games immediately after his full release, so we’re able to help you out./post/apex-player-lands-3-cross-map-arc-stars-in-arenas/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-player-lands-3-cross-map-arc-stars-in-arenas/ One Apex Legends player has given new meaning to the phrase “going long” with three incredible blind Arc Star throws. Reddit user talalm5 shared a clip of the play to Reddit, and it’s already earning tons of acclaim. At the start of the video, talalm5 stands at the ready in spawn on the Phase Runner Arenas map, pulling out an Arc Star for good measure. Fuse play of the day from apexlegends As soon as the gate opens, they immediately shoot three Arc Stars toward the opposing team’s spawn without taking even a single step forward./post/elden-ring-holds-top-spot-in-us-game-sales-beats-out-already-huge-launch-month/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/elden-ring-holds-top-spot-in-us-game-sales-beats-out-already-huge-launch-month/ Elden Ring, the fantasy action role-playing game from FromSoftware and Bandai Namco, retained the first position in the NPD Group US game sales ranking, as shared by Mat Piscatella, director of NPD, on Twitter today. The March chart from NPD of the top 20 video games is based on surveys carried out in most of the country’s major distributors and lists the most profitable games — not just in units sold either, as digital sales are also counted./post/how-to-unlock-the-lara-croft-skin-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-lara-croft-skin-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ The upcoming Fortnite season is around the corner with its release later today, and numerous users have leaked several new features and plenty of cosmetic items that will join the game. Chapter Two, season six of Fortnite will feature new skins with various themes, including Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, and Raven from DC’s Teen Titans. These skins will be available in the season six’s battle pass. Here is how to unlock the upcoming Lara Croft skin in Fortnite‘s Chapter two, season six./post/tencent-banned-over-3-8-million-hackers-in-pubg-mobile-last-week/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tencent-banned-over-3-8-million-hackers-in-pubg-mobile-last-week/ PUBG Mobile has seen more than its fair share of hackers, with Tencent banning millions of players every week for cheating. From June 18 to 24, the developer banned 3,883,690 accounts for cheating in the battle royale game. About 76 percent of those players were banned for modifying their character models. Five percent were using speed hacks, four percent were modifying the area damage, while seven percent were using x-ray vision and auto-aim hacks./post/the-coolest-gaming-tech-from-ces-2022/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-coolest-gaming-tech-from-ces-2022/ CES 2022 might have been shattered by the specter of Omicron, but the world’s largest technology show still had plenty of gaming tech on offer. Samsung Odyssey Ark’s was wonderfully over the top Curved screens have been around for a while, but there’s nothing quite like the Samsung Odyssey Ark, a giant 55-inch curved screen designed specifically for gaming and content creation. The idea of the Ark is to allow more comfortable multi-tasking, by supporting multiple full-size windows in your natural view./post/when-will-serenitea-pot-maintenance-in-genshin-impact-end/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-serenitea-pot-maintenance-in-genshin-impact-end/ The world of Genshin Impact is rich with a sometimes overwhelming amount of gameplay options. The Serenitea Pot is one gameplay feature that allows players to fully customize multiple realms of their own. It’s a portable home for the Traveler to access at any point whilst on the go and also has many useful features to help with other aspects of Genshin Impact gameplay. However, the ability to edit within the Serenitea Pot came to a halt when miHoYo began maintenance on the feature./post/wild-rift-s-free-champion-rotation-june-16/Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wild-rift-s-free-champion-rotation-june-16/ League of Legends: Wild Rift has over 70 champions right now, but new characters are constantly joining the fold. While Riot gives players many ways to unlock these champions through events and in-game currency, it can be a tedious and slow process. Players can still, however, get a feel of all of the champions by playing them during the free rotation. Every week, Riot adds 10 champions to the free-to-play rotation./post/ahq-s-westdoor-and-albis-are-stepping-down-from-competitive-play/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ahq-s-westdoor-and-albis-are-stepping-down-from-competitive-play/ Two of the LMS region’s best players will be taking an extended break from the competitive scene for the 2018 season. Mid laner Liu “westdoor” Shu-Wei and support Kang “Albis” Chia-Wei, who have both spent the majority of their careers at ahq e-Sports Club, will be take time to spend with their families, ahq announced earlier today. Westdoor joined ahq on March 2013 and helped the team achieve some success in the LMS region, picking up the 2015 LMS Spring Split title./post/all-mc-championship-mcc-pride-2022-teams/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mc-championship-mcc-pride-2022-teams/ Noxcrew is bringing back non-canon MC Championship (MCC) events in June, running the second iteration of MCC Pride in partnership with The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ+ youth. Running on June 18, the Minecraft tournament will highlight new and returning players within the LGTBQIA+ community while raising money in the Decision Dome.  🏳️‍🌈MCC Pride: 2022🏳️‍⚧️ Coming to the Decision Dome on Saturday 18th June👑 pic./post/best-wireless-controllers-for-nintendo-switch/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-wireless-controllers-for-nintendo-switch/ The Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons offer a simple way to experience some of the unique games the Switch has to offer. However, not everyone is a fan of the Joy-Cons. Thankfully, there are alternative controller options for the Switch.  With the Switch having access to nearly 50 years worth of Nintendo games spanning across multiple platforms, gamers may need more than one type of controller. Listed below are the best wireless Nintendo Switch controllers./post/frost-fatales-an-all-women-speedrunning-event-raises-over-132-000-for-charity/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/frost-fatales-an-all-women-speedrunning-event-raises-over-132-000-for-charity/ Frost Fatales, a speedrunning competition that’s part of Games Done Quick, ended its week-long event yesterday and raised over $132,000 for Malala Fund. The event was organized by the Frame Fatales community and saw over 50 speedruns in the competition between Feb. 27 and March 6. Some games that the women chose to speedrun were Fire Emblem: Three Houses, DuckTales, Kingdom Hearts 2, Mass Effect, and much more. 🏁Time🏁#FrostFatales 2022 raised a total of $132,350 for @MalalaFund!/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-new-world-patch-1-0-3/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-new-world-patch-1-0-3/ Amazon is finally following through with its promise of adding character server transfers to New World in Patch 1.0.3. The feature has been in the works for several weeks and is now in its testing phase. The devs have decided to take a “safe, incremental approach” to rolling out transfers to all players and are taking the process step by step. “When all worlds are back online from downtime, our plan is to monitor the framework we created without turning transfers on immediately,” Amazon said./post/how-to-find-predator-s-apartment-at-hunter-s-haven-in-fortnite/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-predator-s-apartment-at-hunter-s-haven-in-fortnite/ Fortnite has a new challenge to go along with today’s release of the NPC boss Predator, who can be found and fought in Stealthy Stronghold. The challenge requires players to visit Predator’s apartment in Hunter’s Haven while kitted out as Predator himself. To clarify, you can’t simply find Predator’s apartment. You need to unlock the Predator skin and use it.  Getting the skin itself is easy enough. All you need to do is go to Stealthy Stronghold and take out the boss./post/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/mtg-creates-japanese-alternate-art-for-war-of-the-spark-planeswalkers/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-creates-japanese-alternate-art-for-war-of-the-spark-planeswalkers/ The newest expansion to Magic: The Gathering, War of the Spark, is collaborating with Japanese artists for the first time in creating alternate-art for all 36 planeswalkers. Set to release at the end of April, the additional artwork appeals to those in Japan and anime enthusiasts around the globe. The final battle on Ravnica is the focus of War of the Spark, featuring a total of 36 planeswalkers in one expansion./post/all-cs-go-teams-attending-iem-cologne-2022/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-cs-go-teams-attending-iem-cologne-2022/ IEM Cologne 2022 features a stacked collection of CS:GO teams looking to lift a trophy in the “Cathedral of Counter-Strike.” For the first time since 2019, the playoffs of an event in Cologne will be played in front of a packed crowd in the Lanxess-Arena. IEM Cologne 2022 also represents the latest stop in the fourth season of the Intel Grand Slam. Competing teams are vying for goal of winning four events in the Grand Slam circuit to become champions and take home a $1 million prize pool./post/ea-sports-introduces-liga-nos-tots-team-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-introduces-liga-nos-tots-team-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced the Portuguese Liga NOS Team of the Season (TOTS) team to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. The team has 11 players in total. The highest-rated players include 92-rated Pedro Gonçalves from Sporting, 92-rated Otávio Monteiro from Porto, 91-rated Rafa from Benfica, and 90-rated Alejandro Grimaldo from Benfica. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EA SPORTS FUT (@easportsfut) This team is a part of the minor leagues being released by EA when compared to the previous LaLiga and Bundesliga TOTS teams, but it still has great players either way./post/how-many-spirits-are-there-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-spirits-are-there-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Spirits, the new collectables added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, were added into the game to replace trophies.  Each spirit can be equipped to a character of your choice to give them special bonuses in the Spirits game mode or in the adventure mode “World of Light”.  Some of these bonuses you can get include the ability to walk on fire without taking damage and the ability to deal bonus damage./post/how-to-evolve-meltan-into-melmetal-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-meltan-into-melmetal-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Meltan and Melmetal can finally be added to Pokemon Sword and Shield today thanks to Pokémon Home, even if the method to get the Pokémon into the game is tedious. Meltan is easy to obtain in Pokémon Go, but trainers are looking for easy ways to get it to evolve to Melmetal. There’s no method to evolve the Pokémon on Nintendo Switch similar to Let’s Go, but there is a way to get Melmetal./post/magic-items-are-coming-to-clash-royale/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-items-are-coming-to-clash-royale/ Clash Royale’s next update is adding a feature that will provide players with new ways to progress in the game. These are the Magic Items. There will be five of them coming to Clash Royale, each with a different function. The five Magic Items are Wild Cards, Book of Cards, the Book of Books, Chest Keys, and Magic Coins. Drew Haycock, the community manager of Clash Royale at Supercell, said the goal with this new feature was to make it easier for players to upgrade their cards./post/ranked-queues-for-league-tft-down-due-to-client-issues/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ranked-queues-for-league-tft-down-due-to-client-issues/ Ranked queues for both League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics are currently disabled in every region. An issue surrounding the League client’s login process is currently negatively affecting games, with players experiencing disconnects across the globe.  “We’re aware of a problem causing login attempts to fail and players to be disconnected,” Riot Games’ support Twitter account posted. “Ranked queues have been disabled while we investigate the issue and work on a fix./post/steam-deck-is-now-home-to-over-2-000-verified-and-playable-games/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/steam-deck-is-now-home-to-over-2-000-verified-and-playable-games/ The Steam Deck has surpassed 2,000 Verified and Playable titles, Valve revealed in a tweet. Considering where these numbers were a couple of months ago, Valve looks to have kept busy. Valve’s handheld launched Feb. 25 to fairly positive reception, but its library of Verified titles wasn’t quite as strong as it is today. At launch, there were only about 400 Verified games and 327 Playable games. Since then, Valve has gradually been chipping away at the Steam catalog, verifying titles when possible and also tagging them as Playable if the experience doesn’t check its four boxes: input, display, seamlessness, and system support./post/the-notorious-call-of-duty-warzone-infinite-tactical-equipment-glitch-is-back/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-notorious-call-of-duty-warzone-infinite-tactical-equipment-glitch-is-back/ Last year, a game-breaking bug allowed players to have unlimited tactical equipment in Call of Duty: Warzone. This let players survive indefinitely in the gas with Stims or spam enemies with tactical grenades. And now, a version of the glitch appears to be back. Dozens of people are encountering players using unlimited Stims in their Warzone lobbies.  January 2021 and there is still a way for rats to hide in the gas forever and get free wins?/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/best-moveset-for-mew-and-mewtwo-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-moveset-for-mew-and-mewtwo-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Mew and Mewtwo are two of the strongest Pokémon available in Pokémon Go, and with all of the Kanto-themed events running in the game, they will probably be seeing a spike in usage in the future, too.  The best part about the two Psychic-types is how different they are, while still being strong in multiple roles and team compositions.  Starting with Mew, there isn’t a thing this Pokémon can’t do simply because it has access to more moves than any other Pokémon in the game./post/fallen-s-new-cs-go-team-to-officially-debut-today/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fallen-s-new-cs-go-team-to-officially-debut-today/ Two-time CS:GO Major champions Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, Fernando “fer” Alvarenga, and Lincoln “fnx” Lau will play their first official game today since they signed with Brazilian organization Imperial in February. The decorated trio, as well as Ricardo “boltz” Prass and Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo, will take part in the South American Regional Major Ranking (RMR) first open qualifier and debut against an undefined adversary at 1pm CT. This will be their first chance to secure a spot in the PGL Antwerp Major Americas RMR in April./post/here-s-every-new-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-new-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ As with every new core RPG entry in the Pokémon series, Sword and Shield has a bunch of new Pokémon to capture, train, and add to your collection as you try to be the very best, like no one ever was. To bring all would-be trainers to date, we have compiled a list of all the new Pokémon coming to these games, so you have an idea of what to expect as we head towards the Nov./post/overwatch-hero-junkrat-has-a-new-horde-skin-in-heroes-of-the-storm/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-hero-junkrat-has-a-new-horde-skin-in-heroes-of-the-storm/ A new battleground is coming to Heroes of the Storm, bringing with it a bunch of World of Warcraft–inspired skins. The best one? That’s Sapper Junkrat. The Overwatch hero is getting a Horde-themed makeover for the Echoes of Alterac event in Heroes of the Storm. Echoes of Alterac kicks off on June 12 and runs through July 9. The new battleground, Alterac Pass, is coming the week of June 19, while a new hero, Yrel, unlocks the week of June 12./post/the-6-best-ps4-accessories/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-6-best-ps4-accessories/ Despite being eclipsed by the PlayStation 5, Sony’s PlayStation 4 remains popular. With over 110 million PS4s sold since release, the console should remain relevant for the next few years and still serves as a decent gaming platform. Users looking to improve their PS4 experience have a multitude of options. Sony and third-party companies make accessories to enhance the functionality of the PS4 and make it easier to use.  Here are the best PS4 accessories./post/what-is-the-best-starter-deck-in-yu-gi-oh-master-duel/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-best-starter-deck-in-yu-gi-oh-master-duel/ When players first boot up Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, they will have the option of completing a tutorial that will run them through the core basics of the card game, while also rewarding them with Gems and cards they can use to get started.  Once the tutorial is complete—or skipped if the player already knows how to play Yu-Gi-Oh!—the game will give you the option to select one of three Starter Decks to add to your collection./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-i-in-the-middle/Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-i-in-the-middle/ Wordle is a game that exercises its players’ vocabulary while challenging them to discover a different secret word every day. All answers have the potential to be a new word for some players, in addition, the guessed words may also require some research, especially if the hard mode is on, where players need to use the letters confirmed in the previous words in the new guesses. When the correct answers are words already known to the player, the game can be much easier./post/best-keyboard-for-ipad-air-5-in-2022/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-keyboard-for-ipad-air-5-in-2022/ An incredible M1 chip, a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, and iPadOS have all turned the Apple iPad Air 5 into an excellent replacement for laptops and notebooks. However, having a good keyboard is necessary to make the most out of the iPad Air 5 and use it for writing and editing purposes. With an iPad Air 5 keyboard, you will have a lightweight device that serves as a laptop and is more portable./post/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/how-to-fix-halo-infinite-crashing-on-startup/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-halo-infinite-crashing-on-startup/ Starting up a game is one of the simplest tasks that any gamer can perform, but it may turn into a struggle during launch periods. While most game-breaking errors during launch periods come in the form of errors, there can also be sudden crashes that prevent players from launching the game. Halo Infinite fans have been going through somewhat of a similar situation since the game has been crashing on startup for some players./post/repeat-gg-and-ggwp-academy-partner-up-to-host-esports-tournament-series/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/repeat-gg-and-ggwp-academy-partner-up-to-host-esports-tournament-series/ Written in partnership with Repeat.gg and GGWP Academy. Esports tournament platform Repeat.gg and Australian esports startup Good Game Well Played Academy have announced a global partnership. Their goal is to host esports tournaments for aspiring content creators starting on Jan. 12 in Fortnite, Dota 2, League of Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, and VALORANT. GGWP Academy has assisted countless gamers and content creators in building up their careers and online presence./post/the-best-sett-counters-in-league-of-legends/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-sett-counters-in-league-of-legends/ Sett is one of the most reliable top laners in League of Legends and can provide plenty of utility to his team with his tankiness, true damage, and crowd control. His health bar is deceptive due to his passive, which gives him more health regeneration the lower his health is. As a result, plenty of teams commit into trying to take down Sett and ignore the rest of the team. By picking up champions who can control his laning phase or provide more utility in teamfights, you can shut him down./post/tsm-enters-r6-pro-league-acquires-former-excelerate-gaming-roster/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-enters-r6-pro-league-acquires-former-excelerate-gaming-roster/ TSM entered the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League earlier today with the acquisition of the former Excelerate Gaming roster. The team had been looking for an organization following the exit of EXG at the end of season nine. The R6 Pro League returns tomorrow, June 17, so the organization has come into the scene just in time. While TSM is new to the R6 Pro League, the organization has its hands in a variety of esports./post/virtus-pro-replaces-sanji-with-fl1t-ahead-of-the-major/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/virtus-pro-replaces-sanji-with-fl1t-ahead-of-the-major/ Virtus Pro has signed Evgeny “⁠FL1T⁠” Lebedev from forZe and will use him in the PGL Stockholm Major instead of the support player Sanjar “⁠SANJI⁠” Kuliev. The roster change, announced today, is not definitive. VP will evaluate its roster after the Major. “We want to achieve the best possible result [at the Major], and in order to do so the team needs a new impulse,” Sergey Glamazda, the organization’s CEO, said in a press release./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/how-long-is-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-campaign/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-long-is-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-campaign/ By now, you’ve probably seen the trailer. Explaining the threat of the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the 1980s, the final things fans were told in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War reveal video came from President Ronald Reagan.  “I know you won’t fail us,” he says to punctuate a video of gameplay that hypes up one of America’s most significant modern historical conflicts. Now it’s up to you as a player to prove that you won’t let the President down in a campaign mode for the latest CoD that was officially released today./post/kaceytron-unbanned-from-twitch-after-10-days/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kaceytron-unbanned-from-twitch-after-10-days/ Twitch streamer Kaceytron has had her channel reinstated after the livestreaming platform banned her “indefinitely” for insensitive comments made in regards to the COVID-19 outbreak. The streamer’s ban lasted for 10 days, according to ban tracking site StreamerBans. Twitch originally banned Kaceytron indefinitely on March 17 for violating the platform’s Terms of Service and engaging in “hateful conduct and threats of violence against a person or group of people.” Kaceytron addressed the ban shortly after, citing an insensitive comment regarding COVID-19 that she had made a week prior./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/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-teases-2-upcoming-playable-pok%C3%A9mon-for-april-and-beyond/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-teases-2-upcoming-playable-pok%C3%A9mon-for-april-and-beyond/ The release of Duraludon in Pokémon UNITE was just the beginning of what is set to be a busy two months for the MOBA. Two more Pokémon appear to be joining the battle as playable characters in April. A new in-game teaser within Pokémon UNITE depicts Duraludon looking over a case file of two mysterious Pokémon, both of which are set to join the growing cast of playable Pokémon soon. While the case file provides evidence that the first Pokémon to be released in April is an All-Rounder, there is little known about who the second creature may be./post/rng-s-wei-finishes-msi-2022-with-highest-kda-of-all-players/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rng-s-wei-finishes-msi-2022-with-highest-kda-of-all-players/ From the group stage of MSI 2022 to the finals, Royal Never Give Up made it clear they were set on bringing the trophy back to China for the second year in a row. For their jungler Wei in particular, he can not only revel in another MSI win, but also in achieving the highest KDA at the tournament. Wei ended MSI 2022 with the highest KDA of any player in the tournament at 7./post/timthetatman-hits-4-million-subscribers-on-youtube/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/timthetatman-hits-4-million-subscribers-on-youtube/ Some of Twitch’s former stars announced at the beginning of this month they’d be making the jump to YouTube. Since that recent announcement, TimTheTatman, who debuted on YouTube Gaming on Sept. 2, has already seen substantial growth of his channel. Just shy of a week since announcing the move, Tim’s YouTube community has surpassed 4 million subscribers. According to social media analytics site SocialBlade, Tim has garnered more than 200,000 subscribers since the announcement of his move./post/when-does-destiny-2-s-guardian-games-2021-end/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-destiny-2-s-guardian-games-2021-end/ Destiny 2’s season 14 is only a few weeks away. While many fans are anxiously awaiting the new season, they can pass the time in the Guardian Games event.  The Guardian Games kicked off on April 20, testing the mettle of Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans from all over the world, with many Contender Cards and Triumphs available to complete. Each week since the start of the event was a chance for all classes to prove they’re the top class./post/3-decks-dominating-standard-hearthstone-during-the-first-week-of-forged-in-the-barrens/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/3-decks-dominating-standard-hearthstone-during-the-first-week-of-forged-in-the-barrens/ Hearthstone’s new Forged in the Barrens expansion has been out for nearly a week now. And if you’ve spent any time messing around in ranked Standard, you’ll probably be more than familiar with at least one of the decks mentioned in this article. So far, Forged in the Barrens has produced some of the freshest play Standard Hearthstone has seen in ages. As is to be expected early in the lifespan of an expansion, some decks become refined quicker than others./post/cod-black-ops-4-s-jan-8-update-addresses-new-zombies-features-blackout-looting-improvements-and-league-play/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-black-ops-4-s-jan-8-update-addresses-new-zombies-features-blackout-looting-improvements-and-league-play/ Treyarch has provided Call of Duty fans with information about new features and improvements coming soon to Black Ops 4. Most notably, Treyarch wrote about mastery camos in Zombies and Blackout, upcoming features in Zombies, improved looting for console Blackout players, and the highly-anticipated League Play. Welcome to a new year of #BlackOps4! In today’s update, we've got details on some of our most anticipated upcoming features: • Mastery Camos in Zombies and Blackout/post/hp-just-launched-two-new-omen-gaming-desktops/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hp-just-launched-two-new-omen-gaming-desktops/ HP has two new Omen desktops coming out at CES 2022. The company’s releasing its new top-of-the-range 45L and entry-level 25L to complement the mid-range 40L that’s already on sale on the HP site. Omen 45L The Omen 45L is HP’s new flagship gaming PC and the first to feature the new Cryo Chamber cooling technology. It’s designed for advanced users who want the most powerful gaming rig available and like to tinker and upgrade components./post/league-of-legends-twisted-treeline-mode-shuts-down-tomorrow/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-twisted-treeline-mode-shuts-down-tomorrow/ Twisted Treeline is being retired tomorrow (Nov. 19) at 2am CT, marking the end of the 2019 season and the end of one of League of Legends’ longest game modes. Riot Games senior quality analyst Bazaam informed fans of the shutdown time on Twitter today, encouraging the community to play the three-vs-three game mode while they can. In just under 14 hours, at midnight PST, the Twisted Treeline will shut down./post/new-pokemon-special-deck-set-announced-featuring-shiny-zacian-and-zamazenta-v-eternatus-and-more/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pokemon-special-deck-set-announced-featuring-shiny-zacian-and-zamazenta-v-eternatus-and-more/ A unique Pokémon OCG Special Deck Set has been announced for distribution in Japan starring shiny forms of Zacian and Zamazenta. The Special Deck Set, called Zaican, Zamazenta vs. Eternatus, includes two 60 card decks featuring the previously mentioned two shiny forms for the first time in Pokémon OCG, as well as reprints of Eternatus V and V Max. ポケモンカードゲームの新商品「スペシャルデッキセット ザシアン・ザマゼンタ vs ムゲンダイナ」が、11月5日（金）に発売！ 色違いのザシアンとザマゼンタが、ポケモンVとなって登場するよ！ ぜひチェックしてね！https://t.co/2eOgjdePSR #ポケカ pic.twitter.com/MkJUTCI4Ub — ポケモン公式ツイッター (@Pokemon_cojp) October 1, 2021 Also included in the set are two deck cases with four dividers each, two coins, a card box to safely store your cards, a damage counter case, a player guide, and damage counters./post/slacked-benched-by-florida-mutineers-following-stage-2-major-of-2021-call-of-duty-league-season/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/slacked-benched-by-florida-mutineers-following-stage-2-major-of-2021-call-of-duty-league-season/ The Stage Two Major of the 2021 Call of Duty League season just ended a few moments ago but some franchises are already making roster changes to prepare for Stage Three. Slacked has been benched by the Florida Mutineers, the 23-year-old announced today. Slacked said he’s “not sure what the future looks like” but he plans to keep competing in the Challengers scene. I’ve officially been benched by Florida. Not sure what the future looks like, but will continue to work hard in challengers./post/the-best-pok%C3%A9mon-plush-toys/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pok%C3%A9mon-plush-toys/ Even if you haven’t watched any of the many Pokémon seasons, you’ve probably played a game of two, collected and traded Pokémon cards, or thrown a Poke Ball or two in Pokémon GO. So if that’s you, why not go the extra mile and add the best Pokémon plush toys to your collection? Pokémon Eevee and Pikachu 2 Pack First up on our list of best Pokémon plush toys, we have the two iconic Pokémon that started it all: Eevee and Pikachu!/post/trainwreck-lashes-out-at-narcissistic-twitch-streamers-for-trying-to-be-role-models-online/Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/trainwreck-lashes-out-at-narcissistic-twitch-streamers-for-trying-to-be-role-models-online/ Controversial Twitch star Trainwreck has launched into a tirade on other popular streamers attempting to act as role models, dubbing it “narcissistic.” In the wake of xQc’s return to sponsored gambling streams, Twitch has become a battleground for the moral debate of streamer responsibility. Popular content creators like YouTube duo Ludwig and Sykkuno and Twitch queen Pokimane have sworn off gambling or claimed to ‘have no price.’ Trainwreck, one of Twitch’s longest-running sponsored gambling streamers, took issue with content creators trying to condemn his content./post/analyzing-win-conditions/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/analyzing-win-conditions/ Win Conditions In order to understand what the win conditions of your team composition is, firstly we need to know what this term even means. I give credit to MonteChristo for this term, and it essentially is the series of steps needed to win the game. While the end goal is destroying the enemy nexus, there are a plethora of ways to achieve this goal. 1. Splitpushing: Done with an incredibly strong champion such as Jax or Zed, these champions go into a sidelane, most commonly bottom as it is farthest away from Baron./post/epic-eyes-major-franchises-for-potential-fortnite-crossovers/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/epic-eyes-major-franchises-for-potential-fortnite-crossovers/ Epic Games might be curious as to what players want to see in future Fortnite crossovers if a new survey is to be believed. Epic asked players in a recent survey, according to prominent Fortnite leaker ShiinaBR, how they feel about different media brands and properties, possibly hinting that they may appear in the battle royale title. While no actual images of the survey have made their way online, ShiinaBR posted an extensive list of all the properties mentioned in the survey and some of them are surprising—even for Fortnite./post/high-school-esports-evolve-with-partnership-between-british-esports-association-and-naesf/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/high-school-esports-evolve-with-partnership-between-british-esports-association-and-naesf/ Grassroot esports continues to grow in European high schools with a partnership revealed today between the British Esports Association and the North American Scholastic Esports Federation.  High school associations like the BEA and NAESF are changing perceptions surrounding esports, which is considered an activity and not a sport in the EU and NA. The two associations joined forces today to run joint tournaments and implement new programs on a high school and collegiate level, offering kids structured teams with coaches and a chance to compete on local and national levels./post/how-to-change-the-guild-leader-in-lost-ark/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-the-guild-leader-in-lost-ark/ Smilegate’s Lost Ark includes a lot of different social features, which are at the core of any MMO game. Guilds are one of them, and they continue to be improved by further updates. Joining a guild is more than just a way to meet people in the game. The Sylmael Bloodstone currency allows players to buy honing materials and other useful items to progress through the game and upgrade gear, which is one of the main advantages of being in a guild./post/how-to-complete-summer-heat-bruno-fernandes-objectives-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-summer-heat-bruno-fernandes-objectives-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a Summer Heat 94-rated version of Bruno Fernandes from Manchester United to the objectives’ menu in FIFA 20 today. Bruno Fernandes’ objectives are similar to what EA did with Summer Heat Ferland Mendy from Real Madrid last week. There are four versions of Bruno Fernandes: 90-rated, 91-rated, 92-rated, and 94-rated. You’ll have to use every version in the objectives to finally earn his ultimate 94-rated one. Bruno Fernandes #SummerHeat Objectives!/post/m20-planeswalker-vivien-arkbow-ranger-revealed-at-mtg-mythic-championship-iii/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/m20-planeswalker-vivien-arkbow-ranger-revealed-at-mtg-mythic-championship-iii/ Core Set 2020 Mythic Rare planeswalker Viven Arkbow Ranger was introduced to Magic: The Gathering fans watching the Mythic Championship III day two double-elimination matches on Twitch today. As day two of Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship continues to heat up with the hottest decks in Standard, Vivien, Arkbow Ranger from Core Set 2020 was revealed. Vivien is also featured in the MTG Planeswalker pre-constructed decks with Vivien, Nature’s Avenger. Vivien, Arkbow Ranger Costing four mana (triple green) to cast, Vivien, Arkbow Ranger does what most would expect from a Vivien planeswalker card—strengthen, remove, and find a card./post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-update-reworks-ranked-progression-system/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-update-reworks-ranked-progression-system/ Pokémon UNITE implemented its latest update today, adding Tsareena to the game as well as implementing a handful of bug fixes, balance adjustments, and setting the foundations for the game’s Holiday Festivities on Dec. 15. One major change in the version 1.3.1.1 patch is something ranked players have been asking for. An update to the ranking system will make things fairer for players grinding across the board—but especially in Master Rank./post/the-best-akali-skins-in-league-of-legends/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-akali-skins-in-league-of-legends/ It’s not a particularly well-kept secret that Riot Games loves to make skins for Akali. Among all League of Legends champions on the game’s roster, Akali sits in a tie for fifth with 14 different skins in her catalog.  Practically every skin for Akali is different from a thematic standpoint since the champion is incredibly versatile in her design. With skins where she’s depicted as a samurai-inspired ninja and others where she takes on the appearance of an urban popstar, Akali’s range is unrivaled./post/call-of-duty-warzone-player-accidentally-snipes-an-enemy-out-of-a-plane-while-shooting-godzilla/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-player-accidentally-snipes-an-enemy-out-of-a-plane-while-shooting-godzilla/ A Call of Duty: Warzone player accidentally hit an incredible shot while they were shooting Godzilla in the Operation Monarch event, shooting an enemy flying a plane by mistake.  The Operation Monarch event introduced Godzilla and King Kong, two of the most iconic monsters in history, adding exciting new dangerous encounters for players. Both monsters deal devastating damage as they traverse the map, and players can shoot them for drops and helpful killstreaks./post/how-to-add-a-chat-overlay-to-stream-with-obs-and-slobs/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-add-a-chat-overlay-to-stream-with-obs-and-slobs/ Each streamer tries to create unique content to draw viewers’ attention. While the type and quality of content you produce will be essential in attracting new viewers, there are other variables in the equation that will convince them to stay. Twitch chat is arguably one of the most impactful features of a stream, so much so that there will be viewers tuning in just to hang out in your chat. The chat portion of a stream is usually glued next to the visual feeds, but keeping an eye on it might turn into a cumbersome task when viewers switch to watching your stream on full screen./post/lost-ark-roadmap-reveals-new-classes-region-and-raids-set-to-release-in-april-and-may/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-roadmap-reveals-new-classes-region-and-raids-set-to-release-in-april-and-may/ Lost Ark had its Western release two months ago, unveiling tons of content based on the game version that was released in South Korea in 2019. Players have had a lot of features and content to discover, but Amazon Games is already working on releasing more. A leaked roadmap had hinted at the upcoming content players could expect, but now the official roadmap has been unveiled. The upcoming content will be “focused on horizontal content” and on “giving players clear paths for progression without feeling they need to pay,” Amazon said./post/moistcr1tikal-announces-original-comic-book-godslap/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/moistcr1tikal-announces-original-comic-book-godslap/ Twitch streamer Charlie “moistcr1tikal” White has paid homage to his love for slapping with a new comic book. The series called GODSLAP has its first issue, The Prologue, available for pre-order for the next 30 days. There are four cover variants, and the limited edition variants quickly sold out within the first hour of sales going live. Super excited to finally show this to you all https://t.co/LAMASQhbDR pic.twitter.com/ZuZiU7kPxh — Charlie (@MoistCr1TiKaL) July 5, 2021 In a YouTube video discussing the project, Charlie shared a little about the book and how it came to be./post/more-locations-in-fortnite-targeted-by-earthquakes/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/more-locations-in-fortnite-targeted-by-earthquakes/ Fortnite Chapter Three, season one has been full of dangerous weather and natural disasters, but one of the lesser-known events is now ramping up in intensity. Earthquakes have been making tremors in Fortnite for the last few weeks, leading to the end of the season. In that time, a handful of buildings have been sucked into the ground, creating large holes. As a result, what first started with some light shaking outside of Covert Cavern has evolved into a map-changing event./post/rated-joins-100-thieves-as-call-of-duty-warzone-player-and-content-creator/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rated-joins-100-thieves-as-call-of-duty-warzone-player-and-content-creator/ Former London Royal Ravens player Rated has joined 100 Thieves as a Call of Duty: Warzone player and content creator, the organization announced today. He’s the latest Call of Duty player to join 100T in a content creator position rather than as a professional player.  Rated has years of experience in professional Call of Duty and was one of the first European players to make it to the grand finals of CoD Champs./post/time-warp-banned-in-historic-after-jeskai-turns-takes-strixhaven-championship/Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/time-warp-banned-in-historic-after-jeskai-turns-takes-strixhaven-championship/ Time Warp is now banned from Magic Arena’s eternal format Historic after the dominant performance of Jeskai Turns at last weekend’s Strixhaven Championship, Wizards of the Coast announced today. The five-mana extra turn spell was a key piece in Jeskai Turns, a powerful combo deck that takes advantage of Time Warp and Velomachus Lorehold to bury the opponent in value. Five of the top eight decks at Strixhaven Championship were Jeskai Turns and the winner, Sam Pardee, piloted the list./post/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/all-leaked-skins-and-cosmetics-coming-to-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-leaked-skins-and-cosmetics-coming-to-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/ At last, after weeks of waiting, a new Fortnite season is finally upon us. Chapter Two, season eight, also known as “Cubed,” kicks off today. The island has been overwhelmed with an army of relentless creatures and dozens of giant, purple, scaring-looking, glowing cubes. But, thankfully, like any new season, it’s not all doom and gloom. According to leaks from a few of Fortnite’s most prominent data miners, including iFireMonkey, HYPEX, and Lucas7yoshi, a myriad of skins and cosmetics items are on their way to the game./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/how-to-play-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-with-mouse-and-keyboard-on-ps4-and-xbox-one/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-with-mouse-and-keyboard-on-ps4-and-xbox-one/ Aiming with a controller has been the main problem of any PC player trying to switch to a console. Though players get used to playing on a controller over time, it’s hard to deny that aiming feels more natural with a mouse and keyboard setup. Even players who are well-versed with a controller in adventure games can prefer having a keyboard and mouse setup when it comes to playing first-person-shooter (FPS) games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare./post/miss-fortune-is-joining-legends-of-runeterra-this-week/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/miss-fortune-is-joining-legends-of-runeterra-this-week/ Legends of Runeterra fans were treated to the reveal of the final new champion entering the Bilgewater region today. Miss Fortune is the last champion that will be joining the LoR roster for the game’s official release. She’s a three-cost champion unit with three power and health. She also has an ability where when you attack with Miss Fortune on the field, she deals one damage to every defending enemy unit and the enemy Nexus./post/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/riot-is-giving-away-a-free-league-of-legends-refund-token/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-giving-away-a-free-league-of-legends-refund-token/ Most League of Legends players used up their precious refund tokens years ago. But now, to celebrate the 2020 season, Riot is giving them out for free.  Refund tokens offer players the opportunity to refund a skin, a champion, or any other cosmetic goodie available in League’s shop. If you misclick or simply have a change of heart, you can cash in one of your tokens for a no-questions-asked refund. Once you’ve used up your three tokens, though, they’re gone for good./post/rise-on-the-verge-of-reaching-vct-champions-after-beating-100-thieves-at-na-lcq/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rise-on-the-verge-of-reaching-vct-champions-after-beating-100-thieves-at-na-lcq/ Rise won a huge series against 100 Thieves in the upper bracket final of the NA LCQ, putting them in the grand finals and one series win away from VCT Champions. On Breeze, 100T started on attack and found great success playing back and patiently, letting Rise play ultra aggressively in mid and getting early picks. Hiko delivered a classic clutch in the eighth round, managing a 1v3 on an A site post-plant all on his own, and an Empress-powered Reyna 3K from Asuna in the last round gave 100T 7-5 lead at half-time./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/lol-stat-tracker-op-gg-is-now-available-on-overwolf/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lol-stat-tracker-op-gg-is-now-available-on-overwolf/ This article brought to you by Overwolf. Your path to perfection on Summoner’s Rift just got easier. OP.gg, an analytics website with 30 million monthly active users, now has its own app on Overwolf. Op.GG gives League players the tools to improve their game thanks to billions of data points collected every day by the website. The service is available in 11 regions across 20 different languages, and also provides statistics for other games such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds./post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-25th-anniversary-set-revealed-for-october/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-25th-anniversary-set-revealed-for-october/ The first Pokémon TCG product for October has been revealed and it’s a mini-set to celebrate the Pokémon franchise’s 25th anniversary.  The product will be released as mini-booster packs paired with normal packs from other sets and various promotional items. Each mini-booster will include four cards from the anniversary set.  For now, it sounds like the base mini-set will function similarly to the First Partner packs, which give players three Oversized cards based on the Starter Pokémon of a specific region and two booster packs./post/riot-releases-new-cosmic-lux-story-shaped-by-player-choices-during-dark-star-event/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-new-cosmic-lux-story-shaped-by-player-choices-during-dark-star-event/ It’s been more than a month since the new Dark Star event arrived in League of Legends. But now, fans are finally getting a conclusion to Lux’s internal struggle between the forces of darkness and light in the finale of her Galaxies short story. The ending of the story was, once again, decided by League fans and their decisions during the Dark Star event. If you were hoping for a happy ending, then don’t hold your breath./post/the-best-weapon-skins-in-cs-go-of-2021/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-weapon-skins-in-cs-go-of-2021/ CS:GO’s core gameplay mechanics are relatively easy to understand, and it doesn’t take long before a complete beginner can start picking up the ropes. While the gameplay is engaging enough to make thousands of players come back every day for more action, there’s more to enjoy in CS:GO. Some players enjoy collecting new skins and cosmetics, which allow them to show off their sense of style. Whenever there’s a major content patch, Valve adds new skins to the game, and 2021 was no different./post/where-to-find-a-thermal-fish-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-a-thermal-fish-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ With the removal of building in Fortnite Chapter Two, season three’s new Zero Build mode, players are using stealth and cover more abundantly without the crutch of being able to spawn a makeshift tower out of nowhere. Items like the thermal-scoped assault rifle are now becoming more useful when scanning for enemies, as is the Thermal Fish. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon Thermal Fish is a Legendary rarity fishing item that when consumed, equips the player with temporary thermal vision for a minute, causing enemy player heat signatures to light up./post/where-to-find-furlcalling-finger-remedy-in-elden-ring/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-furlcalling-finger-remedy-in-elden-ring/ An old friend once encouraged many to “cross the gaps between worlds, and engage in jolly co-operation.” Multiplayer has been a staple in FromSoftware titles. Co-op gameplay is a great and fun way to interact with the world of the Lands Between. In Elden Ring, players have the option to play with their friends, summon others into their world for help, and even duel other Tarnished using summon signs that appear on the ground./post/xqc-shares-his-thoughts-on-the-latest-pogchamp-emote/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-shares-his-thoughts-on-the-latest-pogchamp-emote/ PogChamp has been an emote commonly used on Twitch for many years to express surprise or excitement during a stream. Since the initial appearance of the emote was removed from the platform, it has since been replaced with a rotating lineup of faces changing every 24 hours. While some of these faces have worked well by capturing exactly what the emote stands for, its most recent iteration on Jan. 10 received some criticism from users and streamers alike./post/complexity-limit-win-world-of-warcraft-race-to-world-first-castle-nathria/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/complexity-limit-win-world-of-warcraft-race-to-world-first-castle-nathria/ It wasn’t without its tribulations, but after just more than one week, Complexity Limit killed Mythic Sire Denathrius today to win World of Warcraft’s Race to World First for the Castle Nathria raid. Outside of the first couple of bosses, Limit held a lead for practically the entire race that included 10 bosses. And in the process, they notched six World First boss kills, notably including the instance’s final three bosses: Sludgefist, Stone Legion Generals, and Sire Denathrius./post/remove-gods-with-erebos-s-intervention-in-theros-beyond-death/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/remove-gods-with-erebos-s-intervention-in-theros-beyond-death/ Players should start saving Rare wildcards in MTG Arena to unlock today’s Theros: Beyond Death spoiler, Erebos’s Intervention.  A solid answer toward removing indestructible Gods from Theros: Beyond Death (THB) was revealed today. Erebos’s Intervention allows a player to target a creature with -X/-X or exile twice X target cards.  Erebos’s Intervention’s first ability is efficient removal for creatures with indestructible, like the Gods of THB. But it can be used on any type of creature./post/riot-games-reveals-aram-win-rates-for-league-of-legends-patch-9-15/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-games-reveals-aram-win-rates-for-league-of-legends-patch-9-15/ For all the League of Legends ARAM fans, Riot Games has revealed the champions with the best win rates on the Howling Abyss for Patch 9.15. The three best champions in ARAM for the past patch were Swain, Maokai, and Sona, which does make a bit of sense even though two of these champions haven’t been in the regular meta over the past couple of months. Swain had a 59.6 percent win rate due to his good kit for the game mode, with plenty of ways to poke and isolate certain targets with his Nevermove ability./post/some-people-are-reporting-that-their-xbox-one-x-s-are-dying-after-just-a-few-hours-of-use/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/some-people-are-reporting-that-their-xbox-one-x-s-are-dying-after-just-a-few-hours-of-use/ Microsoft’s Xbox One X was released into the wild just yesterday, but already some users are reporting that their consoles have died after just a few hours of use. A thread on gaming forum ResetEra compiled numerous posts from gamers claiming that their Xbox One X’s had “bricked” or refused to turn on. Many of them reported the same story that they had used their console for a while and turned it off, only to try to turn it back on again later and find that it had died./post/the-10-best-sweaty-skins-in-fortnite/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-best-sweaty-skins-in-fortnite/ The term “sweaty” refers to players who try their hardest to win every match of Fortnite, often to the degree that they may start sweating. While you can tell if a player is sweaty based on their movements and strategies, it’s also possible to pick them out by their skins. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon Though countless skins are introduced into Fortnite with each patch, some gain a reputation for being the choice of sweaty players./post/the-6-best-mousepads-for-cs-go/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-6-best-mousepads-for-cs-go/ Having a basic understanding of CS:GO and practicing your skills is essential to becoming a Global Elite player. But your road to the top can be a bumpy one if you haven’t surrounded yourself with the best gaming PC, mouse, keyboard, and headset. Gaming mousepads are one of the most overlooked pieces of equipment while completing a setup, but they’re essential to giving your mouse the gliding quality it deserves. Mousepads tailored for the most competitive gamers come in different shapes, sizes, and textures./post/what-steel-type-pok%C3%A9mon-appear-in-pokemon-go-s-sinnoh-throwback-event/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-steel-type-pok%C3%A9mon-appear-in-pokemon-go-s-sinnoh-throwback-event/ If you are going through the Pokémon Go challenges currently in hopes of getting everything available, you might soon come across a challenge asking you to “Catch a Steel-type Pokémon” in Sinnoh’s Throwback event. While that seems easy enough, the Sinnoh Pokédex doesn’t have that many readily available Steel Pokemon available. So which ones are you looking for? While Empleon, Lucario, and Steelix are viable options, the chances of finding one in the wild are slim to none, which means there is only a handful of other Pokemon that is viable./post/where-to-find-iron-ore-and-iron-ore-veins-in-new-world/Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-iron-ore-and-iron-ore-veins-in-new-world/ After learning the basics of combat and exploration in New World, the game throws you into a dynamic and rich world where one of the foundational facets is crafting. Go to any settlement and you’ll see players surrounding the crafting stalls in the town center, turning resources into goods or other materials. One of the most important resources for making weapons, armor, and other vital goods is iron. Iron is smelted from iron ores, which can be found by harvesting iron ore veins with a pickaxe./post/alex-officially-leaves-vitality/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/alex-officially-leaves-vitality/ Vitality confirmed today that its CS:GO captain ALEX has left the team. The announcement confirms yesterday’s report from 1pv.fr, which claimed that ALEX was leaving due to the constant travel. That reason was confirmed by Vitality and ALEX today. “Last year we traveled 36 weeks of the year and by July I was struggling to keep up with the intense traveling schedule,” ALEX said in a TwitLonger. The former in-game leader said that the team wanted to cut the traveling down to 22 weeks, but that wasn’t possible due to CS:GO‘s current ecosystem./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/new-undercity-skin-line-for-valorant-leaked/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-undercity-skin-line-for-valorant-leaked/ A new skin line collection for VALORANT has appeared online ahead of its scheduled release, again. Images of the “Undercity” bundle have been shared online by Mike from the widely followed @ValorLeaks Twitter account. New Bundle: Undercity | #VALORANT pic.twitter.com/yJHI1o1A3M — Mike – Valorant Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) February 15, 2022 The image of the entire bundle shows the full skin collection for Undercity, with skins for the Judge, Phantom, Classic, Bulldog, and melee./post/one-year-later-forge-s-death-is-still-one-of-apex-legends-finest-moments/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/one-year-later-forge-s-death-is-still-one-of-apex-legends-finest-moments/ It’s not every day that a live service game kills off one of its characters, but that’s exactly what Apex Legends did one year ago today. Forge’s gruesome demise at the hands of Revenant meant far more to the battle royale than if the champion had stayed alive. Forge is still an iconic part of Apex’s history, which isn’t a bad reputation for a character who was only alive for four days./post/riot-releases-tft-set-4-5-cheat-sheet/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-tft-set-4-5-cheat-sheet/ In just a few days, Teamfight Tactics will launch Set 4.5 Fates: Festival of Beasts, containing a number of new champions and traits. For only the second time since Riot Games first revealed TFT, the autobattler will launch a mid-set update containing 20 new champions and seven traits. Tacticians have been testing the upcoming set on the PBE servers for the last two weeks, assisting the team in launching a balanced meta./post/the-best-electric-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-electric-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go has regularly introduced new species of Pokémon to spice up its gameplay for players. In the mobile game, different species have a number of attacks and statistics unique to that specific Pokémon. With so many variables, it can be confusing for players to decipher which Pokémon are the strongest or best for the battle they’re about to enter into. There are 18 different types of Pokémon in the game, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses./post/today-is-the-last-day-to-purchase-hearthstone-s-winter-veil-bundle-and-the-sylvanas-hero-portrait/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/today-is-the-last-day-to-purchase-hearthstone-s-winter-veil-bundle-and-the-sylvanas-hero-portrait/ Hearthstone players don’t have much time left to grab two exclusive Hero Portraits. Today, Jan. 6 is the last day for players to purchase the Sylvanas Hunter Hero Portrait. It’s also the last chance they’ll have to snag the Winter Veil Bundle, which includes the Dame Hazelbark Druid Portrait. Both the Sylvanas Hero Portrait and the Winter Veil Bundle were released in December. This means players have had nearly a month to ponder the purchase./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/apex-legends-players-are-reporting-another-error-code-in-their-games/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-players-are-reporting-another-error-code-in-their-games/ Apex Legends has been plagued by glitches and errors since its release in February. And now, another error code is preventing players from even playing the game, this time called Code: Wheel. Code Wheel does the exact same thing as Code Leaf, where players are timed out of their games. It’s a recurring error that’s affecting multiple players. Some people are even joking around and saying that Code Wheel is just Code Leaf renamed while the developers try to find a fix for the issue./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/self-crowned-king-xqc-dubs-himself-top-streamer-in-ranking-of-twitch-and-youtube-stars/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/self-crowned-king-xqc-dubs-himself-top-streamer-in-ranking-of-twitch-and-youtube-stars/ Although he was initially apprehensive about Twitch stars creating streamer tier lists, Felix “xQc” Lengyel finally caved in and made one of his own, placing himself at the very top alongside three other major names on the site. The top tier included four stars he believes are the faces of Twitch: Asmongold, Jaryd “Summit1g” Lazar, Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, and (of course) himself. Collectively, the group has more than 25 million followers./post/sir-lancelot-is-coming-to-smite/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sir-lancelot-is-coming-to-smite/ One of King Arthur’s most notorious Knights will soon join him on the battleground of the Gods. Sir Lancelot has been revealed as the next character to join Smite. He will join King Arthur, Merlin, and Morgan Le Fay as a member of the Arthurian pantheon. Sir Lancelot will be the first God to join the Arthurian pantheon in over a year, with Morgan Le Fay being the last, debuting on June 15, 2021./post/the-worst-pok%C3%A9mon-cards-of-all-time/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-worst-pok%C3%A9mon-cards-of-all-time/ The Pokémon trading card game has been around for over two decades. Thousands of unique cards made their way to the game during that time—and not all of them are good. There are two types of people who collect Pokémon TCG: those who actually play it by the rules and those who just collect the cards. Either way, a handful of cards are unappealing either due to their aesthetic or lack of usefulness in-game./post/upcoming-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-anime-features-ash-and-a-new-main-character-called-go/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/upcoming-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-anime-features-ash-and-a-new-main-character-called-go/ A poster for the upcoming Pokémon anime, which will feature characters and settings from Sword and Shield, appeared online a few days ago thanks to the popular Pokémon website Serebii. The poster showed Ash Ketchum, the main character of the Pokémon anime who many fans expected to be cut from the series after his triumph in Alola, alongside a new trainer called “Go” with a Scorbunny partner. The poster also includes a sphere of Pokémon and locations from all of the regions in the franchise./post/what-are-the-best-times-to-stream-on-twitch/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-best-times-to-stream-on-twitch/ You’ve set up your streaming equipment, crafted creative branding, and have every element of your broadcast dialed in. Now all you need to do is execute.  But when should you stream? There are numerous strategies for maximizing your viewership on Twitch by scheduling your broadcasts in a particular way. Some articles and websites will use statistics to try to tell you that you should broadcast at specific times of the evening when there’s a particularly strong ratio of viewers to active streams./post/faze-s-twistzz-had-to-convince-robban-and-karrigan-that-jks-was-the-best-option-for-iem-katowice-2022/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faze-s-twistzz-had-to-convince-robban-and-karrigan-that-jks-was-the-best-option-for-iem-katowice-2022/ One week has passed since IEM Katowice 2022 ended. The renowned CS:GO tournament concluded with a surprise win from FaZe Clan, who stunned the world by claiming the trophy while rotating between three different rosters throughout the tournament. At the beginning of IEM Katowice 2022, FaZe’s Robin “ropz” Kool tested positive COVID-19, leading to the team bringing in a substitute. Justin “jks” Savage, a player who is currently a part of Complexity’s inactive roster, came in to save the day for FaZe./post/gaming-laptop-gift-guide-for-2021/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gaming-laptop-gift-guide-for-2021/ New hardware is one of the best gift ideas for gamers in the family. While it may be difficult to choose gifts for some people this holiday season, gamers always need new equipment. Thanks to technology continuously improving and the latest games’ increasingly high system requirements, helping the gamers on the shopping list upgrade their laptops is a helpful gift idea. Gaming laptops are thoughtful gifts that can fulfill multiple roles./post/how-to-earn-rewards-and-rank-up-in-star-wars-squadrons/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-rewards-and-rank-up-in-star-wars-squadrons/ Exploring uncharted territory, Star Wars: Squadrons will offer players rewards and components through gameplay and a Ranked ladder system that resets every eight weeks. Scheduled to release on Oct. 2, Star Wars: Squadrons won’t contain any loot boxes or a store. Every cosmetic and ship component available to pilots is earned through Daily Challenges, Operation Challenges, level XP, and an Operation Ranked ladder system. As a self-contained game, Star Wars: Squadrons has a focus on progression leveling and rewards based solely on the amount of time invested in playing the game./post/how-to-get-terrakion-virizion-and-cobalion-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-terrakion-virizion-and-cobalion-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Several legendary Pokémon have been added to Pokémon Sword and Shield with The Crown Tundra expansion, but the method for catching them varies greatly depending on the species.  For the Swords of Justice—Terrakion, Virizion, and Cobalion—you,ll need to follow the tracks they’ve left behind. As you progress through the story, Sonia will pop up and tell you that they’ve wandered into the Crown Tundra and have left evidence of their presence in various areas of the map./post/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-fortnite-twitter-account-just-deleted-almost-all-of-its-tweets/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-fortnite-twitter-account-just-deleted-almost-all-of-its-tweets/ During all of the chaos surrounding the end of Fortnite Season 10, the game’s official Twitter account has deleted nearly all of its tweets. This one tweet the account kept intact is a link to the livestream of the black hole that sucked up the entire map during the event. Outside of that, the account has gone dark, just like all of the other official Fortnite channels.  https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1183441376630972418 The game has only been down for a short time, but the social media team and developers planned out ways to keep the audience talking./post/world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-will-introduce-a-mentor-system-to-help-new-players/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-will-introduce-a-mentor-system-to-help-new-players/ Starting with the next expansion of World of Warcraft, veteran players will be able to sign up in-game as a mentor, giving them access to a special chat that all newcomers will be put into, according to WoW site Wowhead. This system is now being beta tested. WoW newcomers can encounter several issues when they attempt to get answers for all sorts of questions. They’re usually met with toxicity or sarcasm in the General or Looking For Group chats./post/changes-to-swain-coming-to-league-s-pbe-this-week/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/changes-to-swain-coming-to-league-s-pbe-this-week/ The Noxian General, Swain, one of League of Legends’ most conniving figures, has existed as one of the more underwhelming champions in the game for years. Swain’s lack of reliability in favor of more meta mages has led Riot Games to pursue changes for the champion, hoping to make him more viable in the lanes he can be used. Riot Truexy, associate game designer on the Summoner’s Rift team for League, detailed changes to Swain that are set to go live on the PBE later this week./post/former-phoenix1-valorant-player-king-claims-organization-failed-to-pay-out-tournament-winnings/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-phoenix1-valorant-player-king-claims-organization-failed-to-pay-out-tournament-winnings/ Before the organization rebranded in 2018, Sentinels was originally known as Phoenix1. An unaffiliated group brought the brand back last August to begin competing in VALORANT.  But the Phoenix1 organization is now being accused of withholding payment from one of its former players, Aiden King. My Phoenix1 Situation Read: https://t.co/5neavPxTWQ — King (@theKingFPS_) February 14, 2021 King, along with the entire Phoenix1 roster, parted ways with the organization on Jan./post/how-to-stop-a-pok%C3%A9mon-from-evolving-in-sword-and-shield/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-stop-a-pok%C3%A9mon-from-evolving-in-sword-and-shield/ Sometimes, you just don’t want Pokémon to evolve in Sword and Shield. It could be for a number of reasons. Maybe you’re waiting to get to a certain level to unlock a move for a Pokémon that it can’t learn otherwise. Or maybe you want to instead evolve the Pokémon into one of its different forms. While it might be a pain to potentially lose hours of progress leveling up a Pokémon only for it to evolve when you didn’t want it to, there are ways for you to go about fixing this issue and stopping it from evolving altogether./post/how-to-trade-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-trade-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ The Pokémon series would be nothing without trading since the franchise is designed around collecting and trading creatures with friends. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, this is no exception. There are actually two ways to trade your Pokémon with friends or strangers across the world after progressing through a small portion of the game. You’ll first need to unlock Comm Links, and when you do, an icon will appear in the bottom left of your screen./post/oshawott-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-september-community-day/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/oshawott-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-september-community-day/ The Unovan Community Day trifecta will be completed in September with Oshawott making an appearance as the featured Community Day Pokémon in Pokémon Go. Running from 11am to 5pm local time on Sept. 19, players will be encountering the Sea Otter Pokémon more frequently, with shiny Oshawott also available.  Oshawott will be appearing all over in the wild and attracted to active Rainy Lure Modules. That means you can camp out at a PokéStop, pop a Rainy Lure Module, and watch the otters flood in./post/riot-details-extensive-yoru-rework-with-new-fakeout-clone-ability-ultimate-changes-and-more-coming-in-valorant-episode-4-act-2/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-details-extensive-yoru-rework-with-new-fakeout-clone-ability-ultimate-changes-and-more-coming-in-valorant-episode-4-act-2/ When Yoru made his VALORANT debut back in January 2021, many people were excited to experiment with his unique, decoy-based kit. But players quickly realized that he didn’t bring enough to the table, and now he’s become the least-played agent in the game’s roster, according to stats aggregate Valorbuff. See Valorant on Amazon In response to his drastically dropped play rate, Riot is set to revamp a majority of his kit for launch during Episode Four Act Two./post/the-10-rarest-contrails-in-fortnite/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-rarest-contrails-in-fortnite/ Fortnite would be a completely different game without its epic cosmetics. Skins, harvesting tools, emotes, gliders, and contrails add the collectors formula to the innovative gameplay, making Fortnite a unique experience. Getting better at Fortnite is the ultimate goal of a decent chunk of the player base, but that might not mean much if you don’t have the coolest cosmetics to look good while getting Victory Royales. Epic Games introduces more awesome cosmetics to the game with each patch./post/valorant-player-shows-off-clever-viper-anti-defuse-strategy-for-ascent/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-shows-off-clever-viper-anti-defuse-strategy-for-ascent/ Twitch streamer AverageJonas showcased yet another strategy for preventing your enemies from defusing the Spike, posting the savvy Ascent lineup today. The recent Viper buffs in Patch 1.04 help the toxic agent be more consistent in fending off the opposing team, allowing for more reliable anti-defuse tactics. New Viper is fun 😀 from VALORANT “With the recent buffs to Viper’s Decay damage, she can now finally stop someone from defusing the bomb with the Poison Cloud plus Snake Bite combo,” the streamer said./post/all-free-and-premium-battle-pass-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-season-1/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-free-and-premium-battle-pass-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-season-1/ Pokémon UNITE is a free-to-play MOBA, which means the developers at TiMi Studio needed to design a reward system that would keep players coming back, while also opening the door for premium content.  Like most FTP titles, UNITE has a Battle Pass system that offers rewards for players who don’t want to spend any money. Additional content is available in the form of a Premium Battle Pass that unlocks even more rewards, including some exclusive Holowear for your Pokémon./post/all-minecraft-championships-mcc-rising-teams/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-minecraft-championships-mcc-rising-teams/ The expanded version of the Minecraft Championships (MCC) series MCC Rising is almost here, opening the event to up-and-coming Minecraft streamers that submitted applications to compete.  The event itself will run for the first time on Oct. 2, with a full roster of 10 teams, 40 players total, competing for the title of MCC Rising Champion and an official MCC winner’s coin.  Since the goal of MCC Rising was to highlight creators of various sizes, Noxcrew did not enforce strict subscription or viewer-based requirements, focusing more on availability and fun personalities./post/houston-outlaws-adds-former-player-bischu-in-management-role/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/houston-outlaws-adds-former-player-bischu-in-management-role/ As the Overwatch League offseason kicked off, the Houston Outlaws jumped directly into the fray and made some big roster changes. But it took a few months for the organization to sort out its staff lineup ahead of the 2022 season.  The team has added former Overwatch League player Aaron “Bischu” Kim in a management position, Houston announced today. His official title is manager of player operations and content, which means he’ll have a close relationship with the team’s players and content creators during the 2022 season./post/how-to-evolve-buneary-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-buneary-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players often run into many Bunearys and snatch them up. But their first interaction with Lopunny is a massive Alpha located in the Obsidian Fieldlands, and that one is definitely not easy to catch. This makes evolving Buneary the easiest way to get Lopunny early in the game and maybe even through the mid-game. Lopunny is pretty scary looking and is definitely not easy to defeat unless you have a Pokémon that can counter it at a level similar to (or above) the Alpha Lopunny’s./post/pro-apex-legends-player-dizzy-reveals-his-face-on-stream/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pro-apex-legends-player-dizzy-reveals-his-face-on-stream/ Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends has blown up in its short one-month life span. The free-to-play battle royale shooter has surpassed 50 million downloads, held multiple tournaments, andbeat Twitch records while doing it. One of the names that’s stood out since the game’s release is Cody “dizzy” Meadows. The relatively-unknown Counter-Strike professional player quickly came into the spotlight with his godlike plays and dominance in the Twitch Rivals Apex Legends Challenge./post/pubg-mobile-partners-with-mountain-dew-to-add-in-game-items/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-mobile-partners-with-mountain-dew-to-add-in-game-items/ Mountain Dew vending machines are coming to PUBG Mobile as part of the collaboration between the soft drink brand and the battle royale game. A DEW parachute and T-shirt have also been added to the game. These vending machines, which are also being called “Fuel Stations,” will be scattered across New Erangel. Players can access these machines to gain some exciting loot and Mountain Dew cans. These cans don’t take up any space in your inventory and can be exchanged for the DEW parachute or T-shirt, as well as other rewards in the events menu of the game./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/valorant-pays-tribute-to-finest-the-famous-revive-me-jett-meme-creator/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-pays-tribute-to-finest-the-famous-revive-me-jett-meme-creator/ VALORANT will add the ultimate tribute to Lance “Finest” Arcilla, also known as the creator of the famous meme “Revive Me Jett,” by immortalizing his gamer tag as a title for anyone to use.  Finest died earlier this month at just 21 years old, as confirmed on Facebook by his mother Leny Arcilla. No details were released about the cause of Finest’s death. In early 2020, Finest started a joke that would echo through the entire VALORANT community—he called out for the remaining duelist on his team, Jett, to revive him, leaving his teammates confused./post/c%C3%B3mo-evolucionar-feebas-a-milotic-en-pok%C3%A9mon-diamante-brillante-y-perla-reluciente/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/c%C3%B3mo-evolucionar-feebas-a-milotic-en-pok%C3%A9mon-diamante-brillante-y-perla-reluciente/ Feebas y Milotic son dos de los Pokémon más difíciles de adquirir en Pokémon Diamante Brillante y Perla Reluciente. Atrapar a Feebas es toda una tarea, pero una vez que lo atrapas, evolucionar a Milotic tampoco es tan simple. Feebas solo se puede capturar desde una ubicación específica dentro del juego en un radio de pesca de cuatro cuadrados que rota a diario. Si lograste capturar a Feebas, querrás aprovecharlo al máximo y convertir al Pokémon en Milotic./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/everything-to-know-about-the-valorant-rgx-11z-pro-2-0-bundle/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-the-valorant-rgx-11z-pro-2-0-bundle/ The RGX 11Z Pro weapon skins quickly grew in popularity after releasing in October 2021 with VALORANT pros and streamers using them for their own knives and Vandals. Now, a continuation of the RGX bundle has been leaked that would seem to feature more guns and a butterfly knife and would release in the near future.  See Valorant on Amazon The original RGX bundle consisted of a Vandal, Frenzy, Guardian, Stinger, and an extendable blade as the knife./post/legends-of-runeterra-buff-to-iceborn-legacy-busts-elusive-poro-improves-spiders/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/legends-of-runeterra-buff-to-iceborn-legacy-busts-elusive-poro-improves-spiders/ A buff to Iceborn Legacy within Legends of Runeterra Patch 3.0 has shaken up the meta with the five-cost spell going from Slow to Burst speed.  A large number of balance changes were applied within LoR Patch 3.0. Iceborn Legacy was having a major impact on the meta via the Elusive Daring Poro. The adjustment from Slow to Burst speed was likely meant to improve Shadow Isles spider builds, which it has./post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-sky-stream-towering-perfection-full-regular-card-list-revealed/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-sky-stream-towering-perfection-full-regular-card-list-revealed/ With a week until its release, Pokémon fans have finally got a look at a full list of the regular cards joining Pokémon OCG in the dual set Sky Stream and Towering Perfection. In a post to Pokémon forum Pokebeach, a list of all the regular cards coming in the set was showcased with the extra secrets to come soon. This 134 card dual Dragon-themed set boasts plenty of familiar faces as well as some species appearing for the very first time./post/riot-lowers-ryze-s-q-ap-ratio-nerfs-soraka-s-ultimate-healing-in-detailed-preview-for-league-s-patch-11-19/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-lowers-ryze-s-q-ap-ratio-nerfs-soraka-s-ultimate-healing-in-detailed-preview-for-league-s-patch-11-19/ As we approach the start of the biggest League of Legends event of the year, Riot Games has finally revealed the detailed change list for Patch 11.19, which is the update the teams will be playing on at the 2021 World Championship. In the notes, Riot’s lead gameplay designer Jeevun “Jag” Sidhu mentioned the champions being hit with nerfs this time around, including Ryze, Soraka, and Kennen, who are taking the brunt of the hammer down compared to Varus and Sona./post/the-best-land-cards-in-mtg-kaldheim/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-land-cards-in-mtg-kaldheim/ Kaldheim, the newest Magic: The Gathering set, brings a plethora of new lands to the game with the return of Snow lands and double-faced land cards.  Though land is the most important resource in all of magic other than your life total, Kaldheim brings a combination of land that can optimize your color efficiency and provide end-game utility in limited formats.  Snow lands While we maybe shouldn’t consider these to be the “best” land cards of Kaldheim, it’s worth keeping in mind that all basic land cards in the set are “Snow lands./post/when-is-kai-sa-joining-tft/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-kai-sa-joining-tft/ Riot Games introduced Kai’Sa as Teamfight Tactics’ next champion and added the Daughter of the Void to the League of Legends Public Beta Environment just last week. Luckily for TFT fans, it won’t be much longer before Kai’Sa is added to live servers. Kai’Sa will release as a tier-five Void Assassin Ranger. Since she belongs to three different traits, players will be able to diversify their build paths to see which works best./post/apex-fan-designs-valentine-s-themed-skins-for-every-legend-and-weapon-in-the-game/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-fan-designs-valentine-s-themed-skins-for-every-legend-and-weapon-in-the-game/ A dedicated Apex Legends fan artist has created a complete holiday event for Valentine’s Day. Since Respawn failed to do anything special for everyone’s favorite capitalist holiday of romantic love this year, Reddit user nobletwelvexp took it upon themselves to treat players to a nice time. They paid homage to the joys of flowers, chocolate, and bubblegum pink by drawing up a Valentine’s-themed Apex extravaganza they called Matrimony Mayhem. The fan-made celebration features skins for every single legend and weapon in the game, as well as some weapon charms./post/double-battle-pass-xp-now-live-for-the-weekend-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/double-battle-pass-xp-now-live-for-the-weekend-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ Double battle pass XP is now live for the weekend in both Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. This double battle pass XP weekend comes just a week after a “double double XP” weekend for July 4, which featured double XP and double weapon XP. This time, the XP is all about leveling up the battle pass and earning all of season four’s goodies. We hope you enjoyed all the 2XP and 2WXP over the long weekend…/post/hearthstone-principal-game-designer-mike-donais-teases-lightfang-enforcer-nerf/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-principal-game-designer-mike-donais-teases-lightfang-enforcer-nerf/ Hearthstone’s latest patch introduced a variety of balance changes to the game’s new mode, Battlegrounds. But it looks like more alterations could be on the way soon. Lightfang Enforcer will be nerfed in an upcoming patch, according to a screengrab of a comment in Twitch chat from Hearthstone principal game designer, Mike Donais. During a stream where Lightfang Enforcer was apparently dominating, Donais chimed in to put fans at ease. Lightfang Enforcer will be nerfed in the patch set to release on Dec./post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzles-five-letter-words-with-a-as-the-only-vowel/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzles-five-letter-words-with-a-as-the-only-vowel/ Finding the necessary vowels in a given Wordle can be one of the most challenging aspects of the game. While there are only five (sometimes six) vowels that can be in a word, it’s not always simple to find out which ones are in the answer. To make matters more difficult, sometimes a Wordle will only have one vowel that players can workaround. A common lone vowel that appears in Wordle often is “A./post/knights-valorant-player-frosty-found-not-guilty-of-assault/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/knights-valorant-player-frosty-found-not-guilty-of-assault/ Third-party investigators found Knights VALORANT player Ashton “Frosty” Rakoske not guilty of assault, the organization announced today.  The 16-year-old was accused of sexual assault by former girlfriend Chennie in December, with the alleged assault taking place in July 2021, she claimed. The third-party investigation, which was conducted by the Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote law firm, found that Rakoske “did not commit an assault.” Instead, they found that his conduct, while not assault, was “inappropriate” and “disrespectful,” they said in the statement released by Knights today./post/league-of-legends-patch-9-14-competitive-tier-list/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-patch-9-14-competitive-tier-list/ Where were you when the Patch 9.14 apocalypse happened? Hopefully, you weren’t in a ranked game because bug after bug appeared to basically break League of Legends. The good news for professional players is that they’re still on Patch 9.13. Presumably, all those issues will be worked out before 9.14 goes live for tournament play. That doesn’t mean it won’t break the game, however. To figure out how the professional meta is affected by the latest litany of changes, we asked Mobalytics, a League stats and improvement website, to crunch the numbers on the best high-elo champions and to help develop a tier list./post/sea-dota-veterans-mushi-and-yamateh-team-up/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sea-dota-veterans-mushi-and-yamateh-team-up/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. Malaysian Dota legends Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung and Ng “YamateH” Wei Poon are joining forces for the upcoming Dota Pro Circuit.  Their team, named Brothers United, was spotted in the official registration page for the DPC. The team will consist of Mushi’s former teammates in Ryan Jay “Raging-_-Potato” Qui and Khoo “Ohaiyo” Chong Xin, and new addition Benhur “Nayeon” Lewis”./post/you-can-now-watch-mtg-arena-mythic-championship-v/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-now-watch-mtg-arena-mythic-championship-v/ With a total prize pool of $750,000 on the line, 68 of the best Magic: The Gathering players from around the world are gathering in Las Vegas for Mythic Championship V this weekend. Competing in MTG Arena, Mythic Championship V is being streamed from Oct. 18 at 11am CT to Oct. 20 on Magic’s Twitch channel.  This is the fifth largest tournament of the year, with only three more Mythic Championships on the schedule before Worlds./post/double-double-xp-now-live-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-for-fourth-of-july-weekend/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/double-double-xp-now-live-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-for-fourth-of-july-weekend/ Let the fireworks begin. “Double double XP” is now live in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone for the holiday weekend. Both regular double XP and double weapon XP will be active through July 6 at 12pm CT, meaning there’s four days worth of CoD grinding ahead for gamers everywhere who are looking to shirk barbecues and bottle rockets for battle royale instead. Let's get this party double started./post/100-thieves-reveals-35-million-cash-app-compound/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-reveals-35-million-cash-app-compound/ The highly-anticipated new home of 100 Thieves, the 100 Thieves Cash App Compound, has finally been revealed in a 16-minute video today hosted by none other than Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag. In a walkthrough of the state of the art facility with a clean, white aesthetic, Nadeshot showed off what $35 million can make for an esports and gaming organization. Nearly every room of the facility is branded with a sponsor name, like the Totino’s Fortnite Training Room or the Rocket Mortgage League of Legends Training Room./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/how-to-complete-dares-of-eternity-in-destiny-2-dares-of-eternity-guide/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-dares-of-eternity-in-destiny-2-dares-of-eternity-guide/ Destiny 2‘s favorite mysterious intergalactic Exotic merchant is back with a new activity for guardians in the game’s 30th Anniversary Pack. Xûr is bringing his own gameshow-esque activity called Dares of Eternity, which is free to all players and brings a new set of rewards. Xûr has a co-host in his own sideshow, a cosmic horse—fittingly named Starhorse—that runs the event. Starhorse seems thrilled by your progress throughout the journey, and the chat narrates Starhorse’s reactions to your endeavors./post/mtg-jetmir-nexus-of-revels-streets-of-new-capenna-spoiler-taps-into-go-wide-strategies/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-jetmir-nexus-of-revels-streets-of-new-capenna-spoiler-taps-into-go-wide-strategies/ Each of the five Magic: The Gathering demon crime lords that run the New Capenna city are legendary creatures within the upcoming Streets of New Capenna set, with Jetmir, Nexus of Revels having a cat demon creature type.  The release of Streets of New Capenna (SNC) will take Magic players to a new plane within the Multiverse, showcasing mobster and noir themes built around five demon crime families and a magic elixir called Halo./post/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/what-is-piranha-plant-s-release-date-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-piranha-plant-s-release-date-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate arrived on Nintendo Switch a few weeks ago with the biggest roster in the series’ history. With over 60 characters to choose from, you’d think fans would be happy with the choices that they had. Nintendo, however, has other plans and is already working on six new DLC characters to shake up the character select screen over the next two years. The first of these is Piranha Plant, a free DLC character for anyone who buys and registers their copy of Super Smash Bros./post/zywoo-finishes-match-without-dying-vitality-stomp-complexity-in-pgl-antwerp-major-opener/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/zywoo-finishes-match-without-dying-vitality-stomp-complexity-in-pgl-antwerp-major-opener/ The Challengers Stage of PGL Antwerp Major kicked off with a one-sided victory as Vitality dominated Complexity on Inferno from beginning to end. The French-Danish powerhouse got to start on the CT side of the map. They won the first half by 14-1 and allowed Complexity to plant the bomb just two times. The North Americans couldn’t get anything done, despite the strategies they tried. When the teams switched sides, Vitality took just the pistol and the following round to close out the game 16-1./post/apex-legends-other-ea-games-servers-appear-to-be-down-with-no-server-found-error/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-other-ea-games-servers-appear-to-be-down-with-no-server-found-error/ Apex Legends players looking to get in some matches during season 10 today have been met with a “no server found error” upon attempting to log in to the game. The game is stuck at the main menu for many right now, with the “no server found” text being the only form of communication on the screen. The message continuously repeats, not allowing players to get any further into the game./post/bloodhound-s-chronicle-in-apex-legends-comes-to-an-end-on-a-triumphant-note/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bloodhound-s-chronicle-in-apex-legends-comes-to-an-end-on-a-triumphant-note/ Bloodhound’s life has been marked by the kind of tragedy that goes accompanied by guilt, but the legend seems to have overcome their own regrets in today’s finale for Apex Legends’ first Chronicle. Today’s double dose of lore picked up from where the second chapter left off. In the third part, Bloodhound continues tracking the Prowler while they are tormented by the White Raven, who speaks to the legend as a representation of their guilt./post/differences-between-advanced-and-traditional-format-in-yu-gi-oh/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/differences-between-advanced-and-traditional-format-in-yu-gi-oh/ In Yu-Gi-Oh!, there are two separate formats that players can participate in: Advanced and Traditional. These formats determine the eligible cards that are legal for competition. Compared to other card games, like Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering, which have varying modes that determine a card’s legality based on its release, Yu-Gi-Oh! allows cards from the first set all the way to the present. While this could lead to issues with design space and balance, any potential problem is remedied by banning, limiting, or semi-limiting a card that proves to be too powerful or consistent./post/ghost-could-return-to-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-in-season-2/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ghost-could-return-to-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-in-season-2/ Call of Duty players are gearing up for the next season of Modern Warfare and a familiar face seems set to return.  Simon “Ghost” Riley, one of the prolific protagonists from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign, could be returning to the franchise in Modern Warfare. Earlier today, Infinity Ward teased season two with a video displaying a login console with decrypted objectives. This selected objective is spearheaded and later confirmed by Lt./post/how-much-dust-does-a-hearthstone-set-cost/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-dust-does-a-hearthstone-set-cost/ With each new Hearthstone set release, fans of the game around the world are looking to budget either their money or their in-game dust to decide what kind of decks they can go for in the new metagame. It’s rare to see someone craft a full set with just Dust since those completionists usually either have a ton of reserve in-game gold or enough real-life currency to splash on the pre-orders./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/lcs-team-of-the-week-2022-spring-split-week-one/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-team-of-the-week-2022-spring-split-week-one/ The opening weekend of a League of Legends region is always exciting, but even more so for LCS enthusiasts who have been waiting to see the new iterations of their favorite teams. The 2022 Lock In might have given them a taste of what’s to come, but this will be the first time that (almost) every lineup in the league will have every player available and ready to compete. Organizations like TSM, Cloud9, and Golden Guardians have all finally taken the stage with their true starting rosters, while other squads like Team Dignitas, 100 Thieves, and Evil Geniuses are all looking to build upon the great work they started with through the month of January./post/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-complete-85-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-85-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 85+ Player Pick squad-building challenge (SBC) today that will reward players who complete it with an option to choose one out of four 85-rated or higher cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This SBC was added amid the Festival of FUTball promotion in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, which features some of the best cards in the game, such as 95-rated Roberto Firmino from Liverpool, 95-rated Paul Pogba from Manchester United, and 95-rated Eden Hazard from Real Madrid, so this is an additional opportunity to pack one of these cards./post/how-to-earn-a-mythic-medal-in-a-matchmade-game-in-halo-infinite/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-a-mythic-medal-in-a-matchmade-game-in-halo-infinite/ Achievement hunters have plenty to work through with the recent release of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer. Among your standard challenges, there are a few missions that won’t be immediately clear to players. One of these missions is Slaying with Style. The mission tasks players with earning a Mythic Medal in a matchmade game. But there isn’t any Medal in the game called a Mythic Medal, so completing this may get a little confusing./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/iem-katowice-2021-scores-and-schedule/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/iem-katowice-2021-scores-and-schedule/ This event has concluded. Gambit defeated Virtus Pro 3-1 in the grand finals. The Intel Extreme Masters Season XV World Championship in Katowice has begun. The popular CS:GO event will run through the end of February. Twenty-four of the world’s best CS:GO teams are competing in the biggest tournament of the year so far with $1 million on the line. This year’s tournament saw both the prize pool and the number of teams increase compared to last year./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/when-is-rush-wars-releasing-globally/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-rush-wars-releasing-globally/ Supercell recently unveiled its newest title, Rush Wars, and it’s already racking up a huge number of downloads. ­­But it’s only available in certain countries. The game was first teased by the company on Aug. 23 and the beta came out yesterday for Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Today, the beta expanded to include Finland as well. As of now, Supercell hasn’t announced a global release date for the game. In past titles, Supercell has been known to take things slowly./post/where-to-find-spiritomb-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-spiritomb-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Spiritomb has always been one of the trickiest Pokémon to find in the games it appears in, usually requiring a somewhat lengthy side quest to unlock an encounter with the haunting mix of souls. This trend continues in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Players will need to collect 108 Wisps located across the entire Hisui region before getting a chance to battle Spiritomb.  As with most content in Legends: Arceus, this ties into the lore of the Pokémon world, seeing as the Forbidden Pokémon is said to be made up of 108 unique spirits./post/who-are-all-the-voice-actors-in-the-quarry/Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-are-all-the-voice-actors-in-the-quarry/ The next release in the series of cinematic interactive horror games developed by Supermassive Games is The Quarry, which is now available on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. The game serves as a “spiritual successor” to Supermassive’s widely acclaimed Until Dawn release, and like the previously released 2015 game, it features an all-star cast of actors with experience in the scary movie/horror genre who are also lending their likenesses to the game./post/best-white-motherboards/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-white-motherboards/ Buying a motherboard can be a confusing and difficult process. Specifically, figuring out which features you need in a motherboard makes the process a challenge for many. On top of that, finding a white motherboard with all the features you need can feel almost impossible. There are a handful of features that gamers can’t live without. These features include high-speed PCIe and RAM slots, fast networking, and customization options. Without these features on a motherboard, a PC won’t perform optimally, no matter how powerful the rest of the hardware is./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/faster-load-times-vehicle-buffs-and-more-in-halo-infinite-s-first-drop-pod-update/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faster-load-times-vehicle-buffs-and-more-in-halo-infinite-s-first-drop-pod-update/ A new update for Halo Infinite has been announced prior to its targeted release next week, kicking off what developer 343 Industries has dubbed its “Drop Pod” quality-of-life updates for the game’s second season. Arriving a month after the release of Lone Wolves, this patch will include some significant optimizations to the menu UI, buffs to a variety of vehicles, and new feature additions for Ranked matchmaking. Our first Halo Infinite Drop Pod will land next week, bringing community-requested quality of life updates such as Ranked improvements, faster menu load times, bug fixes, and more./post/mad-lions-enters-partnership-with-kappa-for-game-day-apparel-and-merchandise/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mad-lions-enters-partnership-with-kappa-for-game-day-apparel-and-merchandise/ European esports organization OverActive Media, which owns MAD Lions, officially partnered up with sportswear brand Kappa today. Kappa has become “the exclusive on-stage team kit provider for all MAD Lions teams in Europe.” A line of clothes and accessories featuring both brands will be revealed tomorrow, June 10. The partnership will also involve content creation, as well as marketing and advertising initiatives. We're proud to announce that we're partnering with @KappaSport_ES for our game day apparel and merchandise!/post/ninja-to-guest-star-on-animated-show-duncanville/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ninja-to-guest-star-on-animated-show-duncanville/ Popular streamer Ninja is set to guest star in Duncanville, the animated comedy series, in the season three premiere on May 1.  Duncanville is a popular animated series on Fox, featuring a notable cast including Amy Poehler, Ty Burrell, Rashida Jones, and Wiz Khalifa. The series focuses on Duncan, a 15-year-old boy, and his immediate family. Ninja will join the cast as a guest star in the season three premiere called “Gamer vs Gamer./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/prime-gaming-gives-out-new-200-iq-valorant-spray/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/prime-gaming-gives-out-new-200-iq-valorant-spray/ Riot and Prime Gaming this month are giving out in-game VALORANT sprays to users who want to show off their big-brain plays.  The “200 IQ” spray features Yoru postured in a thinking position with math problems floating behind him. The spray is one of more than a handful of cosmetics that will be added to the game throughout the year. So far, Prime Gaming has released a “Hot Take” Gun Buddy that looks similar to a bottle of Sriracha, or hot sauce./post/sony-launches-new-playstation-5-model-featuring-updated-screw-for-docking-stand/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-launches-new-playstation-5-model-featuring-updated-screw-for-docking-stand/ Sony has begun the rollout process for a new PlayStation 5 model. And while that prospect might sound exciting at first, it’s important to note that the newest PS5 model doesn’t include any substantial overhauls to the console’s hardware or internal systems. Instead, the newest version of the PS5 replaces one of the screws required to attach the console to its stand—a simple quality-of-life change that’s not going to drastically alter the quality of the console in many ways./post/best-renata-glasc-counters-in-league-of-legends/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-renata-glasc-counters-in-league-of-legends/ Renata Glasc is the 159th champion to join League of Legends and the first support to be added to the game since Rell in December 2020. It’s hard to disagree that Renata has a truly unique kit. Her abilities provide her AD carry with poke, shield, attack speed, and can sometimes even bring fallen allies back to life. Renata’s ultimate also introduces a new mechanic to the game in Berserk, which makes enemies attack everything around them./post/faze-babybay-i-want-people-to-keep-the-narrative-that-we-re-just-pugging/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faze-babybay-i-want-people-to-keep-the-narrative-that-we-re-just-pugging/ The finale of the first phase of the North American VALORANT Champions Tour has been all about FaZe Clan. After a decisive 2-0 win over XSET, they’ve continued their winning ways today with an even more impressive 2-0 against Team Envy. FaZe have now won their sixth straight series between Challengers and Masters and handed Envy their first loss in over a month. The team has absolutely turned it on since adding Thomas “Trippy” Schappy as coach, who FaZe Jett star Andrej “babybay” Francisty says has enhanced their playstyle./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/rekkles-applied-to-join-tsm-in-2017-hoping-to-play-with-bjergsen/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rekkles-applied-to-join-tsm-in-2017-hoping-to-play-with-bjergsen/ Legendary European ADC Martin “Rekkles” Larsson almost came to North America two years ago. In a recent livestream, Fnatic’s ADC said he felt Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg was one of the best Western League of Legends players and had always contemplated playing with him. Since Rekkles first entered the competitive League of Legends scene in 2012, he’s been with Fnatic for the majority of his career. His skill as an ADC has brought much success to the Fnatic organization./post/riot-confirms-pools-for-worlds-2021-group-stage-draw-lcs-first-seed-no-longer-in-pool-a/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-confirms-pools-for-worlds-2021-group-stage-draw-lcs-first-seed-no-longer-in-pool-a/ Riot Games has finally provided more details about the format of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. In terms of this year’s pools for the group stage draw, it’s been confirmed that the PCS’ first seed, PSG Talon, has been pushed up into Pool A. North America’s first seed, 100 Thieves, has been placed in Pool B. This is the first time since 2018 that the LCS first seed hasn’t been featured in the top pool of teams./post/twitch-streamer-xqc-joins-luminosity-gaming/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-streamer-xqc-joins-luminosity-gaming/ Luminosity Gaming added one of the biggest streamers on Twitch to its lineup today, on top of introducing a new livestream talent show. Former Overwatch League player xQc has joined Luminosity, the first organization he’s been under since his stint with the Dallas Fuel in 2017. XQc, known for his variety content and reaction videos, has amassed one of the largest fan bases on Twitch.  THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!/post/valve-adds-ancient-removes-train-from-cs-go-active-duty-map-pool/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-adds-ancient-removes-train-from-cs-go-active-duty-map-pool/ With the first set of Regional Major Ranking CS:GO events set to start soon, Valve is spicing up the scene ahead of the Stockholm major with a big change to the active duty map pool. Train has been removed, and Ancient has been activated. Ancient was introduced in December 2020 as part of Operation Broken Fang, which has now concluded. The new map, an homage to a previous bomb defusal map called Aztec, was designed to be a competitive map when it was released./post/will-valorant-come-to-console-ps5-xbox-series-x-and-nintendo-switch/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-valorant-come-to-console-ps5-xbox-series-x-and-nintendo-switch/ VALORANT, the free-to-play FPS game made by Riot Games, has gained legions of fans since its launch in June 2020 for PC. The game has grown immensely among FPS fans so much that those still playing shooters such as CS:GO and Overwatch have dedicated themselves to learning the ropes in VALORANT, including professional players who went on helping to build the now-massive competitive landscape of the game across the world./post/cloud9-signs-alex-to-3-year-1-65-million-deal-to-lead-its-new-cs-go-lineup/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-signs-alex-to-3-year-1-65-million-deal-to-lead-its-new-cs-go-lineup/ North American organization Cloud9 has signed British CS:GO player Alex McMeekin as the first piece of its new lineup, the organization announced today. The 24-year-old had been on Vitality since December 2018 when he arrived to replace Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer. With ALEX’s help, Vitality became a solid top-10 team in the world over the course of 2019 and won four championships, including the ECS season seven finals in June. ALEX, however, opted to move away from competition in March due to CS:GO’s stressful travel schedule./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-complete-86-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-86-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced a squad-building challenge (SBC) today that will reward players who complete it with an option to choose one of four 86-rated or higher cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The 86+ Player Pick SBC arrives in Ultimate Team as a new opportunity to pack a special item during the FUTTIES promo that’s been live since Friday, July 16, and introduced nearly 100 special cards from past FIFA 21 Ultimate Team promos such as Team of the Year (TOTY), Team of the Season (TOTS), and Summer Stars, and Future Stars./post/how-to-complete-the-jungle-habitat-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-jungle-habitat-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/ Pokémon Go Fest 2021 features rotating habitats again, which means different bonuses, content, and Pokémon will be featured at different times from 10am to 6pm local time on July 17.  Part of the rotating content this year is the Go Fest 2021 Collection Challenge, which has been split up into four parts, one for each of the habitats. In total, there are four different habitats that will be active at different times: Jungle, Desert Mountain, Ocean Beach, and Cave./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/riot-unveils-reworked-volibear-s-new-abilities/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-unveils-reworked-volibear-s-new-abilities/ Riot Games has officially revealed Volibear’s new reworked abilities today, and the much-beloved League of Legends champion has been changed to play quite differently than previously. Volibear’s passive, named The Relentless Storm, has been completely overhauled. Instead of healing for 30 percent of his maximum health over six seconds when at low health, the champion’s attacks and abilities grant attack speed. This causes his basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage to nearby enemies./post/saynotorage-banned-on-twitch/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/saynotorage-banned-on-twitch/ Destiny 2 streamer SayNoToRage, also known as Lono, was banned on Twitch today. It’s unclear what the exact reason for the ban is, as well as how long it’ll last. But visiting SayNoToRage’s Twitch channel yields the typical error message shown when a streamer has been suspended. ❌ Twitch Partner "SayNoToRage" (@SayNoToRage) has been banned! ❌https://t.co/1WcsPPPGx7#twitch #ban #firstban #partner #twitchpartner 🇪🇷 — StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) July 2, 2020 The Twitch streamer was accused of sexual misconduct last month./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/5-tips-to-improve-your-accuracy-in-first-person-shooters/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/5-tips-to-improve-your-accuracy-in-first-person-shooters/ To dominate in first-person shooters, you must rely on your aim to get the job done. And as most players know, accuracy is pretty important. Although most fans may know the importance of aim, it can be difficult to take the steps to improve the skill in practice. Whether you are struggling with your aim or you’re looking to take your tracking to the next level, here are five tips to help you improve your accuracy in first-person shooters./post/best-free-twitch-overlays/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-free-twitch-overlays/ It is important to have a good overlay when streaming on Twitch. Many sites make custom Twitch overlays or sell premium overlays at a high price. If you look around, it’s possible to find free overlays that work just as well as any premium version. Free versions are the same as premium ones and don’t require much graphic design experience. One disadvantage of the free versions is that anyone can copy your overlay, and they will never be uniquely yours./post/blizzard-hotfixes-wow-sylvanas-windrunner-fight-on-mythic-difficulty/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-hotfixes-wow-sylvanas-windrunner-fight-on-mythic-difficulty/ Blizzard has implemented a hotfix to the World of Warcraft Sanctum of Domination raid’s final boss, Sylvanas Windrunner on Mythic difficulty, directly affecting the ongoing Race to World First competition. The hotfix to the fight makes it so that the Mawforged Colossus that spawns during the second phase of the fight needs to be killed by players quickly or else it will enrage, dealing increased damage and most likely wiping the group if not dealt with in a timely manner./post/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/new-mtg-combo-deck-gets-legendary-with-kethis-the-hidden-hand/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-mtg-combo-deck-gets-legendary-with-kethis-the-hidden-hand/ A new combo deck has emerged in Magic: the Gathering‘s Standard metagame. Fueled by Kethis, the Hidden Hand, this new deck helped two players qualify for the upcoming Mythic Championship V tournament. It’s hard to tell who is more surprised, fans or the deck’s players themselves, based on this tweet by former Hearthstone pro, Stanislav Cifka. Made it to day 2 of #MTGArena pt qualifier with one of the most crazy decks I've ever build, glad I was brave enough to bring it in:) Cross your fingers tomorrow and I will turn on the stream in next days, since the deck super fun to play^^ pic./post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies-pre-release-promos-revealed/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies-pre-release-promos-revealed/ As we near the release of Pokémon TCG Evolving Skies later this month, more products from the set have been revealed, including its pre-release promotional cards. In a post on the Pokémon forum PokeBeach, four Evolving Skies promo cards were shown, including the Galarian forms of Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres. The fourth promo card stars Flaaffy. According to the report, these cards are alternative art reprints from Evolving Skies; however, at this stage, the art is brand new and has not yet been seen in Japan./post/rarest-operator-skins-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rarest-operator-skins-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/ Call of Duty’s battle royale mode, Warzone, offers players the option to enter the game as a variety of unique operators. These operators provide no in-game benefits, however. They simply allow players to customize their appearance. The customization options in Warzone go further than just selecting a character. Players can customize the specific look of that character by unlocking and equipping skins that will change their appearance. Some of these skins can be unlocked through completing missions in the game, while others need to be bought from the store or acquired through a variety of methods outside of the game./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-i-as-the-second-letter/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-i-as-the-second-letter/ Wordle is a fun game that can relax its players for a while as they try to discover the secret word alone or with others. Wordle’s success was so great that it didn’t take long for many alternative versions to appear, bringing more fun to players who quickly solved the day’s challenge. There are versions that change the words chosen to groups of words about a specific topic, and most of these versions have a way of replaying with a different hit./post/here-are-all-the-takeovers-coming-in-apex-s-war-games-event/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-takeovers-coming-in-apex-s-war-games-event/ The War Games event in Apex Legends took off, but not without major obstacles. Respawn had to remove three out of five takeovers from the event after a series of issues, including glitches with progression and server outages. The War Games event was slated to add five different takeovers, each with its own mutators that range from auto banner pick-ups and one free respawn to shield regeneration. Out of the five takeovers, only two made a full cycle in the rotation without major instability, and they will remain in rotation until the event ends./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/how-to-get-dada-zarude-and-shiny-celebi-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-dada-zarude-and-shiny-celebi-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ In conjunction with a new Netflix movie, Secrets of the Jungle, two special Pokémon will be added to Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch. A new form of Zarude, Dada Zarude, is one of the main characters in the new movie. He raises Koko, a human boy who’s been raised by Pokémon. Zarude looks the same as the normal version but Dada Zarude has a purple cape. A special trailer was released so that players could see what he looks like in-game and even showed a Gigantimax version./post/new-world-store-skins-disabled-after-causing-server-crashes/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-store-skins-disabled-after-causing-server-crashes/ After launching a new line of skins earlier this week, Amazon Game Studios has disabled these new cosmetics in New World as they appear to have been causing server issues. In a post on social media, the team shared that the Corrupted Love pack and new Angels and Demon’s skins have all been removed from the store while the issue is investigated. We disabled the Corrupted Love Pack skins and the new Angels and Demons skins in the store to investigate a bug where the skins were causing a server crash./post/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/shroud-chocotaco-wackyjacky101-and-just9n-pubg-skins-are-now-available/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-chocotaco-wackyjacky101-and-just9n-pubg-skins-are-now-available/ Twitch and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are teaming up to offer a bunch of cosmetic items based on your favorite battle royale streamers. Alongside a Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek weapon skin and Justin “Just9n” Ortiz clothing set, PUBG and Twitch have listened to fans’ demands for which streamers they want to buy items for next and have added cosmetic items based on Jake “chocoTaco” Throop and Henrik “WackyJacky101” Kjærulff, too. ChocoTaco is the first streamer to get a parachute cosmetic skin alongside a gun skin and a pair of boots, while there’s just a WackyJacky101 weapon skin available in the store./post/something-funky-is-going-on-with-fortnite-s-8-ball-vs-scratch-skin/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/something-funky-is-going-on-with-fortnite-s-8-ball-vs-scratch-skin/ Intrepid Fortnite gamers noticed something weird with Chapter Two, season one’s 8-Ball vs. Scratch skin today—and it could have some implications on the game’s story moving forward. After today’s 11.31 update, Fortnite data miner HYPEX called attention to the fact that the skin is somehow getting corrupted or infected with a virus the more that you use it. The More you use the "8-Ball Vs Scratch" Skin the more it gets corrupted (infected with a virus) maybe a storyline related thing?/post/where-do-you-farm-aquilok-s-skin-in-lost-ark/Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-do-you-farm-aquilok-s-skin-in-lost-ark/ Regardless of whether you focus on the Player vs. Player (PvP) or Player vs. Environment (PvE) aspect of Lost Ark, you’ll find yourself chasing valuable items. Players are rewarded with various collectibles throughout their Lost Ark journeys, some harder than others to obtain. This makes them rarer. Aquilok’s Skin is one such rare item and players will need to get familiar with the Adventurer’s Tome to unlock it. Adventurer’s Tome includes a chapter for all regions in Lost Ark./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/hazed-leaves-tsm-joins-nrg-s-valorant-roster/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hazed-leaves-tsm-joins-nrg-s-valorant-roster/ After spending a year and a half on TSM’s VALORANT roster, James “hazed” Cobb has found a new home with NRG. Hazed parted ways with TSM and signed with NRG ahead of the next season, the organizations announced today. NRG, who is currently ranked 12th in North America, has struggled to break into the top echelon in North America, but hazed might be the change needed for success.  Today we part ways with @hazedCS You were with us from the start, through all our ups and downs./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/how-to-get-the-blessing-of-the-jade-empress-in-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-blessing-of-the-jade-empress-in-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons/ Many players are getting through the story of Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, and at the end of it, players are presented with a recipe to start crafting their first End of Dragons Legendary weapon. For those who prepared for their Legendary journey by obtaining a Fragment of Prismatic Light, they’ll start one step ahead of everyone else with a Precursor in hand just minutes after entering Seitung Province. Players who didn’t have time to complete the collection to get the Fragment of Prismatic Light will have to craft the Precursor, which will take some time, effort, and gold to achieve./post/how-to-reduce-wait-times-in-new-world-queues/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-wait-times-in-new-world-queues/ With the release of Amazon’s MMO New World proving to be immensely popular, there are numerous players who have struggled to get into the game because of long queue times on popular servers. While there isn’t a way for players to bypass those queues, there are a few things you can do to get into the game faster by playing on less populated servers or logging into the game at lower traffic times of the day in your region./post/how-to-turn-on-gyro-aiming-and-flick-stick-in-fortnite/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-turn-on-gyro-aiming-and-flick-stick-in-fortnite/ In the v19.30 update in February 2022, Gyro Aiming was added to Fortnite as a new way for players to control the movement of their character and gain even more precision over their aim. In traditional controller aiming, players control the camera by moving the right stick in the direction they want the camera to point at. Gyro comes with a new approach, allowing players to control the camera by simply turning the controller./post/how-to-watch-today-s-fortnite-winter-storm-event/Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-today-s-fortnite-winter-storm-event/ A lot of Fortnite: Battle Royale fans are looking forward to today’s highly-anticipated in-game event. A strange ice sphere recently started floating above Polar Peak. Then, a countdown began on TVs across the Fortnite island and a clock showed up around the sphere itself not soon after. Most fans assume that all this points toward the next in-game event—and according to the countdown, it could start today (Saturday, Jan. 19) at 1pm CT./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/como-mudar-de-regi%C3%A3o-em-league-of-legends/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/como-mudar-de-regi%C3%A3o-em-league-of-legends/ Se você ficar preso em uma região de que não gosta ou sentir necessidade de começar de novo, você sempre pode mudar sua região, desde que tenha os RPs necessários para fazê-lo em League of Legends. O que costumava ser um grande aborrecimento no passado tornou-se muito fácil e acessível a qualquer pessoa. Tudo que você precisa fazer é seguir algumas etapas simples e você estará pronto para um novo começo. Como mudar a região do seu LoL  Faça login na sua conta do LoL Vá para a Loja e encontre a guia Conta (destacada em vermelho)Escolha a região desejada na lista disponível para transferências Você receberá uma lista de avisos antes de completá-la, como:/post/free-fire-hits-1-billion-downloads-on-google-play-store/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-fire-hits-1-billion-downloads-on-google-play-store/ Free Fire became the first mobile battle royale game to reach the one billion downloads mark on Google Play Store. This news comes after a very exciting year for Garena’s game, full of records and impressive numbers. To celebrate the achievement, an in-game event will be launched in August, together with Free Fire’s fourth anniversary. Free Fire started breaking its own records in 2020, when it reached 60 million daily users in March, 80 million daily users in May and 100 million daily users in August./post/how-to-use-the-creation-catalyst-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-the-creation-catalyst-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/ At long last, the Creation Catalyst is live in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. The ground-breaking feature allows players to transform any applicable item into a much more powerful piece of tier-set gear.  The Creation Catalyst allows players to transform gear from Shadowlands Season Three into tier gear, with the applicable sources of gear being from raids, Mythic+ dungeons, PvP, or overworld gear acquired in Zereth Mortis.  The two-piece and four-piece set bonuses that many players desire from tier gear are only able to be acquired through items worn in the head, shoulder, chest, hands, or legs slots./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/nunu-s-snowballs-curve-around-the-top-and-bot-alcoves-on-summoner-s-rift/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nunu-s-snowballs-curve-around-the-top-and-bot-alcoves-on-summoner-s-rift/ If you find yourself in Summoner’s Rift playing Nunu in League of Legends any time soon, there might be something you want to try on either the top or bot lane. Players over on Reddit have found out that you can actually use Nunu’s Snowball (W) and curve around the alcoves on the top and bottom of the map without the Snowball breaking or hitting what should be a wall./post/tft-set-5-5-radiant-items-full-rundown-and-updates/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-5-5-radiant-items-full-rundown-and-updates/ A total of 36 Radiant items will replace Shadow items in Teamfight Tactics Set 5.5 Reckoning: Dawn of Heroes, with a number of AP, AD, and defensive items standing out from the crowd.  Released on July 21, the TFT midset Dawn of Heroes contains Radiant items that have increased abilities and stats with no drawback. A number of items that may not fit the build a tactician is trying to put together also contain Radiant bonuses, increasing things like ability power, critical strike damage, and attack speed./post/want-a-real-life-blizzard-world-map-here-s-where-you-can-buy-one/Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/want-a-real-life-blizzard-world-map-here-s-where-you-can-buy-one/ If we dream about Blizzard World hard enough, we might be able to will it into existence. We’re at least one teeny-tiny step closer with a real-life Blizzard World map. That’ll do the trick for now. Blizzard is releasing a limited-edition Blizzard World art print on the Blizzard Gear store. The print itself if a bit pricey at $50—and only 1,000 are available. Related: Blizzard teases new Overwatch sprays coming next week—and hints at new skins/post/best-janna-top-counters-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-janna-top-counters-in-league-of-legends/ Smite Janna top lane is the latest anomaly in League of Legends. Your game plan is simple when it comes to the obscure pick. You stay in the lane for the first couple of minutes until you reach level three. Afterward, you join your jungler and make the game for other laners a nightmare, while at the same time cashing in thanks to the objective bounty reward system. Recent changes have led to Janna cementing herself as one of the best champions in solo queue./post/best-keycap-sets-for-gaming/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-keycap-sets-for-gaming/ Buying a new mechanical keyboard can be costly. On the other hand, the existing keyboard may work well, and there is no reason to buy a new one. But in this situation, purchasing a set of keycaps is the best way to refresh your keyboard and give it a fresh appearance. The cost of buying keycaps is far less than buying a new keyboard. We’ve got a list of the best keycap sets for gaming to help you affordably embellish your keyboard./post/callmecarson-resurfaces-after-grooming-allegations-announces-return-stream/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/callmecarson-resurfaces-after-grooming-allegations-announces-return-stream/ Popular Minecraft YouTuber and streamer Carson King, widely known as CallmeCarson, has released a video detailing his future plans for the first time since he was accused of grooming in January 2021. In the one-and-a-half-minute video, Carson explained that he plans to return to streaming and creating content with 100 percent of the proceeds going to charity for the next year. https://t.co/t70DA5q7jP — Carson (@CallMeCarsonYT) August 26, 2021 He said he “is not seeking forgiveness, nor making excuses” for his actions, which came to light earlier this year./post/how-to-unlock-buzz-in-brawl-stars/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-buzz-in-brawl-stars/ Buzz joined the roster of Brawl Stars alongside the latest season, Jurassic Splash, earlier today. Using his whistle, the cute dragon will wreak havoc on the battlefield. He has a chromatic rarity, however, which doesn’t make him the easiest Brawler to acquire, similar to Belle in the previous season. Run to the closest water slide because the #JurassicSplash Season is ON! 🦖☀️ pic.twitter.com/XbU2kxjDC7 — Brawl Stars (@BrawlStars) June 21, 2021 Here are his abilities and gadget:/post/mystical-archive-brings-63-powerful-spells-to-shake-up-strixhaven-school-of-mages-limited/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mystical-archive-brings-63-powerful-spells-to-shake-up-strixhaven-school-of-mages-limited/ The upcoming Magic: The Gathering set Strixhaven: School of Mages will shake up its Limited format with the addition of the Mystical Archive, a collection of Instants and Sorceries spanning Magic’s history. One card from the Mystical Archive will be found in draft booster packs and can be played in Draft and Sealed. Collector booster packs will have three Mystical Archive cards. The Mystical Archive includes 18 uncommons, 30 rares, and 15 mythic rares./post/riot-s-streamer-showdown-featuring-tyler1-imaqtpie-phreak-and-more-was-perfect-insanity/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-s-streamer-showdown-featuring-tyler1-imaqtpie-phreak-and-more-was-perfect-insanity/ Many people out there in this cold, dark world truly believe that miracles don’t exist. And yet, like a light in the darkness, Riot proved those people wrong today after the third-place NA LCS match between TSM and 100 Thieves. Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana, Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani, William “scarra” Li, Moe “Yassuo,” David “Phreak” Turley, and Danny “Shiphtur” Le played in the same League of Legends game in Riot’s streamer showdown after the NA LCS broadcast./post/the-valorant-episode-2-act-2-battle-pass-includes-new-weapon-skins-and-cosmetic-items/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-valorant-episode-2-act-2-battle-pass-includes-new-weapon-skins-and-cosmetic-items/ The VALORANT Episode 2: Act II battle pass is set to go live this week, and fans will be able unlock multiple cosmetic items to customize their loadout. The battle pass includes a free and premium track, including new weapon skins, gun buddies, sprays, and player cards.  Players can unlock the new Cavalier skin for the Bucky, Ghost, Operator, Stinger, and Vandal. The skin adds a new brown, silver, and light blue color scheme for each weapon, giving them a unique feel./post/top-10-s-best-burn-spells-of-all-time/Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-10-s-best-burn-spells-of-all-time/ Introduction Let the haters hate. I love aggro. Always have, and, admittedly, always will. Ever since my early MTG days, using an army of small minions to take down a game has always been more fun to me than slowly grinding my opponent down or playing big minion after big minion. However, in Hearthstone aggro decks are built in two parts. You can’t just rely on attacking through taunts or pushing through giant chunks against every deck you see./post/asmongold-upset-at-matpat-for-using-his-twitch-chat-from-day-reckful-died-in-youtube-video/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-upset-at-matpat-for-using-his-twitch-chat-from-day-reckful-died-in-youtube-video/ Asmongold has been at the top of Twitch over the past couple of weeks, averaging almost 250,000 concurrent viewers, according to TwitchTracker. This is primarily thanks to the massively popular MMO Lost Ark that Asmongold has been playing. But, occasionally, he throws on a few YouTube videos to watch and react to with his viewers. In a stream earlier today, Asmongold was reacting to one of the newest Game Theory videos by Matpat on YouTube when he noticed something about the Twitch chat used in a particular segment./post/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/everything-to-know-about-timthetatman-s-2-vs-2-call-of-duty-warzone-kill-race-tournament/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-timthetatman-s-2-vs-2-call-of-duty-warzone-kill-race-tournament/ TimTheTatman is organizing a two-vs-two Warzone kill race tournament. Considering Tim is one of the top Warzone content creators, it’s likely that he’ll go all out to make the tournament as memorable as possible. With only a few days to go until the tournament kicks off, participating teams will want to work on perfecting their strategies, while fans will look forward to learning more about the event. 🔥TIMTHETATMAN'S 2V2 KILL RACE TOURNAMENT🔥/post/how-to-unlock-the-ppsh-41-and-swiss-k31-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-black-ops-cold-war/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-ppsh-41-and-swiss-k31-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-black-ops-cold-war/ Season three of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has come and gun and it brought two cool weapons with it. The PPSh-41 is a submachine gun that has a “faster fire rate with large bullet spread” and “reliable damage with less control when firing.” The second gun, the Swiss K31, is a sniper rifle with “improved accuracy with low recoil” and “fast rechamber and aiming speed with a larger ammo capacity./post/how-to-use-a-steam-controller-on-steam-deck/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-a-steam-controller-on-steam-deck/ The Steam Deck may be a hit but it isn’t Valve’s first foray into gaming hardware. While the Steam Deck can support plenty of controllers, die-hard Valve fans can dust off their Steam controllers to keep things first-party. Since the Steam Deck can do most anything a PC can do, connecting a controller of any variety is a relative breeze. Thanks to Steam already being controller-friendly, the Steam Deck supports controllers from PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and other third-party manufacturers./post/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/the-best-mercy-skins-in-overwatch/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mercy-skins-in-overwatch/ Overwatch has been blessed with many amazing skins over the years, but no one has been a recipient of amazing designs more than Mercy. Far and away one of the most popular heroes in the Overwatch universe, Mercy is a healer who fits in a variety of team compositions. She also just so happens to be a beautiful angel whose base design lends itself to awesome skin ideas. Since Overwatch launched in 2016, Mercy has gotten eight new Legendary skins throughout the game’s different seasonal events—and basically all of them have been incredible additions./post/this-apex-legends-bloodhound-cosplay-is-almost-perfect/Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-apex-legends-bloodhound-cosplay-is-almost-perfect/ One person’s in-progress Bloodhound cosplay is well on its way to perfection. Reddit user and new cosplayer astronautgecko created the outfit themselves, which included the painstaking process of sculpting and painting the helmet and body armor. In the comments, they mentioned that this is their first time cosplaying and “foamsmithing,” or working with foam to create lightweight imitations of armor. Not everything was made by hand, though. They used firm grip gloves to imitate Bloodhound’s own gloves./post/can-you-evolve-inkay-if-your-phone-doesn-t-have-a-gyroscope-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-evolve-inkay-if-your-phone-doesn-t-have-a-gyroscope-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The Pokémon Go Psychic spectacular event is in full swing, and players are capturing and looking to evolve the newly introduced Pokémon Inkay. This Dark/Psychic Pokémon has begun appearing within the wild and is available through one-star raids. Once captured, players looking to evolve this new Pokémon will need to use methods similar to how it was on the Nintendo 3DS. For those who didn’t play the Pokémon X or Y, Inkay required players to hold their 3DS console either sideways or upside down to evolve, once the other prerequisites had been met at the completion of a battle./post/complete-list-of-world-records-set-in-fortnite-battle-royale/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/complete-list-of-world-records-set-in-fortnite-battle-royale/ It’s no secret that Fortnite: Battle Royale is one of the most popular games in the world. Thousands of players battle it out every day in search of Victory Royales. In some cases, though, players compete for more than just the pride of emerging victorious—some players want to cement their legacy in the Fortnite history books by establishing a world record. A list of all the Fortnite world records for kills across each platform can be found on Epic Games’ forums./post/dota-2-mmr-and-ranking-system-explained/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-2-mmr-and-ranking-system-explained/ Dota 2 is one of the most intense MOBA titles in the market. Not only is Dota 2 as demanding as it gets when it comes to mechanics, but there’s also the strategic side of the game, which separates it from the rest of the competition. While playing casually is more than enough to get a taste of the game, it best shows itself as you start climbing up the ranks./post/houston-outlaws-sign-jecse/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/houston-outlaws-sign-jecse/ More support is heading to the Houston Outlaws. The team has added Lee “Jecse” Seong-soo for the 2020 Overwatch League season. Jecse, a former support player for the Seoul Dynasty, joins his former teammate Kim “Rapel” Jun-geun on the new Outlaws roster. Jecse was signed by the Seoul Dynasty as a main support before the second season of the Overwatch League began. He joined the team after a previously successful run as support for Element Mystic, a team in Korean Overwatch Contenders./post/how-to-use-evolution-items-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-evolution-items-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Evolving is one of the core mechanics of Pokémon Go. Most Pokémon only require candies of their respective species to evolve, and you’ll have a decent stack of any type of candy by the time you’ll start focusing on evolving your Pokémon. Not all Pokémon are that easy to evolve, however. You’ll need to collect unique evolutions items to evolve some of the rarer Pokémon in the game. Each new generation of Pokémon also introduces new evolution items, making it slightly more challenging to find the one you’re looking for./post/shroud-officially-retires-from-competitive-cs-go-leaves-cloud9/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-officially-retires-from-competitive-cs-go-leaves-cloud9/ One of North America’s most beloved esports personalities is moving on from the world of Counter-Strike. Michael “shroud” Grzesiek announced his retirement from competitive CS:GO on Twitter earlier today. Not only is shroud saying goodbye to competing, but he is also leaving the Cloud9 organization. Shroud will continue streaming on his Twitch channel, he just won’t be representing Cloud9 from now on. Related: Cloud9 signs Tarik and RUSH “There isn’t a rule book for how to become a professional video game player,” shroud said on Twitter./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/valorant-developers-reveal-creative-process-behind-sentinels-of-light-and-ruination-skins/Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-developers-reveal-creative-process-behind-sentinels-of-light-and-ruination-skins/ VALORANT’s premium content team explained the process behind creating the Sentinels of Light and Ruination skins in a new blog post today.  Chris Stone, a weapon artist on the VALORANT premium content team, went into detail about bringing the League of Legends crossover skins to the game and how it allowed the team to create new “materials” for skins.  Want to know how we brought Sentinels of Light to VALORANT? @chrisstone3d with the Premium Content team is here to share how the Ruination and Sentinels skins were made./post/acend-adds-vakk-and-monsteerr-to-valorant-roster/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/acend-adds-vakk-and-monsteerr-to-valorant-roster/ European organization Acend revealed two new additions to its VALORANT lineup today.  Former Vitality player Vakaris “vakk” Bebravičius has joined Acend alongside former Giants player Ondřej “MONSTEERR” Petrů. The pair replace Vlad “Kiles” Shvets and former in-game leader Santeri “BONECOLD” Sassi on Acend.  Rebuilt to conquer. Welcome@vakkfps@aMONSTEERR#RiseUP pic.twitter.com/6bmJCvK2fk — Acend (@AcendClub) April 29, 2022 Kiles has been traded to Giants, the organization announced today. BONECOLD is set to join Vitality alongside Jokūbas “Cender” Labutis, Kamil “baddyG” Graniczka, Joona “H1BER” Parviainen, and Nathan “nataNk” Bocqueho, according to a report by THESPIKE./post/cogu-joins-mibr-as-new-manager-coach/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cogu-joins-mibr-as-new-manager-coach/ Raphael “cogu” Camargo has become MIBR’s new manager and head coach, the organization announced today. The 35-year-old legend played in three different Counter-Strike games—CS 1.6, CS: Source, and CS:GO—and played a key role in Brazil’s first international win at ESWC 2006 under MIBR’s banner. Cogu is widely recognized as one of the best CS 1.6 players in Brazil and was playing VALORANT for Brazilian team Falkol until MIBR’s recruitment./post/fan-creates-twitch-tweets-browser-game-to-see-how-well-you-know-twitch-s-biggest-streamers/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fan-creates-twitch-tweets-browser-game-to-see-how-well-you-know-twitch-s-biggest-streamers/ How well do you know your favorite streamers? That’s the question one Twitch fan set out to answer with their browser-based game Twitch Tweets. A Reddit user shared their multiple-choice quiz game to the LiveStreamFail subreddit. Twitch Tweets is a game where fans can test their knowledge by attempting to match the right streamer to their tweet. Players will be shown a tweet with no information on who was responsible along with four streamer options./post/how-to-catch-machop-and-evolve-it-into-machoke-machamp-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-machop-and-evolve-it-into-machoke-machamp-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon GO is a game developed by Niantic in conjunction with The Pokémon Company. This game was released in 2016 and is different compared to the mainline Pokémon games. While the older Pokémon games mostly stuck to the RPG formula with some exceptions, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality game released for the iOS and Android mobile platforms. In Pokémon GO, players utilize the GPS on their mobile devices to physically travel to locations o capture Pokémon in an AR environment./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/tsm-s-daequan-to-stream-today-for-first-time-in-2020/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-s-daequan-to-stream-today-for-first-time-in-2020/ The last time fans saw popular Fortnite pro Daequan streaming was when he still had a Santa Claus hat on last December. After a month hiatus, the 25-year-old has finally unveiled that he’ll be streaming today, for the first time this year. The talented streamer has been playing alongside Hamlinz and Myth as a part of TSM’s pro Fortnite team. He joined the team in 2018 but hasn’t been able to maintain a consistent streaming schedule due to several issues, including some problems with his spine./post/twitch-rivals-to-host-streamer-baking-competition-with-qtcinderella/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-rivals-to-host-streamer-baking-competition-with-qtcinderella/ Popular Twitch streamer QTCinderella will host a new baking competition in conjunction with Twitch Rivals. The event, set to be held on May 19 at 4pm CT, will feature Twitch streamers Hasan, Myth, Cyr, and Rich Campbell. Well known for her IRL streamer collaborations, QTCinderella has conceptualized and run events such as ShitCamp, The Streamer Awards, as well as the (canceled) Girls Trip. This will be one of QTCinderella’s first Twitch-affiliated events, however, and will see two teams of four predominant Twitch streamers compete in the website’s first-ever bake-off./post/where-to-find-a-fire-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-a-fire-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Got some Fire-type Pokémon to evolve? The Fire Stone is likely to evolve some of them and you’ll need to find a few in order to complete your Pokédex in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. There are three Pokémon in Legends: Arceus‘ Pokédex that require the Fire Stone to evolve it. Those three are Vulpix into Ninetails, Hisuian Growlithe into Hisuian Arcanine, and Eevee into Flareon. Any of these Pokémon can be evolved at any point in time, regardless of level./post/all-rivals-week-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-rivals-week-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Rivals’ Week is bringing out the spirit of competition in Pokémon Go players and several species of Pokémon, too.  Running from April 13 to 18, the Rivals’ week event will be the first time players can encounter and capture Skrelp and Clauncher. Other Pokémon known for their rivalries, including Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Makuhita, Meditite, Zangoose, and Seviper, are appearing more often in the wild.  Therian Forme Landorous is also going to appear in five-star Raids for the first time, with new event-exclusive research and even a Global Challenge also going live during the event./post/best-mtg-kaldheim-standard-metagame-challenge-decks/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-kaldheim-standard-metagame-challenge-decks/ The Standard Metagame Challenge event is returning to Magic: The Gathering Arena this weekend, offering loads of Kaldheim booster packs as rewards for multiple wins.  Wizards of the Coast is running the Standard Metagame Challenge via MTG Arena from Feb. 6 to 9. An entry cost of 400 gems or 2,000 gold is needed to play, offering players up to 30 Kaldheim booster packs for seven wins. Since the digital release of KHM on Jan./post/here-is-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-loot-table/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-is-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-loot-table/ Destiny 2‘s The Witch Queen sent players through the Pyramid as part of the Vow of the Disciple raid, with the Guardians taking the fight straight to Rhulk, the Disciple of the Witness. Of course, if there’s a constant in Destiny 2, it’s that players want their loot, and a supernatural, Darkness-powered demigod responsible for the demise of several civilizations isn’t gonna get in the way. The Vow of the Disciple raid brought a series of new weapons and armor with a unique look inspired by the Darkness./post/kirby-64-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kirby-64-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack/ Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is set to receive its next game for the Nintendo 64 virtual console and its another classic Nintendo star. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards will arrive on the console for subscribers on May 20. One of the most popular Kirby titles to date, this classic gives fans who didn’t experience the N64 at launch the chance to relive one of the pink puffball’s best adventures./post/new-kids-on-the-throne-san-francisco-shock-2022-overwatch-league-team-preview/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-kids-on-the-throne-san-francisco-shock-2022-overwatch-league-team-preview/ For a good portion of the Overwatch League’s existence, the mere mention of the San Francisco Shock has evoked images of gleaming trophies and immaculate success.  The two-time championship team fell from grace in 2021, however, once other heavy-hitters like the Dallas Fuel and the Shanghai Dragons stepped up their game. For the first time in several years, the Shock didn’t make a Grand Finals appearance, and the Dragons snatched away their spot as the league’s most unbeatable team./post/patch-9-23-won-t-include-champion-balance-changes/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/patch-9-23-won-t-include-champion-balance-changes/ Big changes are on their way as the end of Ranked Season Nine approaches. Patch 9.23 will include a massive makeover for the Summoner Rift’s map and transform the way Dragons operate.  But not everything is changing once the preseason patch hits live servers. No champion will receive any buffs or nerfs, according to Riot’s lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter. “After looking at 9.22 data, we don’t have any significant champion outliers that we want to do balance work on before 9./post/this-new-live-action-trailer-for-pubg-s-chinese-mobile-game-brings-the-excitement-to-life/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-new-live-action-trailer-for-pubg-s-chinese-mobile-game-brings-the-excitement-to-life/ If you ever wondered what a live action PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds movie would look like, wait no longer. This commercial for PUBG’s mobile version in China features everything players have come to know and love from the battle royale title, all in live action with actors and special effects. In the video, the competitors drop out of a plane, pick up guns, and fight it out for a chicken dinner just like in the game, all while dodging explosives and enemy fire./post/twistzz-says-faze-clan-s-cs-go-team-will-use-olofmeister-on-a-more-permanent-basis/Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twistzz-says-faze-clan-s-cs-go-team-will-use-olofmeister-on-a-more-permanent-basis/ Ahead of the team’s next event in the BLAST Premier 2021 Spring Finals, FaZe Clan is intending to use legendary lurker Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer Gustafsson in a more permanent capacity following Marcelo “coldzera” David’s decision to step down from the active roster. When asked about a potential fifth today in an interview with Dot Esports, Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken confirmed that the CS:GO team will be using olofmeister “on a more permanent basis./post/all-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-kanto-all-in-one-151-masterwork-research/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-kanto-all-in-one-151-masterwork-research/ Pokémon Go Tour: Kanto, a one-day event, includes a new set of Masterwork Research, special research that is much harder than normal tasks and gives out incredible rewards, like an encounter with a Shiny Mew.  Because it takes so long to complete, with some of the page one tasks being to send 151 Gifts to friends and make 151 Great Throws, players will have extra time to complete the research. /post/best-steelseries-mice-for-gaming/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-steelseries-mice-for-gaming/ SteelSeries is a Danish company known for its excellent gaming gear. The company makes a wide selection of products ranging from gaming mice and keyboards to headsets and controllers.  The gaming mice in the SteelSeries range include wired and wireless models to suit a variety of budgets. All SteelSeries gaming mice share outstanding build quality and are capable of the speed and precision required by competitive games. Comfort is a crucial factor to consider when choosing a mouse./post/ea-introduces-totw-2-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-introduces-totw-2-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added the second Team of the Week (TOTW) to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today while the game is still in early access. Every week, EA creates a new version of players who performed well after the leagues’ fixtures or national team matches end. Next week’s TOTW will replace this one with new cards. You can acquire them through the FUT market or from FUT packs if you’re lucky enough. The best players on this TOTW are a 90-rated Karim Benzema from Real Madrid, an 86-rated Jesús Navas from Sevilla, an 86-rated Nicolò Barella from Internazionale, an 86-rated Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, and an 84-rated Lukáš Hrádecký from Bayer Leverkusen./post/geico-moves-into-esports-sponsors-tsm-and-hearthstone-tourney/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/geico-moves-into-esports-sponsors-tsm-and-hearthstone-tourney/ One of the biggest companies in America is diving into esports. The Government Employees Insurance Company, better known as GEICO, is sponsoring Team SoloMid and a One Nation of Gamers (ONOG) Hearthstone tournament series. It’s the first time GEICO has entered gaming, and it’s doing it through esports. “I’ve always admired GEICO’s commitment to having a meaningful involvement in traditional sports,” Andy “Reginald” Dinh, Team SoloMid owner, said. “We’re thrilled they’re bringing that level of dedication to the gaming space./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/league-of-legends-concept-art-leaks-potentially-point-to-new-freljordian-champion/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-concept-art-leaks-potentially-point-to-new-freljordian-champion/ It appears a new Freljord may be joining the ranks. A League of Legends data miner posted alleged concept art for a new champion on Reddit today, claiming the Freljordian’s name is rumored to be Aidyn. While leaks usually require evidence to be posted, a League subreddit moderator claims that the original poster wants to “protect their identity” and that the leak “looks like it’s legit.” The early concept art gives a first look at Aidyn’s potential weapons and helmet./post/new-chat-logs-reveal-lifeline-risked-her-career-to-supply-octane-with-bionic-legs/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-chat-logs-reveal-lifeline-risked-her-career-to-supply-octane-with-bionic-legs/ Respawn Entertainment released a new series of text messages between Octane and Lifeline today, giving Apex Legends fans an in-depth look at the friendship between the two characters.   After losing his legs to a failed Gauntlet run, Octane shows up at the hospital where his friend Ajay Chey, otherwise known as Lifeline, works. The combat medic puts her career on the line after finding a job offer addressed to Octane from his parents, the CEOs of Silva Pharmaceuticals, and forges a medical order to get the adrenaline addict a new pair of bionic legs./post/second-dnf-duel-open-beta-test-begins-on-april-1/Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/second-dnf-duel-open-beta-test-begins-on-april-1/ As many players expected, Dungeon & Fighter Duel (DNF Duel) will have a second open beta test to give players another chance to try out the game while Arc System Works gathers data to improve online functionality and netcode before the game launches in June.  The second open beta test will run from 9pm CT on April 1 to 9am CT on April 4. It will be available on both PlayStation 4 and PS5 for anyone who wants to participate, though no data will carry over to the final version of the game when it is released./post/amazon-s-exclusive-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations-prime-collection-revealed/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/amazon-s-exclusive-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations-prime-collection-revealed/ Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary set Celebrations may already be here, but one product still to come exclusively to Amazon has just had its contents revealed and there is plenty to get excited about. The Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Prime Collection will launch later this year and included inside are some exclusive goodies not available elsewhere. The exclusive items are holographic jumbo promo cards for Toxtricity, Hydreigon C, and Mimikyu. Other items included in this bundle can be found at other retailers but there is still plenty you get for your money./post/full-summer-game-fest-schedule-all-events-streams-and-showcases/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/full-summer-game-fest-schedule-all-events-streams-and-showcases/ Summer Game Fest kicks off this week, and there are plenty of showcases for video gamers to enjoy, no matter which platform they prefer to play on. The week is packed full of video game news, which will include world premieres, updates on already released games, extended looks into upcoming games, and more. The excitement started last week with the PlayStation State of Play, which was part of Summer Game Fest./post/gog-predictably-skipping-out-on-steam-deck-support/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gog-predictably-skipping-out-on-steam-deck-support/ Valve’s Steam Deck launch library looks healthy enough unless you main GOG as your platform. CD Projekt-owned GOG informed Steam Deck users on Twitter that it will not be providing official support. The news came in a reply to YouTuber Metal Jesus Rocks who will be reviewing the Steam Deck at launch. Instead of bringing support to Valve’s new venture, GOG will be banking on the open architecture of the Steam Deck./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-ffxiv-patch-6-05/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-ffxiv-patch-6-05/ Players are heading back to Final Fantasy XIV after the holiday season to explore the new content that was introduced alongside Patch 6.05. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals While the latest expansion, Endwalker, was released in December 2021, Square Enix has started introducing more content for players to complete, including the four first Pandaemonium raids, and their Savage counterpart, which was released earlier today with Patch 6.05. Related: Square Enix offers more free game time, suspends digital sales in FFXIV/post/how-to-compete-in-the-silk-sonic-cup-in-fortnite/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-compete-in-the-silk-sonic-cup-in-fortnite/ Fortnite’s Icon Series is getting two new members: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. The Silk Sonic duo will arrive in Fortnite on Feb. 10, but the celebrations will start earlier than that. Epic Games is also hosting a cup three days before the skins become available in the game, giving players a chance to unlock Bruno Mars and .Paak early. To participate in the Silk Sonic Cup in Fortnite, players will need to head to the Compete tab in the game./post/how-to-complete-showdown-d%C5%BEeko-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-showdown-d%C5%BEeko-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a Showdown 89-rated version of Edin Džeko from Roma to FIFA 21 today. It’s obtainable through FIFA 21 Ultimate Team’s squad-building challenges (SBC) menu. EA also added an 88-rated version of David Neres from Ajax. These players will play against each other on the real-life pitch on April 15 and the winner will receive a +2 overall in-game upgrade. EA has massively increased Džeko’s Pace (+26), while still upgrading his other skills, including Dribbling (+15), Physical (+13), Passing (+11), Shooting (+9), and his Defending (+9), when you compare the Showdown version to his 83-rated gold card./post/travis-scott-concert-countdown-live-in-fortnite/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/travis-scott-concert-countdown-live-in-fortnite/ The stage is set for one of the most ambitious crossovers of the year. American rapper, singer, and songwriter Travis Scott is performing in Fortnite today—and the countdown has already begun. A massive stage can be found in the top left corner of the Chapter Two map, immersed in water, with a countdown for the next show. In just over nine hours, Travis Scott will be making an appearance. This comes a year after DJ Marshmello performed in Fortnite./post/xqc-quits-gta-roleplaying-for-good/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-quits-gta-roleplaying-for-good/ World-famous variety Twitch streamer xQc has decided to bury his GTA V RP character Jean Paul after a long journey on the NoPixel server. The Canadian streaming star has complained about playing GTA V RP more than once and was even banned from the NoPixel server back in February 2021. He threatened to stop playing during his character’s saga but always returned to the game to entertain his viewers. This time, however, xQc claims he’s done with the roleplaying action in GTA V./post/best-tft-12-9-for-fun-meta-comps/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tft-12-9-for-fun-meta-comps/ Game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer was in charge of the Teamfight Tactics “for fun patch,” buffing up traits and champions to open up the Neon Nights meta as Set 6.5 comes to an end.  A total of 33 buffs were applied to the TFT Set 6.5 meta via Patch 12.9, dubbed the “for fun” patch, along with the addition of Dragon Eggs from the upcoming Set Seven Drangonlands set. Each Dragon Egg contains a Tomb of Traits, elevating chase comps to the top of the 12./post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-13-roadmap-unveiled/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-13-roadmap-unveiled/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s 13th season, Winter War, kicked off yesterday. The season has introduced a ton of features to the mobile game. This includes a new battle pass, rank series, maps, balance changes, weapons, and more. There is a lot more stuff that will be coming later on in the season, too. Related: Here are the patch notes for the Call of Duty: Mobile season 13 update Just like all of Call of Duty: Mobile’s season, Winter War will also last for about a month until late January 2021./post/gnar-transforms-in-legends-of-runeterra-with-pokey-stick-buff/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gnar-transforms-in-legends-of-runeterra-with-pokey-stick-buff/ The final day of Legends of Runeterra spoilers for A Curious Journey added Gnar to the champion roster, reducing the cost of Pokey Stick while having the yordle potentially transform at the start of each round. Scheduled to officially release on Feb. 16, the LoR A Curious Journey expansion goes wild in the Bandle City/Freljord region via Gnar. The yordle was joined in today’s spoilers by Minitee and Megatee, another transforming follower, along with the spells Primal Strength and Wallop./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/how-to-get-dark-frosting-in-destiny-2-s-the-dawning/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-dark-frosting-in-destiny-2-s-the-dawning/ Destiny 2‘s Dawning event is here for another year and guardians are once again flocking to the Tower to bake cookies for their favorite NPCs. Depending on who they want to bake for, players will need different ingredients. Some are easier to obtain than others, but in general, they all drop from final blows—and the manner of that final blow determines the ingredient. There are two categories of ingredients. Common ingredients are based on the type of enemy defeated, while rare ingredients take into account how they were defeated./post/how-to-play-the-public-test-build-ptb-in-dead-by-daylight/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-public-test-build-ptb-in-dead-by-daylight/ If you want to get a taste of Dead By Daylight‘s latest killer or try out the new perks, then you might just get in a new patch early if you access the game’s Public Test Build (PTB). The PTB is essentially a preview of the latest patch coming to the game, with the new killer-survivor pair available for testing and theorycrafting. The PTB is only available for Steam, however, so console players will have to wait until a new chapter releases to try out for themselves in full./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/xqc-reveals-more-subathon-details-teases-a-june-1-start-date/Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-reveals-more-subathon-details-teases-a-june-1-start-date/ XQc’s highly-anticipated subathon stream has quickly turned from fantasy to reality, and now we may have a date for when it will begin. In screenshots from discord, the Twitter account xQcUpdates shareed some of what xQc had said regarding his subathon prior to starting his stream. BREAKING: xQc has said that the subathon will start June 1st! This is not a final date so this may change. He will have alot of new equipment to help with the stream such as computers, cameras, wifi points, IRL backpacks, maybe a dog cam, cat cam, cat tree./post/halo-infinite-hcs-kickoff-major-in-raleigh-scores-brackets-schedule/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-hcs-kickoff-major-in-raleigh-scores-brackets-schedule/ What better way to kick off the resurrection of a beloved esports scene than with a massive, 32-team offline major? The 2021-2022 Halo Championship Series is opening with the HCS Kickoff Major in Raleigh, North Carolina from Dec. 17 to 19. The Kickoff Major is the first stop in a long road to the eventual Halo World Championship in Seattle at the end of 2022, and the teams at 343 and Microsoft are going all out with an expanded format to get the oddball rolling./post/how-to-track-your-battle-pass-progress-in-valorant/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-track-your-battle-pass-progress-in-valorant/ For VALORANT players worried about finishing the battle pass in time, one fan can help. VALORANT fan ireojimayo created a tool to track your battle pass progress, sharing the spreadsheet with the community today. The document explains exactly what tier you should be “at the end of any given day,” according to the savvy fan. Here’s how you can track your progress in the VALORANT battle pass. A VALORANT data miner discovered files that show the first season will potentially end on Aug./post/new-york-subliners-take-down-atlanta-faze-in-hydra-s-call-of-duty-league-debut/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-york-subliners-take-down-atlanta-faze-in-hydra-s-call-of-duty-league-debut/ Fans of competitive Call of Duty have been patiently waiting for HyDra to make his professional debut this year. And today, the French phenom officially started his Call of Duty League career with an exclamation point. HyDra and the Subliners beat the Atlanta FaZe 3-2 today in their first match of Stage Three group play in the 2021 Call of Duty League season. Related: Group play results for Stage 3 of 2021 Call of Duty League/post/og-signs-entirely-new-dota-2-roster-led-by-misha-and-taiga-features-two-16-year-old-standouts/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/og-signs-entirely-new-dota-2-roster-led-by-misha-and-taiga-features-two-16-year-old-standouts/ OG built one of the biggest names in esports by dominating the competitive Dota 2 scene, surviving turmoil, and becoming the first team in history to ever win two times at The International, even doing so in consecutive seasons. But that era of OG has come to a close. The organization is moving in a new direction and signing an entirely new roster. Both Topson and n0tail are stepping down from the active Dota roster to take extended breaks, and Ceb announced his retirement earlier this week./post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-vmax-climax-introduces-new-holographic-style-and-return-of-god-packs/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-vmax-climax-introduces-new-holographic-style-and-return-of-god-packs/ Pokémon OCG has today released its latest set to players and collectors in Japan, and since VMAX Climax went on sale, a ton has been revealed about the contents of these packs. Thanks to a post by PokeBeach that breaks down everything collectors have learned over the past 24 hours, we now know that God Packs are back in this high-class set. God Packs are those found within boxes that contain all rare cards./post/tryndamere-nerfs-rengar-changes-and-more-to-coincide-with-release-of-league-patch-12-6/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tryndamere-nerfs-rengar-changes-and-more-to-coincide-with-release-of-league-patch-12-6/ After a short hiatus, League of Legends Patch 12.6 is coming soon, this time with plenty of changes tackling champions that have over and underperformed in solo queue and professional play—and long-awaited Tryndamere nerfs. Riot Phlox, designer on the Summoner’s Rift team for League, posted a new patch preview today, documenting the plethora of changes set to release with Patch 12.6 on March 30. This includes buffs to less-popular champions in the top lane, as well as major adjustments to Rengar, who has fallen out of the jungle meta./post/where-to-find-jumpstart-historic-horizons-spoilers/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-jumpstart-historic-horizons-spoilers/ The Historic format in Magic: The Gathering Arena will receive a large number of cards via the Jumpstart: Historic Horizons event that includes cards from Modern Horizons and Modern Horizons 2, along with 31 new digital-only cards.  A total of 46 Jumpstart: Historic Horizons packets will become available to play in MTG Arena from Aug. 12 to Sept. 9. The event will include over 700 Magic cards, of which around 200 are new to MTGA, including digital-only cards./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-l-a-and-s-on-them/Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-l-a-and-s-on-them/ Wordle is a daily game where its players try to search for a random secret word and the only clues come from the words the players try to use first. If you’re lucky when you’re playing, your first word will have lots of green letters. But it’s rare that this happens, and you might end up needing some help if you don’t know where to go after running out of information./post/all-marches-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-marches-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ Marches in Magic: The Gathering’s new set Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty are a cycle of five mono-colored Rare spells that have X in their cost, and each of them can be paid for in part by exiling cards in your hand. Each card requires one mana of a specific color. Players can exile cards of that color from their hand to pay two generic mana toward the X cost of the spell./post/every-tekken-song-coming-to-smash/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-tekken-song-coming-to-smash/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has shared more details about its newest fighter coming to the roster, Kazuya. Smash’s latest fighter comes from popular 3D-fighting game franchise Tekken and will be joining the roster on June 29, available as DLC. And just like with every downloadable fighter, this character will be accompanied by new music that players can listen to either on his exclusive Mishima Dojo stage or in the “My Music” setting./post/fan-made-apex-legends-map-tracker-lets-you-know-when-each-map-is-on-rotation/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fan-made-apex-legends-map-tracker-lets-you-know-when-each-map-is-on-rotation/ A dedicated fan has released a handy map tracker that lets you know exactly which map is on rotation in Apex Legends and for how long. The useful tool can tell players in which arena the Apex Games will take place without the need to boot up the game. The tracker’s simple design shows which arena is on rotation alongside a countdown to the next map change. That’s hardly its only functionality, however: an “upcoming map” prompt shows a list of the next few map rotations and their respective timers, so players can look up dates in the short-term./post/how-to-complete-potm-f%C3%A9lix-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-potm-f%C3%A9lix-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ A new March player of the month (POTM) card was added to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team on April 8. It’s an 87-rated POTM version of João Félix from Atlético de Madrid, which is available through a squad-building challenge (SBC) you can complete in-game. Players can vote monthly on select players and decide who deserves to receive an upgraded POTM version based on their performance. Félix is representing the best of LaLiga with this POTM version./post/meet-the-fight-stick-designed-for-super-smash-bros-the-smash-stick/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-the-fight-stick-designed-for-super-smash-bros-the-smash-stick/ When it comes to gaming, comfortability is key. Finding the right controller in terms of how the buttons are set up and how well it fits in your hands is a huge part of the experience. And when it comes to Super Smash Bros., the right controller can be the difference between winning or losing.  Some players prefer the typical digital controller style, like the Pro Controller for Nintendo Switch or the classic GameCube controller./post/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/zed-s-ultimate-lulu-s-polymorph-among-abilities-to-be-nerfed-in-league-patch-12-2/Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/zed-s-ultimate-lulu-s-polymorph-among-abilities-to-be-nerfed-in-league-patch-12-2/ The second major balance patch of the 2022 League of Legends season is on its way. Earlier today, Riot Games released a detailed list of changes coming to the game in Patch 12.2. In total, 16 champions are set to be buffed, nerfed, or adjusted in the upcoming patch, with five in particular on the table to receive nerfs.  One of the most prominent nerfs coming to a champion in Patch 12./post/arc-v-world-pendulum-summoning-and-more-coming-to-yu-gi-oh-duel-links-on-sept-28/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/arc-v-world-pendulum-summoning-and-more-coming-to-yu-gi-oh-duel-links-on-sept-28/ We already knew that Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links would be getting content from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V era, including the addition of Pendulum Monsters, but Konami has now officially confirmed that the next big update will be hitting the mobile game on Sept. 28.  In a new trailer, Konami showed off a majority of the characters from the Arc-V anime that will be making an appearance once the new Duel Links world goes live, along with displaying several of the ace monsters for those playable characters too, such as Yuya Sakaki’s Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon./post/best-fiora-counter-picks-in-league-of-legends/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-fiora-counter-picks-in-league-of-legends/ Fiora is one of the most popular top lane champions in League of Legends. Since her rework, she has become a champion who is able to close gaps quickly and land impressive damage with a combination of basic attacks on vitals. The champion also has multiple ways to counter abilities and give herself the upper hand in a dueling situation. As with every champion in League, Fiora is not without weaknesses./post/how-to-fix-high-ping-in-league-of-legends/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-high-ping-in-league-of-legends/ Keeping track of your ping is important when playing any competitive game. High ping can sometimes mean the difference between winning and losing a game of League of Legends, causing you to miss skillshots, overstep boundaries with your opponents, or even unwillingly walk to your death in Summoner’s Rift. While the default settings in the game won’t show your ping, it’s easy to monitor it in case it wildly fluctuates, leading to lag spikes./post/how-to-unlock-ronin-operator-bundle-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-ronin-operator-bundle-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ There’s a new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Operator in town—and he’s dangerous. Daniel “Ronin” Shinoda is an ex-Special Forces soldier who was recruited by Warcom and is known as the “one many army.” The Operator is a jack of all trades, having mastered unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and special reconnaissance, according to yesterday’s Activision blog post. And now, players can pick up the new skin, as well as some other cosmetics, in the Ronin Operator Bundle./post/kennys-reportedly-joining-og-s-valorant-team/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kennys-reportedly-joining-og-s-valorant-team/ Kenny “kennyS” Schrub, one of the most decorated snipers Counter-Strike has ever produced, is currently trialing on VALORANT and will sign with OG’s team, according to a report by neL, a reporter for the French outlet 1pv.fr. The French legend has been inactive since March 2021, when G2 moved him to the bench. He is still tied to the organization and was even listed as a substitute for ESL Pro League season 15 last month./post/split-temporarily-removed-from-competitive-valorant-queue-due-to-exploit/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/split-temporarily-removed-from-competitive-valorant-queue-due-to-exploit/ Developers Riot Games has pulled Split from the competitive VALORANT queue following the discovery of a map exploit, the company announced today.  The date for its return is yet to be revealed, but players will likely have to wait only a few days considering the exploit will be hotfixed.  The specific exploit was not mentioned by Riot, but it could relate to the Jett updraft in heaven, which can cause players to be lodged above the entrance./post/te-explicamos-el-sistema-de-clasificaci%C3%B3n-de-league-of-legends/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/te-explicamos-el-sistema-de-clasificaci%C3%B3n-de-league-of-legends/ Acabas de adquirir un montón de experiencia y niveles en League of Legends, desbloqueaste todos los hechizos de invocador y usaste tu IP para conseguir algunos campeones. Te queda algo de tiempo antes de irte a la cama. ¿Qué vas a hacer? Carga el modo clasificado o ranked de LoL y comienza a escalar, por supuesto. Si es tu primera vez en el modo ranked, puede ser algo confuso al principio./post/valorant-fan-makes-perfect-oni-skin-for-the-classic/Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-fan-makes-perfect-oni-skin-for-the-classic/ VALORANT fans are always crafting concepts and different add ons to spice up the appearance of weapons within the game. One Reddit user has shared their latest creation, which extends a fan-favorite skin line to the Classic pistol. Last year, the Oni skin range dropped in-game boasting a unique appearance with its own animations and more. Now, thanks to this fan concept, we can see what it would have looked like if this skin was available for the Classic./post/a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-cs-go-economy-eco-rounds/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-cs-go-economy-eco-rounds/ Saving in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can be hard for players who are impulsive buyers, so it’s a really good idea to check yourself before you wreck yourself. Imagine that you just lost a costly gun round, you press tab during the next freeze time, and you notice you and your team’s money is way below the amount needed for a full buy—welcome to an eco round. An eco round is a round in which a team collectively opts to not buy expensive weaponry (AKA “save”) so that they can preserve their money for the next buy round./post/every-mechanic-in-mtg-kaldheim/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-mechanic-in-mtg-kaldheim/ Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming set Kaldheim is one of the wordiest sets in the history of the game. Kaldheim has 14,520 words of rules text, according to Scryfall, a website with deckbuilding tools and a powerful card search engine.  Kaldheim is scheduled for digital release on Jan. 28 with a full tabletop release on Feb. 5. Magic’s new set is Viking themed and many of the new mechanics are flavorful additions and returns./post/microsoft-reveals-how-to-install-windows-11-without-tpm-2-0-despite-not-meeting-minimum-requirements/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/microsoft-reveals-how-to-install-windows-11-without-tpm-2-0-despite-not-meeting-minimum-requirements/ Earlier this week, Windows 11 began rolling out to users in some regions of the globe. While some could manually install it themselves, there were issues caused by the new operating system’s minimum requirements. Systems that want to upgrade to Windows 11 would need TPM 2.0 support, a component that improves the overall security of a system running the new Windows OS. But many modern PCs still lack the TPM 2./post/relyks-valorant-settings-keybinds-sensitivity-and-crosshair/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/relyks-valorant-settings-keybinds-sensitivity-and-crosshair/ Skyler “Relyks” Weaver is a professional VALORANT player who most recently spent nearly a year playing for Cloud9. Prior to becoming a VALORANT pro, Relyks played CS:GO for a wide array of teams dating back to 2013. The 26-year-old American retired from the scene to become a VALORANT player on June 24, 2020. Though he is currently not on a team, his time with Cloud9 was highlighted by qualifying for the VCT 2021: North America Stage Two Challengers One./post/riot-introduces-summoner-s-rift-arena-banners-in-league-of-legends/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-introduces-summoner-s-rift-arena-banners-in-league-of-legends/ Riot Games is adding another opportunity for promotion within its flagship esports title, League of Legends. Summoner’s Rift will now feature customizable arena banners that will allow for more “esports branding” directly on the map, Riot announced today. Riot’s aspiration is “to create an environment that exudes the energy found in traditional sports,” hereby creating a “richer viewing experience” around pro League. This announcement comes ahead of the Summer Split, where Riot said different leagues will “experiment” to help “engage local and regional fan bases./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/the-russian-ruble-is-now-worth-less-than-1-riot-point/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-russian-ruble-is-now-worth-less-than-1-riot-point/ The Russian Ruble, the official currency of the country, is now worth less than one Riot Point. One Euro is currently valued for a little more than 150 Rubles, according to Bloomberg. Players in Europe can obtain 310 Riot Points for €2.50. If you were to convert that amount to Rubles, you would receive around 375, meaning that the Russian currency is now worth less than the digital currency in League of Legends./post/what-time-does-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-dlc-release/Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-dlc-release/ Trainers finally have a set date for Pokémon Sword and Shield’s first Expansion Pass DLC, The Isle of Armor. But fans don’t know what time it’ll be released on June 17 yet.  Most of the time, games will release as soon as the clock strikes midnight and the date changes to the release day. But Nintendo doesn’t always follow that trend to the letter. Instead, the company is known to set its own schedule for releasing content to the eShop./post/funplus-phoenix-apologizes-to-ange1-and-rescinds-payment-freeze/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-apologizes-to-ange1-and-rescinds-payment-freeze/ Chinese-based esports organization FunPlus Phoenix has apologized to VALORANT player Kirill “ANGE1” Karasiow and his agent, Jérôme Coupez, it was revealed today.  Coupez, the founder of Prodigy Agency to which ANGE1 is represented, said today FPX will continue to pay the player without asking him to play. ANGE1, who lived in Kyiv, was forced to flee the capital city a few days ago following the barrage of attacks by the Russian military in Ukraine./post/gen-g-out-of-vct-2022-after-loss-to-built-by-gamers-academy/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gen-g-out-of-vct-2022-after-loss-to-built-by-gamers-academy/ Gen.G is out of VALORANT Champions Tour after an upset loss to Built By Gamers Academy.  We fall 0-2 to @builtbygamers Academy, bringing our #VCT Open Qualifier 2 run to an end. Not the results we wanted, but we'll be back stronger for our next run. Thanks for all your support #TigerNation 🐯💛#GenGVAL pic.twitter.com/F2N8KjyTlI — Gen.G Esports (@GenG) May 8, 2022 Gen.G is no longer in the VCT after failing to qualify for either Challengers main events in 2022./post/how-to-evolve-rockruff-into-midday-and-dusk-form-lycanrock-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-rockruff-into-midday-and-dusk-form-lycanrock-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ More Pokémon from the Alola region are now appearing in Pokémon Go, meaning players have even more species to catch and use. One of the new additions to the game is the Rockruff evolutionary line, which uses a very specific method to evolve into one of several forms.  Rockruff can typically evolve into one of three different forms of Lycanroc—Midday, Midnight, and Dusk form. Dusk form isn’t available in Pokémon Go at the time of writing, but it will likely be added in a future special event revolving around the Puppy and Wolf Pokémon./post/how-to-find-the-hidden-xp-drop-for-fortnite-chapter-2-season-one/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-the-hidden-xp-drop-for-fortnite-chapter-2-season-one/ The latest mission to release for Fortnite Chapter Two, season one, Chaos Rising, rewards players with a hidden XP drop once they complete eight out of 11 challenges. Every mission has 11 challenges, and once eight are finished, players earn a special loading screen. Each loading screen reveals the location of a special reward. For the first eight weeks of Chapter Two, season one, players used the loading screens to find individual letters that spelled out Fortnite./post/rainbow-six-siege-y4s3-2-patch-to-hit-consoles-next-week/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-y4s3-2-patch-to-hit-consoles-next-week/ After a spur of the moment delay by Ubisoft, the Rainbow Six Siege Y4S3.2 patch will finally be hitting Xbox and PS4 on Oct. 15.  The Y4S3.2 patch was supposed to come to Xbox and PS4 on Oct. 8, but it was delayed on that day by Ubisoft. Consoles generally tend to get patches a bit later than PC because Ubisoft needs to have each patch validated by both Xbox and PS4./post/t1-re-signs-its-entire-dota-2-roster/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-re-signs-its-entire-dota-2-roster/ While most teams with little to middling success during the Dota Pro Circuit are going through a period of rebuilding or shuffling players around ahead of the next season, the top dogs from each region are weighing their options regarding potential changes to see if they can improve their already impressive results. T1 is in that position, and the organization has decided to keep its core together.  T1 has resigned its entire roster to new contracts, including head coach and Dota 2 legend March./post/tft-set-6-north-american-worlds-roadmap-reveals-6-tournaments-leading-up-to-regional-finals/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-6-north-american-worlds-roadmap-reveals-6-tournaments-leading-up-to-regional-finals/ Riot Games will continue its esports partnership with Wisdom Gaming for Teamfight Tactics Set Six, featuring a total of seven tournaments to determine who will represent the North American region at the Gizmos and Gadgets World Championship.  Competitive tournaments for TFT Set Six within the North American region will start in November through a continued partnership between Riot and Wisdom via Giant Slayer. Similar to the competitive roadmap from Set Five, multiple tournaments will take place in both halves of the set to determine who will represent NA at TFT Set Six Worlds./post/the-best-lapa-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-lapa-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Call of Duty: Warzone’s latest addition to its arsenal is the LAPA submachine gun as part of Black Ops Cold War’s last hurrah during The Haunting seasonal event. The LAPA’s in-game description says it’s a full-auto SMG that’s a “lightweight prototype with reliable damage and good firing control,” offering “improved handling and range with a slower fire rate” when compared to other submachine guns in Warzone. It’s an apt description. The LAPA’s fire rate definitely hamstrings it when compared to other higher fire rate SMGs, especially in Warzone’s up-close and personal engagements./post/all-new-and-vaulted-weapons-in-fortnite-chapter-three-season-one/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-new-and-vaulted-weapons-in-fortnite-chapter-three-season-one/ Fortnite players are embarking on a new journey with the release of Chapter Three, season one. Like previous chapters and seasons, this one’s also packed with multiple skins and new landmarks to explore. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon The new map is hardly the only major gameplay change in Fortnite, however. Another impactful way of spicing up the gameplay is through weapon balancing and availability. At the start of each season, Epic Games balances the existing weapons by either tinkering with their features or adding new ones to the game./post/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/best-video-games-you-can-finish-in-a-day/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-video-games-you-can-finish-in-a-day/ Gaming is a fun hobby that is now widely accepted as a mainstream activity. Because of how many people are now taking up gaming, the variety of games being produced is endless.  Many players from the past are considered to be hardcore gamers and stick to their favorite game or genre, whether that’s single-player masterpieces or MOBA games. A lot of these players end up wanting to play professionally as well./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/formal-moving-on-from-sentinels-halo-roster-after-royal2-s-suspension-is-lifted/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/formal-moving-on-from-sentinels-halo-roster-after-royal2-s-suspension-is-lifted/ FormaL’s extended stand-in run with Sentinels’ Halo roster has come to an end. The Call of Duty legend will return to the OpTic bench and has announced his desire to join a new team after the HCS NA Regionals in Anaheim. The former OpTic CoD superstar teamed up with Sentinels in mid-December when the legendary Halo roster needed to bring in a stand-in following the suspension of Mathew “Royal2” Fiorante. Royal2 was accused of using geo-filtering during the qualifier for the HCS Kickoff Major in Raleigh to gain an unfair advantage and the HCS ruled that he was in violation of league rules after its investigation./post/new-elite-skin-for-jackal-puts-siege-s-tracker-in-a-hoodie/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-elite-skin-for-jackal-puts-siege-s-tracker-in-a-hoodie/ Jackal is finally getting an Elite skin in Rainbow Six Siege. Provided he’s unbanned in your ranked matches, you can purchase and equip it today. The skin is called “Rastreador” and it features Jackal in a casual hoodie with just a set of Eyenox googles as opposed to a massive helmet and mask. Jackal's Elite Set is now available. Includes the Rastreador uniform, headgear, victory dance, weapon skin for the C7E, PDW9, ITA 12L, USP40 and ITA12S, as well as the Elite Jackal Chibi charm./post/tommyinnit-peaks-at-over-650-000-viewers-in-dream-smp-finale/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tommyinnit-peaks-at-over-650-000-viewers-in-dream-smp-finale/ The finale of a TV show almost always generates many views, and that holds true with Twitch viewership for big reveals and community events, such as the Dream SMP. Today marked the “end” of the Dream SMP Minecraft server, a server that featured many of the biggest content creators and streamers on YouTube and Twitch. And on its final day, streamer tommyinnit peaked at 650,237 viewers.  DreamXD “The Protector who is canonically not Dream”destroying the SMP end portal, 2021 colorized./post/twitch-celebrity-meetup-sh-tcamp-2021-begins-today/Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-celebrity-meetup-sh-tcamp-2021-begins-today/ ShitCamp 2021, a multi-day event where top Twitch personalities meet up for IRL shenanigans in Los Angeles, California, kicks off today. The event will run from Sept. 26 until Sept. 30, offering viewers the chance to watch some of their favorite Twitch and YouTube personalities interact and create content with each other in real time. ShitCamp comes after the success of ShitCon, a similar event which occurred in May 2021./post/apex-legends-sniper-rifles-have-inconsistent-bullet-speeds-and-travel-times/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-sniper-rifles-have-inconsistent-bullet-speeds-and-travel-times/ An Apex Legends player found an inconsistency in bullet speed and consequently travel times of different shots of Sniper Rifles in the game. A Reddit user posted an image to the Apex Legends subreddit today that showed all four Apex Sniper Rifles—The G7 Scout, the Triple Take, the Longbow, and the Kraber—present different bullet speeds within themselves, which means their first bullet might be faster or slower than their second and third bullets./post/armada-potti-and-walshy-headline-the-esports-hall-of-fame-community-vote-for-2019/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/armada-potti-and-walshy-headline-the-esports-hall-of-fame-community-vote-for-2019/ The Esports Hall of Fame is preparing to induct its newest members into the ring of honor with a diverse cast of some of the greatest esports players headling this year’s community award. The community vote lets fans decide who out of the selected group of finalists make it into the Hall of Fame so they can be rewarded for their achievements and contributions to the world of esports. This year, the field features players from five different scenes, with two of the more niche scenes getting some representation on one of esport’s biggest stages./post/d-va-s-new-heroes-of-the-storm-skin-is-amazing/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/d-va-s-new-heroes-of-the-storm-skin-is-amazing/ Yeah, Ana and Junkrat are pretty cool in Heroes of the Storm—but D.Va’s new skin is so goddamn amazing. The new skin, D.Va the Destroyer, removes the Overwatch heroes’ standard mech and gives her a Deathwing–inspired mech to ride around in. You heard right: Deathwing the Destroyer, the lava-wielding dragon from World of Warcraft. It’s fantastic, and we really want it in Overwatch. Related: Overwatch heroes Ana and Junkrat are joining Heroes of the Storm/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/pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-is-back-up-after-being-down-for-a-week/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-is-back-up-after-being-down-for-a-week/ Niantic has finally fixed the exploits that were impacting the Pokémon Go Battle League. The developer pushed the game mode live again today after nearly a week of it being offline.  This has impacted the schedule for Battle League season two, but Niantic has already provided an updated timeline and a list of other changes that are being made to the mode.  Trainers, GO Battle League is back! We’re temporarily disabling the GO Battle League leaderboard, along with other changes to Season 2./post/the-latest-league-reddit-drama-gets-ls-banned/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-latest-league-reddit-drama-gets-ls-banned/ Reddit can be a crazy place, especially when it comes to video games and esports. The League of Legends subreddit has had some rather interesting takes over the years, from lambasting Riot Games to shit talking players and teams. The latest esports-related drama on the subreddit was a controversy concerning Korean coach and caster Nick “LS” De Cesare. And somehow it resulted in LS being banned from posting on the subreddit for seven days./post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4-end/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4-end/ Fortnite’s latest season is all about heroes and villains.  Epic Games and Marvel have teamed up to bring the Marvel universe to the Fortnite island in Chapter Two, season four: Nexus War. Some of comics’ most iconic heroes and villains—Iron Man, Thor, She-Hulk, Groot, Wolverine, Mystique, Storm, and Doctor Doom—have arrived on the game’s battle royale island to take on Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. This season’s battle pass contains Marvel skins, giving buyers the opportunity to play as some of their favorite Marvel characters, complete challenges, earn XP, and unlock unique cosmetic items./post/zofia-s-jill-valentine-skin-is-now-available-in-rainbow-six-siege/Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/zofia-s-jill-valentine-skin-is-now-available-in-rainbow-six-siege/ The first Rainbow Six Siege – Resident Evil crossover skin is now live. The Jill Valentine elite uniform will be available on Zofia, an operator tailored to entry fragging, and arguably one of R6‘s strongest characters. The skin pays homage to the S.T.A.R.S. unit of Resident Evil infamy, and includes skins for Zofia’s KS70 Lifeline grenade launcher, M762, LMG-E, and RG15 pistol. It also comes with an elite Zofia chibi charm./post/amouranth-hints-at-investment-in-twitch-stream-amid-upcoming-retirement-from-onlyfans/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/amouranth-hints-at-investment-in-twitch-stream-amid-upcoming-retirement-from-onlyfans/ Popular streamer and content creator Amouranth recently confirmed a career pivot off of OnlyFans, also hinting at a significant investment into her Twitch channel as she seeks to produce different kinds of content. Amouranth is among the top earners on both Twitch and OnlyFans, revealing several months ago that she made over $1 million a month just from her OnlyFans content in a podcast with Ethan Klein. Aside from her direct content, the ASMR streamer has also grown a diverse investment portfolio that includes buying into multiple gas stations as well as Activision Blizzard stock./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/ea-sports-releases-totw-33-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-releases-totw-33-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ The new Team of the Week (TOTW) 33 cards are available for players today in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This week’s squad is a little weak when comparing the players’ ratings to other weeks, but there are still a few great players. This promotion is released every Wednesday and launches upgraded versions of the players who stood out during certain real-life games. Since it’s a weekly promo, the cards being added today will be replaced next week./post/how-to-use-wildcards-in-legends-of-runeterra/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-wildcards-in-legends-of-runeterra/ Designing card games may look simple at first glance, but there are just too many variables developer teams consider throughout the development stage players may not realize. Not only do you need an engaging gameplay experience to attract players, you’ll also need a decent monetary system to keep the game as accessible as possible. Though card games, in general, are known to be harsh on players’ wallets, Legends of Runeterra is one of the examples that goes against the narrative./post/mtg-bans-alrund-s-epiphany-and-faceless-haven-in-standard-format/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-bans-alrund-s-epiphany-and-faceless-haven-in-standard-format/ The long-awaited Magic: the Gathering Banned and Restricted announcement for Alrund’s Epiphany dropped today, along with bans for Divide by Zero and Faceless Haven in the Standard format. The Jan. 25 MTG Banned and Restricted announcement by Wizards of the Coast has removed Alrund’s Epiphany, Faceless Haven, and Divide by Zero from the Standard format, effective immediately via tabletop and on Jan. 27 for Magic Online and MTG Arena. Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer was also banned from the Legacy format, along with Memory Lapse for the Historic format./post/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/where-to-farm-crystal-cores-in-genshin-impact/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-farm-crystal-cores-in-genshin-impact/ Genshin Impact’s robust open world consists of many places to discover and people to meet. But it’s also home to numerous mysterious creatures—some friendly, but many dangerous. By interacting with the animals and monsters that roam the land, either through slaying them or successfully catching them, players will gain materials they can use to power up their adventurers. One of the more elusive items gained by encountering creatures in the wilds of Teyvat is Crystal Cores./post/apex-legends-seemingly-increased-visibility-in-caustic-s-gas-and-bangalore-s-smoke/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-seemingly-increased-visibility-in-caustic-s-gas-and-bangalore-s-smoke/ Respawn seemingly increased the visibility in Caustic’s gas and Bangalore’s smoke in Apex Legends’ latest patch. Comparisons show that the particle effects seem easier to see through after the Chaos Theory update—a visual change that can affect the efficiency of both legends. Players can see through both Caustic’s Nox gas and Bangalore’s smoke grenades more easily after the latest patch. The effect is noticeable even from a distance and can make the two legends easy targets for enemy fire./post/how-do-you-play-mystery-at-croft-manor-in-fortnite-creative/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-you-play-mystery-at-croft-manor-in-fortnite-creative/ Fortnite isn’t afraid of partnering with companies to create new and innovative ways to enjoy its content while also promoting special announcements. Lara Croft’s mansion has made its way back into Fortnite ahead of a new game announcement shortly after the v20.10 update was released earlier today. The Mystery at Croft Manor is a puzzle level made in the game’s Creative mode by Alliance. In this new mode, players will be free to search the manor and unlock the secrets it holds within./post/mendokusaii-s-apex-legends-settings-and-keybinds/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mendokusaii-s-apex-legends-settings-and-keybinds/ Former Overwatch League pro Lucas “Mendokusaii” Håkansson might be one of the most naturally gifted first-person shooting gamers in the world. Early in the life of just about every shooting game that has come out in the past few years, Mendo has quickly jumped to the top of the competitive ranks, and when Apex Legends came out in February 2019, it was no different. Since 2016, Mendo has racked up close to $50,000 in prizes from various tournaments across different games, but his best results have come from Apex./post/new-despia-archetype-revealed-for-upcoming-yu-gi-oh-set-dawn-of-majesty/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-despia-archetype-revealed-for-upcoming-yu-gi-oh-set-dawn-of-majesty/ The next Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG set, Dawn of Majesty, will bring a lot to the table when it’s released on April 17, including a new archetype called Despia that was revealed by Konami earlier today.  These Depia cards seem to be based on dramatized theatrical elements, with their origin being set in the words “despair,” “death,” and “thespian.”  In total, eight cards for the archetype were revealed, including four Effect Monsters, two Fusion Monsters, and two Spell Cards./post/riot-reveals-league-s-new-void-jungler-bel-veth-in-latest-cinematic/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-league-s-new-void-jungler-bel-veth-in-latest-cinematic/ After weeks of speculation and teasers, Riot Games has finally revealed the next champion to join League of Legends’ ever-expanding roster of playable characters. Enter Bel’Veth, the God of Oblivion. She’s set to be the newest Void-based jungler to hit Summoner’s Rift. In a new cinematic, fans got their first glance at the new champion when Kai’Sa comes face-to-face with the latest threat to the kingdoms of Runeterra. The trailer gave a frightening glimpse into what could be in store as Kai’Sa struggles against the vast power that the Empress of the Void brings./post/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/the-future-of-speed-razer-viper-8khz-review/Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-future-of-speed-razer-viper-8khz-review/ Razer has proven itself to be a forward-thinking brand several times over. The company seemingly strives to innovate and improve with each peripheral release. From the original Viper’s revolutionary weight and design to the brand’s wickedly fast optical keyboard switches, Razer has continued to experiment with its products to great success.  After a wildly successful launch in 2019, the Viper received both a wireless and miniature update. Each model in the Viper line received praise for its price and feature set./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/here-are-several-offensive-strategies-for-call-of-duty-wwii-s-war-mode-operation-griffin/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-several-offensive-strategies-for-call-of-duty-wwii-s-war-mode-operation-griffin/ War is one of the newest game modes introduced in Call of Duty: WWII. During the private multiplayer beta for WWII, Operation Breakout was the only mission available. But now, two new missions have been added to the game at launch. Operation Griffin is an action-packed map that features a battle between the Axis and Allied forces. War is an extremely team-oriented game, however—you’ll find the most success in this game mode if you play with a set squad so you can effectively communicate and execute tactics./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/lifeline-s-ultimate-can-turn-into-a-death-trap/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lifeline-s-ultimate-can-turn-into-a-death-trap/ Since the beginning of Apex Legends, players have found ways to use certain character abilities in ways the developers probably didn’t intend. The way these abilities are used might not be useful, at least in the context of trying to win the game. But they are almost always fun, like Mad Maggie’s flying bowling alley. This time around, we’ve got a trap featuring a character that doesn’t have any traps, seemingly: Lifeline./post/na-vi-puts-m0nesy-2-other-academy-players-on-transfer-list/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/na-vi-puts-m0nesy-2-other-academy-players-on-transfer-list/ Natus Vincere is set to make some deep changes to Na’Vi Junior, its academy CS:GO lineup, the organization announced today. The young star Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, Eugene “⁠Aunkere⁠” Karya, and Rodion “⁠fear⁠” Smyk have all been put on the transfer list since their development cycle has been completed—and m0NESY is already negotiating terms with another esports organization, according to Na’Vi. The 17-year-old Daniil “⁠headtr1ck⁠” Valitov will be the only one from the Na’Vi Junior lineup that competed in 2021 to stay for next year./post/veigar-will-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-s-beyond-the-bandlewood-through-bandle-city-and-shadow-isles/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/veigar-will-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-s-beyond-the-bandlewood-through-bandle-city-and-shadow-isles/ Veigar is the third champion joining Legends of Runeterra’s upcoming set, Beyond the Bandlewood, Riot Games announced today on Twitter and in collaboration with Mobalytics. Veigar is a four-mana yordle champion from Bandle City and Shadow Isles with 1/4 combat stats and a summon ability that creates a Darkness in your hand if you do n’t have one. Darkness is an uncollectible three-mana slow spell that deals two damage to an enemy unit./post/what-is-the-dota-2-bug-tracker/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-dota-2-bug-tracker/ A quick tour of Dota 2’s subreddit can be enough to convince you that the game hasn’t received a patch for years. While Valve has a history of taking its time with major content patches, the developer has usually been on time with bug fixes. Until recently, Valve kept track of the Dota 2 subreddit, as well as the official forums, to take care of the bugs that have been negatively impacting the gameplay experience./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/wild-rift-global-championship-icons-to-take-place-in-singapore-with-2-million-prize-pool/Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wild-rift-global-championship-icons-to-take-place-in-singapore-with-2-million-prize-pool/ The League of Legends: Wild Rift Global Championship Icons 2022 will take place at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Center in Singapore, Riot Games announced in a press release today. From June 14 to July 9, the top 24 teams from around the world will be competing for a share of the $2 million prize pool and the title of world champions. Riot had earlier announced that the Icons will take place in Madrid, Spain, but the company has moved the competition to the Suntec Singapore, which also hosted the Horizon Cup in 2021./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-aquilok-s-tail-dungeon-in-lost-ark/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-aquilok-s-tail-dungeon-in-lost-ark/ If you intend to complete everything Lost Ark has to offer, and not only the main story and level 50 quests, gathering all Mokoko Seeds is one of the goals that will certainly require the most time on your part. These collectibles are scattered in numerous maps and even in dungeons, giving players plenty to look for across all areas. In dungeons, you can follow the path to complete objectives and reach the final boss, but these areas can also have secrets./post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-guaranteed-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-guaranteed-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced a set of four squad-building challenges (SBCs) to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today that will award those who complete them with a guaranteed Prime Icon Moments card. This is one of those SBCs that will either gift you an amazing item or a card that will just serve as expensive fodder. The player you receive can be from any team or nationality, so your odds of getting a great card are very low, but it will still be a Prime Icon Moments./post/how-to-strikethrough-text-in-discord/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-strikethrough-text-in-discord/ Over the years, Discord has become more than a voice chat app. While that’s still one of its main functions, it also became a community hub where people form their own groups and gather or chat with like-minded individuals. Most communities will have active chat rooms, and making your text stand out can spice up conversations. From bold to italics, Discord allows users to customize their text. While applying these simple formats is relatively straightforward, finding out how you can strikethrough sentences can be challenging, since the key you’ll need to use may have a different shortcut depending on your typing language./post/mtg-leaks-upcoming-arena-jumpstart-historic-horizons-event/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-leaks-upcoming-arena-jumpstart-historic-horizons-event/ A leaked article scheduled for next week was allegedly revealed by a Magic: The Gathering Discord bot, revealing a new event coming to MTG Arena called Jumpstart: Historic Horizons. Before the article was taken down by Wizards of the Coast, several screenshots were captured by Robert Taylor on Twitter. Scheduled to release on Aug. 12, the upcoming MTG Arena event will include “hundreds of cards” from Modern Horizons and Modern Horizons 2./post/players-want-more-practice-tools-in-valorant/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/players-want-more-practice-tools-in-valorant/ VALORANT celebrated its first birthday recently. And although the game has been pretty successful on both competitive and casual levels, some players are still waiting for new features to be implemented in the game. Part of the community thinks there’s a lack of practice maps in VALORANT at the moment. Players aren’t asking for anything complicated or fancy, just a training camp with some boxes where they can practice their aim against bots as many times as they want./post/renekton-lillia-hit-with-heavy-nerfs-in-latest-league-patch-11-6-preview/Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/renekton-lillia-hit-with-heavy-nerfs-in-latest-league-patch-11-6-preview/ League of Legends gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter went into extensive detail today regarding upcoming nerfs to several champions in Patch 11.6.  Perhaps two of the hardest-hit champions in the upcoming patch will be Renekton and Lillia, who each received heavy nerfs to their ultimate abilities.  11.6 Patch Preview with the tentative changes. Some of these are still probably getting some small adjustments but it's nearly done. Thanks for the feedback so far./post/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/it-s-always-winnable-san-francisco-shock-s-nero-talks-travel-and-tribulations/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/it-s-always-winnable-san-francisco-shock-s-nero-talks-travel-and-tribulations/ Off the high of a second championship win, the San Francisco Shock added a few new faces to round out its roster in late 2020. Charlie “nero” Zwarg, one of two new DPS additions, quickly made waves and earned himself a near-constant starting position this year among the Overwatch League team’s set of champions.  Before he became the Shock’s go-to flex DPS during the 2021 season, nero spent several years on the Guangzhou Charge, garnering attention for his constant visa issues during the COVID-19 pandemic./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/destiny-2-s-pvp-will-finally-receive-new-maps-modes-in-2022-and-beyond/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-s-pvp-will-finally-receive-new-maps-modes-in-2022-and-beyond/ Destiny 2’s long-dormant Crucible PvP mode will receive new maps and modes starting in 2022. The information was revealed in a long Twitter thread by Destiny 2’s assistant game director Joe Blackburn, who spoke candidly about the Crucible and how it’s been such a work-in-progress of late. Season 15 of Destiny 2 is scheduled to begin on Aug. 24, and while it will include some revamping to Trials of Osiris, further additions will begin in season 16./post/here-are-the-valorant-patch-4-07-notes/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-valorant-patch-4-07-notes/ VALORANT Patch 4.07 is a relatively minor update, but it does add new servers in Latin America and slight updates to the Bulldog and Stinger.  Patch 4.07 includes new servers in Latin America, which should significantly improve latency in the region. The new servers are planned to go live shortly after 4.07 rolls out.  The Bulldog and Stinger received minor updates that delay firing inputs when players use the ADS feature./post/how-to-find-and-use-a-shield-keg-in-fortnite/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-use-a-shield-keg-in-fortnite/ Fortnite has upgraded to version 19.01 as of a Jan. 4 hotfix, introducing a new shields-replenishing item that an entire squad can enjoy. The Shield Keg can be placed down on any surface and will replenish the shields of any player around it, all the way from zero to 100. The Shield Keg will replenish the shields of you, your squadmates, and even your enemies. So while it may not be ideal in a close-quarters firefight, it’s great to shield up the entire squad without having to use too many consumables./post/how-to-set-up-and-use-siri-on-iphone-13-and-13-pro/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-set-up-and-use-siri-on-iphone-13-and-13-pro/ Siri is a vital function for every iPhone user, and once again, the AI is gracing the small screen of customers’ iPhone 13 devices. Siri can allow you to sort out schedules as well as activate parts of your phone while you are away from it or driving, letting you record your thoughts and plans when you can’t get your hands on your device. To set up and activate Siri on iPhone 13, do the following:/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/issaa-leaves-eternal-fire-just-2-months-after-team-was-founded/Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/issaa-leaves-eternal-fire-just-2-months-after-team-was-founded/ ISSA has parted ways with Eternal Fire, the organization announced today.  The 24-year-old leaves the CS:GO project just two months after it was founded. The team were aiming high since superstars like ISSAA, woxic, and XANTARES are used to succeeding. Nevertheless, it looks like a lack of satisfying results left the lineup in need of a change.  Teşekkürler @issaa_csgo Türkiye'ye adapte olamadığı ve kendi ülkesine dönme kararı aldığı için yollarımızı karşılıklı olarak ayırma kararı aldık./post/ender-is-leaving-the-lec-after-3-years-as-a-caster/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ender-is-leaving-the-lec-after-3-years-as-a-caster/ Christy “Ender” Frierson is stepping away from the LEC broadcast after three years as one of the league’s most prominent members of the on-air talent team.  “It’s not been an easy decision to make,” Ender said in a YouTube video explaining his decision earlier today. “This has been something I’ve been thinking about for nearly a year, now, and I’ve pushed it off countless times.” Ender joined the LEC in 2018 after applying for the league’s open color commentator position via Twitter./post/fissure-fined-3-000-for-leaking-overwatch-league-information/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fissure-fined-3-000-for-leaking-overwatch-league-information/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. The Overwatch League is serious about discipline. Former Seoul Dynasty main tank Baek “Fissure” Chan-hyung returned to the league this week by joining the Vancouver Titans. Before he can begin his new journey in the 2020 season, he’ll have to face a $3,000 fine for leaking sensitive Overwatch League information.    On June 26, 2019, the outspoken tank player retired from the Seoul Dynasty and professional Overwatch competition for unknown reasons./post/jw-parts-ways-with-fnatic-says-he-ll-stay-in-cs-go/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jw-parts-ways-with-fnatic-says-he-ll-stay-in-cs-go/ Swedish CS:GO AWPer Jesper “JW” Wecksell has left Fnatic after spending the past three months on the organization’s bench, he announced today. This finishes JW’s second stint with Fnatic, one that started in February 2017 after a brief spell with GODSENT. During this time, he helped the team win big tournaments such as IEM Katowice in March 2018 and DreamHack Masters Malmö in 2019. He also played for the British organization between August 2013 and August 2016 and was an integral part of Fnatic’s three CS:GO Major titles./post/most-played-agent-compositions-in-na-vct-challengers-one-group-stage/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/most-played-agent-compositions-in-na-vct-challengers-one-group-stage/ Do-or-die playoffs for the North American VCT Challengers One stage is right around the corner after five weeks of exciting VALORANT action in the group stage. The round-robin saw both Cloud9 and Version1 notch perfect 5-0 records, while teams like The Guard, Sentinels, and OpTic put together impressive campaigns as well. All ten teams used different compositions, with every single agent getting at least one map of play time, including Yoru!/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/rogue-officially-leaves-cs-go/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rogue-officially-leaves-cs-go/ Rogue Gaming has officially left the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. The North American organization dropped the news of its departure in a Twitlonger today after compLexity Gaming announced it signed former Rogue star Hunter “SicK” Mims. This means that Spencer “Hiko” Martin, Daniel “vice” Kim, Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen, and Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen are without a team for the time being. Related: CompLexity signs SicK in place of n0thing Rogue also revealed that MSL and niko were given an offer to join a Denmark-based team, which is reportedly OpTic Gaming, and it seems as though they are following through with the signing./post/the-13-best-decals-in-rocket-league/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-13-best-decals-in-rocket-league/ Most Rocket League players aim to break into that next tier on the ranked ladder. While you can get lucky a few matches in a row and rank up, you’ll need to practice every day to stay on top of your game. The plays you’ll make and your performance will directly impact how many eyes are on you in your matches, but they aren’t the only ways of drawing attention./post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-normal-and-rare-rarity-festival-launching-march-23/Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-normal-and-rare-rarity-festival-launching-march-23/ Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is getting its next Festival event on March 23, though this time it won’t be themed around something as simple as a specific summoning mechanic.  Running from March 23 to April 4, the “N and R Rarity Festival” will require players to only use decks that feature Normal and Rare cards.  Because most decks are comprised of a solid mix of Normal, Rare, Super Rare, and Ultra Rare cards in Master Duel, this will force anyone who wants to participate in the Festival to use new strategies that don’t feature many of the most powerful cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!/post/abed-becomes-first-dota-2-player-to-hit-11-000-mmr/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/abed-becomes-first-dota-2-player-to-hit-11-000-mmr/ Filipino superstar and Evil Geniuses’ mid laner Abed has added another milestone to his growing list of achievements. He’s the first to hit 11,000 MMR in Dota 2, firmly establishing himself as rank one in the Southeast Asian region. Abed was previously the first player to hit a five-digit MMR, achieving 10,000 in 2017. When Valve introduced seasonal resets for MMR, Abed once again became the first to reach 10,000 in 2019./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/funnelweb-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/funnelweb-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s The Witch Queen expansion brought a series of new guns, including an arsenal of seasonal weapons. One of the new armaments stole the show this season, though, and it’s not even a destination or seasonal drop. Funnelweb, a world drop Void SMG, quickly dominated fans’ Energy slots thanks to its firepower and the all-too-familiar feeling of the Recluse SMG, which had its Power Level capped with Beyond Light./post/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/league-players-showcase-perfect-poke-from-syndra-and-miss-fortune-combination/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-players-showcase-perfect-poke-from-syndra-and-miss-fortune-combination/ Two League of Legends players combined to show off a powerful combination of abilities in the bottom lane with Syndra and Miss Fortune. In the highlight, the duo uses a simple yet effective combination of Force of Will (Syndra’s W) with Double Up (MF’s Q) to produce some impressive results. Syndra supp OP #lmhtcfs from leagueoflegends A quick ping indicates the start of the combo. As the first blow of Miss Fortune’s Double Up travels toward the target, Syndra’s Force of Will lifts and throws the minion toward an opponent, turning the unsuspecting soldier into a painful grenade./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/where-is-the-entrance-to-gruul-s-lair-in-wow-tbc-classic/Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-is-the-entrance-to-gruul-s-lair-in-wow-tbc-classic/ Gruul’s Lair is one of three raids released in the first phase of WoW: The Burning Crusade Classic. Considering it contains just two bosses, Gruul’s Lair is one of the quicker raids that TBC has to offer.  Here’s how to reach the entrance of the Gruul’s Lair raid in WoW: TBC Classic. To reach Gruul’s Lair, players will first need to head toward the Blade’s Edge Mountains. Gruul’s Lair is located in the Northeastern corner of the zone, so getting there will require a bit of travel once you land in the zone./post/best-ice-gauntlet-build-in-new-world/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ice-gauntlet-build-in-new-world/ One of the most unique things about New World is its weapon mastery system that allows players to try out any or all of the game’s weapons on a single character, substituting the class-based system present in many MMO titles. Of the magical weapons in New World, the Ice Gauntlet boasts the most crowd-controlling abilities and is a great way to slow and stop offense for both PvE and PVP. With so many abilities to choose from, there are several different ways to level up this weapon to tailor your style of gameplay./post/chicago-huntsmen-names-sender-head-coach-for-2020-call-of-duty-league-season/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/chicago-huntsmen-names-sender-head-coach-for-2020-call-of-duty-league-season/ Chicago’s Call of Duty League team officially has a coach. Troy “Sender” Michaels will be the head coach of the Chicago Huntsmen, the organization announced today. Sender will coach Chicago’s starting lineup that features Seth “Scump” Abner, Matthew “FormaL” Piper, Peirce “Gunless” Hillman, Alec “Arcitys” Sanderson, and Dylan “Envoy” Hannon. Last week, Chicago also added former Enigma6 captain Jordon General as a substitute and Search and Destroy streamer John “x2Pac_ThuGLorD” Hartley was named an SnD analyst for the team./post/daequan-returns-from-streaming-hiatus-points-to-nrg-house-s-internet-issues-as-reason-for-break/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/daequan-returns-from-streaming-hiatus-points-to-nrg-house-s-internet-issues-as-reason-for-break/ After a 113-day hiatus from his channels, popular Twitch streamer Daequan has finally spoken up about the recent breakdown of the NRG Thoom House. In a recent update, Daequan said the house’s internet issues were largely the cause of the house’s eventual failure. “We go to this house and they tell NRG and us that the internet is nuts, that this is a smart house, whatever,” the 27-year-old streamer said. “And long story short, when we get there, it’s not that./post/fleeceking-becomes-first-legit-player-to-reach-level-50-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fleeceking-becomes-first-legit-player-to-reach-level-50-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ With the addition of the Go Beyond Update, Pokémon Go players have slowly been grinding their way from the previous level cap of 40 to the new goal of level 50. And just a day after some of the first players started hitting the level 48 mark, the first recorded trainer has reached level 50 in the game.  Pokémon Go enthusiast and streamer FleeceKing made history by becoming the first player in the world to hit level 50 today./post/how-to-increase-combat-level-in-runescape/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-increase-combat-level-in-runescape/ We all want to be the strongest–and in Runescape your combat level is a huge factor in that endeavor. While Runescape lets players level a range of different skills, you’ll need a high combat level if you want to do damage. Damage can come in handy in many different situations. Whether you’re questing, dungeoning, or being attacked by another player while traveling through the Wildy, this skill can save your life and your items from being taken./post/lec-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-week-5/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lec-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-week-5/ Now that we’re into the second half of the Spring Split, the LEC finally has a real identity. The true players and contenders in this split’s playoff race are becoming a lot more clear-cut heading into the final three weeks before the playoffs.  After this week’s games, the discussion will likely broaden to include playoff seeding, potential tiebreaker scenarios, and high-end matchups to keep an eye on as the split twirls to a ceremonious end./post/riot-to-gift-valorant-fans-an-exclusive-player-card-for-watching-twitch-streams/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-gift-valorant-fans-an-exclusive-player-card-for-watching-twitch-streams/ VALORANT fans are in for a treat, courtesy of Riot Games. Riot is rewarding Twitch viewers with an exclusive VALORANT player card as “thanks” for the massive interest in the closed beta, the company announced today. As thanks for all your interest in the VALORANT closed beta and hanging out with the @Twitch community, we have a small gift: an exclusive player card for anyone who's watched enough streams to be eligible for CB./post/the-warrior-death-knight-has-been-revealed/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-warrior-death-knight-has-been-revealed/ The Warrior Death Knight card has been revealed. Hearthstone‘s latest expansion, Knights of the Frozen Throne, introduces new Hero cards. Each class gets one Death Knight Hero card that transforms the player character. The Warrior Death Knight has players wishing for the return of Patron Warrior. Along with the five armor, the card also equips a weapon for you. It’s a 4/3 weapon that also damages adjacent minions without their attack damaging your hero./post/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/all-jennifer-walters-she-hulk-awakening-challenges-in-fortnite-and-how-to-complete-them/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-jennifer-walters-she-hulk-awakening-challenges-in-fortnite-and-how-to-complete-them/ Jennifer Walters, also known as She-Hulk, is bringing the law with both brains and brawn in Fortnite Chapter Two, season four. There’s a bit of work for you to do before you get to hulk out, though. You first gain access to She-Hulk’s civilian identity, Jennifer Walters, at level 22. You’ll get to transform into her greener and meaner form seven tiers later through the use of the “Gamma Overload” emote, which is only unlocked after completing Walters’ Awakening challenges./post/asmr-streamer-saveaprincess-banned-from-twitch-following-notorious-clip/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmr-streamer-saveaprincess-banned-from-twitch-following-notorious-clip/ Livestreamer saveaprincess has been banned from Twitch after a popular clip from her channel went viral across Twitter. Though the livestreamer has applied for a ban appeal, she’s found a home on Facebook Gaming for the time being. The ASMR category has taken over Twitch as one of the most prevalent and popular categories on the livestreaming platform. Some of Twitch’s most popular figures, such as Amouranth, have found unprecedented viewership hosting ASMR and “ear licking” streams./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/cthuloops-gem-sale-and-event-weekend-now-live-in-smite/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cthuloops-gem-sale-and-event-weekend-now-live-in-smite/ If you don’t have any plans this weekend, then perhaps you can try a tasty bowl of Cthuloops, only available in Smite. Unfortunately, Cthuloops isn’t a real cereal, but instead a metaphor for a delicious Gem Sale event. The Smite team dropped a trailer earlier today where Cthulhu brainwashes various people around the office into participating in this Gem Sale. Crack open a box of Cthuloops and enjoy the Gem Sale within!/post/league-of-legends-error-codes-list-how-to-fix-every-error-and-what-they-mean/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-error-codes-list-how-to-fix-every-error-and-what-they-mean/ League of Legends is light enough to run on the most ancient gaming machines today. This allows the game to reach millions of players, but it also means it comes with its fair share of errors. See League of Legends on Amazon Although pretty much every new patch fixes some known bugs, they also tend to introduce others. Troubleshooting each and every one of them may look like a long and arduous task, but it’s not as bad as you may think./post/samsung-and-amd-are-bringing-real-time-ray-tracing-to-mobiles/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/samsung-and-amd-are-bringing-real-time-ray-tracing-to-mobiles/ Samsung just announced its premium Exynos 2200 mobile processor—and it’s geared to begin an exciting new chapter in the mobile gaming space. The Exynos 2200 aims to set the standard for the ultimate mobile gaming experience, along with improving social media apps and photo usage. The Xclipse GPU positions itself between a console and a mobile graphics processor. The ‘X’ represents Exynos, and the eclipse–like an actual eclipse–represents marking the end of an era of mobile gaming and beginning a new chapter./post/xqc-viewers-lose-312-million-channel-points-over-demon-s-souls-bet/Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-viewers-lose-312-million-channel-points-over-demon-s-souls-bet/ Much like other Souls games, Demon’s Souls is known for its extremely difficult gameplay that will see even the best players struggle at times. Due to this, it’s been a popular choice for streamers to challenge themselves with on stream. During a recent stream, xQc encouraged his chat to predict whether he’d defeat the boss fight against Old King Allant. Most of his viewers didn’t see him doing this because it was only his third attempt, so 97 percent of xQc’s audience bet channel points against him while a mere three percent had faith he could do it./post/hisuian-zorua-are-deceased-unova-zorua-reborn-through-hatred-toward-humans/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hisuian-zorua-are-deceased-unova-zorua-reborn-through-hatred-toward-humans/ Nintendo and The Pokémon Company released a new trailer today that provides more information about Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark, which will appear in January’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus game. On top of getting a glimpse at the Pokémon’s in-game models, we’ve learned some disturbing backstory details on how these Pokémon came to exist within the lore of the world. ⚠️ Research complete! ⚠️ Thanks to you, Trainers, we’ve discovered two more Hisuian Pokémon—Zorua and Zoroark!/post/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/how-to-redeem-a-code-in-valorant/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-redeem-a-code-in-valorant/ Finding a gift for a VALORANT fan you know might look like a challenging task at first. While most gamers will appreciate physical mementos from their favorite game, none of them will pass out on a chance to purchase more skins. The number of skins and cosmetic items available in VALORANT continues to rise with every patch, meaning one can never have enough VALORANT points. If you’ve just received a gift card for VALORANT or are looking to surprise a fan with one, you’ll want to know how you can redeem them since you’ll want to start browsing the in-game shop as soon as possible./post/lec-continues-to-see-growth-on-twitch-despite-midseason-lull/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lec-continues-to-see-growth-on-twitch-despite-midseason-lull/ The LEC had its weakest Twitch viewership of the 2021 Spring Split so far in week five but still maintained its year-over-year growth on the platform. With an average of 96,477 viewers for live coverage, the league’s main broadcast on the LEC channel dipped below 100,000 for the first time this Spring Split, according to stats from SullyGnome. But the league is still in a significantly stronger position than it was last year./post/nintendo-reveals-new-splatoon-3-website/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-reveals-new-splatoon-3-website/ Nintendo has created a new Japanese-language website for the upcoming Splatoon 3. The website launched recently and appears to be Nintendo’s official Japanese hub for Splatoon 3 content. The site contains much of the same content as the English Nintendo store listing for the game, including the summer 2022 release window, information on the game’s Turf War and Salmon Run modes, and plenty of screengrabs. While Splatoon 3 has a product listing on the English-language Nintendo store, it does not yet have a full English website./post/sentinels-fall-to-version1-in-na-vct-challengers-one-playoffs-miss-international-lan-for-first-time/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sentinels-fall-to-version1-in-na-vct-challengers-one-playoffs-miss-international-lan-for-first-time/ Sentinels has fallen in dramatic circumstances, losing to Version1 in their second straight playoff series at NA VCT Challengers One. They are eliminated from contending at Masters Reykjavk, and will miss playing at an international VALORANT LAN for the first time ever. Sentinels started the series comfortably on their own pick of Haven, propelled by a monster performance from TenZ on Jett. TenZ has been hot and cold throughout most of Challengers One, and was particularly cold in Sentinels’ group stage match versus V1 and their first playoff match against The Guard, with a combined 34 kills over four maps in those series./post/where-to-find-eiscue-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-eiscue-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ If you plan to complete the Galar Pokédex in Pokémon Sword and Shield or just want an annoying penguin on your team, then you’re sooner or later going to look for Eiscue. Eiscue is a unique Pokémon. Its ability acts a lot like Mimikyu’s, allowing you to take a hit for free without the opponent dealing any damage. This makes it a vital part of any cheesy team. First, Eiscue is exclusive to Pokémon Shield./post/where-to-find-klombo-sized-snow-mounds-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2-all-locations/Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-klombo-sized-snow-mounds-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2-all-locations/ Klombos had a short stint in Fortnite during Chapter Three, season one. They were removed from the game with the start of Chapter Three, season two, a recent challenge indicated that they could be returning to the game. This challenge requires players to find three Klombo-sized snow mounds in Fortnite. Finding these snow mounds can take longer than expected if you haven’t spent too much time on the latest season’s map. You can reduce the time it takes to complete the challenge by finding out where exactly you need to go on the map, however, and here’s where to find all the Klombo-sized snow mounds in Fortnite Chapter Three, season two./post/call-of-duty-vanguard-s-april-18-update-focuses-on-stability-bug-fixes/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-vanguard-s-april-18-update-focuses-on-stability-bug-fixes/ A new, minor update just went live for Call of Duty: Vanguard, focusing on a few specific bug fixes and adding to the overall stability of the game. A few of the major fixes in the patch include one for an error that wasn’t letting players access the Armory while cross-play was disabled, while another was kicking players from Zombies matches while reviving a player and using a melee and tactical items only./post/everything-to-know-about-chaotic-chuo-the-field-boss-in-lost-ark/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-chaotic-chuo-the-field-boss-in-lost-ark/ While playing Lost Ark, the first instinct of most players will be to rush toward Field Bosses. These aren’t your ordinary monsters, however: they pack a bigger punch and are much harder to take down. Chaotic Chuo is one of the many Field Bosses you’ll fight against in Lost Ark. Chaotic Chuo is a challenging opponent capable of dealing fatal damage, but studying the encounter beforehand can give you an advantage. Before you set out to take on this Lion-like Field Boss, you should make sure you have everything you need to on your character and check your repair status./post/how-to-get-the-stonks-diamond-hanz-skin-in-fortnite/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-stonks-diamond-hanz-skin-in-fortnite/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season six recently added many new skins to the game at the beginning of March—and it looks like Epic Games doesn’t plan on stopping. With April Fools’ Day now in the rear-view mirror and Easter on the horizon, the developer has revamped the in-game shop with thematic cosmetics. The To The Moon bundle features a skin for the famous financial meme “stonks,” which dates back to 2017. The skin is making its debut in Fortnite as Diamond Hanz, one of many names associated with the meme./post/league-fan-delivers-spectacular-coven-braum-skin-concept/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-delivers-spectacular-coven-braum-skin-concept/ League of Legends fans continue to impress the community by delivering high-quality, fan-made skins. Coven Braum is the latest skin created by Ivan Dudar, where he showed off various prototype models, plus an in-game mockup of how the hero would look like. The skin moves away from the light-hearted and cheering personality of Braum into a more sinister direction. Coven Braum has antlers and dark colors, reminiscent of Druids from other games./post/these-are-the-17-best-overwatch-skins/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-the-17-best-overwatch-skins/ Blizzard Entertainment launched Overwatch in May 2016 and has been consistently adding new skins since. With each Overwatch event, we get more and more skins, all of which are not equal. Some of the extra-special event skins fall flat compared to the others—and that’s why we must rate them. Here are the 17 best Overwatch skins released by Blizzard since launch. They’re arranged in no particular order, though it goes without saying that Pink Mercy is now the best skin that exists and will ever exist./post/what-does-it-mean-to-get-ganked-in-gaming/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-it-mean-to-get-ganked-in-gaming/ When you first start playing a game, the core mechanics aren’t the only aspects you’ll need to master. Alongside grasping the basics, you’ll also need to become familiar with the commonly used terms and slang. Doing so will help you be on the same page with your teammates, especially in games with a voice chat feature. While you can get ganked in almost all multiplayer games, the term usually sees more usage in MOBA titles like League of Legends, Dota 2, and SMITE./post/when-does-diablo-immortal-release/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-diablo-immortal-release/ More than three years since Diablo Immortal was announced, Blizzard Entertainment has finally revealed a release date for the game. The game will be released on June 2 for Android and iOS devices along with an open beta on PC. While the game was originally announced as a mobile-only title, Blizzard surprised players on April 25 by announcing a beta for PC. How to Pre-Register for the Diablo Immortal Open Beta Players can currently pre-register for the game on the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store./post/who-is-a-part-of-the-dream-smp-minecraft-server-all-dream-smp-members/Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-a-part-of-the-dream-smp-minecraft-server-all-dream-smp-members/ Depending on the game mode, Minecraft can feel like a completely different game every time you join a new server. Some servers will focus on parkour or survival, but others will have a story to tell. Formed in May 2020, Dream SMP has become the home of high-quality Minecraft content since its release. The server that started with the core members of Dream Team and a few others grew massively over the past few months./post/4-year-homecoming-c9-confirms-league-roster-with-jensen-rejoining-zven-role-swapping/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/4-year-homecoming-c9-confirms-league-roster-with-jensen-rejoining-zven-role-swapping/ For the first time since 2018, North American League of Legends fans will get to see Jensen in a blue and white Cloud9 jersey. The team has finalized its roster for LCS 2022 Summer with the 27-year-old veteran returning to the squad’s mid lane. Fudge makes the swap back to top lane as part of C9’s reshuffle. Former star AD carry Zven moves to support at the same time, as reported by Dot Esports’ Isaac McIntyre in April./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/c%C3%B3mo-corregir-el-c%C3%B3digo-de-error-no-se-puede-conectar-al-servicio-de-autenticaci%C3%B3n-de-league-of-legends/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/c%C3%B3mo-corregir-el-c%C3%B3digo-de-error-no-se-puede-conectar-al-servicio-de-autenticaci%C3%B3n-de-league-of-legends/ Si estás experimentando el error «no se puede conectar al servicio de autenticación» (unable to connect to authentication service) cuando juegas a League of Legends, podrías tener varios problemas. El origen podría ser una conexión defectuosa a Internet, un firewall interrumpido o algo completamente diferente. El mensaje de error puede aparecer durante la selección del campeón, en la pantalla de inicio de sesión o a mitad de la partida. De cualquier manera, el problema es relativamente sencillo./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/how-to-catch-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-shiny-hunting-guide/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-shiny-hunting-guide/ Shiny hunting is one of the biggest post-game activities for players in every new Pokémon game, and that fact remains true in the revamped Sinnoh region featured in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.  Whether you are looking for Shinies before you even beat the game via one of the regular methods, or want to wait until you have access to the Shiny Charm and Poké Radar after you become the Champion, there are plenty of ways to start hunting./post/how-to-complete-showdown-god%C3%ADn-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-showdown-god%C3%ADn-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 95-rated Showdown version of Diego Godín from Cagliari to FIFA 21 today. It’s obtainable through FIFA 21 Ultimate Team’s squad-building challenges (SBC) menu. EA also added a 95-rated version of Samuel Castillejo from Milan. These players will play against each other in real life on Sunday, Aug. 29. The winner will receive a +2 overall in-game upgrade. You have until that match happens to complete this SBC. EA greatly mainly increased Godín’s Pace (+35) and Dribbling (+20), but still greatly upgraded his Passing (+16), Passing (+16), Physical (+11), Shooting (+10), and Defending (+10) when compared to his 85-rated base gold card./post/overwatch-is-coming-to-ogn/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-is-coming-to-ogn/ ELEAGUE reveals groups, talent for Overwatch Open finaleWe’re just one week away from the Overwatch Open finals where the top eight teams from each of North America and Europe will compete for a hefty six-figure prize pool and a chance to appear on primetime television Samuel Lingle - Sep 15, 2016 7:36 am2018-08-13T04:36:57-05:00 OverwatchncG1vNJzZmicn6mytLzOq6usZpOkunC71Z6psJmkmLVwvMCgnGhsZmU%3D/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/all-free-and-premium-battle-pass-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-agent-of-disaster/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-free-and-premium-battle-pass-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-agent-of-disaster/ Pokémon UNITE’s fourth Battle Pass is well underway, adding in new items, rewards, and Holowear themed around concerts, music, and putting on a show. Agent of Disaster will run until Jan. 30 at 6pm CT, giving players plenty of time to complete the daily, weekly, and seasonal challenges in order to level the battle pass up and earn rewards. For this season, players can obtain Pikachu – Concert Style and Absol – Dark Suit Style Holowear, along with items like the Dark Suit avatar set and a new profile expression./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/detective-pikachu-2-is-still-in-the-works/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/detective-pikachu-2-is-still-in-the-works/ Fans of 2016’s Nintendo 3DS exclusive Detective Pikachu haven’t had a lot of news recently related to the game’s announced sequel but rest assured it is still in the works, as confirmed by an employee listing on Creatures official recruitment website. On an internal page introducing one of Creatures’ developers, long-awaited confirmation that Detective Pikachu 2 is definitely still in the works can be found. “I am in charge of programming around drawing in the project related to the sequel to “Detective Pikachu”,” the page reads, as translated by Google./post/how-to-assign-or-revoke-a-founders-badge-on-twitch/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-assign-or-revoke-a-founders-badge-on-twitch/ Twitch yesterday announced changes coming to the way that Founders Badge holders can be dished out on channels, and the change will start affecting some communities fairly quickly. Giving content creators the ability to remove the Founders Badge from users, Twitch has given streamers the ultimate control on who gets to be considered a Founder on their channel. The Founders Badge is a “1st” icon that shows up next to the names of users who are among the first to subscribe to your channel./post/how-to-complete-potm-bamba-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-potm-bamba-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 86-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Jonathan Bamba from Lille to FIFA 21 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Bamba’s second special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The 24-year-old French winger won the Ligue 1 POTM trophy for creating goals for Lille during the month of October. This SBC will expire on Dec. 19. EA has boosted all of Bambas’s stats, including Passing (+8), Shooting (+6), Dribbling (+4), Physical (+4), and Pace (+4), when you compare this new card to Bamba’s 82-rated Inform./post/how-to-download-escape-from-tarkov/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-escape-from-tarkov/ Escape from Tarkov is one of the most intense and challenging first-person shooters on the market and is the perfect game for players looking for a high-stakes experience. Players lose all items if they die while on a run and escaping with your life is easier said than done. Despite this tedious experience, thousands of players enjoy the game daily and new players consistently join the fight.  Understanding how to download Escape from Tarkov is simple, although you won’t find the game on any major services like Steam./post/league-stats-site-op-gg-acquires-famous-former-lck-broadcasters-ogn/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-stats-site-op-gg-acquires-famous-former-lck-broadcasters-ogn/ League of Legends statistics website OP.GG has acquired legacy esports broadcaster OGN (formerly Ongamenet), which belonged to TV group CJ ENM, it revealed today. OP.GG’s aim is to expand the horizons of OGN to offer more gaming content to its fans, including ventures in VR, XR, and metaverse. “OGN will now become a professional production studio that has spread content to online platforms beyond the limitations of existing TV platforms, bringing them one step closer to global users,” the new CEO of OGN Nam Yun-Seung said./post/shayura-s-wrath-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shayura-s-wrath-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Shayura’s Wrath can drop bodies both in the Crucible and throughout the rest of the Sol System. Don’t let the submachine gun fool you: It packs a punch, especially with the right perks—or the god roll. See Destiny 2 on Amazon Shayura’s Wrath is available through Trials of Osiris whenever it’s in rotation and farming for it may be a long endeavor, especially for Destiny 2 players who don’t do well in Trials./post/all-field-and-special-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-hoenn-celebration-event/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-field-and-special-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-hoenn-celebration-event/ Pokémon Go’s Hoenn Celebration event is about to begin, and it is expanding what players can expect from smaller event’s Field Reasearch. Along with the usual increased spawns and updated Raid and Egg pools that come with every Pokémon Go event, the Hoenn event is giving players a chance to grab some Legendary rewards.  Just like the previous regional events, one reward is extra encounters with some of the featured Hoenn Pokémon, that will help players finish the Hoenn Collection Challenge too./post/chicken-fighters-add-atf-replace-chessie/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/chicken-fighters-add-atf-replace-chessie/ Chicken Fighters are making another pretty substantial change, replacing veteran offlaner Rasmus “Chessie” Blomdin with Ammar “ATF” Assaf. This move comes as the team struggles to find their footing in the lower division of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit Europe regional league.  Chicken Fighters were signed by High Coast Esports during season one of the DPC while they were competing in the upper division. They failed to retain that spot and were relegated to the lower division for season two, however, with High Coast dropping the roster and leaving the Dota scene shortly after the season started./post/every-mtg-arena-alchemy-spoiler-revealed-during-today-s-stream/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-mtg-arena-alchemy-spoiler-revealed-during-today-s-stream/ Wizards of the Coast revealed a total of 10 new MTG Arena digital-only cards today that will drop with the launch of Alchemy, a new format being added to Magic: The Gathering Arena.  See Magic The Gathering on Amazon Alchemy is a digital-only Standard format that will launch via MTG Arena on Dec. 9. A total of 63 new A22 digital-only cards that are legal to play in Live formats like Alchemy and Historic are being released with the new Magic format./post/how-to-complete-squad-foundations-banza-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-squad-foundations-banza-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 87-rated Squad Foundations version of Simon Banza from Famalicão to FIFA 22 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in the game. This is Banza’s first special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. The Squad Foundations items help players strengthen their teams by filling in key positional gaps across different leagues. He’s a part of the second batch of Squad Foundations items. EA massively upgraded all of Banza’s skills, such as his Physical (+14), Dribbling (+14), and Defending (+10), but especially his Passing (+24), Pace (+19), and Shooting (+17), when you compare this new card to his 88-rated gold version./post/pulsefire-ezreal-is-being-updated-to-look-almost-as-cool-as-the-newer-ultimate-skins/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pulsefire-ezreal-is-being-updated-to-look-almost-as-cool-as-the-newer-ultimate-skins/ When we spotted the Pulsefire Caitlyn teaser in the PBE a couple weeks ago, we guessed that a Pulsefire Ezreal update may be on the way. It was pretty obvious an update to the skin was coming, and yesterday the new Pulsefire Ezreal hit the PBE—and it looks much, much better than the pixelated mess that’s in the game right now. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. It isn’t that bad, but in a land of Elementalist Lux and DJ Sona, it certainly looks subpar./post/riot-dev-gives-insight-on-why-your-most-requested-champ-changes-might-not-make-it-into-the-game/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-dev-gives-insight-on-why-your-most-requested-champ-changes-might-not-make-it-into-the-game/ Sivir is next in line for a mid-scope update in League of Legends. But, according to Riot, the devs don’t just want to update champions that players think need updating. In a post on Reddit about Sivir’s mid-scope update, Riot gameplay analyst Ray “RayYonggi” Williams chimed in on the discussion and said the devs plan to work on mid-scope updates they want to make, rather than following the wishes of the general player base./post/the-best-streamers-to-watch-for-animal-crossing-new-horizons/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-streamers-to-watch-for-animal-crossing-new-horizons/ The release of the newest Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch is only one day away. Fans waited for seven years to see Animal Crossing: New Horizons get revealed to the world. It’s one of the most anticipated titles of 2020. That’s why a great number of streamers are set to create content on the game as soon as its release on March 20, even if the majority of the content will be uploaded on YouTube, such as guides and reviews./post/valorant-s-yoru-needs-a-lot-of-help-and-here-s-what-riot-can-do/Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-yoru-needs-a-lot-of-help-and-here-s-what-riot-can-do/ VALORANT’s Yoru was supposed to be the ideal duelist for “lurkers” who would “keep [enemies] on [their] toes,” according to a December dev blog post. Over two months after his release, however, the Japanese agent leaves much to be desired. A quick “Yoru” search on the VALORANT subreddit yields numerous complaints about the agent, with one player describing him as “not so duelist,” another showcasing his “incompetency,” and various posts offering suggestions for improving his lackluster kit./post/best-apus-for-gaming/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-apus-for-gaming/ The accelerated processing unit (APU) is a piece of hardware that takes the prospect of building a gaming PC and simplifies it for newcomers. Most computers are built with one processor (CPU) and one dedicated graphics card (GPU). An APU combines those two pieces into one with generally lower prices and performance than a dedicated CPU/GPU setup.  This makes the APU a great product to consider when building an entry-level gaming PC on a budget or when you want to make a PC as simple to build as possible./post/brawl-stars-once-upon-a-brawl-update-patch-notes/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/brawl-stars-once-upon-a-brawl-update-patch-notes/ Brawl Stars received a new update today to prepare for its upcoming season, Once Upon a Brawl, adding the new Brawler Ash, numerous fairy tale-themed skins, multiple balance changes, and a new Brawl pass. The actual season will kick off in five days on Aug. 30, but no further update will be required. In those patch notes, Supercell also listed its various criteria taken in consideration for deciding balance changes for Brawlers./post/buddha-makes-cop-panic-with-ridiculous-jailbreak-attempt-in-gta-v-roleplay/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/buddha-makes-cop-panic-with-ridiculous-jailbreak-attempt-in-gta-v-roleplay/ Twitch streamer Buddha and his character Lang Buddha, one of the most popular on the Grand Theft Auto V NoPixel roleplaying server, nearly pulled off the greatest escape from jail ever today. After being arrested by Officer Sur Lee, played by Twitch streamer Sur_Lee, Buddha took a ride down to the slammer to be jailed and formally charged. Just as Officer Lee unlocked the building door for Buddha to walk in, the infamous criminal took off./post/how-to-reveal-the-command-symbol-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reveal-the-command-symbol-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/ The latest Fortnite patch hit the live servers with a lot to discover and do around the map. After making her first appearance in Fortnite during the summer, Ariana Grande is now an NPC (non-playable character) in the game. Ariana Grande’s Punchcard is also a core part of the Fortnitemares event since players will need to complete it to unlock the All-Weather Extractor pickaxe. This Punchcard includes five different challenges and one of them will require players to reveal a “command symbol./post/playstation-plus-extra-premium-subscriptions-are-now-live-in-the-us/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-plus-extra-premium-subscriptions-are-now-live-in-the-us/ The new subscription tiers for PlayStation Plus are now live on the PlayStation Store in the U.S. as of this morning. The Extra and Premium tiers can be found immediately from the PS5’s menu under the PlayStation Plus icon, with the very first option being an Upgrade function to allow those under the existing PS Plus tier, called Essential, to get the new goods. Upgrading will allow users to pay the price left for the days remaining on their existing subscription option, bringing it current to when the next recurring payment date is due./post/sony-will-pay-bungie-employee-shareholders-over-1-billion-to-keep-working-at-company/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-will-pay-bungie-employee-shareholders-over-1-billion-to-keep-working-at-company/ Over a third of the $3.6 billion spent by Sony to purchase the Destiny 2 developer Bungie will be used to “incentivize” the employees and creators to continue working at the studio, according to Sony’s most recent financial report. The report for the third quarter of the 2021 fiscal year details what the global corporation is paying for when it purchased Bungie earlier this week and revealed that a third of the sum is being used to keep the employees (who have been the primary shareholders) working at the company./post/splitgate-s-new-map-creator-allows-8-players-to-create-maps-at-once/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/splitgate-s-new-map-creator-allows-8-players-to-create-maps-at-once/ Splitgate’s new update drops today, bringing with it a new map creator and Beta Season One, which comes with an “array of new features, modes, and enhancements including a custom map creator,” according to 1047 Games. Details around the new features have now been released, including the fact that eight players can collaborate and work on creating a map together at the same time. New Season. New Battle Pass. New Look./post/upgrade-to-windows-10-pro-for-just-5-70-during-keysfan-s-limited-stock-mother-s-day-sale/Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/upgrade-to-windows-10-pro-for-just-5-70-during-keysfan-s-limited-stock-mother-s-day-sale/ This article is sponsored by Keysfan Upgrading your operating system and software is arguably the best way to make the most out of your computer, whether that be upping your productivity with Microsoft Office or replacing an outdated OS with Windows 10 or 11. Even if it could help increase productivity and performance, however, these upgrades can be pricey if you aren’t prepared.  Going right to the source for these newer software and OS offerings will cost you top dollar, and looking for alternatives is something that could land you on a dangerous website or risk putting your systems in danger accidentally./post/amouranth-says-alleged-stalker-was-arrested-after-attempted-home-break-in/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/amouranth-says-alleged-stalker-was-arrested-after-attempted-home-break-in/ Popular Twitch streamer Amouranth reported that her alleged stalker, who followed her from Estonia to Houston for over a month, has finally been arrested. Amouranth previously revealed that she had been aware of a stalker in her immediate area since early May. The man would livestream on Twitch in Amouranth’s neighborhood and obsessively search for the streamer. Posting snippets of his DMs and streams, Amouranth expressed genuine fear for her life./post/crown-ranks-and-golden-costumes-coming-to-fall-guys-in-season-3/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/crown-ranks-and-golden-costumes-coming-to-fall-guys-in-season-3/ The new snowy season of Fall Guys will be released tomorrow, Dec. 15, bringing several changes to the game, including a Crown Rank feature and Golden Costumes, Mediatonic announced today in a PlayStation blog post. The more crowns you earn, the higher your Crown Rank rises, which will unlock a variety of rewards such as colors, patterns, and Golden Costumes. Well-known costumes like the wolf, knight, and hot dog will receive golden versions./post/here-are-all-of-cs-go-s-dreams-and-nightmares-skins/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-cs-go-s-dreams-and-nightmares-skins/ The newest CS:GO case, Dreams and Nightmares, features 17 weapon skins made by community designers. As the name suggests, the skins feature dreamy and psychedelic aesthetics. Most of the popular weapons in the game, including the AK-47, M4A1-S, and USP-S, received a new look, with a few exceptions. The Dreams and Nightmares case is the first case to join the game in over half a year. Snakebite, the previous case, was added in May 2021./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-12-9/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-12-9/ Written in partnership with Gamer Sensei. Dot Esports has joined forces with the incredibly capable coaches at Gamer Sensei to break down League of Legends Patch 12.9. We’ll go through the full list of champion changes, including the multiple mid-scope updates, and analyze how they will affect the meta. Gamer Sensei is a service that provides online coaching for 18 different games, including League. This week, we have two coaches giving us insight on these major champion changes: Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgård and Justin “JalYt Justin” Robbins./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/the-new-evelynn-makes-a-whole-lot-of-sex-jokes/Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-new-evelynn-makes-a-whole-lot-of-sex-jokes/ Evelynn’s rework has been a hot topic since it was teased last week, because it has something special that the other major champion updates didn’t have—sex. Her lore has always involved sex to a degree, since she’s a succubus, but it was never clearly defined or highlighted as a part of her identity. Well, Riot has gone above and beyond by zeroing-in on the new Evelynn’s promiscuous identity, locking down League of Legends as the premier choice of MOBA for horny teenagers./post/best-cards-to-pull-from-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-special-collection/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-cards-to-pull-from-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-special-collection/ Pokémon Go and the Pokémon TCG are set to collide with a collaboration special set that starts releasing in waves on July 1, containing new takes on old favorites and multiple cards that weave elements of the mobile game directly into the card game.  Players will be able to pull iconic Pokémon like Pikachu and Mewtwo with art unique tying them back into Pokémon Go, along with entirely unique cards such as Radiant Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise./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/dallas-empire-wanted-to-replace-huke-with-clayster-according-to-crimsix/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dallas-empire-wanted-to-replace-huke-with-clayster-according-to-crimsix/ Earlier this season, Huke, a member of the Dallas Empire’s 2020 Call of Duty League Championship team, was benched in favor of FeLo in an extremely surprising move. Crimsix revealed via Twitter today, though, that FeLo was not a permanent part of the Empire’s plan, but rather a move to let iLLeY run the SMG in preparation for the return of Clayster.  “The person we wanted was Clayster above everyone,” Crimsix tweeted./post/details-about-ranked-play-in-call-of-duty-wwii-have-been-leaked/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/details-about-ranked-play-in-call-of-duty-wwii-have-been-leaked/ Ranked Play is one of the most highly-anticipated features in Call of Duty: WWII—and now some initial details have been revealed about the game mode. Twitch streamer Eazi_Dollaz is one of the lucky few who has an early copy of WWII. While he was livestreaming, fans asked him to check out Ranked Play—and when he selected the game mode, a message popped up and revealed a wealth of important information./post/hanzo-s-best-skins-in-overwatch/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hanzo-s-best-skins-in-overwatch/ In honor of Overwatch’s latest mini-event, Hanzo’s Kanezaka Challenge, we’re taking a look at some of the best skins for the game’s ace archer. Hanzo was a part of Overwatch’s original lineup of characters, so he has a full wardrobe of exclusive event skins from the past four years.  Since nobody has enough gold or time to unlock them all, we’ve highlighted eight of Hanzo’s best skins. These are sorted from least to most impressive, and each rating takes into account the skin’s design and importance within Overwatch’s lore./post/how-to-unlock-the-ballistic-knife-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-ballistic-knife-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ One of the all-time favorite weapons in Call of Duty history has returned in both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. The Ballistic Knife, a combat knife that can also be fired to kill an enemy in one hit, was first introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops. With the advent of season three in Black Ops Cold War, it’s here again to wreak havoc. The Ballistic Knife can be used as a one-hit melee kill as well as a one-hit shot when you fire it, so it’s a pretty fun option in any secondary slot./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-remembrance-of-the-grafted-in-elden-ring/Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-remembrance-of-the-grafted-in-elden-ring/ Remembrance of the Grafted is a consumable item awarded to players in Elden Ring. To obtain it, it’s necessary to beat Godrick, the Grafted, the big boss of Stormveil Castle and the holder of one of the shards of the Elden Ring.  After the fight is over and Godrick is dead, Remembrance of the Grafted is automatically added to the inventory. It’s found in the Tools section. In Elden Ring, Remembrances function much like boss souls do in the Dark Souls series./post/bjergsen-officially-joins-team-liquid-for-2022-lcs-season/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bjergsen-officially-joins-team-liquid-for-2022-lcs-season/ Former TSM mid laner and head coach Bjergsen has joined Team Liquid as its LCS starting mid laner for the 2022 season, the team confirmed today.  Bjergsen, a nine-year veteran of the professional League of Legends scene, previously played mid lane for seven seasons with TSM between 2014 and 2020. Last season, he transitioned to a head coaching role with the organization but opted to not renew his contract with TSM this offseason in favor of a return to pro play./post/fortnite-players-can-hop-on-stink-bombs-and-ride-them/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-players-can-hop-on-stink-bombs-and-ride-them/ Stink Bombs are the new vehicle in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Fine, they’re not. But Fortnite player Zolo turned them into one by doing a tricky play that ended with a game-finishing sniper shot. The player was in a Squads match with one opponent left. They built a structure a few meters up with a teammate, and they both stood on a wooden floor. Zolo jumps and his teammate throws a Stink Bomb while they’re in mid-air./post/is-halo-infinite-open-world/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-halo-infinite-open-world/ Halo Infinite is the highly anticipated upcoming chapter in one of the most iconic video game series of all time. Players can dive into another adventure as Master Chief battles the Banished across Zeta Halo. Halo Infinite also marks the first time players can explore a large map as they please and take the fight to the enemy in any order they want.  TheHalo Infinite campaign overview showed a large explorable open-world area that players can traverse and explore as they please./post/lost-ark-servers-undergo-maintenance-for-weekly-update-a-day-ahead-of-schedule/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-servers-undergo-maintenance-for-weekly-update-a-day-ahead-of-schedule/ As Lork Ark players continue to discover new content introduced from the last major patch, the weekly maintenance is rolling out to improve player experience and fix various bugs in the game. The most recent maintenance was launched today and will last for approximately seven hours, according to the devs. As such, it should end at 9am CT. You can verify the server status at any time on the game’s official website./post/new-wild-area-event-begins-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-starring-shiny-solrock-and-lunatone/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-wild-area-event-begins-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-starring-shiny-solrock-and-lunatone/ Pokémon Sword and Shield have just begun their latest Wild Area Max Raid Event, and this week, it stars two astronomy-themed Pokémon who will be available both in regular and shiny variants. Starring in the event is Lunatone and Solrock who will appear in Max Raid Battles for the next three days until midnight Sunday. Unlike other events, these will be the only two Pokémon available in all-tier of raid battle./post/riot-to-buff-teemo-nerf-viego-and-zed-in-league-patch-11-17/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-buff-teemo-nerf-viego-and-zed-in-league-patch-11-17/ The League of Legends gameplay design team provided an in-depth preview today of a slew of changes headed to the game in Patch 11.17.  Many of the changes coming to League in Patch 11.17 revolve around the champion roster with 17 individual champions slated to be buffed, nerfed, and adjusted in the patch. Notably, champions such as Ekko, Teemo, Akshan, Amumu, and many more are all set to be changed drastically once the patch goes live next week./post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-by-the-power-of-ragnaros/Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-by-the-power-of-ragnaros/ Emperor Thaurissan is your audience for this week’s Hearthstone Tavern Brawl. Fight for his amusement to earn your free card pack in By the Power of Ragnaros. Because Emperor Thaurissan likes an exciting game of Hearthstone, the match will have a special rule. During this Brawl, all cards in your hand will have their costs reduced by one at the end of your turn. That means the longer you hold a card in your hand, the cheaper it’ll be to play./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/can-you-play-new-world-on-steam-deck/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-new-world-on-steam-deck/ Valve’s Steam Deck is being hailed as an unparalleled experience, but its positive reception hasn’t been free from criticism. One big pitfall of the handheld Linux PC is its lack of support from games that have third-party anti-cheat software. That includes games like Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, Dead by Daylight, and more. Amazon’s New World uses Easy Anti-Cheat and is unplayable on the Steam Deck. This could change in the future, though./post/classic-call-of-duty-weapons-and-limited-edition-camos-have-been-added-to-black-ops-iii/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/classic-call-of-duty-weapons-and-limited-edition-camos-have-been-added-to-black-ops-iii/ Two classic Call of Duty weapons have returned to the franchise in today’s update for Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The AK74u submachine gun and M1911 pistol were added to the Black Market earlier today, with players able to spend in-game currency to purchase supply drops in an attempt to acquire these fan-favorite weapons. Both guns have been featured in countless Call of Duty titles, but are just now being added to the franchise’s title, which was released in November 2015./post/definitely-not-the-move-cooler-master-mm731-mouse-review/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/definitely-not-the-move-cooler-master-mm731-mouse-review/ Cooler Master has its hands in nearly every PC hardware pie imaginable, from gaming mice and keyboards to CPU coolers and GPU support brackets. One of its most surprising runaway successes of the past couple of years is its Mini-ITX MasterBox NR200 case. But with being spread so thin, it’s almost impossible to reach the same level of greatness in every field. This much is evident with Cooler Master’s newest wireless mouse, the MM731./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/nem-um-%C3%BAnico-torcedor-do-lol-previu-completamente-o-bol%C3%A3o-do-mundial-2021/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nem-um-%C3%BAnico-torcedor-do-lol-previu-completamente-o-bol%C3%A3o-do-mundial-2021/ Pela primeira vez desde 2018, nem mesmo um fã de League of Legends conseguiu escolhas perfeitas no Bolão do Mundial, em Lolesports.com, deste ano.  Ontem, a partida final do torneio viu a EDward Gaming da LPL destronar a atual campeã mundial, DWG KIA em uma batalha épica de cinco jogos. O único jogador que tinha escolhas perfeitas no Bolão selecionou a DWG KIA como vencedora da série. No entanto, com a vitória histórica da EDG, todas as finalizações do Bolão em todo o mundo foram frustradas./post/some-call-of-duty-vanguard-camo-and-reticle-unlock-challenges-aren-t-progressing-right-now/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/some-call-of-duty-vanguard-camo-and-reticle-unlock-challenges-aren-t-progressing-right-now/ The grind for Call of Duty: Vanguard weapon camos has come to a halt for many due to an apparent bug stopping progression for numerous challenges in the game. It didn’t take long for CoD players powering through challenges to unlock camos and optic reticles to find that progression was not working for a handful of challenges. This has caused much frustration for those trying to unlock the Gold, Diamond, and Atomic camos./post/thwifo-s-mouse-sensitivities-key-binds-and-crosshair-settings-in-valorant/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/thwifo-s-mouse-sensitivities-key-binds-and-crosshair-settings-in-valorant/ With all the hype surrounding VALORANT right now, it’s no wonder players of all skill levels are looking to get their hands on some professional players’ settings to up their game. The VALORANT Champions Tour is underway and pros continue to get excellent exposure. Tournaments and qualifiers are popping up all over and these professional teams are showcasing their skillsets to prove their worth. Unsurprisingly, some players showcase their skills slightly better than others and gain traction within the community./post/unknownxarmy-s-fortnite-settings-and-keybinds/Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/unknownxarmy-s-fortnite-settings-and-keybinds/ Dominick “UnknownxArmy” Green, also known as Unknown, is a professional Fortnite player from North America. Though many controller players broke into the competitive scene after the last Fortnite World Cup, Unknown was alone at the top. Not only was Unknown a controller player, he also originated from consoles. But he later invested in more powerful hardware—a gaming computer—to take down other PC players. Cash Cups weren’t that common back then, pushing Unknown to grind kill wagers./post/all-the-new-games-revealed-at-riot-s-10th-anniversary-event/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-new-games-revealed-at-riot-s-10th-anniversary-event/ Riot’s 10th-anniversary event was jam-packed with new and exciting content. League of Legends fans were expecting updates to Teamfight Tactics and the 2020 preseason, but instead, they were teased and tantalized with a hoard of games.  Included in Riot’s list of new titles are a League themed digital card game, a tactical FPS game, a fighting game, and more. Here’s the full list of games revealed at last night’s event./post/can-you-upgrade-the-ssd-in-a-steam-deck/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-upgrade-the-ssd-in-a-steam-deck/ Valve’s Steam Deck is dropping soon, with three models in the range offering storage capacities of 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB. Some are already wondering whether the SSDs are replaceable, probably because they have massive Steam libraries. Of the three available models, the entry-level 64 GB option is advertised with embedded multi-media card (eMMC) internal storage, while the other two have NVMe SSDs. Most devices with eMMC like mobile phones aren’t upgradeable because the memory is soldered directly onto the board./post/game-boy-emulator-for-switch-online-reportedly-leaked/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/game-boy-emulator-for-switch-online-reportedly-leaked/ Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games may be coming to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, according to a recent leak reported by Nintendo Life. The new leak corroborates rumors from last year that Nintendo would be bringing over Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to Switch Online. Now, thanks to Twitter user Trash_Bandatcoot, Nintendo’s emulation plans may have been outed. So Nintendo's official Game Boy Advance emulator for the Nintendo Switch just leaked./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/how-to-get-to-the-grand-lift-of-rold-in-elden-ring/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-to-the-grand-lift-of-rold-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring does a great job of guiding players along with the main story and keeping it in a tight progression. Players are often required to obtain key items or kill specific bosses to unlock areas. These key items are obtained in a variety of ways that include looting corpses or treasure chests, progressing NPC questlines, or being dropped by specific enemies. Altogether, FromSoftware encourages players to adventure and explore the Lands Between to progress./post/jhin-shaco-among-champions-planned-to-be-buffed-in-league-patch-11-16/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jhin-shaco-among-champions-planned-to-be-buffed-in-league-patch-11-16/ The end of season 11 of League of Legends is quickly approaching, but major balance changes are continuing to keep players on their toes as the meta continues to shift. With Patch 11.16, Riot is continuing to address what champions have been too oppressive, as well as bring some old favorites back into the light. Jeevun “Jag” Sidhu, lead game designer on Summoner’s Rift team for League, revealed that alongside some long-awaited nerfs for champions like Lulu and Lee Sin, other champions are planned to receive a bit of help in Patch 11./post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-map-and-locations/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-map-and-locations/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus takes players to a foreign land called the Hisui region. While some things may be familiar to players, the wild areas in this land are completely new and something players will need to familiarize themselves with. Like all Pokémon games, you’ll gain further access to the map as you progress through the game. Each area as you head towards to endgame has a variety of different Pokémon that get more powerful in level as you go./post/the-best-pauper-decks-in-magic-the-gathering/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pauper-decks-in-magic-the-gathering/ Playing Magic: The Gathering formats like EDH, Standard, and Modern can get pricey if you’re looking to craft the strongest decks. But Pauper provides an alternative for those looking to play on a budget.  Only allowing cards that have been printed as Common in rarity, Pauper has the most easily accessible card base of any format in Magic. If you want to compete, you won’t have to spend hundreds of dollars buying Rare and Mythic Rare cards online./post/twitch-donates-1-million-to-ablegamers-during-glitchcon/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-donates-1-million-to-ablegamers-during-glitchcon/ Twitch is continuing its tradition of teaming up with popular streamer Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo to make big donations to various charities. Today, the company gave $1 million to AbleGamers, an organization dedicated to improving accessibility and enabling people with disabilities in the video game space.  This was done live during the platform’s online-only GlitchCon event that replaced the usual TwitchCon, which was canceled earlier this year due to concerns surrounding COVID-19./post/all-roles-in-among-us-explained/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-roles-in-among-us-explained/ A new update hit the Among Us live servers today, bringing new features that could see one of the most-played games of 2020 take off again. Innersloth has added a new store and progression system, but the most exciting feature introduced is perhaps the adjustable roles. The four new roles will change how Among Us is played since they add a lot more depth to the gameplay. There are three roles for Crewmates and one role for Impostors./post/codemiko-talks-reason-behind-twitch-ban-her-approach-to-streaming-and-plans-for-return-stream/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/codemiko-talks-reason-behind-twitch-ban-her-approach-to-streaming-and-plans-for-return-stream/ Popular VTuber and Twitch streamer CodeMiko is known for her creative streams that allow viewers to get involved by influencing parts of the broadcast. She uses her setup and virtual character rig to engage with her audience—which averages nearly 8,000 viewers per stream—and fellow content creators through various segments and interviews. The Technician, or the developer behind Miko and the stream, does all of the coding, engineering, and rigging herself and is always pushing the level of interactivity with the broadcast forward, describing it as “a quasi interactive, RPG./post/dragonskin-crypto-cosmetic-now-available-with-apex-legends-prime-gaming-loot/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dragonskin-crypto-cosmetic-now-available-with-apex-legends-prime-gaming-loot/ This month’s Apex Legends Prime Gaming loot lets players harness the power of dragons—well, sort of. The Dragonskin Crypto cosmetic is now available exclusively for Amazon Prime members until Aug. 12. Like all Prime Gaming loot, members can claim the skin for free and equip it immediately after logging in to the battle royale. This fight will make quite the tail! 🐉 Tip the scales with the Dragonskin Crypto skin, available now through August 12 when you link your #PrimeGaming account./post/every-card-in-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages-that-dies-to-bonecrusher-giant/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-card-in-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages-that-dies-to-bonecrusher-giant/ As Magic: The Gathering’s new set Strixhaven: School of Mages enters Standard, the shadow of 2019 looms heavily over fan’s excitement about the new cards. Spoiler season introduced new fans to 275 new cards and possibilities to build their Standard decks. these cards were graded on their ability to play around the powerful Adventure spells from Throne of Eldraine. Bonecrusher Giant has been one of the most powerful cards in Standard since Throne of Eldraine was unleashed upon Standard in 2019./post/mtg-arena-june-2-patch-notes-full-notes-and-updates/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-june-2-patch-notes-full-notes-and-updates/ An update to Magic: The Gathering Arena via Patch 2022.16 marked the release of the Alchemy: New Capenna expansion, along with cosmetic and gameplay updates.  A total of 30 new digital-only cards were released via Patch 2022.16 on June 2 as the third Alchemy expansion to get added to MTG Arena since the launch of the format. Two events marked the launch of the Alchemy: New Capenna expansion, along with a code for three free booster packs./post/ps4-vs-xbox-one-controller-which-is-better-for-pc-gaming/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ps4-vs-xbox-one-controller-which-is-better-for-pc-gaming/ With the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release came two new controllers: The DualShock 4 and the Xbox One Wireless controller. Gamers, especially PC gamers, praised both controllers. The DualShock 4 overhauled the traditional PlayStation controller, while the Xbox One controller was a slight but necessary improvement of the Xbox 360 controller’s design.  On the surface, the DualShock 4 and Xbox One controller are relatively similar. Both controllers have directional pads, two thumbsticks, two triggers, and four face buttons./post/the-best-hatchet-build-in-new-world/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-hatchet-build-in-new-world/ The Hatchet is one of the strongest melee options in New World. On its own, it’s relatively strong. But when combined with the right secondary options and passive abilities, it can be particularly lethal.   Players will often be searching for a backup option to pair with the Hatchet to get the most out of the weapon. While it’s strong by itself, the Hatchet is best paired with a ranged weapon to produce the best DPS results./post/the-best-tahm-kench-skins-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-tahm-kench-skins-in-league-of-legends/ Tahm Kench joined League of Legends in 2016. Since his release, there have been only two additional skins added to the store for the champion, with the most recent launching in January 2019. With just three skins, Tahm Kench has one of the lowest number of skins of any champion in the game. But the available skins are all well-crafted and put unique spins on the champion’s appearance. Here are all of Tahm Kench’s skins ranked in order of our favorites./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/blizzard-fixes-skinny-mei-bug/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-fixes-skinny-mei-bug/ Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster event added a bunch of bugs to the game, but some of the most major have been adjusted in a patch released Jan. 31. Listed in the patch notes, Blizzard fixed a bug that allowed the flag in Capture the Rooster to get stuck outside of gameplay boundaries, allowed competitive games to continue on indefinitely, allowed Mei and Tracer to reach unintended locations on several maps, and a visual bug that prevents cracks from showing on Reinhardt’s shield in the Wujing skin./post/everything-to-know-about-first-tournament-of-2022-vct-game-changers/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-first-tournament-of-2022-vct-game-changers/ After a year of Cloud9 White dominance, VCT Game Changers is back and the teams are readying up to claim the crown for the first tournament of the 2022 season. Open qualifiers were held last week and eight VALORANT teams have made it through to the main event, where they will now compete for a share of the $50,000 prize pool and points to make it to the Game Changers World Championship./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mtg-kaldheim-limited-sealed-arena-open/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mtg-kaldheim-limited-sealed-arena-open/ The February Magic: The Gathering Arena Open will feature competitive gameplay in the Limited Sealed format, rewarding players with gems and a possible invite to the March Strixhaven Qualifier weekend.  Scheduled to take place from Feb. 20 to 21, the Arena Open will feature best-of-one and best-of-three gameplay in the Limited Sealed format for the first time in the history of MTG Arena. Competitive players are used to playing tabletop Magic tournaments that include the Limited Draft format./post/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/fortnite-players-uncover-chests-in-new-digging-site-at-dusty-divot/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-players-uncover-chests-in-new-digging-site-at-dusty-divot/ Fortnite: Battle Royale players continue to dig out dirt chunks from the island, this time uncovering new secrets under Dusty Divot. A new excavation site has almost been fully dug up today by Fortnite players all around the world. Players spotted it a few days after they finished work ona similar one near Paradise Palms. Just like in that case, players who hit the dirt chunks in Dusty Divot will reduce the health points of that chunk on the server side, and their damage will show up as a passive health decrease of that same chunk for other players in the world in any match./post/godsent-adds-hen1-on-a-permanent-basis/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/godsent-adds-hen1-on-a-permanent-basis/ GODSENT has signed Henrique “HEN1” Teles to be the definitive fifth player on its CS:GO lineup. The announcement comes a week after the organization didn’t specify whether the AWPer was a permanent signing or just a temporary replacement for João “felps” Vasconcellos. The organization opted for a roster change after the team failed to qualify for PGL Antwerp Major Americas Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament in April and is consequently out of Major contention./post/how-to-play-with-your-buddy-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-with-your-buddy-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Playing with your Buddy Pokémon is a feature that was added to the Buddy Update in Pokemon Go. It can reward you with specific things depending on when and how you use it. First, you need to open the Buddy Menu on your phone and click the big play button under your current Buddy Pokémon. This will activate the game’s camera. From there, throw your Pokémon onto an open stretch of land and it’ll appear in the AR function./post/sources-shernfire-to-make-pro-league-comeback-with-lfl-org-team-oplon/Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-shernfire-to-make-pro-league-comeback-with-lfl-org-team-oplon/ Star Australian jungler Shern “Shernfire” Tai is on the verge of returning to competitive League of Legends after a half-year hiatus from play, sources have told Dot Esports, with the four-time Oceanic champion set to join rebuilding French organization Team Oplon for LFL 2022 Summer. The 23-year-old Malaysian-born playmaker has been a League-free agent since leaving Cloud9 in late 2021. He will replace Bruno “Bruness” Freund in Oplon’s lineup. Prior to this French switch, Shernfire spent two years in Los Angeles./post/alleged-ark-2-screenshot-emerges-prior-to-xbox-event/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/alleged-ark-2-screenshot-emerges-prior-to-xbox-event/ The bigger the show and project, the more likely it seems someone gets their hands on some pictures and assets for it before it’s officially revealed. That seems to be the case for Ark 2, which appeared to have a screenshot leak before the big Xbox and Bethesda showcase on June 12. The leaks are not confirmed, but Ark 2 was previously rumored to be showing up at the Xbox/Bethesda conference. Those rumors stemmed from an unofficial account posting that the sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved would be presenting content in the show./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/clash-royale-s-electro-giant-is-getting-a-much-needed-buff/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/clash-royale-s-electro-giant-is-getting-a-much-needed-buff/ The Electro Giant card was released into Clash Royale with the season 16 update on Oct. 5, and while it added an interesting mechanic to the game, it has proved to be rather ineffective. Electro Giant can hit enemy troops with zaps of lightning in a small radius around him, but its cost of eight elixirs and ability to be taken down with a ranged card made players demand a buff./post/disguised-toast-says-valkyrae-is-susceptible-to-being-taken-advantage-of-but-remains-responsible-for-her-business-choices/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/disguised-toast-says-valkyrae-is-susceptible-to-being-taken-advantage-of-but-remains-responsible-for-her-business-choices/ Member of OfflineTV and prevalent streaming figure Disguised Toast weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding Valkyrae’s skincare line, RFLCT, which claims to protect skin from blue light damage—though this has been heavily disputed. During his Twitch livestream earlier today, Disguised Toast spoke on Valkyrae’s business decisions. “She has shown me to be naive, impulsive, and overly loyal to people and an org that don’t necessarily deserve her loyalty,” Toast said./post/esam-mvd-and-samsora-all-re-sign-with-their-super-smash-bros-ultimate-sponsors/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/esam-mvd-and-samsora-all-re-sign-with-their-super-smash-bros-ultimate-sponsors/ The start of the year is usually a big transfer window for the various fighting games with thriving professional circuits, and the last several days have been a busy time for Super Smash Bros Ultimate in particular.  Several top players have either re-signed or departed from their sponsors, setting up the free agent pool for the next few Majors.  Three of the biggest names in the scene all re-upped with their current sponsors./post/how-to-complete-future-stars-tanganga-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-future-stars-tanganga-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ Two 88-rated Future Stars versions of Japhet Tanganga from Tottenham Hotspur joined FIFA 22 on Feb. 12. You can get this item through the squad-building challenge (SBC) in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. Future Stars players are young talents who have shown great promise to potentially change the soccer world in the future. The selected players receive a permanent upgrade and, in Tanganga’s case, fans can choose between a left-back (LB) or a right-back (RB) version./post/lcs-adds-grubhub-as-official-food-delivery-partner/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-adds-grubhub-as-official-food-delivery-partner/ The League of Legends Championship Series is coming into 2021 with a new sponsor to go along with its new branding.  The LCS announced today it has added GrubHub as its official food delivery partner. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Activation of the deal is coming swift with the LCS season that starts its first Lock In tournament tomorrow. The LCS and GrubHub will have “co-branded inclusions and activations” across the league’s different channels during the event./post/lor-spoilers-showcase-demacia-region-cards-potentially-supporting-galio/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lor-spoilers-showcase-demacia-region-cards-potentially-supporting-galio/ A total of six Legends of Runeterra cards within the Demacia region are joining the digital card game with the release of A Curious Journey, potentially confirming Galio as the next champion. The next round of A Curious Journey spoilers showcased the Demacia region and a new keyword called Formidable. Units that have the new LoR keyword strike with their health instead of power upon attacking. No spells have been revealed with the Formidable keyword yet, but it’s possible that tomorrow’s A Curious Journey’s spoilers will contain spells./post/pubg-mobile-version-1-8-introduces-new-map-called-aftermath/Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-mobile-version-1-8-introduces-new-map-called-aftermath/ PUBG Mobile’s update 1.8 is here, introducing a new map to the battle royale. The new map carries on Tencent’s recent ambitions to make the game more futuristic. The new map, Aftermath, is a revamped version of the once picturesque Livik. Bombs and volcanic eruptions have completely transformed the map to give it rough terrain. Set in the future, all weapons have been fitted with a new technology called AC Core Module./post/all-halo-infinite-winter-contingency-rewards/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-halo-infinite-winter-contingency-rewards/ The Halo Infinite Winter Contingency event is here, and fans can grind through a new free pass to unlock exclusive rewards. The items include armor and weapon skins alongside other goodies like nameplates and backdrops.  Halo Infinite allows players to customize their Spartans with several different options. Players can change their armor color, add extra details to each limb, and even replace limbs with prosthetics. The Winter Contingency event adds even more options for players looking for holiday cheer./post/here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-2022/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-2022/ It’s only been three days since Acend won VCT Champions in one of the most exciting VALORANT tournaments of the year, but now many fans are focusing towards 2022. This includes the North American supporters who are hoping for better results following a disappointing end to the year. The region failed to live up to the sky-high expectations set for them at the event, with both Team Envy and Sentinels dropping out before the playoffs, and Cloud9 losing to Team Liquid in the quarterfinals./post/how-to-buy-the-season-of-the-risen-season-pass-in-destiny-2/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-buy-the-season-of-the-risen-season-pass-in-destiny-2/ The Witch Queen is the major bombshell dropping into Destiny 2 in February 2022, but it’s not the only one. The game is kicking off Season of the Risen, its 16th season, on the same day as The Witch Queen’s release. Season of the Risen’s story will relate closely to The Witch Queen’s, giving players even more to experience from Feb. 22 onwards. The Season of the Risen pass includes access to the seasonal activity, weapons, and more season pass rewards—including Upgrade Modules, the seasonal Exotic at level one, an Ornament set, Exotic Engrams, and extra Bright Dust./post/how-to-connect-discord-to-your-playstation-network-account/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-connect-discord-to-your-playstation-network-account/ Discord is easily one of the best ways to communicate with friends while gaming, but it wasn’t always the easiest to use while gaming on PlayStation consoles. In May 2021, Discord and Sony announced a new partnership that is just now bearing fruit. Discord and Sony are changing the game by slowly rolling out the ability to link your PlayStation Network account to your Discord account. Both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 players can link their accounts to Discord./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/orianna-will-likely-receive-league-s-2018-victorious-skin/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/orianna-will-likely-receive-league-s-2018-victorious-skin/ This year’s Victorious skin has just been teased on the official League of Legends Spanish Twitter page. The short animation shows a certain mechanical champion holding a levitating ball, donning the usual purple and gold colors that come with the skin line. That’s right folks, it seems like this year’s Victorious skin will be Orianna. Of course, we can’t say that it’s Orianna for sure since Riot hasn’t confirmed the champion in the teaser./post/overwatch-s-450-d-va-statue-will-cause-your-wallet-to-self-destruct/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-450-d-va-statue-will-cause-your-wallet-to-self-destruct/ Blizzard has just unveiled its most ambitious Overwatch statue yet: D.Va and her armored MEKA unit. Hana Song, also known as D.Va, is perched on her mech’s bubblegum pink fusion cannon for the 19-inch statue. The Blizzard collectible is hand-sculpted and hand-painted with serious attention to detail. Each of D.Va’s sponsor stickers and mech adornments are modeled after her classic in-game skin. Related: Blizzard’s $150 Overwatch Widowmaker statue looks fierce/post/valorant-player-discovers-quick-way-to-complete-weekly-mission-by-spamming-cypher-abilities-during-buy-phase/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-discovers-quick-way-to-complete-weekly-mission-by-spamming-cypher-abilities-during-buy-phase/ One savvy VALORANT player found a trick to complete the “use your abilities” weekly mission, posting the strategy in a now-removed Reddit post. Using Cypher, players can spam abilities during the buy phase and have them count toward the 200 needed to finish the mission. Dot Esports tested this out and found similar results. Trick To Complete ‘Use 200 Abilities’ Weekly In 1 Game from VALORANT VALORANT Patch 1.04 gave Cypher a quality-of-life improvement, allowing players to pick up any Cyber Cages he accidentally drops during the buy phase./post/when-will-final-fantasy-xiv-patch-6-08-be-released/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-final-fantasy-xiv-patch-6-08-be-released/ While many players are still busy completing the content that was released alongside Endwalker in Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix is working to bring more content and changes to keep the game fresh. The next update, Patch 6.08, is going to bring some adjustments and minor changes to improve the game experience. This patch will mainly focus on “job tuning,” according to game director and producer Naoki Yoshida in an interview with Radio Mog Station./post/a-fan-favorite-mercy-voiceline-will-make-a-comeback-in-overwatch/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-fan-favorite-mercy-voiceline-will-make-a-comeback-in-overwatch/ Overwatch ultimate voice lines are instantly recognizable. It’s an audio cue that notifies enemies and allies that an ultimate is being used. “Justice rains from above” invokes memories of Pharah’s rockets blazing down, while a “ryūjin no ken wo kurae” is a surefire sign that Genji’s blade approaches. Mercy’s iconic “heroes never die” was pushed aside when the Overwatch healer got a new ultimate, Valkyrie. The new line, “I will watch over you,” is fine, but it’s not “heroes never die” and its many skin-variant lines./post/glorious-pc-gaming-race-transitions-to-glorious-stepping-away-from-problematic-branding/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/glorious-pc-gaming-race-transitions-to-glorious-stepping-away-from-problematic-branding/ Glorious PC Gaming Race is looking to leave behind the racial overtones of its previous name by rebranding to Glorious. The brand’s previous moniker is based on a meme with problematic underpinnings that became part of the identity of a whole community of PC gamers. Originally founded in 2014, Glorious borrowed its initial name from the term “the Glorious PC Gaming Master Race,” which originated from reviewer Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, as pointed out by The Verge./post/kalista-was-picked-or-banned-in-every-game-of-the-2020-lec-spring-playoffs/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kalista-was-picked-or-banned-in-every-game-of-the-2020-lec-spring-playoffs/ Kalista barely saw the light of day when the 2020 League of Legends European Championship commenced in January. Following a sudden resurgence in Chinese solo queue, however, the champion became one of the most contested picks in the LEC Spring playoffs. Over the course of three weeks and 31 games in the European league, Kalista was picked or banned 100 percent of the time. She was banned 27 times and picked four, winning 75 percent of her games (3-1)./post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-servers-appear-to-be-undergoing-maintenance/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-servers-appear-to-be-undergoing-maintenance/ Over the last week, players have had a shaky time trying to use the online functionality in Pokémon Sword and Shield for various reasons. But now, it looks like the game’s servers are undergoing some maintenance.  It doesn’t look like the outage is just affecting one region, either. Players across the globe are no longer able to connect to the internet to trade, battle, or compete in Max Raid Battles. /post/the-2019-league-of-legends-worlds-finals-peaked-at-44-million-viewers/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-2019-league-of-legends-worlds-finals-peaked-at-44-million-viewers/ The 2019 World Championship finals between Europe’s G2 Esports and China’s FunPlus Phoenix was the most-watched League of Legends match in the game’s 10-year history. The quick three-game series held in Paris brought in a 21.8 million average minute audience and 44 million concurrent viewers, narrowly beating last year’s record, according to Riot Games. FPX won the series in dominant fashion, crushing the hopes and dreams of the hometown favorites, G2./post/tips-for-beating-slime-climb-in-fall-guys/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tips-for-beating-slime-climb-in-fall-guys/ Mediatonic’s Fall Guys continues to be a smash hit over the summer, constantly reaching incredible heights in the amount of players participating. With season two confirmed and on the way, Fall Guys’ popularity doesn’t seem like it’ll be waning anytime soon. One of the game’s obstacle courses, Slime Climb, is one of the most punishing modes, as any wrong or slow step will take out the unprepared. The objective of the round is to reach the finish line before the ever-climbing slime beneath the map consumes you./post/warlock-player-hacez-achieves-world-first-level-70-in-wow-the-burning-crusade-classic/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/warlock-player-hacez-achieves-world-first-level-70-in-wow-the-burning-crusade-classic/ A World of Warcraft player by the name of Hacez became the first player to reach level 70 in WoW: The Burning Crusade Classic.  After approximately 14 hours of gameplay, Hacez successfully reached level 70 solely through farming dungeons. Hacez’s dungeon group belonged to the guild Progress of the server Firemaw on the European servers. Progress was known as one of the most efficient guilds in WoW: Classic, often clearing content faster than any other guild in the world./post/what-are-class-chips-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-class-chips-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ Call of Duty: Mobile brings some beloved CoD gameplay to mobile devices, complete with an exciting battle royale mode. Players parachute into a large map with only a knife and their wits and must scrounge for supplies when they hit the ground. There are other ways to improve your loadout, like Class Chip locations, which will enhance your class ability.  Once you load into a battle royale match, open your map to find purple squares scattered throughout the play area./post/winter-wildcards-promotion-brings-new-upgraded-players-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/winter-wildcards-promotion-brings-new-upgraded-players-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ FIFA 22 is entering the most wonderful time of the year with a new promotion themed around winter. EA launched the first team of Winter Wildcards in Ultimate Team today. This promo will gift well-behaved players with new upgraded player items and Wildcard Tokens. The Winter Wildcards’ permanent boosts are inspired by the past, present, and potential future. The first team features players such as a 93-rated Neymar Jr., 90-rated Paul Pogba, 89-rated Kingsley Coman, and 89-rated Fabinho Tavares./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-lost-ark-s-sapira-cave-dungeon/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-lost-ark-s-sapira-cave-dungeon/ Dungeons are a crucial part of Lost Ark’s content to test out following its release in the West on Feb. 11. You’ll likely need to complete them several times because there are many hidden things to get, in addition to the usual enemies and bosses waiting to be slain. The Mokoko seeds are among the items included in most of these dungeons. The Sapira Cave will be one of the first dungeons you’ll encounter, so you might have missed those on your first run./post/best-zamazenta-hero-of-many-battles-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-zamazenta-hero-of-many-battles-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go has now introduced both of its generation eight legendary Pokémon. Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles makes its way into the game to join Zacian. The Fighting-type Pokémon is now available to face off against in Legendary five-star raids for the next week when players will have the chance to add them to their collection. Zamazenta has quite a variety of moves to choose from, and it can be confusing to pick out the best./post/how-much-does-it-cost-to-boost-a-twitch-stream/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-does-it-cost-to-boost-a-twitch-stream/ Twitch’s Boost this Stream feature allows viewers to pay to increase their streamer’s potential exposure on Twitch’s homepage. Announced in late September 2021, this upcoming feature has had little in the way of public testing during its months-long development stage. The feature has also been met with a harsh reception from viewers and streamers alike. Criticism for the Boost this Stream includes claims that it cultivates a pay-to-win environment on the platform./post/how-to-get-kanto-slowpoke-and-evolve-it-to-slowking-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-kanto-slowpoke-and-evolve-it-to-slowking-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/ You’ll likely run into your fair share of Galarian Slowpoke while running around the Isle of Armor. But if you want to get a Kantonian Slowpoke, you might need to do a little searching.  You can’t actually find the original form of Slowpoke in Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Isle of Armor expansion. But that doesn’t mean it’s unavailable.  The only way you can actually get Kantonian Slowpoke in-game is by helping find 150 Alolan Diglett scattered throughout the new map./post/lelis-officially-leaves-quincy-crew-hints-at-further-major-changes/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lelis-officially-leaves-quincy-crew-hints-at-further-major-changes/ Quincy Crew were one of North America’s top performers over the last two years in the competitive Dota 2 scene, but the first of several moves is already shaking the roster to its core. Rodrigo “Lelis” Santos departed the team today to explore his options.  QCY parting ways and my future Read: https://t.co/4r8i0BVCTJ — Rodrigo Lelis (@lelisdota) October 17, 2021 Team manager Jack Chen previously confirmed that QC would see significant changes before the next season./post/monument-to-infamous-botched-rescue-mission-added-to-fortnite-map/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/monument-to-infamous-botched-rescue-mission-added-to-fortnite-map/ Today’s Fortnite v5.1 update added the usual weekly dose of new content into the game. There was a new gun, new skins, and other adjustments for players to get their teeth into. But something stranger appeared as well. One player discovered a new addition to the game’s map that pays tribute to a recent viral clip that drove fans crazy last week. The clip, which has been viewed nearly four million times on Twitter alone, sees Australian content creator Mr Muselk come across a fellow player stranded off a cliff./post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-go-datamine-shows-10-new-mega-pok%C3%A9mon-more-new-assets-and-power-up-pok%C3%A9stop-feature/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-go-datamine-shows-10-new-mega-pok%C3%A9mon-more-new-assets-and-power-up-pok%C3%A9stop-feature/ Pokémon Go’s 0.205.0 update has pushed a lot of assets in the backend of the app, including new information about Mega Evolutions, potential new features, and tons of new Pokémon from generation six.  There was so much data included in the update that it has taken dataming group PokéMiners a full 24 hours to dig through it all.  Starting with the visual assets, Rainy Lure Module and effects to go with it have been included, along with more assets for the Route feature that has been in development for some time./post/the-best-champions-to-help-you-climb-the-league-solo-queue-ladder/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-champions-to-help-you-climb-the-league-solo-queue-ladder/ This article is brought to you by Gamer Sensei. Want to improve? Check out Gamer Sensei for your own personal coach! Ranked can be a frustrating experience for a lot of League of Legends players. Between the teammates who refuse to coordinate, the vastly different skill levels, and the odd smurf or two, you can sometimes feel like you’re going backward. But there are a few champions that, if mastered, can help you beat the system and take you to the next level./post/when-does-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021-start/Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021-start/ Pokémon Go Fest 2021 marks the return of the biggest event for players around the world, bringing new content, bonuses, and other enticing reasons to get out, or stay in, and catch some Pokémon.  Go Fest itself will run on July 17 and 18, with players needing to purchase a $4.99 event ticket through the in-game shop to gain access to all of the event-exclusive content that will only be available to ticketed players./post/bard-s-meeps-can-block-enemy-hooks-after-using-a-hextech-portal-and-it-may-be-a-bug/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bard-s-meeps-can-block-enemy-hooks-after-using-a-hextech-portal-and-it-may-be-a-bug/ In League of Legends, Bard has a distinct playstyle from the other support champions. One of his key characteristics is spawning lesser spirits known as Meeps. These glowing creatures follow him around and are consumed each time he attacks, granting him extra magic damage. One player found an unintended usage of these Meeps: blocking hooks from characters like Thresh and Blitzcrank. A video uploaded to Reddit shows a Bard player using a Meep to soak up a hook shot from an opposing Thresh./post/best-holiday-gifts-for-overwatch-fans/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-holiday-gifts-for-overwatch-fans/ As the holiday season approaches, gift shopping surges. If you have an Overwatch fan on your list, we have some options for you. Overwatch has 32 playable characters spread across three different roles. In the game’s community, there are “mains” who devote more of their playtime to a specific hero whose playstyle they resonate with the most. Someone that plays a lot of Mercy, for example, would be a Mercy main./post/can-oricorio-be-shiny-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-oricorio-be-shiny-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go’s Festival of Colors event is going global for its 2022 iteration and with it, the Dancing Pokémon Oricorio makes its debut in the game.  Oricorio is a unique Pokémon, in that it has multiple forms based on different styles of dancing and movement. Each of the Styles changes the Pokémon’s appearance and type to coincide with its new looks.  In Pokémon Go, each of Oricorio’s four Styles is region-locked to a certain part of the world, meaning players will only be able to obtain one until they can trade with another player, access the others through an event, or the Form Change mechanic is applied to Oricorio./post/first-halo-infinite-hcs-tournament-to-take-place-in-raleigh-this-december/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/first-halo-infinite-hcs-tournament-to-take-place-in-raleigh-this-december/ Halo Infinite isn’t out yet, but we have confirmation on its first official competition thanks to an announcement from the HCS today. The first official tournament of the HCS for Halo Infinite will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina from Dec. 17 to 19 and will feature spectators, an open bracket, and much more. The starting prize pool for the event is $250,000. Announcing the @HCS Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021 taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 17-19!/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/ninja-and-courage-among-celebrities-who-cameo-in-ariana-grande-and-justin-bieber-s-new-music-video/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ninja-and-courage-among-celebrities-who-cameo-in-ariana-grande-and-justin-bieber-s-new-music-video/ Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber dropped the video for their new song, “Stuck with U,” last night and it features a number of celebrity cameos—including some stars from the esports world. The megastars Grande and Bieber teamed up for this love song and then combined forces once more with a number of celebrities who cameo with their significant others in the video, which is basically just a compilation of random people./post/the-best-gibraltar-skins-in-apex-legends/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-gibraltar-skins-in-apex-legends/ Gibraltar, the one and only shielded fortress of Apex Legends, has some really great skins. If you’re looking to defend in style, you’ve come to the right place; Gibraltar’s skins span a wide variety of styles and concepts, so there really is a little something for everyone. Here are the best Gibraltar skins in Apex Legends. Booming System Easily Gibraltar’s most unique skin, Booming System reimagines the legend as a DJ who wears his turntable as a shield./post/why-was-codemiko-banned-on-twitch-and-how-long-will-it-last/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-was-codemiko-banned-on-twitch-and-how-long-will-it-last/ CodeMiko, a popular VTuber and Twitch streamer who streams interactive segments and interviews with content creators, was banned on Jan. 19, with no details shared at the time.  Earlier today, however, she spoke about the suspension, giving more details on why Twitch banned her channel in a short TwitLonger and an interview with Dot Esports.  Suspension Reason: Read: https://t.co/Hz4MK3zjws — Miko (@thecodemiko) January 23, 2021 Related: CodeMiko talks reason behind Twitch ban, her approach to streaming, and plans for return stream/post/xset-zekken-pulls-off-ace-with-4-bullets-in-valorant/Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xset-zekken-pulls-off-ace-with-4-bullets-in-valorant/ VALORANT pro XSET Zekken showed off his skills earlier this week with a clip of him killing an entire team with only four Sheriff bullets in less than five seconds.  The Sheriff is arguably one of the best weapons in VALORANT, although it is a tough weapon to master with a low margin for error. The large handgun can takeout enemies without armor with a single headshot, and a headshot on an armored opponent does a whopping 145 points of damage./post/best-weapon-attachments-in-rainbow-six-siege/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-weapon-attachments-in-rainbow-six-siege/ Outfitting your weapons with the right attachments is key to winning your gunfights in Rainbow Six Siege. Selecting the correct barrel can help with a particular gun’s recoil, selecting the right sight for your positioning can help you win gunfights. With Siege’s one-shot head-shot mechanic, getting your loadout right the first time is the most effective way to secure kills. Which grip should I use? Siege only has two grips: the angled and the vertical./post/faker-high-ping-at-msi-impacted-t1-s-performance-but-doesn-t-matter-as-long-as-fans-have-the-best-experience/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faker-high-ping-at-msi-impacted-t1-s-performance-but-doesn-t-matter-as-long-as-fans-have-the-best-experience/ The first stage of the League of Legends 2022 Mid-Seasonal Invitational just ended, but not without issues. A discrepancy in latency in the venue affected teams playing from Busan, as confirmed by Riot Games, and not even T1 star mid laner Faker was exempt from it. But according to him, the issues don’t matter as much—provided fans around the world have a good show to watch. “[Higher ping] did impact our play, and still it is kind of impacting our performance,” Faker told Dot Esports in an interview./post/hearthstone-balance-change-coming-to-battlegrounds-as-soon-as-next-week/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-balance-change-coming-to-battlegrounds-as-soon-as-next-week/ In a Reddit AMA today, Hearthstone developers answered questions pertaining to the state of the Battlegrounds mode, and the upcoming potential changes to Hearthstone’s economy. In Hearthstone’s popular Battlegrounds mode, Captain Eudora has been far and away the strongest hero ever since her inclusion in the Pirates patch. At all tiers of play, especially in higher rating, she has been regularly dominating lobbies. This is due to her ability to sacrifice early tempo to gain high value gold minions alongside a higher tier minion every four turns starting turn one./post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-79-in-an-arcade-in-fortnite-season-9/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-79-in-an-arcade-in-fortnite-season-9/ After many weeks of collecting Fortbytes for the Fortnite: Battle Royale season nine Battle Pass, we think it’s time for players to take a break by going to the arcade. Well, who knew a Fortbyte would be there? It looks like our break is over. Fortbytes are collectible items that players can find by completing in-game missions. There are 100 Fortbytes in total. One of the new challenges that spawned today asks players to find Fortbyte 79, which is “found within an arcade./post/leaked-trailer-showcases-new-champion-zeri-s-abilities-in-league/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/leaked-trailer-showcases-new-champion-zeri-s-abilities-in-league/ League of Legends’ newest champion, Zeri, was recently revealed to be coming to the game soon. And now, a leaked trailer has given fans more insight into her abilities and how she’ll fit into the growing cast of characters. In a leaked champion reveal video posted to YouTube, fans get a better look at Zeri’s personality as a Zaunite, as well as a first look at the abilities of League’s newest ADC./post/optic-gaming-signs-zlaner-reveals-optic-warzone/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-gaming-signs-zlaner-reveals-optic-warzone/ OpTic Gaming has signed popular Call of Duty: Warzone streamer ZLaner, the organization announced today.  The announcement comes on the heels of an accidental leak from OpTic Texas player Shotzzy, who mentioned ZLaner’s signing on stream earlier today before tomorrow’s scheduled announcement. After the OpTic-Envy merger was made official earlier today, it was announced that Envy Warzone streamers Bobby Poff, Teep, and Sebas would be creating content under the OpTic Gaming branding./post/the-best-overwatch-pick-up-lines/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-overwatch-pick-up-lines/ As Valentine’s Day threatens to sneak up on gamers everywhere, love connections are at the forefront of most people’s minds.  The best pick-up line is always a simple hello, but some fans might be looking for quips that are a little more relevant to their gameplay. Whether you’re looking to impress a possible duo partner or gently annoy your entire team, this comprehensive list of terrible Overwatch pick-up lines should do the trick./post/the-final-fantasy-14-endwalker-grapes-meme-is-officially-dead/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-final-fantasy-14-endwalker-grapes-meme-is-officially-dead/ For those on their journey through Eorzea, stopping to look at the grapes at the Meryall Agronomics point-of-interest in Labyrinthos was a rite of passage. There, players could find the newest meme in the Final Fantasy franchise, the crystal grapes. Now, that era has ended. In the notes for Endwalker patch 6.01, at the very bottom of the resolved issues section, it states an issue of “the polygon count of grapes in Labyrinthos were reduced in excess to alleviate system memory usage in the area./post/what-is-rollback-netcode-in-fighting-games/Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-rollback-netcode-in-fighting-games/ Fighting games make up one of the most beloved genres of all time. From the emergence of 2D fighting games in arcades such as Tekken and Street Fighter to the creation of Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros, and Marvel vs. Capcom for consoles alongside the introduction of 3D base models, fighting games can really bring out the excitement in fans. The thrill also comes when the lives of the characters the players are using are on the line, with the last hit sealing the deal for the winning player./post/among-us-appears-in-japanese-manga-komi-can-t-communicate/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/among-us-appears-in-japanese-manga-komi-can-t-communicate/ Video games have often been a part of some collaborations with various media platforms and mediums. And now, InnerSloth’s deduction game sensation Among Us has officially made its debut in a Japanese manga series known as Komi Can’t Communicate. Manga website Manatoki posted the actual manga pages where some of the characters are dressed as Among Us characters. They are also inside the usual spaceship that serves as the waiting lobby for players in the actual game./post/bard-is-disabled-from-play-in-all-league-queues-right-now/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bard-is-disabled-from-play-in-all-league-queues-right-now/ It’s not often that a champion in League of Legends experiences a game-breaking bug or exploits a system in some manner, but one member of the cast appears to require immediate attention from Riot Games. See League of Legends on Amazon Bard is currently disabled in League “due to in-game issues.” A message in the client, viewable by clicking a red circle next to the “play” button, details that Riot is working on a fix./post/fortnite-best-friendzy-start-and-end-dates/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-best-friendzy-start-and-end-dates/ Epic Games unveiled a new two-week Fortnite event today that’s all about playing with your besties. The Best Friendzy event allows players to earn special rewards, including an Aquari-axe pickaxe, simply by playing with someone on your Fortnite friends list. You earn points for every 10 minutes you play with friends, and there’s a three-times multiplier during a specific “daily bonus” time period. Players can get started on their friendship adventure by registering on the Best Friendzy website./post/how-to-calculate-player-damage-at-the-end-of-a-round-in-teamfight-tactics/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-calculate-player-damage-at-the-end-of-a-round-in-teamfight-tactics/ The higher tier your opponents’ units are in Riot Games’ autobattler Teamfight Tactics, the more damage you take at the end of the round. At the start of the game, you take very little damage from losing a round. This is because one-cost or one-star units deal one damage each to your hitpoints. The more enemy units that survive per round, the more damage you’ll take. If you lose to three one-cost or one-star units, you’ll take five damage in total./post/pok%C3%A9mon-created-an-8-minute-video-with-bidoof-as-the-main-star/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-created-an-8-minute-video-with-bidoof-as-the-main-star/ The Pokémon Company recently released “Bidoof’s Big Stand,” a heartful animation centered around a Bidoof’s journey to find its place in the world—and it’s a must-watch for any Pokémon fan. Anyone who’s played through the Sinnoh region at one point has owned a Bidoof, an early-game Pokémon throughout the Sinnoh region games. Usually not considered a great Pokémon in battle, Bidoof has become synonymously known as the Sinnoh region’s “HM slave,” a term used to describe a Pokémon who can use a wide range of HM moves./post/riot-adjusts-legends-of-runeterra-patch-times/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-adjusts-legends-of-runeterra-patch-times/ Riot Games is moving the launch of Legends of Runeterra updates from Tuesday to Wednesday, the developer announced today. The addition of a mobile platform in LoR has prompted time and date changes for patch updates. Patches will still occur on Tuesdays at 11:30am CT but players won’t see any changes until around 24 hours later. Changes in times will go into effect with LoR Patch 1.2, scheduled to take place on May 26./post/valorant-player-discovers-how-to-get-beneath-fracture-with-sage-wall/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-discovers-how-to-get-beneath-fracture-with-sage-wall/ A VALORANT player has found a way to use Sage’s wall to get beneath Fracture by destroying it while attached to the zipline.  Fracture is still one of the most controversial maps in VALORANT since players either love or hate the unique map. The map’s layout is drastically different from the other maps in rotation, causing many to avoid it, while others embrace its quirks and style. Regardless, players have consistently found new tricks and tactics on Fracture, including a way to get beneath the map with Sage’s wall./post/where-is-commander-o-neil-located-in-elden-ring/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-is-commander-o-neil-located-in-elden-ring/ Most Elden Ring players prefer to spend as little time in the hellscape that is Caelid as possible, but there are some optional bosses in the zone for those looking for a challenge. Commander O’Neil is one such boss, and defeating him will reward you with a unique halberd as well as some Runes for your troubles. Commander O’Neil can be a bit tricky to find, so here’s everything you need to know about his location and how to beat him./post/yu-gi-oh-duel-links-forbidden-and-limited-card-list-october-2021/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-duel-links-forbidden-and-limited-card-list-october-2021/ With every variant of Yu-Gi-Oh! comes some type of Forbidden and Limited card list Konami uses to help maintain a balanced competitive meta. For the mobile game Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, Konami implements not only an original ban list, but also utilizes a completely different classification system for cards included with each iteration.  Unlike the official TCG Forbidden and Limited Card, the Duel Links Forbidden and Limited list is broken up into four specific parts instead of three./post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-6-the-heat-adds-slums-map-and-undead-siege-mode-for-zombies/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-6-the-heat-adds-slums-map-and-undead-siege-mode-for-zombies/ A classic Black Ops II map and a Modern Warfare Gunfight map are just two of many additions coming to Call of Duty: Mobile’s season six, titled “The Heat.” Slums is being added to the game, a classic competitive map from Call of Duty’s earlier esports days. And for Modern Warfare fans, the Gunfight map Stack is joining the rotation for that game mode as part of the new season./post/green-receives-versatile-removal-on-boseiju-who-endures-in-mtg/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/green-receives-versatile-removal-on-boseiju-who-endures-in-mtg/ Legendary lands are sparingly used in Magic: The Gathering because of the design issues it presents. When Kaldheim was released in 2021, much was made about The World Tree not being legendary. Senior designer Gavin Verhey commented on why The World Tree was not legendary, explaining the issue with legendary lands is that you can only control one of them at a time because of the legend rule. This makes extra copies dead in hand and discourages running more than one copy in a deck./post/here-are-all-of-seraphine-s-abilities/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-seraphine-s-abilities/ It’s time, League of Legends fans. Get ready to cheer as loud as you can for Runeterra’s newest musical sensation, Seraphine. Piltover’s biggest pop star is “sensitive, tenacious, and supportive,” according to Riot Games, and is looking to make a fan out of everyone who hears her music. If you aren’t looking for a new artist to add to your playlists, however, then maybe you can be convinced to root for her on Summoner’s Rift as the game’s newest champion./post/la-mejor-evoluci%C3%B3n-de-wurmple-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/la-mejor-evoluci%C3%B3n-de-wurmple-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ En Pokémon Go puedes capturar varios de tus Pokémon favoritos que abarcan toda la serie Pokémon. Si bien los Pokémon se pueden capturar en todas las etapas de su evolución, si se capturan en su primera forma las y los jugadores tendrán más oportunidades de optimizar el Pokémon para que se adapte a sus necesidades. Parte de esto tiene que ver con la evolución. No todos los Pokémon pueden evolucionar en el juego, pero aquellos que lo hacen tendrán una gran ventaja de poder una vez que hayan alcanzado su siguiente etapa./post/legends-of-runeterra-patch-1-11-adds-masters-leaderboards/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/legends-of-runeterra-patch-1-11-adds-masters-leaderboards/ Legends of Runeterra’s upcoming Patch 1.11 is bringing a requested feature that was teased many months ago in Riot’s “What’s Next for Runeterra” video. Now, instead of needing to rely on a third-party site, LoR will have a ranked leaderboard for its players within the client. The leaderboard will have two versions to look through, one for looking at the ranks of players in Masters Rank and another to look at the ranks of all of your friends./post/optic-gaming-to-face-100-thieves-in-the-winners-bracket-finals-at-cwl-london-2019/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-gaming-to-face-100-thieves-in-the-winners-bracket-finals-at-cwl-london-2019/ The second day of the latest Call of Duty World League event has come to an end and two of the most popular teams in the world are set to face off tomorrow. OpTic Gaming and 100 Thieves both went 2-0 on Saturday to advance to the winners bracket finals at CWL London. While OpTic had a perfect map count on the day, 100 Thieves fought extremely hard to advance to the next round./post/renekton-has-a-100-percent-ban-rate-in-the-lck-this-split/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/renekton-has-a-100-percent-ban-rate-in-the-lck-this-split/ A total of 31 games have already been played since the 2022 LCK Spring Split started earlier this month—and there’s one champion that hasn’t missed a draft. Renekton, one of the best top lane champions in the game at the moment, is highly valued by teams in South Korea. TODAY'S #LCK MATCH SCHEDULE Join us in just one hour as these teams face off: 1️⃣ @DRXGlobal vs @T1LoL 2️⃣ @Brionesports vs @GenG 📺https://t./post/riot-plans-to-buff-qiyana-talon-and-others-in-the-jungle-in-league-patch-11-18-preview/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-plans-to-buff-qiyana-talon-and-others-in-the-jungle-in-league-patch-11-18-preview/ Another international League of Legends tournament is on the way, and as is tradition, Riot is doing everything it can to shake up the game’s jungle meta. Just as League’s developers did ahead of this year’s Mid-Season Invitational, the game’s balance team is making an effort to buff certain champions’ jungling capabilities—especially those who haven’t seen much playing time in the professional scene at the jungle position.  In today’s extended preview of League Patch 11./post/the-top-10-league-of-legends-players-of-all-time/Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-top-10-league-of-legends-players-of-all-time/ League of Legends has seen countless players grace Summoner’s Rift over the course of the game’s first full decade of play. Across the four major regions and beyond, competitive League has played host to generational talents ever since structured domestic leagues were introduced to the scene in 2013.  Whether it be through unquestionable mechanical ability, international hardware, or undeniable domestic stardom, the game’s all-time best players have staked their claim to history one way or another./post/ashe-lore-dive-everything-you-need-to-know-about-her-upcoming-comic-by-marvel/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ashe-lore-dive-everything-you-need-to-know-about-her-upcoming-comic-by-marvel/ If you’re a League of Legends fan or comic book aficionado and have been following recent news about the Marvel x Riot Games partnership, you probably already know that Ashe, a playable champion in League, is about to star in her very own comic series. The series, called Ashe: Warmother, will be an origin story, and everyone knows that Marvel loves a good origin story. Riot spilled the beans on some of the story’s details this week./post/best-tft-11-19-comps-to-rank-up-the-ladder/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tft-11-19-comps-to-rank-up-the-ladder/ The Teamfight Tactics Worlds patch 11.19 has opened the door for a couple more comps within the meta. Players seeking to rank up the ladder have a wide variety of TFT comps to choose from following the release of Patch 11.19. With Set Six launching in early November, players have time to take advantage of comps like Rangers, Kayle, Draven, and Abomination. According to TFT tacticians Bunny Muffins and Wrainbash, there are six Worlds comps worth playing during the final days of the Set 5./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-evolve-poipole-into-naganadel-and-find-dragon-pulse-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-poipole-into-naganadel-and-find-dragon-pulse-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Another classic evolution method in Pokémon games is teaching your Pokémon a specific move before leveling it up.  Normally, a Pokémon will learn the required move through leveling up on its own, but in some cases, it is actually faster just to track down alternative methods to get the job done.  Poipole is one such Pokémon, as it needs to learn Dragon Pulse before it can reach the terrifying heights of its evolved form Naganadel./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/progress-guild-clears-all-3-phase-one-wow-the-burning-crusade-raids-a-day-after-launch/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/progress-guild-clears-all-3-phase-one-wow-the-burning-crusade-raids-a-day-after-launch/ Shortly after being the first five-man group to reach level 70 in WoW: The Burning Crusade Classic, the Progress guild moved onto raids. A guild member streamed their entire run on his Twitch channel, where the community could see all the decision-making from the Progress guild to ensure that they’d be the first to clear the raids. The veteran players made quick work out of the available Phase One raids in TBC Classic and overcame another popular guild, APES, who were the first to clear the Molten Core in Classic./post/the-best-priest-decks-in-hearthstone/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-priest-decks-in-hearthstone/ The Priest class in Hearthstone has one main archetype throughout all expansions, Control Priest. While there are different attempts at making other archetypes, players usually default to a variation of a Control Priest deck by using all the powerful cards to keep the board under control and not let opponents run away with the game. One main reasoning behind Priest players defaulting to Control is the hero power, which is hard to use in other archetypes./post/v8-bit-retropolis-challenge-available-in-brawl-stars/Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/v8-bit-retropolis-challenge-available-in-brawl-stars/ Brawl Stars fans are in for a treat with the latest challenge that offers an 8-BIT skin for free. The V8-BIT Retropolis challenge started earlier today and will end Oct. 10, so players don’t have much time to complete it. Available in the Special Events tab in the game modes’ menu, the challenge offers the V8-BIT skin to players who succeed. On top of this exclusive skin, brawlers will also earn Star Points for every step advanced in the challenge, up to 3,000 Star Points in total./post/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/all-gemstones-in-new-world-how-to-find-and-use-them/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-gemstones-in-new-world-how-to-find-and-use-them/ Affixing gems and jewels to armor and weapons has become a staple of many MMOs and RPGs—and the latest MMORPG from Amazon, New World, is no exception. Certain pieces of armor, weapons, and trinkets that are Uncommon quality or higher and have Empty Gem Sockets can be fit with Cut Gemstones. These Cut Gemstones can provide various buffs, including increased damage, extra protection, and threat reduction/increases. Finding Raw Gemstones Finding Raw Gemstones in New World takes just a little effort and a bit of luck./post/ea-sports-releases-road-to-the-knockouts-promotion-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-releases-road-to-the-knockouts-promotion-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has added a new promotion to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today called Road to the Knockouts (RTTK). This promo will follow the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League. There are 11 RTTK players on the first team. The items released during the RTTK promo have the potential to earn two dynamic upgrades throughout the group stage of each tournament aside from the initial upgrade for every player selected to the RTTK team./post/how-to-craft-recurrent-impact-in-destiny-2/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-craft-recurrent-impact-in-destiny-2/ Apparently, the Cabal really like machine guns. Players could already obtain Heir Apparent in the Guardian Games, but Season of the Risen added two more Cabal machine guns to the pool: the Grand Overture Exotic and the Recurrent Impact as a Legendary. See Destiny 2 on Amazon Recurrent Impact is a craftable weapon, meaning players can unlock its Pattern and head to the Enclave to craft a copy of it for their own./post/maciejay-s-rainbow-six-siege-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/maciejay-s-rainbow-six-siege-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ MacieJay is an American Rainbow Six: Siege streamer. He has a massive 1.45 million Youtube subscribers and over one million Twitch followers. Before becoming a full-time gamer, MacieJay studied at college and supplemented his income by working in a store. He started playing Rainbow Six in late 2015 to pass the time after breaking his leg in a skateboarding accident. By early 2016 started uploading content to Twitch and quickly gained a considerable following due to his gameplay and persona./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/pokimane-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/ Pokimane is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch. She began streaming in 2013 while attending college in Canada. Pokimane is one of the first channels to focus on audience engagement as opposed to pure gameplay. Pokimane found success as a League of Legends streamer attracting viewers with her friendly personality and the relaxed nature of her streams. Like other streamers, Pokimane would see her stream explode with the release of Fortnite./post/the-best-ak-74u-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-s-alpha/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-ak-74u-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-s-alpha/ A classic Call of Duty weapon returns in Black Ops Cold War, and it’s easily one of the most formidable weapons in the game. The AK-74u is a compact version of the AK-47, but it packs a punch. It was dominant in 2010’s CoD: Black Ops, and in the direct sequel to that game, it might be just as good. In the early days of Black Ops Cold War, the AK-74u is one of the best weapons in the game./post/ubisoft-pays-tribute-to-late-r6-caster-kixstar-with-a-plaque-on-presidential-plane-map/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ubisoft-pays-tribute-to-late-r6-caster-kixstar-with-a-plaque-on-presidential-plane-map/ Former North American color commentator Michael “KiXSTaR” Stockley has been forever immortalized in Rainbow Six Siege, the FPS game he left his mark on both as a player and later as an analyst and caster until his sudden death in October 2021. Ubisoft has added a plaque with KiXSTaR’s logo to Presidential Plane, one of the Siege maps, to pay tribute to one of the most beloved members of the community./post/what-is-the-difference-between-ansi-and-iso-keyboards/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-difference-between-ansi-and-iso-keyboards/ Whether you are trying to find the most comfortable keyboard for work or trying to gain a competitive advantage while gaming, a keyboard layout is as important as the keyboard itself. With so many types of keyboards available today, you will likely come across both ANSI and ISO keyboards. These are two of the most popular keyboard layout types. But what is the difference between ANSI and ISO keyboards? ANSI and ISO keyboards are similar in many ways; however, they have a few key differences in the layout and size of the Enter, backslash, left Shift, and right Alt keys./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/best-ahri-skins-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ahri-skins-in-league-of-legends/ Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox, is one of the most popular mid lane champions in League of Legends. She offers players a unique playstyle as an assassin who quickly closes gaps and lures her opponents in with her charm to inflict damage. While the champion is extremely powerful, she is also popular due to the variety of impressive skins in her collection. There is a number of different cosmetics available for the champion, highlighting many different styles and looks./post/fredit-brion-forfeit-lck-match-against-gen-g-unable-to-field-a-team/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fredit-brion-forfeit-lck-match-against-gen-g-unable-to-field-a-team/ Fredit BRION have been hit with yet another setback. The LCK squad have had to forfeit March 16’s match against Gen.G as a result of COVID-19.  The team was already running thin after several players tested positive for the virus last week. This led to the team using emergency substitutes to fill a full roster. But after those same subs also contracted the virus, Fredit BRION are unable to field a team and will therefore surrender the next match./post/how-do-you-fix-inappropriate-activity-detected-in-elden-ring/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-you-fix-inappropriate-activity-detected-in-elden-ring/ The ‘inappropriate activity detected’ error can strike at any time while playing Elden Ring. The error sounds serious and may cause players to feel stressed when they first receive it. While most players will be able to fix the error with simple tricks, others may not be so lucky. The ‘inappropriate activity detected error also appears for players who’ve been engaged with illegal activities like selling runes on eBay or using cheats./post/how-to-play-fortnite-split-screen-on-ps4-ps5-xbox-switch-and-pc/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-fortnite-split-screen-on-ps4-ps5-xbox-switch-and-pc/ Though multiplayer gaming has made major progress over the last decade, things weren’t always as easy as they are now. Back in the early days of gaming, playing a multiplayer game meant playing a co-op with a friend on a split-screen setup. The need for split-screen compatibility has decreased significantly since almost everyone owns either a console, smartphone, or PC. Still, nothing beats that shoulder-to-shoulder thrill of a gaming experience you’ll get while playing on a split screen./post/new-status-effects-and-weather-conditions-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-status-effects-and-weather-conditions-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ The upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus game is introducing many new mechanics to the series, some of which were recently revealed through leaks. Among these leaked features are new status conditions and weather effects, possibly changing the trajectory of the series into the future. Various leaks from Twitter accounts such as @CentroLeaks revealed multiple new status effects and weather conditions debuting in Legends: Arceus. Like previous titles in the series, these impact how a Pokémon performs in battle and are normally triggered through the use of various moves./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-sapparo-event-to-feature-shiny-swirlix-and-pansage/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-sapparo-event-to-feature-shiny-swirlix-and-pansage/ Niantic has released new details for the Pokémon Go Fest 2022 in-person event scheduled to take place from Aug. 5 to 7 in Sapporo, Japan. And, similar to the Berlin event that will run in July, it will feature new Shiny Pokémon and Sky Forme Shaymin making an appearance.  The ticketed event, which will cost 3,000¥, will give players access to both days of Go Fest and all of the exclusive content included within./post/riot-employee-says-we-ll-be-gucci-if-tyler1-dies-from-a-coke-overdose-or-testicular-cancer/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-employee-says-we-ll-be-gucci-if-tyler1-dies-from-a-coke-overdose-or-testicular-cancer/ A Riot employee has ignited a firestorm of backlash after saying he’d “be gucci” if infamous former League of Legends streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp dies “from a coke overdose or testicular cancer from all the steroids.” Rutledge made the comments in the League of Legends subreddit’s Discord channel earlier today. Riot famously banned Tyler1—known as the “most toxic player in NA”—about a year ago after several high-profile instances of trolling, flaming, and overall bad behavior./post/the-best-yone-counters-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-yone-counters-in-league-of-legends/ Yone is one of the most popular mid laners in League of Legends. He has cheap power spikes and can take over the game by himself. His kit, which is similar to his brother Yasuo’s, is strong and scales well with critical chance. Therefore, every small critical strike item acquisition can make him one of the deadliest champions. With a lot of mobility and damage in his kit, he can be difficult to deal with unless you purchase the correct items or use certain champions to control him in the laning phase./post/a-new-call-of-duty-warzone-loadout-drop-bug-is-causing-game-crashes-on-pc/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-new-call-of-duty-warzone-loadout-drop-bug-is-causing-game-crashes-on-pc/ Be careful when hopping on that next loadout drop in Call of Duty: Warzone, battle royale gamers. It seems that a new bug has entered into Warzone with the recent 1.5 update and it’s causing players’ games to crash or freeze on PC. The bug has been occurring for the past couple of days and it seems like it’s avoidable by interacting with loadouts in a specific way. The above clip from Warzone streamer TeePee shows the bug in action./post/all-mage-cards-from-hearthstone-s-throne-of-the-tides-mini-set/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mage-cards-from-hearthstone-s-throne-of-the-tides-mini-set/ Polymorph is back (in a way) and Naga Mage gets a lot of love, including a Legendary minion, in the upcoming Hearthstone card release, Throne of the Tides. Mage players were mostly focused on Mech Mage so far in the Voyage to the Sunken City metagame, though the best card-slingers around found a lot to enjoy in the complicated Naga-based deck that aimed to utilize the synergies between Spitelash Siren and Commander Sivara./post/farfetch-d-tauros-mr-mime-and-kangaskhan-will-be-returning-to-regional-raids-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/farfetch-d-tauros-mr-mime-and-kangaskhan-will-be-returning-to-regional-raids-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ With all of the new updates going live or preparing to launch in Pokémon Go, a small change is being made to certain regional Raid pools.  Farfetch’d, Tauros, Mr. Mime, and Kangaskhan are all Pokémon that can only be found in specific parts of the world. And they will be returning to Raids soon in each of their respective regions.  Niantic didn’t specify much about their return, but the developers did promise to give more updates on when the change is made and any future additions./post/former-street-fighter-producer-yoshinori-ono-named-president-and-coo-of-delightworks/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-street-fighter-producer-yoshinori-ono-named-president-and-coo-of-delightworks/ Delightworks, the developer behind the massively popular Japanese mobile game Fate/Grand Order, has named former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono to the position of president and chief operating officer.  Ono will take over for the company’s current president and representative director Akihito Shoji on May 1, with the former head moving into the role of chairman and chief executive officer. This announcement was made on Delightworks company website. He is joining a successful development team that is looking to continue creating new games and was brought in to “manage the company from a more multifaceted perspective./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/pok%C3%A9mon-go-5th-anniversary-event-adds-special-flying-pikachu-shiny-darumaka-and-item-bag-expansion/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-5th-anniversary-event-adds-special-flying-pikachu-shiny-darumaka-and-item-bag-expansion/ July 6 marks the five-year anniversary of Pokémon Go, and Niantic is celebrating with a new event that will run through a highlight reel of things that the game has featured throughout the years.  Running from July 6 to 15, the event offers players a Flying Pikachu with a five-shaped balloon, Shiny Darumaka, Shiny Meltan, all of the starter Pokémon currently available in Pokémon Go, and much more.  Niantic is also adding in a new Item Bag expansion with this event, letting players expand their inventory to 3,500 starting today./post/riot-acknowledges-jett-bugs-but-explains-a-fix-might-not-be-released-until-valorant-patch-3-09/Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-acknowledges-jett-bugs-but-explains-a-fix-might-not-be-released-until-valorant-patch-3-09/ Riot Games has publicly acknowledged the Jett bugs introduced in VALORANT Patch 3.08. But since they aren’t severely impacting gameplay, according to Riot, a fix might not come until Patch 3.09.  Patch 3.08 was released yesterday, adding a few exciting options like being able to equip any skin level of the default version of a skin, notifications when Riot takes action against a player you reported, and several bug fixes. But players quickly noticed multiple changes to Jett’s abilities, slightly nerfing the agent./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/best-multiplayer-weapons-for-beginners-in-cod-black-ops-4/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-multiplayer-weapons-for-beginners-in-cod-black-ops-4/ It’s Christmas morning, and you’ve just unwrapped your copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. You run to your room, turn on your console of choice, pop in the disc, and download the game. Congratulations, you’re officially ready to begin your journey as a Christmas noob. Starting from level one is never easy—especially if you don’t have a permanent unlock token, which lets you immediately get a weapon that’s unlocked in the later levels of multiplayer./post/can-you-play-co-op-in-dying-light-2/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-co-op-in-dying-light-2/ Dying Light 2 Stay Human is finally being released on Feb. 4 and fans everywhere are excited to dive back into a world full of terrifying zombies. The original Dying Light introduced players to a massive open world they could explore with several parkour skills as they fought other survivors and the living dead.  One of the best parts of the first game was the ability to play the campaign with up to three friends, adding another element to the mix./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pok%C3%A9tch/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pok%C3%A9tch/ The Sinnoh remakes are staying pretty true to the original, so it’s not surpise that the Pokétch is back in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The device is a watch that has many different functions and is obtainable pretty early on in the game. It has a bunch of useful tools such as a pedometer to see how far you’ve walked, a calculator, and a memo app. How to get the Pokétch in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl There are a couple of things you must do to get the device, but they aren’t hard, and anyone with the least bit of Pokémon knowledge should be able to obtain it without any guidance, but in case players are having a hard time, here’s what you need to do in order to get it: Head to Jubilife City and find the Trainers School./post/how-to-use-sprays-in-valorant/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-sprays-in-valorant/ Like many first-person shooters before it, VALORANT is a friend of street art. Players can adorn the walls of VALORANT with various sprays, taunting enemies and showcasing some cool, champion-specific graffiti. The concept isn’t exactly revolutionary since games like Overwatch and CS:GO use the feature as well. But Riot still managed to incorporate its own twist on the mechanic for maximum level BM. Here’s how to use sprays in Riot’s tactical FPS./post/lck-rosters-locked-in-for-2022-summer-split/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lck-rosters-locked-in-for-2022-summer-split/ A few weeks ahead of the 2022 LCK Summer Split, the official League of Legends rosters have been submitted, the South Korean league revealed today. Most of the LCK teams have registered three players in several roles, and some even feature four, such as Liiv SANDBOX’s bot lane and NS RedForce’s support players. The full list of coaching staff, including the analysts, is also included in the roster registrations. As 2022 Summer is fast approaching, each of our teams has submitted their rosters for the upcoming split!/post/modder-releases-rainbow-six-black-ops-2-0-a-compilation-of-7-games-with-56-missions/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/modder-releases-rainbow-six-black-ops-2-0-a-compilation-of-7-games-with-56-missions/ Rainbow Six had all of its early games compiled into a single version for fans of the franchise to play. Menrva is the modder responsible for releasing Rainbow Six Black Ops 2.0, which he said is “the ultimate Rainbow Six experience from the Rogue Spear era.” He worked on another compilation released in 2014 by another modder called HardcoreHacker, and Black Ops 2.0 includes the following Rainbow Six titles: Rainbow Six (1998)Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch (1999)Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (1999)Rainbow Six: Urban Operations (2000)Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials (2000)Rainbow Six: Black Thorn (2001)Rainbow Six: Take Down – Missions in Korea (2001) In total, 56 missions can be played with all operators, difficulties and other content unlocked from the start./post/overwatch-renaming-mccree-due-to-blizzard-lawsuit/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-renaming-mccree-due-to-blizzard-lawsuit/ One of Overwatch’s original characters, gunslinger Jesse McCree, will be renamed this fall as a part of a new narrative arc, the game’s development team announced today.  In the wake of widespread sexual harassment allegations and lawsuits levied against Activision Blizzard Entertainment, various developers were implicated and removed from the company. Among them was developer Jesse McCree, part of the “Cosby Suite” BlizzCon group chat, who was the namesake for one of Overwatch’s most iconic characters./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/cod-mobile-players-unhappy-about-upcoming-movement-nerf/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-players-unhappy-about-upcoming-movement-nerf/ A new public test build for Call of Duty: Mobile was released last week, containing a lot of new features coming to the game in future seasons. But a player movement nerf that’s removed the ability to ADS while sliding is facing backlash from the community. Call of Duty: Mobile players could previously open their scope while sliding to take down enemies and make it harder for an opponent to fire back./post/complexity-benches-rush/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/complexity-benches-rush/ Complexity Gaming has moved William “RUSH” Wierzba, its only North American CS:GO player, to the inactive roster and will try to find him a new team to play for, the organization announced today. RUSH’s benching comes just days after Complexity parted ways with head coach Jamie “keita” Hall following a top-16 placing at IEM Cologne, where they were sent packing after losses to Virtus Pro and G2. The North American rifler had been a part of Complexity since September 2019 when the organization signed him and Benjamin “blameF” Bremer as the first two pieces of the team that’s been branded as the “Juggernaut” by CEO Jason Lake./post/ea-adds-totw-35-cards-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-adds-totw-35-cards-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ Team of the Week (TOTW) 35 cards are live for players to get starting today in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This week’s main set includes players with overall ratings ranging from 84 to 94. The TOTW promotion presents the players who stood out during certain real-life games over the past week and releases their upgraded version in the game. Since it’s a weekly promo, the cards being added today will be replaced next week./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/how-much-does-mizkif-make-on-twitch/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-does-mizkif-make-on-twitch/ Mizkif is one of the staple content creators on Twitch when it comes to just hanging out. The streamer, who began to gain notoriety after working with Ice Poseidon, spends a vast majority of his time on Twitch in the “Just Chatting” category. But he’s not short on creative ideas for his streams. Along with having a broadcast in which all he did was sleep on stream, Mizkif has also hosted the social experiment called “Twitch Plays Pokemon” in which his viewers had to work together to beat Pokemon Red through chatting on Twitch./post/how-to-beat-margit-the-fell-omen-in-elden-ring/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-margit-the-fell-omen-in-elden-ring/ Struggling with Margit, the Fell Omen? You’re not alone. This boss, found at the gates of Stormveil Castle, is a challenge for newcomers and Soulsborne veterans alike. Margit is fast, hits like a truck, and has a wide variety of attacks. But there are a few tactics that make the fight substantially easier. First, players hoping to beat Margit early in the game may want to return when their character is stronger./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/offlinetv-removes-fedmyster-in-response-to-sexual-harassment-allegations/Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/offlinetv-removes-fedmyster-in-response-to-sexual-harassment-allegations/ Federico “Fedmyster” Gaytan has been removed from the OfflineTV organization following sexual misconduct allegations from other members.  The OfflineTV house manager Yvonne “Yvonnie” Ng shared her story about Fedmyster making inappropriate advances toward her on multiple occasions. She explained they were friends who would hang out together in her room because she had a TV. Fedmyster allegedly came home drunk and climbed into Yvonnie’s bed and attempted to make advances by placing his hand underneath her shirt./post/best-pistols-in-pubg/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-pistols-in-pubg/ Among the extensive weapon variety in PUBG, few players prioritize Pistols over firearms like Assault Rifles, DMRs, and Sniper Rifles. That’s not to say Pistols are bad in PUBG—they’re just more of an afterthought. Still, side-arms can be the difference-maker out on the Battlegrounds, and it’s important to recognize which pistols to favor. Pistols make for a ton of fun in PUBG, especially during close-quarter combat. Attachments like the Suppressor can encourage stealth-like playstyle, while the Extended Magazine can turn the Deagle into a miniature DMR./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/fortnite-data-miner-lucas7yoshi-says-video-leaks-of-events-and-the-season-8-ending-might-be-impossible-to-uncover/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-data-miner-lucas7yoshi-says-video-leaks-of-events-and-the-season-8-ending-might-be-impossible-to-uncover/ Fortnite: Battle Royale data miners might not be able to leak whole events or the season finale scenes in season eight, prominent leaker Lucas7yoshi told Dot Esports. Lucas was the leaker who, along with AyeTSG, leaked that the Ice King would be inside a huge ice sphere floating over Polar Peak near the end of season seven. That was part of the scene that led to the Ice Storm event that covered the entire Fortnite island in snow./post/fortnite-extends-chapter-3-season-2-until-june-5/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-extends-chapter-3-season-2-until-june-5/ Epic Games is the king of introducing different seasons of content to Fortnite, with nearly five years’ worth of content under its belt. The most recent war-themed season has been building up to something big, and the Imagined Order’s Collider is set to destroy everything. Now, The Seven might be getting more time to prepare thanks to a leak that suggests the season has been extended to June 5. The change was first announced by Austrian Fortnite news account MidaRado on Twitter before popular leaker ShiinaBR shared the news./post/how-to-earn-twitch-drops-from-watching-the-algs-stockholm-lan/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-twitch-drops-from-watching-the-algs-stockholm-lan/ The $1 million prize pool ALGS Stockholm LAN starts Friday, April 29, and viewers can earn rewards for watching the action on Twitch with in-game cosmetics when they tune into the finals on Sunday, May 1. The finals of the largest tournament in Apex Legends esports to date will be broadcast on Twitch on the official Apex account starting at 9am CT on May 1. This weekend #ALGS history will be made./post/riot-previews-patch-11-10-s-buffs-to-riftmaker-goredrinker-abyssal-mask-and-guinsoo-s-rageblade/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-previews-patch-11-10-s-buffs-to-riftmaker-goredrinker-abyssal-mask-and-guinsoo-s-rageblade/ League of Legends gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter has outlined the specific changes headed to some of the game’s items in the upcoming Patch 11.10, as well as a nerf to Phase Rush. Riftmaker is getting some big changes to the way it outputs damage, according to Yetter. First, the item will now stack on both dealing and taking damage from enemy champions. The item is also getting its damage amplification per stack increased from two to three percent, while its maximum damage amplification has dropped from 10 to nine percent./post/riot-shakes-up-jungle-meta-with-big-buffs-to-lillia-passive-healing-wukong-s-e-monster-damage-karthus-q-damage-and-more-in-league-patch-12-7/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-shakes-up-jungle-meta-with-big-buffs-to-lillia-passive-healing-wukong-s-e-monster-damage-karthus-q-damage-and-more-in-league-patch-12-7/ With the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational coming up next month, Riot Games is preparing a whole plethora of different changes for League of Legends‘ Patch 12.7. The jungle is seeing a good amount of movement this update, with a few recognizable names getting some significant buffs for their kit. Lillia, for example, will be getting a big increase to the healing on her passive, Dream-Laden Bough, with the healing ratio going from 12 percent AP to 20 percent AP./post/the-story-behind-the-incredible-imaqtpie-mural-in-los-angeles/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-story-behind-the-incredible-imaqtpie-mural-in-los-angeles/ Riot Games is taking big steps towards improving how it interacts with League of Legends fans. The developer released anime-style videos over the past couple of months dedicated to actual players, and it also created the League Partner Program to boost up video content creators. Last month in Oakland, California, the project continued with a streamer showmatch at the NA LCS finals featuring the most popular League streamers in the community./post/xmithie-joins-tsm-s-academy-league-team-as-new-head-coach/Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xmithie-joins-tsm-s-academy-league-team-as-new-head-coach/ A former professional League of Legends player is stepping onto a new team for the first time in a coaching position. Jake “Xmithie” Kevin Puchero, a multi-time LCS champion who brought teams like Team Liquid to great success through his jungle gameplay, is joining TSM Academy as its new head coach. He will be taking over for André “Gunaso” Ferreira, who led the team in this position throughout the 2021 season and at the start of 2022./post/aceu-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/aceu-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ If you want to stream like a VALORANT pro, it’s a good idea to check out how Aceu sets up his gaming station.  With nearly 900 hours of airtime on Twitch playing VALORANT in the past year and more than 400 playing Apex Legends, it’s safe to say that he knows how to play shooters, whether they’re tactical or battle royale. In the past year, Aceu’s channel has averaged more than 8,000 concurrent viewers, and the figures have continued to grow./post/evil-geniuses-will-start-contractz-for-match-against-tsm-svenskeren-remains-team-s-starting-jungler/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-will-start-contractz-for-match-against-tsm-svenskeren-remains-team-s-starting-jungler/ LCS fans might be reeling after the plethora of roster changes that have occurred across the league, but here’s another, courtesy of Evil Geniuses. EG announced today plans to move Academy jungler Contractz into the starting lineup for their match on Saturday against TSM. This time, however, this switch doesn’t seem to be cause for alarm—EG’s head coach Peter Dun said that the coaching staff wants to give Contractz a shot on the main stage after performing so well in the 2021 Proving Grounds, as well as putting up some impressive games in the Academy scene./post/here-s-how-to-unlock-mace-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-to-unlock-mace-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ There’s a new skull-faced Operator in town. Mace finally joins Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Allegiance Operator cast. The South African soldier has a reputation for being “vicious,” according to today’s Activision blog post. Mace was a former U.S. Ranger who turned into a gun-for-hire and is marked with “traditional scares to honor his heritage.” Here’s how to unlock Mace. The “Mace Operator Bundle” is now available for purchase in the Store./post/how-to-get-stone-brick-in-v-rising/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-stone-brick-in-v-rising/ Stone Brick is an important material in V Rising that is required to progress the questline and transform your castle from a wooden fort into a legitimate fortress. Understanding how to get Stone Brick in V Rising is crucial since you won’t be able to craft Reinforced Walls or Stone Floors without it.  The best way to get Stone Brick is with a Grinder. This production item can be created with eight Planks, four Copper Ingots, and four Whetstones./post/og-win-fifth-dota-2-major-beat-tsm-in-stockholm-grand-finals/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/og-win-fifth-dota-2-major-beat-tsm-in-stockholm-grand-finals/ From a first-round loss to a fifth Major title for the organization, OG fought through nearly every top team to win the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit Stockholm Major with a 3-1 victory over TSM today.  Not only did they have to run the lower bracket gauntlet after losing to TSM at the start of the playoffs, but they also had to overcome a big game one loss in the grand finals to set up their eventual reverse sweep./post/pair-of-green-cards-support-dragons-in-mtg-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pair-of-green-cards-support-dragons-in-mtg-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate/ It only makes sense that the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons crossover set, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, will have plenty of cards that further strengthen the archetype. Over the course of Battle for Baldur’s Gate preview season, a cycle of Mythic Rare dice rolling Dragon Creatures was revealed. Each Creature triggers a dice rolling triggered ability when it deals combat damage to a player. These effects range from drawing cards to creating treasure tokens./post/shiny-magikarp-pokemon-sword-and-shield-raids-end-later-today/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shiny-magikarp-pokemon-sword-and-shield-raids-end-later-today/ The special Magikarp Raid event in Pokémon Sword and Shield is coming to a close, so if you want to get yourself a rare shiny Pokemon, act fast. The event, which started a few days ago to bring in the new year, saw increased Magikarp raid spawns across the Wild Area with an increased chance of getting a Shiny by taking part in as many as possible. The Shiny variants are more readily available than many expected, with trainers able to fill a whole box of shiny fish with ease within a few days of the event going live./post/tft-patch-12-7-applies-major-balance-shifts-to-hextech-augments/Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-patch-12-7-applies-major-balance-shifts-to-hextech-augments/ Final preparations for the Teamfight Tactics World Championship will include over a dozen big Hextech Augment balance changes in Patch 12.7 from Augments getting removed to nerfs and buffs. Set 6.5 Neon Nights Hextech Augments are on the hot list for the final TFT patch prior to the Gizmos and Gadgets World Championship. The changes being applied to Augments will potentially bring about fewer “feel bad” moments during high-level competitive play while still providing opportunities for players to choose flexible and risky paths./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/babybay-on-coach-trippy-he-was-the-only-coach-who-didn-t-want-to-change-how-we-play-naturally/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/babybay-on-coach-trippy-he-was-the-only-coach-who-didn-t-want-to-change-how-we-play-naturally/ It’s difficult to express how FaZe Clan play VALORANT using words. The best way to do so prior to their impressive run at Challengers and Masters would be “balls to the wall aggression.” But something changed over the past month, stemming from bringing in coach Thomas “Trippy” Schappy. Still got work to do to be the best. GGWP and congratulations @Sentinels! #FaZeUp pic.twitter.com/gxn027Q3xs — #FaZeUp (@FaZeUpdate) March 21, 2021 FaZe’s Jett star Andrej “babybay” Francisty spoke to Dot earlier in Masters about the structure he provided to the team./post/how-to-survive-an-invasion-in-elden-ring/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-survive-an-invasion-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring has finally launched and given fans a chance to explore its breathtaking open world and defeat terrifying monsters. But some players have decided to hone their skills in multiplayer. These activities range from battling enemies with friends to invading other players, and have been a staple of Dark Souls games since the beginning. Elden Ring features both co-op multiplayer and competitive multiplayer, but for this guide, we’ll be focusing on the competitive side of the online modes./post/how-to-unlock-iv-judge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-iv-judge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ If you’re getting into competitive battling in Pokémon Sword and Shield, one of the main features you’ll need to unlock is the ability to look at your Pokémon’s IVs. This is done through the IV Judge, an unlockable feature in the PC Box that tells you if the IVs for your Pokémon are good, great, or perfect. This IV Judge can be unlocked during the late-game segments of Pokémon Sword and Shield./post/how-to-unlock-the-super-express-missions-in-lost-ark/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-super-express-missions-in-lost-ark/ The latest major patch in April brought tons of fresh content to Lost Ark following its Western release. Players will be able to discover a new continent, the new subclass Glaivier, and more. But the developer isn’t just working on new content to keep the game fresh. One of its priorities is horizontal progression, as stated in the game’s roadmap. The way up to the max level gear is incredibly tedious, so players have been asking for ways to speed up the process for a while./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/ludwig-hits-over-30-000-viewers-on-twitch-while-sleeping/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ludwig-hits-over-30-000-viewers-on-twitch-while-sleeping/ Popular Twitch streamer Ludwig became the most-viewed channel on the platform for a short time earlier today while sleeping. Ludwig, who’s hosting a “subathon” on his channel right now, has given his viewers the power to dictate how long his stream remains live. For every subscriber or donation, a small amount of time is added to a timer present on his stream that indicates how long he needs to continue streaming./post/overwatch-league-2020-all-stars-skins-revealed/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-league-2020-all-stars-skins-revealed/ Tank heroes are finally getting some All-Star love. Every year for the Overwatch League’s All-Star games, two heroes receive exclusive skins to match the league’s respective teams. This year, tanks D.Va and Reinhardt are getting the star treatment. The skins were revealed during the Sept. 13 Overwatch League broadcast. D.Va’s new skin, representing the Asia region, gives the pilot silver hair and a blue bodysuit. Her mech is decked out in similar colors, accented with neon blue and gold details./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/regional-price-changes-hitting-valorant-starting-in-september/Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/regional-price-changes-hitting-valorant-starting-in-september/ Riot Games is making changes to its VALORANT regional pricing. The company outlined its plans today to raise costs in nine countries while cutting them in one. Due to “currency fluctuations, taxation, and regional discrepancies,” Riot has decided to evaluate its global pricing and make specific adjustments starting Sept. 8. To compensate for the price hike, the company will double the bonus currency offered to players who purchase VP bundles for a limited time only./post/among-us-cosmetics-in-fortnite-revealed-as-part-of-innersloth-epic-collaboration/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/among-us-cosmetics-in-fortnite-revealed-as-part-of-innersloth-epic-collaboration/ Fortnite is getting a sus update with the addition of Among Us cosmetics. Innersloth announced the collaboration in a blog post, and many popular Fortnite content creators were quick to share their reactions on social media. Many of the reactions ranged from disbelief to excitement, depending on the creator. It was leaked previously that Among Us was coming to Fortnite, but no one knew what the cosmetics would look like./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-get-double-xp-this-weekend-for-season-3-reloaded/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-get-double-xp-this-weekend-for-season-3-reloaded/ Double XP is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone a day after the season three reloaded update hits both games, Treyarch announced today. The midseason update, ’80s Action Heroes, will go live in the early hours of May 20, adding new content to both games. But the double XP period begins on Friday, May 21 at 12pm CT and will run all weekend long to celebrate the update./post/here-are-all-the-battle-pass-rewards-for-valorant-episode-4-act-one/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-battle-pass-rewards-for-valorant-episode-4-act-one/ A new year means a new episode and a new battle pass. To kick the 2022 VALORANT season off with style, the latest battle pass features a wide range of cosmetics in the form of dozens of weapon skins, gun buddies, player cards, and sprays. The devs wanted to have some more holiday fun in Episode Four, Act One to follow on from the previous pass. This time around, Valentine’s Day is the overarching theme./post/how-to-watch-vct-masters-3-berlin/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-vct-masters-3-berlin/ VCT Masters Three Berlin will begin on Sept. 10. Sixteen teams from all over the world will be coming to the second international event in VALORANT history. The first one, VCT Masters Reykjavik, was won by North America’s Sentinels, who will also make an appearance in Berlin. Berlin will also feature teams like Gambit Esports, SuperMassive Blaze, Acend, G2 Esports, 100 Thieves, Envy, Kru Esports, Keyd Stars, Havan Liberty, Vision Strikers, F4Q, Zeta Division, Crazy Raccoon, Bren Esports, and Paper Rex./post/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/rocket-league-sideswipe-is-available-now-on-mobile/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-sideswipe-is-available-now-on-mobile/ Rocket League Sideswipe is now available globally as a free-to-play title on iOS and Android via the App Store and Google Play Store, respectively.  Sideswipe is a 2D version of the popular Rocket League car-soccer game built from the ground up to appeal to mobile audiences with a simplified control scheme and easy-to-follow layout. This was done by using touchscreen controls that have the player use their left hand to control the car itself, while buttons on the right side are used to initiate boosts and jump./post/smash-summit-10-online-live-results-and-standings/Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/smash-summit-10-online-live-results-and-standings/ Despite everything that happened with Nintendo shutting down The Big House Online because it was going to use the community-made Slippi mod to play Super Smash Bros. Melee online, that wasn’t stopping Smash Summit.  Beyond the Summit is still running Smash Summit 10 Online, with pretty much every top Melee player in the world competing from home using Slippi.  With four days of competition, four groups of five players, and an entire bracket just for the European players, Summit 10 is still one of the most hype tournaments of the year./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/5-best-legends-of-runeterra-targon-meta-decks-in-1-8-patch/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/5-best-legends-of-runeterra-targon-meta-decks-in-1-8-patch/ The metagame within Legends of Runeterra following the launch of Call of the Mountain has showcased a wild number of builds from old school to new. But a few Targon decks have stood out from the crowd.  Balance changes won’t take place in LoR until patches 1.10 and 1.11, with Ezreal once again in the hot seat. Until those changes take place, Ezreal has reclaimed “S-tier” status via the Targon/Ezreal build./post/hearthstone-on-the-nintendo-switch-never-say-never/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-on-the-nintendo-switch-never-say-never/ Hearthstone on the Nintendo Switch? It might not be as far fetched as you think. In an interview at BlizzCon, Hearthstone senior game designer Peter Whalen definitely sounded open to the possibility of making it happen. “I don’t think anyone is working on it, but I wouldn’t rule it out either.” Whalen told Trusted Reviews. “Moving to tablets and phones was awesome. It made Hearthstone way more accessible for way, way more people, which is fantastic./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/league-player-shows-off-power-of-ap-kai-sa-with-pentakill/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-shows-off-power-of-ap-kai-sa-with-pentakill/ League of Legends players can build ability power on Kai’Sa in the mid lane so effectively right now that they can get easy pentakills. Sometimes, though, they’ll also die immediately after.  In a clip on Reddit shared by user NamiUltedJP, a League player who selected the Daughter of the Void hunted their enemies down one by one, only to be taken down immediately after scoring a pentakill.   The match was already in its late stage when a fight in front of the fourth drake of the game broke out./post/riot-introduces-new-tank-item-anathema-s-chains-to-league-pbe/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-introduces-new-tank-item-anathema-s-chains-to-league-pbe/ Riot Games has introduced another new item to the League of Legends PBE, a tank item named Anathema’s Chains. The item was teased several weeks ago when Riot previewed some of the new items it was working on for upcoming patches.  The item gives a whopping 650 health in addition to 20 ability haste. And while the stats are solid enough on their own, the passive effect of Anathema’s Chains really steals all the glory./post/thyshy-s-cheesy-top-lane-kalista-carries-ig-to-the-win-against-vici-gaming/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/thyshy-s-cheesy-top-lane-kalista-carries-ig-to-the-win-against-vici-gaming/ Invictus Gaming’s TheShy has been busy preparing for his return to China’s LPL over the last few weeks. He’s been dwelling in deepest darkest depths of League of Legends solo queue, testing out some of the weirdest and most wonderful champions in the top lane. Kalista was one of them. TheShy picked Kalista in both games of today’s head-to-head matchup between IG and Vici Gaming. Kalista is typically reserved for the bot lane, and even then, she rarely sees game time in pro play./post/tmnt-krang-skin-now-available-in-smite-through-prime-gaming/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tmnt-krang-skin-now-available-in-smite-through-prime-gaming/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans are in for a treat this Halloween season. Krang has arrived in Smite for free through Prime Gaming. Krang brings his unique brand of punishment to Smite in the form of a skin for Xiang Tian. In his original form, Xing Tian is wearing armor and wielding a massive ax, plus he has a hole in his stomach. This makes Xiang Tian a perfect fit for TMNT’s Krang./post/twisted-fate-player-secures-pentakill-using-only-blue-cards-in-urf-game/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/twisted-fate-player-secures-pentakill-using-only-blue-cards-in-urf-game/ A League of Legends player used an unorthodox approach when attempting to snag a pentakill with Twisted Fate in a game of URF.  In a clip posted to Reddit earlier today, a Twisted Fate player secured a pentakill in an URF match by utilizing only the blue cards made available to them through Pick a Card (W).  "Just the luck of the draw." from leagueoflegends In this specific URF game, the cooldown of Twisted Fate’s Pick a Card (W) was just about two seconds, so by the time the Twisted Fate player had used an enhanced auto-attack to take care of one enemy, the ability was back up, and the Twisted Fate player could move onto their next target./post/universal-pictures-share-deleted-scenes-from-warcraft-movie/Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/universal-pictures-share-deleted-scenes-from-warcraft-movie/ After almost two years of silence, the Warcraft movie’s Twitter has become active once again as they shared a series of deleted scenes from the film. Released in 2016, the film set in the Warcraft universe received a harsh response from critics. But many fans of the franchise enjoyed the cinematic take that closely followed the original story, even maintaining hope for a sequel. In these deleted scenes from Warcraft, Lothar receives Boomstick at Ironforge, Antonidas asks Khadgar to be the new guardian, and more!/post/best-screen-protectors-for-iphone-13/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-screen-protectors-for-iphone-13/ Apple’s newly-released iPhone 13 range has one of the toughest screens of any phone on the market. It uses Corning’s Ceramic Shield material and is stronger than the company’s famed Gorilla Glass. While the screen is sturdy and somewhat resistant to scratches, it can easily crack if the iPhone 13 drops. Screen protectors can protect the iPhone from damage and save users from high repair costs. They are also inexpensive, especially when compared to the price of the iPhone./post/files-for-new-weapons-and-crypto-voice-lines-found-in-mysterious-apex-legends-update/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/files-for-new-weapons-and-crypto-voice-lines-found-in-mysterious-apex-legends-update/ Respawn Entertainment sneakily shipped out a 700-megabyte Apex Legends update today without any patch notes. While fans are wondering what it’s for, one data miner may have the answer. Popular data miner That1MiningGuy sifted through Apex’s files immediately after the update today, informing fans that two new weapons and voice lines for Crypto may be coming soon. https://twitter.com/That1MiningGuy/status/1171849140411785216 The data miner found files that hint at a new Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) coming to Kings Canyon—the Charge Rifle./post/g2-jungler-jankos-receives-24-hour-ban-on-twitch/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-jungler-jankos-receives-24-hour-ban-on-twitch/ G2 Esports’ jungler Jankos was hit with a 24-hour ban from streaming on Twitch earlier today. The League of Legends veteran confirmed the news on Twitter and told his followers that he’d “be back on Thursday.”  The reason for Jankos’ ban is unknown at this time. And judging from his mildly vague confirmation statement, it looks like a detailed explanation won’t be given.  Banned for 24h. I'll be back on Thursday 🥲 Reformed of course https://t./post/league-team-aced-following-an-almost-perfect-wombo-combo/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-team-aced-following-an-almost-perfect-wombo-combo/ There are few images in League of Legends that are more eye-opening than a perfectly executed wombo combo. With over 150 champions in the game and many of them having AoE abilities, it’s not hard to imagine dozens of satisfying compositions and plays to pull off. And now, one Reddit user has presented one of the better-executed combos in the ARAM mode. What’s more, to make it even sweeter, one of the champions from the team executing it didn’t even participate./post/lucky-to-part-ways-with-astralis/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lucky-to-part-ways-with-astralis/ Danish AWPer Philip “⁠Lucky⁠” Ewald will leave Astralis in the coming days, he announced today. His contract with the organization is set to expire in the middle of May. Astralis have already allowed Lucky to search for other opportunities elsewhere even though he is still under contract. The young Dane joined Astralis from Tricked in August 2021 with the tough task of filling the void left by Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz earlier in the year./post/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/niantic-officially-details-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-season-8-stardust-reward-changes/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-officially-details-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-season-8-stardust-reward-changes/ Niantic has detailed the updated Stardust rewards for the Pokémon Go Battle League, which was put into effect due to the community speaking out about a change made at the start of season eight.  At the end of GBL Season Seven, Niantic reduced the Stardust rewards for GBL by roughly 50 percent per set of battles, which the community was quick to point out.  Really interesting post on Reddit today, set Stardust nerfed in #GBL with no announcement?/post/the-best-colorblind-settings-for-fortnite/Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-colorblind-settings-for-fortnite/ Players will need decent aim and reflexes to excel at Fortnite. That’s nowhere close to the whole story, though. There are other factors that can fundamentally alter player match-ups in Fortnite. Spotting your enemy before they can see you will often give you an advantage over them, and once you have the element of surprise on your side, the chances of you taking down your opponent significantly increase. Players have been using various tricks to make it easier to spot enemies in Fortnite, and one of them is by using different colorblind settings./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/connoreatspants-defeats-hacker-in-fall-guys/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/connoreatspants-defeats-hacker-in-fall-guys/ Following its release earlier in the month, Fall Guys exploded in popularity with fun gameplay and competitive mini-games. But some players have already decided to ruin the experience for others by hacking to gain a competitive advantage. ConnorEatsPants encountered a hacker during a Free-for-all Tail Tag minigame but was still able to walk away with a victory.  Conner chased another player who had the tail when a hacker sped by him./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/here-are-the-trials-of-osiris-rewards-this-week-in-destiny-2/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-trials-of-osiris-rewards-this-week-in-destiny-2/ Trials of Osiris is one of Destiny 2‘s most hard-fought PvP modes and it comes with the rewards to match. Trials is the only source for several unique weapons and pieces of armor in the game, and guardians have a few ways of getting their hands on high-end gear since the rework. The contest starts at 12pm CT every Friday and lasts until the reset on Tuesday. With the Trials of Osiris rework, players have a few incentives to keep playing even when they’re losing./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/how-to-get-gigantamax-cinderace-inteleon-and-rillaboom-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-gigantamax-cinderace-inteleon-and-rillaboom-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/ One of the most compelling features in Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Isle of Armor expansion is the inclusion of Gigantamax forms for all three of the Galar region’s starter Pokémon.  It was odd that the trio didn’t have these forms included in the base game, but they’re finally here and ready for players to bust out in battle against some of the toughest opponents on the Isle of Armor.  You won’t be able to unlock these Gigantamax forms right away, but it won’t take you too long to get your starter into fighting shape./post/how-to-half-flip-in-rocket-league/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-half-flip-in-rocket-league/ Rocket League, at its core, can be boiled down to a simple game of car soccer. With its free-to-play accessibility growing the game’s popularity, and its prominent rise in esports viewership, many are beginning to realize just how technical this game actually is. While watching the best of the best pull-off ceiling double-taps and flip resets to score on other professional players, non-professional players can get a sense of what it really takes to be at the top./post/how-to-play-mtg-store-championships-and-commander-parties/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-mtg-store-championships-and-commander-parties/ Wizards of the Coast is launching two local game store events, Store Championships and Commander Parties, to support in-person Magic: The Gathering gameplay during the final months of 2021.  In an effort to support local Wizard Play Network game stores via MTG tabletop gameplay in areas where it’s safe, WotC has brought back Store Championships and introduced a new event called Commander Parties. Despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, areas that are safe to gather will offer these two events in October and December./post/immortals-keep-up-with-eg-despite-controversial-chronobreak-to-secure-second-victory-in-2022-lcs-spring-split/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/immortals-keep-up-with-eg-despite-controversial-chronobreak-to-secure-second-victory-in-2022-lcs-spring-split/ The last day of week three of the 2022 LCS Spring Split began with one of the most controversial games in recent history, complete with a long pause into Chronobreak that massively shifted how both Immortals and Evil Geniuses played out the remainder of the match. Immortals maintained a solid lead over EG despite a Chronobreak forcing both teams to re-evaluate how they proceeded through the rest of the game. Instead of succumbing to the circumstances, Immortals continued the pressure they had instituted to match EG throughout the game, ending with a teleport victory over a dragon-occupied EG./post/riot-introduces-remake-feature-for-ranked-valorant-matches/Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-introduces-remake-feature-for-ranked-valorant-matches/ In a similar fashion to the feature that was introduced to League of Legends in 2016, Riot has given players the ability to completely remake games in another title, VALORANT.  Coming in Patch 1.07, competitive games of VALORANT that begin with lopsided teams (four-vs-five) will prompt players with “the option to end the game they’re in and queue for a new one.” Beyond that point, if a player disconnects at the start of a match or at any point during the first round, the team at a player disadvantage will be given a chance to remake the game and start completely by typing “/remake” in chat./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/best-ryze-build-for-league-of-legends/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ryze-build-for-league-of-legends/ One of League of Legends most versatile champions, Ryze, is often played in both the top and mid lanes. The sorcerer offers a slow start but is very rewarding mid to late game as his power spikes after acquiring his core items. As with all League champions, Ryze’s build is going to change to compliment the situation he may find himself in during a game. But there are core items that are always necessary when playing Ryze to utilize the champion’s kit to its full potential./post/does-legends-of-runeterra-use-riot-points/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-legends-of-runeterra-use-riot-points/ The new digital card game from Riot Games, Legends of Runeterra, won’t use Riot Points as a form of currency.  Many players are curious about how to efficiently use currency in the LoR open beta. The new CCG won’t use Riot Points for store purchases, however. Upon the digital card game’s official launch later this year, a mobile version will also launch. But the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store don’t permit games to share currencies./post/dr-disrespect-says-youtube-is-nowhere-close-to-twitch-from-a-functional-standpoint/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-says-youtube-is-nowhere-close-to-twitch-from-a-functional-standpoint/ With two of the biggest streaming stars, DrLupo and TimTheTatman, leaving Twitch over the past few days to sign an exclusive deal with YouTube Gaming, people have started to wonder which platform is better to stream on nowadays. Plenty of streamers wouldn’t be comfortable with answering this type of question since it could lead to them burning bridges with a platform, but Dr Disrespect isn’t one of them. The Two-Time was permanently banned from Twitch in June 2020 and started streaming on YouTube Gaming in August./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-noxus-region-in-legends-of-runeterra/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-noxus-region-in-legends-of-runeterra/ Noxus is the most feared empire in all of Runeterra. The region is known for being ruthless and violent, traits showcased by all Noxians.  The champions in Legends of Runeterra are no exception. The Noxus deck is designed for aggressive players who enjoy relentless strategies. The League of Legends lore explains that Noxus is a brutal empire but also a surprisingly inclusive nation. The Noxians are judged based on their talents and what they can bring to the empire./post/fnatic-moves-doma-to-inactive-valorant-roster/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-moves-doma-to-inactive-valorant-roster/ Fnatic has moved Domagoj “doma” Fancev to its inactive roster as the team prepares for the 2022 VALORANT season.  Fnatic has started to make changes for the 2022 season just days after the inaugural VALORANT Champions event wrapped up. The team made it to the playoffs but were eliminated in the quarterfinals by KRU Esports. Their final series of the season was a close 2-1 affair, but the organization has decided to change its roster going forward./post/how-to-change-your-account-name-in-among-us/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-your-account-name-in-among-us/ Among Us just released their brand-new map Airship breathing new life into the wildly popular murder mystery game. In this new map, players are treated to a series of new tasks, gameplay elements, and levels of depth not previously available in the game. Given that some players may be returning to the game after an extended break or getting their chance to play for the first time, changing your account name is something that most players will do at some point./post/the-5-best-professional-league-of-legends-matches-of-2020/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-professional-league-of-legends-matches-of-2020/ In a season of professional League of Legends unlike any other, countless teams had their moment in the spotlight. The truly unique season set the stage for unprecedented matchups and intriguing face-offs, the likes of which the professional scene had never seen before.  From regular season games on the domestic level to the most star-studded matchups that the international stage paid host to, 2020 was filled to the brim with competitive League matches that could most definitely be chalked up into the “Instant Classic” column./post/the-best-tec-9-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-tec-9-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ A familiar weapon from many first-person shooters has joined the roster of submachine guns in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War—the TEC-9. The TEC-9 is a semi-auto submachine gun with “improved accuracy from longer ranges with low recoil and slower fire rate” and “good damage output with moderate range.” It should enter the meta as a decent option for submachine gun players and those who are looking to run and gun./post/failed-ahri-charm-turns-into-flash-prediction/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/failed-ahri-charm-turns-into-flash-prediction/ Sometimes when you try your best to achieve something, you fail miserably. On the other hand, there are also situations, when you make a mistake, but it works for you just fine. The same rules apply to League of Legends, and one streamer’s play is a perfect example of the latter. The clip begins with the streamer, LegitKorea, playing Ahri in the middle lane, just a few moments after he hit level six, thus unlocking his Spirit Rush (R)./post/how-to-flick-in-rocket-league/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-flick-in-rocket-league/ The flick is one of the most important skills for mid to upper level Rocket League players, especially when competing in the one-vs-one playlist. This offensive technique is used to throw the ball off the top of your car by using various types of dodges. It is useful for juking opponents, setting up passes, and of course, shooting on goal. Those who master the flick are fearsome foes in this game, so many aspire to learn this technique./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/how-to-unlock-and-complete-the-master-role-quest-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-and-complete-the-master-role-quest-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Since the release of the Shadowbringers expansion in Final Fantasy XIV, job quests have been regrouped in the following categories: tank, healer, caster DPS, physical ranged DPS, and melee DPS. They have returned with the latest expansion Endwalker, and with the release of a new major patch, more are coming to the game. Patch 6.1, “Newfound Adventure” has added more role quests, but also the Master role quest, which will tie them all together./post/mang0-receives-3-day-ban-from-twitch-for-sexual-content/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mang0-receives-3-day-ban-from-twitch-for-sexual-content/ Super Smash Bros. Melee pro and streamer Mang0 has been handed a three-day suspension from Twitch for “sexual content,” he said. In a tweet, Mang0 shared the news of his ban, calling the reason for it a “fucking joke.” Banned for 3 days from twitch for "Sexual content" ROFLLLLLLLLLL fucking joke — Joseph Marquez (@C9Mang0) March 29, 2021 While it is not clear exactly what content actually led to the ban, Mang0 told Ludwig during his stream that he “thinks he humped an anime figurine too many times./post/nrg-releases-dragon-ball-fighterz-veteran-hookganggod/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nrg-releases-dragon-ball-fighterz-veteran-hookganggod/ NRG is a huge sponsor in several esport scenes, but the organization is pulling out of Dragon Ball FighterZ after releasing veteran player Eduardo “HookGangGod” Deno from the roster.  Originally, NRG signed both HookGangGod and Steve “Supernoon” Carbajalm right as DBFZ was taking off as a competitive fighting game, but this marks the end of the team’s investment into that part of the Fighting Game Community. It released Supernoon earlier in 2019./post/respawn-might-have-some-things-cooking-for-underserved-playstyles-including-supports/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-might-have-some-things-cooking-for-underserved-playstyles-including-supports/ Mad Maggie is the latest addition to Apex Legends’ long list of assault characters. But Respawn Entertainment seems to have more in the oven for other less common playstyles in the future, gameplay engineer Chris Winder shared in a press conference earlier this week. Respawn is “always looking towards what are those types of experiences that we’re not serving as much,” Winder said. “We’ve released a number of aggressive characters, so thinking now about servicing some of those other playstyles that are less served by some of our recent characters./post/who-won-destiny-2-s-vault-of-glass-world-first-race/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-destiny-2-s-vault-of-glass-world-first-race/ Destiny 2’s Vault of Glass raid launched on live servers yesterday, with teams competing in a worldwide race to finish the new raid as quickly as possible. Just one hour and 43 minutes after the launch of the raid, a clan by the name of Elysium became the first group to fully clear the Vault of Glass.  The team featured Destiny 2 streamer Saltagreppo, as well as several other players including Cruz, Kyros, Moople, Quazz, and Slap./post/who-won-the-2022-otk-rift-otk-s-league-of-legends-tournament/Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-the-2022-otk-rift-otk-s-league-of-legends-tournament/ On March 18, esports organization OTK hosted a $10,000 League of Legends tournament featuring eight teams consisting entirely of streamers. Team Buddha, which featured Buddha, xQc, Sykkuno, Harry, and Blaustoise, ultimately beat out their competition and won the first ever OTK Rift event. Each of the eight teams had one player designated as team leader, also acting as the namesake for their respective squad. The eight teams competing at OTK Rift included Team Buddha, Team Sodapoppin, Team Esfand, Team Tectone, Team Erobb, Team QTCinderella, Team Mizkif, and Team Critikal./post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-dev-error-6345-explained/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-dev-error-6345-explained/ Though triple-A games may look more injury-proof than indie titles from outside, even titans can shiver. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players aren’t strangers to occasional server problems that come and go whenever a double XP weekend kicks off, but a fundamental error that prevents you from even launching the game can be scary. Dev error 6345 usually appears after your game gets shut down by itself while opening and forces you to go back to the Battle./post/evil-geniuses-releases-s4-benches-sumail-and-adds-abed-and-ramzes666/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-releases-s4-benches-sumail-and-adds-abed-and-ramzes666/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. Evil Geniuses made massive changes to its core Dota 2 roster today, shuffling both Syed “SumaiL” Hassan and Gustav “s4” Magnusson out to bring in some new faces.  After spending the last two seasons with Fnatic, Abed Yusop is joining EG as the team’s new position two, while Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev transfers over from Virtus Pro to play offlane for EG./post/famous-tournament-tool-smash-gg-announces-rebrand-new-features-in-the-works/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/famous-tournament-tool-smash-gg-announces-rebrand-new-features-in-the-works/ In December 2020, Microsoft made a surprising move in acquiring one of the biggest websites for hosting and running live gaming tournaments, Smash.gg. Now, more than a year later, the platform is continuing to work internally with Microsoft and is unveiling part of its plans for the future.  This plan includes features that will improve the platform over time, transparency about monetization, and a rebrand that “signals a new chapter in the development of smash./post/goodbye-na-9z-send-eg-packing-from-americas-rmr-to-keep-major-dream-alive/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/goodbye-na-9z-send-eg-packing-from-americas-rmr-to-keep-major-dream-alive/ Today is a historical day for South American CS:GO. Franco “dgt” Garcia, Luca “Luken” Nadotti, David “dav1d” Maldonado, Maximiliano “max” Gonzalez, and Martin “rox” Molina have taken down the once almighty Evil Geniuses in the PGL Antwerp Major Americas Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tiebreaker to keep their dream of qualifying for the Major alive. A CS:GO fan that has not been following the scene may think the 9z win over EG was an upset, but it was definitely not./post/how-to-use-both-the-warding-totem-and-oracle-lens-at-level-1-in-league-of-legends/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-both-the-warding-totem-and-oracle-lens-at-level-1-in-league-of-legends/ Sometimes, vision can make all the difference in a game of League of Legends, especially at the pro level. LEC content producer Renato “Shakarez” Perdigão has reminded players of a neat way to get some early vision control with the Warding Totem and Oracle Lens at level one. In the early game, vision can be useful for detecting jungle invades, ambushes, and steal attempts from the enemy team. This is why most players choose the Warding Totem when spawning in for the first time./post/maister-opens-up-about-hate-he-receives-from-super-smash-bros-community/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/maister-opens-up-about-hate-he-receives-from-super-smash-bros-community/ Enrique “Maister” Hernández Solís has been playing competitive Super Smash Bros. for almost three years now. But as a top player in the Ultimate scene, he has faced plenty of hate and criticism from the game’s community for anything from using Mr. Game and Watch to posting memes on social media.  But as he continues to grow as a personality within the Smash community, his patience for the negative interactions has been worn down to the point where he has decided to limit his social media presence./post/nvidia-rtx-3090-ti-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-and-rtx-3050-marked-for-january-release-according-to-leaks/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nvidia-rtx-3090-ti-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-and-rtx-3050-marked-for-january-release-according-to-leaks/ Nvidia is preparing to pump new blood into its 30 series of graphics cards early next year with the RTX 3090 Ti, RTX 3070 Ti 16GB, and RTX 3050, according to recent leaks made available by VideoCardz. The leak details several bits of key information, including the RTX 3090 Ti shelf date, a new RTX 3070 Ti 16GB GPU, and the release date for the entry-level RTX 3050. The RTX 3090 Ti and the RTX 3050 are reportedly hitting the shelves first./post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-4-0-update-full-patch-notes/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-4-0-update-full-patch-notes/ The full version 4.0 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate patch notes have finally been released, giving fans a look into what has changed about their favorite characters. With the patch, The Hero from DragonQuest also becomes available worldwide and brings with him a host of spirits to unlock on the Spirit Board. To bring you up to speed, here are the full patch notes from the folks over at Nintendo, as well as everything new that has been added to the game and the various buffs and nerfs for each character./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/destiny-gets-temporary-ban-from-r-livestreamfail-for-posting-game-of-thrones-spoilers/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-gets-temporary-ban-from-r-livestreamfail-for-posting-game-of-thrones-spoilers/ Popular Twitch streamer Steven “Destiny” Bonnell received a temporary ban from the LivestreamFail subreddit today after messaging and posting Game of Thrones spoilers. Moderator ImNATT announced the decision in a post on r/LivestreamFail. “Purposefully grifting the subreddit is not the way to go about a disagreement Steven,” the post reads. “You should know that. How long this ban will last is yet to be determined.” Destiny’s controversy began yesterday when he started sending personal messages and commenting Game of Thrones spoilers to r/LivestreamFail users./post/evil-geniuses-hand-cloud9-their-second-loss-of-the-2020-lcs-summer-split/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-hand-cloud9-their-second-loss-of-the-2020-lcs-summer-split/ At the beginning of the 2020 Summer Split, many LCS fans believed that Cloud9 would remain the best League of Legends team in North America. Although they still look very strong, Evil Geniuses have knocked them down a peg by handing them their second loss of the season. Evil Geniuses haven’t been the most consistent team when it comes to results this split. As a result, they opted for a drastic roster switch that moved Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon and recently acquired mid laner Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer into the starting lineup./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/riot-introduces-new-logo-launches-press-site/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-introduces-new-logo-launches-press-site/ Riot Games has released a new press website and updated its logo today. This news comes as part of an expanded brand design system that will be implemented throughout 2022 across Riot’s departments.  Riot, founded in 2006, is updating and expanding its visuals to build “a more cohesive visual system.” In a press release, Riot explained how these changes and updates will set the company up for “success long-term.” Additionally, the company will create unique assets, including distinctive typography, that will help the gaming community recognize it more easily./post/sources-faze-clan-to-sign-valorant-academy-team/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-faze-clan-to-sign-valorant-academy-team/ North American organization FaZe Clan is set to enlist the core of Teal Seam as its VALORANT academy roster, multiple sources told Dot Esports.  Teal Seam consist of “Bones,” Cade “Cade3k” Warren, and Binh “Yoshii” Warren, who will all be joining FaZe’s academy roster. They’ll join forces with “wubby” and Erik “d1msumboi” Almhjell to complete the roster.  Bones is an up-and-coming player, and despite being only 14 years old, he’s impressed many with his incredible firepower./post/sparg0-wins-second-straight-super-smash-bros-ultimate-major-at-collision-2022/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sparg0-wins-second-straight-super-smash-bros-ultimate-major-at-collision-2022/ Sparg0’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate resume is growing faster than almost anyone to come before him, and the young star added to it again this weekend after holding off Tweek late to win his second straight super Major and third consecutive event overall at Collision 2022. Just one week after winning Smash Ultimate Summit 4 and claiming his first Major title and less than a week after taking first at G4 Smash Ultimate Invitational, Sparg0 survived several close calls against other top players to win another Major./post/ubisoft-awarded-default-judgement-in-lawsuit-against-rainbow-six-siege-ddos-marketplace-operators/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ubisoft-awarded-default-judgement-in-lawsuit-against-rainbow-six-siege-ddos-marketplace-operators/ One of the world’s largest game publishers won a crucial lawsuit earlier this month aimed at a loosely defined ring of hackers who sold programs that negatively impacted players of its game.  A California federal court ruled in favor of Rainbow Six Siege developer Ubisoft on July 9 in a case it brought against three men who allegedly ran an enterprise that sold both denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) software to players online./post/where-can-you-buy-flower-seeds-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-can-you-buy-flower-seeds-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Battling bosses and other players can make up the core gameplay experience in Final Fantasy XIV, but the roleplaying title has a lot more to offer. Players will have the option to grow their garden in FFXIV, and you’ll need to obtain flower seeds before you can start planting. You’ll also need planters and, if you have everything set, here’s where you can find all flower seeds in FFXIV. FlowerNPCCoordinatesApartmentsApartment Merchant–EmpyreumMaterial Supplier(X10./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/best-young-strikers-in-fifa-21/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-young-strikers-in-fifa-21/ In the game of soccer, it’s all about goals. A strong defense and a reliable keeper will only get you so far if you’ve got no one to put the ball in the back of the net. And some of the most prolific strikers in the game are still only in their early 20s. So whether you’re looking for a teammate in your player career, a focal point of a club you wish to manage, or a high-value target in the transfer market, here are the best young strikers in FIFA 21./post/complexity-limit-reveals-plans-for-race-to-world-first-broadcast/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/complexity-limit-reveals-plans-for-race-to-world-first-broadcast/ Complexity-Limit shocked the world (of Warcraft) earlier this year when the guild became the first North America squad to win a raid “Race to World First” since Blizzard introduced the Mythic difficult into World of Warcraft a couple of expansions ago.  And now, with Castle Nathria on the horizon, the organization is planning to once again broadcast its Race to World First efforts with new broadcasters, sponsors, and content segments. /post/how-mythic-items-have-completely-changed-the-scope-of-league/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-mythic-items-have-completely-changed-the-scope-of-league/ Each League of Legends preseason brings about a massive new change to the game. Following last year’s successful Summoner’s Rift updates that introduced Elemental Souls and Rifts, this year’s preseason aimed to tackle one of the game’s clunkiest features since its release: items. The in-game item shop was completely overhauled at the end of 2020, no longer requiring players to scroll through pages and pages of items to look for what they needed (unless they still want to do that, in which case that feature lives on)./post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-8-in-junk-junction-during-fortnite-season-9/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-8-in-junk-junction-during-fortnite-season-9/ It’s that time of the day again when Epic Games adds one of the 100 Fortbytes into Fortnite: Battle Royale. Fortbytes are the brand-new collectible in Fortnite that were added to the season nine Battle Pass. Players need to collect 90 of them to unlock the Utopia skin. A new Fortbyte is added to the game daily, asking players to go off into the world and complete a set action to add it to their collection./post/how-to-play-prison-breakout-in-fortnite/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-prison-breakout-in-fortnite/ Regular Fortnite matches are fun, but they may start to get stale if you’ve been playing the game for a long time. There’s always something new to try in Fortnite, however. And with the Creative mode, you’ll hardly be likely to run out of new game modes to try out. Prison Breakout is one of the most fun game modes in Creative. If you’re a fan of the TV show Prison Break and were wondering if you could pull off similar escapes, this mode gives you the chance to find out./post/how-to-unlock-the-season-2-battle-pass-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-season-2-battle-pass-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ The season two battle pass for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has arrived. The pass features 100 tiers of unlocks for both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, offering players a ton of new things to play and grind for, including a new operator and two new guns. The cool thing is if you have CoD Points saved up from playing Warzone or a recent purchase, you can use them toward the battle pass in Black Ops Cold War if you’re using the same Activision account./post/oricorio-dances-into-pok%C3%A9mon-go-with-revamped-festival-of-colors-event/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/oricorio-dances-into-pok%C3%A9mon-go-with-revamped-festival-of-colors-event/ For the first time, players around the world will be able to take part in the Festival of Colors in Pokémon Go when Niantic rolls out a new event themed around the popular Hindu celebration. Running from March 15 to 20, players will see Oricorio, the Dancing Pokémon, appearing in its various Styles depending on where you encounter it in the world, along with other bonuses and boosted encounters.  This is the second time a Festival of Colors event has run in Pokémon Go, though the 2021 iteration was a regional-exclusive event for India with only a few global bonuses./post/which-starter-should-you-choose-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/which-starter-should-you-choose-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Like all Pokémon games before them, the new Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will allow players to choose one of three different starter Pokémon to take on their adventure. While it’s not clear yet how each starter’s stats and movesets will be tweaked for this new generation, there are several existing factors we can use to determine which starter is the best to pick in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl./post/qu%C3%A9-significa-nt-en-valorant/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/qu%C3%A9-significa-nt-en-valorant/ Todos lo hemos visto aparecer en el chat de la partida una vez acaba una ronda de VALORANT. Mientras «gg» está reservado para el final del partido, normalmente entre las rondas puedes ver un chat lleno de toxicidad, rabia, bromas o memes. Pero también hay algunas menciones de una abreviación llamada «nt». El léxico gamer cuenta con muchas abreviaciones que normalmente pueden ser difíciles de entender. Algunas nacen naturalmente a lo largo del tiempo y se convierten en parte de nuestro vocabulario común./post/best-deals-on-ipad-accessories/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-deals-on-ipad-accessories/ Thanks to powerful hardware and smooth software, the Apple iPad offers a great experience and can cover all your needs. iPads are great for work, gaming, art, and more. But sometimes you need some accessories to unleash the device’s full potential. Buying iPad accessories is tricky as dozens of various items are available. Our list aims to introduce the best deals on iPad accessories to help you to find the best stuff for your device./post/call-of-duty-league-s-2021-season-will-be-played-on-pc-with-controller/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-league-s-2021-season-will-be-played-on-pc-with-controller/ The 2021 season of the Call of Duty League officially started today, Sept. 14—and the league has already introduced another major change. Starting this season, all games will be played on PC with a controller, the CDL announced. This means all pro players won’t be allowed to use a mouse and keyboard, even though they’ll be playing on PC. The controller must also be approved by the league. “As part of this transition, Call of Duty League competition will maintain exclusive use of controllers for the upcoming season,” the CDL said./post/chicago-s-united-center-confirmed-as-venue-for-2022-lcs-summer-split-finals/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/chicago-s-united-center-confirmed-as-venue-for-2022-lcs-summer-split-finals/ A venue for the 2022 LCS Summer Split finals has been revealed by the league. The grand finals of the Summer Split will be played at Chicago’s United Center, Riot Games announced today. The LCS Summer Finals will take place on Sept. 10 and 11, with tickets going on sale later this month. The league confirmed that the finals will take place in Chicago following the release of a promotional video that teased the arena as a potential venue for the event./post/how-to-save-and-rescue-mia-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-save-and-rescue-mia-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/ Rainbow Six Extraction takes the gameplay and Operators from Rainbow Six Siege and adds terrifying alien parasites players must defeat as they make their way through incursions. Successfully escaping can be difficult, especially at higher difficulties, and failing to escape results in your Operator being left behind and marked as MIA.  Losing your favorite Operator can be devastating, but all hope isn’t lost. Every Operator can be rescued by returning to the same mission area, although the Archaeans will do their absolute best to stop you./post/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/mibr-replaces-wood7-with-brnz4n-on-cs-go-roster/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mibr-replaces-wood7-with-brnz4n-on-cs-go-roster/ Brazilian CS:GO team MIBR has benched the in-game leader and AWPer Adriano “WOOD7” Cerato and promoted the academy rifler Breno “brnz4n” Poletto for the vacant spot, according to a report from HLTV’s Brazilian vertical Dust2 Brasil. This roster change comes less than a week after MIBR were eliminated from the PGL Antwerp Major at the hands of Bad News Eagles in the 2-2 pool of the Challengers Stage. Sources have told Dust2 Brasil that brnz4n already left Brazil for Germany, where MIBR are training to play at the Pinnacle Cup Championship and ESL Pro League Conference season 16./post/otk-games-expo-2022-all-games-and-viewer-prize-winners/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/otk-games-expo-2022-all-games-and-viewer-prize-winners/ Esports organization and streaming collective OTK recently produced their inaugural gaming exposition, OTK Games Expo 2022. Hosted by popular streamers Asmongold, Rich Campbell, Nmplol, and more, the entire organization showed out to debut their newly acquired WePlay Esports studio. The OTK Games Expo featured thirty indie game development studios showcasing or debuting their projects on the WePlay stage. Boasting $50,000 in cash contributions, the OTK Games Expo allowed viewers to directly vote for potential prize winners./post/psg-talon-have-the-longest-active-win-streak-in-league-esports-at-11/Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/psg-talon-have-the-longest-active-win-streak-in-league-esports-at-11/ The 2021 Summer Split has been rough for many MSI representatives across the world, with multiple defending champions failing to find the same level of success that they saw in the previous season. For PSG Talon, however, the PCS’ current champions have continued to destroy the competition with an 11-game winning streak through their first three weeks of play. That gives them the longest active win streak in League of Legends esports./post/all-skins-coming-in-league-of-legends-patch-12-8/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-skins-coming-in-league-of-legends-patch-12-8/ League of Legends Patch 12.8 is expected to hit the live servers on Wednesday, April 27, and players are naturally on the lookout for new things coming to the game. Many changes are soon hitting the live servers, including buffs to champions like Jhin, Kassadin, Fiddlesticks, and many more. At the same time, a few champs will be getting slammed by the nerf hammer, including Soraka and Xayah. Some champion adjustments, specifically for AP Kai’Sa and Swain, will also be heading to the game./post/amouranth-makes-ludicrous-trade-offer-for-justaminx-s-boxing-gloves-and-jill-strap-from-creator-clash/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/amouranth-makes-ludicrous-trade-offer-for-justaminx-s-boxing-gloves-and-jill-strap-from-creator-clash/ Popular Twitch hot tub streamer Amouranth made a public offer for JustaMinx’s boxing gloves and jill strap used during her recent Creator Clash bout. In return for the boxing equipment, Amouranth requested to trade several of her notorious fart jars. During the recent influencer boxing event Creator Clash, JustaMinx flaunted her boxing prowess and emerged as one of the most impressive fighters of the night. Winning her match against TikTok star Yodeling Haley, Minx won her first boxing match by TKO in front of the sold-out Tampa Bay audience of over 10,000 people./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/here-are-the-top-50-players-ratings-in-fifa-22/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-top-50-players-ratings-in-fifa-22/ EA Sports has launched a database containing the top 100 players’ overall ratings and stats in FIFA 22. Here are the 50 best players that you’ll probably see a lot of in the game either on your team or as fodder. The best 22 players list was already released, but now fans can even compare players with the database. Some of the players have a better overall rating than they had in FIFA 21 and vice-versa./post/how-to-get-and-use-lucky-cookies-in-pokemon-masters-ex/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-and-use-lucky-cookies-in-pokemon-masters-ex/ Pokémon Masters EX isn’t your traditional Pokémon game, with the mobile hit boasting quite a few new mechanics to complement its unique style of thre vs. three gameplay. With synergy being so important, crafting the right team of three Pokémon is the main key to victory, and stats are more important than ever. While each Pokémon already has a variety of skills and stats, players have the ability to add bonus passive skills through the Lucky Skills system./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/these-are-all-of-overwatch-hero-orisa-s-skins/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-all-of-overwatch-hero-orisa-s-skins/ Orisa, Overwatch’s new quadrupedal robot hero, is one of developer Blizzard Entertainment’s first female tanks that can match Winston’s or Reinhardt’s size—besides D.Va’s mech, but that’s just her mech. Her hulking presence was of great interest to Blizzard, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan said in a Developer’s Update, as no other woman in the game had such a challenging look. And her look is incredibly cool. Using the body of an OR15 defense robot, 11-year-old inventor Efi Oladele created the hero of the future./post/wolftone-draw-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wolftone-draw-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Wolftone Draw is Destiny 2‘s latest bow in Season of the Lost, bringing with it a series of new seasonal perks and a host of combinations. Finding a god roll for Wolftone Draw is fairly simple since it only rolls with six perks on either perk column—and a few of them are far better than the rest. Here’s our personal god roll for Wolftone Draw so you know what perks to look out for (and which ones to dismantle):/post/all-final-starter-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-final-starter-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ With every new region in the Pokémon world comes a new set of starter Pokémon and Hisui is no different. Pokémon Legends: Arceus brings players to the ancient Hisui region which would one day become Sinnoh. Given this familiarity, the three starter Pokémon are species that have been available in other games. Cyndaquil, Rowlet, and Oshawott all appeared before Legends: Arceus, but now there is more to these creatures. As they evolve the evolution path takes a turn ushering in new Hisui forms for each of their final evolutions, Typhlosion, Decidueye, and Samurott./post/here-are-the-system-requirements-for-wow-s-upcoming-expansion-shadowlands/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-system-requirements-for-wow-s-upcoming-expansion-shadowlands/ A potato, a calculator, or even a wooden computer was all you needed to run World of Warcraft back in 2004. But now, it’s an entirely different story. With Shadowlands, WoW’s eighth expansion, set to launch later this year, Blizzard has significantly increased the minimum and recommended system specification requirements for the game. The graphics have been improved, raytraced shadows and variable rate shading have been integrated, and a neat little option to increase framerate has been added to Shadowlands./post/how-to-beat-the-burial-tree-watchdog-in-elden-ring/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-the-burial-tree-watchdog-in-elden-ring/ When you start your adventure in Elden Ring there is plenty to explore and bosses to be slain. One of these bosses hidden in Limgrave is the Burial Tree Watchdog. This hidden boss lacks health but does do some decent damage with its moves. If you’re new to this style of game, you may struggle in the fight, but fortunately, with a few tips, you can get things done easily./post/how-to-unlock-the-nail-gun-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-nail-gun-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ Sometimes in war, you need to improvise. In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, improvisation means using an everyday piece of construction equipment like a Nail Gun and turning it into a weapon of close-quarters devastation. Yes, it’s as ridiculous and fun as it sounds—and you can unlock the weapon for free via a challenge right now. The Nail Gun completely shreds enemies up close, but its range is very weak./post/lcs-commissioner-greeley-apologizes-to-perkz-after-mid-laner-was-forced-to-wear-a-cap-on-stage-due-to-his-eyes-light-sensitivity/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-commissioner-greeley-apologizes-to-perkz-after-mid-laner-was-forced-to-wear-a-cap-on-stage-due-to-his-eyes-light-sensitivity/ Fans who tuned in to watch Cloud9’s latest win last night caught the team’s mid laner Perkz wearing a hat on stage. Many people were confused as to his choice, but the star explained that it was due to his eyes being too sensitive to light due to his recent LASIK surgery. He also explained that he has been having a hard time adjusting to stage play this season because of how sensitive his eyes are to the lights in the studio./post/new-holowear-for-blastoise-charizard-and-more-detailed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-s-next-battle-pass-and-update/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-holowear-for-blastoise-charizard-and-more-detailed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-s-next-battle-pass-and-update/ Ahead of Pokémon UNITE’s next major update, which will launch Ranked Season 4, TiMi Studio and The Pokémon Company have revealed several details for what content is coming to the game on April 28.  The games seventh battle pass is themed around Japan and the country’s iconic cherry blossom trees. This includes traditional Japanese Avatar Items and a festive Premium Holowear for Blastoise that changes almost all of its animations into flashy, stylized ones./post/ranked-and-vgc-competitions-will-still-be-hosted-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-not-brilliant-diamon-shining-pearl-or-legends-arceus/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ranked-and-vgc-competitions-will-still-be-hosted-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-not-brilliant-diamon-shining-pearl-or-legends-arceus/ With all of the new information coming out about Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus during the most recent Pokémon Presents showcase, The Pokémon Company has confirmed competitive play will continue to be hosted in Sword and Shield. This is a similar method to how the competitive scene was run when Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! were released for Nintendo Switch in 2018. Because those games were the only Pokémon titles available on Switch at the time and had features that differentiated them from the main series of games, specifically in the area of battling, TPC continued to host VGC and ranked events using Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon on the 3DS./post/storm-spirit-hero-guide-tips-tricks-and-strategy/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/storm-spirit-hero-guide-tips-tricks-and-strategy/ Zip zap! Raijin Thunderkeg, the Storm Spirit, is the jovial, hyperactive elder brother of Ember Spirit and Earth Spirit in Dota 2. He’s an extremely mobile and slippery Intelligence hero that boasts strong ganking and even carrying potential. This is thanks to his respectable damage output through all stages of the game and his ability move and reposition himself on a dime. But, he is difficult to grasp and master, due to his fragility and how easy it is to underestimate how much mana his abilities require./post/tips-and-tricks-for-shipment-1944-in-call-of-duty-wwii/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tips-and-tricks-for-shipment-1944-in-call-of-duty-wwii/ One of the most popular maps in Call of Duty history was recently remastered and added to the franchise’s latest title. Shipment 1944—a remake of Shipment from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—was introduced to Call of Duty: WWII last week, and most fans are thrilled to play on this map once again. Related: Shipment 1944 is now live in Call of Duty: WWII But newcomers to the Call of Duty franchise, or anyone who never played CoD4 or Modern Warfare Remastered, might have a few questions about Shipment 1944./post/caedral-opts-out-of-casting-msi-2022-due-to-personal-issues/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/caedral-opts-out-of-casting-msi-2022-due-to-personal-issues/ Marc Robert “Caedrel” Lamont won’t be a part of the upcoming League of Legends Mid-Seasonal Invitational 2022 due to “personal issues,” the player-turned-caster revealed today.  The experienced caster/analyst mentioned he’s “not in the right headspace” for the event, forcing him to opt out of the prestigious competition. He also said he wouldn’t be streaming “for a while” and would take some out for himself during this time.  I will not be a part of MSI this year./post/cloud9-confirms-floppy-will-play-for-its-new-cs-go-roster/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-confirms-floppy-will-play-for-its-new-cs-go-roster/ Ricky “floppy” Kemery has transitioned from Cloud9’s old CS:GO lineup to its new one being assembled by former caster and current general manager Henry “HenryG” Greer, the organization announced today. The move was originally reported by Jarek “DeKay” Lewis in September. The news surprised many fans since floppy originally decided to stay with Johnny “JT” Theodosiou, Josh “oSee” Ohm, Ian “motm” Hardy, and Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek—the players from C9’s old lineup that the organization is trying to sell./post/here-are-the-valorant-patch-3-09-notes/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-valorant-patch-3-09-notes/ VALORANT Patch 3.09 is introducing two major changes to the game in the form of a long-awaited nerf to the right-click alt-fire of the Classic pistol and a handful of alterations to the new Fracture map. The change to the right-click alt-fire of the Classic pistol is by far the most significant. The alt-fire has long been considered overpowered by many pros and content creators, especially for a weapon that costs zero credits./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/is-elden-ring-open-world/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-elden-ring-open-world/ Elden Ring is significantly bigger in scale than its Souls-like counterparts.  Co-created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin, the new FromSoftware game is set in the Lands Between, which basks in the shining light of the Erdtree, an immense, glowing tree that fills the skyline of the realm. Unlike Demon Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Elden Ring is a vast and sprawling open world. This means players can explore the Lands Between and approach the game freely./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/sources-mad-lions-bot-laner-carzzy-reaches-verbal-agreement-for-3-year-deal-with-team-vitality/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-mad-lions-bot-laner-carzzy-reaches-verbal-agreement-for-3-year-deal-with-team-vitality/ LEC bot laner Carzzy has reached a verbal agreement for a three-year deal with Team Vitality in the last couple of hours, sources familiar with the decision told Dot Esports. He’ll leave MAD Lions after playing two seasons with the League of Legends team and winning two LEC titles this year. See League of Legends on Amazon Carzzy will replace Crownshot, whose next team remains uncertain. The Czech AD carry will also partner up with support Labrov in the bot lane once again./post/what-time-does-minecraft-championships-mcc-18-start/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-minecraft-championships-mcc-18-start/ Noxcrew’s Minecraft Championship (MCC) doesn’t have a fixed schedule, but it’s grown into a monthly tradition for the fans. The event’s dates usually depend on the availability of all the invited content creators and finding a date that works for all of them can be difficult at times. While there are new additions to the event in each iteration, MCC has a decent cast of returning content creators for each event. One could expect the event to be repetitive with the same players, but Noxcrew fixes that problem by shuffling the teams from scratch./post/when-was-the-first-call-of-duty-game-released/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-was-the-first-call-of-duty-game-released/ Call of Duty is as big of a part of culture as any entertainment franchise in the world, but it wasn’t always like this. As with everything, CoD started somewhere—and with humble beginnings. The origins of the franchise trace back nearly two decades, and the series is as big as ever in 2021 with no signs of slowing down. Thanks to yearly franchise entries since 2005, CoD is a staple in the homes and collections of gamers professional and casual alike for as long as many can remember./post/cloud9-defeat-100-thieves-in-na-vct-2022-main-event-opening-match/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-defeat-100-thieves-in-na-vct-2022-main-event-opening-match/ In the first match of the NA VCT Challengers One main event, Cloud9 walked away with a 2-0 victory over 100 Thieves.  The first game of the series took place on Split, and C9 dominated 100T in the first half. 100 Thieves won round three but didn’t win another round until round 11. They won the last two rounds of the half to finish with a 3-9 scoreline and performed much better on defense./post/creatures-inc-acquires-pok%C3%A9mon-rumble-developer-ambrella/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/creatures-inc-acquires-pok%C3%A9mon-rumble-developer-ambrella/ In a move that flew under the radar of most Western fans, Creatures Inc., a development studio that’s directly tied to The Pokémon Company and Nintendo, acquired Ambrella, another company that’s worked with the Pokémon brand for years. The acquisition actually took place last October, but the news only recently broke on social media due to Joe Merrick, the webmaster for independent Pokémon database Seribii, bringing it up.  Huh, looks like we all completely missed this./post/distracted-by-something-shiny-special-research-jessie-and-james-will-be-available-until-feb-28-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/distracted-by-something-shiny-special-research-jessie-and-james-will-be-available-until-feb-28-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Niantic previously confirmed Pokémon Go players would be able to complete the “Distracted by Something Shiny” Special Research, and now, players have an exact date that they will need to at least start the Special Research by. Starting from Feb. 28, players will no longer be able to start the Shiny Celebi Special Research even if they did take part in the Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle event. If you have already started the research tasks before this date, though, you can continue grinding through it at your own pace with no worries./post/experiment-over-fudge-to-switch-back-to-cloud9-top-lane-after-short-spring-swap/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/experiment-over-fudge-to-switch-back-to-cloud9-top-lane-after-short-spring-swap/ Cloud9, fresh off a disappointing fourth-place finish in LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs, is shifting Australian star Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami back into a top lane role to replace Park “Summit” Woo-tae, according to sources in the League of Legends scene and first reported by Brieuc Seeger for Upcomer. The North American heavyweights are now looking for replacements in the mid lane, and⁠—according to Upcomer⁠—are considering support changes too. Fudge swapped to the mid lane at the beginning of Spring this year, which allowed Summit to join the roster./post/how-to-take-a-screengrab-on-nintendo-switch/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-take-a-screengrab-on-nintendo-switch/ One of the cooler things to be added to the recent generations of gaming consoles is the ability to screengrab your games without having to take a grainy off-screen picture with your phone camera. Whether you want to record an awesome vista in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, show off your team in Pokémon Legends Arceus, brag about a score in Metroid Dread, or hold on to a memory in any other game, it can be done with a simple button press./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/respawn-s-weekend-check-in-addresses-exp-invitational-dev-tracker-and-more/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-s-weekend-check-in-addresses-exp-invitational-dev-tracker-and-more/ Respawn Entertainment checked in today with the community regarding the EXP Invitational, updates to the dev tracker, and an error that’s been affecting PC users. Respawn’s community manager, Jayfresh, discussed it all in a Reddit post. Apex Competitive Events Today marked the beginning of the Apex Legends EXP Invitational, which is taking place at the X Games in Minneapolis. The tournament features 20 professional teams competing for a $150,000 prize pool./post/runescape-yak-track-care-package-and-currency-pack-available-via-prime-gaming/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/runescape-yak-track-care-package-and-currency-pack-available-via-prime-gaming/ RuneScape players have an opportunity to secure themselves a handful of new items for free, thanks to Prime Gaming. Available now, players can redeem the “Yak Track Care Package + Currency Pack” from the Prime Gaming website, which will provide 20 Treasure Hunter Keys and 400 RuneCoins. Get ready to trek in style with a Yak Track Care Package AND a Currency Pack from our friends at #PrimeGaming! 💜 https://t.co/7xqvVxCcN2/post/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/11-mtg-streets-of-new-capenna-cards-to-shake-up-standard/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/11-mtg-streets-of-new-capenna-cards-to-shake-up-standard/ Magic: The Gathering’s new set Streets of New Capenna is the first three-color set since Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths in May 2020. With a three-color set comes great mana fixing in the form of a tri-color land cycle and a handful of common options for budget deck builders. There are plenty of multi-colored spells that support primarily three-color strategies. Like Ikoria, players should expect New Capenna to help three and four-color archetypes thrive./post/best-gaming-monitor-under-150/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-gaming-monitor-under-150/ Top-of-the-range gaming monitors have outstanding capabilities but are often quite pricey. Many gamers don’t need the highest specs for the games they play, and some players can’t afford to spend hundreds on a monitor. Luckily, it doesn’t cost much to get a gaming monitor with decent specs. There are many reasonably-priced options with fast refresh rates and low response times. Many monitors in this low price range include gamer-friendly features, like adaptive sync technology and software modes to optimize performance./post/is-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-cross-platform-crossplay/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-cross-platform-crossplay/ Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ release date is getting closer and players are wondering whether the game will have cross-platform capabilities. While the Borderlands franchise wasn’t crossplay compatible, except for Borderlands 3, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will support crossplay, allowing Xbox, PlayStation, and PC players to play together. The only cross-platform compatible Gearbox Software game has been Borderlands 3, and the feature was only added after three years from the game’s release. While this may seem normal for most gamers, it can be a milestone for Gearbox Software./post/nunu-falls-in-a-one-vs-one-duel-against-volibear-but-gets-avenged-by-a-cannon-minion/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nunu-falls-in-a-one-vs-one-duel-against-volibear-but-gets-avenged-by-a-cannon-minion/ When you think of minions in League of Legends, what usually comes to mind are small creatures that aren’t dangerous and are just a source of gold. And that is true most of the time, especially as the game goes on: The stronger your champion gets, the less of a danger minions are to you. But from time to time, minions can be great allies. While this might be hard to believe for some, a recent post on Reddit showed that they can aid you in a time of great need./post/pubg-new-state-mobile-reveals-upcoming-collaboration-with-among-us/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-new-state-mobile-reveals-upcoming-collaboration-with-among-us/ While PUBG New State Mobile’s second season is still ongoing, players can expect a new event to be introduced soon thanks to a collaboration with Innerloth’s party game Among Us. The crossover event will kick off on April 21 and will last until May 19. Players will be able to earn themed rewards for special missions, such as icons, titles, and frames. Related: All PUBG New State season start and end dates/post/rookie-surpassed-uzi-s-all-time-lpl-kill-record-so-uzi-subbed-in-to-try-and-take-it-back/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rookie-surpassed-uzi-s-all-time-lpl-kill-record-so-uzi-subbed-in-to-try-and-take-it-back/ Mid laner Rookie claimed the all-time LPL kill record in today’s match between Victory Five and Bilibili Gaming in week eight of the 2022 Spring Split. Today’s match between Victory Five and Bilibili Gaming kept viewers on the edge of their seats. It was an all-out brawl between two LPL superteams in a battle of mechanics, pride, and all-time kill records. Things got interesting in game two of the series, and not just because of the impressive carry performance from Rookie’s Orianna to take it to a game three./post/team-liquid-expands-its-ownership-group-with-investments-from-hungrybox-elige-and-more/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-expands-its-ownership-group-with-investments-from-hungrybox-elige-and-more/ Team Liquid has selected five players or content creators close to the organization and invited them to directly invest in the company by buying shares with their own capital. These new co-owners include Super Smash Bros. legend Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma and professional Counter-Strike player Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski, both players who have been with Liquid since 2015. WNBA star Aerial Powers, professional poker player and streamer Alexander “Lex” Veldhuis, and actor Asa Butterfield are also among the investors./post/the-best-fortnite-aim-courses/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-fortnite-aim-courses/ Raw talent won’t be enough to stay on top of the Fortnite leaderboards. You’ll need plenty of practice to sharpen your skills and keep your muscles warmed up. Most competitive Fortnite players spend as much time in practice courses as they spend in normal matches. There are countless customized practice courses in Fortnite, each specializing in different aspects of the game. You’ll find courses to help you practice building and aiming./post/what-you-need-to-survive-in-cod-black-ops-4-zombies-map-ix/Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-you-need-to-survive-in-cod-black-ops-4-zombies-map-ix/ If you’re looking for a Call of Duty Zombies experience that has a variety of boss zombies, a new wonder weapon, and other unique features, IX might be the perfect map for you. IX is one of the new Zombies maps available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at launch—and it’s a lot of fun. It might not be as difficult as Blood of the Dead, but IX definitely features its own set of unique challenges for zombie slayers to conquer./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/apex-legends-next-stories-from-the-outlands-metamorphosis-drops-tomorrow/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-next-stories-from-the-outlands-metamorphosis-drops-tomorrow/ Apex Legends players are going to get a first look at the game’s next legend tomorrow at 10am CT, when “Metamorphosis,” the upcoming episode of Stories from the Outlands, launches. The short will complement a series of teasers about the next legend, including a fairytale-esque story and an in-game look at one of the character’s possible accessories. Most recently, the season 10 legend teasers kicked off with the story of The Moth and the Flame, a three-chapter fantasy story that recounted the story of a blind princess, her lover, and a moth./post/busca-y-repara-los-telescopios-da%C3%B1ados-en-la-temporada-6-de-fortnite-cap%C3%ADtulo-2/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/busca-y-repara-los-telescopios-da%C3%B1ados-en-la-temporada-6-de-fortnite-cap%C3%ADtulo-2/ Las y los jugadores de Fortnite tienen muchas tareas para hacer esta semana, con múltiples elementos misteriosos que se estrellan en la isla. Además de investigar un helicóptero que sufrió un accidente, deberás reparar cinco telescopios dañados esparcidos por el mapa. Teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de objetos que de repente comenzaron a llover desde el cielo, es muy posible que extraterrestres tengan algún protagonismo en el final de la sexta temporada del Capítulo 2./post/funplus-phoenix-benches-nuguri-temporarily-promotes-xiaolaohu-to-main-lpl-roster/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-benches-nuguri-temporarily-promotes-xiaolaohu-to-main-lpl-roster/ FunPlus Phoenix has benched 2020 League of Legends world champion Nuguri, according to a translation of the org’s latest Weibo post by well-known LPL journalist Ran. In his place, FPX will “temporarily promote” FPX Blaze top laner Ping “xiaolaohu” Xiao-Hu to the org’s starting LPL lineup. The 18-year-old top laner has played well this year in the LDL alongside his team, finishing the 2021 Spring Split with 21 wins and four losses. Even though his team lost in the finals of the playoffs against Young Miracles, xiaolaohu had a strong performance./post/insec-reveals-story-behind-the-famous-faker-vs-ryu-outplay/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/insec-reveals-story-behind-the-famous-faker-vs-ryu-outplay/ Former KT Rolster Bullets jungle Choi “inSec” In-seo revealed the story behind the famous Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok vs. Ryu Sang-wook outplay that took place in the Korean OGN finals in 2013. Famed for his prowess on Lee Sin, inSec explained on his stream earlier this week, the famous Zed vs. Zed duel between SKT Telecom T1’s Faker and KT Rolster Bullets’ Ryu. It was fifth game of the qualification series for the/post/ninja-surpasses-100-000-kills-in-fortnite-battle-royale/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ninja-surpasses-100-000-kills-in-fortnite-battle-royale/ Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has officially reached 100,000 eliminations in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The Twitch superstar eclipsed the milestone last night while playing with Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo. After getting his 100,000th kill, Ninja celebrated by mimicking the emote of his in-game character. 100K KILLS BABY! Although ma boy @HighDistortion was first it feels GOOD to be a part of this club <3 Shoutout to all the ninja fans who have been here since the first ELIM!/post/profit-becomes-first-overwatch-league-player-to-reach-10-000-eliminations/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/profit-becomes-first-overwatch-league-player-to-reach-10-000-eliminations/ Seoul Dynasty DPS player Park “Profit” Joon-yeong secured his place in Overwatch League history today by becoming the first pro player to reach 10,000 total eliminations. The player achieved the landmark accomplishment during Seoul Dynasty’s winners bracket final match against Shanghai Dragons, which they ended up losing in a close 3-2 battle. Profit was playing Pharah when he confirmed his 10,000th elimination. History. With this elimination, @ProfitOW has become the first player in Overwatch League history to record 10,000 total eliminations!/post/the-final-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-zombies-map-is-coming-on-sept-23/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-final-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-zombies-map-is-coming-on-sept-23/ The release date of the last scheduled Zombies map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been revealed. The unnamed fourth DLC map will be released on Sept. 23, first on PlayStation 4. Treyarch also tweeted a two-minute teaser trailer for the Zombies map today that shows all of the characters—including the Victis crew from Black Ops II—preparing for the final battle. Every origin has its end. 2019.09.23#BlackOps4 #Zombies pic./post/wizards-of-the-coast-reveal-4-commanders-of-brawl-preconstructed-decks-for-mtg/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wizards-of-the-coast-reveal-4-commanders-of-brawl-preconstructed-decks-for-mtg/ Brawl has come to MTG Arena early through the Eldraine Courtside Brawl event, and with it is the reveal four new Throne of Eldraine commanders via preconstructed decks.   Releasing on Oct. 4 is the Magic: The Gathering Brawl preconstructed decks that can be playtested via MTG Arena from Sept. 4 to Sept. 9. Brawl is a unique format in Magic, mashing together Standard and Commander into one. Additional information on the MTGA Eldraine Courtside Brawl event can be found here./post/galarian-slowpoke-mega-slowbro-new-legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-and-more-will-hit-pok%C3%A9mon-go-in-june/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/galarian-slowpoke-mega-slowbro-new-legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-and-more-will-hit-pok%C3%A9mon-go-in-june/ Pokémon Go has the outline of its June roadmap set, with a ton of new content, events, and Pokémon set to hit the game as Summer finally begins.  Clamperl will be the June Research Breakthrough, while players will once again be able to save Shadow Zapdos from Giovanni and Team Go Rocket by completing “The Higher They Fly…” Special Research. A new Shadow Pokémon will be added to Giovanni’s team on June 17, however, so make sure you save Zapdos quickly./post/hearthstone-s-patch-19-4-full-notes-and-updates/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-s-patch-19-4-full-notes-and-updates/ With the new mid-set for The Madness at the Darkmoon Faire expansion on the horizon, Hearthstone received its corresponding patch notes for the 19.4 update ahead of time today. The Darkmoon Races mini-set is coming on Jan. 21, the same day as Patch 19.4. Aside from the 35 new cards being added to Constructed Ladder, there are multiple updates to both the Battlegrounds and Duels mode. Related: Every Hearthstone card coming in The Darkmoon Races mid-set expansion/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/mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-cards-worth-money/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-cards-worth-money/ The release of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has generated a large amount of hype within the Magic: The Gathering community, showcasing several booster fun cards worth over $100.   The Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) set taps into a blend of modernity and tradition via a large number of Artifact and Enchantment cards. Revisiting the beloved MTG plane of Kamigawa sees the return of Ninjutsu to Standard, as well as two new planeswalkers./post/quickshot-makes-return-to-lec-broadcast-opens-up-about-struggle-with-burnout-and-mental-health/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/quickshot-makes-return-to-lec-broadcast-opens-up-about-struggle-with-burnout-and-mental-health/ Trevor “Quickshot” Henry has revealed that he will be back for the opening week of the 2022 LEC Spring Split. The play-by-play caster shed some light on the reasons behind his half-year absence from the broadcast in a post on social media. The South African is one of the most beloved casters in European League of Legends. He’s been a Riot employee since 2013, and in that time fans have had the chance to hear him during hundreds of professional games./post/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/valroant-data-miner-reveals-snowfall-skin-bundle/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valroant-data-miner-reveals-snowfall-skin-bundle/ VALORANT players might see a new “Snowfall” skin bundle in time for the holiday season, giving them a chance to purchase new festive cosmetics.  VALORANT data miner floxayyy revealed the new Snowfall bundle today, which contains skins for the Classic, Phantom, Ares, Judge, and a new Snowfall wand. It also includes a special snowglobe gun buddy. The skins feature an animated design showing a Christmas village complete with snow and presents./post/when-does-the-overwatch-2-beta-end/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-overwatch-2-beta-end/ Overwatch 2 is getting ready to finally open its doors to fans from all over the world. Blizzard is still looking to iron out the game before its full release, making each beta important. Overwatch 2’s PvP beta became available on April 26, giving players a chance to try out the game before its full release. It’s not an open beta, however, meaning players will need to wait for invites to be able to get in./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-l-as-the-second-letter/Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-l-as-the-second-letter/ Having one green letter while doing a Wordle puzzle can be stressful when you’re running out of tries. A single green L as the second letter of a five-letter word, for example, might lead to players struggling to think of the next move. Searching for word lists is a good way to get inspired and improve your vocabulary for the next Wordle. If you are looking for a hint to reach the Wordle answer faster, check out this list of five-letter words with L as the second letter./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/all-invocation-spells-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-invocation-spells-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ Playing a spell in Magic: The Gathering that requires four of a specific color of mana can sometimes be difficult to justify, but there’s a cycle of rare spells in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty that may be worth the dedication to one color. Depending on what type of deck you’re playing, these five mono-colored sorcery spells with “Invoke” in their name could be a powerful tool. But it’ll be difficult to play them in many multi-color decks because they all require intensive amounts of one color./post/does-mlb-the-show-22-have-crossplay-cross-platform/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-mlb-the-show-22-have-crossplay-cross-platform/ MLB The Show 22 is dropping on April 5, and it’s coming to more platforms than ever before. The former PlayStation-exclusive joined Xbox last year and now, for the first time, MLB The Show is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Baseball fans will be able to take their Franchise, Diamond Dynasty, Road to the Show, and more with them on the go with the handheld. But the best part? MLB The Show 22 has cross-platform capability, meaning that using cloud save technology, you can play your game saves on multiple different platforms./post/league-players-can-now-earn-unlimited-rp-with-microsoft-rewards/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-players-can-now-earn-unlimited-rp-with-microsoft-rewards/ League of Legends players can now obtain an “unlimited” amount of Riot Points thanks to Microsoft Rewards, an online gifting system that rewards users based on their time spent online.  Usually, League players can only get in-game currency by purchasing it with real money or through pre-created codes. This gave players the ability to buy skins, wards, icons, and more only by using predetermined methods in the game client. But by using the Microsoft Rewards system, League players will now be able to obtain a limitless amount of RP without paying./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/nivera-reportedly-tests-positive-for-covid-19-at-valorant-champions/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nivera-reportedly-tests-positive-for-covid-19-at-valorant-champions/ Belgian Team Liquid player Nabil “Nivera” Benrlitom has tested positive for COVID-19 just two days before the start of VALORANT Champions, the most prestigious tournament of the year for Riot Games’ FPS, according to reports by Upcomer and VALORANT Zone. Nivera will likely play in the $1 million tournament despite testing positive, according to Upcomer. Liquid will start their campaign on Thursday, Dec. 1 against KRU Esports and the game might not take place on the competition’s stage as a result of Nivera’s positive test./post/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/yamper-and-corviknight-evolutions-apparently-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yamper-and-corviknight-evolutions-apparently-leaked-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Editor’s Note: The leaked images that were previously featured in this article have been removed due to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim from The Pokémon Company International, Inc. (“TPCi”). It’s the season of leaks for Pokémon Sword and Shield and a few new evolutions have surfaced ahead of the game’s release on Nov. 15. Along with a host of new Pokémon, new images have reportedly surfaced online showcasing Yamper and Corviknight’s evolution, finally giving fans an idea of what they can expect to see in the wild./post/100-thieves-academy-top-laner-tenacity-is-the-highest-ranked-boot-camper-on-the-euw-server-right-now/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-academy-top-laner-tenacity-is-the-highest-ranked-boot-camper-on-the-euw-server-right-now/ There are only a few days left until the start of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. And in this final weekend, every single player at the tournament will be getting as much practice in as they can before they have to face the lights in Iceland. One player, however, has stood out among the multiple boot-camping stars in Europe—and he isn’t even playing in the event. 100 Thieves’ Academy top laner Tenacity is the highest-ranked boot camper on the Europe West server right now, according to pro player monitoring site Tracking the Pros, as well as popular stats aggregator op./post/asmongold-breaks-personal-viewership-record-for-second-time-in-less-than-a-week/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-breaks-personal-viewership-record-for-second-time-in-less-than-a-week/ Popular Twitch streamer Asmongold reached over 367,000 viewers on a Feb. 11 stream, beating his previous concurrent viewership record set only three days ago. After a nearly four-month hiatus from his main stream, the MMO veteran has returned with several Lost Ark streams driving in unprecedented viewership. In his initial return from his secondary stream, Zackrawr, Asmongold was met with over 285,000 viewers. During his nine-hour stream, Asmongold held an average of 194,000 viewers and accumulated over 1./post/is-battle-net-down-how-to-check-for-server-issues-and-outages/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-battle-net-down-how-to-check-for-server-issues-and-outages/ World of Warcraft Classic has had a monumental launch, attracting flocks of new players, and filling up countless servers.  As a result, Battle.net has been at full capacity. Despite everything, though, it’s faired extraordinarily well.  There have been a few problems, here and there, with several error messages popping out of nowhere, but other than that, it’s been stable. That could be subject to change, however, especially considering Blizzard Entertainment’s track record./post/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/keiji-fujiwara-the-japanese-voice-actor-behind-master-yi-dies-at-age-55/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/keiji-fujiwara-the-japanese-voice-actor-behind-master-yi-dies-at-age-55/ Keiji Fujiwara, the Japanese voice actor for Master Yi, died on April 12 at the age of 55, Riot Games Japan tweeted earlier today. He had been battling cancer for an undisclosed time, according to Air Agency, the talent agency Fujiwara founded in 2006. In addition to Fujiwara’s work for Riot, he lent his voice for Ardyn in Final Fantasy XV, Reno in Final Fantasy VII Remake, as well as animes Fullmetal Alchemist, Eureka 7, and Crayon Shin-chan./post/malphite-and-leblanc-work-together-to-secure-aram-pentakill-in-under-2-seconds/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/malphite-and-leblanc-work-together-to-secure-aram-pentakill-in-under-2-seconds/ Pentakills in League of Legends are often the result of great teamwork, opening the door for one player to reap the coveted achievement. While most pentakills require chasing down the last enemy trying to escape imminent doom, sometimes the stars align and, in mere seconds, the enemy team vanishes. Reddit user u/Athamax showcased that when your team’s champion pool has great synergy and the enemy team mispositions, pentakills don’t require the strenuous effort to achieve./post/shroud-streaming-is-not-f-g-work-it-s-a-god-damn-joke/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-streaming-is-not-f-g-work-it-s-a-god-damn-joke/ While watching VALORANT Champions Berlin today, popular streamer and former CS:GO pro Shroud was asked by several viewers if he would ever consider returning to professional play through either a coaching or player position. Quickly denying any possibility of making a comeback to the esports scene, Shroud elaborated on his answer. “You guys got to realize, I don’t like work. That’s why I stream,” the Canadian streamer said. “I don’t like work./post/splitgate-pro-series-gets-new-presenting-sponsor-in-amazon-prime-gaming-brings-on-6-pro-teams-for-2022-season/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/splitgate-pro-series-gets-new-presenting-sponsor-in-amazon-prime-gaming-brings-on-6-pro-teams-for-2022-season/ Amazon Prime Gaming has joined the Splitgate Pro Series as its presenting sponsor and six pro teams will be joining the partnered roster for the 2022 season, 1047 Games announced today. Luminosity, SpaceStation Gaming, eUnited, T1, XSET, and Moist Esports are the six partnered teams that will begin competing in the upcoming Splitgate Pro Series summer season. In addition to these pro teams joining the roster for the 2022 season, the prize pool has been increased to $500,000./post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8-end/Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8-end/ All good things must come to an end, and Fortnite seasons are no different. We are entering into the eighth season of Fortnite Chapter Two, and with it has come plenty of new skins, weapons, and gameplay changes to keep players entertained. Throughout season eight, players will need to make the most of their gameplay to acquire all that the battle pass has to offer, including the highly anticipated introduction of Marvel’s Carnage, which is the final reward./post/amazement-attraction-cards-showcased-for-yu-gi-oh-tcg-set-lighting-overdrive/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/amazement-attraction-cards-showcased-for-yu-gi-oh-tcg-set-lighting-overdrive/ The Lightning Overdrive reveal week is rolling on in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, this time with YouTuber RevzCards helping showcase the new Amazement archetype.  Amazement will run on an engine focused on riding out various Attraction Trap Cards and Amazement Spell Cards. The big monster for the archetype that was featured in the showcase is Amazement Administrator Arlekino, which lets you Banish any number of Attraction Traps from your Graveyard then target that many cards your opponent controls and destroy them./post/how-to-complete-the-hoopa-s-arrival-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-hoopa-s-arrival-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The first of several new events for Pokémon Go’s Season of Mischief is here, finally giving players a chance to encounter the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa. The Hoopa’s Arrival challenge will only last a single day, but it leads to a much larger series of events that might further expand on the Pokémon’s abilities, even in its confined state. See Pokémon on Amazon Along with some hourly Pokémon rotations, new event-exclusive research, and the ability to capture Hoopa, a new Collection Challenge will also be live from 11am to 5pm local time on Sept./post/how-to-get-the-among-us-back-bling-in-fortnite/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-among-us-back-bling-in-fortnite/ In perhaps the greatest collaboration event to ever grace Gen-Z, Among Us items have come to Fortnite. As of June 9, Fortnite players can get a back bling styled after the crewmate (or impostor) from Among Us. The cross-game promotion will run for the next year.   To get the newly released Among Us back bling, you’ll have to purchase Among Us from the Epic Games Store. Anyone who purchases Among Us on the Epic Games Store will receive the crewmate back bling in Fortnite for no additional cost./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/logan-paul-pulls-2-charizards-from-1-million-first-edition-base-set-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-opening/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/logan-paul-pulls-2-charizards-from-1-million-first-edition-base-set-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-opening/ Content creator Logan Paul hosted his own celebration stream for Pokémon Day on Feb. 27, opening 36 rare, unopened first-edition packs of Pokémon cards from the original Base Set.  The stream was run in partnership with leading collectible and memorabilia marketplace Goldin Auctions. Paul took bids on the packs and opened them for fans or collectors who won the lots.  Paul is considered by many to be one of the biggest catalysts for the recent surge in popularity and value of vintage Pokémon TCG boxes, cards, and packs after opening a Base Set box in front of 300,000 concurrent viewers in October./post/riot-gifts-custom-nike-air-force-1s-to-tft-invitational-participants/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-gifts-custom-nike-air-force-1s-to-tft-invitational-participants/ The Teamfight Tactics Invitational participants got a dash of style today⁠—courtesy of Riot Games. Riot surprised the TFT Rise of the Elements Invitational competitors with custom-made Nike Air Force 1s. The new kicks have the participant’s name stitched into them and the colorway of each one is based on a different element from the autobattler. Here are some of the participants’ custom Air Force 1s. Riot got me custom TFT Nike AF1s with my name on it with coloring based off the Desert element/my logo./post/the-best-aim-assist-settings-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-aim-assist-settings-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ While the default controller settings for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War are decent enough to get you started, you’ll find out soon enough that there’s a whole other world waiting for you to explore in the game’s settings. From sensitivity options to your field of view (FoV), you’ll be able to tinker with your in-game settings to give yourself an edge on the field. Once you start customizing the settings to your liking, you’ll feel more comfortable while playing, but deciding on what to change can be the real challenge./post/thirty-seconds-until-minions-spawn-a-look-at-level-one-strategies-in-competitive-play/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/thirty-seconds-until-minions-spawn-a-look-at-level-one-strategies-in-competitive-play/   Introduction Level one strategies are a very key part in every competitive League Of Legends match, because no matter what, all games start with an even playing field where no team has a gold or vision advantage. The first two minutes are very crucial, because lane match ups, early vision control and therefore early advantages can be generated trough a superior level one strategy. In this article I will take a look at the level one in game 1 of the first round of the Korean qualifiers between the Jin Air Green Wings on blue side and Najin e-mFire on red side./post/will-gran-turismo-7-have-free-roam/Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-gran-turismo-7-have-free-roam/ The newest addition of the Gran Turismo franchise has finally come out as many fans of the racing series have already begun to explore Gran Turismo 7’s newest tracks and cars available in the game. One of the primary questions around the recent release of Gran Turismo 7 has been centered around the topic of free roam. Unlike the Forza Horizon series, Gran Turismo has not featured the free roam feature in the past./post/balinda-stonehearth-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-upcoming-expansion-fractured-in-alterac-valley/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/balinda-stonehearth-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-upcoming-expansion-fractured-in-alterac-valley/ If you’ve taken a look at Mage’s win rate in Hearthstone over the past month, you’re probably very disappointed. Fear not, fellow Mages. Balinda Stonehearth is on her way to save us. Balinda Stonehearth is a new Mage Legendary that will be joining Hearthstone alongside the Fractured in Alterac Valley expansion. Balinda is a six-cost 5/5 minion with a powerful Battlecry. When Balinda enters the field, you will get to draw two spells./post/cs-go-update-1-37-9-1-adds-several-updates-to-new-map-ancient/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cs-go-update-1-37-9-1-adds-several-updates-to-new-map-ancient/ With Ancient set to be introduced into the competitive map pool in time for the return of majors, Valve have made a series of visual and gameplay changes to the new map. Update 1.37.9.1 was released on May 13 with several new additions. The following changes have been made to Ancient, according to the patch notes. Implemented Cubby 2.0 in mid connector to A, to remove cheap shoulder angle towards siteSlimmed down the fancy rock, also in mid connector to ASparsed foliage and improved clipping on boost planter near A mainQuieted down soundscape birdsRemoved clipping from top of bombsite sign in A site, allowing you to self-boost to planter by T mainAdded vphysics clip to T spawn water so guns don’t fully submergeSo many clip brush tweaksBlocked grenades from entering inaccessible building by T entrance to midBlocked pixelgaps through scaffolding near B siteBlocked pixelgaps through doorway trim in new CT path to A siteSimplified grenade collision on rooftopsGeneral optimizations Release Notes for today are up./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/league-fan-creates-custom-cosmic-phantom-vex-skin-concept-splash-art/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-creates-custom-cosmic-phantom-vex-skin-concept-splash-art/ League of Legends recently revealed its newest champion, set to be another Yordle–Vex, the Gloomist. Vex marks the first new Yordle champion since Kled five years ago. As the name suggests, this champion has a dark, gloomy look, but skins will most definitely change up the vibe. One fan has already designed an impressive new look for Vex that would fit in perfectly alongside the current Cosmic range of skins./post/report-golden-guardians-to-promote-stixxay-to-lcs-lineup-sign-lider-to-academy-team/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/report-golden-guardians-to-promote-stixxay-to-lcs-lineup-sign-lider-to-academy-team/ Golden Guardians will start Stixxay at the AD carry position in the upcoming LCS Summer Split, according to a report from Brieuc Seeger of Upcomer. After spending time with the organization during the Spring Split as a positional coach and Academy-level substitute, Stixxay will reportedly play on stage this summer.  Stixxay played for Golden Guardians at the LCS level last season, helping to bring the League of Legends team to a playoff appearance following last year’s Summer Split./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/vikkstar-claims-to-have-open-line-of-communication-directly-with-activision-after-quitting-warzone/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/vikkstar-claims-to-have-open-line-of-communication-directly-with-activision-after-quitting-warzone/ One of Call of Duty‘s largest content creators, Vikkstar, said today that he has an “open line of communication directly with Activision” in regard to cheating in Warzone following his decision to quit the battle royale game. Warzone players have been frustrated with the amount of cheating in the battle royale game for some time, but tensions seem to be reaching a boiling point. Thank you all for your support alongside my recent concerns to the current state of cheating in Warzone./post/when-will-building-come-back-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-building-come-back-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ Epic Games has never been scared to add new mechanics or change core elements of Fortnite in the game’s updates over the years, and with the launch of Chapter Three, season two, building has been completely removed. Given that building is one of Fortnite’s defining gameplay mechanics and helps separate it from other titles in the battle royale genre, this seems to be a temporary change. Until it returns, however, players will be forced to play Fortnite in a way that has previously never been seen./post/zed-retires-from-competitive-call-of-duty/Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/zed-retires-from-competitive-call-of-duty/ A staple of the European Call of Duty competitive scene has decided to retire. Zed, who most recently played for the London Royal Ravens, announced the end of his playing career today via Twitlonger. The 23-year-old Englishman said that although he feels confident he could contribute for a team in the Call of Duty League, he said the “odds” are not in his favor and that a stint on the Challengers circuit would not do much to help him get back in the franchised league./post/best-pcie-4-0-motherboards/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-pcie-4-0-motherboards/ Peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) slots are used to integrate components like graphics cards and Wi-Fi cards into yourPC. Different parts require different bandwidths to run, with graphics cards needing more and Wi-Fi cards needing less. PCIe 4.0 is the latest generation but is only available on AMD X570 and B550 motherboards. Despite hardware vendors implementing PCIe 4.0 infrastructure on their motherboards, Intel will only implement it on the forthcoming Rocket Lake processors./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-the-new-wayfinder-player-card-in-valorant/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-new-wayfinder-player-card-in-valorant/ There are no rewards like Prime rewards, and a new month means new in-game rewards for VALORANT players to grab if they are Prime Gaming members. This month, it’s the Wayfinder player card, a second Wayfinder item through Prime after players were previously able to grab a Shorty last month. See Valorant on Amazon Player cards are a fun and unique customization option for players to use, showing off a variety of art styles and drawings before and during a match./post/how-to-play-dota-2-s-void-spirit/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-dota-2-s-void-spirit/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. The huge Dota 2 Outlanders update introduced two new heroes, Snapfire and Void Spirit, at the end of November. They represent almost polar opposite playstyles and both can be bonkers in the right lineup. Inai the Void Spirit is a high-skill cap and mobile hero that plays most akin to one of his spirit brethren, Xin, the Ember Spirit or the faerie dragon Puck./post/joindota-one-of-dota-2-s-oldest-tournament-organizers-to-shut-down-march-31/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/joindota-one-of-dota-2-s-oldest-tournament-organizers-to-shut-down-march-31/ JoinDOTA, one of the earliest tournament organizers for Dota 2, announced its departure from the scene earlier today.  While the name joinDOTA may sound unfamiliar to players who’ve recently started following the game, the website has been a cornerstone of the game’s competitive scene, making incredible contributions from 2011 to 2020.  After organizing the first-ever International in 2011, joinDOTA became the go-to place for tier two teams who were looking to make it into the big leagues or compete with their friends at a higher level./post/mixwell-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mixwell-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/ Oscar “Mixwell” Cañellas Colocho signed with G2’s VALORANT squad after retiring from competitive Counter-Strike in June 2020. Since then, the captain of the team has led G2 to multiple first-place finishes, winning back to back Ignition Series tournaments in dominant fashion. Mixwell has been one of the most consistent players in Europe, using the knowledge and experience he gained from competing in CS:GO for eight years. G2, since a roster rebuild in June, has shown very few weaknesses in the competitive circuit and arguably looks like one of the best teams in the world./post/reviewing-every-lec-and-lcs-team-s-performance-at-worlds-2021/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/reviewing-every-lec-and-lcs-team-s-performance-at-worlds-2021/ After Cloud9’s unceremonious quarterfinals loss to Korea’s Gen.G, both Europe and North America have been eliminated from the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. The last time both regions failed to reach the semifinals was back in 2017, when Samsung Galaxy took down the SKT dynasty. Some people might have expected a result like this, due to the overall forms that a majority of the representatives were in prior to the event./post/when-does-final-fantasy-xiv-patch-6-1-release/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-final-fantasy-xiv-patch-6-1-release/ The Endwalker expansion was released a few months ago and the Final Fantasy XIV developers are already working on more content to keep the game fresh. Called “Newfound Adventure,” Patch 6.1 will be the first major update since Endwalker’s release. The spotlight will be the release of new Main Scenario chapters. It will also include new role quests, a new 24-player raid, the final Trial Extreme from Endwalker, the new small-scale PvP mode called Crystal Conflict, and much more./post/will-neff-ends-partnership-with-hellofresh-over-labor-concerns/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-neff-ends-partnership-with-hellofresh-over-labor-concerns/ 100 Thieves content creator Will Neff has announced he will no longer be partnering with HelloFresh after learning about the company’s working conditions and stance on worker unionization. Neff tweeted yesterday evening saying he was previously unaware of the issues HelloFresh workers are facing and will no longer be partnering with the meal kit brand after learning of the situation. Didn’t know about the Hello Fresh union situation. I do now./post/gpu-prices-may-be-returning-to-normal-in-march-2022/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gpu-prices-may-be-returning-to-normal-in-march-2022/ The GPU market has continued its rocky trajectory for quite a while now, with chip shortages expected to continue until at least 2023. There has been hope that Intel’s new Arc GPU line will alleviate some of the pressure manufacturers that consumers have been under, but its release remains several months away. Despite these ongoing issues, hardware tipster @Greymon55 has revealed that there may be some light at the end of the tunnel with a vague indication that things may improve as soon as next month./post/here-s-what-needs-to-be-changed-in-splatoon-3-for-its-competitive-scene/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-what-needs-to-be-changed-in-splatoon-3-for-its-competitive-scene/ Splatoon 3 came as a surprise announcement for the Switch in April’s Nintendo Direct. The game’s community has since been buzzing about what will be coming in the third installment of the franchise. Splatoon 2 introduced a lot of new elements to the franchise, like Salmon Run, a host of new modes and maps, Octolings to play as online, and a ton of new weapons and abilities to try out in casual or ranked play./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/how-to-setup-a-group-for-online-trading-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-setup-a-group-for-online-trading-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl provides different ways for players to communicate both locally and online. The newly added groups feature is an effective way to find like-minded people friends. Grouping with players will provide a few in-game features otherwise unvailable, but the main reason you’d want to do this is so that you can battle or trade with friends online. The game doesn’t provide players with instructions on how to use the group service unless they seek it out specifically, so you may be wondering how you and your friends can start and join groups./post/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/report-mad-lions-acquires-rkr-humanoid-buyout-not-finalized/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/report-mad-lions-acquires-rkr-humanoid-buyout-not-finalized/ MAD Lions is set to acquire RKR as the team’s new mid laner in place of Humanoid, although Fnatic’s buyout of Humanoid has not yet been finalized, according to a report by Dot Esports’ Jacob Wolf. Should Humanoid not find a new home as part of Fnatic, it seems he will be unable to return to MAD, who he helped the progress through the LEC and out of the group stage at Worlds./post/riot-releases-new-akali-short-story/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-new-akali-short-story/ A new piece of League of Legends lore titled “The Bow, and the Kunai” was recently published. It documents a young Akali and her friends’ lives growing up in a war-torn Ionia. The story begins with an Ionian neophyte named Faey who has secretly gone on a mission with a few other younglings to hunt a silver boar. Faey’s well-coordinated plan falls apart when a nine-year-old Akali interrupts the hunt in an attempt to take down the boar herself./post/riot-to-merge-legends-of-runeterra-s-asia-and-sea-shards/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-merge-legends-of-runeterra-s-asia-and-sea-shards/ Riot Games is set to merge the Southeast Asia and Asia shards together into an Asia-Pacific (APAC) shard in an effort to improve Legends of Runeterra gameplay within the regions. Scheduled to take place on Jan. 19 at 12pm CT, the SEA and Asia regions within LoR will officially become the APAC region. Players in these regions won’t notice a name change until Patch 3.1, which is scheduled to release on Feb./post/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/2022-asian-games-hangzhou-league-of-legends-preliminary-roster-includes-faker-deft-and-canyon/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/2022-asian-games-hangzhou-league-of-legends-preliminary-roster-includes-faker-deft-and-canyon/ The 2022 Asian Games Hangzhou preliminary roster for the South Korean League of Legends team has been revealed by Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA). See League of Legends on Amazon Together with KeSPA, DWG KIA athletic director KkOma conducted interviews and determined 10 players that will have a chance to make it to the definitive roster later this month. Once the definitive roster is revealed, the players will train for qualifier matches which are scheduled for June, in addition to their training for their team’s Summer Split, which will kick off in the same month./post/all-rewards-of-lost-ark-s-first-ark-pass/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-rewards-of-lost-ark-s-first-ark-pass/ Lost Ark has introduced its first battle pass on April, 21, the Ark Pass. Many players will be thrilled to see its rewards and challenges, because in addition to Premium and Super Premium versions, it also features a free one. It means they will get yet another way to gain rewards, including honing gear materials, cards, and ship materials. It’s also a great way to encourage the players to try out different activities by completing its challenges and mission and to play everyday./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/how-to-earn-all-of-valorant-s-riotx-arcane-pass-and-world-of-riotx-arcane-rewards/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-all-of-valorant-s-riotx-arcane-pass-and-world-of-riotx-arcane-rewards/ Riot Games is celebrating the launch of Arcane with the RiotX Arcane pass and the World of RiotX Arcane narrative experience. VALORANT’s largest event to date includes 12 exclusive rewards inspired by elements from the show.  See Valorant on Amazon The three-act Netflix series, which is based on League of Legends, follows the balance between the rich, utopian city of Piltover and the seedy, oppressed underground of Zaun, and features iconic characters including sisters Jinx and Vi./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/l%C3%BAcio-oh-s-are-available-early-at-the-kellogg-s-store-in-new-york-city/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/l%C3%BAcio-oh-s-are-available-early-at-the-kellogg-s-store-in-new-york-city/ Overwatch-inspired cereal Lúcio-Oh’s is ready for sampling at the Kellogg’s NYC store right now, despite the full release being scheduled for December. Overwatch concept artist Anh Dang tweeted from the store on Nov. 26, showing the green and yellow cereal in Kellogg’s wall-dispenser. The Kellogg’s NYC venue is essentially a cereal bar for patrons to create their own extravagant breakfast creations. And now, just before Lúcio-Oh’s launch, cereal lovers can try out the new Overwatch offering—and a bunch of other cereal offerings, too./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/will-deltarune-chapter-2-be-free/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-deltarune-chapter-2-be-free/ Deltarune Chapter 2 is set to be released on Sept. 17. It’s been three years since the release of Deltarune Chapter 1 and fans have been waiting since that time for the next iteration of the story, only to find out that the next part is being released this week. There’s no official word on whether it will be free, but considering the Deltarune Chapter 1 description says “By the way, this first chapter is FREE, so please feel free to check it out,” indicates that Chapter 2 could cost some amount of money./post/yu-gi-oh-tch-lightning-overdrive-full-card-list/Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-tch-lightning-overdrive-full-card-list/ With the pre-release event over for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG set Lightning Overdrive, we now know every card that is included in the product.  Set to release on June 4 globally, Lightning Overdrive is going to include new support for more than a dozen existing archetypes such as Utopia and Black Rose, while also introducing the Amazement and Attraction archetype.  In total, the set will feature 100 cards. It will break down into 50 Commons, 26 Super Rares, 14 Ultra Rares, and 10 Secret Rares./post/all-flying-mounts-in-wow-shadowlands/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-flying-mounts-in-wow-shadowlands/ Every expansion in World of Warcraft eventually adds the possibility to fly in the new zones—and Shadowlands is no exception to that rule. In Patch 9.1, which was released a couple of weeks ago, Blizzard added the ability to acquire flying mounts to make it easier to travel around the world, do your dailies, and reach a dungeon or raid. There are 16 flying mounts available in the current expansion, four for each Covenant—and every one of them has different requirements to acquire it./post/beaststalker-tavish-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/beaststalker-tavish-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/ If any Hunter players thought they were going to be left out of the new Hero card craze, fret no longer. Beaststalker Tavish is heavily armed and on his way in Hearthstone’s Fractured in Alterac Valley expansion. Hero cards are some of the most powerful cards in Hearthstone. On top of having a strong effect, they also grant you armor and an improved hero power. Beaststalker Tavish costs six mana and awards five armor./post/best-mtg-alchemy-decks-at-neon-dynasty-championship/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-alchemy-decks-at-neon-dynasty-championship/ A first look at the Magic: The Gathering Alchemy format at a major tournament showcased a total of six decks that dominated during the Swiss and playoff rounds. The MTG Alchemy format was showcased at a major Magic tournament for the first time at the Neon Dynasty Championship. A majority of players thought Naya Runes was the deck to beat at the tournament, bringing Mono-White as an answer. But the star of the tournament was Orzhov Venture, piloted by Eli Kassis for the title at the NEO Championship./post/diana-morgana-and-hecarim-all-set-to-receive-nerfs-in-league-patch-11-9/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/diana-morgana-and-hecarim-all-set-to-receive-nerfs-in-league-patch-11-9/ League of Legends’ gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter has previewed some of the changes coming to the game in Patch 11.9.  Nineteen different champions are slated to receive nerfs and buffs in Patch 11.9, with the jungle position receiving a good amount of attention once again. Last patch, several champions known for their laning capabilities—such as Morgana and Diana—were buffed immensely. In Patch 11.9, though, Riot is dialing things back and applying a steady amount of nerfs to those junglers, as well as a few others./post/how-do-free-fire-codes-and-rewards-work/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-free-fire-codes-and-rewards-work/ Free Fire players can buy skins, guns, and pets in the game’s store using diamonds. For the ones that don’t have diamonds to spend, however, Garena releases codes that can be redeemed for rewards such as free diamonds, rare skins, and the much-desired Elite Pass. Free Fire codes have 12 characters (numbers and letters) and must be used at the official Rewards Redemption website, where players must log in with their battle royale accounts since codes cannot be redeemed on guest accounts./post/legendary-duelists-synchro-storm-gets-an-earlier-release-date-as-konami-updates-yu-gi-oh-tcg-2021-calendar/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/legendary-duelists-synchro-storm-gets-an-earlier-release-date-as-konami-updates-yu-gi-oh-tcg-2021-calendar/ Konami has shaken up the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG release calendar once again, with great news for players who were hoping to get their hands on the Legendary Duelists: Synchro Storm set and all of the powerful cards inside.  Synchro Storm, which was previously delayed from a July 14 release all the way to Jan. 19, 2022 has now been moved forward again, along with another small delay to the Structure Deck: Cyber Strike./post/minecraft-player-discovers-creepers-can-now-deal-damage-without-exploding/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/minecraft-player-discovers-creepers-can-now-deal-damage-without-exploding/ Minecraft’s creeper mob is a notorious icon of the game and is known for silently sneaking up on players to ruin their day when they explode. Now, under the right circumstances, creepers can also deal direct damage to players, just as other mobs do, and not immediately explode when they get near players. One Reddit user discovered that if players swim directly under a creeper and make sure that it does not explode, it will cause direct damage to them./post/riot-plans-to-buff-rengar-make-adjustments-to-tahm-kench-and-lethal-tempo-in-league-of-legends-patch-12-2/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-plans-to-buff-rengar-make-adjustments-to-tahm-kench-and-lethal-tempo-in-league-of-legends-patch-12-2/ League of Legends Patch 12.1 dropped this week, marking the start of the 2022 season. The patch, though, was on the smaller side of things, offering just a few changes to gameplay, including an update to Teleport and adjustments to several champions. Thankfully, there’s much more to come in the next patch, according to Matt Leung-Harrison, the design lead for the Summoner’s Rift team at Riot Games. The game developer pinpointed three major changes that are being worked on for Patch 12./post/season-2-of-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone-delayed-to-feb-14/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/season-2-of-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone-delayed-to-feb-14/ Call of Duty: Vanguard season two has been delayed 12 days to Feb. 14, Activision announced today. The upcoming content drop, also coming to the free-to-play Warzone, was originally planned for release on Feb. 2. The extra time will give the developers more opportunities to fix bugs and overall game stability. We’ve deployed a number of updates, but more needs to be done. Thank you for being patient while we delay the release of Season Two in #Vanguard and #Warzone to prioritize ongoing work to balance and optimize your current gameplay experience./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/boston-uprising-parts-ways-with-halo-mikeyy/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/boston-uprising-parts-ways-with-halo-mikeyy/ After a disappointing 2020 Overwatch League season, the Boston Uprising is attempting to clean house. The team announced today it was parting ways with main support Kobe “Halo” Hamand and main tank Michael “Mikeyy” Konicki.  Mikeyy served as a substitute main tank under Cameron “Fusions” Bosworth for the Boston Uprising. He joined the team in May 2020, coming from North American Overwatch Contenders team Noble. Mikeyy also previously played for Skyfoxes./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/how-to-get-all-of-eevee-s-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-all-of-eevee-s-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon, returns in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, alongside its many evolutions that sport a variety of different types. See Pokémon on Amazon Two new Eevee-lutions were introduced in the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games—Leafeon and Glaceon—that will be returning to their original evolution methods from these games instead of the new methods introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. However, since these remakes only include Pokémon in the National Pokédex up to Arceus, Eevee’s Fairy-type evolution, Sylveon, will be unobtainable./post/how-to-get-the-cryosthesia-77k-in-destiny-2/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-cryosthesia-77k-in-destiny-2/ The new season of Destiny 2 is adding in new ways to fight the Darkness, and one of the stars of the show is the Cryosthesia 77K, a Stasis-powered Sidearm that lets any Guardian freeze their enemies almost at will. Charging up a shot after getting a kill will send in a bolt of stasis that freezes its target at the expense of all the ammo in the magazine. Despite being a Kinetic weapon, the Cryosthesia has Stasis as an element—a rare occurrence in Destiny 2./post/the-best-dribblers-in-fifa-21/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-dribblers-in-fifa-21/ EA Sports released a list yesterday that contains the players with the highest Dribbling rating in FIFA 21. EA has been making all sorts of lists with ratings since last week. This list of the best dribblers can help you in almost all FIFA modes, from Ultimate Team to Career Mode. The Dribbling stat includes Agility, Balance, Reactions, Ball Control, and Composure. The best dribbler in FIFA 21 is Lionel Messi from Barcelona./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/version1-signs-female-valorant-roster-fueling-a-growing-women-s-scene/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/version1-signs-female-valorant-roster-fueling-a-growing-women-s-scene/ Version1 announced the signing of an all-female VALORANT squad today. The new roster, competing as VersionX, will have their sights set on the third NA VCT Game Changers event scheduled to begin at the end of September. Introducing: VersionX | #VXVAL Our all-female #VALORANT squad 💥@NaomiFPS | @NattyFPS | @BasedGodMilk | @karraOf | @rushhh___ pic.twitter.com/KYcqtRXbXx — Version1 (@version1gg) September 23, 2021 The roster consists of Kiara “Milkyway” Blue Kukilakilaokalani Makua (in-game leader/controller), Natalia “Natty” Jackson (main duelist/secondary flex), Rachel Lynn “Rush” Hang (initiator), Katherine “Karra” Lee (smoker/Sage), and Naomi Sauvola (sentinel/flex Skye)./post/anivia-player-puts-together-a-massive-minion-army-to-storm-the-enemy-s-base-in-arurf/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/anivia-player-puts-together-a-massive-minion-army-to-storm-the-enemy-s-base-in-arurf/ All Random Ultra Rapid Fire (ARURF) has returned to League of Legends for a limited time and players are finding more creative ways to use the gameplay changes in the mode. A Reddit user recently shared a video showcasing a surprising use of Anivia’s wall in ARURF. After their team earned the Baron buff, the Anivia player had the idea to begin assembling a large minion army to attack the enemy base./post/apex-legends-aftermarket-collection-event-introduces-new-flashpoint-limited-time-mode-and-caustic-heirloom/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-aftermarket-collection-event-introduces-new-flashpoint-limited-time-mode-and-caustic-heirloom/ Things are about to get flashy in the Outlands. Apex Legends systems designer Mark Yampolsky discussed the Aftermarket Collection Event today, which includes the new Flashpoint limited-time mode and an heirloom for the Toxic Trapper. The event will run from Oct. 6 to 20. Get revved up for the Aftermarket Collection Event. Take part in the cross-play beta, dive into the new “Flashpoint” LTM, take on challenges to earn exclusive rewards, and more!/post/call-of-duty-warzone-june-2-update-patch-notes-champion-of-caldera-ltm-is-here/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-june-2-update-patch-notes-champion-of-caldera-ltm-is-here/ Get ready for a new way to experience Caldera. Champion of Caldera, a limited-time Warzone mode, has been added in the game’s latest update. The mode features 150 players and a “single, continuously closing circle.” In addition to the LTM, Activision released the patch notes for today’s update, which also includes some bug fixes, some gameplay changes, and weapon balancing, particularly targeted at the NZ-41. Here are the patch notes for the Call of Duty: Warzone June 2 update./post/dr-disrespect-s-streaming-schedule-what-time-does-doc-stream/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-s-streaming-schedule-what-time-does-doc-stream/ Dr Disrespect is one of the premier live content creators online, known for his egomaniacal persona.  Since being banned on Twitch for reasons that have still not been made public, the Two-Time has gone to YouTube for his streams. And while he doesn’t stream as much as many other content creators, the production that he puts into his broadcasts makes them appointment watching. Living in California, Dr Disrespect’s streams typically start in the afternoon for viewers on the East Coast./post/how-to-complete-captains-pepe-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-captains-pepe-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA made an addition to the Captions promotion on April 17 in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team with an 89-rated version of Képler “Pepe” Ferreira from Porto. This card is available through a themed squad-building challenge (SBC). The Captains promotion brings upgraded versions of the best captains and vice-captains from several clubs and national teams. Some Hero cards will also be upgraded to a FUT Hero Captains version while the promotion is live./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/noxcrew-unveils-next-minecraft-championship-event-mcc-all-stars/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/noxcrew-unveils-next-minecraft-championship-event-mcc-all-stars/ Noxcrew has a way of making each Minecraft Championship (MCC) more memorable than the last. Though all iterations of the event have been a blast to watch, the exclusive ones take the crown. MCC events that celebrate seasonal events or experiment with different formats add an element of surprise to the tournaments—and it looks like another one is next in line. The next MCC will be an All-Star event, Noxcrew announced today./post/the-best-rare-cleave-spells-in-mtg-crimson-vow/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-rare-cleave-spells-in-mtg-crimson-vow/ Cleave is a new mechanic Wizards of the Coast added to Magic: The Gathering in its latest set Crimson Vow. And while it might seem like the mechanic is just a different way to display Kicker, it’s a little bit more than that. With the new mechanic’s release, Wizards made a special cycle of Rare mono-colored spells that have multicolored Cleave costs that will give players an extra layer of flexibility when using the cards./post/what-is-clash-and-why-are-league-of-legends-players-so-excited-for-it/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-clash-and-why-are-league-of-legends-players-so-excited-for-it/ It’s crazy that it’s been almost a year since Clash, a highly-anticipated tournament mode for League of Legends, was first announced. The mode was supposed to be a shot in the arm for a game that had seen its popularity drop as new entrants like Overwatch and Fortnite grew. It promised a five-vs-five experience that let casual players pretend to be professionals in an organized, competitive setting. But its first large-scale test was beset by game-breaking bugs, and Riot Games yanked the game mode from the schedule until it could be fixed./post/4-new-legendaries-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/4-new-legendaries-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/ Today the Hearthstone community learned about the game’s next expansion, Fractured in Alterac Valley. We also got our first look at some of the new Legendaries coming alongside the expansion. Two of the newly revealed Legendaries give fans the long-awaited return of Hero Cards. Wildheart Guff is a new Druid Hero that costs five mana and rewards five armor. Wildheart’s Battlecry sets your max mana to 20 and allows you to gain a mana crystal and draw a card./post/double-xp-double-weapon-xp-now-live-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-warzone/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/double-xp-double-weapon-xp-now-live-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-warzone/ It’s time to grind, Call of Duty fans. Double XP and double weapon XP are now live for the weekend in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. Players will earn XP toward Prestige levels and weapon levels at twice the normal rate, but the new season two battle pass will have its normal progression rate. Start Season Two strong with 2XP and 2WXP. Live now through March 1 at 10am for #BlackOpsColdWar and #Warzone on all platforms./post/here-are-the-control-capture-zones-for-the-2019-cwl-ruleset/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-control-capture-zones-for-the-2019-cwl-ruleset/ The 2019 Call of Duty World League ruleset has officially been unveiled, introducing fans to a new third game mode: Control. Control is a new multiplayer game mode in Black Ops 4, and it’ll replace Capture the Flag in the upcoming competitive season. It’s almost like a combination of Hardpoint and Search and Destroy. Related: The initial ruleset for the 2019 CWL season Control is a round-based game mode. Both teams will have 25 lives per round./post/here-are-the-valorant-patch-3-10-notes/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-valorant-patch-3-10-notes/ VALORANT Patch 3.10 will finally give players a chance to try Chamber, the exciting new sentinel agent with a deadly ability set. Patch 3.10 introduces Chamber, the latest sentinel with a focus on gunplay. Chamber’s ability set includes two unique weapons: a heavy pistol with an ADS option and a rifle that’s a one-shot hit on enemies. Chamber can also teleport to outmaneuver enemies with his Rendezvous ability or slow them down with Trademark./post/immortals-signs-former-cs-go-player-asuna-to-its-valorant-roster/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/immortals-signs-former-cs-go-player-asuna-to-its-valorant-roster/ North American organization Immortals completed its VALORANT roster today by adding Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk, a 16-year-old former CS:GO player. Asuna gained more competitive experience this year by playing for Triumph, a professional North American organization, in March. The 16-year-old also attended the North American closed qualifier for Flashpoint season one with his own PUG team, Asuna’s Anime Aimers, but failed to make it into the main event. The young talent played his last CS:GO professional match on March 18 and averaged a 1./post/the-best-cards-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-cards-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ With the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team game cycle coming to an end, EA has been adding ridiculously great cards to the game that are arguably better than most of the Icons and even Team of the Year (TOTY) players so the player base can recycle their team. With that, the game has become as competitive as ever, given that many players can afford those end-game cards regardless of whether they’ve spent money on FIFA points./post/ultra-rare-league-of-legends-skin-neo-pax-sivir-will-soon-be-craftable-with-gemstones/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ultra-rare-league-of-legends-skin-neo-pax-sivir-will-soon-be-craftable-with-gemstones/ One of League of Legends’ rarest skins is returning to game on Aug. 31—with a twist. The skin, PAX Sivir, was released in 2011 as part of PAX Prime, a series of gaming festivals held in multiple states in the US. The skin hasn’t been available since the event back in 2011. Two skins were given out to attendees of the event in previous years—PAX Jax and PAX Twisted Fate came out in 2009 and 2010 respectively./post/where-to-buy-justaminx-s-new-merch-line/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-buy-justaminx-s-new-merch-line/ Rising Twitch streamer JustaMinx is dropping her first unique merch line on Thursday, May 26 at 2pm CT. Well known for her high octane streams and witty humor, JustaMinx has been among the fastest-growing content creators. The Irish streamer surpassed over 2 million followers on Twitch, 700,000 subscribers on YouTube, and an additional 1.2 million on Instagram in the past year alone. Along with this, JustaMinx made history by competing in the first female influencer boxing match at Creator Clash, where she won her bout via TKO./post/where-to-find-mawile-and-sableye-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-mawile-and-sableye-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Mega Evolution might not be a feature in Pokémon Sword and Shield, but both Mawile and Sableye made it into the Galar Pokédex and are available to catch in the wild, with a few stipulations.  The main condition is that each Pokémon is exclusive to one of the games unless you find it as a raid boss in a Max Raid Battle. Mawile can only be found in Sword while Sableye is available to players using Shield—although you probably won’t be adding Sableye to your team until pretty late into the game./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-update-version-1-24-is-live/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-update-version-1-24-is-live/ The latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 update is available on PlayStation 4. Update version 1.24 is ready to be downloaded on PS4. It’s a 10.073 GB download file. In today’s #BlackOps4 update: • Jungle Flooded (PS4) • #Blackout map updates • #Zombies gameplay fixes • Havelina AA50 tuning • Stockpile in MP • Ground War in Blackout • #TagDerToten intel • Operation Dark Divide arrives Sept. 23 on PS4/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-unified-minds-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-set/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-unified-minds-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-set/ We are a few short months off of getting our hands on the 11th seventh generation set of Pokémon cards based off of the Sun and Moon series with the expansion set “Unified Mind” set to release on Aug. 2. But what exactly should fans expect to get from the set? And what important information do you need to know before pre-ordering packs or a box for yourself? Well, that’s what we are here to help you with./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/fortnite-leaker-says-ghoul-trooper-skin-is-100-coming-back/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-leaker-says-ghoul-trooper-skin-is-100-coming-back/ For some Fortnite players, cosmetic items are one of the most important part of the game. And according to one of Fortnite’s most trustworthy leakers, one of the game’s most popular skins will be making a return. Ghoul Trooper, which debuted more than two years ago, is “100 percent coming back,” according to Fortnite leaker Lucas7yoshi. The dataminer said he expects the skin to return either tomorrow or on Halloween, stay in the Item Shop for a few days, and then disappear again./post/here-are-the-best-player-cards-in-valorant/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-player-cards-in-valorant/ Player cards are an essential part of any VALORANT player’s loadout. There are no shortages of customization options in VALORANT and your profile’s appearance is no exception. Honestly, if you’re not subtly flexing on your opponents in the loading screen, you’re already putting yourself at a disadvantage in the rounds to come.  Granted, many of the player cards you’ll see in-game are unavailable due to their associated battle passes falling out of rotation, but there are still plenty of well-designed player cards to pick up and show off with./post/how-to-complete-una-s-task-ride-like-the-wind-in-lost-ark/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-una-s-task-ride-like-the-wind-in-lost-ark/ When players reach level 50 in Lost Ark, they’ll be introduced to gear honing to enhance their item level. There are many ways to earn honing materials, and Una’s Tasks are one of them. Players can redeem three of them every day, up to four with a Guild’s boost, earning its rewards and increasing their reputation level. In addition to being a great way to collect honing materials, increasing your score each week will unlock gold rewards, and completing those quests can unlock Rapport NPC and Island Tokens./post/rampart-spray-paints-over-her-signs-in-new-apex-town-takeover-teaser/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rampart-spray-paints-over-her-signs-in-new-apex-town-takeover-teaser/ Rampart added her own touch to the signs in Lava City in today’s teaser. The signs first appeared on Sunday, announcing the modder’s move to World’s Edge, and should indicate that a Rampart Town Takeover is on the way. The sign boasts a series of new messages. It now reads “R’s new place” instead of “Renewal Plaza,” for instance. World’s Edge will also be the “exclusive home to Big Maude,” as per the sign, and a colossal, stylized ship appears on the right, with “mine” written above it./post/t1-valorant-brings-back-brax-promotes-dawn-from-academy/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-valorant-brings-back-brax-promotes-dawn-from-academy/ Less than a week before the start of VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Three, and T1 has confirmed the reports regarding changes to the starting roster. T1 is bringing back brax to the starting lineup, and temporarily promoting Anthony “dawn” Hagopian from the academy roster. T1 coach David Denis explained in the announcement that the team and IGL Sam “DaZeD” Marine have parted ways, due to differences in “vision” between the coach and the veteran leader./post/what-does-kat-profile-mean/Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-kat-profile-mean/ When it comes to keyboard customization, the options are limitless. Users have various methods to completely alter their setups to make them stand out and reflect their personalities. One popular way of customizing a keyboard is modifying it with a KAT profile keycap set.  Keycaps come in a variety of heights and shapes, otherwise known as keycap profiles. Keycap profiles aim to alter ergonomics, feel, and style. KAT keycaps provide users with an alternative to standard OEM keycaps./post/all-characters-in-mortal-kombat-11/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-characters-in-mortal-kombat-11/ Mortal Kombat 11 has a massive roster of characters, featuring over 35 iconic characters from the series alongside newer additions. Every player can find at least one character with a fighting style they enjoy, and the large cast of characters will almost certainly keep the game fresh and exciting.  There are a few things to consider when purchasing Mortal Kombat 11. Players can buy the base version of the game, but this version only includes 25 characters./post/cod-mobile-s-tank-battle-mode-and-shipment-2019-map-are-now-live/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-s-tank-battle-mode-and-shipment-2019-map-are-now-live/ Modern Warfare’s Shipment 2019 map and the Tank Battle BR mode has arrived into Call of Duty: Mobile today. In the traditional battle royale mode, only a few tanks are available on the battlefield for players to use. The Tank Battle mode, however, gives players easy access to these highly-armored and explosive vehicles. In this mode, players will be able to find vending machines scattered across Isolated. These machines can be used to acquire parts for tanks that include a tank chassis, armor, engine, primary weapon, and secondary weapon./post/faker-teams-up-with-razer-to-design-and-develop-gaming-peripherals/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faker-teams-up-with-razer-to-design-and-develop-gaming-peripherals/ The greatest League of Legends player of all time is collaborating with computer hardware and electronics company Razer to design a series of gaming peripherals including a mouse and mouse pad. In the player’s first exclusive sponsorship, three-time world champion Faker will be working with Razer to develop a line of peripherals that will be sold in esports organization T1’s shop in Seoul, Korea.  “It is great to work with Razer again who has maintained its high standards for gaming hardware,” Faker said in a press release./post/faze-jarvis-gaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faze-jarvis-gaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Jarvis “FaZe Jarvis” Khattri is a British YouTuber and streamer who started out playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 before moving to Fortnite. During his career, FaZe Jarvis has had several controversies, including a lifetime ban from Fortnite. The ban resulted from FaZe Jarvis using aimbot cheats during a live Twitch stream, which violated Epic Games’ terms of service.  Despite his Fortnite and Twitch ban, FaZe Jarvis is still a prolific YouTuber with over 4./post/kaizen-leaves-lcs-analyst-desk/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/kaizen-leaves-lcs-analyst-desk/ Former LCS analyst Kaizen “Kaizen” Asiedu (formerly known as Primal) has revealed he will be leaving the LCS analyst desk to put more focus into his mindset/self-mastery coaching business. Kaizen starts by explaining his timeline of progression from being depressed and lost 12 years ago to finding the path towards his true passions in the past two years. 12 yrs ago, I was depressed and lost 1.5 yrs ago, found myself, lost depression/post/riot-set-to-nerf-akali-karma-nocturne-xin-zhao-will-buff-darius-graves-illaoi-and-seraphine-in-patch-11-14/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-set-to-nerf-akali-karma-nocturne-xin-zhao-will-buff-darius-graves-illaoi-and-seraphine-in-patch-11-14/ It looks like Riot Games is making some changes to a few big names in the current competitive League of Legends meta with adjustments being brought to some champions who have all taken their place at the top of many teams’ priority lists. Riot’s lead game designer Jeevun Sidhu has outlined that champions like Akali, Karma, Nocturne, and Xin Zhao will be getting nerfed next patch, as well as Malzahar, Shaco, and Ziggs./post/ubisoft-sues-apple-and-google-over-rainbow-six-siege-rip-off/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ubisoft-sues-apple-and-google-over-rainbow-six-siege-rip-off/ Rainbow Six Siege is one of the most popular games in the world with millions of people logging on to play each day. The game has several imitators that try to capitalize on the gameplay and style of the tactical shooter. One game, however, is too close for comfort for Ubisoft, which has sued Apple and Google over an alleged Rainbow Six Siege ripoff called Area F2. Bloomberg reported that Ubisoft filed a complaint in a federal court on Friday and claims Area F2 is a “near carbon copy” of Rainbow Six Siege and copies several key aspects from the popular game./post/valorant-s-elderflame-collection-will-light-a-fire-in-your-heart-and-burn-a-hole-in-your-wallet-a-review/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-elderflame-collection-will-light-a-fire-in-your-heart-and-burn-a-hole-in-your-wallet-a-review/ To the dismay of many of my friends, teammates, and colleagues, I bought VALORANT’s first Ultra Edition skin line: the Elderflame Collection. Yes, I paid almost $100 to fulfill my Game of Thrones fantasy and harness the power of dragons. But if there’s a silver lining in this, aside from wielding badass skins in-game, it’s that I can deliver my honest take on the collection before you spend your shekels./post/what-items-should-you-buy-from-kal%C3%A9-at-the-church-of-elleh-in-elden-ring/Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-items-should-you-buy-from-kal%C3%A9-at-the-church-of-elleh-in-elden-ring/ Kalé is one of the first merchants you’ll encounter in Elden Ring in the Church of Elleh. This merchant has several items available for purchase, although understanding which items you should grab can be confusing. We’ve gone through the available items and highlighted which ones you should grab before continuing on your journey. Here are the items you should buy from Kalé at the Church of Elleh. Telescope: The Telescope isn’t a required purchase, but it does allow you to see locations far in the distance./post/a-league-fan-made-a-mini-game-that-helps-you-learn-how-to-dodge-skillshots/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-league-fan-made-a-mini-game-that-helps-you-learn-how-to-dodge-skillshots/ If you’ve ever played a game of League of Legends and thought to yourself, “If I get hit by one more Blitzcrank hook, I’m going to ragequit,” don’t worry. We’ve all been there. The good news is that now there’s a fun little game you can play to improve your reactions to incoming skillshots like that pesky Blitzcrank hook. One League fan created a browser-based mini-game aptly named League of Dodging, which lets you play as Yasuo in a top-down Summoner’s Rift./post/all-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6-battle-pass-rewards/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6-battle-pass-rewards/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season six is upon us and with it, a variety of different features and additions to the game have been introduced. Along with the new gameplay features, season six also introduces a brand-new battle pass filled with cosmetic items and more for players to earn throughout the season. Just hours away from launch, leakers have given players their first look at what is to come this season./post/all-of-the-new-skins-from-overwatch-s-2020-winter-wonderland-event/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-new-skins-from-overwatch-s-2020-winter-wonderland-event/ It’s the jolliest time of the year. Overwatch‘s 2020 Winter Wonderland event is kicking off today. The event runs until Jan. 5. And until then, players will be able to fight it out in special game modes like Mei’s Snowball Offensive and the new Freezethaw Elimination.  For many players, the big focus is on the game’s newest skins. This year’s Winter Wonderland event includes eight new skins for everyone to unlock over three weeks of play time./post/clg-s-huhi-becomes-a-permanent-resident-of-the-us/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/clg-s-huhi-becomes-a-permanent-resident-of-the-us/ CLG’s mid laner Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun is no longer an import in the NA LCS—he’s now a permanent resident of the United States, the player revealed on Twitter last night. Huhi made the announcement shortly after CLG’s victory over Echo Fox in the opening match of the NA LCS’ week four schedule, defying all expectations and disrupting the four-way tie for first place in the process. The NA LCS only permits two imports on a starting roster, forcing teams to have three North American players when they compete./post/how-to-play-godzilla-vs-kong-call-of-duty-warzone-operation-monarch-limited-time-mode/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-godzilla-vs-kong-call-of-duty-warzone-operation-monarch-limited-time-mode/ You’re gonna need a bigger gun. Call of Duty: Warzone’s monstrous new limited-time mode, Operation Monarch, is here. The name is somewhat innocuous unless you’re a fan of the Universal MonsterVerse, featuring cinematic giants Godzilla and King Kong. MONSTERS. ARE. REAL.#OperationMonarch drops tomorrow in #Warzone. Suit Up. pic.twitter.com/ypoQxKZoZK — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 10, 2022 The collaboration between CoD and Godzilla vs. Kong is bringing the massive lizard and monstrous primate to Warzone’s Caldera in the limited-time mode in the battle royale’s most ambitious and exciting crossover yet./post/new-league-of-legends-mystery-skin-shard-available-for-prime-gaming-subscribers-today/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-league-of-legends-mystery-skin-shard-available-for-prime-gaming-subscribers-today/ Prime Gaming subscribers can redeem another new Mystery Skin Shard in League of Legends today. The drop is number 22 of 36 Mystery Skin Shards that will be gifted to members of the service throughout 2021. ⚠️ If you’re reading this you just got dunked on. It’s not all bad though, we’ve got another @LeagueofLegends mystery skin shard for ya 😉 https://t.co/FLGlPqmP9p pic.twitter.com/9A0QMMvKRY — PrimeGaming (@primegaming) August 13, 2021 To add this to your collection, you’ll need to navigate to the Prime Gaming website and click the Claim Now button that’s accompanied by the Mystery Skin Shard images./post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-weekly-aeos-coins-and-energy-limits/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-weekly-aeos-coins-and-energy-limits/ Pokémon UNITE keeps in line with most free-to-play games, using multiple different in-game currencies that players need to collect to purchase items, unlock Pokémon, and more.  But along with a microtransaction-laden marketplace, TiMi Studio and The Pokémon Company have also artificially limited how much of certain currency types players can earn in one sitting.  This doesn’t affect the harder-to-come-by currency like Aeos, Fashion, and Holowear Tickets, though. Instead, it impacts the more widely available Aeos Coins and Energy earned through playing matches./post/s1mple-receives-pgl-stockholm-major-mvp-award-from-hltv/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/s1mple-receives-pgl-stockholm-major-mvp-award-from-hltv/ Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has been named the MVP of the CS:GO PGL Stockholm Major by HLTV, following Natus Vincere’s 2-0 victory against G2 Esports in the grand finals. The Ukrainian superstar has been on point the entire year and basically did more of the same in the first CS:GO Major in over two years. S1mple played an integral part in Na`Vi’s championship run, averaging a 1.47 rating across 10 maps played throughout the event./post/when-does-rainbow-six-mobile-release/Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-rainbow-six-mobile-release/ Ubisoft today announced that soon gamers will be able to play Rainbow Six on the go with Rainbow Six Mobile. The mobile game aims to bring everything you’d expect from the tactical first-person shooter and put it on your phone, but the team developing it isn’t the same as the one that works on Rainbow Six Siege. Instead, the group Ubisoft enlisted to work on the project is specifically curated to develop a mobile experience./post/apex-legends-is-giving-out-double-xp-until-season-7/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-is-giving-out-double-xp-until-season-7/ Competing in the Apex Games will temporarily grant twice the glory—and twice the battle pass progression. Respawn is starting a double XP week today that will run until Nov. 4 to make up for Apex Legends’ updated release schedule. The developers pushed the new season forward by a week without warning and the extra experience aims to make up for any inconveniences with player progression. There's one week to go until Season 7!/post/common-fortnite-terms-and-their-meanings/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/common-fortnite-terms-and-their-meanings/ The gaming world entered its battle royale stage in 2017. The hype train left the station with PUBG’s release in March 2017, and the ultimate victor of the genre, Fortnite, jumped on the rails around September of the same year. While each battle royale title is fundamentally different from each other, Fortnite was quicker to turn itself into something more than a game. Fortnite successfully created its own universe and has been delivering in terms of content ever since./post/conhe%C3%A7a-gaules-o-streamer-brasileiro-que-faz-sucesso-na-twitch/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/conhe%C3%A7a-gaules-o-streamer-brasileiro-que-faz-sucesso-na-twitch/ Alexandre “Gaules” Borba Chiqueta é o maior streamer do Brasil e também um dos maiores do mundo. Ele foi eleito Personalidade do Ano e Melhor Streamer do Ano em 2020 pelo Prêmio eSports Brasil. Embora muitos jovens assistam ao seu canal, muitos não sabem sua história completa. O streamer de 37 anos jogou Counter-Strike 1.6 profissionalmente, ajudou a alavancar a profissão de treinador no Brasil, investiu no setor e trouxe mais empresários para investir no setor de esportes eletrônicos./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-m3-world-championship/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-m3-world-championship/ The M3 World Championship 2021 will take place from Dec. 6 to 19 to crown a champion in Mobile Legends Bang Bang, Moonton announced on Nov. 6. It will take place as an offline event in Singapore. Sixteen teams from around the world will be competing in the M3 World Championship. Just like the M2 World Championship last January, Moonton is working with local authorities and the Singapore Tourism Board to ensure that the competition happens safely with all COVID-19 preventive measures in place./post/how-to-remove-and-insert-your-sim-card-into-iphone-13-and-13-pro/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-remove-and-insert-your-sim-card-into-iphone-13-and-13-pro/ Before you can even use your new iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Mini, or Pro Max, you need to know how to insert your SIM card into your device. Thankfully for users, the process for putting your SIM card into the phone hasn’t really changed in a while when it comes to iPhones. Customers still have to use a small pin to open the hatch on either side of their phones and slot in the card./post/n0thing-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/n0thing-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/ Known for his service to Counter-Strike, Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert is one of the most prolific players in North American history, having competed at a professional level for nearly a decade.  The 30-year-old has had a long and fruitless career playing for Evil Geniuses, CompLexity Gaming, Cloud9, and most recently, Old Guys Club, but since the release of VALORANT, n0thing has put Counter-Strike to the wayside.  He hasn’t given up his career just yet but competing, grinding the ladder, and streaming VALORANT has been one of his top priorities./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/when-will-clash-royale-season-22-begin/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-clash-royale-season-22-begin/ Clash Royale’s 22nd season, called P.E.K.K.A’s Playhouse, will introduce a new feature called Magic Items to the game. Balance changes, a new tower skin, and an emote are also coming this season. For the first time in three seasons, Supercell is making balance changes to several cards in Clash Royale. While exact details haven’t been officially revealed yet, Supercell said that the following cards would be adjusted in season 22./post/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/best-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-cards-that-shook-up-the-mtg-historic-meta/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-cards-that-shook-up-the-mtg-historic-meta/ Historic has remained largely stable for the past year, with very few changes in the Magic: The Gathering format’s metagame. The format is still Blue-heavy, with Izzet Phoenix and U/W Control some of the most played decks. This is enabled by cheap, powerful Blue cards introduced to the format over the last year. Cards like Expressive Iteration, Consider, and Archmage’s Charm are dominant spells. Red is another color that makes up the majority of Historic’s top decks./post/every-pre-order-bonus-for-pokemon-legends-arceus/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-pre-order-bonus-for-pokemon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus is primed to change the view of the Pokémon video game series as it heads in a new and bold direction by featuring an open-world adventure. Legends: Arceus, a game set in the Hisui Region, which will eventually become the Sinnoh region, delves on the origins of Pokémon as a whole as the player explores the region that started it all. With the new Hisuian based game set to hit retail stores and the public on Jan./post/how-to-beat-noble-electrode-in-pokemon-legends-arceus/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-noble-electrode-in-pokemon-legends-arceus/ There is a noticeable difficulty jump when you reach the third Noble Pokémon fight in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but the curve goes up once again as soon as you prepare to face the Lord of the Hollow, Hisuian Electrode. The Electric/Grass-type regional Pokémon has a variety of moves that can all deal big damage that piles up quickly, with some moves being direct and others having a lasting effect that turns Moonview Arena into a minefield./post/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/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-pok%C3%A9mon-go-expansion-product-list-breakdown-now-available/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-pok%C3%A9mon-go-expansion-product-list-breakdown-now-available/ Starting on July 1, or June 17 for the OCG, the Pokémon TCG is getting a special Pokémon Go expansion that will feature the first full release of unique cards themed around the mobile game and its mechanics.  We have slowly been getting more information about this crossover set since it was revealed in February, including that it will feature multiple products such as an Elite Trainer Box, Battle Decks, a Premium Collection, and more./post/riot-releases-rank-specific-league-merch/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-rank-specific-league-merch/ Starting today until Jan. 21, 2020, League of Legends players can commemorate their season nine triumphs with Ranked Merch Unlocks. Riot Games’ latest edition to its merch shop offers players the opportunity to buy customized apparel with their rank and summoner name. For its inaugural release, players can choose between a women’s short sleeve shirt, a unisex shirt, and a hoodie. Both shirts are priced at $30, while the hoodie goes for $65./post/tft-set-6-5-sister-becomes-rival-protector-imperial-cuddly-and-academy-are-out/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-6-5-sister-becomes-rival-protector-imperial-cuddly-and-academy-are-out/ A total of 27 traits are in Teamfight Tactics Set 6.5 Neon Nights, showcasing new ones like Debonair, Hextech, Striker, Rival, and Mastermind. Big changes are taking place with the official launch of TFT Set 6.5 Neon Nights on Feb. 14. Vertical traits Protector and Academy are getting replaced with Hextech and Debonair. Imperial is getting swapped for Striker. Yummi and the Cuddly trait are gone, replaced by Silco and Mastermind./post/we-re-having-way-too-much-fun-playing-mill-druid-in-hearthstone/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/we-re-having-way-too-much-fun-playing-mill-druid-in-hearthstone/ Milling in Hearthstone used to be a fun, if misguided, dream. Load up your deck with cards like Coldlight Oracles, Naturalizes, and Dancing Swords, which force your opponent to burn through as many cards as possible. It wouldn’t work 90 percent of the time, the other player usually tipping his hat towards your generous gift of card draw—but on the rare occasion where you made that Control Warrior burn his Alexstrasza and Grommash Hellscream on a Coldlight?/post/where-to-collect-compromised-intel-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-collect-compromised-intel-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ The Covert Ops questline in Fortnite Chapter Three, season two is a series of quests that take place in the game’s new premier mode, Zero Build. Completing Covert Ops rewards players who help The Origin with a variety of tasks with the Secret Sledge pickaxe if they complete all four. But players can only access each of the four Covert Ops quests if they complete each one in order during the limited time it’s live./post/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/asmongold-fears-shallow-diablo-immortal-has-irreversibly-damaged-diablo-iv-hype/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-fears-shallow-diablo-immortal-has-irreversibly-damaged-diablo-iv-hype/ Diablo Immortal, the latest addition to the dearly beloved Diablo series, enjoyed the biggest launch in the franchise’s history. However, it’s also been controversial. Players are furious because the game is riddled with microtransactions, many of which are ‘pay-to-win.’ It’s not a new fad in mobile gaming, but it is new to the Diablo series, and it’s left a bitter taste in players’ mouths. Asmongold is one such aggrieved fan. The Twitch star was vocal about concerns and has now quit, passing his verdict on the game and claiming its problems run deep./post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-super-bullets-are-created-thanks-to-weapon-fire-rate-and-server-tick-rate/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-super-bullets-are-created-thanks-to-weapon-fire-rate-and-server-tick-rate/ If you’ve ever been playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and died to an enemy really quickly, you aren’t alone. Also known as being “beamed,” “melted,” or “joked,” it happens often, and it’s not always the Stopping Power field upgrade that does it. According to multiplayer netcode analyst BattleNonSense, it has to do with a combination of things: a gun’s fire rate and the game’s server tick rate. If #CallofDutyModernWarfare has guns with a firing rate of more than 600RPM, then this causes "/post/gravity-gaming-sold-for-roughly-1-million/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gravity-gaming-sold-for-roughly-1-million/ After listing its League Championship Series (LCS) spot for sale on Nov. 8, Gravity Gaming has sold this past week for roughly $1 million, sources close to the team’s management tell the Daily Dot. The winning bidder for the spot is currently unknown, but one source says that he has not been affiliated with esports before this endeavor. Gravity is now the fourth LCS franchise to sell this year, joining Team Dignitas EU (now Splyce), Team Coast (now NRG Esports), and Team 8 (now Immortals), but they likely won’t be the last as three more teams are still on the market—Elements, Gambit Gaming, and Team Impulse./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/riot-to-add-dedicated-valorant-servers-for-mena-region-tomorrow/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-add-dedicated-valorant-servers-for-mena-region-tomorrow/ VALORANT players located in the Middle East and North Africa have struggled with poor connection since the game launched earlier this year. But Riot Games has taken steps to address this problem by establishing a new data center to help players in these regions.  VALORANT executive producer Anna Donlon announced a new VALORANT data center located in Bahrain today, which will help players in the Middle East and North Africa have a more stable in-game connection./post/senna-s-no-farm-playstyle-is-taking-over-the-traditional-adc-role/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/senna-s-no-farm-playstyle-is-taking-over-the-traditional-adc-role/ More professional League of Legends teams have started picking up the Senna no-farm playstyle in the bottom lane after Cloud9’s debut of this tactic last week against Immortals. Instead of going with the traditional build on Senna, Zven built the damage-oriented support item, Spectral Sickle, while his partner in crime Vulcan went with a Doran Ring for Tahm Kench. This tactic was quickly brought over to other regions as well. So what makes Senna ADC with no farm strong?/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/the-best-speedruns-from-summer-games-done-quick-2021/Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-speedruns-from-summer-games-done-quick-2021/ Another Games Done Quick event has finished its run, with Summer Games Done Quick 2021 raising a total of $2,897,704 to support Doctors Without Borders between July 4 and 11.  And that's a wrap! #SGDQ2021 has come to a close, and although we are sad that it's over, we are beyond joyful as we have raised a total amount of $2,897,704 for @MSF_USA! Thank you to all of our runners, and to you for your generosity and support!/post/apex-legends-season-8-lore-recap/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-season-8-lore-recap/ Apex Legends’ eighth season kicked off with a blast. Walter “Fuse” Fitzroy was the 16th legend to join the Apex Games. He hails from Salvo, the seventh planet to join Syndicate space, and he took advantage of the new treaty to make a name for himself—much to the disdain of his friend-turned-nemesis, Margaret “Mad Maggie” Kōhere. Fuse’s arrival in the Apex Games created some trouble for the legends when Maggie came knocking in Kings Canyon with an armed ship in hand./post/best-life-staff-build-in-new-world/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-life-staff-build-in-new-world/ New World is nearing its official release, and thanks to the beta testing phases, players have gotten an idea of the weapon choices in the game and what works best for them. The best choice for those who are planning to go the route of healing in New World is undoubtedly the Life Staff. While there are plenty of different ways to build this weapon, there are some keys you need to know if you want to do work in both PvP and PvE./post/best-vladimir-build-in-league-of-legends-season-12/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-vladimir-build-in-league-of-legends-season-12/ Mages have become immensely popular in the mid lane in season 12 of League of Legends. And with them returning to their roots, Vladimir comes back as well. With his kit, players are granted impressive sustain to keep themselves going in the early minutes of the game. As the match goes on, however, Vladimir becomes one of the best burst champs that there is. But he’s not perfect. With relatively low mobility and not many resistances, it’s easy to shut down Vladimir./post/fortnite-leaks-reveal-cosmetics-themed-after-the-day-of-the-dead-in-the-6-20-update/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-leaks-reveal-cosmetics-themed-after-the-day-of-the-dead-in-the-6-20-update/ The Fortnite data miners we love, @TwoEpicBuddies, have found new outfits, gliders, emotes, and pickaxes in the 6.20 Fortnite update that went live earlier this morning. As has been the case for several weeks, the cosmetics they found hidden in the game files might be coming to Fortnite: Battle Royale in a few days. Several items are themed after the upcoming Mexican national holiday Day of the Dead, celebrated on October 31./post/how-to-watch-the-optic-texas-call-of-duty-warzone-100k-tournament/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-optic-texas-call-of-duty-warzone-100k-tournament/ The biggest name in competitive Call of Duty will be teaming up with Activision for a $100,000 Warzone event. The Call of Duty League franchise OpTic Texas, led by the legends at OpTic Gaming, will run the two-day show on Feb. 15 and 16 in Call of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play battle royale. The action will kick off just one day after season two in Vanguard and Warzone begins./post/modern-warfare-player-accidentally-kills-his-entire-team-with-care-package/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/modern-warfare-player-accidentally-kills-his-entire-team-with-care-package/ A Tactical Nuke is Modern Warfare‘s premier killstreak reward, requiring 30 straight kills to even activate. In a pinch, a Care Package might be just as dangerous, albeit against your own allies. A Reddit user signaled for a Care Package to drop on Rust in a clip posted last night. But it overlapped directly with his team’s spawn point, thus causing his allies to die instantly under the package’s weight./post/riot-to-set-up-clash-trophy-case-for-league-players-to-view-past-accomplishments/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-set-up-clash-trophy-case-for-league-players-to-view-past-accomplishments/ League of Legends players will soon be able to look back on all their Clash glory days straight from the client. League lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter discussed the new feature in today’s Dev Corner post, explaining that the “Trophy Case” tab will store all your monumental Clash achievements. Just posted Gameplay Thoughts: -Clash Trophy Case -Updated Elite Balance Framework -Our Covid-19 Priorities Hope everyone is staying safe and happy out there./post/royal-never-give-up-upset-edward-gaming-in-close-2-1-series-in-lpl-2022-spring-split/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/royal-never-give-up-upset-edward-gaming-in-close-2-1-series-in-lpl-2022-spring-split/ With two weeks remaining in the 2022 LPL Spring Split, teams are closing the distance to climb up the ladder, and Royal Never Give Up seem to be on the way up. They beat Edward Gaming in a 2-1 matchup for the 2022 LPL Spring Split today, giving them a strong end to week seven and an edge to secure a playoffs spot in the tournament. EDG and RNG both came into today’s match with the same statline of 8-3, and RNG secured the victory to move one step closer towards the playoffs./post/the-best-cards-to-pull-from-the-pok%C3%A9mon-unbroken-bonds-tcg-set/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-cards-to-pull-from-the-pok%C3%A9mon-unbroken-bonds-tcg-set/ The Pokémon Unbroken Bonds TCG expansion set is nearly upon us, bringing with it a whole host of different cards to strengthen your deck. Related: Everything you need to know about the Unbroken Bonds Pokémon TCG Set The set contains over 200 cards, so some are always going to be more valuable than others. While kids will be happy to get their hands on that holo Lucario card, the competitive players and collectors will definitely be keeping their eyes open for some of the better cards in the set./post/accusations-of-rigged-tryouts-engulf-the-nba-s-new-esports-league-in-controversy/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/accusations-of-rigged-tryouts-engulf-the-nba-s-new-esports-league-in-controversy/ The NBA’s new esports league is already off to a rocky start. Numerous players who tried out for the league say the selection process was rigged, leading to a storm of outrage and even death threats directed at NBA staffers. The league, officially called the NBA 2K League, boasted the first truly open tryout system in any major esport league, with about 72,000 applications taking their shot at becoming professional gamers./post/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/an-a-z-of-league-of-legends-terminology/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/an-a-z-of-league-of-legends-terminology/ If you want to fit in with your friends in League of Legends, communicate efficiently in the game or closely follow the competitive scene, you need to keep up to date with the latest jargon. The language in League is widely acknowledged in the community, from Summoner’s Rift to Twitch, Discord, and Reddit. So, grab a pen and paper and take notes as we explain all the terminology you need to know in League of Legends./post/hackers-take-down-apex-servers-as-a-plea-to-save-titanfall-from-hackers/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hackers-take-down-apex-servers-as-a-plea-to-save-titanfall-from-hackers/ Hackers took down some of Apex Legends’ servers this Sunday as part of a plea to “save Titanfall” from the relentless hacking and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that plague the game. The attacks appear to spread over multiple regions and platforms. Numerous players reported that the usual game modes, from the Firing Range to Arenas, were unavailable. The only exception was another banner under the guise of a limited-time mode, which directed players to a website called savetitanfall./post/how-can-remaining-teams-qualify-for-2022-vct-na-challengers-one/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-can-remaining-teams-qualify-for-2022-vct-na-challengers-one/ Four teams have secured qualification for the group stage of the 2022 NA VALORANT Champions Tour Stage One Challengers event, but there are another four slots up for grabs.  Teams like TSM, Akrew, Rise, and T1 failed to qualify for the upcoming tournament through the open qualifier, which concluded on Jan. 31. But each team will have another shot at earning a spot in Stage One Challengers One in a few days./post/how-to-find-and-complete-the-sunflowers-for-my-love-hidden-story-in-lost-ark/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-complete-the-sunflowers-for-my-love-hidden-story-in-lost-ark/ When playing Lost Ark for the first time, players will have tons of different kinds of content to progress through. They’ll have to farm and complete numerous quests to level up and discover the game’s story. But not all quests will be handed to them since some are hidden. These special quests are timed and not always easy to complete. The “Sunflowers for my Love Hidden Story” quest is one of them./post/playstation-extends-ps5-purchase-registrations-to-europe/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-extends-ps5-purchase-registrations-to-europe/ Despite its release more than a year ago, the PlayStation 5 console is still as difficult to track down as ever. But those in Europe might be able to score themselves the device with a little bit of luck. Following in the footsteps of the United States, PlayStation fans in Europe can now sign up for the chance to purchase a PS5 console directly from Sony. To sign up, simply head to Sony’s PlayStation website./post/shroud-calls-for-apex-legends-to-scrap-battle-passes-in-favor-of-free-unlocks/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-calls-for-apex-legends-to-scrap-battle-passes-in-favor-of-free-unlocks/ Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek has called for Respawn to consider taking Apex Legends battle passes out of its battle royale, claiming the “in-built pressure” it put on players to grind is too much. Apex has had more than a dozen battle passes since its early 2019 release, following the blueprint first laid out by arch-rival Fortnite in its heyday. While many love the skins, guns, and charms the Outlands battle passes have brought to Respawn’s title over the years, there are others who believe it adds an unhealthy aspect to the game⁠—including Twitch’s human aimbot, Shroud, who has today called for the Apex developers to rethink their model./post/what-time-does-sea-of-thieves-a-pirate-s-life-come-out/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-sea-of-thieves-a-pirate-s-life-come-out/ The infamous Captain Jack Sparrow is making his way into Sea of Thieves this week as a part of A Pirate’s Life. The Disney collaboration with Sea of Thieves will launch tomorrow, June 22.  A Pirate’s Life is an original story crafted for SoT driven by the Pirate of the Caribbean protagonist Jack Sparrow who predictably has found himself in a bit of trouble. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals Through five “tall tales” of questing, players will be able to “save the Pirate’s Life” while also encountering some recognizable faces from Disney’s franchise, including none other than Davy Jones./post/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/lor-reveals-kennen-champion-coming-in-magic-misadventures/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lor-reveals-kennen-champion-coming-in-magic-misadventures/ Riot Games revealed today that Kennen is the newest Legends of Runeterra champion with solid baseline stats in the upcoming Magic Misadventures expansion.  Scheduled to release on Dec. 8, Magic Misadventures will contain Kennen, a new dual-region LoR champion. Kennen is a one-drop 2/1 with Quick Attack, creating a Mark of the Storm in hand upon getting summoned. The yordle’s dual regions are Bandle City and Ionia, synergizing with existing Aggro LoR champions like Zed./post/paris-eternal-add-nosmite/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/paris-eternal-add-nosmite/ More tanks, fewer problems? The Paris Eternal have signed former Hangzhou Spark tank Jeong “NoSmite” Da-Un to their growing mixed-roster team, the team announced today. NoSmite played for X6 Gaming in Overwatch Contenders Korea before being picked up by the Hangzhou Spark in 2018. In the early stages of the Overwatch League’s second season, NoSmite shared stage time with fellow main tank Xu “Guxue” Qiulin. NoSmite showed an understanding of Reinhardt and the tank skills necessary to succeed in the triple-triple meta./post/tbc-classic-class-tier-list-pvp/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tbc-classic-class-tier-list-pvp/ The arena made its debut in Burning Crusade Classic on June 1, 2021—introducing a new way for World of Warcraft players to test their PvP skills and climb the ranks in teams of two, three, and five.  See World of Warcraft on Amazon It features a comprehensive MMR system, matching players up against players of similar skill. The arena is a refreshing change from the often one-sided battlegrounds in Classic, rewarding teamwork and coordination over chance and luck./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-arms-warrior-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-arms-warrior-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/ Warriors are one of the deadliest melee classes in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands in both player-vs-player (PvP) and player-vs-environment (PvE) settings due to damage potential, especially during their short cooldowns. The unique covenants also improve on this, giving the Warrior even better opportunities to dish out a lot of damage in small timeframes and take over the meters in PvE or create kill opportunities in PvP. While Fury sometimes overtakes Arms as the primary DPS spec in either PvP or PvE, historically speaking, Arms always manages to get an edge due to better tools overall./post/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/tsm-signs-kiyoon-to-tft-roster/Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-signs-kiyoon-to-tft-roster/ One of the premier esports organizations in North America TSM added Ki Yoon “Kiyoon” Yoo to their ever-expanding roster of top players competing in Teamfight Tactics today. “I am super excited and proud to join TSM and represent the org I have been a fan of since season 2 of League,” Kiyoon said. “Special thanks to all my viewers, countless TFT streamers and my friends I have met in the community./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/does-minecraft-have-cross-platform-play/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-minecraft-have-cross-platform-play/ Minecraft made its official debut in 2011 and has since amassed millions of players from all around the world. With a huge player base that features a wide range of availability on different platforms, it’s hard to find a game that has established itself as the Mojang developed game has since its creation. In Minecraft, players are allowed to partake in plenty of different activities. And with the game regularly being updated, the fun and new features seem to never stop./post/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/everything-to-know-about-mtg-arena-strixhaven-pre-order-bundles-and-mastery-pass-rewards/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-mtg-arena-strixhaven-pre-order-bundles-and-mastery-pass-rewards/ The upcoming release of Strixhaven: School of Mages via MTG Arena will have a Kasmina pre-order pack bundle, a Professor Onyx pre-order play bundle, and a number of rewards via the Mastery Pass.  School launches on April 15 with the digital release of Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX). Players can purchase two STX preorder bundles in the MTG Arena store prior to the set’s release. Wizards of the Coast has a preorder pack bundle for booster pack enthusiasts, along with a preorder play bundle that includes a Mastery Pass and Limited play tokens./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/here-s-fortnite-s-current-loot-pool/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-fortnite-s-current-loot-pool/ Fortnite: Battle Royale keeps reinventing itself and adding new elements to the game through regular updates. The game receives weekly updates to fix bugs, add elements, and balance the stats. In Chapter Two, Season Two the updates are coming out every 14 days. The change in the schedule should not affect the game in any way, and we could see Epic Games going back to weekly patches.  Epic vaulted a long list of items including the Minigun, Slurp Juice, and even Stink Bombs./post/how-to-play-surf-maps-and-servers-on-cs-go/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-surf-maps-and-servers-on-cs-go/ Grinding the ranked ladder of CS:GO day in and out can be fun at first, but even the best players in the world experience burnout somewhere along the line. While taking a break from the game will be the ultimate recharging method, it’s also possible to unwind while playing CS:GO. There are countless different casual game modes in CS:GO, each taking the legendary shooter title to places one would never imagine./post/marill-limited-research-day-will-run-on-may-9-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/marill-limited-research-day-will-run-on-may-9-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ May is going to be the month of the Fairy-type in Pokémon Go. Niantic has announced that another special event is coming soon that will focus on the Water and Fairy-type Pokémon, Marill. This will be the next in a line of Limited Research events where players will get access to some event-exclusive Timed Research that will lead to encounters with Marill, as well as other rewards.  Running from 8am to 10pm local time on May 9, the Marill Limited Research Day will tie in perfectly with the Luminous Legends X event and Fairy-type Catch Challenge, which will both be running during that time./post/nadeshot-calls-on-treyarch-to-dial-back-skill-based-matchmaking-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nadeshot-calls-on-treyarch-to-dial-back-skill-based-matchmaking-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ 100 Thieves CEO Nadeshot called on Treyarch yesterday to reduce the skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to avoid pushing players and content creators away. “I know you’re probably tired of hearing about [skill-based matchmaking], but I truly believe it is imperative that Treyarch dials back the difficulty of lobbies,” Nadeshot said. “We’re gonna drive so many big creators away, these games have been no joke.”/post/when-does-overwatch-s-2021-archives-event-end/Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-overwatch-s-2021-archives-event-end/ Overwatch’s 2021 Archives event started yesterday, giving players access to a plethora of new in-game cosmetics as well as the ability to unlock older seasonal skins.  Lasting three weeks, the event features a number of PvE “missions” that give players the opportunity to earn loot boxes and achievements. The PvE instances also give fans a chance to dive into some of the lore associated with their favorite characters. The missions available are “Uprising,” “Retribution,” and “Storm Rising./post/call-of-duty-mobile-redeem-codes-for-june-2022/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-redeem-codes-for-june-2022/ Like any game in the year 2022, Call of Duty: Mobile is all about the skins. The smash-hit mobile shooter lets you equip your character in all sorts of skins for everything from outfits, guns, and much more. Each month, there’s a set of mobile codes that can be redeemed in CoD: Mobile to unlock some cool new items. Check back here frequently to see the list of codes to get your free loot because there are always cool things being added to the game./post/here-is-the-new-map-for-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-is-the-new-map-for-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/ Fortnite’s upcoming season, aptly titled Cubed, takes place directly after the end-of-season event held for season seven yesterday. After the Mothership crashed, many Cubes began to populate the island, likely triggering several events in the future. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon This had changed things up regarding the appearance of the island, and you’ll notice some new additions in the new map for Fortnite Chapter Two, season eight. Map of Fortnite Chapter Two, season eight Data miners have unearthed the new map for this upcoming season and there doesn’t seem to be any new locations to explore, to the disappointment of some fans./post/league-reports-now-include-pre-game-and-post-game-chat-logs/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-reports-now-include-pre-game-and-post-game-chat-logs/ Riot has added a new element to its reporting system in League of Legends, making it more likely to catch bad behavior. Pre-game and post-game chat logs can now be included in reports, allowing Riot to see what reported players said before entering Summoner’s Rift, and after the game concluded. In other words, Riot will now be able catch that teammate that got just a little too salty after losing a game, or who’s still tilted about Clash being canceled./post/miami-strike-will-be-cod-mobile-s-latest-map-in-season-3/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/miami-strike-will-be-cod-mobile-s-latest-map-in-season-3/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season three is just days away, and now, players can get a first look at the upcoming Miami Strike map.  Miami Strike will be released in CoD: Mobile alongside season three, which will begin on March 30 at 7pm CT. The map is a smaller iteration of the original Miami first seen in Black Ops Cold War. A look at its introduction video shows that it’s almost identical to the one in Cold War./post/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/scream-retires-from-competitive-cs-go-to-play-valorant-for-team-liquid/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/scream-retires-from-competitive-cs-go-to-play-valorant-for-team-liquid/ After dedicating more than 10 years to Counter-Strike: Source and CS:GO, ScreaM has officially retired from Counter-Strike to pursue a career in VALORANT. The 26-year-old signed a contract with Team Liquid today, teaming up with the former fish123 roster, a British team that’s won several tournaments in VALORANT. He’ll be the face of Liquid in VALORANT and the team’s fifth player since Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks left fish123 last month to play for G2./post/the-wow-burning-crusade-classic-pre-patch-is-live/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-wow-burning-crusade-classic-pre-patch-is-live/ Players can officially begin leveling their Blood Elf Paladins and Draenei Shaman in preparation for the launch of WoW Burning Crusade Classic on June 1. Weekly maintenance on the World of Warcraft Classic servers has ended and the TBC pre-patch has begun. A post made by Blizzard’s Customer Support suggested that maintenance could last until as last as 5pm CT. But, as is almost always the case, the servers went live a little bit before that./post/todos-os-personagens-de-mortal-kombat-11/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/todos-os-personagens-de-mortal-kombat-11/ Mortal Kombat 11 conta com um elenco enorme, composto por mais de 35 personagens icônicos da série e algumas novidades. Esse grande elenco permite que todo jogador encontre ao menos um personagem com seu estilo de luta, além de manter o jogo renovado. Antes de comprar Mortal Kombat 11, é preciso levar algumas coisas em consideração. Você pode comprar a versão base do jogo, mas essa versão inclui apenas 25 personagens./post/20-most-expensive-magic-the-gathering-cards-reserve-list/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/20-most-expensive-magic-the-gathering-cards-reserve-list/ A total of 572 Magic: The Gathering cards are on the Reserve List, a list created by Wizards of the Coast that prevents reprints of specific cards from 18 early sets.  The creation of the Reserve List was viewed by most MTG collectors as a positive measure concept with its creation in 1996. The list was revised and a WotC made a newreprint policy in 2002. This left 572 Mythic Rare and Rare MTG cards on the Reserve List that will never get reprinted again unless the list is removed by Hasbro./post/best-hu-tao-genshin-impact-build-weapons-artifacts-and-more/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-hu-tao-genshin-impact-build-weapons-artifacts-and-more/ When built right, Hu Tao’s impressive Pyro abilities make her one of the most powerful characters in Genshin Impact. The five-star Polearm character hails from Liyue and is the current Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, which is part of the reason she is seen alongside a ghost friend. Hu Tao has only been available twice as the featured character on two special event wish banners. Thus, she is currently one of the rarer characters in Genshin Impact, but will likely have many reruns of her banner in the future as has been the pattern with other characters./post/best-mtg-blue-black-innistrad-deck-for-draft-and-sealed-in-midnight-hunt/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-blue-black-innistrad-deck-for-draft-and-sealed-in-midnight-hunt/ Zombies are returning to the Magic: The Gathering Limited format via Innistrad: Midnight Hunt as sacrificial tools and graveyard haters.  The digital launch of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) on Sept. 16 highlighted a number of worthy archetypes to play in the MTG Limited format, with UB zombies standing out from the pack. The color Black is packed with solid removal and creatures that synergize with the zombie theme. And Blue does what it does best—disrupting an opponent’s strategy, stealing life points with evasive creatures, and sliming non-horror creatures./post/new-project-lore-introduces-storyline-with-mordekaiser-as-unshackled-rogue-ai-looking-to-strip-humans-of-all-free-will/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-project-lore-introduces-storyline-with-mordekaiser-as-unshackled-rogue-ai-looking-to-strip-humans-of-all-free-will/ The League of Legends lore is rich with different stories and characters across its multiple universes, but not many are as exciting as the PROJECT universe. In the latest event, Riot Games has introduced a new enemy that will cause both the PROJECT Command Line and G/NETIC rebellion to join forces for the first time. The antagonist of the new event, Mordekaiser, was once a security AI created by the PROJECT Corporation, according to Riot./post/ryujehong-to-take-a-break-from-overwatch-after-vancouver-titans-implode-says-he-won-t-retire/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ryujehong-to-take-a-break-from-overwatch-after-vancouver-titans-implode-says-he-won-t-retire/ After the Vancouver Titans dropped its entire active roster for the Overwatch League today, Ryujehong said he plans to take a break from the competitive scene. But he also confirmed that he isn’t retiring from the game.  Ryujehong said he’s been stressed since the online transition for OWL and simply wants to take a break before pursuing new opportunities in free agency.  He wants to continue playing Overwatch and will return after his break, but he didn’t go into any details regarding the roster situation with Vancouver outside of saying that “life was hell for 25 days./post/valorant-creative-director-shares-image-comparing-agents-heights-with-jett-and-breach-on-either-end/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-creative-director-shares-image-comparing-agents-heights-with-jett-and-breach-on-either-end/ Figuring out the heights of all the VALORANT agents is a tall order. But Riot’s got you covered. Creative director David Nottingham gave the VALORANT community some insight into agents’ heights today, lining up the full cast in an image. While the agents all have the same height in-game to maintain balanced gameplay, their size in the “real world” does vary. So VALORANT community, we get a lot of questions about our agents./post/what-are-apex-legends-system-requirements-on-pc/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-apex-legends-system-requirements-on-pc/ Apex Legends is the latest game to target the battle royale genre. Developed by the Titanfall team over at EA games, Respawn, it’s currently available on PC via the Origin store. It’s entirely free to play, similar to other battle royale games like Fortnite, offering paid cosmetics for players to purchase to customize their characters. For XBOX and PS4 owners, you’re good to go. But PC owners might need to upgrade certain parts of their build in order to get the game to work./post/when-does-asphodelos-savage-raid-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv-s-endwalker/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-asphodelos-savage-raid-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv-s-endwalker/ Each new Final Fantasy XIV expansion offers content for all kinds of players, whether it’s more leveling, crafting, story, or high-end content. A FFXIV staple is Savage raids, and new ones will be introduced during Endwalker. This new line of raids will be called Pandæmonium, and the first one is named Asphodelos. If it follows the same format of Shadowbringers‘ line of raids, Eden, it should consist of 12 duties that will be introduced throughout this expansion’s cycle./post/when-does-the-wow-classic-season-of-mastery-begin/Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-wow-classic-season-of-mastery-begin/ Blizzard announced today that the World of Warcraft Classic Season of Mastery is set to begin soon.  Even though the developer is still testing the new version of legacy content in WoW, the team seems to be confident enough in the product to release it in the middle of next month. World of Warcraft Classic’s first Season of Mastery is set to launch worldwide on Nov. 16 at 5pm CT./post/all-new-weapons-coming-to-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-new-weapons-coming-to-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ Fortnite Chapter two, season six marks the shift away from the previous bounty hunter-themed season. With this move comes a range of new locations, items, and most importantly, weapons that players can utilize in their attempts at securing victory royale. As season six continues the story of Agent Jones’ mission, there are a bunch of new weapons to suit this theme. Each of these brings its own unique style and aesthetic to Fortnite that hasn’t been seen in any of the previous seasons./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/mtg-angels-get-a-boost-from-innistrad-midnight-hunt-transform-mechanic/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-angels-get-a-boost-from-innistrad-midnight-hunt-transform-mechanic/ Transform is returning to Magic: The Gathering via Innistrad: Midnight Hunt on the card Enduring Angel, changing it to Angelic Enforcer and saving its controller from lethal damage. The MTG mechanic Transform will come back to Standard via the global release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) on Sept. 24. Cards that Transform are duel-faced, featuring a front side with a casting cost and a backside of the transformed creature. Enduring Angel and its transformed backside Angelic Enforcer were revealed during the first day of MID spoilers./post/rocket-league-players-outraged-by-new-item-prices-after-blueprints-update/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-players-outraged-by-new-item-prices-after-blueprints-update/ Rocket League’s Blueprints Update overhauled the game’s relationship with items yesterday, but not in a positive way. In a type of reverse Black Friday, new items can be purchased from the Item Shop at an absurdly high price. The skyrocketing prices caught Rocket League players by surprise. Users shared their outrage on Reddit, armed with a plethora of adjectives for the new Blueprints system. Some fans called it “actually ridiculous” and “absolutely disgusting,” while one user went as far as to say “this is robbery now./post/shiny-grookey-sobble-scorbunny-and-their-shiny-evolutions-have-been-leaked/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shiny-grookey-sobble-scorbunny-and-their-shiny-evolutions-have-been-leaked/ The starter Pokemon for Sword and Shield have reportedly had their shiny forms leaked ahead of the game’s official release. Grookey’s shiny form is a lot lighter in color and seems to resemble an Autumn leaf. Scorbunny’s is also more orange than red and seems to be developing light grey fur. Sobble’s though is by far the best Shiny, taking a more purple color that shiny Water Pokémon are known for./post/the-best-pubg-settings-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-pc/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pubg-settings-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-pc/ Almost all game titles on PC can adjust their graphical settings automatically based on the player’s hardware. It doesn’t matter how advanced these algorithms are, however; no game will be able to tell your personal graphical preferences on your first login. A mixture of decent quality and performance won’t cut it for competitive gamers since you’ll want to squeeze the last bit of performance out of your system to ensure a smooth gaming experience./post/tsareena-will-be-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-dec-9-will-be-free-for-a-limited-time/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsareena-will-be-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-dec-9-will-be-free-for-a-limited-time/ TiMi Studio is really showing some love to the Alola region by announcing that Tsareena will be joining Pokémon UNITE as the game’s next playable Pokémon on Dec. 9.  The Fruit Pokémon will become available next week and it will be available for free to all players for a limited time.  Tsareena is almost ready to dance around the competition. Trainers that log in after the update on 12/9 can obtain its UNITE license for free for a limited time!/post/where-to-find-ascendant-anchors-in-destiny-2-s-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-ascendant-anchors-in-destiny-2-s-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes/ Destiny 2‘s Shattered Realm: Forest of Echoes sends players deep into the Ascendant Plane, in a twisted version of an area resembling the European Dead Zone (EDZ). The activity has its fair share of secrets, from Trivial Mysteries to Ascendant Anchors, and players can spend a long time pouring over every nook and cranny. If you’re looking to skip the chase, however, here are the 10 Ascendant Anchors we’ve found in Shattered Realm: Forest of Echoes./post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-steam-system-requirements-supported-languages-revealed-in-small-update/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-steam-system-requirements-supported-languages-revealed-in-small-update/ A small update was pushed to the official Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel website earlier today, and while it didn’t include any information on the game’s release date or features, it did provide some details for the game’s system requirements.  The main update featured information in regards to the Steam version of Master Duel, which will likely end up being the main version of the game played on PC.  To start, the official list of supported languages was updated, meaning we now know Master Duel will be available in the following languages:/post/deficio-will-still-be-on-the-lec-analyst-desk-next-year-but-will-he-cast/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/deficio-will-still-be-on-the-lec-analyst-desk-next-year-but-will-he-cast/ When Martin “Deficio” Lynge became a League of Legends caster in 2014, he’d already carved out a name for himself as one of the founding personalities of competitive League in Europe. But over the last five years, his career as a caster has been simply extraordinary. Before he left to become general manager of LEC team Origen, he had become the most popular caster in the world and could have been one of the most beloved casters ever./post/fans-reimagine-pok%C3%A9mon-snap-on-game-boy-color/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fans-reimagine-pok%C3%A9mon-snap-on-game-boy-color/ With the brand-new Pokémon Snap launching in just a few hours, fans are kicking it old school–creating their own interpretation of what a Pokémon Snap game would have looked like on the Nintendo Game Boy Color. The mock gameplay video was created by the team at Nintendo Wire and showcases the rail-based photography goodness of Pokémon Snap with vintage graphics. Pokémon Snap first launched in 1999 for the Nintendo 64./post/fraquezas-de-pok%C3%A9mon-fantasmas-e-melhores-oponentes-para-derrot%C3%A1-los-em-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fraquezas-de-pok%C3%A9mon-fantasmas-e-melhores-oponentes-para-derrot%C3%A1-los-em-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Os Pokémon Fantasmas são únicos em Pokémon Go, pois estão entre os poucos tipos que têm apenas duas fraquezas. Essas duas fraquezas são os Pokémon Sombrios e outros Fantasmas. Dos 18 tipos de Pokémon do jogo, os Pokémon Fantasmas são mais fortes contra os Pokémon dos tipos Lutador, Normal e Psíquico. Mesmo sendo fracos apenas contra dois tipos, os Pokémon do tipo Fantasma ainda têm muitos oponentes poderosos. A lista inclui todas as formas, como Megaevoluções, Lendários e Pokémon básicos./post/lcs-reveals-new-rule-changes-player-pool-for-scouting-grounds-2021/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-reveals-new-rule-changes-player-pool-for-scouting-grounds-2021/ The LCS has announced the 20 players headed to this year’s Scouting Ground event, in addition to a few changes coming to the overall structure of Scouting Grounds for the 2021 season.  In traditional Scouting Grounds fashion, 20 League of Legends players will be drafted into four teams. Those players will have the opportunity to show off their skills to LCS coaches, analysts, and executives over the span of five days of competition./post/mtg-arena-reveals-2021-renewal-rewards/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-reveals-2021-renewal-rewards/ Wizards of the Coast provides incentives to Magic: The Gathering Arena players prior to the digital launch of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. See Magic The Gathering on Amazon Scheduled to take place during the morning hours of Sept. 16, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) will launch and Standard rotation will take place. Encouraging players to log in and play are MTG Arena renewal rewards, prizes that range from Rare/Mythic Rare card rewards to an alternative art card sleeve./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/this-elderwood-skin-concept-envisions-zoe-as-a-spirit-and-protector-of-the-forest/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-elderwood-skin-concept-envisions-zoe-as-a-spirit-and-protector-of-the-forest/ League of Legends‘ Elderwood skin line is one of the more aesthetic cosmetic series that the game has to offer. One talented artist has imagined the Aspect of Twilight, Zoe, as a protector of the woodland that many others have struggled to protect. Artist Elisa Rio gave Zoe a great Elderwood makeover, complete with a new color palette and design. The concept still stays true to the champion’s original adventurous, joyful self, while also splashing in some necessary accents to differentiate her from the other versions./post/wukong-olaf-taliyah-swain-and-more-to-be-slammed-with-nerf-hammer-in-league-s-patch-12-11/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wukong-olaf-taliyah-swain-and-more-to-be-slammed-with-nerf-hammer-in-league-s-patch-12-11/ Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison, the lead game balance designer for League of Legends, has released a list of changes coming to the game in the next patch, and a lot of popular champions that have been performing well in solo queue are receiving nerfs. Overall, 13 champions will be getting nerfed in Patch 12.11. But seeing as how most of them boast an uncharacteristically high win rate in solo queue, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise./post/ardent-censer-will-no-longer-work-on-self-shields-in-patch-10-1/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ardent-censer-will-no-longer-work-on-self-shields-in-patch-10-1/ In League of Legends Patch 10.1, the first update of the new year, Ardent Censer will no longer work with self-shields, according to a Reddit comment from a Riot staffer. This is a big change to the item, as some strange uses of the item have become more and more popular since the feature was added during the pre-season. Ardent Censer is an item that increases the amount of healing and shielding a champion can do, but it also applies on-hit damage and attack speed to those you shield./post/destiny-2-s-final-expunge-mission-pits-players-against-the-source-of-the-endless-night/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-s-final-expunge-mission-pits-players-against-the-source-of-the-endless-night/ The long series of Expunge missions in Destiny 2 will come to an end with a worthy adversary: Quria, the Dreaming Mind and the source of the Endless Night that plagues the Last City. Defeating her, however, won’t change the look of the Tower—at least not for now. The last Expunge mission, Delphi, has players destroy Quria once and for all in a hard-fought attempt to cut down on Savathûn’s grasp./post/gordon-ramsay-responds-to-xqc-on-twitter-asks-for-a-lesson-on-twitch/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gordon-ramsay-responds-to-xqc-on-twitter-asks-for-a-lesson-on-twitch/ Trends on Twitch are constantly changing. While gaming is still the most popular thing to stream on the Amazon-owned platform, multiple streamers are attempting to branch out and broadcast more diverse content. One of them is xQc, who for the past few weeks has been starting a new trend: watching and reacting to MasterChef. The TV series debuted in 2010 and has since starred multiple celebrity chefs, with Gordon Ramsay being one of them (he’s also a co-creator of the show)./post/hearthstone-patch-21-4-4-nerfs-mechs-and-elemental-millhouse-manastorm-strategy-in-battlegrounds/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-patch-21-4-4-nerfs-mechs-and-elemental-millhouse-manastorm-strategy-in-battlegrounds/ Hearthstone’s Patch 21.4.4 is a small, but pleasant surprise for Battlegrounds players. The main focus of today’s changes is to target Mech strategies that use Omega Buster and Holy Mecherel. Omega Buster was a vital card to players aiming to spike six drops, since it could provide immense bonuses to wide boards of Mechs. These strengths were boosted when combined with cards like Baron Rivendare or Monstrous Macaw (if Beasts were in the minion pool for that lobby)./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/how-to-identify-items-in-diablo-2-resurrected/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-identify-items-in-diablo-2-resurrected/ Getting to grips with Diablo 2: Resurrected can be an uphill battle.  The game has a steep learning curve. Some mechanics are intuitive and are all-too-familiar to players with a background in action role-playing games, but others are more nuanced and include multiple layers. The identify mechanic is a staple of the Diablo series, with its origins rooted in the first game. But Blizzard has iterated on the formula throughout the years./post/league-of-legends-player-respawns-and-instantly-dies-to-long-range-ziggs-ultimate-in-fountain/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-player-respawns-and-instantly-dies-to-long-range-ziggs-ultimate-in-fountain/ One League of Legends player recently had no time to get back into the game after respawning because they were killed by a long-range ability upon immediately returning to the battle.  In a League clip posted on Reddit today, a Caitlyn player had respawned looking to join a late-game teamfight in defense of their base. But when a Mega Inferno Bomb (R) from an enemy Ziggs player standing practically three full screens away came raining down on their fountain, the Caitlyn player was thrown back into black-and-white mode immediately after coming back to life./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/the-best-overwatch-sprays/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-overwatch-sprays/ Sprays are the ultimate form of expression in Overwatch. They can be used to disrespect an entire team after a team kill, to meme, or to even make friends on your team without speaking. The sheer amount and variety of them makes them very versatile. Each hero has their own set of sprays that can be bought or unlocked, and then there’s a whole other subset of sprays that can be equipped by anyone./post/apex-data-miner-discovers-new-character-named-husaria-in-iron-crown-files/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-data-miner-discovers-new-character-named-husaria-in-iron-crown-files/ Recent Apex Legends files have turned up a wave of new legends that could be joining the game in the weeks to come and one data miner just added another character to the list. YouTuber The Gaming Merchant uploaded a video today detailing new files pointing to a character named Husaria. In the files, the legend is described as the “Hard Breacher” and her abilities seemingly fit the role.  /post/breach-s-ultimate-sends-player-flying-in-valorant/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/breach-s-ultimate-sends-player-flying-in-valorant/ A VALORANT player was launched high up into the air after being hit by Breach’s ultimate ability but managed to to clutch the round regardless.  The player was watching A site on Ascent and killed two enemies who pushed into the site before focusing on the other entrance. The enemy Breach used his Rolling Thunder ultimate ability, which concusses and knocks up players caught in the blast.  But this time, the ability launched the player significantly higher into the air and allowed them to see most of the map./post/call-of-duty-warzone-weapon-rarity-explained/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-weapon-rarity-explained/ Call of Duty: Warzone is the latest in a long line of battle royale games over the past few years and it features its own designated weapon rarity system. As you move around Warzone’s massive map, you’ll come into contact with weapons that have different colored glows. The color of the glow denotes the weapon’s rarity and how good it might be. It’s important to understand the weapon rarities in Warzone so you can quickly determine if a gun is worth looting before heading into a fight./post/cod-mobile-season-13-will-bring-new-emp-systems-scorestreak/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-season-13-will-bring-new-emp-systems-scorestreak/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season 13 is almost here. It is called Winter War and will bring many new features that include new maps, modes, weapons, and much more to the game. Today, Activision revealed that a new scorestreak, EMP Systems, will also be coming to the game next season. The EMP Systems, or the electromagnetic pulse systems, is a unique scorestreak that fans of other Call of Duty titles might be familiar with./post/gambit-parts-ways-with-apex-legends-roster/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gambit-parts-ways-with-apex-legends-roster/ One of the best Apex Legends teams in the world are now free agents. Gambit announced today that it is parting ways with its competitive Apex squad. The organization also made it clear that while the squad will no longer represent Gambit, they’ll continue to play together. Gambit has been one of the best teams in Europe and the world since the trio’s formation in 2020, when IGL Konstantin “Hardecki” Kozlov joined the squad./post/light-wins-smash-ultimate-at-momocon-2022-but-among-us-cosplay-steals-the-show/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/light-wins-smash-ultimate-at-momocon-2022-but-among-us-cosplay-steals-the-show/ Moist Esports showed out at MomoCon 2022 with Light winning his second Super Smash Bros. Major without dropping a single set in bracket. However, while his win was impressive, it wasn’t the main talking point to come out of the event this weekend—that title came from an Among Us reference. During singles pools, many fans watching from home and several people in the venue were shocked to see a player wearing an inflatable crewmate costume from Among Us take the stage./post/niantic-will-run-makeup-dates-for-shadow-zapdos-offer-free-items-for-team-go-rocket-bug/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-will-run-makeup-dates-for-shadow-zapdos-offer-free-items-for-team-go-rocket-bug/ Pokémon Go players have been encountering issues involving Team Go Rocket for over a week now. Niantic has not only fixed the issue, though, but is also providing a makeup bonus as an apology.  The specific issue involved players initiating a battle with a Team Go Rocket NPC and having their game completely freeze up, forcing them to close out of the app entirely in order to reset things.  To make up for the time that Team GO Rocket was away, Shadow Zapdos will be returning as an encounter when you defeat Giovanni from Tuesday, June 1, at 12 a./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/wraith-s-free-forgotten-in-the-void-twitch-prime-skin-available-now/Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wraith-s-free-forgotten-in-the-void-twitch-prime-skin-available-now/ It seems Apex Legends’ poster child is getting a new look—courtesy of Twitch Prime. Respawn and Twitch have teamed up once again to offer a free skin to Apex players today. The Forgotten in the Void Wraith skin is available now on the Twitch Prime website until May 14. Become one with time and space with the Forgotten in the Void Wraith skin, available through May 14 when you link your #TwitchPrime account./post/best-cramorant-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-cramorant-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Trainers can play as several Pokémon in Pokémon UNITE, but few are as powerful as Cramorant. Players are grinding up the ranked ladder with the silly Blue Bird Pokémon because of its considerable damage output and its moveset, one of the most diverse in the game. If you’re struggling to understand what to pair with Cramorant, here’s our Cramorant build that takes advantage of its unique abilities to defeat its opponents./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/lunar-new-year-begins-in-brawl-stars-with-free-gifts/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lunar-new-year-begins-in-brawl-stars-with-free-gifts/ The Lunar New Year event went live in Brawl Stars earlier today. Rather than a full-fledged event, it’s a celebration offering themed cosmetics and a UI redecoration. Along with a new color palette, the login music was also remixed to suit the theme. Happy Lunar New Year!🌑 Open Brawl Stars today to get some free Coins and an exclusive Lunar New Year Pin! 🐂 And again tomorrow for a FREE Megabox!/post/mtg-celebrates-dog-name-change-with-m21-rin-and-seri-inseparable/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-celebrates-dog-name-change-with-m21-rin-and-seri-inseparable/ The creature type Hound was officially changed to Dog within Magic: The Gathering today in honor of the Core Set 2021 Rin and Seri, Inseparable reveal. Cats have been a popular creature type in Magic for many years. And as of today, Dogs are joining the party. WotC officially announced on Twitter this morning that the creature type Hound has become Dog. In celebration of the coming together of Dog and Cat, Rin and Seri, Inseparable from M21 were revealed today./post/results-for-the-pubg-mobile-pro-league-south-asia-season-3-finals/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-the-pubg-mobile-pro-league-south-asia-season-3-finals/ The finals for the third season of the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) South Asia will happen from April 15 to 18. Sixteen teams will be competing in the competition to decide the champions. The teams will lock horns across 18 matches on Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok in the finals. The top nine teams from here will advance to the PMPL South Asia Championship finals, which will happen from May 14 to 16./post/smash-world-tour-2022-returns-to-offline-format-with-250-000-for-super-smash-bros-melee-ultimate/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/smash-world-tour-2022-returns-to-offline-format-with-250-000-for-super-smash-bros-melee-ultimate/ After two years of delays, schedule updates, and format changes, the Smash World Tour is finally reverting to its original format as it brings in-person competitions to Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate communities around the world.  The event will feature the largest single-event Smash prize pool of all time for the SWT 2022 Championships in December at $250,000, split between both games.  After TWO YEARS, we are proud to announce the Smash World Tour is finally back in its original format!/post/when-is-jinx-from-league-of-legends-releasing-in-fortnite/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-jinx-from-league-of-legends-releasing-in-fortnite/ Riot Games and Epic Games are teaming up to bring their two respective flagship titles, League of Legends and Fortnite, together in a crossover event. To celebrate the premiere of Riot’s animated series Arcane on Netflix, Jinx, the main character of the show, will be making an appearance in Fortnite.  The appearance of Jinx in Fortnite marks the first time that a League champion has ever appeared in a game developed by a company other than Riot./post/where-to-find-tadpoles-in-new-world/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-tadpoles-in-new-world/ MMO stories typically get more epic as you play through them. It’s not always about the story, however, and you’ll need to do a bit of grinding to progress your characters in New World. While playing New World, you may find yourself looking for certain items for crafting or completing quests. If you’ve been looking for Tadpoles to complete a quest and have been having a tough time, some research may be able to help you out./post/youtube-and-twitch-star-el-rubius-set-to-appear-in-uncharted-movie/Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/youtube-and-twitch-star-el-rubius-set-to-appear-in-uncharted-movie/ The days of streamers appearing in major films or television appearances are only getting more common, and the latest of these comes with the newly revealed Uncharted movie. Taking to Twitter today, Spanish streamer and YouTuber El Rubius that he will be appearing in the film alongside star Tom Holland for an “NPC role.” The content creator who has a Twitch following of 10 million and 40 million YouTube subscribers shared images from the set of the film./post/fundamentals-of-deck-building/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fundamentals-of-deck-building/ Introduction Hello fellow Hearthstone players! I would like to thank everyone who read and left feedback on my previous article, Guide: Midrange Whirlwind Warrior. Due to the positive responses, HSP has given me the opportunity to become an official writer for them. This article, first of a two-part series, walks through the basic fundamentals of constructing a new deck. The following article will then allow readers to provide feedback and engage in building a new deck from the bottom up (more on this below)./post/here-are-the-best-cs-go-settings-and-launch-options/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-cs-go-settings-and-launch-options/ CS:GO is one of the oldest competitive titles on the market. Starting with CS 1.6, the level of competition only rose higher, and you’ll need all the advantages you can get to rise above the rest. Most players in CS:GO are already familiar with the game either through playing the older versions or simply due to how long they’ve been playing. While you’ll only be able to fill in the experience gap by playing the game, it’s essential that you do so under the most optimal circumstances./post/heydoubleu-makes-incredible-animation-based-on-twitch-culture/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/heydoubleu-makes-incredible-animation-based-on-twitch-culture/ Animator HeydoubleU has once again produced another high-quality animation following on his previous work regarding the popular streamer XQC. Initially, the content creator had made an impressive animated short of QXC’s nose titled “Big Schnozer” which he shared with the streamer’s Reddit. From there it was seen by QXC who appeared offended by the creation stating that he would not hire HeydoubleU and that the video was dumb. Following this HeydoubleU put out his second creation which would be a longer video portraying himself with a Pepe emote styled appearance waking up at his computer to see XQC had gone live./post/how-to-defeat-the-soldier-of-godrick-in-elden-ring/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-defeat-the-soldier-of-godrick-in-elden-ring/ Within 30 minutes of adventuring in Elden Ring, players will come across two mandatory bosses. The first is named the Grafted Scion, who is meant to show players exactly how difficult the game can be while also allowing players to taste combat for the first time. The second boss is called the Soldier of Godrick, who players will find much easier than the Grafted Scion. But this isn’t to say that the Soldier of Godrick is a foolproof boss that can be taken down with ease./post/how-to-get-and-use-the-heart-of-the-sea-in-minecraft/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-and-use-the-heart-of-the-sea-in-minecraft/ There are many blocks and items available to all Minecraft players and as such there are many that players often forget about or overlook. One such item is the heart of the sea as most players aren’t quite sure what to do with it when they get it or never see it at all unless they are specifically seeking it. The heart of the sea is a treasure that has only one purpose but can immensely help players in their gameplay./post/pestily-raises-1-million-for-starlight-children-s-foundation/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pestily-raises-1-million-for-starlight-children-s-foundation/ Popular Escape From Tarkov streamer Pestily achieved his goal of raising $1,000,000 for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. The streamer redirected all donation links on his channel at the beginning of 2020 to positively impact his community.  Pestily stood as the most-watched streamer of Escape from Tarkov in 2019 and finished with over 2,000 hours of airtime throughout the year. His channel became more popular when Battlestate games enabled in-game drops for the game towards the end of the year./post/programmer-creates-pok%C3%A9mon-emerald-bot-where-whole-discord-server-can-play/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/programmer-creates-pok%C3%A9mon-emerald-bot-where-whole-discord-server-can-play/ Pokémon fans are always seeking out creative ways to play through games in the series and one fan has crafted one of the most inventive yet. Programmer Constantin Liétard showcased a bot he had created to play Pokémon Emerald from inside of Discord. The bot is controlled by users’ reactions to the game’s stream. With each react, the character in-game is moved accordingly. Liétard is encouraging Pokémon fans to join his discord and get in on the action, along with over 2,000 members at the time of writing./post/ranking-all-9-episodes-of-arcane-s-first-season/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ranking-all-9-episodes-of-arcane-s-first-season/ The first season of Arcane has come to a close, and although it’s going to be some time until we can get our hands on season two, Riot Games confirmed the next chapter of the series is currently in production.  The League of Legends show relies almost entirely on its top-notch animation to convey its story, which is advantageous considering Arcane is one of the most visually stunning animated television shows./post/the-8-best-gifts-for-apex-legends-fans/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-8-best-gifts-for-apex-legends-fans/ It’s hard to believe, but the holiday season is approaching quickly. It’s already time to make your list and check it twice, particularly for any gamers you may know. What do you get the fan who already has everything? If the gamer in your life is a big fan of Apex Legends, we’ve got you covered. We’ve rounded up the eight best Apex-themed gift ideas on the internet and collected them here for your ease of shopping./post/all-overwatch-and-overwatch-2-heroes-and-their-voice-actors/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-overwatch-and-overwatch-2-heroes-and-their-voice-actors/ Their voice lines are iconic. Whether they’re being spammed in the pre-game lobby or yelled across the map to announce an ultimate ability, Overwatch character’s voices are important for a variety of reasons and important scenarios. An Overwatch hero is more than their design, their kit, or their powerful ultimate. A hero is brought to life by a voice actor—and Overwatch has some of the best in the business. Blizzard Entertainment is known for its great voice acting in games like World of Warcraft or Diablo—and Overwatch is no different./post/arena-of-valor-international-championship-aic-2022-will-take-place-in-june-with-2-million-prize-pool/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/arena-of-valor-international-championship-aic-2022-will-take-place-in-june-with-2-million-prize-pool/ The Arena of Valor International Championship (AIC) 2022 will take place from June 16 to July 10, Garena revealed in a press release today. Sixteen teams from around the world will be competing for a share of the $2 million prize pool, the highest in the history of the AIC. The 16 teams will qualify for the AIC through 10 regions. These are as follows. Garena Challenger Series (GCS): Three teamsRoV Pro League (RPL): Three teamsArena of Glory (AOG): Three teamsAOV Star League (ASL): One teamSEA Wildcard (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines): One teamBrazil: One teamWest Europe: One teamTurkey: One teamThe Middle East and North Africa: One teamSouth Asia: One team The AIC will happen virtually and is split into the group stage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the grand finals./post/best-vrr-enabled-tvs-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-vrr-enabled-tvs-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s/ The need for new features in gaming TVs grows with every new console generation. Microsoft and Sony’s latest consoles are no exception, with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles utilizing next-gen gaming features and faster frame rates. Faster frame rates mean gaming TVs need faster refresh rates. Newer models can reach up to 120Hz or 240Hz but are subject to screen tearing or stuttering since they typically stay at a static refresh rate./post/gismo-to-join-ultra-academy-eu-after-moving-to-london-royal-ravens-bench/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gismo-to-join-ultra-academy-eu-after-moving-to-london-royal-ravens-bench/ The London Royal Ravens is loaning Gismo to Toronto Ultra’s European academy team for the Call of Duty Challengers Elite Series Three and Call of Duty League Major Three Open 2022, Team Singularity announced today. On May 2, Gismo was moved to the bench for the U.K-based team, which meant Harry was inserted into London’s starting lineup, joining forces with Zer0, Afro, and Nastie for the foreseeable future. We've agreed to loan @JGismo_ from the @RoyalRavens ahead of the Elite Stage 3./post/how-to-get-the-regalia-type-g-mount-on-final-fantasy-xiv/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-regalia-type-g-mount-on-final-fantasy-xiv/ Although Final Fantasy XIV is a fantasy MMO game, it features an incredibly varied aesthetic style, ranging from typical fantasy themes to modern looks. The Regalia Type-G mount belongs to the latter, and it’s one of the most popular mounts. The Regalia Type-G is a fancy car in black that can carry up to four players, which makes it one of the few mounts with over one seat despite not being in the Mog Station./post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-announces-collaboration-with-line-artist-yu-nagaba/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-announces-collaboration-with-line-artist-yu-nagaba/ In celebration of their 25th aniversary, The Pokémon Company announced a set of limited edition items that will be released in Japan in collaboration with renowned line artist, Yu Nagaba. This release will include both a promo card and a box set that will include some extra goodies, all illustrated by Nagaba. The promo card, a line-drawn Pikachu, will be a gift for buyers who spend more than 1,500 yen at any of the Pokémon Center stores in Japan following July 22./post/tft-patch-11-9-full-notes-and-updates/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-patch-11-9-full-notes-and-updates/ It’s the moment of truth, Teamfight Tactics fans. Reckoning is finally here. The gigantic set features new champions and traits, along with the Shadow mechanic, new Armory shops, and the game’s first lab, Hyper Roll. Reckoning, according to the devs, brings players “more dynamic moments” to highlight their decision-making “like never before.” The set also includes a new ranked season, as always, with new items and units that “deepen positional play” and traits that bring “unprecedented flexibility./post/the-best-tyranitar-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-tyranitar-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ In Pokémon Go, players can catch and battle with their favorite Pokémon from the franchise’s many generations. Each species has access to a different set of abilities that can be used to deal damage in battle. Each Pokémon can use a set of two abilities in combat. A fast move will deal damage every few seconds while a charge move needs to completely charge before it can be used again./post/valorant-champions-tour-2021-guide-schedule-results-moments/Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-champions-tour-2021-guide-schedule-results-moments/ The VALORANT Champions Tour is Riot Games’ first official attempt at a global circuit for stoking competitive VALORANT. Spawned out of the early success of the First Strike events, the Champions Tour is a year-long circuit of regional competition culminating in a Champions event to crown the first world champion. Champions is currently ongoing; keep up with the scores, schedule, and brackets here. For all things VALORANT Champions Tour, including the circuit structure, participating teams, scheduling, notable moments, and more, we’ve created a comprehensive guide to keep you informed./post/all-ground-emotes-coming-in-apex-legends-legacy-update/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-ground-emotes-coming-in-apex-legends-legacy-update/ The Legacy update is finally bringing standing emotes to Apex Legends. Players will be able to show off their moves during matches or during the champion screen in both battle royale and in Arenas. Each of the new animations is designed to keep in line with the legends’ personalities and characteristics. You can make Mirage dance, for instance, but we probably won’t see Bloodhound do the same. Loba, on the other hand, plays golf with one of Revenant’s heads—very much in line with her character arc after dropping the simulacrum’s source code into the Phase Runner./post/all-minecraft-championships-mcc-18-teams/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-minecraft-championships-mcc-18-teams/ It feels like the time between Minecraft Championships (MCC) events is shrinking while Noxcrew continues to optimize and expand on the successful event. Now, entering a cycle of tournaments alongside MCC Rising, a series focusing on up-and-coming Minecraft streamers, MCC 18 will take place on Oct. 23 and feature a Halloween theme.  The Halloween theme doesn’t change much, though. MCC 18 will still feature 10 teams of four content creators or streamers who will play eight different mini-games to earn coins and try to finish in the top two./post/call-of-duty-warzone-ranked-play-is-coming-raven-software-dev-confirms/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-ranked-play-is-coming-raven-software-dev-confirms/ Fans have been asking for it and it seems that Call of Duty: Warzone will be getting a ranked mode after all, Raven Software has confirmed via Twitch. According to Call of Duty creative lead Josh Bridge, who was interviewed on-stream by Warzone star Optic TeeP, ranked play is what the super-popular battle royale has been lacking and it’s something that is currently being evaluated. Bridge explained that the new mode would be perfect for veteran players to test their skills in while the regular mode still stands for more casual play./post/derke-tests-negative-for-covid-will-be-traveling-to-join-fnatic-in-iceland-for-vct-masters/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/derke-tests-negative-for-covid-will-be-traveling-to-join-fnatic-in-iceland-for-vct-masters/ Last week, Fnatic VALORANT fans were given a scare when the team announced that Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev had contracted COVID-19. Luckily for the squad, they’ve gotten some good news today: The 19-year-old has confirmed that he’s tested negative for COVID. As a result, he will be able to rejoin Fnatic in Iceland for 2022 VCT Masters Reykjavík, which is set to begin on Sunday, April 10. When reports surfaced around the situation, sources told Dot Esports that Derke wasn’t experiencing any symptoms./post/fortnite-s-v9-30-content-update-1-unvaults-the-pump-shotgun/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-v9-30-content-update-1-unvaults-the-pump-shotgun/ Epic Games released a Fortnite: Battle Royale Content Update this morning that can turn the game meta upside down. With this update, four items and weapons have been vaulted, four others unvaulted, and eight others adjusted to some extent. This update came as a surprise for players who were expecting Epic to first announce the time and date it would push the changes live, as usual. It didn’t happen this time, and everything went live with no need of server downtime or download of files./post/how-to-farm-sea-ganoderma-in-genshin-impact/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-farm-sea-ganoderma-in-genshin-impact/ The vast world of Teyvat in Genshin Impact is full of unique resources for players to collect. Every character in the game requires a different set of materials to build them up and newly added five-star Electro Catalyst user Yae Miko is the second one to require Sea Ganoderma for Ascension, the other being fellow Inazuman character Kazuha.  Sea Ganoderma is not a newer resource within the game, but the area it first appeared in, the Golden Apple Archipelago, was a special event area that is now inaccessible to players./post/new-air-strike-goal-explosion-in-rocket-league-blows-up-nearby-vehicles/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-air-strike-goal-explosion-in-rocket-league-blows-up-nearby-vehicles/ The new Air Strike Goal Explosion in Rocket League adds an exciting animation to goals and destroys nearby vehicles.  One player shared a clip yesterday of the new animation destroying his vehicle when playing in a private match. They scored goals, stayed near the explosion, and witnessed their car blow up multiple times.  New Airstrike goal explosion actually blows up nearby cars! from RocketLeague The explosion doesn’t impact gameplay since it occurs after a goal is scored, but it’s an excellent way to rub in a goal./post/who-is-s1mple/Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-s1mple/ Oleksander “s1mple” Kostyliev is the kind of player who can do things in the most important matches that most professional players can only hope to complete in FPL. s1mple is nothing short of a spectacular player with his ability to be an AWP and rifle at the highest levels. Unfortunately, s1mple is a less than stellar teammate. He has been harsh and critical to his teammates, creating an atmosphere that can make certain people play worse./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/all-league-of-legends-champions-from-the-freljord-region/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-league-of-legends-champions-from-the-freljord-region/ The vast League of Legends universe and lore are among the game’s most important and unique features. You can always play League without knowing anything about it, because it will not affect your gameplay. But you will probably be missing out on great stories. Arcane’s success and widespread acclaim among fans and critics alike, for example, proves the universe Riot Games has created with Runeterra has enough depth and potential to expand the borders of the games—and bring new players in./post/geowizard-makes-insanely-accurate-guess-without-seeing-location-on-ludwig-s-stream/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/geowizard-makes-insanely-accurate-guess-without-seeing-location-on-ludwig-s-stream/ GeoGuessr is a game that shows players a location on Google Maps and asks them to pinpoint where the location appears on the map only using hints within the showcased area. Making an accurate guess is extremely difficult given a number of different factors, but making an accurate guess without ever seeing the location itself is something insane. That is what the YouTuber GeoWizard was able to pull off on Ludwig’s stream, though./post/how-to-download-discord-on-all-devices/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-discord-on-all-devices/ Communication is an important part of competitive gaming. Your skill won’t matter as much if you can’t seem to function with your team and communicate with them. If you’re playing with friends, there can also be a lot of banter while gaming, meaning it may be beneficial to use a secondary platform instead of your favorite game’s voice chat feature—if it even has one. During the early days of online gaming, players used programs like Ventrilo, Mumble, Skype, and eventually Discord./post/los-diez-mejores-mediocentros-de-fifa-21/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-diez-mejores-mediocentros-de-fifa-21/ EA Sports ha revelado recientemente las puntuaciones de los 100 mejores jugadores de FIFA 21, que se estrenará oficialmente el 21 de octubre. Sin embargo, esta lista contiene los diez mejores mediocentros (MCD, MC y MP) en FIFA 21. La lista no tiene en consideración qué cartas serán llegarán al Ultimate Team de FIFA 21, ya que cada semana aparecen nuevas cartas con jugadores mejorados. Estos son los diez mejores mediocentros de FIFA 21 según las puntuaciones reveladas por EA Sports con los que podrás jugar partidos amistosos, el modo Carrera o Ultimate Team./post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-promo-card-arceus-v-available-with-pre-order-of-game-in-japan/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-promo-card-arceus-v-available-with-pre-order-of-game-in-japan/ Pokémon fans in Japan who are planning to purchase the 2022 title Pokémon Legends: Arceus can score a limited-edition Pokémon OCG card by pre-ordering the game. Arceus V will be included with physical pre-orders of the game in Japan, The Pokémon Company announced today. This special art promo card boasts a stamp with the game’s title on its face. The card may not be the most powerful in terms of playability, however./post/t1-signs-flights-as-valorant-content-creator/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-signs-flights-as-valorant-content-creator/ T1 has expanded its presence in VALORANT by signing Flights as a content creator, the organization announced today. Flights is known for his impressive plays with Raze and has over 450,000 subscribers on YouTube.  Flights is a popular YouTuber and streamer who’s constantly impressing his viewers with intense and exciting clips. He uses Raze in the majority of his matches and can quickly move around the map by using her blast packs./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/todos-los-nombres-de-los-planos-de-armas-en-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/todos-los-nombres-de-los-planos-de-armas-en-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Cada arma en Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War tiene un nombre en clave asignado. Específicamente, los planos de armas solo se conocen por su título y su nombre en clave. Inexplicablemente, al mirar los planos de armas en la tienda del juego, la descripción solo usa el nombre en clave del plano del arma, y no el nombre del arma real. Los planos a veces cambian por completo el aspecto de un arma, por lo que puede complicarse saber para qué arma estás comprando un plano./post/v1-vanity-scream-tweets-this-meta-is-rough-but-you-guys-just-aren-t-playing-the-meta/Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/v1-vanity-scream-tweets-this-meta-is-rough-but-you-guys-just-aren-t-playing-the-meta/ To the surprise of many, except perhaps the players themselves, Version1 pulled off a stunning victory over Team Liquid at VCT Masters Reykjavik. Many thought Liquid, viewed as a favorite for the entire event heading into the first North America vs. Europe series, would come out victorious. It looked like that might be the case after Liquid stole V1’s map pick of Split in overtime, but V1 responded with a dazzling display on Liquid’s pick of Ascent, where they had won 18 straight times./post/atlanta-reign-s-daniel-dafran-francesca-retires-from-overwatch/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/atlanta-reign-s-daniel-dafran-francesca-retires-from-overwatch/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Atlanta Reign DPS and popular streamer Daniel “Dafran” Francesca is retired from the Overwatch League—a stunning move that comes just before the beginning stage two of the Overwatch League. In a statement, the Atlanta Reign said Dafran “didn’t want to draw attention to himself” while the team was still playing, so he waited to announce this change after the stage was over./post/bullet-angel-kai-sa-is-the-new-champion-s-release-skin-and-it-looks-a-lot-like-a-pulsefire-skin/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/bullet-angel-kai-sa-is-the-new-champion-s-release-skin-and-it-looks-a-lot-like-a-pulsefire-skin/ Kai’Sa was revealed today as League of Legends’ next champion, and her release skin is as cool as you’d expect from anyone labeled, “The Daughter of the Void.” Bullet Angel Kai’Sa looks like a blend of Pulsefire Caitlyn and PROJECT Vayne, and we couldn’t be more excited to try it out. Unfortunately, the skin isn’t on the PBE for testing yet, so we’ll have to settle with staring at the splash art of the new skin and inevitably over-analyzing it./post/can-you-have-multiple-save-slots-in-elden-ring/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-have-multiple-save-slots-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring is still one of the hottest games on the market. The open-world vision of FromSoftware is sought after by many due to its vast landscape and absurd amount of content. Players can spend tons of hours in the starting area alone only to find out that the map just gets bigger and bigger. Much of this large cookbook of content includes traversing dungeons and challenging, or getting challenged by, area bosses./post/gmhikaru-banned-on-twitch-says-reason-is-for-watching-dr-disrespect-on-stream/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gmhikaru-banned-on-twitch-says-reason-is-for-watching-dr-disrespect-on-stream/ Popular chess streamer GMHikaru has been banned on Twitch today. While the reason for his ban has yet to be confirmed by the Amazon-owned platform, Hikaru and fans speculated it is the result of Hikaru watching Dr Disrespect on stream. GMHikaru tweeted, seemingly confirming the reason for his three-day ban. “The Doc tweeted that things are settled with twitch… guess he was wrong. See everyone in 3 days,” Hikaru said./post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-mobile-s-season-12-update/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-mobile-s-season-12-update/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s 12th season is right around the corner. Today, the Garena version of the game dropped the complete patch notes for the season 12 update. Season 12 is called “Going Dark.” Call of Duty: Mobile has two versions. The global one is published by Activision, while in Southeast Asia, another version exists that is published by Garena. The updates for both versions are usually the same./post/how-to-appeal-a-dmca-strike-on-twitch/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-appeal-a-dmca-strike-on-twitch/ It can be challenging to figure out how to submit an appeal for a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) strike on Twitch. There have been many changes and updates to the DMCA policy for Twitch and just googling it can lead you to many different sites. Suppose, for example, you have received a DMCA strike and believe it’s a mistake since your video qualifies as fair use under U.S. law or it was a misidentification./post/league-s-odyssey-skins-are-back-with-galactic-cosmetics-for-kha-zix-aatrox-sivir-twisted-fate-and-karma/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-odyssey-skins-are-back-with-galactic-cosmetics-for-kha-zix-aatrox-sivir-twisted-fate-and-karma/ It’s time to join the intergalactic fight once again. League of Legends’ Odyssey skin line is making a comeback in today’s PBE Preview, including new cosmetics for Kha’Zix, Aatrox, Sivir, Twisted Fate, and Karma. The skins will likely have a two-week test cycle before hitting the live servers in the next patch. PBE Preview: Odyssey's back! 🌌🐛 Odyssey Kha'Zix 🌌🔪 Odyssey Aatrox ⭐💫 Odyssey Sivir ⭐🃏 Odyssey Twisted Fate ⭐🌞 Odyssey Karma pic./post/pathfinder-s-low-profile-removed-caustic-and-mastiff-nerfed-wattson-buffed-in-apex-s-upcoming-chaos-theory-patch/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pathfinder-s-low-profile-removed-caustic-and-mastiff-nerfed-wattson-buffed-in-apex-s-upcoming-chaos-theory-patch/ There are quite a few changes coming to the Outlands next week. Respawn introduced the Chaos Theory Collection Event today and with it comes numerous balance changes to legends and weapons. And while Apex Legends players might enjoy the new Ring Fury mode or toxic Town Takeover, tweaks to Pathfinder, Caustic, Wattson, and the Mastiff are here to stay. Pathfinder mains have long asked for Low Profile to be removed, which makes the lovable robot take more damage from incoming fire./post/tft-sivir-build-shows-promise-as-top-four-comp/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-sivir-build-shows-promise-as-top-four-comp/ Balance and system changes made within Teamfight Tactics Patch 11.4 may have opened the door for a consistent top-four Sivir carry build.  Patch 11.4 in TFT has brought about a meta filled with four-cost Chosen units with comps like Olaf Slayer and DragonSol ranking in at S-plus tier. Flying under the radar, though, is a solid build using Sivir as the primary carry and Kindred as the secondary option.  A guide on Reddit highlighted the comp, running four Spirit with Sejuani and Aatrox as a frontline Vanguard in conjunction with Shen to tie in Mystic./post/all-new-armor-ornament-sets-in-destiny-2-season-of-the-haunted/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-new-armor-ornament-sets-in-destiny-2-season-of-the-haunted/ In the latest season of Destiny 2, Season of the Haunted, Calus returns aboard on a nightmarish and derelict Leviathan ship, targeting the abandoned Pyramid ship located on the Moon. Players can travel to the Nightmare Castellum aboard the derelict Leviathan in an attempt to contain the Nightmares populating the once opulent vessel. Season pass owners will be treated to a variety of perks during Season of the Haunted, including instant access to the Trespasser Exotic Sidearm, the seasonal story quests, and, of course, the season pass owner’s track on the season rewards page./post/battlefield-2042-beta-reportedly-starting-on-oct-6/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/battlefield-2042-beta-reportedly-starting-on-oct-6/ Following Battlefield 2042’s initial delay from Oct. 22 to Nov. 19 earlier this month, Electronic Arts and Dice promised to keep fans updated on an open beta that would be running in the near future. Now, a previous insider’s claims have seemingly confirmed that the beta will begin on Oct. 6.  The original report came from known Battlefield insider Tom Henderson, with a new set of images from Chinese live streaming platform Bilibili backing the info that said the beta would also be delayed./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/cahlaflour-criticizes-ninja-for-not-showing-up-to-accept-his-shorty-award-ninja-s-wife-responds/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cahlaflour-criticizes-ninja-for-not-showing-up-to-accept-his-shorty-award-ninja-s-wife-responds/ Twitch streamer Cahlaflour took a jab at Tyler “Ninja” Blevins on Twitter for not showing up to accept his Shorty Award. But it turns out Ninja didn’t even know it was happening. Both Cahlaflour and Ninja were nominated for the Twitch Streamer of the Year award, but unlike Cahlaflour, Ninja didn’t show up at the award show. “If I ever get to the level of creator where I don’t even care if I’ve won an award… shoot me,” Cahlaflour said on Twitter./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/fortnite-world-cup-sets-esports-viewership-record-on-twitch/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-world-cup-sets-esports-viewership-record-on-twitch/ Fortnite‘s World Cup has broken Twitch’s esports viewers record with 1.3 million concurrent viewers on the platform—but actually failed to beat its own streaming record. The record isn’t the peak concurrent viewers on a single channel, but rather a combination of all World Cup streams on Sunday. The single-channel record still belongs to CS:GO’s ELEAGUE Boston Major which reached 1.1 million viewers. Richard Tyler “Ninja” Blevins holds the single-person stream record when he played Fortnite with Drake, reaching 628,000 viewers./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/why-sodapoppin-isn-t-playing-wow-anymore-on-stream/Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-sodapoppin-isn-t-playing-wow-anymore-on-stream/ Sodapoppin was one of the most-watched personalities on Twitch last year when he was playing World of Warcraft Classic, both during its beta and after it went live. But in his first stream back from a one-month hiatus today, the streamer said he doesn’t plan on playing the game again on air.  “I’m not going to play WoW on stream again for a long time,” Soda said. “I still have to do my MC raid every week, where I manage 39 retards./post/505-games-ends-work-on-indivisible-following-lab-zero-games-mass-exodus/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/505-games-ends-work-on-indivisible-following-lab-zero-games-mass-exodus/ Following the utter collapse of Lab Zero Games surrounding lead design director and a programmer Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont’s inappropriate behavior toward multiple members of the community and a former co-worker, 505 Games has decided to end work on Indivisible.  The publisher’s statement on Indivisible’s production comes after a majority of Lab Zero’s staff formed a new studio and Autumn Games, the IP holder for Skullgirls clarified the situation with the other series that was developed by the Mike Z and that team./post/all-artifacts-and-their-abilities-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-artifacts-and-their-abilities-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies/ The Zombies mode has been a crucial part of the Call of Duty experience since World at War was released. Each year’s title tries to polish the multiplayer experience more while adding new quality-of-life features to the game—and the development of the Zombies mode hasn’t stopped, either. The franchise’s next title, Vanguard, is launching with a new Zombies map, Der Anfang. Players will get to battle against hordes of zombies that are being raised from the dead by Oberführer Von List./post/extensive-hotfix-nerfs-to-master-yi-pushed-live-to-league-patch-12-5/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/extensive-hotfix-nerfs-to-master-yi-pushed-live-to-league-patch-12-5/ Master Yi, a champion long known to take over lower ELO League of Legends, recently received massive changes that shifted power away from his Lethality build. This resulted in a large increase to the champion’s win rate in just a few days, leading Riot Games to deploy a hotfix to his kit last night. Following buffs aiming towards an on-hit build for Master Yi in Patch 12.5, Riot has pushed hotfix nerfs to live servers to take some newfound power away from the Wuju Bladesman./post/how-to-find-and-open-golden-vaults-on-rebirth-island-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-open-golden-vaults-on-rebirth-island-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Call of Duty: Warzone has been blessed with another Easter egg for players to chase down on Rebirth Island, and the reward is some sweet, fat loot. The Golden Vault doors that players spotted on Rebirth Island over the past few weeks can now be opened. There’s a ton of high-tier loot inside, including a Specialist bonus, lots of money, weapons, and more. But it takes a little bit of work to get inside and reap the rewards./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/ladybug-bulletfish-and-moth-pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-leaked-for-sword-and-shield/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ladybug-bulletfish-and-moth-pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-leaked-for-sword-and-shield/ Editor’s Note: The leaked images that were previously featured in this article have been removed due to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim from The Pokémon Company International, Inc. (“TPCi”). Even more Pokémon appear to have leaked for Pokémon Sword and Shield ahead of the games official release on Nov. 15, throwing a wrench into the works for Nintendo and Game Freak, who have remained tight-lipped about the games so far./post/land-octopus-ovary-location-in-elden-ring-how-to-find-and-use-land-octopus-ovary/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/land-octopus-ovary-location-in-elden-ring-how-to-find-and-use-land-octopus-ovary/ In Elden Ring, FromSoftware decided to make consumable items more accessible to players when compared to previous titles. The crafting system new to Elden Ring offers players the opportunity to gather and use the unique items they find around the Lands Between. While players cannot make armor and normal weapons, they can make consumable items, throwing weapons, ammunition for ranged weapons, and more. FromSoftware heavily encourages exploration by looking consumable creation behind the Cookbooks./post/the-best-gta-v-rp-servers-and-how-you-can-join/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-gta-v-rp-servers-and-how-you-can-join/ GTA V’s multiplayer portion is an excellent place to come together with friends. From racing to simply doing missions, the possibilities are endless, and a tiny bit of imagination completely reshapes GTA V’s multiplayer experience. Role-playing (RP) is one of the most fun ways of enjoying GTA V after you’re done with the story mode. There are even players who buy the game just for the RP experience since it’s also been quite popular among Twitch streamers./post/we-ll-do-it-live-buzz-begins-for-dreamhack-melbourne-as-live-esports-returns-down-under/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/we-ll-do-it-live-buzz-begins-for-dreamhack-melbourne-as-live-esports-returns-down-under/ In September, live esports truly returns to Australia with DreamHack Melbourne⁠—a festival organizers ESL are already billing as a “welcome back” to the competitive gaming scene after nearly two years without major LAN events. It’s a huge moment for Aussie esports—and one that can’t come soon enough. DreamHack Melbourne replaces the now-defunct Melbourne Esports Open, which was forced to shutter doors in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country./post/gridiron-apex-s-next-cinematic-drops-jan-4-will-follow-bangalore/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/gridiron-apex-s-next-cinematic-drops-jan-4-will-follow-bangalore/ Apex Legends is kicking off the year with another installment of Stories from the Outlands. The next episode, “Gridiron,” launches on Jan. 4 at 10am CT and will shed some more light on Bangalore’s past. Although she’s one of the original members of the Apex cast, Bangalore only started receiving more lore recently. Her chapter in Apex‘s lore book, Pathfinder’s Quest, shows a glimpse of her past as a soldier and about her family life./post/a-guide-to-the-best-controls-and-settings-in-valorant/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-guide-to-the-best-controls-and-settings-in-valorant/ VALORANT is all about finding an edge over your opponent. There’s always room for improvement, even if you have pinpoint accuracy, the perfect game sense, and extensive knowledge of each of the maps. Controls and settings in VALORANT, believe it or not, have a real impact on your gameplay. If you aren’t using the optimal settings, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Here are the best controls and settings in VALORANT./post/how-to-level-up-fast-in-wow-classic/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-level-up-fast-in-wow-classic/ The leveling process in World of Warcraft Classic can be long and arduous. In 2004, when the MMO was first released, leveling to 60 was a painstaking grind that took months of patience.  It was a free-for-all of epic proportions that stopped some players dead in their tracks⁠ and motivated others. But now, it’s a different story. More than 15 years have passed since the release of World of Warcraft and a great deal has changed./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-minecraft/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-minecraft/ Lag is one of the major annoyances that some Minecraft players have had to put up with over the years. Just like in any other title, Minecraft can suffer from frame drops to stuttering and everything in between. Luckily, since the open-world game has been out for so long, players have come up with some creative ways to get around the lag. This applies to both the single-player and multiplayer sides of Minecraft./post/how-to-trade-pok%C3%A9mon-with-friends-online-in-sword-and-shield/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-trade-pok%C3%A9mon-with-friends-online-in-sword-and-shield/ The Pokémon series is known for its focus on trading and battling, but that’s been made increasingly difficult to do with online friends in Sword and Shield. Trading with friends is not only tedious, but also annoying, and relies on you getting lucky for it to work. There is no way to directly connect to the player that you want in trades and battles, but we are here at least to give you advice on what to do to make the process a little bit easier./post/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/team-liquid-defeat-sentinels-to-earn-group-b-top-seed-in-valorant-champions-playoffs/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-defeat-sentinels-to-earn-group-b-top-seed-in-valorant-champions-playoffs/ A third European team earned their spot in the VALORANT Champions playoffs after Team Liquid defeated Sentinels in the Group B Winner’s match today. See Valorant on Amazon Liquid concluded their undefeated run through the VALORANT champs group stage with a stunning victory against Sentinels. They took down KRU Esports 2-0 earlier this week and sent Sentinels to the Decider match on Monday.  The first matchup on Breeze was an intense game that went back and forth and was ultimately decided in overtime./post/why-did-spotify-log-me-out-here-is-how-to-check-if-spotify-is-down/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-did-spotify-log-me-out-here-is-how-to-check-if-spotify-is-down/ Spotify is one of the most popular platforms to enjoy almost every genre of music, podcasts, and more. The useful service is available on most mobile devices and has an excellent app compatible with most computers, allowing you to enjoy your favorite tunes almost anywhere. But sometimes, the service can be disrupted, preventing you from enjoying music throughout the day.  If Spotify logs you out on your device, don’t worry. This is a sign that something is wrong with the service./post/xqc-invents-new-overwatch-2-map-exploit/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-invents-new-overwatch-2-map-exploit/ Popular streamer xQc discovered a new way to get around the side of the map in the new Overwatch 2 Push map Colosseo. In the clip, which was captured during the first day of the Overwatch 2 closed beta, xQc is healing his team as Mercy on Colosseo. As his teammates are picked off one by one, it’s clear that the enemy team is coming for him next. He turns around and tries to run, taking fire as he does so./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/best-ps5-skins/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ps5-skins/ The PlayStation 5 comes with a minimalist black and white design, far more attractive than the previous generation. But one downside with the new PS5 was its limited color options. In the CES 2022, Sony unveiled five new colors for the PS5, and they will soon head to the market. But for PS5 owners who already bought the device, this might not be pleasant news. However, if you already have a black and white PS5 and want to give it a new look, using skins is the best possible solution./post/best-teemo-skins-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-teemo-skins-in-league-of-legends/ There’s a case to be made that Teemo is the most famous League of Legends champion of all-time. With his trademark green hat, infamous laugh, and known-far-and-wide mushrooms, even people who don’t play League recognize Teemo.  Beyond his iconic base look, though, Teemo has a wide array of skins and cosmetic options that practically turn him into an entirely different character in-game. Since he was one of the game’s original champions, being released alongside League’s launch in 2009, Teemo has over a dozen skins to choose from./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/how-to-fix-steam-error-e502-l3/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-steam-error-e502-l3/ Steam is one of the largest gaming platforms on the planet, hosting millions of users playing thousands of different games every day. With such a wide net of data being processed, error codes and other problems are a common occurrence when trying to use the service.  Just like with most games and live services, a majority of the problems Steam encounters have to do with a user’s connection to the platform’s server./post/nadeshot-will-leave-optic-karma-tapped-as-replacement/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nadeshot-will-leave-optic-karma-tapped-as-replacement/ After a disappointing finish at the Call of Duty Championship, the planet’s biggest console gaming team is in for a massive shakeup. Team captain Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag is stepping down from competitive gaming. In his stead two-time title winner Damon “Karma” Barlow will join the roster of the winningest team in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, OpTic Gaming. Haag might be the most popular pro gamer in the West bar none. The 22-year-old is a phenomenon, a professional who has managed to build a brand that almost overshadows the game he plays itself./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/niantic-unveils-new-sushi-decor-pikmin-for-pikmin-bloom/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-unveils-new-sushi-decor-pikmin-for-pikmin-bloom/ New content is coming to Niantic’s augmented-reality (AR) game Pikmin Bloom. And this time, it’ll be in the form of the new “Sushi” Decor Pikmin. The announcement was made through the game’s official website. “New ‘Sushi’ Decor Pikmin have arrived this month,” the post reads. “You’ll be able to find them around sushi restaurants. Sushi has long been a staple of Japanese food culture, but today it’s enjoyed by countless people around the world./post/the-best-stoner-63-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-stoner-63-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Call of Duty: Warzone hasn’t seen a dominant light machine gun since the nerfing of the Bruen last year. Since then, Warzone’s meta has been all about shotguns, tactical rifles, akimbo pistols, and snipers. But LMGs might be ready to make a comeback with the Stoner 63 from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. The Stoner 63 is the best light machine gun in Black Ops Cold War and it’s also a great addition to the roster of weapons in Warzone./post/call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies-perks-upgrades-pack-a-punch-details-revealed/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies-perks-upgrades-pack-a-punch-details-revealed/ Treyarch has revealed a slew of new information about Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Zombies mode, which is launching alongside the game on Nov. 5. The initial Zombies map in Vanguard, Der Anfang, will feature a new storyline that continues the Dark Aether story from Black Ops Cold War. Things are set to become straight-up demonic and the team outlined changes coming to Zombies in a new blog post. Welcome to the all-new Perk Fountain system in #DerAnfang:/post/high-noon-ashe-hecarim-and-darius-revealed-for-league-patch-9-20/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/high-noon-ashe-hecarim-and-darius-revealed-for-league-patch-9-20/ New High Noon skins have been unveiled on the League of Legends PBE ahead of their expected release in Patch 9.20. Ashe, Darius, and Hecarim join the ever-growing lineup of other High Noon champions that includes Lucian, Thresh, and more. Here are the upcoming High Noon skins. High Noon Ashe High Noon Hecarim High Noon Darius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJctdx5Bo0Q No prices for the skins have been revealed yet, but we expect them to follow previous trends and be priced at 1,350 RP each./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/how-to-watch-boomtv-s-code-red-25-000-co-ed-call-of-duty-warzone-tournament/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-boomtv-s-code-red-25-000-co-ed-call-of-duty-warzone-tournament/ BoomTV is back once again to help kick of the 2022 Call of Duty: Warzone online tournament circuit with a $25,000 co-ed competition. Today’s tournament features 16 female captains and 16 male captains making up 32 duo teams that will face off in two-vs-two bracket play with both winners and losers brackets. 🚨$25,000 Code Red 2v2 Teams🚨@ZLanerOFFICIAL + @KaleiRenay 🪂 16 Female Captains/16 Male Captains 🤑 $25,000 Prize Pool + $5K in Bounties/post/it-s-possible-to-tap-strafe-out-of-a-gravity-cannon-in-storm-point/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/it-s-possible-to-tap-strafe-out-of-a-gravity-cannon-in-storm-point/ Legends aren’t supposed to be able to make sharp turns out of the Gravity Cannons on Storm Point, but Apex Legends players can use tap-strafing to drastically change course mid-air, as evidenced by a Reddit user. Tap-strafing is an advanced movement technique that lets players make sharp turns in the air. One of the main characteristics of Gravity Cannons is that they boost players in a specific direction with a minimal amount of deviance from their trajectory./post/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/peace-outlast-red-canids-in-5-game-battle-of-attrition-at-worlds-2021-to-book-a-spot-in-the-final-play-in-series-against-cloud9/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/peace-outlast-red-canids-in-5-game-battle-of-attrition-at-worlds-2021-to-book-a-spot-in-the-final-play-in-series-against-cloud9/ After a five-game battle against the CBLOL’s RED Canids today, the LCO’s PEACE have won the chance to play in another best-of-five series against Cloud9 tomorrow to decide who will enter the main event of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. Throughout all five games, PEACE and RED Canids showed the willingness to fight in any situation. They weren’t scared to commit teleports, summoner spells, and ultimates for random skirmishes./post/theros-beyond-death-s-best-and-worst-blue-commons-and-uncommons-for-limited/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/theros-beyond-death-s-best-and-worst-blue-commons-and-uncommons-for-limited/ Magic: the Gathering‘s new set launches this week on Arena, and that means a new Limited format to learn! Blue gets some cool tricks and abilities this time around. Here’s the best (and worst) Blue cards for Limited. Thirst for Meaning Thirst for Meaning is one of those breakout common spells you will see in every Blue deck that can find it. This card is an easy two-for-one, but has an even higher ceiling if you can discard things you don’t have a use for anyways./post/you-can-now-send-voice-messages-in-apex-legends-without-a-mic/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-now-send-voice-messages-in-apex-legends-without-a-mic/ Apex Legends continues to add more accessibility options for players. The latest addition is the ability to send voice messages to your teammates in a match without a microphone on Xbox One and PS4. Previously, you could only send a text message on console like in any other game, but that requires your teammate to temporarily leave the game, check the message, and then come back. That takes up precious time, especially if you have something urgent to say./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/how-to-earn-the-soaring-spelltome-mount-in-world-of-warcraft/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-the-soaring-spelltome-mount-in-world-of-warcraft/ The Mage Tower event is returning to World of Warcraft after a three-year hiatus from the game’s live servers. With seven unique challenges designed for different classes and specializations, the Mage Tower is one of WoW’s most fleshed-out pieces of content.  When the Mage Tower returns to WoW later this year alongside the Legion Timewalking event, players will have the chance to earn event-specific rewards. Players who complete one of the Mage Tower’s challenges will receive a transmogrification set for the class that they complete the challenge with./post/how-to-get-the-calavera-ghost-shell-in-destiny-2/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-calavera-ghost-shell-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s Festival of the Lost event for 2021 is underway and the in-game celebration is more than just a Halloween-themed spookfest. The Festival of the Lost is heavily inspired by Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, a primarily Mexican holiday that honors and celebrates those we have lost. During the Destiny 2 in-game events, Bungie asks its players to celebrate those we’ve lost and “fondly recount the tales of those who were lost but will never be forgotten./post/overwatch-streamer-banned-from-twitch-for-hate-speech-toward-south-american-players/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-streamer-banned-from-twitch-for-hate-speech-toward-south-american-players/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Fareeha Andersen, an Overwatch streamer known as a Grand Master and Top 500 player, received a 30-day suspension Tuesday for hate speech after referring to South American players as “shit.” The wording in context took place on Feb. 7, where Fareeha played against a non-professional team of South American players. During the match, she can be heard saying “it’s alright, we can still beat them, South American players are shit./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/the-best-tight-ends-in-madden-nfl-22/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-tight-ends-in-madden-nfl-22/ Tight ends are often as productive as wide receivers in a modern NFL offense. Players like Travis Kelce and George Kittle are dominant receivers that barrel their way down the field for yards after the catch. Big catches get on SportsCenter, but a great tight end must be a potent pass blocker. This position is unique because of the variety of roles players fill in a modern offense. In Madden NFL 22, tight ends are powerful threats with quick slants./post/todas-las-ubicaciones-de-pastel-de-cumplea%C3%B1os-en-fortnite/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/todas-las-ubicaciones-de-pastel-de-cumplea%C3%B1os-en-fortnite/ Ya se cumple el segundo cumpleaños de Fortnite, y Epic Games lanzó algunos desafíos para que las y los jugadores completen y desbloqueen elementos cosméticos. Dos de ellos tienen que ver con encontrar tortas de cumpleaños esparcidas por la isla de Fortnite. En la primera, tendrás que bailar o usar cualquier emoticono delante de las 10 tortas. En el otro, deben recuperar 50 de vida o escudo comiendo trozos de pastel que rodean a estas enormes tortas, con un total de 10 trozos ya que cada uno recupera cinco puntos de vida./post/valve-adds-cs-go-text-filter-to-block-profane-words/Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-adds-cs-go-text-filter-to-block-profane-words/ In the wake of nationwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality, Valve has implemented a new feature to stop offensive text chat messages in CS:GO. Valve announced today it added “Text Filtering,” a new setting in CS:GO that blocks “profane” words in the text chat. This feature is enabled by default and can be disabled by going into the communication part of the settings. A similar feature is used in Riot Games’ first-person shooter VALORANT, which replaces profanity with nicer, somewhat-random words./post/a-guide-to-the-most-popular-twitch-emotes/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-guide-to-the-most-popular-twitch-emotes/ On June 6, 2011, the video game streaming website Twitch launched as a spin-off of live streaming site Justin.tv. In nearly nine years, Twitch has become the go-to place for streaming, even surpassing its former corporate owner. Part of the reason for Twitch’s popularity is Twitch chat, and especially its emotes. With Twitch chat, passive viewing becomes interactive, and Twitch’s emotes become a kind of internal language of inside-jokes. The emotes have changed how people talk to each other both on and off the site./post/dragon-ball-fighterz-ranking-system-explained/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dragon-ball-fighterz-ranking-system-explained/ Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ brought new life into a franchise in 2018, drawing inspiration from the earliest and most beloved games in Dragon Ball and other fighting games. This 2D-styled, team-based gameplay is a throwback to the earliest games in the franchise but also offers a unique spin on the modern fighting game setup. Whether you are a diehard fan or a casual viewer, there’s plenty of familiar faces to be seen with a roster including plenty of characters from the franchise, starting with Dragon Ball Z and continuing up until Super./post/how-many-cars-are-in-gran-turismo-7-full-car-list/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-cars-are-in-gran-turismo-7-full-car-list/ Gran Turismo 7 is finally here, inviting fans of the franchise to test out all the new tracks and vehicles in the game. At its launch, Gran Turismo 7 features over 425 cars and the number is likely to increase as Polyphony Digital releases more patches in the future. The cars in Gran Turismo 7 come in different prices and players will need to use Credits to unlock their favorite cars./post/how-to-redeem-free-zeraora-launch-bonus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-redeem-free-zeraora-launch-bonus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Pokémon UNITE has officially launched, with players all over the world now able to play the first Pokémon MOBA on Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. UNITE is a free-to-play game that only gives players a certain number of Pokémon when they first download it and complete the tutorial. The remaining roster needs to be unlocked through purchasing or grinding to receive UNITE Licenses, or the method used to unlock various Pokémon to use in matches./post/how-to-redeploy-your-parachute-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-redeploy-your-parachute-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ You’re stuck on top of one of the many tall buildings in Call of Duty: Warzone. You can’t find the stairs or a ladder to climb down. You ask your teammates what button you need to press to redeploy your parachute so you can safely jump off the building and not fall to your death, but you don’t trust their answer. If you’ve already found yourself in a similar situation in Warzone’s brief history, don’t worry—we’ve got the answer for you right here./post/hydration-leaves-the-houston-outlaws/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hydration-leaves-the-houston-outlaws/ The Lone Star State is about to get a little lonelier for the Houston Outlaws. João Pedro “Hydration” Goes Telles, veteran flex DPS of the team, has decided to part ways with the Texas organization.  Hydration began his career in the Overwatch League as a part of the Los Angeles Gladiators, often stunning fans with his aerial destruction on heroes like Pharah. During the 2019 offseason, he was acquired by the Houston Outlaws to add some flexibility to its roster./post/optic-j-deactivates-social-media-accounts-following-backlash-over-selling-optic-gaming/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-j-deactivates-social-media-accounts-following-backlash-over-selling-optic-gaming/ Ryan “OpTic J” Musselman, one of the founding members of OpTic Gaming, has deactivated all of his social media accounts after receiving heavy criticism from OpTic Gaming fans. OpTic’s parent company, Infinite Esports and Entertainment, was sold to Immortals Gaming Club, much to the dismay of the team’s fan base. OpTic J became the president of Infinite Esports in 2018 following the departure of Chris Chaney. As a result, many fans blame J for OpTic’s fall from grace over the past year./post/riot-s-active-player-base-hits-180-million-across-all-league-based-titles/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-s-active-player-base-hits-180-million-across-all-league-based-titles/ Riot Games revealed today that 180 million players are currently engaged with its titles based in the League of Legends universe, an all-time record for the company. This massive number of players doesn’t include the player base for Riot’s first person shooter, VALORANT, but does include League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot has largely depended on its flagship title, League, to serve as the foundation of its consumer base./post/snow-returns-to-mtg-standard-in-kaldheim-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade/Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/snow-returns-to-mtg-standard-in-kaldheim-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade/ Vikings hail from Scandinavia, an area that receives heavy snowfall. So it’s fitting that Magic’s upcoming Viking-inspired set Kaldheim features the return of Snow as a mechanic in a Standard set for the first time since Coldsnap in 2006. Snow is a supertype that appears on all types of permanents. A Snow card doesn’t necessarily do anything on its own, but various cards have payoffs for controlling multiple Snow permanents. The most common type of Snow permanent is Snow-Covered lands./post/asia-pacific-shines-and-emea-stumbles-in-algs-losers-bracket-stage/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/asia-pacific-shines-and-emea-stumbles-in-algs-losers-bracket-stage/ The losers bracket stage of the Apex Legends Global Series Split 2 playoffs on Saturday was as surprising as the tournament’s group stage. Several favorites to win the playoffs exited early, and many teams from EMEA struggled despite the region’s reputation as one of the best in the world. Instead, teams from both the North and South regions of Asia Pacific proved they shouldn’t be underestimated. The first round of losers was a place for several big names to prove that their first-day issues weren’t indicative of their quality as a team./post/c9-liquid-dominate-2022-lcs-spring-split-all-pro-teams/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/c9-liquid-dominate-2022-lcs-spring-split-all-pro-teams/ With the Spring Split at its conclusion and the LCS playoffs beginning tomorrow, the North American League of Legends league has revealed its All-Pro teams following the 2022 Spring Split. The All-Pro awards this spring were voted upon by league-sponsored analysts, third-party media members, and representatives from professional teams across the league.  See League of Legends on Amazon This spring, the LCS’ first All-Pro team was composed entirely of players from Cloud9 and Team Liquid./post/dwg-kia-vs-t1-peaked-at-3-540-094-viewers/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dwg-kia-vs-t1-peaked-at-3-540-094-viewers/ Today’s semifinals matchup for the League of Legends World Championship stream peaked at over 3.5 million viewers, according to streaming statistics website Esportscharts. DWG KIA won the bout 3-2 and knocked out T1 from the League of Legends World Championship in a match that vastly surpassed the tournament’s previous record holder. Esportscharts points out 3,540,094 viewers tuned in to the broadcast at its peak, and League fans plenty of reason to watch today’s matchup between the two./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/league-fan-creates-breathtaking-pixel-art-game-inspired-by-arcane/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-creates-breathtaking-pixel-art-game-inspired-by-arcane/ Since its initial release in late-2021, Arcane has become a big Netflix hit and both League of Legends players and series viewers are still finding ways to create amazing fan art, marvelous cosplays, and unique videos to honor the show and the game it’s based on.  This time, that admiration comes in the form of a pixel animation. Reddit user StudioBaku posted a 42-second video titled “Get Jinxed – Pixel Art Game Version” earlier this month./post/mccree-goes-full-lifeguard-with-new-skin-specific-voice-lines/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mccree-goes-full-lifeguard-with-new-skin-specific-voice-lines/ It’s no longer high noon—it’s high tide. The latest Overwatch patch, which brought the Overwatch Archives event, also gave McCree a few voice line updates. Lifeguard McCree has a ton of silly, little details that make it special—instead of a tumbleweed, a beach ball rolls by during his ultimate, and instead of a BAMF, he’s a SAMF. (That stands for safe, we assume.) Related: There are a bunch of hilarious little details hidden in Overwatch’s Summer Games/post/rogue-mage-and-priest-classes-will-be-available-to-all-races-in-wow-dragonflight/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rogue-mage-and-priest-classes-will-be-available-to-all-races-in-wow-dragonflight/ More race/class combinations are set to be added to World of Warcraft upon the launch of the game’s upcoming expansion, Dragonflight.  In an interview with WoW content creator MrGM, the game’s lead combat designer Brian Holinka confirmed that all races in WoW will have access to the Rogue, Mage, and Priest classes when Dragonflight is released.  “We want to move towards a world where the race of a character is not a limiter for what they can do or what they can become in the World of Warcraft,” Holinka said./post/san-francisco-shock-s-ans-retires-from-professional-overwatch/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/san-francisco-shock-s-ans-retires-from-professional-overwatch/ Hitscan DPS Lee “ANS” Seon-chang has surprisingly retired from professional Overwatch, the San Francisco Shock announced today. ANS was a key part of the team’s second Overwatch League championship win in October.   ANS joined the San Francisco Shock as a last-minute pickup before the 2020 season began. Though he previously played for professional teams like BlossoM, ANS first retired in early 2019 and built his reputation as a streamer. His main draw, as “ANSANSNIPER,” was his incredible talent with hitscan heroes like Widowmaker and Ashe./post/valorant-players-can-create-multiple-one-way-sage-walls-on-split/Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-players-can-create-multiple-one-way-sage-walls-on-split/ VALORANT players have found new one-way Sage walls on Split that make taking B site much more difficult.  VALORANT Patch 2.01 significantly updated Split to make it easier for attackers to enter sites, removed deep corners where enemies could hide, and limited the amount of 50/50 peek spots players might encounter. But the update also introduced new objects that players can use to their advantage to create one-way walls and off-angles that attackers won’t expect./post/100-thieves-parts-ways-with-cody-sun/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-parts-ways-with-cody-sun/ The LCS’ 100 Thieves and Cody Sun have mutually parted ways, the player announced today.  The ADC, who enjoyed a full year with the North American organization, is now a free agent and aims to “reach the top” for the 2021 season, he says. 100Thieves and I have decided to part ways. Effective immediately, I will be a Free Agent heading into the 2021 season. I am very grateful for the opportunities given to me by 100T, as well as very excited for what's to come./post/blizzard-to-release-47-new-mounts-in-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-to-release-47-new-mounts-in-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1/ With World of Warcraft’s Public Test Realm being updated to Patch 9.1 yesterday, players have discovered 47 new mounts coming to the game alongside the release of the new patch.  Plenty of Maw-themed mounts are being added to the game, most likely due to the fact that much of Patch 9.1’s content will take place in the heart of the Maw. Thirteen new mounts will be available to farm from Patch 9./post/cod-mobile-s-new-br-mode-only-offers-legendary-weapons/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-s-new-br-mode-only-offers-legendary-weapons/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s latest battle royale mode, Solid Gold, has arrived into the game today. Finding weapons and attachments while keeping your ammo in check and being on the lookout for enemies can be a bit tough in the classic BR mode. Furthermore, the weapons in the battle royale come in different rarities: common, uncommon, rare, epic, and legendary. The last class has the best weapons, but they are really hard to find./post/how-to-complete-captains-medel-s-silver-stars-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-captains-medel-s-silver-stars-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ FIFA 22 Ultimate Team players have a chance of getting a 74-rated Captains Gary Medel, Bologna’s captain, by completing a set of Silver Stars objectives in the game. Medel was selected to be part of the Captains promotion, which brings upgraded versions of the best captains from different clubs and national teams, but players have to get this card by completing Silver Stars objectives, a different promotion that gives upgraded versions of silver player items./post/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-enable-vods-on-twitch/ Not everyone can watch Twitch streams live. For those people, VODs are an easy way to support a stream and consume content. Even as a streamer without Affiliate or Partner status on Twitch, you have the ability to store VODs on Twitch. This can play a crucial role in developing your channel in a way that can build you up to Affiliate status. VODs for non-Partnered streamers can be saved on Twitch for up to 14 days./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/totw-22-is-now-live-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/totw-22-is-now-live-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added Team of the Week (TOTW) 22 to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today. Every week, EA creates a new version of players who performed well in real-life games. Next week’s TOTW will replace this squad with fresh cards. You can get these cards through the FUT market or from FUT packs if you’re lucky enough. The best players on this TOTW are a 90-rated Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, an 86-rated Edin Višca from Trabzonspor, an 86-rated Aleksandar Mitrovic from Fulham, and 86-rated Nabil Fekir from Real Betis./post/what-are-sparks-in-mixer-and-how-to-use-them/Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-sparks-in-mixer-and-how-to-use-them/ If you are new to Mixer, Microsoft’s new streaming service, you might have heard about something called “Sparks” while watching streams (or when you, seemingly, randomly earn them). Here’s what you need to know about them. Sparks in Mixer are just one of the streaming service’s site-wide currencies on offer. Sparks can be acquired by simply watching streams and from streaming yourself. It essentially comes down to simple mathematics. The more hours you spend watching one streamer, the more Sparks you earn./post/all-madden-21-franchise-mode-teams-ranked/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-madden-21-franchise-mode-teams-ranked/ It’s been four long months since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lifted the Lombardi Trophy. But now, the NFL’s offseason is in full swing.  Organized team activities, or OTAs, just started, giving fans a glimpse of the new additions to the rosters, including the newest players added to the team via the 2021 NFL Draft in April. Madden NFL 22 will likely be announced in July during EA’s live event. But with the game releasing sometime in late August, football fans need a way to waste time during the dog days of summer leading up to the start of the 2021 NFL season./post/apex-bug-gives-wattson-30-fences-in-arenas/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-bug-gives-wattson-30-fences-in-arenas/ Wattson received an unintentional buff when Apex Legends’ 10th season launched yesterday. A bug gave the Static Defender 30 fence charges at the beginning of Arenas matches—dozens more than the normal amount. Respawn has pushed a fix for the occurrence. The glitch gave Wattson 30 fences in Arenas instead of the usual three, though regular cooldowns for placing fences still applied. Unlike some exploits, the bug has no triggers and will take place whenever users load up an Arenas match with the Static Defender./post/hate-raids-return-to-twitch-another-wave-of-attacks-target-lgbtqia-streamers/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hate-raids-return-to-twitch-another-wave-of-attacks-target-lgbtqia-streamers/ Hate raids have once again propagated across Twitch. But this time, viewers from an entirely different platform are targeting LGBTQIA+ streamers on Twitch. Streamers such as EarthToBre, Blizzb3ar, and xProvexx were all among the first to report on hate raids stemming from Cozy.tv. Users descending on Twitch reportedly spammed Twitch chatrooms, Discord servers, and flooded creators’ DMs with hateful, homophobic messages. EarthToBre said that users on Cozy.tv encouraging these hate raids also restreamed targeted streamers’ broadcasts while mocking them./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/nickmercs-explains-why-he-still-plays-apex-over-warzone/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nickmercs-explains-why-he-still-plays-apex-over-warzone/ One of the biggest victories Apex Legends scored in the past year wasn’t anything that had to do with making the game. Rather, it was the continued support and attention brought to the game by FaZe Clan’s NICKMERCS. After building up a dedicated following in games like Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone, as well as representing multiple esports organizations, the FaZe content creator gave Apex a spin in 2021./post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-twitch-channel-lets-you-make-hacked-pok%C3%A9mon/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-twitch-channel-lets-you-make-hacked-pok%C3%A9mon/ It isn’t hard to hack Pokémon into Sword and Shield, but now there are automated programs that you can use through Twitch and Discord that will make those Pokémon for you.  Channels like OaksLab are allowing players to make their Pokémon online before pasting the full team loadout into the stream a specific command. That command will be picked up by the automated bot, genned, and traded to the player as long as they follow instructions./post/raven-software-says-it-s-aware-of-call-of-duty-warzone-hitmarker-bug/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/raven-software-says-it-s-aware-of-call-of-duty-warzone-hitmarker-bug/ Raven Software, the developer handling Call of Duty: Warzone, has acknowledged a new issue with hitmarkers in the battle royale game. Not long after last night’s update, players began reporting that hitmarkers weren’t showing up when shooting enemies in Verdansk. Thankfully, the developer is acutely aware and has responded quickly, acknowledging the issue on Twitter today. The official Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Trello board was updated with the information this afternoon./post/upcoming-league-season-10-buffs-aim-to-improve-junglers-early-game-xp/Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/upcoming-league-season-10-buffs-aim-to-improve-junglers-early-game-xp/ Riot game designer Kevin “Captain Gameplay” Huang broke down the jungle XP buffs slated to hit the Rift soon in a tweet today. After League of Legends junglers complained of being far under-leveled in comparison to other roles, Riot devs are increasing XP gain from the four to 18-minute mark. While the preseason jungle nerfs certainly affected high-rank players, it was most felt in lower elos where players have less consistent clear paths./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/all-free-rewards-in-halo-infinite-s-cyber-showdown-event/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-free-rewards-in-halo-infinite-s-cyber-showdown-event/ Halo Infinite’s latest foray into free-to-play events is Cyber Showdown, a two-week affair drenched in a synthwave aesthetic and spotlighting a new game mode called Attrition. Players who took part in the Winter Contingency or Fracture: Tenrai events will recognize the format for the event well, with a free track of rewards available alongside the store’s premium offerings. Similar to Winter Contingency, this event won’t be returning beyond its end date on Feb./post/ap-shaco-support-outplays-three-opponents-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ap-shaco-support-outplays-three-opponents-in-league-of-legends/ League of Legends players may want to reconsider dodging the lobby when an AP Shaco locks support. One player used the Demon Jester to his maximum potential, posting their three-kill outplay on Reddit today. This should give you enough reasons to play AP Shaco. Fed support Shaco shenanigans. from leagueoflegends The player began by sending his Hallucinate (R) clone to the opposing Riven, baiting her flash and wiping her out in a matter of seconds./post/how-blizzard-plans-to-update-moira-in-overwatch-2-hero-rework/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-blizzard-plans-to-update-moira-in-overwatch-2-hero-rework/ In a blogpost on June 7, Blizzard Entertainment revealed more information about Moira’s upcoming rework, which will be coming to the game in time for Overwatch 2’s launch. “She’s an effective support,” the devs said. “However, we believe she lacks the play-making ability and utility possessed by other supports on the roster.” To enhance her strength on the roster, the devs detailed three ideas for the hero’s rework. Related: Blizzard to host an event regarding Overwatch 2, next PvP beta, and more in June/post/how-to-clinch-in-ufc-4/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-clinch-in-ufc-4/ Clinching is a significant part of fighting in UFC 4. Players can use the clinch to move their opponents, take them to the ground, or deliver devastating blows. Clinching is slightly different in UFC 4 but still easy to initiate. Players must press R1 on PlayStation or RB on Xbox and top the button associated with their lead hand. The lead hand is either X or Y on Xbox and Square and Triangle on PlayStation./post/how-to-hide-account-level-in-valorant/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-hide-account-level-in-valorant/ VALORANT players can show off their experience with their account level, letting friends and opponents know how much experience they have. But some players would rather hide this information since it could lead to teammates expecting low-level players to perform poorly or assume they’re smurfs. The good news is hiding your account level in VALORANT is simple and can be toggled with ease.  Players earn Account Points by playing any mode in VALORANT./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/str%C3%A1sk%C3%BD-advances-to-mtg-worlds-finals-undefeated/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/str%C3%A1sk%C3%BD-advances-to-mtg-worlds-finals-undefeated/ Ondřej Stráský was the first player to advance to the 2021 Magic World Championship finals today, and with an undefeated record under his belt. The second day of the competition showcased five rounds of Standard Constructed, and Stráský was the first to advance to the next stage. Any of the 16 players at MTG Worlds needed seven wins to advance to the final day. Finishing day one with an underrated record following three rounds of MID Draft and two rounds of Standard,  Stráský defeated Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa (PVDDR) and Noriyuki Mori to continue his run towards the 2021 Worlds title./post/taking-stock-of-new-look-skt/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/taking-stock-of-new-look-skt/ SK Telecom T1 started off the 2019 season with a bang. Two quick wins had fans of the brand-new all-star roster salivating at the possibility of another deep Worlds run. But victories over rebuilding teams like Jin Air and Afreeca were not all that impressive. SKT’s first real test was a three-game stretch beginning the second week of the season when they would face Sandbox Gaming, Damwon Gaming, and Griffin back-to-back./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/does-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-have-online-co-op-play/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-have-online-co-op-play/ Kirby and the Forgotten Land has finally set sail, and players can now take their favorite ball of pink on a trip through a lost civilization known as the Forgotten Land. In the title, players can encounter new friends and tasks throughout their journey. A game that has captured the hearts of Kirby fans, Kirby and the Forgotten Land has been lauded for its vast gameplay and intricate storylines. It’s only natural for players to want to share the experience with a friend, and one of the biggest questions surrounding the game is if they can play Kirby and the Forgotten Land online./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/former-method-players-form-new-world-first-caliber-raiding-guild/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-method-players-form-new-world-first-caliber-raiding-guild/ A new World of Warcraft raiding guild is coming in Shadowlands, and it looks strikingly similar to one that racked up a handful of World First Cutting Edge kills during Battle for Azeroth.  A Twitter account with the handle EchoGuild posted a video yesterday announcing the formation of a top-tier raiding squad that includes members of WoW’s most well-known organization Method.  The former Method members left the guild following turmoil amid sexual harassment allegation brought to the forefront regarding a healer from the guild, MethodJosh./post/free-brawl-stars-gifts-handed-out-daily-to-celebrate-second-anniversary-of-launch-in-china/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-brawl-stars-gifts-handed-out-daily-to-celebrate-second-anniversary-of-launch-in-china/ A few days following Bonnie’s launch, Supercell is giving fans free daily gifts in the Brawl Stars shop to celebrate the second anniversary of the game’s launch in China. A new design has also taken over the game’s interface and shop in the theme of the Worst Bunch skin bundle. They have joined the shop for a few days, and players can receive a skin for Byron, Bonnie, and Lola. They can get a price reduction for buying the whole bundle, but they’ll have to own Bonnie./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/how-to-play-madden-mobile-with-a-controller/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-madden-mobile-with-a-controller/ While a year ends on Dec. 31 for most people, sports fans hop onto the hype train earlier when the newest addition of their favorite titles hits the shelves. Each new release introduces more customizability options, small fixes in the gameplay, and updates teams’ rosters after major moves during transfer periods. Considering mobile gaming is one of the most widely-available platforms out there, it was inevitable for sports titles to make ports to allow fans to be a part of the action even when they’re on the go./post/multiversus-is-bringing-2-vs-2-action-and-a-100-000-prize-pool-to-evo-2022/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/multiversus-is-bringing-2-vs-2-action-and-a-100-000-prize-pool-to-evo-2022/ Before the official Evo 2022 lineup was revealed in March, fans speculated that Warner Bros.’ platform crossover fighter MultiVersus might be included since it was already scheduled for a 2022 release and it would be a good way to promote the free-to-play title. And while it wasn’t featured in the original announcement, Player First Games has now confirmed that MultiVersus will in fact be featured at the event from Aug. 5 to 7 with a $100,000 prize pool./post/shroud-s-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone-settings-and-keybinds/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-s-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone-settings-and-keybinds/ Since his retirement from competitive CS:GO in April 2018, shroud hasn’t lost a single ounce of talent. The former Cloud9 player still dominates every game he touches—and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is just one of them. The talented FPS player stopped streaming on Twitch and moved to Mixer at the end of 2019. Though he saw a decrease in his viewership after the move, his numbers have started to recover./post/what-are-the-old-verse-items-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-old-verse-items-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus does a lot to expand on the lore and legends of the Pokémon universe, providing players with more opportunities than ever to learn about the world and the creatures inhabiting it.  Legends: Arceus also goes beyond that by setting up a mythos surrounding “The Ancient Sinnoh,” which players will learn about throughout the game by talking to NPCs. While traveling around Hisui, you will learn more about the legends that have been shared from person to person in the region, specifically when it comes to the Diamond and Pearl clans, who each believe Ancient Sinnoh to be something different than the other./post/loba-s-p2020-skin-may-come-to-apex-legends-according-to-data-miner/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/loba-s-p2020-skin-may-come-to-apex-legends-according-to-data-miner/ Apex Legends introduced Loba with her unique weapon, a modified P2020. And players may soon be able to use it in-game. A data miner uncovered the model for the weapon, with heavy indications that it could come as part of an upcoming summer sale. Shrugtal, one of Apex‘s most prolific data miners, shared the model of the weapon today. The gun is Loba’s personal P2020 and made an appearance in the season five launch trailer when Loba pointed it at Revenant./post/overwatch-reveals-mccree-s-new-name/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-reveals-mccree-s-new-name/ One of Overwatch’s most iconic heroes will be rocking a new name as of Oct. 22, distancing the character from the real-life allegations surrounding his namesake.  The cowboy formerly known as Jesse McCree will be renamed Cole Cassidy, according to announcements from the game’s developers. Though the name was publicly revealed today, Cole Cassidy’s name will be officially put into the game on Oct. 26 alongside a patch on the live Overwatch servers./post/the-best-classes-to-play-in-world-of-warcraft-the-burning-crusade-classic/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-classes-to-play-in-world-of-warcraft-the-burning-crusade-classic/ The launch of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic is just around the corner. Whether you’re considering sticking with your main from Classic or looking to reroll prior to the release of TBC, it’s important to remember that the meta is going to change extensively when the new expansion hits live servers Classes that were “must-haves” for raid groups in Classic WoW won’t be as high on the priority list in TBC, while some of the lower-tier classes at level 60 will shine exuberantly at level 70./post/the-best-specialists-in-battlefield-2042/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-specialists-in-battlefield-2042/ When you load into Battlefield 2042, you’ll realize the class system is now replaced with specialists. Specialists come with unique abilities and traits that aren’t customizable. Considering all specialists have different abilities, they excel at different roles, and some perform better than others due to tier traits. Players who are looking to increase their chances of winning a match will need to combine the best weapons in Battlefield 2042 with the most powerful specialists in the game./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/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-the-battle-of-tol-barad/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-the-battle-of-tol-barad/ If you aren’t satisfied with the amount of RNG in Standard Hearthstone right now, the latest weekly Tavern Brawl should give you your fill. This week’s Tavern Brawl is called the Battle of Tol Barad. For those who played World of Warcraft during the Cataclysm expansion, the name Tol Barad should be familiar. During Cataclysm, Tol Barad acted as a contested world PvP zone. With Tol Barad, players were forced to battle on timed intervals./post/what-is-a-tofu-keyboard/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-a-tofu-keyboard/ The jargon surrounding keyboard enthusiast’s conversations can quickly leave newbies in the dust without a prayer. While much of this language is used to describe keyboard sizes, keycaps, and production styles, some of it actually refers to brand-specific keyboards.  One such brand-specific keyboard is the TOFU keyboard. TOFU keyboards are often referred to as the best “bang for your buck” cases that come both in DIY versions and pre-built options. While knowing what keyboards have reasonable value is essential to a keyboard enthusiast, knowing where that value comes from is infinitely more important./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/xqc-says-he-s-not-leaving-twitch-for-youtube/Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-says-he-s-not-leaving-twitch-for-youtube/ Twitch lost two of its biggest streamers, DrLupo and TimTheTatman, after they signed exclusive deals with YouTube Gaming over the last few days. But arguably the platform’s No. 1 star, xQc, isn’t going anywhere, he confirmed in his latest stream. “I’ve been on a custom deal for a long time now,” xQc said yesterday. “Nobody made a big deal about it so I didn’t say anything about it either. Why bother saying anything?/post/clg-league-of-legends-streamer-rush-to-begin-mandatory-military-service-soon/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/clg-league-of-legends-streamer-rush-to-begin-mandatory-military-service-soon/ CLG League of Legends streamer Lee “Rush” Yoon-jae will begin his mandatory military service in Korea soon after the end of season 10, the streamer announced on a recent Twitch stream. “This is actually my last month of playing League of Legends—no joke,” Rush said. “I’m going to be probably playing for a week to let people know that I’m leaving… Then I’ll quit streaming and League of Legends both to serve for military, I guess./post/epic-revela-la-primera-imagen-de-la-temporada-10-de-fortnite-a-d%C3%ADas-de-su-lanzamiento/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/epic-revela-la-primera-imagen-de-la-temporada-10-de-fortnite-a-d%C3%ADas-de-su-lanzamiento/ Epic Games reveló la primera imagen del tráiler para la próxima temporada de Fortnite: Battle Royale, que comienza el jueves, y muestra una ubicación que fue una favorita de las y los fans y que fuera destruida el año pasado. El primer avance de la temporada 10 de Fortnite muestra a Polvorín Polvoriento antes de que lo arrasara el meteorito en mayo pasado. El tuit de Epic simplemente dice «recuerda el pasado» e incluye la fecha de inicio de la temporada 10 de Fortnite, 1 de agosto de 2019./post/how-to-fix-valorant-s-error-code-68/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-valorant-s-error-code-68/ Another day, another VALORANT error code.  Error code 68 has seemingly cropped up out of nowhere, disconnecting players from matches and locking them out of the game completely. It’s one of the most irritating error codes around and it only serves as a nuisance. But unlike some error codes, it’s easy to fix. The error code emerges when the game is experiencing server connection issues, something that’s largely out of your control./post/how-to-get-weapon-skins-in-valorant/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-weapon-skins-in-valorant/ VALORANT features dozens of weapon skins that can match almost any aesthetic a player is trying to follow or create. There are a few different ways to acquire skins, although most skins will cost you a few bucks. The easiest way to get weapon skins is to purchase them from the in-game store. Players must buy VALORANT Points to purchase skins from the store. There are several amounts of VP available to match almost any budget./post/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/mtg-strixhaven-s-crackle-with-power-can-deal-a-ton-of-damage/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-strixhaven-s-crackle-with-power-can-deal-a-ton-of-damage/ An overnight Strixhaven: School of Mages spoiler, Crackle with Power, has the potential to deal massive amounts of damage when played.  Scheduled to release digitally on April 15, MTG’s Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) set contains the Planeswalkers Rowan and Will Kenrith. The twins were invited to Strixhaven University by Kasmina and have enrolled in Prismari College, representing the Magic colors Red and Blue. A Sorcery Rowan STX spell was revealed overnight, highlighting an increase in the Planeswalker’s damage output via Crackle with Power./post/players-can-fly-in-apex-legends-using-crypto-and-pathfinder/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/players-can-fly-in-apex-legends-using-crypto-and-pathfinder/ From flying across trains to getting speed boosted, Pathfinder has some incredible abilities on the new Apex Legends map. But now he can fly with the help of the new legend, Crypto.  To fly around the map, players need to first launch Crypto’s Surveillance Drone into the air, ensuring that it’s in an open space and not secluded under a building or inside a cave. Next, Pathfinder needs to use his Grappling Hook (Q) ability to latch onto the Drone./post/respawn-will-give-out-free-apex-legends-badge-to-honor-black-history-month-and-blm/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-will-give-out-free-apex-legends-badge-to-honor-black-history-month-and-blm/ Respawn is honoring Black History Month and the Black Lives Matter movement with a free badge for Apex Legends players. Dev director Tim Lewinson unveiled the badge today, which features a fist in the air surrounded by a gold background. For Respawn, it’s a small reminder of solidarity in the “fight against racism and social injustice.” Working together with this team, creating this in-game badge to honour the fight for #BlackLivesMatter as part of Apex Legends has been one of the BEST experiences of my career./post/teamfight-tactics-devs-set-3-galaxies-focus-will-be-on-more-high-impact-and-exciting-spells/Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/teamfight-tactics-devs-set-3-galaxies-focus-will-be-on-more-high-impact-and-exciting-spells/ Teamfight Tactics developers certainly learn from their mistakes. TFT lead designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer reflected on Rise of the Elements in a Dev Post today, breaking down what will be different for the upcoming Set Three: Galaxies. Though the autobattler’s second season introduced some fun new mechanics, it still fell short in a couple of areas. Here are some ways in which TFT devs will try to improve going forward./post/apex-s-ranked-split-makes-olympus-the-new-competitive-map-until-the-end-of-season-8/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-ranked-split-makes-olympus-the-new-competitive-map-until-the-end-of-season-8/ Apex Legends players will now get to dive back into Olympus in competitive modes. The midseason split took place today, pushing Kings Canyon out of the ranked rotation for the remainder of the season. In addition to the map change, the split also reset players’ ranks across the board by 1.5 tiers. The split is good news for users who weren’t fond of the Solace arena. Competitive matches will take place exclusively on Olympus, the battle royale’s latest map./post/best-common-map-callouts-in-rainbow-six-siege/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-common-map-callouts-in-rainbow-six-siege/ In Rainbow Six Siege, it’s important to know the maps inside and out. To help you out with that, there are tons of online resources, including these detailed map blueprints from Steam user “muchbetterthanthis.” In addition, if you’re inside the map’s building, you can look at the compass in the bottom right of your screen and find where you are. Regardless, there are several spots that aren’t readily available on the compass that you need to know on the ranked map playlist, as well as some that apply to all maps./post/everything-about-god-eternals-in-magic-the-gathering-war-of-the-spark/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-about-god-eternals-in-magic-the-gathering-war-of-the-spark/ Nicol Bolas is amassing a giant army on Ravnica in MTG War of the Spark—and with it, he’s zombified four of the gods from the Amonkhet expansion. The War of the Spark expansion details the final battle taking place on Ravnica. Containing over 30 planeswalkers and a host of legendary creatures, it’ll also include God-Eternal zombies and the rise of a foreshadowed Gruul god. History of MTG Amonkhet Gods Corrupted by Bolas, Armonkhet became a Plane where its people attempted to reach a warriors perfection status by killing one another in what was known as the Trials./post/here-are-the-best-in-store-valorant-skins-from-2020/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-in-store-valorant-skins-from-2020/ VALORANT may be a free-to-play game, but the tactical shooter still offers plenty of reasons to open up your wallet. Though agent skins likely aren’t in VALORANT‘s future, players can still purchase weapon cosmetics to help them stand out. And with VFX upgrades, color variants, and epic finisher animations, these skins provide tons of satisfaction. These rankings were based on the following criteria: Aesthetics: How creative and well-designed are the skins?/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/how-does-menace-work-in-magic-the-gathering/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-menace-work-in-magic-the-gathering/ Menace in Magic: The Gathering is an evasion ability that was introduced as a keyword in 2015 with the Magic Origins set. The mechanic was added as a way to replace the Intimidate ability, which was overpowered in some circumstances but useless in others, making it difficult to balance. Creatures with Menace “can’t be blocked except by two or more creatures,” according to MTG’s comprehensive rules. The ruling around this ability comes during the declaration of blockers./post/spacefarer-ariana-grande-outfit-now-available-in-fortnite/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/spacefarer-ariana-grande-outfit-now-available-in-fortnite/ Fortnite’s collaboration with pop star Ariana Grande continues with yet another outfit inspired by her being added to the game today. Available in the Fortnite store today is Spacefarer Ariana Grande, a distinctly different skin to the Ariana Grande icon series skin that joined the game back in August. This new look sees the popstar don a spacesuit that can change colors and even its complete structure thanks to the different styles available to unlock with this new skin./post/streamer-almost-beats-near-impossible-super-mario-maker-level-but-falls-at-the-last-hurdle/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-almost-beats-near-impossible-super-mario-maker-level-but-falls-at-the-last-hurdle/ After 1520 days and 3000 hours of progression, Twitch streamer ChainChompBraden almost beat one of the hardest levels ever created in Super Mario Maker.  Trial of Death is a 10-minute seizure-inducing free-for-all. Its long-length, its intricacies, and its chaotic and seemingly random nature make it one of the most difficult levels in Super Mario Maker. Most levels take hours to complete, but Trial of Death has taken years. Since 2015, ChainChompBraden has attempted to complete the level, combining pinpoint accuracy, luck, and patience./post/what-does-mirai-from-miraidon-mean-in-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet/Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-mirai-from-miraidon-mean-in-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet/ Following both games’ first reveal during the Pokémon presentation last February, a second trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has been revealed on June 1, providing a closer look into what to expect once both versions are released later this year. One of the major features both Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will have is the multiplayer feature that will allow four trainers to battle and trade side by side all at once./post/100-thieves-ethan-cs-was-getting-really-stale-everything-right-now-in-valorant-seems-very-fresh/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-ethan-cs-was-getting-really-stale-everything-right-now-in-valorant-seems-very-fresh/ Ethan Arnold recently transitioned to VALORANT, leaving behind CS:GO after five years to join 100 Thieves. And while there may be a bit of learning curve, he’s “excited” about diving into it a new game. Following a 2-0 sweep over Immortals in the VCT NA Masters One quarterfinals, Ethan discussed his reasoning behind switching to VALORANT. And competing in a “very fresh” game is a big part of it. The 1 tap from @ethanarnold to maintain Garage control and save the round./post/apex-s-2-5-million-algs-championship-lan-kicks-off-in-july/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-2-5-million-algs-championship-lan-kicks-off-in-july/ The grand finale of the 2022 ALGS season will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina, between July 7 and 10. The details on location and date were revealed at the end of Apex Legends’ Stockholm LAN playoffs today, where Australian team Reignite won $250,000 for their first-place finish. See Apex Legends on Amazon While a full list of the qualified teams isn’t yet available, 30 teams have already qualified, including most of the teams who were just competing in the $1 million prize pool playoff tourney that concluded this afternoon./post/faze-corey-there-is-no-reason-to-switch-up-everything-for-just-one-little-loss/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/faze-corey-there-is-no-reason-to-switch-up-everything-for-just-one-little-loss/ FaZe’s VALORANT squad suffered their first loss in the VCT Masters One tournament at the hands of Sentinels yesterday. The team’s aggressive playstyle ultimately fell short against the strong team, but FaZe’s Corey Nigra still believes his team’s playstyle is effective.  FaZe were previously undefeated in the Masters One event and took down XSET and Envy before facing Sentinels in the upper finals. This was one of the most anticipated matches as FaZe 2-0’d their two previous opponents, and Sentinels dominated with the help of TenZ./post/results-for-the-clash-of-clans-world-championship-finals-2021/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-the-clash-of-clans-world-championship-finals-2021/ The Clash of Clans World Championship 2021 Finals happened from Dec. 3 to 5. Eight teams from around the world competed for a share of the $700,000 prize pool. The teams played in a double-elimination bracket to decide the winners. After an intense three days, J.X. Tiger emerged as the 2021 world champions. Here are the brackets and match-wise results for the 2021 World Championship. Grand Final QueeN Walkers vs. J./post/riot-to-issue-heavy-nerfs-to-zeri-s-base-stats-4-active-abilities-in-league-patch-12-7/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-issue-heavy-nerfs-to-zeri-s-base-stats-4-active-abilities-in-league-patch-12-7/ Riot Games is targeting several League of Legends champions with buffs and nerfs in Patch 12.7, with changes specifically coming to Wukong, Lee Sin, Ryze, and others. But while there are over a dozen champions set to see their power levels increased and decreased in Patch 12.7, no champion is receiving a heavier set of changes in the patch than Zeri.  With nerfs coming to all four of her active abilities, as well as her base stats, the Spark of Zaun is on deck to be practically gutted by Riot as the 2022 League season nears the halfway point./post/the-6-best-power-forward-builds-in-nba-2k21/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-6-best-power-forward-builds-in-nba-2k21/ Before you start playing NBA 2K21‘s My Career mode—which includes The Long Shadow campaign, where you can play in high school games, college games, or even at the NBA G League if you’re on new-gen consoles—you’ll have to create your character’s build. The builds are custom basketball avatars made up of pie charts that consist of four major pieces: finishing (blue), shooting (green), playmaking (yellow), and defense/rebounding (red). It’s an important part of the NBA 2K21 My Career experience because your build will determine the way you’ll play with your character./post/top-10-s-best-finishers-of-all-time/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-10-s-best-finishers-of-all-time/ Introduction This week on Top 10’s, we are going to shift gears a little bit. Let’s call it the Picasso episode. While the past few weeks of this series have been razor-edge focused, this time around we are going to go a little more abstract. I say this because today we are looking at the best finishers of all time, and to do that we need to define exactly what a finisher is./post/where-to-find-lt-john-llama-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-lt-john-llama-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/ NPCs have become a core part of Fortnite. Not only do they supply players with exclusive loot, but some of them can also even be hired to follow you around and help you against other players. Lt. John Llama is one of the Chapter Three, season one exclusive skins, and he’s also an NPC in the game. Players can unlock Lt. John Llama as a playable skin through the battle pass, requiring them to complete weekly and daily challenges./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/g2-caps-swoops-in-to-delay-excel-s-entrance-to-2022-lec-spring-split-playoffs/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-caps-swoops-in-to-delay-excel-s-entrance-to-2022-lec-spring-split-playoffs/ With just three days left in the 2022 LEC Spring Split, Excel Esports are so close to qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in the organization’s history. But the team will have to continue into the final two days to see if the postseason truly is in their immediate future since G2 Esports showed them why they’ve already qualified today. G2 continue to showcase their momentum heading into the playoffs, taking down Excel and forcing them to look at their upcoming games for a chance at the postseason./post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-set-evolving-skies-revealed-for-august/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-set-evolving-skies-revealed-for-august/ The next Pokémon TCG set Evolving Skies is set for an August release.  Just like with the upcoming June set, Chilling Reign, it is likely that Evolving Skies will be a combination of multiple Japanese releases. This time, the sets in questions should be Towering Perfection and Sky Stream, which will each feature 67 cards.  Towering Perfection will focus on Single Strike cards and be headlined by Duraludon VMAX, while Sky Stream will keep with its namesake and introduce Rayquaza VMAX, along with new Rapid Strike cards./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/the-best-ash-skins-in-apex-legends/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-ash-skins-in-apex-legends/ Season 11 of Apex Legends finally introduced Ash as a playable character in the game. As one of the Apex and Titanfall universe’s most notorious antagonists, the reveal was appropriately drawn out, as the character is inextricably linked to several characters, and she can almost be considered two characters in one.  For a character this multi-layered and storied, Apex needed to bring out the big guns when it came to designing Ash’s skins./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/top-esports-jackeylove-releases-song-for-charity-project-called-lpl-cares/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-esports-jackeylove-releases-song-for-charity-project-called-lpl-cares/ JackeyLove, a former League of Legends world champion and current ADC superstar for LPL team Top Esports, has released a song in conjunction with the LPL Cares initiative and the One Foundation charity that will help raise awareness and monetary support for disadvantaged youth in China. The song is titled “Pray” (depending on the translation, the song could also be read as “Wish”) and features JackeyLove’s vocals layered over a low-key but emotional pop instrumental./post/what-time-does-fortnite-s-season-10-start/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-fortnite-s-season-10-start/ Fortnite’s season nine is about to end after 12 weeks and a World Cup. Season 10 starts tomorrow, Aug. 1. Epic Games announced will be ready for download at 3am CT on Aug. 1. That should be the same moment when Epic will publish the season 10 patch notes on its official website, though players will still need to wait one or two hours to be able to play the game since its servers usually go down for maintenance before the update is live./post/when-does-overwatch-season-27-end/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-overwatch-season-27-end/ Overwatch’s competitive season 27 had a slightly delayed start, beginning on March 9 instead of its originally expected date of March 4. Typically, seasons of Overwatch last about two months before the next one begins—and many people anticipate that this season will have a similar trajectory. That means season 27 could have an end date around the first or second week of May. Last year, season 21 of Overwatch began around the same time that season 27 did on March 5./post/which-agency-to-choose-in-nba-2k22-mycareer/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/which-agency-to-choose-in-nba-2k22-mycareer/ NBA 2K22 players who start playing MyCareer, the popular game mode where you create your own prospect to compete in the NBA, will once again be presented with the option to choose between two different agencies to represent them throughout their journey. You’ll have to decide to either go with the Palmer Athletic Agency or Berry and Associates in the Draft Day quest. Each agency has its own perks and it depends on what you want for your player./post/all-cs-go-major-winners/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-cs-go-major-winners/ There is truly no game like Counter-Strike, and there is no greater achievement in the iconic shooter than capturing the Major. Since 2013, Valve has sponsored the prize pool of the most illustrious CS:GO tournament, giving players and teams a top accolade to chase across months, years, and careers. To this date, 17 of these Majors have been put on, with 12 different organizations claiming iterations of the trophy. Currently, Astralis holds the record with four total, and are the only team to win three straight./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/ea-releases-totw-13-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-releases-totw-13-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ Players can now find the Team of the Week (TOTW) 13 cards in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. EA released 23 new cards today to replace last week’s TOTW players. Among the new cards, the 90-rated Thibaut Courtois from Real Madrid is the best, followed by an 89-rated Raheem Sterling from Montpellier, an 87-rated Nicolò Barella from Internazionale, and an 86-rated Youri Tielemans from Leicester City. Every week, EA creates a new version of the players who stood out during league matches or when national team games end./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/here-s-how-each-team-can-advance-to-the-knockout-stage-of-msi-2022/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-each-team-can-advance-to-the-knockout-stage-of-msi-2022/ The rumble stage of the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational is drawing to a close. Each team in the competition only has two games left on the schedule before the top four are decided. And tomorrow, May 24, the six teams competing in the rumble stage will duke it out one final time in a best-of-one format to determine who will advance to the next phase of the tournament. /post/how-to-get-the-optimus-omicron-minion-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-optimus-omicron-minion-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Over eight years after its release, Final Fantasy XIV keeps receiving more content with the launch of the latest expansion, Endwalker, in December 2021. Similar to the previous expansions, new characters you meet in the main scenario will be available in one way or another after the story’s ending, taking the form of mounts or minions. Optimus Omicron is one of them. The minion is described as “a test prototype” created by the Omicrons, which “never reached the mass production stage./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/riot-is-putting-the-finishing-touches-on-udyr-s-vgu-according-to-dev-update/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-putting-the-finishing-touches-on-udyr-s-vgu-according-to-dev-update/ Riot Games is wrapping up development on one of League of Legends’ most long-awaited champion updates. More details were revealed today regarding a visual and gameplay update (VGU) for Udyr, the Spirit Walker.  Udyr’s update was first announced last February when he won the game’s annual VGU fan vote by a wide margin. The release for the update was originally planned for “early 2022,” according to Riot, but the new version of the champion may not hit the live servers until later this year, judging by the development team’s rate of progress./post/all-territories-in-new-world/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-territories-in-new-world/ Amazon’s upcoming MMO New World is introducing gamers to a land never before seen called Aeternum. While the world is primarily one continent, there are 14 different territories on it, and seven can be claimed by players to make settlements. Territories that can be settled on are represented by a Territory Fort that players must capture to gain control of a territory where they would like to settle. New World is still in beta, so things are subject to change./post/are-there-classes-in-new-world/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-there-classes-in-new-world/ In New World, Amazon Games’ upcoming ambitious MMORPG project, players will travel to the Aeternum, a haunted island set during the twilight of the Age of Exploration filled with wonder and horror brought on by both human supernatural forces. Much of New World‘s gameplay is based on trends seen across many popular MMORPG games: a mix of PvE and PvP content, crafting, guilds, dungeons, factions, and more. But one way in which New World seeks to stand apart from other titles is when it comes to classes./post/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/copies-of-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-have-reportedly-been-spotted-in-the-wild-leaks-likely-to-follow/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/copies-of-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-have-reportedly-been-spotted-in-the-wild-leaks-likely-to-follow/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus isn’t officially releasing for the Nintendo Switch until Jan. 28. But it appears that at least one physical copy of the game is already out in the wild more than a week early.  In an image shared by multiple accounts dedicated to Pokémon leaks and rumors, what appears to be the full physical case and cartridge have been revealed.  One person potentially has a copy. Cartridge serial match./post/how-to-unlock-all-skins-hats-and-pets-in-among-us/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-all-skins-hats-and-pets-in-among-us/ Among Us lets players customize the look of their characters through the use of various cosmetics, including skins, hats, and pets. These cosmetics are available as a mixture of free items included in the base game, purchasable add-ons, or event exclusives that unlock at various times of the year, such as specific holidays.  The availability of these items also varies between which version of the game you’re playing. On the mobile version of the game, several hats are free and automatically owned by the player./post/riot-is-giving-away-free-poro-energy-to-sea-wild-rift-players-for-watching-the-horizon-cup/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-giving-away-free-poro-energy-to-sea-wild-rift-players-for-watching-the-horizon-cup/ Riot is hosting a 9.6 million Poro Energy giveaway in Southeast Asia (SEA) for the League of Legends: Wild Rift Horizon Cup. The giveaway is open for fans in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam on the regional streams for the Horizon Cup. These are in Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. On each day of the Horizon Cup from Nov. 13 to 21, 40 winners on each stream will get a set of 5,000 Poro Energy./post/riot-says-a-ranked-mode-is-not-the-right-answer-to-bring-a-competitive-feel-to-aram/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-says-a-ranked-mode-is-not-the-right-answer-to-bring-a-competitive-feel-to-aram/ Since its release in 2012, ARAM has been one of the most popular League of Legends modes, especially among more casual fans. There will always be a portion of diehard ARAM players who want a competitive lobby. But Riot Games confirmed today that it won’t add a ranked ARAM mode to the game. Riot designer Jon “IAmAWalrus” Moorman said that what makes ARAM so great is the “random” aspect. If people start to place too much focus on the competitive side of the mode, then the randomness of the champions won’t be as fun for the player base anymore since they’d be losing LP./post/tft-data-reveals-popularity-of-playing-yuumi-and-kindred/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-data-reveals-popularity-of-playing-yuumi-and-kindred/ Yuumi and Kindred are the most often two-starred three-cost champions in Teamfight Tactics, according to data revealed today by lead designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. Three-cost champions play a vital role in mid-game TFT strategies, providing trait synergy and power. Several three-cost champs share trait synergies, but none can produce healing, speed, and power like Yuumi and Kindred. In a Twitter contest created by Mortdog, it was revealed today that the two most often two-starred three-cost champions are the Spirit duo of Yuumi and Kindred./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/900-000-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/900-000-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card/ It is rare that you see high-level collectors actually participate in the trading portion of a trading card game like Pokémon with expensive cards, but Pokémon publication PokéBeach managed to capture a massive deal reportedly worth nearly $900,000. According to the report, a record-shattering deal was just made between an Italian and Japanese collector where one side traded a package of nine different Charizard cards and three drawings from Mitsuhiro Arita, an illustrator who designed a lot of early Pokémon cards, that were made at an event in 2017./post/best-pink-computer-mice/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-pink-computer-mice/ “Pink everything” is the motto of many gamers when they set out to buy a new gaming peripheral. There are pink controllers, pink chairs, pink keyboards, and pink computer mice available for purchase.  While some gamers may settle for black and gray everything, there are more aesthetically-driven gamers who want everything in their gaming setup to match a specific color palette. Colorful setups are fun, personal, and can add to the enjoyment of gaming./post/call-of-duty-league-loadouts-for-the-kar98k-and-ratt/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-league-loadouts-for-the-kar98k-and-ratt/ Sniper rifles have been a controversial topic in the competitive Call of Duty community over the last two weeks. They were restricted by pro players a week before the Call of Duty League’s Kickoff Classic and then brought back 24 hours later after community backlash. After bringing snipers back, players have done their best to balance the weapon by restricting multiple attachments over the last few weeks. It’s hard to tell exactly which ones they’ve added to Gentlemen’s Agreement list, however./post/halo-and-dr-squatch-create-new-soap-called-spartan-scrub/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-and-dr-squatch-create-new-soap-called-spartan-scrub/ “Feel like a man, smell like a hero” is the slogan for Dr. Squatch’s newest soap called Spartan Scrub, which is a collaboration between the popular soap subscription company and Halo. The soap uses Sevenbark Root, Ralangal Root, and Bishops Wart to create a scent of silver sage, yuzu, and cedarwood. There’s light exfoliation, which is normal for most of Dr. Squatch’s lines. The soap is a forest green color with swirls of orange in the bar, representing the color of Master Chief’s armor./post/here-s-how-to-get-mei-s-legendary-mm-mei-skin-in-overwatch/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-to-get-mei-s-legendary-mm-mei-skin-in-overwatch/ Mei is getting an awesome new Legendary skin to commemorate the Overwatch League’s May Melee tournament. The “MM-Mei” skin for Mei suits her up in an MMA fighter outfit, complete with fighting gloves, a fighter’s robe, and some sweet-looking MMA fighter braided hair. Put 'em up, MM-Mei is stepping into the ring 🥊 Secure this legendary Mei skin TODAY, just in time for the #OWL2021 May Melee! Read more ➡️ https://t./post/how-to-fix-the-failed-to-save-settings-to-server-error-in-valorant/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-failed-to-save-settings-to-server-error-in-valorant/ Maintaining a game can be more challenging than developing one, especially when it’s a hit like VALORANT. Though Riot Games fixed a handful of bugs during the game’s first calendar year, new glitches keep popping up, mostly due to server issues. When servers go offline in an online title, almost everything stops functioning, which applies to saving your settings as well. The “failed to save settings to server” usually occurs whenever players are trying to save their settings after making small adjustments./post/mtg-standard-artisan-returns-to-arena-in-midweek-magic-event/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-standard-artisan-returns-to-arena-in-midweek-magic-event/ Mythic Rare and Rare Magic: The Gathering rarity cards within Standard will take a back seat for the Midweek Magic event featuring the Artisan format.  Standard Artisan returns to MTG Arena from July 20 to 21. The unique format uses a 60-card minimum deck made up of Magic cards that have a rarity of Common and Uncommon. For players tired of the meta, Standard Artisan provides a number of MTG archetypes to thrive without bombs getting in the way./post/video-appears-to-show-ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-on-nintendo-switch/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/video-appears-to-show-ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-on-nintendo-switch/ Marvel vs. Capcom 3 may be headed to Nintendo Switch. At least, fans are wondering if that’s the case after a video surfaced allegedly showing Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 being played on the Nintendo console. Footage first surfaced on 4chan depicting an anonymous player using the game’s training section, according to a report from TheNerdMag. The video, which was later mirrored by Nintendo Life, appears to show an Ultimate Marvel vs./post/when-will-myths-of-the-realm-alliance-raids-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-myths-of-the-realm-alliance-raids-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Final Fantasy XIV offers numerous different activities and the Alliance raids are among those on the largest scale. They involve three groups of eight players, totaling 24 players, and their rewards often include minions and gear for glamour. There’s currently limited information available on Endwalker’s Alliance raid, Myths of the Realm. All we know is that the raid has a certain link with deities and the patrons that all players must choose for their characters during their creation./post/all-minecraft-mc-championship-9-teams/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-minecraft-mc-championship-9-teams/ The ninth edition of the MC Championship is less than a month away and the countdown has already started with Noxcrew announcing the date of the event. MC Championship 8 was filled with some of the most famous names in the Minecraft community and even featured unexpected alliances between long-time competitors. The event surely lived up to the hype with its nail-biting final game. The Minecraft community is already looking forward to the next chapter of the monthly roller coaster of emotions that is MC Championship./post/fortnite-chapter-2-season-7-battle-pass-trailer-revealed/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-chapter-2-season-7-battle-pass-trailer-revealed/ With Fortnite Chapter Two, season seven launching later today, fans have been treated to the reveal of what exactly this new season will include. Part of this reveal is the battle pass trailer, which showcases plenty of new skins and weapons coming in the game’s latest season. The most notable inclusions are Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty and Superman. There were reports that Fortnite planned to collaborate with Rick and Morty during the upcoming season and it seems like the collaboration won’t be limited to a single skin./post/fortnite-season-9-will-last-12-weeks-set-to-end-on-aug-1/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-season-9-will-last-12-weeks-set-to-end-on-aug-1/ Fortnite season nine is confirmed to last 12 weeks, beginning this Thursday, May 9. It’ll also come to an end a little later than normal on Thursday, Aug. 1. This sets it to last for approximately three months, compared to the usual 10 weeks of most other seasons, including the current one. The length of season nine was confirmed by a PS4 event notification found by FortniteNews. The picture, which you can see below, shows that the event begins on May 9 and the deadline is Aug./post/how-to-beat-the-beastman-of-farum-azula-in-the-groveside-cave-in-elden-ring/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-the-beastman-of-farum-azula-in-the-groveside-cave-in-elden-ring/ Groveside Cave is one of the first mini-dungeons that you’ll come across in Elden Ring and it’s also a great place for players to get the hand of the game’s tricky combat against a fairly simple boss. Located in Limgrave and accessible from the getgo, Groveside Cave is home to the Beastman of Farum Azula, who players can take on and beat for Runes and unique loot. Whether you’re a new Souls player or a returning veteran, this is a great place to start, and here’s everything you need to know about this location in Elden Ring./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/lec-brings-back-red-bull-secretlab-and-beko-as-sponsors-in-2021/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lec-brings-back-red-bull-secretlab-and-beko-as-sponsors-in-2021/ The LEC is returning with some familiar sponsors next week. The top European League of Legends league has renewed its partnerships with Red Bull, Secretlab, and Beko for 2021, Riot Games announced today. Financial terms of each sponsorship deal were not disclosed, but the league will again have Red Bull as its official energy drink partner and Secretlabs will be its official gaming chairs partner. #LEC Renews Partnerships with @secretlabchairs, @redbull and @Beko for 2021!/post/murderous-rider-in-throne-of-eldraine-is-a-better-version-of-hero-s-downfall/Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/murderous-rider-in-throne-of-eldraine-is-a-better-version-of-hero-s-downfall/ Combining themes and casting costs from several black removal spells throughout the history of Magic: The Gathering, Murderous Rider in the Throne of Eldraine set looks like a bomb.  With over 20 spoilers from Throne of Eldraine (ELD) dropping today, only a few cards stand out from the pack. It might be a tad early to definitively call Murderous Rider a bomb, but there’s no mistaking its power and potential. /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/here-are-the-best-mtg-planeswalkers-ruling-the-wots-standard-metagame/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-mtg-planeswalkers-ruling-the-wots-standard-metagame/ With 36 planeswalkers in the MTG War of the Spark expansion, players expected a change—but not like this. Esper, Mono-Red Aggro, Bant, Gruul, Dimir, Simic, Azorius, and Four-Colored Dreadhorde are ruling the WotS Standard metagame. Since the release of Magic: The Gathering War of the Spark, the Standard metagame has gone through a variety of changes. While some archetypes like Mono-Red Aggro haven’t made any huge adjustments, others like Esper Midrange and Jeskai Superfriends have./post/hisuian-growlithe-themed-outfit-revealed-as-as-mystery-gift-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hisuian-growlithe-themed-outfit-revealed-as-as-mystery-gift-for-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Hisuian Forms of Pokémon are making their way into Pokémon Legends: Arceus, showcasing how certain Pokémon looked and behaved in the early days of the Sinnoh region—before it was even known as Sinnoh. And one of these Hisuian Forms is inspiring an outfit that will be available for players to commemorate the release of the new adventure. From Jan. 28 to May 9, 2022, all players of Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be eligible to obtain an outfit inspired by the newly revealed Hisuian Growlithe./post/how-to-evolve-eevee-into-all-of-its-eeveelutions-with-event-exclusive-moves-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-august-community-day/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-eevee-into-all-of-its-eeveelutions-with-event-exclusive-moves-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-august-community-day/ With the return of Eevee as the featured Pokémon in August’s Pokémon Go Community Day, Niantic has found a unique way to give fans an extended event that celebrates all of the Eeveelutions.  As part of that expansion, the newest Community Day will run for two days instead of the usual one. On Aug. 14 and 15, players can encounter Eevee and the multiple bonuses running throughout the entire weekend. /post/how-to-turn-a-ps5-off-and-on/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-turn-a-ps5-off-and-on/ With Sony’s new PlayStation 5 launching around the world today, millions of players are going to be opening their system to get their first taste of next-gen gaming. PlayStation has done an incredible job of streamlining the setup process to make it as fast and simple as possible for new gamers. Not everyone playing the console will have been the person who set it up, however, and that means simple things can be sometimes forgotten./post/jake-reveals-future-overwatch-experimental-creator-card-details/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jake-reveals-future-overwatch-experimental-creator-card-details/ Overwatch is about to get another wild Experimental Card update at the hands of some of the community’s most vocal professionals and creators.  After the popularity of the Nov. 30 Creator Cup card, which included changes for all 32 of the game’s heroes provided by community creators, Overwatch developers have decided to repeat that success with a new crop of masterminds.   Houston Outlaws coach and Overwatch League player Jake Lyon revealed on Jan./post/ppd-officially-returns-to-competitive-dota-2-ahead-of-2021-dota-pro-circuit/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ppd-officially-returns-to-competitive-dota-2-ahead-of-2021-dota-pro-circuit/ Peter “ppd” Dager spent years at the top of the Dota 2 competitive scene, with his biggest accomplishment coming in 2015, when he and Evil Geniuses won The International. During the early stages of 2020, however, he announced that he was stepping away from the game.  He officially retired from professional Dota 2 on April 20, but now, more than eight months removed from that decision, he is back. The popular player and personality explained his return on the WePlay Esports blog./post/the-worst-valorant-agents/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-worst-valorant-agents/ Not every agent in VALORANT can be the best. In fact, not every agent can be good or even serviceable. One thing that’s attracted various former CS:GO players over to VALORANT, especially in North America, is the game’s ability to stay fresh with new agent additions and changes. Over time, though, that does mean some agents are going to be nerfed into the bottom tiers or perhaps even released as a bottom-tier character./post/will-smith-s-mike-lowrey-outfit-available-in-fornite-s-item-shop/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-smith-s-mike-lowrey-outfit-available-in-fornite-s-item-shop/ Will Smith is the latest superstar to join the star-studded roster of Fortnite skins as Mike Lowrey, his iconic character in the Bad Boys franchise. The Mike Lowrey outfit entered the Item Shop last night, selling for 1,500 V-Bucks. The aptly named Loose Canon set comes with the Mike Lowrey outfit, the Detective’s Duffle Back Bling, and his dual-wielding Pickaxes, the Loose Cannon Cutters. The item’s description calls Lowrey a “tough-talking detective who’s ready for anything,” a fitting way to refer to the character./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-ma/Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-ma/ The simple format and strong social element of Wordle, combined with a puzzle that is just challenging enough, made it an internet phenomenon. Since its October 2021 launch, it has developed alternative versions with themes like Fortnite and League of Legends, but the main game has not lost its appeal. Each day, players must guess a different five-letter word with no more than six tries, but there are no clues except the letters themselves, changing colors after each correct guess./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/heroic-win-esl-pro-league-13-off-clutch-by-cadian/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/heroic-win-esl-pro-league-13-off-clutch-by-cadian/ More than a month of competition at ESL Pro League Season 13 culminated in one final series between Heroic and Gambit Esports today. Heroic came out on top 3-2, completing their run without any series losses. Not only did Heroic end up winning the entire CS:GO event, but they won it in spectacular fashion, watching as cadiaN won a one-vs-four after knifing Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov, stealing his AWP, and then taking down the remaining three players./post/how-to-get-honor-of-kings-gongsun-li-dlc-in-samurai-shodown/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-honor-of-kings-gongsun-li-dlc-in-samurai-shodown/ Samurai Shodown is getting a free DLC character in the form of Gongsun Li, a character from popular Chinese MOBA Honor of Kings.  SNK is continuing its trend of odd crossovers by partnering with Tencent Games to bring the mobile game character to SamSho on Aug. 5 as a free download for all versions of the game.  The bunny-themed fighter is another ranged character that will be getting the SamSho treatment and jumping into the fray with a parasol rather than a sword or more traditional weapon./post/how-to-super-jump-with-mercy-in-overwatch/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-super-jump-with-mercy-in-overwatch/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Overwatch‘s Mercy is known for many things: being one of the best healers in the game, a unique resurrection skill, and her wonderful accent. That’s compensated by her squishiness and subpar mobility. But there’s a way to make her jump a modestly-sized building in a single bound. By pressing crouch and Guardian Angel right before jumping, Mercy can gain an extreme burst in height that would otherwise be impossible./post/philadelphia-fusion-flex-support-boombox-announces-free-agency/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/philadelphia-fusion-flex-support-boombox-announces-free-agency/ Fresh off a top-four finish in the Overwatch League, one Philadelphia Fusion player is looking to greener pastures. Flex support Isaac “Boombox” Charles is a free agent, he announced today. His long-term contract with the Fusion has apparently expired. Boombox has been a part of the Philadelphia Fusion since the team was established in late 2017. As the team’s starting flex support, he participated in many high-profile games for Philadelphia, including their playoff run and eventual Grand Finals appearance in 2018./post/playstation-s-days-of-play-returns-on-may-18/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-s-days-of-play-returns-on-may-18/ PlayStation’s Days of Play event is back and will bring new rewards, community goals, and challenges starting on May 18.  This all centers around the PlayStation Player Celebration, which will task players with completing a set of community challenges to earn exclusive rewards like PSN avatars, PlayStation 4 themes, and more. The event itself will divide community goals into different stages, with each stage unlocking another set of rewards. The global progress will be tracked on the official PlayStation website, with rewards being directly sent to participating players digitally a few days after each stage ends./post/streamer-behind-mizkif-and-esfand-s-twitch-ban-makes-controversial-follow-up-comment/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-behind-mizkif-and-esfand-s-twitch-ban-makes-controversial-follow-up-comment/ Jenna “Meowri”—who was responsible for Twitch streamers Mizkif and Esfand receiving seven-day bans—made a controversial statement on a recent stream regarding why she got her legal team involved in the first place. “Anything I contacted my lawyers with was just in regards to me being unprofessional as far as, like, just being on camera intoxicated,” Meowri said during her stream on Wednesday. “I just didn’t want that out there.” On April 30, Esfand released a lengthy statement on Twitter confirming he and his friend Mizkif had both received temporary bans in response to an incident that occurred at PAX East between them and Meowri./post/yu-gi-oh-ocg-overlay-universe-structure-deck-revealed-debuts-number-99-utopia-dragner/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-ocg-overlay-universe-structure-deck-revealed-debuts-number-99-utopia-dragner/ Konami has officially revealed details about the next Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structure Deck, Overlay Universe, which will focus on Xyz Monsters.  It looks like players will be getting even more Xyz support in the near future, especially with the first card of the new deck being Number 99: Utopia Dragner.  The new deck will be released in Japan on June 26 with a 43-card Main Deck, the standard playmat and rulebook, and a bonus Emperor’s Door pack that contains an additional five cards inside./post/drdisrespect-unfollows-youtube-gaming-claims-platform-doesn-t-support-its-streamers/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/drdisrespect-unfollows-youtube-gaming-claims-platform-doesn-t-support-its-streamers/ Popular YouTube streamer has DrDisrespect called out his current platform, YouTube Gaming. The former Streamer of the Year stated he has recently unfollowed the platform’s social media pages due to a supposed “lack of support” for streamers. The two-time made his YouTube streaming debut back in Aug. 2020 after being (quite mysteriously) banned from Twitch and has since had no problem sharing his gripes with the platform. In a previous tweet on Mar./post/how-to-get-star-points-in-clash-royale/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-star-points-in-clash-royale/ Unlocking all of the cards in Clash Royale is one of the first goals of every new player in the game. When a player unlocks the full set, they’ll have access to all the tools they need to build decks, allowing them to come up with a range of creative strategies. The grind doesn’t end there, though. New cards are frequently introduced to the game and players can collect cosmetics to change their appearance./post/how-to-play-the-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-open-beta/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-open-beta/ The highly-anticipated release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is quickly approaching. But yesterday, Activision provided details about the first two beta weekends. There are two “weekends” planned for the Modern Warfare beta, but each “weekend” will last around five days.  Unfortunately for Xbox or PC users, the first beta is exclusive to PlayStation 4 owners. The first two days of the beta will be available for PS4 owners who pre-ordered Modern Warfare./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/ninja-tweets-out-a-phone-number-so-fans-can-text-him/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ninja-tweets-out-a-phone-number-so-fans-can-text-him/ Popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is giving fans a way to contact him outside of his stream chat and social media. Ninja tweeted a video today revealing a phone number (312-584-4684) that anyone can use to text him. “Yes this is my number,” Ninja said. “Yes I will receive each and every text. I’ll try to reply to as many as possible.” 312-584-4684 yes this is my number. Yes I will receive each and every text./post/soundbars-vs-speakers-vs-headphones-which-is-best-for-gaming/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/soundbars-vs-speakers-vs-headphones-which-is-best-for-gaming/ Clear sound is just as important as high-resolution graphics in achieving the best gaming experience possible. Users typically have three choices when it comes to gaming audio. The most common options are soundbars, speakers, and headphones.  Even within these categories, the sound performance may vary between options based on their quality and price. It’s always worth getting the best sound options possible to avoid distortion, muddy bass, and unclear vocals. /post/valorant-player-discovers-wall-bang-spot-on-split/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-discovers-wall-bang-spot-on-split/ A VALORANT player found a new spot where players can wall bang enemies in A main from B Link by shooting through a wall in Sewer. I discovered a crazy new 1 way wall bang on spilt. from VALORANT A VALORANT player uploaded a short clip of an enemy agent killing them by firing through the wall in Sewers on Split. They were confused by the takedown since it’s an unusual and mostly unknown wall bang spot, so they jumped into a custom game to recreate the incident./post/when-will-call-of-duty-mobile-season-4-end/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-call-of-duty-mobile-season-4-end/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season four, called Wild Dogs, is currently ongoing and, just like all seasons in the mobile game, will last for about a month. According to the in-game countdown CoD: Mobile’s season four will end on June 2. As Activision uses times in UTC, accounting for the time difference, this should be June 1 at 7pm CT. Thus, players have until this time to unlock all the rewards in the season four Battle Pass./post/xtqzzz-to-miss-iem-katowice-playoffs-due-to-covid-19/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xtqzzz-to-miss-iem-katowice-playoffs-due-to-covid-19/ G2’s CS:GO head coach Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be behind his players at the IEM Katowice playoffs as a result. The French skipper developed symptoms and is now in isolation. ESL allowed players and coaches to play for a separate hotel room during the Play-In and group stage, but this can’t happen during the playoffs because it’ll be played at the Spodek Arena in front of a live audience./post/apex-legends-will-receive-a-post-match-player-report-feature-soon-developer-says/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-will-receive-a-post-match-player-report-feature-soon-developer-says/ Apex Legends players will soon be able to report others in-game after a match ends, a Respawn developer has confirmed. The feature should be coming “in the next patch or two,” the developer said on a Reddit thread. The developer hasn’t detailed how the report system will work, but it’ll apparently let players report more than hacking, cheating, and gameplay abuse. In the thread the developer replied to, a player complained about being verbally insulted by another player, and he was unable to report them because they had left the match already./post/call-of-duty-2023-is-reportedly-delayed-marking-first-year-without-mainline-cod-title-since-2004/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-2023-is-reportedly-delayed-marking-first-year-without-mainline-cod-title-since-2004/ The Call of Duty title originally set to release in 2023 has been delayed, according to a report by Bloomberg. Next year will mark the first year since 2004 without a mainline Call of Duty release. This year’s title, developed by Infinity Ward as a sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare, is still set to release this fall, meaning it will become the de facto CoD title for a while. SCOOP: For the first time in two decades, Call of Duty will skip a year./post/how-to-fix-call-of-duty-mobile-app-not-opening-or-crashing/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-call-of-duty-mobile-app-not-opening-or-crashing/ Whenever a patch rolls out for a mobile game, it goes through immense quality assurance and bug fixing stages. Considering the number of unique devices globally, however, new bugs can arise when a patch goes live for all the players. While some bugs can cause minor annoyances, others can prevent the Call of Duty Mobile app from opening by crashes or black screens. If you can’t seem to launch CoD: Mobile, there are a few troubleshooting methods to try out./post/how-to-parry-and-perfect-shield-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-parry-and-perfect-shield-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a bunch of advanced techniques that players can master in their spare time. One of these techniques, known as parrying (or perfect shielding, depending on who you ask) is the perfect counter-attack technique that can give you a window to set up your devastating combos against the opposition. If you can master it, you could potentially turn around any dire situation against an aggressive opponent or set up the possibility of a massive comeback against a tough foe./post/how-to-perform-a-drag-back-in-fifa-21/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-perform-a-drag-back-in-fifa-21/ You have to learn at least a few skill moves in FIFA games, whether it’s to beat your friends, online opponents, or just against the AI. A well-done skill move helps you create space when on the attack—and the drag back is one of the best and easiest skill moves to perform. The dribbling move was quite overpowered in FIFA 20 and has undergone a slight tweak in FIFA 21./post/how-to-unlock-the-pod-602-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-pod-602-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ There’s plenty of content coming to Final Fantasy XIV with Patch 6.1, and some will surely be thrilled to see the new cosmetic items that are joining the game. The Pod mount is one of them. When it was revealed in the latest Letter from the Producer, it instantly garnered the attention of fans. This mount is inspired by NieR: Automata, which features a crossover questline in FFXIV. It’s pretty unique in the game, since it’s among the few to offer a way to hang on it rather than mounting./post/sylar-reportedly-kicked-from-4am-s-dota-2-team-less-than-one-day-after-forming/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sylar-reportedly-kicked-from-4am-s-dota-2-team-less-than-one-day-after-forming/ Just one day after Four Angry Men finally revealed its Dota 2 roster, one of its players has already reportedly been dropped from the team.  Veteran multi-position player Liu “Sylar” Jiajun was a shocking addition to the roster, with many predicting that former Vici Gaming star Zhang “Eurus” Chengjun, otherwise known as Paparazi, would be on the team. And Sylar’s inclusion on the roster was reportedly a surprise to his new teammates, too./post/the-best-mid-laners-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mid-laners-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/ League of Legends: Wild Rift is finally available in North America and most regions around the world. Despite the similarities to League, Wild Rift boasts a variety of unique tweaks that will force players to change up their champion selection between games and learn the best ways to play. Some champions are identical to their League counterparts, but others have received changes to their kit to suit the smaller map of Wild Rift./post/when-does-zenless-zone-zero-release/Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-zenless-zone-zero-release/ The developer behind the massively successful game Genshin Impact is working on a new game titled Zenless Zone Zero. After launching a series of teasers leading to May 9, miHoYo followed up May 13 with an official trailer and announcement. Zenless Zone Zero centers around a city called New Eridu, which is futuristic, post-apocalyptic, and entirely opposite of the classic fantasy style of Teyvat in Genshin Impact. New Eridu is a refuge and shelter from the chaos of the outside world./post/all-the-cards-available-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-forbidden-light-tcg-expansion/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-cards-available-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-forbidden-light-tcg-expansion/ The next Pokémon Trading Card Game set, Forbidden Light, has launched today after months of waiting, bringing with it over 140 new cards for eager trainers to collect. The set is a combination of the Japanese Forbidden Light set with a few extra cards from the Ultra Force expansion that released a few months ago. As the second set based on Pokémon from Ultra Sun and Moon games, the expansion introduces five new Prism Star cards, eight Pokémon-GX, six Ultra Beasts, 15 Trainer cards, two Special Energy cards, and over 100 different common and rares that you can check out for yourself below./post/duty-bound-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/duty-bound-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s Nightfall activity brings a slew of exclusive weapons for players to obtain with some luck and Adept versions of them for those who brave the Grandmaster Nightfall. Though it was vaulted with Beyond Light, Duty Bound returned in Season of the Risen, bringing a series of new perks and combinations. This gave it a series of options primarily for PvE content, with four different ways to directly boost damage and Fourth Time’s the Charm as another option (out of six possible choices in the fourth column)./post/esl-rio-major-completely-sells-out-in-an-hour/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/esl-rio-major-completely-sells-out-in-an-hour/ All tickets for the ESL Rio CS:GO Major set for October 2022 are completely sold out after less than an hour, according to ESL. The Rio Major was only announced on May 24, just days after the completion of the PGL Antwerp Major. Tickets officially went on sale at 12pm CT, but within just an hour, multiple users on Twitter were stuck in an overloaded queue trying to get tickets. All those tickets were gone within the hour, according to ESL./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/jay3-has-already-uncovered-a-huge-problem-with-hanzo-in-overwatch-2/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jay3-has-already-uncovered-a-huge-problem-with-hanzo-in-overwatch-2/ The Overwatch 2 beta has finally arrived, and streamers have been testing the newest entry in Blizzard Entertainment’s franchise. But since the game went live with its beta version on April 26, numerous bugs and glitches have been found. Jay3, a streamer and content creator, has already experienced a game-breaking bug in one of his Hanzo games. He loaded into a match and discovered that Hanzo’s bow from his perspective, and the character overall, was invisible./post/new-world-s-heart-of-madness-update-is-now-live/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-s-heart-of-madness-update-is-now-live/ After a last-second delay, New World’s latest major update Heart of Madness is finally here. The update, rolled out to live servers today, will not only add the game’s first post-launch expedition, but also a new weapon and a ton of quality of life additions. Your journey continues into the Heart of Madness… a nightmare beyond evil and death. pic.twitter.com/ov6PsDqiJH — New World (@playnewworld) March 30, 2022 Heart of Madness’ new expedition is Tempest Heart./post/nrg-aceu-believes-apex-legends-cater-s-toward-the-casual-fan-base-rather-than-competitive-players/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nrg-aceu-believes-apex-legends-cater-s-toward-the-casual-fan-base-rather-than-competitive-players/ Apex Legends has enjoyed great success in its first year. But recent changes have caused some players to become unhappy with the direction the battle royale is heading in. NRG Esports’ Brandon “Aceu” Winn has been critical of the current Apex meta, complaining about overpowered Peacekeepers and skill-based matchmaking (SBMM). The pro commented on the state of the battle royale during an interview with Grady Rains yesterday, explaining that Respawn devs “cater toward the casual fan base./post/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/valorant-agents-originally-had-unique-melee-weapons-according-to-riot-devs/Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-agents-originally-had-unique-melee-weapons-according-to-riot-devs/ VALORANT players could’ve seen special melee weapons for each agent with Riot Games developers revealing each agent had unique melees early in development. Melee weapon skins are some of the most iconic cosmetic items in VALORANT. Players are willing to spend a bit extra on fancy or unique melee skins to add flavor to their loadout, ranging from normal knives to fantasy-inspired swords or cyberpunk axes. Many players might not know that each agent initially had their own unique melee skin, although this idea was eventually scrapped./post/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/call-of-duty-players-on-ps4-may-have-to-make-room-to-download-modern-warfare-and-black-ops-cold-war-content-activision-says/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-players-on-ps4-may-have-to-make-room-to-download-modern-warfare-and-black-ops-cold-war-content-activision-says/ After months of regular updates to enhance the games’ experience and offer new content to fans, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, including Warzone, and Black Ops Cold War might have become too big to both fit on a standard PlayStation 4 with other titles, according to Activision. In that case, some players may have to uninstall one or both games, or packs, to open up space in the console’s memory storage, even though CoD: Black Ops Cold War was released less than a year ago./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/here-s-every-mtg-innistrad-crimson-vow-spoiler-from-the-preview-stream/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-mtg-innistrad-crimson-vow-spoiler-from-the-preview-stream/ Wizards of the Coast revealed a number of new Magic: The Gathering cards within the upcoming Innistrad: Crimson Vow set today that will release in November.  MTG spoilers revealed in the preview stream by WotC for Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW)—scheduled to globally launch on Nov. 19 and digitally on Nov. 11—ranged from legendary creatures and planeswalkers to vampires and humans with new mechanics. Olivia Voldaren’s wedding to Edgar Markov is the main focus of the story, with Sorin joining up with the Gatewatch to prevent it from happening./post/how-to-get-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021-exclusive-pop-star-or-rock-star-avatar-poses/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021-exclusive-pop-star-or-rock-star-avatar-poses/ Pokémon Go Fest 2021 is adding in a lot of new content, including Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu as bonuses in a new set of event-exclusive Special Research. These are two additional variants of the iconic Electric-mouse Pokémon from the cosplay line, with each having an exclusive move, along with their signature looks. Both Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu are available to players who complete “The Melody Pokémon” Special Research, though you can only get one of them, not both, at the moment./post/league-s-champion-and-skin-sale-june-13/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-champion-and-skin-sale-june-13/ Each week, five champions and 15 skins in League of Legends are put on sale for an up to 60 percent price reduction. If you want to make the most out of your Riot Points and buy the best skins the game has to offer, look no further than the deals listed below. See League of Legends on Amazon Here are this week’s champion and skin sales. Champions Qiyana: 487 RP (-50 percent) Kayn: 536 RP (-45 percent) Illaoi: 487 RP (-44 percent) Jinx: 352 RP (-60 percent) Malphite: 234 RP (-60 percent) Skins Debonair Draven: 975 RP (-27 percent) Debonair LeBlanc: 975 RP (-27 percent) Cafe Cuties Sivir: 975 RP (-27 percent) Dragonslayer Diana: 742 RP (-45 percent) Infernal Varus: 742 RP (-45 percent) Arcade Caityln: 742 RP (-45 percent) Battle Principal Yuumi: 675 RP (-50 percent) Dunkmaster Ivern: 810 RP (-40 percent) Worldbreaker Trundle: 375 RP (-50 percent) Pool Party Renekton: 633 RP (-35 percent) Bear Cavalry Sejuani: 540 RP (-60 percent) Scorched Earth Xerath: 540 RP (-60 percent) Jaximus: 536 RP (-45 percent) Tango Evelynn: 338 RP (-35 percent) Cowgirl Miss Fortune: 300 RP (-60 percent) This article includes affiliate links, which may provide small compensation to Dot Esports./post/riot-introduces-new-lcs-2021-on-air-talent-including-emily-rand-hai-razleplasm-and-allorim/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-introduces-new-lcs-2021-on-air-talent-including-emily-rand-hai-razleplasm-and-allorim/ The LCS might have just revealed its extensive rebrand yesterday, but more changes are still coming in as the week goes by. Riot Games unveiled the league’s 2021 on-air talent team today and there are plenty of new faces ready to add some spice to the broadcast. Some of the new faces of the broadcast crew include former ESPN staff writer Emily Rand, former pro player and coach Hai, former Golden Guardians Academy coach and LPL caster Razleplasm, and former Immortals top laner Allorim./post/second-wave-of-spirit-blossom-skins-arrives-on-league-s-live-servers-with-patch-10-16/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/second-wave-of-spirit-blossom-skins-arrives-on-league-s-live-servers-with-patch-10-16/ If you thought the Spirit Blossom event was over, think again. Riot is releasing League of Legends’ second wave of Spirit Blossom skins this week alongside the release of Patch 10.16. Fans will finally be able to purchase Spirit Blossom skins for Cassiopeia, Riven, Kindred, Ahri, and Yone—League’s newest champion and Yasuo’s long-lost brother—on Aug. 6. These champions have each had their own chance to shine in the Spirit Blossom event’s narrative experience, Spirit Bonds, but the skins weren’t available for purchase following the event’s start last month./post/dr-disrespect-s-100-000-fortnite-hot-shot-duo-drop-results-and-final-standings/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-s-100-000-fortnite-hot-shot-duo-drop-results-and-final-standings/ Dr Disrespect’s first foray into competitive Fortnite came to a head at his Hot Shot Duo Drop event. The one-day tournament saw 16 teams of two battle in Fortnite’s Zero Build mode for a $100,000 prize pool. The teams of two loaded into the same lobby as a four-person squad with the duo they faced off with in each round. The winning duo was decided based on which team secured the most kills in a best-of-three series./post/here-s-how-tft-set-4-5-ranked-reset-works/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-tft-set-4-5-ranked-reset-works/ A soft ranked Teamfight Tactics reset is scheduled to take place with the launch of Set 4.5 Fates: Festival of Beasts at the end of January.  The first mid-set ranked reset in TFT occurred with the release of Galaxies Set 3.5. Sets last a total length of six months, with a mid-set update taking place three months after the release of a new set. Scheduled to launch via live servers on Jan./post/how-does-mystery-gifting-work-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-mystery-gifting-work-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Mystery Gifting is a feature in Pokémon that has been around for many generations now. Using this allows players to get items and other goodies that wouldn’t typically be around in their current region. See Pokémon on Amazon For Sword and Shield veterans, who have had plenty of distributions through the method over the past years, Mystery Gifting should be familiar. If you’ve been away from the games for a while, you might not remember how it works./post/is-eneba-a-legit-site-for-game-codes-answered/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-eneba-a-legit-site-for-game-codes-answered/ With so many games releasing at a rapid pace, buying all of your favorite games could start to do some damage to your wallet. Thankfully, many game companies and sales providers offer discounts on old and new games alike. While it is a new player to the mix, Eneba is becoming a popular website to buy games. But is Eneba a legit site for game codes? Let’s take a look./post/the-best-deadzone-settings-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-deadzone-settings-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ When two players are evenly matched in Call of Duty: Warzone, their aim usually decides who walks out alive and who goes back to the main menu. Decent aim isn’t always a must to make it to the late stages of a Warzone match, but you’ll need to be able to seal the deal to win matches. Practicing will be key to improving your aim. Doing it with the right settings can make it easier to perfect your aim and finding the best controller settings for your playstyle can take a while./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/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-e-and-i-in-them/Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-e-and-i-in-them/ A pro tip to reach the correct Wordle answer is to try out five-letter words with as many vowels as you can to narrow down your options. Only having two green vowels, however, is definitely not easy if you are running out of tries. Players can easily struggle with a green E and I and no other green letters. To help out players who are stuck in this situation, here is a list of five-letter words with E and I in them./post/best-tft-6-5-hextech-augments-to-play-in-neon-nights/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tft-6-5-hextech-augments-to-play-in-neon-nights/ More than 80 new Teamfight Tactics Hextch Augments were added in Set 6.5 Neon Nights to over 100 existing Gizmos & Gadgets Augments, creating a number of possibilities and flexible gameplay.  Hextech Augments within TFT Set 6.5 create opportunities to improve your best comp, earn econ, or open the door for a build you weren’t planning on creating. There are a number of best Hextech Augments to pick when playing a specific meta comp, along with general Hextech Augments that improve your board state./post/how-to-fix-the-friends-list-not-working-error-in-valorant/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-friends-list-not-working-error-in-valorant/ You log into VALORANT only to find out that your friends are missing from your list. Did they all delete you overnight? Not only a coordinated move like that would be cruel, the odds are of that happening will be quite low. Occasionally, the friends list in VALORANT stops working. This generally happens whenever the servers are under heavy load, especially during new patch releases. When more players than anticipated start flooding into the servers, it’s normal to see some hiccups here and there and the friends list bug is one of them./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-new-world/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-new-world/ New World is finally out. Though the developers planned for an earlier release, it was delayed by a month to ensure a smoother release period. With beta players returning alongside many other new fans looking to try out New World for the first time, the player numbers may increase exponentially. If more players than expected turn up, the servers may find themselves under pressure, causing them to struggle to keep up with the demand./post/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/pok%C3%A9mon-fan-makes-meter-long-3d-printed-onix/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-fan-makes-meter-long-3d-printed-onix/ You can do a lot of cool things with a 3D printer and making Pokémon happens to be one of them. One Redditor has showcased their latest creation which perfectly captures the first-generation rock-type Pokémon Onix—be it on a smaller scale. See Pokémon on Amazon The creation was bright to life in 60 hours with the help of a 3D model available for anyone to use on MakerBot Thingiverse. The design was first shared to the site in May 2014 and it appears not too many have attempted it for themselves quite yet./post/riot-on-project-l-beta-release-please-do-not-expect-a-beta-public-or-private-any-time-soon-and-definitely-not-this-year/Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-on-project-l-beta-release-please-do-not-expect-a-beta-public-or-private-any-time-soon-and-definitely-not-this-year/ If you’re a League of Legends fan, fighting game fan, or both, we have some bad news for you. Riot Games’ Tom Cannon confirmed today that there will be no beta releasing for Project L this year. Riot’s highly anticipated fighting game based in the world of Runeterra is apparently “on track” to deliver a great product with “many core systems in place,” but there isn’t enough to warrant a beta testing period just yet./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/all-regular-cards-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-silver-lance-and-jet-black-poltergeist-sets-revealed/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-regular-cards-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-silver-lance-and-jet-black-poltergeist-sets-revealed/ Less than a week away from the launch of Pokémon TCG Silver Lance and Jet Black Poltergeist sets, all regular cards have been revealed. The two sets are themed around the Sword and Shield Crowned Tundra DLC and include many of the Pokémon reintroduced in the expansion alongside some new additions. A full list of normal cards from both sets was shared to the Pokémon forum Pokebeach earlier in the week./post/best-gpu-water-coolers/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-gpu-water-coolers/ A solid cooling system is a must for any graphics card. However, base GPU fan coolers can struggle when overclocking the graphics card. This is where GPU water blocks come in. GPU water blocks provide better cooling for GPUs, allowing users to overclock their cards to higher speeds and squeeze out more performance. However, users will need a complete cooling kit to facilitate a GPU water block. Be sure to double-check GPU water block compatibility before purchasing a specific model./post/cloak-is-leaving-faze-clan/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloak-is-leaving-faze-clan/ Longtime FaZe Clan player Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore will be departing from the team shortly, the organization announced today. The announcement said that the organization and Cloakzy “are in agreement to work towards his future departure” from FaZe. In a more formal arrangement than his duo partner, it seems that Cloakzy is choosing to gracefully leave the team. The news comes just a month after Turner “Tfue” Tenney, Cloak’s Fortnite teammate and former FaZe partner, filed a lawsuit against the organization as a means of escaping his contract./post/fpx-parts-ways-with-crisp/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fpx-parts-ways-with-crisp/ League of Legends support player Liu “Crisp” Qing-Song is no longer with FunPlus Phoenix after spending four years together. The 23-year-old was a part of FPX since the organization entered League‘s pro scene in December 2017. He helped the team win LPL Summer in September 2019 and the Worlds Championship later that year. The Chinese squad did not replicate the same performance in 2020, but came close to winning two LPL championships in 2021, finishing runners-up twice./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/hearthstone-battlegrounds-designers-discuss-the-mode-finally-leaving-beta-improving-customization-options-and-upcoming-heroes/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-battlegrounds-designers-discuss-the-mode-finally-leaving-beta-improving-customization-options-and-upcoming-heroes/ Hearthstone’s Battlegrounds mode marked Blizzard Entertainment’s entry into the autobattler genre and has become a popular alternative to the constructed format. The game’s latest major update aimed to shake up the Battlegrounds meta in a big way. Patch 20.0.2 went live on May 4, adding three heroes and introducing a new minion type, Quilboars, which gathers strength through the use of Blood Gems. But this is hardly the first time Blizzard has thrown a curveball at Battlegrounds fans since the mode was released over a year ago back in November 2019./post/overwatch-wins-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-developers-choice-awards/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-wins-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-developers-choice-awards/ After a massively successful launch period, one of the most acclaimed games of last year has picked up another award to add to its collection. Overwatch picked up the Game of the Year gong at the Game Developers Choice Awards last night at the conclusion of the annual Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, California. Overwatch also picked up the award for best design and was nominated for visual art, technology and audio categories./post/rainbow-six-siege-servers-unreachable-error-code-3-0x0001000b-explained/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-servers-unreachable-error-code-3-0x0001000b-explained/ Designing a game is a challenging task. If there’s something even remotely more challenging than developing the game itself, it would be maintaining it. Rainbow Six Siege is more than five years old, and it’s had its fair share of problems that prevented players from connecting to the game. Considering most gamers only have a limited time on their hands, launching their game to face a connection error will be the last thing they’d like to see./post/tyler1-pulls-off-hilariously-sloppy-1-vs-3-valorant-clutch/Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tyler1-pulls-off-hilariously-sloppy-1-vs-3-valorant-clutch/ Popular League of Legends streamer Tyler1 managed to pull off a one-vs-three clutch in VALORANT today, even though it was slightly sloppy and unconventional.  Tyler1 recently hit the Challengers rank in League by playing only top lane and did the same thing last season while only playing jungle. He’s originally an ADC main and established that he can excel in any role in League without issue. This skill didn’t transfer well to VALORANT, however./post/arkosh-gaming-penalized-in-dota-pro-circuit-for-playing-with-3-players-outside-of-north-america/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/arkosh-gaming-penalized-in-dota-pro-circuit-for-playing-with-3-players-outside-of-north-america/ Valve put several rules in place within the Dota Pro Circuit to ensure that teams within specific regions wouldn’t be able to field rosters entirely made up of players competing remotely from other regions or rely entirely on outside talent.  As a result of these safeguards, ESL is penalizing Arkosh Gaming for hosting a roster made up of a majority of players playing from outside of North America, according to the tournament organizer./post/best-gunslinger-builds-in-lost-ark/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-gunslinger-builds-in-lost-ark/ The Gunner is among the classes of Lost Ark that offer the most specializations, which can be confusing at first. The Gunslinger is the advanced class that uses several weapons, depending on the situation. They can decimate enemies from afar and at a close distance. The Gunslinger isn’t the most popular class, but it’s fun to play and it’s strong in combat. They have to be careful about their positioning at all times since they’re more squishy than melee DPS classes./post/how-to-change-region-in-league-of-legends/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-region-in-league-of-legends/ If you ever get stuck in a region you don’t like or feel the need for a fresh start, you can always change your region as long as you have the required Riot Points to do so in League of Legends. What used to be a huge hassle in the past has become very easy nowadays and is accessible to anyone. All you have to do is follow a couple of simple steps and you’ll be ready for a fresh start./post/how-to-fix-launcher-indefinitely-checking-final-fantasy-xiv/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-launcher-indefinitely-checking-final-fantasy-xiv/ There are many unintended, frustrating issues in video games, no matter how much work the developers put in trying to fix them, and Final Fantasy XIV is no exception. One of the FFXIV‘s worst is the ones that pop up even before the players can launch the game, where the launcher indefinitely checks for the game. This usually allows the game to check for updates and download it if there is one, but can become stuck./post/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/league-player-steals-elder-dragon-with-pantheon-ultimate-wipes-enemy-team-to-win-game/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-steals-elder-dragon-with-pantheon-ultimate-wipes-enemy-team-to-win-game/ Elder Dragon is perhaps the most table-turning objective available in League of Legends. When a team claims its buff, a game is essentially all but over since the squad on the losing end can only wait to see their health bars evaporated in the next teamfight.  In a clip posted to Reddit earlier today, a League player used Pantheon’s ultimate to dive in from halfway across the map and steal an Elder Dragon buff at the final possible moment./post/square-enix-offers-more-free-game-time-suspends-digital-sales-in-ffxiv/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/square-enix-offers-more-free-game-time-suspends-digital-sales-in-ffxiv/ The release of the latest expansion, Endwalker, kicked off the busiest time of the year in Final Fantasy XIV, but also caused a server congestion that prevented many players from enjoying the game experience—which doesn’t seem likely to improve soon. FFXIV producer and game director Naoki Yoshida addressed the situation for the third time since the expansion’s release in an official blogpost earlier today. Since the server congestion issue hasn’t been improving over the last week, Square Enix will gift 21 days of game time to all subscribed players, adding 14 more days to the initial compensation./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/what-is-minecraft-legends/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-minecraft-legends/ A new expansion to the Minecraft universe was revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase that aired on June 12. Minecraft Legends is an upcoming action-strategy game launching in 2023 that centers around players creating a new kind of story while saving and uniting the Overworld. In Minecraft Legends, players must protect and unite the various mobs of the Overworld to create an army that can stand against the formidable piglins of the Nether./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/fnatic-moves-masaros-to-inactive-roster-ahead-of-dota-pro-circuit-s-second-season/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-moves-masaros-to-inactive-roster-ahead-of-dota-pro-circuit-s-second-season/ Fnatic has removed Natthaphon “Masaros” Ouanphakdee from its active roster following the Dota 2 team’s poor performance at the ONE Esports Singapore Major. Masaros, who joined Fnatic last November, will be free to explore other options moving forward and has been placed on the organization’s inactive roster for the time being.  Fnatic entered the Major as the top-seed out of Southeast Asia and were immediately slotted into the upper bracket of the playoffs./post/free-wreck-it-ralph-themed-fortnite-emote-hot-marat-is-now-available-in-the-item-shop/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-wreck-it-ralph-themed-fortnite-emote-hot-marat-is-now-available-in-the-item-shop/ The potential collaboration between Fortnite: Battle Royale and the movie Ralph Breaks the Internet has finally been confirmed. Epic Games introduced fans to the Hot Marat emote today, adding the new dance to the current in-game Item Shop. But the best part is that the Wreck-It Ralph-themed emote is free. Anyone who signs in to Fortnite while Hot Marat is still in the Item Shop can grab the emote for zero V-Bucks. Check yourself before you Wreck yourself. The new Hot Marat emote is available now!/post/how-to-change-servers-in-new-world/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-servers-in-new-world/ Transferring characters from one server to another is a common feature found in MMOs like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, and many more. And it’s now available in New World, Amazon’s new open-world MMO. New World attracted hundreds of thousands of players when it launched on Sept. 27, 2021, only to leave many of them waiting and wondering for hours on end in lengthy server queues. Amazon has acknowledged the issues that many players have experienced and is now actively looking to add new servers and expand the capacity of the existing worlds./post/how-to-complete-otw-hwang-hee-chan-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-otw-hwang-hee-chan-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a Ones to Watch (OTW) version of Hwang Hee-chan from RB Leipzig on Sunday, Oct. 11. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is the first special card Hwang has received in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The OTW promo gives special cards to players who transferred to another club for the 2020-21 soccer season. Hwang moved from RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig in July./post/how-to-play-the-reworked-tahm-kench/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-reworked-tahm-kench/ Tahm Kench, the River King, received a mini-rework in League of Legends recently that revolved around swapping his Devour (W) and Abyssal Dive (R) abilities. The main goal of this change was to have his kit focus less on constantly being able to protect allies with Devour and give Abyssal Dive the ability to improve his dueling potential. While the ability to protect his allies with Devour is still possible, a longer ultimate-styled cooldown means players have an important choice to make in skirmishes and teamfights./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/what-is-accolade-xp-and-how-to-earn-it-in-fortnite/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-accolade-xp-and-how-to-earn-it-in-fortnite/ Players need a certain amount of XP to level up and gain Battle Stars to unlock all the cosmetics in the Fortnite battle pass. During Chapter three, season two, players needed 75,000 XP to level up, but the amount was bumped to 80,000 XP in chapter three, season three. The change may look small, but it made it hard for players that don’t frequently play to max out their battle pass./post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-card-crafting-system-craft-points-explained/Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-master-duel-card-crafting-system-craft-points-explained/ Prior to the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, fans were skeptical about how Konami would balance the ease to collect the more than 10,000 cards included at launch and the company’s need to profit from its free-to-play title. Thankfully for fans, as more information about the game was revealed ahead of its Jan. 18 release, Konami unveiled a detailed crafting system that would be present in the game, allowing players to easily recycle cards they didn’t need or want into materials that would help them craft the ones they would use./post/all-raikou-entei-and-suicune-photo-safari-timed-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-raikou-entei-and-suicune-photo-safari-timed-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto/ You can’t travel through Johto without at least encountering one of the Legendary Dogs, which is why Pokémon Go Tour: Johto gives players a chance to catch all three without needing to actually chase them down.  For anyone participating in Go Tour: Johto, Suicune, Entei, and Raikou will be appearing multiple times throughout your journey, including in raids and as part of some event-exclusive research.  By using multiple encounter methods, Niantic is giving players options in how they want to approach the Legendary trio, with the potential to catch multiple of each and even try to hunt for a Shiny variant./post/all-the-npc-and-character-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-npc-and-character-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/ Epic Games added lots of new content to Fortnite throughout the second chapter. NPCs were one of the most notable additions to the game since they brought more versatility to the gameplay. Scattered all around the map, these NPCs can give players additional challenges that players can complete throughout a match for additional rewards. Some of them can also guard Mythic or Exotic weapons. While some NPCs can be considered as fillers, some became staples of certain looting routes./post/how-many-league-of-legends-skins-are-there/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-league-of-legends-skins-are-there/ Even if they don’t directly affect the gameplay, skins are a core part of League of Legends. They’re a nice way for players to customize their favorite champions and a decent monetization model that doesn’t negatively impact the experience of players who choose not to spend any money on League. Considering the game was released in 2009, there are quite few skins to choose from. In fact, a few would be an understatement./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/league-of-legends-patch-12-10b-full-notes-and-updates/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-patch-12-10b-full-notes-and-updates/ A myriad of changes has made their way to League of Legends in Patch 12.10b. The initial update, Patch 12.10, went live on Wednesday, May 25, and brought massive changes across the board. Every champion got a boost to their health, health per level, magic resistance, and armor per level. Healing mechanisms in the game were also targeted with the nerf hammer, shifting the meta sideways. Naturally, the update caused quite a stir on Summoner’s Rift./post/prime-gaming-page-leaks-new-valorant-agent/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/prime-gaming-page-leaks-new-valorant-agent/ VALORANT players got their first look at the upcoming agent on the VALORANT Prime Gaming loot page today, which featured an image of the new character that likely wasn’t supposed to be posted yet. A new VALORANT agent is always an exciting change since they can shake up the meta and breathe fresh life into the game. The agents are typically hinted at for months before being officially revealed, giving players Easter eggs and other cryptic hints to decipher./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/where-to-find-johtonian-sneasel-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-johtonian-sneasel-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Multiple Pokémon received new forms and evolutions in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but that doesn’t mean Game Freak skipped out on bringing at least a few of the originals into the new game.  You will end up seeing a lot of Hisuian Sneasel and its evolved form Sneasler as the latter is one of the Pokémon that helps you traverse the varied landscapes of the Hisui region. You won’t be running into any Johtonian Sneasel in the wild unless you go out of your way to find them, though./post/wmd-could-be-coming-to-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wmd-could-be-coming-to-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/ A classic Call of Duty map might be remastered in the latest installment in the franchise. WMD, a multiplayer map from the original Call of Duty: Black Ops released in November 2010, might be coming soon to Black Ops 4. ☢️ pic.twitter.com/V6wYgCY4OH — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) April 27, 2019 The official Call of Duty Twitter account posted a brief seven-second clip of what appears to be the map WMD. It’s unclear exactly what this means, however./post/alinity-is-fed-up-with-twitch-fans-blaming-her-when-others-get-banned/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/alinity-is-fed-up-with-twitch-fans-blaming-her-when-others-get-banned/ Popular Twitch streamer Alinity recently explained that she’s tired of people tagging her on Twitter when their favorite streamers are banned. Alinity has been an incredibly divisive figure on Twitch. Countless viewers have claimed that the streamer has received “special treatment” preventing her from being banned. Aside from this, Alinity has been the subject of several animal abuse-related scandals but was cleared by animal protective services of any wrongdoings. It’s been 3 years./post/best-morgana-builds-in-wild-rift/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-morgana-builds-in-wild-rift/ The wildly popular League of Legends only continued to gain popularity over time as the years passed and the player base grew. So much so that Riot Games developed its own mobile spin-off to the original game, named League of Legends: Wild Rift. Wild Rift is very similar to the original game, carrying on a lot of the same elements from the PC version. This includes the roster from the original League of Legends./post/how-to-train-your-aiming-and-movement-in-apex-legends/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-train-your-aiming-and-movement-in-apex-legends/ Written in partnership with Aim Lab. Apex Legends is one of the most unique FPS games out there in terms of required skill sets. Movement is just as integral as aiming, if not more. To be an amazing Apex player, you must be able to keep your aim steady, even when trying to make your opponents miss. Aim Lab has you covered. These six scenarios are great for honing your mouse control while your keyboard hand stays busy./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/team-liquid-adds-osee-to-cs-go-roster-in-transfer-from-extra-salt/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-adds-osee-to-cs-go-roster-in-transfer-from-extra-salt/ The pieces are starting to fall in place for Team Liquid’s 2022 CS:GO roster. The organization announced today that it has acquired AWPer Joshua “oSee” Ohm from NA org Extra Salt. A veteran of NA CS:GO yet still only 22 years old, oSee will join forces with star rifler Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski and recently re-signed lurker Keith “NAF” Markovic. Liquid recently hit the reset button on its CS:GO division after a somewhat turbulent 2021, saying goodbye to Stewie2k, FalleN, and Grim in the process./post/the-best-chat-bots-to-use-on-twitch/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-chat-bots-to-use-on-twitch/ Using a chat bot on Twitch is one of the ideal ways to communicate with people in your stream without bogging down its content.  There’s a variety of chat bot software available online that gives streamers and moderators a large amount of utility and functionality in communicating with their stream nonverbally. Whether you’re looking for simple commands that provide viewers with basic information or ways to give your audience mini-games to play, there are a plethora of options you have when it comes to picking a chat bot./post/the-best-pc-games-to-play-on-the-steam-deck/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pc-games-to-play-on-the-steam-deck/ Valve is jumping into the handheld pool with a big splash. Earlier this year, the PC gaming giant announced its Steam Deck handheld platform, a competitor to the Nintendo Switch designed for PC players to be able to play any Steam game on a handheld device. The Steam Deck advertises the agility to play any game in a Steam user’s library, with a custom AMD-designed APU that should be able to “run the latest AAA games in a very efficient power envelope./post/valkyrae-confirms-month-long-streaming-hiatus-for-new-unknown-project/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valkyrae-confirms-month-long-streaming-hiatus-for-new-unknown-project/ Popular YouTube streamer and 100 Thieves co-owner Valkyrae intends to take an extended streaming hiatus after accepting an unknown project set to take her out of the country. Her break will last for about a month and will begin in early May, she revealed recently. On March 30, Valkyrae revealed on her alternate Twitter account that she had been offered a mysterious project. Though thrilled about the prospect of the potential move, Valkyrae showed hesitation about accepting it, calling it “exciting but scary” and saying there was “lots to think about./post/valorant-player-sits-atop-cell-tower-to-get-better-ping/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-sits-atop-cell-tower-to-get-better-ping/ One VALORANT fan took the phrase ‘ping diff’ to another level by booting up VALORANT from the top of a cell tower.  A TikTok video surfaced on the VALORANT subreddit, showcasing someone going to the top of a cell tower and sitting on the main screen for VALORANT with the caption “POV: you are sick of bad internet at home”.  not me but found this camper on internet from VALORANT Posted by Reddit user Infamous-Ad6981, the video starts with a close-up of a gaming laptop screen, and features the unknown player getting ready to queue up for a match of competitive VALORANT./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/crumbz-announces-departure-from-lcs-talent-desk-looking-at-other-options-for-the-future/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/crumbz-announces-departure-from-lcs-talent-desk-looking-at-other-options-for-the-future/ One of the LCS’ longest-standing casters and analysts is stepping away from the desk in 2022—and may possibly be stepping away from League of Legends as a whole. Alberto “Crumbz” Rengifo, former LCS player, caster, and analyst for many years, announced last night that he won’t be involved in the LCS in any capacity in 2022. Crumbz has long been a proprietor on and off the air for the growth of North American talent to improve the strength of the region and it’s likely that he’ll continue to do so from a viewer’s perspective as the 2022 Spring Split nears./post/how-to-unlock-legends-in-apex-legends/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-legends-in-apex-legends/ Every new account in Apex Legends is given six free characters to choose from to play the battle royale. That’s less than a third of the possible characters players can use in the game, however: the rest must be unlocked before fans can play as them. The good news for new players is there are multiple ways to unlock characters, and they can be unlocked for free. That’s because there are multiple types of currency in Apex, and two specific types of currency that can be used to unlock legends: Legend Tokens and Apex Coins./post/magifelix-hits-eye-watering-1-900-lp-on-eu-west-servers/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/magifelix-hits-eye-watering-1-900-lp-on-eu-west-servers/ Carl Felix “MagiFelix” Boström currently leads the solo queue ladder on the EU West server in League of Legends with an impressive 1,920 LP, according to op.gg. The player is far ahead of his competition, with the second player on the ladder being Muhammed “Agurin” Kocak, who is almost 300 points behind him. When you glimpse over at MagiFelix’s recent match history, you’ll find that he’s been playing support and mage champions like Karma, Twisted Fate, Neeko, and Ryze over the past few days./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/pool-play-results-for-cwl-las-vegas-2018/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pool-play-results-for-cwl-las-vegas-2018/ The first Call of Duty World League LAN event for Black Ops 4 is officially here. The group stage of CWL Las Vegas 2018 began today. Teams from across the globe traveled to Sin City this week for the chance to earn their share of the $250,000 prize pool.   Related: How to watch the 2018 CWL Las Vegas Open Sixteen of the best teams in the world have been divided into the four groups for pool play at CWL Las Vegas./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/when-does-pes-2022-efootball-release/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-pes-2022-efootball-release/ FIFA has been the dominant force in the soccer genre. Despite having a formidable competitor in Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), Konami’s attempts at taking down FIFA’s throne seemed to come short every year. In addition to adding different mechanics to the game and making the game look better each year, Konami has also decided to follow an alternative route to give PES a better fighting chance. First on the list is a rebrand, and PES 2022 will go by the name of eFootball./post/xqc-unbans-viewer-who-allowed-him-to-win-fall-guys-game/Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-unbans-viewer-who-allowed-him-to-win-fall-guys-game/ Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is still in beta, but it captured the hearts of many streamers and viewers before its full release. Each match of Fall Guys features 60 players and put them through maps filled with obstacles. Only survivors advance through the next rounds, giving the game a battle royale-like vibe. On one particular map today, with only 12 players remaining in the match, xQc pushed his way to the victory crown by overcoming giant boulders falling from the sky and pedals that spin around like a carousel./post/best-keyboards-for-mac-studio/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-keyboards-for-mac-studio/ Mac Studio is a compact and portable Mac workstation from Apple that offers incredible performance thanks to its M1 Max or M1 Ultra. Also, an array of ports are available. Mac Studio could be a top-tier choice for professional users. Having a good keyboard lets you make the most out of your Mac Studio and luckily dozens of keyboards are available on the market. However, not all of them are fully integrated with macOS and offer a satisfying typing experience./post/crush-the-mid-game-with-simic-ramp-the-oko-deck/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/crush-the-mid-game-with-simic-ramp-the-oko-deck/ With Field of the Dead now banned in Magic: The Gathering‘s Standard format, it’s time to take a look at some of the new best decks. The Simic Ramp deck is leading the charge. It’s a disruptive midrange deck featuring one of the format’s most powerful new cards from Throne of Eldraine. Here’s everything you need to know about Simic Ramp. Oko is broko The core of this deck is Oko, Thief of Crowns, a powerful card advantage engine that steadily grows your board./post/cs-go-pro-dev1ce-says-there-are-so-many-cheaters-in-valorant/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cs-go-pro-dev1ce-says-there-are-so-many-cheaters-in-valorant/ Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz, one of the best CS:GO players of all time, recently expressed how unhappy he is with VALORANT‘s matchmaking system and stated cheaters he encountered in the game were openly toggling on their aimbots. The CS:GO pro not only voiced his frustrations about the number of cheaters—which is massive, according to him—but also how these hackers admitted to using hacks. Dev1ce said he was involved in instances where he was called a cheater by players who turned on their aimbots to match his skills./post/flame-fatales-speedrunning-event-raises-over-126-000-for-malala-fund/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/flame-fatales-speedrunning-event-raises-over-126-000-for-malala-fund/ The Flame Fatales speedrunning event raised over $126,000 in support of the Malala Fund this past week. Hosted by Games Done Quick and the Frame Fatales all-female speedrunning community, the event took place virtually on Twitch and the GDQ website, with women from all over the world beating their favorite games in record time to raise money for a good cause. The group has previously hosted the Fleet Fatales event, which raised over $80,000 for charity./post/here-s-how-the-struggling-sentinels-can-still-make-the-na-vct-last-chance-qualifier-2022/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-the-struggling-sentinels-can-still-make-the-na-vct-last-chance-qualifier-2022/ It’s been a rough few months for the Sentinels VALORANT roster ever since their group stage exit at VCT Champions 2021. The former kings of NA and international juggernaut have fallen on hard times during 2022. They failed to make the regional playoffs in both Stage One and Stage Two, two of their main players have been in and out of the lineup, and they may finish the Stage Two group stage with a 0-5 record./post/how-to-complete-the-base-information-caretaker-challenge-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-base-information-caretaker-challenge-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/ Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion brought the Vow of the Disciple raid, a journey through a Pyramid stuck in Savathûn’s Throne World. To get to Rhulk, the Disciple of the Witness, players have to fight their way through the raid—and this means they have to get past the quasi-Abomination known as the Caretaker. While the Caretaker fight can be tricky in itself, Bungie has added the Base Information challenge to the encounter, which tasks players with a few extra steps but gives them another chest at the end of the fight./post/how-to-unlock-the-gjallarhorn-catalyst-in-destiny-2/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-gjallarhorn-catalyst-in-destiny-2/ Gjallarhorn launched in Destiny 2 with the 30th Anniversary Pack. And as if the launcher couldn’t get any stronger, Bungie also added a catalyst to it, making it even more deadly. Getting it requires a trip to the Grasp of Avarice and a few secret steps. The Gjallarhorn catalyst is locked behind a set of secret chests in the new dungeon, which can only be opened with the Burdened by Riches buff./post/nrg-signs-infinite-to-valorant-roster/Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nrg-signs-infinite-to-valorant-roster/ NRG’s VALORANT roster is finally complete after months of using stand-in players at various events. Now, another CS:GO veteran is being brought in as the organization officially announced the signing of Gage “Infinite” Green earlier today.  Infinite played for dozens of teams during his CS:GO career, with some of the highlights being Spacestation Gaming, Dignitas, and Chaos Esports Club. But back in May, the rifler made his intent to pursue VALORANT competitively clear, retiring to focus on the new game./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/here-are-the-challenges-for-weeks-5-and-6-of-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-challenges-for-weeks-5-and-6-of-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ Fortnite players are getting ready for yet another week of Chapter Two, season six. While weeks may not mean much to players who don’t stress over maxing their battle passes, they’ll be a blessing in disguise for those who are looking to unlock all the tiers.  The challenges for the fifth and sixth weeks of the current Fortnite season were leaked ahead of time by iFireMonkey, a reputable data miner within the community./post/how-to-connect-your-phone-to-ps5/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-connect-your-phone-to-ps5/ With the new PS5 now available worldwide, gamers are finally getting their chance to experiment with all the features of next-generation gaming. Out of the box, the PS5 provides everything you need to get going with your gaming experience, including the new DualSense controller as well as a preinstalled game, Astro’s Playroom. One of the console’s best features is perfect for users who have a busy, on-the-go lifestyle or find themselves wanting to connect with friends while away from their console./post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-88-in-fortnite-season-9/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-88-in-fortnite-season-9/ Will the quest for Fortbytes in Fortnite: Battle Royale season nine ever end? Well, it will eventually. And with today’s Fortbyte, we’re one step closer to getting all 100. Fortbytes, a new collectible item added in season nine, task players with doing a series of missions to try and unlock them all. After you get 90, you’ll unlock this season’s secret costume. The next mission from Epic Games is a bit more obscure and asks fans to unlock Fortbyte 88, which is “found somewhere within map location J3./post/league-dev-comments-on-seraphine-is-sona-2-0-complaints-says-to-try-her-out-first/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-dev-comments-on-seraphine-is-sona-2-0-complaints-says-to-try-her-out-first/ League of Legends lead champion producer Ryan “Reav3” Mireles addressed fans’ concerns today, explaining that upcoming champion Seraphine “feels way different” than Sona. Riot revealed Seraphine’s full ability kit today and several fans referred to her as “Sona 2.0” in a Reddit post. Reav3 detailed a few differences between the two champs, imploring the community to “try her out before judging too [sic] much from an ability breakdown video.” “For one, she is a VERY skillshot reliant champ which feels way different than [sic] Sona,” Reav3 said./post/mtg-secret-lair-returns-in-january-with-year-of-the-rat/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-secret-lair-returns-in-january-with-year-of-the-rat/ Wizards of the Coast revealed a second Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair promotion today, this time featuring a rat theme.  A new Secret Lair bundle was unveiled today, showcasing four artists and their interpretations on rat-themed Magic cards. The bundle contains a total of eight foil cards and a one-of-a-kind card sleeve for $39.99. Sales for Year of the Rat will begin on Jan. 27. The bundle includes five copies of Rat Colony, Marrow-Gnawer, Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, and Pack Rat./post/paulo-vitor-damo-da-rosa-on-his-world-championship-card-elite-spellbinder/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/paulo-vitor-damo-da-rosa-on-his-world-championship-card-elite-spellbinder/ When Strixhaven: School of Mages releases, Magic: The Gathering Hall of Famer Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa can add having his own card to the long list of accolades and accomplishments in his lengthy career. Elite Spellbinder is a Creature in Strixhaven with art featuring the likeness of the reigning Magic world champion. Damo da Rosa defeated Marcio Carvalho to win World Championship XXVI. Immediately after his tournament victory, Damo da Rosa was approached by Wizards of the Coast with concepts for his card./post/pubg-mobile-club-open-fall-split-2021-pushed-back-a-week/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-mobile-club-open-fall-split-2021-pushed-back-a-week/ The PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO) Fall Split 2021 has been postponed by a week, Tencent announced yesterday. The reason behind this wasn’t revealed. Registration for the PMCO will now be open until July 18. Players who are ranked Platinum or above can form teams to register for the competition through the official website. The qualifiers have also been pushed back a week, taking place from July 26 to Aug. 1./post/respawn-lead-level-designer-reveals-heatmap-used-during-apex-legends-development/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-lead-level-designer-reveals-heatmap-used-during-apex-legends-development/ Respawn lead level designer Jason McCord posted a heatmap that gives fans insight into the game’s development process. McCord’s tweet explained that the heatmaps were used to show Legend movement over six months of internal testing, before Apex Legends was shipped. During development, we use heatmaps to look at where players land, move through the map, die, etc. We use this data to draw conclusions on map flow and balance./post/when-will-sora-be-released-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-sora-be-released-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ In today’s final reveal stream for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, series creator Masahiro Sakurai introduced the last fighter: Sora from Kingdom Hearts. Earlier in the presentation, Sakurai showed off the final Mii Fighter costumes, and all the new content will share the same release date of Oct. 18. Aside from the confirmed release date, this means a new balance patch will occur later this month. So players who want to save any of their replays or highlights will need to archive them before Sora is added to the roster./post/best-cards-to-pull-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-cards-to-pull-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies/ Pokémon TCG is set to get a new set later this month when Evolving Skies hits stores on Aug. 27. Boasting over 200 cards, the set will bring a variety of new and fan-favorite Pokémon into the card game. As a mix of the OCG sets Eeveelutions, Sky Stream, and Towering Perfection, you’ve got quite a variety of cards to collect in the set, including some that were cut from June’s Chilling Reign./post/endpoint-signs-rejin-as-new-cs-go-head-coach/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/endpoint-signs-rejin-as-new-cs-go-head-coach/ Endpoint has appointed Allan “Rejin” Petersen as the head coach of its CS:GO team in place of Allan Hender. The move comes after the conclusion of the PGL Antwerp Major and days after the organization transfer-listed Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas. The squad is now down to just four players. Rejin is mostly known for the period in which he served as MOUZ’s head coach between April 2019 and September 2020. The Danish tactician helped them win multiple tournaments, such as CS:GO Asia Championships in November 2019 and ESL Pro League season 10 in December 2019./post/happy-birthday-league-of-legends/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/happy-birthday-league-of-legends/ On Oct. 27, 2009, a game called League of Legends was launched to very little fanfare. It was just another title—albeit a good, critically acclaimed one—trying to capitalize on the success of Defense of the Ancients, a popular mod for Warcraft 3. Five years later, League of Legends is the most popular game on the planet. 67 million people play it every month. Last year it pulled in nearly $1 billion in revenue, more than any other game in its genre./post/here-are-all-the-bat-signal-locations-in-fortnite/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-bat-signal-locations-in-fortnite/ Gotham City is the new Rift Zone in Fortnite, which means the Caped Crusader himself has dropped off of the Battle Bus to fight in some battle royales.  Now that Batman has officially crossed over into the game, several themed challenges based on the long legacy of the character have also been added. One of those is locating three different Bat Signals and lighting them up with the iconic symbol. /post/how-to-adjust-screen-shake-in-rainbow-six-siege/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-adjust-screen-shake-in-rainbow-six-siege/ Fine-tuning your settings is an important part of any video game. Some players prefer the best graphics possible, while others prefer lower settings to ensure the best framerate and overall experience. Games like Rainbow Six Siege have other settings players need to experiment with, like their sensitivity, keybinds, and more. Operation Vector Glare also finally gives players the option to adjust screen shake feedback, creating another customizable setting that shouldn’t be overlooked./post/how-to-claim-the-lost-ark-launch-celebration-gift/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-the-lost-ark-launch-celebration-gift/ It’s been one hell of a launch week for Lost Ark, with the action-based MMORPG rocketing to the top of the charts on both Twitch and Steam. Since launch, it’s been averaging over one million concurrent players and peaked at 1.324 million. It’s also consistently placed in the top five of Twitch viewership thanks in part to its partnered drops program. With all this success, the teams at Smilegate RPG and Amazon are giving back to their players with a Launch Celebration Gift, while also giving Lost Ark founders some bonus items and rewarding players on the Galatur server who’ve been dealing with some serious issues./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/riot-reportedly-in-talks-to-hold-bubble-system-for-2020-league-of-legends-world-championship/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reportedly-in-talks-to-hold-bubble-system-for-2020-league-of-legends-world-championship/ Riot Games is reportedly looking into holding this year’s League of Legends World Championship in a “single-city, bubble hub format” like the NBA, according to a report from ESPN. The report comes after China canceled all international sports events through the end of 2020 earlier today. Given the international nature of Worlds, the event could be postponed, although Riot has yet to announce any changes to the tournament. The League of Legends World Championship and other esports events reportedly do not fall under the “sporting” classification, however./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/best-valorant-agents-to-run-on-bind/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-valorant-agents-to-run-on-bind/ Bind has been a VALORANT mainstay since the original beta. And until there are more maps in the game, you’re going to have to learn how to play it. Here’s the best agent composition to run on Bind, based on the agents seen most frequently during the NA VCT Masters One tournament. OmenRazeSovaCypherPhoenix/Jett Omen is strong for obvious reasons. His utility is nearly unmatched on the map. From Paranoia to Dark Cover, he has so many uses, including blocking Operator angles and flashing his teammates in./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/riot-releases-new-song-for-arcane-featuring-imagine-dragons-and-jid-enemy/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-new-song-for-arcane-featuring-imagine-dragons-and-jid-enemy/ Riot has released a new song and music video in collaboration with Imagine Dragons and JID ahead of the grand debut of Arcane, the upcoming League of Legends series that’s set to premiere on Netflix on Nov. 6 at 9pm CT. “Enemy,” a three-and-a-half-minute track, features vocals from Imagine Dragons, who worked closely with Riot to create “Warriors,” the official song of Worlds 2014. It also includes a verse from American rapper JID—one of the highlights of the song./post/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/tsm-to-field-full-academy-roster-during-2022-lcs-lock-in-tournament/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-to-field-full-academy-roster-during-2022-lcs-lock-in-tournament/ TSM will use its Academy League of Legends team during this year’s LCS Lock In tournament, the organization announced today.  TSM cited issues surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and how the virus has prevented the team from practicing together on a consistent basis. Additionally, travel restrictions have made it difficult for the team’s offseason pickups of Keaiduo and Shenyi to arrive in Los Angeles prior to the start of the LCS Lock In tournament./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/what-to-do-if-fall-guys-isn-t-working-a-complete-guide-for-all-connectivity-issues-in-fall-guys/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-to-do-if-fall-guys-isn-t-working-a-complete-guide-for-all-connectivity-issues-in-fall-guys/ After a brief beta period that drew the interest of many party game enthusiasts, Fall Guys released earlier in August. Though most gamers anticipated the game’s popularity, Mediatonic the developer, was caught off-guard with the actual turnout. This caused servers to overload with jelly beans, the in-game avatars each Fall Guys players get to customize.  Server issues can make it impossible to join a match or prevent you from even launching the game./post/where-to-dance-at-different-holiday-tree-locations-in-fortnite-operation-snowdown/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-dance-at-different-holiday-tree-locations-in-fortnite-operation-snowdown/ Just as gamers around the world started dusting off their Christmas trees, Epic Games decided to do the same with Fortnite’s seasonal events and introduced Operation Snowdown to the game. The map’s bottom right side is completely covered in snow now, and the developer brought out a new set of challenges, rewarding players with decent amounts of XP. In addition to the sweet battle pass XP you’ll gain by completing the Operation Snowdown challenges, you’ll also unlock free cosmetics designed exclusively for the event./post/adidas-and-pok%C3%A9mon-launch-a-special-collaborative-clothing-line/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/adidas-and-pok%C3%A9mon-launch-a-special-collaborative-clothing-line/ In collaboration with The Pokémon Company, Adidas has launched its new line of children’s clothing, which features the company’s logo and Pokémon side by side. The collection, which features a handful of items like shirts, tracksuits, and children’s trainers, isn’t the most groundbreaking clothing to come out from the two companies. But it’s still a neat, yet weird, clothing line for Pokémon fans to add to their collection. The best thing to come out of this whole collection is obviously the sneakers—two of which are on sale./post/aphelios-lee-sin-corki-and-more-to-receive-buffs-in-league-patch-10-21/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/aphelios-lee-sin-corki-and-more-to-receive-buffs-in-league-patch-10-21/ As the end of the ranked season approaches, Riot lead gameplay designer Mark Yetter has revealed some of the planned buffs to multiple champions on League Patch 10.21.  One of the worst performing bot laners in terms of win rate, Aphelios, is set to receive another buff. Additional buffs are going to some of the former meta junglers, like Lee Sin and Trundle, both of which have slightly shifted out of professional play in recent history./post/geometry-dash-streamer-z01nk-becomes-second-player-to-beat-slaughterhouse-level/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/geometry-dash-streamer-z01nk-becomes-second-player-to-beat-slaughterhouse-level/ Twitch streamer and prolific Geometry Dash player GD_Z01nk achieved the most difficult feat in the game during an April 11 stream, defeating the Slaughterhouse level. Z01nk is among the most dedicated Geometry Dash streamers on Twitch. Beginning his stream in August 2020, Z01nk has only ever played the rhymical runner game, which accounts for 100 percent of his total stream time, according to Twitch Tracker. The streamer’s conviction for Geometry Dash can be seen through his recent efforts to push through Slaughterhouse, notoriously the hardest level in the game./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/nongshim-redforce-destroy-dwg-kia-in-ghost-s-return-to-starting-roster-climb-to-second-place-in-2021-lck-summer-split/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nongshim-redforce-destroy-dwg-kia-in-ghost-s-return-to-starting-roster-climb-to-second-place-in-2021-lck-summer-split/ Nongshim RedForce took down the 2020 world champions DWG KIA in an intense 2-1 series in the 2021 LCK Summer Split. Going into the series, DK reverted to their original roster that won Worlds, with Ghost coming back to the starting roster instead of Malrang. ShowMaker and Canyon also reverted to their main roles after experimentation through the past couple of series. While this change helped DK secure the first game of the series on a high note, they collapsed as the series progressed./post/players-to-watch-during-the-2022-lcs-spring-split/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/players-to-watch-during-the-2022-lcs-spring-split/ During this past offseason, the North American League of Legends scene received one of the biggest influxes of international talent across the world. With 12 new imports making their way to the League Championship Series (LCS) and multiple other big-name players finding new homes, 2022 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting years in the region’s history. The LCS is used to seeing star players enter its ranks from across the globe, but the level of talent acquired for 2022 is impressive./post/riot-officially-reveals-league-s-2021-victorious-skin-for-blitzcrank/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-officially-reveals-league-s-2021-victorious-skin-for-blitzcrank/ This year’s Victorious skin in League of Legends will be for Blitzcrank, Riot Games confirmed today. Yesterday, Riot teased this year’s Victorious skin by releasing a promotional image of a pink teddy bear, leading many League fans to believe that the annual edition of the skin would be for Annie. But today’s fully zoomed-out splash art showed Blitzcrank holding the bear in question, revealing that the champion will be receiving the 2021 Victorious skin./post/valve-adds-winter-lineage-fantasy-treasure-increases-fantasy-league-rewards-with-new-dota-2-patch/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-adds-winter-lineage-fantasy-treasure-increases-fantasy-league-rewards-with-new-dota-2-patch/ Valve has rolled out its latest content for Dota 2 in a small patch. The patch introduced the new Winter Lineage Fantasy Treasure, which features seven skins that were re-themed for the DPC season. Players will be able to claim a treasure for every three Fantasy Levels they’ve earned. While players will have quite a few Fantasy Levels from their earlier predictions, they’ll also be able to earn more in the upcoming days./post/when-does-the-apex-legends-system-override-event-begin/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-apex-legends-system-override-event-begin/ With a new month comes a new Apex Legends event. The System Override Collection Event announced today boasts new skins, cosmetics, modes, items, and an Heirloom set for Adrenaline Junkie Octane. And with less than a week until it goes live, players won’t have to wait long. When does the System Override event go live? The System Override event kicks off on March 3. Judging from when previous events began, it’ll likely start at 12pm CT./post/best-thermal-paste-brands-for-cpu-and-gpu/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-thermal-paste-brands-for-cpu-and-gpu/ Thermal paste comes in a variety of forms and is sold by a large number of manufacturers. Despite the seemingly simple design and use cases, thermal paste is key in preserving the life of a CPU or a GPU. When applied to the heat sink of either component, thermal paste acts as a conductive mass that fills out any air pockets between a CPU or GPU and its cooling solution, such as an air cooler or all-in-one liquid cooler (AIO)./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/how-to-unlock-all-operators-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-all-operators-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Players who finished Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s campaign mode will be familiar with all of the side characters they run into throughout the story. Though playing as the protagonist may get boring in the story mode, players will have quite a few options to choose from in other game modes. These options are called operators and they don’t provide any gameplay advantage. Changing an operator is similar to using different skins in other games because it only changes only your character’s appearance and voice lines./post/how-to-unlock-fortnite-chapter-3-photo-negative-scarlet-blackout-and-gilded-reality-skins/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-fortnite-chapter-3-photo-negative-scarlet-blackout-and-gilded-reality-skins/ Fortnite Chapter Three continues the tradition of having super styles for battle pass cosmetics, and players can find these under the Bonus Content tab. Super styles are an enhanced version of the base variant of battle pass skins which are available to players who have reached a certain level in the game. These super styles incentivize players to earn more levels in the game to unlock exclusive looks. Battle pass cosmetics named Ronin, Spider-Man, Lt./post/new-world-patch-1-1-1-will-remedy-several-issues-from-november-s-update/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-patch-1-1-1-will-remedy-several-issues-from-november-s-update/ New World is set to roll out a new update later today, and while Patch 1.1.1 won’t contain any new additions, it will remedy problems that arose after November’s major update. Within this update are changes that will make some items harder to come upon as was initially intended in the planning of the game, fix changes to horticulture gear, optimize crafting, and a handful of bug fixes. This week’s update is focused on resolving some of the issues that have arisen from our November Update./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/shahzam-s-valorant-settings-keybinds-crosshair-and-mouse-sensitivity/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/shahzam-s-valorant-settings-keybinds-crosshair-and-mouse-sensitivity/ Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan is the in-game leader for the Sentinels VALORANT team. The 27-year-old former CS:GO pro spent time playing the game with Cloud9, Complexity, and OpTic before joining the Sentinels as one of the team’s original members in April 2020. Under his leadership, the team has boasted impressive performances including a first place victory at the VCT 2021: Stage Two Masters in Reykjavík. The team also won numerous VCT Challengers events as well./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/when-is-the-final-mr-sakurai-presents-and-how-to-watch-the-last-super-smash-bros-ultimate-dlc-fighter-reveal/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-the-final-mr-sakurai-presents-and-how-to-watch-the-last-super-smash-bros-ultimate-dlc-fighter-reveal/ Instead of revealing the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter during the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced that series creator Masahiro Sakurai will do the honors on Oct. 5 in “The Final Mr. Sakurai Presents.”  Mr. Sakurai Presents is a series of broadcasts hosted by Sakurai that give detailed information about the decision-making, development, and final version of each DLC character that is added to the Ultimate roster./post/blizzard-provides-an-update-on-the-2020-overwatch-path-to-pro/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-provides-an-update-on-the-2020-overwatch-path-to-pro/ Halfway through 2020, Blizzard has officially provided an update to the Overwatch Path to Pro initiative, including some thoughts around current issues and investments within the community.  Trevor Housten and Dan McHugh, the pair in charge of esports initiatives outside of OWL, touched on a lot of hot topics, including third-party tournaments, tier-two and three sustainability, and promoting players more.  Blizzard has already acknowledged that some of these issues are going to be hard to overcome in a short period of time, but the Path to Pro team said it is already working on ways to improve each of the most pressing areas of concern./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/dr-disrespect-s-home-reportedly-shot-at-during-livestream/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-s-home-reportedly-shot-at-during-livestream/ Popular Twitch streamer Guy “Dr DisRespect” Beahm was reportedly shot at this afternoon while livestreaming. Dr DisRespect quickly shut down the stream after the incident occurred. What sounds like gunshots can be heard on Twitch clips of the stream as Dr. Disrespect plays the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 battle royale mode. He leaves the scene once the shots are heard and returns moments later. “I  have to end the broadcast,” he said./post/league-players-facing-mysterious-permanent-bans-in-likely-bug/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-players-facing-mysterious-permanent-bans-in-likely-bug/ Many League of Legends players hoping to play the game this weekend were greeted today with a message indicating they had committed the worst offenses in the game, thus terminating their accounts completely. A large number of League players are reporting that, upon logging into the game, they receive a message that indicates their accounts have been “permanently suspended.” There appears to be no pinpoint reason as to why these suspensions have been issued en masse, and many players are saying they have not committed any acts that would result in this punishment./post/mag-mell-s-new-world-server-was-down-for-maintenance-due-to-absolute-chaos/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mag-mell-s-new-world-server-was-down-for-maintenance-due-to-absolute-chaos/ Players on the New World US West server Mag Mell were in for a rude awakening during their prime time play when all of a sudden, all hell broke loose. At the time of writing, there is no explanation as to what caused the server time to jump 20 days into the future. Players immediately started reporting multiple issues, and none of them were small. Every town was being invaded, wars were instantly won and flipped to the attacker’s side, crafting stations were downgraded, people lost their homes, the server time was wrong, and people were getting Steam achievements for playtime./post/nickmercs-iitztimmy-and-more-qualify-for-algs-last-chance-qualifier/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/nickmercs-iitztimmy-and-more-qualify-for-algs-last-chance-qualifier/ While Split 2 playoffs are still to come at the end of this month for qualified teams from the Apex Legends Global Series Pro League, the hunt for the ALGS Year 2 Championship has already begun. Some of the biggest names in the Apex landscape are still very much alive, as well, as streamers like iiTzTimmy, NICKMERCS, and NiceWigg all qualified for Last Chance Qualifier via the ALGS Challenger Circuit./post/valorant-devs-add-penalties-for-going-afk-dodging-ranked-games-and-being-toxic-in-chat-in-patch-2-05/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-devs-add-penalties-for-going-afk-dodging-ranked-games-and-being-toxic-in-chat-in-patch-2-05/ With VALORANT Patch 2.05 rolling out, frequent AFKers, queue dodgers, and toxic chat spammers will face new consequences. In a Feb. 15 dev diary post, the VALORANT devs outlined the ideas they had for penalties for repeat offenders of this type. Starting with the new patch, though, those ideas have been realized and implemented into games. Players who dodge queues in a competitive match are now at risk of receiving a small penalty to their rank rating./post/valorant-s-ruination-collection-now-available/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-ruination-collection-now-available/ VALORANT players can now purchase the League of Legends-inspired Ruination collection in the in-game score. Each weapon skin can be purchased individually or players can buy the entire bundle to receive all of the skins.  The Ruination collection features a unique tea-color scheme with black outlines inspired by League’s Ruination event. Players can enjoy new skins for the Ghost, Phantom, Spectre, and Guardian. The collection also includes the Broken Blade of the Ruined King melee skin, which activates when players pull it out./post/who-is-silco-in-arcane-everything-we-know-about-the-villain-heading-into-act-3/Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-silco-in-arcane-everything-we-know-about-the-villain-heading-into-act-3/ The League of Legends animated series Arcane is coming to an end. The third and final act will be released on Nov. 20 on Netflix and fans will learn the fates of some of their favorite characters. While some of the protagonists of the series were known to most viewers thanks to League, others were created just for the Arcane universe and its story. Among those, one who stood out for his cruelty and ambition is Silco, the main antagonist of the series./post/alpharad-cr1tikal-launch-super-smash-bros-ultimate-quarantine-series/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/alpharad-cr1tikal-launch-super-smash-bros-ultimate-quarantine-series/ A pair of content creators are trying to fill the void of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments left behind by the coronavirus pandemic. Alpharad and Cr1TiKaL (better known as penguinz0 on YouTube) are hosting five online tournaments called the Quarantine Series, a direct follow-up to the Soaked Series Invitational, which the pair hosted a few weeks ago. Proud to announce that @MoistCr1TiKaL and I are planning on giving back to the community in this time of need./post/arctic-drops-its-first-white-a-rgb-case-fan/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/arctic-drops-its-first-white-a-rgb-case-fan/ Arctic’s minimalist approved 120mm P12 PWM PST case fans received an A-RGB update to liven them up in April. But now, the company is taking its tried-and-true design a step further with an icy finish to match all-white PC builds. See on Amazon While Arctic’s fans aren’t always the flashiest of the 120mm bunch, they sit between the drab yet high-performing Noctua lineup and the boisterous but standard performance of Corsair’s fans./post/how-to-evolve-tyrogue-into-hitmonlee-hitmonchan-or-hitmontop-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-tyrogue-into-hitmonlee-hitmonchan-or-hitmontop-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Sword and Shield feature a wide cast of Pokémon with many species returning from previous generations. One of these species is Tyrogue, a pink Fighting-type Pokémon infamous for its forked evolution path. Tyrogue evolves only once but can evolve into three different Pokémon depending on its stats: Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop. This method isn’t always clear-cut, however, and may require some special training outside of the basic leveling process. Where to find Tyrogue Before players can evolve Tyrogue, they must first catch or receive the Pokémon in a trade./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/ps5-owners-can-now-access-screengrabs-and-videos-on-ps-app/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ps5-owners-can-now-access-screengrabs-and-videos-on-ps-app/ PlayStation 5 players have a new way to access the recordings and screengrabs from their consoles on the PS App, providing an easier way to access their content.  Recording videos or taking screengrabs on the PS5 is a great way to preserve exciting moments or clips. Accessing these videos or images on a mobile device makes it easier to share with friends or followers—and a new update has answered the prayers of fans everywhere./post/sneaky-confirms-he-won-t-be-playing-for-cloud9-next-year/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sneaky-confirms-he-won-t-be-playing-for-cloud9-next-year/ Following ESPN’s report that Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen is joining Cloud9, veteran AD carry Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi confirmed earlier today that he’ll no longer be on C9’s starting League of Legends roster next year. Sneaky also revealed a few issues between him and C9, saying that he didn’t want to compete for his starting spot on the team because there were a few people on the squad that didn’t want to play with their current bottom lane./post/thassa-returns-in-theros-beyond-death-with-new-weapon/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/thassa-returns-in-theros-beyond-death-with-new-weapon/ Previously known as God of the Sea, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling was revealed in today’s Theros: Beyond Death spoilers.  Set to release on Jan. 24, Thassa the Blue God returns with a new weapon, after having her bident stolen by the planeswalker Kiora, and a few new tricks under her scales.  CMC: 3U.Indestructible.As long as your devotion is less than five, Thassa isn’t a creature.At the beginning of your end step, Exile up to one other target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control./post/the-biggest-competitive-mobile-games-of-2020/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-biggest-competitive-mobile-games-of-2020/ This year was an eventful one for the mobile gaming industry. Epic Games shook things up with its legal feud with Apple, Call of Duty: Mobile celebrated its one-year anniversary, and Riot Games launched the first beta for Wild Rift, the mobile version of its 10-year-old MOBA League of Legends, in select countries. Similar to the past few years, the mobile gaming industry grossed half of the global gaming market’s revenue in 2020 and is expected to reach the $100 billion mark in 2021, according to Newzoo./post/when-does-apex-legends-season-4-begin/Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-apex-legends-season-4-begin/ Apex Legends content is slowly beginning to wind down in anticipation for the next season, which is expected to start soon.  But before the new season, Respawn Entertainment has events planned in the meantime. The Grand Soirée Arcade event is set to begin on Jan. 14, which will give players plenty of time to enjoy new skins and gamemodes before the conclusion of season three. This event will rotate seven different limited time modes including Gold Rush Duos and an all-new Third-Person Mode, which is the traditional style of competing battle royale title Fortnite./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/hafu-ranked-first-in-mmr-during-teamfight-tactics-beta/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hafu-ranked-first-in-mmr-during-teamfight-tactics-beta/ With Teamfight Tactics set to hit live servers tomorrow, Riot Games has revealed that Twitch streamer and pro gamer Rumay “Hafu” Wang ended the gamemode’s beta with the highest MMR of any player. #1! 🏆 https://t.co/DKHEn2vOae — Hafu (@itshafu) June 25, 2019 “I’m just so thankful to Riot for posting it, it means a lot to me,” Hafu said on her personal stream after Riot revealed the beta MMR ranking./post/how-do-you-fix-overwatch-2-beta-not-showing-up-in-battle-net/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-you-fix-overwatch-2-beta-not-showing-up-in-battle-net/ The long-awaited Overwatch 2 beta has finally become available to the public. If players watched approved Overwatch streamers for four hours on Twitch yesterday, they unlocked access to the beta. But many people are having trouble getting the beta to register on their PCs. Luckily, there are a few things players can try to get the Overwatch 2 beta to register on their Battle.net account. First, you should make sure that your Twitch account is connected to your Battle./post/how-to-earn-victorious-blitzcrank-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-victorious-blitzcrank-in-league-of-legends/ League of Legends players ranked gold or higher will get Victorious Blitzcrank as a reward for the 2021 rank season in November. On Oct. 5, Riot Games revealed which champion is getting get the Victorious skin in 2021. Unlike players thought from the teaser, though, it’s not Annie. This season, Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem, will receive the Victorious skin. At the end of each League ranked season, Riot rewards players who achieved gold or higher with a special skin, chromas, and matching icons./post/how-to-play-zombies-mode-in-pubg/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-zombies-mode-in-pubg/ Compared to Fortnite, PUBG always had a more strict military concept that made it feel closer to the real deal. If a battle royale scenario were to occur in real life, it would probably be close to the PUBG experience. But sometimes thinking outside of the box is key to keeping the gameplay fresh. With the release of PUBG Mobile in 2017, the developers started experimenting with more game modes, and those that were well-received by the community were slowly added to the PC and console versions of the game./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/pokimane-makes-huge-mistake-in-among-us/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-makes-huge-mistake-in-among-us/ Among Us is a game that encourages people to be extremely observant of their surroundings to either successfully eliminate the crew or correctly identify the imposters before it’s too late. The fast-paced gameplay can often cause players to overlook minor details. This was the case for Pokimane, one of Twitch’s most popular personalities, during one of her latest streams. Given the role of imposter, Pokimane was on the hunt to eliminate her fellow crewmates without drawing attention to herself./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/disguised-toast-banned-on-twitch-while-watching-anime/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/disguised-toast-banned-on-twitch-while-watching-anime/ Twitch streamer Disguised Toast has been banned on the platform. The streamer was live on Twitch watching the anime Death Note when he was hit with the ban. It isn’t clear how long the ban will last, but it may be a 48-hour suspension if fellow streamer Pokimane’s suspension is any indication. Pokimane was banned for streaming copyrighted content last week. ❌ Twitch Partner "DisguisedToast" (@disguisedtoast) has been banned! ❌https://t.co/Gy5jKfOoMN#twitch #ban #firstban #partner #twitchpartner 🏵/post/ea-introduces-the-bundesliga-tots-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-introduces-the-bundesliga-tots-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added the Bundelisga Team of the Season (TOTS) to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. The team has 15 players in total. The highest-rated players include 98-rated Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, 96-rated Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, 96-rated Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich, and 95-rated Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. You voted ✔ Now Germany’s very best are here 💪🇩🇪 Here is your #FIFA21 @Bundesliga_EN Team of the Season 🔥/post/frostbite-2020-live-results-and-standings/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/frostbite-2020-live-results-and-standings/ Another month, another Super Smash Bros. Super Major putting the best players in the world against each other. Frostbite 2020 is underway and bringing all of the top 10 Ultimate players together for the first time this year.  The early days were full of upsets, leading to the loser’s bracket being an absolute killer for anyone who was unable to keep a winner’s run going.  From Singles and Doubles to Squad Strike and Alpharad’s Casual Invitational, Frostbite has every event you would want to see out of the best Ultimate has to offer./post/how-to-fix-personal-settings-1-error-in-fifa-22/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-personal-settings-1-error-in-fifa-22/ The Career mode may not be the most popular choice of FIFA 22 players, but there are still a decent number of players that frequently play the game mode. A recent glitch called the Personal Settings 1 error has been preventing players from getting into the game mode or saving their progress, however. Considering the error makes it sound like there was a data loss, it may scare the players when they first see it./post/how-to-fix-van-1067-error-code-in-valorant/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-van-1067-error-code-in-valorant/ More users are upgrading to Windows 11 on their gaming PCs, and the transition may not always be that smooth. VALORANT players upgrading to Windows 11 might experience the VAN 1067 error code as they try launching the game, preventing them from logging in. See Valorant on Amazon The error may look server-related at first, but it appears due to an internal inconsistency caused by the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0. Players who receive this error usually have TPM 2./post/how-to-get-the-sword-of-morne-in-elden-ring/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-sword-of-morne-in-elden-ring/ Most players seem to rush straight for Margit, the Fell Omen when they first enter the world of Elden Ring. But if you happen to be exploring the Lands Between, whether that’s before or after Margit has put your foolish ambitions to rest, you may have come across Castle Morne in the Weeping Peninsula at the southernmost point of Limgrave. It’s a large castle that will reward you with a sweet sword for beating its boss./post/jinx-and-sivir-buffs-are-on-the-way-but-ezreal-s-might-not-be-for-a-few-months/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jinx-and-sivir-buffs-are-on-the-way-but-ezreal-s-might-not-be-for-a-few-months/ Sivir, Jinx, and Ezreal have been watching from the stands as the ADC meta in League of Legends has widened to include almost every other marksman in the game, leaving them feeling like proper outcasts. Don’t worry, you three, because your time in the spotlight may soon be here. Buffs to the trio have arrived on the PBE, and for the most part they’re significant enough to add some pick priority./post/lcs-and-mobalytics-partner-to-launch-updated-amateur-ecosystem/Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-and-mobalytics-partner-to-launch-updated-amateur-ecosystem/ Personal gaming companion and analytics performance platform Mobalytics is launching an update as part of a collaboration with the League of Legends Championship Series for a new amateur ecosystem. The new LCS format is a commitment from the league to develop more NA talent in the amateur scene by creating new ways for LCS teams, tournament organizers, sponsors, and more to support the growth of the scene.  Mobalytics, in partnership with LCS, have created an esports ecosystem with the goal of closing the gap between solo queue players and the professionals, mirroring a similar structure to that of the NBA G League, the MLB’s farm system, or advanced college and even high school scouting./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/here-s-the-twitch-rivals-mtg-arena-metagame-breakdown/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-the-twitch-rivals-mtg-arena-metagame-breakdown/ Following the Magic: The Gathering Standard bans on Nov. 18, Twitch Rivals hosted an MTG Arena tournament this week to show off the new meta.  The Twitch Rivals MTGA tournament had 250 Magic streamers from around the world participate. The first day of play featured six Swiss rounds with a somewhat balanced meta.  #TwitchRivals metagame. I only show decks with n>=2. Hopefully no mistakes here 😅 but remember I might miss something or not split certain archetype as I did with Golgari Adventures (There is heavy, Clover, Cat and Henge separately)./post/hirit-vander-neon-and-shlatan-set-to-star-in-misfits-gaming-s-lec-roster/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hirit-vander-neon-and-shlatan-set-to-star-in-misfits-gaming-s-lec-roster/ As we ramp up toward a new year, Misfits Gaming is getting ready for a retooling before the next LEC season. According to Jacob Wolf, the team has re-signed HiRit and Vander, signed Neon as starting AD carry, and promoted Shlatan to the main LEC roster. HiRit and Neon are reportedly signing for two years, while Vander is joining for one year only. Shlatan, on the other hand, is getting a promotion from the Misfits Premier roster in the LFL./post/how-to-find-mimikyu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-mimikyu-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Mimikyu, one of Sun and Moon’s most popular Pokémon, is making a return in Sword and Shield. But don’t expect to find the Pikachu cloth-wearing Pokémon easily. Game Freak has made sure that players who want to find this Pokémon will need to earn it since it’s nearly impossible to locate unless you meet certain criteria. There’s only one place in the entire Galar region where Mimikyu can spawn and that’s in the Wild Area./post/idubbbz-confirms-valkyrae-has-shown-interest-in-next-creator-clash/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/idubbbz-confirms-valkyrae-has-shown-interest-in-next-creator-clash/ Following the conclusion of iDubbbz’s influencer boxing event, Creator Clash, a wide variety of streamers and fellow content creators publicly considered stepping into the ring. Popular YouTube streamer and 100 Thieves co-owner Valkyrae has been among the most vocal about potentially fighting on a future card. In an interview with Dexerto, iDubbbz seemed to confirm that contact had been made with Valkyrae, though ultimately her decision on whether to fight or not is still unclear./post/is-ahsoka-tano-in-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-ahsoka-tano-in-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga/ In Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, players can enjoy the iconic adventures of the nine main movies in the Star Wars franchise. The main story unlocks several popular characters to use as you please, and exploring the world and completing side quests also unlocks dozens of other characters from the Star Wars universe. While you’ll likely be content with the current characters available, some notable characters are missing from The Skywalker Saga, including Ahsoka Tano./post/riot-gives-inside-look-into-master-yi-s-younger-days-of-training-with-new-league-short-story/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-gives-inside-look-into-master-yi-s-younger-days-of-training-with-new-league-short-story/ Becoming a Wuju swordsman can be a tough task for any person, no matter how strong they are. In Riot Games’ latest short story, called Poetry with a Blade, fans get a behind-the-scenes look at how Master Yi became one of the best users of the art of Wuju. The story starts off with a fiery, 15-year-old Yi heading off to train with Master Doran, a master weaponsmith who was well respected by Wuju’s own smiths and masters./post/streamer-sydeon-calls-out-racist-comments-about-hinatsuru-cosplay/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-sydeon-calls-out-racist-comments-about-hinatsuru-cosplay/ Popular Twitch streamer Sydeon shared her cosplay of Hinatsuru from the hit anime Kimetsu no Yaiba yesterday. While most fans were happy to see another brilliant cosplay from the creator, some people made racist remarks about the color of Sydeon’s skin being different from that of the fictional character. Sydeon released a tweet later that day exposing a few of these racist comments, along with her thoughts on the matter:/post/the-9-best-roblox-gifts-for-the-holiday-season/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-9-best-roblox-gifts-for-the-holiday-season/ Gaming in the early stages of anyone’s life is more of a learning experience than anything. While gamers born in the ‘90s had Mario Kart to teach them the core values of friendship, there weren’t many opportunities for them to let their creative juices loose. A younger generation of gamers has been luckier in that department. Games like Roblox have become popular among the newest generation of gamers. While these games can look relatively simple to outsiders, there’s a good reason behind their rise to the top./post/the-pokemon-company-reveals-xerneas-and-m-rayquaza-ex-from-25th-anniversary-collection/Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pokemon-company-reveals-xerneas-and-m-rayquaza-ex-from-25th-anniversary-collection/ As has been tradition lately, Friday bought with it the reveal of two more cards from the upcoming Pokémon OCG 25th Anniversary Collection Two more legendary Pokémon were revealed, with The Pokémon Company announcing Xerneas and M Rayquzaz EX, both a part of the upcoming October set. Xerneas will be available via the collection’s regular booster packs and is a regular card marked with the 25th Anniversary branding. If you’re after M Rayquaza EX, you’ll need to purchase a few of the regular 25th Anniversary booster packs to earn yourself a promotional pack./post/1-million-artifact-tournament-scheduled-for-2019/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/1-million-artifact-tournament-scheduled-for-2019/ Last night, Valve president Gabe Newell revealed more details about Artifact, the upcoming online collectible card game developed by the Dota 2 publisher. The game is now in closed beta, with industry insiders and pro gamers alike trying it out for the first time. After the press conference, Valve dropped something else about the game: it’ll be hosting a tournament next year with a total prize pool of $1 million. The news was broken about an hour after the press event by Valve’s social media and community manager Wykrhm Reddy, via his Twitter account./post/exclusive-promo-pok%C3%A9mon-card-to-come-with-detective-pikachu-dvd-release/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/exclusive-promo-pok%C3%A9mon-card-to-come-with-detective-pikachu-dvd-release/ The DVD release date for the Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie release has been announced (at least for the U.K.) as Sept. 16, and The Pokémon Company is giving trainers something extra with their purchase. An exclusive Pokémon Detective Pikachu promo card will be bundled with every DVD purchase. The card is Detective Pikachu and it’s one of many promo cards released to tie in with the movie. Serebii Update: Detective Pikachu's home release has been dated for the UK./post/how-split-screen-co-op-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-multiplayer-zombies-and-campaign/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-split-screen-co-op-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-multiplayer-zombies-and-campaign/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is finally here and it’s possible for you to grab a friend to firefight through enemies on the same screen. Not all game modes are created equal, however. If you’re planning an old-school couch co-op party with your gaming buddies, here’s what you need to know about how split-screen co-op capabilities work in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Multiplayer Yes, split-screen co-op works for two players, both online and offline./post/how-to-fix-invalid-access-to-memory-location-error-in-valorant/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-invalid-access-to-memory-location-error-in-valorant/ Multiplayer games like VALORANT always evolve with each major patch. Even if the base game is bug and error-free, future patches may come with their own set of problems. Whenever there’s a huge content patch, players may find themselves struggling to log into VALORANT due to crowded servers or experience a new error that prevents them from enjoying the game, like the Invalid Access to Memory Location error. The origins of the error aren’t that clear, but its patterns indicate that it may have something to do with not having enough memory on your system./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/how-to-hide-computer-cables/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-hide-computer-cables/ Cable management is the bane of every PC builder’s existence. Nobody likes it, it takes too long, and it just isn’t any fun most of the time. However, it doesn’t have to be difficult on top of all that. Here is a guide to help hide those clunky computer cables. What do you need? To start managing all of your computer cables, you’re going to want to prepare a few things first: zip ties, a surge protector, and an optional cable rack or cable clips./post/how-to-unlock-the-zrg-20mm-sniper-rifle-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-zrg-20mm-sniper-rifle-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ A new sniper rifle has entered the fray in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. On April 7, Treyarch added the ZRG 20mm sniper rifle to the game’s ever-growing roster of weapons, granting players the chance to unlock it via an in-game challenge or by buying a bundle that includes it in a blueprint. “Bolt-action sniper rifle,” the ZRG’s in-game description reads. “Faster bullet velocity with a slower fire rate./post/the-best-new-champions-and-large-champ-updates-of-2017/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-new-champions-and-large-champ-updates-of-2017/ Season seven was a big year for League of Legends. Each major champion update or new champion release featured a new, exciting ability or mechanic that hadn’t been seen before in the game. This year in League, reformation was the centerpiece. League is an eight-year-old game, after all, and Riot amped up its efforts to redesign and re-release older champions with out-of-touch abilities and looks. This year alone, we’ve had four total champ redesigns along with four new ones and, naturally, some turned out better than others./post/when-is-the-warden-coming-to-minecraft/Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-the-warden-coming-to-minecraft/ The Warden is one of the biggest hostile mobs in Minecraft. Unfortunately for players looking for a new challenge, this mob isn’t out yet. While it was expected to release in 1.18’s Caves and Cliffs update, a bunch of issues with the mob alongside delays meant the Warden—and other elements like the Deep Dark biome and the newly released Frogs—should come out during the 1.19 update instead. The update is known as The Wild, but there isn’t much information about it./post/14-official-fortnite-funko-pop-toys-have-been-revealed-and-they-re-awesome/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/14-official-fortnite-funko-pop-toys-have-been-revealed-and-they-re-awesome/ Nearly a week after several Fortnite Funko Pop! toys were leaked on Instagram, the entire line has been revealed by Funko. Fourteen Funko Pop! toys and two Pocket Pop! keychains were announced as a part of the merchandise collection, with each toy featuring popular Fortnite outfits. Here's a closer look at our new #Fortnite Pop!s! #FunkoFortnite @FortniteGame @EpicGames https://t.co/29HTdgZ2Hm pic.twitter.com/uRLqQJELIh — Funko (@OriginalFunko) September 28, 2018 While the likes of Skull Trooper, Brite Bomber, Black Knight, and Omega will certainly be some of the best-selling items, the other 10 will likely have a large audience, too./post/call-of-duty-league-2022-power-rankings-pre-major-one/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-league-2022-power-rankings-pre-major-one/ We’re only roughly one month into the 2022 Call of Duty League season, but the top teams are starting to separate themselves from the pack. The Atlanta FaZe are looking dominant in their CDL Championship title defense while the Los Angeles Thieves and London Royal Ravens are right on their heels in the standings.  All 12 of the teams in the CDL have played five online series so far in the 2022 regular season and those matchups have given us some insight into the pecking order that could be seen the rest of the year./post/can-the-exp-share-be-turned-off-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-the-exp-share-be-turned-off-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ The release of Pokémon Sword and Shield is quickly approaching and that means players are preparing to explore the Galar region. The EXP Share allows players to level up their entire team by using just one Pokémon in battle. Without the device, only Pokémon who have appeared on the battlefield throughout the battle will gain experience points. But with the EXP Share, all Pokémon will earn a chunk of experience from the safety of their Poké Balls./post/here-s-every-tft-set-6-5-little-legend-and-battle-pass-arenas/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-tft-set-6-5-little-legend-and-battle-pass-arenas/ Project Abyssia makes her Teamfight Tactics debut within Set 6.5 Neon Nights, alongside Fenroar, Lightcharger, QiQi, Plant Buddy Sprite, and Socialite Nixie.  Set 6.5 Neon Nights takes place after Progress Day, which was the setting for Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets. Scheduled to release on Feb. 14 via Patch 12.4, the Mythic Little Legend Project Abyssia arrives to stir up trouble. Joining her are Fenroar, Lightcharger, and QiQi—each having five variant skins./post/how-to-get-throne-world-weapons-in-destiny-2/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-throne-world-weapons-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion brought players to Savathûn’s Throne World, the latest destination in the franchise. Like every other location, the Throne World has its own set of gear, which drops from specific activities in the area and from some quests. From the Forensic Nightmare Stasis submachine gun to the Red Herring rocket launcher, these drops come with new perks and rare combinations, making them good additions to your arsenal./post/how-to-play-bel-veth-league-of-legends-new-void-champion/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-bel-veth-league-of-legends-new-void-champion/ Bel’Veth is League of Legends’ first Void champion to be released in over four years. With a menacing presence on the Rift and a relentless kit of damage-focused abilities, she can make for a scary pick in any team composition.  Bel’Veth is primarily played in the jungle role. Most of her kit has interactions with minions and monsters, so making the most out of Bel’Veth’s abilities to consume and gain powers from jungle camps shouldn’t be ignored./post/how-to-unlock-the-pack-a-punch-machine-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-zombies-map-ancient-evil/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-pack-a-punch-machine-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-zombies-map-ancient-evil/ The newest Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies map, Ancient Evil, is now available on PlayStation 4—and many players are trying to learn the map as quickly as possible. One of the most important elements of any Zombies map is the Pack-a-Punch machine, which allows you to upgrade your weapons and make them stronger. It’s actually not too difficult to unlock the Pack-a-Punch on this map—but there are several steps that you’ll need to follow./post/valorant-player-shows-useful-phoenix-flash-and-hot-hands-lineup/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-shows-useful-phoenix-flash-and-hot-hands-lineup/ A VALORANT player showed how to defend Hookah on Bind with Phoenix by effectively using his abilities to stop the enemy team.  The player started by throwing Phoenix’s fireball through the ceiling in Hookah, which covered the area connecting B Long and Mid in flames. Immediately after throwing the fireball, they flashed into Mid to blind the enemies and push them into cover.  How to Defend Hookah (Phoenix Flash + Molly Lineup) from VALORANT They retreated to the area covered in flames, which dealt damage as Phoenix easily picked up three kills./post/youtube-gaming-adds-theatre-mode-for-mobile-member-milestone-chat/Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/youtube-gaming-adds-theatre-mode-for-mobile-member-milestone-chat/ YouTube Gaming has acquired some huge names in the streaming space lately, and the momentum continues with the platform introducing a pair of features fans have been eagerly awaiting. YouTube Gaming head Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt shared today that Theatre Mode for mobile users will now allow both chat and gameplay to be present at the same time. Wyatt also announced the addition of Member Milestone chat. We have launched Theatre Mode chat on mobile – allowing for seamless picture and chat separately./post/agent-19-teased-during-valorant-champions-finals/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/agent-19-teased-during-valorant-champions-finals/ Riot Games teased the next VALORANT agent during the opening ceremony for the VCT Champions Finals earlier today. The clip shows a silhouette made out of coded strings of numbers and letters, while a woman’s voice speaks in Filipino and English about her powers. Before releasing the teaser during the VCT Champions final broadcast, Riot teased the origin of the next agent in various ways. For example, in the latest Night Market released in the client, VALORANT players can see star-shaped lanterns, which most likely are parols, traditional Filipino lanterns displayed during the holidays./post/halo-infinite-s-season-2-to-feature-mangler-nerfs-attrition-s-return-and-more/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-s-season-2-to-feature-mangler-nerfs-attrition-s-return-and-more/ Community frustrations at the lack of content in Halo Infinite’s first multiplayer season have been at the forefront of recent discussions as players await season two’s new maps and fixes. Fortunately for Halo fans eager to know what’s to come when the next season launches in May, developer 343 Industries released an Outcomes Report for season one to lay out its plans for the future. It details key features and additions coming with season two that are a direct result of community feedback, including balance improvements, bug fixes, and game mode updates./post/how-to-set-up-voicemail-on-iphone-13/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-set-up-voicemail-on-iphone-13/ Even if you’re on your iPhone all the time, sometimes you’ll miss a call or two. Though some people may call you again in a few hours, others may prefer leaving a message if they have the option to do so. Setting up Voicemail on your iPhone 13 will allow callers to leave you messages, and you can listen to them whenever you’d like. If you’ve just made the switch to iPhone 13 from an Android device, it may be difficult to find out how you can set up your Voicemail on iPhone 13./post/leona-diana-and-pantheon-available-in-wild-rift-event-path-of-ascension/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/leona-diana-and-pantheon-available-in-wild-rift-event-path-of-ascension/ League of Legends: Wild Rift has welcomed three new characters stemming from Mount Targon available through a new in-game event Path of Ascension. Players can earn either Diana, Leona, or Pantheon by completing the challenges of the event. In addition to these champions, completing the challenges of the event will also grant a variety of rewards, including Icons. Unlock Leona, Diana or Pantheon during the Path of Ascension event! Details here: https://t./post/ludwig-breaks-ninja-s-record-for-most-all-time-twitch-subscribers/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/ludwig-breaks-ninja-s-record-for-most-all-time-twitch-subscribers/ After 31 days, Ludwig has broken Ninja’s record for the most Twitch subscribers of all time, surpassing 271,000 subscribers on the final day of his subathon.  Ninja’s record was set at 269,154 subscribers in April 2018 while he streamed with Drake, Travis Scott, and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. I WAS HERE pic.twitter.com/bWILDI3Hui — ludwig (@LudwigAhgren) April 13, 2021 Ludwig began his subathon with a 30-minute timer on March 14, growing his subscriber count to 100,000 in just five days while every sub added an additional 10 seconds to the stream timer./post/mtg-arena-game-director-chris-clay-resigns-from-wotc/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-game-director-chris-clay-resigns-from-wotc/ MTG Arena game director Chris Clay made a sudden and unexpected move when he resigned from Wizards of the Coast earlier this week. Despite working with Wizards of the Coast since 2016, Clay quietly announced his resignation on the MTG Arena forums due to personal reasons. Clay thanked the Magic: The Gathering community for all the love and support over the years and he feels comfortable leaving due to the amazing team already in place./post/mtg-bans-3-cards-in-historic-brawl-with-alchemy-launch/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-bans-3-cards-in-historic-brawl-with-alchemy-launch/ Leading up to the launch of the new Magic: The Gathering Arena format, Alchemy, Agent of Treachery, Field of the Dead, and Ugin, the Spirit Dragon are slated to get banned from the Historic Brawl format. Scheduled to take place on Dec. 9 with the release of Alchemy: Innistrad A22, Wizards of the Coast announced today that Agent of Treachery, Field of the Dead, and Ugin, the Spirit Dragon will get hit by the ban hammer within the Historic Brawl format./post/riot-meddler-reveals-first-thoughts-on-senna-s-power-at-release/Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-meddler-reveals-first-thoughts-on-senna-s-power-at-release/ It’s only been five days since the release of League of Legends‘ newest champion, Senna. But Riot Games already has a few opening thoughts on her projected balance moving forward. Riot’s design director Andrei “Meddler” van Roon said that Senna is a bit stronger than the company anticipated on release, but she isn’t so strong that immediate changes have to be made. Riot will wait for people to start understanding and mastering her kit a bit more before making a decision./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/blizzard-seemingly-removes-a-reference-to-jeff-kaplan-in-overwatch-2/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-seemingly-removes-a-reference-to-jeff-kaplan-in-overwatch-2/ Fans on Reddit have noticed that a reference to former Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has been removed from the upcoming sequel’s New York City map. Players spotted that the Sept. 25 Bastion Rework announcement video for Overwatch 2 shows the pizza shop formerly called Jeph’s Corner Pizza is just Corner Pizza. See Overwatch on Amazon Fans can see the change for themselves around the 1-minute mark in Bastion’s announcement video, which shows the hero’s new ultimate and the pizza shop in the background./post/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/fortnite-hosting-emote-royale-2022-for-community-emotes/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-hosting-emote-royale-2022-for-community-emotes/ Fortnite is a game that’s built by and for its community, often seeking community input through surveys or voting in-game. Now, the battle royale is hosting a competition for fans to see their own emote recreated in the game. The competition is called Emote Royale and will reward the best community submission with an emote in the game. Epic shared a video alongside the announcement that features a previous submission being recreated by some of the characters./post/how-to-acquire-league-of-legends-jinx-in-fortnite/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-acquire-league-of-legends-jinx-in-fortnite/ League of Legends and Fortnite are teaming up to bring the first League champion to a non-Riot licensed game. Starting today, Nov. 4, at 7pm CT, Fortnite players will be able to purchase Jinx from League of Legends as a character in the game. Jinx will be one of the main characters of Riot’s upcoming animated series, Arcane, which will premiere on Netflix later this week on Nov. 6/post/how-to-change-your-ultimate-team-club-name-in-fifa-22/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-your-ultimate-team-club-name-in-fifa-22/ Following the official launch of FIFA 22 for those who pre-ordered the game, a lot of players have jumped straight into Ultimate Team, the game’s most famous mode where you can build your own team with your favorite players. If you played FIFA 21 Ultimate Team or a previous edition of FIFA Ultimate Team, you’ll notice that your Ultimate Team club name in those versions has been carried over to FIFA 22./post/how-to-perform-a-low-cross-in-fifa-21/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-perform-a-low-cross-in-fifa-21/ You may not be able to master all of FIFA 21’s mechanics, but there are some key tricks that will improve your gameplay if you learn them. In FIFA 21, just like in real-life soccer, there are a variety of different ways to cross the ball for attackers. You have the classic high crosses, hanging crosses, whipped crosses, and low crosses, which are quite overpowered in the newest edition of FIFA./post/sony-reveals-early-new-playstation-plus-game-lineup-includes-ape-escape-red-dead-redemption-and-more/Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-reveals-early-new-playstation-plus-game-lineup-includes-ape-escape-red-dead-redemption-and-more/ Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service is gearing up to launch in June, and players now have a look at a good portion of the games that will be featured when it does go live.  On the PlayStation Blog, Sony has revealed a sizable list of PlayStation Studios games, along with additions from third-party partners, that will make up the various catalogs available for PlayStation 5 and PS4 users. Just keep in mind that some of these games will only be available in certain regions and the list will be updated over time./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/all-dragonspiral-descent-event-exclusive-field-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-dragonspiral-descent-event-exclusive-field-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Venturing into the Dragonspiral Tower was a key part of the journey for players who played Pokémon Black and White, and now a similar event is taking place in Pokémon Go.  See Pokémon on Amazon The Dragonspiral Descent event is bringing some of that experience to Pokémon Go, with the return of Reshiram and Zekrom to five-star raids, Druddigon making its debut, and more from Dec. 7 to 12 as part of the Season of Heritage./post/apex-s-new-chaos-theory-collection-event-includes-ring-fury-mode-and-caustic-town-takeover/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-new-chaos-theory-collection-event-includes-ring-fury-mode-and-caustic-town-takeover/ A new monocle-wearing sheriff’s coming to town. Respawn unveiled the Chaos Theory Collection Event today, which will include a slew of new Apex Legends content. Among the additions will be the Ring Fury mode and a Caustic Town Takeover that replaces Kings Canyon’s Water Treatment. Apex‘s new limited-time mode introduces Ring Flares, which randomly appear on the map within the current ring. These flares slowly expand and deal ring damage to any ill-fated players who are caught in their path./post/blizzard-authentication-servers-down-delays-across-all-games/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-authentication-servers-down-delays-across-all-games/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. If you were planning on spending your entire Friday gaming, you might be in for a bit of a delay. Blizzard Entertainment reported earlier today that its authentication servers are having issues. This issue affects players on both PC and console. Server issues are reportedly affecting all Blizzard games, like Overwatch, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and even Destiny 2 if players are still using the Battle./post/demon-hunter-s-naga-legendary-combines-immune-effects-and-spellcasting/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/demon-hunter-s-naga-legendary-combines-immune-effects-and-spellcasting/ Demon Hunters are no strangers to unique, low-mana, and low-statted Legendaries with special effects. From Kor’vas Bloodthorn to Kurtrus Ashfallen and Ace Hunter Kreen, there’s often something quite finicky about their single-copy cards, with sometimes super powerful effects. Lady S’theno, the latest addition to Illidan Stormrage’s toolkit of vengeance, is a three-cost 2/4 Naga that reads “Immune while attacking. After you cast a spell, attack the lowest Health enemy.” Naga cards synergize with spellcasting, and this design is a nice way to allow aggressive Demon Hunter decks to make use of this sort of an effect without having to stockpile cards in their hand for a longer period of time./post/mtg-s-ikoria-lair-of-behemoths-mechanics-and-themes/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-s-ikoria-lair-of-behemoths-mechanics-and-themes/ Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is Magic: The Gathering‘s newest set. That means there are new and returning mechanics, as well as a slew of themes to build decks around. Here’s what you need to know about this monstrous set. Mechanics Ikoria is all about monsters and that means the mechanics complement big creatures. In this set, you’ll be able to befriend monsters with companion, change monsters by mutating them or giving them new keywords, and even exchange them for value using cycling./post/optic-gaming-100-thieves-and-enigma6-go-undefeated-in-pool-play-at-cwl-anaheim-2019/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-gaming-100-thieves-and-enigma6-go-undefeated-in-pool-play-at-cwl-anaheim-2019/ The group stage of the latest major Call of Duty World League LAN event has come to an end with several teams going undefeated. Pool play at CWL Anaheim 2019 wrapped up with OpTic Gaming, 100 Thieves, and Enigma6 finishing 3-0 on Friday. E6’s scintillating play was undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the first day, considering they had been seen as a middle-of-the-road team (or worse) in the CWL Pro League to this point./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/the-valorant-spectrum-bundle-is-live/Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-valorant-spectrum-bundle-is-live/ The VALORANT Spectrum bundle, the first audio-driven skin line designed and created in collaboration with Zedd, is now available.  The new skin line is the first of its kind since the team focused on the audio first and the models last. Zedd, a world-renowned DJ, worked with the VALORANT team to create a unique and exciting bundle appealing to all players, not just his fans.  The Spectrum bundle includes skins for the Phantom, Bulldog, Guardian, Classic, and a new Waveform Melee./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/all-landing-spots-of-the-helicopter-in-fortnite-battle-royale-s-season-8/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-landing-spots-of-the-helicopter-in-fortnite-battle-royale-s-season-8/ The new obsession of Fortnite: Battle Royale is another object—but this time, it’s much more familiar than a giant purple cube with superpowers. A helicopter has been moving around the Fortnite island in season eight, and it’s been spotted a few times near the edge of the map. The helicopter was first seen northeast of Lazy Lagoon. It was then spotted moving east of that area, then all the way down along the coast to south of Paradise Palms until it started to move west toward Happy Hamlet./post/all-soft-caps-for-stats-and-attributes-in-elden-ring/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-soft-caps-for-stats-and-attributes-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring is an immersive role-playing game with nearly limitless customization for The Tarnished during your journey through the Lands Between. Aside from armor and weapons, the primary way Elden Ring allows you to personalize your character is with eight Attributes that can be increased with Runes. These Stats aren’t without limits, however. Each Attribute has multiple Soft Caps that, when reached, will cause diminishing returns for additional Runes spent on them. Below are the Soft Caps for each Attribute in Elden Ring./post/best-ring-lights-for-streaming/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ring-lights-for-streaming/ When it comes to webcam quality in a stream, a high bitrate and reliable camera can only carry a setup so far before lighting becomes the most important variable to consider. One of the most common and easy to set up solutions is a ring light.  Ring lights offer a professional alternative to the more traditional softboxes that are commonly used for lighting. Ring lights are becoming more standardized due to their ease of storage and wide price range./post/cod-mobile-season-9-patch-notes-new-weapons-maps-br-class-and-more/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-season-9-patch-notes-new-weapons-maps-br-class-and-more/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season nine, Nightmare, is deploying soon. The season has a Halloween-theme to it. It’s accompanied by many new features including weapons, a map, operator skill, BR class, and more. Here are the complete patch notes for CoD: Mobile’s season nine. New Maps Hovec Sawmill The Modern Warfare map is coming to mobile. It will be available in these modes: Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy, Domination, Free-for-all, Hardpoint, and more./post/how-to-play-the-spire-s-message-at-a-guardian-outpost-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-spire-s-message-at-a-guardian-outpost-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ While each Fortnite season’s release period is exciting in its own manner, Epic Games makes sure that the hype doesn’t die down toward the end of the season with periodic patches and weekly challenges. Weekly challenges are essential for players looking to max out their battle passes and they also play an essential role in a season’s storyline. Most quests have something to do with preparing players for the endgame—and the Spire challenges look like they’ll play a vital role when it comes to this season’s narrative./post/is-riot-creating-a-valorant-tv-show/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-riot-creating-a-valorant-tv-show/ Many League of Legends fans had high hopes for the game’s animated Netflix series, Arcane. The show exceeded everyone’s expectations and it also became a global hit in the process. Arcane reached the top spot on Netflix in 38 countries and the series’ second season is confirmed to be in production. League isn’t Riot’s only intellectual property that boasts rich lore, however. VALORANT has built its lore from the ground up since its release in 2020./post/league-s-new-item-anathema-s-chains-can-reduce-tenacity-past-zero-percent-which-will-extend-crowd-control-durations/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-new-item-anathema-s-chains-can-reduce-tenacity-past-zero-percent-which-will-extend-crowd-control-durations/ In League of Legends Patch 11.13, players will get their hands on a couple of new items that will be hitting Summoner’s Rift. One of them is Anathema’s Chains, a new tank item that allows whoever builds it to select an enemy champion as their “nemesis.” Over the course of 60 seconds, you will build a “vendetta” against your nemesis, causing you to take up to 30 percent less damage from them./post/steam-deck-resellers-are-being-removed-from-ebay-for-breaking-website-policy/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/steam-deck-resellers-are-being-removed-from-ebay-for-breaking-website-policy/ Online marketplace eBay will take down listings for Valve’s Steam Deck handheld device because the practice violates the website’s Presale Policy, the company told Kotaku. Scalpers were listing various models of the device on eBay just hours after official reservations went live. Users experienced widespread issues and errors with the Steam Deck pre-registration yesterday due to the significant number of customers trying to lock in a spot. The offering was just an early registration for Valve to gauge a user’s interest in actually purchasing the handheld PC, not an actual pre-order./post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-sword-and-shield-darkness-ablaze-expansion-launched-today/Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-sword-and-shield-darkness-ablaze-expansion-launched-today/ The third Pokémon Sword and Shield Trading Card Game set became available today. The Darkness Ablaze expansion contains 201 cards of various Pokémon, including Generation V Pokémon and Pokémon VMAX like Charizard and Eternatus. It’s a dramatic set. “The velvet night glows, burns and blazes astoundingly bright as the Legendary Pokémon Eternatus arrives as a Pokémon V alongside Centiskorch V, Mew V, Galarian Slowbro V, and many others,” the description reads./post/everything-we-learned-about-wow-classic-burning-crusade-during-blizzconline/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-learned-about-wow-classic-burning-crusade-during-blizzconline/ We didn’t get an official release date for the expected World of Warcraft Classic expansion into The Burning Crusade during BlizzConline, but a plethora of information was unveiled. Most of Blizzard’s announcements about TBC revolved around the approach the developers are taking in creating a vintage content expansion, including the potential for purchasable level boosts and making minor adjustments to the 15-year-old content. In regard to a release timeline, Blizzard said that TBC will be coming out sometime this year, but the exact timing wasn’t disclosed./post/here-s-every-tft-set-six-11-24-b-patch-buff-and-nerf/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-tft-set-six-11-24-b-patch-buff-and-nerf/ A huge Teamfight Tactics 11.24 B-patch will take place before the Riot Games winter holiday break, containing a total of 33 Set Six balance changes. Scheduled to take place on Dec. 14, the TFT 11.24 B-patch will stay in effect for at least a few weeks. No official date for Patch 11.25 has been revealed at the time of writing. Game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer provided players a preview of balance changes set to take place on Dec./post/how-to-breed-villagers-in-minecraft/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-breed-villagers-in-minecraft/ Minecraft is a game that provides you with endless possibilities. You can rush to defeat the Ender Dragon, build a fancy house, or farm resources. There’s not much Minecraft doesn’t let you do. We’ll be focusing on breeding for this guide, but not the usual Cow or Pig breeding most players initially think of. Villager babies are what we’re after. To begin breeding the funny-looking citizens of Minecraft, you’ll first have to find a Village of them, which is easier said than done./post/how-to-craft-legendary-items-in-wow-shadowlands/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-craft-legendary-items-in-wow-shadowlands/ Legendaries, World of Warcraft’s strongest and most sought-after items, made their return in Shadowlands. This time around, instead of the long and arduous grind players have come to expect from Blizzard, Legendary items are crafted with the easy-to-use Runecarver system. Max-level players (60) can craft a Legendary of their choice by unlocking and speaking to the Runecarver in Torghast, Tower of the Damned. Legendary items can be customized through Legendary powers, which are unlocked by collecting Memory of the Runecarver recipes from Shadowlands content./post/how-to-play-winston-overwatch-strategy-tips-and-tricks/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-winston-overwatch-strategy-tips-and-tricks/ He’s not just a gorilla who was born and raised on the moon. He’s not just a primate that gets angry and pushes everyone around. He’s a scientist. Winston is a key component of Overwatch’s roster of heroes and he’s especially prevalent in certain team compositions that would basically fail to work without his presence. In the right hands, he can be an absolute game-changer. Here are some general tips and strategies to maximize your potential as a giant, angry, super-smart gorilla in Overwatch./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-teases-addition-of-gen-7-pok%C3%A9mon-like-litten-rowlet-and-popplio-during-5th-anniversary-celebrations/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-teases-addition-of-gen-7-pok%C3%A9mon-like-litten-rowlet-and-popplio-during-5th-anniversary-celebrations/ Pokémon Go is five years old today and Niantic is celebrating in style. On top of releasing a gorgeous new piece of art to celebrate its anniversary and hype up trainers for the upcoming Pokémon Go Fest on July 17, Niantic has snuck in a few new surprises as always to get people ready for the next year and beyond. Thank you to every single Trainer who joined us in exploring the world in search of Pokémon!/post/the-7-best-rgb-cpu-coolers/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-7-best-rgb-cpu-coolers/ You need a good CPU cooler if you want your PC to run at its best. The CPU is your PC’s brain and gets hot when dealing with intensive tasks like running games for hours at a time. The best CPU coolers make sure it stays cool and delivers optimal performance. If your CPU is cool, it will also have a longer lifespan, and you can save money in the long-run./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/wolfey-glick-wins-pok%C3%A9mon-players-cup-ii/Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/wolfey-glick-wins-pok%C3%A9mon-players-cup-ii/ After a long leadup and a delayed airing time to make sure the finals broadcast would be at its highest quality, the Play! Pokémon Players Cup II has crowned former world champion Wolfe “Wolfey” Glick as its victor. Wolfey is almost always considered a favorite in any Pokémon tournament he competes in, and he proved why after battling back from an early playoff loss to take a clean 2-0 victory over Davide “Nirinbo” Carrer./post/100-thieves-parts-ways-with-league-of-legends-head-coach-pr0lly/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-parts-ways-with-league-of-legends-head-coach-pr0lly/ After an incredibly disappointing year, 100 Thieves has decided to move on from its League of Legends head coach, Neil “pr0lly” Hammad. The 29-year old coach spent two years with the organization after getting picked up from the LEC. Pr0lly was signed as 100 Thieves’ coach in 2018 when the team joined the LCS ahead of that year’s Spring Split. Their roster was led by All-Star top laner Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho and they were strong enough to place first in their debut split in the league—but they lost to Team Liquid in the playoff finals./post/best-white-computer-speakers/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-white-computer-speakers/ Great sound is as essential as good graphics for gaming immersion because players need to hear the direction of the enemies or realistic vehicle noises. Computer speakers come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from tiny USB versions to surround sound systems with subwoofers. When they aren’t used for gaming, they also work for music and streaming, so you can get the most out of them for your entertainment. Most computer speakers come in black, and they can be a bit boring for users who want something different./post/how-to-change-a-screen-name-in-splitgate/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-a-screen-name-in-splitgate/ Splitgate has been around for a while, although under a different name. It used to go by Splitgate: Arena Warfare, but it was recently revamped and it’s now taking off and becoming one of the most played games on Steam. The game combines mechanics from Valve’s Portal and a lot of the look and feel of the Halo franchise. The game is available on Steam and many players who use the platform are finding that their name is taken straight from the Steam client./post/how-to-fix-error-code-cat-in-destiny-2/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-error-code-cat-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2 has a plethora of error codes and their arcane naming system makes fans wonder what ANTEATERS have to do with what activity you were in at the time or what an ARUGULA even is. Destiny 2‘s error code CAT is no different. Luckily for players, though, error code CAT is one of the easiest to fix. It can appear due to issues on Bungie’s side or on the player’s side./post/new-alolan-ninetales-holowear-is-here-and-it-s-the-most-expensive-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-to-date/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-alolan-ninetales-holowear-is-here-and-it-s-the-most-expensive-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-to-date/ Pokémon UNITE continues to add new content, and players now have the opportunity to purchase Holowear for Alolan Ninetales. Now available via the Zirco Trading store, Sacred Style: Alolan Ninetales can be found and will also come with some unique player items. When heaping elegance and charm aren't already enough, Alolan Ninetales is stepping it up a notch with its upcoming Holowear! Defeat your opponents while being really, really, really, ridiculously good looking starting 10/1!/post/new-winston-skin-revealed-soldier-24-reaper-skin-leaked-ahead-of-overwatch-event/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-winston-skin-revealed-soldier-24-reaper-skin-leaked-ahead-of-overwatch-event/ Two new Overwatch skins have been revealed ahead of the Overwatch Archives event set to start later today—one was leaked, while the other was released officially through Blizzard. Blizzard teased an upcoming skin for Overwatch tank Winston on the official Twitter account. The skin is called Specimen 28 Winston, and it puts the space gorilla in the suit he would have worn while living on the moon. It’s not very different from his standard Overwatch skin, but it does have a few extra details./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/the-largest-esports-prize-pools-in-2020/Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-largest-esports-prize-pools-in-2020/ COVID-19 obviously hit esports events hard with many tournaments being canceled or moved to an online format. Several prize pools, however, were still large considering the global pandemic that the world is dealing with. Many years ago, the prize pools in esports were much smaller. Victors enjoyed compensation prizes in the form of a mousepad, keyboard, or headset. With time, however, the prize pools kept growing while various scenes started to become established./post/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/all-snubbull-limited-research-day-rewards-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-snubbull-limited-research-day-rewards-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The fifth Pokémon Go Limited Research Day is going to launch May 9, with a focus on the Fairy Pokémon Snubbull.  This will be a direct tie into the Johto Throwback Challenge event going on right now, as the Johto native Fairy-type brings 20 pages of Research Tasks for players to complete, with each offering a minimum of three reward encounters.  Limited Research tasks will appear as Timed Research in the Today’s View menu rather than alongside the Research Tasks you would normally receive from spinning PokéStops./post/former-chaos-ec-rainbow-six-player-next1-reportedly-dies-due-to-covid-19/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-chaos-ec-rainbow-six-player-next1-reportedly-dies-due-to-covid-19/ Former Chaos EC Rainbow Six Siege player Arif “Next1” Keskin has died due to COVID-19, according to multiple figures in the community today. He was 24 years old. “We’re very saddened to hear our former player [Next1] has tragically passed away,” Chaos EC wrote. “He was a great personality and we were honored to have him play under the Chaos banner.” We’re very saddened to hear our former player @Next1r6 has tragically passed away./post/hasbro-and-wotc-are-raising-mtg-product-prices-following-record-breaking-profits-in-2021/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/hasbro-and-wotc-are-raising-mtg-product-prices-following-record-breaking-profits-in-2021/ An increase in the price of select Magic: The Gathering products will go into effect with the launch of Streets of New Capenna and throughout the remainder of 2022, according to Wizards of the Coast.  Costs for basic and daily essentials have been rising around the world, mostly due to shipping and manufacturing costs. An increase in those costs will now carry over into Magic: The Gathering cards and products, starting with a price hike on the Streets of New Capenna (SNC) preconstructed Commander decks that are scheduled to release on April 29./post/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/jason-spisak-silco-s-voice-actor-jinx-is-the-perfect-embodiment-of-what-zaun-is-to-silco/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/jason-spisak-silco-s-voice-actor-jinx-is-the-perfect-embodiment-of-what-zaun-is-to-silco/ Despite not having a playable counterpart in League of Legends or being a part of the previously standing lore, Silco has become one of the most memorable characters from Arcane. Riot Games’ animated series sent shock waves around the world, becoming one of the most-viewed shows in countless countries. Jason Spisak gave his insights into the motivations and relationships of the Zaunite industrialist in an interview with Upcomer, going into detail about the character’s gray areas—from the near paternalistic treatment with Jinx to his less-than-legal dealings in Zaun./post/macaiyla-apologizes-after-receiving-2-week-ban-on-twitch/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/macaiyla-apologizes-after-receiving-2-week-ban-on-twitch/ Twitch streamer Macaiyla addressed her two-week suspension from the platform on Twitter shortly after her ban was announced. Late on June 3, StreamerBans first broke the news that League of Legends and IRL streamer Macaiyla had been hit with a two-week suspension. This is the Twitch partner’s third ban since she started streaming in July 2019. Without word from Macaiyla herself initially, many viewers speculated about the reasons for her ban./post/pok%C3%A9mon-evolving-skies-full-card-list-revealed/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-evolving-skies-full-card-list-revealed/ Pokémon TCG players who have been eagerly awaiting the release of August’s Evolving Skies set can now see exactly which cards have made the cut and joined the set after a full list was posted online. In a post to Pokémon forum PokeBeach, a full list of the cards coming with Evolving Skies was shared. This includes the 55 cards that were cut from the release of Chilling Reign and many of the cards from the OCG sets Eevee Heroes and Sky Stream & Towering Perfection./post/south-korea-s-government-thanks-blizzard-for-promoting-its-culture-through-overwatch-and-d-va-s-hanbok-skin/Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/south-korea-s-government-thanks-blizzard-for-promoting-its-culture-through-overwatch-and-d-va-s-hanbok-skin/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Blizzard revealed on its Korean website earlier today that it was awarded the “Hanbok Love” certificate by the government of South Korea for the modern Hanbok skin of D.Va. Each year, the new Lunar Year is celebrated in Overwatch with exclusive skins inspired by Chinese and Korean cultures. In 2017, the featured skin was for D.Va. Other Lunar Year skins also promote South Korean culture, like Magistrate McCree, Hong Gildong Tracer, and Sanye Orisa./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/apex-fan-gets-incredible-play-with-mad-maggie-using-riot-drill-mastiff-and-flatline/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-fan-gets-incredible-play-with-mad-maggie-using-riot-drill-mastiff-and-flatline/ Mad Maggie came to Apex Legends a month ago and players already figured out clever ways to use her kit. A fan, however, took advantage of her abilities to take down four enemies in Kings Canyon. Reddit user the1true_chicken employed a combination of Maggie’s affinity for shotguns, her highlighting enemies, and a clever use of her Riot Drill to take down two squads near Kings Canyon’s Bunker, as seen in a video they posted to Reddit./post/dr-mike-and-idubbbz-talk-creator-clash-training-and-their-impending-bout/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-mike-and-idubbbz-talk-creator-clash-training-and-their-impending-bout/ Creator Clash is an influencer boxing event set to be held both online and in-person in Tampa Bay, Florida on May 14. The event will feature 18 streamers fighting in their first boxing matches ever, along with two matches between professional boxers, featuring play-by-play from several popular streamers and esports personalities.  YouTuber Ian “iDubbbz” Washburn has been at the center of Creator Clash since its inception. Most well known for his long-running series Content Cop, iDubbbz drastically re-oriented his content around boxing in the past two years, both practicing and studying the sport./post/halo-infinite-bazaar-map-guide/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-bazaar-map-guide/ Bazaar is a unique map in Halo Infinite. The center of the map is a wide-open area with multiple elevated positions. Ranked players will experience this map in Capture the Flag and Slayer and will soon learn how difficult it can be to control the center of the map and successfully grab the enemy flag. Slayer also takes place on this map in the ranked playlist, so learning the weapon and equipment spawns is essential to winning in this mode./post/here-are-the-fortnite-chapter-2-season-2-map-changes/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-fortnite-chapter-2-season-2-map-changes/ Fortnite’s latest update has brought more than its fair share of cosmetics to the game. But for those players who care less about their wardrobe, there’s also a host of changes to the map. There are new points of interest for players to explore, too. There’s always tons of Easter eggs and interesting tidbits for players to explore and find, so be sure to check them out. Related: All Fortnite Chapter 2, season 2 leaked skins/post/how-to-fix-fortnite-s-error-code-errors-com-epicgames-common-server-error/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-fortnite-s-error-code-errors-com-epicgames-common-server-error/ Fortnite players may face errors when connecting to game servers. This is something common that happens in all games and it usually happens in Fortnite shortly after new updates are released. One of the most common errors players face is described as “errors.com.epicgames.common.server_error,” which comes with the famous message “Not the llama you’re looking for.” Despite players’ connections playing a huge role in how their computer or console can communicate with Fortnite servers, this is one of the few cases when there’s nothing players can do because it’s not an issue on their end./post/mtg-strixhaven-witherbloom-demon-thrives-off-sacrifice-synergy/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-strixhaven-witherbloom-demon-thrives-off-sacrifice-synergy/ Thriving off the life and death theme of Witherbloom College within the new Strixhaven: School of Mages set, an Uncommon Demon was revealed today that has the potential to dominate multiple Magic: The Gathering formats. Set to release digitally on April 15, Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) highlights life on the plane of Arcavios. The plane is home to Strixhaven University and its five colleges, each representing a mana color at odds with one another./post/rarest-mirage-skins-in-apex-legends/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/rarest-mirage-skins-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends prides itself on a variety of characters will different styles for players to chose from. While each character has its own dedicated fanbase, one of the most popular legends is Mirage. The Holographic Trickster has many different looks available in the game for players to chose from. These skins range from Common to Epic and Mythic skins, which vary from simple recolors to complete redesigns of the character./post/sony-russia-refuses-to-release-mw2-campaign-remastered-on-playstation-store/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-russia-refuses-to-release-mw2-campaign-remastered-on-playstation-store/ Sony Interactive Entertainment Russia won’t be releasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered on the PlayStation 4 in Russia, the company announced today.  Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered includes a mission called “No Russian,” which depicts Russian military operatives committing genocide against civilians at an airport. The original version of the mission even invited players to engage in the genocide as well. This mission is most likely the driving factor behind the ban./post/what-is-spoofing-in-pokemon-go/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-spoofing-in-pokemon-go/ During quarantine, Pokémon Go surged back into popularity as more people worked remotely and had time to kill without those tedious commutes to and from work. See Pokémon on Amazon So, people grabbed their phones, ventured across unique locations, reliving their oft-long-forgotten childhood dreams of being a real-life Pokémon trainer all over again. But during this time, some people were able to progress in Pokémon Go from the comfort of their homes./post/i-hate-him-a-little-now-hasan-is-actually-furious-with-xqc-after-twitch-streamer-tier-list-snub/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/i-hate-him-a-little-now-hasan-is-actually-furious-with-xqc-after-twitch-streamer-tier-list-snub/ In true content king fashion, Felix “xQc” Lengyel made a streamer tier list during his stream on June 14 in which he ranked the biggest Twitch and YouTube stars in categories ranging from best to worst using an S through to D tier system and eventually placed himself at the top—knowing full well it might rustle some feathers in the upper echelons of the streaming scene. He did, in the end, throw in a disclaimer saying he wasn’t taking it too seriously./post/all-division-rivals-rewards-in-fifa-22/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-division-rivals-rewards-in-fifa-22/ The next step in the FIFA franchise is finally here, and players are slowly streaming into FIFA 22 from last year’s title. This means that players will once again need to assemble their squad from scratch. After assembling your team with players from packs and the market, it’s only natural for players to improve their skill versus other players and the Division Rivals is the perfect mode to do that. Based on your rank, you’ll get to play against players from similar skill tiers, meaning the matches will be more competitive and balanced./post/deficio-steps-down-as-general-manager-of-astralis/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/deficio-steps-down-as-general-manager-of-astralis/ After a tough year, Astralis Group has made some big decisions around its competitive League of Legends team. And Martin “Deficio” Lynge revealed today that he’s stepped down from his position as Origen’s general manager. “It’s been a roller-coaster of highs [and] lows with strong Spring Splits but failing to develop for summer,” Deficio said. “While the end results have been disappointing, I’m still sure we had good teams capable of making Worlds both years, and I take away a lot of learnings about team development./post/enter-today-s-newegg-shuffle/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/enter-today-s-newegg-shuffle/ Chance at a variety of video cards and Xbox Series X ncG1vNJzZmicn6mytLzOq6usZpOkunCwxJqjaKaVrMBwsc2tnKtlpKSxosXSZqWer5WctG6%2Fx66dn6SV/post/here-are-the-pools-for-the-2018-call-of-duty-world-league-championship/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-pools-for-the-2018-call-of-duty-world-league-championship/ The 2018 Call of Duty World League Championship is right around the corner. CoD Champs 2018 will take place in Columbus, Ohio from Aug. 15 to 19 with 32 of the best teams in the world fighting for their share of the $1.5 million prize pool. Related: Every team that’s qualified for CoD Champs 2018 After finalizing all of the teams that qualified for this tournament earlier this week, we now know the groups for CoD Champs 2018, too./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-shiny-mew-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-shiny-mew-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Shiny Mew is appearing for the first time in Pokémon Go during the Go Tour: Kanto event, but it won’t just be popping up in the wild.  In order to encounter the special Psychic-type, you will need to earn it by completing some of the event’s special research. Specifically, you will need to complete all our pages of the “All-in-One 151” Masterwork Research to get a Shiny Mew. But as a bonus, the encounter is static, meaning you will always encounter Shiny Mew when you finish the tasks, nothing is up to chance./post/lpl-representative-to-compete-in-msi-2022-remotely-from-china-due-to-covid-related-constraints/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lpl-representative-to-compete-in-msi-2022-remotely-from-china-due-to-covid-related-constraints/ The 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, scheduled to begin on May 10, will not feature an in-person appearance from the representatives of China’s LPL. Due to COVID-related travel restrictions and precautions, the winner of the LPL will not travel to Busan, South Korea to compete in the tournament next month. Instead, the team will participate in the tournament remotely, according to an update from Riot Games’ head of global esports Naz Aletaha./post/neptune-s-contract-with-immortals-valorant-roster-has-come-to-an-end/Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/neptune-s-contract-with-immortals-valorant-roster-has-come-to-an-end/ It looks like Immortals will continue to rebuild its roster ahead of 2021’s VALORANT Champions Tour. Jason “neptune” Tran announced today that his contract with Immortals “has come to an end.” Though the 18-year-old primarily played sentinels for Immortals, he says he’s “comfortable and flexible” playing any agent for a new team. My contract has come to an end with @Immortals; I would like to thank them for all the achievements and experiences we had./post/activision-says-it-issues-hardware-bans-to-repeat-or-serial-cheaters-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/activision-says-it-issues-hardware-bans-to-repeat-or-serial-cheaters-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ In the never-ending war against hackers and cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision has confirmed that it issues hardware bans to repeat offenders. Warzone has been rife with cheaters since it released last March. But the game’s publisher has been ramping up anti-cheat efforts in recent months with the development team at Raven Software offering more frequent updates. 🚫 30,000 more bans today 🚫 The fight against cheating in #Warzone continues./post/all-valorant-season-start-and-end-dates/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-valorant-season-start-and-end-dates/ Even if players start their VALORANT journey casually playing only a few normal matches a day, it’s almost inevitable to find yourself queuing up for ranked matches to put your skills to the test against other players. VALORANT’s ranked mode is the perfect place to see how you stack up against the competition and a great way to improve over time. As you get better at the game, you’ll slowly start climbing the ranked ladder and start facing better players./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-linux-proton-on-the-steam-deck/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-linux-proton-on-the-steam-deck/ The Steam Deck is Valve’s venture into portable gaming. In terms of hardware, the Steam Deck is nothing but impressive. But more importantly, the system has everything a portable gaming device needs, including a 7-inch touchscreen, dual thumbsticks, and a trackpad. While the Steam Deck may look like its mobile gaming counterparts, it performs nothing like them.  What is Steam Proton? What makes the Steam Deck unique is its software. The Steam Deck runs on a Linux-based software called Steam Proton./post/here-are-the-2021-lcs-summer-split-standings/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-2021-lcs-summer-split-standings/ The LCS is back with some major format changes.  Riot believes these changes, combined with an “overhaul” of the amateur ecosystem, will help develop North America into a competitive region in League of Legends.  The regular season has been expanded to five games a day, three days a week. Instead of the usual spring and summer seasons, though, the splits have now been combined to seed the end-of-summer LCS Championship./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/iitztimmy-s-keybinds-crosshair-and-mouse-sensitivity-in-valorant/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/iitztimmy-s-keybinds-crosshair-and-mouse-sensitivity-in-valorant/ Unless you’re embracing VALORANT’s casual side, you’ll naturally want to climb up the game’s ranked ladder. If you don’t agree with the rank you were given after playing your calibration matches, you may be wondering how you can win more games. Though VALORANT is a team game, you’ll only have control over your own in-game performance. Improving your gameplay will be the key to winning more matches, and you can start the whole process by optimizing your settings first./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/the-best-water-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-water-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield has only 400 Pokémon to choose from heading into the 2020 competitive season, which means there’s not a lot of choices left when it comes to finding the perfect Water-type Pokémon to put on your team. After the National Dex culling in Sword and Shield, there is only a handful of Water-type Pokémon left in the game and most of them are pretty weak. Granted, there are 33 different fully evolved beasts on offer, which is more than what Fire-type Pokémon got./post/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/admirable-steps-down-from-casting-hearthstone-grandmasters-following-hong-kong-controversy/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/admirable-steps-down-from-casting-hearthstone-grandmasters-following-hong-kong-controversy/ A popular Hearthstone caster says Blizzard failed to uphold one of its eight core values⁠—“Every Voice Matters⁠”—when it banned Hearthstone pro Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai for voicing support for the Hong Kong protests during a post-game interview. And he’s stepping down as a result. Nathan “Admirable” Zamora informed fans on Twitter yesterday that he will no longer be casting Hearthstone’s Grandmasters, as well as the Masters Tour in Bucharest or BlizzCon, in support of the suspended player./post/clg-dominate-immortals-in-their-first-game-of-lcs-lock-in/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clg-dominate-immortals-in-their-first-game-of-lcs-lock-in/ Counter-Logic Gaming dismantled Immortals’ League of Legends squad with a blazing 24-minute victory on the second day of LCS Lock In today. The draft for CLG was set up for rising star Luger to carry the later stages of the game as Jinx, with his support Poome playing Lulu to aid that win condition. And right from the beginning, CLG’s bot lane continued their dominance from 100 Thieves Academy, getting an early kill on Immortals’ new AD carry Jason “Wildturtle” Tran./post/how-to-claim-the-free-fortnite-volcanic-assassin-pack/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-the-free-fortnite-volcanic-assassin-pack/ Each new week in Fortnite introduces new challenges, and sometimes new cosmetics. The latest Fortnite patch added the Volcanic Assassin Pack, with plenty of new cosmetic options for players looking to stand out. The Volcanic Assassin Pack features a total of four cosmetics. Fiery Flow WrapFiery Jam Back BlingSulfuric Street Shine PickaxeTectonic Komplex Skin The Volcanic Assassin Pack is only available to unlock on PC, and you can claim it by following the steps below./post/how-to-fix-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-insufficient-device-storage-error/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-insufficient-device-storage-error/ Pokémon UNITE, like many live service games that focus on its online multiplayer gameplay, forces players to keep its software up to date before they can hop into a match and battle with others around the world.  See Pokémon on Amazon This constant stream of updates, both big and small, can lead to certain issues popping up and keeping players from even logging into the game on Nintendo Switch or mobile depending on what the problem is./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/league-of-legends-new-high-noon-skins-get-chromas-on-the-pbe/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-new-high-noon-skins-get-chromas-on-the-pbe/ Riot Games revealed that three new champions were joining the High Noon skin line earlier today. And now, all of their skin chromas have been discovered on the League of Legends PBE. High Noon Ashe has five unique chromas to give the Frost Archer some snazzy new outfits when she hits Summoner’s Rift. Her colorways consist of light and dark blue, red, white, and purple. Ashe also has completely new voice lines and interactions with various High Noon Gothic champions./post/someone-figured-out-which-species-of-hamster-overwatch-s-hammond-belongs-to/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/someone-figured-out-which-species-of-hamster-overwatch-s-hammond-belongs-to/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. The internet believes it’s finally cracked one of the biggest mysteries in Overwatch history. What species of hamster is Hammond, a.k.a Wrecking Ball? Thanks to one Reddit user, we may finally have an answer. Though many have assumed Hammond belongs to the largest and most common hamster species, Syrian, Reddit user Skrub55 believes they found evidence that disputes this./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/the-results-of-the-2018-worlds-group-draw-are-in/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-results-of-the-2018-worlds-group-draw-are-in/ The 2018 League of Legends World Championship returns next week, and today, the groups for both the play-in stage and group stage were drawn on Riot’s official Twitch channel. Top teams from around the world were included in the draw, including kt Rolster, RNG, Team Liquid, Fnatic, returning champions Gen.G (formerly Samsung Galaxy), and more. Several big teams will have to compete in the play-in stage to reach groups, however, including North America’s Cloud9, Europe’s G2 Esports, and China’s EDG./post/all-rare-werewolf-cards-in-mtg-s-innistrad-midnight-hunt/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-rare-werewolf-cards-in-mtg-s-innistrad-midnight-hunt/ Werewolves are one of the flagship creatures of MTG’s plane Innistrad, and for the game’s latest trip to the plane, all five colors are receiving a transforming Werewolf creature. All five of the creature cards are rare Humans that transform back and forth between their Human and Werewolf forms via Daybound and Nightbound triggers. In MTG, Daybound is a transform trigger that comes if a player does not cast a spell during their turn./post/e3-2022-is-now-completely-canceled/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/e3-2022-is-now-completely-canceled/ Despite initial plans seeming to point toward hosting a digital showcase for a second-straight year, the Entertainment Software Association has now canceled Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) 2022. This is a decision that has been rumored for several months, even after the ESA made its initial announcement that in-person plans had been canceled. The company did not confirm at the time that it was going to host a digital event, leaving fans to wonder about the future of E3./post/how-to-deal-damage-inside-a-prevalent-sedan-in-fortnite-s-prison-breakout/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-deal-damage-inside-a-prevalent-sedan-in-fortnite-s-prison-breakout/ The Island Games Quests went live this week and some of the most popular Creative maps in Fortnite have become featured game modes for a limited time. While Creative fans don’t need any quests or rewards to continue playing their favorite custom maps, adding rewards certainly helps draw in more players who usually stick to Classic game modes. Players are divided into two teams in Prison Breakout: Guards and Prisoners. Prisoners will try to escape, while Guards will try to prevent that from happening./post/how-to-feed-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-feed-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Interacting with Pokémon in the overworld is one of the biggest new features that make up Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ core gameplay loop. This also means there are plenty of different ways to get a Pokémon’s attention while exploring, whether to help catch or distract them.  Outside of battling or just throwing a Poké Ball, the simplest way to interact with a wild Pokémon is by feeding it.  In Legends: Arceus, you can use basically any item that looks like food or an ingredient, such as an Oran Berry or Hearty Grains, as a distraction for a wild Pokémon./post/leona-heidern-cuts-into-the-king-of-fighters-xv-lineup/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/leona-heidern-cuts-into-the-king-of-fighters-xv-lineup/ As many fans predicted, The SIlent Soldier Leona Heidern is joining the King of Fighters XV roster, bringing her combat-centric personality to the ring.  She was featured in the original announcement trailer for the game, so it was only a matter of time before she was shown cutting away at the competition. Despite this, she is technically the 20th fighter joining the game’s roster.  Leona is an explosive and direct fighter that mixes fast motions with her claw-like form, which allows her to optimize her slashing-style that pairs well with her acrobatic movements./post/mtg-kaldheim-spoilers-reveal-final-aura-rune-cards/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-kaldheim-spoilers-reveal-final-aura-rune-cards/ A cycle of Magic: The Gathering Aura Rune cards was completed today during the final day of Kaldheim spoilers. Rune is a new enchantment card type within Kaldheim that expands upon auras in Magic. There’s one Aura Rune for each color in the KHM cycle and they all draw a card upon entering the battlefield. The cycle of Runes contains five cards, four of which were revealed today: Rune of Might, Rune of Speed, Rune of Mortality, and Rune of Sustenance./post/singed-hasn-t-received-a-new-league-skin-in-1-000-days/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/singed-hasn-t-received-a-new-league-skin-in-1-000-days/ As of yesterday, it’s been 1,000 days since Singed was last given a skin in League of Legends. Despite Riot unveiling a new cosmetic line called Spirit Blossom, which features skins for some of the most popular champions in the game, some fans were quick to request that lesser-played champs, like Singed, receive the same amount of love. The last Singed skin sees the champion dressed as a beekeeper, featuring dynamic animations that replace his toxic clouds with honey./post/supertf-takes-shots-at-xqc-and-forsen-after-beating-their-minecraft-speedrun-times/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/supertf-takes-shots-at-xqc-and-forsen-after-beating-their-minecraft-speedrun-times/ Twitch streamer Supertf had some harsh words for fellow streamers xQc and Forsen following his impressive Minecraft speedrun last week. During a recent stream, Super was shown a clip of himself failing to complete the Minecraft speedrun challenge. While watching this, Super explained that this compilation was of all the worst parts of his attempts. But he also dished out some heat toward streamers xQc and Forsen, who are trying to complete the game in the shortest amount of time./post/the-best-graphics-settings-for-monster-hunter-rise/Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-graphics-settings-for-monster-hunter-rise/ Monster Hunter Rise is no longer exclusive to the Nintendo Switch because it’s finally made its way to PC via Steam. Overall, the game has been spruced up nicely for its PC debut, which is a welcome sight. So, choosing optimal graphics settings is vital for enjoying the game to its fullest. If you’re running Monster Hunter Rise on a lower or medium tier rig, no worries, because Monster Hunter Rise isn’t too demanding—the minimum system requirements require a mere GT 1030 or Radeon RX 550./post/5-best-mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-sagas/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/5-best-mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-sagas/ Sagas have a new look in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty as Dual-Faced cards with a Magic: The Gathering Enchantment creature on the backside.  Taking place some 1,200 years after the events showcased in the original MTG Kamigawa block, Neon Dynasty (NEO) showcases a mashup of modernity with tradition via Enchantments and Artifacts. Enchantments represent the traditional side of the plane while Artifacts showcase the new modern advancements. Sagas end up representing both sides, with a total of 23 at all rarities featured within the NEO set./post/5-of-the-best-storylines-from-previous-cs-go-majors/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/5-of-the-best-storylines-from-previous-cs-go-majors/ The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Majors have created several magical storylines over the past six years. Teams dominated the scene, some underdogs went to the playoffs, and others have won the title. It all started at DreamHack Winter in November 2013. And now, StarLadder is about to host the 15th Major, which starts on Aug. 23 in Berlin. Here are five great storylines that happened at CS:GO Majors. Fnatic 2015: The first back-to-back Major champions For anyone who’s new to the competitive CS:GO scene, Fnatic may not sound like a scary team./post/fortnite-cheater-loses-lawsuit-to-epic-damages-paid-to-be-donated-to-charity/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-cheater-loses-lawsuit-to-epic-damages-paid-to-be-donated-to-charity/ Fortnite’s status as one of the most popular games in the industry can attract people who want to take advantage of the game and its players. As long as there have been games, people have been willing to pay for an unearned advantage. But now, a cheater in Fortnite has lost their lawsuit and must pay Epic Games for the damages they caused. Brandon “BlazeFN” Despotakis was a Fortnite hacker who was known for selling cheats and artwork that looked just like what the actual game was putting out./post/griffin-s-unraveling-and-the-end-of-an-era-for-pro-league-of-legends/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/griffin-s-unraveling-and-the-end-of-an-era-for-pro-league-of-legends/ As members of Griffin surrounded Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong, the 20-year-old jungler struggled to hold back tears. The past two days of the League Champions Korea Promotion Tournament had been some of the lowest for the South Korean team. Few seemed to feel it as hard as Tarzan, one the team’s first veteran players. As he packed up his backpack to head off stage, it looked as if Tarzan realized it was over./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/how-to-get-tm94-false-swipe-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-tm94-false-swipe-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Catching Pokémon in Sword and Shield is already hard enough without accidentally clicking the wrong move or critting a target and knocking it out before you can even throw a single Poké Ball.  There are several ways you can go about attempting to avoid taking out creatures when trying to weaken them, but the best one is hitting them with a move that won’t let it faint. That means you need to teach one of your Pokémon TM94, False Swipe./post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-player-disqualified-from-online-tournament-after-lag-tests/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-player-disqualified-from-online-tournament-after-lag-tests/ With every online tournament comes the drawback of dealing with lag, disconnects, and other issues that can’t always be perfectly managed, meaning that players getting disqualified from events isn’t uncommon to see.  But a situation dealing with multiple lag tests during Pound 2020 online resulted in a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player being double DQ’d from the $5,000 tournament despite winning the same set twice.  Welp, just got dq'd from pound even though yesterday and today were fine until I playuec cosmos./post/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/wow-classic-season-of-mastery-to-launch-globally-on-nov-16/Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-classic-season-of-mastery-to-launch-globally-on-nov-16/ The next installment in WoW: Classic, the Season of Mastery, is coming to servers on Nov. 16, Blizzard Entertainment announced today.  Season of Mastery gives WoW: Classic players a chance to start fresh and experience the game in a new setting. Players will be able to start the game over from level one again and the WoW: Classic team will be rolling out the game’s original content over six phases over the span of the next year./post/evil-geniuses-leaves-professional-rainbow-six-siege/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-leaves-professional-rainbow-six-siege/ After spending over two years in the professional scene, Evil Geniuses will be leaving competitive Rainbow Six: Siege for the foreseeable future. This also means that its entire roster will need to find new teams in the coming months. “We are extremely grateful to all of our players for their hard work, and are proud of the success they brought to Evil Geniuses and their true embodiment of the LIVEEVIL lifestyle,” The team said in its official announcement./post/major-zeri-nerfs-coming-to-league-of-legends-in-patch-12-6/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/major-zeri-nerfs-coming-to-league-of-legends-in-patch-12-6/ Riot August revealed that League’s newest champion, Zeri, is set to receive major nerfs to make her abilities and gameplay feel “fair.” Since her release, Zeri has become a menace both in competitive League and ranked solo queue. On the ranked ladder, Zeri’s win rate progressively goes up the higher rank she is played in, to which her win rate jumps from 51 percent in Silver to nearly 54 percent in higher ELO./post/mtg-arena-server-status-down-with-new-capenna-release/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-server-status-down-with-new-capenna-release/ Every mode within Magic: The Gathering Arena is under maintenance despite players being able to log into the game.  Launching today via MTG Arena and Magic Online is the digital version of Streets of New Capenna. The MTGA update began around 10am CT with players able to log in and collect preorder bundles at around 11:30am CT. Also available were free booster packs and card sleeves using these newcodes. But shortly after the initial update, players began reporting connection issues within Limited and Sealed New Capenna events on MTG Arena./post/new-lyrilusc-cards-revealed-for-legendary-duelists-synchro-storm-includes-spell-and-trap-support/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-lyrilusc-cards-revealed-for-legendary-duelists-synchro-storm-includes-spell-and-trap-support/ Some additional details for the upcoming Legendary Duelists: Synchro Storm have been revealed, showcasing a few of the Lyrilusc cards that will debut with it.  Lyrilusc is an archetype that uses level one Monsters to bring out other level one monsters, typically involving the use of Link, Xyz, or other Extra Deck cards.  In the current meta, you will typically see Lyrilusc cards included in the famous “Bird Up!” decks that build around the Winged Beasts and the Tri-Brigade archetype./post/rookie-crowned-mvp-of-2022-lpl-spring-split-wayward-named-rookie-of-the-split/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rookie-crowned-mvp-of-2022-lpl-spring-split-wayward-named-rookie-of-the-split/ The LPL (League of Legends Pro League) released the list of players who have been awarded for their achievements in the 2022 LPL Spring Split today. The All-Pro Teams has been revealed, as well as the MVP and the Rookie of the Split. The MVP award (Most Valuable Player) has landed in the hands of Victory Five’s Rookie, while the Rookie of the Split was given to Top Esports’ Huang “Wayward” Ren-Xing./post/sources-paris-legion-pursuing-grvty-and-jimbo-to-replace-decemate-and-felo/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-paris-legion-pursuing-grvty-and-jimbo-to-replace-decemate-and-felo/ The Paris Legion is looking to sign Challengers players GRVTY and Jimbo after starting the 2022 Call of Duty League season on a five-game losing streak, multiple sources tell Dot Esports. The franchise has shown no signs of life this season. John, Decemate, and FeLo have all struggled immensely. Temp has looked great at times, but the team has still lost 15 maps out of 20 played. Dece and FeLo are both averaging a 0./post/what-do-secret-base-statues-do-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-do-secret-base-statues-do-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Secret Bases in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are more than empty rooms where you can hide out for a while. Players can’t simply walk into these Secret Bases, however: creating a Secret Base requires a Digger Drill. If you’ve already made your way to a Secret Base, chances are you may already have a few Statues in your inventory. Secret Bases let players place Statues on them and give several bonuses./post/when-does-overwatch-s-halloween-terror-event-end/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-overwatch-s-halloween-terror-event-end/ Junkenstein is cackling from his tower once again, signaling the official start of Halloween season and Overwatch’s Halloween Terror. The limited-time event brings back a plethora of vaulted cosmetics from years worth of Halloween Terrors past. And as you’d expect, there are a few new skins as well. Starting today, the event will last three weeks—as it traditionally does. This means you have until Nov. 2 to collect as many Halloween-themed loot boxes as possible and unlock any legendary skins you might be missing./post/xizt-retires-from-competitive-counter-strike/Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xizt-retires-from-competitive-counter-strike/ Legendary CS:GO in-game leader Richard “Xizt” Landström has decided to hang up his mouse at the age of 30 and explore a new role as a coach, manager, or analyst, he announced today. This puts an end to his vast 12-year career as a professional Counter-Strike player. Xizt competed in both CS 1.6 and CS:GO, representing a number of well-known organizations, such as Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fnatic, FaZe, and Dignitas. He was a part of NiP’s lineup that set the first “era” in CS:GO, helping them establish an 87-map win streak on LAN between September 2012 to April 2013, when they were defeated by Virtus Pro./post/el-risitas-face-of-twitch-emote-kekw-dies/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/el-risitas-face-of-twitch-emote-kekw-dies/ Juan Joya Borja, also known as “El Risitas,” has died in Seville, Spain, according to ABC Seville. He was 65 years old. On Twitch, he was known as the face of the “KEKW” emote. He was also known for his signature laugh, which came from a 2007 interview in which he was sharing an anecdote. In the interview, Risitas tells a hilarious story about his first day working at a restaurant by the ocean./post/apex-map-update-brings-a-bigger-glitched-olympus-with-2-new-pois-and-a-new-loot-mechanic/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-map-update-brings-a-bigger-glitched-olympus-with-2-new-pois-and-a-new-loot-mechanic/ Olympus is getting a new look thanks to Duardo Silva’s machinations—and it’s bigger than the version we’ve seen in Apex Legends so far. The Psamathe arena will be expanded in season 12 with two new POIs and a terrain zone that aim to tackle “some of the pain points” on Olympus and will take over empty areas of the map. Due to Duardo’s sabotage, however, the city will also be glitched./post/fortnite-retakes-top-spot-on-twitch-for-battle-royales-over-apex-legends-warzone/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-retakes-top-spot-on-twitch-for-battle-royales-over-apex-legends-warzone/ Epic Games’ Fortnite has reclaimed the top spot on Twitch in the battle royale genre after months of trailing behind competitors Apex Legends and Warzone. Over the past 30 days, Fornite has seen a significant resurgence across Twitch, quickly becoming the streaming platform’s fastest-growing title in terms of viewership. With more than 84 million total hours viewed, Fortnite has seen a 38 percent increase, according to Sully Gnome The Epic Games hit game also currently boasts the most hours streamed at over 4 million, a 13 percent increase over the past month./post/how-to-download-the-valorant-pbe/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-the-valorant-pbe/ Before a new update is implemented in video games, some developers first test it out on their game’s public beta environment or PBE. This helps devs know what to improve based on the feedback by players who can access it before the content makes its way to public servers. VALORANT is no stranger to that concept. The 2020 breakout FPS title by Riot Games allows a limited number of players to try and test the different content, features, and even gameplay mechanics before Riot puts it out on the actual game patch./post/how-to-purchase-a-loadout-drop-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-purchase-a-loadout-drop-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Looting is one of the most random in-game mechanics in any battle royale. When you land in Warzone, you can simply get outclassed by an opponent if you happen to find your least favorite weapon as your first loot. Loadout Drops aims to fix this randomness at a later stage of the game since it allows players to access their custom loadouts. Not only do players get to have their favorite weapons, but they’ll also get their hands on perks in a Warzone match./post/hunden-releases-evidence-that-implicates-former-heroic-teammates-in-coaching-bug-scandal/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hunden-releases-evidence-that-implicates-former-heroic-teammates-in-coaching-bug-scandal/ Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen presented evidence to Danish television network TV2.dk today that seems to support his recent claims that some of his Heroic teammates knew he was exploiting the coach spectating bug, which led to him being banned alongside 36 other CS:GO coaches in 2020. One part of the evidence that TV2.dk got access to shows a conversation between HUNDEN and Nikolaj “⁠niko⁠” Kristensen, a member of Heroic during 2020 who’s now playing for OG./post/singleton-deck-guide-for-mtg-arena/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/singleton-deck-guide-for-mtg-arena/ With each new expansion, Magic: The Gathering continues to evolve beyond what most anticipated. But it’s easy to get stuck in a rut and bored with the game when you keep going up against the same type of decks. This is where Singleton decks come in, shaking up gameplay in MTG Arena. A Singleton deck can only have one copy of a card, not including basic lands, unlike other formats where decks can have up to four copies of a card./post/the-top-10-fortnite-starter-packs/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-top-10-fortnite-starter-packs/ Fortnite boasts a plethora of cosmetic items available for purchase that grant a unique appearance to users’ characters. While many of these can be found in the store as standalone items, many skins are available in bundles with the related back bling, glider, or harvesting tool for that character. One of the best options for new players is to purchase a starting bundle. These bundles include a single character skin and some accompanying cosmetics along with a small number of V-Bucks to get the player started./post/these-are-the-best-sniper-rifles-in-fortnite-battle-royale/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-the-best-sniper-rifles-in-fortnite-battle-royale/ There are less than 10 people left alive. The storm is closing in. Towers are sprouting up all over the safe zone like hairs on a scared cat. Buddy, it’s time to snipe. Fortnite: Battle Royale has a ton of weapons to choose from when going for a victory royale, but sometimes, you’ll need to keep your distance and take enemies down from afar. That’s where sniper rifles come in./post/apex-legends-players-call-for-a-boycott-of-the-game-s-item-shop/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-players-call-for-a-boycott-of-the-game-s-item-shop/ Apex Legends’ revenue from in-game purchases dropped to a quarter of what it was in its release month. And if players on Reddit have the power to change that, it may only get worse. Apex fans are calling for a shop boycott. A player said that the current cosmetics available are “not very attractive” and that their price is high, most of the time around $18. The post also says that the state of the shop “could be a major driving factor of the revenue loss and player decline that has been reported recently./post/asmongold-calls-out-youtube-gaming-mixer-was-better/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-calls-out-youtube-gaming-mixer-was-better/ Asmongold is one of Twitch’s top creators and is known for sharing his opinion on a wide variety of topics. From politics to World of Warcraft, the OTK founder is never afraid to give a piece of his mind. And in a broadcast on April 28, the Twitch star shared his thoughts on YouTube Gaming while watching a video from popular YouTube streamer Ludwig. The discussion began when a viewer from Asmongold’s chat informed him that Ludwig had uploaded a video discussing Twitch’s reported monetization changes./post/complexity-limit-partners-with-douyu-for-chinese-media-rights-of-wow-race-to-world-first/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/complexity-limit-partners-with-douyu-for-chinese-media-rights-of-wow-race-to-world-first/ Reigning World of Warcraft raid Race to World First winner Complexity-Limit is expanding its media rights to include a Chinese partner, DouYu, the organization announced today. Complexity-Limit is already partnered with Twitch through a pre-existing deal that the guild’s umbrella organization Complexity has. But with Twitch not available in China, teaming with DouYu adds another level of monetization to the org’s RWF efforts. We are pleased to announce our partnership with DouYu for the #LimitRWF event!/post/former-overwatch-contenders-gauntlet-champions-element-mystic-officially-go-on-hiatus-for-2021/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-overwatch-contenders-gauntlet-champions-element-mystic-officially-go-on-hiatus-for-2021/ One of the most popular and successful Overwatch Contenders organizations, Element Mystic, is officially going on a one-year hiatus, the team announced today.  The former Contenders Gauntlet champions will be taking 2021 off from competing across all of its esports rosters, including Overwatch, League of Legends, and PUBG.  [Farewell, ELEMENT MYSTIC] pic.twitter.com/u6Op4F6hwE — ELEMENT MYSTIC (@ElementMystic) November 3, 2020 There was no reasoning given for the hiatus, but the organization said it’ll work to return in the future as it takes the next year to prepare./post/how-to-use-the-surprise-trade-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-the-surprise-trade-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ The GTS may be gone, but Wonder Trade is still around under a new name.  Pokémon Sword and Shield removed a number of staples from the Pokémon franchise. The Global Trade System that enabled trainers to trade all over the world was part of the cut. But the popular, Caterpie-ridden Wonder Trade lived to see this generation with a new name. The Surprise Trade found in the Y-Comm system is Pokémon Sword and Shield’s version of the Wonder Trade./post/razer-continues-to-throw-its-light-weight-around-razer-deathadder-v2-review/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/razer-continues-to-throw-its-light-weight-around-razer-deathadder-v2-review/ “The icon reborn” is how Razer would describe its reenvisioning of the highly-coveted DeathAdder—and we agree with the marketing here. Razer’s strong “anything you can do, I can do better” approach to the gaming peripheral market is giving gamers some of the best mice out there and the DeathAdder V2 is an excellent example of Razer’s commitment to the community.  Taking one of the most beloved gaming mice of all time and giving it a worthwhile rework is a challenging task./post/shroud-surpasses-100-000-twitch-subscribers/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-surpasses-100-000-twitch-subscribers/ Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is in the middle of his best year on Twitch. The streamer and former professional player has reached 100,000 subscribers, cementing him as the most subscribed user on the platform. Shroud hit over 114,000 subscribers just a day later, and has more than doubled the second-most subscribed streamer, Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is still the most followed user on Twitch with over 13 million followers, well surpassing Shroud’s six million./post/super-smash-bros-melee-tier-list/Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-melee-tier-list/ Smash Bros. Melee is considered one of the greatest fighting games ever made, so when it comes to playing the game, knowing which fighters are stronger is key to outperforming your opponents. Are you looking to compete? Are you rediscovering your retro glory? Or are you looking to keep track of all things Smash Bros. and keep tabs on the meta? Then do we have a tier list for you!/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/fortnite-introduces-rainbow-royale-event/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-introduces-rainbow-royale-event/ Fortnite is celebrating its LGTBQIA+ community with the Rainbow Royale event. Players can unlock exclusive new items like sprays, wraps, and emotes.  “Everyone is welcome on the Battle Bus, and this week we’re celebrating the amazing Fortnite LGBTQIA+ community,” Epic Games said. “Check out everything happening in the game and beyond this week with the debut of Rainbow Royale.” Everyone is welcome aboard the Battle Bus. This week we're celebrating our amazing LGTBQIA+ community with the debut of Rainbow Royale 🌈/post/imaqtpie-says-playing-ad-carry-is-like-working-a-9-to-5-job/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/imaqtpie-says-playing-ad-carry-is-like-working-a-9-to-5-job/ Popular League of Legends streamer Michael “imaqtpie” Santana commented on the current state of AD carry and explained how farm-dependent the role has become during a Twitch live stream today.  At 13 minutes into the game, imaqtpie, playing as Twitch, took the tier-one tower in bot lane while his mid laner and jungler pushed the enemy team’s mid lane inhibitor. And while doing so, he had a few comments on his role as an AD main./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/overwatch-s-puppy-rumble-is-today-get-ready-for-some-adorable-outfits/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-puppy-rumble-is-today-get-ready-for-some-adorable-outfits/ The Overwatch Year of the Dog festivities will get a whole lot more cuddly later today with the Puppy Rumble, announced Saturday, hitting Twitch in a few hours. What’s a Puppy Rumble? It’s kind of like the Puppy Bowl hosted by Animal Planet, except Overwatch themed. Two teams of adorable puppers will take the field wearing costumes based on Overwatch heroes, designed by Henchmen Studios. They will compete in a friendly bout of capture-the-flag, complete with commentary provided by Overwatch League professionals Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles and Erik “DoA” Lonnquist./post/tarik-leaves-cloud9/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tarik-leaves-cloud9/ Cloud9’s king of content is officially parting ways with the organization. The North American organization announced earlier today that its beloved in-game leader, Tarik Celik, is leaving the Major-winning team. It’s rumored that he’ll be transitioning to MIBR to reunite with former C9 teammate Jake “Stewie2k” Yip and to complete the former SK Gaming roster that was the most decorated team in 2017. Related: Report: Cloud9 eyes Golden as a replacement for Tarik/post/the-best-nintendo-switch-games-of-2021/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-nintendo-switch-games-of-2021/ This year has been a busy one for the gaming industry and for gamers on all platforms, but especially so for Nintendo fans. The release of the OLED version of the Nintendo Switch, along with all the Nintendo Directs fans were able to see this year, contributed to making 2021 a really exciting year for Nintendo. From classic Nintendo remakes to major AAA games and an Animal Crossing DLC that had fans waiting for the better part of a whole year, the last 12 months have been a non-stop frenzy of releases for Nintendo Switch users./post/vct-masters-berlin-format-explained/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vct-masters-berlin-format-explained/ Riot had to seriously rethink the format for VCT Masters Berlin and make some last-minute changes to VALORANT’s next international event. The 16-team tournament, that’s due to take place from Sept. 10 to 19 in the German capital, was originally comprised of a group stage followed by a four-team elimination bracket. But based on player and fan feedback, Riot made the decision on Aug. 21—just hours after the announcement—to pivot to a more familiar eight-team single-elimination bracket and remove the final match of the group stage./post/what-time-does-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-start/Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-start/ This weekend, trainers around the world will descend into the world of Pokémon once again for Pokémon Go Fest 2022, which takes place from June 4 to 5. The event weekend is held globally, which means that players around the world will be playing while others are still waiting for their time zone’s event. Only players who buy a ticket will have access to the entire event on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5./post/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/call-of-duty-mobile-season-one-2022-full-patch-notes-and-updates/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-one-2022-full-patch-notes-and-updates/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s first season of 2022 is here. See Call of Duty on Amazon The new season, which is called Heist, will mark the Lunar New Year. And a lot of in-game features have been added to the game for the occasion. This includes the Red Envelope mode and Nuketown Temple. Two new weapons, maps, modes, and other additions are also coming to the game this season./post/here-are-all-the-battle-pass-rewards-for-valorant-episode-4-act-3/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-battle-pass-rewards-for-valorant-episode-4-act-3/ Unlike the last Act, Episode Four, Act Three will feature a battle pass chocked full of goodies alongside Fade, the next agent to hit the VALORANT universe.  See Valorant on Amazon The VALORANT Episode Four, Act Three battle pass has “multiple weapon skins” to appeal to a “wide variety of players,” according to Riot Games associate producer Laura Baltzer. These skins are accompanied by some of the top memes from the community being immortalized in gun buddies, sprays, and player cards./post/how-to-get-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-exclusive-items-poses-and-more/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2022-exclusive-items-poses-and-more/ Pokémon Go Fest 2022 gives players a chance to catch a bunch of rarer Pokémon that are hard to find outside of events. It also gives players a several rewards and some in-game items that they can get for free, or purchase from the in-game shop. For players looking to customize their in-game avatars with some new cosmetics, here are all the avatar items exclusive to Pokémon Go Fest 2022./post/milk-wins-tft-na-regional-finals-four-players-advance-to-worlds/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/milk-wins-tft-na-regional-finals-four-players-advance-to-worlds/ BG Delicious Milk dominated during the third day of the Teamfight Tactics North American Regional Finals via consistent gameplay.  A total of eight players competed for a possible four direct invites at theNA Regional Finals for the Gizmos & Gadgets World Championship. The top three earned direct invites, while the fourth went to the player with the highest average placement over the course of all three days.  BG Milk dominated the leaderboard throughout the day with three back-to-back second-place finishes, followed up with a first, and a third in game five./post/olaf-taliyah-pantheon-and-kai-sa-had-100-percent-presence-rate-during-first-week-of-2021-lec-spring-split/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/olaf-taliyah-pantheon-and-kai-sa-had-100-percent-presence-rate-during-first-week-of-2021-lec-spring-split/ The 2021 LEC Spring Split kicked off this past weekend. The 10 best teams in the region showcased their potential, battling each other over three days. All of the teams had clear preferences when it came to the drafting phase. Olaf, Taliyah, Pantheon, and Kai’Sa were the four League of Legends champions that had a 100-percent presence rate during the first week of the 2021 LEC Spring Split. ChampionPicksBansWin rate (%)Olaf31266./post/overwatch-player-reaches-level-2-000-after-1-694-hours-of-play/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-player-reaches-level-2-000-after-1-694-hours-of-play/ Thought you had a lot of hours logged in Overwatch? Think again. Twitch streamer Dolyttle has logged nearly 1,700 hours in the game, becoming the first player to reach level 2,000. Released in late May, Overwatch has been out for just over 5,750 hours. By amassing more than 1,694 hours of in-game time, Dolyttle has spent 30 percent of time since May playing Overwatch, according to one Reddit user who crunched the numbers./post/throw-glaive-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-upcoming-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-expansion/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/throw-glaive-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-upcoming-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-expansion/ The final card reveal stream for Hearthstone’s upcoming Madness at the Darkmoon Faire expansion is underway. So far, we’ve seen some exciting new toys, including Throw Glaive for the Demon Hunter class. Throw Glaive is a one-cost Demon Hunter spell that you should get used to seeing a lot of. Throw Glaive deals two damage to a minion. If that minion dies, Throw Glave then generates a temporary copy of itself in your hand./post/valorant-s-latest-skin-line-g-u-n-is-inspired-by-1960s-science-fiction/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-latest-skin-line-g-u-n-is-inspired-by-1960s-science-fiction/ Riot Games showcased its next set of VALORANT skins today, previewing Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster—or G.U.N. for short.  Inspired by 1960s science fiction, retro-futurism, and the works of authors like Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, Arthur Charles Clarke, and the Strugatsky brothers, G.U.N. brings a totally new aesthetic to the tactical shooter.  The extra-terrestrial weapons included in the bundle are the Classic, Bucky, Spectre, Operator, and melee weapon. The premium edition skins will coincide with VALORANT’s Patch 1./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/best-decks-to-use-in-clash-royale-to-climb-the-ladder-after-reaching-arena-15/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-decks-to-use-in-clash-royale-to-climb-the-ladder-after-reaching-arena-15/ After you’ve reached the first Challenger arena in Clash Royale, you should have access to most of the cards in the game. But the average level of players you face in one-vs-one matches will significantly rise at this point and you’ll no longer be able to advance with decks that don’t take the current meta into account. To facilitate this adaptation, you can choose pre-built popular decks, test them out, and see what best suits your playstyle./post/best-nintendo-switch-game-card-case/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-nintendo-switch-game-card-case/ Did you know your Nintendo Switch game cards are prone to scratches, breakage, and dust? And even if you do manage to shield them from wear and tear, you can still lose them. It’s easy to misplace game cards. They’re so small and light, that they can slip or slide into some remote, unimaginable corner. This is why you need to invest in a good game card case. You can place all the cards in a case and never lose them./post/blizzard-outlines-extensive-changes-coming-to-world-buffs-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-outlines-extensive-changes-coming-to-world-buffs-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/ Blizzard revealed sweeping changes today that will affect the way world buffs work in World of Warcraft: Classic.  Blizzard made a post on the official WoW: Classic forum detailing an upcoming item that will be added to the game in an attempt to streamline and optimize world buffs in Classic.  Alongside the release of Patch 1.13.7, players will have the opportunity to purchase a “Chronoboon Displacer,” a device that will allow them to preserve their world buffs./post/how-to-get-starstone-tuning-orb-in-new-world/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-starstone-tuning-orb-in-new-world/ Some of New World’s best and most sought-after adventures come in the form of Expeditions. These are the game’s dungeon equivalent that tasks a small team of players with entering a location and completing it, taking out enemies and uncovering secrets in the process. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals The first Expedition that can be found in New World is the Amrine Excavation. This is an integral part of the game’s story, meaning that all players need to complete it./post/legendary-korean-league-of-legends-player-insec-officially-retires/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/legendary-korean-league-of-legends-player-insec-officially-retires/ After a career spanning almost seven years and 10 teams, Choi “InSec” In-seok announced that he’s officially retiring in an interview with Inven Global. It’s pretty rare these days to find a League player who’s so well-known for a play that it’s unofficially named after them. You have the “Flame Horizon,” named after Lee “Flame” Ho-jong and his ability to gain a 100 CS lead on his lane opponent. You also have the “Xpeke,” which is basically backdooring an enemy team when they least expect it./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/pirates-no-longer-a-permanent-minion-type-in-battlegrounds-after-hearthstone-patch-17-6/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pirates-no-longer-a-permanent-minion-type-in-battlegrounds-after-hearthstone-patch-17-6/ Hearthstone’s Patch 17.6 is finally live and Blizzard has released the full notes, which include massive changes to the popular game mode Battlegrounds. The patch features one new hero, two returning heroes, a single buff to the underperforming hero Aranna, a nerf to the best hero Hooktusk, a new minion, and a nerf to Beast comps. Aside from the adjusted and new content, an important change was also made to shifting minion pools./post/sega-will-delist-other-versions-of-classic-sonic-the-hedgehog-games-on-may-20/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sega-will-delist-other-versions-of-classic-sonic-the-hedgehog-games-on-may-20/ Sonic Origins is a new collection of remastered classic Sonic the Hedgehog titles, which will release across all platforms on June 23, 31 years to the date from the Sonic’s debut on the Sega Genesis. However, ahead of its launch, Sega has announced it will delist various versions of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD from digital stores.  Those four games are included in Sonic Origins, and Sega wants to promote sales for the digital-only collection by making it the definitive way to experience the classic titles./post/team-summertime-assert-dominance-with-disrespectful-triple-assassination-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-summertime-assert-dominance-with-disrespectful-triple-assassination-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ One of Team Summertime’s opponents may have broken their controller last night. Team Summertime, consisting of content creators Davis “Hitch” Edwards, Blake Cissel, and Jorge Estrada, ended a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare round with a triple assassination on an enemy player. Hitch tweeted a video last night showcasing the “most disrespectful thing” in Call of Duty history. Here it is… The most disrespectful thing done in the history of Call of Duty./post/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/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-22/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-22/ Riot Games is treading lightly as League of Legends heads into the 2022 preseason. Patch 11.22, which is scheduled to hit the live servers on Nov. 3, focuses on cleaning up champions and items in the form of nerfs and buffs. A few outliers that have stood out in pro play and solo queue, like Graves, Maokai, and Qiyana, are receiving nerfs, while Akali, Kalista, and Kayn are taking on buffs./post/mizkif-names-cat-with-marbles-on-stream/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mizkif-names-cat-with-marbles-on-stream/ Popular Twitch streamer Mizkif entrusted his chat with the process of naming his new kitten. During his recent stream, Mizkif had been hosting Marbles on Stream with his viewers. After a few rounds, Mizkif decided this would be a great way to decide on a cat name. Together, Mizkif and his chat chose five names that would be assigned to marbles to compete in the final match. In the final standings, the five marbles were Mizkif, Linus, Sour Apple, Mew, and Holo./post/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/v5-s-rookie-donates-15-000-to-fight-covid-19/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/v5-s-rookie-donates-15-000-to-fight-covid-19/ Former League of Legends world champion and current Victory Five mid laner Rookie has donated 100,000 yuan (around $15,720) to fight COVID-19, according to a translation by iCrystalization today. The money was transferred directly to the Shanghai municipality’s fight against the virus, which will surely make a big impact at this difficult time. The city recently entered another lockdown due to a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases, which led to Riot Games postponing the 2022 LPL Spring Split playoffs until April 8./post/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/when-is-solos-returning-to-apex-legends/Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-solos-returning-to-apex-legends/ It’s hard to believe that Apex Legends is three years old. In those three years, players have been treated to a variety of modes that stretched the core tenants of battle royale in new and interesting ways, from the ring flares of the Chaos Theory event to the self-heal zones of Flashpoint during the Aftermarket event (which is making a return in the upcoming Unshackled event). One limited-time mode that players have consistently asked to see again is Solos./post/evil-geniuses-signs-goldenglue-according-to-riot-gcd/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-signs-goldenglue-according-to-riot-gcd/ Evil Geniuses has added another player to its League roster this week. Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer has been signed by Evil Geniuses, according to Riot’s Global Contract Database. His contract is set to expire on July 22 in the database, which could mean his stay with the organization will be short-lived. Previously the starting mid laner for Golden Guardians, Goldenglue said his bittersweet departure from the team on July 3 was due to GG’s signing of mid laner Tanner Damonte./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/how-to-claim-new-world-twitch-drops/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-new-world-twitch-drops/ The closed beta for Amazon Games’ new MMO, New World, launched today, and every prospective player is looking to make their way into the game. And, like many new releases with promotional testing periods, New World is partnering with streaming service and fellow Amazon subsidiary Twitch to give players who watch streams on the platform a chance at in-game drops.  And while players won’t be able to claim a beta key just by watching Twitch streams, they will be able to get their hands on some seriously intriguing pieces of loot./post/how-to-raid-someone-on-twitch/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-raid-someone-on-twitch/ Raiding on Twitch is one of the primary tools streamers can use to help support fellow streamers.  Content creators with a large lump some of viewers will “raid” someone else’s channel usually at the end of their broadcast, effectively taking all of their viewers and throwing them into another streamer’s channel.  This not only exposes viewers to new streamers who might share the same sensibilities with the ones they regularly watch, but it also helps boost the viewership numbers of those being raided./post/minecraft-s-caves-cliffs-update-will-release-its-first-part-on-june-8/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/minecraft-s-caves-cliffs-update-will-release-its-first-part-on-june-8/ Minecraft’s Caves & Cliffs update is dropping its first part on June 8, which means players on the Java and Bedrock editions of the game will be getting a ton of new content.  Caves & Cliffs Part One had its pre-release build playable for some players on May 27 and was originally announced last October at Minecraft Live 2020. Grab your nearest calendar and start circling with a vengeance: Caves & Cliffs: Part I arrives June 8th on both Java and Bedrock!/post/riot-reveals-samira-as-sharpshooter-slayer-in-tft-set-4-5/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-samira-as-sharpshooter-slayer-in-tft-set-4-5/ Riot Games officially unveiled Samira today as Teamfight Tactics‘ newest five-cost champion in Set 4.5.  A full release of every champion and trait in the set will likely drop on Jan. 4 with the 11.1 patch notes. Set 4.5 is scheduled to go live on Jan. 21, and spoilers have included champions such as Swain, Tryndamere, and Olaf.  The reveal of Samira as a Sharpshooter and Slayer today completes the TFT champion spoilers for both traits./post/valorant-player-suggests-a-preferred-agents-option-to-help-with-agent-selection/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-suggests-a-preferred-agents-option-to-help-with-agent-selection/ Agent selection in VALORANT is one of the most important parts of the game. Teams must select a group of agents that will allow them to be successful in all situations, which can be difficult. One VALORANT player recently suggested creating a “Preferred Agents” section that allows teams to see the agents each player is comfortable using to help with this process.  Preferred Agents from VALORANT Players must decide which agent they’ll use before each game and teams must ensure that they have the abilities needed to succeed./post/vikkstar123-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vikkstar123-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/ Vikram “Vikkstar123” Singh Barn is a streamer with over 690,000 Twitch followers and over three million YouTube followers. He started his streaming career in 2010 playing Call of Duty and continued to play the game in its various iterations up to January 2021, when he quit because there were too many cheaters. He is also a prominent Minecraft streamer and has many online tutorials. Aside from his own channels, Vikkstar123 is part of the YouTube group known as the Sidemen, and he is also co-owner of the London Royal Ravens esports team./post/where-to-find-hisuian-growlithe-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-hisuian-growlithe-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus has debuted many regional species, but one of the first that was revealed before launch was Hisuian Growlithe. While it may look similar to the original Kanto Growlithe, the new Hisui form has some visual differences and a type change. This Pokémon is now a Fire-type and Rock-Type. Along with Growlithe, you’ll be able to score yourself a new regional form of Arcanine via evolution, which is a powerful ally for any Pokémon team./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/are-the-gen-9-oddish-and-gloom-regional-leaks-real/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-the-gen-9-oddish-and-gloom-regional-leaks-real/ Some images have been floating around Twitter with some new regionals in the new Gen 9 lineup of Pokémon that will be released with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Oddish and Gloom regional variants are the subjects of the first leak for the new games. Originating on 4chan, images of regional versions of Oddish and Gloom have been making the rounds on Twitter, and many fans are wondering if the leaks are real./post/cs-go-fans-players-demand-esl-move-iem-rio-major-to-soccer-stadium/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cs-go-fans-players-demand-esl-move-iem-rio-major-to-soccer-stadium/ ESL and Valve began selling tickets for the IEM Rio CS:GO Major in a partnership with Eventbrite, but moments after the sales started, the website’s servers crashed while many fans attempted to secure their tickets. The biggest issue, in the eyes of Brazilian fans and players alike, is the size of Jeunesse Arena, the venue chosen for the playoffs. The arena has a maximum capability of 18,000 people, which is allegedly too small for the outspoken and proud Brazilian CS:GO community./post/fortnite-save-the-world-stw-patch-notes/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-save-the-world-stw-patch-notes/ There’s more than one way to play Fortnite. In addition to the more popular battle royale mode, Save the World (STW) allows players to enjoy the Fortnite world in the form of a tower-defending/zombie-slaying game. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon Though Epic initially intended to make the game free, those plans changed and STW made its full release with a price tag. Despite being less popular than its battle royale sibling, STW receives frequent updates, including balance changes, new cosmetics, and map changes that aim to keep the gameplay experience fresh./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-18/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-18/ Riot is gearing up for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship with its latest patch. Patch 11.18 is the “first of two Worlds-focused patches” coming to the game in the next month, according to Riot. Every year, to “unleash competition” and “breathe new life into the meta,” the devs release a set of nerfs and buffs catered to pro play. Almost everything listed below has Worlds in mind, but the devs are “willing” to revert any balance changes if absolutely necessary./post/jim-davis-finishes-day-one-of-neon-dynasty-championship-undefeated-mono-white-shines/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jim-davis-finishes-day-one-of-neon-dynasty-championship-undefeated-mono-white-shines/ Jim Davis, a notable streamer and professional player, finished day one of the Neon Dynasty Championship undefeated, putting himself into a good position to make the top eight. Davis joins Jean-Emmanuel Depraz as the two players to finish the day 7-0. Day one had three rounds of Alchemy, Magic‘s digital-first format, followed by four rounds of Historic. Here are the top eight players in the Neon Dynasty Championship after day one./post/pokimane-women-have-leg-up-on-twitch-because-they-stand-out-so-much/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-women-have-leg-up-on-twitch-because-they-stand-out-so-much/ Women have an “easier” time breaking into Twitch streaming in the early days, Pokimane suggests, due to the fact they stand out among the hordes of hopefuls on the platform across all its many categories. “When you have 100 viewers or less, there’s so many channels that when you’re a girl you stand out,” she said, “because there’s just less girls than guys on Twitch.” Pokimane’s comments come amid an ongoing debate on the platform spearheaded by several major Twitch streamers, including xQc and Mizkif./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/what-does-zwischenzug-mean-in-chess/Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-zwischenzug-mean-in-chess/ Also known as an in-between move in English, a zwischenzug in chess is a surprise trick where you interpose a move before your expected response, changing the state of the board in the process and turning the game in your favor. Sometimes, it is also referred to as an intermezzo or an intermediate move. Zwischenzugs can remove defenders, deflect pieces, check kings, and otherwise mess up many of the best-laid plans./post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-lmg-tier-list/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-lmg-tier-list/ Light machine guns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are heavy, loud, and dangerous. This weapon class is sadly slept on due to its weight slowing players down in a game primarily dominated by run-and-gun play, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t viable. This tier list should give you a better idea of which gun is worth spending your time mastering. Although these weapons aren’t the strongest pick in every game mode, they do excel particularly in Ground War./post/dignitas-parts-ways-with-aphromoo-ahead-of-2022-lcs-season/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dignitas-parts-ways-with-aphromoo-ahead-of-2022-lcs-season/ Dignitas has released veteran League of Legends support player Aphromoo after two seasons with the team, the organization announced today.  Aphromoo joined Dignitas ahead of the 2020 season. During his time with the team, he posted a total match record of 36-49, helping the organization secure two playoff berths across the last two seasons. Additionally, Aphromoo helped foster young bottom laners such as Neo and Johnsun during his time under the Dignitas banner./post/how-to-gain-access-to-the-new-world-closed-beta/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-gain-access-to-the-new-world-closed-beta/ The closed beta for Amazon Games Studios’ new MMO, New World, goes live today at 11:30am CT. And players who are looking to join the closed beta for New World will find that the process is relatively straightforward.  There are two ways to gain access to the New World closed beta, with one method guaranteeing prospective players an access key and another relying on random selection. Regardless of which method you choose, you’ll have to do so soon, considering the New World closed beta will only be live for the next two weeks./post/how-to-trigger-heroic-for-the-ferry-the-resonant-splinter-public-event-in-destiny-2-the-witch-queen/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-trigger-heroic-for-the-ferry-the-resonant-splinter-public-event-in-destiny-2-the-witch-queen/ The Witch Queen has finally arrived and she’s brought her Throne World with her. Savathûn’s Throne World is Destiny 2’s newest destination and there’s plenty of mystery, intrigue, and beautiful areas to explore. One of the newest facets of the destination is a new public event, and like all others, it has a unique requirement to turn it into a Heroic version to earn even more loot. The “Ferry the Resonant Splinter” public event will spawn occasionally in multiple locations in the Throne World./post/kobe-announces-he-will-work-on-additional-projects-outside-of-riot-games/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kobe-announces-he-will-work-on-additional-projects-outside-of-riot-games/ Sam “Kobe” Hartman-Kenzler, one of the most recognizable personalities in the North American League of Legends scene, has announced he will begin working on other projects outside of Riot Games. To reflect this change, he has changed his Twitter handle from @RiotKobe to @esportsKobe. Despite the announcement, though, Kobe said he will still be working full-time on with the LCS. Kobe has been apart of the LCS as a caster and analyst since 2012, but before that, he was actually a pro League player for popular organization Counter Logic Gaming./post/liquid-rebrands-league-roster-to-team-liquid-honda-ahead-of-2022-lcs-summer-split/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/liquid-rebrands-league-roster-to-team-liquid-honda-ahead-of-2022-lcs-summer-split/ Team Liquid has taken its partnership with car manufacturer Honda to the next level following today’s announcement that the org’s prestigious League roster will officially compete under the name “Team Liquid Honda.” This naming partnership has been made official just a day before the start of the 2022 LCS Summer Split. Aside from the Honda branding getting affixed to the official team name, the Honda logo is now front and center of the new 2022 Liquid League jersey, as revealed in an official announcement trailer./post/the-importance-of-mana-curve-in-arena/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-importance-of-mana-curve-in-arena/ Hi all, Today, I’m doing my first arena guide, and it’s on an often overlooked aspect of arena – the deck’s Mana Curve. First, we need to understand what mana curve is. What is the mana curve? The mana curve refers to the distribution of cards in a deck in relation to mana cost. To put it in smaller, more specific terms, how many 2 drops you have compared to 4s. You can look at your mana curve while you pick your arena deck on the bottom of the draft screen./post/wardstone-staff-of-flowing-water-set-to-receive-buffs-in-league-patch-11-11/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wardstone-staff-of-flowing-water-set-to-receive-buffs-in-league-patch-11-11/ League of Legends’ gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter has briefly previewed some of the changes coming to the game in Patch 11.11. Seven different items are set to be buffed in the patch, with notable changes coming to items such as Wardstone, Staff of Flowing Water, and Serpent’s Fang. Patch Preview 11.11 here! Still work in progress so there may be a few changes to what you see here. Expect more details tomorrow./post/when-does-ash-release-in-brawl-stars/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-ash-release-in-brawl-stars/ Have you ever wondered how fairy tale universes can be so perfectly clean? The Trash Knight Ash, an upcoming character on Brawl Stars, might be one of the main reasons. Supercell revealed the Brawler in its latest Brawl Talk on Aug. 22, which has amassed over 10 million views since its release. Ash is a Chromatic Brawler who will be available through the season eight’s Brawl Pass. Armed with a shovel and a shield, he can hit opponents from mid-range and protect his allies./post/100-thieves-sweep-envy-in-vct-stage-3-challengers-one-main-event/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-sweep-envy-in-vct-stage-3-challengers-one-main-event/ 100 Thieves has secured its spot in the VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Three Challengers One upper finals with a 2-0 victory against Envy.  100T started strong in the main event with a 2-0 win against Version1, one of the two teams that made it to Masters Two Reykjavik. Envy also started the event with a 2-0 victory against the Kansas City Pioneers, who is one of the dark horses in the tournament but has still beaten notable teams./post/acend-defeat-team-secret-become-first-semifinalist-at-valorant-champions/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/acend-defeat-team-secret-become-first-semifinalist-at-valorant-champions/ Acend are the first team to earn a spot in the VALORANT Champions semifinals after sweeping Team Secret today.  Acend made it through Group A without losing a series, defeating Vivo Keyd in the most controversial match of the tournament. They had less trouble with Envy in the winners match, sweeping them 2-0 to secure their spot in the playoffs.  Team Secret had a slightly more stressful group play experience. Their first opponent was Gambit, who are one of the best European teams in the tournament./post/every-hearthstone-expansion-ranked/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-hearthstone-expansion-ranked/ April 2022 marked the release of Hearthstone’s20th expansion in the form of Voyage to the Sunken City. That’s an extensive amount of cards and ideas packed into the past couple of years. Not all releases turned out the same, though, and while your mileage may vary, this list of all Hearthstoneexpansions should give you a good idea of the trajectory of the game and the ups and downs of what we’ve got to play with so far./post/how-many-people-play-of-legends-of-runeterra/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-people-play-of-legends-of-runeterra/ Riot Games came out of its shell in 2020 and pumped out quality titles into the gaming world. With its sights on the shooter and card game genre, the developer released two titles that quickly became hits. Compared to VALORANT, Legends of Runeterra was born into a less competitive genre and its only real competition was Hearthstone. Considering how long Hearthstone has been around, it has a stable player base. LoR’s biggest strength was how free-to-play friendly it was and its connection to League’s intriguing lore./post/how-to-change-jobs-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-jobs-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ It’s hard to get bored in an MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV. From challenges to PvP, there’s always something to do in the game. And if you’re feeling adventurous, you can even try out different classes or jobs. Unlike other MMORPGs, switching between classes or jobs in Final Fantasy XIV is relatively simple. You’ll need to unlock the class you’d like to try out first, however. You can do so by completing that class’ questline./post/how-to-get-hawkmoon-in-destiny-2/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-hawkmoon-in-destiny-2/ Hawkmoon will bring back memories for the most veteran Destiny players, and Destiny 2 players too after this Exotic hand cannon hit the sequel in Season of the Hunt. This powerful hand cannon thrives when players can land precision shots, loading up the final round in the magazine with paracausal power and dealing a significant amount of damage to whatever is in its sights. Hawkmoon appeared in Destiny 2 as a reward from Harbinger, the Exotic mission in Season of the Hunt./post/how-to-save-a-replay-in-valorant/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-save-a-replay-in-valorant/ Winning more matches in VALORANT requires a lot of practice. From improving your aim to getting familiar with all the callouts in VALORANT, there are many ways to improve yourself at the game. Though practice often makes it perfect, watching yourself play VALORANT is often considered one of the most productive exercises for any VALORANT player. Going through your gameplay will allow you to spot misplays and mistakes. Once you find out what you lack, you can focus more on improving in those areas./post/leblanc-player-wins-league-game-with-ankle-breaking-backdoor/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/leblanc-player-wins-league-game-with-ankle-breaking-backdoor/ One LeBlanc player channeled their inner Allen Iverson to pull off one of the most improbable backdoors, winning the League of Legends game with barely any HP left after breaking the ankles of Lee Sin. The clip posted by u/Gonffs begins with LeBlanc’s teammate Graves shutting down the enemy Jinx offscreen. Simultaneously, LeBlanc runs through the bottom lane while taking tower shots from the existing bottom lane turret before pathing toward the Nexus./post/toronto-defiant-signs-main-support-ch0r0ng/Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/toronto-defiant-signs-main-support-ch0r0ng/ The Toronto Defiant may have nuked its 2021 roster after a disappointing year, but the team is apparently sparing no expense in picking up new talent for the 2022 Overwatch League season.  Toronto announced today that main support Seong “CH0R0NG” Yoo-min, one of the offseason’s most highly sought-after rookies, will officially join the roster next year. CH0R0NG is locked in for the team until 2024, according to a post by Adam Adamou, the head of esports for the Defiant’s parent company./post/all-alolan-geodude-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-a-rocky-road-research-tasks-and-rewards/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-alolan-geodude-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-a-rocky-road-research-tasks-and-rewards/ Get ready to rock and load with the Pokémon Go May Community Day, as Alolan Geodude and its railgun of a final evolution begin appearing more frequently for players from 11am to 2pm local time on May 21.  As always, players will see an increased number of the featured Pokémon in the wild, with Shiny Alolan Geodude also being available as players encounter the Rock/Electric-type. And, for anyone who evolves an Alolan Geodude into an Alolan Golem, it will know the event-exclusive move Rollout./post/call-of-duty-vanguard-gets-first-post-launch-update-dedicated-trello-board/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-vanguard-gets-first-post-launch-update-dedicated-trello-board/ Call of Duty: Vanguard’s first post-launch update is now live and Sledgehammer Games has launched a dedicated Trello board for the game alongside it. The update, version 1.005 on PS5, features a number of bug fixes and performance improvements. Fixes include progression problems for the 1911 pistol, pistol challenges for camos in Zombies, and Combat Shields will now protect players’ backs when stowed. 🔨An update has been deployed in #Vanguard!/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-guilds-in-lost-ark-how-to-leave-benefits-and-more/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-guilds-in-lost-ark-how-to-leave-benefits-and-more/ It’s more than possible to enjoy MMOs on your own, but they’re much better when you mix with a crowd of like-minded individuals. Like in most games of this genre, Lost Ark has a guild system that allows players to come together and work for a greater purpose. Being a part of a guild can allow players to speed up their in-game progress while introducing them to even more content to go through./post/league-fan-creates-impressive-psyops-rakan-skin-concept/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-creates-impressive-psyops-rakan-skin-concept/ The League of Legends community is blessed with dedicated and talented fans who enjoy featuring their favorite game in their artistic works. These artworks significantly rise in quantity and quality whenever Riot Games introduces a new skin line, which doesn’t include a highly-anticipated champion. While leaks dictate which champions are likely to be in the next set of skins Riot’s planning to introduce, each player likes to believe their main character could also get lucky./post/players-who-own-sett-s-calling-card-will-get-the-champion-for-free/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/players-who-own-sett-s-calling-card-will-get-the-champion-for-free/ Riot Games has good news for the small number of players who got Sett’s Calling Card in League of Legends over the past few months. Starting today, you’ll instantly unlock Sett for no additional cost if you earned the card, regardless of how you received it. The card was rewarded randomly for players who earned 10 or more first bloods in multiple matches. Due to the nature of this event, it’s unlikely that players who didn’t get Sett’s Calling Card can now obtain it after his release./post/sony-tease-future-update-to-play-at-home-initiative/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-tease-future-update-to-play-at-home-initiative/ Hot off the tails of the announcement of some free goodies for PlayStation players, the company also teased that more acclaimed games could be incoming. Closing out a recent post on PlayStation’s Blog, Sid Shumanm, senior director of content communications at Sony Interactive Entertainment, wrote that an update to the Play at Home initiative would be coming soon. “Thanks again to the community—and stay tuned, we’ll have another Play at Home update to share soon./post/star-guardian-neeko-visual-bug-shows-what-sett-would-look-like-with-fairy-wings/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/star-guardian-neeko-visual-bug-shows-what-sett-would-look-like-with-fairy-wings/ League of Legends’ Sett must’ve drank his Red Bull. One player encountered an interesting visual bug on Neeko that led to some magical interactions, posting the images yesterday. It appears the Star Guardian skin bugged to show fairy wings on whichever champion the Curious Chameleon transformed into, including Sett. Neeko’s Passive, Inherent Glamour, allows her to take the appearance of her allies to bamboozle the enemy team. But the Star Guardian skin hilariously glitched to give all the disguises a fairy-flare./post/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/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-15-final-standings-and-scores/Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-15-final-standings-and-scores/ The end of Minecraft Championships 15 closed another fantastic Noxcrew event. Players witnessed the long-awaited addition of Ranboo and saw another edition of one of the most successful Minecraft esports events ever created. Players were in for a treat this time, with several changes in maps and gameplay paired with the return of Sand of Time, revamped for a new season. Only one team could get a win, and Red Rabbits took the victory in the Dodgebolt finale 3-0./post/all-aether-currents-on-ultima-thule-in-final-fantasy-xiv-s-endwalker/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-aether-currents-on-ultima-thule-in-final-fantasy-xiv-s-endwalker/ Players who’ve reached the last new area introduced with Final Fantasy XIV‘s expansion Endwalker will, once again, have to attune to Aether currents and complete four side quests to unlock flying in the area. And since the map is divided into multiple islands, much like Elpis, flying will be useful when you have to wander again in the area. Since the players are approaching the end of the main scenario introduced with the expansion, they won’t have to progress very far to be able to unlock every area of the map, unlike most previous ones, however./post/best-ryzen-cpus-for-gaming/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ryzen-cpus-for-gaming/ The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is responsible for managing all of the data that a user interacts with. GPUs tend to get all of the glory these days, but the truth is that a strong CPU can have just as big of an impact on a gaming PC as a GPU can. For both gaming and every day media browsing, the Ryzen CPU lineup has a host of options for all budgets that can make the difference between a rig that lags and stutters and a rig that runs buttery smooth./post/full-ap-mid-lane-rakan-is-making-the-rounds-as-league-s-next-bizarre-build/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/full-ap-mid-lane-rakan-is-making-the-rounds-as-league-s-next-bizarre-build/ League of Legends has seen some extremely weird champion builds so far this year. There’s been AP Varus, jungle Singed, Jhinsoo’s Rageblade, and now, full-blast AP mid lane Rakan. Mid lane Rakan sounds weird, but after some sizable buffs to his AP scalings in Patch 8.6, it makes a little more sense. With impressive bursts of damage now coming out of his Grand Entrance and Gleaming Quill, the strategy is at least possible, albeit still not optimal./post/how-to-claim-lost-ark-s-spring-fever-rewards/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-lost-ark-s-spring-fever-rewards/ There are many resources and tools in Lost Ark to help players win their fights through all of its game modes, from Abyss Dungeons to Guardians. There are also various pools of items to collect to become stronger, such as honing materials after reaching level 50 to upgrade gear or tools to use in combat like grenades and potions. Amazon Games has introduced another way to give players more opportunities to get those materials in the form of Fever rewards that can be claimed on some weekends./post/league-s-2021-championship-skin-revealed-for-jarvan-iv/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-2021-championship-skin-revealed-for-jarvan-iv/ This year’s League of Legends World Championship will be commemorated with a limited release “Championship” skin for Jarvan IV.  Each year, Riot Games releases a special skin in League to mark the game’s annual World Championship. The tradition began in 2012 when Riot released a Championship edition skin for Riven during the game’s second World Championship. Since then, Championship skins have been released for Thresh, Shyvana, Kalista, Zed, Ashe, Kha’Zix, Ryze, and, most recently, LeBlanc./post/ranked-play-disabled-for-league-tft-due-to-connectivity-issues-in-north-america/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ranked-play-disabled-for-league-tft-due-to-connectivity-issues-in-north-america/ If you’re having trouble getting into a Ranked game of League of Legends or Teamfight Tactics, there’s a good reason. Riot Games has disabled the competitive game mode for both games in North America due to “game disconnection issues,” according to its status website. The developer said it is “aware of a problem causing players to disconnect from their games,” which prompted a temporary pause on all ranked queues. Riot posted the warning on the website at 4:56pm CT and did not give a timetable for when players should expect to be back climbing the ladder./post/the-legendary-queen-azshara-is-coming-to-hearthstone-in-voyage-to-the-sunken-city/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-legendary-queen-azshara-is-coming-to-hearthstone-in-voyage-to-the-sunken-city/ The last time World of Warcraft players saw Queen Azshara, she was disappearing into a portal to parts unknown. But now, it looks like the Queen of the Nagas has decided to make her triumphant return via Hearthstone. In Hearthstone’s Voyage to the Sunken City expansion, Queen Azshara will be a five-cost 5/5 Legendary Neutral Naga type minion with a unique Battlecry. If you’ve cast three spells while holding Queen Azshara, she will allow you to choose one of four Ancient Relics./post/where-to-find-all-the-fish-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-all-the-fish-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ Chapter Two, season six of Fortnite went live on March 16 with a new story and awesome skins. The first set of weekly quests is also available for players to complete and start unlocking new tiers of their battle passes. Alongside all the new cosmetics and changes, there are also a couple of new fish types that were added to the game this season. While it may not mean much to some players, collectors will be all over the map trying to discover all the new fish of this season./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/all-halo-infinite-season-2-events-rewards-dates-and-more/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-halo-infinite-season-2-events-rewards-dates-and-more/ Halo Infinite’s second season kicked off on Tuesday, May 3, and now more events are on their way. The ‘Interference’ event was only the beginning since there are two more events on the horizon for Halo Infinite. Each event ships with a set of challenges that spice up the gameplay for players. Completing all the challenges may take a while, but each season lasts long enough to give players a chance to complete all of them and unlock all the rewards./post/all-overwatch-2-heroes-and-their-abilities/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-overwatch-2-heroes-and-their-abilities/ Blizzard has always been known for its characters, and the Overwatch franchise is no exception. Like its predecessor, Overwatch 2 will feature a huge cast of characters who are diverse in both design and play style. Blizzard has announced all playable characters from Overwatch will be returning in Overwatch 2. Many won’t play exactly the same as fans are used to, though—a few are getting significant reworks, while many others are receiving balance changes and updates to freshen them up for the sequel./post/claymores-and-m4a1-receive-nerfs-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-s-latest-update/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/claymores-and-m4a1-receive-nerfs-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-s-latest-update/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer has undergone drastic changes in one of the largest updates since the game’s official release on Oct. 25.  Infinity Ward has nerfed Claymores so they don’t eliminate players at full health in today’s update 1.07. The trigger and damage radius were nerfed so players can clear buildings without having to worry about pesky Claymores.   Hardpoint has been added to the official public playlist. The fast-paced objective game mode was previously only available in custom games./post/coven-zyra-leblanc-and-morgana-hit-the-rift-in-league-s-patch-10-8/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/coven-zyra-leblanc-and-morgana-hit-the-rift-in-league-s-patch-10-8/ League of Legends’ witchcraft-themed skin line returns in Patch 10.8 with three new Coven skins for Zyra, LeBlanc, and Morgana. Players will be able to purchase the skins once they arrive in the game’s shop on April 16. Each skin redesigns the champions in crow-feathered cloaks and gold-embroidered outfits. The three new witch-like looks stay true to the skin line’s dark color palette with bright red or teal ability effects. Coven Zyra is the lucky recipient of this week’s Prestige Edition, which replaces the base skin’s dark teal hues with white and gold accents./post/fastest-way-to-get-the-tyrannosaur-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fastest-way-to-get-the-tyrannosaur-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ If you’re a fan of both dinosaurs and Final Fantasy XIV, you’re in luck. Square Enix’s MMO offers many choices of mounts to ride the extinct creatures. The Tyrannosaur is one of them, but it’s not the easiest to unlock. The Tyrannosaur mount growls when summoned and walks trough the lands of Eorzea to intimidate players and creatures around the character. It also features a barding specifically tailored for the character./post/overnight-mtg-strixhaven-spoilers-showcase-power-of-prismari-archetype/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overnight-mtg-strixhaven-spoilers-showcase-power-of-prismari-archetype/ Spoilers for the upcoming Magic: The Gathering Standard-legal set, Strixhaven: School of Mages, continued overnight with the reveal of Expression of Repetition, Magma Opus, and Expressive Artist.  Scheduled to release digitally on April 15, the Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) set contains five colleges representing color pairs at odds with one another. The Prismari College contains the mana colors Blue and Red, with a conflict of intellect vs. emotion, according to head designer Mark Rosewater./post/venonat-venomoth-will-appear-in-a-regional-pok%C3%A9dex-for-the-first-time-in-over-20-years-in-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/venonat-venomoth-will-appear-in-a-regional-pok%C3%A9dex-for-the-first-time-in-over-20-years-in-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet/ There are many different elements Pokémon fans focus on when a trailer for a new game drops, one of which is the number of new and returning Pokémon that make an appearance.  New Pokémon typically receive the most attention, which was still the case with the new Scarlet and Violet trailer thanks to the lovable little Lechonk. Venonat, however, appeared midway through the video, bounding through the grass, and fans around the world who recognized the significance of the moment celebrated./post/what-are-the-minimum-and-recommended-specs-for-counter-strike-global-offensive/Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-minimum-and-recommended-specs-for-counter-strike-global-offensive/ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was released back in 2012 and is one of the most popular esports. The game still averages around 500,000 users a month, with over 20 million players in its lifetime. Part of the game’s popularity comes from being free-to-play. That doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s a highly competitive and challenging game, though. Another factor contributing to CS:GO’s popularity is that it can run on most modern PCs due to its age and low system requirements./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/apex-legends-ascension-pack-is-available-for-purchase-with-a-horizon-skin-and-600-apex-coins/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-ascension-pack-is-available-for-purchase-with-a-horizon-skin-and-600-apex-coins/ Apex Legends’ latest bundle is live. The Ascension Pack comes with a rare Horizon skin and 600 Apex Coins for just $4.99 and will be available during the battle royale’s seventh season. The pack contains the rare Flux Capacity Horizon skin, which dresses the legend in a different color palette that fits the blue hues of season seven. The cosmetic dyes Horizon’s spacesuit in white and turquoise with a few golden accents and gives the new legend a protective mask, similar to what astronauts wear./post/can-you-play-rust-on-steam-deck/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-rust-on-steam-deck/ Rust is a brutal multiplayer survival game in which players start off with a rock and build up resources and craft tools to survive. The open-world environment is made more challenging by the bears and wolves roaming the land and the fact that all the other players are also trying to survive and won’t hesitate to attack you for your resources. To survive, you’ll have to build a base to keep out intruders, and it can be wise to join a clan because there’s safety in numbers./post/how-to-complete-the-destroy-snowflake-decorations-14-days-of-fortnite-challenge/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-destroy-snowflake-decorations-14-days-of-fortnite-challenge/ We’re in the home stretch now with the 14 Days of Fortnite challenges as we head into day 12. The latest challenge tasks players with destroying 12 snowflake decorations. Snowflakes can pretty much be found everywhere across the map dangling from windows of stores, houses, and other buildings. They can also be found attached to walls or dangling from other structures like lamp posts. You’ll want to go to the more popular areas to try and find some, but be aware of other players who will either be hunting you down or hunting down the snowflakes that you’re also after./post/how-to-get-a-shiny-galarian-slowpoke-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-a-shiny-galarian-slowpoke-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Galarian Slowpoke is here. A free update in Pokémon Sword and Shield added it to the game today following the news that DLC expansions with hundreds of new and returning Pokémon are coming to the games. Obviously, with any new Pokémon release, shiny hunters are quick to try and get their hands on the shiny variant of that Pokémon—and Galarian Slowpoke is no exception. It seems as if the original encounter with Galarian Slowpoke in Wedgehurst is shiny locked, as far as we can tell./post/magic-the-gathering-card-rarities-explained/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-the-gathering-card-rarities-explained/ Rarities in Magic: The Gathering are used by Wizards of the Coast as a means to distribute cards with varying degrees of scarcity.  There are four basic types of rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Mythic Rare.  Basic land cards don’t count toward any of those four categories, despite being marked as Common. A typical booster pack of MTG cards comes with 15 cards. Out of those, 11 will be Common, three will be Uncommon, and one will be Rare or Mythic Rare./post/smite-s-stand-alone-launcher-will-no-longer-work-after-patch-9-4/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/smite-s-stand-alone-launcher-will-no-longer-work-after-patch-9-4/ If you’re a Smite player from way back, still rocking your beta tester avatar, then unfortunately there may be some bad news. As of Patch 9.4, Smite’s stand-alone launcher will no longer be updated. That means you’ll need to launch Smite from Steam or a similar service in order to keep playing. Realistically, this shouldn’t be considered a big issue since the majority of players probably already launch Smite through Steam or a similar service./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/the-best-seer-counters-in-apex-legends/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-seer-counters-in-apex-legends/ Seer is one of Apex Legends‘ hidden powerhouses. This recon legend is capable of pinpointing enemies through walls and tracking them across large swaths of the battlefield. He’s a more slow, deliberate recon legend who provides a lot of important information for his teammates. In the face of all that information, it can sometimes feel oppressive to play against him. If you’re wondering who to choose to play effectively against Seer, you’re not alone./post/the-most-popular-champions-in-the-2022-lec-spring-split-regular-season/Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-most-popular-champions-in-the-2022-lec-spring-split-regular-season/ The 2022 LEC Spring Split regular season has finally come to an end. While fans got the chance to see almost 100 unique champions played throughout the split, there have been some champs that have stood out among the crowd. Here are some of the most popular champions in the LEC this split. Jinx No surprises here, Jinx was the most popular champion in the regular season. She was picked 61 times out of 90 games, according to Leaguepedia./post/among-us-collaboration-with-bt21-revealed/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/among-us-collaboration-with-bt21-revealed/ Among Us looks to continue its string of collaborations, the next of which appears to be with BT21, a character IP created by LINE FRIENDS with K-pop superstars BTS. In a post by BT21, the announcement was made that unique characters created with the members of the boyband will be coming to Among Us. Right now, there were no details of what this collaboration will include but according to the announcement, the characters are not in the game right now./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hearthstone-s-newest-free-card-transfer-student/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hearthstone-s-newest-free-card-transfer-student/ Earlier this week, Blizzard introduced Hearthstone’s next expansion, Scholomance Academy. During this announcement, the company also gave every account two free copies of a card to preview that’s from the set, Transfer Student. Players can claim this card by simply logging into the game. The card will be added to their collection once they load in. Players have until Oct. 20 to get this card for free before it’s presumed that they must craft it with Arcane Dust or open it in Scholomance Academy packs./post/funplus-phoenix-parts-ways-with-tian/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-parts-ways-with-tian/ A day after letting go of star top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, FunPlus Phoenix has made the decision to part ways with jungler Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang. A mainstay on the LPL roster and a key part of the League of Legends team’s success over the past three years, Tian helped FPX and China achieve international recognization at Worlds 2019. Beating Europe’s G2 Esports in the finals in Paris and earning MVP of the series, Tian was depicted a year later in the Worlds 2020 anthem “Take Over” as Lee Sin, fighting atop of a mountain./post/how-to-catch-dialga-or-palkia-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-dialga-or-palkia-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Dialga and Palkia are two Pokémon that stand out above all others in terms of their significance to the games’ story and prestige. In the beginning, Arceus created three great Pokémon to rule over different cosmic energies—Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, ruling over time, space, and antimatter respectively. As close remakes of Diamond and Pearl, the story of these great beasts won’t have changed a lot, and this means that encountering them is also similar./post/how-to-evolve-togetic-to-togekiss-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-togetic-to-togekiss-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go has an abundance of ways for players to collect ’em all and evolve their precious Pokémon partners to new stronger forms. One of the most popular Johto Pokémon is Togetic, the evolution of Togepi that takes 25 Togepi Candy to evolve. Since the Sinnoh update was added into the game, Togetic has been able to evolve into Togekiss, its final evolved form, using a certain method. But how exactly can you get your own Togekiss?/post/how-to-get-rogier-s-rapier-in-elden-ring/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-rogier-s-rapier-in-elden-ring/ With so many new players and build types coming into Elden Ring, many are wondering what some of the best options are overall, as well as what to start with early on.  Those looking to create a Dexterity build have a lot of options when it comes to the weapons they’ll look to use. One of the more common routes is thrusting weapons, like Rapiers. These weapons are great for creating space and quickly engaging with the target./post/new-little-legends-dragons-rise-to-battle-in-teamfight-tactics-set-4-fates/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-little-legends-dragons-rise-to-battle-in-teamfight-tactics-set-4-fates/ Three new dragon Little Legends are converging on the Teamfight Tactics store within Set Four Fates, Riot Games revealed today.  Scheduled to release via TFT Patch 10.19 on Sept. 16, the new Fates set will feature Little Legend dragons Ao Shin, Umbra, and Choncc. Each dragon has its own unique personality that’s on full display through animations and new interactions, ready to support your efforts and taunt opponents.  The menacing-looking Umbra is a shadow dragon that demands respect on and off the battlefield./post/tft-6-5-neon-nights-patch-12-8-full-notes-and-updates/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-6-5-neon-nights-patch-12-8-full-notes-and-updates/ Riot Games is tweaking the Teamfight Tactics Neon Nights meta one last time via Patch 12.8, adjusting a handful of traits and champions.  Scheduled to hit the live servers on April 27, Patch 12.8 is the final TFT update prior to two patches that will contain “for fun” balance changes and adjustments. For players seeking to climb the Set 6.5 ladder before the release of Set Seven, Patch 12.8 intends to create the healthiest meta possible./post/the-8-best-halloween-skins-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-8-best-halloween-skins-in-league-of-legends/ Skins in League of Legends are a great way to showcase one’s sense of style. The storylines attached to each of them deepen the game’s lore, and they also help players rekindle their holiday spirits. With Halloween approaching and outside decorations slowly shifting toward pumpkins and skeletons, Riot Games is about to kick off the annual Harrowing event. Not only does a set of new quests become available for players to complete, but Riot also uses the occasion to release Halloween-themed skins that tend to be as iconic as a cosmetic can get./post/100-thieves-signs-first-apex-legends-player-gigz/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-signs-first-apex-legends-player-gigz/ Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag has been busy signing battle royale players lately. Since Feb. 21, 100 Thieves has added four players to its Fortnite roster. And now, the organization has signed Connor “Gigz” White to be its first Apex Legends player. Introducing our very first Apex Legends player, @Gigz. With a background in Destiny, Gigz caught our eye with his impressive gameplay & adaptability with Apex. As a growing content creator & now pro player, we’re looking to see him tear up the Apex Legends scene./post/all-spring-into-spring-easter-2021-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-spring-into-spring-easter-2021-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go’s Spring into Spring Easter 2021 event is starting to roll out, which means there’s new content for players to complete that involves eggs, rabbits, and flowers.  From April 4 to 8, players can encounter spring-themed Pokémon like Marill, Buneary, Bunnelby, and Mega Lopunny, which will be appearing in the game for the first time. With those increase spawns come a special Collection Challenge and new event-exclusive research that will give players additional rewards and encounters with some of the event’s featured Pokémon./post/beast-liver-location-in-elden-ring-how-to-find-and-use-beast-liver/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beast-liver-location-in-elden-ring-how-to-find-and-use-beast-liver/ The new crafting system in Elden Ring is a great addition for new and returning FromSoftware players. Gone are the days of scavenging around the world, farming enemies, or finding vendors to buy the frequently used consumable items. FromSoftware added this system to give players the freedom and flexibility to craft their own consumable, and even throwable, items on-the-go. The items created through this new system aid the player in a variety of ways./post/cloakzy-joins-complexity-as-co-owner/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloakzy-joins-complexity-as-co-owner/ Former Fortnite professional and popular Twitch streamer Cloakzy has joined the organization Complexity Gaming as a content creator and part-owner. Cloakzy’s new role at Complexity comes nearly one year after his contract dispute and eventual departure from FaZe Clan. Following his poor experience with his previous organization, Cloakzy admitted on stream he was hesitant to join any new team despite the near-constant rumors surrounding his next destination. The former professional battle royale competitor said that he was convinced to join the organization after hearing the organization’s five-year plan./post/cod-mobile-s-undead-siege-mode-will-not-be-available-in-season-8/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-s-undead-siege-mode-will-not-be-available-in-season-8/ After months of requests by the community, Activision finally released a new zombies mode to Call of Duty: Mobile in season six. The Undead Siege mode takes place on the battle royale map, Isolated, with players having to defend a mobile base from hordes of zombies. See Call of Duty on Amazon With a huge number of players enjoying the Undead Siege, Activision extended the limited time mode until the game’s ongoing seventh season./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/riot-will-be-reworking-league-s-inspiration-rune-path-adjusting-secondary-runes-for-2022-preseason/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-will-be-reworking-league-s-inspiration-rune-path-adjusting-secondary-runes-for-2022-preseason/ League of Legends runes have maintained a good level of usage across the five various trees since the reforged version of the system was implemented a few years ago. This coming preseason, however, Riot Games is planning to make some significant changes to one of the five main rune paths to “broaden its keystone use cases.” The Inspiration rune tree has almost always been known to be used by players who want to experiment with some creative paths for certain champions, but the identity of the tree hasn’t been completely clear for the competitive scene and the solo queue scene./post/unpaid-under-fire-unraveling-the-downfall-of-noble-esports/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/unpaid-under-fire-unraveling-the-downfall-of-noble-esports/ For a short time on Feb. 7, Noble Esports ceased to exist.  After social media managers took over the company’s Twitter account to demand overdue payment, all facets of the esports organization went dark. Its Twitter was deactivated and employees at every level posted their resignations along with the many outstanding balances that Noble owed them.  The public meltdown may have been entertaining for internet denizens, but for Noble’s staff and signed players, it was a catastrophe months in the making./post/what-are-the-different-types-of-weapons-in-dying-light-2/Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-different-types-of-weapons-in-dying-light-2/ Ensuring your survival in The City will depend on a few different factors. There will always be a next threat that you’ll need to deal with in Dying Light 2, and having the right weapons by your side can be the difference between staying alive and biting the dust. Throughout their Dying Light 2 careers, players will look forward to unlocking more weapons as they’ll continue to get stronger. At the time of writing, there are five different weapon types in the game./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/blue-wins-more-than-red-in-league-of-legends-the-stats/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blue-wins-more-than-red-in-league-of-legends-the-stats/ In chess everyone knows that the white side and black side are functionally even—the only real difference is that white goes first. League of Legends is set up exactly the same way, with the two opposing teams playing on what should be even sides of the field. But is that how it works out in reality? There’s been an ongoing debate about whether Red and Blue sides are truly equal in League of Legends since it was released in 2009./post/boarcontrol-retires-from-competitive-play-to-join-the-hearthstone-design-team/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/boarcontrol-retires-from-competitive-play-to-join-the-hearthstone-design-team/ George “BoarControl” Webb is living proof that when you’re good enough at something, the right people eventually take notice. BoarControl has been a mainstay in the competitive Hearthstone community since 2016. But now, he’ll be adding a different kind of title to his résumé: game designer. Starting next week, I’ll be joining Blizzard as an Associate Game Designer on the Hearthstone Final Design team. I’m thrilled for the opportunity to work on the game that I’ve loved playing for years and couldn’t be more excited to join the team./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/cod-champs-age-restrictions/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-champs-age-restrictions/ The recent excitement regarding the Call of Duty World Championship comes with a disappointing realization that all players must be 18 years old before Jan. 17 to be able to compete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUsh8TV3ZwE Although the actual event takes place from March 27-29 in Los Angeles the online qualifying tournaments begin on January 17, requiring all competing players to be 18 years old before the qualification process begins. This rule is upheld for legal purposes to meet various laws regarding the age of people competing for a large amount of money./post/cypher-player-highlights-wall-bang-setup-on-ascent-s-b-site/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cypher-player-highlights-wall-bang-setup-on-ascent-s-b-site/ A Cypher player discovered an excellent setup for B site on Ascent that can help defend the site and secure a few easy kills.  Using abilities effectively in VALORANT can easily determine the outcome of a match. Players who are unprepared for an enemy push can be overwhelmed and die quickly or be forced to retreat. But setting up a strong defense can help you hold the site or at least buy time for your teammates to rotate./post/fearless-settings-in-overwatch/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fearless-settings-in-overwatch/ The Dallas Fuel’s Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok is a formidable main tank with flexibility that ranges multiple heroes.  Very few players have the experience Fearless does in professional Overwatch.  Even though he’s only 22 years old, his experience in OWL dates all the way back to the league’s inaugural season when he played for the Shanghai Dragons in 2018. In his time playing in the Overwatch League, he’s been known to use Winston, Reinhardt, Orisa, Wrecking Ball, and even Roadhog./post/league-players-are-reporting-a-never-ending-loading-screen-bug-plaguing-their-games/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-players-are-reporting-a-never-ending-loading-screen-bug-plaguing-their-games/ If you’ve been stuck on the League of Legends loading screen recently, you aren’t alone. Many players have been reporting annoying loading issues that have even cost them some of their games. Players have said that while in the loading screen, their League client crashes without any warning. The screen, however, doesn’t change from the champion portraits. The game will then start while the player sits in a crashed loading screen waiting for their game to begin./post/titans-uro-and-kroxa-emerge-in-theros-beyond-death/Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/titans-uro-and-kroxa-emerge-in-theros-beyond-death/ Two titans dropped in today’s Theros: Beyond Death spoilers, ready to overpower Gods and win matches.  Titans were the original powers who ruled the plane of Theros. Two of those titans, Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath, and Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger, were finally revealed today after being teased with the Theros: Beyond Death (THB) spoiler The Binding of the Titans. And both are designed as a callback to Magic: The Gathering titans in the M12 set./post/100-thieves-pull-off-comeback-eliminate-faze-clan-from-cwl-champs-2019/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-pull-off-comeback-eliminate-faze-clan-from-cwl-champs-2019/ In one of the greatest comebacks in Call of Duty history, 100 Thieves has eliminated FaZe Clan from the $2 million Call of Duty World League Championship. FaZe Clan, who defeated 100 Thieves at the CWL Finals last month, seemed to be too difficult for 100T once again. FaZe took the first two games of the series, and after going up 2-0 on Gridlock Control, it looked like 100 Thieves had crumbled at the biggest event of the year./post/attach-joins-evil-geniuses-call-of-duty-team/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/attach-joins-evil-geniuses-call-of-duty-team/ One of the most popular Call of Duty players not in the CWL Pro League this year has finally found a professional team to represent. Dillon “Attach” Price has joined Evil Geniuses on loan from FaZe Clan, the organization announced today. He’ll now play alongside John “Xotic” Bruno, Tyler “FeLo” Johnson, Jevon “Goonjar” Gooljar-Lim, and Matthew “Royalty” Faithfull. A big welcome to @Attach, who joins our Call of Duty roster on loan from @FaZeClan!/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/flandre-saves-the-day-on-malphite-in-edg-s-hard-fought-win-over-fpx/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/flandre-saves-the-day-on-malphite-in-edg-s-hard-fought-win-over-fpx/ EDward Gaming took down FunPlus Phoenix today in two close games in week five of the 2022 LPL Spring Split. EDG drafted a teamfight-heavy composition with the rising Hecarim pick to help mitigate FPX’s mid to late-game scaling damage. So if EDG were going to win game one, it needed to be done in the early game. The first play of the game started at five minutes when Scout was caught overextended and pathed toward Jiejie’s Hecarim./post/halo-infinite-aquarius-map-guide/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-aquarius-map-guide/ Halo Infinite features several maps players will encounter whether they’re playing casual modes with friends or grinding the ranked playlist. Each map has a unique layout that each player must master if they want to help their team dominate their opponents.  A map players will see in multiple modes is Aquarius, a small indoor map in a botany lab. Memorizing the weapon spawn locations and the most important spots on the map will help you stay one step ahead of enemies and easily win matches./post/how-to-beat-the-trial-by-felfire-adventure-story-in-hearthstone/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-the-trial-by-felfire-adventure-story-in-hearthstone/ As a part of the second week of the Summer Felfire Festival, the Trial by Felfire Story is live in Hearthstone. Overall, there are 17 encounters for you to face, all filled with rhymes and lore for the newest Hearthstone exclusive character, Aranna Starseeker. Completing the story grants you a Rusted Legion card back and a couple of packs for completing the first chapter legendary quest granted upon logging in. Here’s what you need to know for each chapter of the Trial by Felfire to attain victory and how to claim your card back./post/how-to-get-meloetta-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-meloetta-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/ The star of the proverbial show for Pokémon Go Fest 2021 is the Mythical Pokémon Meloetta, which has been added to the game for the first time during the event.  This year’s event will run on July 17 and 18 from 10am to 6pm local time, with new bonuses, content, and encounters. Each day for Go Fest 2021 will focus on something specific. Day one will focus on hourly habitats, those special costumed Pokémon, and the Global Arena Challenges, while day two is going to be a special raid day, featuring every Legendary Pokémon that has ever been available in Pokémon Go./post/how-to-get-steam-on-chromebook/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-steam-on-chromebook/ Google finally launched an early alpha build of Steam on Chrome OS, signaling a first-look at the future of gaming on Chromebook. While the alpha’s come with inherent bugs and other unknown issues, those eager to jump in and try out Steam on Chromebook can go right ahead. There are a couple of big notes up top before jumping in. Firstly, be sure to back up your Chromebook before switching channels./post/how-to-play-thorn-the-new-r6-siege-operator-coming-in-high-calibre/Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-thorn-the-new-r6-siege-operator-coming-in-high-calibre/ A new operator is joining the ranks of Rainbow Six Siege when High Calibre is released later this year. The Irish-born defender Thorn brings a great deal of explosive power to a team’s defensive rounds, as well as a new weapon via the UZK50Gi submachine gun. Thorn is a medium-speed, medium-armor operator with a unique ability that lets her deploy three Razorbloom Shells, throwable proximity devices that detonate a couple of seconds after an enemy walks into their radius./post/everything-we-know-about-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet/ Pokémon fans have a lot to look forward to this year, with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet premiering the ninth generation of the franchise in late 2022. This new set of games will bring players into a new region, with new and old Pokémon alike appearing along their journey. See Pokémon on Amazon Just like with the reveal of Sword and Shield in Feb. 2019, players only got a brief glimpse of the region and gameplay that will be featured in Scarlet and Violet./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/how-to-earn-bright-dust-in-destiny-2/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-bright-dust-in-destiny-2/ Fashion can be a primary focus for any Guardian in Destiny 2, regardless of class, power level, or time spent playing. To get your hands on some of the game’s finest cosmetics, you’ll need to stock up on the Bright Dust currency, your best method for acquiring cosmetics in Destiny 2 without spending actual money. Take your dust over to the Bright Dust section of the Store and you’ll have a fresh collection of emotes, Ghost shells, ships, Exotic ornaments, and shaders to choose from each week./post/how-to-get-items-in-teamfight-tactics/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-items-in-teamfight-tactics/ Items are essential to League of Legends’ new autobattler mode, Teamfight Tactics. They can be used for a number of reasons, including buffing up your force, bolstering stats, helping improve your DPS, or simply adding an additional unit to the board. There are several ways to get items in TFT. Riot’s new autobattler game mode requires skill and plenty of knowledge, but when it comes to items, luck comes into play./post/how-to-unlock-the-mg-82-and-c58-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-mg-82-and-c58-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ Season four has come and gone in both Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone—and there were two new guns to unlock right at the start. The MG 82 is a full-auto light machine gun with the “highest fire rate in class with improved aiming speed” that offers “moderate recoil and damage with increased ammo capacity.” The second gun, the C58, is a full-auto assault rifle with “high damage at close range with a slower fire rate” and “fast bullet velocity and reliable recoil control with less ammo capacity./post/new-fighters-pass-2-advertisements-point-to-a-super-smash-bros-ultimate-dlc-reveal-coming-soon/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-fighters-pass-2-advertisements-point-to-a-super-smash-bros-ultimate-dlc-reveal-coming-soon/ New ads for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2 have been popping up around Japan, which usually signals that a new character announcement will be coming soon.  The ad specifically shows Min-Min, the most recent addition to the Ultimate roster, and says that it will be up until Oct. 4.  Fighter Pass 7 will be announced extremely soon. This ad is up until october 4th Everyone be prepared pic./post/new-valorant-rgx-11z-pro-bundle-introduces-katana-kill-counter-and-unique-wall-hit-decals/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-valorant-rgx-11z-pro-bundle-introduces-katana-kill-counter-and-unique-wall-hit-decals/ VALORANT players will soon get to enjoy the new RGX Pro bundle, inspired by “high-end gaming hardware,” featuring LED lights and spinning mechanical components. The bundle also introduces a new kill counter and the first Katana in VALORANT. Gaming hardware has a unique aesthetic consisting of LED lights and mechanical components that are often on display. Most players embrace this aesthetic and the new RGX Pro Bundle is the perfect option for fans who want the same experience in-game./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/who-are-the-commentators-in-fifa-22-commentator-voice-actors-for-each-language/Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-are-the-commentators-in-fifa-22-commentator-voice-actors-for-each-language/ When you’re on the pitch playing soccer, you won’t need a narrative voice to walk you through a match. That’s not the case if you’re a viewer, however, and having that smooth and silky voice describe every move on the pitch will add to the overall experience. While some commentators are there to fill the awkward silence, others became legendary additions to the soccer world with epic lines and goal announcements./post/doinb-after-winning-worlds-2019-i-think-it-s-actually-a-similar-scenario-right-now-because-this-might-be-my-last-game/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doinb-after-winning-worlds-2019-i-think-it-s-actually-a-similar-scenario-right-now-because-this-might-be-my-last-game/ Superstar mid laner and 2019 League of Legends world champion Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang suggested that he may retire following his success on the international stage. During FunPlus Phoenix’s post-game press conference, Korizon’s Ashley Kang asked the mid laner what he would tell the old Doinb, now that he has finally won the Summoner’s Cup. Doinb on almost considered retirement at the beginning of 2019: "I think it's actually a similar scenario right now because this might be my last game…If I could go back and tell @Doinbmid at the beginning of the year, I would tell him to not give up, there is always hope./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-many-champions-are-in-legends-of-runeterra/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-champions-are-in-legends-of-runeterra/ The world of Runeterra has grown substantially over the past few years since its creation with League of Legends. Thanks to other games like Teamfight Tactics and Legends of Runterra, Riot Games’ fictional universe has only gotten bigger. Being in the same universe doesn’t mean all the same characters are present, though. This is the case with the card game Legends of Runeterra. While it may coexist with League, not all of League’s 150-plus champions are present in the game./post/how-to-change-nat-type-on-ps5/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-nat-type-on-ps5/ If you’ve tried everything to speed up your download speeds and make your connection more stable on your PS5, then it may be time to take a look at your Network Address Translation (NAT) settings. NAT basically translates into how open your internet connection is when it comes to incoming and outgoing network traffic. Your router and firewall will allow games and consoles to detect your NAT type automatically, but there may be times that the type it picks up can cause connectivity issues./post/how-to-increase-fps-in-lost-ark/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-increase-fps-in-lost-ark/ Lost Ark features a beautiful art style and an interactive gameplay experience that captured the hearts of many MMO players, but good graphics can come at a cost. Players with outdated parts may experience low frame rates while playing Lost Ark, or players can be looking to push a few more frames and unlock their high-refresh-rate monitor’s full potential. While the maximum number of frames you can have in Lost Ark will heavily depend on your hardware, there are a few ways you can try out to see if you can get some additional frames./post/lck-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-week-8/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lck-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-week-8/ We made it: The final week of the LCK Spring Split is upon us. Heading into the last week each team has two matches left to play and there are plenty of scenarios surrounding what could be the most layered playoff race across every major League of Legends region. From the potential movement that’s yet to happen at the top of the race, to the two spots at the bottom of the table that have yet to be claimed, the LCK’s final bracket is far from locked./post/niantic-has-teased-mega-evolution-being-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-has-teased-mega-evolution-being-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league/ Niantic has teased Mega Evolution being added to Pokémon Go Battle League, though no other information has been detailed.  In a short video posted on the game’s social media channels, players get to see Mega Kangaskhan in a typical battle setting, facing down a Blastoise that could Mega Evolve in a full trailer for the reveal.  More Mega Evolution surprises are coming your way… #GOBattle 🥊 pic.twitter.com/G6mn9IE0T4 — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) May 22, 2022 Prior to this, Mega Evolution had only been available to use in raids, Gym battles, PvE battles, or against trainers in non-GBL matches./post/sykkuno-moves-to-youtube-gaming/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sykkuno-moves-to-youtube-gaming/ Fans have been speculating that some sort of an announcement was coming soon from Sykkuno since “Sykkuno Day,” which celebrated the streamer’s three-year anniversary. And now, Sykkuno has revealed that he’s making a switch from Twitch to YouTube Gaming. Sykkuno will stream exclusively on YouTube moving forward. The streaming star shared a short video today to highlight the announcement. In the video, he briefly discussed his streaming journey before revealing that he’s switching platforms./post/zp-joins-overwatch-league-broadcast-talent-to-partner-with-jake/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zp-joins-overwatch-league-broadcast-talent-to-partner-with-jake/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Andrew “ZP” Rush is joining the Overwatch League broadcast talent lineup to cast matches alongside Jake Lyon. ZP has been casting Overwatch from near the beginning of its esports existence. Longtime fans will immediately recognize his voice from some of the most grassroots moments of Overwatch as a competitive game dating back to the title’s beta. Very happy to announce that my fifth year of casting @PlayOverwatch will be done with the @OverwatchLeague for the 2020 season!/post/all-the-easter-eggs-in-ruined-king-a-league-of-legends-story/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-easter-eggs-in-ruined-king-a-league-of-legends-story/ Ruined King: A League of Legends Story allows players to fully immerse themselves in the world of Runeterra, transporting them to Bilgewater and setting sail for the Shadow Isles. Riot Forge has been very careful to plan every detail of the game’s lore, adding mentions and Easter eggs from other Riot Games’ titles. Here are all the Easter eggs we found inside Ruined King. All champions mentioned in Ruined King In addition to the protagonists of the story and those champions present and visible in the game, Riot also added many mentions of League champions in the discussions that can be heard on the streets of Bilgewater, in conversations between the protagonist champions, and in the newspapers that can be found around./post/asmongold-on-why-wow-fans-aren-t-that-excited-about-dragonflight/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-on-why-wow-fans-aren-t-that-excited-about-dragonflight/ Twitch and MMO streamer Asmongold recently explained why he believes there isn’t much hype around Dragonflight, the next World of Warcraft expansion. Blizzard released the first cinematic trailer for the next World of Warcraft expansion on April 19. The devs have already revealed a lot of content coming to the game in the next expansion, including a new area, a new race class combo, flight system innovations, changes in professions and talents, and more./post/gross-gore-banned-removed-as-partner-on-twitch-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gross-gore-banned-removed-as-partner-on-twitch-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations/ Streamer Ali “Gross Gore” Larsen has been banned on Twitch following numerous allegations of sexual assault, racism, and homophobia earlier this week. The platform has also removed his partner status. The now-banned YouTuber posted a photo last week to the /r/RoastMe subreddit, where members of the community were quick to point out a list of accusations against the streamer over the past years. In a response video released on his YouTube channel on March 14, Larsen apologized for his behavior in the past and addressed some of the allegations./post/how-to-restart-and-force-restart-iphone-13-and-13-pro/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-restart-and-force-restart-iphone-13-and-13-pro/ Sometimes, iPhones can be a pain. They become unresponsive or just crash out of the blue. Other times, you may want to refresh your phone, and that’s when restarting comes into play. When it comes to turning off and restarting your device, all you need to do is press and hold the side power button and either volume button until the power off slider appears. Swipe it, and the device will turn itself off./post/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/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-pok%C3%A9mon-go-expansion-first-cards-revealed/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-pok%C3%A9mon-go-expansion-first-cards-revealed/ Niantic and The Pokémon Company have been slowly drip-feeding fans information about the upcoming Pokémon Go and Pokémon TCG collaboration that will release in waves starting on July 1. And now, the first actual cards for the special set have been revealed.  Just like the initial announcement of the collaboration set detailed, most of these cards capture a Pokémon Go-inspired aesthetic, with gameplay mechanics and other elements of the mobile game bleeding into many of the designs./post/riot-to-alter-unbound-thresh-skin-s-appearance-to-more-closely-mirror-night-at-the-inn-cinematic/Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-alter-unbound-thresh-skin-s-appearance-to-more-closely-mirror-night-at-the-inn-cinematic/ Riot Games is “tweaking” the newly-released League of Legends and Wild Rift skin, Unbound Thresh, to more closely resemble the way the champ appears in the recently-premiered cinematic “Night at the Inn.” In the “Night at the Inn” cinematic, Thresh is featured as an older man with more distinguished features. Those features never necessarily made their way into League and Wild Rift when the skin was originally released but will be coming to the two games with their next respective updates./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/apex-fans-can-unlock-loba-s-rose-gold-bundle-now-with-prime-gaming/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-fans-can-unlock-loba-s-rose-gold-bundle-now-with-prime-gaming/ A new month means it’s time for yet another new Prime Gaming skin in Apex Legends. And what better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a skin for the girl that always seems to have some flashy presents to share? Loba’s new epic skin—much like a new iPhone, trendy jewelry, or your favorite white shirt that accidentally got thrown into the wash with the dark colors—isn’t pink. It’s “Rose Gold./post/cobblestone-receives-map-layout-changes-in-cs-go-halloween-update/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cobblestone-receives-map-layout-changes-in-cs-go-halloween-update/ A new Halloween update dropped today in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and it’s introducing new changes to the game and to a fan-favorite map. Cobblestone, a recently removed map from the Active Duty pool, underwent a huge revamp to celebrate the spooky October season. Notable changes include a temporary dark aesthetic similar to the workshop map Dust II Night, a removal of the Danger connector at A long, and a complete redesign of the A bomb site./post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-s-season-5-update/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-s-season-5-update/ Season five is here in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and it includes a whole lot of new content for CoD grinders to sink their teeth into. As with all previous seasonal updates in Black Ops Cold War, the update includes new maps, weapons, Operators, and more inside of the battle pass’ 100 tiers of unlocks. Even Hudson from the Black Ops campaign is joining the game. Five Multiplayer maps./post/how-to-claim-tyrande-for-free-in-hearthstone/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-tyrande-for-free-in-hearthstone/ Christmas is coming early for Hearthstone fans. In the wake of the release of Descent of Dragons, Blizzard Entertainment is welcoming the return of Tyrande Whisperwind. The dazzling Night Elf Priest hero will be available for free on Dec. 10 onward and will be accessible through Hearthstone’s new and improved in-game store. The redesigned store aims to improve navigation for players and will include bundles, card packs, alternate heroes, and more in a single location./post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-leak-shows-new-item-that-replaces-trade-evolutions/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-leak-shows-new-item-that-replaces-trade-evolutions/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus will officially release on Jan. 28, but information about the game has already been leaked online thanks to several copies that players obtained prior to launch.  As part of those leaks, we have learned a lot about how Game Freak reworked core mechanics of the Pokémon franchise as Arceus departs from the standard formula that has been in place for more than 25 years. And Pokémon evolution has been one area that has almost entirely changed./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/the-5-best-sona-skins-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-sona-skins-in-league-of-legends/ Sona is one of the most popular support champions in League of Legends. Her easy-to-learn kit boasts a full range of supportive abilities that buff allies and impair enemies. Since her introduction, Sona has remained one of the strongest support picks in the game both for casual and ranked play. Thanks to her popularity and straightforward playstyle, Sona has been granted a variety of unique skins. The support hero has a total of nine cosmetics for players to choose from./post/this-7-foot-mordekaiser-cosplay-is-a-towering-presence/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-7-foot-mordekaiser-cosplay-is-a-towering-presence/ A cosplayer took on the unenviable task of creating a towering seven-foot Mordekaiser costume—and the finished product is nothing short of extraordinary. The detailed reproduction of Mordekaiser’s outfit comes from cosplayer Harry McAdam, who “started envisioning” the costume in April 2021, according to the creator’s Instagram. The idea of designing such a cosplay seemed daunting at first. He wanted to build all the signature pieces of Mordekaiser, from the champion’s signature green ghostly glow to the Nightfall mace that has become synonymous with the Master of Metal./post/wii-dsi-shop-channels-experiencing-unexplained-outages/Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wii-dsi-shop-channels-experiencing-unexplained-outages/ Over the last several days, starting on March 16, users have reported that the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel has remained inaccessible globally on both the original Wii and Wii U’s Wii menus. Additionally, the Nintendo DSi Shop is giving users similar issues.  Nintendo hasn’t provided official information about these outages, leaving fans and users of the older hardware hoping this is just an unexpected problem that will be resolved and not the sudden removal of all functionality./post/all-festive-fervor-challenges-and-rewards-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-festive-fervor-challenges-and-rewards-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone/ ‘Tis the season to run from a Santa Claus goat-man who wants to rip your head off. Festive Fervor is now live in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone, bringing a bunch of new challenges and seasonal gameplay elements for the holiday season in both games. The end period of the year is definitely a festive one in CoD. As part of the event, little elves will randomly spawn on multiplayer maps in Vanguard and on Caldera in Warzone./post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-2-full-patch-notes-and-updates/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-2-full-patch-notes-and-updates/ The content update for Call of Duty: Mobile’s season two, Task Force 141, has finally dropped. The new update has brought a new map, scorestreak, two weapons, and several balance changes to the game. Season two will officially kick off today at 6pm CT with a new battle pass.  Related: Activision unveils CoD: Mobile Season 2 trailer with battle pass rewards Here are the complete patch notes for CoD: Mobile’s season two update./post/cliodhna-and-more-go-live-tomorrow-with-smite-patch-8-10/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cliodhna-and-more-go-live-tomorrow-with-smite-patch-8-10/ If you’re craving a new deity, then it’s almost time to head back to the Battleground of the Gods. Starting tomorrow, Smite players will be able to assume the role of Cliodhna, the Queen of the Banshees. The Banshee Queen will go live alongside the above skin, Deadly Doll Cliodhna. She’ll also have a standard recolor, as well as a series of standard mastery skins. Deadly Doll Cliodhna will only be available through the Halloween chest./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/league-players-attempt-to-set-record-for-largest-shield-on-one-champion-with-over-38-000-shielding/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-players-attempt-to-set-record-for-largest-shield-on-one-champion-with-over-38-000-shielding/ If you’re trying to set a world record, maybe all you need is a whole bunch of patient friends and a ton of time on your hands. In the case of this group of League of Legends players, they were determined to set the world record for the largest shield on one champion. After much deliberation, they got a shield that was just over 38,000 strong, but it took them multiple tries and plenty of experimentation./post/riot-targets-lee-sin-s-damage-jayce-s-tankiness-in-league-patch-12-7-preview/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-targets-lee-sin-s-damage-jayce-s-tankiness-in-league-patch-12-7-preview/ The expanded patch preview for League of Legends Patch 12.7 was revealed by Riot Games earlier today, with a series of champions on the table to receive balance updates. Traditionally, Riot makes more balance changes at the halfway point of the League of Legends season to coincide with the Mid-Season Invitational, and this year is no exception. 14 champions are set to be altered in Patch 12.7, with more updates on the way before MSI kicks off on May 10./post/tft-cloud9-fates-na-qualifier-standings/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-cloud9-fates-na-qualifier-standings/ A total of 24 Teamfight Tactics players competed in the North American Cloud9 Qualifiers this weekend, with four tacticians earning an invite to the NA Fates Qualifier four tournament.  Players competing in the C9 Fates NA Qualifier showcased a new TFT meta from the launch of Fates: Festival of Beasts. The third NA Fates Qualifier took place from Jan. 29 to 31. Each day of competition featured a slightly new format to the TFT esports scene./post/twitch-rivals-fall-guys-fridays-week-one-results/Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-rivals-fall-guys-fridays-week-one-results/ Twitch Rivals is taking the sensation that is Fall Guys and turning it into an esport for the first time this weekend with an influencer-driven tournament for top streamers to duke it out. With 80 total streamers invited, the event today has 20 teams of four that will compete in up to 10 matches of Fall Guys. Each team will get points based on how many players qualify from each team./post/all-stormtrooper-checkpoint-locations-in-fortnite/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-stormtrooper-checkpoint-locations-in-fortnite/ It’s May 4 and the force has made its way to Fortnite. Epic Games added a series of new challenges to the game to celebrate the occasion.  One of these challenges requires players to land at a Stormtrooper Checkpoint and place top 25 in the same match. Though finishing in the top 25 will be relatively easy as long as you stay out of trouble, you’ll need to make sure you land at a Stormtrooper Checkpoint in the beginning to ensure your progress counts./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/detroit-renegades-quietly-reveal-overwatch-acquisition/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/detroit-renegades-quietly-reveal-overwatch-acquisition/ The Detroit Renegades have picked up the former Kingdom Esports Overwatch roster—but they still haven’t made an official announcement. Casters for Next Generation Esports’ Overwatch Winter Premiere, of which group play began Jan. 3, announced on the tournament stream that the Kingdom roster would be playing as the Renegades. During the tournament, the official Renegades Twitter account expressed support for its new pickup, congratulating the players for closing out the series with a 2-0 win against FaZe Clan./post/here-s-the-mtg-kaldheim-spoiler-schedule/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-the-mtg-kaldheim-spoiler-schedule/ A total of 285 Magic: The Gathering cards within the Kaldheim set will be revealed throughout late December and mid-January.  Scheduled to officially launch on Feb. 5 and digitally on Jan. 28, Kaldheim (KHM) is a Norse mythology-inspired tribal theme set. Tribal themes will include Angels, Dwarves, Giants, Elves, and Shapeshifters. There are a total of 285 MTG cards within KHM, featuring the return of Modal Double-Faced cards and the Changeling mechanic./post/how-to-evolve-pancham-into-pangoro-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-pancham-into-pangoro-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Now that Pancham has been added into Pokémon Go, players are going to start seeing more of the unique evolution mechanics that were introduced in Pokémon X and Y be retooled in new ways for the app.  Typically, Pancham would evolve by leveling it up to level 32 while having another Dark-type Pokémon in your party. This would trigger the evolution, causing Pancham to evolve into Pangoro.  Similarly to the recently introduced Spritzee, Swirlix, and Goomy, Pancham also requires a different method than its main-series counterpart in order to evolve in Pokémon Go./post/how-to-get-early-access-to-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-beta-with-xfinity/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-early-access-to-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-beta-with-xfinity/ The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is right around the corner. A taste of what’s coming in November will begin on Oct. 8 for PS4 players. Beta access can be reserved by pre-ordering the game, but there’s another new way to play early: by being a customer of Xfinity. The Comcast service that is an ISP, TV and streaming service, mobile, and more is giving free access to the beta./post/how-to-play-pubg-mobile-s-hundred-rhythms-mode/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-pubg-mobile-s-hundred-rhythms-mode/ PUBG Mobile’s patch 1.3 is here with the Hundred Rhythms mode, equipping players with a “music armband” which gives them different power-ups to get the chicken dinner. The update also comes with the new Mosin-Nagant Sniper Rifle and the Motor Glider. The Hundred Rhythms mode is only available on the Erangel map. It will follow the same rules as the classic battle royale mode with 100 players dropping to get the victory./post/kingrichard-ditches-twitch-for-facebook-gaming/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kingrichard-ditches-twitch-for-facebook-gaming/ Streamer KingRichard has signed with Facebook Gaming to produce content exclusively on the platform and Instagram. His first stream will take place today, Sept. 8, at 2pm CT. KingRichard is known for his positivity during streams. “While all competitive livestreamers teach by example, KingRichard is one who will really take the time to teach his fans how to level up their in-game skills,” Leo Olebe, Facebook’s global director of games partnerships, told Tubefilter./post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-snorlax-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-snorlax-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Snorlax is a popular Pokémon in the franchise, having first appeared in Pokémon Red and Green. The Kanto species has been in Pokémon Go since it launched in 2016. Snorlax is a Normal type, so its only weakness is Fighting-type moves. It has a high max CP of 3,690 at level 51 and a great defense, which makes it a good option for defending gyms. Any Pokémon with Fighting-type attacks will have an advantage over Snorlax./post/queued-for-download-error-is-forcing-players-to-reset-their-ps5-consoles/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/queued-for-download-error-is-forcing-players-to-reset-their-ps5-consoles/ There are always going to be little errors that pop up when new hardware is released, but one error that some players are encountering with their new PlayStation 5 consoles is causing a lot of problems.  The “Queued for Download” error that’s popping up for some users today essentially requires a full factory reset to fix the issue.  The bug pops up when you go to download a game or app onto the console./post/all-vow-of-the-disciple-raid-weapons-in-destiny-2/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-vow-of-the-disciple-raid-weapons-in-destiny-2/ The Vow of the Disciple raid in Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion brought with it a host of new weapons with a powerful Origin Trait. Vow of the Disciple features six new Legendary weapons and a new Exotic Pulse Rifle to chase. Each of the Legendary weapons has an acquirable pattern for crafting, as well as their own set of unique perks tied to the raid. Vow of the Disciple’s Origin Trait, Souldrinker, is integrated on all of these guns and allows the player to gain health based on the number of hits before reloading./post/brax-s-valorant-settings/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/brax-s-valorant-settings/ Brax, previously known as swag, was once considered one of the up-and-coming talents in CS:GO during his time with teams such as compLexity and iBUYPOWER. That changed, however, when the youngster was permanently banned from all Valve events for being involved in the North American match-fixing scandal. The ban wasn’t enough to kill his love for the game, though. He continued to shine in smaller tournaments and eventually was unbanned by major tournament organizers like DreamHack and ESL in 2017./post/how-many-players-does-call-of-duty-mobile-have/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-players-does-call-of-duty-mobile-have/ Call of Duty: Mobile has quickly risen to the top of the Android and iOS charts. Since the game launched in 2019, CoD: Mobile has been downloaded countless times. In August 2021 alone, the game was downloaded over two million times and made $17 million in revenue, according to data website Sensor Tower. Both the Activation and Garena versions of the game have seen wide success. In the past few months, the number of daily players has surpassed the six million mark with 6,196,338 players loading up the game each day, according to stats site Active Player./post/how-much-does-summit1g-make-on-twitch-twitch-leaks/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-does-summit1g-make-on-twitch-twitch-leaks/ Summit1g is one of Twitch’s old guard when it comes to the platform’s most popular streamers. As the most-watched content creator on the platform in 2017, the man notorious for angrily punching his monitor on stream is also known for his ability to give a variety of titles a huge boost in viewership, like Grand Theft Auto and Sea of Thieves. So it makes sense that when Twitch streamer payouts were leaked this week, Summit1g was among the purportedly most paid./post/riot-details-buffs-to-champions-in-all-5-roles-in-massive-league-patch-11-18-preview/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-details-buffs-to-champions-in-all-5-roles-in-massive-league-patch-11-18-preview/ Riot Games shared details of changes coming to League of Legends in Patch 11.18, an update with a relatively disproportionate number of champions being altered to bring some spice to the Worlds meta. Lead game designer Jeevun “Jag” Sidhu had said in the lead-up to the upcoming patches the team wanted to carefully but intentionally change things up when it came to the biggest tournament of the year. This meant a lot more buffs than nerfs, and dividing the changes for Worlds into two patches in 11./post/tracer-pack-attack-on-titan-bundle-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tracer-pack-attack-on-titan-bundle-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Call of Duty: Vanguard is receiving an Attack on Titan bundle to celebrate the show’s final season, allowing fans to use a Captain Levi Ackerman-inspired operator skin.  Attack on Titan, one of the most popular anime series, is now in its fourth and final season. Fans everywhere are anxiously tuning in to see the show’s climax and this Vanguard crossover is a great way to celebrate the end of the series./post/underdog-system-will-be-added-in-next-brawl-stars-update/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/underdog-system-will-be-added-in-next-brawl-stars-update/ A new solution to unbalanced matchmaking in 3-vs.-3 matches has been found and will be introduced in the upcoming Brawl Stars update, Supercell announced earlier today. In the 3-vs.-3 mode, players are usually matched with teammates and opponents of the same number of trophies. But it gets more complicated to get balanced matchmaking when two friends of different levels want to play together: the third player can have a number of trophies different than the average./post/when-is-timthetatman-s-first-stream-on-youtube-gaming/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-timthetatman-s-first-stream-on-youtube-gaming/ TimTheTatman officially announced today he’s leaving Twitch in favor of an exclusive deal to stream on YouTube Gaming—and his first stream will be sooner rather than later. While the news didn’t officially drop until just before 11am CT today, DrLupo, who also recently left Twitch for YouTube, hinted that he’d be playing with Tim soon. During a stream of his own this morning, Lupo said he planned to play with Dr Disrespect, CouRage, and TimTheTatman tomorrow./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/here-are-all-the-new-skins-arriving-in-league-patch-12-11/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-new-skins-arriving-in-league-patch-12-11/ With Patch 12.11 just around the corner, League of Legends players are waiting to get their hands on all of the new changes coming to the game. As well as lots of champion buffs and nerfs, Bel’Veth, a new champion is making her debut. This means at least one more skin is also coming to the game. But that’s not all, there are plenty more cosmetics to look forward to./post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-vanguard-s-season-1-5-update/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-vanguard-s-season-1-5-update/ The first major update for Call of Duty: Vanguard in 2022 is just around the corner—and the patch notes are already available. Sledgehammer Games revealed today that the Vanguard season 1.5 update will go live today, Jan. 11, at 6pm CT. The patch is set to feature a plethora of changes, including bug fixes, weapon balancing, and spawn logic adjustments. The #Vanguard Season 1.5 update goes live today at 4 PM PT!/post/how-to-activate-your-new-iphone-13-and-13-pro/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-activate-your-new-iphone-13-and-13-pro/ If you just got the latest iPhone 13 or 13 Pro, the first thing you will need to do is activate it to get it to work. If you have a previous iPhone, make sure you have disabled the Find My Phone service on it. Some people are reporting that this is what has been causing them issues during the activation process. After doing that, just follow these steps and you should be good to go:/post/how-to-complete-festival-of-futball-challenge-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-festival-of-futball-challenge-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has added a squad-building challenge (SBC) to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today called the Festival of FUTball Challenge, which will reward the players who complete it with a gold players pack. The SBC was introduced alongside the Festival of FUTball, which replaces the Team of the Season (TOTS). In this new promo, the Festival of FUTball cards will be upgraded based on national team wins from June 11 to 16./post/how-to-play-overwatch-2-s-push-mode/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-overwatch-2-s-push-mode/ No matter how often players try to turn Overwatch into the most complicated game created by man, at the game’s core, we’re just moving teams or payloads from one place to another. With this in mind, the developers decided to lighten up that idea with a new mode for the sequel.  Overwatch 2’s new mode, Push, asks players to gently escort a cheery robot across a sprawling map. As he ambles along, he’ll push a small payload toward checkpoints that will unlock closer spawns and turn up the speed of the match./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/the-release-date-of-fortnite-s-samsung-ikonik-skin-has-been-delayed/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-release-date-of-fortnite-s-samsung-ikonik-skin-has-been-delayed/ Fortnite’s upcoming iKONIK skin, which was set to be released on March 8, is now delayed until a later date. The skin, which was intended to become available alongside an exclusive emote for anyone who purchased the Samsung S10 flagship phone, was introduced at the end of February in a fancy video. Now, however, fans who did take the leap to purchase the phone will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on these items./post/valorant-s-give-back-bundle-results-are-in-reaver-sheriff-and-vandal-ion-op-and-valorant-go-spectre-are-making-a-comeback/Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-give-back-bundle-results-are-in-reaver-sheriff-and-vandal-ion-op-and-valorant-go-spectre-are-making-a-comeback/ The votes have been counted and the polls are closed—we have our winners. Riot unveiled the four weapon skins that will be in the Give Back Bundle, allowing fans to decide which cosmetics make a return. The Reaver Sheriff, Ion Operator, VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Spectre, and Reaver Vandal will be available in one neatly-wrapped collection between June 22 and July 8, according to today’s announcement. And a portion of the proceeds will go toward Riot’s Social Impact Fund./post/best-second-monitors-for-streaming/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-second-monitors-for-streaming/ If you’re planning on streaming, it’s advisable to get a second monitor. You can play on the first and use the second one to view comments in the chat and interact with viewers. It’s also more professional to have a dual-monitor setup so viewers cannot see any behind-the-scenes processes while you switch between tabs on a single monitor. Whether you get a budget monitor to get the job done or an advanced monitor that can handle gaming is up to you./post/halo-infinite-mouse-and-keyboard-vs-controller-which-should-you-use/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-mouse-and-keyboard-vs-controller-which-should-you-use/ Halo Infinite was built with mouse and keyboard support from the offset, leading some Halo fans to wonder whether a controller would still be the most optimal way to play Xbox’s latest exclusive. There’s pros and cons to both controller methods, but which will help you in your competitive Halo Infinite journey to increase your odds of winning? The case for mouse and keyboard in Halo Infinite Mouse and keyboard is the default setup for most PC games./post/players-who-pre-order-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-on-epic-games-will-receive-free-fortnite-glider/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/players-who-pre-order-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-on-epic-games-will-receive-free-fortnite-glider/ The upcoming Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands has revealed more info about its content plans post-launch. The season pass trailer reveals that the Wonderlands will receive four DLC packs after release. Additionally, Fortnite is offering an exclusive for those who pre-order the upcoming game. Players who buy Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will now access a unique glider in Fortnite. The Diamond Pony Glider is a white horse that players will stand on to find the best spot to land./post/the-best-competitive-krig-6-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-competitive-krig-6-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ There’s a lot for assault rifle players to love in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. There are at least six assault rifles to mess around with—and basically all of them are formidable in a variety of situations. But as is usually the case, a few guns stand out above the pack. The Krig 6 is a favorite among AR players in Black Ops Cold War and the Call of Duty League pros have hopped on it quickly as a favorite in scrimmages and league matches./post/the-rarest-loba-skins-in-apex-legends/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-rarest-loba-skins-in-apex-legends/ Since its launch in 2018, Apex Legends has released countless skins. Some were time-limited with seasonal events, while others were obtainable through the battle passes. Like all of Apex‘s playable characters, Loba joined the game with 15 basic skins, 15 rare, five epic, and four legendary skins—all of which can be purchased at any time in the game menu for crafting materials. On the other side, she doesn’t have dedicated chromas yet, which usually belong to the category of the rarest skins since they require their Legendary variant and can only be purchased when they rotate in the game’s shop on rare occasions./post/when-will-blackout-release-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-blackout-release-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ Call of Duty: Mobile is getting a new Battle Royale map in the upcoming season eight, which will mark the game’s second anniversary. After dropping a teaser earlier this week, Activision confirmed the new BR map in CoD: Mobile is the large Blackout from Black Ops 4. Activision has said that the version of Blackout being added to CoD: Mobile is the “mid-launch year version.” That means it will have a lot of iconic locations like Ghost Town, Hijacked, and more./post/when-will-naxxramas-be-released-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-naxxramas-be-released-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/ World of Warcraft Classic’s final raid is just around the corner, but there’s still a little bit of time to work on your attunement for Naxxramas before the raid releases at the beginning of December.  While Classic’s final phase, Phase 6, begins on Dec. 1 when Patch 1.13.6 goes live, you’ll have a couple more days before you can step into Naxxramas and attempt to take down the game’s final boss, Kel’Thuzad./post/where-to-find-the-durrr-burger-and-pizza-pit-big-telephones-for-fortnite-s-season-8-week-8-challenge/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-durrr-burger-and-pizza-pit-big-telephones-for-fortnite-s-season-8-week-8-challenge/ An interesting and weird challenge is about to be revealed to all Fortnite: Battle Royale players for the game’s season eight, week eight set of Battle Pass challenges. Players who own the premium Battle Pass will be tasked with dialing the Durrr Burger and Pizza Pit numbers on big telephones in specific locations around the Fortnite island. Each restaurant has its own big telephone in different areas, and players fortunately might not need to actually dial anything on them, but just interact with these huge objects instead./post/which-apex-legends-smg-kills-faster-the-r-99-or-the-alternator/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/which-apex-legends-smg-kills-faster-the-r-99-or-the-alternator/ In Apex Legends season one, the R-99 was the strongest submachine gun in the game. But after the introduction of Disruptor Rounds in season two, the Alternator is making a run for the crown. One player pinned the two against each other to find out which SMG reigns supreme in Apex. A well-known Apex data miner, The Gaming Merchant, created a video that puts the R-99 and the Alternator in a head-to-head damage per second comparison when they’re fully equipped./post/2k-is-trying-to-develop-the-next-generation-of-streamers-with-its-nextmakers-initiative/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2k-is-trying-to-develop-the-next-generation-of-streamers-with-its-nextmakers-initiative/ 2K Games, a developer known for some of the most famous franchises in gaming today, such as Borderlands and XCOM, is demonstrating its commitment to transforming today’s streaming community into the next generation of content creators to keep the public’s interest in gaming IPs. 2K’s NextMakers initiative had its second iteration announced last month. It is a training program for a select group of game creators that gives them access to the company’s intellectual property and professional network./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/astralis-becomes-publicly-traded-on-us-stock-exchange/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/astralis-becomes-publicly-traded-on-us-stock-exchange/ Astralis is now officially trading on a U.S. stock exchange, the organization announced today. The news comes one month after the Danish powerhouse applied to OTC Markets Group’s Best Market exchange. Astralis first became a public company when it was listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Denmark market, a local exchange for Danish investors, 16 months ago. The company reported “satisfactory” financial performance in 2020 but also reported $8.5 million in losses./post/best-gaming-halloween-costumes-among-us-fortnite-and-more/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-gaming-halloween-costumes-among-us-fortnite-and-more/ As Halloween approaches, it’s time to start scouring the internet to find the most creative and fun costumes to wear during this fashion-fun holiday. And what better way to show your love of video games than by dressing up as your favorite gaming character, game, or peripheral? It’s Halloween, so be the gaming character you love instead of controlling it! It’s not every day that we receive compliments for walking around dressed as a Mortal Kombat ninja, a Final Fantasy boss, or a fan-favorite controller./post/final-fantasy-xiv-update-breaks-steam-deck-compatibility/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/final-fantasy-xiv-update-breaks-steam-deck-compatibility/ The latest Final Fantasy XIV patch may have caused issues for Steam Deck users, with the game now reportedly no longer playable on Valve’s new handheld console. As part of the new update, players who purchased the game on Steam will need to link their accounts to a Square Enix login, which is something that will need to be completed via the new launcher, which isn’t currently supported on Linux./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/these-are-the-players-to-watch-at-the-killer-instinct-world-cup/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-the-players-to-watch-at-the-killer-instinct-world-cup/ This weekend’s Killer Instinct World Cup will serve as the culmination of a year of hard work for the game’s best players. It will also serve as a celebration of the game’s passionate and growing competitive scene. What started as a fan-funded effort to get people to play the game has grown into a two-day event that will feature some of the best Killer Instinct play ever seen. The KI World Cup’s beginnings are as grassroots as can be./post/transform-returns-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt-with-daybound-and-nightbound/Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/transform-returns-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt-with-daybound-and-nightbound/ Double-faced cards have been a theme in the past year of Magic: The Gathering. Kaldheim, Zendikar Rising, and Strixhaven: School of Mages each had prominent double-faced cards in their sets. And now, the upcoming gothic-horror-inspired Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is continuing this trend with transforming double-faced cards as a central theme. Midnight Hunt spoiler season will run until Sept. 13 in the lead-up to the set’s digital release on Sept. 16. A full tabletop release is set for Sept./post/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/leaked-apex-legends-trailer-shows-new-bloodhound-heirloom-weapon/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/leaked-apex-legends-trailer-shows-new-bloodhound-heirloom-weapon/ The Apex Legends Iron Crown Collection Event starts today at 12pm CT. It promises new skins, game modes, and an heirloom weapon—and a leaked trailer shows it all. One Apex fan tweeted the leaked trailer, which Respawn likely intended to release when the event goes live later today. https://twitter.com/NVIDIAGeForceME/status/1161258916627525633?s=20 The cinematic includes a lot of the content that Respawn teased already. It does, however, showcase new cosmetics, information on event modes, and a new heirloom weapon./post/new-world-trial-of-the-gladiator-quest-guide/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-trial-of-the-gladiator-quest-guide/ Factions are a big part of New World given that they dictate a player’s PvP experience, but they also have some impacts on PvE. While all three factions offer a similar experience, the missions that players acquire while increasing their reputation are unique to each faction. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals If you chose the Marauder faction, or Green faction, then you’ll encounter the Trial of the Gladiator quest to advance your reputation to the next rank./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/sentinels-benches-zombs-off-active-valorant-roster/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sentinels-benches-zombs-off-active-valorant-roster/ Jared “zombs” Gitlin is “stepping down” from the active Sentinels VALORANT roster, the organization announced today. Zombs will move to the inactive roster ahead of a potential transfer or move to content creation. The 23-year-old was a part of the original core of players who joined Sentinels when the organization entered VALORANT in late April 2020, with only Hunter “SicK” Mims and Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan now remaining (Michael “dapr” Gulino joined just over a month later)./post/tenz-s-valorant-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tenz-s-valorant-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Tyson “TenZ” Ngo is a retired CS:GO player who currently plays VALORANT for the Sentinels. He began his esports career in 2016 by competing in several qualifiers before winning his first in 2017. In the years that followed, he picked up several more competition wins before becoming a VALORANT player in 2020. When TenZ’s game of choice changed, so did the equipment he uses to stream his gameplay. Here is TenZ’s current streaming setup for VALORANT./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/veteran-owl-player-saebyeolbe-retires/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/veteran-owl-player-saebyeolbe-retires/ Park “Saebyeolbe” Jong-ryeol is retiring from the Overwatch League as a player, according to a statement on social media. The announcement comes right after the Seoul Dynasty revealed it was releasing him from the roster alongside three other players and a coach. In his statement regarding his retirement, he did not elaborate on where he was going next, only that he was “thinking about writing a different story now.” Some are hoping that he switches to the popular Riot Games title VALORANT, while others think that he may return to the OWL as a coach or staff member./post/witch-queen-to-raise-destiny-2-s-power-level-floor-to-1350-soft-cap-to-1500/Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/witch-queen-to-raise-destiny-2-s-power-level-floor-to-1350-soft-cap-to-1500/ Destiny 2‘s upcoming The Witch Queen expansion will give fans a familiar power level boost when it launches on Feb. 22. In a blog post today, Bungie detailed a series of changes coming with The Witch Queen, including the Power Level thresholds throughout the first season of the expansion. The Power Level floor will raise to 1350, meaning all existing items will drop with at least 1350 Power Level—even if you pulled them from the Collections tab./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/certain-affinity-deepening-relationship-with-halo-developer-343-industries/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/certain-affinity-deepening-relationship-with-halo-developer-343-industries/ Season one of Halo Infinite is coming to a close and the live team at developer 343 Industries is looking to nestle into a consistent production schedule after season two’s release on May 3. To help shape that schedule and paint a bright future for Halo’s newest title, independent developer Certain Affinity has announced that its partnership as a support studio is evolving into something deeper. Halo Infinite hasn’t had the smooth launch that 343 probably hoped for, with the game’s second multiplayer season delayed for a two to three month period that led to its new May release date./post/final-fantasy-xiv-reportedly-surpasses-25-million-player-count/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/final-fantasy-xiv-reportedly-surpasses-25-million-player-count/ Nearly a decade after its release, Final Fantasy XIV is still going strong. And with the official release of the Endwalker expansion earlier today, it seems like it’s far from stopping. Over the past month, the game’s player base has kept growing, with over one million players reportedly registering between October and November. The game’s player count has now surpassed 25 million, according to Eurogamer. The game also broke its all-time active player record on Steam following the early access launch of Endwalker./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/respawn-balance-designer-wants-to-see-gibraltar-get-buffed-in-apex/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-balance-designer-wants-to-see-gibraltar-get-buffed-in-apex/ Among the top players in the Apex Legends community, Gibraltar reigns supreme. The Shielded Fortress is widely acknowledged as one of the best legends in the game, even after getting nerfed several times. Gibby is versatile: His bombardment ultimate and passive gun shield make him a strong damage dealer and his tactical bubble is near-broken on defense. There’s no other ability that comes close to the team reset Gibraltar’s bubble can provide./post/streamer-pulls-off-last-second-valorant-ace-with-drawing-tablet-controller/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-pulls-off-last-second-valorant-ace-with-drawing-tablet-controller/ Competitive VALORANT players often fill their setups with the best peripherals to give them the least amount of latency and best chance at winning. One streamer has taken a different route, however, choosing to use a drawing tablet as his controller. During a recent stream, Star_Rain_ impressively pulled off a last-second ace while using his unique setup. Literal LAST SECOND ACE… with a Drawing Tablet btw from VALORANT Despite being the last player left, eliminating the team was textbook until it got down to the streamer’s final duel with the enemy Raze./post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-dark-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-dark-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go boasts a massive range of Pokémon species spanning over five generations of the console games that players can capture and use in battle. One of the key factors that make each Pokémon unique is its type. Types dictate how other Pokémon’s moves will deal damage, with some matchups dealing double or half damage. In this article, we’ll be focusing on Dark-type Pokémon and the key types to use against them to have the best advantage in battle./post/when-does-arcane-act-2-episode-4-release/Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-arcane-act-2-episode-4-release/ League of Legends fans were teased and tantalized with the first three episodes of Arcane on Nov. 6, the beautifully animated Netflix series that follows the story of orphaned sisters Vi and Powder (AKA Jinx) through the seedy streets of Zaun and the luscious penthouses of Piltover. To build up the suspense, Riot and Netflix made the decision to split Arcane into three separate acts, totaling nine episodes, and over 350 minutes of running time./post/best-renata-glasc-build-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-renata-glasc-build-in-league-of-legends/ Renata Glasc is the 159th champion to join League of Legends. The Chem Baroness is the first support added to the game in more than a year, and her unique kit makes her one-of-a-kind. With the release of Renata Glasc, a new mechanic called Berserk has been introduced to the game. It causes enemies to attack each other, before switching to neutral monsters. Seeing as how Renata’s ultimate is an AoE spell, players should aim to use it on groups of enemies for maximum impact./post/hammond-has-captured-the-internet-s-collective-heart-as-evidenced-through-fan-art/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hammond-has-captured-the-internet-s-collective-heart-as-evidenced-through-fan-art/ As if Overwatch couldn’t get any weirder, Blizzard introduced the game’s 28th hero as Wrecking Ball—a furry rodent with a mechanized hamster ball. It was a surprise, to say the least. Wrecking Ball’s other name is Hammond, and most Overwatch fans assumed he was a monkey that lived on the moon with Winston. Hammond did live on the moon with Winston, but he wasn’t a monkey at all; he was always an over-sized hamster./post/how-to-fix-an-update-to-the-game-file-has-been-detected-error-in-phantasy-star-online-2/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-an-update-to-the-game-file-has-been-detected-error-in-phantasy-star-online-2/ There has been an influx of reports from players who are either unable to boot up Phantasy Star Online 2, or have had the game randomly crash on them only to display the error message “An Update to the game file has been detected…” Despite going through standard troubleshooting options like restarting the game, or uninstalling and reinstalling, this issue has persisted. Fortunately, there appears to now be a working fix that is helping out some users./post/how-to-surrender-in-valorant/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-surrender-in-valorant/ VALORANT’s competitive mode is one of the most popular playlists in the game. Players constantly try to improve their skills and climb the ranked ladder. Winning a close match is an incredible experience, especially if it was the last push needed to rank up. But sometimes, calling it quits is the best option and the surrender function is the best way to save time and prevent stress. A fully-fledged ranked system made its debut in VALORANT’s Patch 1./post/mtg-reveals-2020-expansion-release-plan-including-returns-to-theros-and-zendikar-planes/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-reveals-2020-expansion-release-plan-including-returns-to-theros-and-zendikar-planes/ Wizards of the Coast unveiled its plan for all Magic: The Gathering set releases in 2020 yesterday, in addition to a mountain of spoilers and other changes for the upcoming set, Throne of Eldraine (ELD). The planned sets for 2020 are: Q1 – Theros, Beyond DeathQ2 – Ikoria, Lair of BehemothsQ3 – Core Set 2021 (themed around the planeswalker Teferi)Q4 – Zendikar Rising Theros, Beyond Death Theros’ first set block involved three sets heavily focused on enchantments./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/the-5-best-high-refresh-rate-monitors/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-high-refresh-rate-monitors/ Gaming monitors are a vital component for any gaming rig. Essentially, monitors demonstrate the visual performance of PCs, so it’s crucial to select a monitor that can showcase a PC’s potential to the fullest. As a rule of thumb, high-end monitors require high-end graphics cards. For instance, a 4K monitor requires a high-end GPU to showcase maximum potential. Refresh rate is the speed at which the screen refreshes. For example, 240Hz means the display refreshes 240 times a second./post/the-9-worst-legendary-cards-in-hearthstone/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-9-worst-legendary-cards-in-hearthstone/ Each Hearthstone expansion introduces hundreds of new cards into the game. Though they all come from packs, not all Hearthstone cards are created equally.  Some cards quickly find a healthy spot in the meta due to their high utility levels, but certain ones can end up being forgotten. Unlike fill cards that players often have to use even if they would like to have a more powerful card in that slot, the worst cards in Hearthstone almost never see the light of day in the game’s ranked ladder./post/the-top-10-highest-prize-pools-in-esports/Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-top-10-highest-prize-pools-in-esports/ Esports players have seen some outrageous payouts over the last 20 years. While the overall size of a prize pool doesn’t determine the prestige of an event, it’s quite clearly one of the major factors players use to determine whether they’ll show up. The first esports prize was given away in 1997 when Dennis “Thresh” Fong won Quake developer John Carmac’s red Ferrari 328. In 2006, Johan “Toxjq” Quick won a Rolex from the WSVG Quake 4 championship./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/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-overwatch-league-june-joust-tournament/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-overwatch-league-june-joust-tournament/ Say “aloha” to another action-packed Overwatch League monthly tournament. The league’s second tournament cycle, the June Joust, comes to an end this weekend when four teams face off to claim a championship title and the $100,000 grand prize.  Last month, the May Melee gave Overwatch League fans their first look at what a global competition could look like with online play. Two West Region teams traveled to Hawaii to compete on the lowest possible ping with East Region teams based out of Asia./post/how-to-download-scavengers/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-scavengers/ A new challenger has entered the arena of the battle royale genre in the shape of Scavenger. Developed by Midwinter Entertainment, Scavenger is looking to spice up the genre by introducing unique PvE elements. Unlike most games on the market, the players’ main focus won’t be eliminating other teams. Squads in Scavengers will focus on collecting the most data before it’s time to escape with the dropship. Though you can also take down enemy teams to loot the resources they’ve collected, the PvE side of the game will outweigh taking unnecessary combats in most situations./post/is-there-breeding-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-there-breeding-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ There’s no doubt that Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a new chapter for the series. This new Pokémon entry does away with many of the series staples that players are used to, like gym battles, and puts crafting, exploration, and the wilderness in their place. Hisui is unlike any time or place players have ever traveled to in the series, so it makes sense that some of the mechanics of other titles will have changed in Arceus./post/league-fan-embraces-ivern-s-past-with-this-freljord-skin-concept/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-embraces-ivern-s-past-with-this-freljord-skin-concept/ League of Legends fans never seem to disappoint when it comes to creating skins for their favorite champions. Ivern was released in 2016, but the champion only had two skins until 2019. Though Dunkmaster Ivern was a fun skin overall, it failed to meet some Ivern mains’ expectations. One League fan and an Ivern main shared their Freljord Ivern skin concept earlier today, showing how the Freljord theme would fit the Green Father./post/protean-vigil-and-prestige-feature-now-available-in-rainbow-six-siege-extraction/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/protean-vigil-and-prestige-feature-now-available-in-rainbow-six-siege-extraction/ Rainbow Six Extraction players can enjoy extra new content alongside the Nightmare Fog Crisis event, including Protean Vigil and 10 new prestige levels for each operator.  The new Nightmare Fog Crisis event is here, giving players a chance to survive deadly fog as they fight through three sub-areas to destroy the Toxic Tree. Hallucinations, Disruptions, and Deterioration effects make this new event a formidable task, and maintaining a low Neurotoxin level is crucial for success./post/where-to-find-alien-artifacts-in-fortnite-all-locations-in-chapter-2-season-7-week-6/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-alien-artifacts-in-fortnite-all-locations-in-chapter-2-season-7-week-6/ It’s another week in Fortnite’s Chapter Two, season seven. Like any other week, new challenges will be available for players to complete alongside other objectives like finding Alien Artifacts, which will send you all over the map. For a decent amount of time, players have been hunting XP Coins, a decent way to increase your XP income alongside completing all the quests. XP Coins are no more, for now, but their legacy lives on with Alien Artifacts./post/where-to-find-trivial-enigmatic-and-ascendant-mysteries-in-destiny-2-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-trivial-enigmatic-and-ascendant-mysteries-in-destiny-2-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes/ Destiny 2‘s Shattered Realm: Forest of Echoes hides far more than just the location of the lost Techeuns. Players can find a series of secret chests as part of Trivial Mysteries if they know where to look. Looting the chest will automatically conclude the Trivial Mystery, so they are essentially the same thing. Finding the Mysteries involves a fair bit of going back and forth through the Ascendant Plane. The effort is worth it, though./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/changes-coming-to-world-of-warcraft-classic-with-the-season-of-mastery/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/changes-coming-to-world-of-warcraft-classic-with-the-season-of-mastery/ Blizzard is looking to reinvigorate World of Warcraft Classic players who want a “fresh” experience with Season of Mastery servers. And while the game will give players a fresh version of Classic to play, it won’t be quite the same as the product released in 2019. While the original mentality behind WoW Classic was #NoChanges, Blizzard has noticed an interest from players to have some potentially slight differences from the way WoW originally released in the mid-2000s./post/clg-allegedly-tried-to-poach-zionspartan-scarra/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clg-allegedly-tried-to-poach-zionspartan-scarra/ During the League Championship Series playoffs in Seattle, Wash., Counter Logic Gaming allegedly tried to poach Team Dignitas top laner Darshan “ZionSpartan” Upadhyaya, a source inside Dignitas told the Daily Dot. If true, Counter Logic Gaming violated LCS poaching rules when they approached Upadhyaya in August. The LCS rules set prohibits any “team member or affiliate” from making an employment offer to any player currently signed with an LCS team. It also prohibits them from “encouraging” players to breach or otherwise terminate their contracts with their team./post/espeon-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-may-16/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/espeon-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-may-16/ Espeon, a Psychic-type Pokémon from Generation II, will arrive on Pokémon UNITE’s Aeos Island on Monday, May 16 as a Ranged Attacker. This Pokémon is one of Eevee’s final forms and will join Sylveon, another evolution of Eevee, which became a playable character in Pokémon UNITE in October 2021. Espeon is being conceived as an Attacker, which is generally a champion that inflicts a lot of damage from range but has way less HP than Defenders and Supporters./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/fall-guys-season-6-launches-with-epic-cross-progression-ghost-of-tsushima-items-and-new-fiesta-show/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fall-guys-season-6-launches-with-epic-cross-progression-ghost-of-tsushima-items-and-new-fiesta-show/ Season six of Fall Guys has officially been released with a plethora of new changes and content including a new seasonal fame path full of rewards, a new show featuring all-new levels, and the integration of Epic Games accounts for the purposes of cross-progression. The first thing that players will notice is the required use of an Epic Games account to play Fall Guys. While players might be confused or irritated about this, it serves a purpose./post/tfue-is-taking-a-break-from-streaming-on-twitch/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tfue-is-taking-a-break-from-streaming-on-twitch/ Top Fortnite streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney needs some time to himself. He feels “trapped in a negative crawl space” and isn’t happy despite having anything he could ask for. That’s why he announced that he’s taking a break from streaming earlier today. Tfue was vague about the time off he’ll take. He only made sure his fans understand that he’s unhappy, though he didn’t detail it either. Earlier today, Tfue retweeted another Fortnite streamer who wrote that they hate the game’s weekly online tournaments, the Cash Cups./post/when-does-league-of-legends-wild-rift-launch-on-xbox-game-pass/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-league-of-legends-wild-rift-launch-on-xbox-game-pass/ Riot Games officially announced its partnership with Microsoft during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase. When the collaboration goes live, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will gain access to certain games in Riot titles like Legends of Runeterra, League of Legends, VALORANT, and Wild Rift. Wild Rift players that are also Xbox Game Pass subscribers will gain access to all champions in the game; more promotions may follow if Riot likes the initial results from the partnership. Similar to what Riot has been doing with Amazon Prime, the developer can roll out other rewards like cosmetics through its collaboration with Xbox Game Pass./post/where-to-find-a-thunder-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-a-thunder-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ When dealing with evolutions involving the use of specific items, some will only be used once depending on how general their applications are. The exception to that rule is typically Evolution Stones or other items dealing with typings because they have a wide range of Pokémon they can apply to.  Pokémon Legends: Arceus uses all of the Evolution Stones at least once, with some, like the Thunder Stone, being usable on multiple species that appear in the game./post/asmongold-set-to-interview-blizzard-s-ion-hazzikostas/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-set-to-interview-blizzard-s-ion-hazzikostas/ Asmongold, the most popular MMO influencer, is getting an opportunity tomorrow to grill the head man in charge of World of Warcraft, Ion Hazzikostas, following last week’s expansion reveal. Hazzikostas, who regularly makes the rounds following big announcements like this, was on stream with the WoW content creation duo of Taliesin and Evitel, who make the popular video series “The Weekly Reset.” Asmongold watched the interview on his stream today, and at the end, he mentioned that there were a few questions that fans weren’t able to ask./post/azubu-and-hitbox-have-a-new-streaming-platform-but-what-s-the-point/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/azubu-and-hitbox-have-a-new-streaming-platform-but-what-s-the-point/ After a brief period of silence, Azubu is making headlines again. The troubled streaming company launched another Twitch competitor earlier this week. Called Smashcast, the site is a combined enterprise between the company and another one-time Twitch competitor, Hitbox, which Azubu acquired earlier this year. It’s another big splash for Azubu, but don’t expect Smashcast to suddenly become a Twitch killer. Azubu acquired Hitbox for a sum reportedly worth “tens of millions of dollars,” according to an LA Times report./post/dwg-kia-take-home-2021-lck-summer-finals-after-3-1-victory-against-t1/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dwg-kia-take-home-2021-lck-summer-finals-after-3-1-victory-against-t1/ DAMWON Gaming took home the 2021 LCK Summer Finals in a 3-1 victory against T1 today. The result marks the team’s third consecutive LCK championship win, after last year’s LCK Summer playoffs and the 2021 Spring finals—with the 2020 League of Legends World Championship between the two. 🎉 Congratulations to the 2021 #LCK Summer Split Champions: @DWGKIA 🎉 pic.twitter.com/i7gtYdQv5C — LCK Global (@LCK_Global) August 28, 2021 Only one other organization had won three LCK titles in a row./post/fairy-pok%C3%A9mon-weaknesses-and-counters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fairy-pok%C3%A9mon-weaknesses-and-counters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Of all the 18 Pokémon types in the Pokémon franchise, Fairy has the most limited selection of species. The typing was introduced in generation six and is the newest typing to have been added to the series. Despite the limited number of options, there are still some powerful Fairy-type Pokémon that may give other trainers a run for their money. In Pokémon Go, all types have a set of strengths and weaknesses that will dictate how they fare in battle./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/magic-the-gathering-brawl-failures-may-kill-the-format/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-the-gathering-brawl-failures-may-kill-the-format/ Throughout the years, Wizards of the Coast has maintained an interest in Magic: The Gathering through the creation of individual formats. Brawl is a unique game mode in that it’s played with 60 single Standard copies constructed around a commander and all other cards must have the same color identity.  Brawl’s playstyle was similar to an unsanctioned format known as Elder Dragon Highlander (EDH), which created an initial excitement within the community./post/riot-outlines-changes-coming-with-ahri-s-refresh-in-league-patch-12-3/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-outlines-changes-coming-with-ahri-s-refresh-in-league-patch-12-3/ Riot Games is releasing a relatively major “refresh” to Ahri with League of Legends Patch 12.3. This update to Ahri was announced by Riot during the League team’s start-of-season developer update earlier this month. The updates to Ahri will “lean into her mobile mage identity,” according to a Twitter post from August Browning, champion designer at Riot. All four of Ahri’s active abilities, plus her passive, are set to receive changes in Patch 12./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/what-just-happened-to-griffin/Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-just-happened-to-griffin/ For seven weeks, Griffin went undefeated in the 2019 LCK Spring Split. The best team in the world beat all comers, including the SK Telecom T1 superteam, recently promoted juggernauts Damwon and Sandbox, and every other team that threatened them. It was evocative of their run last summer when they beat team after team to prove that they belonged in the top league in Korea. But just like last summer, when the wheels fell off for Griffin, they crashed hard./post/apex-season-13-care-package-weapon-seemingly-leaked/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-season-13-care-package-weapon-seemingly-leaked/ Another day, another leak from Apex Legends. While season 13’s crafting rotation possibly containing the R-301 and Rampage was leaked by Apex developers themselves, this one comes from multiple leakers that have an accurate track record. And players that like to take fights up close and personal should take note. The shotgun pool in the ground loot may get a little bit smaller next season, with the Mastiff apparently going back into the care package./post/everything-revealed-in-the-devolver-digital-summer-game-fest-show/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-revealed-in-the-devolver-digital-summer-game-fest-show/ Devolver Digital has quite a few things up its sleeve, so much, that it got its own 30-minute show during the 2022 Summer Game Fest. Fans were able to see a multitude of new games and some that were already announced during the show. If you missed the Devolver Digital showcase, here’s everything new that was revealed during the event. Cult of the Lamb Release date: Aug. 11, 2022 Spread the word through the flock, Cult of the Lamb launches August 11!/post/free-fire-vengeance-day-event-rewards-free-master-destroyer-bundle-and-skins/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-fire-vengeance-day-event-rewards-free-master-destroyer-bundle-and-skins/ A new challenge started today in Free Fire. Players can launch matches every day, up to 10 matches per day, to collect Blue Destroyer Orbs and redeem them for a free bundle of cosmetics. This is part of the Vengeance Day event, which will offer the exclusive grim reaper skin by completing vengeance missions and collecting Blue Destroyer Orbs. Related: How do Free Fire codes and rewards work? The exclusive skin will be given away for 120 reapers, which you can trade your orbs for./post/garruk-returns-to-mtg-standard-in-throne-of-eldraine/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/garruk-returns-to-mtg-standard-in-throne-of-eldraine/ The fairy tale spoilers from Throne of Eldraine continue to roll in with Garruk, Cursed Huntsman. Throne of Eldraine (ELD) brings back a fan-favorite planeswalker that everyone in the MTG community has been asking for. Garruk, Cursed Huntsman could have a huge impact on Standard following the fall rotation.  Rolling with a wolf tribal theme, Garruk, Cursed Huntsman creates two wolf tokens (two/two) at a zero-cost loyalty counter. Combine this with Nightpack Ambusher and they become instant three/three tokens./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/how-to-find-and-use-soul-shards-in-v-rising/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-use-soul-shards-in-v-rising/ During the early game in V Rising, much of your time will be dedicated to crafting new gear and raising your level. These are the most efficient ways to gain more power and take on progressively tougher bosses as you battle for vampire supremacy—and they’re also tasks that are a lot of fun. As you get closer to the endgame, though, you might be wondering what else you can do to increase your status and become the most powerful vampire in Vardoran./post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-set-to-host-mythical-melee-online-tournament-on-sep-10/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-set-to-host-mythical-melee-online-tournament-on-sep-10/ A brand-new tournament is set to begin in Pokémon Sword and Shield–and it will require players to create a party of strictly legendary Pokémon. The brand new Mythical Melee tournament was announced to begin on Sep. 10 and is a single battle event with only legendary Pokémon allowed. 『ポケモン ソード・シールド』の公式インターネット大会「レジェンド オブ ラウンド」のエントリーが、9月10日（金）8時59分まで受け付け中！ 伝説のポケモン・幻のポケモンだけが使用可能なシングルバトルだよ！ 「バトルスタジアム」から「インターネット大会」を選んで参加してね！#ポケモン剣盾 pic.twitter.com/b0rK3lzfyt — ポケモン公式ツイッター (@Pokemon_cojp) August 26, 2021 This is one of the more unique premises for an online tournament, given that most of the time, legendary Pokémon are restricted./post/t1-earns-decisive-victory-over-fruitless-drx-in-2022-lck-spring-split/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-earns-decisive-victory-over-fruitless-drx-in-2022-lck-spring-split/ T1 have started the second week of the 2022 LCK Spring Split with another clean sweep, this time against DRX, displaying once more that they continue to be strong contenders at the highest level of competitive League of Legends. In today’s best-of-three series, T1 clearly identified their win conditions and snowballed their way to victory in both games. They ended the first game in 27 minutes with an aggressive composition including Samira, Camille, and Diana./post/the-6-best-gaming-glasses/Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-6-best-gaming-glasses/ Gaming monitors and chairs play a significant role when it comes to ergonomics, they make sure you don’t strain your body during prolonged gaming sessions. A gaming monitor and color profiles are influential on dry eyes after long periods gaming, but the best gaming glasses can help. They can block off UV light along with some blue light so you can sleep better at night by protecting and cutting down on eye strain. High energy blue light is well-documented to boost alertness, which isn’t great if you’re trying to sleep soon!/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/ea-sports-introduces-totw-19-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-sports-introduces-totw-19-to-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has revealed all of the soccer players who made it onto FIFA 22 Ultimate Team’s Team of the Week (TOTW) 19. EA creates a new version for players who performed well every week after the leagues’ fixtures or national team matches are done. TOTW 19 replaced the TOTW 18 cards today and the cards will remain in packs until a new TOTW is released. You can acquire them through the FUT market or, if you’re lucky enough, earn one of them from FUT packs./post/how-to-add-friends-in-minecraft-for-xbox-playstation-and-pc/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-add-friends-in-minecraft-for-xbox-playstation-and-pc/ A lot of people in the world today have undoubtedly made friends with those they met in a game. Adding friends in video games is one of the most useful features integrated into most titles, including Minecraft. Minecraft is a game where collaborations with other players are useful. Ideas for the worlds that can be created in the game could be better if they come from more than one brain. And of course, the camaraderie of establishing connections is just way too nice./post/ibdw-beats-mang0-and-zain-wins-smash-summit-12/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ibdw-beats-mang0-and-zain-wins-smash-summit-12/ In what was likely the most stacked Super Smash Bros. Melee event of 2021, iBDW overcame several of his biggest bracket demons to claim his second Major title at Smash Summit 12 last night.  Starting in pools, iBDW beat Hungrybox 3-1 to claim the top seed out of his bracket, leading into a high-level Fox ditto with Leffen, who was making his 2021 international LAN debut.  HE BE GETTING W'S IN #SmashSummit 12 GRAND FINALS!/post/most-wanted-contracts-removed-from-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/most-wanted-contracts-removed-from-call-of-duty-warzone/ Call of Duty: Warzone players won’t be able to find Most Wanted contracts in-game for the time being due to a powerful glitch. The contract will no longer appear in Verdansk BR modes for the time being, at least while Raven Software investigates a fix for a major issue, according to the developer and its Trello page. 🛠️ We've updated #Warzone to no longer include the Most Wanted Contract in the Verdansk BR Playlist./post/riot-explains-why-tft-is-being-kept-as-a-league-game-mode-instead-of-a-separate-game/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-explains-why-tft-is-being-kept-as-a-league-game-mode-instead-of-a-separate-game/ Teamfight Tactics has been one of the most popular autobattler games since its release in June 2019. Its player base is strong and the game is constantly shifting with new content, so many people have wondered why it hasn’t been split off into its own game. But today, Riot Games provided some of the reasons why that’s the case in a recent developer’s blog. “The current approach gives development efficiencies when it comes to building code and content, both for TFT and for the MOBA side of LoL, meaning we can get more done than we otherwise could,” Riot game director Andrei “Meddler” van Roon said./post/senna-q-change-set-to-release-on-league-s-pbe-soon/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/senna-q-change-set-to-release-on-league-s-pbe-soon/ Following the changes to the keystone rune Glacial Augment in League of Legends’ recent preseason, Senna has struggled to live her fantasy as a support marksman. Luckily, buffs are incoming to help her at all stages of the game, regardless of her role in the bot lane. Riot August, principal character designer for League and Senna’s creator, revealed that a large change to Senna’s slow on her Q will be available for testing on League’s PBE soon./post/twitch-officially-launches-more-than-350-new-stream-tags-related-to-gender-sexual-orientation-race-and-more/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-officially-launches-more-than-350-new-stream-tags-related-to-gender-sexual-orientation-race-and-more/ Twitch has officially launched its new set of stream tags for all creators on its platform. This includes more than 350 tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and other important descriptors.  Twitch decided to launch these new stream tags as a way to give streamers more descriptive choices in terms of how they label their streams for additional discoverability.  📢 The new tags are now available./post/what-you-need-to-survive-in-cod-black-ops-4-zombies-map-dead-of-the-night/Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-you-need-to-survive-in-cod-black-ops-4-zombies-map-dead-of-the-night/ A new Zombies map has become available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4—and it could be considered one of the most difficult maps in the game. Dead of the Night was released earlier this month as one of the downloadable Zombies maps in the Black OpsPass. It features a new cast of characters playing in a large mansion, fighting off hordes of the living dead—including vampires and a giant werewolf boss. Related: What you need to survive in CoD: Black Ops 4 Zombies map, IX/post/best-gaming-wheel-for-pc/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-gaming-wheel-for-pc/ Sometimes a PlayStation or Xbox controller can’t match that one-of-akind feeling of drifting like a pro in racing games. This is even more true on PC, where the keyboard and mouse can’t simulate the experience of a crash between vehicles or give feedback when you’re making a drastic turn. However, with a gaming wheel and pedals designed to imitate driving for players, you can chuck those options and start shredding the racecourse with your foot on the gas./post/is-cdkeys-a-safe-and-legit-site-for-game-codes-answered/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-cdkeys-a-safe-and-legit-site-for-game-codes-answered/ For many gamers and collectors, finding the best deal is almost as fun as playing the games themselves. With Steam sales growing every year and helping drive the rise of digital marketplaces on consoles, many people wait to find the best deals on exciting new games.  Along with constant sales, many gamers are now able to find a new game for less than the retail price through means such as pre-order discounts and third-party websites./post/is-widowmaker-blue-or-purple/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-widowmaker-blue-or-purple/ Amélie Lacroix—that’s Widowmaker before she was Widowmaker—hasn’t always been an emotionless sniper. Overwatch bad guys Talon captured Amélie as a way to get at her husband, Gérard Lacroix—an Overwatch agent. She underwent neural reconditioning after being kidnapped by Talon. That’s when she killed her husband in his sleep. The next step in her Talon transformation was to alter her physiology. By slowing her heart, Widowaker became unable to feel human emotions./post/new-wild-rift-cinematic-gets-fans-fired-up-for-lunar-new-year-event/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-wild-rift-cinematic-gets-fans-fired-up-for-lunar-new-year-event/ A new League of Legends: Wild Rift cinematic has been released, showcasing five new skins and a heartfelt story.  Since 2011, Riot Games has released new League skins celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, a festivity mostly celebrated in Asia. This year, Riot is also transporting this tradition to Wild Rift, League’s mobile adaptation. And yesterday, the company published a new cinematic to begin the celebrations.  The trailer showcases the five champions getting new skins as they venture on a journey back home./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-safari-zone-liverpool-event-was-an-economic-success/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-safari-zone-liverpool-event-was-an-economic-success/ Niantic has released stats about the economic impact of Pokémon Go’s October Safari Zone event in Liverpool, England—and the results are startling. As part of the event, 20,000 players visited Liverpool in person to catch a variety of water-themed Pokémon, including Chinchou, Relicanth, and a variety of Unknown. To lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to include players who couldn’t make it to Sefton Park, Niantic also allowed players to join the event remotely, which 20,000 people chose to do./post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-club-membership-in-game-subscription-service-is-now-live/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-club-membership-in-game-subscription-service-is-now-live/ After a short delay, Pokémon UNITE has launched its UNITE Club membership—a monthly subscription service that gives players access to exclusive items, discounts, and free Aeos Gems every day.  The membership, which costs $9.99, will try to entice players with deals like a Holowear of the Month, discounts for previously released items in the shop, and a 40 Aeos Gem bonus per day that will eventually allow them to purchase premium items at no additional cost./post/pyke-nautilus-or-thresh-who-s-the-better-playmaker-in-league/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pyke-nautilus-or-thresh-who-s-the-better-playmaker-in-league/ The support meta is in a very clear and concise point. There is one obvious archetype of champion that reigns supreme over the other types of supports. It isn’t enchanters with their Ardent Censer, and it isn’t mages. We’re right in the middle of a playmaker meta, where Thresh, Pyke, and Nautilus support reign supreme. If you’re a support player, or perhaps an aspiring support player, you might look at these three as the first champions you learn./post/this-wholesome-overwatch-dad-gamer-is-going-viral-with-his-intense-l%C3%BAcio-gameplay/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-wholesome-overwatch-dad-gamer-is-going-viral-with-his-intense-l%C3%BAcio-gameplay/ One of the coolest things about gaming is its breadth and how it connects with and reaches human beings of all ages and backgrounds. Overwatch first dropped in 2016, but it’s still enjoyed to this day by players everywhere. But we haven’t seen someone as dedicated and intense as this dad gamer who’s gone viral on Twitter. My dad plays Overwatch like this. He jerks around, dodging and peeking around corners./post/valorant-players-report-game-breaking-bug-that-lets-you-use-ghost-mode-in-public-matches-after-patch-1-02/Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-players-report-game-breaking-bug-that-lets-you-use-ghost-mode-in-public-matches-after-patch-1-02/ Get ready to fly, VALORANT fans. VALORANT players discovered a game-breaking bug today that lets you enter ghost mode and fly around the map in public matches. The glitch appears to have slipped through after Patch 1.02 hit the live servers. View post on imgur.com Ghost mode is typically reserved for custom matches, allowing players to enable cheats and fly around the map to experiment with abilities. But players who binded ghost mode on a hotkey were able to press it to enable the feature in a public match./post/ence-secure-their-first-esl-pro-league-final-over-ninjas-in-pyjamas/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ence-secure-their-first-esl-pro-league-final-over-ninjas-in-pyjamas/ ENCE have confidently beaten Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 in the first semifinal of the ESL Pro League Season 15 today. The Finnish team continue their admirable run through the tournament. In today’s game, their squad full of up-and-coming players were arguably the underdogs. With a firm showing on Nuke and incredible resilience on Ancient, however, ENCE advanced to their first ESL Pro League grand final. The match began on ENCE’s pick, Nuke, giving NiP the option to choose the sides on which they would begin./post/how-to-solve-gone-astray-in-the-mirelands-request-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-gone-astray-in-the-mirelands-request-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ As members of the Survey Corps, players will be tasked with doing all sorts of odd jobs when out in the field as they explore the Hisui region. This means Pokémon Legends: Arceus has a number of requests that will have players exploring certain areas to help out NPCs.  After defeating the Noble Pokémon Lilligant, players can talk to an NPC named Zeke at the Galaxy Hall. He will ask you to find his sister Wanda, a member of the Security Corps who has gone missing in the Crimson Mirelands./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/overwatch-competitive-mode-ranks-explained/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-competitive-mode-ranks-explained/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. For many people, Overwatch is a game they play to relax with friends and have fun. For others, who crave the thrill of victory, the game’s competitive mode calls to them. Players can compete against others to prove their expertise in the game at seven distinct ranked tiers of competitive Overwatch. Each season of competitive mode lasts two months./post/ps5-exclusive-returnal-might-be-coming-to-pc/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ps5-exclusive-returnal-might-be-coming-to-pc/ Finnish studio Housemarque’s roguelike, bullet-hell third-person shooter game Returnal witnessed a warm welcome onto the PlayStation 5 on April 30, 2021, with a generally positive reception from fans and critics alike. After spending its entire lifespan producing various 2D arcade shooters, Housemarque was acquired by Sony right after releasing Returnal. Following this acquisition, Returnal is most likely going to be seeing a PC release, according to new data that’s available on SteamDB./post/sneaky-makes-his-cosplay-comeback-as-pool-party-caitlyn/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sneaky-makes-his-cosplay-comeback-as-pool-party-caitlyn/ Cloud9’s star AD carry Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi shared another one of his cosplay creations on Twitter today, and this time, he’s dressed as Pool Party Caitlyn from League. In the photos, Sneaky looks nearly identical to the iconic 2018 summer-themed skin. The AD carry is dressed in Pool Party Caitlyn’s purple two-piece cross-neck bikini, floppy white hat, and shawl. In one hand, he holds a massive water gun resembling Caitlyn’s weapon-of-choice, while in the other hand, he holds a beverage—what looks like iced tea./post/vgj-storm-won-the-gesc-thailand-dota-2-minor-2-years-ago-and-they-still-haven-t-been-paid/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vgj-storm-won-the-gesc-thailand-dota-2-minor-2-years-ago-and-they-still-haven-t-been-paid/ Tournament organizers not paying players, teams, and the talent who make the events run is a common occurrence in some areas of the esports scene. Today marks the two-year anniversary since VGJ.Storm won the GESC Thailand Dota 2 Minor, a Valve-sponsored tournament that was part of the 2017-18 Dota Pro Circuit and had a $300,000 prize pool. As winners, VGJ.Storm—the team of YawaR, Resolut1on, Sneyking, MSS, and SVG—earned the $110,000 grand prize./post/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/xqc-breaks-his-all-time-twitch-viewership-record-off-the-back-of-reddit-s-r-place-hype/Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-breaks-his-all-time-twitch-viewership-record-off-the-back-of-reddit-s-r-place-hype/ In the world of streaming, new trends seemingly appear out of nowhere. Over the last week, the internet has had its eyes fixed on r/Place, a subreddit that was originally hosted on April Fool’s Day in 2017 but has returned again this year. In r/Place, players can join in on a massive, multiplayer pixel art game, where every single logged-in Reddit user has the ability to place one pixel every five to 20 minutes./post/best-characters-for-beginners-in-guilty-gear-strive/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-characters-for-beginners-in-guilty-gear-strive/ Guilty Gear is and always will be a game that is built around the ever changing flow of battle, and the latest entry, Guilty Gear Strive, is no different.  This means that, yes, developer ArcSystemWorks took into account character balance, which means there are going to be fewer limitations when a new player wants to jump in and learn the ropes.  Most fighting games want players to use the characters that speak to them, whether that be through how they look or initial impressions on how they play./post/evelynn-s-new-k-da-all-out-skin-won-t-have-long-hair-because-of-rig-plus-animation-limitations/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evelynn-s-new-k-da-all-out-skin-won-t-have-long-hair-because-of-rig-plus-animation-limitations/ League of Legends fans and mains of the diva jungler will be disappointed to learn that Evelynn’s latest skin won’t be able to do justice to her fantastic splash art. “Rig plus animation limitations” made it “not feasible to style her hair” accordingly to Evelynn’s promotional art, according to Riot Games’ skins quality assurance lead, Katey Anthony. An update re: K/DA ALL OUT Evelynn's hair. After discussion + investigation with the team, it is not feasible to style her hair to reflect what Eve's promotional piece has./post/galio-was-massively-overbuffed-in-today-s-patch/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/galio-was-massively-overbuffed-in-today-s-patch/ Patch 7.21 arrived today, and Galio has become an absolute monster. The changes sprinkled all throughout Galio’s kit aimed to lower his power on the pro stage, in a controlled and coordinated team environment, while simultaneously boosting his solo queue power through laning. The base damage was lowered on almost all of his abilities, and the defensive capabilities of his taunt were lowered. To compensate, the AP ratio on nearly all of his damaging abilities was cranked up, and the result is terrifying./post/how-to-complete-tots-courtois-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-tots-courtois-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 94-rated Team of the Season (TOTS) version of Thibaut Courtois from Real Madrid to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Courtois’ third special card. He’s part of the LaLiga TOTS promotion and will be available until May 15. Team of the Season celebrates and highlights the best players who had a major impact on their respective clubs in the different leagues across Europe./post/intel-s-future-bet-for-performance-stacking-transistors/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/intel-s-future-bet-for-performance-stacking-transistors/ AMD’s 3D stacking isn’t too far away, but Intel has already provided a window into where CPU technology might go next: stacking transistors. Intel’s Research Components Group announced a roadmap for the next ten years at a conference in San Francisco. One of the company’s new innovations was a research paper into a method for stacking transistors, something Intel argues could improve transistor density by as much as 50 percent./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/los-mejores-pok%C3%A9mon-de-tipo-hielo-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-mejores-pok%C3%A9mon-de-tipo-hielo-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ En Pokémon Go, los tipos de Dragón pueden convertirse en enemigos feroces dada la gran cantidad de daño que pueden dar. Sin embargo, no están completamente indefensos. Los Pokémon de tipo hielo son el contraataque perfecto para esta amenaza. Ya sea que te enfrentes a un oponente de tipo Planta, Tierra, Volador o Dragón, las especies de tipo Hielo son la mejor opción. En Pokémon Go hay 18 tipos de Pokémon que varían en eficacia cuando se enfrentan a otros./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/where-to-claim-your-trident-at-coral-cove-for-the-aquaman-skin-in-fortnite/Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-claim-your-trident-at-coral-cove-for-the-aquaman-skin-in-fortnite/ A big, buff, burly, and long-haired Aquaman skin inspired by Jason Momoa is making its way to Fortnite in a future patch.  To unlock the skin, players must first complete a set of challenges. The next challenge on the list involves a trident at Coral Cove. To claim your trident at Coral Cove, you’ll have to make your way to the very southwest part of the map. You can do this by parachuting out of the Battle Bus, taking a boat, or swimming./post/apex-legends-season-5-full-patch-notes-and-updates/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-season-5-full-patch-notes-and-updates/ Apex Legends season five, Fortune’s Favor, dropped today, bringing with it a new character, map changes, and a number of other adjustments and features. The new season also added a ton of quality of life changes, adjustments to weapons and characters, and many bug fixes. Season five ushers in a new battle pass, too. Per usual, the battle pass will feature access to 100 exclusive battle pass items, including skins, skydive emotes, Apex Packs, and more./post/apocalypse-and-express-are-joining-the-map-pool-for-call-of-duty-league-stage-2/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apocalypse-and-express-are-joining-the-map-pool-for-call-of-duty-league-stage-2/ Two of the newest maps in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War are officially joining the map pool for the Call of Duty League’s 2021 season. The CDL announced the map pool for Stage Two today. Apocalypse has taken the place of Crossroads Strike in Hardpoint, while Express will replace Garrison in Search and Destroy. New maps in the rotation for Stage II! 🌴 Added Apocalypse HP; removed Crossroads HP/post/god-of-war-breaks-65k-concurrent-players-on-steam-a-day-after-premiere/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/god-of-war-breaks-65k-concurrent-players-on-steam-a-day-after-premiere/ God of War‘s recently released PC version has reached an eye-watering 65,172 peak players on Steam today, according to SteamDB. The title launched on PC on Friday, Jan. 14, and hitting over 60,000 players just a day after the premiere is nothing short of impressive for a single-player game. God of War on PC is not only succeeding in having many people play it. The Santa Monica studio’s production is also boasting mostly positive reviews./post/here-are-15-mtg-kaldheim-limited-bombs-to-build-around/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-15-mtg-kaldheim-limited-bombs-to-build-around/ The release of Kaldheim in Magic: The Gathering has brought about a healthy Limited meta with a number of bombs that can end games.  A bomb in Magic is a card that will have a major impact within a Limited match. It’s a slang term that evolved from the acronym BREAD, applied towards drafting in the Limited format. A bomb is best defined as “something explosive and powerful,” according to Marshall Sutcliffe of the Limited Resources podcast./post/how-to-enable-nvidia-s-freestyle-ray-traced-filters-in-games/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-enable-nvidia-s-freestyle-ray-traced-filters-in-games/ Nvidia’s latest GeForce Game Ready Drivers include three added Nvidia Freestyle GeForce Experience filters, including Screen Space Ray Traced Global Illuminations, a filter that can improve lighting in games. Nvidia Freestyle has been available for a few years, amassing a variety of in-game filters ready to be applied at a moment’s notice. Filters are easily enabled and have minimal in-game performance impact (opposed to other settings), making them a great way to view your favorite title underneath an alternative lens./post/mtg-adds-godzilla-in-new-ikoria-lair-of-behemoths-set/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-adds-godzilla-in-new-ikoria-lair-of-behemoths-set/ The king of monsters resides within the new Magic: The Gathering set, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, as its own series of alternative-art cards.  Wizards of the Coast partnered with the Toho movie company to bring monsters like Godzilla to Magic for the first time in the new IKO set.  Related: MTG Ikoria: Lair of the Behemothstrailer showcases Vivien and new plane Upon first glance, Zilortha, Strength Incarnate Godzilla seems a tad on the weak side./post/nickmercs-best-call-of-duty-warzone-loadouts/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nickmercs-best-call-of-duty-warzone-loadouts/ Call of Duty: Warzone offers a gameplay experience fitting to its name. Even if you already consider yourself a decent CoD player due to your past experiences in the franchise, you may only be able to hold on for so long in Warzone. Alongside combining the perfect battle royale experience with the core mechanics of each CoD title, the game has its own meta that you’ll need to closely follow to increase your odds of survival out in the field./post/the-9-best-gifts-for-the-dota-2-fans-on-your-shopping-list/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-9-best-gifts-for-the-dota-2-fans-on-your-shopping-list/ The holiday season is drawing near and the most magical time of the year may lose its charm if you haven’t finished picking up gifts for everyone on your list. While picking out gifts for someone you share interests with is relatively easy, it can turn into a more challenging task to get something for that one friend who only talks about Dota 2. The internet is filled with both official and unofficial Dota 2 merch, but something off the counter is unlikely to do the trick./post/when-does-the-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-pre-patch-start/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-pre-patch-start/ World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic’s release date was announced today—and it’s just around the corner. With a pre-patch introducing new races and classes, there will be a lot to do to prepare for the expansion’s launch on June 1. The WoW TBC Classic pre-patch will officially begin on May 18. That will give players two weeks to take advantage of a new PvP honor system and leveling changes prior to the Dark Portal opening./post/apex-legends-r-99-will-replace-the-devotion-as-a-care-package-weapon-in-season-6-boosted/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-r-99-will-replace-the-devotion-as-a-care-package-weapon-in-season-6-boosted/ Getting your hands on the coveted R-99 will be a lot harder in Apex Legends season six. The powerful SMG will become a Care Package weapon in Boosted, with the Devotion replacing it in the regular loot pool. And the addition of the Volt SMG, which brings the Apex weapon roster to 24, means that there will be plenty of energy guns to toy with. The R-99 is a staple in most players’ loadouts./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/how-to-beat-the-slitherfang-in-horizon-forbidden-west/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-the-slitherfang-in-horizon-forbidden-west/ Once you begin your adventure in Horizon Forbidden West, you’ll be quickly thrown into your first main story mission in which you’ll need to defeat Slitherfang. It’s a machine reassembling an enormous snake, which has a variety of attacks. Overcoming it isn’t easy. At the beginning of the fight, your best move will be to aim arrows at Slitherfang’s gears on its neck. It’s one of its weak points, and by damaging it in this area, it will spit out acid./post/rare-signed-ishihara-gx-pok%C3%A9mon-card-sells-at-auction-for-nearly-250-000/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rare-signed-ishihara-gx-pok%C3%A9mon-card-sells-at-auction-for-nearly-250-000/ At a recent auction, a limited-edition Ishihara GX Pokémon TCG card modeled after Tsunekazu Ishihara, the president of the Pokémon company, sold for a whopping $247,230. The Goldin Auctions listing began at a minimum bid of $500, but that number got substantially higher somewhere during the 31 bids that were placed. Initially printed for employees of the Pokémon company to celebrate Ishihara’s 60th birthday, this card had only been graded a seven by PSA./post/smash-mouth-s-all-star-available-as-a-rocket-league-player-anthem-for-300-credits/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/smash-mouth-s-all-star-available-as-a-rocket-league-player-anthem-for-300-credits/ Rocket League‘s latest Player Anthem is worthy of an all-star. Smash Mouth’s 1999 hit “All Star” entered Rocket League‘s Item Shop as a Player Anthem today, available for 300 Credits and for a limited time. The Item Shop classifies “All Star” as a featured item that will rotate out of the shelves within 48 hours of its arrival, according to the in-game timer. Players can purchase it for 300 Credits due to its Import rarity, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to unlock it for free./post/the-best-mp40-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mp40-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ A mainstay of World War II combat, the MP-40 is dominant in Call of Duty: Vanguard and it’s now been wreaking havoc in Warzone ever since the game’s Pacific update, too. Just like in Vanguard, the MP-40 is one of the better options for submachine guns in Warzone, especially on Rebirth Island. It’s absolutely worth leveling up to unlock its long list of attachments that turn it into a true monster./post/valve-reveals-cs-go-operation-riptide-featuring-private-queue-short-competitive-games-new-deathmatch-modes-and-more/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-reveals-cs-go-operation-riptide-featuring-private-queue-short-competitive-games-new-deathmatch-modes-and-more/ A new CS:GO operation, named Operation Riptide, has been officially added by Valve. Riptide features tons of new additions to the game, including the addition of private queue, team and free-for-all deathmatch, shorter competitive matches, and a ton of new cosmetics, gameplay changes, and maps. Operation Riptide is the 11th operation in CS:GO‘s history, and the first since Operation Broken Fang ended on May 3, 2021. Riptide will last until Feb./post/when-is-the-fortnite-collision-live-event/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-the-fortnite-collision-live-event/ Fortnite has managed to maintain and grow its player base over the last five years. In that time, there have been a number of live events that progress the story of The Loop. Now, as the war between The Seven and The Imagined Order is reaching its climax, players are gearing up for another live event. The event will feature the return of the mech albeit under a new name. The Mecha Strike Commander is set to arrive on the island and take on the IO in a matter of days./post/xbox-and-nike-unveil-space-jam-shoes-and-controller/Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xbox-and-nike-unveil-space-jam-shoes-and-controller/ Xbox has revealed a new Space Jam: A New Legacy-inspired Xbox Wireless Controller and sneaker bundle in collaboration with Nike. The bundle will launch in the Nike SNKRS app on July 15.  The bundle includes a pair of the Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote Nike LeBron 18 Low and each shoe represents one of the iconic characters. The left shoe represents Wile E., the determined coyote perpetually struggling to catch the elusive Road Runner./post/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/boston-breach-brand-roster-officially-revealed-ahead-of-2022-call-of-duty-league-season/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/boston-breach-brand-roster-officially-revealed-ahead-of-2022-call-of-duty-league-season/ Boston’s Call of Duty League team finally has its branding and roster.  The Boston Breach, which is operated by New England-based organization Oxygen Esports, will be led by longtime CoD professionals Methodz and TJHaLy, with newcomers Nero and Capsidal rounding out the starting lineup.  Breach Protocol: ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ pic.twitter.com/DNLBHN9FTy — Boston Breach (@BostonBreach) January 13, 2022 Both Methodz and TJHaLy were slated to be a part of the roster for the reported Washington CDL team before Washington Esports Ventures pulled out of negotiations to acquire the 12th CDL spot last November./post/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/mrbeast-criticizes-music-labels-over-copyright-claims-sparks-controversy-on-twitter/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mrbeast-criticizes-music-labels-over-copyright-claims-sparks-controversy-on-twitter/ Popular YouTuber and philanthropist MrBeast publicly slammed major music labels on Twitter, saying that YouTubers generate billions of impressions for artists. Copyright claims have long been the bane of content creators. DMCA strikes are often the cause of video takedowns, demonetization, and occasionally outright bans from any given platform. YouTube’s content ID system has prevented creators on the platform from incorporating popular songs in their videos. A major music label should stop copyright striking YouTubers every opportunity it gets and instead let us use their music and then we YouTubers all rally and get them 10s of billions of impressions on their music for not being cunts to us./post/nitr0-on-valorant-it-has-a-lot-of-growth-for-new-and-up-and-coming-players/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nitr0-on-valorant-it-has-a-lot-of-growth-for-new-and-up-and-coming-players/ Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella has had a bumpy professional esports career. After representing Team Liquid’s CS:GO division for more than five years, during which he guided the team to several trophies, the American in-game leader switched to VALORANT. In what was a new esports title at the time, nitr0 joined 100 Thieves’ VALORANT squad, a team that looked to have a bright future ahead of them. But after competing with them for more than a year, the 26-year-old decided to go back to his roots and rejoined Team Liquid’s revamped CS:GO lineup./post/sk-gaming-founder-unveils-goals-a-soccer-game-to-compete-with-fifa-and-efootball/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sk-gaming-founder-unveils-goals-a-soccer-game-to-compete-with-fifa-and-efootball/ FIFA and eFootball (formerly known as PES), the two established soccer gaming franchises are about to gain a new competitor in the form of GOALS, a touted AAA free-to-play soccer game with cross-play. It is being created by Andreas Thorstensson, a former professional Counter-Strike player and co-founder of esports organization SK Gaming. GOALS is being made to be an esports-ready game, which will directly challenge FIFA and eFootball‘s approach to professional competition./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/when-will-arkasodara-beast-tribe-quests-release-in-ffxiv-s-endwalker/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-arkasodara-beast-tribe-quests-release-in-ffxiv-s-endwalker/ Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, Endwalker, features tons of new content to discover, including new regions to explore. Usually, players can meet tribes who live in those regions and help them grow to gain rewards, called beast tribes. But Square Enix has yet to release those quests and reputation systems for Endwalker’s new regions. Many players are eager to help the Loporrits, the cute moon rabbits met in the expansion, and wonder when it’ll be possible./post/yvonnie-says-disguised-toast-guessed-if-fedmyster-did-anything-to-her/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yvonnie-says-disguised-toast-guessed-if-fedmyster-did-anything-to-her/ Offline TV manager Yvonne “Yvonnie” Ng said in her latest Twitch stream that friend Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang guessed that Federico “Fedmyster” Gaytan sexually assaulted her months after it allegedly happened. Yvonnie shared her story of alleged sexual abuse involving Fedmyster on Twitter last week. He allegedly came home drunk and climbed into Yvonnie’s bed. He attempted to make advances by placing his hand underneath her shirt, according to Yvonnie./post/all-vaulted-and-unvaulted-weapons-and-items-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-vaulted-and-unvaulted-weapons-and-items-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4/ The new Fortnite season is all about heroes and villains. Marvel’s Iron Man, Thor, Wolverine, Storm, Mystique, She-Hulk, Groot, and Doctor Doom are joining forces with the game’s classic characters to try to save the battle royale island from the mighty Galactus. Chapter Two, season four, also known as the Nexus War, is bringing a slew of changes to the game. Last time around, a massive storm flooded the island, turning it into a watery grave./post/best-mechanical-keyboards-for-mac/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mechanical-keyboards-for-mac/ Gamers and other professionals often prefer mechanical switches for their feel and durability. Instead of a mushy feel like membrane keys, mechanical switches can have a linear, tactile, or clicky feel to suit users’ needs. Mechanical keys also have uniform actuation points, and users can typically decide on the feel they prefer.  Some mechanical switches have a linear feel, and others have a clicky or tactile feel. Users can even choose between regular switches and silent variants, which are better suited for crowded offices./post/cs-go-introduces-an-x-ray-scanner-for-skin-containers-in-france/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cs-go-introduces-an-x-ray-scanner-for-skin-containers-in-france/ Valve has introduced an X-ray scanner for skin containers for users in France in the latest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update. French users get access to the X-ray scanner after they buy a P250 X-ray skin. But once they use the X-ray scanner to reveal what skin is in a container, they’ll have to buy that skin before using the scanner on another box. https://twitter.com/HOUNGOUNGAGNE/status/1178914858231910401 In theory, this allows users to scan a CS:GO skin container and if they don’t like what’s inside of it, they don’t have to buy it./post/destiny-2-s-season-of-the-splicer-will-bring-endless-night-new-exotics-and-a-classic-raid/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-s-season-of-the-splicer-will-bring-endless-night-new-exotics-and-a-classic-raid/ Bungie revealed the first details for Destiny 2’s upcoming Season of the Splicer today. The new season will run between May 11 and Aug. 24 and will bring a new storyline, implement the Armor Synthesis system, add a new seasonal activity, and throw in a handful of new Exotics—including a Stasis Sidearm. The season kicks off after a Vex simulation shrouds the Last City in an eternal night. Ikora and Osiris point the Guardian toward Mithrax, one of the last Sacred Splicers—Fallen who can commune with machines, according to Ikora./post/here-are-all-of-the-abilities-for-akshan-league-s-newest-champion/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-the-abilities-for-akshan-league-s-newest-champion/ In the battle against the Ruination, every single League of Legends player will need to gather all their might to protect Runeterra from the Black Mist. Luckily, Riot Games has revealed Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel, as the latest champion to join the fight for the light—and he’s bringing plenty of tools to take on Viego and the forces of the undead. Whether he’s swinging into a teamfight or hunting down a Scoundrel that killed his allies, Akshan brings plenty of mobility, damage, and spiciness to Summoner’s Rift./post/how-to-win-oddball-matches-in-halo-infinite-multiplayer-tips-and-tricks/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-win-oddball-matches-in-halo-infinite-multiplayer-tips-and-tricks/ One of Halo‘s most iconic and unique objective-based game modes is Oddball, in which two teams fight over control of a singular skull by earning points for each second it’s controlled. It’s one of the four core game modes in Halo Infinite multiplayer, in both the quick play and ranked game list, meaning you’re going to see it pretty frequently if you’re a dedicated player. If you and your team are having trouble holding onto the skull and keeping it out of the hands of your opponents, here’s some tips and tricks for winning Oddball matches in Halo Infinite./post/microsoft-boasts-3-74-billion-in-gaming-revenue-from-increased-xbox-game-pass-growth-console-sales/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/microsoft-boasts-3-74-billion-in-gaming-revenue-from-increased-xbox-game-pass-growth-console-sales/ Microsoft just had its best non-holiday quarter for Xbox hardware and software ever, posting a total revenue of $3.74 billion for the fiscal quarter that ended on March 31. This is a six percent increase year-over-year from the $3.53 billion recorded for gaming revenue in the same period from 2021. That total is split in favor of Xbox and gaming-related content and services, which continues to do well for Microsoft as its offering expands and userbase grows./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/riotx-arcane-project-director-speaks-on-league-crossovers-with-fortnite-among-us/Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riotx-arcane-project-director-speaks-on-league-crossovers-with-fortnite-among-us/ Riot Games is going all out promoting its new animated series, Arcane, which premieres episodes weekly on Netflix. Largely, that promotional effort is stemming from the company’s RiotX Arcane initiative, a month-long event dedicated to marketing Arcane through every possible avenue.  This month, Riot has made it a priority to bring the world of Arcane to its five game titles, as well as games outside of the Riot umbrella. Over the last two weeks alone, Riot has partnered with games developers such as Innersloth, Epic Games, and others to bring Arcane’s thematic elements and various characters to titles outside of the Riot universe./post/apex-legends-celebrates-its-2-year-anniversary-with-the-anniversary-collection-event-starting-on-feb-9/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-celebrates-its-2-year-anniversary-with-the-anniversary-collection-event-starting-on-feb-9/ Apex Legends is celebrating its second anniversary with the Aniversary Collection Event starting next Tuesday, Feb. 9, Respawn announced today. In addition to a new collection, the party is bringing a new game mode takeover called Locked and Loaded, which will have players drop into the arena with fixed gear (including a Mozambique, of course). Moreover, the Anniversary Collection will bring recolors of popular cosmetics for each legend with shades of gold and crimson, as well as a loot box-filled free rewards track./post/dr-disrespect-s-twitch-ban-and-lawsuit-explained/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-disrespect-s-twitch-ban-and-lawsuit-explained/ At one point, Dr Disrespect was among the most viewed and most popular streamers on Twitch. But a sudden and unexplained ban in June 2020 saw Doc removed from his longtime streaming platform. The reason for Doc’s permanent ban from Twitch is still unknown, with neither party nor any outside sources giving any indication as to why the former face of Twitch saw an untimely forced departure. In a statement provided to Shannon Liao in 2020, Twitch vaguely claimed that Dr Disrespect violated either the site’s community guidelines or Terms of Service and remarked on the general applicability of its policies./post/here-are-the-call-of-duty-vanguard-season-3-update-patch-notes/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-call-of-duty-vanguard-season-3-update-patch-notes/ Call of Duty: Vanguard’s season three update just went live and Sledgehammer Games provided the patch notes for the update not long after. The biggest change introduced in season three is the addition of the Trophy System field upgrade. The deployable item has the ability to block three lethal or tactical throwables, making it especially useful in game modes like Hardpoint. #Vanguard Season Three starts now! Learn about new seasonal content, gameplay changes, and more in our Season Three Patch Notes blog 👇https://t./post/here-are-the-updates-and-notes-for-league-of-legends-patch-10-10/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-updates-and-notes-for-league-of-legends-patch-10-10/ Riot is targetting some of League’s oldest and most beloved champions in Patch 10.10, buffing Annie, Udyr, Nidalee, and Sivir. Meanwhile, the usual suspects—Taric, Diana, and Miss Fortune—are receiving some nerfs. A range of Pulsefire skins are also on their way, and of course, a slew of bug fixes and quality of life changes. Here are the full updates and notes for League of Legends Patch 10.10. Champions Annie E – Molton Shield Damage reduction: 10/13/16/19/22 percent to 13/17/21/25/29 percent R – Summon: Tibbers Tibbers aura damage: 10/15/20 (+0./post/how-to-unlock-the-rathalos-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-rathalos-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Final Fantasy XIV has no shortage of fearful beasts as mounts, but some are more popular than others. That’s the case with the Rathalos mount, which is especially sought after by fans who are also Monster Hunter World players since the beast comes from the action RPG game. But due to its majestic appearance, highly detailed scales, and dedicated music track, the mount is also widely popular in the Final Fantasy community./post/jungle-plants-are-bugged-on-league-of-legends-live-servers/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jungle-plants-are-bugged-on-league-of-legends-live-servers/ Many League of Legends users are reporting that the game’s jungle plants haven’t been working as intended for the past few days and have affected their games as a result. Jungle plants are an almost-essential part of Summoner’s Rift since they give plenty of useful information to the player and their team. The Scryer’s Bloom plant, for example, gives vision in a certain direction, the Blast Cone knocks units in a certain direction, and the Honeyfruit gives health to players./post/pubg-mobile-season-19-has-begun-with-a-new-royale-pass/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-mobile-season-19-has-begun-with-a-new-royale-pass/ PUBG Mobile’s season 19, called Traverse, has begun. It has also brought a new Royale Pass to the game containing a lot of exciting rewards. The season will last for about two months until July 12. The season’s Traverse theme is based on the new Microcosm mode which will be released in PUBG Mobile on June 9. In this mode, players can transform into an insectoid by using quantum transformation devices available in some locations of Erangel./post/the-best-volkssturmgewehr-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-volkssturmgewehr-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The world of Call of Duty: Warzone expanded in a big way in December 2021 with the season one update for Vanguard. Warzone Pacific shook up the game to freshen up the experience for millions of players. One of the 30-plus new weapons added into Warzone with the Pacific update is the Volkssturmgewehr, an addition to the massive arsenal in the battle royale game. There are now 31 ARs in Warzone with Vanguard’s season one, including guns from Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War./post/wow-classic-tbc-press-kit-leaked-ahead-of-blizzconline/Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-classic-tbc-press-kit-leaked-ahead-of-blizzconline/ As many expected, World of Warcraft Classic will be continuing into the game’s first expansion, The Burning Crusade.  A press kit for the vintage content extension was prematurely posted on Blizzard’s forums. And while it was taken down, the damage was already done with publications like WoWhead taking screengrabs of the posts. Most of the TBC-related information in the post was fluff, but there were a few specifics that it did prematurely disclose./post/all-vow-of-the-disciple-glyphs-symbols-and-callouts-in-destiny-2/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-vow-of-the-disciple-glyphs-symbols-and-callouts-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s Vow of the Disciple raid barrages players with a series of symbols for them to learn. Like in most raids, communicating is key, and players will need to call out symbols fairly often in the raid. All encounters use them to a degree, so it’s best to get acquainted with them quickly. There are a total of 27 symbols in the raid, each with its own official callouts. Though players will likely develop their own callouts over time, Bungie has an official name for each glyph./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-season-4-combat-pack-dlc-available-now-for-playstation-plus-subscribers/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-season-4-combat-pack-dlc-available-now-for-playstation-plus-subscribers/ A new Call of Duty DLC pack for PlayStation Plus subscribers is available for free starting today. The season four Combat Pack, “Skyhook,” features a cool new operator skin for Park in both Black Ops and Warzone. In the new outfit, Park is rocking a blue shirt, a boonie hat, and khaki pants to go along with her sweet sledgehammer. Bring a hammer to a gun fight 🔨 The #Warzone and #BlackOpsColdWar Season 4 Combat Pack is available to PlayStation Plus members now: https://t./post/dungeon-map-enables-venture-mechanic-in-mtg-s-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dungeon-map-enables-venture-mechanic-in-mtg-s-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms/ Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first crossover set in Magic: The Gathering history and it’s loaded with flavorful cards and mechanics from the classic Wizards of the Coast roleplaying game.  One of the major mechanics that will dominate Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Limited and possibly make an impact in Constructed is Venture. There are three dungeons that players can Venture into, providing a variety of effects each time you do./post/how-to-succeed-in-legend-of-runeterra-s-newest-lab-united-front/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-succeed-in-legend-of-runeterra-s-newest-lab-united-front/ Legends of Runeterra Patch 2.0 brought a new experience for players to try in the form of teaming up through co-op in the Lab Mode. The 12th lab, United Front, allows players to either try out the newest experiment with a friend or queue up and find a random partner. Due to the nature of the Lab, it’s best to try to approach it with a person who you know so you can coordinate properly over voice or text./post/new-fusion-support-confirmed-for-yu-gi-oh-ocg-set-dawn-of-majesty/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-fusion-support-confirmed-for-yu-gi-oh-ocg-set-dawn-of-majesty/ The next Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG set, Dawn of Majesty, looks like it might be defined by adding new Fusion Monsters and support for the summoning style.  This includes multiple new Fusion Monsters that are tied to the recently revealed Despia archetype and a few more generic cards that are also new to the format.  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）】✨『無の畢竟 オールヴェイン』✨、✨『簡素融合』✨収録❗️商品HPはこちら👉https://t.co/1lFhquJ1ZY pic.twitter.com/ck8uOrFJsW — 【公式】遊戯王OCG (@YuGiOh_OCG_INFO) April 9, 2021 Arguably the biggest reveal of this entire set is the new Normal Spell, Retort Fusion./post/ropz-returns-to-faze-lineup-after-negative-covid-19-test/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ropz-returns-to-faze-lineup-after-negative-covid-19-test/ Robin “⁠ropz⁠” Kool is back on FaZe Clan’s active CS:GO lineup for IEM Katowice after producing a negative test for COVID-19. The Estonian star was on quarantine in Warsaw, Poland, after testing positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 9 and could not play in the first days of the event. During ropz’s absence, FaZe used Justin “jks” Savage as an emergency stand-in. The Australian rifler helped them beat Sprout and MOUZ in the play-in stage and defeat Team Liquid in the opening round of the main event./post/t1-s-coo-john-kim-dies/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-s-coo-john-kim-dies/ John Kim, the COO of South Korean esports organization T1, has passed away today after being hospitalized on July 7 due to health issue. He was working with the organization since October 2019 and played an instrumental role in building T1. “It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of our COO, John Kim,” T1 said in the announcement. “After being hospitalized on July 7 due to health issues, John passed away on July 16, 2021./post/the-best-lube-for-linear-keyboard-switches/Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-lube-for-linear-keyboard-switches/ Are your mechanical keyboard switches not functioning like they used to? Then they might require a bit of switch lube. Why use lube on keyboard switches? As time goes on, keyboard switches might not behave as they once did and can start to produce a squeaky-like or noisy overall sound, which is due to friction build-up over time. Lube helps to mitigate that. Keyboard switch lube functions the same way that most other things that require lube functions: It quietens the component, makes the parts operate smoother and more efficiently, and helps with overall longevity./post/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/2-new-colors-revealed-for-ps5-s-duelsense-wireless-controller-cosmic-red-and-midnight-black/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2-new-colors-revealed-for-ps5-s-duelsense-wireless-controller-cosmic-red-and-midnight-black/ Sony’s PlayStation 5 Duelsense wireless controller is getting a sexy new look. The next-gen controller, which offers haptic feedback, dynamic adaptive triggers, and a built-in microphone, came in just one color—until now. Two new colors for the controller, Cosmic Red and Midnight Black, are hitting shelves next month, according to Sony. Midnight Black features two “subtly different” shades of black with light gray “detailing” to “reflect the night sky.” Cosmic Red offers a black and red design “inspired by the unique vivid shades of red found throughout the cosmos./post/c9-summit-wins-2022-lcs-spring-mvp-award/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/c9-summit-wins-2022-lcs-spring-mvp-award/ Cloud9’s new top lane star Summit has won the 2022 LCS Spring Split MVP award for his outstanding play during the regular season, Riot Games announced today. The 23-year-old made his competitive North American debut this past spring when he was picked up alongside two new players on C9’s revamped League of Legends team. The offseason represented a fundamental shift in the team’s roster-building philosophy after having signed only European and NA-born players since 2016./post/how-many-people-are-playing-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-people-are-playing-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Call of Duty is one of the best-selling game franchises in the world. The franchise gets a refresh every year, drawing in new players alongside all the seasoned veterans who look forward to the new releases. Though there have been ups and downs, Black Ops Cold War has been one of the better CoD titles. Considering the franchise also adopted a battle royale mode in Warzone, the number of players interested in CoD grew even higher. Finding any types of matches in Black Ops Cold War takes mere seconds, indicating that the game has a relatively populated player base./post/how-much-xp-is-needed-for-each-level-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-xp-is-needed-for-each-level-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3/ Fortnite‘s battle pass is the seasonal challenge that allows players to unlock new skins and other cosmetics inside the game. With Fortnite Chapter Three, season three starting today, many players are wondering just how long it will take to scale through the ranks. It turns out that this season will follow a similar battle pass layout as previous seasons. To level through the battle pass, players will need to get a certain amount of experience per level./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/os-melhores-jogos-de-ps5-lan%C3%A7ados-em-2021/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/os-melhores-jogos-de-ps5-lan%C3%A7ados-em-2021/ A nova geração de consoles já tem um ano, então há muitos jogos incríveis para jogar no PlayStation 5. O PS5 ainda é quase impossível de manter em estoque para a maioria dos varejistas, o que significa que muitos jogadores não puderam experimentar alguns dos melhores jogos de 2021. Mas aqueles que não têm, podem esperar um grande acúmulo de ótimos títulos para acompanhar. O ano passado foi repleto de experiências incríveis no PS5 e 2022 está parecendo ainda mais empolgante./post/riot-is-looking-to-add-new-champions-to-league-meta-lines-up-buffs-for-yone-gwen-lillia-wukong-more-in-patch-12-7/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-looking-to-add-new-champions-to-league-meta-lines-up-buffs-for-yone-gwen-lillia-wukong-more-in-patch-12-7/ Hold on to your mechanical keyboards, League of Legends fans; Riot Games is planning to shake up the game’s meta in Patch 12.7 when they send buffs to a whole collection of champions, including Yone, Yasuo, Gwen, Pantheon, Wukong, Neeko, Gangplank, Kalista, Lillia, and Karthus. See League of Legends on Amazon Game designer Tim “Truexy” Jiang explains Riot wants to “help [shake] up the meta’s dominant picks” ahead of the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, and bring a few forgotten champs back into the spotlight after some time away./post/the-best-weapons-in-battlefield-2042/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-weapons-in-battlefield-2042/ Just like how it’s in MOBAs and MMORPGs, keeping up with the meta is important to retain your edge in shooter games. Battlefield 2042’s massive maps allow players to put their creativity to the test and devise new strategies to engage enemies. No matter how you decide to play a certain map, however, there will be times when you’ll need to outplay an opponent when you’re outnumbered to stay in the match./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/despite-twitch-ban-dr-disrespect-is-still-the-third-most-watched-call-of-duty-warzone-streamer-in-2020/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/despite-twitch-ban-dr-disrespect-is-still-the-third-most-watched-call-of-duty-warzone-streamer-in-2020/ Despite being banned off of Twitch near the end of June, Dr Disrespect is still the third most-watched Call of Duty streamer in 2020, according to a report by esports bookmaker Unikrn. Before his ban, the Doc racked up 12.21 million hours watched in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare, along with gaining 234,000 followers while playing. Doc was behind only NICKMERCS and TimTheTatMan on the list, which is accurate as of Aug./post/god-of-war-beats-out-monster-hunter-rise-as-steam-s-top-seller/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/god-of-war-beats-out-monster-hunter-rise-as-steam-s-top-seller/ The newest God of War title launched on PC, and it has become an instant success. The game reached the top of Steam’s top seller’s list just three days after going live on the platform.  Santa Monica Studio’s game faced some steep competition with the PC release of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise just two days earlier, but the single-player God of War was able to edge out the multiplayer Monster Hunter initially, although that might be due to Monster Hunter splitting its bundles on separate pages./post/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/lux-is-headed-to-teamfight-tactics-as-the-game-s-first-7-cost-unit/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lux-is-headed-to-teamfight-tactics-as-the-game-s-first-7-cost-unit/ Teamfight Tactics fans, get ready to do battle with League of Legends‘ Lady of Luminosity, Lux. She’s the latest champion that’s set to join the game mode’s ever-growing roster of champions. Rise of the Elements is a fitting name for this upcoming preseason. Lux is going to be using her Elementalist skin in TFT and she’s going to be the first seven-cost unit in the game. She’s also going to be a Crystal-Avatar unit, which are both newcomers in terms of class and origin./post/overwatch-fans-see-new-mccree-hot-potato-mode-hit-the-workshop/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-fans-see-new-mccree-hot-potato-mode-hit-the-workshop/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Following the release of Overwatch‘s Workshop on the Public Test Realm, players have been making creations fit to be added to the actual game. With enough patience and creativity, people have built some extremely-fun game modes, and Workshop hasn’t even been released for a month yet. A game mode has been made where players are set in a free-for-all match with only McCrees./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/who-won-the-destiny-2-vow-of-the-disciple-raid-world-first-race/Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-the-destiny-2-vow-of-the-disciple-raid-world-first-race/ The race to become the world’s first Destiny 2 fireteam to finish the Vow of the Disciple raid kicked off at 2pm CT on March 5. The teams had 24 hours to compete on an even playing field, ensuring that the group with the best overall skill and communication will be the first to claim victory. During this time period, players competed in contest mode, which put them at a capped Power level of 1530—20 points below the recommended level of 1550./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-playlist-updates-are-live/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-playlist-updates-are-live/ The latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War playlist updates went live today. Fans can enjoy Prop Hunt, Nuketown 24/7, Raid and Crossroads Strike 24/7, and a Sanatorium 24/7 playlist, as well as three modes returning to Warzone.  The Snipers Only Moshpit will remain available in Cold War and the popular Nuketown 24/7 and Prop Hunt playlists are still active. The 24/7 modes allow players to grind on other popular maps that are still perfect for quickly unlocking XP./post/dragon-ball-fighterz-world-tour-finals-scores-and-standings/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dragon-ball-fighterz-world-tour-finals-scores-and-standings/ The Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals had some insane upsets in the first few matches and has seen the Last Chance Qualifier Winner go deep into the main bracket on the biggest stage in the game.  With the best players, some exciting announcements, and $80,000 on the line, this is one DBFZ tournament you won’t want to miss.  But since the event is taking place in Paris, the timezone difference could be an issue for some viewers./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/here-are-all-the-spatula-items-coming-in-teamfight-tactics-set-2-rise-of-the-elements/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-spatula-items-coming-in-teamfight-tactics-set-2-rise-of-the-elements/ The huge overhaul of champions, classes, origins, and items for Teamfight Tactics‘ second chapter is well underway, with changes being tested on the Public Beta Environment (PBE). Riot Games collaborated with popular Twitch streamer Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang to unveil the recipes for all of Set Two’s Spatula items on Oct. 22. While five new items will make their TFT debut, three oldies will make a comeback as well. Here are all the Spatula items coming with Set Two: Rise of the Elements./post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-s-oct-18-update/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-s-oct-18-update/ The developers behind Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl have officially released a new balance patch for the game on Steam.  Unlike the previous patch, which was mainly focused on removing broken mechanics and improving general gameplay, this is a more traditional set of patch notes. Dash dancing was added into the game, along with working to better balance 12 different fighters.  Michelangelo and Patrick are among those fighters that have received sizable changes, with Mikey being nerfed so his neutral air isn’t “dumb” anymore and Patrick getting super armor on his command input./post/how-to-watch-the-london-royal-ravens-25-000-call-of-duty-warzone-ravenstorm-tournament/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-london-royal-ravens-25-000-call-of-duty-warzone-ravenstorm-tournament/ The Call of Duty League’s London Royal Ravens will play host to the first Warzone tournament of 2021. The $25,000 Call of Duty: Warzone Ravenstorm event will feature 10 teams of trios facing off for the prize pool and it’ll all take place over the course of one day, so the action will be fast-paced and intense. There's a storm coming…⛈️ 1 day, 10 teams, $25k prize pool. Teams to be revealed soon 👀 #6thRaven pic./post/noble-esports-deletes-twitter-account-after-employees-claim-they-are-owed-wages/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/noble-esports-deletes-twitter-account-after-employees-claim-they-are-owed-wages/ Noble Esports, an organization that fields teams in Apex Legends, Fortnite, Gears of War, and multiple other esports titles, appears to have suddenly folded after employees alleged they had not been paid. Around 4:45pm CT, Noble’s partnerships manager, Dan “Dizbog” Goodman, tweeted that he was no longer contracted with the company. At the end of the farewell message, he specifically named Noble’s owner, Kyle McDougal, as a key reason for his departure./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/call-of-duty-mobile-season-3-is-called-tokyo-escape/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-mobile-season-3-is-called-tokyo-escape/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season three is launching later this week. The new season is called Tokyo Escape and will have a Japanese theme to it. Players can expect two new weapons, an exclusive map, and more to arrive into the game in Tokyo Escape. While the weapons have only been teased and haven’t been officially revealed, they appear to be the PP19 Bizon and the Renetti from Modern Warfare./post/doublelift-claims-reginald-verbally-assaulted-players-made-them-break-down-because-of-how-badly-they-were-getting-berated/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-claims-reginald-verbally-assaulted-players-made-them-break-down-because-of-how-badly-they-were-getting-berated/ The drama between two of North American League of Legends’ most iconic figures continued today when Doublelift once again talked about TSM’s Andy “Reginald” Dinh and his treatment of players in his organization. The former pro AD carry claimed on his stream that the team CEO has verbally assaulted members of his organization to the point where people were driven to tears. “People don’t like working with him,” Doublelift said. “He’s like a bully who gets away with being a bad person because he’s powerful, because people are afraid to stand up to him, and that’s what I’m sick of./post/how-to-fix-login-failed-an-unknown-error-occurred-in-elder-scrolls-online/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-login-failed-an-unknown-error-occurred-in-elder-scrolls-online/ Multiplayer games like Elder Scrolls Online rely on servers to host all of their players. While these servers will work just fine in most cases, they might go down on rare occasions. Servers generally start cracking under pressure when there’s a surge in player numbers which usually happens with large content patches. During such times, players can experience errors like “login failed an unknown error occurred.” Errors of this caliber typically prevent players from logging into ESO and may even kick them out if they are already logged in./post/how-to-sign-up-for-the-honkai-star-rail-beta/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-sign-up-for-the-honkai-star-rail-beta/ Honkai: Star Rail is the latest entry in the Honkai franchise of games from the Chinese developer HoYoverse, formerly known as miHoYo. The creators of Genshin Impact announced the second closed beta sign-up for its new open-world role-playing game with a turn-based combat system today.  This closed beta test for Honkai: Star Rail will call for a limited number of participants, so the process of signing in does not guarantee your participation./post/how-to-unlock-the-r1-shadowhunter-crossbow-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-r1-shadowhunter-crossbow-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ A new special weapon is coming in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War—and it would make Daryl Dixon proud. The R1 Shadowhunter is a crossbow that will land in the secondary slot of loadouts, allowing you to quickly switch and get a one-shot kill with it to finish off weakened enemies. Alternatively, you can run around like a madman with the crossbow in a zombie apocalypse. It’s probably great in Zombies mode, too, so you can have fun with it there and act out all of your Walking Dead fantasies./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/new-world-rolls-out-new-servers-and-free-world-transfers-to-remedy-long-server-queues/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-rolls-out-new-servers-and-free-world-transfers-to-remedy-long-server-queues/ New World launched around the globe over the past 24 hours, but for a lot of players, there has been little opportunity to get in on the action due to massive queues to get into the game. To remedy this, the Amazon Games team has been active in implementing new servers that players can join to free up queues on other servers. Players will also be able to transfer their characters between servers for free in the next two weeks, meaning you can begin playing on a server that you may not stick with going forward./post/niantic-to-perform-server-maintenance-for-pokemon-go-and-pikmin-bloom/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-to-perform-server-maintenance-for-pokemon-go-and-pikmin-bloom/ Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom players may encounter some unexpected issues this week as Niantic performs three days of server maintenance. Niantic tweeted today that server maintenance will begin on Nov. 3 and last until Nov. 6. During this time, players can still take part in their regular Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom activities, but there could be some disruptions. Trainers, we’ll be performing server maintenance from November 3 to November 6, 2021 PDT./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/afreeca-freecs-completes-roster-with-four-new-players/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/afreeca-freecs-completes-roster-with-four-new-players/ Park “Teddy” Jin-Sung, Ryu “Hoit” Ho-Sung, Yoo “FATE” Su-Hyeok, and Choi “Ellim” El-Lim joined Afreeca Freecs’ 2022 League of Legends roster, the organization revealed today. These four players filled out the previously vacant ADC, support, mid laner, and jungler positions. The four joined longtime top laner Kim “Kiin” Gi-in to complete the Afreeca Freecs roster. The LCK organization has also extended the contracts of its LCK CL coaches Byun “Citrus” Ji-Woong and Suh “Moon” Hyeon-Kwon./post/here-are-8-of-the-best-fan-created-skins-in-overwatch/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-8-of-the-best-fan-created-skins-in-overwatch/ Overwatch is a game that prides itself on its creativity and outstanding visual prowess. The game offers players a variety of different looks that add extra personality to the game’s character roster. Each hero has a slew of unique skins that draw inspiration from various times in history, pop culture, or events. While the game has many skins to chose from, there are still a lot of different looks that are not available in the game./post/here-are-the-mtg-forgotten-realms-cards-worth-money/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-mtg-forgotten-realms-cards-worth-money/ Multiple Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms booster fun Magic: The Gathering cards remain valuable via dungeon Showcase, borderless, extended-art, and prerelease promo foils. The Standard-legal MTG set was released on July 23, breaking Magic tradition by replacing the typical Core Set, while also breaking sales records. Similar to previous Core Set releases, a majority of the Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) cards dropped in price after other Magic sets were released./post/how-to-watch-the-animal-crossing-new-horizons-direct/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-animal-crossing-new-horizons-direct/ An Animal Crossing: New Horizons-centric Nintendo Direct is coming in October. During its latest Direct, Nintendo confirmed the rumored Brewster update. Players can look forward to a new update, completed with the long-awaited return of everyone’s feathered fellow, Brewster.  Brewster was rumored to return to the Animal Crossing series in New Horizons for weeks after an alleged leak from known Nintendo leaker Samus Hunter, who shared insider information. In that leak, Hunter claimed that both Brewster and The Roost café would return to Animal Crossing no later than November than this year./post/john-cena-says-he-s-exploring-twitch-and-nfts/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/john-cena-says-he-s-exploring-twitch-and-nfts/ In a recent episode of the Pardon My Take podcast, professional wrestler and Hollywood star John Cena said he’s learning about Twitch and NFTs, hinting that he could make an appearance in the space. Cena explained that he actively uses Twitter and Instagram and is expanding his own breadth of knowledge through his extensive Twitter “followed” list. “I just went into a rabbit hole following EDM dance culture, and Non-Fungible Tokens, and also Twitch streamers because I know nothing about any of these avenues of the world, just like people may not know anything about the WWE,” Cena said./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/when-does-call-of-duty-warzone-mobile-release/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-call-of-duty-warzone-mobile-release/ Following the massive success of Call of Duty: Mobile, Activision’s newest entry Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is ready to capitalize on the successes of mobile gaming. This is what we currently know about Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile and its expected release date. When will Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile be released? Currently, there is no set release date for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, though speculation points toward a release sometime in 2022./post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3-start/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3-start/ Fortnite Chapter Three, season two is quickly coming to a close. The collective forces of The Seven and the IO have engaged in an all-out war with each other, and it looks like all the fighting is coming to a head at the end of the season with the Collision event. The Seven need to stop the IO from setting off The Collider, and they plan on doing that with the newly re-built mecha, which players helped them restore in some of this season’s challenges./post/which-classes-are-gender-locked-in-lost-ark/Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/which-classes-are-gender-locked-in-lost-ark/ Character creation is crucial when beginning your journey in Lost Ark. Once you create a character, it’ll cost you to change your appearance or class. The very first step of character creation will be to choose your class. There are five in the game, but some are gender-locked, so you’ll discover after choosing it that you won’t be able to play as a female or male character, depending on the class./post/alex-garfield-the-man-behind-evil-geniuses-and-founder-of-goodgame-agency-leaves-twitch/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alex-garfield-the-man-behind-evil-geniuses-and-founder-of-goodgame-agency-leaves-twitch/ The man who built one of esports’ biggest brands and franchises has left Twitch after selling his talent agency to the streaming titan two years ago. Alex “chibsquad” Garfield is leaving Twitch, he revealed today on Twitter. I’m announcing today that I’ve left @Twitch. Thank you to everyone at @GoodGame, @theAllianceGG, and @EvilGeniuses for changing my life. ❤️ — Alexander Garfield (@alexgarfield) August 22, 2016 While Garfield has never been one for the spotlight, he remains one of the most influential people in esports over the past decade./post/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/clg-reveals-2022-lcs-roster-featuring-jenkins-contractz-palafox-luger-and-poome/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clg-reveals-2022-lcs-roster-featuring-jenkins-contractz-palafox-luger-and-poome/ CLG has revealed the five players who will be starting for its League of Legends team in the upcoming 2022 LCS season. The team’s lineup consists of former Team Liquid top laner Jenkins, longtime LCS veteran Contractz in the jungle, former FlyQuest starter Palafox in the mid lane, and the one-time 100 Thieves Academy bottom lane duo of Luger and Poome.  𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐠𝐞. We are excited to announce our 2022 #LCS roster./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/how-to-fix-eac-connection-error-in-new-world/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-eac-connection-error-in-new-world/ Countless MMO players around the globe were looking forward to New World’s launch in September. While the game itself was ready for a release, the demand exceeded expectations and New World experienced some server errors during its initial release. With the hype levels returning back to normal, the number of server-related errors reduced, but there have also been instances where players ran into other errors that prevented them from playing New World. The EAC Connection error is one of these occurrences./post/how-to-get-gjallarhorn-in-destiny-2/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-gjallarhorn-in-destiny-2/ Gjallarhorn, one of Destiny’s most overpowered Exotics, came to Destiny 2 alongside Bungie’s 30th Anniversary Pack, much to the joy of veteran players. Thanks to its tracking rockets and sheer firepower, it became nearly mandatory in raiding groups during the original Destiny—and it packs a punch in the sequel as well. The weapon is only available for 30th Anniversary Pack holders and buying the expansion is just the first step. Players can find the Gjallarhorn quest, called “And Out Fly the Wolves,” in Xûr’s inventory in Eternity./post/the-best-dragon-ball-z-games/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-dragon-ball-z-games/ Since its inception in 1984, Dragon Ball has been one of the most popular anime franchises ever with hundreds of spin-off video games. The collaborations have run the gamut from 2D fighting games, card battlers, turn-based strategy games, RPGs, 3D fighters in massive arenas, and more. We’ve provided a list of the best Best Dragon Ball Z games for gamers who are obsessed with Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball FighterZ SpecificationsThe Dragon Ball FighterZ could enhance the gaming experience of the franchise to a new level thanks to its great interactive gameplay and fighting scenes./post/the-biggest-secrets-and-easter-eggs-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-biggest-secrets-and-easter-eggs-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap/ New Pokémon Snap is out and players are quickly discovering that the developers kept true to the original game by hiding a ton of different secrets and Easter eggs in the new Lental region.  These secrets range from cool throwback references to the original Pokémon Snap all the way to rare encounters you can’t even get until you reach a minimum requirement the game has set.  If you want to play the game without being spoiled, you should try and encounter these moments during your playthrough before looking up guides./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/apex-s-shadow-royale-returns-for-one-week/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-shadow-royale-returns-for-one-week/ Apex Legends players can now enjoy the Shadow Royale game mode during the final week of the Monsters Within Halloween event.  Shadow Royale is a popular limited-time event hosted by Revenant where players return in Shadow Form when they are killed. Shadow Form grants movement bonuses that Titanfall players will recognize, like wall-running and double jumping. Players can assist their team in Shadow Form by attacking enemies, although they only have a melee attack./post/asmongold-watches-in-amazement-as-hundreds-of-twitch-prime-subs-flood-his-chat/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-watches-in-amazement-as-hundreds-of-twitch-prime-subs-flood-his-chat/ Popular streamer Asmongold gave his audience a glimpse into his side of the stream, as he showed his activity feed being bombarded with Twitch Prime subscriptions. Twitch Prime is undoubtedly one of the most effective tools Twitch has in its arsenal to leverage the website as the world’s leading streaming platform. Users with Amazon Prime can connect their Twitch account and gain a free subscription to any partnered or affiliate content creator of their choosing./post/boston-uprising-adds-crimzo/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/boston-uprising-adds-crimzo/ The Boston Uprising may have wiped out most of its 2021 roster earlier this month, but the organization is wasting no time in rebuilding ahead of the 2022 Overwatch League season.  Boston announced today that former Houston Outlaws flex support William “Crimzo” Hernandez is joining its 2022 roster. This is the first new player acquisition for the Uprising during the 2021 offseason.  Crimzo is a veteran in the Overwatch League scene, having played for the Dallas Fuel and Houston Outlaws./post/florida-mayhem-adds-support-rupal-drops-tank-adam/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/florida-mayhem-adds-support-rupal-drops-tank-adam/ Days before the Overwatch League’s Midseason Madness tournament qualifiers are set to begin, the Florida Mayhem is mixing up its roster in major ways.  The team announced today that it’s adding flex support Rupal Zaman, formerly of Redbird Esports, to its roster. He’ll be filling a support slot left by veteran flex Bak “KariV” Young-seo, who will be moving to a coaching position.  Rupal is another talented North American rookie to join the Overwatch League out of the collegiate scene this year./post/how-to-kill-an-enemy-spartan-with-a-shade-turret-in-halo-infinite/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-kill-an-enemy-spartan-with-a-shade-turret-in-halo-infinite/ Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode is now available for everyone to enjoy for free and is an excellent way to get your Halo fix before the full game releases on Dec. 8. Players can jump into the multiplayer for the classic Halo experience and battle enemies in iconic modes like Oddball and Slayer. Players can also purchase the battle pass and grind their way through 100 levels to earn exclusive premium content./post/temporada-19-do-pubg-mobile-come%C3%A7ou-com-um-novo-royale-pass/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/temporada-19-do-pubg-mobile-come%C3%A7ou-com-um-novo-royale-pass/ A temporada 19 do PUBG Mobile, chamada Traverse, começou. Ele também trouxe um novo Royale Pass para o jogo, contendo muitas recompensas emocionantes. A temporada vai durar cerca de dois meses até 12 de julho. O tema Traverse da temporada é baseado no novo modo Microcosm que será lançado no PUBG Mobile em 9 de junho. Neste modo, os jogadores podem se transformar em um insetoide usando dispositivos de transformação quântica disponíveis em alguns locais de Erangel./post/where-to-find-shaymin-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-shaymin-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Various Mythical Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum make a return in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, as the Hisui region would eventually become the Sinnoh region that many fans are familiar with. Many of these Pokémon, as they were in their games of origin, continue to be locked behind events and requirements that make them available only to specific players. Shaymin, the Gratitude Pokémon, reappears in Legends: Arceus as an event-exclusive Pokémon./post/yekindar-reportedly-considering-leaving-virtus-pro-after-pgl-antwerp-major/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yekindar-reportedly-considering-leaving-virtus-pro-after-pgl-antwerp-major/ Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis is weighing his options and could depart Virtus Pro after the conclusion of the PGL Antwerp Major, according to a report by Dexerto today. The star rifler had already admitted in March that his future with VP, a Russian-owned organization, was looking uncertain due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February and all the sanctions imposed on Russian organizations. VP are currently playing with the tag Outsiders because multiple tournament organizers, such as ESL and PGL, prohibited them and other Russian-backed teams from displaying their brand and sponsors in their tournaments./post/best-aphelios-build-in-league-of-legends/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-aphelios-build-in-league-of-legends/ Aphelios is one of the most unique champions in League of Legends. Instead of four separate abilities and an ultimate, this champion has a selection of five different weapons that are suited to specific ranges and situations. Because of this, Aphelios often has a weak early game. But towards the middle to later phases of the game when he can acquire items, the Weapon of the Faithful is one of the most powerful ADCs in the game./post/best-mtg-alchemy-innistrad-cards-and-decks/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-alchemy-innistrad-cards-and-decks/ The launch of MTG Arena Alchemy, which included exclusive digital-only Magic cards from Alchemy: Innistrad (A22), has created a new Standard meta packed with cards that have improved a large number of popular decks.  The Alchemy format within MTG Arena is an alternative Standard format that includes digital-only cards, mechanics, and cards that have been rebalanced, alongside every Standard-legal card in Magic. A22, which was released on Dec. 9 with a total of 63 digital-only cards, opens up design space within Magic while the format itself provides designers with the ability to nerf or buff a card depending on its performance within the meta./post/decent-audio-controllers-bad-software-beacn-mix-and-beacn-create-review/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/decent-audio-controllers-bad-software-beacn-mix-and-beacn-create-review/ The BEACN Mix and Create audio controllers are decent entries for helping content creators customize and monitor audio connections during streams. However, although both Create and Mix has the potential to compete against Elgato’s Stream Deck, its software is still the weakest link in its quest to make it a true contender. Here’s our review of the BEACN Mix and BEACN Create. Nuts and Bolts Both Mix and Create allow the user to control audio sources with physical knobs./post/malphite-player-adjusts-his-ultimate-trajectory-twice-in-aram-game/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/malphite-player-adjusts-his-ultimate-trajectory-twice-in-aram-game/ League of Legends is no stranger to bugs and exploits–and even a living stone creature can be home to several bugs. A Lillia player shared a clip where the opposing Malphite player changed the trajectory of his ultimate twice, before reaching the Lillia player and killing them in the process. Malphite Casually Adjusting His Ultimate Trajectory TWICE from leagueoflegends This change of trajectory should be theoretically impossible. Various bugs or exploits have appeared in League before, where players on certain champions could stop or adjust the direction of abilities that shouldn’t be able to change course on a whim./post/riot-teases-legends-of-runeterra-world-championship-details-reveals-paths-to-qualify/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-teases-legends-of-runeterra-world-championship-details-reveals-paths-to-qualify/ Riot Games has announced new details for the 2022 Legends of Runeterra World Championship that is slated to take place later this year, while also teasing something potentially big that will get revealed in the near future. New information for the second Legends of Runeterra 2022 World Championship was released today by Riot, providing players with key details regarding the paths they can take to earn an invite to Worlds. No official date for LoR Worlds was announced, but Riot did reveal that the Legends of Runeterra World Championship will “take the place of the Seasonal tournament of the season running from Oct./post/riot-wants-to-buff-tryndamere-and-master-yi-in-patch-8-3/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-wants-to-buff-tryndamere-and-master-yi-in-patch-8-3/ Master Yi and Tryndamere are glorified basic attack bots, and according to Riot’s post on the official League of Legends forums today, they’re both about to be buffed. No context has been given on the upcoming buffs, but it’s clear that they’re both underperforming. The current meta favors playmaking tanks with gratuitous amounts of crowd control, and hard crowd control is the worst enemy of any attack speed-oriented champion. Assassins are also abundant, but most of them boast high mobility that allows them to kite around Trynd and Yi too much for them to handle./post/rocket-league-live-offers-a-new-way-to-watch-esports-inside-of-fortnite/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-live-offers-a-new-way-to-watch-esports-inside-of-fortnite/ Fortnite seems to be evolving how it’s viewed with every passing update. The Creative Mode that lets players invent maps and game modes has become where Epic Games can show off collaborations and interesting new features. Now, Fortnite’s Creative Mode will be hosting watch parties for esports competitions and has introduced Rocket League Live. Fortnite announced that 404FNC and FiveWalnut worked together to create the Championship Field. As a result, players will be able to watch the Rocket League Championship Series from March 23 to 27 on the field./post/sentinels-reportedly-acquires-tenz-in-7-figure-buyout-from-cloud9/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sentinels-reportedly-acquires-tenz-in-7-figure-buyout-from-cloud9/ Sentinels has acquired VALORANT star Tyson “TenZ” Ngo from Cloud9 in a deal worth around seven figures, according to a report by Kevin Hitt of The Esports Observer. The loan contract signed between C9 and Sentinels back in March included an option for Sentinels to buy out the contract, which the org has now reportedly exercised. This reported buyout comes just days after Sentinels won the VCT Masters Two Reykjavik LAN event./post/summit1g-apologizes-for-girlfriend-s-tweets-about-streamer-with-tourette-s/Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/summit1g-apologizes-for-girlfriend-s-tweets-about-streamer-with-tourette-s/ Summit1g used his stream yesterday to apologize for comments made by his girlfriend, streamer LilChiipmunk, regarding fellow streamer Sweet Anita. After seeing a clip from Sweet Anita’s stream earlier this week, LilChiipmunk expressed her displeasure with Twitch allowing Anita, who has Tourette’s syndrome, to stream after a clip arose of her saying the n-word on her channel.  The since-deleted tweet by LilChiipmunk said that by allowing Anita to stream, Twitch as a platform is “promoting this hatred./post/cod-mobile-and-warzone-crossover-event-is-giving-away-3-epic-soldiers/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cod-mobile-and-warzone-crossover-event-is-giving-away-3-epic-soldiers/ As a nuke demolished Verdansk in Call of Duty: Warzone, the time has rewound to give players a new map. To celebrate the launch of Verdansk ’84, Activision is bringing a crossover event to CoD: Mobile, which is giving away three epic soldiers. The Radioactive Agent Redemption is currently live in the events menu of CODM. Through it, players can get one of three epic soldiers, which are the Hazmat Bomber, Soap – Hazmat, and T./post/evil-geniuses-parts-ways-with-nychrisg-after-inappropriate-comments-resurface/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-parts-ways-with-nychrisg-after-inappropriate-comments-resurface/ Evil Geniuses has terminated the contract of multi-fighting game pro Christopher “NYChrisG” Gonzalez after comments Chris made in 2017 resurfaced. This comes just a day after the organization released Dota 2 commentator and streamer Grant “GranDGranT” Harris after several women claimed he sexually harassed them. Chris “NYChrisG” Gonzalez has been released and is no longer a member of Evil Geniuses. — Evil Geniuses (@EvilGeniuses) June 23, 2020 In 2017, NYChrisG posted on Facebook that “Black female gamers suck,” along with several follow-ups supporting his stance./post/how-to-get-different-colored-pikmin-in-pikmin-bloom/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-different-colored-pikmin-in-pikmin-bloom/ Niantic’s latest AR game in collaboration with Nintendo, Pikmin Bloom, is now available in some regions around the globe, giving some players the chance to head out into their neighborhood and collect all the Pikmin they can find. All Pikmin from the original three games have returned for this mobile title, and players will be able to find them in a variety of different ways. The overall goal of Pikmin Bloom is to plant flowers all over your local area, but the best way to facilitate this is by collecting an army of Pikmin./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/rocket-league-s-season-3-rocket-pass-brings-reworks-for-pro-tiers/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-s-season-3-rocket-pass-brings-reworks-for-pro-tiers/ Season three of Rocket League kicks off on April 7 and with it comes more than 70 tiers of new items in the seasonal Rocket Pass.  Just like with the rest of the season, the season three Rocket Pass will focus on celebrating speed, giving players access to the new speed demon car model called the Tyranno.  Players who purchase the premium Rocket Pass will instantly get access to the Tyranno, along with additional weekly and seasonal challenges, an XP boost, and access to the Pro Rewards beyond tier 70 that unlock new variants of some of the Rocket Pass items./post/sodapoppin-reportedly-turned-down-a-major-brand-deal-so-he-could-stream-wow-classic/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sodapoppin-reportedly-turned-down-a-major-brand-deal-so-he-could-stream-wow-classic/ According to Twitch streamer and attorney Ryan “BJPOfficial” Willett, his brother Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris turned down a major brand deal just so he could leave his schedule open to play World of Warcraft Classic. BJP was discussing the financial agreements in Tfue’s leaked contract with FaZe Clan on Thursday when he took a chance to defend Soda’s integrity. “Please, for those of y’all watching this, and you’re on Reddit or one of [Soda’s] YouTube videos, or wherever else, please don’t ever call my little brother a sellout again,” he said./post/tfue-and-faze-banks-meet-up-despite-lawsuit-controversy/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tfue-and-faze-banks-meet-up-despite-lawsuit-controversy/ FaZe Clan co-owner Ricky “FaZe Banks” Bengston shocked the gaming community last night when he posted a photo to his Instagram with Turner “Tfue” Tenney. One of the biggest lawsuits in esports began in 2019 after Tfue sued FaZe, alleging that the organization’s contracts were unfair and predatory. One clause in the contract would have allowed FaZe to collect up to 80 percent of Tfue’s revenue, for example. FaZe Banks uploaded a YouTube video on May 21 claiming that Tfue was only suing the organization to get out of his contract./post/tribe-gaming-are-the-western-champions-of-the-cod-mobile-world-championship-2021/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tribe-gaming-are-the-western-champions-of-the-cod-mobile-world-championship-2021/ Tribe Gaming have won the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2021 Western Finals. The team took down ARP Gaming 3-1 in a North American grand final to take home the crown.  After convincing victories in the first two rounds of the finals on the Hardpoint and Search and Destroy modes, ARP made a comeback in an intense third round in Hardpoint on Summit. Both teams traded the capture points in the early game, but Tribe was able to hold on in the first half with a score of 75-49./post/xqc-roars-to-huge-new-twitch-record-off-the-back-of-overwatch-2-beta-hype/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-roars-to-huge-new-twitch-record-off-the-back-of-overwatch-2-beta-hype/ Reigning king of streaming Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel has roared to a new Twitch viewership record, with more than 300,000 eager fans piling into his already immensely popular channel to watch him play the invite-only Overwatch 2 beta at the height of the long-awaited Blizzard sequel’s hype this week. On April 27, the French-Canadian streamer rocketed past his old record to hit a new personal best: 312,158 concurrent Twitch viewers, according to TwitchTracker./post/are-the-5-mtg-new-capenna-precon-commander-decks-worth-buying/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-the-5-mtg-new-capenna-precon-commander-decks-worth-buying/ Launching with the Streets of New Capenna Standard-legal Magic: The Gathering set is a total of five preconstructed Commander decks showcasing two commanders, a collector booster sample pack, and 98 other cards.  Precon Commander decks are a great starting point for new or returning casual players to the card game. There are a total of five preconstructed Streets of New Capenna Commander decks, each showcasing three-color commanders and gameplay mechanics thematically tied to the five crime boss factions within the NCC set./post/best-headphones-for-kids/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-headphones-for-kids/ Kids need good headphones to enjoy listening to music, playing games, and even remote learning. Most adult headphones don’t cut it because they may be too big and heavy for many hours of use. Headphones for children are often smaller than regular headphones and have volume limiters to protect their ears from loud sounds that may cause hearing damage. If the child is doing remote schooling or playing games, it might be wise to get headphones with a built-in microphone to communicate with the teacher or friends./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/here-are-the-2021-lck-spring-split-standings/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-2021-lck-spring-split-standings/ The 2021 LCK Spring Split is the first franchised split of the current season of League Champions Korea. Ten teams compete in the double round-robin group stage. The top six teams advance to the Spring playoffs with a new playoff format. All matches are best-of-three series during the regular season, while the playoffs will feature best-of-five series. This means that winning every game is crucial since it increases the number of points a team has, even if they don’t win the overall match./post/here-are-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-standings/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-standings/ The 2021 LPL Summer Split has finally returned. Matches will take place in an offline format. Audience members are allowed with masks on to protect the pro League of Legends players and staff from potential exposure to COVID-19. The league will crown its champion on Aug. 8, who will lead four LPL teams to the 2021 League World Championship. A total of 17 teams will face off against one another in a single round-robin over 10 weeks./post/how-to-do-an-en-passant-in-chess/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-do-an-en-passant-in-chess/ Chess has a number of advanced plays contestants can perform that a vast majority of players don’t know about. One of these is en passant, a special rule that allows a pawn to capture an adjacent pawn in both a weird and interesting way to turn the tide of battle. For those unfamiliar with the en passant move, its a rule in chess which allows a pawn to take adjacent pawn that have advanced two squares in one move from the original square it might have been captured in./post/siege-s-year-7-will-introduce-player-reputation-more-measures-against-griefing-and-reporting-in-match-replay/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/siege-s-year-7-will-introduce-player-reputation-more-measures-against-griefing-and-reporting-in-match-replay/ Rainbow Six Siege Year Seven is introducing multiple new systems to deal with toxic behavior like griefing, cheating, and other disruptive actions.  Toxic players can ruin games in multiple ways. They can cheat and give themselves an unfair advantage or purposely grief or harass their team through voice or text chat. Siege developers are taking multiple steps throughout Year Seven to improve the environment for all players and punish repeat offenders./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/yesterday-s-teamfight-tactics-9-24-pbe-update-targets-classes-origins-and-champions-while-introducing-soulbound/Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yesterday-s-teamfight-tactics-9-24-pbe-update-targets-classes-origins-and-champions-while-introducing-soulbound/ Teamfight Tactics fans are eagerly awaiting the debut of the Soulbound class along with Senna, Lucian, and Amumu, but a lot more changes are slated to come in Patch 9.24.  Riot’s hit autobattler will undergo some heavy adjustments in the next patch cycle, according to Surrenderat20’s Nov. 26 PBE update. Many traits are being altered on the test server, including a Shadow tweak due to Senna’s inclusion in the Origin. And changes to eight champions should balance out the outliers./post/alinity-issues-herself-3-day-suspension-from-twitch-due-to-accidental-nudity/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alinity-issues-herself-3-day-suspension-from-twitch-due-to-accidental-nudity/ After broadcasting accidental nudity during a livestream, popular Twitch streamer Alinity has taken matters into her own hands. The variety streamer has given herself a three-day ban from the platform while awaiting action from Twitch. “Hey so regardless of whatever Twitch decides to do, I’m gonna give myself a 3 day suspension from the platform,” Alinity wrote. “I think it is fair. Have yourselves a nice day!” Hey so regardless of whatever Twitch decides to do, I'm gonna give myself a 3 day suspension from the platform./post/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/gen-g-defeat-dwg-kia-with-ophelia-filling-in-for-chovy-in-2022-lck-spring-split/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gen-g-defeat-dwg-kia-with-ophelia-filling-in-for-chovy-in-2022-lck-spring-split/ Gen.G kicked off the eighth week of the 2022 LCK Spring Split with a 2-1 victory over DWG KIA today. And they got this win without their standout mid laner Chovy, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by rookie Baek “Ophelia” Jin-seong from the org’s Academy team. Ophelia showed promise in today’s League of Legends series against DWG KIA. He didn’t crumble under the pressure, rather pulling off clean laning phases and following his teammates’ shot calls afterward./post/how-to-watch-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-kickoff-classic-schedule-bracket-matchups-and-more/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-kickoff-classic-schedule-bracket-matchups-and-more/ The 2022 Call of Duty League season is almost ready to begin, but the league’s 12 teams will get a high-stakes warm-up this weekend with the Kickoff Classic. The Kickoff Classic is the fun before the real fight begins in a couple of weeks. The season officially starts on Feb. 4 with the first matchups of the Stage I Major, culminating in the Stage I Major LAN tournament on March 3./post/iem-winter-2021-results-schedule-bracket/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/iem-winter-2021-results-schedule-bracket/ Sixteen of the best CS:GO teams in the world have traveled to Stockholm, Sweden to compete at IEM Winter, a $250,000 LAN tournament. This is one of the last premier Counter-Strike tournaments of the year and comes after two thrilling events, PGL Stockholm Major and BLAST Premier Fall Final, which were held in front of a live audience. IEM Winter, though, is being played in a studio environment, so there’s no crowd./post/is-rocket-league-garage-down-here-s-how-to-check/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-rocket-league-garage-down-here-s-how-to-check/ Rocket League is one of the most competitive titles on the market. While countless players are looking to climb up the game’s ranked ladder, some may just be after expanding their cosmetics collection like a true collector. Throughout your Rocket League career, you’ll collect a handful of cosmetics. Trading hubs like Rocket League Garage makes the trading process a lot simpler, making them the go-to sources for Rocket League players looking to purchase their dream items. Even if Rocket League itself is up and running, there’s a chance that Rocket League Garage can go down./post/new-world-delayed-amazon-games-sets-new-launch-date-for-sept-28/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-delayed-amazon-games-sets-new-launch-date-for-sept-28/ Amazon Games has made the decision to push back the release date for its latest MMORPG title, New World. The game was originally set to be released on Aug. 31 but will instead be available to the general public four weeks later on Sept. 28, the developer announced today. Prospective New World players got to try out the game over the last two weeks in a closed beta testing environment, but many found that the title wasn’t quite ready for a wide-scale global launch./post/overwatch-fans-aren-t-happy-that-blizzard-has-done-nothing-with-sigma/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-fans-aren-t-happy-that-blizzard-has-done-nothing-with-sigma/ Overwatch fans believe there was a lot more Blizzard Entertainment could have done with Sigma’s lore. Reddit user Technician_Frosty shared an image of Sigma with the title “Can we talk about how this man might be the best hero in [Overwatch] in terms of character and Blizzard has done nothing with him?” While Technician_Frosty didn’t share any of their own ideas as to what Sigma’s character could have been, plenty of other fans jumped into the comments to complain about the lack of lore for the physicist and Overwatch as a whole./post/apex-legends-surpasses-expectations/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-surpasses-expectations/ Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends was released on Feb. 4, and it’s already become a huge hit. The new free-to-play battle royale shooter that’s set in the Titanfall universe has come out the gates swinging, and it’s only getting more popular by the day. In its opening eight hours, the game boasted more than one million downloads across each of its platforms—PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Apex has since surpassed 10 million players in three days./post/former-dota-2-pro-sexybamboe-dies/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-dota-2-pro-sexybamboe-dies/ Former professional Dota 2 player, streamer, and commentator Alaan “SexyBamboe” Faraj has died, according to statements from multiple close friends, former teammates, and community members.  See Dota 2 on Amazon Faraj had been an active member of the Dota community dating back to competing professionally in the original game before transitioning to Dota 2 in 2011. He played for more than 18 different teams between 2011 and 2021, with notable runs as part of mousesports, Evil Geniuses, Team Zephyr, and Team Bald./post/how-to-farm-soul-cinders-in-wow-shadowlands/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-farm-soul-cinders-in-wow-shadowlands/ Introduced in World of Warcraft Patch 9.1 on June 29, Soul Cinders are a new currency used to upgrade Legendary items to the fifth and sixth rank. The first five ranks can be achieved through farming Soul Ash from Torghast, Tower of the Damned, up to item level 235. The first rank costs 1,250 Soul Ash, while the fourth costs 5,150. The fifth rank (item level 250), costs 400 Soul Cinders, and the sixth rank (item level 260) costs 1,650./post/how-to-find-snom-and-evolve-it-into-frosmoth-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-snom-and-evolve-it-into-frosmoth-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Snom is one of Pokémon Sword and Shield’s cutest new Pokémon, but evolving it into the equally adorable Frosmoth is quite a painful and long process. Snom is a rare spawn that can be located either in Route 8’s Steamdrift Way or Route 10. It is far easier to find in Route 8 as it appears in the Overworld, rather than in the “!” bushes in Route 10. Once you find and capture one, that is the easy part out of the way./post/how-to-watch-e3-2022/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-e3-2022/ News of E3 has been shared early in 2022, and while fans didn’t get a date for when the three-day video game expo is scheduled to take place, they did get some information on how things will go down. For a second-year running, E3 will be held digitally, meaning that fans won’t be able to attend in person. Despite this new development, there’s no reason to miss out on any of the action thanks to streaming bringing it right to the comfort of your home./post/league-worlds-2018-group-stage-results-and-standings/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-worlds-2018-group-stage-results-and-standings/ The seventh day of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship group stage kicked off today with NA’s favored roster, Team Liquid, taking on the LCK’s top seed, KT Rolster. This portion of Worlds is regarded by Riot as the main event of the tournament, and many fans don’t seem to qualify a team as world-class unless they make it this far. That means that there’s a lot of pressure on rosters from the major regions to make it through the play-in stage to arrive here./post/new-legendary-soulciologist-malicia-and-5-more-warlock-cards-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-scholomance-academy/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-legendary-soulciologist-malicia-and-5-more-warlock-cards-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-scholomance-academy/ Warlock players are in for a treat. Blizzard just revealed a plethora of new Hearthstone cards for the Warlock class today, as well as a few dual-class cards that work for Warlock and Demon Hunter. Of the cards just revealed on the PlayHearthstone YouTube channel, the most interesting is undoubtedly Soulciologist Malicia. This card is a seven-cost 5/5 dual-class Legendary minion with a Battlecry. Malcia’s Battlecry summons a 3/3 Soul with Rush for each Soul Fragment in your deck./post/player-nominations-for-super-smash-bros-ultimate-summit-3-were-briefly-affected-by-botting/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/player-nominations-for-super-smash-bros-ultimate-summit-3-were-briefly-affected-by-botting/ Beyond the Summit’s Super Smash Bros. events always involve some element of community voting. This usually means that fans can vote on a certain number of players that they want to see compete in the tournament, leading to battles between communities to get their favorite players in.  Earlier today, however, both BTS and tournament hosting platform smash.gg were affected by an influx of nominations from bots that impacted the layout of Smash Ultimate Summit Three./post/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-yuji-naka-working-on-smaller-project-following-departure-from-square-enix/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-yuji-naka-working-on-smaller-project-following-departure-from-square-enix/ Yuji Naka, the Sonic the Hedgehog’s co-creator and former head of Sonic Team at Sega, has returned from a brief hiatus and is now working on a new project despite contemplating retirement earlier this year after leaving Square Enix.  Naka joined Square Enix in 2018 to lead a new project, which eventually became Balan Wonderworld. The game was met with poor reviews when it launched on March 26 and shortly thereafter, Naka resigned from his position, although he didn’t officially announce it until June 5./post/00nation-signs-o-plano/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/00nation-signs-o-plano/ O PLANO’s longtime search for an organization is over. Vito “kNgV-” Giuseppe, Henrique “HEN1” Teles, Lucas “LUCAS1” Teles, Vinicius “vsm” Moreira, Leonardo “leo_drk” Oliveira, Alencar “trk” Rossato, and head coach Raphael “cogu” Camargo are now a part of 00Nation, a new esports organization that recently merged with Nordavind, a Norwegian org that’s been around the CS:GO scene with domestic and international rosters since 2015. O PLANO had been on a sponsorless journey since May after the players parted ways with their old organizations./post/all-halo-infinite-season-start-and-end-dates/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-halo-infinite-season-start-and-end-dates/ The Halo franchise moved in a new direction with the release of its cross-platform multiplayer in Halo Infinite, which includes the introduction of a battle pass system. Popularized by games in the battle royale genre, like Fortnite and Apex Legends, the battle pass gives players challenges to complete as they attempt to progress through ranks that unlock a plethora of cosmetics and in-game goodies. While there are some things to be earned from leveling in the unpaid version of the battle pass season, players have significantly more to gain by purchasing the premium version of the battle pass./post/est-ce-que-les-serveurs-de-splitgate-sont-down-voici-comment-v%C3%A9rifier-l-%C3%A9tat-des-serveurs/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/est-ce-que-les-serveurs-de-splitgate-sont-down-voici-comment-v%C3%A9rifier-l-%C3%A9tat-des-serveurs/ Alors que Splitgate est très populaire dans son état actuel, les problèmes de serveurs du jeu ont été problématiques et, parfois, un aspect frustrant du FPS ces dernières semaines. Pour faire rapide, puisque les serveurs actuels ne sont pas destinés à accueillir autant de joueurs, ils sont souvent en surcharge, parfois au point où les développeurs de 1047 Games doivent mettre le jeu hors ligne temporairement. Ceci étant dit, à partir du 28 juillet, le jeu est en ligne – en quelques sortes./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/how-to-collect-captured-tooki-s-tears-in-lost-ark/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-collect-captured-tooki-s-tears-in-lost-ark/ Smilegate’s MMO Lost Ark offers a great number of resources to farm, and several are focused on exploration. This is the case for Adventurer’s Tomes, which reward numerous items for completing specific percentages of them. There is one for each region of the game and they can take you a very long time to complete entirely. Rohendel’s Adventurer Tome requires numerous things to farm, and similar to others, the recipes are among the hardest to get./post/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/valve-releases-autograph-sticker-capsules-for-pgl-stockholm-cs-go-major/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-releases-autograph-sticker-capsules-for-pgl-stockholm-cs-go-major/ To commemorate the champions and finalists of the PGL Stockholm 2021 Major, Valve has released a set of player autograph capsules fashioned in paper, holo, and gold.  Without dropping a single map, Nature Vincere completed a flawless run at the first major CS:GO tournament in over two years, writing history, and earning $1 million in prize winnings. S1mple, the MVP of the tournament and arguably the greatest player in Counter-Strike history secured his first Major title with an emphatic win against G2 Esports in the grand final on Nov./post/what-is-pokemon-go-plus-and-how-does-it-work/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-pokemon-go-plus-and-how-does-it-work/ Pokémon Go is a mobile game that causes players to go explore to, of course, “catch ’em all.” The famous tagline from the popular franchise is justified in the augmented reality (AR) game by Niantic where trainers go out of their way to look for Pokémon almost everywhere. And with this adventure comes an extra accessory that could enhance a trainer’s gaming experience, especially in finding the Pokémon they desire. Pokémon Go Plus is a device that can be connected to an iPhone or Android smartphone and can help you determine if a Pokémon is nearby./post/where-to-find-fortbyte-24-in-fatal-fields-in-fortnite-season-9/Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-fortbyte-24-in-fatal-fields-in-fortnite-season-9/ A new Fortbyte is now available to Fortnite: Battle Royale players who own the season nine Battle Pass. As promised, Epic released one this morning, and players can unlock it by completing a short and simple challenge. Fortbyte 24 just became available. Its challenge tells players it’s “found within Fatal Fields,” which is rather vague. Players have to look for the item there while playing any Fortnite: Battle Royale game mode that’s not Playground, since it’s a sandbox mode that disables challenge progression./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/apex-legends-holo-day-bash-is-live-with-the-winter-express-limited-time-mode/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-holo-day-bash-is-live-with-the-winter-express-limited-time-mode/ The holiday celebrations in the Outlands just started. Apex Legends‘ Holo-Day Bash event is now live. During the event, the popular Winter Express limited-time mode is making a month-long comeback alongside new cosmetics, store offers, and a new event track available to all players—all until Jan. 4. 🚂 🎄 ALL ABOARRRRRRRD! 🎄 🚂 Holo-Day Bash is officially here and with it, a new Devstream! Get in on the festivities as we talk about the return of Winter Express and roll through some gift ideas for the legends in your life./post/how-do-coins-work-on-tiktok-live-studio/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-coins-work-on-tiktok-live-studio/ A challenger in the battle for streaming supremacy has taken a huge step forward. TikTok released a beta version of its new desktop streaming software TikTok LIVE Studio today. The LIVE Studio program is now available for download for any PC users with a TikTok account. Upon installing, players can set up a basic streaming overlay or even import their settings from other programs like OBS. The social media mobile app has used Coins as a gifting currency for over a year now as a way for people to show support to their creators during TikTok livestreams./post/how-many-nintendo-switch-oled-model-colors-are-there/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-nintendo-switch-oled-model-colors-are-there/ Nintendo announced today a new Nintendo Switch model set to arrive later this year, the OLED model. With upgrades to the Switch console’s specs, as well as a few new added features to the Switch’s dock, the newer version of the console builds upon the foundations of the Switch’s already-impressive hardware. A larger OLED screen will be included with the new console, in addition to a built-in, hardwired ethernet port—two features that fans have been asking for since the launch of the console./post/how-to-set-your-xbox-series-x-s-as-your-home-console/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-set-your-xbox-series-x-s-as-your-home-console/ Setting an Xbox Series X or S as your home console can come with a lot of advantages. If you own two systems or want to game share, setting one Xbox as your home console while using another will allow you to play a digital version of the game you bought on two devices. This could, for example, let a family member game alongside you without paying for the game twice, as long as you own two consoles./post/kings-canyon-to-return-world-s-edge-to-receive-map-changes-in-season-4-of-apex-legends/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kings-canyon-to-return-world-s-edge-to-receive-map-changes-in-season-4-of-apex-legends/ The most iconic map in Apex Legends, Kings Canyon, is set to return in season four, while the newest map, World’s Edge, will receive further updates throughout the next season, Respawn Entertainment announced today in an Apex devstream.  But these two maps won’t be available at the same time. Instead, Respawn has divided the two into splits. The first split will begin on Feb. 3 and conclude on March 23, featuring World’s Edge with several map changes./post/move-over-lee-sin-god-staff-jax-is-the-next-champion-to-ascend-to-divinity/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/move-over-lee-sin-god-staff-jax-is-the-next-champion-to-ascend-to-divinity/ It’s only been eight months since God Fist Lee Sin graced Summoner’s Rift with his divinity, but God Fist Jax is on the way to contest him, according to a teaser video published on Riot’s social media pages. The skin looks just as cool as God Fist Lee Sin, and features all new animations, golden godlike colors, and all-around badassery. Lee Sin’s god skin is considered a Legendary skin, and it costs 1,820 RP, so we can assume Jax’s will cost the same./post/shiny-galarian-articuno-galarian-zapdos-and-galarian-moltres-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shiny-galarian-articuno-galarian-zapdos-and-galarian-moltres-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ To incentivize players, Game Freak and The Pokémon Company have revealed a new giveaway series for the Pokémon Sword and Shield International Challenge.  Anyone who competes in the 2022 International Challenge throughout February, March, and April will receive access to distribution for Shiny Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres. The Shiny variants of the Galarian birds all feature color schemes reminiscent of their Kantonian counterparts. The gifted Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres will all be level 70 and include movesets that feature their signature attacks, Freezing Glare, Thunderous Kick, and Fiery Wrath./post/sumail-joins-nigma-galaxy-s-dota-2-lineup/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sumail-joins-nigma-galaxy-s-dota-2-lineup/ After multiple teasers, SumaiL officially joined Nigma Galaxy’s Dota 2 roster today. Based on the announcement trailer, he will be taking over the mid lane since the video titled him the “king of mid.” This means Miracle- will be moving to the safe lane position again. Both SumaiL and Nigma will be treading on uncharted waters this season. Nigma were relegated to the second division after the last DPC season. The roster, filled with former The International winners, will now go up against the younger generation of Dota 2 players who generally make up the most of division two./post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-may-4-update-buffs-vanguard-weapons-nerfs-the-armored-truck/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-may-4-update-buffs-vanguard-weapons-nerfs-the-armored-truck/ A new Call of Duty: Warzone patch just went live with the objective of buffing Vanguard weapons on Caldera. The minor update could have some major implications on which weapons players choose to use in their loadouts in battle royale or Resurgence, with some pretty substantial buffs coming for World War II weapons found in-game. 🛠️ A #Warzone update has gone live! Gameplay adjustments, Bug Fixes, and Weapon changes! We have also retroactively adjusted all measurement units for distance to Meters in the Season Three Patch Notes./post/doomfist-s-new-sprays-tell-a-story/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doomfist-s-new-sprays-tell-a-story/ The stories told by Doomfist’s new sprays—now live on Overwatch’s public test region—may not be lore-accurate, but they’re still great. He’s got jokes, boxing homages, and a little peek into his early life. Often times, sprays get passed over pretty quickly: Everyone goes straight for the skins. But Doomfist’s are worth an extra look. One of Doomfist’s sprays even fits together with an existing Overwatch spray, like a few others in the game./post/here-s-every-change-coming-to-tft-s-double-up-mode/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-change-coming-to-tft-s-double-up-mode/ A total of six big changes, along with a number of smaller improvements, will be made to Teamfight Tactics Double Up without the mode getting taken down from the live servers, according to Riot Games.  Riot introduced the TFT Double Up mode with the release of Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets, expecting to take it off the live servers prior to the launch of Set 6.5 for upgrades and improvements. The mode allows players to compete with friends in a two-vs-two environment via a lobby of four teams and eight players./post/here-s-everything-in-mtg-arena-core-set-2021-mastery-pass/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-everything-in-mtg-arena-core-set-2021-mastery-pass/ Wizards of the Coast has revealed the MTG Arena contents for the Basic Set Mastery and Mastery Pass in Core Set 2021.  Several improvements were made to the M21 passes over the previous Ikoria: Lair of Behemoth battle passes. This includes six extra M21 booster packs contained within the Basic Set and 400 additional gems in the Mastery Pass. The Basic Set Mastery is for all free-to-play players and extra rewards are available via the Mastery Pass, priced at 3,400 gems or $20./post/how-to-find-batman-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-batman-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/ After months of waiting, one of DC’s most famous heroes is finally able to be obtained in Fortnite. Unlike most other skins in the game, you won’t have to acquire Batman’s iconic outfit in the Item Shop. Instead, you’ll have to buy the Season seven battle pass and earn him via challenges. One of the main challenges players will face is a new set of quests for Superman, Beast Boy, and Armored Batman Zero, who are all now located around the island./post/how-to-get-the-heir-apparent-catalyst-in-destiny-2/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-heir-apparent-catalyst-in-destiny-2/ The Heir Apparent Exotic machine gun is a Guardian Games special in Destiny 2. Both the weapon and its catalyst are exclusively available through the Guardian Games event, a limited-time competition of the classes hosted by Eva Levante in the Tower. While Heir Apparent is strong on its own, its catalyst is what has made the Exotic LMG so notorious in the Crucible since it received a buff last year./post/the-2021-lcs-rebrand-signals-a-new-direction-for-a-youthful-energized-league/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-2021-lcs-rebrand-signals-a-new-direction-for-a-youthful-energized-league/ The LCS completely rebranded its identity earlier today ahead of the 2021 season. Complete with a full logo change, a shift in the league’s general focus, and a new slogan, “Made by Many,” to boot, North America’s premier league for professional League of Legends is set to look a lot different than it has in past seasons.  The design comes just two years after the LEC, the longtime European sister league of the LCS, totally rebranded its look to add more of a modern spin on professional League./post/wesley-so-wins-third-leg-of-fide-grand-prix-2022-over-nakamura/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wesley-so-wins-third-leg-of-fide-grand-prix-2022-over-nakamura/ With little left on the line this afternoon, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura quickly steered the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 Leg 3 finals to the rapid playoffs portion, where So scored a victory that will only provide little solace in light of (most likely) missing out on the Candidates Tournament. The main prize on the line in the FIDE Grand Prix wasn’t actually the ultimate victory, especially not in its third leg./post/what-is-salvo-in-apex-legends/Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-salvo-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends’ season seven quest has started to point toward a new part of the Frontier. Salvo is a mysterious planet that just gave in to the Syndicate—and it could have big repercussions for the evolving story. So far, only two pieces of lore have mentioned the new planet: a chapter of the Family Portrait season quest and an Easter egg-filled image of Wattson’s room. Her desk contains a memo from Syndicate PR director Jacob Young, but the quest introduces the planet in a less subtle manner./post/a-history-of-gaming-mice/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-history-of-gaming-mice/ When first learning to drive a car, the wheel may not feel familiar, the pedals seem far away, and the stick shift is strange. Over time, these tools become an extension of the driver’s hands and feet. Controlling them becomes second nature. Computer mice are the same for gamers. A mouse is a tool meant to be an extension of the user for more control over the device itself. Its user needs to consciously remember which buttons do which functions, but using the mouse becomes second nature over time./post/best-moveset-for-sirfetch-d-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-moveset-for-sirfetch-d-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ As part of the crossover celebration for Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion, Sirfetch’d is finally available in Pokémon Go.  Galarian Farfetch’d has been in the game for a good while now, but prior to this event, it wasn’t able to evolve into Sirfetch’d.  Now as for how to best prep you Sirfetch’d for the Battle League, you should probably get used to playing on the defensive. It has a lot of options, but not all of them are great, especially since you will be relying almost exclusively on Counter as a Fast Move./post/can-you-play-fortnite-on-the-steam-deck/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-fortnite-on-the-steam-deck/ The Steam Deck can play titles from any genre. From narrative-driven action romps to gut-wrenching horror games, Valve’s freshmen handheld outing has proven quite versatile outside of competitive gaming. While some competitive titles like Apex Legends have since found their way to being playable, others haven’t been so lucky. Epic Games’ Fortnite is one of the unlucky games in this case. Despite Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye both being supported by the Steam Deck, Epic Games won’t be bringing Fortnite over to the Steam Deck for the foreseeable future, according to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney./post/ceo-2021-set-to-return-in-december-will-combine-ceo-and-ceotaku-events/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ceo-2021-set-to-return-in-december-will-combine-ceo-and-ceotaku-events/ Community Effort Orlando, better known as CEO, is making a comeback later this year after having to cancel a majority of its tournaments throughout 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The event won’t return in its usual June timeframe, however. Instead, CEO 2021 will be hosted in Orlando from Dec. 3 to 5.  Thank you for the positive response #FGC. While we work out all the details to safely bring back CEO and launch registration, tell us what games would you want to see hosted at #CEO2021?/post/elden-ring-player-perfects-mech-suit-build/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/elden-ring-player-perfects-mech-suit-build/ Elden Ring player and YouTube content creator Adam Barker recently flaunted his nearly unstoppable mech suit build, terrorizing fellow players in PvP. Barker’s YouTube video featured a short tutorial on the items necessary to fully realize this chaotic build. First, he uses the Ironjar Aromatic consumable, which turns the player’s body into steel. Then, Barker uses Cerulean Hidden Tear and the Crimsonwhorl Bubble Tear to massively upgrade his available FP and health./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/how-to-use-miis-in-nintendo-switch-sports/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-miis-in-nintendo-switch-sports/ Nintendo Switch Sports is a beautiful-looking game that brings back some popular options from Nintendo’s Sports series, like tennis, while adding a bunch of new ones as well. In these games, you play as cute little customizable characters, which is a bit far from the norm. Usually, players would play these games as their Miis. And at first glance, it seems like these little avatars are nowhere to be seen./post/lee-sin-aphelios-buffed-and-jungle-champ-pool-opened-up-in-league-patch-11-8-preview/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lee-sin-aphelios-buffed-and-jungle-champ-pool-opened-up-in-league-patch-11-8-preview/ A number of jungle changes are hitting the Rift in League of Legends Patch 11.8. But don’t worry, junglers—your role isn’t getting nerfed again. Gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter previewed the upcoming patch today, explaining that new champs that will be added to the existing jungle pool. And a few underwhelming outliers are getting buffed, including Lee Sin and Aphelios. Patch Preview for 11.8 -Some broadening of enchanter items -Another round of opening up new champs to the jungle pool/post/zz-rot-s-devastating-entrance-in-the-competitive-league-of-legends-scene/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zz-rot-s-devastating-entrance-in-the-competitive-league-of-legends-scene/ The Zz’rot Portal, AKA Gg’rot Portal In the past few weeks, I have been telling my friend @LeviathanLoL about the viability of the Zz’rot portal, and it has since started to sprout in both pro games, and high elo dynamic queue.  The first competitive match I saw with Zz’rot Portal was the 2nd match between the Boston University league of legends team versus Oxford’s own team. Zz’rot won. The second game I watched was Fnatic in the first day of week 5 of EU LCS, versus Elements./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/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-trophy-achievement-list-leaks-ahead-of-launch/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-trophy-achievement-list-leaks-ahead-of-launch/ With a little over two weeks left before the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the game’s trophy/achievement list has leaked, courtesy of CoDTracker. In total, there are 44 trophies to unlock. There are trophies for the campaign mode, multiplayer, Zombies, and even Dead Ops Arcade, the classic arcade zombies mode that first appeared in 2010’s CoD: Black Ops. The list includes the standard trophies for playing through the campaign, beating it on higher difficulties, and pulling off certain feats within the missions./post/courage-and-brookeab-will-be-a-part-of-pubg-mobile-s-4th-anniversary-celebration-party/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/courage-and-brookeab-will-be-a-part-of-pubg-mobile-s-4th-anniversary-celebration-party/ PUBG Mobile is marking four years of release on March 19. And to celebrate the occasion, it’s hosting an Anniversary Party. The celebration will take place on March 21 with some big guest appearances like 100Thieves’ Brooke “BrookeAB” Ashley and Jack “CouRage” Dunlop. Currently, close to no details about the party has been revealed. It will happen on YouTube with the broadcast scheduled for March 21 at 4pm CT. The description of the video says that “your favorite content creators and celebrity guests,” which includes CouRage and BrookeAB, will be in attendance./post/how-to-get-a-free-shiny-amoonguss-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-a-free-shiny-amoonguss-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield players can get a free Shiny Amoonguss thanks to a Korean event that is running this weekend.  Until Aug. 10, anyone with access to an internet connection can enter a Mystery Gift code and receive a blue variant of the bulky Grass/Poison-type.  This distribution is part of the Trainer’s Cup stream hosted by Pokémon Korea. The Amoonguss being distributed actually matches the set of top-level player Baik Jongyoon’s from the 2019 World Championships./post/meet-overwatch-s-junkertown-queen/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-overwatch-s-junkertown-queen/ Move over, Doomfist. We’re now obsessed with a new character referenced in Overwatch’s lore. Meet the queen of Junkertown. Once just a disembodied voice speaking over the Junkertown Escort map preview, the queen has got many Overwatch players hoping she’ll become a playable character—especially after finding a poster of her on the new map. She looks badass—not that we didn’t know that before, though. “Listen up you wretched scum,” she says in the Junkertown video./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/prestinni-to-sub-in-for-simp-in-2022-call-of-duty-major-2-online-qualifier-match-against-optic-texas/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/prestinni-to-sub-in-for-simp-in-2022-call-of-duty-major-2-online-qualifier-match-against-optic-texas/ Prestinni is filling in for Atlanta FaZe star Simp in their Call of Duty League online qualifier match today against OpTic Texas, head coach Crowder announced. With Simp out sick, Prestinni will compete alongside his twin brother Arcitys for the first time since Modern Warfare when the two played for the Chicago Huntsmen.  “Not playing vs optic today,” Simp said. “Been throwing up all morning and I couldn’t make it through a warm-up map beforehand./post/when-and-what-time-does-elden-ring-release/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-and-what-time-does-elden-ring-release/ Elden Ring’s highly anticipated release finally has a set date of Feb. 25 after it was pushed back from its original Jan. 21 release date. In Elden Ring, the player will travel through the Lands Between in search of all the Great Runes, restore the Elden Ring, and become the Elden Lord. Players have had to wait to go on that quest to become the Elden Lord, however, since the game was delayed for a month in October 2021./post/xbox-s-2021-revenue-set-record-high-exceeded-16-billion/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xbox-s-2021-revenue-set-record-high-exceeded-16-billion/ Microsoft’s Xbox division generated its highest ever annual revenue in 2021. Microsoft reported Xbox generated $16.28 billion in revenue last year, a year-over-year increase of 17 percent. Xbox’s hardware-related revenue increased by 63.3 percent from the previous year, while the revenue of Content and Services grew 8.8 percent in 2021. Much of the Xbox division’s growth can be accounted for by the Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, in addition to the increased demand for Xbox Series S./post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-type-matchups/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-type-matchups/ Almost 900 unique Pokémon have been introduced since the franchise first captured the hearts and minds of Trainers around the world. Whether it’s your favorite Pokémon or an obscure creature found on an unexpected Route, their types are an integral part of them–and knowing their pros and cons is an important tool to dictate how much success you have in battle. These species can be broken down into 18 different types, with one or two assigned to each Pokémon species./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-box-art-leaks-just-12-hours-before-reveal-event/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-box-art-leaks-just-12-hours-before-reveal-event/ The box art for the upcoming installment in the Call of Duty franchise has been leaked, and it may help fans know what to expect at today’s reveal event. Just 12 hours ahead of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal, the box art for the game was leaked in an IGN advertisement appeared on the site prematurely. The ad was screenshotted by Reddit user “patsfan365” and posted to the Black Ops 4 subreddit before IGN took it down./post/how-to-complete-ligue-1-totssf-guaranteed-sbc-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-ligue-1-totssf-guaranteed-sbc-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) to FIFA 20 Ultimate Team today that will give fans a guaranteed Ligue 1 Team of the Season So Far (TOTSSF) player if they complete it. The Ligue 1 TOTSSF squad was released last Friday, May 29. It’ll be available in packs until Friday, June 5. The Ligue 1 TOTSSF guaranteed SBC is available for the next two days. The guaranteed Ligue 1 TOTSSF player, however, will be an untradeable card, which means you can’t sell it on the FUT market to make a profit./post/how-to-solve-wordle-5-letter-words-that-start-with-st/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-5-letter-words-that-start-with-st/ Web-based puzzle games like Wordle and its many variations have become a popular way to start the day, presenting just enough of a challenge to make it fun, as well as a social element. The game is inspired by the classic Mastermind, but with a twist. Each day, players need to guess a different word in up to six tries, and the only clues are the letters themselves. First you enter a five-letter word of your choice, then get feedback from the game indicating if the letter is in the correct position, in the wrong position, or not in the word at all./post/how-to-watch-the-weeknd-s-jan-6-concert-on-twitch/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-weeknd-s-jan-6-concert-on-twitch/ The Weeknd, one of the most popular R&B singers of the past and current decade, will perform a live concert from somewhere in Los Angeles today that will be broadcast free of charge on the Amazon Music Twitch channel. The live concert is a part of the 31-year-old artist’s promotion for his next album, Dawn FM, which will feature other artists such as Tyler, the Creator and Lil Wayne and is set to launch tomorrow, Jan./post/pokimane-streams-as-a-vtuber-receives-backlash/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-streams-as-a-vtuber-receives-backlash/ When Pokimane started her stream last night, her fans were in for a surprise. The usual Pokimane everybody knows wasn’t on camera. It was an anime-like 3D virtual avatar of her instead. This is an AI feature used by the VTuber community on YouTube. The most famous VTubers are Japanese, like Kizuna AI, Kaguya Luna, and Mirai Akari. Their content is versatile, ranging from vlogs to music videos, gaming, and comedy./post/riot-games-teases-new-valorant-game-mode-replication/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-games-teases-new-valorant-game-mode-replication/ Get ready for a new game mode, VALORANT fans. Riot Games previewed a new mode for its tactical shooter today called Replication, which appears to replicate agent abilities or allow more than one player to use the same agent. The short teaser shows A Site on Breeze and 11 Brimstone smokes covering the area. These are obviously more smokes than Brimstone can typically use, since the entire site is obscured by his abilities./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/tribe-gaming-unveils-sponsorship-with-ford/Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tribe-gaming-unveils-sponsorship-with-ford/ Austin-based mobile esports organization Tribe Gaming announced a sponsorship with automobile manufacturer Ford today. Ford is now the exclusive automotive sponsor of Tribe. As a part of this, Tribe said it will be producing a lot of content with Ford vehicles, including a series featuring its top creators. In this episodic series, Tribe says the creators will “explore and build deeper connections with their largest geographic communities.” Another piece of content involves telling the stories of the top mobile gaming personalities in the region./post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-update-version-1-12-is-live/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-update-version-1-12-is-live/ Today’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update introduces loads of new content while reintroducing some oldies. Update version 1.12 is now live. It’s a 15 GB download file on PC, 14.05 GB for Xbox One, and 10.2 GB for the PlayStation 4, according to CharlieIntel. While the patch certainly satiates players’ needs for new maps, missions, and game modes, it also promises a fix to several pesky bugs plaguing the Modern Warfare experience./post/doublelift-says-league-of-legends-new-bot-lane-alcove-seems-kind-of-useless/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-says-league-of-legends-new-bot-lane-alcove-seems-kind-of-useless/ League of Legends’ latest patch introduced drastic changes to Summoner’s Rift, including alterations to its landscape and the debut of two alcoves in the bot and top lane. While Riot hoped the alcoves would create more excitement and playmaking opportunities, Team Liquid’s Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has some thoughts of his own. The AD carry discussed the alcove during his Twitch broadcast yesterday while duoing with TSM’s newly-acquired support, Vincent “Biofrost” Wang./post/fear-to-take-a-break-from-competitive-dota-2/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fear-to-take-a-break-from-competitive-dota-2/ It looks like business associates won’t be making any appearances any time soon, at least not using that moniker or being captained by veteran Dota 2 player Clinton “Fear” Loomis.  Just as matches were firing up for the Beyond The Summit Pro Series Season 3: Americas today, the roster for ba was shown playing under the alias of Team Zero without Fear anchoring the squad. A crazy fast victory by @gocr4zy as they take Game 1 over Team Zero in #BTSProSeries!/post/frezzar-and-twixsen-leave-fnatic-s-hearthstone-team/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/frezzar-and-twixsen-leave-fnatic-s-hearthstone-team/ Fnatic could be facing losses in its Hearthstone division as Bertil “Frezzar” Fall and Axel “Twixsen” Milveden look set to depart the organization, according to a source close to the organization and a leaked image from the team’s official website. Fall was Fnatic’s first Hearthstone acquisition when it added him on July 27, 2014. The Swede had a successful run at Dreamhack Summer, progressing through the groups but falling in the quarterfinals./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-valorant-patch-2-08/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-valorant-patch-2-08/ VALORANT Patch 2.08 is just around the corner and fans can expect a new 24/7 Breeze Unrated playlist to come with it that will let them explore the new map. The latest patch will also add coach slots to Tournament Mode custom games, as well as several quality-of-life and bug fixes. Act Three introduces Breeze, a new Caribbean-inspired map that’s a stark contrast from the available maps. Most players will likely want to experience the new map, making the Breeze-only Unrated queue the perfect option./post/how-to-evolve-tyrunt-and-amaura-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-tyrunt-and-amaura-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ With all of the fossil Pokémon now available thanks to Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion, players will be spending a lot of time trying to hunt them all down.  And not only are some of them hard to find, but a few of them have unique evolution requirements that you will need to meet if you want to help them reach their full potential.  Tyrunt and Amaura are both examples of these conditions since each can only be evolved during a certain time of day./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-ultra-unlock-time-bonus-week-will-introduce-shiny-dialga-shieldon-and-cranidos/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-ultra-unlock-time-bonus-week-will-introduce-shiny-dialga-shieldon-and-cranidos/ Pokémon Go Fest 2021 might be over, but Niantic still has three more weeks of bonus content for players to enjoy after they managed to complete all 24 challenges in the Global Challenge Arena during the event.  These Ultra Unlock bonus weeks begin on July 23 with an event themed around time that will introduce three new shiny Pokémon to the game: Dialga, Shieldon, and Cranidos.  See Pokémon on Amazon Niantic previously teased the inclusion of shiny Shieldon and shiny Cranidos when the Ultra Unlock events were first teased since we already knew the first week would focus on Pokémon from different ages./post/riot-to-nerf-akali-nocturne-and-buff-darius-seraphine-in-league-patch-11-14/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-nerf-akali-nocturne-and-buff-darius-seraphine-in-league-patch-11-14/ In today’s detailed preview of League of Legends‘ upcoming Patch 11.14, Riot Games has revealed some extensive changes to some of the more popular champions of the game, both in professional play and in solo queue. Two of the biggest changes in the patch so far are the nerfs to Akali and Nocturne, two champions that have taken over the pro scene this Summer Split. First, the Rogue Assassin has been a premium choice for many mid laners across the world due to her massive damage output and outplay ability./post/wilbur-soot-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wilbur-soot-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-headset-and-more/ Hailing from the United Kingdom, Will “Wilbur Soot” Gold is a popular English Youtuber and Twitch streamer, largely recognized for his Minecraft streams and singer-songwriter creations. He also happens to be a member of the Dream SMP: a private, whitelisted survival multiplayer Minecraft server played on by the Dream Team and their friends—a Minecraft ‘crew’ that’s as exclusive as it gets. The Brit has amassed millions of subscribers across his several Youtube channels and Twitch channel./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/cryocells-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cryocells-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/ Matthew “Cryocells” Panganiban is one of the many young rising talents that stepped into the top-tier VALORANT scene in 2022. Cryocells played on several C-Tier organizations during the early days of his career but has since risen to the top after signing with XSET at the start of the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour Season. The 19-year-old has become most known for his flashy playstyle on Chamber and Jett alongside his fragger duo Zachary “zekken” Patrone./post/gamescom-2021-s-full-schedule/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gamescom-2021-s-full-schedule/ Gamescom 2021 is just around the corner and it’ll be going completely digital this time around. Though the event was looking to be a hybrid with some on-site events alongside online ones, the German Games Industry Association decided to keep it remote. Officially kicking off on Aug. 25, Gamescom 2021 will be live for a total of three days, wrapping up on Aug. 27. Fans can enjoy the show from the comfort of their home since it’ll be free and there will be many attractions to tune into throughout the event./post/how-to-easily-grind-for-star-coins-in-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-easily-grind-for-star-coins-in-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land/ Kirby at its core has always been a platformer that puts a focus on using its titular character’s special abilities, collecting various items, and saving whatever world is currently being threatened by the villain of the game. Kirby and The Forgotten Land takes that core DNA and expands upon it, bringing Kirby into his first fully 3D adventure and using familiar mechanics in ways to play into new ideas.  Star Coins are one way that HAL Laboratory facilitates several changes within Kirby and The Forgotten Land, using the item as a currency in the Waddle Dee Town hub and a way to score players on their runs through levels./post/how-to-get-cold-front-in-destiny-2-s-dawning-event/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-cold-front-in-destiny-2-s-dawning-event/ Cold Front is back to Destiny 2‘s loot pool this Dawning, and it’s bringing in a few new perks. This festive submachine gun has become a staple of the Dawning in Destiny 2 and players can once again obtain it until Jan. 4. Cold Front is coming with new perks this year. It can roll Perpetual Motion in the first column or Harmony on the second, in addition to the usual perks such as Surplus or Swashbuckler./post/magic-the-gathering-pioneer-format-reveal-causes-major-price-spikes/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-the-gathering-pioneer-format-reveal-causes-major-price-spikes/ The reveal of Magic: The Gathering’s new sanctioned format, Pioneer, has increased the value of older cards up to 600 percent.   Expanding upon Magic esports, Wizards of the Coast recently introduced the non-rotating format, Pioneer. Having included it as the feature format in fourGrand Prix tournaments in the upcoming 2020 season, WotC is pushing Pioneer forward at an astounding pace. Cards that are legal within Pioneer begin with Return to Ravnica and goup to the present-day Throne of Eldraine set./post/the-best-pelington-703-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pelington-703-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is one of the best CoD titles for snipers in recent memory. Treyarch has given the gift of god-tier sniping in this Call of Duty. Seemingly everyone can quickscope and hold down lanes like a professional—and there are three different snipers to choose from at the game’s launch. The first sniper available to all players is the Pelington 703, a bolt-action sniper that’s a one-shot kill to the chest or head./post/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/who-is-twitch-s-deep-pocketed-mystery-donor/Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-twitch-s-deep-pocketed-mystery-donor/ Video game streaming site Twitch has grown to extraordinary size and influence over the gaming world. But its stars still sometimes struggle to make a living. Enter a mysterious figure known only as Amhai, who over the last year has dropped more than $100,000 in donations to his favorite streamers. Twitch is still something of conundrum to many outside the gaming and esports industries. Who would want to watch other people play video games when you could play the video games yourself?/post/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/how-to-evolve-riolu-into-lucario-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-riolu-into-lucario-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Lucario is a Pokémon that most fans love. Besides being a powerful and extremely viable force in the competitive scene, it has a cool design and a unique type combination: Fighting and Steel. Ever since it and its base form, Riolu, were introduced in Generation IV, they’ve consistently been well-liked Pokémon. See Pokémon on Amazon That doesn’t mean Lucario is easy to get, though. In Generation IV, the only way Riolu could evolve into Lucario was by leveling up during the day after attaining a high friendship level with the player./post/how-to-get-free-v-bucks-in-fortnite-item-shop-codes-for-june-2022/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-free-v-bucks-in-fortnite-item-shop-codes-for-june-2022/ Fortnite is filled with awesome cosmetics and Epic Games continues to add more of them with each major content patch. While players can unlock some skins for free during events or special occasions, most cosmetics cost V-Bucks, which can usually be bought with real money. Even if you have a disposable income and can comfortably purchase V-Bucks, it’s hard to say no to them when they’re offered for free. Growing their skin collection is one of the ultimate goals of most Fortnite players and it can only be achieved by accumulating more V-Bucks./post/interactive-new-world-maps-to-help-you-complete-quests-faster/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/interactive-new-world-maps-to-help-you-complete-quests-faster/ When you first load into New World with your character, you’ll start in a small area. The map may seem small to you at first since you’ll be adventuring in a relatively closed part of the world as a beginner. Even without completing all the starting quests, players can venture into the wild parts of the map, but it’s easy to get lost in the process. New World’s map is massive, and you’ll find yourself traveling all around the world throughout your journey./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-january-2022-research-tasks-and-rewards/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-january-2022-research-tasks-and-rewards/ A new month and year are underway. And for Pokémon Go fans, that means there are new Research Tasks to complete and rewards to collect. Thanks to these monthly resets, there’s always something new to do in Pokémon Go. Completing Research Tasks may take a while depending on their requirements, but the rewards make completing them more than worth it. The following Field Research Tasks will be available until Jan. 31, so you should grab their rewards before they get replaced with a new set of tasks./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/rocket-league-season-3-introduces-tyranno-model-crossovers-with-nascar-and-formula-1/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-season-3-introduces-tyranno-model-crossovers-with-nascar-and-formula-1/ Psyonix has locked in the start date for Rocket League Season Three, telling players to get their engines ready for April 7.  Following up the extended second season, Season Three is kicking off with a double feature crossover with NASCAR and Formula 1. The racing juggernauts will both have bundles featuring new items dropping throughout the season, starting with NASCAR in early May. F1 will have some content dropping in mid-May, and you can get an early first-look at some of the items that will be launching now in the Season Three trailer./post/the-10-best-gaming-mice-for-small-hands/Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-best-gaming-mice-for-small-hands/ Having the right mouse is critical if you want to stay ahead of the competition. A split second can be the difference between living and dying, so it pays to have a mouse that’s up to the task.  Gaming mice are far better than regular mice because they often have advanced functions and can be configured to your specifications. The best gaming mice offer adjustable sensitivity and programmable buttons, so you can always be quicker than your opponents./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/here-are-the-tft-set-5-reckoning-s-final-pbe-patch-notes/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-tft-set-5-reckoning-s-final-pbe-patch-notes/ Quite a large number of Teamfight Tactics balance changes were included in today’s Set Five PBE patch, touching on just about everything ahead of the game’s official launch on live servers on April 28.  Principal game designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer released the patch notes today, saying that TFT players have helped to “fix a ton of bugs and balance changes,” and that “the set is going to live in a much better state because of everyone who played on PBE./post/how-to-change-your-name-in-cs-go/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-your-name-in-cs-go/ If you ever get bored of your gamertag or just want a fresh start in CS:GO, changing your name is an easy process. Although you can change your nickname in and out of the game, both rely on you having to tweak your nickname in Steam. To change your name in CS:GO, start by opening Steam. Once you’re in Steam, navigate to “Friends,” the third menu option in the upper left row./post/how-to-fix-the-invalid-platform-error-when-installing-new-world/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-invalid-platform-error-when-installing-new-world/ Amazon Games’ upcoming MMO, New World, is available to pre-load through the Steam client now. But some prospective New World players are running into an error when installing the game when Steam tells them they’re unable to complete the installation process due to an “Invalid Platform.” The error message reads “an error occurred while installing New World (invalid platform).” The cause of the error is unknown at this time, but the steps for getting past the obstacle are surprisingly easy and should help players get New World into their Steam library prior to tomorrow’s launch./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/los-seis-mejores-aspectos-de-league-of-legends-estrenados-en-2020/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-seis-mejores-aspectos-de-league-of-legends-estrenados-en-2020/ Riot Games ha estado atenta constantemente en lo que se refiere a productos cosméticos para League of Legends y 2020 no ha sido una excepción. Los desarrolladores han dado un paso al frente y su juego ha estrenado 120 aspectos distintos a lo largo del año, el mayor número de skins creadas en un año natural. Aunque cada aspecto estrenado en 2020 ha sido impresionante a su manera, hay algunos lanzamientos que han estado un nivel por encima de la competición y han sorprendido a los fans./post/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/new-fade-cinematic-trailer-gives-valorant-fans-a-better-look-at-the-upcoming-initiator/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-fade-cinematic-trailer-gives-valorant-fans-a-better-look-at-the-upcoming-initiator/ VALORANT players finally saw the upcoming initiator, Fade, in action in a cinematic trailer before the start of the 2022 VCT Masters Reykjavík Grand Final today.  See Valorant on Amazon Fade, the next initiator in VALORANT, has been teased for weeks. Recent updates have added a new cell to the Shooting Range, and a new audio message describes how several agents struggled to capture the deadly agent.  The cinematic trailer shows the same mission revealed in the audio message in Cypher’s office on the Shooting Range, where several agents struggled to capture Fade./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/valorant-player-shows-off-pixel-gap-on-ascent/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-shows-off-pixel-gap-on-ascent/ It doesn’t take much to set up a perfect shot, especially when you can remain hidden while doing so. This is exactly what one VALORANT player was able to do, pulling off a kill through a tiny gap on Ascent. In the highlight clip, the player educated a poor opponent on this previously unnoticed spot right in the middle of the map. found a pixel gap, dumb spot but might help you out one day from VALORANT Hopping up onto boxes, the player was able to peek through a gap between the wall and a pole./post/bastighg-and-aqua-win-minecraft-monday-week-11/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bastighg-and-aqua-win-minecraft-monday-week-11/ In the 11th week of Minecraft Monday, Technoblade was gunning for his fourth victory in the star-studded event. Things were looking good for Techno early, as he and his partner, ConnorEatsPants, were positioning themselves well in the opening round of Hunger Games. But they were eventually overwhelmed by Minecraft veteran Vikkstar and his partner MrSavage. In the final confrontation in the middle of the map, MrSavage actually managed to get the drop on a fully-kitted-out Techno and eliminate him./post/cloud9-sweep-ence-in-grand-finals-to-win-iem-dallas-2022-collect-first-cs-go-trophy-since-boston-major/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-sweep-ence-in-grand-finals-to-win-iem-dallas-2022-collect-first-cs-go-trophy-since-boston-major/ It’s been a long time coming, but Cloud9 have lifted their first trophy in CS:GO in over four years following a 3-0 sweep over ENCE in the grand finals today to cap off a first-place finish at IEM Dallas 2022. ENCE looked solid early on Mirage, with a successful CT side in the first half marred only by a string of C9 T-sided round wins that were facilitated by some sh1ro playmaking./post/dream-admits-to-cheating-in-minecraft-speedrun-claims-he-was-unaware-of-illegal-mod/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dream-admits-to-cheating-in-minecraft-speedrun-claims-he-was-unaware-of-illegal-mod/ In late 2020, Speedrun.com announced it had rejected a fifth-place run from popular Minecraft speedrunner and content creator Dream. The run, which was submitted in October, was rejected in late December after Speedrun.com led an investigation into the situation that lasted roughly two months.  Dream actively argued against the results of the investigation and Speedrun.com’s decision before seemingly accepting the ruling on Dec. 31 after the controversy continued to prove toxic for everyone involved./post/free-fire-world-series-ffws-2022-will-take-place-in-sentosa-island-singapore/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-fire-world-series-ffws-2022-will-take-place-in-sentosa-island-singapore/ The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2022 is returning to Singapore and will be held in Sentosa, an island on the southern coast. The international competition is set to kick off in May, gathering squads from all over the world to compete for the title of world champions. The play-ins will start on May 14 and the grand finals are scheduled for May 21. FFWS 2022 Sentosa will receive 22 teams from the 13 Free Fire regions./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/how-to-catch-a-wild-rowlet-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-a-wild-rowlet-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ When you start your adventure in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you’ll have a few decisions to make. One of the most important is selecting the starter Pokémon that you’ll be taking on your journey. As usual, there are three options, Cyndaquil, Rowlet, and Oshawatt. Depending on your decision, it could be quite a while before you can add the other two Pokémon to your collection, but thankfully, you still can. Rowlet is a Grass / Flying-type Pokémon, although its new Hisuian evolution switches things up, bringing in the new Fighting-type./post/report-ssong-to-move-to-an-offstage-role-with-tsm-lustboy-to-take-over-as-head-coach/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/report-ssong-to-move-to-an-offstage-role-with-tsm-lustboy-to-take-over-as-head-coach/ Kim “SSONG” Sang-soo will apparently no longer be TSM’s head coach, according to a report by esports media outlet esportsheaven. Ham “Lustboy” Jang-sik, the team’s former support and current secondary coach, will take over as head coach until further notice. We cross-referenced this report with the league-recognized League of Legends esports contract database, on which Ssong is no longer listed under the TSM roster. This sort of change isn’t terribly shocking./post/should-you-play-the-witch-queen-campaign-on-normal-or-legendary-difficulty-in-destiny-2/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/should-you-play-the-witch-queen-campaign-on-normal-or-legendary-difficulty-in-destiny-2/ For seemingly the first time, Bungie is offering Destiny 2 players a difficulty choice when it comes to the latest campaign for The Witch Queen expansion, released on Feb. 22. Players who load up The Witch Queen for the first time will be treated to a short cinematic after they select a character. But before the next part begins, they must make a choice: Be Brave or Become Legend? Normal or Legendary?/post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-reveals-february-tcg-brilliant-stars/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-reveals-february-tcg-brilliant-stars/ Following recent leaks that revealed the set early last week, The Pokémon Company has officially announced February’s TCG set Brilliant Stars. Brilliant Stars will boast 172 cards, secret rares, and it will introduce the new VSTAR mechanic to the TCG. In today’s announcement, the same cards that were revealed early this morning during Japan’s Champions League 2022 were revealed. These include a handful of trainer and energy cards, Arceus and Charizard V, and VSTAR./post/alliance-s-dota-2-team-parts-ways-with-limmp-and-fng/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alliance-s-dota-2-team-parts-ways-with-limmp-and-fng/ Alliance had a rocky year in the Dota Pro Circuit, outperforming many of the other top teams in Europe during the regular season only to fall short of all expectations once they made it back to a LAN setting.  This culminated in a ninth-place exit at The International 10, which now has the team looking toward the future. Some key roster changes are being made, centered around the departure of Linus “Limmp” Blomdin and Artiom “fng” Barshack./post/diamond-cards-are-coming-to-hearthstone/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/diamond-cards-are-coming-to-hearthstone/ Diamond cards are making their debut in Hearthstone’s upcoming Forged in the Barrens expansion.  As part of the Tavern Pass—which costs $19.99 or (or 2,500 gold) and offers special perks, like cosmetic rewards and a 10 percent XP boost—one (or more) “handcrafted” Diamond Legendary cards that feature “completely new” 3D animations, more “real estate” for card art, and “stylish” Diamond border will be included.  For Forged in the Barrens, Blademaster Samuro, a four-cost Neutral Legendary with one attack, six health, Rush, and a Frenzy that deals damage equal to the minion’s attack to all enemies, and Bru’kan, a four-cost Shaman Legendary with five attack, four health, and Nature Spell Damage +3, will receive the Diamond-coated treatment./post/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/here-are-the-routes-for-every-character-in-league-of-legends-spirit-bonds/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-routes-for-every-character-in-league-of-legends-spirit-bonds/ Riot Games’ latest skin line for League of Legends, Spirit Blossom, comes with a complimentary visual novel and pseudo-dating simulator named Spirit Bonds. If you’re worried about making the wrong dialogue choice to anger your mains, an enterprising player has helped to fully detail each character’s route for the event. League fan molenzwiebel compiled full decision trees and artwork from all nine characters that are available in the Spirit Bonds event./post/how-to-fix-sound-issues-on-final-fantasy-xiv/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-sound-issues-on-final-fantasy-xiv/ As an MMO, Final Fantasy XIV offers a massive amount of content, which means countless bugs might occur. Even when the developers work on fixing the issues, new and returning glitches can surface when updates are introduced. One issue many players have already encountered in FFXIV is the unexpected deactivation of some sounds—or even all of them—while playing. It can happen at any moment, and it’s not always related to your platform./post/mtg-eradicator-valkyrie-slays-with-new-boast-mechanic/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-eradicator-valkyrie-slays-with-new-boast-mechanic/ Angels in Magic: The Gathering color Black may have received an upgrade via the Kaldheim spoiler, Eradicator Valkyrie.  The new KHM Standard-legal Magic set features a heavy metal Viking-theme, centered around 10 realms connected to the World Tree within the plane Kaldheim. Dropping in today’s round of spoilers, Eradicator Valkyrie was revealed by Carlos Romao on Twitter. It’s a four-drop 4/3 Angel Berserker with Hexproof from planeswalkers, utilizing the new Boast mechanic to eliminate an opponent’s creature or planeswalker, while also having Flying and Lifelink./post/over-half-of-the-league-players-in-bronze-or-silver-climbed-out-of-those-tiers-in-2018/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/over-half-of-the-league-players-in-bronze-or-silver-climbed-out-of-those-tiers-in-2018/ Brought to you by IKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. Have you ever wondered how hard it is to climb out of a tier in League of Legends? If you’re silver, for example, are you supposed to stay that way at the end of the season? Or is getting to gold a realistic goal? According to data from League stats and guide site Mobalytics, you should, in fact, be able to climb out of silver./post/valorant-fan-shares-smoke-and-wall-locations-on-split-with-viper/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-fan-shares-smoke-and-wall-locations-on-split-with-viper/ Using smokes and walls to narrow down your enemies’ rotating options is a key part of pushing toward objectives in VALORANT. While throwing or placing them may seem simple since you just aim and let go, there are certain places on maps where players can throw projectiles to other parts of the map without being seen, just like in CS:GO. A VALORANT player recently shared an arsenal of smoke and wall spots on Split that you can take advantage of with Viper./post/what-does-vod-mean-on-twitch/Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-vod-mean-on-twitch/ A Video on Demand, commonly called VOD, on Twitch is a recording of previously streamed content. Fans can watch VODs from their favorite streamer if they were unable to catch the live stream, and VODs are an excellent tool to keep fans engaged.  VODs are an excellent way to archive previous streams and to allow fans to find previous content. Any streamer building a following should have VODs enabled, and fans should check the video tab to keep up to date on content./post/apex-legends-shakes-up-its-weapon-meta-with-peacekeeper-change/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-shakes-up-its-weapon-meta-with-peacekeeper-change/ Apex Legends season five dropped today alongside the standard patch notes that usually accompany updates. One big change players didn’t expect, however, happened to a certain shotgun that’s been one of the strongest weapons in the game since launch. The Peacekeeper is no longer in the loot pool. Instead, it’s a weapon that only drops randomly in care packages. THE PEACEKEEPER IS NOT A REGULAR WEAPON ANYMORE pic.twitter.com/25aXsYxcgN — laura (@dykemorrigan) May 12, 2020 The Peacekeeper has enjoyed universal popularity throughout the lifespan of Apex thanks to its high damage output and power in close-range battles./post/apex-legends-vs-fortnite-player-count-which-game-has-more-players/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-vs-fortnite-player-count-which-game-has-more-players/ Apex Legends, the latest battle royale game on the market, has hit the ground running this past week with an impressive amount of players picking up the title around the world— but how does its player count hold up to the battle royale juggernaut, Fortnite: Battle Royale? Apex Legends has reached an impressive 50 million players worldwide in just under a month. But that doesn’t really come close to the dominant amount of players that Fortnite has achieved./post/here-are-all-of-valkyrie-s-abilities-apex-s-newest-legend/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-valkyrie-s-abilities-apex-s-newest-legend/ There’s no better way to help a new Apex Legends season get off the ground than with a jetpack. New legend Kairi “Valkyrie” Imahara will take to the skies in the battle royale’s ninth season, Legacy, delivering a unique perspective to dishing out destruction. Her ability kit lets her soar high with her allies, rain down explosives, and provide much-needed intel. Here are all of Valkyrie’s abilities. Meet Valkyrie, the ultimate wingman and a Legend who's poised to dominate the sky./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/second-day-of-mtg-kaldheim-spoilers-reveals-a-clearer-picture-of-the-set-s-themes/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/second-day-of-mtg-kaldheim-spoilers-reveals-a-clearer-picture-of-the-set-s-themes/ The second day of Kaldheim spoilers has come to an end and players have a better idea of what themes will be featured in the upcoming Magic: The Gathering set. A five-color theme is revealing itself alongside the heavy tribal synergies that are weaved through Kaldheim. While the exciting possibilities of cards like Prismatic Bridge or Tyvar Kell will capture most of the attention, some of the best cards from Magic sets are found in the lower rarities./post/singularity-unveils-new-cs-go-team-spearheaded-by-guardian/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/singularity-unveils-new-cs-go-team-spearheaded-by-guardian/ Team Singularity has signed a new CS:GO lineup headlined by former Natus Vincere duo Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács and Denis “seized” Kostin, alongside three up-and-coming Russian players in Evgeny “Norwi” Ermolin, Timur “clax” Sabirov, and Daniil “d1Ledez” Kustov, the organization announced today. The team will be coached by the Russian skipper Artem “⁠Fierce⁠” Ivanov, which makes GuardiaN the only non-Russian member of the squad. It’s not like he’ll have any trouble communicating, though. He spent some of the best years of his career on Na’Vi playing alongside Russians and Ukrainians prior to joining FaZe Clan in 2017./post/totw-30-cards-are-live-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/totw-30-cards-are-live-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ You can get the latest set of Team of the Week (TOTW) 30 cards in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team starting today. Players who stand out during league matches or when national team games end have a chance of receiving an upgraded TOTW version every Wednesday. The cards released today will be replaced next week, but players can have multiple TOTW cards, so the same person could be featured in the next TOTW packs./post/can-you-catch-zorua-and-zoroark-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-catch-zorua-and-zoroark-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon GO is constantly adding new species to the game through events like GO Fest and the Adventure Week. With each event, more trainers get to add their favorite Pokémon from all generations of the series to their PokéDex, including special variations like Shiny versions and regional forms. To promote Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the game even added some Hisuian forms and species. But what if you don’t know if your favorite Pokémon is available in the game?/post/danny-devito-and-awkwafina-star-in-a-short-film-about-discord-inspired-by-its-users/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/danny-devito-and-awkwafina-star-in-a-short-film-about-discord-inspired-by-its-users/ Discord has released a very weird video titled Discord – The Movie (2021) starring celebrities like Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, J.Balvin, Mr. Beast, and more. The unique video also features actual Discord users who the company says helped inspire the movie, which is centered around Awkwafina and others trying to explain to DeVito what the online text, audio, and video chat application is all about. “It all comes back to an Instagram story where we asked our followers, ‘what does Discord mean to you?/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/esl-pro-league-season-14-group-stage-schedule-unveiled/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/esl-pro-league-season-14-group-stage-schedule-unveiled/ ESL has revealed the full schedule of the ESL Pro League season 14 group stage, which is set to kick off on Aug. 16, one day after the end of the summer CS:GO player break. All four groups will be played out separately, with Group A scheduled for Aug. 16 to 20, followed by Group B on Aug. 21 to 26. Group C will be played from Aug. 27 to 31, whereas Group D’s action will take place on Sept./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/fastest-cars-in-gran-turismo-7/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fastest-cars-in-gran-turismo-7/ The wait is finally over. After a long five years since Gran Turismo Sport, and an even more grueling nine years since Gran Turismo 6, drivers can grab their gloves and strap in behind the wheel again with the release of Gran Turismo 7 on PS4 and PS5. With its release comes new tracks, cars, and mountains to climb as drivers strive for greatness. And what better way to reach it than the “fastest” way possible?/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/lanm-is-the-oldest-player-and-the-only-one-born-in-the-80s-who-will-attend-ti-2019/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lanm-is-the-oldest-player-and-the-only-one-born-in-the-80s-who-will-attend-ti-2019/ Esports, where twitch reflexes are king, was long thought to be for the youthful. In the lead up to the ninth edition of The International, though, one man is proving that theory wrong. At The International next month, Zhang “LaNm” Zhicheng will be the only player that was born in the 1980s, Dota desk host Paul “Redeye” Chaloner pointed out. 29 days until the start of #TI9 pic.twitter.com/geHvoMUEeW — Redeye (@PaulChaloner) July 17, 2019 The community is obsessed with the TI 2060 meme, so the focus on LaNm’s age seems fitting./post/microsoft-drops-power-on-the-story-of-xbox-releases-red-ring-of-death-poster-to-celebrate/Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/microsoft-drops-power-on-the-story-of-xbox-releases-red-ring-of-death-poster-to-celebrate/ Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division has a spotty history with many ups and downs. To highlight Xbox’s turbulent yet triumphant journey, Microsoft has released all six episodes of its behind-the-scenes series Power On: The Story of Xbox. The six-part docuseries runs through 20 years of the Xbox brand, with some eras marking its success and the others pointing out the pitfalls of the console race. Picking up with the original Xbox, the series spans from the original console’s inception by the DirectX team through the trying times of the Red Ring of Death and puzzling Xbox One to the Xbox Series X and S./post/cammy-and-guile-arrive-at-fortnite-s-item-shop-in-second-street-fighter-crossover/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cammy-and-guile-arrive-at-fortnite-s-item-shop-in-second-street-fighter-crossover/ Fortnite players can finally get their hands on two iconic characters from the Street Fighter franchise. Cammy and Guile officially landed on the Item Shop today with two outfits each. Each new fighter is available for 1,600 V-Bucks, but players can snag the Bundle with both for a discount. Guile is bringing in his classic look with green fatigues, but the skin also comes with a Glistening Guile variant and the K./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-5/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-5/ Riot is targeting the jungle position in the latest League of Legends patch. Champions like Master Yi and Sejuani, who haven’t seen much play in recent months, are set to receive changes. These adjustments could help the champions shoot up the tables in both a casual and competitive setting. Udyr and Rammus, two champions that have benefited greatly from season 11’s item overhaul, are getting tuned down a notch in Patch 11./post/how-to-get-the-zephyr-sword-in-destiny-2-s-dawning-event/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-zephyr-sword-in-destiny-2-s-dawning-event/ The Dawning 2021 brought Destiny 2‘s first Stasis sword. The Zephyr came back with a new element and a series of perks up its sheath, and it’s up for grabs during the celebrations. Zephyr can come with the Cold Steel perk, which slows targets with powered hits. As another perk, it can roll Relentless Strikes, Duelist’s Trance, or Tireless Blade, which are solid options to make this sword even more lethal./post/how-to-set-up-psvr-on-ps5/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-set-up-psvr-on-ps5/ PlayStation VR offers console users an easy way into the VR gaming experience. This additional accessory for Sony’s PlayStation console is a virtual reality headset that can be paired with the PlayStation move controllers to provide an extremely immersive VR experience. With the release of Sony’s new PS5, gamers have probably noticed VR titles in the store. Fortunately for owners of the initial device, you will not be required to purchase a new PSVR as the original is still compatible with the PS5 console./post/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/pok%C3%A9mon-caf%C3%A9-starts-ditto-event-to-celebrate-april-fools-day/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-caf%C3%A9-starts-ditto-event-to-celebrate-april-fools-day/ Pokémon Café has been out for a couple of years and has repeatedly shown a fondness for seasonal events. Now, Ditto has come to the cafe, and it’s hosting an event to celebrate April Fools’ Day. Starting on March 31, players will be able to log in and take advantage of the Ditto login bonuses. The following day, players will begin the Transforming Ditto event, which will allow players to collect Ditto and new costumes for the character./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/valorant-dev-nick-wu-addresses-shooting-accuracy-while-moving/Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-dev-nick-wu-addresses-shooting-accuracy-while-moving/ VALORANT dev Nick Wu discussed shooting accuracy while moving during his Twitch broadcast last night. While the Riot dev believes accuracy “doesn’t need to be binary,” Wu feels that mid-range aim while in motion can be nerfed a bit. “I think you need to be perfectly still to be perfectly accurate, but I don’t think any amount of movement should make it so that you’re wildly inaccurate,” Wu said. “I think that we can be harsher on what movement penalties are currently, but I don’t think we want to be in a world where moving can never be a viable tactic even when up close./post/final-war-of-the-spark-limited-draft-results-at-mtg-mythic-championship-ii/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/final-war-of-the-spark-limited-draft-results-at-mtg-mythic-championship-ii/ The final day of Limited draft in War of the Spark has come to an end, but not without some wild matches and a fair amount of controversy. Round one of day two in Limited draft at MTG Mythic Championship II in London saw a reversed call made by a judge on the floor, along with Olivier Ruel (8-0) losing 2-0 in his first match. Round two of day two also saw some controversy in the match between Joao Andrade (green/white/red) and Fernando David Gonzalez (blue/black)./post/former-skt-jungler-blank-declares-free-agency/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-skt-jungler-blank-declares-free-agency/ Former SK Telecom T1 jungler Kang “Blank” Sun-gu revealed today that he’s “received FA permission” from his previous League of Legends team. The 22-year-old joined Sengoku Gaming in the LJL in May 2019 after he left T1 and has played for the organization for three splits since then. Hello, I'm Blank. As of today, I received FA permission from the team. If you have any interest, please contact me. こんにちは、ブランクです。/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-garrincha-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-garrincha-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) for Prime Icon Moments Manuel “Garrincha” dos Santos to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on June 13. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  The Prime Icon Moments Garrincha card was originally released on March 5 but it only got an SBC this month along with 94-rated Xavier “Xavi” Hernández. They’re players from very different times, but both had incredible performances in soccer history./post/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/mulan-to-be-buffed-in-smite-s-talons-of-tyranny-update/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mulan-to-be-buffed-in-smite-s-talons-of-tyranny-update/ It looks like the Smite team is ready to get down to business to defeat the Huns. Mulan players, rejoice. The Ascended Warrior will receive a buff through the Talons of Tyranny update, Hi-Rez recently revealed. We’re sorry to disappoint fans of the animated film, but you won’t need to sing a musical number to make Mulan stronger this time. Instead, it looks like Hi-Rez will be making sensible changes to three of her primary abilities./post/the-10-best-hearthstone-scholomance-academy-cards/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-best-hearthstone-scholomance-academy-cards/ Hearthstone’s Scholomance Academy expansion is releasing next week, adding another 135 cards to the game’s collection.  A lot of these cards bring long-awaited or entirely new mechanics, like dual-class cards and Spellburst. While a sizable chunk of the expansion was devoted to dual-class cards (40), this list looks to take note of every powerful non-dual-class card.  Related: The 10 best Hearthstone Scholomance Academy dual-class cards that can change the meta/post/the-3-best-white-gaming-mousepads/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-3-best-white-gaming-mousepads/ Sticking with a common theme can greatly enhance the aesthetic value of your gaming setup. Not only does it look nice but it often also promotes the user to keep their gaming space tidy and free of clutter. While having white peripherals is common, having a completely white setup is unusual since the options for white mousepads are few and far between. While uncommon, there are still options on the market that will provide a quality play mat for the user while staying true to their preferred color scheme to match the rest of their setup./post/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/yu-gi-oh-tcg-release-for-burst-of-destiny-coming-in-october/Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-tcg-release-for-burst-of-destiny-coming-in-october/ Konami has officially revealed Burst of Destiny, the next core booster for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, which will be released on Oct. 22. Some details about the set were shared when the OCG version of Burst of Destiny was revealed last month, including additional Dragon and Rokket support, along with some new Ritual cards.  In total, Burst of Destiny will feature 100 new cards. Outside of the iconic Borrel archetype, Penguin cards will also be getting some new support and the potentially powerful Flundereeze archetype will be making its debut./post/all-fortnite-singularity-helmet-locations-to-unlock-secret-styles/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fortnite-singularity-helmet-locations-to-unlock-secret-styles/ This article is brought to you by HLG, game at the next level. Fortnite’s season nine exclusive skin Singularity is now available. All players who own the Battle Pass and have collected 90 Fortbytes will unlock her automatically with two styles, one with a helmet and another without. But there are secret styles that players can unlock for Singularity that aren’t listed on her page in the Locker. Players can get another five suit and helmet colors for her if they use Singularity to interact with helmets spread out on the Fortnite island./post/braum-buffed-rell-thresh-and-alistar-nerfed-in-league-patch-11-7-preview/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/braum-buffed-rell-thresh-and-alistar-nerfed-in-league-patch-11-7-preview/ League of Legends gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter outlined the Patch 11.7 preview last night, revealing all the tentative changes coming to the game on Wednesday, March 31.  A series of champion adjustments, both buffs and nerfs, are expected to hit the support position in Patch 11.7, targeting some of the Rift’s usual suspects in the bot lane. Braum, Rell, Thresh, and Alistar are all in for some minor changes./post/cohhcarnage-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cohhcarnage-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ CohhCarnage has more than seven years of experience as a variety streamer on Twitch, so it’s safe to say he knows what he’s doing.  With more than 3,000 hours of airtime in the past year, CohhCarnage takes “variety” to a level that few other streamers achieve. In the past year, he hasn’t played any game on Twitch for more than 150 hours, and he has streamed in 76 different categories for at least 10 hours./post/crab-game-developer-says-game-is-safe-after-ddos-scare/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/crab-game-developer-says-game-is-safe-after-ddos-scare/ Crab Games developer DaniDev announced via Twitter that the multiplayer battle royale is once again safe for streamers to play. The developer claims that streamers playing in public lobbies will no longer risk IP leaks. Previously, Crab Game was built on the FacePunch Steam P2P network, which proved to be incredibly insecure. This lead to countless streamers, including the likes of Sodapoppin, xQc, and Nick Polom getting their IP leaked and consequently DDoSed./post/how-to-get-ultra-shiny-square-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-ultra-shiny-square-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ A new variant of shiny Pokémon has been added in Sword and Shield and it’s incredibly hard to get. Dubbed by the community as square shiny or super square shiny Pokémon, this is a new variant of shiny creatures with square particles in the background of its appearance animation instead of stars. It doesn’t change what the shiny Pokémon looks like at all other than the particle effect. This variant was first discovered by a Reddit user and data miners across the world./post/how-to-play-bugg-in-crucible/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-bugg-in-crucible/ Crucible, Amazon’s new free-to-play third-person team shooter, is now available to download on Steam.  Of all Crucible’s playable hunters, Bugg stands out as the only robotic character currently available to play. As it’s name may suggest, Bugg resembles a yellow bug-like creature who flies around and nurtures plants.  It’s these plants that serve as Bugg’s main line of defense; they dish out massive amounts of damage to any surrounding enemies with laser-like attacks./post/new-annie-support-cards-synergize-with-jhin-stun-archetypes-in-legends-of-runeterra/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-annie-support-cards-synergize-with-jhin-stun-archetypes-in-legends-of-runeterra/ A total of three Legends of Runeterra Worldwalker spoilers dropped today, showcasing Followers and Skills in the Noxus region.  Scheduled to release on May 25, the LoR Worldwalker expansion has one more champion joining the ranks. Annie will likely get announced tomorrow, but in the meantime, players were gifted with five support cards for the new champion. All three Worldwalker spoilers are from the Noxus region and are Followers.  Manasoul Student is a three-drop 3/2 unit that pings the enemy Nexus with one point of damage the first time each round you play a Fast/Slow spell or a Skill./post/rainbow-six-siege-defender-tier-list/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-defender-tier-list/ Rainbow Six Siege is a highly strategic and methodical first-person shooter. The unique and vast variety of operators that have been added to the game over its now seven-year lifespan have molded and shaped the game to what it is today. The meta of Rainbow Six is changing year in and year out. Mid-season updates and hotfixes have the potential to shift operator interactions and shake up the most efficient tactics and strategies./post/todos-os-pok%C3%A9mon-m%C3%ADticos-de-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/todos-os-pok%C3%A9mon-m%C3%ADticos-de-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ O maior objetivo de todo treinador é completar sua PokéAgenda e poder finalmente dizer que pegou todos os Pokémon. Você vai encontrar uma boa variedade de Pokémon em Pokémon Go só de andar por aí, mas os mais raros podem tirar seu sono. Os Pokémon Míticos e Lendários funcionam de forma diferente dos outros: eles não andam por aí e costumam aparecer só em eventos especiais, missões de Pesquisa ou Batalhas de Reide EX./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/dota-2-s-ranking-medals-get-a-facelift-as-divine-rank-is-divided-further-among-top-players/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-2-s-ranking-medals-get-a-facelift-as-divine-rank-is-divided-further-among-top-players/ The new Dota 2 ranked matchmaking system, implemented late last November, is in full swing. Not more than two weeks later, however, Valve has already given the system a cosmetic update—particularly for the medals associated with each tier.  All of the medals have been given a facelift, with each one getting a new graphic based on certain items in the game. For example, the Herald medal has a Tango hiding in plain sight, right behind the left side./post/emiru-joins-otk-as-a-content-creator/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/emiru-joins-otk-as-a-content-creator/ Popular Twitch streamer Emiru has officially joined OTK as a content creator. The Austin-based esports organization, One True King, was founded in October 2020 and has been headed by streaming figureheads such as Asmongold, Mizkif, Esfand, and more. Along with Emiru’s official announcement tweet, OTK released an accompanying video. In the video, OTK founders Mizkif and Esfand “saved” Emiru from a dragon keeping her in a tower before Asmongold inducted her into the organization./post/g2-caps-we-had-some-issues-that-were-even-lasting-from-before-this-year-that-we-just-never-really-found-the-solution-to/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-caps-we-had-some-issues-that-were-even-lasting-from-before-this-year-that-we-just-never-really-found-the-solution-to/ For G2 Esports and its League of Legends supporters, this past year was a huge disappointment for the organization. After two straight years of regional domination, the eight-time LEC champions weren’t able to make an impact on the league, missing out on both the 2021 Spring and Summer Finals, and even failed to qualify for the World Championship. During his most recent stream, the team’s superstar mid laner Caps talked a bit about G2’s current situation, how they got to that point, and even spoke about the tough decisions that might be made during this offseason./post/how-to-watch-nrg-sweet-s-10-000-apex-invitational-on-storm-point/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-nrg-sweet-s-10-000-apex-invitational-on-storm-point/ Pro Apex Legends players will test out the competitive potential of season 11’s new map this week. On Nov. 6, NRG’s Sweet announced a $10,000 invitational tournament that will take place on Storm Point. The competition takes place tomorrow, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 6pm CT. It’s sponsored by the popular aim-training program Aim Lab. Happy to announce that @aimlab and I have created the Sweet Invitational. 20 invited squads battle it out for $10,000 in Storm Point./post/respawn-entertainment-changes-when-apex-legends-weekly-challenges-reset/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-entertainment-changes-when-apex-legends-weekly-challenges-reset/ After a small blip in Apex Legends‘ weekly challenge reset schedule, Respawn Entertainment has permanently changed when season two’s weekly challenges reset will each week to 5am CT every Tuesday morning. Since the start of Apex Legends’ second season a week ago, players have been able to complete seven weekly and three daily challenges to earn XP. Additionally, there are two recurring weekly challenges requiring players to complete five or 10 daily challenges./post/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/the-international-10-main-stage-scores-standings-and-results/Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-international-10-main-stage-scores-standings-and-results/ The group stage has passed, the playoff seeding is complete, and the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit is about to reach its final form as the top 16 teams in the world compete under The International spotlight at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. More than two years after OG lifted the Aegis of Champions for a second time at TI9, Dota 2’s best will now compete for the game’s biggest honor on its biggest stage—along with their share of the biggest prize pool in esports history at over $40 million./post/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/all-pvp-ranks-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pvp-ranks-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/ In World of Warcraft: Classic, the grind to the top of the PvP ladder is one of the most infamous features the game has to offer. With thousands of honorable kills required to not only earn a high ranking, but maintain it, PvP in WoW Classic requires immense dedication. And while the task of achieving the fabled “Rank 14” might have been a tough task back when WoW was originally released in 2004, it’s just as difficult this time around during the reissue of WoW Classic./post/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/fastest-way-to-get-the-monte-island-token-in-lost-ark/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fastest-way-to-get-the-monte-island-token-in-lost-ark/ Lost Ark offers a large variety of content to discover, and exploration is a significant part of it. Players can hop onto their ship and navigate the seas to discover their islands and earn their rewards. The Adventure Isles are the hardest ones to clear because they don’t appear often. For this reason, players should organize and activate notifications for the isle before hopping it and clear their content. In addition to the Monte Island Token, you can get engraving recipes and crew applications by trading the currency of this island./post/how-many-characters-can-you-have-per-server-in-new-world/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-characters-can-you-have-per-server-in-new-world/ When you first log into New World, players will get a glimpse of all the realms hidden inside the game. These servers will be the home to your character and picking one can prove itself to be a difficult task. Most players will often opt in for the players with higher populations since more players will mean more competition. If you’re looking to play with a large group of friends, choosing a server that has a medium population can be a better choice so you can have better access to resources./post/lost-ark-getting-review-bombed-due-to-lengthy-queue-times/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-getting-review-bombed-due-to-lengthy-queue-times/ Its par for the course at this point: A wildly anticipated video game is seeing some bumpy roads with regards to its server performance. Most people could have seen this coming for Lost Ark’s release to western audiences from a nautical mile away, but that hasn’t stopped many players from voicing their dismay through Steam’s review system. See Lost Ark on Amazon The game, which released to free to play users in North America and Europe on the 11th of February, has seen queue times so lengthy that the game’s review rating on Steam went from “Overwhelmingly Positive” down to “Mixed” in two days./post/new-ltm-ground-game-joins-the-rotation-for-the-14-days-of-fortnite-event/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-ltm-ground-game-joins-the-rotation-for-the-14-days-of-fortnite-event/ Another brand-new Limited Time Mode has been added to Fortnite: Battle Royale for the game’s holiday event. Ground Game is the latest mode to join the LTM rotation for the 14 Days of Fortnite event. “In Ground Game, the focus is on fighting smart—spray and pray and build spamming isn’t an option here,” the in-game description reads. “Fewer building materials can be carried and max ammo count is limited, so use the natural cover that the map provides and make every shot count./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/the-best-esports-organizations-of-2021/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-esports-organizations-of-2021/ In 2021, esports fans saw crowds at live events start to come back, the continued rise of VALORANT, the triumphant return of CS:GO and Halo majors, and the breaking of numerous viewership and prize pool records across several games. Some of the prominent organizations in esports had landmark years as well. In this list we’re going to look at the organizations that found the most success or took the most steps forward during 2021./post/these-are-the-best-shotguns-in-fortnite-battle-royale/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-the-best-shotguns-in-fortnite-battle-royale/ Footsteps. Wooden planks. A gun is cocked. You hear the sounds of an enemy pushing you in Fortnite. What’s next? You need a close-quarters weapon. An assault rifle? No. And you didn’t pick up an SMG. What now? It’s shotty time, baby. Shotguns have been an important part of all Fortnite metas. From double-pump days to not being able to complete loadouts without a tactical shotgun, they’ve been vital to outplaying enemy players since the beginning./post/bang-and-lehends-join-the-lck-s-afreeca-freecs/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bang-and-lehends-join-the-lck-s-afreeca-freecs/ Bang is back in Korea. Afreeca Freecs has found its new bottom lane duo for the 2021 League of Legends season. The LCK team signed former Evil Geniuses ADC Bae “Bang” Jun-sik and Hanwha Life support Son “Lehends” Si-woo today.  pic.twitter.com/icjT95J8UF — Afreeca Freecs LoL (@Freecs_LoL) November 30, 2020 Bang, a consecutive Worlds winner and four-time LCK champion, left Korea in 2018 to join LCS squad 100 Thieves. “I want to improve myself through competition with the best players in LCK,” he said on his return to Korea./post/can-you-play-pubg-mobile-with-a-controller/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-pubg-mobile-with-a-controller/ While some mobile shooting games offer controller support for those players that don’t like touchscreen controls, not every title supports that option. For PUBG however, here’s how you play PUBG Mobile with a controller. For PUBG Mobile, there is no official controller support for the game outside of movement, meaning you can connect a Bluetooth-enabled controller to your mobile device and move around, but the buttons won’t have any actions mapped to them./post/how-much-will-the-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-cost/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-will-the-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-cost/ Nvidia unveiled its next flagship graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, at CES 2022. Though it’d be several months after its initial projection, the manufacturer finally revealed the price of the new high-end GPU. The RTX 30-series of Nvidia GPUs boast more dedicated ray-tracing cores and faster memory speeds than its previous generation. With the 3090, games can run at 8K fidelity close to, or reaching, 60 fps. It can also reach frame rates of 360 with the proper optimization settings./post/how-to-complete-the-stone-of-power-quest-in-lost-ark/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-stone-of-power-quest-in-lost-ark/ Most of the quests in Lost Ark are straightforward to progress through and complete, though some are easier and faster than others. That being said, some quests offer players confusing or incomplete instructions. That’s exactly the case for the Stone of Power quest. Unlocked after reaching level 50, it’s a Roster quest, meaning it can be completed by whatever character you want. The XP it offs will go towards the Roster level./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/lcs-2022-summer-split-scores-standings-and-schedule/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-2022-summer-split-scores-standings-and-schedule/ The highest level of League competition in North America, the League Championship Series, is heating up heading into the 2022 Summer Split. The second half of the 10th LCS season picks up on June 18, following Evil Geniuses’ ahead-of-schedule rise to prominence during their Spring title run. But the results from the spring mean nothing to the players and teams competing in this Summer Split. The contenders will look ahead to competing for both a trophy and one of three spots at the 2022 World Championship that will be held in North America./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/the-best-gaming-mouse-for-mmos/Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-gaming-mouse-for-mmos/ MMO gaming has only gotten more popular in the last decade as new titles have appeared and other games have continued their tenure. With Riot hard at work on their entry into the genre, there has been no better time to invest in an MMO mouse. There are plenty of different perspectives on what makes a great MMO mouse, but one main point is that it needs to provide gamers with extra buttons that can quickly be used and bound to in-game abilities./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/best-console-settings-for-apex-legends/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-console-settings-for-apex-legends/ In competitive gaming, it’s important to take every possible step to ensure your maximum performance. This can be achieved without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on the best gear. There are always ways to improve your performance inside the game. Apex Legends is one of the most popular battle royale titles available today. It’s become renowned in the battle royale genre for how competitive the game is, as well as the game’s ranked mode, which allows players to see just how good they are, and how much they can improve./post/dota-underlords-team-compositions-to-try/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-underlords-team-compositions-to-try/ The key of team compositions in Valve’s autobattler game Dota Underlords is to have good Alliance combinations with decent units. If you want to have a strong board, you must know which Alliances are the best to center your team around and which are going to support heroes of that core Alliance. Since items in Underlords only start playing a major role on teams in the late game, the way you build your team until then is essential to winning a match./post/how-to-get-the-pride-player-cards-in-valorant/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-pride-player-cards-in-valorant/ Pride month is here and Riot is celebrating in VALORANT with the addition of Pride player cards. Riot has already begun the celebrations across its other titles, with items and events available in League of Legends, Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics. The Pride celebration was announced in May prior to the beginning of Pride month. The developers said more information on VALORANT’s celebration will be coming closer to June. But the announcement did show some examples of LGBTQ+ player cards that are now available./post/nintendo-switch-online-n64-players-experiencing-controller-pak-rumble-and-input-lag-issues/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-switch-online-n64-players-experiencing-controller-pak-rumble-and-input-lag-issues/ Nintendo’s newly released Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription is out, giving members who signed up the ability to play several classic Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive titles.  Although a good number of popular games are available, some have come with issues. Members of the new Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack priced at $49.99 have reported a number of general problems, ranging from lag and low frame rates to more game-specific issues./post/riot-introduces-kay-o-a-new-valorant-agent-whose-suppress-mechanic-brings-players-back-to-basics-in-episode-3-reflection/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-introduces-kay-o-a-new-valorant-agent-whose-suppress-mechanic-brings-players-back-to-basics-in-episode-3-reflection/ Video games are chock full of loveable robots. Overwatch has Bastion, Apex Legends has Pathfinder, and Borderlands has Claptrap. And now, VALORANT has KAY/O. Riot introduced KAY/O today, a killer robot debuting in Episode Three: Reflection whose single purpose is to neutralize radiants. As such, the initiator has the unique ability to suppress enemies and render their abilities useless. The devs wanted his kit to feel “familiar to FPS players,” allowing fans to rely on gunplay more than anything else./post/riot-uploads-small-tft-set-5-pbe-patch-with-hyper-roll-changes/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-uploads-small-tft-set-5-pbe-patch-with-hyper-roll-changes/ Minor Teamfight Tactics balance changes and Hyper Roll system changes were included in the Set Five Reckoning PBE patch for April 19. The TFT team was able to collect large amounts of data over the first weekend of Set Five on the PBE, according to game designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. But players will have to wait one more day for any significant changes, giving the team time to evaluate the data./post/what-are-the-shiny-odds-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-shiny-odds-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl/ Capturing Shiny Pokémon is something most Pokémon players look to do in the endgame phase of their adventure. For those already planning out their strategies in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, this is no different. See Pokémon on Amazon These gen-four remakes boast a ton of Pokémon from multiple generations, with almost all of them capable of being Shiny. Outside of two gifted legendary Pokémon, you’re going to be able to randomly encounter Shinies of every other species in the game./post/what-is-the-best-refresh-rate-for-gaming/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-best-refresh-rate-for-gaming/ When building a gaming PC, builders spend hours looking for the perfect components to provide the best performance within their budget. Smooth frame rates and playing games without any stuttering or crashing are usually the prime goals of anyone looking to put together a gaming rig. With a high-end gaming PC, you’ll be able to play your favorite games with higher frame rates, allowing you to take advantage of high refresh rate monitors./post/xbox-creator-nearly-fired-after-comparing-gaming-to-masturbation-in-2001/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xbox-creator-nearly-fired-after-comparing-gaming-to-masturbation-in-2001/ One of the original creators of the first Xbox console, Seamus Blackley, was almost fired back in 2001 after he compared gaming to masturbating. Years later, it was revealed that Blackley was almost fired for his comment, which came to light after Bloomberg reporter Dina Bass revealed that Blackley said it to her a few weeks ahead of the original Xbox launch. The original comment that almost got Blackley fired was “Gaming is like masturbation./post/a-skin-sorting-system-could-be-coming-to-valorant/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-skin-sorting-system-could-be-coming-to-valorant/ A new skin sorting system can be spotted in the latest VALORANT influencer build, possibly giving players a new way to sift through their skins.  VALORANT features dozens of skins for every weapon ranging from cyberpunk guns to fantasy-themed melee weapons. There is a skin to satisfy almost every player, and most players have multiple skins for each gun. While having options is fun, sorting through each skin can be a pain, especially if you’ve accumulated skins since the game launched./post/best-tft-set-6-11-23-b-patch-comps/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tft-set-6-11-23-b-patch-comps/ Qualifiers for Teamfight Tactics Worlds have begun across multiple regions, showcasing a mostly established meta that will likely see a few shakeups via Patch 11.24.  Despite an 11.23 B-patch nerf to Katarina, the assassin continually is sought after on the Set Six TFT ranked ladder. Reroll comps that don’t include Katarina have also inched their way into top-tier status via Trundle and Lissandra, while Lux is still the strongest AP carry via four to six Archanist units./post/hearthstone-s-new-ranked-system-is-now-live/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-s-new-ranked-system-is-now-live/ Last month, Blizzard revealed a ton of information about Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Ashes of Outland. This included the groundwork for a new ranked system that’d be joining the game in April. Even though Ashes of Outland is still a few days away, you can test out the new ranked system right now. The idea behind the new system is to allow for more MMR-based matchmaking, as well as to make expressing the skill level of your rank more practical./post/how-to-factory-reset-an-iphone-13-and-13-pro/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-factory-reset-an-iphone-13-and-13-pro/ The iPhone 13 is the newest mobile phone in Apple’s Library, but circumstances might come around where you might want to trade it in for something else or be forced to sell it to get some cash back for a different purchase altogether. When it comes to that, the photos you have taken, data you have on your phone, and other things could all be at risk if you don’t factory reset your phone./post/how-to-get-shadow-mewtwo-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2020/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-shadow-mewtwo-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2020/ Team Go Rocket has brought Shadow Pokémon to Pokémon Go Fest 2020, including the return of Giovanni using Shadow Mewtwo to take on trainers who challenge him.  Unlike with previous iterations of the pair, Mewtwo will not be the only Pokémon Giovanni has in his possession, and you will only be able to capture it through completing Go Fest Special Research.  The “Rocket Straight to Victory” Special Research is only available on day two of Go Fest (July 26,) and will require you to run through six pages of research tasks./post/magic-the-gathering-s-historic-format-explained/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-the-gathering-s-historic-format-explained/ The Magic: The Gathering Historic format was introduced to MTG: Arena in November 2019 as a fun and casual way for players to experiment with their entire collection. The cards in this format come from various sets throughout the entire life of MTG, unlike other formats that feature only recent releases. Historic allows you to play your entire collection even after certain cards are removed from the Standard format. You get a completely different experience by being able to create super decks from plenty of expansions./post/mtg-throne-of-eldraine-best-and-worst-black-limited-cards/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-throne-of-eldraine-best-and-worst-black-limited-cards/ Black in Magic: the Gathering’s upcoming set, Throne of Eldraine (ELD) has four archetypes: Black-Green Food, Black-Blue Graveyard, Black-White Midrange Knights, and Black-Red Equipment Knights. Functionally, this means that the Black cards need to be evaluated differently based on whether you’re using a Knights deck—and if you aren’t, Knights get a major downgrade. Still, Black is the go-to color for removal and punishing mechanics, and Throne of Eldraine isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to these cards./post/riot-adds-hrtf-directional-audio-to-valorant-in-patch-2-06/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-adds-hrtf-directional-audio-to-valorant-in-patch-2-06/ Within VALORANT’s Patch 2.06, players are going to see a new audio option in the game’s settings, in addition to all of the other changes being added to the game.  This new setting will allow players to toggle Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF), which will enable a more dynamic version of directional audio for headphone users. HRTF is simply a description of how the human ear receives sound from a sound source./post/seven-new-skins-coming-to-league-of-legends-wild-rift-alongside-akshan-on-july-27/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/seven-new-skins-coming-to-league-of-legends-wild-rift-alongside-akshan-on-july-27/ Alongside League of Legends: Wild Rift’s newest champ, there will be plenty of new skins from the Ruined and Sentinel cosmetic ranges, plus Wild Rift exclusive Battle Academia Akshan, coming to the mobile game on July 27. The most notable addition on the day will be new champion Akshan. Launching in League of Legends last week, the champion had some early balancing issues that were fixed with a day one buff./post/apex-will-add-emotes-in-legacy-update-but-you-can-t-use-them-to-peek/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-will-add-emotes-in-legacy-update-but-you-can-t-use-them-to-peek/ Apex Legends will finally implement standing emotes with the Legacy update. The animations come with a twist, though: an anti-peek feature that ensures players can’t look from behind cover, according to lead game designer Carlos Pineda. Balancing emotes may sound like an odd concept, but Respawn took that into account when designing the animations. Activating an emote shifts the legend to a wider, third-person view and the developers had to account for that change to ensure it wouldn’t be used to get an unfair advantage on enemies./post/brazilian-lor-tournament-sets-precedent-for-new-com-meta/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/brazilian-lor-tournament-sets-precedent-for-new-com-meta/ Ian “Iannogueira” of Team IQ defeated almost 100 competitors in the first Legends of Runeterra tournament yesterday, showcasing several top-meta competitive decks from Call of the Mountain.  The Brazilian LoR scene has consistently showcased a community of players and fans who are passionate about the game. On the same day as the CoM launch, Runeterra School ran a tournament unvieling the new meta to a concurrent viewership of around five thousand./post/fortnite-and-timberland-collab-coming-tomorrow/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-and-timberland-collab-coming-tomorrow/ Fortnite is the go-to place for advertisers in video games, creating unique spaces where brands can show off their products. Sometimes, these new spaces can even be a great deal of fun for players, giving battle pass experience and offering new mini-games. Now, it appears that the famous shoe brand Timberland is getting its own space in Fortnite. In a post on its official Twitter account, Timberland shared a simple message about “Timberland® CONSTRUCT:10061” being created in Fortnite and powered by Epic Games’ Unreal Engine./post/halo-infinite-recharge-map-guide/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-recharge-map-guide/ Halo Infinite’s Recharge map is a fun, fast-paced map that is featured in almost every playlist. Ranked players will play Slayer, Oddball, and Strongholds on Recharge, meaning they’ll have to adapt to almost all ranked game modes on this battlefield. The key to winning on Recharge is the same as any other map: Control the power weapons and engage enemies as a team to win. Knowing the best spots around the map also helps, so use this guide as a resource before diving into your next match./post/minecraft-championship-mcc-22-to-air-on-may-28/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/minecraft-championship-mcc-22-to-air-on-may-28/ The next monthly installment of the Minecraft Championships (MCC) will take place near the end of May. Noxcrew revealed that the next installment will be MCC 22 and will air on May 28. The official MCC Twitter page shared the announcement alongside a short video showcasing an MCC team completing a room in the teamwork-centric MCC game Grid Runners. The Decision Dome opens again on Saturday 28th May for MCC22👑/post/mtg-innistrad-crimson-vow-unleashes-the-beast-with-ulvenwald-oddity/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-innistrad-crimson-vow-unleashes-the-beast-with-ulvenwald-oddity/ The color Green in Magic: The Gathering will gain another powerful creature with Haste and Trample in the upcoming Innistrad: Crimson Vow set.  Competing with Esika’s Chariot as a four-drop in Mono-Green, Ulvenwald Oddity is a Limited bomb within Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) Draft and a potential main deck within multiple MTG Standard decks. The beast is a Double-Faced card with Trample and Haste that transforms upon paying 5GG, able to take down opponents as a finisher should it remain on the battlefield./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/will-there-be-a-playtest-for-battlefield-6/Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-there-be-a-playtest-for-battlefield-6/ Earlier this week, EA revealed it is gearing up to showcase the latest addition to the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 6, on June 9. Following this announcement, information about a potential Alpha test was shared online by leaker Tom Henderson. For now, though, EA has yet to announce an official date for any Alpha testing launch, or the game’s release. During a May earnings call to investors, EA said it expects the title to launch sometime between October and December./post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-community-is-complaining-about-the-removal-of-shoot-house-24-7/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-community-is-complaining-about-the-removal-of-shoot-house-24-7/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players might complain about Shoot House’s precarious spawning, but many enjoy the tiny map for what it is—a chaotic, killing frenzy. The map encourages a fast-paced playstyle where you’re less likely to run into campers and can focus more on brainlessly fun action. But the popular 24/7 mode was replaced in yesterday’s update with Crash instead, sparking an uproar from the community. A quick “Shoot House” search on the Modern Warfare subreddit reveals post after post of frustrated players begging for the popular game mode to come back./post/here-s-what-every-lck-roster-looks-like-in-2022/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-what-every-lck-roster-looks-like-in-2022/ The LCK had the chance to solidify themselves as the best region on the planet this year but failed to capitalize on the opportunity after coming up against the LPL in the finals of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. In retaliation, the region has undergone a roster reshuffle since the free agency window opened in November. A few big-name players and teams have already made moves leading up to the next professional season./post/how-to-fix-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-bravo-433-destructive-gator-error-code/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-bravo-433-destructive-gator-error-code/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has entered its third season, and just like with most of its updates, this one has caused several players to encounter some new and returning errors.  This includes the incredibly named “Bravo 433 Destructive Gator” error code, which will pop up when trying to connect to the game’s servers for any online play.  Bravo 433 Destructive Gator is a notification you’ll only receive if your connection to the server couldn’t be completed./post/is-the-apex-legends-season-one-battle-pass-worth-it/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-the-apex-legends-season-one-battle-pass-worth-it/ Apex Legends’ first Battle Pass has finally arrived. Just like in other games that also use a battle pass to provide players with new cosmetic items, Apex’s will feature 100 tiers that players can reach one-by-one by playing to unlock exclusive rewards in each. Players will be able to buy the Battle Pass for 950 Apex Coins, which are worth about $10. Those who reach the high tiers of the pass will be able to get 1,000 coins total and recover the in-game money they invested./post/new-dragon-type-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-v-battle-decks-announced-feature-rayquaza-v-and-noivern-v/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-dragon-type-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-v-battle-decks-announced-feature-rayquaza-v-and-noivern-v/ The Pokémon Company is preparing the community for some high-flying TCG action by introducing two new V Battle Decks that will be released slightly after the upcoming Evolving Skies expansion. Evolving Skies releases on Aug. 27 and will reintroduce Dragon-type Pokémon as their own typing, bringing it back just in time to flood the meta with powerful cards like Rayquaza VMAX. See Pokémon on Amazon To coincide with the draconic return, TPC has shared two new V Battle Decks that will feature a variant of Rayquaza V and Noivern V, which will be released on Oct./post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-johto-villain-arc-has-been-announced/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-johto-villain-arc-has-been-announced/ Pokémon Masters EX has revealed its next Villian Arc now live in the game. Team Rocket has returned to Pasio for the Johto Chapter of the Villain Arc. Alongside these story missions, a new sync pair has been revealed which will arrive in the game later this week. Synga Suit Giovanni & Nidoking is the next sync pair headed to the game on May 18. The new addition will be available through the Poke Fair Scout from May 18 until June 15./post/razer-zephyr-release-date-price-filter-type-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/razer-zephyr-release-date-price-filter-type-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know/ RGB lights join everyday life as Razer unveiled the final version of its Zephyr facemask. During RazerCon 2021, Razer revealed its RGB facemask is finally consumer-ready after a year and a half of concept showcases. Those willing to don the mask can order the Zephyr beginning today. What is Razer Zephyr? The Razer Zephyr is a premium facemask that incorporates Razer’s signature Chroma RGB LED lights. Original concepts for the Zephyr, codenamed Project Hazel, had a voice amp to improve clarity when speaking./post/smite-s-new-transformers-battle-pass-now-live/Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/smite-s-new-transformers-battle-pass-now-live/ If you love Smite as well as robots disguised as automobiles, today is your lucky day. You now can head into Smite and start farming the new Transformers-themed battle pass. It's time to roll out, Divine Deities! The TRANSFORMERS Battle Pass is available NOW on all platforms! See you all on the Battleground! pic.twitter.com/gFWaV3Mzxt — SMITE (@SMITEGame) November 16, 2021 A few weeks back, Smite announced the arrival of a new battle pass./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/artist-creates-amazing-apex-legends-inspired-sneakers-for-octane-wraith-and-more/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/artist-creates-amazing-apex-legends-inspired-sneakers-for-octane-wraith-and-more/ The Apex Legends community has shown that it can be one of the most creative when it comes to cosplays, but one artist has made a new combination between the characters of Kings Canyon and the world of sneakers. Chris Le, a graphic designer, has taken the various designs and color schemes of some of the game’s legends and applied them to various different sneakers. His latest creation, for example, was a crossover between Octane and Nike’s Air Max 90s./post/best-fortnite-creative-practice-courses/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-fortnite-creative-practice-courses/ If you want to get better at Fortnite, talent alone can only take you so far. Practicing to keep your skills sharp is a must and most pros practice daily on Creative courses before jumping into the Arena mode. Unlike most battle royales and tactical shooters, there’s more to Fortnite than having good aim when it comes to rising up the ranks. Building, editing, build fights, and tracking enemies flying in the air are just some of the essentials you need to master to be a competitive Fortnite player./post/cops-drop-charges-against-streamer-arrested-for-pot-possession-during-swatting-raid/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cops-drop-charges-against-streamer-arrested-for-pot-possession-during-swatting-raid/ On Aug. 18, popular YouTube personality Alexander “Whiteboy7thst” Wachs was arrested for marijuana possession. The circumstances of the arrest, however, were what would later draw headlines: The police SWAT team was only at Wachs’ apartment in the first place because someone had called in a prank call. Luckily for Wachs, who was simply streaming a game online during the raid, the drug charges have been dropped. The prank call led police to believe they would find an armed and suicidal man waiting for them./post/gruul-receives-some-firepower-in-mtg-zendikar-rising-spoilers/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gruul-receives-some-firepower-in-mtg-zendikar-rising-spoilers/ Week one of Zendikar Rising spoilers comes to an end with a collection of powerful mythic rares, two of which empower Gruul Aggro strategies. Moraug, Fury of Akoum CMC: 4(RR)Type: Legendary Creature – Minotaur WarriorStats: 6/6 First ability: Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn.Second ability: Landfall – Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, if it’s your main phase, there’s an additional combat phase after this phase./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/katarina-5-new-skins-now-available-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/katarina-5-new-skins-now-available-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/ League of Legends: Wild Rift has welcomed fan-favorite mid-lane assassin Katarina to its champion roster. Players will have the opportunity to earn Katarina for free by completing a series of challenges available for the next seven days in-game. Alternatively, she can be purchased from the in-game store. Better dead than dull. Cut them down in a blink with Katarina, the Sinister Blade—now spinning into Wild Rift. pic.twitter.com/4iYqRDIBLs — League of Legends: Wild Rift (@wildrift) March 4, 2021 Katarina’s Kit remains mostly unchanged with some minor alterations to suit the smaller Rift size present in the mobile game./post/mtg-decks-that-get-stronger-with-historic-anthology-1-cards/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-decks-that-get-stronger-with-historic-anthology-1-cards/ This week, Magic Arena finally rolled out its Historic format, which includes every card from Ixalan forward. Joining these cards are 20 unique cards to the format from ages past, aimed at expanding the metagame and making more decks relevant for the format. Here are the decks that just got better thanks to Historic Anthology 1. Wx Lifegain Lifegain fans, rejoice. Soul Warden is finally in Arena. This classic card is a powerhouse when it comes to lifegain triggers, which plays well with a lot of other Historic cards, like Ajani’s Pridemate and little-explored roleplayers like Gideon’s Company./post/roadhog-will-get-a-lacrosse-player-skin-for-overwatch-s-summer-games-event/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/roadhog-will-get-a-lacrosse-player-skin-for-overwatch-s-summer-games-event/ With Overwatch’s Summer Games just days away, Blizzard is continuing its lead-in with a new skin for Roadhog. The developer has been unveiling new skins since the Overwatch event was announced last week. Blizzard had a lot to live up to considering last year’s Summer Games skins, but fans seem more than pleased at the latest offerings. Lacrosse Roadhog is another good offering to Overwatch’s players. Related: The internet loves D./post/the-story-behind-invictus-gaming-s-worlds-skins/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-story-behind-invictus-gaming-s-worlds-skins/ Immediately after Invictus Gaming were crowned world champions in 2018, Riot Games designers kicked into high gear figuring out how to capture the team in a set of Worlds skins. Riot reached out to the players right after the final game, and the players were ready: They wanted their skins to follow the theme of fallen angels. Over the past four months, Riot has been hard at work trying to make skins that go above and beyond what’s been done before./post/all-skin-bundles-in-call-of-duty-the-haunting-event/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-skin-bundles-in-call-of-duty-the-haunting-event/ The Haunting event is finally here, bringing the Halloween vibes to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone for players to enjoy. While the game may look slightly spookier throughout the event, all eyes will be on the new limited-time game modes and the skin bundles that will be available until Oct. 24. See Call of Duty on Amazon While players will get to enjoy limited-time game modes like Ghosts of Verdansk, Scream Deathmatch, Infected, and Prop Hunt Halloween, collectors will be after completing the event themed cosmetics that will come in six bundles./post/chovy-reached-master-rank-on-euw-with-astonishing-95-percent-win-rate/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/chovy-reached-master-rank-on-euw-with-astonishing-95-percent-win-rate/ The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is right around the corner. The tournament will start tomorrow with Hanwha Life Esports taking on LNG Esports in the opening game of this year’s play-in stage.  A lot of pros from the East have been polishing their skills on the EUW solo queue server in preparation for the event—and some of them have hit the top ranks already. One of them is Hanwha’s mid laner Chovy, who reached League’s Master rank on the server with a stunning record of 18 wins and one loss, as pointed out by Reddit user u/ThebritishPoro./post/how-to-use-overwatch-s-new-replay-system/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-overwatch-s-new-replay-system/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Overwatch’s new replay feature dropped today with the release of patch 1.37, allowing fans of the game to review their own gameplay and hone their skills. The tool is easy to use and is available for players across all platforms through a few quick clicks. What is the replay system? Blizzard first introduced Overwatch’s replay system in May on the game’s Public Test Region./post/how-to-view-your-call-of-duty-vanguardreport-and-see-your-career-stats/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-view-your-call-of-duty-vanguardreport-and-see-your-career-stats/ Call of Duty’s Twitter account is back with a report to show off your Vanguard stats, with pride or sadness, on social media for all to see. It’s all about the stats and bragging rights when it comes to who’s the best in your squad in Call of Duty, or any game, really. But now it’s time to flex those Call of Duty: Vanguard statistics to prove that you’re the best in the Ranked Play team./post/is-brandon-puck-qual-starcraft-s-next-foreign-hope/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-brandon-puck-qual-starcraft-s-next-foreign-hope/ It’s 2010, and Brandon Qual is bragging to his friends that he’s just as good as they are at StarCraft 2. They’re all high-level Diamond and Grandmaster-level players, but Qual says he can take them out. There’s only one problem: he doesn’t actually own StarCraft 2. He’s never even played it. Today Qual goes by the name “puCK.” He’s a staple of the North American competitive StarCraft 2 scene, and is now one of only two Americans left standing in the StarCraft 2 World Championship Series, a global league for the best of the best players./post/riot-reveals-upcoming-changes-to-earning-event-points-in-league/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-upcoming-changes-to-earning-event-points-in-league/ The 2021 season of League of Legends was full of in-game events, ranging from the anticipated Arcane celebration to the controversial Sentinels of Light event. Events provided players with weekly missions and opportunities to purchase premium passes that provided more missions for exclusive content, though gaining the points to grasp these rewards was often challenging. See League of Legends on Amazon In a new Quick Gameplay Thoughts blog post today, Riot Rovient revealed that the events team in League has reevaluated the way that players earn points to complete missions during events to get rewards./post/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/the-best-white-gaming-desks-of-2022/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-white-gaming-desks-of-2022/ As RGB computer peripherals continue to become more popular, gamers have become more specific about all aspects of their gaming setup. One of the major parts of any gaming setup is going to be the desk. This will be used every time the player chooses to game and can make or break the aesthetic they are trying to achieve. While there are many fantastic gaming desks on the market, most of these are only available in black since that is the most popular color and will complement the majority of gamers’ desired look./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/apex-legends-fans-make-free-coloring-book-with-apex-writer-tom-casiello-as-guest/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-fans-make-free-coloring-book-with-apex-writer-tom-casiello-as-guest/ Creatives from within the Apex Legends community delivered one of the more unique creations inspired by the battle royale, a free coloring book full of familiar characters from the Outlands. After months of work, The Adventures of Nessie & Friends is now available for download, where fans can brush up on their coloring skills. The project even includes former Apex Legends senior writer Tom Casiello as a special guest writer for one of the activities within the book./post/blizzard-to-nerf-pvp-gearing-in-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-to-nerf-pvp-gearing-in-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1/ Blizzard is experimenting with changes to the way PvP gear operates in World of Warcraft Patch 9.1, Chains of Domination.   In the upcoming patch, PvP gear could see its item level increase in PvP situations, with no added effect outside of matches. For example, a piece of PvP gear with a 213 item level will only have that item level in battlegrounds and arenas. In PvE content, that gear will normally sport a 200 item level./post/here-are-all-64-references-memes-and-easter-eggs-in-the-2020-lcs-summer-split-promo-trailer/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-64-references-memes-and-easter-eggs-in-the-2020-lcs-summer-split-promo-trailer/ Riot sent fans on a scavenger hunt today with the 2020 LCS Summer Split trailer. But for those who don’t feel like sifting through all the memes, we’ve got you covered. The promo trailer takes place at a diehard League of Legends fan’s home, following them as they go through their morning routine. To make things more interesting, Riot sprinkled in a ton of Easter eggs and references that cover eight years of iconic LCS moments./post/how-astral-tft-set-7-dragonlands-trait-works/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-astral-tft-set-7-dragonlands-trait-works/ A new Origin called Astral in Teamfight Tactics Set Seven Dragonlands set provides players with economy, reroll strategies, and Mage synergy. Traits like Fortune, Yordle, and Mercenary have provided TFT players with a trait that can boost their economy or assist with reroll strategies. Set Seven has taken those fan-favorite traits from the past and mashed them together into the Dragonlands Astral trait. Upon activating the Astral trait, every fifth shop has increased odds to show Astral champions while also kicking out an orb that contains gold./post/lft-2021-a-complete-guide-to-free-agency-in-the-overwatch-league/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lft-2021-a-complete-guide-to-free-agency-in-the-overwatch-league/ The Overwatch League offseason rosterpocalypse can be stressful for fans who are deluged with a nearly endless cycle of players being dropped from their beloved teams. This anxiety is compounded when terminology that may not be entirely familiar is thrown into the mix.  Dozens of players will likely become free agents ahead of the 2021 Overwatch League season. For fans, free agency may feel like player purgatory between their official release and a hopeful re-signing./post/owners-left-with-worthless-nfts-after-f1-delta-time-racing-game-shuts-down/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/owners-left-with-worthless-nfts-after-f1-delta-time-racing-game-shuts-down/ F1 Delta Time was released in 2019 before the NFT boom and offered players a “play-to-earn” experience with its Ethereum-based NFTs. It’s just three years later, and the game has folded, leaving players with worthless investments. The officially-licensed F1 game was geared toward racing fans and allowed them to live out their dreams of owning their own team. Unlike most games with paid content, every item in F1 Delta Time, including things like tires, cars, and helmets, were NFTs paid for with the Ethereum-based REVV token./post/scream-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/scream-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/ Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom is simultaneously one of the most recognized names in CS:GO and VALORANT. Over the course of his 10-year career, the headshot machine has played for several of Counter-Strike’s top squads, including VeryGames, Titan, Epsilon, G2 Esports, and Envy. But after making the switch to VALORANT in 2020, the Belgian signed with Team Liquid, beginning a new path as a pro player. ScreaM has been one of the standout players in VALORANT’s European scene, playing and perfecting agents like Jett and Reyna./post/the-best-beast-mastery-hunter-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-beast-mastery-hunter-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/ Beast Mastery Hunter is one of World of Warcraft’s most iconic specializations. Since the launch of the game, it has always been a competitive choice for ranged DPS players looking to dish out chart-topping damage.  Now, in Shadowlands, Beast Mastery stands out as a competitive spec in both raids and Mythic+ dungeons. By bringing a strong mix of AoE damage and single-target throughput to each encounter, BM Hunter can go toe-to-toe with practically any ranged spec in the game./post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto-npc-challenger-gym-trainers-and-how-to-beat-them/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto-npc-challenger-gym-trainers-and-how-to-beat-them/ Leading into Pokémon Go Tour: Johto, Niantic held a social media contest where players could submit their Trainer and a team of three Pokémon of the same type to be considered for a spot as an NPC.  Winning Trainers have now been added to Pokémon Go as an NPC themed around one of the eight Johto Gym Leaders, meaning players participating in Go Tour: Johto will need to beat them in order to finish the event’s Battle Challenge Timed Research./post/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ Lightning-quick reflexes and good map awareness are two traits you need to have if you’re aiming to be the top fragger in every Call of Duty: Modern Warfare match. Skills alone may not cut it, however, since following the meta and using the best weapons is also a crucial part of any tactical shooter. If you keep using the least powerful guns despite being talented, someone can laser you down with one of the most overpowered weapons in the game./post/gambit-top-emea-pro-league-despite-alliance-victory/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gambit-top-emea-pro-league-despite-alliance-victory/ The final day of the first split’s regular season took place with concurrently running lobbies, so no teams would be handed an unfair advantage with knowledge of how other teams finished. Groups A and C featured Gambit, the pacesetters for EMEA, who were guaranteed a spot in the online playoffs regardless of the day’s outcome. Teams like Gambit, GMT, and Alliance were all searching for placement within the Pro League top 10, since those squads would receive a head start on points in playoffs./post/grim-junior-join-extra-salt-ahead-of-funspark-ulti-finals/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/grim-junior-join-extra-salt-ahead-of-funspark-ulti-finals/ Former Team Liquid rifler Michael “Grim” Wince and former FURIA AWPer Paytyn “⁠junior⁠” Johnson have been added to Extra Salt’s CS:GO lineup in time for the $250,000 Funspark ULTI Finals, which will run from Jan. 18 to 24. Extra Salt’s active lineup was depleted to just Johnny “⁠JT⁠” Theodosiou, Justin “⁠FaNg⁠” Coakley, and Ricky “⁠floppy⁠” Kemery following the departure of sniper Josh “⁠oSee⁠” Ohm to Liquid at the end of the year and the release of Mexican rifler Edgar “⁠MarKE⁠” Maldonado last week./post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-cantona-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-cantona-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) for Prime Icon Moments Eric Cantona to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on May 10. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  Cantona, also known as King Eric, is a former French professional soccer player that started his career in Auxerre in 1983 before moving to one of France’s biggest clubs, Olympique de Marseille. From there, he joined Nîmes Olympique in 1991 and Leeds United in 1992 before finally landing in Manchester United in 1992, where he would play the best soccer of his entire career./post/how-to-fix-legends-locked-after-apex-s-legacy-patch/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-legends-locked-after-apex-s-legacy-patch/ Apex Legends’ new season, Legacy, launched alongside some controversy. The latest update took out servers for the game altogether at the time of its debut, but things slowly improved until the studio gave the all-clear signal–nearly eight hours after schedule. The issues started with the launch of the new season as players flocked to try their hands at the new additions to the game. The overwhelming demand caused a series of interruptions that still persist, though smaller in intensity./post/shroud-s-apex-legends-settings-and-keybinds/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-s-apex-legends-settings-and-keybinds/ Since his retirement from competitive CS:GO in 2018, shroud has developed a keen interest for the battle royale genre. With his strong background in tactical shooters, Apex Legends was just another target in the former pro’s scope. Shroud’s transition from a professional player to a full-time streamer also increased his viewer base. Thousands of people tune into his stream on Mixer every day to watch him dominate whatever server he joins./post/washington-justice-signs-main-support-opener/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/washington-justice-signs-main-support-opener/ Few Overwatch League teams have managed to round out their rosters this early in the offseason, but the Washington Justice is eagerly heading toward that goal.  Main support An “OPENER” Gi-beom from Overwatch Contenders Korea will join the Justice in 2022, the team announced today. He’s one of two rookie players Washington will be putting faith in to head up the support line. OPENER may not be a household name for many Overwatch League fans, but he most recently played for Gen./post/when-is-ranked-play-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-ranked-play-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard/ After months of anticipation, ranked play is finally on the way to Call of Duty: Vanguard. A ranked ladder was confirmed back in October by Treyarch, the developer who’s working on the ranked mode alongside Vanguard’s main team at Sledgehammer Games. But after the game launched on Nov. 5 without ranked, it’s finally coming to the game after a two-month wait. We're collaborating with our partners to bring competitive modes, Ranked Skill Divisions, visible Skill Ratings, and new competitive rewards to #Vanguard Ranked Play in 2022./post/hai-on-wrist-injury-iem-failure-and-why-he-s-still-on-cloud-nine/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hai-on-wrist-injury-iem-failure-and-why-he-s-still-on-cloud-nine/ Cloud9 founder Hai Lam is having trouble focusing on our interview. We’re sitting in the press box of the League Championship Series (LCS) studios in Los Angeles, our own private viewing suite overlooking the stage. Through tinted glass, past the pair of commentators just outside, Gravity Gaming has just started its match against Team SoloMid. Gravity has been inching up the table recently, nipping at Cloud9’s heels, but Hai is hoping they’ll win./post/how-does-elden-ring-multiplayer-work/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-elden-ring-multiplayer-work/ If you’ve never played Bloodborne or Dark Souls before, getting used to Elden Ring may take longer than expected. Considering the game’s just kicked off its Closed Network Test, players will have more than enough time to grasp the ropes. Though adventuring through the Elden Ring by yourself will be an adventure of its own, the experience is likely to get better once you’re accompanied by friends. To play multiplayer in Elden Ring, you’ll need to create a character first./post/how-to-replace-headphone-pads/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-replace-headphone-pads/ Many headphones and headsets have replaceable earpads. Whether you are looking to replace worn-out pads or switch to custom ones, you’ll need to know how to change them safely. Headphone earpads aren’t all the same, and most have different methods for replacing them. This guide will show some common ways to replace the pads, but checking the manual or manufacturer’s website is the best way to figure out how the process works for your headphones./post/how-to-sign-up-for-the-back-4-blood-alpha-test/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-sign-up-for-the-back-4-blood-alpha-test/ The 2020 edition of Game Awards was full of surprises. Alongside Among Us becoming available on Nintendo Switch, Back 4 Blood was one of the titles that caught the attention of gamers tuning in. Turtle Rock Studios, one of the original developers of Left 4 Dead, will be revisiting the roots of the co-op zombie survival genre with Back 4 Blood. The game is scheduled to be released in June 2021. Though June 2021 is still a bit far away, lucky gamers around the world will have a chance to try out the current state of the game in the closed alpha test starting on Dec./post/how-to-upgrade-normal-and-special-weapons-in-elden-ring/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-upgrade-normal-and-special-weapons-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring has many different aspects of character building and customization. One of those is upgrading weapons and Ashes of War. While the process is not particularly evident to the player, upgrading armaments makes the life of a Tarnished more bearable and even more enjoyable.  The main benefit that comes from upgrading weapons is a higher damage output. Here, we’ll go through the steps involved in upgrading normal and special weapons in the Elden Ring upgrade system./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/jjonak-parts-ways-with-nyxl-before-2022-overwatch-league-season/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jjonak-parts-ways-with-nyxl-before-2022-overwatch-league-season/ Few Overwatch League players are as synonymous with their teams as Bang “JJoNak” Sung-hyeon is with the New York Excelsior. For the 2022 season, however, all that will change.  The NYXL announced today that the 2018 Overwatch League MVP is parting ways with the team for the fifth season of the league, which begins in April 2022.  For four seasons in a row, JJoNak has held a starting position as the Excelsior’s flex support./post/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/when-will-brawl-stars-season-5-begin/Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-brawl-stars-season-5-begin/ Brawl Stars’ season five is right around the corner. It’s called Starr Force and will bring a new Brawl Pass to the game. The update for Starr Force launched yesterday. It introduced a new chromatic Brawler to the game known as Colonel Ruffs and a number of “space-themed” skins as well. Related: Here are the patch notes for Brawl Stars’ Starr Force update Colonel Ruffs is a dog who serves on the Starr Force spaceship./post/baron-gets-2-600-more-health-more-aoe-damage-and-other-big-changes-on-the-way-for-league/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/baron-gets-2-600-more-health-more-aoe-damage-and-other-big-changes-on-the-way-for-league/ There are huge changes planned for the Baron Nashor, League of Legends’ resident tentacle monster, according to Riot’s post on the official game forums today. For starters, the big guy’s base damage is dropping dramatically by over 100, but both AoE damage and health are being cranked up. In total, the Baron’s base health is going all the way up to 9,000. For reference, it’s only at 6,400 right now, so that’s a buff of 2,600 to its health bar./post/bigetron-ra-win-pmpl-season-3-indonesia-league-stage/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bigetron-ra-win-pmpl-season-3-indonesia-league-stage/ Bigetron Red Aliens emerged as the winners of the league stage in the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) Indonesia season three.  From March 24 to April 11, 20 teams from across Indonesia competed in the Pro League for a spot in the finals and a share of the $71,700 prize pool. The top 16 teams will now be competing in the country finals from April 16 to 18 to decide the champions./post/cloud9-leaves-pubg-mobile-scene/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-leaves-pubg-mobile-scene/ Cloud9 will no longer be competing in PUBG Mobile, the organization announced last night. C9 has released its entire roster and will be stepping away from the mobile battle royale game. C9’s roster featured Terron “Perkisas” Nguyen, Tybald “UnEeVen” Mallet, Jack “Beowulf” Schultz, and Benjamin “Pyrrha” LeafMeeker. All four players are now free agents. Today we are officially stepping away from PUBGM and we want to thank @UnEeVeN, @beowulf_ios, @pyrrhameep, & @itsPerkisas for their hard work during their time at C9./post/how-to-complete-the-forging-iron-quest-in-destiny-2-iron-banner/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-forging-iron-quest-in-destiny-2-iron-banner/ As much as things tend to change in Destiny 2, they also stay the same, and the Iron Banner is no different. The Iron Banner is much different now, featuring a new reputation system, and even a new location in the Tower. Even Lord Saladin has returned with a new moniker after the events of Season of the Risen. In Season of the Haunted, a new Iron Banner quest called “Forging Iron” tasks you to head into the Iron Banner in Crucible and fight against fellow Guardians./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/overwatch-pride-celebration-twitch-rivals-tournament-will-support-lgbtqia-community-with-250-000-prize-pool/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-pride-celebration-twitch-rivals-tournament-will-support-lgbtqia-community-with-250-000-prize-pool/ Overwatch has announced a charity tournament to support the LGBTQIA+ community next month, and the game is partnering with Twitch Rivals to put on the show. The Overwatch Pride Celebration begins on July 12 on Twitch Rivals and it will have a $250,000 prize pool “to support LGBTQIA+ Community,” according to the below Twitter post. Team captains and further details are “coming soon.” Cheers, love! Overwatch Pride Celebration 💜 Begins July 12 on @TwitchRivals/post/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/riot-reveals-league-s-new-zaunite-ad-carry-champion-zeri/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-league-s-new-zaunite-ad-carry-champion-zeri/ The new year might have just started, but Riot Games is already kicking off 2022 with a flash of excitement for League of Legends fans. The developers have officially unveiled the next champion to join the game’s expansive roster: Zeri, the Spark of Zaun. Zeri is a “headstrong, spirited young woman from Zaun’s working-class” who charges herself and her custom gun with electric magic, according to her official biography. Her powers also mirror her emotions, and as a deeply compassionate person, “Zeri carries the love of her family and her home into every fight./post/team-heretics-introduces-new-valorant-lineup/Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-heretics-introduces-new-valorant-lineup/ Team Heretics has revealed its revamped roster for the 2022 VALORANT season. The Spanish organization is looking to make a resurgence with the team’s new mix of former Counter-Strike and Overwatch players to add on to its 2021 lineup. Heretics’ new additions consist of Jesper “tenzki” Plougmann Mikalski, Daniel Mertz, and Jose Antonio “Bromas” Ramos Gonzalez, the organization announced today. They’ll be joined by returning players Felix “al0rante” Brandi and captain Christian “lowel” Garcia Antoran, who was the organization’s first rostered VALORANT player./post/all-game-awards-2021-nominees/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-game-awards-2021-nominees/ With the end of the year approaching, the full list of nominees has been revealed for the 2021 iteration of The Game Awards. In a 10-minute showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley on Nov. 16, the categories and nominated games were revealed. Fans can now start voting before the show on Dec. 9. Here are all The Game Awards 2021 nominees. Best Performance Erika Mori – Life is Strange: True ColorsGiancarlo Esposito – Far Cry 6Jason Kelley – DeathloopMaggie Robertson – Resident Evil VillageOzioma Akagha – Deathloop Best Multiplayer Back4BloodKnockout CityMonster Hunter RiseNew WorldIt Takes TwoValheim Best Ongoing Game Apex LegendsCall of Duty WarzoneFinal Fantasy XIVGenshin ImpactFortnite Best Art Direction DeathloopKena: Bridge of SpiritsPsychonauts 2Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartThe Artful Escape Best Score & Music Cyberpunk 2077DeathloopNieR Replicant ver./post/all-working-state-of-survival-codes-june-2022/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-working-state-of-survival-codes-june-2022/ Based on what you see on TV shows and movies, surviving in a zombie apocalypse may look like a regular Monday. State of Survival does an excellent job of portraying an apocalypse where players need to make use of every resource that they can get their hands on, making it a great choice to test your surviving skills on the go. While you can pay to speed up your process and unlock more content, you can also survive as a free-to-play player./post/beginner-s-guide-to-cs-go-s-economy/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beginner-s-guide-to-cs-go-s-economy/ Counter-Strike might look like a simplistic game, but once you start watching and playing more, you’ll begin to see its intricacies. It has a complex economic system that requires a good sense of mental math and critical thinking, along with the bread and butter gameplay mechanics—moving, aiming, fragging, and, of course, winning.  You have to understand and manage your own team’s economy and predict your opponent’s financial situation. But with enough time, practice, and mental fortitude, you can easily learn to coordinate buys for you and your team without hesitation./post/here-are-all-of-the-game-modes-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-the-game-modes-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Call of Duty: Vanguard is taking the fight back in time to World War II, featuring all of the war’s locations, operators, weaponry, and more. While the setting and more are different from previous CoD titles like Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War, CoD’s classic game modes are there, offering a familiar feel to anyone who jumps into some multiplayer games in Vanguard. Vanguard will offer a variety of new and returning game modes./post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-starters-and-legendaries-will-allegedly-be-shiny-locked/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-starters-and-legendaries-will-allegedly-be-shiny-locked/ Shiny Pokémon are extremely rare and have different coloration than their regular appearances, luring many die-hard trainers to traverse regions in search of the elusive creatures. But finding a shiny starter or legendary in the wild may be unattainable in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Dataminer Kaphotics revealed today that the starters—Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble—and the legendary Pokémon in Sword and Shield will not to appear as shiny in the overworld. /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/riot-mortdog-reveals-tft-set-4-chosen-odds-at-launch/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-mortdog-reveals-tft-set-4-chosen-odds-at-launch/ Lead Teamfight Tactics game designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer unveiled the odds of a Chosen champion appearing at certain levels today.  Based on the level a player is at in TFT Set Four, there’s a percent chance associated with a Chosen champion of a certain cost appearing in that player’s shop. After being hounded by players since the launch of the next set on the PBE, Mortdog revealed those percentages today for when Fates goes live on Sept./post/what-are-trial-guardian-raids-in-lost-ark/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-trial-guardian-raids-in-lost-ark/ In the latest Lost Ark content roadmap, Smilegate introduced a new raid to challenge players on Western servers with the addition of Trial Guardian raids. This new content is set to release in May, alongside the Destroyer advanced class and a collection of quality-of-life adjustments. Trial Guardians raids are weekly challenges where players can attempt to defeat three major bosses, each with their own required item level to enter. Every week, one of the Guardians will be swapped out for another boss and will provide players another challenge to adapt to as the weeks go by./post/when-does-overwatch-s-summer-games-2020-event-start/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-overwatch-s-summer-games-2020-event-start/ By the time July rolls around, Overwatch fans are already preparing their best Lúcioball strategies for the next Summer Games event. The annual event often includes exclusive sports-themed skins, interesting arcade mode additions, and a competitive Lúcioball mode for the fanatics out there.    With various start times over the past few years, however, players are struggling to figure out when the Summer Games event will begin in 2020. Here’s everything we know about when the event is likely to drop this year./post/belle-s-new-star-power-grounded-launched-on-brawl-stars/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/belle-s-new-star-power-grounded-launched-on-brawl-stars/ Brawl Star‘s latest Brawler, Belle, received her second Star Power, Grounded, today. “Getting marked by Belle’s Super prevents the target from reloading for three seconds,” the power’s description reads. It’s available in random boxes for players who earned enough trophies to reach power nine on the Brawler Watch out! Belle has you in her sights! 🔭 Belle's new Star Power prevents the targeted enemy from reloading for a couple of seconds!/post/frosty-s-controller-layout-and-settings-for-halo-infinite/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/frosty-s-controller-layout-and-settings-for-halo-infinite/ For those new to Halo esports, one of the most historically dominant rosters of all time is back under a major brand while the scene regenerates following the launch of Halo Infinite. The Sentinels organization picked up Snakebite, Royal 2, and Lethul in early 2020, almost two full years before Infinite finally launched. The group’s track record speaks for itself, winning back-to-back Halo World Championships in 2016 and 2017 (one with CLG and one with OpTic) and an HCS Finals championship in 2018 under TOX Gaming./post/here-are-lachlan-s-fortnite-settings/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-lachlan-s-fortnite-settings/ When it comes to the biggest gaming stars on the planet, the conversation has to include Lachlan. The Australian YouTuber boasts over 13 million subscribers, and rightfully so. His Fortnite skills are insane, and he’s incredibly entertaining and charming to boot. During one of Fortnite’s live events, The Device, Lachlan had nearly one million viewers. His popularity is skyrocketing, so it should come as no surprise if players want to play just like him./post/how-to-complete-the-the-only-oracle-for-you-challenge-in-destiny-2/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-the-only-oracle-for-you-challenge-in-destiny-2/ The Oracles encounter in Vault of Glass is one of the easiest parts of the raid, even with the weekly challenge. If Destiny 2 players are going after the “The Only Oracle for You” Triumph, though, they have to keep an eye out for their callouts—and keep moving. Normally, players are stationed in a fixed position during the Oracles encounter. To complete the challenge, however, players can’t destroy the same Oracle twice, which leads to a bit of shooting and a lot of moving./post/league-player-discovers-a-bug-that-increases-darius-passive-damage/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-discovers-a-bug-that-increases-darius-passive-damage/ A League of Legends player recently discovered a bug affecting Darius’ passive, which deals more damage than intended due to an extra tick. The player showcased the bug in action. After retreating from a teamfight with five stacks of Hemorrhage from Darius and 320 health, the player took three ticks of damage and expected to be safe from harm from the remaining tick. But an unexpected fifth tick occurred and killed the Akali in the process./post/ludwig-raises-money-for-charity-by-auctioning-off-youtube-play-button-cars-bed-and-more/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ludwig-raises-money-for-charity-by-auctioning-off-youtube-play-button-cars-bed-and-more/ Popular streamer Ludwig had plenty up for grabs today as he held a surprise charity auction on his channel where stream-related items were auctioned off to viewers. During his stream, Ludwig parted ways with small goodies such as his YouTooz figure, custom controllers, and even larger items, like the Cars bed that the streamer slept in during his iconic subathon stream last year. Oh, and he also auctioned off his silver YouTube Play button./post/mtg-mirror-box-removes-legend-rule-via-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-mirror-box-removes-legend-rule-via-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ The legend rule in Magic: The Gathering is taking a back seat via a Rare Artifact contained in the upcoming Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty set. Legendary permanents within MTG have a rule they must abide by, allowing for only one copy on the battlefield at a time. Scheduled to release digitally on Feb. 10, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) will include an Artifact that creates a loophole around the legendary rule. Mirror Box, revealed today by Twitter user Lights during the first day of NEO spoilers, is a Rare Artifact that removes the legendary rule while on the battlefield and pumps the stats of all legendary creatures./post/the-best-dota-2-cosplay/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-dota-2-cosplay/ Over the years, Dota 2 has built up a huge selection of heroes, with more than 115 characters, all with their own personality, skill set, and lore. Dota has flourished, coming into the world as a mod for Warcraft III in 2003 before growing leaps and bounds into the game it is today. Despite there being a rift in the MOBA community, with League of Legends taking some of the game’s well-earned glory, Dota 2 has thrived with its solid and faithful fan base./post/what-we-learned-about-hero-missions-and-talents-in-overwatch-2/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-we-learned-about-hero-missions-and-talents-in-overwatch-2/ Blizzard Entertainment explained early on that Overwatch 2 would be primarily focused on PvE content, but a new behind-the-scenes BlizzConline panel revealed mountains of new information about missions and talents. At BlizzCon 2019, a playable demo of Overwatch 2’s story mission content was available for fans to test out. The short mission took players through Rio de Janeiro as a team of four heroes fought Null Sector omnics. While it was a fun look at the potential of PvE Overwatch content, especially with the addition of hero talents, it lacked depth./post/all-professor-s-research-professor-willow-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-card-special-research-tasks-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-professor-s-research-professor-willow-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-card-special-research-tasks-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The Pokémon Company and Niantic have launched a multi-part collaboration to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pokémon Go and the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.  To start the collab, a special Pokémon TCG card themed after Pokémon Go’s Professor Willow is being distributed as a gift with purchases of select Pokémon Go products from the Pokémon Center website.  The promo card, which is a variant of the classic Professor’s Research Trainer card, features a special code that players can use in order to redeem Special Research in Pokémon Go./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/how-to-beat-and-capture-mega-charizard-x-and-y-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-and-capture-mega-charizard-x-and-y-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Mega Evolution has arrived in Pokémon Go, and with it comes the opportunity to capture Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution by participating in the new Mega Raids.  A handful of Mega Pokémon are already available to capture and use in Pokémon Go, including both Mega Charizard X and Y. The two different forms of the Fire-type starter are incredibly powerful, both sitting in the top tier of potential max CP in the game./post/how-to-gift-event-tickets-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-gift-event-tickets-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Trainers within Pokémon GO can start gifting Event Tickets to friends, just in time for the summer global Pokémon GO Fest.  The option to gift Pokémon GO Event Tickets to your Trainer friends becomes a reality starting on May 21 during the May Community Day event. There are two different color types for tickets: Blue and Pink. All event tickets are found in the Pokémon GO store, ranging in price from $1 to $14./post/one-year-ago-today-team-envyus-won-the-largest-prize-pool-event-in-call-of-duty-history-at-cod-champs-2016/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/one-year-ago-today-team-envyus-won-the-largest-prize-pool-event-in-call-of-duty-history-at-cod-champs-2016/ Team EnVyUs is one of the most iconic organizations involved in Call of Duty esports. Despite winning numerous championships since the organization began competing in Call of Duty in 2008, however, they seemingly always came up just short at the biggest event of the year—the Call of Duty World Championship. But that all changed one year ago today. On this date last year, Team EnVyUs took down Splyce at The Forum in Inglewood, California to win the 2016 Call of Duty World League Championship./post/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/symfuhny-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/symfuhny-s-streaming-setup-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Battle royale streamer Symfuhny has seen his channel grow leaps and bounds in the past two years.  During Fortnite’s boom in 2018, the streamer averaged fewer than 2,000 viewers according to viewership tracker Sully Gnome, with most of his growth coming at the end of the year.  Now the Twitch partner regularly reels in more than 10,000 average viewers for his Call of Duty streams. While there is a sea of streamers in the past few years who have worked on making it big, Sym is one of the few who have managed to force his way into ranks as one of the top 50 most-watched streamers on Twitch./post/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/twitch-is-the-only-late-game-marksman-that-survived-the-pre-season-meta/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-is-the-only-late-game-marksman-that-survived-the-pre-season-meta/ If you’ve played League of Legends during the pre-season this year, you’ve almost definitely noticed the bot lane meta. Jhin, Lucian, or Miss Fortune can be seen in almost every single game, as traditional late-game crit-based marksman haven’t been able to keep up. And then there’s Twitch. He’s about as late-game as you can get, as his most popular build still incorporates building 100 percent crit chance, meaning he takes a while to really turn on./post/all-skins-arriving-in-apex-s-upcoming-event-evolution/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-skins-arriving-in-apex-s-upcoming-event-evolution/ Evolution is Apex Legends’ next Collection Event and it’s set to go live on Sept. 14. Like previous Collection Events, this one is also looking to add many notable cosmetics to the game. See Apex Legends on Amazon Season 10 has been filled with many changes that have spiced up the gameplay in Apex. From map changes to a new legend, there hasn’t been a shortage of content in Apex. But the chances of running into a player who’d decline getting more epic skins for their favorite legends are slim to none./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-stage-3-challengers-one-open-qualifier/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-na-vct-stage-3-challengers-one-open-qualifier/ The show must go on. After almost a month of downtime, the final stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour is here. North American teams will begin their journey to September’s VCT Masters Berlin with the open qualifier. For Challengers week one, the top eight teams from the 120-team open qualifier will advance to the first main event.  Sentinels and Version1, who represented NA at VCT Masters Reykjavík last month, have been given byes until the Challengers week one open qualifier round of 32./post/how-to-complete-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes-in-destiny-2/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-shattered-realm-forest-of-echoes-in-destiny-2/ Shattered Realm’s maze-like missions send players through the dark depths of the Ascendant Plane, pitting them against a small army of enemies (and a boss) to make it out with a rescued Techeun. If you don’t get sidetracked, that is. Shattered Realm has a series of hidden secrets for players to explore if they meet the requirements, including upgrades in the Wayward Compass in the H.E.L.M. and a keen eye for the hidden pathways and concealed nooks and crannies./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/kfc-tries-and-fails-to-meme-about-apex-legends-updates-developer-responds/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kfc-tries-and-fails-to-meme-about-apex-legends-updates-developer-responds/ KFC—yes, the fast food restaurant—has joined the vocal community of Apex Legends fans who want more content and updates for the game. The fried chicken fast food company’s gaming account posted a meme making fun of the lack of any new content for Apex. The tweet featured an illustration of a character literally poking Apex Legends with a stick. “C’mon, do something,” the caption reads. The tweet didn’t exactly get the best reception./post/league-of-legends-reportedly-generated-1-75-billion-in-revenue-in-2020/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-reportedly-generated-1-75-billion-in-revenue-in-2020/ League of Legends is unsurprisingly still a revenue-generating machine for Riot Games. The massively popular MOBA brought in around $1.75 billion in revenue in 2020, according to intelligence firm SuperData. Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, League was reportedly the highest-earning, non-mobile free-to-play title over the last year and the sixth highest-earning FTP title overall. Riot’s expansion into other gaming genres with Legends of Runeterra and VALORANT didn’t impact the success of League./post/noble-mutually-part-ways-with-valorant-lineup/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/noble-mutually-part-ways-with-valorant-lineup/ Noble announced the departure of its VALORANT roster today, less than six months since re-entering the scene. While Noble’s Aleko “Leviathan” Gabuniya is reportedly joining TSM for the NA VCT Stage Three Challengers Two open qualifier, the remaining four players are seeking a new organization and a fifth player, according to Upcomer’s George Geddes. pic.twitter.com/STwKEbqiFF — Noble (@NobleGG) July 9, 2021 Noble recently unveiled its new lineup ahead of NA’s VCT Stage Three, finding relative success in the Challengers One open qualifier./post/the-best-audio-settings-for-call-of-duty-warzone/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-audio-settings-for-call-of-duty-warzone/ Sound is an important factor in battle royale games. The maps are huge, so you might be trying to listen to a fight in the distance only to get snuck up on and killed by a stealthy enemy. In Call of Duty: Warzone, sound is also key. While Caldera is a big area, many of the game’s fights can take place in close encounters. You need to be able to hear enemies in close proximity before it’s too late./post/wireless-n64-controllers-for-nintendo-switch-will-be-restocked-in-na-in-2022/Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wireless-n64-controllers-for-nintendo-switch-will-be-restocked-in-na-in-2022/ North American fans trying to buy the Nintendo 64 wireless controller for the Switch will have to wait until 2022.  As reported by Nintendo Life, the N64 wireless controller is out of stock and will be unavailable until 2022. This is reportedly only the case in North America, though, and other regions might still be able to purchase a controller.  The Nintendo 64 controller is an excellent way to improve your experience of reliving N64 titles with the Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack subscription, allowing players to download several classic N64 games, including Mario 64, Winback, and Mario Kart 64./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/apex-s-season-11-quest-is-a-text-based-story-featuring-ash-horizon-and-a-ton-of-conflict/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-season-11-quest-is-a-text-based-story-featuring-ash-horizon-and-a-ton-of-conflict/ Apex Legends’ season 11 is bringing Ash and Horizon to the forefront of the lore with its seasonal quest, Trouble in Paradise. The quest picks up from where last season’s Twitter comic left off: after Horizon woke up Ash thinking she was Lillian Peck. “Ash has regained old memories that drew her to an important piece of her past,” the quest’s description reads. “Horizon finds a clue to her son’s fate but doesn’t know where it leads./post/evil-geniuses-danny-breaks-all-time-lcs-postseason-kill-record/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-danny-breaks-all-time-lcs-postseason-kill-record/ In addition to hoisting the LCS trophy in just his second season in the league, Evil Geniuses AD carry Danny broke the record for most kills earned by a single player during an LCS postseason. Danny racked up 111 kills in the 2022 Spring Split playoffs, the most in a postseason bracket by any LCS player, according to League stats site Oracle’s Elixir.  See League of Legends on Amazon During the final game of EG’s championship-clinching series against 100 Thieves, Danny secured his 111th kill of the postseason, breaking an LCS record that stood for nine years./post/how-to-get-the-nora-legacy-outfit-and-spear-in-horizon-forbidden-west/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-nora-legacy-outfit-and-spear-in-horizon-forbidden-west/ Aloy, the main character in Horizon Forbidden West, comes from the Nora tribe. In the new entry to the Horizon series, players won’t have many chances to interact with members of the Nora tribe since Aloy will be busy embarking on a mission to stop a mysterious plague. This task leads her to the lands of Forbidden West. There is, however, an option to have the main protagonist wear the Nora Legacy outfit and equip the Nora Legacy spear, which reassembles the colors symbolic to her tribe./post/ots-tournament-pack-17-to-feature-ultimate-infinite-impermanence-black-luster-soldier-soldier-of-chaos-and-not-much-else/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ots-tournament-pack-17-to-feature-ultimate-infinite-impermanence-black-luster-soldier-soldier-of-chaos-and-not-much-else/ OTS Tournament Pack 17 has been officially revealed for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, headlined by reprints for Infinite Impermanence, Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Chaos, and more.  OTS Packs are used to give players who attend tournaments at Official Tournament Stores access to multiple powerful cards that are used in competitive decks, along with rarity bumps and general reprints for other cards too.  OTS Pack 17 is set to start being distributed on Oct./post/riot-is-making-more-female-league-of-legends-champions-to-balance-the-roster/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-making-more-female-league-of-legends-champions-to-balance-the-roster/ In recent years, there have been more female champions released in League of Legends than male champions. This, according to lead champion producer Ryan “Reav3” Mireles, is all a part of Riot’s plan. In the comment section of a recent post on League’s subreddit, Reav3 shed some light on Riot’s approach to releasing new champions. He explained that the devs are aiming to balance the roster to eventually make it 50/50 male and female champions./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/where-to-find-fortnite-s-season-9-week-5-secret-battle-star/Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-fortnite-s-season-9-week-5-secret-battle-star/ A new set of Fortnite: Battle Royale challenges has just become available to all players. It’sweek five of the Battle Pass challenges, and players who complete the entire set will be able to find a secret Battle Star if they also completed at least four other sets of weekly challenges this season. Once you complete five sets of weekly challenges, you’ll earn a new Loading Screen. In that image is where you’ll find a hint about where to find this week’s secret Battle Star./post/fortnite-s-v9-30-update-files-hide-epic-and-legendary-revolver-variants/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-v9-30-update-files-hide-epic-and-legendary-revolver-variants/ The v9.30 Fortnite update yesterday brought massive leaks from data miners. Epic Games apparently added a lot of information to the game files at once, so now we know a lot of what could be coming to the game in the next three weeks. Data miner Lucas7yoshi found detailed info on a new variant of an old Fortnite gun, the Revolver. There’s now information about an Epic and Legendary variant of this pistol, and its in-game description says it’s a “fast, precise sidearm with a good punch but small capacity./post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-zambrotta-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-zambrotta-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) of Prime Icon Moments Gianluca Zambrotta to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on March 21. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  The Prime Icon Moments Zambrotta card was originally released at the beginning of the month, on March 5, but only got the SBC now along with Ian Wright and Claude Makélélé. Over 3 decades of greatness 💪 New ICON Squad Building Challenges are available now in #FUT./post/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/new-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-update-eliminates-large-possibility-of-hacked-raid-battles/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-update-eliminates-large-possibility-of-hacked-raid-battles/ Running into a hacked Max Raid Battle was a common occurrence in Pokémon Sword and Shield—and there was even a thriving Twitch community of channels that would use this to draw in viewers. But in the Version 1.2.1. Update, Game Freak has eliminated a large portion of these hacked raids for the time being.  While the patch notes don’t specifically mention the removal of elements that would lead to hacked raid battles being shared, the Y-Comm system seems to have received a significant overhaul./post/star-wars-eclipse-has-reportedly-been-delayed-until-at-least-2027/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/star-wars-eclipse-has-reportedly-been-delayed-until-at-least-2027/ Star Wars Eclipse has reportedly been delayed by more than half a decade as French developers Quantic Dream struggle to add talent to its roster, with a 2027-2028 release window now more likely for the title. The highly-anticipated Star Wars game wowed audiences when it was announced last December but, according to Xfire, has ground to a halt behind the scenes. The delay is reportedly due to hiring issues at Quantic Dream./post/the-5-best-toon-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-toon-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/ Toon cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! are cartoony versions of already existing cards with various additional or unique effects. There are a number of ways to incorporate them into your decks just like their classic versions, depending on which effects or tribe you might look to add. While they haven’t seen the competitive scene in a while, the recent additions could make them worthwhile once again. Here are the best five Toon cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!/post/what-are-the-best-minecraft-seeds/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-best-minecraft-seeds/ One of the best aspects of Minecraft is the game’s random seeds, which means every world you load into is uniquely generated and can tell a new story. There’s one drawback to that system though; it also means some seeds are better than others. The best Minecraft seeds will depend on what exactly you are looking for, and which game modes you’re playing, so here is a wide variety of different seeds to choose from./post/when-does-horizon-call-of-the-mountain-vr-release/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-horizon-call-of-the-mountain-vr-release/ One of PlayStation’s flagship franchises is getting the virtual reality treatment, with Horizon Call of the Mountain revealing gameplay footage for the first time at Thursday’s State of Play event. The title is not a remake of either Horizon Zero Dawn or Horizon Forbidden West but rather a spin-off title exclusive to the PSVR2 headset. Developer Guerilla designed the game to be an immersive experience in the Horizon universe. And, if the gameplay shown is any indication, players seeking to more fully experience the world of Horizon, complete with its robotic animals and crumbled cities, are in for a treat./post/where-to-get-the-frenzied-flame-seal-in-elden-ring/Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-get-the-frenzied-flame-seal-in-elden-ring/ Faith builds have been all the rage in Elden Ring, with some of the best moments coming from timely incantation usage, be it heals, buffs, or sudden bursts of damage coming in with clutch plays. With recent patches buffing incantations even further, there has never been a better time to get acquainted with faith builds and sacred seals. Today, however, we will be discussing a certain sacred seal in particular. This sacred seal is different from the rest since it enhances incantations of a particular type./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/fortnite-data-miner-shows-off-first-person-mode-motorcycles/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-data-miner-shows-off-first-person-mode-motorcycles/ One of the best qualities about Fortnite is that it’s a constantly evolving experience. With each new update, Epic Games brings something new to the game that often has the potential to change the battle royale forever, like the Zero Build mode that was introduced last season. Now, Fortnite seems to be gearing up for another big change with leakers showing off a potential screenshot from a first-person perspective. Fortnite could become a true FPS, according to prominent data miner HYPEX, who shared a screenshot on their Twitter account today./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-among-us/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-among-us/ Among Us has dominated the gaming world recently and has caused thousands of players to get into intense arguments with friends to clear their name. While the gameplay is fun and exciting, many players often complain about lagging or performance issues while playing. Here are a few things you can do to maintain smoother gameplay in Among Us.  Select the proper server Among Us allows players to select from three server regions: North America, Europe, and Asia./post/hungrybox-named-the-best-super-smash-bros-melee-player-for-the-third-year-in-a-row/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hungrybox-named-the-best-super-smash-bros-melee-player-for-the-third-year-in-a-row/ From the start of the year, Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma made it clear that he wasn’t going to give up his crown anytime soon. And at the end of the Super Smash Bros. Melee 2019 PGR rankings, the Jigglypuff main held the No. 1 spot for the third straight year.  But while that’s an incredible accomplishment on its own, the rest of the top 10 looks a little strange when you take into account the entire year of Melee and not just the back end of the rankings./post/nicewigg-gets-so-excited-after-shroud-hosts-him-with-18-000-viewers-that-he-wakes-up-his-mom/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nicewigg-gets-so-excited-after-shroud-hosts-him-with-18-000-viewers-that-he-wakes-up-his-mom/ Shroud made a streamer’s dream come true yesterday. Apex Legends pro Jack “NiceWigg” Martin was surprised to find 18,000 Twitch viewers watching him play yesterday after the first-person shooter legend hosted him. “I just got hosted by shroud,” the streamer yelled. “What the fuck? What the actual fuck?” NiceWigg was so elated by the influx of viewers that he ran to wake up his mother. “I gotta wake up my mom,” NiceWigg said./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/tft-changes-rules-on-matchmaking-tracker-add-ons/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-changes-rules-on-matchmaking-tracker-add-ons/ Riot Games is “changing its stance on matchmaking tracker add-ons” in Teamfight Tactics due to players cracking the algorithm code, according to game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer.  The TFT matchmaking algorithm was meant to provide a sense of randomness regarding who a player would battle next. And for a time, it was effective, prompting a ban on matchmaking tracker add-ons to ensure the integrity of the autobattler. Players eventually “cracked the matchmaking rules and it became trackable,” though, Mortdog said in his Twitter thread today, resulting in a temporary change that will allow TFT matchmaking tracker add-ons./post/tsm-parts-ways-with-pubg-mobile-roster/Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-parts-ways-with-pubg-mobile-roster/ TSM has “mutually” parted ways with its PUBG Mobile roster in India, the organization announced in an Instagram post today. The roster featured Abhijeet “Ghatak” Andhare, Suraj “Neyoo” Majumdar, Jonathan Amaral, Abhishek “ZGOD” Choudhary, and Vivek “ClutchGod” Horo. In its announcement, TSM said that the team has “decided to pursue a new challenge.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by TSM India (@tsm_ind) “We truly believe in the future of esports in India and we are here to stay,” TSM said./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/apex-fan-recreates-valkyrie-s-birthright-helmet/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-fan-recreates-valkyrie-s-birthright-helmet/ Great video games inspire great artwork from fans, and Apex Legends is rich with material for artists and cosplayers to dig into. One of the game’s more popular skins got the “real-life treatment,” with a fan going above and beyond to recreate Valkyrie’s helmet from the Birthright skin. Reddit user 03MendicantBias posted the helmet, which includes an incredible amount of detail. It not only nails the most noticeable design elements of the helmet, with the red and yellow color scheme and patterns, but it also includes just about every notch and bolt visible on the skin’s helmet—including the carbon fiber patterning on the grey bits, and even the dirt, grime, and places where the paint scheme has been scratched and rubbed away./post/call-of-duty-vanguard-console-players-can-now-pre-load-the-game/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-vanguard-console-players-can-now-pre-load-the-game/ Call of Duty: Vanguard console players who have pre-ordered the game can now pre-load it to dive right into the action on Nov. 5.  Vanguard is just days away from releasing and fans everywhere are excited to jump into a new Call of Duty experience. But downloading and installing a new game can take a significant amount of time and severely hinder your first-day experience. The good news is Call of Duty: Vanguard can be pre-loaded early, allowing players to instantly dive into the action when it’s released./post/how-to-expand-your-minimap-scale-past-100-percent-in-league-of-legends/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-expand-your-minimap-scale-past-100-percent-in-league-of-legends/ The minimap in League of Legends is one of the most important tools in the game. It gives an abundance of information about the enemy’s position on the map, where your vision lines are, and what objectives are coming up next. Some people don’t use the minimap to its full effect, however. Low-ranked players are notorious for not looking at it, while on some monitors, the full scale of the minimap is still tiny compared to the rest of the game./post/how-to-find-cctv-cameras-in-pubg/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-cctv-cameras-in-pubg/ PUBG is a battle royale game that needs no introduction. Whether you play it with a squad or on your own, the goal is the same: be the last one standing. If surviving until the final circle isn’t enough of a challenge, the battle pass adds another layer of difficulty to the game. The missions can go from the simplest of tasks, like playing on a specific map a number of times, to the most difficult, like getting three kills with a pan in the same game./post/how-to-get-silver-gold-and-foil-skins-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-silver-gold-and-foil-skins-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season four went live earlier this week and introduced many changes to spice up the popular battle royale. Gun changes aren’t the only thing that hit the live servers, however, and a squad filled with Marvel characters were teleported to the Fortnite world to fight against Galactus. The squad consisting of Thor, Groot, Wolverine, Storm, She-Hulk, Doctor Doom, Mystique, and Iron Man are all available as skins from day one, and players can unlock them via this season’s battle pass./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/purphoros-s-intervention-resembles-a-watered-down-banefire-in-theros-beyond-death/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/purphoros-s-intervention-resembles-a-watered-down-banefire-in-theros-beyond-death/ A third Intervention from the Theros: Beyond Death cycle revealed Purphoros’s Intervention, a Sorcery spell that should have been an Instant.  Banefire was once the go-to game finisher in the MTG Standard format because it couldn’t be countered when “X” was five or more. Revealed today during the Theros: Beyond Death (THB) spoilers, Purphoros’s Intervention is similar to Banefire but lacks Instant speed in exchange for susceptibility to counterspells.  Like the other THB Intervention cycle cards that have been revealed, Erebos’s Intervention and Nylea’s Intervention, players can choose one of two options when casting Purphoros’s Intervention:/post/rating-every-new-special-edition-jersey-at-the-2021-world-championship/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rating-every-new-special-edition-jersey-at-the-2021-world-championship/ Whenever the League of Legends World Championship rolls around, many teams break out some fancy new gear to commemorate the most important event of the year. From grandiose golds, raging reds, deep sea blues, and every color in between, many of these teams have brought interesting and unique spins on their original colorways. See League of Legends on Amazon There are, however, some jerseys that look miles better than their competition./post/what-is-kekw-in-twitch-chat/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-kekw-in-twitch-chat/ Twitch chat can be a scary place sometimes, especially when there’s tens of thousands of users spamming nonsense all at once. Through the flood of emotes, berating of streamers and fellow chatters, PogChamps and more, there’s a phrase that can be confusing to some if you don’t know it’s origins: KEKW. KEKW has taken over Twitch chats in 2020, and if you’re not equipped with the meme knowledge to understand it, it can become quite annoying when the chat is filled with the phrase./post/apex-s-new-update-grants-loss-forgiveness-to-victims-of-ddos-attacks/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-new-update-grants-loss-forgiveness-to-victims-of-ddos-attacks/ A new Apex Legends update will end matches and grant loss forgiveness to everyone in the lobby after detecting a denial-of-service attack, according to Respawn. The measure aims to protect the victims and deny any advantages to the perpetrators. With the new system, detecting a DDoS attack will send all players back to the lobby. In some cases, the change will completely void the outcome of matches, including any stats such as damage or kills, and any variation in RP./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/everything-we-know-about-yelan-in-genshin-impact/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-yelan-in-genshin-impact/ Genshin Impact is always adding exciting new characters to the game and players eagerly await the opportunity to add to their rosters. A new character named Yelan, a five-star Hydro Bow user, was recently uncovered. Here’s everything we know about her.  Yelan is a five-star Hydro Bow character. She will be the second character of this kind to be released. The first and only character to wield a Hydro Bow, Tartaglia, was released on Nov./post/here-are-the-3-ps-now-games-added-this-month/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-3-ps-now-games-added-this-month/ PlayStation’s streaming subscription service, PS Now, features a catalog of hundreds of PS4 games. The collection ranges from blockbuster hits to PlayStation exclusives, online multiplayer titles, and family-friendly games. You can stream and download over 800 PS4, PS3, and PS2 titles from a wide range of genres on your PS4 console or PC. You’ll find titles such as Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom, Bloodborne, The Last of Us, NBK 2K18, The Elder Scrolls Online, and even LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham./post/here-s-how-to-fix-the-cloud-sync-error-in-apex-legends/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-to-fix-the-cloud-sync-error-in-apex-legends/ If you want to jump into the hottest battle royale out right now, you may encounter an error on PC that’ll keep you from accessing Apex Legends. Don’t worry, you won’t have to go back to Fortnite. With a quick fix, you’ll be gunning your way to the top in no time. PC players have reported a cloud sync error with the new game. While Electronic Arts has implemented a fix for the cloud sync error with the client, some are still experiencing it./post/how-to-pre-register-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-mobile/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-pre-register-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-mobile/ Nintendo Switch owners have been able to partake in Unite Battles in Pokémon UNITE for almost a month, and soon mobile players will be able to join in on the action. Pokémon UNITE will be launching on mobile devices on Sept. 22, according to today’s Pokémon Presents. Mobile players will be able to play cross-platform with Switch players, as well as sync their data between the two for cross-progression. Pre-registration for the mobile version of UNITE is now available on most mobile devices./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/peace-defeats-pentanet-gg-in-lco-grand-final-secures-worlds-2021-spot/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/peace-defeats-pentanet-gg-in-lco-grand-final-secures-worlds-2021-spot/ Peace has secured their spot at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship following a somewhat surprising 3-0 victory over reigning champions Pentanet.GG in the LCO Split Two Grand Final today. The newly formed organization had a rough split early on, often playing without parts of their main roster and at one point languishing toward the very bottom of the LCO ladder. But after managing to scrape through into the playoffs, the team ran the gauntlet from the fifth spot all the way to the Grand Final, winning four series before taking the crown over their rivals./post/shroud-shares-thoughts-on-integration-of-nfts-in-video-games/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-shares-thoughts-on-integration-of-nfts-in-video-games/ NFTs have been a hot topic in the gaming community as of late. Just last week, Dr Disrespect’s game studio, Midnight Society, announced the introduction of NFTs in the company’s inaugural game release, which received massive community backlash. And in a broadcast yesterday, popular FPS streamer Shroud joined the conversation with his opinion on how NFTs are being implemented in video games. The discussion began when Shroud’s chat brought up the comparison between NFTs and Twitch drops, a system that rewards viewers with in-game items for watching streams for a certain amount of time./post/all-ranked-reward-changes-coming-to-valorant-episode-2-act-one/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-ranked-reward-changes-coming-to-valorant-episode-2-act-one/ With the end of VALORANT’s first episode, a slew of changes are coming to the game’s ranked reward system. The intent behind these changes is to provide “more rewarding recognition for your accomplishments, and … show who is the best of the best,” according to Ian “Brighteyz” Fielding and Jon “EvrMoar” Walker of the VALORANT competitive team. Episode one officially ends at 10pm on Jan. 11 for all regions. That’s 10pm PT for North America, CDT for Latin America, BRT for Brazil, GMT for Europe, SGT for APAC, and KST for Korea./post/apxvoid-disqualified-from-hct/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apxvoid-disqualified-from-hct/ If you’re a Mage player in Hearthstone and you like to watch streams, you’re probably familiar with Jacob “Apxvoid” Coen. Apxvoid regularly streams Mage gameplay on his Twitch channel and has garnered a reputation as one of the best Mage players in the game. Apxvoid regularly plays around the top 500 legend rank on the North America ladder, and more often than not he is closer to the top 100. Recently, Apxvoid qualified to play at the Hearthstone Championship Tour Winter Finals in North America on January 19-20./post/hextech-augment-patterns-adjusted-major-changes-made-in-tft-set-6-5-s-feb-8-pbe-update/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hextech-augment-patterns-adjusted-major-changes-made-in-tft-set-6-5-s-feb-8-pbe-update/ Hextech Augment patterns are getting shaken up within Teamfight Tactics Set 6.5 Neon Nights. A large number of Augments received nerfs or buffs in the Feb. 8 PBE update.  Over 80 TFT Hextech Augments are getting added to the existing 100-plus Augments within Set 6.5 Neon Nights, which is scheduled to officially release on Feb. 16. Hextech Augments appear in an Armory at Stages 1-3, 3-5, and 5-1, offering players various options from the Silver, Gold, and Prismatic tiers./post/how-to-get-the-pok%C3%A9tch-off-the-screen-in-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-pok%C3%A9tch-off-the-screen-in-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ The Pokétch is a feature that returns to Pokémon remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and fans who have their hands on the game are starting to acquire them and are having trouble getting the overlay in the top right corner off of the screen. There are multiple different uses for the Pokétch, such as a list of your current Pokémon with their hit points, a memo feature that allows you to write or draw on it, a Happiness Checker, and more./post/idubbbz-s-creator-clash-raises-close-to-1-million-for-charity/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/idubbbz-s-creator-clash-raises-close-to-1-million-for-charity/ Popular YouTuber iDubbbz’s Creator Clash celebrity boxing matches early this month at the Yuengling Center in Florida raised close to $1 million for a trio of charities. Though exact numbers haven’t been published, iDubbbz gave fans a general ballpark of how much was raised in a video today that included his personal analysis of the bout he had as the headliner. “The final numbers aren’t in yet, but it’s looking like we’re going to be raising close to $1 million,” he said./post/invictus-gaming-signs-3-north-american-tft-players/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/invictus-gaming-signs-3-north-american-tft-players/ Invictus Gaming, the Chinese organization most well known for its international titles in League of Legends and Dota 2, has announced the signing of three North American Teamfight Tactics players as it continues to expand the international division of affiliated talent. Daniel “DQA” Li, Hanyuan “Noobowl” Ye and Andrew “guubums” Cheung are all highly-ranked and well-established competitive TFT players in North America with previous experience competing at national and international level events./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/wrenn-returns-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt/Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wrenn-returns-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt/ Magic: The Gathering is returning to the gothic horror plane of Innistrad in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt featuring returning characters, Creature types, and mechanics. Wizards of the Coast revealed cards from the upcoming fall set on Weekly MTG. Returning character Wrenn is coming to Innistrad with another land-focused card. Wrenn was first introduced in Modern Horizons as Wrenn and Six. The card dominated eternal formats with its ability to interact with lands and the graveyard./post/are-legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-dynamax-adventures-shiny-locked/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-dynamax-adventures-shiny-locked/ One of the biggest features added to Pokémon Sword and Shield in The Crown Tundra expansion was the new Dynamax Adventures mode.  Dynamax Adventures lets players enjoy Max Raid Battles in a new way by turning into a series of consecutive battles with rising stakes and more difficult challenges.  At the end of most Dynamax Adventures, players will have a chance to run into nearly any Legendary Pokémon that has ever been available in a main series Pokémon game./post/every-skin-revealed-for-smite-patch-9-3/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-skin-revealed-for-smite-patch-9-3/ The machine that is the Smite development team continues to crank out quality skins at an alarmingly fast rate. Just on the heels of patch 9.2, patch 9.3 is on its way with a plethora of new skins. Thanks so much for joining us for the 9.3 #HeavenLightUpdate Show! Check out the Update Notes for all the details of what's headed to the Battleground. 9.2 Bonus: https://t.co/zIjzFQTA0t 9.3 Update: https://t.co/P3JLaV5PV0 pic./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/indiefoxx-banned-on-twitch-for-sixth-time-in-2021/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/indiefoxx-banned-on-twitch-for-sixth-time-in-2021/ One of Twitch’s most controversial streamers, Indifoxx, has been banned on the platform less than a week after finishing up her latest three-day suspension. Right now, it isn’t clear exactly why the streamer was banned, however, this will be the sixth time she has been banned from the streaming platform so far in 2021. On June 19, Indiefoxx was suspended for three days after breaching the platform’s sexually suggestive content policy while streaming the “ASMR meta./post/nbk-switches-from-cs-go-to-valorant/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nbk-switches-from-cs-go-to-valorant/ Two-time CS:GO Major champion Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt revealed today that he’ll be moving to VALORANT after spending the last four months on OG’s bench. The 27-year-old dedicated over 10 years of his life to Counter-Strike. He started competing professionally in CS: Source in 2009. NBK- found major success in CS:GO, though, having played for numerous prestigious teams such as VeryGames, Titan, LDLC, Envy, G2, Vitality, and OG. He won several tournaments, including the DreamHack Winter Major in 2014 with LDLC and the DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca Major with Envy in 2015./post/ring-toss-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-expansion/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ring-toss-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-expansion/ The card reveal season for Hearthstone’s Madness at the Darkmoon Faire expansion has begun. Madness at the Darkmoon Faire is the final expansion of the Year of the Phoenix and brings a wealth of new content to the game, from a new Duels game mode to adding in the much-requested achievements. And, of course, there are plenty of new cards set to join Hearthstone. YouTuber Feelink revealed Ring Toss, a rare Mage spell that costs four mana and uses the new Corrupt keyword, today./post/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/where-to-find-arceus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-arceus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ There’s always one legendary Pokémon that stands out amongst the rest as the flagship species for each game. In the latest addition to the Pokémon franchise that’s Arceus. “The Original One” sets the stage for the game’s story and ultimately becomes the final payoff at the end. Arceus quickly became a popular Pokémon after its implementation in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl—despite it being unobtainable by many. In Legends: Arceus, the Pokémon is most definitely obtainable, however, it might prove to be difficult for some./post/you-can-earn-free-gems-in-smite-right-now/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-earn-free-gems-in-smite-right-now/ Anytime you get the chance to earn your game’s real-money currency for free, that’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss. And right now, players can earn 50 free Smite Gems thanks to the “Gem Storm.” Right now in Smite, players can get 50 free Gems by completing three “first wins of the day.” Though this may sound confusing, it’s easier than you might think. All players need to do is earn a win in three of Smite’s different game modes./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/everything-you-need-to-know-about-proguides/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-proguides/ This article is proudly sponsored by ProGuides. Football. Basketball. Tennis. Hockey. Even poker. Every major sport that requires hand-eye coordination and critical thinking all have league-leading players with one thing in common: quality coaching. And video games, a $152 billion dollar industry, is no exception. Everyone who’s ever spent time with a competitive video game eventually hits a plateau. It’s inevitable. You’re coasting, picking up new tricks and mechanical flourishes, as a game’s DNA slowly merges with your own./post/here-are-the-notes-for-final-fantasy-xiv-s-patch-6-1-newfound-adventure/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-for-final-fantasy-xiv-s-patch-6-1-newfound-adventure/ Final Fantasy XIV fans are in for a treat because the first major patch since Endwalker is set to be introduced to the live servers tomorrow. It’ll bring a plethora of new content in many aspects of the game, such as new Main Scenario quests, a new secondary questline linked to an Alliance Raid, quality-of-life changes, and more. Here are the complete patch notes for Patch 6.1, Newfound Adventure. New Quests New Main Scenario Quests added, including a new DungeonNew Minstrel’s Quest unlocking the Endsinger’s Aria Extreme trialNew Chronicles of a New Era quests added, including a new Alliance raidNew Role Quests addedNew chapters added to New Game Plus modeRevision of A Realm Reborn quests (deletion of Main Scenario Quest roulettes, will become solo instances)New FATEs in Endwalker‘s mapsNew Stone, Sky, Sea trials New Items New cosmetic items from a collaboration with GARO addedNew craftable items, recipes, and fish addedNew subaquatic voyage areas and items added, maximum rank adjusted from 90 to 05New furnishing items addedNew orchestion rolls addedNew aquarium fish availableNew paintings addedByregotia flowerpot seeds addedNew Manderville Gold Saucer rewards addedNew Triple Triad cards and NPC opponentsNew Faux leave itemsNew EmotesNew iLvl 590 gear and corresponding Merchant addedNew mountsNew pup minionNew fashion accessoriesNew venture rewards Housing New Lottery system added for every plot in the gameOpening of Empyreum residential area in IshgardDedicated wards for free company plots addedFree Company members must remain in it for at least 30 days to buy a plotPrice plots won’t decrease over time anymore User Interface Adding of Adventurer Plates in betaThe additional hotbar can now be rearranged when switching jobs in instanced quest battlesCharacter portraits added for dialogue lines in some instanced quest battlesImprovements in level requirement entries and report areasUnending Codex added to display lore informationSightseeing Log visual effect adjustedVista categories adjusted to reflect expansionsRequired Collectability information added on crafting windowShop filters improvedAchievements tab clarity improvedDramfitting option added on the inn chamber’s bed to try on Online Shop’s itemsAuto target enemy option added in Character Configuration, including Priority choiceGear set names now include the job levelBicolor Gemstones and Trophy Cristals added on Currency windowDyeing interface improvedNew dungeons in Explorer modeMore duties available to recordingPayers can now register in duties with Duty Support or Trust via the Duty Finder Character Creation New Hrothgar hairstyles addedNew Hrothgar facial features addedNew male and female Viera’s hairstyles added Other The Whorleater replaced by Ultima’s Bane as Unreal trialRewards of Excitatron 600 treasure hunt instance have been adjustedDecipher animation modifiedAdding a 30 days requirement to get the Free Company master rankNew Charge symbols added in Free Company crestsSpoiler of location and duty names deletedDuty Support added on A Realm Reborn, Shadowbringers, and Endwalker dutiesKhloe’s prizes and seals obtention from completing Wondrous Tails adjustedPlayers can now be revived when incapacitated in some Hard and Extreme duties (not including Endwalker‘s)Savage Raid weekly reward restriction removedUnsung Blaedes of Asphodelos now require four Discal Tomestones instead of sevenBozjan southern front and Zadnor adjusted to yield more EXP and cachesGlamour plate limit increased from 15 to 20NPC accompaniment system improvedInstanced field areas deleted, except for Radz-at-Han, Thavnair, and Mor DhonaMore wireless controller support addedNew text commands (draw, sheathe, determined, content, adventurerplate, portrait)Entry subscription now offers eight characters per WorldBug fixes Balance changes Buffs on Paladin, Warrior, Dragoon, Gunbreaker, Reaper, Bard, Machinist, Red Mage, White Mage, Scholar, Astrologian, and SageDark Knight, Ninja, Samurai, Dancer, and Summoner adjustedNerf of Monk’s Perfect Balance The complete balance changes can be found here./post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-snorunt-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-snorunt-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Snorunt isn’t a Pokémon introduced in generation four, but it is one of several older Pokémon that received a new evolution in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.  Using a Dawn Stone on any female Snorunt you capture will net you a Froslass—a powerful, if frail, Ice/Ghost-type that provides Snorunt with a nice alternative evolutionary path to the physical living glacier that is Glalie.  It isn’t hard to find the Snow Hat Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl either./post/iitztimmy-finishes-solo-bronze-to-predator-apex-legends-challenge-after-54-hour-stream/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/iitztimmy-finishes-solo-bronze-to-predator-apex-legends-challenge-after-54-hour-stream/ After over two days straight of playing ranked matches in Apex Legends, iiTzTimmy has finished an incredible “solo Bronze to Predator in one stream” challenge. The content creator and FPS god began streaming on Saturday, Aug. 14, and reached Master division on Monday afternoon just after 46 straight hours of playing, and climbing through the Diamond ranks for nearly a full day. His viewer count surpassed 100,000 in the surrounding moments./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/merk-pro-player-turned-mlg-employee/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/merk-pro-player-turned-mlg-employee/ This past Friday, Joe “ MerK” DeLuca announced his decision to retire from competitive Call of Duty and work for Major League Gaming full-time as a Console FPS Manager. MerK has had an incredibly storied career, with achievements that most players can only dream of. MerK began to make a name for himself when he signed onto OpTic Gaming in 2010, playing alongside future legends such as BigTymeR, JKap, NaDeSHoT, ProoFy, Rambo, and Scump over the next three years./post/what-does-nat-mean-in-madden/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-nat-mean-in-madden/ When you start playing a game, you immediately start building your muscle memory which eventually helps you become a better player. Without realizing it, you’ll also improve and enlarge your vocabulary with the terms you’ve often seen in your game of choice. Madden has its fair share of unique terms and callouts. If you frequently play the Ultimate Team game mode (MUT), then the chances are you may have seen the term NAT being thrown around./post/what-time-does-minecraft-version-1-17-caves-and-cliffs-update-go-live-today/Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-minecraft-version-1-17-caves-and-cliffs-update-go-live-today/ Minecraft is set to launch its latest update today, and with it will come new content for players on both the Java and Bedrock editions of the game. Originally announced in October 2020 at Minecraft Live, Caves and Cliffs has been showcased plenty of times since then with a pre-release build playable for some players towards the end of May. Due to the size of this expansion and the developer’s goals to provide new content for players now, Caves and Cliffs has been split into two parts with the first launching later today./post/c9-parts-ways-with-vice/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/c9-parts-ways-with-vice/ Cloud9 Blue is making a roster move in the wake of not qualifying for VCT Masters. Effective immediately, the VALORANT team is parting ways with IGL Daniel “vice” Kim, a founding member of the original C9 Blue roster. Today we part ways with one of the original members of #C9BLUE. Thank you, @vice_cs, and we wish you the very best. 💙 pic.twitter.com/aKEgVAH9Uz — Cloud9 (@Cloud9) March 16, 2021 Despite having arguably the best individual player in North America, Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, for a while, C9 Blue struggled./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/destiny-2-honeydew-error-explanation-and-fixes/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-honeydew-error-explanation-and-fixes/ It wouldn’t be a big new content launch in Destiny 2 without something going wrong on the server-side. Naturally, with the launch of Destiny 2’s 14th season, Season of Splicer, an increase in connection problems for players was bound to happen today. Specifically, Bungie announced on its @BungieHelp Twitter page that it’s seeing an increase in players being unable to participate in certain activities and Destinations, receiving the error code “HONEYDEW./post/doublelift-reveals-tsm-tried-to-sue-him-for-bad-mouthing-reginald/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-reveals-tsm-tried-to-sue-him-for-bad-mouthing-reginald/ In a recent stream, former League of Legends pro Doublelift talked about the fresh accusations aimed at TSM by the Washington Post and revealed that the esports team tried to sue him for disparagement. Doublelift went through CEO Andy “Reginald” Dinh’s response to the allegations on TSM’s subreddit. After calling out the org’s CEO for addressing only one paragraph of the Washington Post report, Doublelift said that Reginald is probably “sitting there with his team of lawyers right now, watching my stream, asking his lawyers if it’s viable to sue me for fucking disparagement over this stream I’m doing now./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/iem-cologne-2021-scores-bracket-schedule/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/iem-cologne-2021-scores-bracket-schedule/ It’s been 16 months, but LAN events have returned to the competitive CS:GO. As the world begins to heal and the CS:GO environment returns to normal, 24 teams have traveled to a five-star hotel in Cologne, Germany for IEM Cologne 2021. These teams will compete in a safe and sterile environment, on LAN, for the lion’s share of a $1 million prize pool. LANs have been away for so long that IEM Cologne will be the offline debut for several pro players, as well as the newest addition to the map pool, Ancient./post/new-fortnite-chapter-2-season-one-map-reportedly-revealed/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-fortnite-chapter-2-season-one-map-reportedly-revealed/ Following a day of confusion after the destruction of the old Fortnite map, new information found by data miners shows what the new map could look like when Fortnite Chapter Two finally launches.  The overall structure of the map doesn’t look too different from the one fans said goodbye to on Sunday. But there’s a heavier focus on water connecting points between locations, which will allow the new boats to speed up travel./post/optic-gaming-los-angeles-parts-ways-with-coach-pacman/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-gaming-los-angeles-parts-ways-with-coach-pacman/ After having their best event of the inaugural Call of Duty League season, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles is making some changes. OGLA has parted ways with their head coach, Pacman, who joined the team Jan. 8, the former national champion announced via Twitter. Before signing with OpTic, Pacman served as an analyst on Call of Duty World League broadcasts in 2019. I am no longer a part of @OpTicGaming. I will miss being with the team on a daily basis but my time here has come to an end./post/what-time-does-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-launch/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-launch/ World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic launches in just two weeks on June 1. And no matter where you are, everyone will get to step through the Dark Portal at the same time. Blizzard officially announced earlier this month that TBC Classic will have a global launch, giving all players an equal opportunity to reach level 70 first. Related: What time does the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic pre-patch go live?/post/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/lost-ark-gets-official-release-date/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-gets-official-release-date/ The highly anticipated western release of the Korean MMORPG Lost Ark has finally received its official release date. On Feb. 11, 2022, players around the world can jump in on the action with no restraints for the first time. First launching back in 2018 for users in Korea, it’s been a long time coming for other gamers around the world to get their hands on this unique MMO. Earlier this year, some players had the chance to try out the game in a limited capacity during its beta phase./post/os-maiores-lan%C3%A7amentos-de-jogos-de-2021/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/os-maiores-lan%C3%A7amentos-de-jogos-de-2021/ O ano de 2021 trouxe uma infinidade de lançamentos de jogos, sejam títulos amplamente antecipados de grandes estúdios e franquias ou sucessos surpresa que rapidamente subiram nas paradas e obtiveram críticas brilhantes. Se você acompanha o mundo dos jogos ao longo do ano, provavelmente já ouviu a maioria desses nomes. Com tantos novos lançamentos, porém, você pode ter esquecido exatamente quais títulos foram lançados este ano. Aqui você encontrará uma recapitulação de alguns dos maiores lançamentos de jogos ocorridos nos últimos 12 meses./post/riot-innersloth-officially-reveal-league-of-legends-among-us-crossover/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-innersloth-officially-reveal-league-of-legends-among-us-crossover/ After teasing at a potential collaboration earlier this week, Riot Games is teaming up with Innersloth to bring the worlds of League of Legends and Among Us together.  Starting on Nov. 12, Among Us players will be able to purchase costumes for crewmates that resemble League champions from the new animated series Arcane, including Vi, Jinx, and Heimerdinger.  🔥 BEAN CHAMPIONS!!! 🔥 Announcing our first ever in-game partnership! In celebration of @arcaneshow, we worked with @LeagueOfLegends to bring some of champion cosmetics to Among Us!/post/sodapoppin-unbanned-after-2-week-twitch-suspension-admits-he-deserved-the-ban/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sodapoppin-unbanned-after-2-week-twitch-suspension-admits-he-deserved-the-ban/ Popular Twitch streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris has now been unbanned. The star was handed a surprise ban on April 13 which lasted for two weeks—seven days longer than many in the community were originally expecting. Twitch, as per usual, did not reveal their reasoning for banning Sodapoppin, however, fans have speculated it came as a result of a “black face” joke he made. Prior to his suspension, Sodapoppin had been creating a character for a game during his Twitch stream./post/what-are-ivs-and-evs-in-pok%C3%A9mon/Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-ivs-and-evs-in-pok%C3%A9mon/ Pokémon games may look simple at first, but there are a bunch of secret mechanics that competitive players use all the time to get the most powerful creatures possible. Individual Values (IVs) and Effort Values (EVs) are just two of these hidden gameplay mechanics that, when used correctly, can strengthen your Pokémon to ungodly levels and make them competitively viable if done right. To help you understand each mechanic, we’ve created this handy guide to explain how to use them./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/coven-decayed-mechanics-debut-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/coven-decayed-mechanics-debut-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt/ For Magic: The Gathering‘s third trip to Innistrad, two new mechanics put a Creature-based approach at the forefront with Coven and Decayed. Both mechanics will be key parts of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt‘s Limited format and should be major players in the upcoming post-rotation Standard. Decayed takes advantage of the graveyard and will play well with the set’s Zombie synergies. Decayed Zombie tokens come in as 2/2 Creatures that can’t block and are sacrificed at the end of combat if they attack./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/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hearthstone-s-new-hero-portrait-madame-lazul/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hearthstone-s-new-hero-portrait-madame-lazul/ Blizzard revealed the new Rise of Shadows expansion that’s coming to Hearthstone on April 9. Luckily for Hearthstone fans, a new expansion means a new hero portrait. This time, Hearthstone’s new portrait will be an alternate Priest hero named Madame Lazul. Hearthstone veterans who played during the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion may recognize Madame Lazul as the creepy fortune teller who debuted in its cinematic trailer. Recently, Madame Lazul has returned to her role as fortune teller, revealing a league of evil through Hearthstone’s most recent series of cinematics./post/free-arcane-jinx-and-vi-skins-in-legends-of-runeterra-celebrate-game-s-second-anniversary/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-arcane-jinx-and-vi-skins-in-legends-of-runeterra-celebrate-game-s-second-anniversary/ Riot Games is giving away seven free gifts within Legends of Runeterra, commemorating the digital card game’s second anniversary.  Starting on April 27 with the release of LoR Patch 3.6, new and existing players can log into the Riot digital card game and receive up to seven free gifts. New players are recommended to set up a Riot account prior to downloading LoR via PC or mobile. Once the game is downloaded, players will need to log in once per day for seven days to receive every LoR two-year celebration gift./post/hasan-says-xqc-profits-off-fans-losing-money-on-gambling/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hasan-says-xqc-profits-off-fans-losing-money-on-gambling/ The hot button issue of gambling sponsorships on Twitch came back to the forefront this week after xQc made the controversial decision to do a sponsored stream for gambling website Stake. XQc is the most-watched streamer on Twitch in the past year by a large margin, with more than 245 million hours watched in the past 365 days, according to Sully Gnome, and his acceptance of a gambling sponsor has raised numerous ethical concerns and conversations among fans and fellow streamers on social media./post/how-to-beat-rennala-queen-of-the-full-moon-in-elden-ring/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-rennala-queen-of-the-full-moon-in-elden-ring/ Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon and mother to Ranni the Witch, is the fourth main boss you’ll face in your playthrough of Elden Ring. After defeating Margit, the Fell Omen, Godrick the Grafted, and Red Wolf of Radagon, it will finally be time for you to challenge the demigod sorceress. The fight can be tricky, but with the right plan of attack, you’ll have her begging for mercy. You’ll find Rennala in the Grand Library of Raya Lucaria Academy, which can be accessed by taking the elevator behind Moongrum, Carian Knight./post/how-to-unlock-the-high-alert-perk-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-high-alert-perk-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ The latest perk to drop in Call of Duty: Mobile is the High Alert. When the High Alert perk is equipped, the player’s vision will pulse when there is an enemy outside their vision who can see them. Thus, enemies won’t be able to sneak up behind you when this perk is being used. This is because as soon as you are in their view, your screen will start pulsing./post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations-special-collection-v-memories-revealed/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations-special-collection-v-memories-revealed/ Ahead of the 25th Anniversary Pokémon TCG set Celebrations launching in October, a new product within the set has been revealed called the Special Collection – V Memories. This newly revealed box includes six Celebrations booster packs, two additional Sword and Shield booster packs, a collectors pin, a metallic coin, an oversized foil promo, and two unique promo cards. The two promo cards featured in this collection are Lance’s Charizard V and Dark Sylveon V./post/riot-addresses-snowballing-in-league-hopes-to-provide-more-comeback-mechanics-in-this-year-s-preseason/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-addresses-snowballing-in-league-hopes-to-provide-more-comeback-mechanics-in-this-year-s-preseason/ The idea of snowballing—getting so large of a lead that the enemy can’t fight back—has long been a persistent issue in League of Legends. But in season 11 and beyond, Riot said that it’s working on tackling this issue head-on and providing some fixes to continue giving both teams a fighting chance. In a new “lol pls” dev video, Andre “Meddler” Van Roon, the game director for League, revealed that the rates of snowballing during the preseason and at the start of season 11 have remained rather consistent./post/best-olaf-build-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-olaf-build-in-league-of-legends/ Olaf stands as one of the best junglers for new League of Legends players thanks to his simple kit, which includes only one skill-shot and has built-in sustain to help clear camps without losing too much health. While he has fallen from the meta for a couple of months, he’s still a good answer to some popular junglers currently terrorizing solo queue. As with all League champions, specific items are going to be more useful depending on the situation./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/how-to-get-skrelp-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-skrelp-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor/ Pokémon Sword and Shield’s DLC added 100 returning Pokémon for players to collect. But no Pokémon DLC game would be complete without version-exclusive creatures. One of these, Skrelp, is highly sought after in the Pokémon community. Only players who have Pokémon Shield will be able to get their hands on it, however. Even when you have Shield, though, it can be a pain to try to find a Skrelp. Skrelp appears in the ocean surrounding the Isle of Armor map and has a five percent chance of appearing in the overworld./post/how-to-unlearn-a-profession-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlearn-a-profession-in-world-of-warcraft-classic/ Professions in World of Warcraft Classic aim to benefit players in a number of ways.  They can be used to enhance your character with gear, enchants, and gems, or they can be exploited as a gold-making tool in conjunction with the auction house. But what if you want to unlearn a profession and pick up a new one? You can perform this action in Classic and The Burning Crusade Classic via the skills tab./post/how-to-upgrade-and-max-out-satchel-slots-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-upgrade-and-max-out-satchel-slots-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Instead of the usual storage solutions from other Pokémon games, Pokémon Legends: Arceus uses satchels to store items. These have a limited amount of slots, and players may not be quite used to a cap on the number of items they can hold. If you’re looking to upgrade your satchel, you’ll first need to complete a mission that tasks you with calming down an enraged Kleavor. As you are leaving the Galactic Hall, an NPC named Bagin will stop you and tell you he can help you learn how to fit more things in your satchel./post/mtg-best-and-worst-limited-green-theros-beyond-death/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-best-and-worst-limited-green-theros-beyond-death/ Limited Sealed and Draft are almost upon us with the release of Magic: The Gathering’s newest set, Theros: Beyond Death.  A total of 254 cards are in the Theros: Beyond Death (THB) set, which releases digitally on Jan. 16. The set’s pre-release weekend will follow on Jan. 17 to 19. The THB set was designed to promote Monocolored builds but also works with two-color decks as well. Going three colors in Limited, unless splashing something specific, might be a reach./post/rocket-league-season-2-extended-psyonix-details-competitive-rewards/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-season-2-extended-psyonix-details-competitive-rewards/ Psyonix has announced that Rocket League’s second season is receiving an extension and will now run through April 7. Along with this news, Psyonix also dropped a list of season two’s competitive rewards that are going to be released once the season ends. This extension is being used to give players some extra time to climb the ranks before the next competitive season begins. These newly revealed rewards will be given to players who fulfill the requirements for the seasonal level rewards (10 wins for each rank beginning with Bronze)./post/treyarch-explains-more-about-how-healing-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/treyarch-explains-more-about-how-healing-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/ Yesterday’s reveal event for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 informed the world of a lot of things Treyarch plans to do for the next CoD game—and one of them was a change in how healing works. Automatic health regeneration has been a constant in the Call of Duty franchise from the very beginning. Unlike a game like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive where players don’t recover from damage in a round, CoD players have always had the advantage of hiding away and waiting a few seconds for their health to rise back to 100 percent./post/xerath-joining-legends-of-runeterra-s-beyond-the-bandlewood-through-shurima/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xerath-joining-legends-of-runeterra-s-beyond-the-bandlewood-through-shurima/ Legends of Runeterra: Beyond the Bandlewood’s reveal season has entered its penultimate day. And today on Twitter and in collaboration with Mobalytics, Riot has revealed Xerath, the fourth Ascended champion. Outside of Sun Disc implications, Shurima’s newest champion has you destroy allied Landmarks to wield his power. Xerath is a four-mana champion with 3/3 combat stats and an ability that deals one damage to the weakest enemy whenever an allied Landmark is destroyed./post/blizzard-released-an-entire-album-of-l%C3%BAcio-s-music-called-synaesthesia-auditiva/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-released-an-entire-album-of-l%C3%BAcio-s-music-called-synaesthesia-auditiva/ Blizzard Entertainment seems to be going all-in on Lúcio, Overwatch’s Brazilian DJ. After just revealing his own brand of cereal at BlizzCon last week called Lúcio-Oh’s, the company just published an entire album of his music. The album, called Synaesthesia Auditiva, features entirely electronica-style music, which he’s known for in the Overwatch lore universe, and similar to the beats Lúcio plays while in-game. There are 11 songs in total, and the album is free to download on the website Lúcio Music./post/dwg-kia-looking-to-sign-a-new-league-of-legends-coach-ahead-of-next-split/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dwg-kia-looking-to-sign-a-new-league-of-legends-coach-ahead-of-next-split/ DWG KIA, one of the best teams in the LCK, wants to expand its League of Legends staff with the addition of a new coach. The South Korean organization said today that it is seeking a talented League coach that will be with the team for a long time, according to a machine translation. Those interested in applying for the job must enter in contact with DWG KIA via email./post/field-of-the-dead-is-breaking-mtg-s-standard-meta/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/field-of-the-dead-is-breaking-mtg-s-standard-meta/ Field of the Dead has come to define Magic: the Gathering‘s Standard format meta. This unconventional land is the engine behind some of the format’s most explosive decks and it has effectively warped the entire meta around itself. Here’s what you need to know about this busted card. Field was a top contender last season As a part of Core Set 2020 (M20), Field of the Dead was present in the previous Standard season./post/here-are-all-of-lillia-s-abilities/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-lillia-s-abilities/ The next League of Legends champion has been unveiled. Half fawn, half human, Lillia is a magical, forest-dwelling, staff-wielding jungle champion. Best friend of Ivern, Lillia uses nature, magic, and dreams to protect her allies, and take down her enemies on the Rift. She’s an aggressive jungle-focused champion that deals true and magic damage with just a wave of her staff. Lillia has slows, snares, and can even put her enemies to sleep, in a similar fashion to Zoe—but dealing damage is her specialty./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/lck-issues-statement-regarding-controversial-pause-during-match-between-t1-and-dwg-kia/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lck-issues-statement-regarding-controversial-pause-during-match-between-t1-and-dwg-kia/ The LCK has released a statement regarding the pause during the second game of yesterday’s match between T1 and DWG KIA. During the match, T1 mid laner Faker experienced issues with his headset. When the problem was mentioned by the player, the LCK referee did not grant a pause, despite Faker and his teammates’ efforts to stop the game. Regarding the pause during Match 52, T1 vs DK on February 23rd: pic./post/senna-with-5-000-stacks-takes-down-baron-and-dragon-without-leaving-base/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/senna-with-5-000-stacks-takes-down-baron-and-dragon-without-leaving-base/ A League of Legends player has showcased just how strong Senna’s passive can be by accumulating 5,000 stacks with the champion. With the game’s custom practice tool, Reddit user lIlIIlIlI gathered this impressive amount of stacks for Senna’s passive ability Absolution and, in doing so, increased her attack range and damage by a significant amount. Here is Senna with 5000 stacks! from leagueoflegends In a video posted to Reddit, the player demonstrated what 5,000 stacks can do, taking out Red Buff with a single basic attack from the red base’s walls./post/sony-launches-horizon-forbidden-west-ps5-bundle/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sony-launches-horizon-forbidden-west-ps5-bundle/ Sony has released its latest PlayStation 5 bundle, despite supply chain issues continuing to plague the availability of next-gen consoles. The newest bundle features Horizon Forbidden West. The bundle was available at several U.K. retailers but quickly sold out. VGC reported that the new Horizon Forbidden West bundle costs about 500 euros, which would save people who purchase the bundle about 20 euros if they were to try to buy the console and game separately./post/this-year-s-pool-party-skins-are-going-to-caitlyn-gangplank-and-zoe/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-year-s-pool-party-skins-are-going-to-caitlyn-gangplank-and-zoe/ There are three new skins joining the summer-ocious, splish-splashin’, fan-servicin’ Pool Party family, according to Riot’s teaser today on social media. Those three skins will go to Gangplank, Zoe, and Caitlyn. The Pool Party skin line is typically an annual set, with past additions going to Rek’Sai, Draven, Zac, Fiora, Leona, and many, many more. In total, there are 13 Pool Party skins (14 if you say Surfer Singed belongs in that camp), not including this year’s three for Zoe, Cait, and Gangplank./post/bronny-james-son-of-nba-star-lebron-james-joins-faze-clan/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bronny-james-son-of-nba-star-lebron-james-joins-faze-clan/ Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is joining FaZe Clan, the organization announced today. The announcement comes just two days after FaZe revealed Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons had joined the organization as an investor and brand ambassador. Simmons is also signed to Clutch Sports, the same agency that signed LeBron James years ago. He's got n̶e̶x̶t̶ now. Join us in welcoming Bronny James to FaZe Clan 👑 pic./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/emea-vct-stage-2-challengers-valorant-main-event-schedule-scores-and-standings/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/emea-vct-stage-2-challengers-valorant-main-event-schedule-scores-and-standings/ Following the conclusion of VCT Champions 2021, the attention of the competitive VALORANT world was drawn to the EMEA region after their impressive overall showing at the first ever world championship. But everything that could go wrong did at the 2022 EMEA VCT Stage One Challengers main event. Matches were postponed due to the Ukraine crisis, the winners in FPX were unable to attend Masters, and only one EMEA team finished even in the top six in Iceland./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-brawl-stars-summer-of-monsters-pass/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-brawl-stars-summer-of-monsters-pass/ Brawl Stars‘ second season launched yesterday with the Summer of Monsters Brawl pass, new skins, and the release of newest Brawler Surge. The Brawl pass is split in 70 tiers. Players who bought the Brawl Pass, which costs 169 gems which converts to around $10, are the only ones who are rewarded cosmetic items and specific Brawlers. After completing the 70 tiers, players will earn a Big Box for every 500 tokens earned, but it will be difficult to complete the pass before the end of the season./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/the-9-best-twitch-copypastas/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-9-best-twitch-copypastas/ The content creation scene on YouTube and the streaming culture of Twitch are quite different from each other since they connect with their audiences in specific ways. Though YouTube also has a chat section for livestreams, it’s ages behind compared to Twitch chat. Despite having its own set of emoticons, it will still be challenging for a Twitch chat user to feel comfortable in a YouTube chat. One other thing that’s easily noticeable is how united Twitch chat can be when it comes to spamming copypastas./post/valve-releases-dota-2-gameplay-patch-7-31-featuring-techies-rework-and-new-hero-primal-beast/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-releases-dota-2-gameplay-patch-7-31-featuring-techies-rework-and-new-hero-primal-beast/ The wait for the gameplay patch 7.31 is finally over for the Dota 2 fans as Valve delivered the patch on time, which is a little out of the ordinary for the developer. Leading up to the patch’s release, fans were teased with a Techies rework and it arrived bundled with more content. New hero Primal Beast also joins the game’s roster in the new patch, and with it comes new changes to jungle camps. Primas Beast’s arrival adds new abilities to some existing jungle creatures while also introducing new jungle spawns./post/what-is-auto-chess-and-how-does-it-relate-to-league-s-teamfight-tactics-mode/Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-auto-chess-and-how-does-it-relate-to-league-s-teamfight-tactics-mode/ Brought to you by IKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. League of Legends is taking its own spin on the Auto Chess style of game with Teamfight Tactics, a mode that will bring champions from the main game into an arena they’ve never seen before. Auto Chess is a game type typically associated with strategical battles that have characters acting as pieces on a board./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/ea-earns-the-most-downvoted-comment-in-reddit-history/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-earns-the-most-downvoted-comment-in-reddit-history/ The Guinness world record for the most-downvoted comment in Reddit history goes to EA after a community manager defended loot crate boxes within Star Wars: Battlefront II. A Reddit user recently discovered that EA made the Guinness World Records book of 2020. The video game company has the “most-downvoted comment on Reddit” with nearly 700,000 downvotes. At one time, in a galaxy far away, Star Wars trumped Marvel in popularity. And EA was there to capitalize on its resurgence./post/fortnite-data-miner-discovers-chinese-new-year-cosmetics/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-data-miner-discovers-chinese-new-year-cosmetics/ Chinese New Year cosmetics will be arriving in the Fortnite Item Shop, according to well-known data miner ShiinaBR. With rumors hinting toward an in-game event to celebrate the Chinese New Year starting on Jan. 25, data miners were able to uncover skins, back bling, pickaxes, and more designed around Chinese samurai culture. Epic Games hasn’t confirmed that these cosmetics exist since the company doesn’t comment on leaks or rumors. Here are some screengrabs of the Chinese New Year cosmetics:/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/mrrallez-officially-joins-tsm-as-their-new-substitute-adc/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mrrallez-officially-joins-tsm-as-their-new-substitute-adc/ TSM’s search for their substitute AD carry is now over. Former Fnatic Academy ADC Rasmus “MrRalleZ” Skinneholm is set to join TSM as the team’s new substitute ADC, after successfully completing his trial that began in June. In TSM’s official announcement video, MrRalleZ stated that he will be heading back to Denmark in order to sort out visa applications in hopes of joining up with TSM as soon as possible./post/optic-sign-cs-go-player-tarik/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-sign-cs-go-player-tarik/ OpTic Gaming have taken their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lineup to the next level, signing former Counter Logic Gaming frontman Tarik “tarik” Celik. The former CLG man recently stepped down from his position in the starting lineup, telling fans he would be spending the next few months streaming until his contract with the organization was up. It seems OpTic has decided to make the most of the opportunity, splashing the cash on tarik before he becomes a free agent./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/valorant-player-creates-phantom-gun-controller/Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-creates-phantom-gun-controller/ A VALORANT player made a working Phantom gun controller, giving a new meaning to the term first-person shooter.  Gun controllers aren’t a new concept. Anyone who’s ever been to an arcade has likely seen dozens of games with some type of gun controller that add a fun mechanic. Some games have supported gun controllers on PC or console, providing the same experience from the comfort of your home. But a gun controller for VALORANT is a new experience that significantly changes the gameplay and mechanics./post/all-furfrou-trim-forms-and-how-to-get-them-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-furfrou-trim-forms-and-how-to-get-them-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go is getting a new look at fashion with the introduction of the Poodle Pokémon Furfrou.  The Normal-type will be making its first appearance during the annual Fashion Week event, which will run from Sept. 21 to 28. This will also bring in a majority of Furfrou’s different Trims, or forms that don’t change anything beyond how the Pokémon looks.  In total, Furfrou has 10 different Trims, though only nine will be available right away when the Pokémon makes its debut./post/best-tank-tier-list-in-ffxiv/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tank-tier-list-in-ffxiv/ While some multiplayer games feature metas that heavily favor certain jobs over others, Final Fantasy XIV’s is generally well-balanced. Every job is viable in one way or another, but they still feature different strengths and weaknesses. In the MMO, there are two tanks in raids and trials: one main tank and one offtank. While the main tank takes most of the boss damage by activating its stance and increasing enmity, the offtank only provokes the bosses for a short amount of time, due to tankbusters or when the main tank dies./post/how-to-fix-nba-2k22-crashing-issue-on-xbox-series-x-s/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-nba-2k22-crashing-issue-on-xbox-series-x-s/ Developers spend countless hours finding bugs and errors before a game’s release. But despite their best efforts, launch periods can still lead to some unforeseeable errors. NBA 2K22 was released today and players on Xbox Series X and S have found themselves experiencing a rather odd glitch that’s been preventing them from enjoying the new title. Whenever Xbox Series X|S players start up NBA 2K22, the game freezes as they try to load into the main menu./post/how-to-get-the-crescent-shroom-pickaxe-in-fortnite/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-crescent-shroom-pickaxe-in-fortnite/ As a part of the Fungus King set, the rare harvesting tool called the Crescent Shroom is one pivotal cosmetic Fortnite players will want in their inventory if they intend to appear as fungal royalty. With a purple shaft that leads up to a crescent-shaped ax blade, the item will perfectly complement the purple and pink mushroom-themed Madcap outfit and Bello Bag back bling. While the item will eventually be available for purchase in the game’s store, you may have already earned it without even realizing it./post/how-to-play-dying-light-2-stay-human-early-access/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-dying-light-2-stay-human-early-access/ Dying Light 2 Stay Human is almost here. The game will debut on Friday, Feb. 4 on several platforms, including PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X/S. It’s the highly anticipated sequel to Dying Light, which was released by Techland in 2015. In a similar fashion to the first entry in the franchise, players will be once again be thrown into the middle of a zombie apocalypse./post/is-there-a-battlefield-2042-campaign/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-there-a-battlefield-2042-campaign/ Battlefield 2042 is the latest title in the iconic series, taking players to a not-so-distant feature to fight on diverse maps across the world. Fans can expect the large-scale battles the series is known for, complete with a vast arsenal and several vehicles at their disposal. Multiplayer fans will definitely be happy with Battlefield 2042, but players looking for a single-player experience will likely be disappointed with the game.  Battlefield 2042 doesn’t feature a traditional campaign, meaning there are no single-player missions where players fight against AI enemies./post/league-of-legends-2019-mid-season-invitational-schedule-is-now-up-for-viewing/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-2019-mid-season-invitational-schedule-is-now-up-for-viewing/ We are quickly approaching the start of League of Legends‘ first big international event of the year. The 2019 Mid-Season Invitational begins on Wednesday, May 1, and the best teams the world has to offer right now will compete to see who is the strongest at the halfway point of the year. The schedule for MSI is now up and ready for viewing on the LoL Esports website. A majority of the play-ins are set for the first four days of competition, and each group will play every other day./post/twitch-affiliates-can-now-make-money-through-game-sales/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-affiliates-can-now-make-money-through-game-sales/ After launching the Twitch Affiliate program in April, the streaming service is now ready to open up more monetization features. In addition to Cheering with Bits, Twitch Affiliates are now able to earn money from sales of games and in-game items from their channel page. If a Twitch Affiliate is playing a game that’s available for sale on Twitch, viewers will see a purchase button on the Twitch user’s page. Before today, only Twitch Partners were able to receive a five percent share of the revenue from purchase, but now Twitch Affiliates can earn that amount, too./post/wizards-to-host-a-week-of-academic-lectures-for-release-of-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wizards-to-host-a-week-of-academic-lectures-for-release-of-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages/ It’s lecture week at Strixhaven University and 12 guest speakers are invited to speak on fantasy worldbuilding, Magic: The Gathering lore, and history. Wizards of the Coast is hosting a lecture series alongside the release of its new set, Strixhaven: School of Mages, this week featuring two lectures a day from April 26 to 30.  Each lecture will be an hour long. The first lecture starts at 12pm CT followed by another at 1:20pm CT./post/best-fortnite-maps-mods-and-add-ons-for-minecraft/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-fortnite-maps-mods-and-add-ons-for-minecraft/ It should surprise no one that creations inspired by the über-popular building game Fortnite have made their way into the über-popular building game Minecraft. You can add a little Fortnite to your Minecraft experience with remakes of popular locations, a battle bus, and a plethora of custom skins. If you’re looking for a more Minecraft-ian Fortnite experience, you’ll certainly want to check out Fortnite’s Playground Mode while it’s available. In this article, we’re detailing our favorite Fortnite-themed maps, mods, and add-ons for Minecraft Java and Bedrock Editions!/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/g2-officially-benches-mixwell-from-valorant-squad/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-officially-benches-mixwell-from-valorant-squad/ Oscar “mixwell” Cañellas will no longer play for G2’s VALORANT team, the player revealed today on social media. The former captain recently had his place taken from the active lineup by Wassim “keloqz” Cista following losses to Vitality and Alliance in the VCT Europe: Stage One closed qualifier. Mixwell said that he’s now free to explore other options to continue his career in VALORANT elsewhere. I'm officially benched from G2. I have permission to search for options and I'm open to any offers./post/here-are-anthony-kongphan-s-pubg-settings/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-anthony-kongphan-s-pubg-settings/ Twitch is a magical place full of talented superstar gamers. But did you know that one of them is a former model who kicks ass in battle royale games like PUBG? Anthony Kongphan drops into battle royale and FPS games on his Twitch channel, where he streams multiple times per week—and he looks damn handsome doing it. The former actor blew up alongside PUBG when it released and he still drops in for some games now and then since he became a full-time streamer a few years ago./post/how-to-get-fortnite-s-glow-skin/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-fortnite-s-glow-skin/ The iKONIK Fortnite skin that’s exclusive to Samsung device users is rumored to be getting replaced by a new outfit called GLOW. Epic Games hasn’t confirmed this information, but according to the Italian Samsung website and multiple reliable data miners, the GLOW skin is expected to be released on Sept. 27. Did the Italian Samsung site leak the upcoming Samsung skin? … be replaced by the new “GLOW” skin./post/how-to-get-the-chrysalax-wonder-weapon-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-map-forsaken/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-chrysalax-wonder-weapon-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-map-forsaken/ Forsaken, the latest round-based Zombies map in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, is now available for free for anyone who owns the game. Like all of the other round-based maps in Black Ops Cold War Zombies, Forsaken has its own unique Wonder Weapon. Following the release of Mauer der Toten and the CRBR-S in July, some Zombies fans might have been concerned about Treyarch’s ability to deliver another phenomenal Wonder Weapon./post/riot-confirms-sivir-as-jhin-cultist-and-sharpshooter-replacement-in-tft-set-4-5/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-confirms-sivir-as-jhin-cultist-and-sharpshooter-replacement-in-tft-set-4-5/ Teamfight Tactics’ Set 4.5 spoilers continued today with an announcement from Riot Games that Sivir will replace Jhin within the Cultist and Sharpshooter traits.  Sivir in League of Legends is a “hunter and mercenary captain” who wields a jeweled crossblade. The Battle Mistress will join the TFT roster on Jan. 21 with the mid-set release of Set Four Fates. Replacing Jhin, who’s getting removed with 20 other champions, Sivir has the Cultist and Sharpshooter trait./post/sodapoppin-demands-credit-for-the-popularity-of-among-us/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sodapoppin-demands-credit-for-the-popularity-of-among-us/ Among Us has seen a massive spike in popularity over the last few weeks. One thing that has not been clear is what began this recent rise in popularity, but popular streamer Sodapoppin claims it is because of him. During a recent stream, Soda shared that one of his viewers had been watching a Pewdiepie video in which the YouTuber asked who had begun this craze over Among Us. “He didn’t know it was me and it just kind of pisses me off./post/what-is-an-alpha-pok%C3%A9mon-in-legends-arceus/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-an-alpha-pok%C3%A9mon-in-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be bringing a ton of new content when it launches early in 2022 thanks to its location and place in the timeline in an ancient version of the Sinnoh region called the Hisui region. Within the Hisui region, everything is different. There are different Pokémon, Pokéballs, trainers, and a whole lot more. But most interestingly there will be the additions of several new kinds of Pokémon./post/bizzarro-flame-retires-from-smash/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bizzarro-flame-retires-from-smash/ One of Super Smash Bros. Melee’s top players is hanging up his controller and ending a career that’s lasted six years. Jason “Bizzarro Flame” Yoon has retired and will no longer focus on Melee. Yoon says he plans to stick around esports and attend West Coast tournaments, but will pursue the career as an attorney that he started before Smash. “My legal career as a full-time attorney has been demanding on my time and energy for the past four months,” Yoon tells the Daily Dot./post/fortnite-s-week-10-secret-battle-star-location-and-existence-are-still-unconfirmed/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-week-10-secret-battle-star-location-and-existence-are-still-unconfirmed/ The tenth week in Fortnite’s season six arrived today with a new set of Battle Pass challenges. But this time, the secret Battle Star or banner might just be a dream. Apparently, Fortnite developer Epic Games gave up on adding them this week. What makes most players think these secret items are missing is this week’s loading screen. There’s generally a hidden clue as to where to find the secret banner or Battle Star of that week, since they’re only unlocked when a player finishes that week’s free and premium challenges./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/jhin-is-coming-to-legends-of-runeterra-breaking-regional-rules/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jhin-is-coming-to-legends-of-runeterra-breaking-regional-rules/ A partial Legends of Runeterrra 2022 roadmap was released today by Riot Games, revealing Jhin as an upcoming new Runeterra Champion that interacts with regions differently than other champions within the digital card game.  Scheduled to release sometime in May, Jhin will join the LoR champion roster. Unlike other champions, the Virtuoso is a Runeterra Champion, bringing “new mechanics and depth to gameplay” by “breaking out of traditional regional rules,” according to design director Andrew “RiotUmbrage” Yip via the LoR 2022 dev video./post/lucky-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lucky-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/ Astralis is one of the most storied organizations in CS:GO. It dominated the scene throughout 2018-2019 and in the second part of 2020. See Counter Strike on Amazon But Astralis went on a downward spiral in 2021, failing to win any events throughout the year. To improve the squad, the team added Philip “Lucky” Ewald to the roster. Being only 19 years old, the task certainly isn’t easy for Lucky, especially since he’s there to fill the void left by one of the CS:GO legends, Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz./post/nexus-health-decreased-nexus-and-inhibitors-no-longer-restore-health-after-unannounced-league-patch-12-6-changes/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nexus-health-decreased-nexus-and-inhibitors-no-longer-restore-health-after-unannounced-league-patch-12-6-changes/ In League of Legends’ most recent patch, some players noticed there were some significant changes made to the game that went undocumented in the notes sent out by Riot Games. Popular League content creator Vandiril released a new video showing the changes in this patch, with the original Nexus sitting at a formidable 5,500 health. Both the Nexus and the inhibitors also regained 10 health per second if left undamaged. In Patch 12./post/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/riot-unveils-latest-valorant-ranked-leaderboard-for-na-doinkmachine97-and-c9-tenz-on-top/Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-unveils-latest-valorant-ranked-leaderboard-for-na-doinkmachine97-and-c9-tenz-on-top/ After topping the list in the last NA VALORANT leaderboard, Cloud9 Tyson “TenZ” Ngo has been usurped—by DOINKMACHINE97. Riot revealed the current ranked leaderboards today, featuring the top 100 players in the scene. And while fans may expect to see pros like TenZ, Gen.G Shawn O’Riley, or 100 Thieves Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk in the top 10, the No. 1 spot belongs to DOINKMACHINE97. NA Ranked leaderboard is here. How do you stack up?/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/blood-moon-katarina-master-yi-and-tryndamere-arrive-on-league-s-live-servers-in-patch-10-4/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blood-moon-katarina-master-yi-and-tryndamere-arrive-on-league-s-live-servers-in-patch-10-4/ League of Legends fans, get your wallets ready. The Blood Moon cult is adding three members to its ranks with the newest set of skins for Katarina, Master Yi, and Tryndamere. The batch of skins will launch on the live servers with Patch 10.4 on Feb. 20. The three new cult-themed skins closely resemble older looks from the skin line. The three skins sell for 1,350 RP each and share a similar crimson and white color pattern./post/can-you-change-themes-on-ps5/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-change-themes-on-ps5/ Every few years, console manufacturers invite all of their players to the next generation of their console line. With the release of PlayStation 5, many PS4 gamers moved over to the newer console. Hardware isn’t the only different aspect of a new console, though. Sony also worked on perfecting the software portion of its successful formula. A new software design requires players to get used to all the changes. Finding your way around the main menu to perform simple tasks like updating a game can suddenly feel complicated, and changing themes is one of those features that PS5 players can’t seem to locate in their settings./post/fastest-nfl-players-in-madden-21/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fastest-nfl-players-in-madden-21/ The NFL playoffs are just around the corner. Throughout the course of the year, there have been a number of changes to players’ stats in Madden 21. But the fastest player in the league, according to Madden 21, has remained unchanged at the end of the regular season. The only player in the league with a speed rating of 99, Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill, is the fastest player you can use in Madden./post/how-to-complete-march-s-potm-nkunku-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-march-s-potm-nkunku-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA released a 91-rated POTM version of RB Leipzig’s striker Christopher Nkunku in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today. Players can get this untradable card by completing a squad-building challenge (SBC) in-game. Players can decide who deserves to receive an upgraded POTM version by voting monthly on select players based on their performance. Nkunku is representing the best of what the Bundesliga had to offer during March with this POTM version./post/korean-valorant-patch-4-07-notes-video-reveals-new-room-in-shooting-range/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/korean-valorant-patch-4-07-notes-video-reveals-new-room-in-shooting-range/ VALORANT Patch 4.07 is adding a new room in the Shooting Range that appears to be Cypher’s office.  Patch 4.07 is a relatively uneventful update, adding small changes to the Stinger and Bulldog and new servers in the LATAM region. But the official patch notes also reveal that the “VALORANT Agents have been busy with a pretty frightening problem” and that players should “explore around the Shooting Range to find out what they’re up to./post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-update-teases-upcoming-events-and-new-sync-pairs/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-update-teases-upcoming-events-and-new-sync-pairs/ Game producers Yu Sasaki and Tetsuya Iguchi today shared their latest dev blog for Pokémon Masters EX and it has provided players a glimpse of upcoming Story Events and sync pairs that will be joining the game. On Jan. 30, Sweet Shenanigans, the Valentine’s Day Story Event is coming to the game. The event will introduce two new sync pairs to the game, Marnie & Mawile and Bea & Vanilluxe with seasonal outfits./post/pubg-update-11-2-adds-survivor-pass-pajama-party-erangel-changes-and-more/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-update-11-2-adds-survivor-pass-pajama-party-erangel-changes-and-more/ PUBG update 11.2 is live on PC, which means players are getting a new season 11 content drop—Survivor Pass: Pajama Party. The update itself is also bringing some quality-of-life changes and balance adjustments for the game, including some big updates to the Erangel map and how in-vehicle shooting works for passengers.  Starting with Survivor Pass: Pajama Party, players will have more than 30 slumber party-themed rewards to unlock by completing challenges while they grind through 50 Survivor Pass levels./post/radiant-charizard-venusaur-and-blastoise-revealed-from-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-set/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/radiant-charizard-venusaur-and-blastoise-revealed-from-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-set/ Approaching the launch of one of Pokémon TCG’s most highly anticipated Pokémon Go set, The Pokémon Company has revealed a variety of cards that will be featured. The new batch of cards revealed and shared by PokeBeach includes Kanto favorites Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise along with all of their evolutions. Others include Wimpod, Golisopod, Pikachu, and Mewtwo V. In this new batch of revealed cards, perhaps the most exciting is the Radiant forms of Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard./post/sources-rogue-nearing-deal-to-send-jungler-inspired-to-evil-geniuses/Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-rogue-nearing-deal-to-send-jungler-inspired-to-evil-geniuses/ Rogue and Evil Geniuses are nearing the completion of a buyout deal for jungler Kacper “Inspired” Słoma to move to EG, sources familiar with those conversations told Dot Esports. If completed on the night of Nov. 15, the day the free agency window opens, the Polish jungler will move to the LCS and compete on the second professional team of his young career. Inspired’s contract with Rogue lasts until the end of the 2023 season./post/clash-royale-season-24-is-called-rumble-in-the-jungle/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clash-royale-season-24-is-called-rumble-in-the-jungle/ Clash Royale’s season 24 will be called Rumble in the Jungle, according to Royale API. It will begin on June 7 and bring a new tower skin, emotes, Royale Pass, and the huge summer update. The summer update is extending the trophy road to 8,000 trophies, adding two new arenas (Rascals Hideout and Serenity Peak), bringing changes to leagues and Clan Wars, balance changes, and other features. The complete details about it can be found in the update’s patch notes./post/first-images-of-potential-new-valorant-agent-kay-0-leaked-online/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/first-images-of-potential-new-valorant-agent-kay-0-leaked-online/ Leaked images of supposedly the next VALORANT agent, a buff robot apparently going by the name of Kay_0, have appeared online. The Reddit user who posted the images to various VALORANT subreddits alleges that they received the images via “private leaks” and “found them on a Discord server.” The leaked images show the new robotic agent’s default wallpaper, as well as an in-game screengrab of the agent on Breeze. The in-game screengrab shows the agent with a purple, circular aura around them./post/here-are-the-best-throne-of-eldraine-cards-to-craft-in-mtg-arena/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-throne-of-eldraine-cards-to-craft-in-mtg-arena/ The Standard metagame in Magic: The Gathering has changed with the Nov. 18 banned and restricted announcement, opening the door for several top cards that every deck builder should craft in MTG Arena.  To say that Oko, Thief of Crowns stole the metagame in Standard would be an understatement. But now that the detrimental planeswalker has been banned, previously unplayable archetypes and cards are now coming out of the wild. /post/here-are-the-changes-introduced-to-clash-royale-matchmaking-after-latest-maintenance/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-changes-introduced-to-clash-royale-matchmaking-after-latest-maintenance/ A few changes focused on matchmaking and bug fixes were added to Clash Royale after a short maintenance earlier today. Although they seem to be minor changes, they sparked quite a number of reactions in the community. Supercell reduced the number of tutorial bots below 4,000 trophies, which covers a large part of game progression for casual players and beginners, and reverted the previous King Level matchmaking changes above 5,000 trophies./post/how-to-fix-the-vivacious-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-error-code/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-vivacious-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-error-code/ The Vivacious error code is preventing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players from connecting to online servers. The issue is impacting players on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles and is preventing them from playing multiplayer and Warzone.  Here is how to fix Vivacious error code on each console.  PlayStation 4 PlayStation players need to power cycle their console to resolve the issue. Here is how to complete the process:/post/how-to-make-someone-a-moderator-on-twitch/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-someone-a-moderator-on-twitch/ Twitch’s moderators are an essential part of a stream and help keep the chat and community in line. Streamers can assign moderators to help moderate chatters and viewers and prevent any negative or prohibited behavior.  Moderators can help streamers monitor their chat while they focus on their content by removing any inappropriate content or disruptive viewers to prevent them from ruining the experience.  There are a couple of ways to make someone a moderator./post/how-to-watch-iem-summer-2021/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-iem-summer-2021/ Sixteen CS:GO teams will play at IEM Summer starting on Thursday, June 3 at 5am CT. The tournament will be played entirely online from Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there will be two teams from North America and one squad from South America participating in it. IEM Summer will be the first tier-one event to feature Ancient in its map pool, the new map that replaced Train in early May in Valve’s Active Duty pool./post/wow-tbc-classic-dps-tier-list-pve/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-tbc-classic-dps-tier-list-pve/ A series of changes made to World of Warcraft with Burning Crusade Classic has made almost every class viable in one form or another. Many specializations that were previously considered to be a “meme,” and were barely touched at the highest level, have been revamped in ways that make them playable in end-game content. With raids in TBC cut down from 40 to 25-man, every slot makes the difference. Instead of having 15 or more Warriors in one raid—something you’d regularly see in Classic—there’s a good chance you won’t see more than four of any given spec in a balanced composition./post/yuumi-s-pick-ban-rate-increased-by-over-80-percent-between-worlds-2021-play-ins-and-group-stage/Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yuumi-s-pick-ban-rate-increased-by-over-80-percent-between-worlds-2021-play-ins-and-group-stage/ The champion meta at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship has proven to be incredibly diverse through its first 88 games since 87 individual champions have been either picked or banned through the tournament’s group stage, according to League stats site Leaguepedia. But it’s arguable that no champion has been more influential at Worlds than Yuumi, who has absolutely dominated the group stage with a pick/ban rate of 94 percent./post/2-creators-build-flappy-bird-in-minecraft/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2-creators-build-flappy-bird-in-minecraft/ Have you ever wished that you could play one game within another game? Look no further than this awesome Minecraft–Flappy Bird mash-up. Reddit user Cyclopso and their friend MedicMain2000 made a fully-playable Flappy Bird within Minecraft, complete with the ubiquitous side-scrolling level, a chicken as the bird, and a score tracker. The level’s obstacles are made out of armor stands, which the player must dodge by pressing “sneak” to move the bird./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/all-mercenaries-and-their-abilities-in-hearthstone-mercenaries/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mercenaries-and-their-abilities-in-hearthstone-mercenaries/ Fans have gotten more and more ways to enjoy Hearthstone over the years. With new casual and ranked modes, Hearthstone finds a way to keep the game fresh for veteran players while also drawing the attention of newcomers. Hearthstone Mercenaries combines the game’s unique world with elements from roguelikes and RPGs, inviting players to an adventure they’ve never experienced before in Hearthstone. In this new game mode, you’ll be able to assemble your party from Mercenaries and go on different adventures./post/animated-adaptations-of-overwatch-and-diablo-in-production/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/animated-adaptations-of-overwatch-and-diablo-in-production/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Blizzard is expanding its repertoire and developing Overwatch and Diablo animated series in 2020. A Diablo anime has been rumored for some time, but it’s only now coming to fruition, according to the president of Activision Blizzard Studios, Nick van Dyk. The series is expected to take Blizzard’s dark fantasy action role-playing game to a new audience with anime-inspired visuals, similar to the gory and gruesome vampire-hunting Castlevania./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/clg-upset-third-place-flyquest-with-luger-s-ap-kai-sa-build-create-greater-gap-between-top-2-teams-and-rest-of-lcs/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clg-upset-third-place-flyquest-with-luger-s-ap-kai-sa-build-create-greater-gap-between-top-2-teams-and-rest-of-lcs/ Another day, another upset in the 2022 LCS Spring Split. This time, the unlikely victory comes from CLG’s young squad, who took down the league’s third-place team, FlyQuest, in their matchup today. With CLG sitting near the bottom of the regular season standings, the team’s hopes for a playoff berth are quickly dwindling away. This situation, however, does mean that the roster and coaching staff can try out some new strategies and styles while they prepare for the future./post/how-to-get-to-the-royal-pools-in-the-derelict-leviathan-in-destiny-2/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-to-the-royal-pools-in-the-derelict-leviathan-in-destiny-2/ The Leviathan is back in Destiny 2‘s Season of the Haunted, but with a twist. Calus’ ship has been overrun by the Egregore Spores and by Scorn after the former Cabal emperor’s latest venture with the Darkness, and it plays a vital role in the seasonal story and Season of the Haunted activities. To progress through the seasonal storyline, players will have to explore the Leviathan and go through the Royal Pools and the Pleasure Gardens./post/logan-paul-flaunts-bgs-10-charizard-during-mayweather-fight-walkout/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/logan-paul-flaunts-bgs-10-charizard-during-mayweather-fight-walkout/ On the night of the biggest boxing fight of his life, YouTube star Logan Paul found a way to showcase his prized Charizard Pokémon card to fans. Prior to his walkout, Logan Paul was shown on screen in his locker room wearing a diamond-plated BGS 10 Charizard around his neck on a diamond chain. He wore this necklace for the duration of his walk out and in the ring until the bout began./post/new-cultist-origin-lets-you-summon-demon-lord-galio-to-fight-by-your-side-in-tft-set-4-fates/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-cultist-origin-lets-you-summon-demon-lord-galio-to-fight-by-your-side-in-tft-set-4-fates/ Teamfight Tactics Set Four will give joining a cult new meaning. Fates introduces the new Cultist origin, which lets you harness the power of Demon Lord Galio to destroy your enemies. And the more Cultists you have, the stronger your overlord becomes, according to today’s dev blog post. TFT: Fates brings an all-new gameplay mechanic and fresh comps to a Convergence near you! New Mechanic: "Chosen" champs come with two stars, boosted stats, and count as two of either their origin or class./post/can-you-connect-the-steam-deck-to-a-tv/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-connect-the-steam-deck-to-a-tv/ Valve unveiled its upcoming foray into mobile gaming with in the form a new console called the Steam Deck, and it can do just about anything you might want. Not only can the Steam Deck be used on the go, but its special dock also serves as a USB-C hub that allows you to connect it to any number of peripherals. While on its official dock, the Steam Deck can connect to any TV that has DisplayPort 1./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/doom-slayer-costume-now-available-in-fall-guys/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doom-slayer-costume-now-available-in-fall-guys/ DOOM fans can finally unlock the iconic Doom Slayer costume in Fall Guys for six crowns. Mediatonic teased the DOOM collaboration in December and recently officially revealed the outfit. The Doom Slayer costume features the character’s green armor, helmet, and shoulder-cannon, perfect for fighting waves of demons. The cannon is not functional in Fall Guys, however, which is good for other beans.  🚨 Warning: The Slayer has entered the facility. 🚨/post/guild-wars-2-confirms-another-expansion-is-coming/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guild-wars-2-confirms-another-expansion-is-coming/ Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons launched less than a month ago and served as a closer for the Elder Dragon cycle, closing a lot of loose ends and giving players a nice tidy ending to a story that started almost 10 years ago. Although there was a closing for the Elder Dragon saga, the Guild Wars 2 developers aren’t done with the game and have confirmed that there will be at least one more expansion pack added before completing the Guild Wars 2 lore book, and maybe even more after that./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/league-fan-creates-fantastic-world-ender-vel-koz-artwork/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-creates-fantastic-world-ender-vel-koz-artwork/ Creative people in the League of Legends community never seem to disappoint with their amazing concepts. One talented artist, Mohamed Saad, shared his reimagination for Vel’Koz yesterday that he named “The World Ender.” The artist redesigned the popular mid and support champion as an evil god that rules the depths of the sea. It even has a slight Cthulhu vibe to it in a magical, post-apocalyptic world.  Saad describes the person on the cliff as a League player who’s begging for Elo./post/new-world-starter-guide-what-to-do-first/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-starter-guide-what-to-do-first/ After years of development and multiple extended beta periods, New World has finally launched. The huge MMO project from Amazon Studios has rocketed to the top of the charts on its first day, dominating the rankings on both Steam and Twitch. If you’ve made it past the queues and into the game, then congratulations, your journey is now set to begin. Rather than walk you through the controls like the tutorial will do, we’ve put together a guide of tips and tricks to follow as your New World journey begins./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/sk-gaming-parts-ways-with-blue/Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sk-gaming-parts-ways-with-blue/ SK Gaming’s mid laner Ersin “Blue” Gören is leaving the squad ahead of the LEC Spring Split 2022, the team announced today. The player has been a pivotal part of the team’s League of Legends roster, and according to a global contract database, his contract with SK was supposed to be ending next year. Blue’s journey in the LEC had its ups and downs. The Belgian player signed with SK Gaming from the TCL in 2020./post/apex-fan-proposes-bangalore-smoke-buffs-to-help-counter-scan-abilities/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-fan-proposes-bangalore-smoke-buffs-to-help-counter-scan-abilities/ When Apex Legends was released in 2019, Bloodhound was the only legend with abilities that granted vision through obstacles, so it was fairly easy for Bangalore players to keep track of whether it was smart or safe to place down a smoke.  Three years and 11 new legends later, the amount of characters with some sort of a wallhack has grown exponentially, making it more and more challenging for Bangalore players and their teammates to play around her kit./post/deadmau5-is-now-unbanned-from-twitch/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/deadmau5-is-now-unbanned-from-twitch/ EDM musician and Twitch streamer Deadmau5 is unbanned from Twitch. His channel became available again yesterday, about 30 days after he was banned from the platform for hate speech. Deadmau5 refrained from mentioning the return of his channel on his social media accounts, which are restricted to his creations as an EDM musician at the time of writing. All his former videos and clips are available once again on his channel, where players can still check out some of the creative process for his recent cube v3 project./post/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/everyone-loves-ana-s-new-bastet-skin/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everyone-loves-ana-s-new-bastet-skin/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Overwatch developer Blizzard is getting creative with the way it injects lore into the game’s universe after publishing a short story that explores Ana and Soldier: 76’s relationship this week. Following Bastet, Blizzard kicked off a mini-event called Ana’s Bastet Challenge, which tasks players with, simply, winning Overwatch matches. The reward? Ana’s Bastet skin from the short story./post/how-to-upgrade-deepsight-in-destiny-2/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-upgrade-deepsight-in-destiny-2/ If you’ve spent any time patrolling Savathun’s Throne World in Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion, you may have come across Deepsight nodes scattered throughout the destination. Deepsight is an ability Guardians gain early on in The Witch Queen’s campaign, but Deepsight in its initial form can’t access every node in the Throne World. Some require Tier Two or Tier Three upgrades to Deepsight to be used. While it isn’t explicitly stated, upgrading Deepsight to these advanced tiers requires leveling up your reputation with Fynch, the Throne World’s vendor./post/new-york-subliners-and-asim-part-ways/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-york-subliners-and-asim-part-ways/ After proving himself as a capable starter in the Call of Duty League, Asim is now a free agent after he and the New York Subliners went their separate ways this afternoon. Asim joined New York back in January as the team’s initial fourth starter, teaming up with Clayster, Mack, and Diamondcon after HyDra was delayed in Europe due to visa issues. He continued to start with the team even after HyDra joined the starting lineup later in the 2021 season./post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-s-magearna-gift-unlock-now-only-requires-you-to-complete-the-national-pok%C3%A9dex/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-s-magearna-gift-unlock-now-only-requires-you-to-complete-the-national-pok%C3%A9dex/ Game Freak pushed out a server-side fix for Pokémon Home earlier today to finally address a bug that involved missing challenges in some players’ games. Additionally, Game Freak has fixed the issue revolving around the Magearna that was only unlocked for players who completed the full Pokédex. Now, players can unlock the special Pokémon by completing a full National Pokédex instead, which means you’ll have to catch a lot less Pokémon to get your hands on one./post/where-to-buy-coiled-cables/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-buy-coiled-cables/ Cable management can be a headache for many PC gamers. Few things are more annoying than having to untangle a mouse cable from the keyboard during a gaming session. To solve this issue, many gamers turn to coiled cables for their keyboards. Below are eight places that sell coiled cables. What is a coiled cable? Keyboard coiled cables work like standard cables but with more customization and additional benefits. Coiled cables are typically made of paracord, similar to paracord mouse cables, and come with heat-shrink on the USB connections./post/yogscast-content-creator-terminated-from-company-amid-sexual-exploitation-allegations/Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yogscast-content-creator-terminated-from-company-amid-sexual-exploitation-allegations/ Matthew “CaffCast” Meredith, a content creator on YouTube and Twitch, is accused of allegedly making sexual advances toward fans and moderators of his Discord server A post made by a moderator of the YouTuber’s public Discord server described alleged instances of attempted sexual relationships between CaffCast and his fans. The YouTuber told moderators to hide his relationship status from fans to increase his chances of forming sexual relationships with them, according to the post./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-no-tilt-clash-royale-world-championship/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-no-tilt-clash-royale-world-championship/ The No Tilt World Championship for Clash Royale is just around the corner. This time, the championship will start with an in-game challenge and shall have four stages. One world champion will emerge from the championship.  Unlike the franchised Clash Royale League (CRL), the No Tilt World Championship is open to all players around the world. Players can start competing in the tournament by simply participating in the upcoming “20 win challenge” inside Clash Royale./post/how-long-is-an-average-valorant-match/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-long-is-an-average-valorant-match/ Even if you’re the most talented VALORANT player in your block, not every match you’ll play will turn out to be a one-sided stomp. Some matches will be more challenging than others and last longer as a result. The stakes can increase as a VALORANT match drags on since losing a game that lasts longer than average may feel worse than surrendering a game that seemed lost from the beginning. Knowing the length of an average VALORANT match can come in handy in many cases./post/how-to-fix-error-code-400-in-roblox/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-error-code-400-in-roblox/ Online games like Roblox can look like well-oiled machines from a distance, but even the most perfect ones can go down from time to time. Error code 400 in Roblox usually appears when the servers go down. With the servers out of order, Roblox loses its online functionalities and causes players to receive the error code 400 or similar ones, preventing them from accessing the game. On rare occasions, this error can also appear due to connectivity problems, meaning there are a couple of troubleshooting methods you can try out to fix the error on your own./post/how-to-get-the-king-slime-crown-in-final-fantasy-xiv-s-dragon-quest-x-crossover-event/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-king-slime-crown-in-final-fantasy-xiv-s-dragon-quest-x-crossover-event/ Final Fantasy XIV offers countless cosmetic options in the game, some to go in battle and others that are more suited for social events. The King Slime Crown is perfect for the latter, featuring a crowned blue slime with a funny face. But it’s not always available for purchase. The item will be familiar to Dragon Quest X fans since it was introduced as part of a crossover event with the Japanese game released in 2012 called Breaking Brick Mountains./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/konami-confirms-yu-gi-oh-cross-duel-will-still-release-at-some-point/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/konami-confirms-yu-gi-oh-cross-duel-will-still-release-at-some-point/ While Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel took the digital card game world by storm when it launched earlier this year, many fans forgot that another new digital Yu-Gi-Oh! title was originally announced at the exact same time—Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel. Konami has now, however, assured its investors that the game is still a product that will be released.  Cross Duel was revealed as a unique, four-player card battle variant of the traditional Yu-Gi-Oh! card game for mobile, where players would face each other in a free-for-all format with entirely original rules./post/ps-lineup-for-may-leaked-includes-fifa-2022/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ps-lineup-for-may-leaked-includes-fifa-2022/ The games included in May’s offer on PlayStation Plus have been leaked. Users of the popular PS subscription will have a chance to play and download three titles for free in the forthcoming month, with FIFA 22 being the biggest one. The other two productions are Curse of the Dead Gods and Tribes of Midgard. Once again, Dealabs, a French website built for looking for profitable deals, which has been revealing titles included in different gaming subscriptions for a couple of months now, is responsible for the leak./post/this-project-aphelios-fan-concept-is-so-good-we-need-it-now/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-project-aphelios-fan-concept-is-so-good-we-need-it-now/ PROJECT: Aphelios may not be real, but it should be. He’s got the edginess and Alune is basically a hologram. It seems like the perfect fit for a League of Legends skin line based on a cybernetic universe. Freelance illustrator Zoe Zhu placed Aphelios into the PROJECT world today and the results are a match made in Runeterra.  The artist posted the concept on Twitter and included her creation process on Artstaion./post/why-can-t-i-create-a-character-in-lost-ark/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-can-t-i-create-a-character-in-lost-ark/ Lost Ark finally opened its doors to the Western gaming world on Feb. 11. Players who previously purchased the Founder’s Pack started their journey three days before the official release date, however. Early access players naturally chose the most populated servers to create their characters while streamer servers were already full. When the rest of the Lost Ark fans logged into the game, some of the servers were already crowded. Despite servers working at full capacity, some players still decided to play the waiting game on the same server with their friends or favorite streams, creating long wait times./post/apex-legends-switch-trailer-reveals-exclusive-pathfinder-skin-hints-at-ground-emotes/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-switch-trailer-reveals-exclusive-pathfinder-skin-hints-at-ground-emotes/ Apex Legends is coming to the Nintendo Switch on March 9 and the latest trailer gave fans a look into what to expect from the new version—including a glimpse at a function that might be coming to the battle royale in the future. A short segment of the video shows the legends performing a series of actions, from dancing to boxing, that isn’t a part of banner poses and might make their way to the battle royale as ground emotes at some point—although Respawn hasn’t officially confirmed this yet./post/how-to-complete-the-dragonspiral-descent-event-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-dragonspiral-descent-event-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go’s Dragonspiral Descent is bringing some of Unova’s rarest and heaviest hitters to the game as players continue to learn more about a mysterious door discovered in a historical cave site at the beginning of the Season of Heritage.  Among the Pokémon that will be appearing during the event from Dec. 7 to 12 is Druddigon, a pure Dragon-type from Unova that is making its Pokémon Go debut.  In order to encounter Druddigon, players will need to finish new Field Research, complete the event’s Collection Challenge, or encounter it in three-star raids./post/how-to-share-and-import-decks-in-legends-of-runeterra/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-share-and-import-decks-in-legends-of-runeterra/ Fortunate players who already have access to Riot’s new card game, Legends of Runeterra, are experimenting with champions, spells, and decks. And just like in any card game, some players love to build decks and share their awesome creations with the community, while others who aren’t that creative just want to use those same creations. In LoR, the first group of players will use the deck share feature most of the time, while the second group will prefer the deck import feature./post/jae-park-s-upcoming-music-video-to-feature-valkyrae-kyedae-and-will-neff/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jae-park-s-upcoming-music-video-to-feature-valkyrae-kyedae-and-will-neff/ Popular musician and content creator Jae Park previewed his latest song, “Car Crash,” in a video today featuring 100 Thieves creators Valkyrae, Kyedae, and Will Neff. The former K-pop singer, recently rebranded to eaJ, has had a recent history with streaming content creators outside of his latest music video teaser. Park previously collaborated with OfflineTV several times when playing Among Us during the height of its popularity. The singer continued to stream on his own, even reaching Twitch partner status before eventually leaving the platform./post/mtg-liesa-returns-from-the-grave-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-liesa-returns-from-the-grave-in-innistrad-midnight-hunt/ Once destroyed by the Magic: The Gathering angel Avacyn, Wizards of the Coast resurrected Liesa for the upcoming Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard-legal set with the reveal of Liesa, Forgotten Archangel. See Magic The Gathering on Amazon Scheduled to release digitally on Sept. 17 via MTG Arena and Magic Online, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) showcases the return of darkness to the plane of Innistrad. During the MTGRivals Gauntlet broadcast, the MID spoiler Liesa, Forgotten Archangel was revealed, shocking players with the angel’s return to the living./post/new-super-smash-bros-melee-mod-update-adds-rollback-netcode-replays-and-more/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-super-smash-bros-melee-mod-update-adds-rollback-netcode-replays-and-more/ Super Smash Bros. Melee has slowly been growing as an online experience thanks to its dedicated modding community—and another big addition has just been introduced that might change the game again.  Slippi is a Melee mod that’s specifically focused on bringing the game up to modern standards by creating a strong online infrastructure and improving smaller aspects like streaming video quality. In an update that could revolutionize netplay, Slippi has implemented rollback netcode and integrated matchmaking./post/skrelp-clauncher-and-therian-forme-landorous-will-all-appear-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-rivals-week/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/skrelp-clauncher-and-therian-forme-landorous-will-all-appear-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-rivals-week/ Pokémon Go’s next event, Rivals’ Week, is completely focused on showcasing the rivalries between different species of Pokémon—and it’s adding in some cool new content too.  Running from April 13 to 18, this event will be the first time players can encounter and capture Skrelp and Clauncher. Therian Forme Landorous is also going to appearing in five-star raids after a long wait since it was first announced at the start of the Season of Legends last month./post/the-best-meepo-build-in-dota-2/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-meepo-build-in-dota-2/ No matter how long you’ve been playing Dota 2, there will always be heroes that you may struggle to master. Meepo will potentially be the top entry on that list alongside Chen and Invoker, but these heroes are also as rewarding as how complex they are. A decent Meepo player can single-handedly dominate a match by themselves. While it may sound unfair for a single hero to have that kind of impact, Meepo is far from being a “solo” hero./post/the-best-minecraft-mods/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-minecraft-mods/ Minecraft is a game to get lost in. It allows players nearly endless possibilities and as such has been a popular game for over ten years and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon with many updates planned for its future and a massive community still invested in it. See Minecraft on Amazon Sometimes, however, it’s nice to refresh a game you’ve been invested in for a long time with mods by talented creators in the community./post/abbedagge-instills-fear-into-flyquest-leads-100-thieves-to-victory-in-week-7-of-2022-lcs-spring-split/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/abbedagge-instills-fear-into-flyquest-leads-100-thieves-to-victory-in-week-7-of-2022-lcs-spring-split/ The performances of both 100 Thieves and FlyQuest throughout the 2022 LCS Spring Split have resulted in the two teams often meeting each other near the top of the standings in constant ties. Following their victory today, 100T brought their head-to-head record against FlyQuest to 1-1 and took full control of third place. 100T successfully stepped into sole possession of third place in the LCS by continuing to showcase a synergy the team has sought to improve over the past few weeks./post/how-to-find-the-letter-o-in-fortnite-chapter-2/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-the-letter-o-in-fortnite-chapter-2/ Two sets of challenges are already available to complete in Fortnite Chapter Two, season one. The second mission set for season one of Chapter Two is called Open Water and has 10 different challenges that players have to complete. Once players complete all 10 missions, they’ll unlock the Open Water loading screen that reveals where the hidden letter “O” is located around the new map. Every week, players will have to find a letter to spell out Fortnite and they’ll be rewarded with a season-exclusive skin at the end of Chapter Two, season one./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-overwatch-on-pc/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-overwatch-on-pc/ Written in partnership with ExitLag Overwatch players know the pain of seeing an enemy with just a sliver of health left, only to experience a massive lag spike that either allows the enemy to get away or ends with a respawn timer. ExitLag aims to ensure players will always get that kill without having to worry about lag or connection issues. What is ExitLag? ExitLag is a proprietary technology aimed at creating problem-free gaming experiences through ensuring stable connections for players./post/how-to-unlock-the-marshal-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-marshal-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ A new weapon in season five of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone is already here—and it really packs a punch. The Marshal is a break-action pistol, which is a “hand loaded double barrel pistol” that “fires 12 gauge shells.” This means that it’s basically a handheld shotgun, so it has “excellent damage at close range with a one-shot kill potential.” This thing is likely going to be a beast but only in very close proximity, so it’s good to whip it out in a pinch when up close with an enemy./post/mtg-modern-horizons-rewards-exiling-with-soulherder-reveal/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-modern-horizons-rewards-exiling-with-soulherder-reveal/ Exiling cards is a common theme in various Magic: The Gathering formats, which is why the new Modern Horizons Soulherder reveal could have an impact in Commander and Modern. MTG Modern Horizons is only a week away from premiering via Magic Online on June 6, along with a pre-release weekend June 8-9 in paper form. The set is different from previous Modern sets in that it promotes all the formats outside of Standard./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/t1-signs-munchkin-continues-valorant-roster-overhaul/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-signs-munchkin-continues-valorant-roster-overhaul/ T1 continued the overhaul of the organization’s VALORANT roster on Wednesday, officially announcing the signing of Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom. VALORANT fans will recognize Munchkin’s name from his days with Crazy Raccoon, with whom he competed both in last year’s Masters Berlin event, as well as VALORANT Champions. Munchkin comes with plenty of experience even beyond VALORANT, as he was formerly a DPS player for both Seoul Dynasty and Boston Uprising in the Overwatch League./post/when-does-the-next-world-of-warcraft-expansion-release/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-next-world-of-warcraft-expansion-release/ The tenure of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is coming to a close on the game’s live servers, and the next expansion is on the horizon. Currently, the next World of Warcraft expansion does not have a release date, nor is it titled, but both of those key details will be revealed by Blizzard Entertainment on April 19.  Following the April 19 announcement of the game’s next expansion and its release date, WoW fans will begin the slow march towards the launch of the franchise’s next chapter./post/when-does-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-season-4-start/Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-season-4-start/ Blizzard earlier this year announced World of Warcraft Shadowlands would have a fourth season for mythic keystones and PvP to bridge the gap between the end of Shadowlands and the beginning of Dragonflight. While seasons in WoW are typically associated with a raid, Blizzard is trying to fill a content gap before its upcoming expansion, which has no set release date, by giving fans another season with some throwback dungeons that will be added to the mythic dungeon pool./post/100-thieves-introduces-revamped-valorant-roster/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-introduces-revamped-valorant-roster/ 100 Thieves’ new VALORANT lineup will feature Brenden “stellar” McGrath, Sean “bang” Bezerra, William “Will” Cheng, Derrek Ha, and Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk, the organization announced today. See Valorant on Amazon After a disappointing start to the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour, 100 Thieves went back to the drawing board with its roster. It released former pickups Adam “ec1s” Eccles and Hunter “BabyJ” Schline just weeks after bringing them into the team and now has completely gutted its former roster, keeping only Asuna./post/all-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-solstice-event-2021/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-event-exclusive-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-solstice-event-2021/ Pokémon Go’s solstice-themed event is coming back from June 17 to 20 and features different Pokémon depending on which hemisphere you’re playing in. This will include global encounters with Lunatone, Solrock, Spheal, and more, while other Pokémon like Yanma and Snorunt will only appear in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, respectively. Regigigas will also be appearing in five-star raids until July 1, with shiny Regigigas and new raid-related Field Research being added to the game./post/alliance-sweep-pain-gaming-to-win-dota-summit-10/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alliance-sweep-pain-gaming-to-win-dota-summit-10/ Alliance were the favorites going into Dota Summit 10 and they showed why by only dropping a total of three games en route to winning the tournament today. Sweeping Complexity Gaming, J Storm, and Team Serenity put them at a great pace, while paiN Gaming proved that they were the only team really prepared to battle with one of the European teams heading to The International 2019. Once the playoffs started, Alliance knew paiN could hang with their team when they handed them their only loss in the group stage to stop a perfect run./post/beadle-grimm-s-secret-lair-drop-details-revealed-metal-life-counter-included-in-release/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beadle-grimm-s-secret-lair-drop-details-revealed-metal-life-counter-included-in-release/ Wizards of the Coast is expanding the scope of the Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop series with a limited-edition collaboration with Beadle & Grimm’s. Beadle & Grimm’s creates products like pendants, dice, and maps for role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinders. The company recently collaborated with Magic for a collection to go along with the release of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. The Kamigawa collection included a backpack, deck box, several miniatures, and a Kamigawa world map./post/how-many-times-has-dream-won-the-minecraft-championship-mcc/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-times-has-dream-won-the-minecraft-championship-mcc/ With Minecraft Championships (MCC) 16 in the books, there are now two different competitors who have managed to win the event four different times: Dream and HBomb94.  HBomb94 was the first to reach that milestone, having won his fourth with the Aqua Axolotls in MCC 14.  Dream is now the second player to reach the milestone after winning back-to-back competitions. He helped lead the Red Rabbits to a strong win in MCC 15, before following it up with a Pink Parrots comeback victory in MCC 16./post/league-patch-9-3-s-spear-of-shojin-is-a-top-laner-s-new-best-friend/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-patch-9-3-s-spear-of-shojin-is-a-top-laner-s-new-best-friend/ League of Legends Patch 9.3 arrived today, and it was very, very full of big changes. Whether it was Akali being curbed by nerfs or Riot’s balance team attempting to save Irelia after 9.2 gutted her, there was a lot to take in. Some of the biggest changes to arrive today, however, were the ones in the bot lane. Crit items for bot lane carries were redesigned to sort of help them survive against the onslaught of burst carries that have been dominating the meta for months./post/masahiro-sakurai-thanks-fans-for-support-as-thankyousakurai-trends-globally-following-super-smash-bros-ultimate-final-presentation/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/masahiro-sakurai-thanks-fans-for-support-as-thankyousakurai-trends-globally-following-super-smash-bros-ultimate-final-presentation/ Once Nintendo confirmed that the end of Fighters Pass Vol. Two would mark the end of DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans of the series have been reflecting on all of the content that the game has received since launch on Dec. 7, 2018. From a reveal at E3 2018, all the way to revealing Sora from Kingdom Hearts as the final DLC fighter in the “The Final Mr./post/what-accessories-does-the-nintendo-switch-oled-come-with/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-accessories-does-the-nintendo-switch-oled-come-with/ While maybe not the 4K Nintendo Switch many people wanted, the Nintendo Switch OLED is finally here and serves as a high-quality entry point for new Switch players. With a new OLED display for the handheld, many people will want to dive into their library of Nintendo games right out of the box. For those looking to upgrade their Switch consoles, take a look at the accessories the Nintendo Switch OLED comes with./post/you-can-block-arc-stars-with-a-body-shield-or-a-phoenix-kit-in-apex-legends/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-block-arc-stars-with-a-body-shield-or-a-phoenix-kit-in-apex-legends/ You’re in a fast-paced firefight in Apex Legends, taking cover behind a wall. An enemy team corners your squad, puts your backs against a wall, and throws an Arc Star right at your feet with nowhere to run. This scenario is usually a death sentence—unless you know a risky trick to block the grenade. It’s possible to block an Arc Star with a body shield, Phoenix Kit, or shield battery, according to a handy trick by content creator Christopher “Nokokopuffs” Feliciano./post/apex-fans-can-spend-extra-legend-tokens-with-new-2-week-weapon-recolor-store-beginning-today/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-fans-can-spend-extra-legend-tokens-with-new-2-week-weapon-recolor-store-beginning-today/ If you’ve been playing Apex Legends since its early days, you likely have hundreds of thousands of Legend Tokens lying around and not much to spend them on. Beginning today, however, fans will have a wider selection of weapon skin recolors to buy with Legend Tokens. Respawn Entertainment launched a new weapon recolor store in Apex today. And as its name may suggest, the store includes a range of legendary weapon skin recolors as well as their base counterparts at a discounted price./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/here-s-every-game-mode-in-battlefield-2042/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-game-mode-in-battlefield-2042/ After three long years, we’ve finally gotten a taste of Electronic Arts’ next installment in the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 2042. The new trailer injected every single fan with enough hype to last them until this October, which is when the game is slated to be released. The series has always been known for its vast, populated warfare that spans across multiple facets of battle, including jet fighters, tanks, boats, and more./post/how-to-get-the-tm-flash-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-tm-flash-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ If you try to enter Wayward Cave in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you’ll be walking in the dark. To get through the maze-like cavern, you’ll need TM70, also known as Flash, Without it, you’ll be walking around in the dark and won’t be able to see much on your screen. Getting Flash is a simple process. You can find it in the basement of Oreburgh Gate, or you can purchase it once you get to Veilstone City./post/how-to-rekindle-an-eternals-set-in-league-of-legends/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-rekindle-an-eternals-set-in-league-of-legends/ Eternals are League of Legends’ version of stat-tracking achievements and have been a part of the game since 2020. While each champion has a common set of Eternals that track your general progress in-game, champions also have tailor-made sets of Eternals that track specific achievements you can unlock. Eternals have even more purpose, as they’re used to complete specific challenges introduced to the game’s client in 2022. Some of the most notable Eternal-related challenges can be completed by “rekindling” an Eternals set./post/the-best-asus-monitors/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-asus-monitors/ Asus is one of the leading brands when it comes to gaming equipment and its monitors are some of the best options available. The best monitors feature high resolution and refresh rates to keep up with competitive titles. Performance gaming monitors should also have adaptive sync technology to reduce screen tearing. These performance features are great, but any good gaming monitor must also have decent color accuracy.  Asus manufactures everything from motherboards to graphics cards and laptop cases./post/tsm-launches-new-collegiate-program-called-tsmu/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-launches-new-collegiate-program-called-tsmu/ TSM has created a new program called TSM University that’s aimed at supporting those who are looking to learn and engage more with the esports community and the general industry, the organization announced today. TSMU will be providing the general public with career panels, question-and-answer segments with top industry professionals, and tournament watch parties all for free. It’s a great first step for anyone who’s wanted to approach esports from a career perspective but doesn’t have a clue where to start./post/twitch-rivals-league-of-legends-streamer-showdown-rules-rosters-and-standings/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-rivals-league-of-legends-streamer-showdown-rules-rosters-and-standings/ The final day of Twitch Rivals League of LegendsStreamer Showdown kicked off—and it’s as exciting as ever. Twitch collected the top content creators in the League scene, placed them on random teams, and put them against each other for a total prize pool of $75,000. The three-day competition features 16 teams who want a first-place prize and eternal bragging rights. Here’s everything you need to know about the Twitch Rivals Streamer Showdown./post/when-are-mounts-coming-to-new-world/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-are-mounts-coming-to-new-world/ Whether you’re an experienced player after extensive beta play or starting new on launch day, you’re going to be doing a lot of running around in Amazon Studios’ new MMO New World. The first thing you’ll notice after the initial few hours, at least compared to other popular MMOs, is the absence of mounts. Currently, there are no mounts available in New World, and it’s not clear when and how they will be added./post/4-player-co-op-mod-coming-to-elden-ring/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/4-player-co-op-mod-coming-to-elden-ring/ If you enjoyed Elden Ring but wish there was a way to experience FromSoftware’s massive game with a friend or two, you’re in luck. A new mod from LukeYui turns the entirety of Elden Ring into a co-op experience, allowing for shared progression, persistence after death, and much more. The mod is getting a beta release on Nexus Mods scheduled for May 27, according to LukeYui. And if that beta release goes smoothly, players should be able to invite a friend or three along with them the next time they feel like fighting their way through some monstrosities./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/guilty-gear-strive-open-beta-test-2-begins-on-may-13/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guilty-gear-strive-open-beta-test-2-begins-on-may-13/ ArcSystemWorks has confirmed the dates for its second Open Beta Test for Guilty Gear Strive, with additional characters available to try out while playing.  The #GuiltyGearStrive Open Beta Test #2 details have been announced and will be available on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 from 8:00pm PST on May 13th to 7:59am PST on May 16th. Full details here: https://t.co/aEO2Y2f4Fd pic.twitter.com/0irV3UNCDT — ArcSystemWorks ➡️ #GuiltyGearStrive 06.11.21 (@ArcSystemWorksU) April 28, 2021 The beta will open on May 13 at 10pm CT and will run until May 16 at 9:59am CT on both PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles./post/how-to-complete-the-alola-to-alola-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-alola-to-alola-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Players around the world are saying Alola to Alola in the Pokémon Go season finale for the Season of Alola, which is running from May 25 to 31.  Throughout the event, players will encounter Pokémon from around the Alola region more frequently in the wild, eggs, and raids, all while completing a new end-of-season Special Research story based on the island region.  Among those increased spawns, the guardian deities of the Alola region, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini will all be appearing at the same time in five-star raids./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/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzles-words-with-e-as-the-second-letter/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzles-words-with-e-as-the-second-letter/ Wordle is the daily sensation game of the moment. A great exercise for the brain and to pass the time. But sometimes it can surprise us and be difficult for even the most experienced of players. There may be days when you will only come across a single green letter on your first attempts. And the fear of losing your streak can be stronger than the daring to try the next word blindly./post/what-is-the-max-crafted-weapon-level-in-destiny-2-the-witch-queen/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-max-crafted-weapon-level-in-destiny-2-the-witch-queen/ Destiny 2‘s The Witch Queen expansion gave players the opportunity to make their own weapons through the new crafting system. The new feature lets players craft a copy of a gun and change its parts and perks at will, provided they have unlocked the perks and own the resources to apply the modifications. Each weapon comes with its own Weapon Level, which isn’t related to the weapon’s Power Level. Your weapon’s level will determine what attachments and perks you can use./post/where-to-find-and-destroy-armored-transport-trucks-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-and-destroy-armored-transport-trucks-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Search and Deploy is a new limited-time event that became available in Warzone Pacific season two. The game mode features a few new mechanics, meaning there’ll be a learning curve when you first try it. Nebula V Rounds, Portable Decontamination Stations, Armored Transport Trucks, and new landmarks will make up the core gameplay experience in Search and Deploy. The Armored Transport Trucks will be driven by NPCs and players will get to destroy them to secure themselves some rare loot./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/e3-to-take-place-virtually-for-2022/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/e3-to-take-place-virtually-for-2022/ The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo will once again be forgoing an in-person public space this year due to increasing safety concerns regarding the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In a statement to GamesBeat, the Entertainment Software Association said that “due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and attendees, E3 will not be held in person in 2022.” The ESA added that it will be announcing further details regarding E3 2022 in the near future, with no start date for the event announced yet./post/fredit-brion-s-umti-is-the-latest-lck-player-to-test-positive-for-covid-19/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fredit-brion-s-umti-is-the-latest-lck-player-to-test-positive-for-covid-19/ Fredit BRION jungler Eom “UmTi” Seong-hyeon has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the latest player in the LCK to be affected by the virus. The rest of the League of Legends squad and coaching staff have received negative test results. Nevertheless, the organization will be disinfecting the team’s practice center, house, and vehicle, according to a translation by Korizon Esports. With UmTi unable to play, the team will most likely be forced to use substitute jungler Jeon “Raptor” Eo-jin in forthcoming matches in the 2022 LCK Spring Split./post/how-to-watch-qtcinderella-s-streamer-awards/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-qtcinderella-s-streamer-awards/ Voting has closed, and all that is left to do is tally the votes and announce winners for QTCinderella’s Streamer Awards this weekend. With 27 different awards going out, the in-person show is being streamed live on Saturday night, and according to the hostess herself, the event will cost her around $200,000 to pull off. https://twitter.com/StreamerAwards/status/1495854683566780416?s=20&t=464hfyc0uycadkzw4XA6BA The broadcast itself will start on Saturday at 7pm CT and be on QTCinderella’s personal Twitch channel./post/league-s-newest-set-of-world-champion-skins-are-here-and-they-look-out-of-this-world/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-newest-set-of-world-champion-skins-are-here-and-they-look-out-of-this-world/ Riot Games revealed PBE previews for the newest set of World Championship skins on social media today. Ezreal, Gnar, Taliyah, Jarvan IV, Xayah, and Rakan will each be getting a new skin to commemorate Samsung Galaxy’s triumph over SKT at last year’s Worlds. Each skin features a custom recall animation that is based off motions acted out by the players. While they all look out of this world, some are a little confusing./post/top-lane-tanks-are-being-targeted-for-buffs-following-sunfire-cape-s-rework/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-lane-tanks-are-being-targeted-for-buffs-following-sunfire-cape-s-rework/ Top lane tanks are going to be buffed to compensate for the damage nerf to Sunfire Cape last week, according to a Riot post on the official League of Legends forums. The change to the item greatly increased the damage that the Sunfire Cape deals to minions and monsters, but it is now only partially effective against champions, turning it into a farming and pushing item rather than a dueling tool./post/weplay-animajor-group-stage-begins-with-4-way-ties/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weplay-animajor-group-stage-begins-with-4-way-ties/ The evenly matched pace of the Wild Card round seems to have carried over into the group stage at the WePlay Esports AniMajor, with the first day ending in two different sets of four-way ties.  Of the eight teams competing, four managed to win one of their best-of-two series outright and then split their other series. Those four teams, Evil Geniuses, PSG.LGD, Nigma, and Vici Gaming, are all tied for first place in the rankings after day one, with a 3-1 game record./post/what-new-world-server-is-asmongold-in/Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-new-world-server-is-asmongold-in/ New World is finally launched, and players will be looking to decide on the right server for them and their friends to group up and adventure together. When making this decision, you’ll likely want to know what the server population will look like or if there are any large streamers joining in on the action. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals One of the biggest names on Twitch when it comes to MMOs is Asmongold./post/best-displayport-cables-for-gaming/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-displayport-cables-for-gaming/ DisplayPort cables carry high-quality video and audio data from a PC to a display. These cables provide high resolutions and framerates and are essential for gaming monitors with high refresh rates. For competitive gaming, DisplayPort 1.4 is the best cable to use. The best DisplayPort cables have a high bandwidth of 32.40Gbps, allowing for a 240Hz refresh rate with a 1080p resolution or a 60Hz refresh rate with an 8K resolution./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-overwatch-league-may-melee-tournament/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-overwatch-league-may-melee-tournament/ The Overwatch League’s first month of qualifier matches have all led to this. From May 6 to May 8, four teams will compete in the 2021 season’s first tournament, the May Melee. One cross-region winner will earn infinite bragging rights as well as the $100,000 grand prize.  While the May Melee will mostly operate like other Overwatch League tournaments, with a double-elimination bracket and a first-to-four Grand Finals, some things have changed for the better./post/noxcrew-discusses-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-mc-championship-mcc/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/noxcrew-discusses-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-mc-championship-mcc/ When a group of strangers became friends through playing the sandbox game Garry’s Mod in 2011, they likely had no idea they would later form a group of talented creatives and eventually develop everyone’s favorite Minecraft tournament. While the MC Championship (MCC) wasn’t founded until 2019, Noxcrew’s journey from individuals to a collective creative group is where the idea began. Noxcrew has gone on to host a number of Minecraft experiences, including MCC, a monthly competition where 10 teams of four content creators come together to battle it out in a series of Minecraft mini-games that test skills like parkour, teamwork, communication, survival, and combat./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021-full-event-schedule/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021-full-event-schedule/ Pokémon Go Fest 2021 is full of new content this year, and keeping up with the game’s biggest event can get pretty complicated if you aren’t prepared for all of the moving parts.  On top of bringing new content and bonuses to the table, Niantic has also revamped older features and worked them into Go Fest 2021, such as habitat rotations, the Global Challenge Arena, and more.  Just like with other Go Fests, Go Fest 2021 will be split into distinct portions./post/shipment-is-now-live-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shipment-is-now-live-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Mayhem incarnate has joined the ranks of Call of Duty: Vanguard today. All-time favorite chaotic small map Shipment is now live in-game. First released in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007, Shipment has been re-released throughout multiple CoD titles, most recently in 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot. It’s back again, but this time with a fresh coat of World War II paint. The ultimate close-quarters map now also features destructible environments, like the rest of the locales in Vanguard./post/tft-tome-of-traits-rework-coming-in-patch-12-3/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-tome-of-traits-rework-coming-in-patch-12-3/ The Teamfight Tactics item Tome of Traits will get a rework with a slight nerf in Patch 12.3, according to game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. Scheduled to take place within TFT Patch 12.3 on Feb. 2, Tome of Traits will have a clear rules chart indicating the number of tailored traits a player will get to choose from upon cracking open the item. The rework “is intended to be clearer to players, but also a slight nerf,” according to Mortdog./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/zarude-is-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-the-movie-secrets-of-the-jungle-crossover-event/Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zarude-is-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-the-movie-secrets-of-the-jungle-crossover-event/ To celebrate the latest Pokémon film, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, finally releasing globally on Oct. 8 via Netflix, a new tie-in event is coming to Pokémon Go that will introduce the Mythical Pokémon Zarude to the game.  The Rogue Monkey Pokémon will be appearing along with several other Pokémon featured in the movie, a new set of limited-time Special Research, and the return of Team Rocket’s Jessie and James./post/best-mtg-sealed-forgotten-realms-cards-to-build-around/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-sealed-forgotten-realms-cards-to-build-around/ Players only have a short time to capitalize on the MTG Arena Limited Sealed event to earn Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms booster packs and gems. Sealed is a Limited format in Magic in which players receive six booster packs and must craft a deck from them. The Limited event follows a best-of-one format on MTG Arena, offering players an additional three AFR booster packs for any number of wins and up to 2,200 gems for six wins and no more than two losses./post/can-you-catch-noble-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-catch-noble-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Much like Alola’s Totem Pokémon in Sun and Moon, Noble Pokémon are treated as sacred parts of the Hisui region, with the locals going as far as to assign Wardens to protect and ensure they receive offerings.  As you progress through Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you will encounter these Noble Pokémon within their territory and need to help calm them down from a frenzied state that is causing them to lose control of themselves./post/how-to-beat-the-crucible-knight-at-stormhill-evergaol-in-elden-ring/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-the-crucible-knight-at-stormhill-evergaol-in-elden-ring/ There are a number of seemingly impossible opponents in Elden Ring. From boss encounters to random mob enemies that have numerous attacks, players will be shocked after going up against some of these foes. Perhaps the most infamous boss that has left players stunned, though, is the Crucible Knight at Stormhill Evergaol. This version of the Crucible Knight is likely the first that players will come across. The boss lies inside of Stormhill Evergaol in Limgrave, which is accessible within the first hour of playing Elden Ring./post/how-to-change-the-day-and-night-cycle-manually-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-the-day-and-night-cycle-manually-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Certain Pokémon have a habit of spawning or evolving during times on the day, which makes it a hassle if you want to complete the Pokédex as quickly as possible in Pokémon Sword and Shield. If you’re not amused by the idea of waiting hours to get your target Pokémon, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a way to change the day and night cycle in-game. A word of warning, though—the day and night cycle might be absent in some major routes or areas of the game while you’re going through the main story./post/how-to-complete-summer-stars-bonnuci-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-summer-stars-bonnuci-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 90-rated Festival of FUTball (FOF) Summer Stars version of Leonardo Bonucci from Piemonte Calcio to FIFA 21 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Bonucci’s second special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The FOF Summer Stars celebrates some of the best national team performances since the start of the FOF promo. EA greatly upgraded all of Bonucci’s skills, including Pace (+28), Dribbling (+17), Passing (+16), Physical (+16), Shooting (+14), and his Defending (+9), when you compare this new card to his 76-rated gold version./post/league-fan-makes-trailer-for-conceptual-champion-brenvar/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-makes-trailer-for-conceptual-champion-brenvar/ A League of Legends fan’s champion concept of Brenvar, the Chained Glacier, now has his own trailer, featuring the makeshift champion on the rift. The initial concept of Brenvar is one that dates back all the way to 2020, when Albert Bednarski had created the Chained Glacier’s artwork and concept. Back then, he revealed that the project took over four months to create, though that was complete with both lore and abilities with only the actual 3D model missing to complete this unofficial champion./post/league-of-legends-team-pulls-off-comeback-victory-thanks-to-one-epic-play/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-team-pulls-off-comeback-victory-thanks-to-one-epic-play/ Winning in League of Legends is influenced by a variety of factors including, though one play can often determine the outcome of the game entirely. In a clip shared to Reddit, one team showed off their resilience and ability to take over with a perfectly executed wombo-combo. Down 16 kills and 9k gold in clash, wombo-combo saves the game from leagueoflegends Down 16 kills and 9,000 gold, things weren’t looking great for the blue team./post/new-league-of-legends-champion-neeko-is-gay-riot-writer-says/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-league-of-legends-champion-neeko-is-gay-riot-writer-says/ League of Legends developer Riot Games released a whole lore story about its new champion, Neeko, today. The developer outlined Neeko’s history and how she got to where she is now. But there’s a piece of lore missing from her official story: She’s the game’s second gay champion. Fans have noticed that Neeko “seems to” like female champions more than male champions in her in-game quotes. Senior narrative writer Matt Dunn confirmed that Neeko is interested more in women, because she “identifies as a lesbian./post/where-do-you-find-the-save-game-location-in-elden-ring/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-do-you-find-the-save-game-location-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring players looking to save their game after defeating a boss or finding a valuable item will be pleased to learn that the game has a frequent autosave system. There is no need to manually save the game, although resting at sites of grace will trigger the automatic saving system. If anything of consequence happens in the Lands Between, a little icon briefly appears on the screen to indicate that the game is saving./post/aceu-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/aceu-s-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/ Brandon “Aceu” Winn first made a name for himself in Apex Legends. Since then, he’s moved on to bigger and better things and kicked off a career in VALORANT. It’s early days for Riot’s five-vs-five tactical shooter, but Aceu hasn’t skipped a beat. He’s won tournament after tournament and quickly found himself at the top of the competitive ladder. Counter-Strike players were meant to be the kings of VALORANT, but Aceu has broken the mold./post/all-macbook-m1-pro-and-macbook-pro-m1-max-specs-screen-sizes-and-dimensions/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-macbook-m1-pro-and-macbook-pro-m1-max-specs-screen-sizes-and-dimensions/ Apple users will soon be able to get their hands on the latest MacBook Pro options with a new M1 Pro and M1 Max chip. There are quite a few customization options for each version of the new MacBook Pro that allow users to expand their performance, memory, and storage capabilities. Here are the MacBook M1 Pro and MacBook Pro M1 Max specs, screen size, and dimensions. MacBook M1 Pro Specs The M1 Pro chip on the $1,999 base-model 14-inch MacBook Pro features some key aspects including:/post/apex-s-emergence-patch-to-buff-caustic-s-gas-damage-fuse-s-kit-and-horizon-s-gravity-lift-mobility-slight-nerf-to-revenant/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-emergence-patch-to-buff-caustic-s-gas-damage-fuse-s-kit-and-horizon-s-gravity-lift-mobility-slight-nerf-to-revenant/ While Apex Legends players are excited to test out new tracker Seer, a few existing legends have caught Respawn’s eye. The battle royale’s tenth season, Emergence, begins next week and will introduce tons of new content. But four legends are being targeted in the patch, helping them elbow their way into the meta or toning them down a bit. Caustic, Fuse, and Horizon will receive buffs, while Revenant will get a slight nerf to his ultimate./post/call-of-duty-warzone-pacific-is-now-live-featuring-the-new-map-caldera/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-pacific-is-now-live-featuring-the-new-map-caldera/ Call of Duty: Warzone’s massive Pacific update, and the new map Caldera, are now live in-game on all platforms for those who own Call of Duty: Vanguard. Caldera was playable an hour ahead of schedule for some players. The 24-hour early access period allows owners of this year’s newest Call of Duty series entry to jump into the new Pacific island-themed map set in World War II. It will be available for free to all players starting tomorrow./post/florida-mayhem-adds-flats-as-content-creator/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/florida-mayhem-adds-flats-as-content-creator/ The Florida Mayhem’s 2021 Overwatch League season may be over, but the team is upgrading its content crew to keep fans entertained throughout the offseason.  Florida has officially added popular Overwatch streamer Flats to its content creation roster, the team announced today. Flats is known for his fun, positive streams and main tank gameplay. He boasts nearly 116,000 followers on Twitch and 128,000 subscribers on YouTube.  He's ACTUALLY the most cracked out player of all time – and he's ready to #LightItUp/post/full-pok%C3%A9dex-from-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap-revealed-hints-at-dlc/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/full-pok%C3%A9dex-from-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap-revealed-hints-at-dlc/ Less than a day before the official launch of New Pokémon Snap, data miners have discovered a full Pokédex of all the species in the game. Streams and videos began to pop up on the internet earlier today showcasing gameplay of the new title. Thanks to that and data-mining efforts, we now know what we can expect to find when New Pokémon Snap is launched on April 30. Here's your full pokemon snap roster!/post/guilty-gear-strive-leads-evo-2022-in-entrants-on-early-bird-leaderboard/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guilty-gear-strive-leads-evo-2022-in-entrants-on-early-bird-leaderboard/ The Evolution Championship Series (Evo) is making its return to Las Vegas in August after two years away from offline competition, and the first round of sign-ups for the event has just concluded.  Just like with most fighting game competitions, Evo offered players looking to compete in any of the nine titles featured in the event’s main lineup. And, now that the early registration period has ended, a new number one title has emerged as the Evo team released the leaderboards, though no specific numbers were shared./post/legendary-starcraft-ii-player-taeja-retires/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/legendary-starcraft-ii-player-taeja-retires/ Yun “TaeJa” Young Seo has officially retired from competitive StarCraft II play, his former organization, Team Liquid, announced last night. This is the second time TaeJa has retired from the pro scene and perhaps the definitive one. The 26-year-old was playing for Liquid in June 2016 when he retired for the first time to fulfill his military duties in South Korea. He was the most decorated StarCraft II player in premier tournaments at that time and came back to Liquid in September 2018 after completing his mandatory military service./post/where-to-find-ditto-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-ditto-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Ditto is one of the most important Pokémon in every game. The purple blob-like monster enables players to breed whatever Pokémon they want as long as its species is capable of doing so. This makes it really easy to get all of the moves or abilities you want on a level one Pokémon right out of the egg.  In Sword and Shield you can only find Ditto in one place, and it is the most overcrowded area in the entire game: the Lake of Outrage zone in the Wild Area./post/a-fortnite-fan-created-concept-art-for-the-prisoner-s-stage-5/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-fortnite-fan-created-concept-art-for-the-prisoner-s-stage-5/ The newest obsession of Fortnite: Battle Royale players is the season seven special outfit, The Prisoner. It’s being given as a reward in season seven to all players who complete 60 weekly Battle Pass challenges, which means only players who own the premium pass can unlock it. The Prisoner is the first skin with which players have to interact with certain objects spread around the Fortnite island to unlock its additional styles, like finding a key to unlock stage two and lighting a unique campfire to unlock stage three./post/everything-we-know-about-the-apex-stat-tracker-concept/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-the-apex-stat-tracker-concept/ Cosmetics in Apex Legends haven’t quite hit critical mass as of yet, but there is certainly plenty of bloat there. Every season, players are awarded a large number of gun charms, quips, badges, and trackers—many of which are never used.  The trackers feel like the worst offender here. Every season the free battle pass track gifts player with season-specific trackers for each character. The trackers themselves are ok, but most players tend to wait for the rarer overall trackers that also feature original character art./post/how-to-play-rampart-in-apex-legends/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-rampart-in-apex-legends/ Rampart is the latest playable legend to join the Apex Legends character roster. As her name implies, Rampart is a defensive tank character. More specifically, she’s a defensive constructor who plays a similar area control role to Wattson. Rampart players can maximize their impact on the battlefield by deploying and managing a series of defensive barriers. Her character design rewards the use of heavy-duty weapons and well-constructed fortifications to give players the edge in fights./post/how-to-spawn-space-time-distortions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-spawn-space-time-distortions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Space-time distortions are a new mechanic in Pokémon Legends: Arceus that will see areas of the map sectioned off by a dome of energy. Inside the area, rare Pokémon and items will spawn, giving players a chance to collect much-needed resources or catch Pokémon that might not appear in other areas of the game.  Once you receive the notice that one is starting to form in your area, you’ll have around five minutes to reach the designated spot where the distortion is set to appear./post/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/vancouver-titans-reveals-2022-overwatch-league-roster/Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vancouver-titans-reveals-2022-overwatch-league-roster/ The Vancouver Titans didn’t have the best 2021 Overwatch League season, ending the year with a 1-15 record and very few servings of breadsticks. Before 2022 kicks off, the Titans organization is investing in new talent and some familiar faces.  Vancouver announced its five-player 2022 roster today, giving fans a first look at its revitalized lineup. The organization dropped every 2021 player earlier in the Overwatch League offseason.  Former Vancouver phenom Niclas “sHockWave” Jensen will be returning to the team in 2022 after spending a year with the Philadelphia Fusion./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/beaulo-s-rainbow-six-siege-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beaulo-s-rainbow-six-siege-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Jason “Beaulo” Doty is an American Rainbow Six:Siege player representing Team Solomid (TSM). He’s one of the most well-known players on the team and won the DreamHack Montreal 2019 and NAL 2020 US Finals as part of the roster. Before joining TSM in 2019, Beaulo was a prolific content creator. He currently has over 1.2 million Youtube subscribers and over 990 thousand Twitch followers. This is his streaming setup. Beaulo’s Headset: Logitech G PRO X Beaulo uses many Logitech products because TSM has a partnership with the company./post/how-to-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/how-to-farm-all-crafting-materials-in-destiny-2/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-farm-all-crafting-materials-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s robust weapon crafting system introduced with The Witch Queen expansion can yield a ton of options when it comes to weapon types, traits, and attachments. With the new expansion and season, many of the old Gunsmith materials have been sunset and new materials necessary for crafting have been introduced. The primary materials for weapon crafting fall under the alloy or element category and are relatively simple to acquire. Still, though, we’ve put together a full guide on farming and acquiring all the materials needed to shape or reshape weapons in Destiny 2./post/how-to-find-toxel-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-toxel-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield feature a new region and a new Pokédex, meaning there’s a slew of new and rare Pokémon for fans to add to their teams. One of the many new creatures is Toxel, a purple dinosaur-like species that features a unique typing: Electric and Poison. Toxel can be found in the wild, but there’s an additional way to obtain the Pokémon, and it’s easy for those who’ve reached a certain point in the game./post/how-to-play-the-fortnite-geoguessr-game/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-fortnite-geoguessr-game/ Knowing your way around any battle royale map is crucial to a player’s success. Being able to drop in a place and immediately know what to expect when running into a building, opening a closed door, or rounding a corner can be the difference between surviving and being eliminated. This is also true in Fortnite, which holds small cities packed full of nooks and crannies, wide-open plains, and high-altitude vistas from which players can see almost clearly across the map./post/it-can-t-be-for-nothing-cloud9-vs-team-liquid-will-be-the-most-exciting-playoff-matchup-next-to-the-lcs-championship-finals/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/it-can-t-be-for-nothing-cloud9-vs-team-liquid-will-be-the-most-exciting-playoff-matchup-next-to-the-lcs-championship-finals/ As we approach the start of the 2021 LCS Championship, the first round brings an all-too-familiar matchup to League of Legends fans with a best-of-five series between two of North America’s giants: Cloud9 and Team Liquid. This will be the third meeting between the juggernauts after having faced off at the LCS Lock-in tournament and the 2021 Mid-Season Showdown, with Liquid taking the former and C9 winning the latter. This time, however, the stakes have risen even higher with a spot at the World Championship up for grabs./post/professional-cosplayer-spends-250-hours-building-amazing-widowmaker-rifle/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/professional-cosplayer-spends-250-hours-building-amazing-widowmaker-rifle/ One cosplayer brought Widowmaker’s sniper rifle to life through 250 hours of blood, sweat, and tears. _Mikomihokina_, a professional cosplayer, made the Overwatch hero’s rifle themselves. They 3D printed it, sanded the parts, assembled the whole thing, primed and painted it, and put a final coat of varnish on it before showing it off in a video posted to Reddit. The rifle is life-sized and pretty hefty, weighing over 15 pounds, according to _Mikomihokina_./post/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/wendy-s-streams-animal-crossing-new-horizon-to-promote-free-delivery-deal/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wendy-s-streams-animal-crossing-new-horizon-to-promote-free-delivery-deal/ Wendy’s streamed the newly-released Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Twitch today to promote its new free delivery service. The restaurant’s Animal Crossing character was named Wendy and she was modeled after the company’s logo. The stream’s title was “Choppin’ Trees and Free Delivery.” Wendy’s even named its island Spicy Nugg in honor of the meal deal it’s promoting.  The promotion was both cute and well-timed. Wendy’s is well known for its charismatic brand personality on social media./post/can-you-change-servers-in-lost-ark/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-change-servers-in-lost-ark/ Before you start creating your first character in Lost Ark, you’ll need to pick a server. You’ll only be able to interact with other players on your server. If you have friends playing on another server and you’re looking to join their ranks, you’ll need to make sure that you choose the right server before starting to level up your character. Most MMORPGs allow players to move their characters to different servers, giving them flexibility if they decide to continue their journey on another server./post/discord-cancels-teased-nft-integration/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/discord-cancels-teased-nft-integration/ After user backlash, Discord has canceled a teased integration with non-fungible tokens, according to a tweet from its CEO. A few days ago, Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron tweeted a screengrab of a new integration on Discord’s Connections screen. The integration seemed to allow players to connect their MetaMask and WalletConnect apps with Discord. (Both MetaMask and WalletConnect are cryptocurrency and blockchain platforms.) Citron captioned the tweet “probably nothing,” leading Discord users to believe that the platform was going to roll out cryptocurrency compatibility and the ability to purchase non-fungible tokens, or NFTs./post/here-are-the-full-notes-and-updates-for-valorant-patch-2-06/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-full-notes-and-updates-for-valorant-patch-2-06/ VALORANT Patch 2.06 is set to hit the live servers soon. The update is bringing with it a huge set of buffs for two of the game’s most underused agents and a nerf to one of its most overused weapons. Here are the full notes for VALORANT Patch 2.06. Viper, Yoru buffed The primary focus of Patch 2.06 is the extensive buffs to both Viper and Yoru. The Toxin used in all of Viper’s abilities now instantly inflicts enemy players with at least 50 decay and that level increases the longer they touch it./post/how-to-start-a-battlefield-2042-portal-server/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-start-a-battlefield-2042-portal-server/ Battlefield 2042 is looking to outdo its predecessors when it comes to replayability. Not only will the fans have lots of new content to explore in Battlefield 2042, but they’ll also have the option to create unique experiences, Portals, with content from some of the most popular Battlefield games from the past. Considering the size of the Battlefield franchise, players can spend hours while starting their own Battlefield 2042 Portal server since there are too many unique memorable maps and other content that will take players down to the memory lane./post/just-48-perfect-pick-em-submissions-remain-after-upset-filled-worlds-2021-group-stage/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/just-48-perfect-pick-em-submissions-remain-after-upset-filled-worlds-2021-group-stage/ With the group stage of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship in the books, only 48 participants in this year’s annual Worlds pick’em game still have perfect submissions. Last year, over 3,000 pick’em players still had perfect entries after the group stage, so to see such a low number before the knockout stage even begins is staggering. The ridiculously low number of perfect pick’ems remaining can most likely be attributed to the unprecedented volume of games played at Worlds, as well as the highly improbable upsets that the tournament has already seen./post/new-street-fighter-6-character-more-gameplay-to-be-shown-by-capcom-during-summer-game-fest/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-street-fighter-6-character-more-gameplay-to-be-shown-by-capcom-during-summer-game-fest/ Fans couldn’t escape new Street Fighter 6 news even if they wanted to, with Capcom set to reveal even more information during Summer Game Fest on June 9.  Following the initial gameplay reveal during Sony’s most recent State of Play, Capcom has slowly been sharing new details about SF6. And during the main Summer Game Fest stream at 1pm CT on June 9, more gameplay and a new character will be revealed for the game./post/pokimane-teases-she-is-done-playing-rust-unless-a-rp-pve-server-is-created/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-teases-she-is-done-playing-rust-unless-a-rp-pve-server-is-created/ Offline TV member Pokimane appears to be finished with the group’s Rust server after a slew of drama over the past few days. In a post, Pokimane said she may return to VALORANT or chess instead of the extremely popular streamer server on Rust, although she said she would return to the game if a new role-play or PvE server was created. ((unless a new RP/PVE oriented server is out)) 😄/post/volt-moves-to-care-package-alternator-returns-to-ground-loot-in-apex-s-season-12/Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/volt-moves-to-care-package-alternator-returns-to-ground-loot-in-apex-s-season-12/ The next season of Apex Legends will be launching on Feb. 8, and with it comes a new set of care package-exclusive weapons as well as two popular guns making their way into replicators. As explained by Respawn Entertainment in a press conference earlier this week, when Defiance launches, the Alternator will return to the ground loot as the Volt takes its place with a suite of buffs to boot. While the Flatline will receive some tuning to bring it in line with other assault rifles, players who enjoy its feel will now find it tied to the crafting station alongside the Longbow for the duration of the season./post/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/all-24-rank-up-requirements-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-season-6/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-24-rank-up-requirements-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-season-6/ Pokémon Go Battle League season six is receiving a massive overhaul from what players are used to, including the format changing from 10 ranks to 24 ranks and a three-month run time.  Along with the extended time that seasons will run, the changes to ranks extend to how players will earn a rank up through competing in matches.  The main change made to the progression system for the Battle League revolves around winning “additional battles./post/all-elite-skins-in-rainbow-six-siege/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-elite-skins-in-rainbow-six-siege/ Despite having a slow start in terms of total players upon launch, Rainbow Six Siege has become one of the biggest esports titles with consistent updates and unique gameplay. Siege’s fun and challenging take on tactical shooters wasn’t the only pillar of its success, however. The game’s multiple progression systems and regular operator releases keep players engaged. Additionally, Elite skins stand at the top of Ubisoft’s in-game cosmetics offerings. Elite skins can feature different characteristics than an Operator’s general theme and come with headgear, weapon charms, and weapon skins on top of a uniform./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-dr-disrespect/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-dr-disrespect/ Originating from Encinitas, California, Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV is one of the most unique streamers on Twitch, but you probably don’t know him by that name. Using ridiculous amounts of violence, speed, and momentum, Beahm rose to Twitch stardom under the guise of Dr Disrespect and has been one of the faces of Twitch since the day he began streaming in 2016. If you’re a regular viewer, then you may be familiar with the mantra of violence, speed, and momentum./post/former-skt-top-laner-untara-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-skt-top-laner-untara-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends/ Park “Untara” Ui-jin is hanging up his mouse and keyboard. The former SKT top laner retired from professional League of Legends today, according to Fomos reporter Kenzi. The 23-year-old competed in three regions during his professional career but never won a title. He was regarded as a stable top laner who wouldn’t carry games by himself but also wouldn’t lose them. He knew how to play from a deficit and how to extend a gold advantage regardless of team composition./post/how-to-get-the-what-pok%C3%A9mon-are-you-filter-on-instagram/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-what-pok%C3%A9mon-are-you-filter-on-instagram/ We’ve all had our chance to play as the trainer, but have you ever wondered what Pokémon you’d be in another life? Instagram can give you some insight into that query with its new filter “What Pokémon are you?” Instagram added this Pokémon collab filter to its collection on Dec. 28 and it’s quickly exploded as users clammer to morph into their inner pocket monster. The filter doesn’t include all 800+ Pokémon from the entire series./post/pgl-antwerp-cs-go-major-scores-standings-and-results/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pgl-antwerp-cs-go-major-scores-standings-and-results/ Twenty-four of some of the best CS:GO teams in the world have flown to Antwerp, Belgium, to attend the PGL Major this month. The tournament ran from May 9 to 22, and FaZe Clan took home $500,000, which is half of the total prize pool, for winning the PGL Antwerp Major. The PGL Antwerp Major kicked off with the Challengers Stage, where 16 teams fought for eight spots at the Legends Stage, which began on May 17./post/tft-talon-returns-to-dominance-following-11-4-b-patch/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-talon-returns-to-dominance-following-11-4-b-patch/ Riot Games released a Teamfight Tactics 11.4 B-patch, resolving a Talon bug that has put the champion back on the S-plus tier list.  A 11.4 TFT B-patch released on Feb. 24, fixing a major Talon bug. Losing mana if his target died at the same point he reached full mana, Talon was crippled throughout the first half of patch 11.4. Resolving the bug buffed Talon back to optimal performance, thriving with Assassin and Enlightenment synergies./post/valorant-player-programs-new-inventory-manager/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-programs-new-inventory-manager/ VALORANT fans are always thinking of new ways that the game’s user interface can be improved to give players a better look and more options that aren’t currently present within the game. One of the creators strongly behind this initiative is Colin Hartigan, who programmed his dream inventory manager to cycle through the different looks of weapons currently in VALORANT. In a demo clip, Colin showed how you can cycle through each weapon’s different levels and available color palettes to see how each weapon will look in-game./post/what-is-the-next-weapon-coming-to-apex-legends/Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-next-weapon-coming-to-apex-legends/ The L-Star light machine gun, introduced in season two along with new attachments, Ranked Leagues, and Wattson, was the last weapon added to the Apex Legends armory. One data miner thinks a submachine gun is next on the list. Well-known Apex data miner That1MiningGuy released a video today in which he discusses what he believes to be the next gun coming to Kings Canyon: the Volt SMG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=KUScaBqMOSw In the video, That1MiningGuy explains that the icon for the Volt, which is originally from Titanfall 2, is the most recent gun to be updated in the 505 File./post/apex-legends-character-tier-list/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-character-tier-list/ Season 12 of Apex Legends is underway, and it’s shaking things up with tons of new content. Offensive legend Mad Maggie has made her debut as a playable character, and along with her came big changes to Olympus and the new Control limited-time mode. But how does she stack up against the game’s existing legends? While typical battle royales put players on a level playing field, Apex is different in that each character comes with a unique set of abilities and hitboxes./post/does-fifa-21-have-crossplay/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-fifa-21-have-crossplay/ FIFA 21, one of the most anticipated sports titles by EA, is expected to release at the beginning of October. The developer has confirmed highly-anticipated changes, like more customization options for Pro Clubs, Ultimate Team (FUT) adjustments, and a more refined Career Mode. The game’s first beta stage kicked off on Aug. 14, featuring players who are verified FUT champions or those who have won 27 matches during a Weekend League event. The cross-platform feature exists in almost all the modern games that release on multiple platforms and fans have been expecting the function to become available in FIFA for a long time./post/grand-theft-auto-v-gta-online-launching-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-on-march-15/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/grand-theft-auto-v-gta-online-launching-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-on-march-15/ The upgraded versions of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online are finally coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on March 15, with some content transfers available starting today. GTA Online will also launch as a standalone download and game.  With this release, players will finally be able to enjoy GTAV with improved visuals and performance like 4K resolution, up to 60fps, improved texture quality, HDR options, and faster load times./post/here-are-fortnite-world-cup-creative-finals-scores-and-standings/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-fortnite-world-cup-creative-finals-scores-and-standings/ The first day of the Fortnite World Cup Finals has started. Before players compete in the main Duos and Solo events, other players have been organized in teams to compete at the Creative Finals this Friday. There are 32 players split into eight teams for this stage of the competition. All of them comprise of at least one big Fortnite streamer or professional player, like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Corentin “Gotaga” Houssein, and another two or three players who have qualified to the Finals through the Creative Trials of each of these creators./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/how-to-teleport-in-lost-ark/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-teleport-in-lost-ark/ Throughout Lost Ark, players are taken through a variety of mechanics that they should know early on in the game. One of these mechanics is how to fast travel, or teleport, in Lost Ark. The game will eventually lead players through how to teleport to and from areas in the map, but they won’t be able to teleport anywhere they want without unlocking things first. In order to teleport, the first step is to unlock the spots that will allow players to fast travel./post/riot-locks-in-all-the-tft-12-6-b-patch-buffs-and-nerfs-slated-to-go-live-on-april-5/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-locks-in-all-the-tft-12-6-b-patch-buffs-and-nerfs-slated-to-go-live-on-april-5/ Over a dozen Teamfight Tactics balance changes are slated to take place via the 12.6 B-patch, revealed on April 4 by game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. Changes taking place through the TFT 12.6 B-patch will resolve a Mercenary bug fix within the Double Up mode while also hitting “a couple of overperforming comps, according to Riot. Warwick was teased as a potential nerf earlier in the day and confirmed via Mortdog’s list posted onTwitter tonight./post/riot-releases-new-tales-of-runeterra-video-featuring-miss-fortune-twisted-fate-and-graves/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-new-tales-of-runeterra-video-featuring-miss-fortune-twisted-fate-and-graves/ If you were looking for more League of Legends lore to spruce up your day, you’re in luck. Riot Games has dropped yet another exciting Tales of Runeterra video, and this time, it’s set in the lively world of Bilgewater. The video begins with Twisted Fate tied up and hung upside down at the hands of Miss Fortune. As she questions the Card Master on the whereabouts of his partner, Graves suddenly bursts through the doors of the shanty where they were hidden./post/sources-lcs-lands-7-year-ftx-sponsorship-deal-as-first-crypto-exchange-partner-of-any-riot-league/Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-lcs-lands-7-year-ftx-sponsorship-deal-as-first-crypto-exchange-partner-of-any-riot-league/ The LCS will announce a new seven-year sponsorship deal with FTX, sources familiar with the deal told Dot Esports.  The news comes just months after the LCS barred TSM from using FTX as a part of its name in the league—which was revealed hours after TSM announced a 10-year, $210 million deal with the exchange. While TSM has rebranded its name on social media and in certain titles where cryptocurrencies are a permitted sponsorship category, it has remained solely known as “TSM” in the LCS./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/evo-2016-super-smash-bros-results/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evo-2016-super-smash-bros-results/ With 2600 Smash 4 competitorsand 2350 Melee players, this year’s EVO was the largest everfor the Super Smash Bros. community. As the second and thirdlargest games respectively, the only game that topped them insign-ups was the recently released Street Fighter V. With that inmind, let’s take a look at the results from thisevent. This was the largest Smash 4tournament in history. While it had it’s problems, which can be read about here onGAMURS, it was animpressive showing of talent./post/how-many-people-play-rocket-league/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-many-people-play-rocket-league/ Rocket League, the sequel to Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars by Psyonix, is an incredibly popular game that rides on simplicity at its core. The unique take on vehicular soccer offers a sense of familiarity due to its foundation but adds a high skill ceiling with the amount of aerial mobility and techniques that players have discovered over its near-seven-year lifespan. A lot has happened since Rocket League’s original release in July 2015./post/invictus-gaming-reverse-sweep-evil-geniuses-win-one-esports-singapore-major/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/invictus-gaming-reverse-sweep-evil-geniuses-win-one-esports-singapore-major/ A full five games and six hours after the ONE Esports Singapore Major grand finals began, Invictus Gaming completed the reverse sweep to eliminate Evil Geniuses and win the Dota 2 event. IG looked shaky at the start of the series and lost four games in a row to EG when including their first meeting in the upper bracket. But all it took was one game to swing the momentum as the top-seeded Dota 2 team in China claimed the Major title 3-2./post/space-soldiers-cs-go-players-leave-the-organization/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/space-soldiers-cs-go-players-leave-the-organization/ Space Soldiers have officially parted ways with their players. Can “XANTARES” Dortkardes announced on Twitter this morning that the Turkish players are no longer contracted to Space Soldiers. This includes XANTARES, Cagatay “DESPE” Sedef, Engin “ngiN” Kor, Ahmet “paz” Karahoca, Bugra “Calyx” Arkin, Engin “MAJ3R” Kupeli, and coach Canpolat “hardstyle” Yildiran. Related: NgiN to sit out of the FACEIT London Major due to visa issues “It was a great pleasure to be a part of this organization,” XANTARES said in the announcement./post/tft-6-5-s-tome-of-traits-will-get-nerfed-again-in-patch-12-5/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-6-5-s-tome-of-traits-will-get-nerfed-again-in-patch-12-5/ A minor but important Teamfight Tactics nerf will hit Tome of Traits again, preventing players from manipulating its outcome. Tome of Traits was first hit with a significant balance change in TFT Patch 12.3, creating tailored Emblems for the number of active and inactive traits a player had the previous round. Patch 12.5 will continue to adjust the TFT Set 6.5 Tome of Traits with a nerf, increasing the number of active traits needed to get a tailored Emblem./post/the-old-ways-event-is-now-live-in-apex-legends/Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-old-ways-event-is-now-live-in-apex-legends/ Bloodhound mains, rejoice. Apex Legends’ newest event, named The Old Ways, is now on the live servers and fans of the battle royale can partake in the limited-time event to dive into Bloodhound’s past. Duos is back and the game mode is here to stay. With the start of the two-week event, Respawn Entertainment has permanently added the queue to the game. Similarly, the Apex developer has released a permanent map rotation that gives players the ability to play either Duos or classic squads on Kings Canyon and World’s Edge./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/chess-com-banned-in-russia/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/chess-com-banned-in-russia/ The Russian authorities have decided to ban the world’s largest online chess site because of two blog posts related to the war in Ukraine: one detailing chess.com’s policies related to the conflict and one featuring a set of interviews with Ukrainian chess players. HTTPS protocol saves the day The Russian authorities disapproved of two specific blog posts on chess.com’s website: the first is called “On The Invasion of Ukraine,” outlining the site’s policies with regard to the players and nations involved with the conflict, and a set of interviews titled “Ukrainian Chess Players In Times Of War./post/escape-graveyard-with-mtg-theros-beyond-death-s-underworld-breach/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/escape-graveyard-with-mtg-theros-beyond-death-s-underworld-breach/ The new Escape mechanic in Magic: The Gathering has been expanded upon today with the reveal of Underworld Breach. With a CMC of two (one Red), the enchantment Underworld Breach provides all non-land permanents in a controller’s graveyard with Escape—but only until the beginning of the end step. Underworld Breach is a one-shot strategy, allowing a player to bring back a key card, or cards, at a cost of three exiled cards from the graveyard and its original mana cost./post/how-to-claim-twitch-drops-for-dying-light-2-stay-human/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-twitch-drops-for-dying-light-2-stay-human/ Dying Light 2 Stay Human is the highly anticipated sequel to 2015’s Dying Light. Both titles were made by Techland and have gathered many fans around the world. With the sequel hitting the live servers on Feb. 4, many streamers have ventured into the open world of the zombie apocalypse. If you go to Twitch, you’ll find many of them exploring the city of Villedor and going through the main story of the game./post/how-to-get-the-crabe-de-la-crabe-minion-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-crabe-de-la-crabe-minion-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Final Fantasy XIV offers over a hundred options to customize your character, and mounts and minions are some of its most popular.dw The Crabe de la Crabe minion is a red crab with big eyes and claws. It’s larger than the Smallshell, the other crab minion in FFXIV. It’s native to Thavnair, one of the new regions added alongside the latest expansion, Endwalker. Rather than fishing it like most other crabs in the game, you’ll be able to make it accompany you in your journey./post/how-to-remove-keycaps/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-remove-keycaps/ Keycaps are an easy and cost-effective way to customize your mechanical keyboard. Sometimes keycaps are worn out or broken after heavy use, and replacing them is a necessary upgrade. Removing keycaps can be tricky the first time, but the process is easy after a few keys. Replacing or removing keycaps is relatively simple. Most mechanical keyboards come with a keycap puller, but these can also be purchased separately. There are different types of keycap pullers, but all quality options are effective in removing keycaps./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/what-platforms-will-battlefield-2042-release-on/Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-platforms-will-battlefield-2042-release-on/ Battlefield 2042 is the upcoming title in the iconic franchise that allows players to fight large-scale skirmishes in the not-so-distant future. Players will need to deal with enemy players and environmental hazards like sandstorms and other extreme conditions. The game will be available on several platforms at launch, but there are a few differences fans should know. Battlefield 2042 launches on Oct. 22 on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC./post/all-multiversus-characters-voice-actors/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-multiversus-characters-voice-actors/ Warner Bros. Games’ upcoming fighting game MultiVersus features an abundance of highly recognizable characters and it’d be foolish to think those toons would be represented by anyone other than the most iconic of voices. Characters from the DC universe, Looney Tunes, Game of Thrones, Adventure Time, and more are featured in MultiVersus with voice actors who are as well-known as the cartoons themselves. Even characters like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo and Arya Stark from Game of Thrones are voiced by talent that represented live-action versions of the characters./post/cross-region-legends-of-runeterra-gameplay-coming-later-this-year/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cross-region-legends-of-runeterra-gameplay-coming-later-this-year/ Legends of Runeterra players in different regions will be able to play against each other later this year, Riot Games confirmed today. Cross-region gameplay between friends on LoR has been a request since the open beta launch. With the official release of Riot’s digital card game via PC and mobile on April 30, players have been asking for additional gameplay options and UI improvements. A Twitter user asked LoR game director Andrew “RiotUmbrage” Yip for a time frame regarding cross-region gameplay today./post/get-cheap-windows-10-and-11-keys-in-keysfan-s-software-mega-sale/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/get-cheap-windows-10-and-11-keys-in-keysfan-s-software-mega-sale/ With the summer season just around the corner, you may find yourself at home on hot days looking for something to do indoors. Since prices on PC components are starting to normalize after the last few years, you may take up PC building as a hobby. Why not supplement your new PC with a brand-new OS, especially one for cheap? This article is sponsored by Keysfan. Keysfan is currently running a sale on its Windows 10 and Windows 11 keys, with sales up to 50% off./post/hunters-win-destiny-2-s-2021-guardian-games/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hunters-win-destiny-2-s-2021-guardian-games/ Destiny 2’s Guardian Games event has come to a close and Hunters are victorious, Bungie announced today. After three weeks of “competition” where players from each of the three classes could play the game and earn medals by performing various tasks, Hunters had the most medals submitted and therefore are this year’s champions. They’ve dethroned Titans, who won last year’s inaugural event. Congratulations, Hunters! Your proved the doubters wrong and dominated 2021's Guardian Games./post/invictus-gaming-worlds-skins-to-be-made-into-collectible-figures/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/invictus-gaming-worlds-skins-to-be-made-into-collectible-figures/ If winning the League of Legends World Championship and receiving a set of skins wasn’t enough, Invictus Gaming are set to receive their own line of collectible figures to commemorate their win at last year’s World Championship. Each of the six Worlds skins will come with its own hand-crafted figurine sold in the merch store. The line of collectibles will include a figurine for the Summoner’s Cup and an Invictus Gaming summoner’s icon./post/t1-faker-the-korean-solo-queue-quality-is-so-low-compared-to-eu/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-faker-the-korean-solo-queue-quality-is-so-low-compared-to-eu/ One of the most recognizable players in professional League of Legends, who is often touted as the greatest of all time, displayed some doubts about solo queue in his region after venturing to Europe for the 2021 World Championship. Faker, the starting mid-laner for T1 and semi-finalist at Worlds 2021, expressed during his stream that solo queue games on the Korean server are worse than those in EU, where he played while in Reykjavik, Iceland./post/tft-set-7-pbe-patch-balances-final-changes-during-testing/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-7-pbe-patch-balances-final-changes-during-testing/ The final big Teamfight Tactics Set Seven PBE patch prior to the branch cut was released today, hitting more bug fixes while balancing traits, Augments, and champions. A smaller, yet significant PBE patch for TFT Set Seven will go live today shortly after 3pm CT. The update is the last one prior to the branch cut which testers will be playing on for the remainder of the week. Multiple Dragonlands champions getting used as primary carriers were hit with nerfs in today’s patch, along with traits like Mirage, Dragon, and Whispers./post/the-best-lw3-tundra-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-lw3-tundra-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Call of Duty games are synonymous with their sniper rifles. Legendary sniper rifles like the Intervention, M40A3, Barrett 0.50 Cal, and more have gone down in history. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has a bunch of sniper rifles and tactical rifles to choose from, but the best one is the LW3 Tundra. It’s a great sniper for both sitting back and picking off enemies at a distance, and for running around and quick-scoping./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/are-shiny-hoopa-and-shiny-hoopa-confined-available-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-shiny-hoopa-and-shiny-hoopa-confined-available-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The Season of Mischief continues with full force in Pokémon Go with a Special Research project, Misunderstood Mischief, which will be live throughout the season. The Research project will go live at 11am local time on Sept. 5. You’ll have a chance to capture Hoopa’s Confined version as you complete the tasks that will become available. Though the encounter is guaranteed, you’ll need to bring your A-game to successfully add it to your collection./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/here-s-every-mtg-arena-rebalanced-banned-card-in-mirror-mirror-historic-event/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-mtg-arena-rebalanced-banned-card-in-mirror-mirror-historic-event/ Players will have full access to digitally nerfed MTG Arena cards for the Mirror, Mirror Historic event, giving people the chance to once again play cards like Fires of Invention, Nexus of Fate, and Oko, Thief of Crowns. Scheduled to take place from July 3 to 6, the Mirror, Mirror Historic event will contain a total of 12 rebalanced digital cards. In an effort to take advantage of Magic as a digital game, Wizards of the Coast is experimenting with nerfing overpowered cards for the upcoming event./post/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/pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl-leak-claims-mew-and-jirachi-will-be-available/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl-leak-claims-mew-and-jirachi-will-be-available/ Over the weekend some Pokémon fans have been able to get themselves copies of the upcoming gen. 4 remakes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and among the details leaking from the games is the appearance of two unlikely legendary Pokémon. According to leaker pokeymasta, Jirachi and Mew will both be acquirable in these remakes despite not being available in the original Diamond and Pearl games. Jirachi confirmed! Credits to pokeymasta pic./post/when-will-disney-speedstorm-release/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-disney-speedstorm-release/ Disney’s newest racing game, Disney Speedstorm, will pit some of the brand’s most iconic characters against each other as they race to become the fastest Disney character starting Summer 2022. Disney Speedstorm was announced during the Nintendo Direct stream today. The quarterly Nintendo announcement stream presented a number of various games that would either receive updates or be released in the future. Get set for a high-octane free-to-play Disney and Pixar combat racer when #DisneySpeedstorm races onto #NintendoSwitch this summer with cross-play, split screen, and online multiplayer modes!/post/all-16-tyler1-championship-series-teams-revealed/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-16-tyler1-championship-series-teams-revealed/ Tyler1 announced the teams for Tyler1 Championship Series 2019 on his Twitter today, revealing all 16 full rosters.  There are a few especially notable players on the participating rosters, ranging from professional players to notable streamers. Team Hipgrabbers/Monster Kittenz, for example, has players such as Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham and Tanner “Damonte” Damonte, who both have considerable experience on the pro stage, with the latter competing at this year’s World Championship. /post/best-tank-builds-in-new-world/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tank-builds-in-new-world/ If you’ve been playing New World since its release in late September, chances are you’re starting to reach the highest level range of the game. Having a tank within your party will be indispensable in higher-level content, particularly when it comes to Expeditions. Your weapons as a tank player, as well as the attributes you decide to level up, play a crucial role in your party’s ability to take on missions successfully, as well as your chances of staying alive./post/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/god-of-war-s-dlss-vs-fsr-which-should-you-use/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/god-of-war-s-dlss-vs-fsr-which-should-you-use/ God of War just dropped on PC. And while the game is graphically stunning some two years after its original PlayStation 4 launch, some PCs might need a bit of help squeezing out extra performance. Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) can help out by rendering games at a lower resolution before upscaling them to a higher one while maintaining and improving frame rate. Differences between DLSS and FSR There are a few key differences between each upscaling technology, with the main one being that Nvidia’s DLSS is the only one that has the advantage of being AI-based./post/how-much-money-has-mixer-paid-ninja-to-stream-on-its-platform/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-money-has-mixer-paid-ninja-to-stream-on-its-platform/ Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was living the dream on Twitch. He was one of the most-watched channels on the platform with millions of followers and tens of thousands of subscribers, with an estimated total earnings of $10 million in 2018 thanks to his streams. And then, Microsoft came along with an undisclosed offer and signed an exclusive contract with Ninja for its own streaming platform, Mixer, on Aug. 1. Ninja is no longer a Twitch streamer and he’ll only be on Mixer starting Aug./post/new-batch-of-xbox-game-pass-titles-revealed-for-may/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-batch-of-xbox-game-pass-titles-revealed-for-may/ More titles will be added to the Xbox Game Pass after Microsoft announced the next set of games coming to its subscription service. There will be 12 games arriving on the service this month, according to the official Xbox Game Pass Twitter account. But not all of the games will be available for all platforms the game pass can be accessed on. The games that arrived today on the Xbox Game Pass include Her Story (PC), Jurassic World Evolution 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC), Little Witch in the Woods (Console and PC), Skate (Cloud), and Umurangi Generation Special Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)./post/shroud-s-first-stream-back-on-twitch-watched-by-over-500-000-viewers/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-s-first-stream-back-on-twitch-watched-by-over-500-000-viewers/ One of the biggest streamers in Twitch history has finally come home. After spending a month away from social media and streaming, Shroud kicked off his return to Twitch with massive numbers that even he didn’t expect. In the first hour of his broadcast, Shroud was able to hit a peak viewership of more than 516,000 people, with multiple fans subscribing to his channel while waiting for the stream to officially begin./post/sources-t1-adds-dynamic-to-valorant-lineup/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-t1-adds-dynamic-to-valorant-lineup/ T1 has signed “dynamic” as the new fifth member of its VALORANT roster, multiple sources told Dot Esports. Dynamic split his 2021 between Brimstone Gaming and The Mafia, although he couldn’t find success. His highest placing was second, in the Nerd Street Gamers Summer Championship 11. Despite not finding success with his teams, he became a well-known name in the tier two scene due to his impeccable abilities on Jett.  Entering 2022, dynamic was seen trialing with T1 in the Knights Monthly Gauntlet: March./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-add-stoner-s-delight-cosmetic-bundle-for-420/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone-add-stoner-s-delight-cosmetic-bundle-for-420/ A new, 420-themed cosmetic bundle has hit the stores for both Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone to celebrate the pot-smoking holiday. Tracer Pack: Stoner’s Delight features 10 different items for the most blazed gamers among us, including the hilarious Kushwacked skin for Stone. With the skin, Stone sports a marijuana-leaf camouflage outfit and a vape gas mask that’s billowing with smoke inside. There’s also a blueprint for the FARA 83 and, fittingly, the Stoner 63, which both add a weed theme and “floral green-purple” tracer fire that’s sure to catch the eye of anyone who’s able to keep them open on April 20./post/halo-co-creator-and-ex-bungie-director-to-lead-new-ea-seattle-studio-focused-on-first-person-games/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-co-creator-and-ex-bungie-director-to-lead-new-ea-seattle-studio-focused-on-first-person-games/ Marcus Lehto, one of the original co-creators of the famed Halo franchise, announced today he has joined Electronic Arts as a game director and will lead a new Seattle-based studio focused on “first-person games.” A veteran of popular first-person titles, Lehto joined Bungie in 1997 as an art director, and was pivotal in the creative vision, art direction, and content production for the first three entries of the iconic Halo franchise; Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3./post/how-much-will-an-iphone-13-cost-full-iphone-13-pro-and-mini-pricing-details/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-will-an-iphone-13-cost-full-iphone-13-pro-and-mini-pricing-details/ September has been a special month for Apple fans. It’s the holy grail of iPhone announcements and other Apple products are due for an update. The reveal event was stunning as always and Apple revealed all the details for its upcoming products starting with the iPad. The iPad Mini, which was long overdue for an update, finally received one. And Apple also saved the best for the last, the iPhone. Though most fans were already familiar with the design due to leaks, getting to know the iPhone 13 with its creators is an experience of its own./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/philadelphia-fusion-part-ways-with-eqo-ahead-of-2020-overwatch-league-season/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/philadelphia-fusion-part-ways-with-eqo-ahead-of-2020-overwatch-league-season/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. The Overwatch League’s list of free agents is heating up. The Philadelphia Fusion have said goodbye to DPS Josue “Eqo” Corona today ahead of the 2020 season. “As a member of our team for the past two seasons, we cannot thank him enough for his hard work, dedication, and in-game leadership,” the Philadelphia Fusion wrote. “We wish you the best in your future career./post/thunder-predator-signs-former-noping-dota-2-roster/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/thunder-predator-signs-former-noping-dota-2-roster/ Thunder Predator is already back in the Dota 2 game after dropping its roster just four days ago, and its new lineup includes a very familiar face for the organization.  Led by Farith “Matthew” Puente, TP has agreed to a deal that will bring the entire former-NoPing e-sports roster—Matthew, Crhistian “Angel” Savina, Gonzalo “Darkmago” Herrera, Oscar Chavez, and Jose “Panda” Padilla Hernandez—in to replace the organization’s outgoing lineup.  ROSTER UPDATE – Jetlag Version ¡BIENVENIDOS HIJOS DEL TRUENO!/post/valorant-player-shows-viper-one-way-using-poison-cloud-on-breeze/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-shows-viper-one-way-using-poison-cloud-on-breeze/ A VALORANT player showed off a simple to execute one-way smoke that players can use on the game’s latest map, Breeze. This handy trick will assist players in defending A site since it allows for the user to completely control enemy players advancing up the ramp from mid. Easy Viper One-way Breeze from VALORANT You’re going to want to position yourself right in front of the doors to the ramp with your Poison Orb ready to throw./post/xqc-calls-for-twitch-to-permanently-ban-all-stream-snipers/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-calls-for-twitch-to-permanently-ban-all-stream-snipers/ Twitch star xQc lashed out in a wave of frustration during his stream today, saying all stream snipers deserve to get permanently banned from Twitch. XQc was playing Poppy Playtime, a horror puzzle game on Steam, when he took particular issue with snipers who have “TTV” in their name—an abbreviation of Twitch’s URL commonly used for self-promotion. Players were likely promoting their own Twitch channels and hoping to siphon off a piece of xQc’s massive audience through stream sniping, though the famous content creator had some choice words for them./post/best-helmet-enchantments-in-minecraft/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-helmet-enchantments-in-minecraft/ Enchantments are one of the most important aspects for improving the ease of gameplay in Minecraft. But with so many enchantments readily available for players, it can be quite difficult to know which ones are actually useful and which ones are a waste of those hard-earned levels. Helmets are one of the armor pieces that has both many useful and useless enchantment options. The useful ones are powerful and will make gameplay a breeze while the useless ones will lead to frustration and wasted levels./post/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/everything-we-know-about-riot-s-tellstones-king-s-gambit/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-riot-s-tellstones-king-s-gambit/ Riot filed a trademark for a new tabletop game called Tellstones: King’s Gambit last year, and now it’s finally coming into fruition. Tellstones is a game of “bluffing, strategy, and recollection,” according to the board game’s website. But the ins and outs of the Tellstones still remain to be seen. Here’s everything we know about Tellstones so far. What did League’s Patch 9.20 tell us about Tellstones? To celebrate League’s 10th anniversary in October 2019, a set of new tips were added to the loading screen with Patch 9./post/how-to-play-dvd-and-blu-ray-on-xbox-series-x/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-dvd-and-blu-ray-on-xbox-series-x/ Consoles are mostly associated with gaming, but they’re more resourceful than one would think. They’re entertainment hubs that can double as media consumption machines. Both the Xbox Series X and S can browse through the web and run apps like Netflix, YouTube, or any supported streaming service. This allows you to use your console even while watching your favorite TV shows and movies, eliminating the need for a PC or laptop./post/lifeline-heirloom-set-confirmed-in-apex-client-following-fight-or-fright-exploit/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lifeline-heirloom-set-confirmed-in-apex-client-following-fight-or-fright-exploit/ Fans caught their first glimpse of the third Heirloom set in Apex Legends following a series of leaks last week, but a recent client exploit has confirmed the set’s release. This time, Lifeline will be the lucky recipient of the Heirloom set after the client revealed all the new collectibles releasing with the Fight or Fright Halloween event. The third Heirloom melee weapon skin is named Shock Sticks and it resembles dual-wield drumsticks with electrified tips./post/lucario-vstar-premium-collection-reprint-tins-releasing-in-spring-for-pokemon-tcg/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lucario-vstar-premium-collection-reprint-tins-releasing-in-spring-for-pokemon-tcg/ The Pokémon Company has slowly started releasing details about its spring line of Pokémon TCG products, which now includes a new Premium Collection and a handful of reprint tins.  See Pokémon on Amazon To keep up with the newest mechanic being added to the card game, the Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection will release on April 8 and feature three different copies of the popular Aura-using Pokémon.  In the $39.99 product, players will get an etched promo Lucario V and Lucario VSTAR, an oversized version of the etched Lucario VSTAR, a Lucario collector’s pin, and a metallic Lucario coin./post/mikeyeung-my-personal-goal-is-just-to-prove-that-i-m-a-top-jungler-in-lcs-and-i-belong-here/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mikeyeung-my-personal-goal-is-just-to-prove-that-i-m-a-top-jungler-in-lcs-and-i-belong-here/ When Mike Yeung joined Echo Fox on June 30, the team was sitting in 10th place with two wins to their name. It was pretty clear Echo Fox was bringing him on to bolster the team and right the ship. But for MikeYeung, the idea of being a catalyst for the team came with a dose of stress. “Definitely the pressure is on, because you know I came from TSM and TL and Phoenix1 which all have histories of the team doing well and then at Phoenix1 me doing well,” MikeYeung told Dot Esports./post/the-best-awp-skins-in-cs-go/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-awp-skins-in-cs-go/ The AWP sniper rifle is one of the most iconic weapons in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This one-hit kill machine is the most important power weapon in competitive CS:GO due to how dangerous it is at mid to long range, and how expensive it is to purchase. Considering the key role the AWP plays in the game, it is no surprise that many players cherish their AWP skins above most other weapons in the game./post/valorant-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-with-leaked-celestial-skin-line-for-frenzy-judge-ares-phantom-and-melee/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-with-leaked-celestial-skin-line-for-frenzy-judge-ares-phantom-and-melee/ The new VALORANT skins never seem to stop coming. The latest skin line to be leaked is called Celestial and it’s for the Frenzy, Judge, Ares, and Phantom, along with a melee weapon that turns into a fan. It’ll cost 7,100 RP for the whole pack and 1,775 for each individual skin, according to a leak by a YouTube channel called Black Valorant en Español. The Celestial line should be released alongside GO VOLUME 1, an anime-inspired skin line that features a kunai knife with Jett’s likeness on it./post/broxah-to-take-a-break-from-professional-league-play-will-focus-on-streaming-in-2022/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/broxah-to-take-a-break-from-professional-league-play-will-focus-on-streaming-in-2022/ One of the longest-standing players in professional League of Legends history is stepping back this year to demonstrate his talent through full-time streaming. Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pederson—former jungler for teams like Fnatic, Team Liquid, and CLG—announced on his Twitch stream today that he will not be participating in pro play in 2022. Instead, he said his current endeavor is to climb the League ranked ladder through streaming from his home in Denmark./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/gimr-reveals-new-slingshot-mechanic-for-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gimr-reveals-new-slingshot-mechanic-for-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Following technical issues and other factors, VGBootCamp founder, tournament organizer, and game mechanic enthusiast Calvin “GimR” Lofton had to postpone the reveal of a new technique he discovered, which he claimed would change the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate meta. Now, two days later, players finally got to see a full breakdown of the new tech: Slingshot. Similar to wavedashing in Smash Melee, the Slingshot is a movement technique that combines multiple, smaller mechanics to create something more complete and technical, known as a bufferable input shortcut./post/halo-infinite-there-was-a-problem-with-the-dedicated-server-error-fix/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-there-was-a-problem-with-the-dedicated-server-error-fix/ Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode is now available to play, giving fans early access to the highly anticipated title. Rumors claimed the multiplayer mode would be launched to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox, and players everywhere were greeted with the welcomed surprise.  While the release of the Halo Infinite multiplayer mode is exciting, it also introduces problems as thousands of players attempt to join the fun. Some players cannot download the game as it rolls out across every platform and are greeted with blank blue screens./post/how-to-complete-futties-bundesliga-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-futties-bundesliga-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today that will give players the option to choose one out of three Bundesliga players who could be from the Team of the Season (TOTS), Path to Glory, or Summer Stars promos. This is a non-repeatable SBC that will be live until Monday, Aug. 9 at 12pm CT. You can pack a great item from this loot box, such as TOTS Jadon Sancho 96-rated from Borussia Dortmund or TOTS Robert Lewandowski 98-rated from Bayern Munich./post/how-to-earn-flower-coins-in-pikmin-bloom/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-flower-coins-in-pikmin-bloom/ Niantic and Nintendo’s newest creation, Pikmin Bloom, just went live in selected regions with a surprise announcement. Instead of capturing various Pokémon in Pokémon GO, players will plant flowers around their walk path. Once you start planting flowers all around you, you’ll quicken the growth of your Pikmin. To unlock certain items in the game, players will need to use flower coins, the in-game currency of Pikmin Bloom. If you’re a bit of a collector, you’ll want to accumulate a decent number of flower coins so you can unlock all the items in the game and have enough left for the upcoming ones./post/how-to-get-revives-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-revives-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Just like humans, Pokémon also need a time-out once in a while, especially after a Gym fight where you may have underestimated the opposing trainer. Though there are multiple alternatives to heal your Pokémon, none will work if they have zero health points (HP). An empty health bar doesn’t necessarily mean your Pokémon are gone for good, but you’ll need to bring out the big guns to get them back into fighting shape. Only Revives can heal Pokémon from zero HP, and they’re considerably less common than any other consumables in the game./post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-adds-furfrou-forms-and-new-global-trade-features/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-adds-furfrou-forms-and-new-global-trade-features/ Along with the Fashion Week festivities in Pokémon Go, Pokémon HOME has also received a small update, allowing players to store all the different forms of Furfrou, a feature that was previously unavailable. During fashion week, the sixth generation Pokémon Furfrou was added to Pokémon Go, along with all of its different forms. There are 10 different forms that change the coat of this Pokémon. Within Pokémon Go, some are available globally, while others are only present in certain locations./post/twitch-puts-a-stop-to-24-7-valorant-rerun-streaming/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-puts-a-stop-to-24-7-valorant-rerun-streaming/ Over the course of the past few weeks, there have been a few VALORANT streamers who have been exploiting the Twitch drop system to gain viewers by streaming 24/7 and broadcasting VODs as “live” content. After much vocal frustration from top influencers in the community, like Summit1g and TimTheTatman, the platform finally responded to the criticism today and made an update to its community guidelines. “We’ve heard concerns about creators continuously streaming VODs while tagging the channel as ‘Live’ to farm Valorant Drops,” Twitch said./post/beaulo-shows-promise-in-r6-pro-league-debut-with-tsm/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beaulo-shows-promise-in-r6-pro-league-debut-with-tsm/ Despite some heavy matchups in North America’s matchday two of R6 Pro League, fans’ eyes were set on TSM vs. Spacestation Gaming. One question loomed heavy leading up to match—how would newcomer Jason “Beaulo” Doty hold up in Pro League? TSM got off to a strong start, but it was interesting to see Beaulo whip out the crouch spam cheese in the back half of round one. Beaulo decided it would be the best play to crouch spam while peaking doorways./post/jacksepticeye-s-how-did-we-get-here-offers-a-look-into-his-life/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jacksepticeye-s-how-did-we-get-here-offers-a-look-into-his-life/ YouTuber Seán “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin is getting his own documentary that features an in-depth look into the gaming creator’s life on Moment House, a ticketed livestreaming platform. How Did We Get Here? follows Jacksepticeye’s life from when he was a kid up until where he is now, an immensely popular YouTuber with over 28 million subscribers. The documentary was filmed during the comedy tour of the same name, which he did in 2018./post/judge-program-for-magic-the-gathering-is-coming-to-an-end/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/judge-program-for-magic-the-gathering-is-coming-to-an-end/ The days of the Wizards of the Coast Judge Program are over. All MTG judging responsibilities will now transfer over to an independent organization. The judge program for MTG will end on Oct. 1 of this year, Wizards of the Coast has announced. An independent organization called the Judge Academy has partnered with WotC to handle a majority of the responsibilities once held by the Judge Program.  Seeking to make a mark in competitive esports, the Judge Academy is owned by Tim Sheilds, operator of Cascade Games./post/mtg-2021-world-championship-xxvii-formats-players-and-schedule/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-2021-world-championship-xxvii-formats-players-and-schedule/ The 2021 MTG World Championship is set to showcase Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Draft and Magic: The Gathering Standard Constructed play, featuring a total of 16 competitors from around the globe.  Scheduled to take place from Oct. 8 to 10, the Magic World Championship XXVII will feature three rounds of MID Limited Draft and two days of Standard Constructed gameplay. Unlike previous MTG Worlds, the prize pool has been reduced to a total of $250,000 with the addition of a $50,000 appearance fee awarded to each of the 16 players who qualified./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/results-for-the-pmpl-sea-championship-finals-season-4/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-the-pmpl-sea-championship-finals-season-4/ The final stop for Southeast Asian PUBG Mobile teams before the Global Championship (PMGC) 2021 was the PMPL SEA Championship season four. In this, 20 teams from across region competed for a share of the $200,000 prize pool and spots in the PMGC. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals After an intense league stage across three weeks, only 16 teams were left in the SEA Championship Finals. They played 15 matches (five per day) on Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok to decide the winners./post/tekken-producer-katsuhiro-harada-will-head-bandai-namco-s-new-esports-strategy-team/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tekken-producer-katsuhiro-harada-will-head-bandai-namco-s-new-esports-strategy-team/ At a key time for several fighting games that are still in their early stages, Bandai Namco is making moves to strengthen its support for those titles in the competitive scene. With the massive success Bandai Namco has seen over the past year with new titles like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Soulcalibur VI, and Tekken 7, making a move to expand the community and game support isn’t that surprising. To everyone in the "/post/voice-acting-and-items-now-live-in-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl/Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/voice-acting-and-items-now-live-in-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl/ Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has voice acting and items now, courtesy of a major update that was pushed live on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation earlier today.  The game, which previously teased voice acting as a potential addition last December, has now fixed one of the major complaints players had with its presentation at launch.  HE SAYS THE LINE https://t.co/hbW8BWxzjV pic.twitter.com/AfcpdauZYn — torn but hyped (apoc) (@Marcanthony737) June 6, 2022 Prior to this update, characters had no voice lines, which hampered that game’s overall appeal and presentation to a casual audience who grew up with or is familiar with its cast of Nickelodeon characters./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/evil-geniuses-ad-carry-danny-leads-all-lcs-players-in-kills-damage-and-cs-at-halfway-mark-of-2022-spring-split/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-ad-carry-danny-leads-all-lcs-players-in-kills-damage-and-cs-at-halfway-mark-of-2022-spring-split/ It’s been an up and down season for Evil Geniuses this spring, but this past LCS Super Week brought good fortunes for one of the league’s most promising rosters. The team’s young AD carry Danny was a huge factor in their two victories against FlyQuest and Golden Guardians, and he now leads all LCS players in kills, damage, and CS numbers through the halfway mark of the split. The 18-year-old phenom has been one of the more consistent performers on EG’s roster this split, putting up impressive numbers despite their lackluster 4-5 record./post/florida-mayhem-uses-illegal-play-during-overwatch-league-match-forced-to-replay-round/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/florida-mayhem-uses-illegal-play-during-overwatch-league-match-forced-to-replay-round/ Overwatch 2’s newest maps are massive and include what feels like limitless places to spring attacks on unsuspecting enemies. As we learned during the Overwatch League’s opening weekend, though, some of the wilder areas have to stay in quick play. During the second match of the day on May 8, the Florida Mayhem was facing off against the Paris Eternal on one of the game’s new maps, Circuit Royal. The Mayhem rolled out on attack using Mei and Symmetra and quickly used Mei’s Ice Wall to create a solid surface on a rooftop./post/how-to-open-crates-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-open-crates-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ Call of Duty: Mobile brings the core gameplay mechanics of the franchise to mobile platforms. Considering it’s a new platform for the series, CoD: Mobile also experiments with mechanics that are relatively popular among mobile games. Skins, loot boxes, and other cosmetic items are one of the main ways to monetize titles on mobile platforms. CoD: Mobile players can unlock various cosmetics through crates and other sources that don’t affect the gameplay experience in any way./post/konami-plans-to-expand-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-with-more-events-tournaments-and-content/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/konami-plans-to-expand-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-with-more-events-tournaments-and-content/ Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has only been available for a few months but Konami is already talking to its investors about expanding the product so more players can enjoy it in various ways.  The game, which is available on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, Android, and iOS, has already surpassed 30 million downloads since launching on Jan. 18. And, it has just recently started receiving frequent updates to incorporate new cards, single-player content, and special Event Duel modes./post/league-of-legends-fan-creates-incredibly-detailed-dragon-master-swain-cosplay/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-fan-creates-incredibly-detailed-dragon-master-swain-cosplay/ There is plenty of League of Legends cosplay on the internet ,but one champion who often doesn’t get enough love may have got one of the most impressive pieces yet. In a post to Reddit, cosplayer Makerfishmeal showed off her incredible cosplay of Dragon Master Swain. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Maker Fishmeal (@makerfishmeal) The cosplayer put incredible detail into capturing everything Swain’s skin has to offer and executed this perfectly by crafting both the dragon armor and coat to match./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/rainbow-six-siege-tips-for-beginners/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-tips-for-beginners/ Jumping into Rainbow Six Siege can be an overwhelming experience. Siege is a first-person shooter that plays like no other game on the market right now. Because of the unique nature of the game, it’s hard to shake muscle memory learned in other FPS titles.  The game also has some deceptively complex mechanics that aren’t always apparent to newcomers. We’ve put together a list of some basic tips for beginners that should help ease newcomers into the game./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/drdisrespect-says-he-is-suing-twitch-for-banning-him/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/drdisrespect-says-he-is-suing-twitch-for-banning-him/ Popular streamer Dr Disrespect said today he is suing streaming platform Twitch over his ban in June 2020, the reason for which has not been given by Twitch or Dr Disrespect. The ‘Two-Time’ has since found a home on YouTube, but he has rarely commented on his Twitch ban despite June 26 marking the one-year anniversary. He did say today on his stream, however, that he is aware of the reason for the ban and he is in the process of suing Twitch./post/fnatic-moves-moon-to-inactive-dota-2-roster/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-moves-moon-to-inactive-dota-2-roster/ Fnatic is looking for a new mid laner ahead of The International 10 qualifiers. The Southeast Asia titans have moved Kam “Moon” Boon Seng to the Dota 2 team’s inactive roster, the organization announced today. Moon will be allowed to “explore his options and pursue new opportunities,” likely indicating that he’s still under contract and has yet to find a new team. Today we announce that @moon_dota moves to our inactive roster, allowing him to explore his options and pursue new opportunities./post/how-to-get-elekid-magby-and-smoochum-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-elekid-magby-and-smoochum-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Baby Pokémon are typically difficult to come by in the wild, but Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion features a few of the more popular options running around the frozen map. This new expansion added in the evolutionary lines for Electabuzz, Magmar, and Jynx, which means their pre-evolutions Elekid, Magby, and Smoochum are all included too.  Normally, you would need to breed the evolved Pokémon in some form to get the pre-evos, but in this case, you just need to get lucky while wandering the wild./post/lpl-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-preseason/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lpl-power-rankings-2022-spring-split-preseason/ Make that three Summoner’s Cups in the last four years for the LPL. EDward Gaming finally raised the trophy befitting China’s most historic League of Legends organization at Worlds 2021, and unlike every other team in the LPL, didn’t make a single change to its roster. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. If the 2022 LPL season is half as exciting as the offseason was, fans are in for yet another incredible year of games./post/mtg-reprint-leyline-of-anticipation-joins-core-set-2020/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-reprint-leyline-of-anticipation-joins-core-set-2020/ The Leyline cycle continues during Magic: The Gathering M20 spoiler week with the highly anticipated reprint of MTG Leyline of Anticipation joining the others today. Set to release on July 12, MTG Core Set 2020 is a healthy mix of reprints and new cards being added to Standard and other various Magic: The Gathering formats. Reprints during Core Sets are usually filler but with M20, the MTG community is excited about the Leyline enchantment cycle./post/riot-teases-visual-update-for-caitlyn-in-latest-tft-developer-update/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-teases-visual-update-for-caitlyn-in-latest-tft-developer-update/ A visual update for Caitlyn could be coming to League of Legends sometime in the near future. In today’s developer update for Teamfight Tactics, a newer model for Caitlyn was showcased—one that closely mirrors the champion’s appearance in Legends of Runeterra.  See League of Legends on Amazon In the TFT developer update, a brief glimpse of a visually updated Caitlyn can be seen. Caitlyn’s updated appearance in the video does away with her over-the-top wide-brimmed purple top hat and fluffy violet dress./post/was-the-akali-rework-a-failure/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/was-the-akali-rework-a-failure/ It’s been two years since Akali’s rework happened. She’s been problematic since then for multiple reasons: powerful ratios, overloaded kit, no glaring weaknesses. Even before she was released on the live servers, League of Legends pros foresaw the problems that were going to arise with her rework. Riot Games’ designer Bradford “CertainlyT” Wenban received a lot of backlash from this rework. It generated a lot of frustration in the community because the champion was so overturned that it was close to impossible to play an immobile champion against her./post/what-you-can-and-can-t-do-in-the-overwatch-workshop/Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-you-can-and-can-t-do-in-the-overwatch-workshop/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. If you have a lot of time, patience, and (most importantly) creativity, the possibilities are almost endless in the Overwatch Workshop. The new tool is available to tinker with on the Public Test Realm (PTR) and it offers the opportunity to mod the game to your heart’s desire. Here’s what you can and can’t do with the Workshop. What you can do Create custom game modes/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/blizzard-will-update-hanzo-s-new-casual-skin-due-to-fan-complaints/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-will-update-hanzo-s-new-casual-skin-due-to-fan-complaints/ Overwatch fans, rejoice. Blizzard has heeded the call and is pledging to fix a devastating error in the game—the look of Hanzo’s new Winter Wonderland skin. In the few days after this year’s Winter Wonderland event went live, the game’s community was in an uproar because Hanzo’s skin looked different from how it originally did in last year’s “Reflections” digital comic. Thankfully, Blizzard took notice and has responded swiftly. “The general consensus seems to be that you love the illustration that this skin is based off of, but aren’t super happy how it was translated to the game,” said Blizzard community manager Josh Engen in a forum post./post/effys-valorant-settings-and-crosshair/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/effys-valorant-settings-and-crosshair/ When VALORANT was launched in 2020, the first respondents were longtime CS:GO players. Professional CS:GO players all over the world slowly decided to focus more on VALORANT—and Loic “effys” Sauvageau was one of them. Originating from Canada, effys has been a part of VALORANT’s competitive scene since the beginning. Playing for Version1 right now, effys and his team qualified for the first international LAN for the game, VCT 2021: Stage Two Masters Reykjavík. Despite an explosive start in the upper bracket, V1 eventually dropped to the lower bracket where they had to face off against Fnatic, the runner-up of the tournament./post/every-mtg-arena-spellbook-card-and-their-list/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-mtg-arena-spellbook-card-and-their-list/ With the introduction of Magic: The Gathering Arena’s new digital-only format Alchemy, Wizards of the Coast unveiled some new cards and mechanics to players that you’ll only find online. The new “Spellbook” ability is only on a handful of cards created as a part of Alchemy: Innistrad. In total, there are 13 cards that use the mechanic. There are two colorless cards and two cards in each color—except for Green, which has three./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/fnatic-unveils-partnership-with-twitch/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-unveils-partnership-with-twitch/ Fnatic announced its streaming partnership with Twitch earlier today. The European-based organization joins other esports conglomerates that have teamed up with the streaming service in the past, like TSM and Cloud9. Fnatic hinted at what fans might expect from this partnership in the future. “We are excited to join forces to develop new forms of creative live content that can be delivered to fans in a new and innovative way,” Fnatic said in a press release./post/hasanabi-unbanned-from-twitch/Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hasanabi-unbanned-from-twitch/ Political commentator and popular Twitch streamer Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker is finally back on Twitch after a week-long ban. HasanAbi was originally banned for the usage of the word “cracker,” which Twitch staff deemed a racial slur. For the days leading up to his ban, the usage and history of the word were frequent topics for both HasanAbi and his chat, and even solicited the opinion of guests and friends such as Myth./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/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-warzone-s-season-4-update/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-call-of-duty-warzone-s-season-4-update/ A satellite has crashed down in Verdansk and Call of Duty: Warzone’s season four update patch notes have come with it. The satellite has been dropped from orbit, creating an all new point of interest in Verdansk for players to fight in and explore. But that’s not all that season four has to offer, as evidenced by the patch notes revealed by Raven Software today. The #Warzone Season Four update is going live soon!/post/houston-outlaws-renews-deal-with-danteh/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/houston-outlaws-renews-deal-with-danteh/ Dante “Danteh” Cruz is returning to the Houston Outlaws for the 2021 season, the Overwatch League team announced today. This move is the Outlaws’ first signing for next season. Danteh became a free agent just a couple of weeks ago after spending the 2020 season with the Outlaws. But with a few key moves by the team, it wasn’t too difficult for management to keep the young talent in black and green./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/lospollostv-banned-from-twitch/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lospollostv-banned-from-twitch/ LosPollosTV has been banned from Twitch for an unspecified amount of time. The official reason for his ban is unknown, however. It’s unclear why the popular streamer was banned, but fans have speculated it has to do with a movie night he recently hosted. LosPollos and his chat were watching Super Size Me, a PG movie, when an explicit scene showing a prostate exam came on screen for a split second./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/top-10-best-legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-ranked/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-10-best-legendary-pok%C3%A9mon-ranked/ In any video game available, of course, the goal is to always have the strongest tools available. May it be in the form of a character, a weapon, a skill, a car, or any means to be the best in the game you are playing. And that’s the case in Pokémon: having the Legendaries is one of the ultimate goals of a trainer. These Legendary Pokémon are called legendary for a reason./post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-water-types-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weaknesses-and-counters-for-water-types-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ In Pokémon Go, there are 18 different types of Pokémon. Each of these types has strengths and weaknesses that dictate which matchups they should be considered for. In this article, we’ll be focusing on Water-type Pokémon. This type boast resistances to Steel, Fire, Ice, and other Water-type Pokémon. There are two types that excel above all others when it comes to countering Water: Electric and Grass-types. Just like in the original console games, these types are going to be the key to successfully taking down most of the Water-type Pokémon in the mobile game, and fortunately for players, there are plenty of options to choose from./post/worlds-2021-play-in-stage-scores-standings-and-results/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/worlds-2021-play-in-stage-scores-standings-and-results/ The 2021 League of Legends World Championship begins with the play-in stage on Oct. 5. The play-ins feature 10 teams split into two groups. Group A includes Hanwha Life, Infinity, LNG, PEACE, and RED Canids, while Group B consists of Beyond Gaming, Cloud9, DetonatioN FocusMe, Galatasaray Esports, and Unicorns of Love. Each group will play a single round-robin to decide the winner, who will automatically advance to the next stage of the event./post/you-can-join-the-overwatch-league-mailing-list-to-get-100-league-tokens/Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-join-the-overwatch-league-mailing-list-to-get-100-league-tokens/ There’s finally a good reason to join a mailing list. For the past few months, Overwatch League fans haven’t been able to earn Overwatch League tokens, which can be used to purchase team skins or special occasion skins within Overwatch. Sensing this frustration, the league is giving fans an easy way to earn a free skin by signing up for a mailing list. Fans can sign up for the list, which sends news about the Overwatch League, using the email associated with their Battle./post/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/do-old-joy-cons-work-with-the-new-nintendo-switch-oled/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/do-old-joy-cons-work-with-the-new-nintendo-switch-oled/ The OLED Nintendo Switch might seem like a shining new system— but looks can be deceiving. While the OLED does come with a lot of improvements over the original and Lite models of the Switch such as a slightly improved display and many fan-requested features, it will work the same as every system before it, with the same resolution and 1080p HD docked output. So if you plan to upgrade to the OLED and are worried that your collection of colorful Joy-Cons might no longer work with the system, you have nothing to fear./post/how-do-you-disable-tanks-by-damaging-the-engine-in-fortnite/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-you-disable-tanks-by-damaging-the-engine-in-fortnite/ In Fortnite‘s most recent war-themed season, players have been taking on the Imagined Order across the island. Players have been sent on multiple quests to prepare for the war and engage with the IO. Now, players are being tasked with disabling tanks by damaging the engines. First, you’ll need to find a tank, preferably one without enemy players or IO Guards in it. You can find unattended tanks at the different POIs that have been recaptured by The Seven./post/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/kt-rolster-acquires-aria-as-starting-mid-laner-for-2022-lck-spring-split/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kt-rolster-acquires-aria-as-starting-mid-laner-for-2022-lck-spring-split/ KT Rolster has signed 21-year-old mid laner Aria, who impressed many League of Legends fans and analysts this past year. He’s the only mid laner on the team so far and will be in the starting lineup for 2022. In a Facebook post, KT Rolster made the announcement and asked for support from their loyal fan base. Aria is coming off a successful year with DetonatioN FocusMe in the LJL, where the team was able to qualify for both the Mid-Season Invitational and the 2021 World Championship by finishing in first place in both the Spring and Summer Splits./post/pelipper-weakness-and-counters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pelipper-weakness-and-counters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pelipper is one of the more unique Pokémon to grace Pokémon Go due to its uncommon typing, forcing players to rely on a small pool of powerful creatures in order to take it down. Pelipper is one of the few Pokémon to be Water/Flying, which by nature knocks out a lot of typed moves that would have been super effective against one or the other. For instance, Grass type moves would have been super effective against Pelipper had it been pure Water-type, but the Flying-type nature negates the advantage./post/riot-announces-new-project-bastion-event-unveils-skins-for-mordekaiser-renekton-sylas-sejuani-senna-and-varus/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-announces-new-project-bastion-event-unveils-skins-for-mordekaiser-renekton-sylas-sejuani-senna-and-varus/ Riot Games has welcomed back League of Legends fans to the technologically advanced universe of the PROJECT skin line. But this time, a new threat has emerged after being activated by the mysterious PROGRAM virus. See Video Games on Amazon The upcoming event is called PROJECT: Bastion and will feature new skins for Renekton, Sylas, Sejuani, Senna, Varus, and Mordekaiser. Renekton and Morde will both be getting Legendary skins, while Sylas will receive the Prestige skin for the set./post/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/dota-2-s-aghanim-s-labyrinth-patch-winter-wyvern-omniknight-and-disruptor-hit-the-hardest/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-2-s-aghanim-s-labyrinth-patch-winter-wyvern-omniknight-and-disruptor-hit-the-hardest/ Dota 2‘s summer event, Aghanim’s Labyrinth, has been out for just two days, but nerfs have already poured in for some of the mode’s most popular heroes. Valve has also fixed several bugs and interactions, such as enemy units not properly using their skills and unfortunate terrain collision issues. DPS monster Winter Wyvern is probably the hardest hit, while the game’s best healers and buffers in Omniknight and Disruptor have also received nerfs./post/dragon-ball-fighterz-hits-pc-game-pass-on-feb-24/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dragon-ball-fighterz-hits-pc-game-pass-on-feb-24/ Dragon Ball FighterZ is headed to PC Game Pass on Feb. 24, giving even more players a chance to try out the base version of the fighting game.  DBFZ was added to Xbox Game Pass last October, bringing Bandai Namco and Arc System Work’s critically acclaimed title to anyone who used the subscription service across multiple Xbox platforms. And for players who have Game Pass Ultimate, they can now enjoy the game on console or PC at no additional cost./post/g2-take-flight-with-anivia-mid-pick-up-second-win-at-msi-2022-against-evil-geniuses/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-take-flight-with-anivia-mid-pick-up-second-win-at-msi-2022-against-evil-geniuses/ Rejoice, LEC fans. G2 Esports have pulled off the perfect start to Europe’s run at the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, with a win against Evil Geniuses to go undefeated through day one of the tournament. G2 was looking great after a pretty strong win against the LCO’s ORDER, but this victory was even more impressive. This time around, the LEC champions opted for an unorthodox Anivia pick in the mid lane that surprised fans and analysts./post/how-do-gem-microtransactions-work-in-yu-gi-oh-master-duel/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-gem-microtransactions-work-in-yu-gi-oh-master-duel/ Live-service titles tend to live or die depending on how the developers handle microtransactions, especially based on if they implement those transactions with a balance between fun to play and pay-to-play. Konami has done a decent job of finding that balancing point with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.  Just like with Duel Links, Master Duel uses a currency called Gems to facilitate its purchases. These can be obtained by playing the game’s Solo Mode, completing Missions, or working to increase your Grade in the game’s Duel Pass./post/how-to-swing-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-swing-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/ Fortnite Chapter Three, season one has added a ton of content to the game, including new items, skins, and missions to be completed. Along with these, this new season has introduced two new movement options to the game. Sliding is a new ability that players can use in Fortnite to quickly descend down slopes or move into cover, but the most impressive new movement option comes with the newly introduced Spider-Man web-slingers./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/riot-set-to-throttle-hecarim-with-nerfs-in-league-patch-11-9/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-set-to-throttle-hecarim-with-nerfs-in-league-patch-11-9/ Riot Games gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter released a detailed preview of League of Legends Patch 11.9 today. The patch preview lays out 19 different buffs and nerfs for champions across the roster. But no champion is receiving more attention than Hecarim.  11.9 Patch Preview with the tentative changes: While doing the Hecarim nerfs we wanted to shift his power so that tank build has notably less damage (but still tanky) making room for a viable damage build./post/secret-cards-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-sky-stream-and-towering-perfection-includes-rayquaza-vmax-raihan-and-zinnia/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/secret-cards-revealed-for-pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-sky-stream-and-towering-perfection-includes-rayquaza-vmax-raihan-and-zinnia/ A week after regular cards for the upcoming Sky Stream and Towering Perfection Pokémon OCG dual set were revealed, the remaining secret cards have also made their way online. The newly revealed cards were leaked in a post to Pokémon forum Pokébeach. The set launches on July 9 and features plenty of Dragon-type Pokémon, including its two stars Rayquaza and Duraludon. Both of these species, plus many others, received the secret treatment in this set./post/where-to-find-pincurchin-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-pincurchin-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pincurchin is a weird little Electric-type Pokémon that looks like a Pyukumuku ate something it shouldn’t have—but the two actually have no relation whatsoever. And that’s a good thing, considering Pincurchin can actually hit back with attacking moves rather than just countering.  If you want to add the shocking little Pokémon to your team in Sword and Shield, all you need to do is beat Melony in a gym battle and then head to Route 9 right outside of Circhester./post/another-fortnite-earthquake-creates-a-second-crack-between-tomato-temple-and-lazy-links/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/another-fortnite-earthquake-creates-a-second-crack-between-tomato-temple-and-lazy-links/ The second earthquake of the day has occurred in Fortnite: Battle Royale. A second crack has appeared on the Fortnite map—and this one is near the bridge between Tomato Temple and Lazy Links. A second crack has formed between Tomato Temple and Lazy Links! #Fortnite pic.twitter.com/rjaOOvGmos — Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) February 15, 2019 The first earthquake happened today around 11:40am CT. But this initial crack showed up southwest of Tomato Temple—while the second earthquake took place north of the previous mark./post/breaking-the-meta-the-rise-of-top-ad-leblanc/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/breaking-the-meta-the-rise-of-top-ad-leblanc/ If you’ve played Solo Que within the past two weeks, odds are you’ve run into top AD Leblanc and gotten crushed. If you’re looking for someone to blame, look no further than KT Rolster Top Laner, Ssumday, and Former Samsung White Top Laner, Looper, who have been terrorizing Korean Solo Que with the pick for about a month now. The question is, why now? What is it that makes Top AD Leblanc such a good pick in the current meta?/post/four-new-fighters-join-the-marvel-vs-capcom-infinite-roster/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/four-new-fighters-join-the-marvel-vs-capcom-infinite-roster/ Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has four new characters joining the roster, with Spider-Man, Haggar, Nemesis, and Frank West entering the battle. Capcom revealed the trailer yesterday at San Diego Comic-Con, then announced the new characters on the Marvel vs. Capcom Twitter afterwards. Most of these characters return from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and seem to use the same movesets.  The first character we see in the trailer is Haggar, the mayor of Metro City from the Final Fight series of games./post/guilhoto-joins-team-liquid-as-organization-s-new-lcs-head-coach/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guilhoto-joins-team-liquid-as-organization-s-new-lcs-head-coach/ One of the most experienced coaches in League of Legends has found a new home for 2022. André Pereira Guilhoto is officially joining Team Liquid as the organization’s new head coach for the upcoming 2022 LCS Spring Split after spending his first year in North America with Immortals. He’ll be the behind-the-scenes leader for a reported superteam being built for next year that could include some of the biggest names in the Western League scene./post/how-to-change-the-weather-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-wild-area/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-the-weather-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-wild-area/ If you have visited the Wild Area anytime in Pokémon Sword and Shield, you might have noticed that the weather is finicky and changes at random throughout your play session. It often feels like there is no way to control the weather or to make the most of what Pokémon are offered in every subsection of the Wild Area. But this is only partially true. There is a way to take more direct control of the weather in the Wild Area even if we use the word “control” lightly./post/riot-issues-valorant-ban-wave-on-accounts-violating-terms-of-service-to-counter-smurfs/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-issues-valorant-ban-wave-on-accounts-violating-terms-of-service-to-counter-smurfs/ Riot Games recently initiated a ban wave in VALORANT to help prevent smurfs from impacting the game’s competitive queue.  Smurfing is a considerable problem in almost any competitive multiplayer game. Some players create a second account to play lower-leveled opponents for an easy experience, while others use the account to play with their lower-ranked friends. But this typically ruins the competitive experience for the other team since the smurf is typically better than them./post/rocket-league-s-halloween-themed-haunted-hallows-event-is-live-with-ghostbusters-cosmetics/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-s-halloween-themed-haunted-hallows-event-is-live-with-ghostbusters-cosmetics/ Halloween has come to Rocket League. The game’s spooky Haunted Hallows event is now live with Ghostbusters-themed cosmetics, extra challenges, and two returning limited-time modes. Players have approximately two weeks to earn their rewards before the whole event gets sucked into a Proton Pack on Nov. 2. This year’s collection is available through challenges, but a few returning cosmetics will make their way to the Item Shop—including the Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 Battle-Car and the Stay Puft explosion./post/sources-fnatic-set-to-bench-magnum/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-fnatic-set-to-bench-magnum/ European organization Fnatic is set to move Martin “MAGNUM” Penkov to the inactive VALORANT roster, one source with knowledge of the decision told Dot Esports. The move comes after Fnatic bowed out of VCT Masters in Reykjavík, Iceland, in joint-last place. Fnatic had two stand-ins during the event, however, with Joona “H1ber” Parviainen and Enzo “Fearoth” Mestari playing for Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev and Andrew “braveaf” Gorchakov.  Prior to the event, Derke contracted COVID-19, which caused the player to attend the event a few days after the rest of the team had arrived./post/top-10-gigantamax-forms-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-10-gigantamax-forms-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Only a small percentage of Pokémon in Sword and Shield can achieve a Gigantimax form rather than simply Dynamaxing into an enlarged version of themselves.  This special form of Dynamaxing gives 26 different Pokémon a unique new look and a completely original G-Max move that only they can use. But they’re also much harder to obtain than normal versions of those Pokémon because you need to find one with the Gigantimax strain, which is visible when viewing the summary for each species./post/battle-of-chaos-booster-pack-revealed-for-yu-gi-oh-ocg/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/battle-of-chaos-booster-pack-revealed-for-yu-gi-oh-ocg/ Konami has revealed the third main booster set for the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG’s 2021 product lineup, Battle of Chaos.  The new set will be released on Oct. 16 and will include support for old and new archetypes.  Just based on the Chaos name, it’s safe to assume we’ll be seeing some additional Light and Dark support. No specific cards were shared, but those details should start dropping throughout the coming months, mainly through Japanese publications V Jump and Weekly Shonen Jump./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/here-are-all-of-joker-s-smash-bros-ultimate-alternative-costumes-and-kirby-hat/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-joker-s-smash-bros-ultimate-alternative-costumes-and-kirby-hat/ Persona 5’s Joker is now live on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the game’s second DLC fighter and the first fighter in the Fighters Pass. As with all the Fighters Pass DLC characters, Joker comes with a stage and 11 new tracks base on music from three titles in the Persona series. He also comes with seven alternative costumes designs for those who want to play a different kind of Joker./post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-49-in-trog-s-ice-cave-in-fortnite-season-9/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-and-unlock-fortbyte-49-in-trog-s-ice-cave-in-fortnite-season-9/ Get your winter coat on and prepare to go hunting in the icy wilderness in Fortnite: Battle Royale for the latest Fortbyte. Epic Games has added one of the 100 collectibles into the game today, just like it has every day since season nine started. By collecting this one, you’ll move one step closer to owning them all and unlocking the secret rewards. Today’s mission asks you to get Fortbyte 49, which is “found in Trog’s Ice Cave./post/how-to-get-party-hat-pikachu-eevee-squirtle-charmander-and-bulbasaur-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-party-hat-pikachu-eevee-squirtle-charmander-and-bulbasaur-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The Pokémon Day celebration is underway, and with it come some unique event Pokémon that you can capture if you are playing Pokémon Go. Among the special event Pokémon that have been added into the game are variants of Pikachu, Eevee, Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur, which are all wearing party hats. This is nothing especially new, considering Party Hat Pokémon have been used before, but this is the first time all of these options are available at the same time./post/nova-xqf-win-pubg-mobile-global-championship-2020/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nova-xqf-win-pubg-mobile-global-championship-2020/ Nova XQF won the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2020 Finals today and have pocketed $700,000 of the $1.2 million prize pool. The team placed ninth in the league stage of the PMGC which concluded last month. They made a comeback in the finals on the back of a consistent performance, however, getting four chicken dinners from 29 matches. Related: Results for the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020 Finals The league stage champions, Four Angry Men placed second in the overall standings./post/on-what-consoles-and-platforms-will-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-be-playable/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/on-what-consoles-and-platforms-will-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-be-playable/ Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is Konami’s answer to digital card simulators and will be used to bring the full Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and OCG experience to players globally in an entirely new format.  Not only is this going to be the first time Konami is working on a Yu-Gi-Oh! product in this style with a competitive focus in mind, but it will also be included as part of Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship series. /post/ticket-information-for-the-2019-league-of-legends-world-championship-revealed/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ticket-information-for-the-2019-league-of-legends-world-championship-revealed/ The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is quickly approaching. And if you want to spectate this event, ticket information has officially been released.  The 2019 World Championship is split into five stages. The first will be the play-in stage, taking place from Oct. 2 to 5 and Oct. 7 to 8 at the LEC Studio in Berlin. The group stage will be held in Verti Music Hall in Berlin from Oct./post/what-does-compleated-mean-in-magic-the-gathering/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-compleated-mean-in-magic-the-gathering/ Wizards of the Coast is set to add a few new mechanics to Magic: The Gathering in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, and among them is a new keyword that gives players the same sort of flexibility that Phyrexian mana does. Compleated is a new ability that only exists for Planeswalkers, and only one of the set’s four Planeswalkers even has it: Tamiyo, Compleated Sage. The card costs two generic mana, one Green, one Blue, and one Compleated mana./post/best-blissey-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-blissey-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Blissey is just the second post-launch character added to Pokémon UNITE, and brings the fourth Supporter to the roster. The Normal-type is a nice mix of the other Supporter Pokémon that were already featured in the game, combining high endurance and support stats while sacrificing some mobility. This is in line with how Blissey works in the main series Pokémon games and works well with how the Happiness Pokémon plays./post/best-razer-gaming-phones/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-razer-gaming-phones/ Razer has been a highly respected hardware producer for over a decade. In that time, the Singapore and U.S. based company has marked out a space in PC gaming, creating products ranging from laptops to mice and keyboards. In 2017, the company announced its first phone—the Razer Phone. Razer hoped its phone would help create a whole new category of gaming phones optimized for highly competitive mobile gamers. Released in November of 2017, the first rendition of the Razer Phone turned heads due to its sheer power, massive battery, and beautiful 120Hz display./post/can-you-get-a-master-ball-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-get-a-master-ball-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ In the Hisui region that players explore in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players have access to crafting different types of Poké Balls using a variety of items found in the wild. Many of these Poké Balls return from other entries in the series, while others debut in this single-player experience to aid players in catching different types of Pokémon. The most powerful Poké Ball in the Pokémon series is the Master Ball, which is able to catch any Pokémon without fail, including Legendary and Mythical Pokémon./post/classic-dungeons-dragons-creature-tiamat-comes-to-magic-the-gathering/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/classic-dungeons-dragons-creature-tiamat-comes-to-magic-the-gathering/ Previews for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering crossover was highlighted by the reveal of a classic, all-powerful Dragon, Wizards of the Coast announced today during its Weekly MTG Twitch stream. Tiamat is a lawful evil five-headed chromatic dragon. Each head represents one of the five primary mana colors in Magic. It is natural Tiamat would be a five-color Legendary Creature and one of the more powerful cards in the game./post/how-to-complete-ucl-showdown-arp-sbc-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-ucl-showdown-arp-sbc-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced a squad-building challenge (SBC) today that will reward players with a UEFA Champions League (UCL) Showdown 92-rated version of Jann-Fiete Arp from Bayern Munich. Arp is a part of the second UCL Showdown in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team. EA also added a 92-rated version of Jason Denayer from Lyon. These players will clash against each other for the UCL semifinals on Aug. 19 and the winner will receive a +3 overall upgrade./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/how-to-get-a-rainy-lure-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-a-rainy-lure-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Once you start taking a walk around your neighborhood, you’ll likely encounter more Pokémon than you can count in Pokémon Go. Ideally, you should have no issues catching new ones as you keep moving. But who doesn’t enjoy a PokéStop party with friends where you chill and keep catching Pokémon with the help of a Lure? When the game was first released, there was only a single Lure that just increased the overall drop rate for Pokémon around the PokéStop./post/luminosity-gaming-leaves-valorant/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/luminosity-gaming-leaves-valorant/ North American team Luminosity Gaming has pulled away from the competitive VALORANT scene for the “foreseeable future,” the organization announced today. The players will still play under the organization’s banner throughout the remainder of NA VCT Challengers Stage Two, but Luminosity will try to find a new home for the roster. Luminosity’s lineup is composed of Kaleb “moose” Jayne, Will “dazzLe” Loafman, Tanner “TiGG” Spanu, Adam “mada” Pampuch, Brandon Michael “bdog” Sanders, and head coach Jared “mac” Schneider./post/rarest-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rarest-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/ With more than 20,000 available cards in Magic: The Gathering and hundreds of new ones every year, collectors have a wide range of cards to look for—but some are far rarer than the rest. The rarest cards in MTG are usually from the Alpha Set, the first one available for players when the game launched in 1993. A couple of months after the game’s release, Wizards of the Coast reprinted the Alpha Set as the Beta Set./post/best-minecraft-seeds-for-speedrunning/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-minecraft-seeds-for-speedrunning/ Minecraft is a game that allows players many different gameplay style options with one of the more popular competitive ones being speedrunning. The act of speedrunning in Minecraft refers to attempting to beat the game as fast as possible. Speedrunning has been around for a while, and as such, can be attempted on any version of Minecraft. Because seeds vary and shift with each new version, make sure you load the corresponding version with each seed listed here./post/brawlhalla-weapons-tier-list/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/brawlhalla-weapons-tier-list/ Weapons are a vital part of combat in Brawlhalla. There are a total of 13 weapons in the game and each one of them has a separate moveset that is unique. Every legend has access to two different weapon types.  Each weapon works similarly for every legend, but no weapon combinations are shared. The difference is that every legend has three Signature Moves for each weapon in their possession. As such, there are a set of distinct heavy attacks exclusive to certain legends./post/everything-to-know-about-the-future-games-show-spring-2022-showcase/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-the-future-games-show-spring-2022-showcase/ The Future Games Show: Spring Showcase presented by GamesRadar+ will feature more than 40 games that are coming this year. The event takes place on March 24. The showcase will have dozens of game trailers, including eight world premieres. The show will last an hour and will be hosted by Horizon Forbidden West voice actors Ashly Burch (Aloy) and John Macmillan (Varl). Fans can expect game trailers, announcements, and a glimpse of what’s to come in 2022./post/how-to-play-crypto-in-apex-legends/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-crypto-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends’ season three is finally here and fans got a slew of new content to jumpstart the season. But one of the most game-changing additions is Crpyto, the battle royale’s newest playable character. Crypto is the second recon legend and his entire kit rotates around the use of his surveillance drone. The drone takes a while to get used to, though. In a fast-paced game like Apex, sitting idly while you fly around a robot feels odd at first./post/new-fortnite-leak-features-unreleased-ninja-and-female-fishstick-skins/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-fortnite-leak-features-unreleased-ninja-and-female-fishstick-skins/ A new leak in the Fortnite community claims to have a list of scrapped and unreleased cosmetics. The dump of strings (pieces of text belonging to in-game items) was posted to Twitter by S1l0x earlier today. The data miner claims that these cosmetics are either in development or were in development and canceled or postponed. We’ve looked through the list and there are some interesting items that could have or might see the light of day./post/pubg-season-13-adds-map-updates-new-emergency-landing-and-secret-room-mechanics-for-taego/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-season-13-adds-map-updates-new-emergency-landing-and-secret-room-mechanics-for-taego/ PUBG is getting a big update in August, with Season 13.1 bringing some fixes and the introduction of the Taego Secret Room for the game’s newest map when it launches on Aug. 4.  The Taego Secret Room is a randomly spawning area that will appear on the map and contain some of the best gear available in PUBG. Players can try to track the room down or just randomly stumble upon it, but anyone who wants to enter will need to find the secret key, too./post/the-best-ducky-keyboards/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-ducky-keyboards/ Founded in 2008, Ducky is now one of the leading mechanical keyboard brands. The company makes a range of full-size and compact keyboards geared toward gamers wanting the best performance.  Ducky makes a wide range of keyboards with similar features and characteristics. Most Ducky keyboards use reliable Cherry MX switches, and some are available with Gateron or Kailh switches. You can choose between the many variants on offer to personalize your experience./post/what-are-the-horizon-forbidden-west-preorder-bonuses/Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-horizon-forbidden-west-preorder-bonuses/ Horizon Forbidden West is one of the most anticipated games of the year, leading to many players pre-ordering the game ahead of its official launch. As in tradition, the pre-order versions of any games typically include some exclusive bonuses, available only for those who purchased the game early. When it comes to Horizon, there are a bunch of different collections you could have bought the game with, each containing various different items./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/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-zombies-in-spaceland/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-guns-in-call-of-duty-zombies-in-spaceland/ Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was released in 2016, bringing with it a completely separate Zombies experience from what was featured in the previous Call of Duty titles. The gameplay looked different and many of the mode’s signature weapons also weren’t available for use in this iteration. Instead, the devs opted to include a slew of new weapons to better suit the Infinite Warfare feel. The core mechanics of the mode are similar in all titles, but some of the features have different names in each game./post/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/jokerd-acknowledged-as-world-s-first-wow-classic-level-60-player/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jokerd-acknowledged-as-world-s-first-wow-classic-level-60-player/ World of Warcraft streamer Jokerd has become the first player in the West to reach level 60 in Classic. He achieved that milestone with a Mage on the Mograine server in Europe at 1:40pm CT today, Aug. 30. That means he needed three days, 20 hours, and 40 minutes since WoW Classic’s release, which included over 78 hours of streaming. There’s no confirmed information about the progress of players trying to hit level 60 in Eastern countries, which means Jokerd could also be acknowledged as the first WoW Classic player in the world to reach the level cap./post/marshmello-skin-glider-and-emote-added-to-fortnite-s-item-shop/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/marshmello-skin-glider-and-emote-added-to-fortnite-s-item-shop/ A bunch of new Marshmello-themed items and cosmetics have been added to Fortnite: Battle Royale. A skin, glider, and emote based on the American electronic music producer and DJ are now featured in Fortnite’s Item Shop. https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1091123970080788481?s=20 The Marshmello skin costs 1,500 V-Bucks, while the Mello Rider glider and Marsh Walk emote cost 500 V-Bucks each. The Marshmello outfit is also reactive, which means that it “lights up while using musical emotes./post/michigan-tech-university-to-recruit-cs-go-players-and-offer-scholarship-opportunities/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/michigan-tech-university-to-recruit-cs-go-players-and-offer-scholarship-opportunities/ Michigan Tech University (MTU) has initiated a recruitment process for its CS:GO division. MTU has an entire esports department and is building a new training facility for its students. The university is offering scholarship opportunities for those who make it onto the CS:GO team and want to be the first collegiate squad to qualify for ESEA Premier. The team already has one known name from the North American scene in Logan “Voltage” Long, who played under esports organizations like Chaos and Triumph in the past./post/this-data-mined-unreleased-call-of-duty-warzone-tea-bagging-finisher-is-hilarious/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-data-mined-unreleased-call-of-duty-warzone-tea-bagging-finisher-is-hilarious/ The tea-bag. It’s withstood the test of time as the ultimate form of disrespect in online gaming. The simple action of crouching and standing repeatedly shows your enemy that you just owned them and there’s nothing they can do about it. Another form of disrespect is finishers in a game like Call of Duty: Warzone. If you’re lucky and quiet enough to sneak up on an enemy, you can hold down a melee button and use a special move to take them out./post/where-to-find-eevee-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-eevee-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ To complete your national Pokédex for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you’ll need to find Eevee. But it’s not as easy to find as most Pokémon in the game. There are some big requirements you’ll need to find Eevee. First, you must beat the Pokémon League, and you must have completed your Sinnoh Pokédex and unlock the National Pokédex. Then, starting in Hearthome City, head south to Route 212 and stay all the way to the right./post/all-fade-abilities-in-apex-legends-mobile/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fade-abilities-in-apex-legends-mobile/ Fade, Apex Legends Mobile’s new mobile-first legend, is both a landmark and an enigma. Fade is the first legend to not be included in Apex’s PC and console versions. He was designed from the ground up for mobile-specific gameplay. Even though he stands on his own, his abilities were created to fit alongside other legends’ to ensure that he isn’t overpowered. In Apex Legends Mobile, Fade joins the Apex Games alongside familiar faces like Wraith, Bangalore, and Bloodhound./post/drlupo-raises-892-195-for-st-jude-has-raised-over-10-million-in-total/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/drlupo-raises-892-195-for-st-jude-has-raised-over-10-million-in-total/ Popular streamer and YouTube content creator DrLupo raised $892,195 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital after a 24-hour charity stream that started yesterday. Counting the results of his latest broadcast, DrLupo has raised over $10 million for the charity in the past five years. DrLupo spearheaded the Build Against Cancer 2021 campaign, an effort to raise money for cancer treatment and research for the well-known children’s hospital. Playing games such as Minecraft, Uno, and more, DrLupo entertained an audience of thousands for 24 straight hours./post/edward-gaming-and-scout-dominate-funplus-phoenix-3-1-in-lpl-2022-spring-split-playoffs/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/edward-gaming-and-scout-dominate-funplus-phoenix-3-1-in-lpl-2022-spring-split-playoffs/ EDward Gaming defeated FunPlus Phoenix in the first round of the LPL 2022 Spring Split playoffs 3-1 today, with mid laner Scout shiining throughout the four-game series. This meeting between EDG and FPX was different from the matchup where EDG came out on top and earned the championship in the 2021 LPL Summer Split. This time, they battled in the first round of the playoffs and on a struggle not to end their split in ninth place./post/every-mtg-streets-of-new-capenna-spoiler-drop-and-release-schedule/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-mtg-streets-of-new-capenna-spoiler-drop-and-release-schedule/ Players will venture to a new Magic: The Gathering plane and city via the upcoming Standard-legal set Streets of New Capenna, with spoilers taking place over the course of seven days in April.  The MTG Streets of New Capenna (SNC) spoiler season begins April 7 via Wizards of the Coast and continues through April 14. A total of 281 regular cards are contained within the upcoming Standard-legal set, showcasing a modern gangster/noir theme via five crime families that rule over the city of New Capenna./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/mtg-moonveil-regent-shows-potential-as-ideal-4-drop-in-aggro/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-moonveil-regent-shows-potential-as-ideal-4-drop-in-aggro/ Day five Innistrad: Midnight Hunt spoilers dropped a Magic: The Gathering dragon that slots into multicolored Commander decks and may find success within Standard 2022 Mono-Red, Gruul, or even Boros Aggro.  Standard 2022 is an MTG Arena queue showcasing cards within the Standard format that aren’t rotating out with the release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID). Mono-Red Aggro has top-end tools like Shatterskull Charger and Goldspan Dragon but lacks a four-drop creature./post/optic-texas-beat-atlanta-faze-to-advance-at-2022-call-of-duty-league-pro-am-classic/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-texas-beat-atlanta-faze-to-advance-at-2022-call-of-duty-league-pro-am-classic/ OpTic Texas are moving on at the Call of Duty League Pro-Am Classic after beating Atlanta FaZe today despite having a substitute player.  OpTic came into the Call of Duty League’s Pro-Am Classic without iLLeY, who had an injury to his thumb and was unable to play after their first pool play match. General has filled in for the team, playing the majority of OpTic’s matches in group play and helping bring home a 3-2 win over the Atlanta FaZe./post/sting-to-perform-song-from-arcane-at-2021-game-awards/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sting-to-perform-song-from-arcane-at-2021-game-awards/ Following the success of Riot Games’ first Netflix animated show, Arcane, based on the world of League of Legends, the music of the series will take center stage at this year’s Game Awards. Multi-time Grammy award winner Sting will perform a popular song from Arcane at the 2021 Game Awards on Dec. 9. Sting is set to perform his song “What Could Have Been”, which was featured at the end of act three of the series./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-o-as-the-only-vowel/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-o-as-the-only-vowel/ Solving the Wordle has become a popular way to start (or end) the day among players who enjoy word puzzles and simple challenges. Each day, the game will pick a different five-letter word, which you must guess in up to six tries and 24 hours. The word will always be the same for players on the same calendar day, but there are no clues except the letters themselves, which will change colors after each guess to indicate if they’re part of the answer or not./post/4-non-standard-legal-mtg-sets-planned-for-2022-including-return-of-double-masters-commander-legends/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/4-non-standard-legal-mtg-sets-planned-for-2022-including-return-of-double-masters-commander-legends/ Next year is only bringing four Standard-legal sets to Magic: The Gathering. But 2022 is packed with four non-Standard sets that further some of the design space explored over the past few years with draftable formats. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, Double Masters 2022, Jumpstart 2022, and Unfinity are set to drop next year. Each product brings a completely different take on Magic’s Limited gameplay and will introduce new cards to a variety of Constructed formats./post/a-tale-of-two-brother-darius-draven/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-tale-of-two-brother-darius-draven/   Year 4017- In our recent expedition to the fallen nation of Noxia, we uncovered some historical artifacts, mainly scrolls. While we continue to excavate and search for more clues, here are some previously unknown facts about two legendary figures: Darius and Draven. “He was the best of brothers, he was the worst of brothers, he was the figure of wisdom, he was the figure of foolishness, he was the individual of belief, it was the individual of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Noxia’s High Command, we were all going direct the other way./post/are-battlefield-2042-s-servers-down-here-s-how-to-check-server-status/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-battlefield-2042-s-servers-down-here-s-how-to-check-server-status/ Battlefield 2042 is the latest game in the iconic series and thousands of players are enjoying the large-scale battles full of chaos. Battlefield 2042 offers a bleak glimpse into the future where natural disasters ravage the world, but it does create an exciting background since players must battle enemies and the environment.  No one enjoys having their fun disrupted, especially when in the middle of a Battlefield match. But sometimes the servers experience issues, preventing players from connecting to online games and matches./post/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/how-to-download-apex-legends-mobile-apk-and-obb-for-android/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-apex-legends-mobile-apk-and-obb-for-android/ Though other battle royales have been on mobile platforms for a while now, Apex Legends has remained on PC and consoles. That changed when Respawn Entertainment decided to design Apex from ground zero for mobile platforms. Considering the demands are off the charts, some players may not see Apex Legends Mobile in the Google Play Store, especially when there’s an update available for the game. When that’s the case, you can resort to alternative methods that will help you skip waiting for Apex to show up in the Google Play Store./post/lachlan-gives-sneak-peak-of-his-icon-series-fortnite-skin/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lachlan-gives-sneak-peak-of-his-icon-series-fortnite-skin/ Australian YouTuber Lachlan teased fans today with a picture of his upcoming Icon Series Fortnite skin.  The character cosmetic looks like everything you’d expect out of Lachlan, including his sparkling, slicked-back hair.  Along with having an identical face to Lachlan, the teaser photo looked to be electrified, matching the content creator’s lightning bolt-themed branding. Lachlan x @FortniteGame Icon Series⚡ Available in the Fortnite item shop November 12th 7pm EST Use Code Lachy #Ad pic./post/samsora-issues-final-statement-on-captainzack-and-nairo-situation-ahead-of-legal-battle/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/samsora-issues-final-statement-on-captainzack-and-nairo-situation-ahead-of-legal-battle/ Ezra “Samsora” Morris was just one of many Super Smash Bros. players to comment on the situation between Zack “CaptainZack” Lauth and Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada, in which Quezada allegedly began a sexual relationship with Lauth when he was 20 and Lauth was 15. But after Quezada released a statement defending himself on Oct. 28, Morris has decided to distance himself from the situation entirely instead of doubling down on his previous comments./post/the-best-welgun-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-welgun-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Call of Duty: Warzone’s massive arsenal of weapons seems to grow by the month, and 2022’s earliest offering is a strong submachine gun. The Welgun was added from Vanguard in Warzone’s season 1.5 update and quickly became a top choice for SMGs in the game, and it still is, several months later. Its damage is decent but can be increased with specific attachments. It’s also one of the most mobile guns in the game./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/all-april-fools-2-oh-22-special-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-april-fools-2-oh-22-special-research-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The April Fools’ 2-Oh-22 is rolling out now for Pokémon Go players around the world, with a specific focus on Ditto this year.  The annual event has gone through several iterations, all involving creative pranks incorporating gameplay elements, whether they be to do with actual Pokémon you can catch or just a visual gag for the day. In recent years, Ditto and other Pokémon known for being pranksters or mimicking other objects have been featured./post/all-legendary-weapons-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-legendary-weapons-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ Having an arsenal of fun-to-use and interesting weapons was always one of the major selling points of the Call of Duty series. Once the series expanded onto the mobile platform, the addition of various skins and alternate variations of weapon types made for a new, popular concept in the franchise. There are a total of 78 Legendary weapons in this game. From SMGs to LMGs to even assault rifles, CoD Mobile presents a variety of Legendary weapons and skins to keep any collector occupied./post/all-playable-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-playable-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Pokémon UNITE, a MOBA title developed in partnership with Tencent’s TiMi Studios and The Pokémon Company, is being worked on—and with it comes a lot of unique possibilities.  UNITE doesn’t need to follow the same rules as a standard Pokémon game. Instead, it will get to play around with its roster more than most of the other spin-off Pokémon games usually get to do.  UNITE is available on both Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, with full cross-progression available for players who want to swap between platforms./post/facebook-gaming-expands-music-streaming-protection-to-level-up-creators/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/facebook-gaming-expands-music-streaming-protection-to-level-up-creators/ Facebook Gaming is continuing its effort to protect its creators from potential issues with the Digital Media Copyright Act (DMCA).  The platform announced today that it’s expanding protection for its streamers who want to use copyrighted music in the background during their livestreams to include its “Level Up” creators, which is a tier below being a “partnered” streamer on Facebook. The move comes nearly a year after the platform announced that it had worked with top music labels to give partnered streamers the rights to have background music for popular songs from Universal, Warner, Sony, and Kobalt, among others./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-fix-high-packet-loss-for-xbox-one/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-high-packet-loss-for-xbox-one/ Even if your internet connection is fine and you haven’t had issues connecting to a game’s servers before, there are still several obstacles that can prevent you from having a smooth gaming experience.  One of these issues that tends to irk Xbox One players from time to time is something called packet loss, which is essentially just the console telling you that not all of your data is getting to the right destination./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/moonmoon-finally-completes-elden-ring-level-one-only-run-dying-2-037-times-along-the-way/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/moonmoon-finally-completes-elden-ring-level-one-only-run-dying-2-037-times-along-the-way/ Popular streamer Moonmoon has completed his level one only Elden Ring run, although he died 2,037 times in the process.  Elden Ring is difficult. The Lands Between are full of deadly enemies and bosses that can sometimes kill you in a few hits, and having the appropriate gear and weapons is crucial. Leveling up is also an important part of the game since it increases your stats and ensures you can handle the new challenges presented in each area./post/renekton-s-stun-changes-reverted-kalista-and-varus-e-ratio-buffed-in-league-s-patch-11-22-preview/Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/renekton-s-stun-changes-reverted-kalista-and-varus-e-ratio-buffed-in-league-s-patch-11-22-preview/ Renekton once again will have a bigger window to cull the meek with a revert to his previous stun nerf in the upcoming League of Legends Patch 11.22. Alongside the Butcher of the Sands, other champions are getting little damage touch-ups in the game’s next update, according to today’s patch preview.  The Ruthless Predator had his aptly named Ruthless Predator (W) ability nerfed in a previous patch, taking the stun duration down from 1./post/everything-to-know-about-legends-of-runeterra-worlds-2022/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-legends-of-runeterra-worlds-2022/ The Legends of Runeterra World Championship for A Curious Journey will take place in the fall of 2022, showcasing top players from around the world. Since the Legends of Runeterra World Championship was announced in February, several changes have taken place. Initially, the team had removed Seasonal tournament broadcasts from the schedule but announced the return of broadcasts in May following feedback from the LoR community. Additional paths toward Worlds were also added via a total of four Seasonal tournaments./post/how-to-pre-purchase-hearthstone-s-upcoming-expansion-united-in-stormwind/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-pre-purchase-hearthstone-s-upcoming-expansion-united-in-stormwind/ Our journey through the Barrens is nearly over. The Hearthstone team has revealed the game’s next expansion, United In Stormwind. The new United In Stormwind expansion introduces a plethora of fun new features and will arrive on Aug. 3. Those who are eager to get their hands on the expansion will be pleased to learn it’s already available for pre-purchase. As per usual, the new expansion can be pre-purchased in a regular or mega bundle./post/how-to-respec-your-character-in-elden-ring/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-respec-your-character-in-elden-ring/ For many, Elden Ring is a first-time experience to the souls-like titles of FromSoftware. Even for experienced FromSoftware players, the beginning of Elden Ring can be overwhelming. There is an abundance of content with little to no context and players are thrown into the fire with choices that can influence the rest of their playthrough and gameplay experience. Some of these choices include deciding a playstyle and what weapons to use./post/infinite-impermanence-lighting-storm-get-reprints-in-cyber-style-yu-gi-oh-ocg-structure-deck/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/infinite-impermanence-lighting-storm-get-reprints-in-cyber-style-yu-gi-oh-ocg-structure-deck/ Less than a week out from its release, Konami is making Yu-Gi-Oh! players very happy with a few reprints that will be included in the Cyber Style Structure Deck.  Two of the most powerful cards in the game, Infinite Impermanence and Lighting Storm, will be generic reprints in the new product when it drops on May 15 in the OCG.  ❰𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗸: 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲❱ The upcoming OCG Structure Deck: “Cyber Strike” will include these two reprints 🤖 #遊戯王 #YuGiOh #유희왕 pic./post/is-bloodborne-getting-a-ps5-pc-remaster/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-bloodborne-getting-a-ps5-pc-remaster/ Bloodborne first launched for PS4 back in 2015 and ever since fans have been begging for the game to be brought into a new era via a remaster. While the game itself is championed as one of the best Soulsborne games to date, Bloodborne does have its issues, whether they’re related to its framerate or the lack of power provided by the PS4. Even when played on a PS5, the game’s problems still aren’t remedied./post/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/what-is-the-shuro-chi-wish-in-destiny-2/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-shuro-chi-wish-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2’s Last Wish raid had players go through the Dreaming City to undo the influence of Riven of a Thousand Voices. It’s an iconic moment for the Forsaken expansion and one that ultimately sealed the Dreaming City’s fate into a time-looping curse that still lingers. Now, years after Last Wish’s release, players are still finding an unlikely use for the Wish Wall—more specifically, for the Shuro Chi wish. The Wish Wall lets players trigger specific effects throughout the Last Wish raid./post/when-does-neon-come-out-in-valorant/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-neon-come-out-in-valorant/ VALORANT players have only just grown accustomed to Chamber, the game’s 17th agent. Nevertheless, it hasn’t stopped Riot Games from adding yet another agent to the ever-growing list of VALORANT characters. Riot announced the arrival of Neon on Jan. 6, the upcoming agent who will soon make her to the live servers. Much was speculated about the character before her agent teaser trailer dropped last week. In the trailer, fans got to know Neon’s origin, her abilities, and more./post/wild-pass-s2-now-live-in-wild-rift-with-hexplorer-teemo-skin/Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wild-pass-s2-now-live-in-wild-rift-with-hexplorer-teemo-skin/ League of Legends: Wild Rift ranked season three has just launched and players are getting the chance to work their way through the game’s second-ever Wild Pass. The Wild Pass is a way for players to score themselves a variety of items, but this season the big prize is a new skin for Teemo, Hexplorer Teemo. To earn this reward, players will need to level their Wild Pass to level 50, but you will need also need the premium Wild Pass which will cost 590 Wild Cores or 990 for the Elite version, which offers a five-level boost and some Elite missions to help you level up faster./post/cwl-community-castoff-a-breakdown-of-milboss-vs-lando/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cwl-community-castoff-a-breakdown-of-milboss-vs-lando/ For the uninitiated, an international competition is currently being held in the competitive Call of Duty community in search of the best commentators or casters the world has to offer. Eight casters from three different regions have already been selected to face off against one another for the opportunity to cast at both the Stage 2 Finals and the 2016 Call of Duty Championship. All of the necessary information about this competition can be found here, but at this point in time, the second week of competition is already underway./post/how-to-fix-resource-unavailable-error-on-apple-music/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-resource-unavailable-error-on-apple-music/ Apple Music is one of the most popular streaming services that thousands of music fans use daily to enjoy their favorite tunes. Sometimes, technical issues can prevent you from using the app or service, creating an annoying problem. One issue users might encounter is the “Resource Unavailable” message when trying to enjoy a song or other media. There are a few ways around this problem and a couple of ways to check if it is a widespread issue impacting all users./post/how-to-fix-obs-black-screen-game-capture-error/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-obs-black-screen-game-capture-error/ OBS is one of the most commonly used recording tools amongst content creators. It’s simple UI assures an easy setup process, and users won’t need to adjust that many settings in most cases. Some users can still run into errors while setting OBS, however, and the Black Screen Game Capture error is one of them. This error doesn’t come with a warning text, but you’ll feel its presence when you realize OBS can’t capture anything but a black screen regardless of the game you’re trying to capture./post/how-to-make-money-quickly-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-money-quickly-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ Over the years, FIFA found a way to keep soccer fans coming back for more action. FIFA was already a cultural phenomenon in between soccer games, but the franchise took a turn for the better in 2009. With the introduction of FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), the replayability of each FIFA title increased massively. Not only does FUT test the players’ squad-building abilities, it also adds an economy into the game. All player cards have values in coins and there’s a huge market in the game where player card prices surge and dip just like regular stock./post/nats-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nats-settings-keybinds-and-crosshair-for-valorant/ Gambit’s Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin was one of the standout players at VCT Champions in 2021. The 19-year-old was key to the team’s continued success throughout the competitive year. Known for his unique skillset on Viper and Cypher, the talented young Russian is now considered to be one of the very best VALORANT players in the world. Not only does nAts record incredible numbers, often top-fragging for his team, but he’s also capable of controlling and dictating the pace of the game with his intelligent reads on the meta./post/san-francisco-shock-adds-tank-mikeyy-to-overwatch-league-roster/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/san-francisco-shock-adds-tank-mikeyy-to-overwatch-league-roster/ Although the San Francisco Shock put up great results in the Overwatch League’s Kickoff Clash tournament, the team is looking to boost its frontline with another rookie addition.  The team announced today that Michael “mikeyy” Konicki, a main tank who previously played for the Boston Uprising in 2020, would be joining the Shock.  Mikeyy is likely a familiar name for longtime fans of the North American Overwatch Contenders circuit. After he was dropped from the underperforming Uprising in 2020, mikeyy was a part of several successful teams in NA Contenders, like Ardour and Bobby Wasabi./post/sneaky-s-dark-elementalist-lux-cosplay-is-everything-we-ever-wanted/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sneaky-s-dark-elementalist-lux-cosplay-is-everything-we-ever-wanted/ It’s official—Cloud9 ADC Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi is the King of Cosplay. His stellar cosplay of Star Guardian Urgot for Halloween last year was so impressive, we never thought he would be able to top it. And yet, here we are, completely blown away. This time, he cosplayed as Dark Elementalist Lux, and trust us when we say that he went all-in. At first glance, it’s hard to even recognize that its Sneaky./post/timthetatman-shows-off-fresh-rebrand/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/timthetatman-shows-off-fresh-rebrand/ TimTheTatman streamed for the first time since moving from New York to Florida today. And along with a new stream room, the Twitch content creator debuted some new branding as well. Slimming things down a bit, Tim released a new logo that he teased a few weeks ago featuring three Ts closely aligned. Meanwhile, he changed the color of his branding from varying shades of blue and gray to primarily yellow with some black and gray shading./post/timthetatman-valkyrae-among-nominees-for-content-creator-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards-2020/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/timthetatman-valkyrae-among-nominees-for-content-creator-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards-2020/ Twitch stars TimTheTatman and NICKMERCS and YouTube streamer Valkyrae are among the nominees for Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards 2020, it was announced today. The category is rounded out by Charalanahzard and Jay Ann Lopez of BlackGirlGamers. The winner of the award will be crowned during the all-digital show on Dec. 10. Your nominees for Content Creator of the Year, presented by @adobe 👾@charalanahzard 👾@NickMercs 👾@TimtheTatman/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/how-to-complete-the-dance-under-different-streetlight-spotlights-fortnite-challenge/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-dance-under-different-streetlight-spotlights-fortnite-challenge/ Season six is officially underway in Fortnite: Battle Royale, and that means there are new challenges that everyone will be trying to complete.  Most of the week one tasks aren’t too daunting, but one of the Battle Pass challenges seems like it could be more difficult than the rest. This challenge asks players to dance under different streetlight spotlights spread across the map. You can tell the difference between the regular streetlights and streetlight spotlights based on the speakers attached to the latter./post/keane-the-anti-carry-opposing-mid-laners-deal-6500-less-damage-to-champions-when-facing-team-gravity/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/keane-the-anti-carry-opposing-mid-laners-deal-6500-less-damage-to-champions-when-facing-team-gravity/ Introduction This split of the NA LCS, Keane has failed to pick a single meta champion. In addition to 3 games on his beloved Urgot, the eccentric Gravity mid laner has played Jarvan IV, Fizz, Malphite, Twisted Fate, and Rumble. Of those 6 champions, only Twisted Fate is anything close to popular. In addition to those champions, Keane is infamous for a pocket Hecarim pick which he saves for melee assassin match-ups./post/moonmoon-gives-his-thoughts-on-overwatch-2/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/moonmoon-gives-his-thoughts-on-overwatch-2/ The beta for Overwatch 2 hasn’t been out for a full 24 hours yet and former OW Twitch streamer MoonMoon is already fed up with fielding questions about the differences between the team-based FPS and its sequel. On stream yesterday, Moon was asked about whether the changes that Blizzard is making to Overwatch were “significant enough” to elicit an entirely new game or if they could have just been implemented in a series of hotfixes./post/new-state-mobile-s-latest-update-allows-you-to-revive-teammates-much-faster-with-unity-feature/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-state-mobile-s-latest-update-allows-you-to-revive-teammates-much-faster-with-unity-feature/ In the middle of fast-paced and intense battles, the 10 seconds that it takes to revive a knocked ally could be the deciding factor between winning and losing. The new Unity feature, however, which was released in Patch 0.9.24, allows teams to revive or recall a player much faster. In this feature, players can revive an ally by teaming up together to speed up the time. The decrease in time is as follows:/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/the-rarest-bangalore-skins-in-apex-legends/Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-rarest-bangalore-skins-in-apex-legends/ While core gameplay defines games, it often won’t be enough to keep players interested in the same title for long periods of time. Events, collectibles, quests, and cosmetics all play vital roles in keeping a game as enjoyable as possible. Despite having a slow start in the cosmetics department, Apex Legends quickly picked up the pace. During the early days of Apex, most skins were essentially recolors, and it took one or two seasons before Respawn Entertainment started experimenting with bolder concepts./post/best-restricted-pok%C3%A9mon-to-use-for-series-12-vgc-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-restricted-pok%C3%A9mon-to-use-for-series-12-vgc-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Series 12 VGC has been around in Pokémon Sword and Shield for nearly four months now, and the meta surrounding the dual-restricted Pokémon format has developed quite significantly since these new rules were first introduced in February. While some trends and archetypes continue to dominate the meta, there are tons of new restricted Pokémon that are showing players they have some serious hidden potential. While it’s always fun to use your favorites, there’s no comparison to the results a tried-and-tested restricted Pokémon will yield./post/bugs-on-irelia-kha-zix-and-riven-fixed-in-2-3-hotfix-on-wild-rift/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bugs-on-irelia-kha-zix-and-riven-fixed-in-2-3-hotfix-on-wild-rift/ A new hotfix for Wild Rift was released earlier today, Similarly to most hotfixes, its goal is to fix some bugs that were caused by the last update as quickly as possible, Riot Games announced on Twitter. Here are all the changes of the 2.3 hotfix: Irelia Flawless Duet: A bug where Irelia could use the ability again faster than intended has been fixed Kha’Zix Taste Their Fear: A bug where Kha’Zix could receive self-damage when he upgraded the ability after evolving it has been fixed Riven Broken Wings: A bug where Riven could use the ability more times than intended when used with Flash and Protobelt has been fixed Miscellaneous A bug where the Surrender option wouldn’t disappear after all votes had been submitted has been fixedA bug where too many bots were introduced into Co-op vs./post/dwg-kia-s-showmaker-claims-his-200th-win-in-the-lck/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dwg-kia-s-showmaker-claims-his-200th-win-in-the-lck/ Heo “ShowMaker” Su, the 21-year-old mid laner, has just added another accolade to his already historic career after securing his 200th win in the LCK. From an outside perspective, DWG KIA’s win against the ninth-placed Hanwha Life Esports was a given. While the series went as expected, with DWG KIA dominated in both games, this win marked an important milestone for ShowMaker. Congratulations to @DWGKIA ShowMaker for earning his 200th #LCK win!/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/former-witcher-3-cyberpunk-2077-designer-joins-riot-games-for-upcoming-league-of-legends-mmo/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-witcher-3-cyberpunk-2077-designer-joins-riot-games-for-upcoming-league-of-legends-mmo/ The upcoming MMORPG from Riot Games, which is set in the League of Legends universe, added its quest designer to its team earlier today.  Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, who previously worked for game development studio CD Projekt Red, will join Riot’s MMO team presumably as a quest designer. Tomaszkiewicz designed much of the questing material for recent CD Projekt Red games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077.  Big career update – I spent last few months meeting and talking to a number of great people and Teams, and now I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be joining @riotgames on their upcoming MMO project./post/how-to-unlock-the-season-one-battle-pass-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-season-one-battle-pass-in-call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone/ It’s been just a month since Call of Duty: Vanguard launched on platforms worldwide, but its first content season is already here. Season one, while adding the Caldera map to Warzone, also brings a battle pass and lots of new content to Vanguard. There are several new maps and operators, but the battle pass is where the grind is truly rewarded for players who level up during the season./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/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-launches-pok%C3%A9mon-center-uk-shop/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-launches-pok%C3%A9mon-center-uk-shop/ Pokémon Center UK is officially live in beta, meaning orders can be processed but only for a limited number of products as the company continues to develop the marketplace.  This new expansion follows successful runs from the Pokémon Center online stores in both the United States and Japan, along with the more recent launch of a similar marketplace for Canada. It should ramp up production relatively quickly, but only offers a fraction of the items available on the fully launched platforms./post/ukraine-bombing-caught-on-twitch-livestream/Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ukraine-bombing-caught-on-twitch-livestream/ In Ukraine’s early morning hours, Russia began a move into the country in what has been described as a full-scale invasion. There have been reports of Russian attack helicopters and explosions in cities as Russia hits major zones inside the sovereign country. And a streamer captured the sounds from the early stages of a bombing live on their Twitch channel. The clip was captured around 11am EET (3am CT) as streamer Katymentooll walked her dog in an urban area in Odessa, Ukraine./post/blizzard-reveals-initial-plans-for-class-unpruning-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-reveals-initial-plans-for-class-unpruning-in-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands/ Since World of Warcraft is nearly two decades old, the natural progression of character abilities and talents over numerous expansions has led to focuses on “specializations” in the game instead of “classes.” To combat this, Blizzard released an initial set of changes today that it’s considering for each class and all of their specializations. These are aimed at “unpruning” classes to make characters more associated with their class than their specialization./post/how-to-sign-up-for-nintendo-switch-sports-online-play-test/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-sign-up-for-nintendo-switch-sports-online-play-test/ The spiritual successor to the massively popular Wii Sports on the Nintendo Wii is finally coming. It’s real, it’s almost here, and it’s called Nintendo Switch Sports. Swapping out a Wii-mote for a Switch JoyCon, Nintendo Switch Sports is also adding online play to the fray, allowing players around the world to face off in motion-controlled sports like soccer, volleyball, bowling, tennis, badminton, swordplay, golf, and more. Meet a new iteration of the Wii Sports series, #NintendoSwitchSports!/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/nintendo-creatures-and-game-freak-register-new-trademark-for-paradigm-trigger/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-creatures-and-game-freak-register-new-trademark-for-paradigm-trigger/ The Pokémon Company has filed its first trademark of 2022, which will likely be used for an upcoming TCG set.  This the latest addition to be filed is “Paradigm Trigger (パラダイムトリガー)” as reported by Pokebeach, but the details of what this set will feature have been left up to interpretation as, unlike previous trademarks, the term wouldn’t immediately suggest a specific Pokémon. It’s no secret that Pokémon is headed back to the Sinnoh region, and the TCG is no exception./post/riot-plans-nerfs-for-pyke-soraka-jinx-and-xayah-lines-up-adjustments-for-ap-kai-sa-and-swain-for-league-patch-12-8/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-plans-nerfs-for-pyke-soraka-jinx-and-xayah-lines-up-adjustments-for-ap-kai-sa-and-swain-for-league-patch-12-8/ Riot Phlox has detailed a plethora of different changes headed to a handful of popular champions on the Summoner’s Rift in the upcoming League of Legends update. Although the nerf list isn’t nearly as long as the buff list for Patch 12.8, the names featured are highly significant to both professional and solo queue play. For the next patch, Pyke, Soraka, Jinx, and Xayah are all getting hit with nerfs. Pyke has always been a spooky champion to face off against in the bot lane, but the Bloodharbor Ripper has recently taken on a new role in the mid lane too./post/tft-mortdog-madness-returns-during-neon-nights-6-5-fun-patch/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-mortdog-madness-returns-during-neon-nights-6-5-fun-patch/ Riot Games game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer is partnering with Wisdom (Giant SlayerTFT) for the return of Mortdog Madness, a team-based Teamfight Tactics tournament pitting Europe against North American players.  Mortdog Madness tournaments have become a staple for the past two TFT sets, showcasing players battling it out for bragging rights and cash. In a partnership between the autobattler’s game design director and Wisdom, the Neon Nights Mortdog Madness tournament will feature a total prize pool of $10,000 and a showdown between the best EMEA and NA players./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/top-reprints-from-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate-preconstructed-decks/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-reprints-from-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate-preconstructed-decks/ Commander preconstructed decks have been a place where Wizards of the Coast can reprint Magic the Gathering staples in the format that are creeping up in price. The main set of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate focuses more on introducing new cards over including high-value reprints. However, the set’s four preconstructed decks are loaded with reprints of Commander staples and key spells in specific archetypes. The name’s of each precon deck are:/post/web-developers-create-new-website-to-find-ideal-cs-go-teammates-for-competitive-play/Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/web-developers-create-new-website-to-find-ideal-cs-go-teammates-for-competitive-play/ If you’ve ever gone through the painstaking task of trying to find some good teammates in Counter-Strike, then fret no more. Three CS:GO fans have created a website where players can search and contact teammates based off of data-driven results. The best part about it? It’s completely free. The website is called TEAMS and it has players answer a series of questions that will help them better connect and pair up with like-minded teammates with similar priorities./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/best-starters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-starters-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ It wouldn’t be a Pokémon game without the agonizing choice of picking who your starting Pokémon will be. Pokémon UNITE is no different, but unlike other Pokémon games, you’re not too locked into your choice. After completing the first tutorial, the game will let you select one Pokémon UNITE license from a selection of five, permanently adding that Pokémon to your roster of playable characters. In addition, you’ll also get a second permanent addition just by increasing your trainer level to two: Slowbro./post/cadian-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cadian-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/ Heroic couldn’t achieve what they did in CS:GO in 2021 if Casper “CadiaN” Møller wasn’t there to lead them. The Dane led his team to the triumph at ESL Pro League Season 13, where his bizarre and admirable one-vs-four clutch won the final round against Gambit. In the past few months, CadiaN not only provided his squad with crucial rounds won across the most important tournaments but also with wise strategy and leadership./post/double-xp-double-battle-pass-xp-is-now-live-for-the-final-weekend-of-season-4-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/double-xp-double-battle-pass-xp-is-now-live-for-the-final-weekend-of-season-4-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-and-warzone/ “Double double XP” is now live in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, offering players of both games one last chance to finish up their season four battle pass. This is the last weekend of season four, with season five beginning at 11pm CT on Wednesday, Aug. 11, which is the same day that the current battle pass will go away for good. This is your last chance to unlock all 100 tiers./post/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/how-to-report-hackers-cheaters-and-players-in-fall-guys/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-report-hackers-cheaters-and-players-in-fall-guys/ Fall Guys was launched on Aug. 4 and players are already bumping into hackers. The most common cheat being used is a speed hack that makes the player run at an unbelievable speed, giving them a clear advantage. You may want to report a hacker if you run into one while playing Fall Guys, but Mediatonic hasn’t added a report system to the game yet. The developers had to deal with several server issues caused by the game’s huge demand after launch, so the cheating problem has seemingly been pushed to the side so far./post/new-valorant-bug-causes-cypher-players-to-trigger-their-cyber-cage-without-looking-at-it/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-valorant-bug-causes-cypher-players-to-trigger-their-cyber-cage-without-looking-at-it/ Over the past day, many VALORANT players have complained about another annoying Cypher bug that’s popped up after Riot Games’ latest patch for the game. Cypher’s Cyber Cage is glitched to where players are triggering the ability without even looking at the cage, according to multiple fans. This also means that if the player is trying to use another ability, like Cypher’s tripwire, or trying to climb up a rope, they won’t be able to do so if the Cyber Cage is in the same direction./post/seer-s-ability-kit-in-apex-legends-emergence-will-include-a-heartbeat-sensor-and-microdrones-that-track-enemies/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/seer-s-ability-kit-in-apex-legends-emergence-will-include-a-heartbeat-sensor-and-microdrones-that-track-enemies/ Move over, Bloodhound. Another tracker’s coming to town. Respawn unveiled Apex Legends‘ Emergence launch trailer during today’s EA Play Live, giving a first look at new legend Seer’s gameplay. While the trailer didn’t quite explain what his abilities do, game director Chad Grenier discussed the upcoming legend’s kit and how he’ll fit into the meta. Similar to Bloodhound, Seer is a tracker who uses his abilities to provide intel for his squad./post/all-fortnite-birthday-cake-locations/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fortnite-birthday-cake-locations/ Fortnite’s second birthday is here, and Epic Games released a few challenges for players to complete and unlock cosmetic items. Two of them are about finding birthday cakes spread across the Fortnite island. In the first one, players have to dance or use any emote in front of all 10 of them. In the other, they must recover 50 health or shield by eating slices of cake that surround these huge cakes, which add up to 10 slices since each recovers five points of health./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-friday-fortnite-on-june-28/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-friday-fortnite-on-june-28/ Daniel “KEEMSTAR” Keem’s Friday Fortnite tournament is back after a small break. While fans will see the return of regular players such as Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Benjy “Benjyfishy” David Fish, Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff, and more, the bracket will include a celebrity guest this week. The last tournament saw the pairing ofNinja and Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg, which blew viewing figures out of proportion. KEEMSTAR reported that over 8.8 million unique viewers tuned in to watch Friday Fortnite in week two of its return./post/how-to-link-your-riot-account-to-twitch/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-link-your-riot-account-to-twitch/ There are several benefits to linking your Riot Games account to Twitch. When you link your Riot account to the popular streaming platform, you can unlock items and receive rewards through Twitch Drops during special events. When you watch VALORANT streams highlighted on Twitch, for example, there’s a chance you can earn closed beta access for Riot’s newest game. First, ensure you have both a Riot and Twitch account. Then, follow these steps to link them: /post/malphite-will-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-empires-of-the-ascended-through-targon/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/malphite-will-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-empires-of-the-ascended-through-targon/ The second champion to join Legends of Runeterra in its upcoming expansion, Guardians of the Ancient, has been revealed today. In collaboration with Mobalytics, Riot Games announced Malphite, and he’s aiming to tie up the Landmark archetype together. Malphite is a seven mana champion with 6/10 combat stats and the Tough keyword. Malphite reaches his leveled form after you’ve summoned 12+ mana worth of Landmarks. Once Malphite reaches his leveled form, Malphite gains +1/+1 in combat stats and a new ability which creates an Unstoppable Force spell for you at every round start or when he levels up as long as you have the attack token./post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-massive-mass-outbreaks-explained/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-massive-mass-outbreaks-explained/ As part of Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ free Daybreak update, a new gameplay mechanic has been added to the game that challenges players to tackle Massive Mass Outbreaks. These are iterations of the game’s pre-existing Mass Outbreak mechanic, which are special events where a specific species of Pokémon will appear more frequently for a set period of time.  Unlike the regular version of the encounter method, Massive Mass Outbreaks involve multiple outbreaks happening at once and don’t necessarily take into account the ecosystem a species of Pokémon is native to./post/sources-stellar-fiziq-epathy-signed-to-soar-s-valorant-roster/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-stellar-fiziq-epathy-signed-to-soar-s-valorant-roster/ North American organization SoaR has signed three players prior to the start of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022, which is set to begin on Jan. 27, multiple sources told Dot Esports on Jan. 15.  The team has signed the free agent trio of Brenden “Stellar” McGrath, Lucas “fiziq” Blow, and Ngawang “epathy” Chonjor. SoaR is also in negotiations with Australian player Ashley “Trill” Powell but a deal is yet to be finalized due to visa issues./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/valorant-player-shows-one-way-cypher-smokes-on-icebox/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-shows-one-way-cypher-smokes-on-icebox/ Using abilities effectively in VALORANT is an essential part of holding sites and keeping attackers at bay. One VALORANT player recently highlighted two useful spots for one-way Cypher smokes on Icebox.  The first spot can be used by throwing a Cyber cage from the second story on the B site. Players need to aim for a specific spot on a green container, and if done correctly, the cage will land on a raised ledge./post/why-dr-reid-horizon-s-assistant-in-apex-legends-could-be-ash/Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-dr-reid-horizon-s-assistant-in-apex-legends-could-be-ash/ Horizon has one of the most tragic backstories in Apex Legends. The scientist’s assistant left her stranded in space for months—equivalent to nearly a century in her hometown of Olympus. Horizon returned to a razed planet and a son who, in all likelihood, has passed away. The assistant who betrayed Horizon looked like a new character in the Apex universe. But looks can be deceiving. A prominent theory in the Apex community is that Horizon’s assistant is the human version of Ash before she became a simulacrum—and some elements make it a compelling idea./post/all-stages-in-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-stages-in-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl/ In every platform fighter, the available stages are just as important as the roster of characters present in the game. This is the case for the newly released Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl that features characters and places from the iconic Nickelodeon series. Among these series, there are plenty of unique locations that will be familiar to fans and offer completely different environments that favor certain fighters. There are your standard ground-based maps and the floating maps that will task players with avoiding falling./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/should-you-dismantle-your-old-gear-or-sell-it-in-lost-ark/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/should-you-dismantle-your-old-gear-or-sell-it-in-lost-ark/ Getting attached to your gear in Lost Ark isn’t usually recommended since you’ll be replacing your items with more powerful ones as you progress through the game. Once you start acquiring more powerful gear, your older items will start collecting dust in your inventory and it may get a little crowded there since you’ll also be picking up a lot of collectibles during your journey. If you’re looking to get rid of your old gear, you can try selling it for gold or dismantling it for random items./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/urabrask-returns-in-mtg-streets-of-new-capenna-as-third-phyrexian-praetor-in-current-storyline/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/urabrask-returns-in-mtg-streets-of-new-capenna-as-third-phyrexian-praetor-in-current-storyline/ Phyrexians have slowly made their way into the post-War of the Spark storyline, first reappearing in Kaldheim with Vorinclex. Urabrask, the red-aligned Praetor, appears in Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming set Streets of New Capenna, making it the third Phyrexian appearance. Jin-Gitaxias appeared in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. This iteration of Urabrask retains haste and helps Red strategies draw more cards and close out the game. Urabrask, Heretic Praetor Mana value: 3RRType: Legendary Creature Phyrexian PraetorRarity: Mythic RareStats: 4/4Keywords: HasteFirst ability: At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library./post/valorant-s-space-themed-g-u-n-collection-is-now-available-includes-classic-bucky-spectre-operator-and-melee/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-space-themed-g-u-n-collection-is-now-available-includes-classic-bucky-spectre-operator-and-melee/ Get ready to pew pew the competition. VALORANT fans can finally get their hands on the Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster (G.U.N.) Collection, which is now in the store. The bundle includes skins for the Classic pistol, Bucky shotgun, Spectre SMG, Operator rifle, and melee weapon. The G.U.N. bundle offers Premium Edition skins, costing 7,100 VP for all five weapon skins, a player card, a gun buddy, and a skin. Each skin will run you 1,775 VP on its own, aside from the melee weapon, which costs 3,550 VP./post/when-is-the-release-window-for-rainbow-six-siege-s-operation-shifting-tides/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-the-release-window-for-rainbow-six-siege-s-operation-shifting-tides/ Operation Shifting Tides is the newest season of content coming to Rainbow Six Siege. And while the release date is still unknown, we have a pretty good idea of when fans can expect a full release.  Looking at past seasons, fans will notice that there’s normally a full season reveal at a major LAN event that’s followed by a Test Server (TS) period. These Test Server periods can vary but generally last within the three-week range./post/xbox-and-bethesda-showcase-all-new-trailers-release-dates-and-more/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xbox-and-bethesda-showcase-all-new-trailers-release-dates-and-more/ Summer Game Fest is coming to a close, and one of the last big events to broadcast was the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase. The two publishers released new trailers, new information, new games, and more. If you missed the show, there was a lot to be excited about. Many games that are releasing this year or early next year got more solid release windows, fans got a better look at games that were previously announced or teased, and there were even some new game surprises that have people excited for the future of gaming./post/xqc-streams-himself-sleeping-for-9-hours-after-a-26-hour-overwatch-session/Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-streams-himself-sleeping-for-9-hours-after-a-26-hour-overwatch-session/ Variety Twitch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel finished a 35-hour stream by autoplaying YouTube videos for nine hours while he slept. He kept his camera on and focused on him sleeping the entire time. Before that, he played 45 Overwatch matches over 26 hours. His number of average viewers was about 20 percent higher than that of any other stream he did over the past seven days, according to Twitch statistics website SullyGnome./post/all-classes-in-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-classes-in-tiny-tina-s-wonderlands/ Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is releasing later this week as one of the most highly-anticipated games this month. Although it’s set in the Borderlands universe, this game will be far different from the main games before it. Players will have access to an extensive character creation system, including choosing a class. Players will get to choose two of the six available classes, a unique twist on the original game’s format. This mix and match mechanic will provide a variety of unique playstyles and ability combinations with a vast range of possibilities./post/apex-player-compiles-a-list-of-fan-made-challenges-to-keep-your-games-fresh/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-player-compiles-a-list-of-fan-made-challenges-to-keep-your-games-fresh/ Apex Legends’ gameplay can get repetitive after several hundred drops. Players have started to impose their own objectives for their teams, like crouching for an entire match—and an Apex fan shared an ultimate list of challenges to follow if your gameplay is getting stale. The list compiles 30 challenges that interfere with player behavior, legend selection, and loadouts and they all have a significant impact on gameplay. The match may not result in a victory, but it’ll make for an interesting experience./post/how-to-find-the-deep-dark-biome-in-minecraft/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-the-deep-dark-biome-in-minecraft/ The rich world of Minecraft will become even more interesting with the upcoming Deep Dark biome, set to make its way to the game with the release of the Wild Update on June 7. Players have been eagerly waiting for the update. They have had access to a series of snapshots showcasing all of the exciting content that’s on the way, including the Deep Dark, the Warden, functioning Sculk blocks, frogs, a new mangrove swamp biome, the Allay, a new wood type, and much more./post/na-vct-stage-2-challengers-valorant-main-event-schedule-scores-and-standings/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/na-vct-stage-2-challengers-valorant-main-event-schedule-scores-and-standings/ Following OpTic Gaming’s triumph at VCT Masters Reykjavík, all eyes are turning toward North America after the region claimed its second international VALORANT LAN trophy in Iceland. The NA VCT Stage Two Challengers main event is all set, with 12 teams set to go toe-to-toe in a round-robin group stage before a decisive double-elimination playoff bracket. With only two stages taking place during the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour, it’s all on the line for these teams that want to make an appearance at Masters and make a run at Champions at the end of the year./post/respawn-to-nerf-prowler-and-l-star-in-apex-patch-later-today-plans-to-balance-seer-next-week/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-to-nerf-prowler-and-l-star-in-apex-patch-later-today-plans-to-balance-seer-next-week/ Apex Legends players complained and Respawn listened. A quick balance patch shipping later today will target a couple of overperforming weapons, including the Prowler SMG and L-Star LMG. While fans may have wanted to see some Seer nerfs come sooner, Respawn plans on balancing the new legend next week. Later today we'll also ship a quick balance patch that: ⬇️ Reduces Prowler damage from 15>14 🔫 Reduces speed while ADSing with the L-Star/post/street-fighter-pro-robinho-banned-from-all-capcom-events-after-telling-disturbing-story-on-stream/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/street-fighter-pro-robinho-banned-from-all-capcom-events-after-telling-disturbing-story-on-stream/ The Capcom Pro Tour officially announced today that Street Fighter pro player Robson “Robinho” Oliveira has been permanently, globally banned from all Capcom-owned or operated events in response to him telling a horrific story “wherein he described participating in reprehensible and atrocious acts.” During one of his streams, Robinho relayed a story detailing how he sought revenge against a former partner for being “a hardcore skank” and “huge slut,” according to the translation posted by Twitter user CruzaderOnline./post/the-5-best-hexproof-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-hexproof-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/ Hexproof is one of the strongest mechanics in Magic: The Gathering.  Hexproof in MTG means that a card, creature, or player “can’t be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.” For a player, this could prevent incoming damage from lightning bolt or shock spells that popular Burn decks play. Creatures that have Hexproof and cards that give it are regularly used as an extra safety measure in decks that could otherwise be vulnerable to removal or direct-damage effects./post/the-definitive-valorant-weapon-tier-list/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-definitive-valorant-weapon-tier-list/ VALORANT is a tactical shooter with a twist. It carefully combines the use of weapons and abilities to create one of the most strategic and multi-layered games out there. Although abilities are an important factor in VALORANT, offering utility, like stuns, flashes, and smokes—and some extra firepower—weapons are at the game’s forefront. They dictate the economy, helping you decide whether to full buy, force buy, or eco. But they also make up the brunt of your damage./post/twitch-exodus-disguised-toast-says-he-knows-at-least-5-more-streamers-moving-to-youtube/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-exodus-disguised-toast-says-he-knows-at-least-5-more-streamers-moving-to-youtube/ Following Sykkuno’s surprise move from Twitch to YouTube Gaming yesterday, Disguised Toast discussed the future of Twitch and what he called “Twitch death” while streaming on May 2. “So Sykkuno’s leaving,” Disguised Toast said. “You guys may have heard from either Ludwig or I months and months ago of us saying more content creators are going to YouTube. Well, Sykkuno’s one of them. I mean, or maybe the only one, I don’t know./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/all-hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes/ Hearthstone’s take on the autobattler genre is available for everyone.  Battlegrounds, released in 2019, is an eight-player game mode that takes on the fundamentals of games like Teamfight Tactics and Dota Underlords but adds a fun and familiar Hearthstone twist. Battlegrounds has 78 different Heroes (or Bosses). They each have their own unique Hero Power that changes the pace of the game mode. They synergize with minions, allowing players to recruit, battle, and strategize against their opponents./post/can-you-play-rainbow-six-siege-on-steam-deck/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-rainbow-six-siege-on-steam-deck/ Steam Deck launched with hundreds of titles ready to roll on day one. Some of these include ARK: Survival Evolved, Stardew Valley, and more. But many of the titles listed on the Great on Deck page are single-player or co-op experiences that don’t feature third-party anti-cheat, which is concerning for Rainbow Six Siege fans. See Rainbow Six on Amazon Despite Proton being compatible with third-party anti-cheat software like BattlEye and the Epic-owned Easy Anti-Cheat, there’s no evidence to support that Rainbow Six Siege is playable on the Steam Deck./post/c%C3%B3mo-obtener-pok%C3%A9mon-shiny-con-el-m%C3%A9todo-masuda-de-cr%C3%ADa-de-huevos-en-espada-y-escudo/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/c%C3%B3mo-obtener-pok%C3%A9mon-shiny-con-el-m%C3%A9todo-masuda-de-cr%C3%ADa-de-huevos-en-espada-y-escudo/ Los Pokémon shiny (brillantes o variocolor) en Espada y Escudo son relativamente difíciles de encontrar. Solo hay unas pocas opciones disponibles para aumentar tus posibilidades de atrapar a una de las criaturas esquivas. Si bien las cadenas existen en el juego, encontrar un brillante de este método puede ser una tarea difícil en un lapso breve. Afortunadamente para los cazadores de shiny hay un método mucho más fácil, aunque lleva tiempo, para obtener Pokémon variocolor./post/how-to-find-galarian-ponyta-and-evolve-it-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-galarian-ponyta-and-evolve-it-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Everyone wants to get their hands on Galarian Ponyta in Pokémon Sword and Shield—and who can blame them? Look how cute it is! Galarian Ponyta is only available in Pokémon Shield. So if you own Sword, you will need to trade with a friend or someone online that has Shield to get the pony. But for those who own Shield, Galarian Ponyta can easily be found in the wild. You’ll need to head to Glimwood Tangle, which is north of Stow-on-Side and just above Route 6./post/how-to-fix-the-hdr-setting-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-the-hdr-setting-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Turning on High Dynamic Range (HDR) allows games to have a better visual experience while playing their favorite titles. The feature can also be found inside Call of Duty: Warzone’s settings, and it can be enabled by default on setups that support HDR. There have been instances where HDR caused a few troubles for Warzone players, like crashes or various errors. Such errors often get patched, but players may need to fix their HDR setting by turning it off to continue playing Warzone smoothly until the fix arrives./post/kolkar-pack-runner-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-forged-in-the-barrens/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kolkar-pack-runner-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-forged-in-the-barrens/ The convoy rolls on as we grow ever closer to the launch of Hearthstone’s next expansion, Forged in the Barrens. One of the latest cards revealed is an Epic rare Hunter minion, Kolkar Pack Runner. Kolkar Pack Runner is a two-cost 2/3 minion with a powerful effect. After you cast a spell, Kolkar Pack Runner summons a 1/1 Hyena with Rush. This is not a Spellburst effect, which means you’ll be able to perform it indefinitely so long as Kolkar Pack leader is alive./post/noobowl-c9-k3soju-dominate-final-lobby-at-tft-6-5-challenger-series/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/noobowl-c9-k3soju-dominate-final-lobby-at-tft-6-5-challenger-series/ Seeking two of the last four Teamfight Tactics invites to the North American Gizmos & Gadgets: Neon Nights Regional Finals, Noobowl and C9 k3soju put on veterans’ performances during the final day of the Set 6.5 Challenger Series tournament. A total of 16 TFT players who had not earned invites to the NA Regional Finals competed at the Set 6.5 Challenger Series. It was the last chance for many of the competitors to earn a seat at Neon Nights Regionals, outside of two invites getting rewarded to the top-two Ranked players on the ladder./post/ultimate-spellbook-returning-to-league-of-legends-this-winter-will-feature-new-ults/Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ultimate-spellbook-returning-to-league-of-legends-this-winter-will-feature-new-ults/ Riot Games has revealed many of its intentions surrounding planned changes and updates to League of Legends in the near future. While much of Riot’s announcement today centered around standard play, the developer also gave some insight into League’s rotating game modes.  See League of Legends on Amazon Riot confirmed that Ultimate Spellbook, the breakout game mode from the 2021 season, will be available to play in League “this winter,” according to the developer’s announcement earlier today./post/all-symbol-room-locations-for-the-bonus-red-border-chest-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-symbol-room-locations-for-the-bonus-red-border-chest-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/ Destiny 2’s Vow of the Disciple raid brought a series of new weapons to the game, and their appeal lies beyond their unique elements or archetypes. The raid weapons are craftable, giving players a chance to pick their own rolls if they don’t want to farm or can’t get lucky in finding the perfect rolls for them. Unlocking a weapon’s Pattern takes five Deepsight extractions, meaning players have to find and complete five red-border weapons for each gun they intend to craft./post/arcane-act-2-what-could-happen-based-on-everything-we-know/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/arcane-act-2-what-could-happen-based-on-everything-we-know/ League of Legends’ animated series, Arcane, premiered just yesterday. But League fans already want more.  After months of building anticipation, League fans finally got to watch the first three episodes of Arcane on Nov. 6. It was easy for fans to get into the story from the start after Riot recently released trailers that showed the setting, characters, and bits of the plot. Now, everyone who has access to a Netflix account can watch (or rewatch) the first act of the League series while waiting for the second set of episodes to drop on Nov./post/dataminers-leak-unreleased-fortnite-skins-including-will-smith-s-bad-boys-character-morty-from-rick-and-morty-and-j-balvin-icon-series/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dataminers-leak-unreleased-fortnite-skins-including-will-smith-s-bad-boys-character-morty-from-rick-and-morty-and-j-balvin-icon-series/ Fortnite dataminers have been busy at work over the past few hours digging through the latest 17.40 patch, which dropped earlier today. Respected Fortnite leaker iFireMonkey shared social media clips and images of various unreleased skins that were located within the game, including a Morty skin to compliment the already-released Rick skin from Rick and Morty. An Icon Series skin for Colombian musician J Balvin, and a skin for movie star Will Smith’s role as Mike Lowery in the Bad Boys franchise are also reportedly present./post/dire-wolves-beat-overperformers-16-0-twice-in-esea-premier-australia-match/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dire-wolves-beat-overperformers-16-0-twice-in-esea-premier-australia-match/ Dire Wolves, an Australian CS:GO team that’s in second place in the ESEA Premier Australia season 37 right now, made history today. Euan “sterling” Moore and crew defeated Overperformers 2-0 in the ESEA Premier Australia season 37. But most notably, they beat them 16-0 twice on Dust II and Inferno. This is an extremely rare result in semi-professional or professional tournaments and one the players from both teams will undoubtedly remember forever./post/fly-returns-to-evil-geniuses-dota-2-roster/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fly-returns-to-evil-geniuses-dota-2-roster/ Pivoting from a new look to a tried-and-true method of victory, Evil Geniuses is bringing back Fly to helm its Dota 2 roster today as the organization heads into the final leg of the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit.  Fly returns to North America after a brief stint in Southeast Asia with the original iteration of Talon Esports, stepping back into the captain role for the organization he played with from 2018 until late 2021./post/here-are-the-updates-and-notes-for-league-of-legends-patch-10-16/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-updates-and-notes-for-league-of-legends-patch-10-16/ Yasuo and ADC mains are in for a treat with this League of Legends patch. Yasuo’s long lost brother, Yone, will finally make an appearance on the Rift with a kit that’s similar to the Unforgiven. A couple of underplayed ADCs are also getting some love in this patch, which could help them make more appearances both in solo queue and professional play. The usual contenders that are causing havoc have been taken down a bit, too./post/how-to-crouch-in-fortnite/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-crouch-in-fortnite/ The many mechanics in Fortnite can be bound to any key or button if you go into your settings and change it. But the specific bind used to crouch by default depends on whether you’re playing on PC or with a controller. If you’re playing on PC, the default keybind for “crouch” is the left CTRL. If you’re playing on an Xbox or PlayStation and using the “Standard” configuration, crouch is bound to LB for Xbox and L1 for PlayStation./post/what-are-account-points-valorant-s-leveling-system-explained/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-account-points-valorant-s-leveling-system-explained/ With the launch of VALORANT Episode Three on June 22, Riot Games added a new progression feature aimed at rewarding the game’s most dedicated players. VALORANT players can now upgrade their account level across any game mode and will even retroactively earn experience for time already spent playing. To level up an account, players must earn Account Points. What are Account Points? Account Points are the pool of experience points earned from playing any type of game mode in VALORANT./post/yuri-sakazaki-is-coming-to-king-of-fighters-xv/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yuri-sakazaki-is-coming-to-king-of-fighters-xv/ Yuri Sakazaki is the latest fighter confirmed for the King of Fighters XV roster as SNK released a new gameplay trailer for the game.  Originally, fans of the franchise were hoping last week’s reveal of Andy Bogard would lead into his brother Terry Bogard being revealed this week, but it instead focused on a different set of siblings that might share the ring.  Yuri is the younger sister of Ryo Sakazaki and the first female practitioner of Kyokugenryu Karate after originally being a damsel in distress, though her discipline is actually the lowest-grade version of the style./post/best-cinderace-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-cinderace-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ The newest Fire-type starter Pokémon introduced in Sword and Shield—Scorbunny, Raboot, and Cinderace—has made its way into Pokémon UNITE. These quick Pokémon join the roster of many other familiar faces in Pokémon’s first take on a MOBA. While these Pokémon are classified as novice-level Attackers, they’re not available immediately for players to use in Unite Battles. Players can purchase Cinderace in the shop for 8,000 Aeos coins or wait to receive the Striker Pokémon as part of the welcome log-in bonus on day eight./post/counter-strike-turns-21-years-old-today/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/counter-strike-turns-21-years-old-today/ Counter-Strike holds a special place in the hearts of a lot of gamers. And today, it’s celebrating its 21st birthday. What started out as a Half-Life mod has turned into one of the most popular first-person shooters in the world with a thriving professional scene that attracts millions of viewers.  Counter-Strike originated as a Half-Life mod developed by Minh “Gooseman” Le and Jess Cliffe in 1999 that gained enough popularity for Valve to take notice./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/las-11-mejores-cajas-de-cs-go-que-puedes-abrir-en-2021/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/las-11-mejores-cajas-de-cs-go-que-puedes-abrir-en-2021/ Los aspectos de CS:GO han influenciado la monetización dentro del mundo de los videojuegos. La mayoría de lanzamientos más recientes como Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare o VALORANT usan la misma fórmula para obtener beneficios. Es una buena manera de ofrecer personalización a los jugadores sin afectar la experiencia de juego. Aunque ahorrar dinero para comprar el aspecto que quieres normalmente es una mejor idea que probar suerte con las cajas, algunas skins cuestan más que un coche de segunda mano./post/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/popular-cs-go-dog-streamer-accidentally-reveals-face-and-goes-mia/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/popular-cs-go-dog-streamer-accidentally-reveals-face-and-goes-mia/ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most well-known “dog” streamer had a career-changing mishap on his Twitch stream last night. Theonemanny was playing a casual match on an Operation Hydra hostage map, Agency, when his “Facerig” software glitched out on him. Facerig is a facial recognition program that allows its users to “embody” a character for fun. It took about fifteen seconds for him to realize his identity had been revealed to the internet because of the stream delay./post/the-5-best-draw-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-draw-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/ Draw cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! help you achieve victory by gaining access to all your cards more frequently. Card draw is important in games and YGO is no exception. Without it, you’ll be stuck with a lackluster hand and won’t be able to use your entire deck before the match is over. While some cards have a decent power curve, others such as Pot of Greed are overpowered and are either banned out or disabled in various formats and tournaments./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-ending-with-rce/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-ending-with-rce/ Wordle is the latest game acquired by the New York Times. Created by Josh Wardle, for his wife who loved word games, the game combines a casual and fun experience with the possibility of developing your vocabulary by discovering new words in addition to the secret word of the day. Wordle has many different types of players, from the casual ones to the ones who have a greater desire to solve the secret word every day and keep their winning streak recorded on the Wordle website./post/all-mtg-commander-legends-baldur-s-gate-mechanics/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mtg-commander-legends-baldur-s-gate-mechanics/ A total of four Magic: The Gathering mechanics will get showcased in the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate set, of which two are new.  The Commander Legends sets are designed to get played in Limited Draft and Sealed. This is the second set of its kind, specifically for Commander. A total of 361 regular cards are contained within the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate (CLB) set. There are two new Magic mechanics getting introduced, Background and Initiative, along with two returning mechanics, Adventure and Dice Roll./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/how-to-complete-fut-birthday-quaresma-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-fut-birthday-quaresma-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ You can get a new 88-rated FUT Birthday version of Ricardo Quaresma from Vitória de Guimarães starting today in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. You’ll have to complete a squad-building challenge in the game to get this card. Players featured in the FUT Birthday promotion will get either a skill move or weak foot increase to five stars to celebrate FIFA Ultimate Team’s anniversary. In Quaresma’s case, EA upgraded his four-star weak foot to five stars./post/how-to-connect-a-nintendo-switch-pro-controller-to-your-pc/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-connect-a-nintendo-switch-pro-controller-to-your-pc/ While a keyboard and mouse are the best way to game on PC, controllers are the preferred method for many console players. Luckily, computers allow you to connect your favorite controllers with ease.  When it comes to controllers, one of the more popular choices is the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, thanks to its comfortable button layout and long-lasting battery life. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to connect a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to a PC./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/respawn-addresses-netcode-servers-and-why-it-s-not-upgrading-apex-s-tick-rate-soon-in-deep-dive-blog-post/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-addresses-netcode-servers-and-why-it-s-not-upgrading-apex-s-tick-rate-soon-in-deep-dive-blog-post/ For a layman, words like “tick rate” and “netcode” can be hard to understand—so Respawn brought in the experts. Lead engineer Samy Duc explained a series of issues and common scenarios that happen to players in Apex Legends, their causes, and what the developers are doing to fix them in a 5,000-word blog post today. In addition, Duc touched on a highly debated topic: The reason why Apex runs at a 20 Hz tick rate—and why upgrading it may not have as significant an impact as some fans think./post/riot-reveals-new-dark-star-skins-on-league-s-pbe/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-new-dark-star-skins-on-league-s-pbe/ Brought to you byIKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. Riot Games released previews on the League of Legends Public Beta Environment today for three new skins, including Dark Cosmic Jhin, Dark Star Karma, and Dark Star Shaco. As their names might suggest, the three skins are part of the Dark Star skin line—one of the more popular themes among skin releases. The dark, starry theme hasn’t seen a new skin since last summer’s release of Dark Star Cho’Gath, the game’s first charity skin which raised over $6 million for nonprofits./post/riot-reveals-renata-glasc-as-newest-league-champion-introduces-new-berserk-state-where-enemies-attack-their-own-allies/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-renata-glasc-as-newest-league-champion-introduces-new-berserk-state-where-enemies-attack-their-own-allies/ Zaun’s resident Chembaroness has finally sauntered onto the Summoner’s Rift—and she’s ready to make some deals that her allies will have a hard time refusing. Renata Glasc is the latest to join League of Legends’ growing roster of unique champions and will be the next support to grace the bottom lane. She will be added to the game in Patch 12.4, with a whole plethora of powerful skills that will strike fear into any enemies she might come across./post/three-of-the-most-fun-bot-lane-combos-to-try-in-the-new-meta/Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/three-of-the-most-fun-bot-lane-combos-to-try-in-the-new-meta/ Welcome to the second half of the 2018 League of Legends season, where all the roles are backwards and we pretend crit isn’t in the game anymore. In this unpredictable meta, traditional marksmen have been almost entirely kicked out of the bot lane, with exceptions in Lucian, Kai’Sa, and Ezreal, thanks to huge nerfs to base stats and crit items. Most marksmen have bowed out of the bot lane, and every other type of champion has risen to replace them./post/best-ps5-accessories-bundle/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ps5-accessories-bundle/ Getting a PlayStation 5 is not enough. You need a bunch of peripheral items to elevate your gaming experience. Of course, a good pair of headphones is a must and so are the controllers. A charging station, headphone stand, a cooling system, and maybe a media remote will make your life so much easier and more organized. Now, once you get all the accessories you need, you need to keep them safe and organized./post/every-big-and-small-change-slated-to-take-place-after-the-tft-12-8-patch-rundown/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-big-and-small-change-slated-to-take-place-after-the-tft-12-8-patch-rundown/ Several minor and big Teamfight Tactics balance changes will take place in the April 27 update, game designer Kent “Riot Kent” Wu and live balance designer Riot Blizz revealed during the Patch 12.8 Rundown. Patch 12.8 is not the Gizmos & Gadgets World Championship update, but it will hit live servers on April 27. The TFT Worlds patch is 12.7, and players who are eagerly awaiting Set Seven can expect it to drop via PBE on May 25./post/golden-backpack-and-body-shield-facing-big-changes-in-apex-legends-season-3/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/golden-backpack-and-body-shield-facing-big-changes-in-apex-legends-season-3/ Critics of the Legendary Body Shield are getting a small victory tomorrow. An Apex Legends fan’s Reddit post today listed every update coming to the battle royale in season three, which releases tomorrow at 2pm CT. Fans will be happy to hear that the useless perk on the Golden Body Shield, as well as the Golden Backpack’s, will be undergoing some practical changes. “Golden Body Shield takes the old Fast Use perk from the backpack,” the fan said./post/how-to-refund-agents-contracts-and-weapon-skins-in-valorant/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-refund-agents-contracts-and-weapon-skins-in-valorant/ Are you sick and tired of the agent you just bought in VALORANT? Then why not get a refund and start from the beginning? When you load up VALORANT for the first time, you’re presented with five free characters. After a few wins, you can unlock two more. But if you want to complete the set and try all 18 agents out for size, you’ll have a long wait ahead of you./post/new-league-short-story-follows-lucian-on-his-path-to-save-senna/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-league-short-story-follows-lucian-on-his-path-to-save-senna/ League of Legends’ weekly lore update has arrived for the Patch 9.20 cycle and fans may have gotten a glimpse of the game’s next champion with today’s new short story.   Titled “Homebound,” the story follows Lucian as he tracks the Harrowing, or the Black Mist, in search of Thresh. He comes across the storm on an island and chucks a grenade into the mist, creating a break in its coverage./post/riot-to-allow-league-players-to-vote-for-upcoming-skin-line-in-2022/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-allow-league-players-to-vote-for-upcoming-skin-line-in-2022/ League of Legends fans will be able to vote for an upcoming skin line coming to the game this year. Riot has announced another fan vote in celebration of the beginning of the 2022 ranked season. This year, League players will be able to vote between new additions to either the Infernal, Arclight, or Gothic skin lines.  Right now, 12 champions in League have an Infernal skin, while five have Arclight skins./post/the-best-hide-and-seek-fortnite-codes-for-creative-mode-june-2022/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-hide-and-seek-fortnite-codes-for-creative-mode-june-2022/ Fortnite’s Creative mode allows players to build a variety of impressive maps highlighting different custom game modes such as Hide-and-Seek. As the name suggests, Hide-and-Seek tasks players with navigating the map to find a place to hide while one player is appointed the seeker role and must locate and eliminate the hiding players. This mode is one of the most popular creative modes in Fortnite since it requires more than one player and is perfect for a team of players to participate in together./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-at/Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-at/ Since its Oct. 2021 release, Wordle has become a popular way to start the day for many players. Every 24 hours, a new word will pop up, and you need to guess it within that timeframe to maintain your streak. You have a maximum of six guesses, and there are no clues to start. After entering a good first word, the game will give you some visual feedback: letters absent from the word of the day will turn gray, while the ones that are part of the answer will be either yellow or green, depending on whether they are in the right or wrong place./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/best-kamisato-ayaka-genshin-impact-build-weapons-artifacts-and-more/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-kamisato-ayaka-genshin-impact-build-weapons-artifacts-and-more/ The five-star Cryo Daughter of the Kamisato Clan Kamisato Ayaka is a favorite among the Genshin Impact community. Kamisato Ayaka was first released on July 21, 2021, and has finally returned for her first rerun in the special event “The Heron’s Court” banner. Her rerun comes right after the end of her brother’s release and first banner. Kamisato Ayato was just introduced both in the storyline and in the last banner with his first-ever run in Genshin Impact./post/how-to-change-outfits-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-outfits-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus has a ton of features returning from previous Pokémon games, including some systems that haven’t been in all the previous games. One of these is the outfit system. In this new game, players can customize their look using clothing that they earn during their adventures in the Hisui region. Clothing can be broken down into a few categories, including headwear, shirts, pants, uniforms, sandals, glasses, and contacts./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/how-to-find-diamonds-in-minecraft/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-diamonds-in-minecraft/ It’s tough to find a more well-known sandbox game than Minecraft. The title developed by Mojang officially made its debut in 2011 and has since gained millions of fans from around the world. In Minecraft, players are allowed to partake in plenty of different activities. And with the game regularly being updated, the fun and new features seem to never stop. But one of the major occupations when playing Minecraft is obviously mining./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/possible-abilities-leaked-for-league-s-probable-next-champion-bel-veth/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/possible-abilities-leaked-for-league-s-probable-next-champion-bel-veth/ The abilities for League of Legends’ potential next champion were leaked yesterday and shared on content creator Ryscu’s YouTube channel.  League fans are eager to learn more information about the Empress of the Void, Bel’Veth, and her leaked abilities give players a taste of how the champion could affect the Rift.  In the recent Champion Roadmap, Riot shared some information about the Empress. But aside from her title, we don’t know much about her./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/vtuber-ironmouse-surpasses-95-000-twitch-subscribers-takes-the-throne-for-active-subs-on-platform/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vtuber-ironmouse-surpasses-95-000-twitch-subscribers-takes-the-throne-for-active-subs-on-platform/ VTuber Ironmouse became the top streamer on Twitch over the weekend in terms of current active subscriptions, hitting 95,443 active subs, according to Twitch Tracker.  The figure is just less than 6,000 more subs than the second most on the platform. Casimito has 89,649 and xQc is third with 82,907. The achievement comes just days after she became the most-subbed to female streamer. i cant believe whats happening my hands are shaking./post/when-does-the-halo-infinite-campaign-release/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-halo-infinite-campaign-release/ Halo Infinite developers surprised fans this month by releasing the game’s multiplayer before its originally announced release date. The free-to-play Halo Infinite multiplayer is already available for fans to enjoy in a “beta” phase. But with all account progress from the beta carrying over to the official launch of the game, it might be difficult to consider it a traditional “beta.” With the multiplayer available, there’s little left from the game that players can’t already get their hands on./post/android-21-lab-coat-banned-for-dragon-ball-fighterz-at-ceo-2022/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/android-21-lab-coat-banned-for-dragon-ball-fighterz-at-ceo-2022/ It took an additional Major for the decision to finally be made, but Android 21 (Lab Coat) has officially been banned from use in Dragon Ball FighterZ at Community Effort Orlando (CEO) 2022.  This was a decision made after a long discussion between tournament organizer Alex Jebailey and various members of the DBFZ community, which resulted in the character being banned from tournament play at the event.  After a formal review with the CEO Board of Directors (@jebailey/post/dota-pro-circuit-2022-stockholm-major-scores-standings-and-results/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-pro-circuit-2022-stockholm-major-scores-standings-and-results/ Dota 2 fans, rejoice. The Dota Pro Circuit is back with an offline Major for the first time this season, bringing together many of the top teams from around the world in Sweden to compete for $500,000 and positioning for The International 11.  The Stockholm Major, which is set to run from May 12 to 22, features teams from five of the six DPC regions facing off—many for the first time as this is the first Valve-sponsored LAN tournament since TI10 last October./post/everything-we-know-about-apex-legends-season-3/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-apex-legends-season-3/ There was plenty of speculation circulating about what fans can expect to see when Apex Legends’ third season begins, including new legends and weapons, map changes, or a PvE mode. But Respawn has put that speculation to an end with its announcement today. Meltdown confirmed for Oct. 1 Apex Legends season three will be called Meltdown and begins Oct. 1. Media outlets were reportedly invited to a preview event earlier this month, and according to The Verge, they were specifically asked to send their best champions./post/g2-lothar-highlights-double-yoru-gatecrash-line-up-in-valorant/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-lothar-highlights-double-yoru-gatecrash-line-up-in-valorant/ G2 Lothar discovered a new double Yoru Gatecrash line-up on Ascent, allowing VALORANT players to teleport to the defender’s spawn before teleporting to the B site.  See Valorant on Amazon Yoru recently received a substantial rework, turning the struggling duelist into a more viable option. Players have found new ways to effectively use his revamped abilities, including line-ups for his Gatecrash ability. G2 Lothar found a way to use the Gatecrash ability twice to teleport around the map while confusing the enemy team on Ascent./post/how-to-complete-fantasy-simon-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-fantasy-simon-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ The first Fantasy set of objectives will reward players who complete an 88-rated version of Moses Simon from Nantes in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This promotion will follow the domestic league matches of the selected players and will apply a +1 overall upgrade considering 15 games starting April 1. Every five games EA will analyze if they met a certain condition to receive the upgrade and Simon is eligible for it./post/riot-s-relationship-with-tencent-has-reportedly-been-strained-over-declining-profits-and-mobile-games/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-s-relationship-with-tencent-has-reportedly-been-strained-over-declining-profits-and-mobile-games/ Riot Games’ relationship with parent company Tencent Holdings has been a rocky one over the past few years, according to a report published by news platform The Information. The feature was based on interviews with “more than 40 people close to Riot and Tencent,” including current and former employees. It also features statements from founders Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck, as well as CEO Nicolo Laurent. The article, for the most part, provides specifics on Tencent’s full acquisition of Riot in 2011./post/the-eu-lcs-is-rebranding-to-the-league-of-legends-european-championship-in-2019/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-eu-lcs-is-rebranding-to-the-league-of-legends-european-championship-in-2019/ Just like the NA LCS’ 2018 season, the EU LCS is franchising in 2019. To coincide with the sweeping changes to the league, Riot is also renaming and rebranding the league, according to the company’s statement today. The newly-franchised league will be called the League of Legends European Championship (LEC). Along with the name change, there will be 10 franchised teams added to the league (similar to the NA LCS, which changed to franchising in 2018)./post/wardell-s-valorant-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wardell-s-valorant-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Matthew “Wardell” Yu represents TSM as a part of its VALORANT roster. Wardell started his career with CS:GO but switched to VALORANT soon after its release. He was named the MVP during the FaZe’s 2020 VALORANT Invitational. Here is Wardell’s streaming setup, but you can find Wardell’s VALORANT settings here. Headset Logitech G PRO X Wireless Lightspeed Audio is an important aspect of many games like VALORANT, and a reliable headset doesn’t just give you quality audio but enough comfort to stay focused on the game./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/james-bond-s-aston-martin-valhalla-available-in-rocket-league-on-oct-7/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/james-bond-s-aston-martin-valhalla-available-in-rocket-league-on-oct-7/ Rocket League players can get their hands on James Bond’s latest car, the Aston Martin Valhalla, and have another chance to unlock the Aston Martin DB5 starting Oct. 7.  Psyonix, Rocket League’s developer, has collaborated with Metro Goldwyn Mayer to bring fans another iconic James Bond car. The Aston Martin Valhalla is the first hybrid car in Rocket League and comes with a Reel Life Decal, unique engine audio, and wheels./post/league-is-getting-a-new-interface-setting-that-disables-allied-chat-in-patch-9-14/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-is-getting-a-new-interface-setting-that-disables-allied-chat-in-patch-9-14/ League of Legends is getting a new chat setting with the release of Patch 9.14 next week that will allow users to disable allied chat. Currently, the only way players can mute their allies is by individually clicking on the mute buttons found next to their teammates’ names on the match’s scoreboard. Additionally, there’s a “Show [All] chat” option in the game’s settings that, when checked, prevents players from seeing what their opponents are saying in /all chat./post/lost-ark-developers-will-keep-an-eye-on-server-limits-after-1-2-million-flock-to-the-game/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-developers-will-keep-an-eye-on-server-limits-after-1-2-million-flock-to-the-game/ Amazon Games and Smilegate have started carefully lifting character creation limits after over 1.2 million people flocked to Lost Ark on Saturday. The company will monitor populations and queue times to assess the new limits. “We will be carefully lifting character creation limits on servers to allow new players to join servers that they may not have been able to previously,” an official statement reads. “However, we are closely monitoring server populations and queue times, so these character creation limits may return as queues begin to grow./post/pewdiepie-streamed-fortnite-to-aid-his-subscriber-count-battle-with-t-series/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pewdiepie-streamed-fortnite-to-aid-his-subscriber-count-battle-with-t-series/ It seems like Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg is willing to do whatever it takes to remain the top channel on YouTube. The popular YouTuber, who has the most subscribers on the platform, has been waging a subscriber count war against T-Series for months. With the difference in subscriber count now around 100,000, PewDiePie is starting to feel the pressure. T-Series is an Indian music label and film production company that was founded in 1983./post/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/team-smg-parts-ways-with-kpii-heading-into-next-dota-2-season/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-smg-parts-ways-with-kpii-heading-into-next-dota-2-season/ Damien “kpii” Chok is on the move again, parting ways with Team SMG after just six months with the organization.  Since forming at the start of the year, SMG has gone through several iterations. Management has changed up the roster twice since the start of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit, where the team had mixed results early. TI marks the end of a season, and with that, we say thank you and farewell to @kpiidota./post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-details-updated-schedule-and-rulings-for-the-play-pok%C3%A9mon-2022-championship-series/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pok%C3%A9mon-company-details-updated-schedule-and-rulings-for-the-play-pok%C3%A9mon-2022-championship-series/ The Pokémon Company has started planning out the Play! Pokémon 2022 Championship Series season, with initial plans set to bring in-person competitions back where it’s safe to do so. The Pokémon Organized Play team is working under the assumption that, over the next 12 months, the 2022 Championship Series will be able to resume as normal, culminating in the Pokémon World Championships finally being hosted in London in August 2022. /post/timthetatman-declares-halo-infinite-battle-royale-would-be-best-br-ever-made/Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/timthetatman-declares-halo-infinite-battle-royale-would-be-best-br-ever-made/ TimTheTatman has made a bold call, claiming if Halo Infinite had a battle royale mode, it would easily overshadow genre arch-rivals like Apex Legends, Fortnite, and even his gaming darling Warzone as the “best battle royale ever made.” While talking about the franchise on his latest YouTube stream, TimTheTatman declared, “if 343 Industries made a Halo battle royale, it would be the best ever made.” The reason, he says, is its “framework./post/3-of-the-best-tft-set-4-5-comps-to-play-in-patch-11-1/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/3-of-the-best-tft-set-4-5-comps-to-play-in-patch-11-1/ The newest expansion for Teamfight Tactics has been launched on the PBE servers today with Patch 11.1 and eager players have already solved much of the mystery regarding which champions, items, and synergies are better than the rest. Fates: Festival of Beasts is essentially an entirely new set. It introduces 20 new champions and seven new traits, meaning the meta will see drastic changes between Set 4 and its newest iteration, Set 4./post/beginners-guide-to-hearthstone/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beginners-guide-to-hearthstone/ Tens of millions of people have played Hearthstone over the course of the last seven years. Many of those players have experienced the card game genre in one form or the other, but plenty of people haven’t.  Getting to grips with any new game can be daunting if you don’t know where to start—and that especially applies to Hearthstone. There are 11 classes (if you count Death Knight), thousands of cards, and an infinite number of possible decks./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/here-are-the-groups-for-the-worlds-2021-play-in-stage/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-groups-for-the-worlds-2021-play-in-stage/ The two groups for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship play-in stage have been revealed.  Ten total teams in the Worlds play-in stage have been divided into two groups of five. Each group consists of five teams, but only four of the 10 will advance to the tournament’s main event, where 12 other contenders have already qualified for the Worlds group stage.  The 10 teams beginning their tournament runs in the play-in stage were split into two pools to ensure that squads from major regions (as well as the PCS) wouldn’t be stacked on top of each other in their respective groups./post/mayumi-joins-tsm-as-a-streamer-and-content-creator/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mayumi-joins-tsm-as-a-streamer-and-content-creator/ The name Mayumi has become iconic in the world of League of Legends. At the age of 18, she has grown into one of the most popular content creators in her home country of Brazil, with her career beginning from her time as a professional support in the CBLoL.  Mayumi’s streams have earned her fans from across the world, and now, she’s expanding her global reach by joining North American esports organization TSM, announced today via Twitter./post/musketeer-heal-spirit-and-skeleton-dragons-nerfed-in-clash-royale-season-16/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/musketeer-heal-spirit-and-skeleton-dragons-nerfed-in-clash-royale-season-16/ Supercell introduced the balance changes that will shift the meta in Clash Royale season 16, Shocktober, earlier today. Aside from these changes, not a lot of new content will join the game after the big bunch of content was added in season 15 with Clan Wars 2.0. Two upcoming cards, Electro Giant and Electro Spirit, were recently revealed, but they’ll officially be introduced to the game in the next season, which kicks off in 28 days./post/riot-s-gameplay-design-director-scruffy-set-to-join-the-league-mmo-team-as-game-director/Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-s-gameplay-design-director-scruffy-set-to-join-the-league-mmo-team-as-game-director/ After spending over eight years working on League of Legends, popular Rioter and gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter has announced that he’ll be leaving the MOBA team to become the new game director of Riot Games’ upcoming League MMO. Scruffy will be joining former League game designer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street on the new game project, even though they’re still figuring out the details of his transition between games. His replacement as gameplay design director has not been announced just yet, either./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/2pac-joins-atlanta-faze-as-search-and-destroy-analyst/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2pac-joins-atlanta-faze-as-search-and-destroy-analyst/ The Atlanta FaZe have hired John “2Pac” Hartley as a Search and Destroy analyst, head coach Crowder announced on his Twitch stream. 2Pac, a Search and Destroy tournament veteran, previously served on the Chicago Huntsmen’s coaching staff during the first season of the Call of Duty League. After not being re-signed to OpTic Chicago’s staff, he had been vocal about wanting to be involved with another team. FaZe, who currently sit atop the CDL standings, have been one of the top Search and Destroy teams in the league./post/ana-s-biotic-grenade-nerfed-in-overwatch-public-test-realm/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ana-s-biotic-grenade-nerfed-in-overwatch-public-test-realm/ Down with Overwatch‘s tank meta! Developer Blizzard Entertainment is nerfing what many professionals consider the quad tank meta’s biggest enabler: Ana’s biotic grenade. Previously, Ana’s biotic grenade gave allies hit 100 health plus 100 percent healing from other sources. In the patch deployed today on Overwatch’s public test realm on PC, Blizzard turned the grenade’s boosted healing down to 50 percent. Professional Overwatch players have complained in the past that Ana’s grenade just made tanks too hard to kill—so it didn’t make sense for players not to pick them with Ana./post/free-fire-reveals-character-link-system/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/free-fire-reveals-character-link-system/ Free Fire has revealed a new character system named LINK, which will allow players to earn the characters they want through a new gameplay mechanic. The system will benefit all players by letting them accumulate LINK progress to unlock the characters of their choice.  The LINK system helps players win characters by simply playing Garena’s battle royale. At first, only Free Fire’s current roster will be available. Characters released in the future will become “LINK-able” 90 days after dropping into the game./post/how-to-watch-e3-2021/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-e3-2021/ E3 is one of the biggest video game expos in the world, showing off many upcoming new games and hardware. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event has been moved completely online in 2021. However, it looks to still be a massive event with presentations by companies such as Nintendo, Xbox, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and more already confirmed for the event. The expo will kick off on June 12, and continue on through to June 15, and will be available to watch from the comfort of your home./post/la-mejor-configuraci%C3%B3n-de-mando-para-call-of-duty-warzone/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/la-mejor-configuraci%C3%B3n-de-mando-para-call-of-duty-warzone/ El debate sobre los mandos contra los teclados y el ratón en los shooters de primera persona para PC siempre estará vivo. ¿Deberías usar el auto-aim de un mando o la precisión de un ratón? Call of Duty es uno de los FPS que mejor funciona con mandos. Su battle royale, Call of Duty: Warzone, tiene una larga lista de ajustes para los mandos que puede ser personalizada para mejorar tus habilidades./post/nickmercs-fortnite-settings-keybinds-and-sensitivity/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nickmercs-fortnite-settings-keybinds-and-sensitivity/ Nick “Nickmercs” Kolchef gained popularity in the Fortnite community due to his veteran status behind the sticks. The Michigan native was previously known for playing competitive Gears of War and Call of Duty, two of the biggest console esports in the world. Nick even has his own custom controller from SCUF Gaming that’s covered in his logo and brand colors of gold and red. He uses a SCUF Infinity Pro with the Nickmercs skin./post/post-umg-philly-roster-change-recap-part-2/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/post-umg-philly-roster-change-recap-part-2/ Roster changes continued to appear after an initial hectic day filled with announcements, with teams preparing for the Call of Duty Championships later this year. Issues such as age have forced teams to readjust, while other players have made personal switches to shake up the competition. EGIRL SLAYERS BREAK UP After a surprising performance at UMG Philly, the roster of Revan, Burnsoff, Mochila and Nexxx are no longer together. All four players announced they are free agents and will be looking for a team to represent for the Call of Duty: Ghosts season./post/smite-announces-winter-gem-sale-event/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/smite-announces-winter-gem-sale-event/ One of the best parts of the holiday season is themed events in some of your favorite games. Smite revealed a new Holiday Gem sale today to go along with the game’s seasonal festivities. Divine Deities! To kick off this wonderful Holiday week, we have launched the Winter Gem sale! There are a wide variety of sales and events taking place, so make sure to get your Holiday shopping done! ⚡https://t./post/where-to-find-the-urumi-whip-in-elden-ring/Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-urumi-whip-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring presents its player base with a variety of unique weapons that range from short ranged daggers all the way to mighty great bows. Players will not have trouble finding a weapon that suits their play style, or even help round it out or develop it into something new. Not only are a lot of these weapons great to use, but they also look amazing. One class of weapons that players are beginning to look into are whips./post/animal-crossing-new-horizons-player-turns-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet-starters-into-villagers/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/animal-crossing-new-horizons-player-turns-pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-violet-starters-into-villagers/ While many Animal Crossing: New Horizons players may have left their islands vacant in favor of new releases across various platforms, one fan opted to bring the newest entry in a popular franchise to their island, reinvigorating it once more. Twitter user @doom_mori created a mod for Animal Crossing: New Horizons that turned the starters for the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet games into villagers on their island. They showcased the custom designs in an area resembling a Pokémon lab, complete with Poké Balls in front of them waiting for new trainers to pick their choice./post/call-of-duty-teases-the-return-of-the-rc-xd-in-black-ops-cold-war/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-teases-the-return-of-the-rc-xd-in-black-ops-cold-war/ The classic RC-XD looks to be making a comeback in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, if a new teaser is to be believed. The official CoD Twitter account posted a video this afternoon, teasing the multiplayer reveal that’s coming on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The video shows the explosive remote control car in all its glory. 2 Days. 📅 September 9 🕙 10:00am PT#BlackOpsColdWar pic.twitter.com/vif50kKkwS — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) September 7, 2020 The RC-XD made its debut in 2010’s Call of Duty: Black Ops./post/ex-rioter-names-former-league-shoutcaster-joe-miller-as-her-alleged-sexual-assaulter/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ex-rioter-names-former-league-shoutcaster-joe-miller-as-her-alleged-sexual-assaulter/ Ex-Riot employee Criss Fowler came forward yesterday and accused a former EU League of Legends shoutcaster of sexual assault. While Fowler was initially “not brave enough” to name the alleged assaulter, today she identified him as Joe Miller. Fowler claims that everyone who witnessed Miller’s alleged assault in 2014 corroborated the events and other women in esports have also reached out to express similar sentiments. The ex-Rioter included several screengrabs to accompany her accusation./post/fortnite-pros-already-hate-the-turbo-building-nerf/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-pros-already-hate-the-turbo-building-nerf/ Fortnite: Battle Royale players woke up to a huge nerf to the game’s most essential building feature, turbo building. It came today with the v10.20 update. When that feature is enabled, players now take 0.15 seconds to build another structure piece while holding their placement button, instead of the previous 0.05 seconds. It makes a huge difference and makes it impossible for players to pull off their previous building strategies without having to click nonstop./post/g2-esports-reveals-its-roster-for-2018/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-esports-reveals-its-roster-for-2018/ After weeks of fan speculation, memes, and offseason antics, G2 Esports has finally revealed its entire starting lineup for the upcoming EU LCS Spring Split. Mid laner Luka “PerkZ” Perkovic is the only member of the original G2 roster returning in the new season. He is joined by former Splyce top laner Martin “Wunder” Hansen, former H2K Gaming jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski, and the bottom lane duo of ROCCAT Petter “Hjarnan” Freyschuss and Kum “Wadid” Bae-in to complete G2’s 2018 roster./post/malik-fort%C3%A9-on-the-overwatch-league-i-guess-they-didn-t-think-i-was-worth-what-i-asked-for/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/malik-fort%C3%A9-on-the-overwatch-league-i-guess-they-didn-t-think-i-was-worth-what-i-asked-for/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Since the end of 2019, five people have departed from the Overwatch League talent team and announced that they won’t be returning for the 2020 season in February.  The list of names features some of the biggest personalities in the league, including commentators Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, Erik “DoA” Lonnquist, Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat, and host. Chris Puckett. And now, Malik Forté is the lastest person to reveal that he isn’t returning to the Overwatch League broadcast team./post/mongraal-joins-faze-clan/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mongraal-joins-faze-clan/ Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson has officially signed with FaZe Clan, the organization announced today. Mongraal was previously with Team Secret and was one of the first players on the organization’s Fortnite: Battle Royale roster. Mongraal has proven his incredible ability at Fortnite, qualifying for the World Cup Finals four times. Many fans consider him one of the best professional Fortnite players in the scene, and FaZe Clan seems to agree. Mongraal joined Team Secret at the age of 13, which—at the time—made him the youngest professional Fortniteplayer in the world./post/nearly-10-mobile-games-grossed-more-than-1-billion-in-2021/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nearly-10-mobile-games-grossed-more-than-1-billion-in-2021/ Mobile gaming is one of, if not the most, profitable areas of the games industry, with many of the top-performing apps bringing in more revenue for developers than most console or PC titles could ever hope to achieve.  In 2021, the mobile market share continued to grow at a record-shattering pace, with eight different titles surpassing more than $1 billion in total player spending between Jan. 1 and Dec. 14, according to data insight platform Sensor Tower./post/what-does-rook-s-armor-do-in-rainbow-six-siege/Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-does-rook-s-armor-do-in-rainbow-six-siege/ Rainbow Six Siege features a diverse cast of operators with different abilities and tools to help their team. Some are tedious and tough to master, while others provide excellent support and are easy to use. Rook, one of the original operators in Siege, is a perfect example of the latter.  Rook’s armor plates provide an excellent boost to teammates that can make a difference in gunfights. But a lot of players aren’t familiar with what the plates actually do./post/all-toty-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-toty-cards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has revealed the 11 players who were selected by the community to be a part of FIFA 22 Ultimate Team’s Team of the Year (TOTY). The TOTY has historically been one of the most awaited promos in the history of Ultimate Team, FIFA‘s most popular game mode where players create their own squad and compete against others. The soccer players elected to the TOTY all gain a card that’s massively upgraded compared to their original versions./post/how-to-walk-together-with-a-living-crystal-of-snow-and-catch-regice-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-walk-together-with-a-living-crystal-of-snow-and-catch-regice-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ The Crown Tundra is a vast area that’s full of strong Pokémon that you need to track down and capture. Some species are even hiding deep inside of ruins scattered around the new map.  To complete the main quest for Pokémon Sword and Shield’s newest expansion, The Crown Tundra, you’ll need to solve multiple riddles to challenge Regirock, Registeel, and Regice. By capturing the trio, you’ll then be able to encounter either Regieleki and Regidrago in the final set of ruins./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/how-to-update-among-us-on-pc-mobile-and-console/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-update-among-us-on-pc-mobile-and-console/ Among Us may look like it rose to fame out of nowhere, but it’s been around since 2018. With a little push from popular streamers, the game caught the wind below its wings and grew into a phenomenon. Shortly after becoming a hit, Among Us started to branch into other gaming platforms and its player base grew exponentially. Developers even had a hard time with keeping their servers running since they didn’t expect to draw in enough players to crash the servers./post/riot-responds-to-league-player-base-feedback-regarding-sona-rework-we-care-about-how-players-are-responding-to-the-changes/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-responds-to-league-player-base-feedback-regarding-sona-rework-we-care-about-how-players-are-responding-to-the-changes/ League of Legends’ lead gameplay designer Jeevun Sidhu has responded to criticism regarding the game’s upcoming rework to Sona, a longtime support champion who Riot is looking to revitalize with an update to her kit.  “We care about how players are responding to the changes, and we’ve seen a fair amount of sentiment that this is a nerf,” Sidhu said. “From my perspective, I suspect that some people are undervaluing some of the specifics./post/the-best-xm4-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-xm4-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ There’s no shortage of great weapons to play with in Call of Duty: Warzone. There’s a decent amount of variety in Warzone’s meta, meaning that quite a few guns are viable in gunfights. Sure, there are some that outshine others, but you can hold your own with many of them, which hasn’t always been the case. The XM4 is one of these guns. There are better assault rifle options, but the XM4 can be deadly in the right hands and with the right attachments, especially now that Vanguard Royale is gone and all BR modes use weapons from older games./post/twitch-drops-coming-to-lost-ark-to-promote-game-s-launch/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-drops-coming-to-lost-ark-to-promote-game-s-launch/ Lost Ark drops are coming to Twitch in celebration of the game’s launch and there’s a variety of in-game items players can unlock just by watching streamers play the game this month. Starting next Tuesday, Feb. 8, viewers can start watching Twitch content creators who have early access to the game and unlock a Twitch drop for every four hours of viewership. The campaign will end on Feb. 28 at 2am CT./post/valorant-melee-updates-coming-in-patch-4-01-instead-of-4-0/Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-melee-updates-coming-in-patch-4-01-instead-of-4-0/ The melee updates intended to release in VALORANT Patch 4.0 didn’t make it in the update and will instead be included in the 4.01 patch next week.  Patch 4.0 introduced several significant updates, including Neon, the new Duelist. Bind and Breeze also received updates, while multiple weapons like the Spectre and Ares were adjusted. The patch was also meant to update the melee attack, but this change didn’t make it into the game./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/dmg04-warns-destiny-2-players-not-to-buy-codes-for-upcoming-spicy-ramen-coupon-emblem/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dmg04-warns-destiny-2-players-not-to-buy-codes-for-upcoming-spicy-ramen-coupon-emblem/ Destiny 2 players shouldn’t buy codes for the upcoming Spicy Ramen Coupon emblem, according to Bungie senior community manager Dylan “dmg04” Gafner. The item will be a free gift from Bungie next month, dmg04 revealed after scalpers started selling the emblem before it was officially released. It’s unclear how sellers obtained the emblem, but the paid-for codes will become obsolete early next month. Bungie will award the emblem to its player base as part of the Bungie Day celebrations, which take place on July 7./post/first-round-of-tft-set-7-pbe-updates-target-champions-bug-fixes/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/first-round-of-tft-set-7-pbe-updates-target-champions-bug-fixes/ The first round of Teamfight Tactics PBE balance changes will take place today for Set Seven Dragonlands, focusing mostly on nerfs and buffs to champions, along with several bug fixes that were impacting gameplay. Yesterday was the first day of PBE testing for TFT Set Seven, resulting in lengthy queue time waits for players to test out the new set. The team was still able to get sufficient feedback and testing, though, putting together the first round of Drangonlands updates that will go live around shortly after 3pm CT today, according to game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer./post/genshin-impact-reveals-version-2-7-and-2-8-release-dates/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/genshin-impact-reveals-version-2-7-and-2-8-release-dates/ Following an unprecedented and extended delay, miHoYo has now unveiled the date for the upcoming Genshin Impact Version 2.7 update, as well as the Version 2.8 update that will follow after it. Version 2.7 will be released following maintenance on May 31. Version 2.8 is then planned to release six weeks after on July 13. V2.7 Update Notice Dear Travelers, V2.7 update maintenance is expected to start at 05/31 6AM (UTC+8) and is expected to be done within 5 hours./post/how-to-evolve-galarian-linoone-into-obstagoon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-galarian-linoone-into-obstagoon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield brought new variations, Pokémon, and new evolutions. Linoone gained both a Galarian form and a new evolution, Obstagoon. Pokémon can have some unusual means of evolution, such as Alcremie. Luckily, you won’t need to strike a pose to get this new Dark Type Pokémon.  Galarian Zigzagoon was one of the first variations announced. The Galarian form picks up Dark Type in addition to its Normal Type from previous generations./post/rengar-kha-zix-bring-masters-of-the-hunt-event-to-wild-rift/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rengar-kha-zix-bring-masters-of-the-hunt-event-to-wild-rift/ Rengar and Kha’Zix have arrived into League of Legends: Wild Rift along with a new event. The Masters of the Hunt event makes players choose a side between the two champions and settle the old rivalry between them. The event began on May 6 and will end on May 18. Finally, it will wrap up on May 25, so players must collect all their rewards before this. On opening the event page in Wild Rift, you will have to choose a side: Rengar or Kha’Zix./post/riot-reveals-new-debonair-2-0-league-skins-for-brand-master-yi-zed-leona-leblanc-draven-and-malzahar/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-new-debonair-2-0-league-skins-for-brand-master-yi-zed-leona-leblanc-draven-and-malzahar/ Riot Games is expanding on League of Legends’ classic Debonair skin line. Seven champions in the game are set to receive new-look Debonair skins in an upcoming patch. Debonair skins for Brand, Draven, LeBlanc, Leona, Malzahar, Master Yi, and Zed have all been revealed. Additionally, a Prestige version of Brand’s new Debonair skin was showcased by Riot today.  #PBE Preview but make it DEBONAIR! 💚 Debonair Leona, LeBlanc, Draven & Malzahar!/post/this-elden-ring-boss-is-not-immune-to-physics/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-elden-ring-boss-is-not-immune-to-physics/ It turns out learning to master gravity sorcery didn’t pan out so well for this Elden Ring boss. While many Tarnished fall victim to the woes of physics in the Lands Between by falling off cliffs, heights, or even into water, some enemies are no different and are just as helpless. Elden Ring was released close to two months ago, but that’s not stopping the community from discovering new bugs, glitches, or fun ways to take on some of the game’s scariest and most challenging bosses./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/xqc-s-brother-discovers-what-a-gigachad-is/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-s-brother-discovers-what-a-gigachad-is/ XQc may be extremely knowledgable of memes and certain internet terms, but his brother, Nick, apparently is not well-versed in the material. Nick made a brief, albeit memorable appearance on xQc’s stream today, which led to viewers quickly flooding the chat with the GIGACHAD emote. An emote featuring the likeness of an almost comically ripped and sculpted man, Twitch chats usually use this emote to describe someone they admire. After being shown the rapid spamming chat, Nick was as to what this comparison meant./post/2-planeswalker-cards-revealed-ahead-of-mtg-zendikar-rising-preview-event/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2-planeswalker-cards-revealed-ahead-of-mtg-zendikar-rising-preview-event/ New Jace and Nahiri planeswalker cards were introduced today ahead of the Zendikar Rising preview event on Sept. 1 on Magic’s Twitch channel. Zendikar Rising is the upcoming fall set that marks the Standard rotation and a return to the plane for the first time in five years. The first of the two planeswalkers announced is Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients, revealed by Magic content creator Becca Scott. This four-mana Boros planeswalker enters the battlefield with four loyalty counters./post/all-cameos-on-king-of-fighters-stadium-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-cameos-on-king-of-fighters-stadium-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Just like every other addition to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, director Masahiro Sakurai spent a lot of time working with his team to add dozens of amazing references and throwbacks to Terry Bogard and the Fatal Fury franchise for the character’s release today. Since SNK has such a rich history with Fatal Fury, The King of Fighters, and many other games, there was a lot of content to pull from for the Smash collaboration./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/k-da-premieres-stunning-concept-video-for-villain-featuring-evelynn-her-nails-and-a-bunch-of-snakes/Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/k-da-premieres-stunning-concept-video-for-villain-featuring-evelynn-her-nails-and-a-bunch-of-snakes/ Any League of Legends fans who haven’t had their fill of K/DA yet, you’re in luck. Riot premiered a concept video for “VILLAIN” today, one of the songs on the virtual K-pop group’s debut EP, ALL OUT. And Evelynn, the Agony’s Embrace, is the star of the show. The video makes use of shadows, snakes, and Eve’s metallic nails, constantly cutting to different angles. While Evelynn is one of four K/DA members, League champs Ahri, Kai’Sa, and Akali don’t appear in the video./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/biggest-highlights-of-march-18-overwatch-2-developer-livestream/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/biggest-highlights-of-march-18-overwatch-2-developer-livestream/ Last week, the Overwatch development team announced a closed beta for Overwatch 2, giving concrete information to fans after numerous delays and lapses in communication. Taking things one step further, developers held a livestream today that confirmed the beta’s start date and also gave insight as to how internal testing in the Overwatch 2 alpha is proceeding.    Overwatch 2 lead game director Aaron Keller joined commercial lead Jon Spector and lead hero designer Geoff Goodman in a conversation with Overwatch League host Soe Gschwind to give fans more information about upcoming communications, alpha hijinks, and how the beta will proceed./post/every-mtg-snow-scaler-in-kaldheim/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-mtg-snow-scaler-in-kaldheim/ Players in Magic: The Gathering prepare for winter with a cycle of Rare Instant and Sorcery speed cards within the upcoming Kaldheim set.  Snow is a unique Magic supertype, in that it doesn’t have an individual function on its own. Within the KHM set, there are at least 15 cards that have Snow as a supertype. The downfall to Snow, however, is that it’s a theme. And with all themes in MTG, there are hate cards designed to thwart that theme, like Reidane, God of Justice./post/every-planeswalker-in-mtg-s-d-d-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-planeswalker-in-mtg-s-d-d-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms/ MTG’s latest set, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, brings five new planeswalkers to the game, each representing one color. Though these planeswalkers don’t have a place in MTG lore, they each bring a new unique flavor to MTG with the ties that they each have to Forgotten Realms’ lore. If you’re a fan of D&D, you’ll probably enjoy seeing these characters put on cards and immortalized in MTG history./post/how-to-unban-a-viewer-on-your-twitch-channel/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unban-a-viewer-on-your-twitch-channel/ Moderating a channel on Twitch can be chaotic and, occasionally, the best decision is to ban someone permanently to prevent them from ruining the vibes on your stream. But those bans don’t need to be “permanent” if you have a change of heart. Perhaps a moderator in your channel wrongfully banned someone and you’d like to unban the person because the punishment that they received was too harsh. On a regular basis, many popular streamers hold “ban appeal” streams in which they look over bans that were dished out on their stream and contemplate whether the person in question deserves a second chance in their community./post/living-world-season-one-is-returning-to-guild-wars-2-for-the-first-time-in-almost-9-years/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/living-world-season-one-is-returning-to-guild-wars-2-for-the-first-time-in-almost-9-years/ It’s been a long time since players have been able to experience the Guild Wars 2 Living World Season One content the way it was released in 2013, but players will now have access to it soon. Living World Season One will be released in episodes, much like the current Living World content, which will make the story playable for the first time since it was released. Right now, players can experience some of the events that happened, but the story is told in the form of NPC dialogue, a cinematic, and some descriptions in the story journal tab./post/riot-unveils-new-look-pentakill-skins-in-league-pbe-preview-confirms-viego-is-joining-the-band/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-unveils-new-look-pentakill-skins-in-league-pbe-preview-confirms-viego-is-joining-the-band/ It’s time to pick up your guitars and get ready to fire up your amps to 11, because Riot Games has finally revealed the new skins for League of Legends’ resident rock band, Pentakill. The developers have also unveiled the newest champion coming to the ranks of the shredding soldiers, with everyone’s favorite Ruined King joining in on the act. Viego has officially joined Pentakill as the group’s newest guitarist. He’ll likely vent out his frustration with recently losing his long-lost love while his guitar gently weeps./post/the-best-wraith-counters-in-apex-legends/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-wraith-counters-in-apex-legends/ Like Octane, Wraith has been one of Apex Legends‘ most popular playable characters for several seasons now. Her combination of light recon with good mobility and strong offensive push potential make her a great all-around pick for a variety of situations. Wraith has been in the game for a long time now, meaning many players have tried her out—and many know how powerful her abilities are. This can make her frustrating to play against, particularly in the face of her consistently high pick rate among players./post/valve-data-miner-discovers-4-unannounced-projects-including-strategy-shooter-citadel-cs-go-on-source-2-engine-and-half-life-alyx-sequel/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-data-miner-discovers-4-unannounced-projects-including-strategy-shooter-citadel-cs-go-on-source-2-engine-and-half-life-alyx-sequel/ An extensive data mine on the recently released Aperture Desk Job performed by Valve-focused journalist Tyler McVicker has revealed extensive information about an ambitious new Half-Life project from Valve, as well as information about a handful of other unannounced titles. The source code for Aperture Desk Job, released on March 1, gives an extensive look at “Citadel,” an impressive but unconfirmed Half-Life project supposedly in the works at Valve. McVicker describes it as “Combine vs rebels, team-based, squad-based, class-based RTS/FPS hybrid…with a single-player campaign and two major systems at play./post/watch-overwatch-tech-artists-give-hammond-cute-mouth-controls/Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/watch-overwatch-tech-artists-give-hammond-cute-mouth-controls/ Ah, the art of the cute mouth control. It’s especially important when animating a chubby little battle hamster—which just so happens to be the description of Overwatch’s newest hero, Wrecking Ball. Wrecking Ball, also known as Hammond, will enter the world of Overwatch on July 24. He’s a tank hero designed to disrupt Overwatch matches, and he’s got the speed and output to do just that. In anticipation of the new hero’s release, Blizzard just posted an Inside Overwatch video showing how its technical artists work./post/all-pokemon-legends-arceus-leaks-rumors-starters-and-more-explained/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pokemon-legends-arceus-leaks-rumors-starters-and-more-explained/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus is going to change the Pokémon franchise, taking it beyond its standard RPG roots and turning the title into a much more interactive and action-oriented experience.  This includes turning the usually formulaic, route-based layout of previous new entries and expanding that into a more open, sandbox-style world that will give players a chance to experience a region that feels truly lived in.  The game will bring core gameplay mechanics that will see players interacting with wild Pokémon in new ways, such as catching them without battling or dodging attacks that could damage them./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/buff-school-is-launching-its-first-cs-go-masterclass-in-sydney/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/buff-school-is-launching-its-first-cs-go-masterclass-in-sydney/ New education provider Buff School has just introduce its first esports masterclasses. The first series of esports performance courses will be coached by Azad “Topgun” Orami and will be held in Sydney on Aug. 31, 2019.  [Less than 20 spots left!] Don't miss your chance to join our master class and learn advanced CS:GO from Azad @topguNtv Orami. Take the first step towards your esports dream: https://t.co/jlsfOlIW9S pic.twitter.com/nSAV0ZTgns — Buff School (@buffschoolAU) August 12, 2019 The first half-day masterclass is designed for intermediate CS:GO players who want to get better at the game, learn key game mechanics and find their way to the competitive level./post/doja-cat-gets-trolled-by-twitch-copypasta-thinks-she-s-being-accused-of-cheating/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doja-cat-gets-trolled-by-twitch-copypasta-thinks-she-s-being-accused-of-cheating/ Doja Cat was slightly confused when viewers in her Twitch chat started accusing her of cheating before realizing it was a copypasta. Copypastas are long messages that live stream viewers will copy and paste repeatedly in chat as a joke or meme. Most are harmless nonsense, while some can confuse those unfamiliar with the format. Multiple viewers will often spam the same message repeatedly, creating a wall of text with the same message./post/fedmyster-banned-after-twitch-account-gets-hacked-with-fake-elon-musk-crypto-scam/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fedmyster-banned-after-twitch-account-gets-hacked-with-fake-elon-musk-crypto-scam/ On April 13, Twitch was flooded with fake Elon Musk accounts promoting a cryptocurrency scam, but they were swiftly taken down by the platform. And today, it appears the scammers are back with a new tactic, this time choosing to take over the popular but inactive Twitch account of Fedmyster. The account broadcasted a prerecorded video of Elon Musk discussing Bitcoin and Ethereum with multiple links to a nefarious website, according to viewers./post/how-to-complete-a-legendary-quest-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-a-legendary-quest-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/ Fortnite’s Chapter Two, season five is finally live and players are ready to dive into what went down after their mind-blowing fight against Galactus. Fortnite players teamed up with the cast of Marvel heroes, featured in the previous season, to take down Galactus at the end of the last season. Though the efforts seemed to work out in the end, Galactus was able to damage the fundamentals of the Fortnite world by consuming some of the End Point and causing a loop./post/how-to-sign-up-for-rumbleverse-early-access/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-sign-up-for-rumbleverse-early-access/ Epic Games is expanding its holdings in the marketplace for battle royale games with a fighting game style take on the genre. Wnd while Rumbleverse won’t release until next year, some players will get an opportunity to try it out through early access. If brawling it out in a last-man-standing fighter on a large map sounds like fun to you, then you can sign up on the official Rumbleverse website./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/the-cs-go-gambling-scandal-everything-you-need-to-know/Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-cs-go-gambling-scandal-everything-you-need-to-know/ Over the course of a month, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, has been hit with arguably the biggest scandal in the game’s history and one which threatens to change the complexion of the professional scene forever.   Dozens of sites that allow Counter-Strike players to gamble with virtual in-game items have exploded in popularity in recent years. They sponsor some of the biggest streamers, players, and even some teams. The market has been largely unregulated because the sites largely exist in a legal gray area./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/how-to-catch-mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-spoilers-when-they-drop/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-mtg-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-spoilers-when-they-drop/ Over 300 Magic: The Gathering cards are contained within the upcoming Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Standard-legal set, with spoilers starting on Jan. 27. Spoilers for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) will run from Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, with Commander previews taking place on Feb. 7. The new Standard-legal set is scheduled to release digitally via Magic Online and MTG Arena on Feb. 10, followed by a global tabletop release on Feb. 18./post/jinx-vi-jayce-pick-rates-skyrocket-after-arcane-release/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jinx-vi-jayce-pick-rates-skyrocket-after-arcane-release/ Riot Games’ first animated series, Arcane, just finished its second act and was met with critical acclaim. Outside of Netflix, the series is also a hit in League of Legends, with champions that feature in the show getting a significant boost in pick rate since Arcane launched. The sisters Vi and Jinx, who take up a substantial amount of Arcane’s screen time, saw a significant uptick in their pick rates. Vi’s pick rate has increased 5./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/nintendo-reportedly-swapping-to-new-multiplayer-server-system/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-reportedly-swapping-to-new-multiplayer-server-system/ Nintendo will be moving on from its “NEX” multiplayer service system, which has been in use since the 3DS and Wii U, to a new server system called “NPLN.”  According todataminer and programmer OatmealDome, the NEX system is a variant of Quazal Technologies Inc.’s Rendez-Vous online middleware, which was being developed as far back as 2003. Quazal was purchased by Ubisoft in 2010, who then either licensed or sold the Rendez-Vous system to Nintendo./post/porsche-design-and-aoc-just-launched-a-32-inch-4k-monitor/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/porsche-design-and-aoc-just-launched-a-32-inch-4k-monitor/ Porsche Design and AOC have just released the new Agon Pro PD32M monitor. It’s the second collaboration between the two companies and follows the smaller AGON 27 released in 2021. The new Agon Pro PD32M features a 32-inch mini-LED display with 4K resolution. Mini-LED technology swaps the hundreds of larger LEDs for thousands of smaller LEDS for improved brightness and contrast. On the Agon Pro PD32M, it contributes to the 1,600 nits peak brightness and highest possible DisplayHDR 1400 certification./post/senna-beginner-s-guide-how-to-play-the-redeemer/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/senna-beginner-s-guide-how-to-play-the-redeemer/ Senna arrived in League of Legends two weeks ago as a unique support marksman whose abilities are both offensive and defensive. Senna can be a traditional support in every aspect, from her runes to the items that get the best out of her. If you think it’s better to use her as a marksman, though, that’s an option, too. But because her abilities can go both ways, it’s crucial to know where to start with her./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/what-order-should-you-play-the-final-fantasy-games/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-order-should-you-play-the-final-fantasy-games/ The Final Fantasy series, one of the largest franchises in gaming history, has turned into a legendary name among gamers, even among ones that haven’t even played the game, as its brilliance has been spread through word of mouth very well at this point. With its first game releasing all the way back in 1987 and the newest installment set to release in Summer 2023, the franchise has been running for more than three decades with a ton of games under its belt./post/animator-creates-terrifying-custom-league-login-screen-for-reworked-fiddlesticks/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/animator-creates-terrifying-custom-league-login-screen-for-reworked-fiddlesticks/ It’s been a long time since a new League of Legends champion has received their own login screen, but animator Ligno has brought Fiddlesticks to life in a fan-made login screen that will definitely make you jump out of your skin. By combining the recent Fiddlesticks animated trailer, his splash art, and some music from the 2016 DOOM soundtrack, Ligno created an awesome video that would have forced some people to turn off animations on their login screens—that is, if Riot was still making them./post/can-you-play-elden-ring-offline/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-elden-ring-offline/ FromSoftware’s new ARPG Elden Ring is one of the most highly-anticipated games of 2022, and with previous creations by FromSoftware have including some rather peculiar online play, it’s important to understand what sort of modes Elden Ring has. Many Dark Souls games are known for having a built-in online multiplayer element that can be equal parts entertaining and confusing. Sometimes, you can end up in a cooperative situation with another player, and on occasion, a player could be brought into your world to find you and assassinate you while you’re trying to complete the game./post/how-to-catch-gigantamax-blastoise-and-gigantamax-venusaur-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-gigantamax-blastoise-and-gigantamax-venusaur-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/ You might not be able to find a Bulbasaur or Squirtle capable of Gigantamaxing in the wild, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still find the one you didn’t pick the Isle of Armor’s main story.  Like with pretty much every other Gigantimax encounter in Pokémon Sword and Shield, you will need to capture the starters after completing a Max Raid Battle.  There are specific areas on the Isle of Armor that you can find Max Raids featuring Gigantamax Blastoise and Gigantamax Venusaur, though you will need to use some system manipulation to reliably get those encounters./post/how-to-complete-aug-15-s-81-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-aug-15-s-81-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 81+ Player Pick squad-building challenge (SBC) on Sunday, Aug. 15 that will reward players who complete it with an option to choose one out of four 81-rated or higher cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is a good time to open a pack like this since there are 200 special cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team as of Friday, Aug. 13, which is when EA introduced the third batch of the best re-releases in packs./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/imperialhal-on-algs-storm-point-and-nearly-ending-his-competitive-career/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/imperialhal-on-algs-storm-point-and-nearly-ending-his-competitive-career/ Armageddon. Lava spits up from the cracked-open surface of World’s Edge, as a Wraith sets a portal to help her teammates span an open gap, up a small cliff. Gunfire and explosive ordinance fill the sky as the Wraith pulls out a Wingman, tearing through a helpless squad still trying to heal when their Gibraltar’s Dome Shield disappears. Shouts of “LAST TEAM, LAST TEAM” cut through the chaos as the Wraith leaves her team once again, back through her portal and pushing forward, always forward, holding off the only remaining enemies./post/new-arcade-skins-on-the-way-battle-boss-malzahar-brand-and-ziggs/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-arcade-skins-on-the-way-battle-boss-malzahar-brand-and-ziggs/ There are three new Battle Bosses on their way to Summoner’s Rift—Brand, Malzahar, and Ziggs are getting their very own arcade-themed skins, according to the latest update to the PBE. The Arcade skin line is one of League of Legends’ most popular cosmetic sets, and it’s not hard to see why. Between the bright colors, pixel art, and retro sound effects, these skins have always been awesome since they made their debut with Arcade Sona in 2012./post/nvidia-and-kovaak-have-created-a-playable-fps-test-to-showcase-system-lag/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nvidia-and-kovaak-have-created-a-playable-fps-test-to-showcase-system-lag/ Many gamers understand the benefits of more frames per second (FPS). Anything cruising above 100 FPS is solid, hovering around 60 is playable, while 30 and under is far from ideal. It’s even more crucial in esports — the player with higher FPS simply has a killer advantage against those with lower FPS. System latency is another metric that impacts in-game performance. Essentially, system latency measures the time from the moment you click your mouse to the time that information is displayed on your monitor./post/will-olliolli-world-be-on-xbox-game-pass/Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-olliolli-world-be-on-xbox-game-pass/ The OlliOlli legend returns with its latest title, OlliOlli World. Though the art style is slightly different than what fans have been accustomed to, the skateboarding sensation is looking to catch up with the modern gaming world. The base version of Olli Olli World has a price tag of $29.99, and the Rad Edition goes for $44.99. Considering the game will be available on multiple platforms, including Xbox, Game Pass subscribers may be wondering whether they can try out Olli Olli World free of charge./post/best-buy-to-distribute-gigantamax-eevee-and-pikachu-codes-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-buy-to-distribute-gigantamax-eevee-and-pikachu-codes-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ To celebrate the release of the latest Pokémon TCG set Celebrations later this week, Best Buy will be hosting a promotion to distribute Gigantamax Eevee and Gigantamax Pikachu in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Between Oct. 10 and 24, Best Buy will be distributing code cards that boasts redeemable Dynamax Crystals, so players can battle and capture Gigantax forms of Pikachu and Eevee. These promotional cards won’t require you to purchase anything from the store./post/best-gaming-chairs-for-back-pain/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-gaming-chairs-for-back-pain/ If you spend hours working at your desk or playing games, you need a supportive chair to prevent back and neck pain.  Incorrect posture can lead to poor circulation and unnecessary fatigue. It can even affect your mood and contribute to stress. The right gaming chair can help alleviate these issues.  There are a few things to look out for when selecting a gaming chair for back pain. Everyone’s needs are different, so it’s important to choose a chair with features that best suit you./post/dreamas-joins-liquid-valorant-replaces-l1nk/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dreamas-joins-liquid-valorant-replaces-l1nk/ Team Liquid has benched one of its original VALORANT players Travis “L1NK” Mendoza today and replaced him with former LDN UTD player Aurimas “Dreamas” Zablockis for the remainder of EMEA VCT Challengers Stage Two. The roster change confirms Dot Esports’ report from yesterday that said L1NK was not seen practicing with the team and would likely be moved to the inactive lineup. EMEA VCT Challengers Stage Two resumes today and Dreamas will debut against Natus Vincere./post/drx-finish-korea-vct-challengers-2-with-flawless-record/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/drx-finish-korea-vct-challengers-2-with-flawless-record/ South Korean VALORANT team DRX have won all seven matches in Korea VCT Challengers Two group stage without dropping a single map. Kim “Zest” Gi-seok, Yu “BuZz” Byung-chul, Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan, Goo “Rb” Sang-min, and Kim “stax” Gu-taek steamrolled DWG KIA, On Sla2ers, World Game Star, Tartarus, Maru Gaming, CNJ Esports, and SPEAR Gaming across the four weeks of Korea VCT Challengers Two matches and secured a spot in the upper bracket semifinals of the playoffs. The winner of the event will qualify for VCT Masters Two Copenhagen in July./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chromie-time-in-wow-shadowlands/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chromie-time-in-wow-shadowlands/ At BlizzCon 2019, the World of Warcraft developers identified three key features of the leveling system that needed improving: the time it takes to reach the max level, the satisfaction gained throughout the process, and the consistency of the quests and storylines.  Chromie Time, introduced in WoW’s Shadowlands expansion, is Blizzard’s answer to leveling. When experienced players complete the starting zone and reach level 10 with a new character, they’ll now be able to level to 50 in any expansion they desire./post/magic-the-gathering-to-release-products-collaborating-with-fortnite-street-fighter-and-warhammer-40-000-in-2022/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-the-gathering-to-release-products-collaborating-with-fortnite-street-fighter-and-warhammer-40-000-in-2022/ Magic: The Gathering is entering a new era marked by collaborations with other properties as Universes Beyond looks to expand through 2022 and 2023, Wizards of the Coast announced today during the Showcase 2021 stream. The stream outlined the full slate of products and sets that are scheduled to release in 2022 and beyond. A major part of this announcement was several Universes Beyond products, including a collaboration with Fortnite./post/optic-gaming-los-angeles-benches-jkap-for-chino-ahead-of-call-of-duty-league-florida-home-series/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-gaming-los-angeles-benches-jkap-for-chino-ahead-of-call-of-duty-league-florida-home-series/ One of the last-place franchises in the Call of Duty League is making a roster change before this weekend’s online tournament. OpTic Gaming Los Angeles has benched two-time world champion JKap and replaced him with Chino for the Flordia Home Series, the organization announced today. This will reunite Chino with Kenny, who won two championships together during the WWII season on Team Kaliber. Chino will now compete alongside Kenny, Dashy, SlasheR, and TJHaLy—he previously played with SlasheR in 2014 and TJ in 2015./post/when-does-ghostbusters-vr-release-for-meta-quest-2/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-ghostbusters-vr-release-for-meta-quest-2/ The Ghostbusters series has been entertaining generations since the first movie premiered 38 years ago. Now, the ghost fighting series is getting its own VR game announced at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2022. As stated via a slide at the beginning of the showcase, all the games shown are slated to release sometime this year, including Ghostbusters VR. The slide also noted that these games are subject to be delayed if the development faces any issues./post/world-of-warcraft-overtakes-fortnite-as-most-popular-game-on-twitch/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-of-warcraft-overtakes-fortnite-as-most-popular-game-on-twitch/   In light of the game’s latest expansion Battle for Azeroth, World of Warcraft has overtaken Fortnite in viewers on Twitch. Blizzard’s long running MMORPG took over the streaming service with more than 250,000 viewers. For months, Epic Games’ Fortnite: Battle Royale has reigned supreme among Twitch’s top games, with Fortnite averaging around 180,000 viewers per day according to TwitchMetrics. The game has seen even higher numbers during particularly memorable moments on Twitch, too; At its peak, Fortnite earned over 600,000 viewers from one stream between popular Fortnite player Ninja and rapper Drake./post/all-melody-pok%C3%A9mon-event-exclusive-field-and-special-research-paths-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-melody-pok%C3%A9mon-event-exclusive-field-and-special-research-paths-tasks-and-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/ Pokémon Go Fest 2021 is now underway, which means players will have a lot of new content to try and dance around with. Many moving parts will only be active for a limited time before being replaced by something else.  This year the event will run on July 17 and 18 from 10am to 6pm local time, with new bonuses and encounters, like Meloetta and other Pokémon wearing Meloetta-inspired hats. /post/arcane-hits-jackpot-with-9-wins-at-annie-awards-2022/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/arcane-hits-jackpot-with-9-wins-at-annie-awards-2022/ The highly acclaimed animated series Arcane has won the most awards at the 49th Annie Awards, which celebrates excellence in animation. The League of Legends-inspired series was nominated nine times, and by the end of the night, it brought home nine awards. The ceremony was held on March 12 and comprised over 30 different categories, with almost 80 unique participants. See League of Legends on Amazon Arcane raced against beloved animated series of 2021, including Love, Death & Robots, Star Wars: Visions, and Castlevania, but still came out on top in every category it was nominated./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/every-drop-available-in-mtg-secretversary-2021-secret-lair-release/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-drop-available-in-mtg-secretversary-2021-secret-lair-release/ The year is ending with another massive Secret Lair anniversary drop with an Arcanecollaboration, full-art Lands, and a foiled-out preconstructed Commander deck, Wizards of the Coast revealed the full slate of Secretversary 2021 drops. Secret Lairs are small collections of curated cards that feature alternate art and frame treatments. These are limited-run products that are only available within a certain window of time. Secretversary 2021 includes eight different drops that include the two Arcane releases./post/fortnite-s-klombos-are-moving-inland-toward-the-collider/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-klombos-are-moving-inland-toward-the-collider/ As Fortnite is getting ready for the Collision live event that’s set to happen in less than two weeks, changes are happening across the map. The Collider has begun shooting pulses and The Seven are preparing the mech while another popular character has become more active on the island. The Klombos have been seen moving their dirt mounds, heading inland toward Tilted Towers and the Collider. Before the most recent update, there were three Klombo dirt mounds placed around the map that worked as geysers when the player was standing on them./post/how-to-catch-darkrai-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-darkrai-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Darkrai, the Pitch-Black Pokémon, has the power to place anyone in an endless nightmare, tormenting them until they eventually succumb to their fate. This Mythical Pokémon and its fearsome power can now be encountered in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, though successfully adding it to your team may be a difficult task. Starting April 1, players can obtain the Members Card key item via the in-game Mystery Gift feature, which is required to eventually battle Darkrai./post/jojopyun-becomes-just-the-fourth-native-na-mid-laner-to-qualify-for-an-international-league-event-since-2014/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jojopyun-becomes-just-the-fourth-native-na-mid-laner-to-qualify-for-an-international-league-event-since-2014/ Last weekend, Evil Geniuses defeated defending champions 100 Thieves in the 2022 LCS Spring Split finals and qualified for the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational, where mid laner jojopyun will make his international debut in Busan, South Korea. The EG player is just the fourth native North American mid laner to participate in an international event since 2014. The other three native NA mid laners who have competed at international events over the past eight years are Pobelter, Damonte, and Hai./post/noahj456-produces-one-of-the-best-call-of-duty-warzone-clutch-plays-yet/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/noahj456-produces-one-of-the-best-call-of-duty-warzone-clutch-plays-yet/ Call of Duty: Warzone has been a breeding ground for some insane clips, but we think NoahJ456 just pulled off the best one yet. The 100 Thieves streamer was queued up with fellow organization figures Nadeshot and CouRage in the final circle of an epic match today when he popped off for arguably the best clutch the game has seen. This might be one of my greatest clutches of all time./post/what-are-pok%C3%A9-jobs-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-pok%C3%A9-jobs-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ While the U.S. trailer for Pokémon Sword and Shield dropped only a few minutes ago, those lucky enough to catch the Japanese trailer might have been introduced to a feature missing from the western one. This, of course, is the introduction of Poké Jobs. A new feature in Sword and Shield that allows people and Pokémon to work together to complete requests. Trainers can check for available Poké Jobs at the Rotomi in Pokémon Centers and will be able to send Pokémon directly from their Boxes to any job they accept./post/almost-half-of-elden-ring-s-pc-players-have-failed-to-beat-the-first-legacy-dungeon/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/almost-half-of-elden-ring-s-pc-players-have-failed-to-beat-the-first-legacy-dungeon/ Elden Ring is the most popular Soulsborne title to date but, despite the game’s increased interest, it seems many players in the Lands Between aren’t progressing very far. According to Steam’s community page, which details what percentage of players have unlocked specific achievements, only 56 percent of Elden Ring players on PC have been able to best the game’s first legacy dungeon, Stormveil Castle. To beat Stormveil Castle players need to beat two bosses–the first entry-level foe Margrit the Fell Omen and the final boss at the heart of the castle, difficult-to-best Godrick the Grafted./post/custom-gaming-pc-company-powergpu-is-giving-away-50-pcs-to-unlucky-artesian-builds-customers/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/custom-gaming-pc-company-powergpu-is-giving-away-50-pcs-to-unlucky-artesian-builds-customers/ The Artesian Builds controversy seems to be heading towards a happy ending for disgruntled customers who lost their PC builds when the company folded. Custom PC builder PowerGPU has stepped in and will make 50 PCs for buyers affected by the closure. For those who don’t know, the Artesian Builds PC building company and streaming channel faced intense backlash after changing the rules at the last minute in a competition and refusing to give the prize to the winner./post/how-to-catch-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-shiny-hunting-guide/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-shiny-hunting-guide/ Shiny Pokémon have always been a fascinating mechanic in the franchise, giving players extremely rare encounters with Pokémon that feature alternate color schemes and unique animation, but otherwise don’t impact gameplay.  Pokémon Legends: Arceus has not only retained Shiny Pokémon but, thanks to Game Freak revamping how Pokémon appear in the overworld along with catching mechanics in this new installment, Shiny Pokémon are easier to locate and catch than ever. /post/how-to-unlock-the-pack-a-punch-machine-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-map-firebase-z/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-pack-a-punch-machine-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-map-firebase-z/ The second Zombies map in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Firebase Z, was released earlier today. It’s a free-to-play map for anyone who owns the latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise. Following the release of a new Zombies map, most players will immediately try to figure out how to unlock the Pack-a-Punch machine so they can quickly upgrading their weapons and take down hordes of the living dead faster while they’re exploring./post/niantic-removes-reworks-in-person-raid-rewards-and-select-pok%C3%A9mon-go-event-boxes/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/niantic-removes-reworks-in-person-raid-rewards-and-select-pok%C3%A9mon-go-event-boxes/ Niantic is introducing several new social features for Pokémon Go, along with new bonuses for players competing in local raid battles to incentivize more in-person play and some changes for the item shop.  The biggest changes are updating the rewards for players who actually participate in raids locally with other players on-location. This includes adding Mega Energy and Rare Candy XL to the rewards for winning raids when they are done in person./post/reddit-artist-parodies-the-will-smith-slap-in-valorant/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/reddit-artist-parodies-the-will-smith-slap-in-valorant/ Reddit user KuyaSerge brought the infamous Will Smith slap to life on Haven in VALORANT with the ultimate meme between Phoenix and Sova.  The piece, amply titled “Wow, Phoenix just flashed the sh*t outta me,” showcases an illustration of Phoenix “slapping” his teammate with his flash in typical VALORANT fashion. The artwork was parodied after Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars when Rock made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith./post/regigigas-distribution-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl-and-legends-arceus-announced-for-south-korea/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/regigigas-distribution-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl-and-legends-arceus-announced-for-south-korea/ The Pokémon Company has announced a new special distribution for both Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus involving the Legendary Pokémon Regigigas.  The Pokémon is readily available in both BDSP and Legends: Arceus, but this special Regigigas is being used as a way to celebrate Pokémon fans in South Korea getting a theatrical release for the movie Giratina & The Sky Warrior for the first time./post/riot-partners-with-rihanna-s-fenty-beauty-brand-ahead-of-arcane-premiere/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-partners-with-rihanna-s-fenty-beauty-brand-ahead-of-arcane-premiere/ Riot Games has announced that Fenty Beauty by Rihanna has become the official beauty partner of Arcane, Riot’s upcoming animated series. Arcane premieres this Saturday, Nov. 6 on Netflix.  Fenty Beauty will “curate beauty looks across Riot Games and content aiming to highlight the multifaceted and diverse beauty landscape that celebrates beauty in all of its forms,” according to Riot. To celebrate the kick off of Fenty and Riot’s recent partnership, the two companies will be holding a crossover event at the premiere of Arcane on Nov./post/the-5-most-impactful-league-champions-at-the-worlds-2021-play-in-stage/Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-most-impactful-league-champions-at-the-worlds-2021-play-in-stage/ Worlds is back, and the League of Legends meta is reaching one of its most diverse points of the season. More than half of the champions on the game’s roster were selected over the 38 games in the play-in stage, setting the field for one of the most appealing World Championships in the game’s history.   Eighty champions were contested during the play-ins, with 75 being picked at least once, and five more being banned but never seeing playtime on Summoner’s Rift./post/all-ultimate-team-of-the-season-cards-on-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-ultimate-team-of-the-season-cards-on-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ FIFA 22 Ultimate Team players can get their hands on the new Team of the Season players released today in the game. Some of the amazing players selected are Kylian Mbappé, Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Trent Alexander-Arnold. The TOTS promotion celebrates the best players based on their 2021-2022 season performance by giving them an upgraded version. EA chose seven attackers, eight midfielders, seven defenders, and one goalkeeper to represent the best players from around the world./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/funplus-phoenix-parts-ways-with-doinb/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-parts-ways-with-doinb/ FunPlus Phoenix has bid a fond farewell to mid laner and in-game leader Doinb, the third player to depart from the League of Legends team since the free agency window opened on Nov. 15. In the space of six days, FPX has parted ways with Nuguri, Tian, and now Doinb, reducing the LPL squad to its barebones.  “Since you joined FPX in 2018, your reliable leadership and affectionate energy have transformed the entire team into a cohesive family,” FPX said in a statement on social media./post/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/how-to-enable-and-disable-crossplay-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-enable-and-disable-crossplay-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ After 16 long years of Call of Duty, crossplay has finally been enabled in time for the release of Modern Warfare. Whether you’re on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or PC, players can now queue up with and against each other. That means console players with controllers and aim assist and PC players with mice and keyboards have the option to fight each other on a level playing field. It’s a controversial move for some, but it’s a welcome addition to others./post/how-to-get-the-free-tie-whisper-glider-during-fortnite-x-star-wars-event/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-free-tie-whisper-glider-during-fortnite-x-star-wars-event/ The Game Awards is an annual event full of celebrating the best games of the year, and of course, Epic Games had to stop by to drop its latest bit of news. All Fortnite fans will be able to get a sneak peek at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1pm CT. Fans who attend the event will receive a free Tie Whisper Glider. *NEWS*/post/how-to-unlock-gaz-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-gaz-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/ Gaz is back. The classic Call of Duty 4 hero reimagined in Modern Warfare is now a playable Operator in Warzone and more. The cheeky SAS operative was one of the main characters in Modern Warfare’s campaign. But now, he’s arrived in the storyline for Warzone to help out his friend and comrade Captain Price. If you want to play as Gaz, here’s how to unlock him in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone./post/mtg-design-team-removes-the-ban-on-rampaging-ferocidon-in-standard/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-design-team-removes-the-ban-on-rampaging-ferocidon-in-standard/ The Magic: The Gathering design team has decided to reinstate Rampaging Ferocidon, a card banned during the Ixalan-years, as a means to combat against the current Standard metagame.  Orzhov Vampires and Scapeshift have been dominating the MTG Standard meta since the release of Core Set 2020. In an attempt to adjust the metagame prior to the fall rotation and the release of Throne of Eldraine, Rampaging Ferocidon’s ban in Standard has been lifted./post/the-best-mega-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mega-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Mega Evolutions are some of the most powerful Pokémon in Pokémon Go. These temporary states for select Pokémon grant an increase in damage output and overall strength. But after a while, the Pokémon will revert to its base form. There are plenty of Pokémon capable of Mega Evolving currently in Pokémon Go. Some of the evolutions focus solely on damage output and making quick work of their opponents, while others are the perfect defenders with incredible durability to take on attackers./post/all-mtg-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate-cards-worth-money/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mtg-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate-cards-worth-money/ Tapping into the realms of Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast has created a second Commander Legends set, Battle for Baldur’s Gate, containing several infamous Forgotten Realms characters who have been transformed into Magic: The Gathering cards worth money.  Officially released on June 10, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate (CLB) set had a prerelease Draft event take place prior to its launch that had initially valued what some of the cards were worth./post/destiny-2-error-code-stingray-explained-and-how-to-fix/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-error-code-stingray-explained-and-how-to-fix/ Destiny 2‘s complete zoo of error codes can be confusing for players who get kicked out of their matches because of error codes BEAVER, FLATWORM, or LEOPARD, for instance. Code: STINGRAY can also remove players from activities—or from the game entirely—due to connection issues. Bungie’s official help page for Code: STINGRAY says the error “appears to players who are not signed in with their platform account, or their platform services are undergoing maintenance./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-philadelphia-safari-zone/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-philadelphia-safari-zone/ The Pokémon Go Philadelphia Safari Zone that was rescheduled from 2020 is finally happening this weekend. Ticket holders will be able to experience the event as it was originally intended or from home. The event will only take place for those who originally purchased a Safari Zone ticket for Philadelphia in 2020 when they went on sale. The ticket will give players access to a digital pass, much like the past two Go Fest events./post/founding-dragons-of-mtg-stixhaven-colleges-will-appear-as-legendary-mythic-rare-cycle/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/founding-dragons-of-mtg-stixhaven-colleges-will-appear-as-legendary-mythic-rare-cycle/ Shadrix Silverquill, the founder of Silverquill College at Strixhaven University, was the first Magic: The Gathering Legendary dragon revealed today.  Scheduled to release in less than a month, Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) showcases five colleges located on the MTG plane Arcavios. Each of the five Strixhaven University colleges was founded by a dragon representing a Magic color pair at odds with one another. Wizards of the Coast confirmed today all five founding dragons are in the upcoming set with the STX spoiler Shadrix Silverquill./post/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/optic-gaming-los-angeles-releases-dashy-chino-goonjar-and-hollow/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-gaming-los-angeles-releases-dashy-chino-goonjar-and-hollow/ The OpTic Gaming Los Angeles Call of Duty League franchise has parted ways with four of its core players in preparation for the start of the Black Ops Cold War season. Three substitutes from OpTic Gaming—Dashy, Chino, and Goonjar—as well as recent starter Hollow were released from the roster today. A huge shoutout and thank you to @DashySZN. Young in your career, you’ve made an incredible impact on the Call of Duty scene./post/ozuna-releases-new-song-in-collaboration-with-cod-mobile/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ozuna-releases-new-song-in-collaboration-with-cod-mobile/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season seven, Elite of the Elite, has launched today with a new song by Puerto Rican artist Ozuna. For the game’s seventh season, Activision has announced a major collaboration with the 29-year-old artist. As a part of this, Ozuna has released a new single, titled A La Buena, El Mejor (translated to To the Good, the Best). The song is in Spanish and will be the theme for season seven./post/rainbow-six-siege-operation-vector-glare-introduces-new-tdm-map-close-quarter/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-operation-vector-glare-introduces-new-tdm-map-close-quarter/ Rainbow Six Siege players will have a new Team Deathmatch map to enjoy soon because Operation Vector Glare is introducing Close Quarter, a colorful map explicitly designed for the mode.  Siege is best known for its objective game modes, where players must rescue hostages or plant or defuse bombs. But it also features a Team Deathmatch mode that’s perfect for players looking for a casual experience in a low-stress environment to warm up./post/snowboarder-baptiste-legendary-skin-revealed-for-overwatch-s-2021-winter-wonderland-event/Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/snowboarder-baptiste-legendary-skin-revealed-for-overwatch-s-2021-winter-wonderland-event/ While he may not have the horizontal mobility to shred slopes like Lúcio, Baptiste is joining the lineup of Overwatch heroes ready to partake in winter sports with a new skin. Overwatch revealed a new Legendary skin today: Snowboarder Baptiste. This skin will be available alongside the previously revealed Sleighing D.Va, Reindeer Orisa, and Ice Wraith Genji Legendary skins, as well as other unannounced cosmetics as part of the Winter Wonderland 2021 event that’s set to begin later today./post/amouranth-indiefoxx-unbanned-from-twitch-after-3-days/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/amouranth-indiefoxx-unbanned-from-twitch-after-3-days/ After three days two of Twitch’s most popular and controversial personalities, Amouranth and Indiefoxx have both been unbanned from the platform. The two streamers were handed suspensions after kickstarting the “ASMR meta,” a style of streaming where the creators would face away from the camera while licking the microphone. While neither revealed what exactly the ban was for, it’s likely Twitch banned the creators for breaking their sexually suggestive content policy./post/are-splitgate-s-servers-down-here-s-how-to-check-server-status/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/are-splitgate-s-servers-down-here-s-how-to-check-server-status/ While Splitgate is extremely popular in its current state, the game’s server issues have been one of the more prevalent and, at times, frustrating aspects of the FPS over the past couple of weeks.  In short, because the current servers aren’t built for a large number of players, they often get overloaded, sometimes to the point where developer 1047 Games has to take the game temporarily offline. That being said, as of Aug./post/former-league-pro-imaqtpie-pulls-off-1-vs-5-valorant-ace/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-league-pro-imaqtpie-pulls-off-1-vs-5-valorant-ace/ Popular streamer and former League of Legends pro Imaqtpie managed to secure an impressive six-kill ace while clutching a one-vs-five situation in VALORANT.  Normally, an ace means a player kills all five players on an opposing team. This is an incredible feat on its own, but there are ways to secure even more kills. An enemy Sage can revive their teammate, giving you a chance to kill them twice, adding another kill to your ace./post/how-to-establish-device-uplink-near-seven-outpost-ii-sanctuary-and-synapse-station-in-fortnite/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-establish-device-uplink-near-seven-outpost-ii-sanctuary-and-synapse-station-in-fortnite/ Fortnite’s third chapter wrapped up its first season and the second is now underway. In addition to new mechanics like removing buildings and the additional shields, there’s a new battle pass featuring Doctor Strange. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon Players will need to complete challenges to max out their battle passes, and Rebuilding Quests is one of many. This Fortnite questline features multiple steps, and players will need to complete the first stages to unlock the remaining ones./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/mad-lions-force-first-4-way-tie-in-league-worlds-history-after-overpowering-lng-esports/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mad-lions-force-first-4-way-tie-in-league-worlds-history-after-overpowering-lng-esports/ For the first time in the history of the League of Legends World Championship, a group is ending the group stage in a four-way tie. The dream of the LEC to make it to the knockout stage of Worlds 2021 remains attainable. MAD Lions bounced back from their previous losses in the group stage to win earlier today against Team Liquid and then dominate LNG Esports to make Worlds history. All of the teams in Group D are now tied at 3-3, meaning for the first time, each team will have to go into tiebreaker games./post/overwatch-player-makes-a-horror-game-in-the-workshop/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-player-makes-a-horror-game-in-the-workshop/ Halloween is quickly approaching and Overwatch players can get a taste of horror in-game with the GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM Workshop mode created by a player named Therister. Blizzard has hosted several seasonal events within the game, and for Halloween, the company introduced the Junkenstein’s Revenge mode, a cooperative game mode against drone zombies called Zomnics. The event isn’t scary at all, but Therister created a terrifying mode for those who want a real scare./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/the-best-settings-for-fortnite-on-the-nintendo-switch/Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-settings-for-fortnite-on-the-nintendo-switch/ With Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch, many gamers have gotten their first opportunity to play the battle royale while others use this platform to play on the go. The gameplay is the same as you would expect on any other console, but where there are notable differences is with the controller settings. When players first boot up the game on their Switch, it can often feel clunky and put you at a disadvantage against other players who have optimized their control settings./post/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/everything-coming-to-wow-tbc-classic-in-phase-2/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-coming-to-wow-tbc-classic-in-phase-2/ The launch of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic earlier this year provided WoW: Classic players with a much-needed update to the game. The expansion added a new continent in Outland, several new endgame instances, as well as 10 new levels of content for players to grind through.  And much like the original version of Classic released two years ago, The Burning Crusade’s content is going to be released in different phases across several months./post/how-to-complete-rttk-benjamin-andr%C3%A9-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-rttk-benjamin-andr%C3%A9-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 83-rated Road to the Knockouts (RTTK) version of Benjamin André from Lille to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team’s objectives menu today. This is André ’s first special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. The RTTK promo will give upgrades according to the group stage performance of teams in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League. EA has somewhat upgraded all of André’s skills, other than his Pace (+8), increasing his Passing, Dribbling, Defending, and Shooting by just two points when you compare this new card to his 81-rated gold version./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/how-to-play-split-screen-multiplayer-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-split-screen-multiplayer-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Nothing really beats the enjoyment of having your friend sitting next to you as you both take over a match with teamwork, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War comes with a split-screen feature to allow you to do just that. Even if you don’t have LAN parties frequently these days, the split-screen feature can always be a lifesaver since you never know when you’ll host a fellow CoD fan at your place./post/lec-caster-medic-no-longer-under-contract-with-riot/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lec-caster-medic-no-longer-under-contract-with-riot/ In the latest of a spate of League of Legends offseason announcements, LEC caster Medic said earlier today that his contract with Riot is “officially up.” Medic has been a mainstay of the LEC broadcast since the EU LCS days. He joined the broadcast in the latter half of 2017 after finding his feet in the now-extinct EU Challenger Series.  With the end of Worlds, my contract with Riot is officially up./post/phyrexian-creature-type-debuts-in-kaldheim-with-new-vorinclex/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/phyrexian-creature-type-debuts-in-kaldheim-with-new-vorinclex/ In addition to the return of a classic mechanic in Snow, Kaldheim will mark the official debut of one of Magic’s most powerful entities: Phyrexian. At the end of the Kaldheim reveal stream today, Wizards of the Coast unveiled Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, one of the five Phyrexian Praetors from New Phyrexia. Previously, the creature type Phyrexian was never included on cards, despite there being Phyrexian creatures throughout Magic’s history. Kaldheim brings the first Phyrexian creature to Magic with the new Vorinclex./post/tsm-employee-reportedly-calls-out-ceo-reginald-at-company-town-hall-meeting-following-investigation-results/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-employee-reportedly-calls-out-ceo-reginald-at-company-town-hall-meeting-following-investigation-results/ Following the release of findings from an investigation of TSM CEO Andy “Reginald” Dinh and allegations that he verbally abused and harassed employees, the company held a town hall meeting after the investigation found that that there was “no unlawful conduct” performed by Dinh. At the meeting, however, a TSM employee reportedly aired their grievances publicly with Dinh regarding how the findings were announced, and whether a potential culture change would occur./post/who-is-istaroth-in-genshin-impact/Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-istaroth-in-genshin-impact/ The lore of Genshin Impact runs deep, and one of the questions players have had for a while is who exactly is Istaroth? The story of Istaroth continues to be crafted, but here is everything currently known about the elusive character.  Part of what makes the lore of Istaroth so confusing is that she goes by many names, leading players not even realize who she is because they know of her by a different name./post/blizzard-finally-gave-l%C3%BAcio-a-boostio-voice-line/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-finally-gave-l%C3%BAcio-a-boostio-voice-line/ It’s a very special moment. It doesn’t happen often—at least in high-level Overwatch matches. The conditions of a match have to be just right. It’s Boostio. And it’s no longer just head canon. Blizzard has embraced Boostio, adding a new voice line to Overwatch. When an Ana player points her sniper rifle at an allied Lúcio player and decides they’re worthy of a Nano Boost, the “Boostio” voice line can be triggered./post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-verdansk-map-just-got-nuked/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-verdansk-map-just-got-nuked/ Call of Duty: Warzone’s Verdansk map has been destroyed with a nuke during today’s in-game event. Over one million viewers tuned in on Twitch to watch streamers like TimTheTatMan, TeePee, Lirik, NICKMERCS, and more play through the event, which lasted around 15 minutes total. Verdansk nuked. #Warzone pic.twitter.com/f7WlxACaf2 — Scott Duwe (@mountain_Duwe) April 21, 2021 At 2pm CT, a playlist titled “The Destruction of Verdansk Part 1” went live. In the mode, players fought to survive in Verdansk as the circle closed in, while those who died came back as zombies like in the previous Halloween event./post/here-are-all-of-astra-s-abilities-in-valorant/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-astra-s-abilities-in-valorant/ The wait is finally over for VALORANT’s newest agent—Astra is here. Inspired by African Futurism and the unknowns of outer space, the Ghanaian agent harnesses the energies of the cosmos. Astra is a controller agent with a few tricks up her sleeve. With full command of her astral form, she disperses stars across the battlefield to search and destroy her enemies. Whether she’s locking down a site with her Nebula smoke or entering one with her Nova Pulse concussion, she has all the tools she needs to take hold of the game./post/how-tft-set-7-draconic-augments-work-full-list-and-updates/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-tft-set-7-draconic-augments-work-full-list-and-updates/ Augments are returning to Teamfight Tactics with improved balance and strategic gameplay options within Set Seven Dragonlands. The return of Augments to TFT Set Seven highlights what these effects bring to design and gameplay. No longer known as Hextech, the Set Seven effects are now called Draconic Augments. And with the new name come a few changes worth noting. Draconic Augments will appear at Stages 2-1, 3-2, and 4-2. Players have the option in TFT Set Seven to reroll Augment options for one gold, but only once per game./post/optic-slam-the-door-on-zeta-s-magical-masters-reykjav%C3%ADk-run-in-3-0-sweep-advance-to-grand-final-for-rematch-vs-loud/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/optic-slam-the-door-on-zeta-s-magical-masters-reykjav%C3%ADk-run-in-3-0-sweep-advance-to-grand-final-for-rematch-vs-loud/ OpTic Gaming recovered from their upper bracket stumble with a dominant 3-0 showing against ZETA DIVISION in the lower bracket final of VCT Masters Reykjavík today, ending the Japanese team’s magical run and setting themselves up for a grand finals rematch against LOUD. ZETA came out firing on OpTic’s opening pick of Haven, jumping out to a 5-0 start and taking a 7-5 lead into halftime after their attacking side. But despite holding an 11-5 lead on defense, an absolutely mesmerizing second half from Marved drove the OpTic comeback train into overtime./post/pok%C3%A9mon-fans-collaborate-to-make-incredible-pok%C3%A9mon-adventures-sinnoh-concept-trailer/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-fans-collaborate-to-make-incredible-pok%C3%A9mon-adventures-sinnoh-concept-trailer/ In a collaborative effort between multiple Pokémon fans, artists, musicians, and editors, content creator millenniumloops has released another trailer concept that reimagines how one of the upcoming Pokémon games could look. In the past, millenniumloops released a trailer that reimagined how Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl could look in full 3D using assets from previous Pokémon games.  This time, they took the traditional Diamond and Pearl and combined it with elements of Pokémon Legends: Arceus to create a visual concept for Pokémon Adventures Sinnoh./post/when-does-rainbow-six-siege-y7s1-start/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-rainbow-six-siege-y7s1-start/ Rainbow Six Siege Year Seven Season One is adding a new operator and map, R6Fix reward system, Attacker Repick, and bringing other notable changes improving gameplay for all players. These significant updates will likely impact the operator meta, and players need to learn a new map for the first time in three years.  The new defender Azami is equipped with Kiba Barriers, capable of creating a bulletproof surface almost instantly, and will be available at the start of the season./post/wotc-gives-code-for-magic-arena-xp-after-downtime-affects-constructed-and-limited-queues/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wotc-gives-code-for-magic-arena-xp-after-downtime-affects-constructed-and-limited-queues/ Magic Arena experienced connection issues throughout the day, leading to players being unable to enter drafts or play in Constructed or Limited matches. Release day issues are nothing new for Magic: The Gathering‘s digital platform. However, the Streets of New Capenna release was fraught with a litany of longer-than-usual glitches that prevented players from trying out the new three-color set. In response to the downtime, Wizards of the Coast provided a temporary code that awards players with 4000 XP, which contributes towards the New Capenna mastery pass./post/zeus-signs-one-year-extension-with-t1/Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zeus-signs-one-year-extension-with-t1/ A rising star in League of Legends’ competitive scene has locked down their place on one of the best teams in the world, at least for a little while longer. T1 has announced that Choi “Zeus” Woo-je has signed a one-year extension to remain the starting top laner for the org’s main roster. The 18-year-old phenom has been an integral part of the T1 lineup, becoming a major source of strength and firepower for the team./post/8-games-scheduled-to-join-xbox-game-pass-in-second-half-of-february/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/8-games-scheduled-to-join-xbox-game-pass-in-second-half-of-february/ Xbox Game Pass users have something to look forward to throughout the rest of this month. Microsoft has confirmed eight more games will be making their way to the platform in the coming days. The list is spearheaded by Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which is available as of today with Xbox Cloud Gaming via EA Play. This edition includes the well-known trilogy of the franchise and more than 40 DLCs. *opens Twitter, starts typing*/post/best-equipment-in-halo-infinite-multiplayer/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-equipment-in-halo-infinite-multiplayer/ Equipment is key to achieving victory in Halo Infinite. In ranked modes where your opponents have similar weapons and skill levels, using equipment can help you get the vital kills in Slayer, or the necessary positioning to make a play in Strongholds or CTF. See Halo Infinite on Amazon There’s a handful of different pieces of equipment you can get your hands on in Halo Infinite, and we’ve ranked them from best to worst./post/los-angeles-gladiators-sweep-atlanta-reign-will-play-in-owl-kickoff-clash-finals/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-angeles-gladiators-sweep-atlanta-reign-will-play-in-owl-kickoff-clash-finals/ In a dominant 3-0 sweep, the third-seed Gladiators defeated the Atlanta Reign, who had surprised players and fans alike by pushing the Florida Mayhem and San Francisco Shock to the loser’s bracket. The Gladiators successfully qualified for the Overwatch League Kickoff Clash finals, where they will have the opportunity to bring home their second OWL trophy in one of the best years the organization has had to date. The Gladiators maintained their status as a cohesive unit on Ilios, the first map of the series./post/mirage-s-mother-evelyn-leaves-him-a-message-as-an-easter-egg/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mirage-s-mother-evelyn-leaves-him-a-message-as-an-easter-egg/ Mirage’s mother left him a voice message as part of an Apex Legends Easter egg discovered today. Investigating the Holographic Tricker’s phone in the Mirage Voyage shows an important message from Evelyn Witt—including a significant revelation for Titanfall fans. In the message, Evelyn seems to forget important information, including her birthday and the whereabouts of her sons—who all disappeared during the Frontier War, with the exception of Mirage. She also reveals that the Witts are related to a character from Titanfall./post/nuturn-gaming-parts-ways-with-allow-and-suggest/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nuturn-gaming-parts-ways-with-allow-and-suggest/ Two more members of the NUTURN Gaming VALORANT roster that attended VCT Masters Reykjavík are leaving the organization. NUTURN is moving on from both Park “allow” Sang-wook and Seo “Suggest” Jae-young, the team announced today. The organization said farewell in a Twitter post directed toward both players, wishing them well in their future endeavors. FAREWELL AND THANKS 'allow' and 'Suggest' It's time to say Goodby to our "allow" and "Suggest"/post/shawdowspear-slays-gods-in-theros-beyond-death/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shawdowspear-slays-gods-in-theros-beyond-death/ An answer to Gods with indestructible and hexproof creatures dropped in today’s Theros: Beyond Death spoilers with the equipment artifact, Shadowspear.  Set to release on Jan. 24, MTG’s Theros: Beyond Death (THB) contains seven indestructible Gods and only a handful of removal spells that can deal with them. But that all changed today with the reveal of Shawdowspear.  Shadwospear is an equipment artifact that gives a creature +1/+1, Trample, and Lifelink./post/the-best-as-val-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-as-val-loadout-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Season six of Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare added another assault rifle to the game and it’s still somewhat popular in certain instances online. The AS VAL is a high fire rate assault rifle, making it particularly difficult to control its recoil. Because of this, it’s best to think of it as sort of an AR/SMG hybrid for up-close fights. It’s fun to use on small maps in multiplayer and it can have its uses in particular scenarios in Warzone, too./post/the-best-gifts-for-final-fantasy-xiv-players/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-gifts-for-final-fantasy-xiv-players/ Final Fantasy XIV is one of the most popular MMO games, even though it was introduced over 10 years ago. And with the highest registered player count in 2021, as well as the latest Endwalker expansion releasing soon, it’s far from going away. Since the game released so many years ago and includes several expansions, there are countless merchandise options to choose from. Final Fantasy has always been a haven for gift seekers due to its vast universe, and FFXIV is no exception./post/vct-na-lcq-scores-schedule-bracket/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vct-na-lcq-scores-schedule-bracket/ At the North American Last Chance Qualifier, one team will punch their ticket to Champions, while seven of the NA squads that played a major role in the first year of the VALORANT Champions Tour will get sent home. See Valorant on Amazon What was originally a 10-team bracket with single and double-elimination portions has now been reduced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket after both Oceanic teams were unable to attend./post/3-different-world-records-were-set-in-the-same-day-for-super-mario-3d-world-bowser-s-fury/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/3-different-world-records-were-set-in-the-same-day-for-super-mario-3d-world-bowser-s-fury/ The speedrunning community loves breaking in new Mario games and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury’s recent launch on the Nintendo Switch has brought a lot of runners back to the Wii U game.  LuigiMaster, the world record holder for the original Super Mario 3D World any percent run, also holds the overall record for the newer version of the game. But another Mario runner managed to snag the top spot when it just comes to the additional content./post/call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone-players-get-another-double-xp-weekend-can-receive-free-forbidden-sacrifice-bundle-and-10-battle-pass-skips/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-vanguard-and-warzone-players-get-another-double-xp-weekend-can-receive-free-forbidden-sacrifice-bundle-and-10-battle-pass-skips/ Season two of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone started just a few days ago on Feb. 14, pushed back from an initial launch date of Feb. 2. To make up for the delay, Call of Duty is hosting a Max double XP long weekend from Feb. 18 to 22 and giving away some free items. Anyone who logs in and plays from Feb. 18 at 12pm CT to Feb. 22 at 12pm CT will get double experience for all categories: regular XP, weapon XP, operator XP, battle pass XP, and clan XP (Clan XP is for Vanguard only)./post/does-bloodhunt-have-spyware/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-bloodhunt-have-spyware/ Concerned gamers this past week discovered that there was some unusual behavior with Vampire: The Masquerade’s new battle royale Bloodhunt’s software during early access of the game on Steam. Believing that there could have been spyware involved in the game, people noticed that Bloodhunt’s anti-cheat software would remain running on their computer even after they left the game client. Related: When does Bloodhunt release? Following numerous reports of this supposed “spyware,” Sharkmob issued a statement identifying the reports as bugs./post/speedrunner-banned-from-sgdq-for-using-a-homophobic-slur-in-2018/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/speedrunner-banned-from-sgdq-for-using-a-homophobic-slur-in-2018/ Speedrunner SHiFT has been banned from Games Done Quick and his run at SGDQ 2019 has been canceled by the organization, he revealed. He was going to play SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, a game that he holds the current world record for, live on Saturday. SHiFT said the GDQ organizers first sent him an email canceling his participation at the event due to the violation of a “zero-tolerance harassment policy./post/the-5-best-kaiju-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-kaiju-cards-in-yu-gi-oh/ Kaiju cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! are associated with Godzilla-like cards, which have various powerful effects to compensate for their demanding summoning processes. These cards were done justice by their developer, though. They have fearsome effects, allowing you to incorporate them into various decks to get a taste of their power. Here are the best five Kaiju cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!. Interrupted Kaiju Slumber The Interrupted Kaiju Slumber is one of the most powerful spells related to the tribe./post/upcoming-league-champion-samira-abilities-data-mined-from-pbe/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/upcoming-league-champion-samira-abilities-data-mined-from-pbe/ Move over Aphelios, there’s a new 200 years on the horizon. The 151st champion in League of Legends has had her abilities revealed earlier today.  Samira, the Desert Rose, is set to be released on the 10.19 update for the PBE, so she’ll likely arrive in a few weeks. But she was datamined from the files via Surrender at 20, rather than visualized in-game, so players can’t test her kit yet./post/valorant-dev-on-premades-in-ranked-if-players-have-a-group-of-teammates-they-perform-well-with-we-don-t-want-to-discourage-them/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-dev-on-premades-in-ranked-if-players-have-a-group-of-teammates-they-perform-well-with-we-don-t-want-to-discourage-them/ Riot weighed in on the premades-vs-solo debate today. VALORANT product manager Ian Fielding addressed premade groups in ranked queues in a blog post. The dev explained that it’s important for competitive matchmaking in the tactical shooter to be “focused on teamplay,” opting not to “discourage” players who group up with friends. “Having a solo queue can easily lead to that becoming the definitive test of someone’s skills and the primary way to play competitively,” Fielding said./post/what-is-the-end-date-of-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-end-date-of-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3/ Fortnite’s Chapter Three, season two, wrapped up in spectacular fashion, and players will soon start sailing onto a new journey in the form of Chapter Three, season three. In addition to introducing new skins to the game, each new season is an opportunity for Epic Games to roll out content that can shake up the game’s meta. From new weapons to mechanics, players wake up to a fresh Fortnite on the day of the patch, and start learning the game with each match./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/battleye-data-shows-that-99-percent-of-banned-pubg-cheaters-are-from-china/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/battleye-data-shows-that-99-percent-of-banned-pubg-cheaters-are-from-china/ A new report has revealed a surprising truth about the hacking problem in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, as one region is to blame for the vast majority of it. New data from anti-cheat software BattlEye reveals that 99 percent of accounts banned for cheating are from China, according to YouxiStory. It’s no secret that PUBG is immensely popular in China, as the region now accounts for 46 percent of its total player base./post/best-ahri-build-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ahri-build-in-league-of-legends/ Ahri offers League of Legends players the opportunity to deal incredible damage within a short period of time. The Nine-Tailed Fox is a champion that can be difficult to master, but once you get the hang of her kit, she has the potential to be lethal. See League of Legends on Amazon Much like other champions in League, Ahri utilizes different items depending on her situation in the game. There are still core items that will maximize the player’s chances of finding success with the mid lane champion, however./post/chloe-kim-is-coming-to-fortnite-through-the-icon-series/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/chloe-kim-is-coming-to-fortnite-through-the-icon-series/ Fortnite has brought dozens of celebrities and sports stars into the game through its Icon Series. And now, Chloe Kim will be next person to get a skin. Kim is a two-time Olympic gold medalist who became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding competition in 2018 at 17. In a tweet posted this morning, Fortnite announced that Kim will be “sliding in” to the game starting on March 26 at 7pm CT./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/fortnite-reveals-ali-a-icon-series-cosmetics/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-reveals-ali-a-icon-series-cosmetics/ One of the oldest Fortnite content creators, Ali-A received the latest Icon Series cosmetic today. The Youtuber is often known for his edgy intro music, and the Diplodocus dinosaur meme is about to join Chica and other prominent content creators such as Loserfruit, Ninja, Lachlan, TheGrefg, Lazarbeam, and Bugha as another addition to the Fortnite Icon Series.  The YouTuber dropped a teaser yesterday wearing his iconic Guild cosmetic and saying goodbye to the fans./post/here-s-where-to-find-foraged-mushrooms-in-fortnite/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-where-to-find-foraged-mushrooms-in-fortnite/ Mushrooms are a lot more than just fungus. They’re low in sodium. They have almost no fat or cholesterol. They provide vitamin B. They’re delicious when stuffed with meat and cheese. In Fortnite, though, they just give you five shield, which is also good. Thankfully, they spawn in a bunch of places all over the map. We’ve compiled a number of images to show you some of the most common places where you can find these blue beauties./post/mtg-arena-standard-metagame-challenge-launches-this-weekend/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-standard-metagame-challenge-launches-this-weekend/ Standard format in Magic: The Gathering will undergo its first widely played meta test since the launch of Innistrad: Crimson Vow with the MTG Arena Standard Metagame Challenge this weekend. The MTG Arena Standard Metagame Challenge is a staple tournament that takes place after a new Standard-legal set is released. Scheduled from Nov. 19 to 22, the Standard Metagame Challenge will showcase an Aggro and Control-dominant meta with a splash of Orzhov Clerics./post/riot-releases-mordekaiser-s-champion-spotlight-reveals-skin-redesigns/Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-mordekaiser-s-champion-spotlight-reveals-skin-redesigns/ Brought to you byIKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. Mordekaiser is here and he’s ready to exercise his power on the Summoner’s Rift. Riot Games released the champion’s Champion Spotlight video today, showing off his new abilities and briefly showing his updated skins. From the video, Mordekaiser has been transformed into an unstoppable force that excels in one-vs-one situations. HIs Q ability, Obliterate, deals bonus damage to a single enemy and he has some good midfight sustain with his W ability, Indestructible./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/104-1-f4q-end-vision-strikers-undefeated-streak-in-valorant/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/104-1-f4q-end-vision-strikers-undefeated-streak-in-valorant/ And just like that, Vision Strikers are back to square one again. F4Q, a team of ragtag streamers and VALORANT pubstompers, ended Vision Strikers’ 104-series streak today, putting a stop to the unstoppable team in stage two of VCT Challengers Korea. The underdogs, who had historically played poorly against Vision Strikers, had a standout performance. The best-of-three series came down to the wire, ending with a dramatic 15-13 scoreline in overtime in the third and final map./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/lcs-team-of-the-week-2022-spring-split-week-5/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-team-of-the-week-2022-spring-split-week-5/ In North America, the top of the LCS has started to separate itself from the rest of the pack, with both Team Liquid and Cloud9 going on their own respective winning streaks through week five of the 2022 Spring Split. The two juggernauts are tied for first place with 9-2 records, while the rest of the league is struggling to keep up with their rapid pace. Because of this, our latest Team of the Week features players from each of these rosters with their expansive authority over the league./post/liquipedia-doubles-down-on-policies-to-prevent-match-fixing-suspicious-activity-in-dota-2/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/liquipedia-doubles-down-on-policies-to-prevent-match-fixing-suspicious-activity-in-dota-2/ Liquipedia is one of the biggest hubs of information in the esports scene and is a platform that is trusted by tournament organizers and other entities, which is why it has been targeted by those trying to use it in Dota 2 match-fixing schemes. On a nearly weekly basis, the Liquipedia staff and volunteers are bombarded with submissions of fabricated Dota tournaments, tournament organizers, and teams trying to make themselves seem more legitimate by being added to the wiki./post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-leak-reveals-hisuian-variants-of-typhlosion-decidueye-and-samurott/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-leak-reveals-hisuian-variants-of-typhlosion-decidueye-and-samurott/ A massive, coordinated leak targeting Pokémon Legends: Arceus has revealed new final evolutions for the game’s starting Pokémon. A leaker named PoryLeeks has been posting huge spoilers about the game all morning, including the new versions of Typhlosion, Decidueye, and Samurott. Previous leaks stated that the final evolutions will also have new type combinations, as well. https://twitter.com/pory_leeks/status/1483805331075518473 According to leaks, Typhlosion is Fire/Ghost, Decidueye is Grass/Fighting, and Samurott is Water/Dark./post/vote-to-kick-option-will-be-removed-from-rainbow-six-siege-later-this-season/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vote-to-kick-option-will-be-removed-from-rainbow-six-siege-later-this-season/ The Quick Match playlist is a fun and casual mode for Rainbow Six Siege players who don’t want to experience the intense Ranked playlist. But the playlist attracts a lot of toxic players who sometimes queue with other toxic individuals. These players will often vote-to-kick their teammates for no reason and send them back to the lobby.  This will no longer be an issue later this season, however. The vote-to-kick option is being removed from the game, Ubisoft announced today./post/what-happens-when-you-get-duplicate-rewards-pok%C3%A9mon-licenses-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-happens-when-you-get-duplicate-rewards-pok%C3%A9mon-licenses-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Pokémon UNITE gives players more than a handful of ways to get the items they want or need to grab in order to improve at the game or look the way they want to. And TiMi Studio made sure that there was a system in place so that, even if a player gets an item one way, they won’t lose out on additional rewards.  For example, say you really want to play as Alolan Ninetails, but you didn’t want to wait for its Unite License to become a free reward in the “14-Day Welcome Gifts” event./post/what-time-does-dire-maul-release-in-wow-classic/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-dire-maul-release-in-wow-classic/ The first update to World of Warcraft Classic is coming tomorrow, bringing with it Dire Maul, a five-man level 60 dungeon with three wings. Blizzard originally set out to create six phases, each with new dungeons and raids—similar to the original game. Dire Maul was planned to release alongside the PvP system in phase two, but it’s now joining the servers a month early. The dungeon will add a new dynamic to Classic, giving players a reason to log in./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ai/Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-ai/ Wordle is a phenomenon widely responsible for bringing word games back to the spotlight. Each day, the web-based game will pick a different five-letter word, which players need to guess in six tries or less. There are no clues to start, only the letters in each guess—they will change colors depending on their presence and position in the answer. The most popular Wordle strategy is probably guessing vowel-heavy words first, in order to figure out what are the vowels in the word./post/here-are-the-groups-for-stage-5-of-the-2021-call-of-duty-league-season/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-groups-for-stage-5-of-the-2021-call-of-duty-league-season/ The Call of Duty League’s 2021 season is entering the final leg of its regular season. With that comes the announcement of the groups for the season’s final stage. Like every other stage this season, the groups were announced via a selection show. After winning the Stage Four Major, the Atlanta FaZe found themselves in Group A, while Dallas Empire were placed in Group B after their second-place run.  Here are the groups for Stage Five of the 2021 CDL season./post/how-to-complete-white-faced-varr%C3%A9-s-quest-in-elden-ring/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-white-faced-varr%C3%A9-s-quest-in-elden-ring/ White-Faced Varré is an NPC that Elden Ring players encounter directly after leaving the tutorial area of the game. He’s on a small hill in Limgrave overlooking the Church of Elleh and the Tree Sentinel boss, right next to the First Steps site of grace. His quest involves unlocking invasions, allowing Tarnished to enter the worlds of others to kill them for item rewards and for the fun of it./post/how-to-get-humankind-beta-access-through-twitch-drops/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-humankind-beta-access-through-twitch-drops/ The number of new turn-based strategy games that hit the market each year is relatively lower than more popular genres like first-person-shooters or battle royales. When that’s the case, fans often stick with their favorite games for a long time and whenever a worthy challenger enters the market, all eyes turn on them. Amplitude Studios’ Humankind is a historical turn-based strategy game and it’s moving into a beta stage for lucky fans to enjoy and help the development of the game./post/mtg-dealer-discovers-fake-japanese-alt-art-foil-wots-planeswalkers/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-dealer-discovers-fake-japanese-alt-art-foil-wots-planeswalkers/ A dealer in Japan has discovered multiple fake foil War of the Spark Japanese alternative-art planeswalker cards in circulation and has informed potential buyers what to watch for.  During the War of the Spark release, Magic: The Gathering ran a promotion featuring alternative-art planeswalkers illustrated by popular Japanese artists. The demand for these Japanese foil planeswalkers skyrocketed, with the Liliana, Dreadhorde General foil selling for around a $1,000. Because the demand for the WotS alt-art planeswalkers is so high, fakes have reportedly begun circulating in the MTG community./post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-trading-card-game-expansion-fusion-strike-will-reportedly-be-released-in-november/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pok%C3%A9mon-trading-card-game-expansion-fusion-strike-will-reportedly-be-released-in-november/ The next Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) English set is scheduled to be released in November and will be called Fusion Strike, according to a report by PokéBeach.  Fusion Strike will reportedly launch on Nov. 12, with pre-releases taking place from Oct. 30 to Nov. 7.  While it hasn’t been officially announced by The Pokémon Company, the set is expected to include cards from Japan’s Fusion Arts expansion, including Mew V, Mew VMAX, Hoopa V, Gensect V, and others./post/papasmithy-and-joseph-jang-detail-how-100-thieves-scouts-solo-queue-talent-for-possible-new-players/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/papasmithy-and-joseph-jang-detail-how-100-thieves-scouts-solo-queue-talent-for-possible-new-players/ For many aspiring professional League of Legends players in North America, the path to the big stage isn’t exactly clearly outlined compared to other regions. While other countries are teeming with opportunities for amateurs to get seen, many NA players might not have the same chances. Over the past couple of years, one team that’s dedicated plenty of time to discovering and developing new talent is 100 Thieves. The organization has put a ton of effort into discovering new players and giving them the tools to succeed in their career with growing programs in the Academy and amateur scenes./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/smeb-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/smeb-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends/ Legendary top laner Smeb has retired from professional League of Legends at 25 years old, he announced today. “During my eight years as a professional gamer, there have been highs and lows, but standing at the moment of making a retirement decision, only the highs remain in my memory,” Smeb said. “I always pursued both small and big goals but my biggest and sincerest goal that made me who I am right now and helped me reach my goals was to make my fans happy./post/team-liquid-take-down-g2-to-win-esl-pro-league-season-9-finals/Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-take-down-g2-to-win-esl-pro-league-season-9-finals/ Team Liquid resisted G2’s efforts today to lift the trophy of ESL Pro League season nine, winning their third major title since May. The best-of-five grand finals started on one of G2’s map picks, Dust II. G2 were leading in the opening rounds with a solid defense. Kenny “kennyS” Schrub looked on point with the AWP, but Liquid managed to recover after Jake “Stewie2K” Yip denied G2’s retake on the A bombsite with a one-vs-three clutch./post/how-to-complete-totssf-nani-sbc-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-totssf-nani-sbc-in-fifa-20-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a Team of the Season So Far (TOTSSF) 92-rated version of Nani from Orlando City today to the squad-building challenges (SBC) menu in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team. TOTSSF Nani was introduced alongside the official MLS TOTSSF squad. This SBC will be available until Thursday, June 4. It comes at an impressive price range, around 80,000 FUT coins on any platform, for how good TOTSSF Nani seems to be. EA has massively boosted TOTSSF Nani when you compare it to his base gold 80-rated version./post/how-to-drop-items-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-drop-items-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a game packed to the brim with different items. Sometimes, however, you might pick up an item by mistake and feel like you are stuck with it for the remainder of the match. Have no fear though, there’s a way to drop said item if that happens. Every item has its uses. Some can be thrown by pressing the attack button while others remain attached to your character until you choose to get rid of them./post/how-to-fast-travel-in-horizon-forbidden-west/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fast-travel-in-horizon-forbidden-west/ Games that feature giant map like Horizon Forbidden West can be painful if it doesn’t have a fast travel system. Luckily, for Horizon players, this action role-playing video title has an efficient fast travel that will save you a lot of time. There are just a few requirements that you need to know first. First of all, players need to have visited a location on the map before they can fast travel to it./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/pokimane-becomes-first-female-twitch-star-to-hit-9-million-streaming-followers/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-becomes-first-female-twitch-star-to-hit-9-million-streaming-followers/ Popular streamer and content creator Pokimane is one of the biggest streamers across all platforms, and on March 3 she cemented that status with a new record–the Moroccan-Canadian star has become the first female Twitch streamer to hit nine million followers on Twitch. Pokimane was live on her Twitch channel when she received a donation informing her that she had just reached nine million followers on the platform. She proceeded to pull up a live counter of her channels followers and spent a bit saying thank you in a variety of languages in response to her accomplishment./post/scry-triumph-qualify-for-algs-playoffs-over-sentinels-complexity/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/scry-triumph-qualify-for-algs-playoffs-over-sentinels-complexity/ In a day dominated by underdogs, it was Mexican team SCRY that proved the most improbable of winners. Taking the lobby win and knocking off several favorites in the process, the free-agent Apex Legends squad sealed their victory in the final match of the day, and qualified for the Split 2 playoffs in the process.  The day began with a few playoff spots attainable for several teams on the bubble, and nearly all of them were playing in the same lobby: Complexity, CLG, Sentinels, Torrent, RCO eSports, SCRY, and Dubblyew all stood a realistic shot of qualifying if things went their way./post/shanghai-dragons-san-francisco-shock-win-overwatch-league-may-melee-tournament/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shanghai-dragons-san-francisco-shock-win-overwatch-league-may-melee-tournament/ After a lengthy weekend of close games, two regional winners have been crowned in the Overwatch League’s May Melee tournament. The entire month of May was dedicated to the tournament, which will award thousands of dollars in prize money and bonus wins for high-placing teams.  All 20 teams in the Overwatch League participated in the tournament after being divided into two regional brackets, Asia and North America. Each bracket crowned a single championship team, which will receive $40,000 as well as three bonus wins added to their season record./post/when-does-lillia-arrive-on-league-s-live-servers/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-lillia-arrive-on-league-s-live-servers/ One of League of Legends’ newest champions, Lillia, the Bashful Bloom, is set to arrive on live servers alongside the teased “big” summer event, Spirit Blossom. Riot’s champion design team has been hard at work; the developer released five champions in 2019 and said six new champions would be arriving in 2020. The first arrival of this year was Sett, the Boss, who made his debut in January.  Riot’s now getting ready to release two champions, and one of them is Lillia./post/where-to-find-air-vents-in-fortnite-battle-royale-s-season-9/Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-air-vents-in-fortnite-battle-royale-s-season-9/ Epic Games added a few environmental items to Fortnite: Battle Royale when season nine started, and one of them is Air Vents. They behave like the vaulted Bouncer trap, letting players jump on them to be tossed in a certain direction without taking fall damage. The only difference between the two is that Air Vents aren’t items, which means they’re located in specific areas of the island and can’t be moved./post/dignitas-releases-entire-men-s-valorant-roster/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dignitas-releases-entire-men-s-valorant-roster/ Dignitas has released its men’s VALORANT roster, the organization announced today. The news was initially reported by George Geddes for Daily Esports/Upcomer and was later confirmed by Dig’s in-game leader, Rory “dephh” Jackson. Dephh said on Twitter that Dignitas plans “to move out of VALORANT for the time being.” pic.twitter.com/PA9cd58nPx — Dignitas (@dignitas) March 31, 2021 Dignitas then made the official announcement just minutes after Dephh’s post. The org said it’s working to find new homes for the players but is still committed to fielding its women’s VALORANT roster, which also competes in Counter-Strke./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/here-are-the-full-notes-for-valorant-patch-4-01/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-full-notes-for-valorant-patch-4-01/ Riot Games will introduce Patch 4.01 to VALORANT today. It’s not a major update, but the devs have done a second round of changes to Ares, a weapon that was buffed in Patch 4.0. The buff to the machine gun made the weapon “noticeably stronger,” according to the devs, and saw the Ares become a more popular choice in games. The changes in Patch 4.01 will increase the price of the Ares from 1,550 to 1,600 and increase its pitch recoil./post/how-to-get-a-froglight-in-minecraft/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-a-froglight-in-minecraft/ The Minecraft community is always looking for more light-emitting blocks to be added to the game as they are essential for both looks, survival, and gameplay. The Wild Update introduced froglights, which are gained through gameplay with frogs and come in three colors. Unfortunately, attaining froglights is a bit of a complicated process. Players hoping to gain any of the three froglights must bring together a frog and a tiny magma cube./post/how-to-get-magnezone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-magnezone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go is one of the most popular mobile games played by millions of people around the world. The AR-driven game allows players to search around the streets of their city, encountering and attempting to capture wild Pokémon as they go. Given the global experience of the game, many unique Pokémon are available in different locations during different times within the real world. Once a Pokémon has been secured, players can use them in battles during raids that can result in the capture of rare Pokémon or evolve their Pokémon using special items acquired throughout the player’s time in the game./post/mrhappy-s-community-donates-huge-amount-of-money-to-help-his-mother/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mrhappy-s-community-donates-huge-amount-of-money-to-help-his-mother/ Sometimes, the gaming community can do wonders and change lives in a flash. The veteran Final Fantasy XIV streamer Mrhappy1227 witnessed it to the fullest yesterday when he made a desperate call to his community for help on his YouTube channel on April 26. In the video, he said he had started a GoFundMe with a goal of $50,000 to help pay for medical and living fees for his mother, who cannot work due to being “semi-paralyzed” following a severe case of cerebrospinal fluid leak./post/qtcinderella-s-girls-trip-canceled-after-streamer-tests-positive-for-covid-19/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/qtcinderella-s-girls-trip-canceled-after-streamer-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ Popular Twitch streamer QTCinderella announced today that her in-person streamer event, Girls Trip, was forced to be canceled after one of the participants tested positive for COVID-19. On April 18, QTCinderella unveiled her latest collaboration following The Streamer Awards, Girls Trip. The trip was meant to bring 15 fellow Twitch streamers to Florida under one roof for a weekend-long trip, streaming a wide variety of events from May 4 to 7./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/the-lmq-ownership-scandal-explained/Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-lmq-ownership-scandal-explained/ LMQ were a fan hit the day they arrived in the United States. The professional Chinese League of Legends team had grown tired of their home country’s highly competitive but scandal-ridden pro scene. So in December 2013, the team did something that had only been attempted once before by a foreign professional squad: They moved to California. There, they’d have the opportunity to compete for promotion into the League Championship Series (LCS), the slickly run professional league operated by the game’s developer itself, Riot Games./post/apex-chronicles-aren-t-perfect-but-they-re-worth-revisiting/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-chronicles-aren-t-perfect-but-they-re-worth-revisiting/ Finding a new way to tell a story doesn’t make it a good way to tell a story. At the same time, that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything good to take away from the exercise. The story of Apex Legends is much like the game itself: twisting and turning, never wanting to be pinned down, and evolving into something similar, but at the same time new. Just as new legends, guns, maps, and game modes fundamentally change the way people play the game every season, Respawn continually switches up the way it reveals more and more of the Apex lore to its players./post/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/epicskillshot-becomes-authorized-vod-distributor-for-the-lcs/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/epicskillshot-becomes-authorized-vod-distributor-for-the-lcs/ Longtime League of Legends YouTube channel EpicSkillshot announced today that it’s become an official VOD distributor for the LCS. The owner of the channel revealed that they reached a deal with the league to allow them to continue posting North American VODs of the broadcast after the eight-year-old channel was disabled without any explanation three days ago. Exciting news! I've reached a deal with @LCSOfficial to continue posting LCS VODs on my channel as an Authorized VOD distributor after their new content policy goes into effect!/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/newest-call-of-duty-warzone-update-tweaks-iron-trials-84-ahead-of-its-return/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/newest-call-of-duty-warzone-update-tweaks-iron-trials-84-ahead-of-its-return/ Raven Software just pushed a minor update for Call of Duty: Warzone, changing up some of the functions of the popular Iron Trials ’84 limited-time mode before it returns this weekend. The developer said all of the changes are exclusive to quads, which will rotate with duos, trios, and solos when Iron Trials returns on weekends only. It’s unclear how the other versions of the mode will be affected, if at all./post/ryan-reynolds-free-guy-skin-now-available-in-fortnite/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ryan-reynolds-free-guy-skin-now-available-in-fortnite/ Fortnite players have already been treated with the addition of multiple new skins in August, but another movie star has joined the mix. This time, it’s none other than Ryan Reynolds’ Dude character from his upcoming film Free Guy. Dude is now available in the item shop and will cost 1,200 V-Bucks to purchase. Along with the skin, you can also earn yourself a new emote “Good Guy” by completing challenges around the island./post/the-best-dunkers-in-nba-2k22/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-dunkers-in-nba-2k22/ Dunking is a necessary part of playing NBA 2K22 at an optimal level, and many of the most overpowered players in NBA 2K history had strong dunk ratings. A good dunker can drive to the basket and lock into a scoring animation that the defense can’t stop. This is why players like LeBron James or Gerald Green in NBA 2K13. See NBA on Amazon The league is filled with athletic players with impressive dunk ratings./post/the-pokemon-company-officially-reveals-time-gazer-and-space-juggler/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-pokemon-company-officially-reveals-time-gazer-and-space-juggler/ The Pokémon Company has today announced its next Pokémon OCG sets Time Gazer and Space Juggler. The two sets will star Origin forms of Dialga and Palkia first introduced to the franchise via the latest Pokémon videogame, Legends: Arceus. https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/1499610615685517315 These two Pokémon will receive the new VSTAR treatment alongside standard V variants. Also coming in the set are trainer cards for the Peal Clan leader Irida and Diamond leader Adaman./post/tryndamere-and-singed-have-some-of-the-highest-jungle-winrates-in-north-america-here-s-why/Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tryndamere-and-singed-have-some-of-the-highest-jungle-winrates-in-north-america-here-s-why/ When trying to pick up a powerful jungler in the current meta, you might consider Jax, Warwick, or maybe even Trundle. Whatever you do, though, don’t make your decision based on champion winrate alone, because you might be led astray. And by “led astray,” we really mean you might lock in Tryndamere jungle in your next solo queue game, and that wouldn’t be good for anyone. That’s right, Tryndamere has the highest winrate out of any other jungler in North America, according to League of Legends stats site Champion./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/best-league-of-legends-players-of-2021/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-league-of-legends-players-of-2021/ The 2021 League of Legends competitive season has finally come to a close. After a whole year of furious battles on Summoner’s Rift, the champions were crowned over the land, with the LPL’s EDward Gaming finally taking home a World Championship after years of missed attempts and multiple roster changes. But even though EDG did win the gold in the end, many other players across the globe have plenty of achievements to be proud of./post/here-s-every-mtg-secret-lair-in-october-superdrop/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-mtg-secret-lair-in-october-superdrop/ A total of seven Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drops and three bundles were revealed today by Wizards of the Coast.  Releasing Oct. 18, the MTG 2021 Secret Lair Superdrop contains a wide variety of card styles from classic horror movies to the anatomy of Magic monsters. All drops are available in foil and non-foil versions. Read the Fine Print showcasing Liliana and her contracted demons is the only exception, containing an etched foil version./post/kamigawa-neon-dynasty-s-boseiju-who-endures-is-an-auto-include-in-any-mtg-deck/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kamigawa-neon-dynasty-s-boseiju-who-endures-is-an-auto-include-in-any-mtg-deck/ A new Magic: The Gathering legendary land called Boseiju, Who Endures was revealed today by Wizards of Coast for the upcoming Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty set—and it’s packed with value.  The legendary tree Boseiju is over 4,000 years old and is sacred on the Magic plane of Kamigawa. Scheduled to launch globally on Feb. 18, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) brings back the cedar tree as a legendary land packed with immense value./post/rek-sai-s-new-abilities-are-almost-here-and-they-re-just-as-scary-as-they-sound/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rek-sai-s-new-abilities-are-almost-here-and-they-re-just-as-scary-as-they-sound/ Rek’Sai will be the recipient of a major gameplay rework in the next patch, and her changes turn her into a weird underground hybrid of Kha’Zix and Garen, according to Riot’s official reveal of the project yesterday. The League of Legends community has known about part of the changes for a little while, as they’ve been on the PBE for a couple of weeks—but this is the first time players have been able to look at the entirety of the changes./post/ryu-chun-li-join-power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-in-new-street-fighter-dlc-pack/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ryu-chun-li-join-power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-in-new-street-fighter-dlc-pack/ Capcom and Hasbro broke part of the internet in 2018 when it was revealed that Ryu from Street Fighter was officially being made a Power Ranger. Now, the crossover is happening again, bringing two Street Fighter representatives to Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.  Launching on May 25, a Street Fighter DLC Pack, which includes Crimson Hawk Ranger Ryu and Blue Phoenix Ranger Chun-Li, will be released on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia./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/what-is-the-dream-smp/Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-dream-smp/ Released in 2009, Minecraft has stood the test of time and has proven itself an excellent source of entertainment for millions of gamers worldwide. A common trait between games that accomplish this sort of longevity is that they allow gamers’ creativity to run wild, which often keeps the gameplay fresh. Each Minecraft server gets shaped by its owner’s will, and Dream survival multiplayer (SMP) server is one of the more unique ones out there./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/asuna-out-smeags-faze-as-100t-dominates-in-opening-round-of-na-vct-challengers-playoffs/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asuna-out-smeags-faze-as-100t-dominates-in-opening-round-of-na-vct-challengers-playoffs/ 100 Thieves took care of business against FaZe Clan to open the NA VCT Stage Three Challengers Playoffs, taking both Haven and Icebox by a comfortable margin. 100T’s lone duelist Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk put on a one-man show against the innovators of Smeag style, consistently taking control with several opening kills during the series. 100T broke out the triple initiator composition on Haven with steel debuting KAY/O, Ethan on Skye, and Hiko on his trusty Sova./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/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzles-5-letter-words-starting-with-s-and-ending-with-n/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzles-5-letter-words-starting-with-s-and-ending-with-n/ Wordle became even bigger after being bought by the New York Times as one of their daily games. Every day more people join the wave of this fun and casual game, but it’s not easy. Plus, it’s great to practice your vocabulary and stay on top of the day’s topic with friends who also play. Sometimes you are lucky to quickly find letters. And that makes your Wordle journey much easier./post/how-to-win-when-there-is-no-building-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-win-when-there-is-no-building-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ Fortnite’s newest season launched on March 20 and brought changes to fundamental parts of the game. One of the most significant is the temporary removal of the build mode that’s become a core mechanic in Fortnite. The reason for the removal of the ability is a result of the Imagined Order’s invasion of the island. However, while the Seven work to return the feature, players will need to learn how to fight without it./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/league-players-raise-6-million-for-charity-from-dawnbringer-karma-purchases/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-players-raise-6-million-for-charity-from-dawnbringer-karma-purchases/ To celebrate League of Legends’ 1,000th skin, Riot decided to donate 100 percent of the profits made from Dawnbringer Karma purchases. And fans were able to raise a whopping $6 million for the Riot Games Social Impact Fund, the company announced today. Since League players were responsible for raising the donation, fans will be able to vote on one of three local nonprofits in their region from today until April 23./post/riot-finally-reveals-yone-as-next-league-champ-in-today-s-spirit-blossom-cinematic/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-finally-reveals-yone-as-next-league-champ-in-today-s-spirit-blossom-cinematic/ League of Legends fans got a first look today at the relationship between Yasuo and Yone. Riot revealed the “Kin of the Stained Blade” cinematic today to celebrate the Spirit Blossom event, confirming who many knew would be the next champion: Yone. The animated trailer begins with Yone seeking retribution from Yasuo and asking him to “answer” for what he’s done. The Unforgiven, having been framed for the murder of his master, wants no part in the fray but defends himself nonetheless and eventually kills his brother./post/weixiao-an-early-legend/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weixiao-an-early-legend/ Around the time I started following professional League began the rise of one team we would later count into the best of all time, that team was World Elite. With their superb team fighting they managed to go on an undefeated streak that would later only be toppled by SK Telecom T1 K. The star and central focus of World Elite was their AD Carry Gao “WeiXiao” Xuecheng. Of course the Chinese region has produced many great AD Carries like NaMei and Uzi but in this article I would like to write about what made WeiXiao the greatest player China has ever produced and arguably the best AD Carry ever to play League of Legends./post/who-is-newcastle-s-voice-actor-in-apex-legends/Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-newcastle-s-voice-actor-in-apex-legends/ Respawn confirmed this week the latest season of Apex Legends, Saviors, with a cinematic trailer that, among other things, debuted the latest character to make it to the game: Newcastle. The latest edition to the game’s roster of legends is a tanky shield user named Jackson Williams, and he is the brother of Bangalore who was thought to be deceased. Presenting…your new competition, though you may have met before—@GabeKunda as Newcastle!/post/apex-legends-players-create-hilarious-death-trap-by-combining-wraith-and-valkyrie-s-ultimates/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-players-create-hilarious-death-trap-by-combining-wraith-and-valkyrie-s-ultimates/ Some people just want to watch the world burn. Two Apex Legends players discovered a hysterical interaction that sends enemies plummeting to their death, pairing Wraith’s Dimensional Rift with Valkyrie’s Skyward Dive. While Respawn likely didn’t intend for the two abilities to work this way, it’s still a comedic way to deliver your opponents to the afterlife. Valkyrie’s Portal Trap from apexlegends To create the bug, the Wraith player activated their ultimate and then interacted with the ally Valkyrie to join in on Skyward Dive./post/arurf-returns-for-testing-on-league-s-pbe/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/arurf-returns-for-testing-on-league-s-pbe/ League’s beloved game mode of chaos ARURF is launching on the Public Beta Environment (PBE) for another round of testing. The game mode is scheduled to go live later in the year, according to a new post from Riot Games. Riot failed to provide a specific date for ARURF’s release but it said the game mode will come out at some point later this year after Patch 9.18 goes live. In the meantime, ARURF will remain on the PBE where fans can try out the new changes coming to the game mode./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/how-to-watch-worlds-2021/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-worlds-2021/ The 2021 League of Legends World Championship gets underway on Oct. 5 with the play-in stage and culminates, an action-packed month later, with the finals on Nov. 6. Hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland’s Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena, the most celebrated esports event of the year will bring together the top League of Legends teams from around the world to compete for the Summoner’s Cup, a multi-million dollar prize pool, and the title of World Champion./post/pubg-gets-5th-anniversary-event-updated-2022-roadmap-including-new-maps-changes/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-gets-5th-anniversary-event-updated-2022-roadmap-including-new-maps-changes/ PUBG: Battlegrounds is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month, and the developers have not only pushed a new update live that includes special anniversary rewards, but they have also published a detailed roadmap for the rest of 2022. Starting in April, which begins Q2 for the development team, players can expect to see reverting Sanhok back to an older version of the map that the community has been active in requesting./post/riot-shows-off-new-snow-moon-skins-for-illaoi-caitlyn-and-kayn-adds-pantheon-to-ashen-knight-skin-line-in-league/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-shows-off-new-snow-moon-skins-for-illaoi-caitlyn-and-kayn-adds-pantheon-to-ashen-knight-skin-line-in-league/ The night has risen once again, League of Legends fans. Riot Games unveiled a beautiful new skin collection today called Snow Moon, featuring Illaoi, Caitlyn, and Kayn. Additionally, fans have also been clamoring over a new Ashen Knight Pantheon skin that will be making its way to the game’s PBE server soon. Presented as an opposite to one of the game’s existing skin lines, Blood Moon, players get to experience a new side of the alternate universe with three new cosmetics./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/where-to-go-after-beating-godrick-the-grafted-in-elden-ring/Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-go-after-beating-godrick-the-grafted-in-elden-ring/ In Elden Ring, players are given a near-infinite amount of choices when it comes to character progression. The world of the Lands Between is full of options that can influence the player’s entire experience. Whether they’re deciding which dungeons to traverse, bosses to slay, NPCs to associate with, or simply what weapon to use, players are forced to make decisions with little to no context on what lies ahead. Luckily, not all is lost when it comes to progressing one’s character in Elden Ring./post/how-to-choose-the-best-valorant-sensitivity-settings-and-dpi/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-choose-the-best-valorant-sensitivity-settings-and-dpi/ Your settings in VALORANT generally come down to personal preference. But there are still a few important things to keep in mind, such as your mouse sensitivity and your dots per inch (DPI).  Precision matters in VALORANT. If your sensitivity is too high, you’ll have a hard time accurately clicking or tapping on your opponent’s heads. But if it’s too low, reacting to a shot, a flank, or a flash can be equally demanding./post/impact-keyword-and-6-new-bandle-city-cards-revealed-for-legends-of-runeterra-s-beyond-the-bandlewood/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/impact-keyword-and-6-new-bandle-city-cards-revealed-for-legends-of-runeterra-s-beyond-the-bandlewood/ Six collectible cards and a new keyword from Legends of Runeterra’s upcoming Beyond the Bandlewood set have been revealed today. The newest mechanic, Impact, gives units the ability to deal one damage to the enemy Nexus whenever they strike while attacking. While this sounds minuscule at first, Impact can stack, allowing for higher damage potential. The six cards revealed today include Proto Poro, Stone Stackers, Arena Kingpin, Poro Sled, Hidden Pathways, and Treasured Trash./post/mad-maggie-s-drill-can-be-attached-to-crypto-s-drone-in-apex/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mad-maggie-s-drill-can-be-attached-to-crypto-s-drone-in-apex/ With so many abilities that can interact, it’s no surprise that Apex Legends has its fair share of shenanigans as players try to figure out new ways to wreak havoc in the Outlands. One particularly fruitful ability for these players is Crypto’s tactical, the Surveillance Drone he lovingly refers to as “Hack.” Any Apex player can tell you that the drone is able to fly around and reveal the positions of other players./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/riot-confirms-victorious-orianna-reveals-other-end-of-season-rewards/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-confirms-victorious-orianna-reveals-other-end-of-season-rewards/ League of Legends season eight is almost over, and that means it’s time for Riot Games to show off what players can earn at the end of the season. Riot confirmed that Victorious Orianna is the skin that players will receive if they reach at least Gold in any ranked queue for season eight. All ranked players who’ve reached at least Honor level two will earn rewards, regardless of what rank they’ve achieved./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/tundra-esports-kicks-fata-from-dota-2-roster/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tundra-esports-kicks-fata-from-dota-2-roster/ After a lackluster ending for Tundra Esports at the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit Winter Tour Regional Final, team captain and founder Fata has been kicked from the roster.  Tundra was one of the top teams in Western Europe throughout the Winter Tour, beating out the likes of OG, Nigma Galaxy, and Team Secret after keeping its roster together from the previous season. But it appears that there was a lot of drama going on behind the scenes that led to this move./post/weibo-gaming-signs-theshy/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weibo-gaming-signs-theshy/ Weibo Gaming is adding former Worlds champion Kang “TheShy” Seung-Rok ahead of the League of Legends 2022 competitive season. The South Korean top laner spent more than four years with Invictus Gaming, from 2017 to 2021, and won the 2018 World Championship. The 22-year-old has been a star through his career, but the 2021 season turned out to be more challenging for him. He only joined the LPL Summer Split in the fifth week due to contracting COVID-19, playing just eight series./post/when-does-apex-legends-season-8-end/Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-apex-legends-season-8-end/ Apex Legends’ season eight, Mayhem, introduced the reckless, fight-loving character Fuse and featured a destroyed version of Kings Canyon as its map.  While it may seem like the fun has just started, the season that began on Feb. 2 is closer to its end than its beginning.  Apex season eight will end on May 4.  That leaves players just a couple of weeks to rank up their battle pass and earn those last few cosmetics, like the legendary Longbow DMR skins DMR X-1 and Blinding Light./post/all-secret-rare-cards-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-eevee-heroes-revealed/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-secret-rare-cards-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-eevee-heroes-revealed/ Eevee Heroes will finally be released on May 27 and Pokémon TCG fans have been treated to their first look at some previously unrevealed cards in the set. A full list of the secret rare cards from the set was posted online to the Pokémon forum Pokebeach earlier today. Themed around the evolutions of Eevee, it should be no surprise that the set’s rarest cards showcase these eight Pokémon. For each of the Eeveelutions, there are four cards in the set–a standard V card, a V-Max, Secret Rare, and alternative art Secret Rare./post/gamestop-to-distribute-duraludon-promo-for-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gamestop-to-distribute-duraludon-promo-for-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-evolving-skies/ Pokémon TCG collectors will have a chance to score an exclusive promo card when Evolving Skies drops next month. According to a post on Pokémon forum Pokebeach, Gamestop will be distributing a Duraludon promo card stamped with their logo following the launch of the Evolving Skies TCG set starting on Aug. 27. Right now, it isn’t clear which Duraludon card will get the promo treatment, but it could likely be the Duraludon card launch as part of the Vivid Voltage set since that is the most recent set to include the species./post/here-are-the-one-esports-singapore-dpc-major-2021-standings/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-one-esports-singapore-dpc-major-2021-standings/ The first Major of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit is finally here, though it isn’t going to run exactly how Valve and PGL originally planned it it out when things begin on March 27. With two teams having to withdraw from the event, several rosters playing with stand-ins, and time for more problems to pop up, the ONE Esports Singapore Major is giving fans a lot more than just matches to watch./post/how-to-delete-games-and-apps-on-xbox-series-x-s/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-delete-games-and-apps-on-xbox-series-x-s/ Sometimes, you’ll need to clear space on a console like the Xbox Series X or S to make room for new downloads. Deleting your older games and apps, especially those you hardly touch or the ones taking up a lot of space like Call of Duty or FIFA, is often necessary. But, luckily, it’s a fairly simple process. Here’s how you can delete games and apps from your Xbox Series X or S./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/newcastle-s-stone-skies-bundle-now-available-through-prime-gaming/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/newcastle-s-stone-skies-bundle-now-available-through-prime-gaming/ Newcastle is Apex Legends’ newest character. And now, he’s also the star of the game’s latest Prime Gaming bundle. The Newcastle Stone Skies bundle is now available to Apex players on all platforms, and it comes with one of the best Newcastle skins in the game. Big shield, bigger heart 🛡️❤️ Unlock Stone Skies Newcastle, the Real Teal Peacekeeper, and matching Banner Frame this month through #PrimeGaming. 🔗: https://t.co/y6RA2uLK8j pic.twitter.com/zKtow43Bda/post/riot-reveals-league-exclusive-recall-for-players-who-reach-honor-5/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-league-exclusive-recall-for-players-who-reach-honor-5/ Earlier this year, the Riot devs unveiled they wanted to make the behavioral system in League of Legends “matter more” by building solutions that “directly impact” the players, like giving out rewards based on the honor system.  One of the rewards that is set to be given out to honorable players is a special recall animation. The video of this new animation was shared today on Twitter by Kristy Doan, a VFX artist for League, who also hinted at a possible new Challenger recall./post/tft-set-5-5-traits-and-champions-hit-with-major-pbe-balance-changes/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-5-5-traits-and-champions-hit-with-major-pbe-balance-changes/ A huge PBE patch for Teamfight Tactics Set 5.5 will take place today. Only one more update is planned before the midset’s launch next week. Heading into the second week of Set 5.5 PBE testing, the TFT team uploaded a massive patch that will run for the rest of the week, according to Riot game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer.  Good morning. Here's todays PBE changes for Dawn of Heroes. It's a big batch, but likely our last one./post/the-best-assault-rifles-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-assault-rifles-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Assault rifle players have a lot to be excited about in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. In Black Ops Cold War, assault rifles are king. And there are three main ARs at the game’s launch that can dominate in any public lobby or wager match. There are five total assault rifles to begin with in the game, with more expected to be added for free over time. But there are plenty of choices to be made and all of them are fun to use./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-on-golden-wave-island-in-lost-ark/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-on-golden-wave-island-in-lost-ark/ Golden Wave Island is one of the smaller islands in Lost Ark, with not much to do outside of collecting Shipwreck Scrap for the T-82 robot found in the center of the island. Still, once you’ve completed the quests that are present and exhausted the island for its materials, there are a few Mokoko Seeds to add to your collection on Golden Wave Island.  Golden Wave Island is located off the coast of Arthenine, just south of the Arid Path; it’s one of the first islands you’ll encounter off the shores of Arthenine, and it should be relatively easy to reach./post/apex-pros-streamers-call-on-respawn-to-extend-ranked-split-following-server-issues/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-pros-streamers-call-on-respawn-to-extend-ranked-split-following-server-issues/ The end of Apex Legends’ first Emergence ranked split is just around the corner. But after recent server issues put a halt to many players’ ranked climbs, a number of prolific streamers and pro players are asking the game’s developer to extend the split to make up for lost time. Respawn Entertainment shared an update today about the ongoing issues with Apex’s server stability, saying several fixes are scheduled for tomorrow but problems could remain until the start of the next week./post/can-shaymin-be-shiny-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-shaymin-be-shiny-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ The Pokémon Company is expressing its gratitude for the series’ 26th anniversary by allowing players traveling through the Sinnoh region to get a glimpse of the Gratitude Pokémon. As part of the Pokémon Day celebrations, players can now obtain the Oak’s Letter key item in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl through a special Mystery Gift distribution. This item allows players to encounter and catch the Mythical Pokémon, Shaymin, at level 30 in the Flower Paradise it calls home./post/how-long-does-it-take-to-recharge-transporter-energy-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-long-does-it-take-to-recharge-transporter-energy-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Players now have the ability to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Go to Pokémon HOME, but Niantic have added a rather large hurdle that players will need to clear if they want to utilize the new feature fully.  The new HOME Transporter is powered by a new type of energy called Transporter Energy, which is used to facilitate each and every transfer.  Transporter Energy is not like some of the other resources included in Pokémon Go, in that it will recover over time rather than players needing to go out and get more./post/how-to-use-throne-of-eldraine-s-food-mechanic-in-mtg/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-throne-of-eldraine-s-food-mechanic-in-mtg/ Artifact tokens have the potential to play a major role in the Magic: The Gathering Standard meta thanks to Food tokens found in the upcoming release of Throne of Eldraine. Treasure Artifact tokens have influenced the Standard metagame for the last two years. With the release of the Throne of Eldraine (ELD) set on Oct. 4 comes Standard rotation, where only two of the 28 Magic cards that use Treasure tokens will survive (Smothering Tide and Rapacious Dragon)./post/meowth-festival-max-raid-battle-event-includes-shiny-galarian-meowth-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meowth-festival-max-raid-battle-event-includes-shiny-galarian-meowth-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ A new Max Raid Battle event is going live and will run throughout the weekend in Pokémon Sword and Shield that will center around the franchise’s iconic feline, Meowth.  The Scratch Cat Pokémon will be appearing in all three of its regional variants during this Meowth Festival, with Galarian Meowth appearing as a Shiny for lucky players too.  You don’t need to plan a lot for this event because all Event Den spawns are being taken up by some form of Meowth./post/top-esports-fines-substitute-top-laner-qingtian-a-month-s-salary-following-solo-queue-incident-with-faker/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-esports-fines-substitute-top-laner-qingtian-a-month-s-salary-following-solo-queue-incident-with-faker/ Faker might be the greatest League of Legends player of all time, but even he can get annoyed from time to time because of a few teammates. After voicing his complaints over the actions of a solo queue player on stream, it was discovered that the player is a substitute top laner for Top Esports named Qingtian. In response, the team has fined the player a month’s salary. Faker was streaming some solo queue for his fans yesterday when he ran into an Aatrox player who wasn’t playing to the best of his abilities./post/twitch-streamer-iitztimmy-receives-temporary-ban-during-valorant-marathon/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-streamer-iitztimmy-receives-temporary-ban-during-valorant-marathon/ FPS streamer iiTzTimmy was banned earlier today during a VALORANT marathon stream. While on the road to Radiant, the streamer was handed a temporary ban for smurfing in ranked, but this was short-lived. Seventeen hours into the stream, iiTzTimmy faced a temporary disruption, which he thought may have been a client error, but after closing and opening the game once again, he accepted he had been banned “for cheating.”/post/valorant-version-mismatch-error-how-to-fix-version-mismatch/Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-version-mismatch-error-how-to-fix-version-mismatch/ VALORANT hasn’t been without its fair share of issues since it launched in 2020, especially when it comes to error codes. One of the most common known errors is “Version Mismatch,” which tends to pops up when trying to connect and play the game with friends.  This error originally popped up in the closed beta, with the culprit of the issue being different regions operating on different versions of the game—mostly due to staggered patch releases./post/all-the-new-skins-for-overwatch-s-2022-lunar-new-year-event/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-new-skins-for-overwatch-s-2022-lunar-new-year-event/ It’s the Year of the Tiger and that means it’s time to change up your style and try some adventurous new looks. If you’re not brave enough to don solid gold in real life, Overwatch’s Lunar New Year event can help.  See Overwatch on Amazon Some heroes received more subdued skins, like Soldier: 76’s Epic Auspicious skin with lantern highlights, while others really got some sparkling upgrades. We’re not sure where Tracer found shoes that are literally on fire, but the kicks should definitely be something we see on runways in 2022./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/best-ps5-wall-mount/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-ps5-wall-mount/ There are many cool stands for PS5 that allow gamers to enjoy playing while saving space in your room and clear up desk space. Some of these wall mounts even provide fans to prevent overheating. Sometimes, gamers may need to mount your PS5 on the wall to keep it out of reach of toddlers or pets. There are a lot of great PlayStation 5 wall mounts out there but some stand out more than others./post/doublelift-explains-why-mountain-drakes-are-gamebreaking-in-competitive-play/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-explains-why-mountain-drakes-are-gamebreaking-in-competitive-play/ The early hours of the morning can often be one of the most thought-provoking times of the day. A good example of this comes from Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, who took to Twitter at 3:51am CT to voice his complaints about the Mountain Drake in League of Legends. According to the talented ADC, the buff is “gamebreaking in competitive.” It’s true that the dragons are some of the most important objectives in League./post/how-to-get-the-long-live-the-queen-emblem-in-destiny-2/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-long-live-the-queen-emblem-in-destiny-2/ The launch of Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion brought another emblem to the game, though you don’t even have to log in to get it. The Long Live the Queen emblem boasts a purple-and-black color palette, which provides a hint about its source. The Long Live the Queen emblem drops from a bounty, but not a vendor or destination bounty. To obtain it, players must complete Bungie’s Twitch Subscription bounty, which involves gifting subscribers to eligible content creators./post/league-of-legends-ultimate-spellbook-champion-tier-list/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-ultimate-spellbook-champion-tier-list/ League of Legends’ newest game mode, Ultimate Spellbook, allows players to sacrifice one of their usual summoner spell slots and replace it with a selected choice out of three champion ultimates from a random pool. It’s the first new mode since Nexus Blitz and its launch coincides with the Sentinels of Light event. Here’s the exact pool of abilities that players can get. Ahri: Spirit RushAmumu: Curse of the Sad MummyAshe: Enchanted Crystal ArrowAzir: Emperor’s DivideBard: Tempered FateCho’Gath: FeastEzreal: Trueshot BarrageFiddlesticks: CrowstormGragas: Explosive CaskGwen: NeedleworkJanna: MonsoonJarvan IV: CataclysmJhin: Curtain CallKarthus: RequiemKayle: Divine JudgmentKayn: Umbral TrespassKha’Zix: Void AssaultLee Sin: Dragon’s RageLissandra: Frozen TombLucian: The CullingLulu: Wild GrowthLux: Final SparkMalzahar: Nether GraspMaokai: Nature’s GraspMiss Fortune: Time Bullet TimeMordekaiser: Realm of DeathMorgana: Soul ShacklesNocturne: ParanoiaNunu: Absolute ZeroOlaf: RagnarokRell: Magnet StormRengar: Thrill of the HuntShen: Stand UnitedSkarner: ImpaleSoraka: WishTalon: Shadow AssaultTryndamere: Undying RageXerath: Rite of the ArcaneYone: Fate SealedZoe: Portal Jump With a plethora of ultimate abilities at their disposal, some champions will undoubtedly fare better when given a new resource to manage over the usual two summoner spells./post/nyxl-returns-to-new-york-unveils-roster-for-2022-overwatch-league-season/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nyxl-returns-to-new-york-unveils-roster-for-2022-overwatch-league-season/ Not only has the New York Excelsior revealed its entire roster today, the organization also announced it is returning to New York after a season in the East region where the team played matches from a facility in South Korea. DPS Yim “Flora” Yong-woo was the only player that remained on the lineup from the 2021 season. Main tank Kim “Kellan” Min-jae joins the team from Contenders Korea’s Talon Esports as its sole tank./post/registrations-now-live-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-march-international-challenge/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/registrations-now-live-for-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-march-international-challenge/ The Pokémon Company has now opened registrations for Pokémon Sword and Shield players to get in on March’s International Challenge. Registrations will run from now until Thursday, March 10. Battles are set to commence on March 11 and will run through the weekend. Like February’s International Challenge, next month’s will also use standard VGC rules in a double battle format. This means players will only be allowed two legendary Pokémon on their team./post/riot-releases-champion-trailer-for-bel-veth-league-s-next-jungler/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-releases-champion-trailer-for-bel-veth-league-s-next-jungler/ League of Legends is finally getting a new Void champion for the first time in four years—and she’s arriving soon. Bel’Veth, the Empress of the Void, is League’s new jungler, first teased in the September 2021 Champion Roadmap. After a cinematic was released last week and her full ability list was leaked, players can now check out the champion trailer that Riot posted today. “All your lives, you have chased your own destruction,” Bel’Veth says as she prepares to land on Summoner’s Rift./post/all-skull-locations-in-halo-infinite-campaign/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-skull-locations-in-halo-infinite-campaign/ After a long wait, the Halo Infinite single-player campaign has been released today. It’s available on Steam and the Xbox app for PC players, as well as on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Any dedicated Halo player will be actively seeking the collectible skulls scattered throughout the levels of the campaign. These skulls will modify the player’s gameplay experience and can be activated when starting or loading a campaign file./post/everyone-calm-down-cho-gath-nerfs-are-on-the-way/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everyone-calm-down-cho-gath-nerfs-are-on-the-way/ You’re 40 minutes into a grueling game of solo queue. You’re playing Jhin, and you’ve finished building your Lord Dominik’s Regards to deal with the huge enemy front line. Your Gragas flops into the fray, initiating a teamfight. You’re ready. Or at least, you thought you were ready. That’s when the enemy Cho’Gath comes lumbering through your front line like it was a gentle Autumn breeze. You try to damage him, but he has 11 stacks and 8,000 health, and that’s before even activating his Gargoyle Stoneplate./post/gta-v-nhl-21-and-other-games-coming-to-xbox-game-pass/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gta-v-nhl-21-and-other-games-coming-to-xbox-game-pass/ Several new games are being added to the Xbox Game Pass, including popular titles like Grand Theft Auto V, NHL 21, and Zombie Army 4: Dead War, Microsoft announced. The Xbox Game Pass gives players access to a rotating catalog of games, including some of the most popular titles. The latest announcement confirmed GTA V, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, Disneyland Adventures, Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure, NHL 21, and other popular games are coming this month./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/how-to-unlock-the-2020-overwatch-league-all-stars-skins/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-2020-overwatch-league-all-stars-skins/ This year’s Overwatch League All-Stars theme might be Earth and Air, but these brand-new skins are straight fire. D.Va and Reinhardt are the lucky heroes to receive exclusive All-Stars skins in 2020, which were released on Sept. 29. Players only have until Oct. 12 to unlock these two skins. After that, they’re gone for good.  The good news is the exclusive All-Star skins are easy to get, provided you have Overwatch League tokens available./post/reworked-doomfist-orisa-bring-a-new-spin-to-existing-characters-in-overwatch-2/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/reworked-doomfist-orisa-bring-a-new-spin-to-existing-characters-in-overwatch-2/ Blizzard Entertainment has briefly discussed the Orisa and Doomfist reworks players will be able to see once they get their hands on the Overwatch 2 beta on April 26. Now, players have more detail than ever about what the two hero kits will look like once the beta hits. Along with the change to a five-vs-five team composition, updates to Orisa and Doomfist’s kits are some of the biggest changes that will come with the beta, along with new maps, a new hero, and tweaks to other heroes./post/when-does-marvel-midnight-suns-release/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-marvel-midnight-suns-release/ Marvel’s latest RPG Midnight Suns, which was announced at Gamescom last fall, is just a few short months away from its release, the developer announced during the Summer Game Fest today. With development from Firaxis Games, 2K Games is taking a turn-based, tactical approach to the Marvel IP for Midnight Suns in a game that will be available across all major consoles.  Hell’s army just got even stronger. Yep, we’re gonna need some backup!/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-d-and-o/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-d-and-o/ Wordle is a simple and friendly game, but it can be really challenging games depending on what the first words were used and what the secret word of the day is. These daily challenges can sometimes make the game very tense, especially when your guesses don’t bring much information other than several gray letters. Knowing how to choose a good first word to guess will help any player in any Wordle game./post/yamatocannon-reportedly-set-to-join-fnatic-as-next-league-of-legends-head-coach/Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yamatocannon-reportedly-set-to-join-fnatic-as-next-league-of-legends-head-coach/ Veteran League of Legends coach Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi is joining Fnatic as the team’s head coach for the 2021 season, according to esports journalist Jacob Wolf. YamatoCannon will reportedly replace Alfonso “Mithy” Rodriguez, who coached Fnatic all the way to the quarterfinals of this year’s World Championship. Sources: @FNATIC will sign @YamatoMebdi as their new head coach, marking his return to coaching in Europe ahead of the 2021 season. In 2020, YamatoCannon became the first Westerner to coach a League of Legends team in South Korea when he joined SANDBOX Gaming./post/it-just-makes-sh-t-content-dream-scrutinizes-the-state-of-minecraft-speedrunning/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/it-just-makes-sh-t-content-dream-scrutinizes-the-state-of-minecraft-speedrunning/ YouTube content creator and streaming star Dream, who is primarily known for his Minecraft content, recently shared his views on the present-day rules for Minecraft speedrunners. “I’ll be honest, I don’t want to start beef with the speedrunning community again and have, like, people mad at me,” Dream said. “But I think that the decisions and, like, the direction it’s gone is bad, and I’ll just talk from a purely content creator standpoint and not from, like, a speedrunner’s standpoint, ’cause I don’t know what people who actually speedrun actively now do./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/fortnite-6-31-leaks-reveal-new-skins-and-cosmetics-coming-to-the-game/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-6-31-leaks-reveal-new-skins-and-cosmetics-coming-to-the-game/ Fortnite: Battle Royale leakers are still in business. The 6.31 game update is just out. All players already know what’s officially coming to the game today, but Fortnite dataminers already discovered unannounced cosmetic items that Fortnite developer Epic Games hid in the game files. Dataminers at Fortnite News revealed some new skins, pickaxes, and back blings that could be coming to the game anytime soon. These are not confirmed by Epic, but previous leaks of cosmetic items were proven to be correct in the following days when the items were added to the Fortnite in-game Item Shop./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/how-to-enter-and-leave-the-grand-underground-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-enter-and-leave-the-grand-underground-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Once you get into the Grand Underground in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you may never want to leave with all of the fun activities players can do down there. If you’re looking to head inside and make the most out of a Diglett bonus or if you’re tired of digging and want to get back to the surface, here’s how to get in and out of the Grand Underground./post/how-to-remove-the-health-debuff-in-elden-ring/Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-remove-the-health-debuff-in-elden-ring/ Health is arguably the most important stat in Elden Ring as it determines if you’ll survive the dozens of challenging boss fights and encounters in the game. Some upgrade their Vigor as much as possible to stay alive longer, while others risk it all and focus on other skills. Regardless of how you build your character, health is important.  That’s why a hidden five percent debuff can be devastating, especially when you don’t realize what caused it or where it came from./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/best-heimerdinger-build-for-league-of-legends/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-heimerdinger-build-for-league-of-legends/ Professor Cecil B. Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor in League of Legends, is an ingenious yordle who relies on his creations to deal magic damage to his opponents on Summoner’s Rift. He’s a champion who’s mostly played in the mid lane, but his ability kit can be adapted to face various situations in different roles.  Heimerdinger is also among those League mages deemed difficult to play, according to Riot Games. With this guide, however, you’ll find all the reasons why he is, as he says, “indeed, a wise choice!/post/call-of-duty-warzone-friends-lists-are-not-working-showing-everyone-as-offline/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-friends-lists-are-not-working-showing-everyone-as-offline/ An issue in Call of Duty: Warzone is currently causing players friends to appear offline. Thankfully, Raven Software tweeted it’s aware of the situation and are investigating it, promising to “provide more information ASAP.” Currently, players looking to join or invite friends are completely unable to do so. ❗️We are aware of an issue in #Warzone causing Player's friends to appear offline. We are investigating and will provide more information ASAP./post/fortnite-s-dusty-depot-meteor-is-cracking/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-dusty-depot-meteor-is-cracking/ More changes could be coming to Fortnite: Battle Royale’s season X island. When the season started, it reintroduced the old Dusty Depot to the game. The area is now frozen in time and the meteor that crashed into it at the end of season three is now static in the sky in the same position it was a few seconds before impact. And the meteor, instead of moving, is now cracking and becoming more unstable./post/furia-officially-adds-saffee-to-cs-go-roster/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/furia-officially-adds-saffee-to-cs-go-roster/ FURIA has signed Rafael “saffee” Costa to its CS:GO lineup. The 27-year-old officially joins the squad following rumors reported in December 2021. Saffee will fill the gap of VINI, whose departure from FURIA was confirmed in late November by both the team and the player. Seja bem-vindo à FURIA, @saffeecsgo! 🔥#DIADEFURIA #FURIACS pic.twitter.com/Zo9MnoLxbL — FURIA (@FURIA) January 6, 2022 For the past year and a half, saffee has been a part of paiN Gaming’s lineup./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/how-to-get-candy-in-destiny-2-s-festival-of-the-lost/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-candy-in-destiny-2-s-festival-of-the-lost/ Destiny 2‘s Festival of the Lost is here, bringing some of the scariest moments in the game when The Corrupted or The Glassway aren’t in the Grandmaster rotation. This year, the event has a series of resources up for grabs and a few different ways to earn them. Getting the most out of the celebrations involves obtaining heaps of Candy, Spectral Pages, and Manifest Pages—and they’re all closely related. How to get Candy in Destiny 2’s Festival of the Lost?/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/where-is-shanty-town-in-fortnite/Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-is-shanty-town-in-fortnite/ Fortnite Chapter Two, season eight is upon us and there are a few points of interest that some players might not typically head to since they’re not worth your time. But with the addition of new color bottles all across the map, there are some locations you might want to circle back to, including Shanty Town. This POI is where you can find bottles of “Ghoulish Green.” If you’re unfamiliar with Shanty Town, don’t feel too bad./post/all-fortnite-v12-20-leaked-skins-cosmetics-and-choppa-release/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fortnite-v12-20-leaked-skins-cosmetics-and-choppa-release/ Epic Games’ Fortnite is receiving update 12.20 soon. Tons of new cosmetics have made their way into the battle royale, including a new vehicle. Get to the Choppa! Lay waste to Slaty Springs with the helicopter, named the ‘Choppa’ and requiring players to obviously enunciate it in your best Arnold Schwarzenegger impression. It carries up to four other squadmates in your team’s bid for air domination. Leaked skins All New Leaked Skins!/post/all-the-new-skins-coming-with-the-apex-legends-grand-soir%C3%A9e-event/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-new-skins-coming-with-the-apex-legends-grand-soir%C3%A9e-event/ Apex Legends’ upcoming Grand Soirée Arcade event promises to combine class and sophistication with all-out warfare.  The roaring twenties inspired event features two weeks of mayhem and brings together seven limited-time game modes, with a different mode rotating every two days. A few fan-favorites, like Armed and Dangerous, will be available to play, but exotic new additions like DUMMIE’s Big Day and Live. Die. Live will also be on the cards./post/how-to-remove-a-graphics-card/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-remove-a-graphics-card/ While removing a GPU is a simple process, it is important to be careful whenever working with your computer to avoid any damage. Here is a step-by-step guide to show you how to remove a graphics card properly. It is recommended to wear an anti-static band around your wrist or ankle when working on computers. The other end of the anti-static band will usually be an alligator clip. Be sure to connect the alligator clip to something like an unpainted part of your PC case./post/new-call-of-duty-warzone-update-increases-player-health-in-vanguard-royale-returns-uavs-to-buy-stations/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-call-of-duty-warzone-update-increases-player-health-in-vanguard-royale-returns-uavs-to-buy-stations/ Two big changes are coming to Call of Duty: Warzone with a new update that was deployed today—and they should make many players quite happy. Raven Software announced that starting in-game on March 3, player health in Vanguard Royale mode will be increased from 100 to 150. UAVs are also being added back into the game at Buy Stations, now priced at $9,000, up from $6,000. 🛠️ A #Warzone update has gone live!/post/strange-apex-legends-glitch-turns-the-game-into-a-world-of-static/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/strange-apex-legends-glitch-turns-the-game-into-a-world-of-static/ Apex Legends players have discovered a strange new glitch that distorts many of the game’s models and environments. User StaticPanick was one of the first to showcase the glitch, sharing photos of how it changed the skins, character models, and backgrounds in his game. In a video from user FNDS., the glitch can be seen popping into place as the they enter the firing range, gradually changing almost all of the game’s textures into a strange collection of rainbow static./post/the-7-best-wii-games-of-all-time/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-7-best-wii-games-of-all-time/ Nintendo took one of the biggest risks in gaming when it launched the Wii. Coming off of the GameCube, which was considered by many to be a commercial failure, the company knew it needed to do something monumental regain its place among the biggest companies in gaming. It bet big on two things: motion controls and casual audiences. The Wii was the antithesis of the GameCube. As everyone knows now, Nintendo’s risk-taking paid off./post/the-kassadin-kill-range-nerf/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-kassadin-kill-range-nerf/ Attempting to keep Kassadin’s mobility but allowing counter play Riot inadvertently gutted his kill range well below that of any relevant midlane champion. This is the larger issue with Kassadin, the strongest midlaners (Xerath, Ahri, Leblanc, Zed) all have the ability to initiate a combo with high kill potential from 1000+ range without flash. While Kassadin has never been on par with the best midlaner’s distance, he has remained strong due to the more important ~600 range of an ADC’s auto attack./post/what-are-the-new-throne-of-the-tides-mini-set-cards-in-hearthstone/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-new-throne-of-the-tides-mini-set-cards-in-hearthstone/ Hearthstone‘s Throne of the Tides mini-set explores the deepest and darkest depths of the tumultuous tides, bringing fans 35 new cards when it launches on June 1. Here are all the cards that have been revealed so far. New Neutral Colossals The biggest news from the initial set of releases was the addition of neutral Colossal minions in the form of Neptulon the Tidehunter and Ozumat, both powerful removal tools for slower decks./post/what-is-the-best-keyboard-backplate-material/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-best-keyboard-backplate-material/ Backplates provide a place to mount keyboard switches and offer some reinforcement to keep them in position. They are available in many materials, including polycarbonate, aluminum, and brass. The material used for the backplate can affect the durability of the keyboard as well as the sound it makes when the user types. One of the main factors users look at when choosing a backplate is the sound of the material. Each type of backplate produces a different sound when users type./post/ash-and-the-arena-are-waiting-in-apex-legends-latest-teaser/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ash-and-the-arena-are-waiting-in-apex-legends-latest-teaser/ Apex Legends’ new Firing Range teaser took players to a mysterious Arena today, courtesy of Ash. Activating the teaser transported players to a new area of the map where they met a hologram of the simulacrum. Clearing the Firing Range teaser sends a dropship to the landing platform at the Firing Range, which brings the player to another part of Kings Canyon. An elevator inside takes the player to an arena as gunfire rings in the background./post/every-yu-gi-oh-monster-type/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-yu-gi-oh-monster-type/ Every monster in Yu-Gi-Oh! has two major ways to be classified. One way is through an elemental attribute and the other is through their type. The type of a monster often signifies what kind of strategies you can expect from certain cards. In addition, most types usually have different archetypes that lead to powerful combos and can define many playstyles. Here’s a list of every monster type in Yu-Gi-Oh! AquaBeastBeast-WarriorCyberseDinosaurDivine-BeastDragonFairyFiendFishInsectMachinePlantPsychicPyroReptileRockSea SerpentSpellcasterThunderWarriorWinged BeastWyrmZombie What to expect from each type Aqua While this type primarily features Water monsters, there’s at least one Aqua unit that has other attributes./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/here-s-how-to-unlock-underwater-demo-team-classic-ghost-bundle-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-to-unlock-underwater-demo-team-classic-ghost-bundle-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ Call of Duty fans received the exciting news that the remaster of Modern Warfare 2’s campaign is out today on PlayStation 4—and with it comes a new bundle. The iconic 2009 campaign is sure to bring back nostalgic memories for CoD fans around the world. And the Underwater Demo Team Classic Ghost Bundle gives the skull-masked Operator back his original outfit, according to an Activision blog post. The bundle includes tons of other content and is available now on PS4./post/how-to-sign-up-for-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-beta/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-sign-up-for-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-beta/ Battle for Azeroth has come to its bloody and brutal end. N’Zoth, the Corrupter is dead and all is well in the World of Warcraft. Or is it? The battle may be over, but the war has just begun.  While the champions of Azeroth were busy fighting an Old God, Sylvanas Windrunner was up to no good. She took the Helm of Domination from Bolvar Fordragon, ripped it into 1,000 tiny pieces, and opened up a rift between the world of the living and the dead./post/paris-eternal-promotes-avalla-to-general-manager/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/paris-eternal-promotes-avalla-to-general-manager/ Even though the Paris Eternal will be entering the 2021 Overwatch League season with a new roster, a familiar name will be leading them. Kim “AVALLA” Kyoung Ey has been promoted from assistant general manager to general manager for next season, the team announced today. AVALLA was the first female coach hired in the Overwatch League when she was brought on to the Washington Justice in late 2018. She stayed with the team for the 2019 season, then joined the Paris Eternal as assistant general manager for the 2020 Overwatch League season./post/riot-shares-first-look-at-league-s-upcoming-social-leaderboard-feature/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-shares-first-look-at-league-s-upcoming-social-leaderboard-feature/ Riot Games discussed an upcoming Social Leaderboard feature last week that allows League of Legends players to compare ranks with their friends. And today, fans got a sneak peek. Product lead on competitive gameplay Cody Germain shared what the Social Leaderboard will look like in the client, comparing your place on the solo/duo and flex ladders to others on your friends list. While there’s no set time frame for when the feature will make its way to the live client, it’ll be tested on the Patch 11./post/tekken-2-costs-9-999-on-the-ps-store/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tekken-2-costs-9-999-on-the-ps-store/ With the launch of its new PlayStation Plus revamp, several older PlayStation games have been appearing on modern consoles for the first time, or at the very least outside of the old PS Now UI. That has predictably led to several interesting errors for some software, including a more than $9,000 markup on Tekken 2. The original PlayStation classic appeared for a brief moment on the PS Store for PS4 and PS5 with a $9,999 price tag when the updated service went live on June 13 in North America./post/where-to-place-a-camera-near-the-beachside-mansion-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-place-a-camera-near-the-beachside-mansion-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-5/ It’s a long and hard road to reach the end of Fortnite‘s Chapter Two, season five battle pass. If you can’t find where to place a camera near the beachside mansion, here’s how to complete the challenge. Head to the westernmost edge of the Fortnite island, southwest of Sweaty Sands and northwest of Holly Hedges. The beachside mansion is near the top of the raised cliff that overlooks the heart-shaped island off the coast./post/all-new-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-new-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus is finally here and along with a new region to explore, there are a ton of new Pokémon to find and capture. See Pokémon on Amazon In the Hisui region, there is plenty of familiar Pokémon roaming around. This is likely due to the area being an ancient version of the Sinnoh region. But there are also plenty of Pokémon who aren’t local to the Sinnoh region./post/among-us-is-still-driving-streamer-viewership-valkyrae-thanks-sussy-sundays-for-viewer-boast/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/among-us-is-still-driving-streamer-viewership-valkyrae-thanks-sussy-sundays-for-viewer-boast/ Popular YouTube streamer Valkyrae revealed that her Among Us content with fellow creators, dubbed ‘Sussy Sundays,’ is her most viewed broadcasts and videos. Originally released in 2018, Among Us was largely popularized by content creators in 2020. Over the year, the space-themed party game shot to the forefront of Twitch, claiming over 419 million hours watched, according to Stream Charts. Though Among Us’ present playerbase is far from its peak performance, the game still brings in traffic for content creators./post/clid-joins-funplus-phoenix/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clid-joins-funplus-phoenix/ Former Gen.G jungler, Kim “Clid” Tae-min, has officially signed with FunPlus Phoenix. The player will represent the Chinese organization throughout LPL’s 2022 season. “He’s a proven player with extensive experience,” the org said in a post on social media. “And we believe his performance will be a cornerstone in the success of our new squad.” Clid has been one of the top junglers in LCK for the past three years, during which he represented T1 and Gen./post/how-to-destroy-the-chariots-in-auriza-hero-s-grave-in-elden-ring/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-destroy-the-chariots-in-auriza-hero-s-grave-in-elden-ring/ The chariots in Elden Ring have become notorious for how annoying they can be when trying to enter and complete a certain Hero’s Grave. A large part of the fanbase detest the chariots littered in Auriza Hero’s Grave, and rightfully so.  Chariots are a pain to deal with, but not certainly not impossible. Here is exactly how you can destroy the chariots in Auriza Hero’s Grave in Elden Ring. How to Locate Auriza Hero’s Grave in Elden Ring To destroy the chariots in Auriza Hero’s Grave, you’ll need to make your way to the place first./post/how-to-evolve-hisuian-qwilfish-into-overqwil-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-evolve-hisuian-qwilfish-into-overqwil-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Dark-type Pokémon have received a few new additions in Pokémon Legends: Arceus—and one of them is Overqwil. The Pokémon is a new evolution for Qwilfish that has some differences but features the same general appearance. The new evolution is stronger and worthy of taking the Dark or Poison-type space in any player’s party. To add Overqwil to your party, you’ll need to do a few things, like evolving Qwilfish. Fortunately, this is straightforward and you may have even done it without noticing./post/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/tft-set-7-pbe-patch-reworks-xayah-buffs-dragonmancer/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-7-pbe-patch-reworks-xayah-buffs-dragonmancer/ Heading into a long holiday weekend, today’s Teamfight Tactics Set Seven PBE patch focused on more champion balance changes and bug fixes in conjunction with the Dragonmancer trait and a few Draconic Augments.  Long queue times are still a thorn in players’ sides who want to playtest the TFT Set Seven set on PBE servers as the hype for Dragonlands continues. Heading into a long holiday weekend, the team dropped a smaller size patch./post/the-lightest-gaming-mouse-lightest-computer-mice-for-gaming/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-lightest-gaming-mouse-lightest-computer-mice-for-gaming/ Ultralight gaming mice took off after the Finalmouse Air58 Ninja launched in 2018, and most manufacturers now have ultralight mice in their lineups. These lightweight mice are easier and faster to maneuver, making them ideal for fast-paced competitive games where players need any edge they can find.  One of the most common ways companies reduce the weight of their mice is by using a honeycomb design. The cutouts lower the amount of material used, bringing down the mouse’s weight considerably./post/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/bastion-nerf-now-live-on-overwatch-for-pc/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bastion-nerf-now-live-on-overwatch-for-pc/ We’ll likely still see a lot of Bastion in Overwatch, but the hero is no longer as powerful as it was right after the Feb. 28 patch. Blizzard just pushed a new Overwatch patch to the live server nerfing the omnic hero. Previously, Bastion’s new passive ability, ironclad, had it taking 35 percent less damage while in Configuration: Sentry and Tank. Now, Bastion will only take 20 percent less damage./post/gangplank-hasn-t-received-a-non-esports-league-skin-in-over-1-000-days/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gangplank-hasn-t-received-a-non-esports-league-skin-in-over-1-000-days/ Over the years, various League of Legends champions have joined the infamous “1,000-day skinless club.” The latest addition to this exclusive club is League’s main pirate, Gangplank. The last original skin that Gangplank received was his Pool Party skin, which was released on Aug. 2, 2018. Since then, he’s only gotten a Worlds skin on April 30, 2020 to commemorate FunPlus Phoenix’s victory at the biggest League event of the year./post/how-to-complete-jackson-s-bow-out-challenge-in-apex-legends/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-jackson-s-bow-out-challenge-in-apex-legends/ The Warriors collection event launched in Apex Legends on March 29 and brought with it an unexpected story experience in the form of The Williams Sendoff. Each chapter of the story that releases brings with it a new challenge to conquer within Apex’s Firing Range, starting with the Scout of Action challenge in chapter one and continuing with the new Jackson’s Bow-Out challenge as part of chapter two’s release. Whether you’re here to flex a challenge record to your friends, warm up before a session of battle royale, or just enjoy the developing lore surrounding Bangalore, these unique challenges evolve the capabilities of the Firing Range in a way fans should try out, even if just to try a different shot at the game./post/how-to-make-a-carved-pumpkin-in-minecraft/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-a-carved-pumpkin-in-minecraft/ Minecraft is one of the best creative outlets in the gaming world. Almost all items in the game have a purpose, and you’ll need to interact with different ones to ensure your survival in Minecraft. A key one is Carved Pumpkins; from decorative uses to the main way to spawn golems, they tend to be in high demand during Halloween. If you’re looking to make a Carved Pumpkin, you can follow these steps./post/nintendo-will-cease-adding-new-spirit-events-special-tournaments-to-super-smash-bros-ultimate-on-nov-19/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nintendo-will-cease-adding-new-spirit-events-special-tournaments-to-super-smash-bros-ultimate-on-nov-19/ Another aspect of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate seems to be coming to an end as Nintendo confirms that the in-game events, such as new Spirit Board and themed tournaments will begin being re-used starting next week.  According to the official Smash Bros. Japan Twitter account, starting on Nov. 19, Nintendo will begin recycling older Spirit and tournament events instead of creating new content for Ultimate.  【イベント再開催のおしらせ】 2021/11/19(金)より、スピリッツイベントやトーナメントイベントは、過去のイベントの中から一部のものを再開催していきます。 引き続き、みなさまのご参加をお待ちしています。#スマブラSP — 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ【スマブラ公式】 (@SmashBrosJP) November 10, 2021 Many fans predicted that this would likely happen relatively soon after Sora’s release last month, which marked the end of the Fighters Pass DLC and substantial development work on Ultimate./post/shiny-regigigas-new-field-research-headline-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-solstice-event/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shiny-regigigas-new-field-research-headline-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-solstice-event/ Niantic has released details for the return of Pokémon Go’s solstice-themed event, which will run from June 17 to 20 and feature different Pokémon depending on which hemisphere you’re playing in. Starting with this event and until July 1, Regigigas will also be appearing in five-star raids. This will include the ability to encounter shiny Regigigas and new raid-related Field Research.  Players around the globe will be able to encounter Lunatone, Solrock, Spheal, and more, with Snorlax being a rare encounter./post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-battle-of-the-bans/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-battle-of-the-bans/ You probably haven’t been to a concert in a long time, but at least you can check out Hearthstone’s Battle of the Bans. This week’s Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is the Battle of the Bans. This is a preconstructed Brawl with a twist. Instead of building an entire deck, you’ll get the chance to select four cards. At the beginning of the match, your opponent gets to see three of your four cards./post/urgot-s-new-voiceover-has-been-revealed-and-he-s-basically-bane/Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/urgot-s-new-voiceover-has-been-revealed-and-he-s-basically-bane/ Urgot’s new voiceover has been revealed, and it turns him into something that very closely resembles Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. Maybe it’s the mask, or maybe it’s the urge to overthrow law and order, but this new Urgot could give Tom Hardy a run for his money. Following suit from the Galio and Warwick redesigns earlier this year, Urgot’s new voice adds tons of new voice lines that fit his new lore and personality—one that clings to pain and chaos to fuel his very existence./post/best-external-storage-for-xbox-series-x/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-external-storage-for-xbox-series-x/ Microsoft’s Xbox Series X comes with a one TB solid-state drive (SSD), but it actually works out to around 802GB of usable storage space. While this may be adequate for some users, many will need to upgrade at some point because modern games and media files are constantly growing in size. Adding an external storage device to a Series X is the easiest way to expand its capacity. External SSDs and hard disk drives (HDDs) are easy to install using a USB cable, and they come in a range of sizes and speeds./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/how-to-get-a-massive-mass-outbreak-to-spawn-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-a-massive-mass-outbreak-to-spawn-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus just got a sizable free gameplay update in its newest version, with Legends: Arceus Daybreak releasing as part of the Pokémon Day celebration. As part of this new content, players who have completed the main story for Legends: Arceus can now encounter Massive Mass Outbreaks in the overworld when they head out on expeditions, and here is how you can get them to spawn.  Mass Outbreaks in Legends: Arceus are special events where a specific species of Pokémon will appear more frequently for a set period of time in a certain area within one of the game’s larger areas./post/how-to-unlock-the-iso-and-an-94-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-iso-and-an-94-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Two new weapons arrived in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare in season five: the ISO and the AN-94. The ISO is a “precision crafted 9mm sub machine gun with a rapid rate of fire. Lightweight, reliable and compact, this is designed to control the battlefield at close ranges,” according to Activision. The AN-94, a classic rifle from Black Ops II, is a “cutting edge 5.45x39mm Russian assault rifle with a unique hyperburst feature./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/seattle-surge-roll-past-optic-texas-3-0-move-on-to-winners-round-2-at-2022-call-of-duty-league-major-2/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/seattle-surge-roll-past-optic-texas-3-0-move-on-to-winners-round-2-at-2022-call-of-duty-league-major-2/ In one of the most shocking results in the 2022 Call of Duty League season, the Seattle Surge took down OpTic Texas 3-0 today, snapping OpTic’s 12-match win streak and punching their ticket to the next round of the winners bracket in the season’s second Major.  Early in the season, Seattle were looked at as one of the best teams in the league. The team knocked off the Atlanta FaZe at the preseason Kickoff Classic and made a run all the way to grand finals before losing to the Toronto Ultra./post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-tier-list/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/super-smash-bros-ultimate-tier-list/ Are you looking to be the best in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Or are you playing the game for the first time and just wondering who to play? Well, do we have a tier list for you. After unlocking all the characters and putting hours into the game to collect every Spirit, you probably feel that you can reach greater heights, take on the best, and step up to challenge some of the best players in the world./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/your-shop-is-now-live-in-league-of-legends/Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/your-shop-is-now-live-in-league-of-legends/ Your Shop, the personalized skin sale promotion for League of Legends, is live in the game’s client once again.  Your Shop gives players discounts on skins that are personally chosen for them based on their champion pool. Six skins will be available in Your Shop, with the champions they’re for revolving around your most-played picks.  Epic and Standard skins, which cost 1,350 and 975 RP, respectively, are most likely to appear in Your Shop./post/all-ascendant-anchor-and-trivial-mystery-locations-in-destiny-2-s-shattered-realm-ruins-of-wrath/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-ascendant-anchor-and-trivial-mystery-locations-in-destiny-2-s-shattered-realm-ruins-of-wrath/ Turn up your brightness and get your Champion Mods on because it’s time to hunt for Ascendant Anchors and Trivial Mysteries in Destiny 2’s Shattered Realm: Ruins of Wrath. The activity has a series of conspicuous Anchors and chests lying around—and a series of well-hidden secrets and treasures to hunt down. See Destiny 2 on Amazon Here are all the Ascendant Anchors and Trivial or Enigmatic Mysteries we’ve found in Shattered Realm: Ruins of Wrath so far./post/ea-reveals-rttk-s-second-team-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-reveals-rttk-s-second-team-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added the second team of the Road to the Knockouts (RTTK) promotion to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today. There are 11 new RTTK players on the second team. This promo will follow the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League. We go again 🤩🏆 Road to the Knockouts: Team 2️⃣ -More Special Player Items that get upgrades if their clubs reach the Knockout Stage of their European competition ↗️ -Get a potential 2nd boost w/ 3️⃣ wins in 4️⃣ Group Stage matches 📈/post/epic-games-confirms-fortnite-competitive-play-details-are-coming-soon-will-host-a-huge-e3-competition/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/epic-games-confirms-fortnite-competitive-play-details-are-coming-soon-will-host-a-huge-e3-competition/ Some of the world’s greatest athletes, entertainers, and top Fortnite players will be heading to E3 this year to take part in a huge, 100-player tournament, Epic Games has announced. Fifty pro players will be teamed up with 50 celebrities from across the globe to clash in the premier Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am in Los Angeles during E3. These teams will then face off against each other in Fortnite’s popular Battle Royale mode for a chance at claiming the ultimate bragging rights./post/how-to-access-the-secret-side-path-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-access-the-secret-side-path-in-new-pok%C3%A9mon-snap/ New Pokémon Snap just received its biggest update to date that included a ton of new features and content for players to explore. Some of the most anticipated arrivals were the new locations for players to explore, the Secret Side Path, Mightywide River, and Barren Badlands. Unlike the other two, Secret Side Path isn’t an entirely new zone. Instead, it’s a side path that can be found within the current Florio Park zone, boasting new creatures to capture./post/how-to-get-rgx-11z-pro-skins-in-valorant/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-rgx-11z-pro-skins-in-valorant/ The RGX 11Z Pro weapon skins have quickly become one of the most popular skin lines in VALORANT. While the original bundle has already left the shop, there is a new set of skins coming on April 27. Here is how to obtain all of the RGX weapon skins in VALORANT.  RGX 2.0 With Episode Four, Act Three comes a new version of the RGX weapon skins. This skin line will feature a Classic, Phantom, Operator, Spectre, and Butterfly knife./post/how-to-get-the-special-free-guy-emote-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-special-free-guy-emote-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-7/ Considering the sheer amount of franchises and properties that Fortnite crosses over with on a regular basis, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the title now includes items based on the new video game-centric film Free Guy ahead of its theatrical release. While fans can purchase a skin based on the character Dude from the film in the game’s Item Shop, players can also earn a free emote from the film simply by completing a few challenges./post/mirage-s-heirloom-is-coming-to-apex-legends-and-it-s-a-statue-of-himself/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mirage-s-heirloom-is-coming-to-apex-legends-and-it-s-a-statue-of-himself/ Apex Legends’ most lovable trickster is finally getting an heirloom. And, fittingly, it’s a statue of himself. Respawn revealed the heirloom during today’s EA Play showcase, which allows the Holographic Trickster to pummel his opponents with the golden figurine. The golden statue will release alongside the Lost Treasures Collection Event on June 23, which will also include new skins, modes, and a Crypto Town Takeover. https://media.contentapi.ea.com/content/dam/apex-legends/videos/2020/06/apex-video-lost-treasures-event-heirloom.mp4 Players will likely be able to perform hilarious emotes by inspecting the heirloom./post/nitr0-reportedly-close-to-returning-to-team-liquid-s-cs-go-roster/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nitr0-reportedly-close-to-returning-to-team-liquid-s-cs-go-roster/ Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella is close to coming back to CS:GO and his old home, Team Liquid, one year and three months after he was acquired by 100 Thieves to compete in VALORANT, according to a report by 1pv.fr. The former Liquid captain was already linked to his old team on Nov. 12 when Upcomer reported he was considering a return to CS:GO. If the move comes to fruition, nitr0 would be reunited with Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski, who he’s won nine international LAN tournaments with under the Liquid banner./post/when-does-song-of-nunu-come-out/Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-song-of-nunu-come-out/ Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player narrative adventure game developed by Tequila Works featuring Nunu and Willump from Riot Games’ MOBA, League of Legends. The game was originally scheduled to be launched on March 30, but it’s now seemingly delayed until further notice.  There have been speculations about its possible release in late April since a bundle celebrating the release of the game has been seen on the PBE of League./post/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/every-pok%C3%A9mon-available-in-the-grand-underground-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-full-location-guide/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-pok%C3%A9mon-available-in-the-grand-underground-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-full-location-guide/ The Grand Underground added multiple new or revamped features to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl to improve upon the original version of the mechanic and really make it feel like a living, unskippable part of the Sinnoh region.  One of the core new additions is the ability to capture wild Pokémon while underground in new locations called Pokémon Hideaways.  Hideaways are chambers spread around areas of the Grand Underground that contain biomes acting as the natural or preferred habitats for many species./post/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/pantheon-arrives-in-league-of-legends-patch-9-16/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pantheon-arrives-in-league-of-legends-patch-9-16/ Get ready, League of Legends fans. The new, reworked Pantheon is finally hitting the live servers with Patch 9.16. The Aspect of War turned human has had multiple changes to his kit and should be fun for everyone, whether you’re a Pantheon one-trick or if you’re trying him out for the first time. His whole kit and lore have been reimagined and his look has changed accordingly. Riot Games has made Pantheon look as epic as he feels to play./post/pubg-battlegrounds-is-now-free-to-play/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-battlegrounds-is-now-free-to-play/ It’s time. Get your squad together and hunt down that chicken dinner because PUBG: Battlegrounds is finally free-to-play. As revealed at 2021’s The Game Awards, Jan. 12 marks the date that one of the biggest battle royale titles out right now comes free-to-play on PC, console, and mobile. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is now free-to-play! Get your squad together and drop in today!#PUBG #BATTLEGROUNDS #F2P #battlegroundsforall pic.twitter.com/L5hO2wrJiq — PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (@PUBG) January 12, 2022 Prior to today, players on mobile could experience the action for free, but now everybody can join in the action./post/throne-of-eldraine-s-limited-design-and-archetypes/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/throne-of-eldraine-s-limited-design-and-archetypes/ Magic: the Gathering is steaming forward towards its newest set, Throne of Eldraine (ELD), and that means a new Limited format featuring new cards to draft around. Here’s a rundown of all the design features and deck archetypes that will be present in ELD Limited. ELD Limited design and mechanics Throne of Eldraine is designed to have either mono-color or dual-color decks, with one specific exception. ELD is a top-down design based on two specific pop culture genres./post/what-year-is-hogwarts-legacy-set-in/Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-year-is-hogwarts-legacy-set-in/ Scheduled for a holiday 2022 release, Hogwarts Legacy is looking to give the franchise’s fans a chance to experience the school of magic for themselves.  A recent State of Play revealed 14 minutes of gameplay, and considering there weren’t many familiar faces from the Harry Potter franchise in the video, most fans are wondering when exactly Hogwarts Legacy is set in. Hogwarts Legacy takes place in the late 1800s. The open-world RPG will allow players to venture around the halls of Hogwarts and let them live their lifelong dream of becoming a student at Hogwarts./post/asmongold-says-he-s-strongly-considering-sponsoring-wow-esports-teams/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-says-he-s-strongly-considering-sponsoring-wow-esports-teams/ Following a mass exodus of World of Warcraft talent from esports organization Method amid sexual assault allegations directed toward MethodJosh, Asmongold might be in the business of sponsoring some players looking for a new team organization.  During his stream today, Asmongold expressed that he believes many of the people leaving Method right now are “good people.” But their decision to leave Method for moral reasons puts them in a complicated situation./post/mage-secrets-unveiled-understanding-mages-secrets/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mage-secrets-unveiled-understanding-mages-secrets/ Hello fellow Hearthstone Players! This week I wanted to continue sharing my mage obsession and talk secrets. My gold and bling mage is working hard to get to legendary with my Big Chill deck, but with Naxxramas around the corner, I am already thinking about how I can stomp warriors, once and for all. It has been argued that mage class cards lack synergy. It seems the game designers offer us secrets as a secondary tactic when playing mages./post/mtg-arena-forgotten-realms-mastery-passes-and-pre-order-bundle-contents/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-forgotten-realms-mastery-passes-and-pre-order-bundle-contents/ Details for the Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Mastery passes in MTG Arena and pre-order bundles were revealed today by Wizards of the Coast. Scheduled to release digitally on July 8, the MTG Adventures in Forgotten Realms (AFR) set contains 281 unique Standard-legal cards and is packed with flavor. Prior to the digital release on July 8, Magic Arena players can pre-order two AFR bundles. Once the new set launches, players can earn free-to-play and bonus rewards via the Mastery pass./post/nickmercs-says-he-might-quit-fortnite-as-his-main-game/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nickmercs-says-he-might-quit-fortnite-as-his-main-game/ Fortnite has outlasted numerous competitors in the battle royale genre in the past two years since it budded as one of the most-watched games on Twitch in 2018. But Call of Duty: Warzone might prove to be the game’s most substantial challenger yet, with top personalities like Nickmercs hinting at a hard swap to Activision’s more realistic shooter. On stream yesterday, Nick was talking to his chat about how he had just played for 10 hours—but that it felt a lot shorter./post/riot-reveals-rewards-for-twisted-treeline-fans-ahead-of-game-mode-s-retirement/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-rewards-for-twisted-treeline-fans-ahead-of-game-mode-s-retirement/ League of Legends fans, get ready to say goodbye to Twisted Treeline once the season ends. But before the preseason begins, Riot Games is sending the mode off with a slew of rewards for those who have enjoyed the three-vs-three game mode over the years.   When Patch 9.23 launches, those who have played numerous games of Twisted Treeline since the map’s release will receive rewards based on the number of matches they’ve completed:/post/the-10-best-mtg-red-limited-common-and-uncommon-kaldheim-cards/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-best-mtg-red-limited-common-and-uncommon-kaldheim-cards/ The color Red in Magic: The Gathering has gained a few new tricks for the Limited format within Kaldheim.  Aggro players in Magic love playing Red in the Limited format, and Kaldheim (KHM) has provided a wide variety of cards for players seeking to defeat opponents quickly. There are plenty of cheap and low-powered creatures to go wide with, utilizing the new Boast mechanic for extra value. Removal in Red synergizes with tribal themes, and combat tricks like Run Amok can quickly end a game./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/valve-releases-spring-cleaning-update-for-dota-2/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-releases-spring-cleaning-update-for-dota-2/ Every spring, Valve rolls out a cleaning update, fixing various bugs while adding quality of life features to Dota 2. The developer just pushed the latest Spring Cleaning update to the live servers, and it’s a packed one. With the Aghanim’s Shard arrival, Dota 2 heroes received various new abilities and buffs. While the new changes were impactful enough to change the metagame, the tooltips could get confusing at times, meaning players wouldn’t be able to picture the full benefits of an upgrade without purchasing the item./post/when-and-where-to-buy-the-rtx-3050/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-and-where-to-buy-the-rtx-3050/ Nvidia unveiled the new budget GPU, the desktop variant of the RTX 3050, at CES 2022 today. This budget-friendly GPU will be built on the Ampere architecture and will feature ray tracing and DLSS upscaling for gamers to enjoy, all on 8GB of GDDR6 memory. The card will be released on Jan. 27 for the price of $249, which puts it at $80 cheaper than the RTX 3060 at its retail price./post/did-this-mouse-just-make-me-better-xtrfy-mz1-zy-s-rail-review/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/did-this-mouse-just-make-me-better-xtrfy-mz1-zy-s-rail-review/ Xtrfy is a brand that takes risks. From retro-inspired colorways to customizable shapes, the Sweden-based brand is always pushing the envelope regarding design.  Its newest mouse, the MZ1-Zy’s Rail, was designed in collaboration with Zy “Rocket Jump Ninja” Rykoa. Rocket Jump Ninja made his name reviewing hundreds of gaming mice and backs those reviews with over 21 years of first-person shooter experience. He began designing the MZ1-Zy’s Rail in 2019, and Xtrfy was “nice enough to make it into an actual mouse,” as he puts it in a letter to reviewers./post/hearthstone-streamer-amaz-compares-blizzard-hong-kong-controversy-to-ramen/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-streamer-amaz-compares-blizzard-hong-kong-controversy-to-ramen/ Popular Hearthstone streamer Amaz addressed the ongoing controversy involving Blizzard Entertainment and Hearthstone Grandmaster Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai in a unique way. While streaming a game, Amaz was asked by a viewer if he had a comment on Blizzard suspension’s of Blitzchung for supporting Hong Kong’s independence on a recent stream. Instead of directly commenting on it, though, Amaz dove into an analogy. “I have a comment about the chat right now,” Amaz began./post/how-to-spectate-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-spectate-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Pokémon UNITE’s first major update on Aug. 4 bought with it the addition of a test for spectator mode. This allowed players to check out their friends while they’re in-game to support or learn from their playing ability. The feature has since been removed. But with the positive feedback from its test, it will likely return as a permanent feature in the future. If you didn’t have the opportunity to test it out for yourself, you may be wondering how you’ll be able to use it when it does eventually make its way back into the game./post/results-for-2021-call-of-duty-league-stage-3-major/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/results-for-2021-call-of-duty-league-stage-3-major/ The third Major of the 2021 Call of Duty League season has started—and it could be the last online tournament of the year with a return to LAN scheduled for the Stage Four Major. The Stage Three Major will feature all 12 Call of Duty League franchises fighting for money, bragging rights, and those all-important CDL Points. This double-elimination tournament has a $500,000 prize pool and the winner will earn $200,000 as well as 75 CDL Points to help them move up in the standings./post/riot-to-release-temporary-game-modes-for-every-major-league-event-in-2020/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-release-temporary-game-modes-for-every-major-league-event-in-2020/ Riot Games is putting an end to League’s rotating game mode dry spell. Every major League of Legends in-game event throughout the year will launch alongside a temporary game mode, the developer announced in an update today. “Last year, you told us that you wanted unique ways to play for every major event,” League’s lead producer on game play Jeremy “Riot Brightmoon” Lee said. “We agree. And this year we’re committed to providing exciting, temporary game modes alongside every major event, starting with AR URF during Mecha Kingdoms./post/snax-to-stand-in-for-ence-at-iem-dallas/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/snax-to-stand-in-for-ence-at-iem-dallas/ ENCE’s star rifler Lotan “⁠Spinx⁠” Giladi will not attend IEM Dallas due to visa issues and the team called Janusz “⁠Snax⁠” Pogorzelski to play for them at the $250,000 CS:GO tournament. This is a huge blow to the ENCE camp as Spinx has been their best performer. The Israeli rifler helped them to reach the semifinals of PGL Antwerp Major this month and is averaging a 1.17 rating during 2022, as per HLTV’s statistics./post/the-10-best-legends-of-runeterra-guardians-of-the-ancient-cards-that-can-change-the-meta/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-best-legends-of-runeterra-guardians-of-the-ancient-cards-that-can-change-the-meta/ Legends of Runeterra’s latest expansion, Guardians of the Ancient, released last week. As the second out of three sets within the Empires of the Ascended, the expansion features less cards—42 in total—compared to the initial set of three. With a new ranked season and seasonal tournament occurring two months from now, competitors will try to be quick to understand the next strongest card that will take over the meta. Here are the 10 best cards to make an impact on the upcoming ranked meta./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/what-is-league-of-legends-clash/Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-league-of-legends-clash/ League of Legends’ Clash is back in action after a hiatus. The competitive team game mode has been on a standstill after facing numerous problems, but now, after some tweaking from Riot, it’s available to play. But what is Clash? If you’ve only heard about it in passing and you haven’t experienced it first hand, look no further. Clash is a biweekly competitive game mode that allows you and four friends to team up and compete against other teams of your skill level./post/best-maokai-build-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-maokai-build-in-league-of-legends/ The top lane is one of the most controversial aspects of League of Legends in 2022. Certain champions and items have completely outclassed others, leaving much of the game’s roster designed for top lane play forced to sit and watch from afar. Maokai is one of these champions that has struggled to perform well this season. Though he remains one of the best tanks in the game with his crowd control and self-sustain, champions like Ornn and Malphite often do his job better, making Maokai an incredibly niche pick at all levels of the game./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/how-to-complete-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto-gold-and-silver-incense-and-trade-collection-challenges/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto-gold-and-silver-incense-and-trade-collection-challenges/ Pokémon Go Tour: Johto is tossing players back into the second generation by focusing on Pokémon native to Johto and splitting things up into paths based on the original Gold and Silver.  Along with dictating which handful of version-exclusive Pokémon you will be encountering, the version you select can also impact small parts of the event’s Special Research and Collection Challenges.  Specifically for the Collection Challenges, Niantic has split them up to revolve around general Pokémon Go gameplay and Go Tour: Johto’s habitat rotation./post/siege-s-y7s1-to-replace-goyo-s-volc%C3%A1n-shield-with-volc%C3%A1n-canister/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/siege-s-y7s1-to-replace-goyo-s-volc%C3%A1n-shield-with-volc%C3%A1n-canister/ Goyo is receiving a significant update in Rainbow Six Siege Year Seven season one. The Operator’s Volcán Shield will be replaced with the Volcán Canister to balance his ability.  Goyo is a strong operator capable of holding an area with his Volcán Shield, which allowed players to activate an intense explosion and fiery blaze when they shot the explosive canister on the back of the shield. This ability was tough to counter for attackers, who needed to get behind the shield to destroy the canister./post/teferi-time-raveler-and-wilderness-reclamation-suspended-in-historic/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/teferi-time-raveler-and-wilderness-reclamation-suspended-in-historic/ Teferi, Time Raveler and Wilderness Reclamation are now under suspension in Magic Arena’s eternal format Historic, Wizards of the Coast announced in today’s sudden Banned and Restricted announcement. Suspension is a classification unique to Historic where cards are banned for a trial period that allows Wizards to see how the removal of certain cards changes the meta and to decide whether a full ban would be a positive change. The rapidly-expanding Historic format remains dominated by Wilderness Reclamation and Teferi, Time Raveler despite hundreds of cards being introduced since the last Banned and Restricted announcement./post/the-best-mount-equipment-in-world-of-warcraft/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mount-equipment-in-world-of-warcraft/ Mount Equipment is a relatively niche but necessary feature in World of Warcraft. Although it’s only accessible through a tiny window in your mount interface, the impact that Mount Equipment has on your character is still relatively large. Each piece of individual mount equipment in World of Warcraft applies a special bonus effect to your mounts, many of which can be valuable—especially in solo content.   Right now, there are only five pieces of mount equipment available to players in World of Warcraft, but each of them has its own unique perks and is deserving of a place in your inventory./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/twitch-receives-mass-dmca-claims-against-clips-due-to-copyrighted-background-music/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-receives-mass-dmca-claims-against-clips-due-to-copyrighted-background-music/ Watching or broadcasting a stream that features Spotify or other music streaming services may become a thing of the past due to Twitch’s newly updated music Terms of Service.  Based on an updated version of the music TOS guidelines that are already being put into effect, Twitch will start heavily enforcing copyright-related Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedowns and other actions against streamers who use music that they do not own the rights to./post/vietnamese-valorant-player-banned-for-1-year-for-cheating-in-official-vct-match/Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vietnamese-valorant-player-banned-for-1-year-for-cheating-in-official-vct-match/ Vietnamese VALORANT player Tất Cẩm “Nomsenpai” Khôn has been banned for one year after cheating in an official VCT match. His team Ice Cee Jay Too has also been disqualified from stage one of VCT APAC 2022. Vietnamese player NomSenpai has been banned for 12 months for cheating in an official VCT match. Additionally his team "Ice Cee Jay Too" has been disqualified from VCT APAC 2022 Stage 1. 🔗 https://t./post/a-brief-history-of-how-clans-shaped-halo/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-brief-history-of-how-clans-shaped-halo/ Clans have been a part of Halo ever since Xbox Live was launched. Many believe that clans were the main contributor in growing the Halo community. Many also believe that they helped make the game feel a bit more competitive than it already was with ranks. The fact is that almost all of us who play Halo have had an encounter with a clan at least once in our time of gaming./post/cutler-benched-from-tsm-s-valorant-squad/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cutler-benched-from-tsm-s-valorant-squad/ Stephen “reltuC” Cutler has been benched by TSM’s VALORANT team, the organization announced today. “Whilst Cutler explores his options, he’ll continue to stream under the TSM banner,” TSM said. “We’ll forever be grateful for what he achieved with us, and we wish him nothing but the best.” As of today @reltuC is benched from our starting Valorant roster. Whilst Cutler explores his options, he’ll continue to stream under the TSM banner./post/everything-about-the-may-magic-the-gathering-arena-open/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-about-the-may-magic-the-gathering-arena-open/ The Magic: The Gathering Arena Open for the month of May will feature gameplay via Streets of New Capenna Limited Sealed and Draft.  Scheduled to take place from May 14 to 15, all Magic players who are 18 years of age or older may compete in the Arena Open to earn up to $2,500 in prize money. The entry fee for an Arena Open is 25,000 gold or 5,000 gems, and all players who enter will earn a Urabrask, Heretic Praetor Phyrexian card style./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/halo-infinite-player-kills-23-enemies-with-one-sniper-rifle-bullet/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-player-kills-23-enemies-with-one-sniper-rifle-bullet/ One Halo Infinite player recently proved that a single sniper rifle bullet can kill 23 enemies without issue, but only if they’re set up in a straight line.  Halo Infinite’s sniper rifle is one of the best power weapons in the game. One bullet completely destroys an enemy’s shields and a headshot is an automatic kill even if a player has a full shield. Players who can hit their shots can easily kill multiple enemies with a sniper rifle and it’s possible to get a collateral by killing multiple enemies with a single bullet./post/here-are-every-legendary-weapon-and-skin-in-apex-legends/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-every-legendary-weapon-and-skin-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends has a bunch of different skins on offers for its many guns to customize your experience. Legendary weapon skins, the rarest of all the skin types, are a good way to customize your weapons with more alluring looks. The legendary skins also sometimes change the shape of the weapon to reflect its new look. While opposing players might be more interested in shooting you than looking at your gun, however, it’s still a nice thing to have—as long as you can afford one./post/how-to-fish-in-world-of-warcraft/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fish-in-world-of-warcraft/ Fishing is a secondary skill profession that can be learned by any player in World of Warcraft. It is fun, relaxing, and can earn you a penny or help you level cooking. You can sometimes catch luxurious items while fishing, including mounts, making it a rewarding activity. Before you are able to fish, you need to find a trainer, which can easily be found across Azeroth in city hubs or near starting zones./post/is-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-cross-platform/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-cross-platform/ Pokémon UNITE originally launched for the Nintendo Switch in July, making that the only way to play the new MOBA up until September, when TiMi Studio and The Pokémon Company released the game for mobile too. Now that UNITE is available on both platforms, the game completely embraces cross-platform play and progression. This is done by linking the account each player uses to each device used to play the game, thus, allowing the player to bring almost all of their UNITE data with them wherever they decide to battle./post/riot-drops-new-2021-worlds-collection-will-donate-proceeds-to-covid-relief/Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-drops-new-2021-worlds-collection-will-donate-proceeds-to-covid-relief/ The 2021 World Championship is here, and League of Legends fans can now watch their favorite teams in style—and at a discount. Riot Games has officially launched the 2021 World Championship merch so every fan can look like a legend. This year’s tournament was first scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, China, and although it was later moved to Iceland, the items in the collection still reflect unique designs inspired by the event’s original location./post/fortnite-players-joke-about-toy-soldiers-skins-being-pay-to-win/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-players-joke-about-toy-soldiers-skins-being-pay-to-win/ Epic Games reminds players that Fortnite: Battle Royale character skins provide no competitive advantage when they go to the Item Shop. But that statement seems to be slightly wrong for the game’s latest skins from the Toy Soldier set. These skins take inspiration from green plastic toy soldiers. Of course, they had to be green when Epic added them to Fortnite, and that’s where the issue is. Their shade of green is nearly the same as that of grass and some plants spread across the island, which means players can crouch next to some of them to blend in and become almost impossible to notice./post/how-to-play-minecraft-on-oculus-quest-2/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-minecraft-on-oculus-quest-2/ Minecraft is one of those games where exploration is extremely vital. The worlds you create, or even those made by other players could be fully maximized if you explore and do the different things these can offer. And in what way can these explorations be more meaningful? Well, playing Minecraft in a virtual reality (VR) headset may do. Imagine if you are walking through cliffs, plains, or jumping off from mountain to mountain while in VR./post/how-to-save-your-game-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-save-your-game-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus takes the traditional formula used by Game Freak over the last two decades and revamps it into something almost entirely new. Every game, however, still needs core features such as the ability to save your data.  Instead of just assuming the player knows how to save or mentioning the menu options via a random sign in the overworld, Legends: Arceus directly shows the player via a tutorial menu popping up near the start of the game./post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-update-to-fix-gengar-s-hex-ability-and-adjust-ranked-values/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-update-to-fix-gengar-s-hex-ability-and-adjust-ranked-values/ TiMi Studio will roll out a new update for Pokémon UNITE this evening that will bring a bug fix to an ongoing problem, as well as some adjustments to the pacing of its ranked mode. While Gengar did receive a nerf in the recent major update that went live earlier this month, the update seemingly caused problems for the Pokémon that made it impossible for the Hex ability to deal damage under certain circumstances./post/psyonix-previews-rocket-pass-6-rewards/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/psyonix-previews-rocket-pass-6-rewards/ Rocket League players won’t have to wait much longer for a new Rocket Pass to grind. Rocket Pass 6 will release on March 25, Psyonix announced today. With a cybernetic theme and over 70 tiers of rewards, players will have a lot of content to try to claim while playing online matches. Psyonix is adding dozens of new items for both premium and free-to-play users.  Rocket League is going cybernetic in #RocketPass6./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/tft-set-5-s-second-pbe-patch-nerfs-shadow-titan-s-resolve-and-nidalee/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-5-s-second-pbe-patch-nerfs-shadow-titan-s-resolve-and-nidalee/ The second round of PBE patch notes for Teamfight Tactics Set Five Reckoning has dropped, highlighting a large number of nerfs and buffs.  Players can expect another large PBE patch today for Set Five. The new TFT update targets a number of champions while hitting a couple of traits and items, too. Nidalee was nerfed via several levers while Titan’s Explosive Resolve damage was reduced by 15 percent. A total of seven PBE patches are expected to take place prior to the launch of Set Five Reckoning on April 28 and game designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer revealed the second round of patch notes on Twitter this morning./post/the-best-fara-83-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-fara-83-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ A new season means new guns in Call of Duty—and season two of Black Ops Cold War added two of them that have stood the test of time ever since. The first weapon was the FARA 83. It’s basically the Galil from Black Ops 1, so fans of that gun will be happy to try it out and experience the nostalgia as soon as they fire it with its iron sights./post/yoru-disabled-in-valorant-while-riot-works-on-an-issue-breeze-unavailable-in-ranked/Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yoru-disabled-in-valorant-while-riot-works-on-an-issue-breeze-unavailable-in-ranked/ Today’s a sad day for Yoru mains. Riot has disabled Yoru in VALORANT, according to a status notification found in the game client. While the only information the message offers is that Riot is working on “an issue,” it’s likely due to the agent’s exploitable Gatecrash. A game-breaking Yoru exploit first made its rounds last week, letting players teleport into Breeze’s Pyramids with Gatecrash. Once inside the pyramids, players could plant the Spike and shoot opponents who were none the wiser./post/apex-content-creator-maps-hitboxes-for-each-character-shows-flaws-with-octane-and-revenant/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-content-creator-maps-hitboxes-for-each-character-shows-flaws-with-octane-and-revenant/ Hitboxes have long been a controversy in Apex Legends, but a content creator may have solved the matter once and for all. Community figure The Gaming Merchant compiled the hitbox size for each character in Apex, down to the last pixel. The Gaming Merchant found that Gibraltar’s hitbox is the largest when standing still with 203,396 pixels. Wraith’s, on the other hand, is the smallest with just 95,997 pixels. Octane’s hitbox is also problematic, he mentioned, with an area that expands significantly past the character model./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/how-to-watch-the-world-of-warcraft-race-to-world-first-sanctum-of-domination/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-world-of-warcraft-race-to-world-first-sanctum-of-domination/ The World of Warcraft Race to World First (RWF) is finally here again. Players from around the world are preparing for a marathon battle to see who can be the first to defeat Sylvanas Windrunner on Mythic difficulty in Sanctum of Domination. Complexity-Limit is fresh off two straight wins in the RWF and is looking to continue its streak. After finishing in a close second during the first three major raid tiers of Battle for Azeroth, WoW’s last expansion, Limit strung together a pair of victories, one in the final raid of BFA and one to open the current expansion, Shadowlands./post/modern-horizons-2-iterates-on-magic-staples-pushes-suspend-cycle/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/modern-horizons-2-iterates-on-magic-staples-pushes-suspend-cycle/ Modern Horizons 2 is a Magic: The Gathering set that’s focused on printing unique cards directly into Modern. But Commander will also receive a substantial boost from the new cards that are being introduced. The first Modern Horizons set was jokingly referred to as a “Commander masters” set because of how many of the cards found homes in Commander. The set introduced eight new Commanders and several dozen spells that are played in the 99./post/niko-hunter-extend-contracts-with-g2-s-cs-go-lineup/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/niko-hunter-extend-contracts-with-g2-s-cs-go-lineup/ The Bosnian duo of NiKo and huNter- have been inked to multi-year contract extensions with G2 Esports today ahead of the PGL Antwerp Major, where the organization strives for better fortunes in CS:GO in 2022. HuNter- joined G2 Esports, alongside teammate Nemanja “nexa” Isakovic in October 2019 following his tenure with Cr4zy. NiKo joined the team one year later, in November 2020, after over three years with FaZe Clan.  COUSINS RENEWED/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/where-to-download-the-otv-and-friends-minecraft-server-modpack/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-download-the-otv-and-friends-minecraft-server-modpack/ Offline TV recently relaunched their OTV & Friends Minecraft server, but this time there are some new features to spice things up. Unlike the original OTV & Friends server, the current one is intended to provide a vanilla Minecraft experience with a helping hand from mods to add both cosmetic and progression-based enhancements. The server right now boasts around 40 creators and includes some of Twitch’s most popular personalities. Each week there is a plan to introduce more creators into the mix, however, at this stage, it doesn’t look like there will be any opportunities for fans to get involved./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-ending-in-k/Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-ending-in-k/ Trying to find the Wordle answer online may seem like cheating, but looking for hints can be a great way to move forward if you’re stuck. It can be very difficult to come up with five-letter words if you only have one green letter and you are almost out of tries. You might have a hard time finding a word with a K at the end since there are numerous options to try./post/astra-removed-from-valorant-competitive-queue-while-developers-fix-star-exploit/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/astra-removed-from-valorant-competitive-queue-while-developers-fix-star-exploit/ Astra has been removed from the VALORANT competitive queue today while Riot Games addresses the exploit allowing players to sell her star in the first round.  Patch 4.04 introduced several exciting updates, like significant changes to Icebox and the highly anticipated Yoru rework. Several other agents also received updates, including Astra, since players can now sell her star during the buy phase. But this also introduced an unforeseen issue allowing players to sell the star and purchase a Marshal in the first round./post/beginner-s-tips-for-new-world/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beginner-s-tips-for-new-world/ When you first enter New World, there is plenty to explore and discover. While a lot is obvious and driven towards thanks to the game’s narrative, other handy tips and tricks aren’t so clear, but can help out in both early and later stages of the game. See Dot Esports Gaming Deals If you’re only now beginning your journey into New World, then you’re going to want to check out our starter’s guide here./post/gearbox-s-next-big-project-is-a-first-person-moba/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gearbox-s-next-big-project-is-a-first-person-moba/ Gearbox Software is famous for developing the Borderlands series, and infamous for developing Duke Nukem Forever. Their last game was Aliens: Colonial Marines, and their first original IP was Brothers In Arms. First person shooters are Gearbox’s stock and trade. The immensely-successful Borderlands games are mash-ups of FPS and role playing games. The just announced its latest game, Battleborn, and according to details shared by Game Informer, the company is trying another unique combination of genres./post/how-to-unlock-the-marvel-prowler-skin-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-marvel-prowler-skin-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 2 is now live and players have a ton of new cosmetics available to collect through its Battle Pass — including one villainous Marvel skin. Like previous seasons, this pass features some of Marvel’s popular characters including Doctor Strange which is one of the major rewards players will work towards this season. Also, this season’s hidden skin is another Marvel Comics character, this time The Prowler, uncle of Miles Morales./post/overwatch-s-2022-lunar-new-year-event-is-live/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-2022-lunar-new-year-event-is-live/ Roar into 2022 with Overwatch’s Lunar New Year event, which is now live on all platforms and runs from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15. This year, players can celebrate the Year of the Tiger with five new skins and some lucky new cosmetics.  Lunar New Year is the time of Capture the Flag and the mode returns to arcade selections during the event. Capture the Flag Blitz, a smaller and more chaotic version of the mode, will also be available to play./post/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/sobble-and-grookey-s-final-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-have-allegedly-been-leaked/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sobble-and-grookey-s-final-evolutions-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-have-allegedly-been-leaked/ Editor’s Note: The leaked images that were previously featured in this article have been removed due to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim from The Pokémon Company International, Inc. (“TPCi”). It’s officially leak season in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Over the course of the past few hours, a series of “leaks” have been showcasing potential new Pokémon and story spoilers. And now, leaks of the final evolutions for two of Sword and Shield’s starter Pokémon have been revealed./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/best-wireless-keyboard-and-mouse-pairs-for-gaming/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-wireless-keyboard-and-mouse-pairs-for-gaming/ Every gamer needs a dependable keyboard and mouse that makes gaming feel responsive and comfortable. There are countless mice and keyboards on the market with various features to consider. Many options are tailormade for gaming, featuring backlit keys and different degrees of programmability. You can go out and search for a separate mouse and keyboard to meet your exact specifications, or you can compromise and get a combo. If you get a mouse and keyboard combo, you can expect them to work well together and have similar aesthetics./post/how-to-recover-a-free-fire-account/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-recover-a-free-fire-account/ A Free Fire account can be created using a valid Facebook, VK, or Google account. With this account, all progress, items, skins, characters and diamonds are saved for the player who earned them. To recover a lost Free Fire account, though, Garena has set some ground rules. According to Free Fire’s support page, progress made in guest accounts, when a player does not use any valid logins, are not saved in the battle royale’s servers and cannot be recovered./post/liquid-and-tsm-will-battle-for-another-chance-at-glory-in-2020-lcs-summer-split-playoffs/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/liquid-and-tsm-will-battle-for-another-chance-at-glory-in-2020-lcs-summer-split-playoffs/ We’re nearing the end of the 2020 LCS Summer Split playoffs and two of the three remaining teams—TSM and Team Liquid—are meeting in the losers bracket finals. TSM were sent down to the losers bracket earlier in the playoffs after falling to Golden Guardians in the first round, while Liquid lost in the semifinals last weekend to FlyQuest, who secured a spot in the finals with that victory.  While all of these teams qualified for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship with their strong playoff performances, Liquid and TSM will fight for a chance to return to their former glory of being LCS champions./post/pubg-new-state-is-getting-an-extreme-battle-royale-mode/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pubg-new-state-is-getting-an-extreme-battle-royale-mode/ PUBG: New State’s January patch is almost here, bringing a lot of new content. One of the features coming to the game is a new battle royale mode with faster and more intense matches. The “extreme” BR mode will provide players with a way to participate in casual action with matches lasting 20 minutes. In the mode, 64 players will parachute into a smaller area of Troi to fight for victory./post/rainbow-six-siege-y6s4-introduces-finka-self-revive-echo-and-mozzie-drone-changes-and-several-camera-tweaks/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-y6s4-introduces-finka-self-revive-echo-and-mozzie-drone-changes-and-several-camera-tweaks/ Rainbow Six Siege year six, season four is adding a lot more than Thorn. Finka, Echo, and Mozzie will receive minor updates, while multiple cameras will have new functions or limitations.  Finka is an excellent operator that can give teammates a boost of health in a dangerous situation or she can revive them while they’re down from a distance. But she previously couldn’t revive herself with her Adrenal Surge, preventing her from returning to the fight./post/summit-bamboozles-his-way-onto-stranger-s-ship-in-sea-of-thieves/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/summit-bamboozles-his-way-onto-stranger-s-ship-in-sea-of-thieves/ In a nostalgic comeback stream, Summit returned to Sea of Thieves and brought back the classic high seas shenanigans that longtime fans are sure to remember. Along with pulling off an Athena heist, Summit and his crew of friends and fellow streamers tormented all those unlucky enough to cross their ship’s path. It was 10 hours deep into his Sea of Thieves stream when Summit spotted a golden opportunity to sneak onto a ship they had previously engaged with./post/tft-set-5-5-a-guide-to-playing-akshan/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-5-5-a-guide-to-playing-akshan/ With the recent introduction of Teamfight Tactics Set 5.5, League of Legends‘ very own Scoundrel slayer joined TFT‘s cast of champions and has since become a game-changing powerhouse. Akshan is the premier carry for both the Sentinel and Ranger traits. His strength is so high, that he can even be played without any synergies for a late-game power spike. See League of Legends on Amazon Abilities Akshan’s basic attacks deal 80/144/259 damage at one-star, two-star and then three-star respectively, making him one of the deadliest on-hit champs./post/valorant-s-tower-of-power-gun-buddy-is-now-available-via-prime-gaming/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-tower-of-power-gun-buddy-is-now-available-via-prime-gaming/ VALORANT players can use their Amazon Prime subscription to get their hands on the latest gun buddy from Riot, the Tower of Power. The Tower of Power is the latest monthly VALORANT item available from the Prime Gaming Loot system, which rewards players who link their Amazon Prime account to their Riot/VALORANT account. The Tower of Power gun buddy is a miniature gaming PC with internal lighting featuring the purple color that Riot has recently used for some of its VALORANT Champions Tour branding./post/what-is-the-max-level-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-multiplayer/Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-max-level-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-multiplayer/ Since the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Oct. 25, players have started racing to achieve the highest level in multiplayer.  Ranking up can be a difficult task in multiplayer considering the large maps and long game times. But players can rank up easily by selecting the objective game modes, such as Cyber Attack, Domination, or Headquarters, since these modes award a high amount of XP.  Players could rank up by playing Search and Destroy since there’s an objective each round and players are rewarded more XP for each elimination./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/everything-we-know-about-song-of-nunu-riot-forge-s-next-game/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-song-of-nunu-riot-forge-s-next-game/ Developed by Tequila Works in collaboration with Riot Forge, Song of Nunu is the latest game from the “player and developer-focused publisher.” Originally scheduled for a March 30 release, Song of Nunu has now seemingly been delayed until a later date. But what exactly do we know about the game? And is it worth adding to your wishlist?  Song of Nunu follows Nunu, a boy from the nomadic Notai tribe, and his best friend Willump, a friendly yeti, in a single-player narrative adventure that the developers describe as a “road trip you’re doing with your best friend./post/how-big-is-final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-download-size/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-big-is-final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-download-size/ One of the largest MMO games of today Final Fantasy XIV has just received its fourth expansion the highly-anticipated Endwalker DLC. This release will be available shortly for those who have pre-ordered the game before it sees a complete release on Dec. 7. If you’re new to Final Fantasy XIV or a longtime player ready for this massive drop of new content, you’ll want to be ready to go. One part of this is making sure you have the right amount of free space on your PC to download the game./post/how-to-drop-the-spike-in-valorant/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-drop-the-spike-in-valorant/ When attacking in VALORANT, any player can pick up the Spike from the ground with the intention of planting it at any of the map’s bomb sites. But figuring out how to drop it might not be clear to everyone. There isn’t a button that tells you how to drop it and mashing your keyboard will have minimal results. Instead, there is, in fact, a way to drop it that the game doesn’t tell you./post/how-to-strip-the-ball-in-madden-21/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-strip-the-ball-in-madden-21/ A strong defense can prevent even the best offensive players from gaining yards or scoring touchdowns in Madden 21. Defenders can also turn the tides on the other team by forcing a fumble by stripping the ball from an opposing player. Understanding how to strip the ball is essential and can make the difference in a close game.  Players can strip the ball in Madden 21 by pressing the RB/R1 button when they’re close to the player running with the ball./post/is-league-down-how-to-check-problems-outages-and-server-status/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-league-down-how-to-check-problems-outages-and-server-status/ League of Legends has a massive player base and a roaring esports scene, but it’s not without its problems. The servers are nothing to write home about. They tend to malfunction, randomly kicking players out of matches or preventing them from joining altogether. If Summoner’s Rift isn’t down, it’s the client or the store. It’s often difficult to determine whether the issue is on Riot’s end or yours. Thankfully, there are a few easy methods to check if League is down./post/most-viewed-twitch-streams-of-all-time/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/most-viewed-twitch-streams-of-all-time/ The continued growth of Twitch in the past five years has resulted in an inflation of viewership numbers that make figures that were once record-breaking almost seem pedestrian.  In 2018, Ninja notably set records as he initiated a meteoric rise of viewership on the platform by playing with celebrities like Drake, but looking back on how many people tuned into his stream, his peak viewership isn’t even among the top 10 anymore./post/the-best-shotguns-in-destiny-2/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-shotguns-in-destiny-2/ There’s nothing quite like walking up to a Hive or Taken enemy and blasting them in the face with a shotgun. Likewise, the feeling is similar when dumpstering a fellow Guardian in the Crucible. In Destiny 2, shotguns are just plain fun. Whether they’re a kinetic weapon, a special weapon, a heavy, or an Exotic, shotguns can be used to turn the tide in any kind of skirmish. There’s a wide variety of shotguns in the game and a lot of their successes depend on the perk rolls that you receive when the weapon drops./post/what-time-does-deltarune-chapter-2-release/Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-time-does-deltarune-chapter-2-release/ The sequel to Toby Fox’s RPG Deltarune is coming this week and players will get a chance to continue their efforts to save the world with the release of Deltarune Chapter 2. Despite the new content only being announced earlier today, the official Undertale and Deltarune account on Twitter posted a video confirming that Chapter 2 will be out extremely soon. Deltarune Chapter 2 is set to release on Friday, Sept./post/2-versatile-options-boasting-great-value-hyperx-solocast-and-quadcast-review/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2-versatile-options-boasting-great-value-hyperx-solocast-and-quadcast-review/ HyperX has gradually stepped its game up throughout 2020 and the company has made some particularly impressive strides in the audio portion of its peripheral lineup.  The SoloCast and Quadcast S are HyperX’s latest offerings to the audio space. And while both have drastically different roles, they provide exceptional value for their respective price points.  QuadCast S The QuadCast S is an electret condenser USB microphone loaded with a substantial list of features that place this microphone in the premium category./post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-referral-code-rewards/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-go-referral-code-rewards/ Pokémon Go’s referral program is live worldwide, letting players invite friends to download the app and get rewards when they successfully do so.  The referral feature applies to players who are joining the world of Pokémon Go for the first time or returning from an extended break. Referral codes will be applicable to all new players who have not played Pokémon Go before and any player that has been inactive for 90 days or more./post/best-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-limited-white-common-and-uncommon-cards/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-limited-white-common-and-uncommon-cards/ The color White in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty contains a large number of Common and Uncommon-rarity cards worth playing in the Magic: The Gathering Limited format.  There are a number of exciting and unique Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) Limited archetypes. The color White slots into four of the possible 10 and can get splashed in other archetypes like Blue/Black rogues/ninjas or Red/Green Modifications matter builds.  Blue and White (UW): VehiclesGreen and White (GW): Enchantments matterWhite and Black (WB): Artifacts and Enchantments matterRed and White (RW): Warriors and samurais attack Potentially becoming one of the best NEO Commons in White is Imperial Oath, synergizing with the RW archetype./post/call-of-duty-wwii-reportedly-only-has-10-multiplayer-maps-at-launch/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-wwii-reportedly-only-has-10-multiplayer-maps-at-launch/ Call of Duty: WWII will be available to the public next week on Nov. 3—but that hasn’t stopped some people from gaining early access to the game. Players who somehow received an early copy of the game have been releasing information on the WWII subreddit, including a screenshot of the in-game multiplayer menu. Ten multiplayer maps and three War maps are rumored to be featured in WWII at launch, according to CharlieIntel./post/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/how-to-make-a-potion-of-strength-in-minecraft/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-make-a-potion-of-strength-in-minecraft/ Potions in Minecraft are a great way to get buffs that can help you survive tricky situations or deal with enemies with ease. One of the most common potions is the Potion of Strength, which is relatively easy to make. You’ll need a few ingredients and an Awkward Potion, but we’ll break down how to make those first.  Before making any potion, you need a glass bottle. Brewing stands allow you to make three potions at a time, so make three bottles to maximize your production./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-overwatch/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-overwatch/ While Overwatch is easy to pick up and fun to play, a simple lag issue may turn your gaming experience into a nightmare. A lackluster network performance can cause you to rubberband or have spikes, which can make it impossible for you to contribute to that final push or the last line of defense. Games like Overwatch don’t need that much bandwidth to function smoothly and you should be fine most of the time unless you’re still using a dial-up modem./post/valkyrae-still-has-almost-200-streaming-hours-remaining-in-her-youtube-gaming-contract/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valkyrae-still-has-almost-200-streaming-hours-remaining-in-her-youtube-gaming-contract/ As part of contracts offered by YouTube Gaming, streamers are required to complete a certain amount of hours broadcast before the end of their contracts—often hundreds of hours over the course of years. For Valkyrae, one of the platform’s most renowned creators, she has quite a few hours left before her contract ends next month. Valkyrae said she had over 198 hours left to stream before her two-year YouTube Gaming contract comes to an end on Jan./post/what-is-stream-sniping/Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-stream-sniping/ If you’ve spent any amount of time watching a streamer on Twitch play a multiplayer game, there’s a chance you’ve heard them complain about something called “stream sniping.” For those who have never went live and broadcasted their gameplay to the internet, this can be a confusing term. But when a streamer is complaining about being “sniped,” it’s not because there’s a strong enemy player with a sniper rifle on the other team./post/all-of-mad-maggie-s-abilities-in-apex-legends/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-mad-maggie-s-abilities-in-apex-legends/ Season 12 of Apex Legends, Defiance, is coming soon with a new legend. And it’s one that many players of the game will be immediately familiar with. Mad Maggie, the voice of season eight’s Ring Fury limited-time mode, is set to become a playable legend in the game as of season 12. Fuse now has company since the fellow Salvonian has been sentenced to death by battle royale. Mad Maggie might not be the hero the Legends want on their squad, but she might just be the villain they need./post/best-venusaur-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-venusaur-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ Pokémon UNITE has launched for Switch, and players are getting a chance to try out its range of Pokémon all offering their own unique playstyle. With a MOBA’s traditional structure, some Pokémon are more equipped to different roles than others. When it comes to laning, one of the best ranged species on the roster is Venusaur. Using grass-type offense, Venusaur has access to a move set including healing moves, high damage cannons, and of course, vine-orientated offense./post/cheese-reclaims-super-mario-64-120-star-world-record-with-sub-1-38-run/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cheese-reclaims-super-mario-64-120-star-world-record-with-sub-1-38-run/ Allan “Cheese” Alvarez is once again on top of the speedrunning leaderboard for the 120-star category in Super Mario 64. Cheese set a new world record tonight with a run of one hour, 37 minutes, and 50 seconds. This beat the record set by Liam last November by roughly three seconds, according to Speedrun.com’s Super Mario 64 leaderboard. Before tonight’s run, Cheese, who has held the world record in the 120-star category multiple times over the past few years, was in third place with a personal best time of one hour, 38 minutes, and 25 seconds./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/how-to-craft-arrows-in-horizon-forbidden-west/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-craft-arrows-in-horizon-forbidden-west/ In Horizon Forbidden West, players are once again thrown into the wild, open-world of a post-apocalyptic U.S. Similar to the first entry in the series, they’ll also have plenty of machines and enemies to cut through while completing the game. One of Aloy’s (the protagonist) main weapons in Horizon: Zero Dawn was a bow and arrow, and it continues to be a strong survival tool in Forbidden West. But, just like the first game, your ammunition will naturally run out as you explore the open world./post/how-to-track-your-apex-legends-stats-in-game/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-track-your-apex-legends-stats-in-game/ Apex Legends is one of the hottest games to date, complete with a wide range of classes, weapons, and cosmetics. But despite it being the go-to battle royale for first-person shooter fanatics, it’s not without its flaws. It lacks a solid stat tracker, falling short to some of its more child-friendly competitors.  There are multiple options for players who want to dive deep into their stats and compete with the best, but few are available in-game./post/how-to-win-king-of-the-hill-in-overwatch/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-win-king-of-the-hill-in-overwatch/ Illios. Nepal. LijiangTower. It comes as no surprise thatAssault maps are still the most despised group of maps inOverwatch; not to be outdone by King of the Hill (KOTH) maps, whichare hated just nearly as much, but are experiencing a surge in playin the professional Overwatch scene. I can only speculate thatteams are scrimming on them more, but the gameplay speaks foritself. More often than not, it appears that mid to lower tierteams do not understand the basics of momentum and control on KOTHmaps./post/lebron-james-fortnite-icon-series-skin-leaks-ahead-of-its-release-this-week/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lebron-james-fortnite-icon-series-skin-leaks-ahead-of-its-release-this-week/ King James, otherwise known as LeBron, is coming to Fortnite as part of its Icon Series this week—and an image of it has leaked early. Prolific Fortnite data miner @ShiinaBR was the first to post the image of the LeBron outfit and its variants, and it’s sure to be a hit with fans of the legendary basketball star. It looks like the skin will have three different variants to use./post/the-best-travel-cases-for-ps5/Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-travel-cases-for-ps5/ Sony’s PlayStation 5 is one of the most powerful consoles available and supports the latest gaming features, like ray-tracing and 4K graphics. While the PS5 has some of the fastest performance of any console, it doesn’t come cheap and has limited availability almost a year after its release. Considering its high price and scarcity of the PS5, it makes sense to protect it from damage, especially if it’s being transported or packed away for storage./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/all-increased-spawns-encounters-event-raids-and-bonuses-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-increased-spawns-encounters-event-raids-and-bonuses-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tour-johto/ Pokémon Go Tour has become a tentpole for Niantic’s yearly event calendar for Pokémon Go, bringing players together in order to experience nostalgic elements of older Pokémon games in new ways.  This year, Pokémon Go Tour: Johto will give players the opportunity to relive the adventures of Pokémon Gold and Silver on Feb. 26.  Throughout the event, players will be encountering Pokémon from across Johto in the wild and raids, by hatching Eggs, after completing research tasks, and much more./post/discord-server-officially-reaches-1-million-members/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/discord-server-officially-reaches-1-million-members/ Discord’s official Snowsgiving server has reached 1 million members, a first for the platform. While many of Discord’s most popular public servers for individual games and personalities have reached incredible heights, none had surpassed 1 million members. Discord usually imposes member caps on servers and requires official requests for cap increases for servers approaching 100,000 and 250,000 members. Discord generally requires servers with that many members to have an active moderation team and no community guidelines violations, according to the company’s support website./post/dynamic-queue-what-it-means-to-you/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dynamic-queue-what-it-means-to-you/ After a tarnished promise of Solo Queue surfaced, the community was in a frenzy. Solo bronze players are now getting choked out by a 5-man DQ squad well on their way to silver. Meanwhile, an aspiring young talent’s dream is torn up as the confetti of elo rains down on an LCS party’s accounts. In sum, Season 6 rank ladder is WWE. So cut the drama for just one second and take a breath./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/mc-championship-22-live-scores-and-game-standings/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mc-championship-22-live-scores-and-game-standings/ The 22nd installment of the MC Championship (MCC) takes place over the course of approximately two hours on May 28. The Minecraft tournament features 10 teams composed of four creators each facing off in a series of eight mini-games. Squads will try and score enough coins to be one of the top two teams, who then face off in the grand finale, Dodgebolt duel, to claim the crown for that installment of the event./post/streamer-iitztimmy-s-subathon-ends-after-29-days-and-50-000-subs/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-iitztimmy-s-subathon-ends-after-29-days-and-50-000-subs/ After nearly a full month and gaining more than 50,000 subscriptions, iiTzTimmy’s subathon has finally ended. The timer on his subathon clock hit zero this morning while the streamer was still asleep, during viewer media share hours. While Timmy couldn’t shut off his stream when the subathon timer hit zero, being asleep, his mods changed the title of his stream to “FIN. // DAY 29/29” shortly after, and subscriptions no longer added time to the subathon clock./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-ho/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-ho/ Wordle is the right game if you want to exercise your vocabulary little by little each day. The game presents a daily challenge for all players trying to find out which secret word was chosen. Its success is so great that it was bought by the New York Times and, with each passing day, new alternative versions emerge. Undoubtedly, much of its success is a result of its simple yet challenging mechanics./post/apex-designer-teases-rampart-buff-changes-to-mirage-and-improved-pathfinder-grapple/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-designer-teases-rampart-buff-changes-to-mirage-and-improved-pathfinder-grapple/ Rampart has barely landed in Apex Legends and she’s already in line for a buff. Rampart and her roommate/tenant, Mirage, could get a buff when season seven launches. Pathfinder’s controversial buff to his grappling hook (which can act as a nerf at times) will also get some attention during season seven—including a possible drop in its cooldown. Rampart and Mirage Respawn designer Daniel Klein confirmed that Rampart and Mirage will go under the knife in Apex‘s next season./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/best-rgb-headset-stands/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-rgb-headset-stands/ Headset stands are an often overlooked part of a gaming setup, and many users avoid them altogether. Modern headset stands protect expensive headsets from damage and have additional features to increase their functionality and practicality. Many of the best headset stands have built-in USB hubs for users to plug in their keyboards, mice, and other devices. Some headset stands even have built-in audio ports and digital to analog converters (DACs) so users can plug in their headset directly and enjoy virtual surround sound./post/dnf-duel-will-release-in-summer-2022/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dnf-duel-will-release-in-summer-2022/ Arc System Works is on a roll when it comes to releasing new details for some of its fighting game titles. Dungeon & Fighter Duel will release in Summer 2022, the company announced with a trailer today.  This news dropped as part of the Dungeon Fighter Online Festival, where Nexon, Neople, and ArcSys revealed several new classes that will be added as playable characters from the popular Dungeon Fighter media franchise./post/pacman-i-was-blindsided-by-optic-gaming-los-angeles-release/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pacman-i-was-blindsided-by-optic-gaming-los-angeles-release/ Former OpTic Gaming Los Angeles coach Pacman was not pleased with how his release on May 11 was handled. Pacman said on the latest episode of the The Codcast that OGLA general manager Muddawg gave him no warning he would be fired, and Pacman even fulfilled coaching duties before Muddawg informed him of his release. “In this situation, Muddawg—who’s supposed to be my friend—didn’t tell me shit,” Pacman said. “He texted me earlier in the day [of his firing] and was like ‘I got to talk to you later./post/shaco-support-with-smite-showcases-the-power-of-counterjungling/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shaco-support-with-smite-showcases-the-power-of-counterjungling/ Mind-blowing strategies and outplays are common in League of Legends. But some players want to try something different, experiment, or simply annoy the enemy team. A player called ‘the loudest fart’ showcased Shaco support with Smite and Ignite in a post on Reddit. And as you probably already imagine, it’s terrifying to watch. Just a little trolling with smite support shaco. from leagueoflegends Naturally, with these Summoner’s Spells, the strategy is to annoy the enemy jungler as much as possible./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/valorant-updates-split-s-store-with-glitchpop-decor/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-updates-split-s-store-with-glitchpop-decor/ Following the recent announcement of the second series of Glitchpop skins in VALORANT, the store in Split has been updated. VALORANT fans love the Glitchpop skins but most people wished the first set was on different guns. The second flight that will be released on Feb. 3 includes skins for the Vandal, Phantom, Operator, Classic, and a new ax melee weapon. Here's a video of the updated Glitch Pop Store!/post/will-hoopa-appear-and-be-catchable-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/will-hoopa-appear-and-be-catchable-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-fest-2021/ Pokémon Go Fest 2021 will run on July 17 and 18 from 10am to 6pm local time, bringing all of the usual new bonuses, content, and encounters. One thing that fans have been speculating on since the event was first announced is whether or not the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa will make an appearance during the event, however.  This question became much more prominent in the community once Niantic announced that the second day of Go Fest 2021 would be a special raid day, featuring every Legendary Pokémon that has ever been available in Pokémon Go./post/all-dawning-recipes-and-ingredients-in-destiny-2/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-dawning-recipes-and-ingredients-in-destiny-2/ It’s time to spread the holiday cheer in Destiny 2. The Dawning is here and there’s no Infinite Forest, Haunted Lost Sectors, or class competition this time around: It’s all about baking cookies. Handing them in to specific vendors will award players with rewards for the event and there’s a series of triumphs tied to baking and delivering cookies. Of course, you can’t bake if you don’t have any ingredients. Each kill has a chance of giving players ingredients based on what type of enemy they took down and how they dealt the final blow./post/best-bose-computer-speakers-for-gaming/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-bose-computer-speakers-for-gaming/ Bose is one of the best-known consumer audio companies in the world. The audio giant primarily produces headphones and casual lifestyle-focused speakers. But Bose also makes two desktop speaker systems that work well for gaming: the Companion 20 speaker system and the Companion 2 Series III speaker system. These two speaker systems are the best computer speakers for gamers that Bose currently sells. Both systems come with similar features and intended uses./post/every-magic-the-gathering-set-listed-in-order/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-magic-the-gathering-set-listed-in-order/ Magic: The Gathering is the longest standing and most established trading card game with sets of cards being released as early as 1993. The 28-year-old card game has 21 “core” sets. There are also 87 “expansion” sets to the game, including the most recently released Strixhaven: School of Mages set that dropped in April. Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms will be the 88th expansion set for MTG, coming in July./post/fall-guys-expands-its-lore-for-the-wrong-reasons-all-over-again/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fall-guys-expands-its-lore-for-the-wrong-reasons-all-over-again/ Mediatonic has done it again. Oliver Hindle, Fall Guys’ community director, recently revealed another tidbit of lore that most fans likely didn’t need to know. Spawning from the Twitter account FallFacts, a screengrab was shared from Discord where the game’s community director answered a fan’s question about how the Fall Guys eat. In response, Hindle revealed that they in fact absorb things through their feet. This tweet was later shared by the official Fall Guys Twitter account, who confirmed the news and shared that while they hoped it would catch on, it never did./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-wild-rift-patch-2-4b/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-wild-rift-patch-2-4b/ Fire meets ice in Wild Rift Patch 2.4b. Brand, the Burning Vengeance and Nunu & Willump, the Boy and his Yeti are the latest additions to Wild Rift. A frost and flame event that embodies the rivalry of the two elements is here. Players will be able to complete daily missions, unlock tokens, and spend them on in the event shop for special rewards. A host of champion changes are also going live in this week’s patch, including adjustments to Akshan, Kennen, and Rakan./post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-fortnite-update-v15-20/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-patch-notes-for-fortnite-update-v15-20/ With the holidays finally out of the way, Epic Games is back with another exciting Fortnite update. The giant two-gigabyte patch, which is scheduled to hit the live servers later today, offers a new (and powerful) Lever Action shotgun, an Exotic set of deadly pistols, and more. Here’s everything to look forward to in Fortnite v15.20. Lever Action shotgun Introduced in v15.20, the new Lever Action shotgun packs a real punch./post/how-to-fix-valorant-s-process-already-running-error/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-valorant-s-process-already-running-error/ When installing VALORANT for the first time or returning after an extended break, some players have experienced the “process already running” error. This error appears to be tied to League of Legends and other Riot titles. For whatever reason, the combination of clients seems to lead to this annoying error code. Here’s how to fix it. The easiest and fastest way to solve the issue is to delete the c:/Riot Games/Riot Client/vcruntime140./post/the-best-ghost-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-ghost-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Ghost-type Pokémon are some of the most unique and powerful species in Pokémon Go. This type of Pokémon is the perfect choice if you’re heading into a player battle or raid against an enemy using their own Ghost or Psychic-type Pokémon. In Pokémon Go, there are 18 different types of Pokémon. Each type is stronger or weaker against others. And although some Pokémon can use the same moves, the base statistics for each species are always going to be unique./post/the-best-tactical-equipment-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-tactical-equipment-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone/ Every Call of Duty loadout is incomplete without a tactical item. Since the beginning of CoD, tactical equipment has been a key component of any loadout or class, giving players one extra tool to help clear out objectives and pubstomp noobs. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, there are eight tacticals to choose from, most of which are throwable. Stretch out your throwing arm and get ready to use these to win your games./post/all-arenas-in-splitgate/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-arenas-in-splitgate/ Since releasing on consoles July 27, Splitgate has seen a massive spike in its player base with new players jumping into the free-to-play PVP action each day. The game offers combat that is a mix between Halo and Portal, with classic arena-style gunplay and the addition of portals for mobility. First-time players will be learning of the game’s unique story on the go by experiencing the unique arenas where teams will do combat./post/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/dataminers-unearth-air-strike-in-fortnite-s-recent-v9-30-update-files/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dataminers-unearth-air-strike-in-fortnite-s-recent-v9-30-update-files/ A Fortnite dataminer has recently discovered what could be the battle royale’s newest method of attack: a grenade, named Air Strike, that seemingly has the power to summon missiles to a specific target location. According to the image posted by dataminer Lucas7yoshi, the Air Strike is grenade with a missile painted on it—but not much else has been revealed about the projectile. Many fans have already begun speculating that the Air Strike will take the form of a kill-streak that calls down a series of missiles to a targeted area./post/how-to-earn-rainbow-six-siege-twitch-drops-during-si-2022/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-rainbow-six-siege-twitch-drops-during-si-2022/ The biggest Rainbow Six Siege event of the year is right around the corner. The Six Invitational 2022 is set to kick off from Stockholm, Sweden on Feb. 8. For the next two weeks, 20 of the best Siege teams from around the world will compete in a round-robin group stage to determine seeding for the double-elimination playoff bracket. The players will be competing for the right to be Siege‘s next world champion, as well as the lion’s share of a large prize pool./post/how-to-level-up-quickly-in-new-world/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-level-up-quickly-in-new-world/ After an extended closed beta and a short open beta period, New World is finally here with a Sept. 28 release date. The big and ambitious MMO project from Amazon Studios sees its player base explore the mysterious world of Aeternum, form parties and companies, level up professions and weapon masteries, and even raise or lower property taxes. One of the primary differences between the first and second beta periods for New World was the increased leveling up rate./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-best-m4a1-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-m4a1-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/ Years down the line when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a distant memory, players will immediately think of the M4A1 when reminiscing about the game. Since launch, the M4 has been a dominant gun and one of the top weapons in the latest CoD title. And Warzone’s no different. Even after a slew of new guns have been added to Warzone since Modern Warfare’s release, the M4 is still an incredibly solid offering when it comes to good damage at range in the assault rifle class./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/when-is-joker-s-release-date-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-is-joker-s-release-date-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC Fighters Pass will introduce five new characters to the game over the course of 2019 and 2020. The five characters were kept a mystery by Nintendo when the Fighters Pass was first announced in November 2018. No one knew who they are or when they’ll be unveiled, which makes every future Nintendo Direct a potential character reveal. The first of these characters, Joker from Atlus’ Persona series, was revealed just before the game launched on Dec./post/arcane-tops-netflix-charts-in-over-50-countries-after-act-2-reaches-top-2-in-the-u-s/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/arcane-tops-netflix-charts-in-over-50-countries-after-act-2-reaches-top-2-in-the-u-s/ Riot Games’ animated series Arcane has been adding new accomplishments to its collar. the TV show has been rising in popularity and peaked at the top position in 52 countries following the release of act two, according to Flixpatrol. The series also carved itself the top two spot in the U.S., based on data from Flixpatrol and Collider. Arcane‘s impressive metrics follow a meteoric debut, which let the series dominate Netflix charts in 38 countries./post/betboom-team-team-spirit-and-mind-games-qualify-for-dota-pro-circuit-stockholm-major/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/betboom-team-team-spirit-and-mind-games-qualify-for-dota-pro-circuit-stockholm-major/ After being indefinitely delayed, some surprising early upsets, and Valve disqualifying a team for drawing a Russian militarist symbol on the mini-map during a match, we finally know which teams from Eastern Europe will be attending the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit’s Spring Tour Major in Stockholm.  The swap to an expedited Regional Playoff to get three teams qualified for the Major may have resulted in a few teams coming in a little rusty, but BetBoom Team, Team Spirit, and Mind Games put their games together to beat out the competition and earn their tickets to Sweden./post/dota-2-ti9-teams-picked-81-percent-of-the-game-s-heroes-in-a-single-day/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-2-ti9-teams-picked-81-percent-of-the-game-s-heroes-in-a-single-day/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. Dota 2’s The International 2019 group stage started today. All 18 teams played at least one series of two matches during the early hours of Aug. 15 for a total of 40 games. In these 40 games on the first day, players picked 95 of the 117 heroes available in the Dota 2 roster, which makes up 81 percent of all heroes./post/faze-clan-take-pgl-antwerp-major-after-thrilling-grand-finals-against-navi/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/faze-clan-take-pgl-antwerp-major-after-thrilling-grand-finals-against-navi/ Karrigan, Twistzz, ropz, rain, and broky have given FaZe Clan its first CS:GO Major title today at PGL Antwerp Major following a 2-0 victory against Natus Vincere. The starred quintet has also become the first international team to win a Valve-sponsored event in CS:GO. This is a memorable win, especially for karrigan and rain, who were part of the FaZe lineup that blew a 15-9 lead on Inferno at ELEAGUE Boston Major grand finals in 2018 and lost the title to heavy underdogs Cloud9./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/microsoft-job-posting-suggests-new-halo-project-is-in-development/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/microsoft-job-posting-suggests-new-halo-project-is-in-development/ Halo Infinite is set for a holiday 2020 release, but 343 Industries already has their eyes on a new project. The company is looking for a Senior Producer for a new project in the Halo Universe, according to a new job posting.  The job listing explains that the position provides the opportunity to work on one of the most famous intellectual properties in the industry. The Senior Producer is a core part of the team and works alongside other leadership to maintain the overall vision of the project./post/petition-for-battlefield-2042-refunds-exceeds-100-000-signatures/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/petition-for-battlefield-2042-refunds-exceeds-100-000-signatures/ Battlefield 2042 has traveled a rocky road since its launch was plagued with a ton of in-game issues. The ill-fated launch left fans dissatisfied by the game’s final product. In the wake of this, some fans have banded together to petition EA to offer refunds to those who purchased the latest installment in the Battlefield franchise on all platforms. On change.org, more than 100,000 people have signed a petition pledging their support for this initiative to give players a chance to get their money back for the game regardless of the platform from which they purchased the game./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/the-lobotomizer-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-lobotomizer-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley/ The card reveal season for Hearthstone’s next expansion, Fractured in Alerac Valley, is continuing today with the introduction of an incredibly deadly weapon, The Lobotomizer. The Lobotomizer is a two-cost Rogue weapon with two attack and two durability. The Lobototmizer makes use of Hearthstone’s new keyword, Honorable Kill. To receive the Honorable Kill bonus on a card, you’ll need to use it to deal exact lethal damage to an enemy. Thus, to trigger The Lobotomizer’s effect, you’ll need to kill something by dealing exactly two damage to it./post/100-thieves-is-making-its-own-video-game/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-is-making-its-own-video-game/ 100 Thieves has announced it has begun development on its own video game. In a new video released by the esports organization today, Nadeshot and John Robinson revealed that the company is working on its very own game, but other details about the project are incredibly scarce. The duo said that the game, codenamed Project X, is very early in development and joked that they didn’t even know what kind of game it is just yet, with Nadeshot iterating that they do know but are not ready to announce further at this time./post/all-legendary-lands-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-legendary-lands-in-mtg-s-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming set, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, is bringing back a cycle of rare Legendary land cards.  With one card representing each of the game’s colors, there are five in total, and each makes use of the re-introduction of the “Channel” mechanic that was originally introduced in Saviors of Kamigawa in 2005. Channel as a mechanic allows players to pay a certain amount of mana and discard the Legendary land card to produce a desired effect./post/breakout-academy-star-kenvi-reportedly-signs-multi-year-deal-with-rebuilding-immortals/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/breakout-academy-star-kenvi-reportedly-signs-multi-year-deal-with-rebuilding-immortals/ One of North America’s best League of Legends prospects might have finally found a home in the LCS. Former 100 Thieves Academy jungler Shane Kenneth “Kenvi” Espinoza is reportedly signing with Immortals as the organization’s newest jungler until the end of 2024, according to a report from blix.gg. The team also reportedly considered LCS veteran Svenskeren as a possible replacement, but eventually opted for the younger, more inexperienced jungler. Similar to upstart rookies Jojopyun and Danny, Kenvi hasn’t been in the scene too long./post/do-specialist-gaming-shoes-work-possibly-but-they-re-likely-not-worth-the-cost-according-to-one-podiatrist/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/do-specialist-gaming-shoes-work-possibly-but-they-re-likely-not-worth-the-cost-according-to-one-podiatrist/ From computer specs down to the peripherals used, top gamers want to be the best by using the best. Now, companies like K-Swiss and Puma are looking to help gamers in an area overlooked before: footwear. The companies released a new line of gaming footwear in 2019 includingK-Swiss’s MiBR One-Tap sneakers, which sell for $125, and the Puma Active Gaming Footwear, which is $100. The marketing language used for both shoes aims to help gamers reach their maximum performance./post/eve-unveils-the-world-s-first-glossy-gaming-monitor/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/eve-unveils-the-world-s-first-glossy-gaming-monitor/ After impressing with the performance of its first crowdfunded Spectrum monitor, Eve’s followed up by showing off a prototype of the world’s first glossy gaming monitor. Current gaming monitors have a matte finish to minimize reflections, and the new glossy panel from Eve will mimic the polished look of mobile phones and tablets. Should we make the first-ever glossy gaming monitor? Check a side-by-side comparison between matte vs. glossy #evespectrum. Which one do you prefer and why?/post/lost-ark-servers-under-maintenance-to-lay-the-groundwork-for-upcoming-major-patch/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lost-ark-servers-under-maintenance-to-lay-the-groundwork-for-upcoming-major-patch/ Like every Thursday, the Lost Ark servers have gone under maintenance for a weekly update. But, contrary to what many players expected, it won’t release all the upcoming content teased in the roadmap since it’s scheduled for “later this month.” Today’s patch, which will be introduced following maintenance expected to last eight hours, is only laying the groundwork for next week’s major patch. It’ll only introduce additional log-in rewards. “The team will be making changes to the backend structure of the game to prepare for the content update coming later this month,” the developers wrote in the patch notes./post/the-best-qbz-83-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-qbz-83-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Formerly known in previous Call of Duty games as the Type 95, the QBZ-83 is back in Black Ops Cold War as the fourth unlockable assault rifle at launch. The QBZ-83 is often overlooked due to guns like the XM4, AK-47, and FFAR 1 being so strong. But the QBZ is a solid weapon in its own right—and with the right attachments, it can be very fun to use./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/wow-mythic-dungeon-international-last-stand-tournament-scores-and-results/Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-mythic-dungeon-international-last-stand-tournament-scores-and-results/ This weekend, five MDI teams are getting one final opportunity to solidify a spot in the Mythic Dungeon International Shadowlands Season Three Global Finals through 15 hours of time trial-style competition.  With six other World of Warcraft teams already locked into the Global Finals set for July through group stages, W Omegalul, Evolved, Ethical, Depleter Squad, and Yeppers are spending the weekend running six specific keystones repeatedly to see how quickly they can run each./post/ffxiv-endwalker-s-newfound-adventure-trailer-gives-players-a-glimpse-of-what-to-expect-in-patch-6-1/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ffxiv-endwalker-s-newfound-adventure-trailer-gives-players-a-glimpse-of-what-to-expect-in-patch-6-1/ Final Fantasy XIV fans are finally in luck since the game is about to receive its next major Endwalker update following several months of minor patches. And to help the players that have been patiently waiting for its release, Square Enix has given fans a trailer, providing a first peek at what to expect in the next patch. Patch 6.1 is set to release on April 12 and brings tons of new content to discover./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-much-does-the-halo-infinite-battle-pass-cost/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-does-the-halo-infinite-battle-pass-cost/ Halo Infinite’s free-to-play multiplayer was released early in celebration of Xbox’s recent anniversary. And while you don’t technically need to pay to play, there’s some premium content many gamers will at least consider purchasing. Using a battle pass system, Halo Infinite will reward players with a plethora of in-game goodies as they rank up during season one: Heroes of Reach. While players can earn some rewards from leveling up without paying anything, they’re highly incentivized to purchase the game’s premium version of the battle pass, which gives players significantly more rewards for ranking up./post/how-to-get-the-assassin-s-crimson-dagger-talisman-in-elden-ring/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-assassin-s-crimson-dagger-talisman-in-elden-ring/ There are dozens of powerful weapons and equipment scattered around the Lands Between in Elden Ring that can significantly help you on your journey. Players can find specific Talismans to improve their builds that can make up for a weak point or drawback in their stats. Some are simple to find while others require you to defeat a few enemies along the way.  The Assassin’s Crimson Dagger Talisman is a useful item that restores HP when players deal critical damage to enemies./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/league-s-rebel-becomes-a-mobster-in-this-fan-made-crime-city-xayah-skin/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-rebel-becomes-a-mobster-in-this-fan-made-crime-city-xayah-skin/ A League of Legends fan has transported Xayah into the Crime City Nightmare alternate universe with a new look for the ADC.  User Harimii shared their take on the Crime City Nightmare skin line featuring the Rebel. In this alternate universe Xayah takes on the role of the mobster desperate for power and chaos. There are officially 12 League champions who have a part in the Crime City universe, including the latest additions to the line, Akali, Twisted Fate, and Zyra./post/the-jailer-nerfed-in-final-stretch-of-wow-race-to-world-first/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-jailer-nerfed-in-final-stretch-of-wow-race-to-world-first/ The Jailer, the final boss of the Sepulcher of the First Ones, has been nerfed in the dying hours of the World of Warcraft Race to World First. With North America’s Liquid and Europe’s Echo neck and neck on the 11th boss of the raid, Blizzard has implemented a hotfix targeting the third phase of the fight. The devs have reduced the number of missiles fired by Desolation from 20 to 15 and have fixed an issue that would occasionally cause Chains of Anguish to pull players who had already broken their chains./post/what-cards-are-rotating-out-of-standard-hearthstone-this-year/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-cards-are-rotating-out-of-standard-hearthstone-this-year/ Every year, Hearthstone rotates some old cards from previous expansions to the Wild format, limiting the available card pool for the Standard format. This rotation usually takes place in April and is done to keep the game fresh and entertaining for all players. The current year until April 2021 is the Year of the Phoenix, which includes cards from four expansions that will rotate: Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum, Descent of Dragons, and Galakrond’s Awakening./post/winota-tibalt-s-trickery-banned-in-mtg-arena-explorer/Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/winota-tibalt-s-trickery-banned-in-mtg-arena-explorer/ In the first Banned and Restricted announcement to affect Explorer, Tibalt’s Trickery and Winota, Joiner of Forces are banned in Magic Arena‘s newest eternal format, Wizards of the Coast announced today. Explorer is Arena’s true-to-paper eternal format that’s intended as a pathway to supporting Pioneer on the digital client. The format features all Pioneer-legal cards found on Magic Arena. This makes the format similar to Pioneer with several key omissions./post/best-professions-in-wow-tbc-classic/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-professions-in-wow-tbc-classic/ Professions always play a vital role in World of Warcraft. But in TBC, the increased importance of crafting powerful gear amplifies their significance. Throughout Classic, most crafting professions were used specifically to make consumables and Engineering was required by top guilds because of the explosives that engineers could use during raids to amplify DPS. That changes in TBC, though. Other professions gain massive value because of the crafted gear they provide that’s exclusive to the profession./post/fortnite-is-adding-the-ability-to-mute-licensed-emote-music/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-is-adding-the-ability-to-mute-licensed-emote-music/ Fortnite and funky dance emotes go hand in hand. It’s hard to think about a game of Fortnite without a dancing emote and the cool music that goes along with it. Some of the music that goes with the game’s emotes is licensed, however, and could lead to problems for content creators who stream or record their gameplay. But not for long. PC Players: In the 12.00 update, we've added the ability to mute Licensed Emote Audio./post/galio-finally-being-nerfed-in-league-plus-other-mid-lane-changes-on-the-way/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/galio-finally-being-nerfed-in-league-plus-other-mid-lane-changes-on-the-way/ If you’ve been perusing the League of Legends YouTube or Reddit community over the course of the pre-season, you may have stumbled across one of the many, many clips of Galio one-shotting someone with his Q. In most cases, videos like those are staged a little bit and the champion doing the one-shotting is several levels and items ahead of the victim. But in Galio’s case, he doesn’t actually need much of an advantage to nuke someone with his Q, and for such an easy ability to land, that’s a problem./post/here-are-all-the-challenges-and-rewards-for-the-air-royale-fortnite-event/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-challenges-and-rewards-for-the-air-royale-fortnite-event/ Another Fortnite: Battle Royale event has arrived following the v8.40 update, bringing with it a host of new challenges and rewards around the Air Royale LTM, which ushers in the return of planes. These challenges, nine in total, offer a bunch of experience and Wrap rewards. Completing certain challenges will unlock an abundance of XP, while others will give you a new Wrap. Complete all nine challenges over the course of the next few days, however, and you’ll unlock the Callsign Hornet Wrap./post/how-to-add-a-trident-symbol-to-your-fortnite-username/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-add-a-trident-symbol-to-your-fortnite-username/ As you start racking up kills in a Fortnite match, most of the players in your lobby should become aware of your presence. If you don’t want your name to get lost in the sea of other names, you’ll need a way to stand out. Adding symbols to your name can be an excellent way of separating yourself from the crowd, and they also look cool. There has been a rise in players who use the trident symbol recently, and it works a lot better when you also combine it with the Aquaman skin./post/is-fortnite-down-how-to-check-problems-outages-and-server-status/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-fortnite-down-how-to-check-problems-outages-and-server-status/ Epic Games has the daunting task of maintaining one of the world’s most popular battle royales. Fortnite, despite its increasing popularity, isn’t without its issues though, and catering for over 100 million players certainly isn’t easy. The game often goes down for maintenance, especially when a new chapter, season, or patch has recently been installed.  Fortnite could be facing any number of issues at any time. The servers are usually stable, but they’re not always up and running./post/msi-2015-where-are-they-now/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/msi-2015-where-are-they-now/ As the May 4, 2016 Mid-Season Invitational gets ready to kick into gear, ghosts and echoes of the 2015 MSI glimmer. While the only team to be making a reappearance at the 2016 tournament will be tournament favorites SK Telecom T1, many of the storylines laid out in the 2015 tournament remain poignant. From EDG’s upset of SKT to TSM’s implosion, and from the rise of Fnatic to IWC support Dumbledoge’s first blood kill on Faker, MSI 2015 was a fun and unexpected tournament that kept fans on their toes./post/tf-blade-gets-rank-one-in-league-s-europe-west-server/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tf-blade-gets-rank-one-in-league-s-europe-west-server/ League of Legends streamer Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni has reached rank one again, this time on Europe West servers. This is an impressive accomplishment, but it’s part of a bigger project the player has: traveling the world to get rank one in every server. TF Blade got 1,316 points in Europe West’s ranked ladder with 195 wins and 96 losses to become the best player in the region’s solo ladder, stealing the top spot./post/the-best-mp5-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mp5-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/ In each year’s Call of Duty title, there’s always one gun that comes to the forefront and reigns supreme as the weapon of choice for pros, GameBattles stars, and public match stompers alike. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it’s the MP5. The MP5 is a tried and true classic of many first-person shooters of the past, but it’s a dominant force to be reckoned with in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone./post/all-cs-go-teams-qualified-for-pgl-antwerp-major/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-cs-go-teams-qualified-for-pgl-antwerp-major/ The Major has long been the greatest event possible in CS:GO esports and for 2022, Valve agreed to go back to two Counter-Strike Majors per year. PGL Antwerp Major will be the first of 2022 and there will be 24 teams in attendance in May. Teams hailing from Europe, Americas, and Asia-Pacific are guaranteed a certain number of slots based on the region’s competitiveness and the teams qualify via the Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournaments, previously known as the Minors, which are taking place in PGL’s studio in Bucharest, Romania./post/all-enemy-types-in-rainbow-six-extraction/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-enemy-types-in-rainbow-six-extraction/ In Rainbow Six: Extraction, you’re not taking on your fellow operators like you would in Siege. Instead, you and up to two other operators will take on a new, evolving alien threat known as the Archaeans. There are a grand total of 13 different types of enemies, ranging from the basic tier-one Archaeans up to the more advanced and deadly Proteans. Here’s a list of all the different enemy types you will face in Rainbow Six: Extraction, starting with the easiest of the bunch./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-glass-lotus-lake-in-lost-ark/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-glass-lotus-lake-in-lost-ark/ There are many benefits to collecting Mokoko seeds in Lost Ark, and one of them is earning all sorts of rewards. It’s also a whole journey in itself since there are seeds to collect in pretty much every map you’ll wander into in the game. There are over a thousand Mokoko seeds to collect in the game, and Rohendel is home to 70 of them. Many of the seeds hidden in Glass Lotus Lake, similar to the other maps in the region, require traveling to specific conditions to be collected./post/hearthstone-s-patch-18-2-brings-nerfs-to-secret-passage-and-darkglare/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-s-patch-18-2-brings-nerfs-to-secret-passage-and-darkglare/ In conjunction with a newly announced event, The Forbidden Library, Hearthstone Patch 18.2 is bringing three nerfs and two buffs to constructed cards, as well as big changes to the Battlegrounds game mode. The initial draw that Patch 18.2 brings to Hearthstone is multiple card adjustments to both overperforming and underperforming cards in the meta. These changes affect the Standard and Wild formats. Related: Hearthstone adds lobbies to Battlegrounds and new story mode in month-long Scholomance Forbidden Library celebration/post/mizkif-s-twitch-plays-pok%C3%A9mon-chat-fails-to-catch-shiny-spearow/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mizkif-s-twitch-plays-pok%C3%A9mon-chat-fails-to-catch-shiny-spearow/ One of the most popular trends in Twitch’s history has been allowing chat to work together and complete games. Mizkif is currently holding a playthrough of Pokémon for the chat on his channel and while the playthrough has been going well so far, they failed to capitalize on an extremely rare occurrence. While walking around the grass area to level their Pokémon, the chat encountered a Shiny Spearow. While Spearow is not a rare Pokémon by any means, the chance of encountering a Shiny one is extremely unlikely—the odds of finding a shiny Pokémon in the wild are around one in 8,192./post/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/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-c-and-ending-with-k/Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-c-and-ending-with-k/ Hunting for Wordle words online can be tricky since there are always many options and players have a limited number of tries. On April 13, players might have gotten stuck with a green C and K as the first and last letter, respectively. Looking for hints online can help players think of new alternatives that can lead to the right answer more quickly.  If you are having a hard time thinking of what to try next, check out this list in alphabetical order of five-letter words that start with C and end in K./post/everything-asus-rog-announced-at-ces-2022/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-asus-rog-announced-at-ces-2022/ Despite the impacts of COVID on the event, ASUS ROG still brought plenty of power to kick off the start of CES 2022, adding the power of the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti, plus AMD and Intel’s latest mobile chips, into their laptop range. The main headline from ASUS ROG’s CES 2022 announcements — the rest of the ASUS range is due to be revealed tomorrow — is the inclusion of Nvidia’s flagship Ti GPUs into their gaming laptops./post/how-to-complete-fof-nation-player-gim%C3%A9nez-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-fof-nation-player-gim%C3%A9nez-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 90-rated Festival of FUTball (FOF) Nation Player version of José María Giménez from Atlético de Madrid to FIFA 21 Sunday, on June 13. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Giménez’s second special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. He’s the first Uruguayan player in the FOF Nation Player promo and will receive an upgrade depending on how many wins the Uruguayan national team gets during the Copa America./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/trick-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/trick-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends/ From G2 Esports to SK Gaming, Kim “Trick” Gang-yun has been a consistent figure in the competitive League of Legends community since 2015. But after several months of exploring his options for the 2021 season, the 25-year-old jungler officially decided to retire earlier today. Trick last competed with SK in the LEC, where he helped the team earn a sixth-place finish in the 2020 Summer Split playoffs, just missing out on a spot at Worlds./post/when-does-cult-of-the-lamb-release/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-cult-of-the-lamb-release/ Devolver Digital has made its name by publishing interesting, off-kilter games, and it looks like it has another cult classic on its hands, literally, with Cult of the Lamb. The game is fairly self-explanatory: The player plays as a lamb and they must start a cult. Enough said. Of course, there’s a bit more to the game than knocking on doors and doing some occasional spooky stuff. Players will have to gather materials and build up settlements as the cult gains followers./post/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/where-to-get-the-ability-capsule-and-ability-patch-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-get-the-ability-capsule-and-ability-patch-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Two of the most important items in the Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion are actually easy to find once you first arrive in the new map.  The Ability Capsule lets you swap a Pokémon’s normal abilities instantly, which is very useful for competitive battling. But you can get this item in the base game and the Isle of Armor expansion too.  The real prize is the new Ability Patch, which gives players an easy way to change their Pokémon’s ability from a normal one into their Hidden Ability if they have one./post/wizards-of-the-coast-will-produce-a-day9tv-mtg-arena-deck-series/Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wizards-of-the-coast-will-produce-a-day9tv-mtg-arena-deck-series/ Wizards of the Coast continues to break ground in digital gaming with its new Twitch series on Day9tv titled What the Deck. Sean “Day9” Plott (MTG Mythic Championship, streamer, and “Spellslinger” host) will battle special streaming and Magic: The Gathering pros with fan-made decks on MTG Arena. The new series focuses on fans submitting janky and odd-win condition pre-constructed decks through MTG Arena to see who’s a Magic: The Gathering craft genius./post/best-venusaur-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-venusaur-moveset-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon, is the star of today’s first-ever Pokémon Go Community Day Classic, giving fans easier access to its Shiny colors and its evolutions, Ivysaur and Venusaur. The final evolution of this line, Venusaur, stands out as one of the tankiest Grass-Poison Pokémon in the game, despite power creep lowering this Pokémon’s spot in the meta. Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur debuted in the first Pokémon titles, Pokémon Red and Green, and have since been staple creatures in the series./post/call-of-duty-warzone-2-will-reportedly-feature-pro-perks-enemy-interrogations-tarkov-like-inventory-system/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-2-will-reportedly-feature-pro-perks-enemy-interrogations-tarkov-like-inventory-system/ A new report regarding the upcoming Call of Duty: Warzone 2 has revealed a slew of new features coming to the game that were not in the original. Prolific leaker and reporter Tom Henderson is at it again, reporting on more information about the upcoming battle royale game from reliable unnamed sources. This set of details includes a number of gameplay elements that are not yet known. Here are some new details on some new features coming to Warzone 2!/post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-season-2-patch-notes-are-here-and-they-re-too-long-to-read-on-your-lunch-break/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-season-2-patch-notes-are-here-and-they-re-too-long-to-read-on-your-lunch-break/ Season two is upon us in Call of Duty: Warzone and the patch notes for its accompanying massive update have come with it. The patch notes are extensive, to say the least. The update was delayed by 12 days to fix bugs and adjust the quality of life, and Raven has definitely delivered on a tremendous amount of those if the patch notes are any indication. 📢 #Warzone Season Two launches at 11 AM PST!/post/how-to-complete-flashback-benzema-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-flashback-benzema-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 86-rated Flashback version of Karim Benzema from Real Madrid to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This is Benzema’s second special card during the FIFA 22 Ultimate Team cycle. He gained this Flashback version to celebrate his debut season with Real Madrid in the LaLiga 2009-2010 season. The SBC will be available until Friday, Dec. 3. Celebrate #BlackFriday by turning back the clocks ⏱🔙/post/riot-confirms-jayce-viktor-and-others-as-characters-in-upcoming-league-animated-series-arcane/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-confirms-jayce-viktor-and-others-as-characters-in-upcoming-league-animated-series-arcane/ Riot Games has confirmed more League of Legends champions that are coming to the universe of Arcane, the company’s League-based animated series that’s set to release later this year. Jayce and Viktor, both of whom are prominent champions in League, have been confirmed as characters in the show. Caitlyn, who was teased in a brief trailer for Arcane yesterday, has also been officially revealed. How far are you willing to go in the name of progress?/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/the-10-best-cs-go-players-of-all-time/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-best-cs-go-players-of-all-time/ CS:GO has a ton of star players. Through its rich competitive history and what could almost be described as a cult-like following, the franchise has seen players take the game to another level all-together.  Whether it’s down to intuition or a complete grasp of the game’s mechanics, the best players are rewarded for their practice by pulling off shots and strategies that leave audiences baffled. With so many ways for players to show their talents both mechanically and tactically, the best players always found a way to rise above the rest and prove what they’re made of./post/the-4-best-offlane-heroes-in-dota-2/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-4-best-offlane-heroes-in-dota-2/ The offlane used to be the loneliest lane in Dota 2. Offlaning meant going solo vs. two to three heroes, but the narrative changed over the last few years. More often than not, offlaners are now accompanied by support heroes, which adds more versatility to the role. The old meta forced players to pick heroes that were exceptionally self-sufficient but with the help of a support, they can get away with more greedy picks that can contribute more at later stages of the game./post/valorant-first-strike-nsg-closed-qualifier-schedule-bracket-scores-and-standings/Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-first-strike-nsg-closed-qualifier-schedule-bracket-scores-and-standings/ After 128 teams competed in last week’s VALORANT First Strike Open Qualifier, only eight remain. And the stakes are higher than ever. The First Strike Nerd Street Gamers Closed Qualifier playoffs kick off today, where the top four squads will advance directly to the regional finals in December. The bottom four will automatically move on to the UMG Closed Qualifier, with the eight eliminated teams relegated to test their luck again at the next open qualifier./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/all-the-knives-in-cs-go-operation-riptide/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-knives-in-cs-go-operation-riptide/ Operation Riptide just went online in CS:GO, and like the previous operations, it’s filled with changes and new additions to the game. While competitive players will have their eyes on changes that can affect the competitive side of the game, skin collectors will be after the new rare pieces they can add to their collection. Almost all Operation Riptide skins feature bright colors that go well with all the stickers that were introduced in the patch./post/crystal-rose-akshan-and-janna-withered-rose-elise-revealed-for-league/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/crystal-rose-akshan-and-janna-withered-rose-elise-revealed-for-league/ A trio of champions are set to join League of Legends’ Crystal Rose skinline, stepping away from their normal Summoner’s Rift attire to dress more formally, as if attending a wedding. Crystal Rose Akshan and Janna, as well as Withered Rose Elise, are now available on the PBE for testing. These champions join the skinline that was released just last year, which includes Swain, Zyra, Talon, and Syndra in League, in addition to Ezreal, Lux, Jarvan IV, and Sona as exclusives in Wild Rift./post/evil-geniuses-knocked-out-of-first-na-rmr-open-qualifier/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/evil-geniuses-knocked-out-of-first-na-rmr-open-qualifier/ Evil Geniuses, home of former Major champions in Jake “Stewie2K” Yip, William “RUSH” Wierzba, and Timothy “autimatic” Ta have been sent packing from the North American Regional Major Ranking (RMR) first open qualifier by the hands of Strife. A total of 130 CS:GO teams signed up for the first open qualifier that will provide four spots at the PGL Antwerp Major Americas RMR in April. EG were amongst the favorites to secure it right away, without needing to play in the second open qualifier./post/pr0lly-set-to-join-lcs-analyst-desk/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pr0lly-set-to-join-lcs-analyst-desk/ Former 100Thieves coach Neil “pr0lly” Hammad is headed to the LCS stage as the newest addition to the analyst desk.  Pr0lly announced his new position via Twitter and said he will be on desk beginning with the inaugural broadcast this Saturday. “After a long off-season I’m ready to announce that I’m joining the LCS analyst desk for Spring,” said Pr0lly.  After a long offseason I’m ready to announce that I’m joining the LCS analyst desk for Spring./post/the-best-ashe-build-in-league-of-legends/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-ashe-build-in-league-of-legends/ Ashe was one of the first champions to make it onto Summoner’s Rift, being released as early as 2009 with the first version of League of Legends. Since then, the game has seen a lot of changes, and so has the Frost Archer. Ashe’s kit today is quite different from the one she had during the first years of the game. Yet her core aspects, like her global, stunning ultimate, remain unchanged./post/this-lunar-empress-lux-cosplay-from-league-of-legends-is-perfect/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-lunar-empress-lux-cosplay-from-league-of-legends-is-perfect/ Brought to you byIKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. This Lunar Empress Lux cosplay by Aza Miyuko is breathtaking. Aza was photographed by Shiro Ang, who has had multiple cosplay shoots with other talented artists. The cosplay is accurate to a high level of detail to the Lunar Empress Lux cosmetic that was released in 2018 for the game’s Lunar Revel 2018 event./post/where-is-the-sleeping-dragon-in-elden-ring/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-is-the-sleeping-dragon-in-elden-ring/ Whether players are going through their first or fifth playthrough of Elden Ring, Runes will always be an essential part of the gameplay. They allow players to either level up or purchase gear, items, etc. to make their character stronger. The normal course of Elden Ring doesn’t always allow players the best chances to earn Runes, though. To compensate for that, players have resorted to farming Runes using various methods. One of the best methods of earning a large number of Runes involves finding and killing a sleeping dragon./post/why-xqc-is-refusing-to-play-lost-ark-despite-mmo-s-huge-hype/Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-xqc-is-refusing-to-play-lost-ark-despite-mmo-s-huge-hype/ Felix “xQc” Lengyel has put his foot down after Twitch fans kept demanding he try gaming’s latest viral sensation, Lost Ark, dubbing the hit South Korean MMO “grindy” and boring to play. The superstar French-Canadian streamer has built his Twitch empire on variety gaming, regularly playing “flavor of the month” titles to rake in a few extra viewers. This time, however, xQc has no interest in going with the popular crowd./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-complete-tots-moments-osimhen-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-tots-moments-osimhen-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ Victor Osimhen from Napoli received a 92-rated Team of the Season (TOTS) Moments version today in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This special card will be granted to players who complete a squad-building challenge (SBC) in the game. EA offers upgraded versions of the best players from the 2021-2022 season based on their performance for the TOTS promotion. This SBC has a twist since it’s a Moments card, however. EA is celebrating Osimhen’s match-winning brace against Verona./post/how-to-play-scream-deathmatch-game-mode-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-scream-deathmatch-game-mode-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ The Haunting seasonal event has returned to Call of Duty, and fans can enjoy a significant amount of spooky content just in time for Halloween. Two iconic horror icons, Ghostface and Frank The Rabbit, are joining the battle, and fans can enjoy several limited-time game modes. One of these modes, Scream Deathmatch, puts two players behind the mask as they hunt the rest of the lobby.  Scream Deathmatch is simple and is similar to the Infected game mode./post/league-voice-lines-between-yone-and-spirit-blossom-thresh-discovered/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-voice-lines-between-yone-and-spirit-blossom-thresh-discovered/ Ever since League of Legends fans found out that Yasuo had an older brother named Yone, people speculated on whether he would ever join him on the Summoner’s Rift as a champion. A voice line for Spirit Blossom Thresh might have given players a clue to his fate as a playable character. Found first by SkinSpotlights, Spirit Blossom Thresh has two voice lines that address Yone and Yasuo. The first voice line has Thresh tell Yone that his “little brother is safe with [him] too./post/league-s-best-snowdown-showdown-skins/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-best-snowdown-showdown-skins/ Christmas may be over, but winter is just getting started. And what better way to enjoy the season than with a holiday-themed skin?  Luckily, League of Legends has a ton of seasonal skins. Riot Games has been pumping out holiday content since 2009. With the Sugar Rush collection released this year, League now has a total of 44 themed skins.  Whether you’re looking for something festive like Santa Braum or wintery like Snow Day Ziggs, there’s likely a skin for you./post/popular-lec-casters-medic-and-vedius-reveal-how-their-duo-was-born-in-the-eu-challenger-series/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/popular-lec-casters-medic-and-vedius-reveal-how-their-duo-was-born-in-the-eu-challenger-series/ Many fans of the European League of Legends scene are familiar with two of the LEC’s most popular casters, Aaron “Medic” Chamberlain and Andrew “Vedius” Day. The two friends have quickly become one of the most beloved broadcast duos and have grown into the spotlight elegantly ever since they stepped onto the show. In a recent interview with Dot Esports, however, the two personalities explained that the start of their career together wasn’t all sunshine and smiles./post/riot-reveals-twisted-fate-as-newest-legends-of-runeterra-champion-card/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-twisted-fate-as-newest-legends-of-runeterra-champion-card/ Legends of Runeterra’s card reveal continues to surprise fans of the card game, showing off a new champion from Bilgewater. Twisted Fate is the next champion that Riot revealed in today’s teasers. He’s a four-cost champion unit with two power and two health with Quick Attack. He also has a play effect, which lets you pick one of three Destiny Cards to act as his skill, in similar fashion to Discover from Hearthstone./post/valorant-s-ranked-system-explained/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-s-ranked-system-explained/ The VALORANT competitive mode is one of the most popular playlists in the game. Players enjoy testing their skills against similarly matched opponents and climbing into higher ranks.  But many players don’t understand how the ranked mode works and how the game determines their skill level.  Here’s everything you need to know about VALORANT’s ranked mode. Placement matches and requirements for VALORANT ranked play Before unlocking the competitive mode, players must win 10 unrated matches and have an account level of 20./post/wow-burning-crusade-classic-pricing-level-boosts-character-clones-and-cosmetics/Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-burning-crusade-classic-pricing-level-boosts-character-clones-and-cosmetics/ It’s been nearly 15 years since people walked through the Dark Portal for the first time. And many will be doing it all over again on June 1 with the release of WoW Burning Crusade Classic. But this time around, there will be a few paid services involved in the expansion. While players won’t have to pay any extra fee to play on a Burning Crusade Classic server, they’ll be able to purchase a character clone, level 58 boost, and an in-game cosmetic package./post/all-of-the-scorestreaks-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-scorestreaks-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ There’s nothing like sitting in the seat of a Chopper Gunner and unloading on a Call of Duty map. That feeling is back in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, along with many more options, with the game’s scorestreaks. It’s time to pop off in pubs and dominate. Unlike Modern Warfare‘s killstreaks, Black Ops Cold War uses scorestreaks, which means you rack up points by getting kills, playing the objective, shooting down enemy air support, and more./post/call-of-duty-league-2022-rookie-ladder-post-major-2/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-league-2022-rookie-ladder-post-major-2/ Major Two gave Call of Duty League fans some of the most memorable moments of the 2022 season so far. The Los Angeles Guerrillas did the unthinkable by winning the event, Spart solidified his spot in the league, and we saw Mack carry on playing after throwing up mid-map. Looking at our post-Major Two rookie ladder, Gismo has finally been dethroned and pushed down to fourth after seven weeks at the No./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-to-play-gibraltar-in-apex-legends/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-gibraltar-in-apex-legends/ To become an Apex Legend, players must learn everything about the game’s characters and their abilities. A strong defensive character that’s built like a brickhouse, Gibraltar boasts abilities that help protect his squad and are all about outlasting the competition. With one of the strongest tactical abilities in Apex Legends, Gibraltar is a good addition to any team. He excels, however, in close quarters, both fighting and when a team needs to make a quick dash through open ground./post/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/is-project-q-another-hyper-scape/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-project-q-another-hyper-scape/ Ubisoft announced its upcoming team-based game, Project Q, shortly after footage of it leaked online. Fans’ first assumption was that the game could be a battle royale since the developer’s take on the genre, Hyper Scape, wasn’t close to being successful. With Hyper Scape’s servers scheduled for a shutdown, Ubisoft could try to fill its void with all the lessons it harnessed throughout the battle royale’s lifetime. Project Q may seem like a replacement for a battle royale game, but it doesn’t mean it also has to be in the same genre./post/overwatch-s-new-map-petra-is-set-in-an-underground-cavernous-city/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-new-map-petra-is-set-in-an-underground-cavernous-city/ Blizzard took a break from tonight’s Overwatch League matches to showcase its upcoming Overwatch map, Petra. The new Deathmatch map will debut with the Overwatch Anniversary event on May 22. Multiple videos of the new map leaked earlier today, but the official video from Blizzard provides a closer look at the details. Petra is a hidden city carved into the mountains in the Middle East. Winding passageways snake around a large, open cavern—an arena where players will fight over control of an extra-large health pack./post/power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-to-add-rita-repulsa-adam-park-and-poisandra-in-season-pass-4/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-to-add-rita-repulsa-adam-park-and-poisandra-in-season-pass-4/ Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is getting a fourth season of DLC content, this time featuring one new Power Ranger and two villains, including the big baddy of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Rita Repulsa.  The main gameplay segment focused on Adam Park, the second Black Ranger from Mighty Morphin, often referred to as the Black Ninja Ranger. It looks like he focuses heavily on using his “Froggy Style” movement to jump around, get up close, and mix up opponents with smokescreens that let him teleport or vanish directly behind his target, even in the air./post/the-best-nz-41-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-nz-41-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Call of Duty: Vanguard’s growing roster of World War II guns is filled with some classics but also some interesting variations on unique weapons of the past. The NZ-41 is inspired by the Charlton automatic rifle, which was designed by a New Zealander named Philip Charlton, hence the “NZ” designation. Charlton created the gun to be a substitution for light machine guns that were in short supply during the war./post/all-pois-and-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3-s-new-map/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pois-and-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3-s-new-map/ Fortnite‘s map is constantly undergoing changes as the battle royale evolves with each new season. Now, as players eagerly await to join Chapter Three, season three, there are many questions about how the new map has changed. In a lot of ways the map will look familiar to players of last season, but with a couple of new POIs and a new biome. A number of locations have remained the same as previous seasons./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/how-to-beat-the-lower-citadel-bosses-in-knights-of-the-frozen-throne/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-the-lower-citadel-bosses-in-knights-of-the-frozen-throne/ Knights of the Frozen Throne not only adds 135 new cards to Hearthstone. It is also the first expansion to include free single-player missions to play through. Players will traverse through the Icecrown Citadel en route to battle the dreaded Lich King. The Citadel is filled with challenges, featuring some of the most feared opponents from Warcraft lore. On release day, the first wing to Icecrown Citadel opened—the Lower Citadel. The Lower Citadel features three boss fights between Lord Marrowgar, Deathbringer Saurfang, and Lady Deathwhisper./post/how-to-complete-the-pumpkaboo-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-halloween-mischief-part-2-ghoulish-pals-event/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-pumpkaboo-collection-challenge-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-halloween-mischief-part-2-ghoulish-pals-event/ The Halloween Mischief event already added a lot of new content to Pokémon Go, and its second part continues that trend with the introduction of Pumpkaboo and Phantump—and Mega Absol if you want to participate in Mega Raids.  Phantump and its evolution Trevanent are making their debut, but the real star of the Halloween Mischief Part Two: Ghoulish Pals festivities is Pumpkaboo and its evolved form Gourgeist. Not only is the Ghost/Grass-type species appearing just in time for spooky season, but Niantic has also added a new size mechanic that will see Pumpkaboo, and Gourgeist, appearing in various sizes in the game./post/lorehold-expands-white-s-capabilities-in-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lorehold-expands-white-s-capabilities-in-mtg-strixhaven-school-of-mages/ In recent sets, White has struggled to receive consistently strong cards. Occasionally White will get something nice, like Skyclave Apparition, but over the past two years White is generally the weakest color in Magic. With the release of Strixhaven: School of Mages, Wizards of the Coast seems to be printing solid White cards that expand the design space for the color. This extends to the Red and White color pair known as Lorehold in Strixhaven./post/sleighing-d-va-revealed-for-2021-overwatch-winter-wonderland-event/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sleighing-d-va-revealed-for-2021-overwatch-winter-wonderland-event/ Former pro gamer and current mech expert D.Va is known for her snappy style and adorable outfits, so it’s only fitting that she gets a festive look for Overwatch’s 2021 Winter Wonderland event.  Sleighing D.Va, a new Legendary skin, will drop with the event when it begins on Dec. 16.  D.Va’s mech, normally decked out in pink paint and several sparkly sponsorship stickers, has been transformed into a sleigh for the holidays./post/sources-tsm-to-buy-out-team-liquid-s-ad-carry-tactical-for-2022-lcs-season/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-tsm-to-buy-out-team-liquid-s-ad-carry-tactical-for-2022-lcs-season/ TSM has finalized a deal in the last few hours to sign former Team Liquid AD carry Tactical as its new LCS ADC, sources familiar with the deal told Dot Esports. Tactical will be replacing Lost, who could be on his way to Golden Guardians. The organization bid farewell to Lost yesterday. Today we bid farewell to @Tactical. Thanks for all your hard work over the last year, we wish you nothing but the best for the future 💪 pic./post/twitch-slang-and-common-terms-explained/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-slang-and-common-terms-explained/ Live streaming was around before Twitch, but it was never close to being the phenomenon that it is today. Twitch owes its success to many factors, but one sticks out more than others. Besides all the business moves, it was mainly the Twitch chat that kept the viewers coming back for more. Though other streaming platforms also had a chat feature, none formed a culture like Twitch chat. Not only did the emotes start seeing real-world usage in conversations, but the terms scattered around Twitch also became industry standards./post/vulpecula-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vulpecula-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Vulpecula came into Season of the Lost bringing one of the most unique perk pools in Destiny 2 and a few easy avenues to obtain it. The wealth of perks in Vulpecula brings out a series of possible god rolls for this Hand Cannon, but there are a few perks that have a clear edge over the rest. God rolls are a personal affair, though. And while guardians can consider some perks and parts to be better, it ultimately comes down to preference./post/all-event-exclusive-research-tasks-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-an-egg-citing-spring-surprise-limited-research-day/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-event-exclusive-research-tasks-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-an-egg-citing-spring-surprise-limited-research-day/ As part of the Spring into Spring event, Niantic is also hosting the eighth Pokémon Go Limited Research Day, with a specific focus on Exeggcute.  These Limited Research Days only last for one day and give players an added double Catch XP bonus, along with some specific Pokémon that will spawn more frequently in the wild.  Because this An Egg-citing Spring Surprise event is taking place during the Season of Alola, Exeggcute was selected because it can evolve into Alolan Exeggutor under the right circumstances./post/apex-legends-mobile-s-limited-regional-launch-is-ending-tomorrow/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-mobile-s-limited-regional-launch-is-ending-tomorrow/ Apex Legends Mobile’s limited regional launch is set to end on May 6 at 7pm CT ahead of the global launch later this month. EA’s mobile version of its premium battle royale title was released in 10 countries in March, although players from other regions could easily play it by using a VPN. With the ending of the limited regional launch, all purchases and account progression will be reset. If you were making purchases during the limited regional launch, don’t worry: all purchases will be converted into currency with a 25 percent bonus./post/how-to-get-eyasluna-1000-yard-stare-matador-64-and-hero-of-ages-in-destiny-2/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-eyasluna-1000-yard-stare-matador-64-and-hero-of-ages-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s 30th Anniversary Event brings a few new weapons from the first installment of the franchise to the game—and you can get them with some dungeon delving. Other than the mythical Gjallarhorn rocket launcher, players can also get Eyasluna, 1000-Yard Stare, Matador 64, and Hero of Ages in the sequel as part of the DLC pack. This selection of weapons expands on The Comedian and The Hothead, which are already Nightfall rewards on selected weeks./post/minecraft-s-caves-cliffs-update-part-ii-will-release-nov-30/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/minecraft-s-caves-cliffs-update-part-ii-will-release-nov-30/ Minecraft has officially announced the release date for its highly anticipated next patch Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II, which will be coming Nov. 30. With its first part dropping on Nov. 8, Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II has been highly anticipated by players as it will bring updates to terrain and a few new features to the game. Mark your calendars, and start practising your awestruck gasps: Caves & Cliffs: Part II releases in all its natural splendour on November 30th!/post/the-best-pve-weapons-in-destiny-2/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-pve-weapons-in-destiny-2/ Whether you’re playing through Destiny 2’s latest raid, weekly pinnacle missions, or Nightfall Strikes, it’s important to have a strong loadout of PvE-centric weapons. Despite the “sweaty” community’s best efforts, Destiny is and always has been a PvE game, first and foremost. Seasonal content, which brings players back each week to unfold the ongoing story, only makes it even more of a PvE game. With each season, weapons come and go from the meta./post/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/what-is-double-movement-in-fortnite/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-double-movement-in-fortnite/ The controls in Fortnite are relatively straightforward and there are only a few boundaries that apply to the players. Looking around as you’re running in Fortnite can be limiting, but Double Movement fixes that. Double Movement could only be performed by console players for a long time, but it can also be executed while playing on a PC with the help of other tools that help players simulate controller inputs. Double Movement allows players to make diagonal movements while still facing forward./post/where-to-find-all-cube-monster-parts-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-all-cube-monster-parts-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-8/ Each Fortnite season comes bundled with new features for fans to explore. While players will want to unravel the new parts of the map, they’ll be welcomed by new weapons and in-game events across the island. One new crafting material is called Cube Monster Parts and it can be used to upgrade Sideways Weapons, which can be obtained from Sideways Zones and Sideways Anomalies. You’ll find Sideways Zones and Anomalies in random parts of the map every time you load into a match./post/zeri-hit-with-immediate-league-nerfs-as-adc-takes-over-the-rift-following-patch-12-11-changes/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/zeri-hit-with-immediate-league-nerfs-as-adc-takes-over-the-rift-following-patch-12-11-changes/ Zeri received a series of buffs in League of Legends Patch 12.11 that aimed to bring her back to a reasonable place in the meta. And while the buffs definitely succeeded in making her a more viable champion in solo queue, Riot may have gone overboard. Thankfully, the devs have been quick to react and have shipped a hotfix. In the hotfix, which is now live, the devs focused on four champions, but Zeri received the most substantial changes of the lot./post/apex-legends-player-demonstrates-how-to-double-the-size-of-fuse-s-ultimate/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-player-demonstrates-how-to-double-the-size-of-fuse-s-ultimate/ One enterprising Apex Legends player has shared how to make Fuse’s Motherlode twice as large—but it requires a difficult trick shot to pull off. Reddit user Crunchy_Circles posted a clip of themselves demonstrating the technique in the firing range. First, they throw a regular frag grenade straight up into the air and let it reach the top of its arc. Then, they take aim with the Motherlode and zoom in, trying to match their aim reticle with the grenade that’s still in the air./post/code-released-for-a-free-gold-bottle-cap-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/code-released-for-a-free-gold-bottle-cap-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Players of Pokémon Sword and Shield can get their hands on a rare item for free as a celebration of the start of the Players Cup IV tournament that spans the Pokémon VGC, TCG, and Pokkén Tournament. For a limited time all trainers continuing their exploration of the Galar region can use the code PLAYERSCH01CEPC to receive a free Gold Bottle Cap. This code is only redeemable until July 18 and marks the continued free giveaways associated with the Players Cup tournaments./post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzle-298-words-with-u-in-the-middle/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-puzzle-298-words-with-u-in-the-middle/ Trying to figure out what vowels are in the day’s Wordle is one of the most difficult parts of the simple game. There are five vowels, not including “Y,” that users can guess, and sometimes words will only feature one of them. When this happens, it becomes even more challenging to try and figure out where that one vowel goes. In Wordle #298, users will be up against a challenge exactly like this./post/is-patches-in-elden-ring/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-patches-in-elden-ring/ With the recent release of Elden Ring, one of the questions that run through the minds of longtime FromSoftWare fans stems around the topic of Patches, and if he will make another appearance. Patches, the loveable scumbag known for his deceit and shady antics, has become a staple in nearly every FromSoftware video game. Ranging from his inclusion in the Dark Souls series all the way to Bloodborne, Patches has taken multiple forms throughout the various games./post/mamoswine-will-join-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-sept-29/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mamoswine-will-join-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-sept-29/ Pokémon UNITE appears to be getting yet another big update on Sept. 29. TiMi Studio confirmed today that the Ice/Ground-type Mamoswine will be added to the game, along with several bug fixes, on Sept. 29. Get ready to freeze the competition in their tracks when Mamoswine joins #PokemonUNITE on 9/29! pic.twitter.com/e0xq7fCD7U — Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) September 25, 2021 TiMi revealed Mamoswine alongside Sylveon last month but didn’t give a release date for the Pokémon at the time./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-adds-perrserker-and-obstagoon-alongside-throwback-challenge-2020-champion-event/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-adds-perrserker-and-obstagoon-alongside-throwback-challenge-2020-champion-event/ Niantic normally adds new Pokémon to Pokémon Go around September. But the developer has changed its plans since two Pokémon from Sword and Shield were added to the popular mobile game today. Perrserker and Obstagoon are now available in Pokémon Go. Niantic continues to add on to the Galar Pokédex section in Pokémon Go before the Kalos and Alola regions, which are featured in earlier mainline games. The data and models for Ponyta and Rapidash’s Galarian forms have also been added to Pokémon Go’s files, but they’re unavailable right now./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/tsm-removes-bang-from-active-valorant-lineup/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-removes-bang-from-active-valorant-lineup/ TSM has moved Sean “bang” Bezerra to the bench, the VALORANT player confirmed on Twitter yesterday. The move leaves the team’s lineup depleted to just James “hazed” Cobb, Matthew “Wardell” Yu, Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik, and Aleko “LeviathanAG” Gabuniya, who’s still on trial. “TSM wants to explore potential options and benched me for the time being,” bang wrote on Twitter. “I have nothing but love and appreciation for everyone on the team and the org treated me like family, they have allowed me to explore my options and I am willing to play/learn anything./post/what-are-the-minimum-and-recommended-specs-for-fortnite/Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-the-minimum-and-recommended-specs-for-fortnite/ Fortnite was released back in 2017 and is considered one of the most popular Battle Royale titles. The game sees millions of players log on every day to play, despite claims that the third-person shooter isn’t as popular as it used to be. See Video Games on Amazon Part of the game’s popularity stems from being free-to-play. Adding to Fortnite‘s ease of accessibility, it also boasts cross-platform play amongst most supported devices, so playing with your friends is a breeze./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-medrick-monastery-in-lost-ark/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-medrick-monastery-in-lost-ark/ Lost Ark has finally come to the West nearly three years after its release in South Korea. Adjusted for the Western audience, the MMO offers tons of content to discover with a free-to-play model. See Lost Ark on Amazon Lost Ark mixes hack-and-slash mechanics with strong exploration elements, offering a fresh experience for MMO enthusiasts. The exploration takes many forms in the game, including through collectibles like Mokoko Seeds. Collectibles can be gathered in significant numbers throughout your journey./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/how-does-the-queen-move-in-chess/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-the-queen-move-in-chess/ The Queen is the highest-valued piece in chess other than the King, and it all revolves around the piece’s flexibility and power. Each player in a game of chess starts with just one Queen, but more can be created by getting a Pawn to the opponent’s end of the board which triggers a promotion of that pawn to a Rook, Bishop, Knight, or Queen. Typically, players revolve their chess strategy around keeping their Queen protected while also opening her up to make powerful and suppressive plays./post/how-to-check-gears-of-war-5-s-server-status/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-check-gears-of-war-5-s-server-status/ The release of Gears of War 5 brought many server issues to developer The Coalition. A few hours after the game’s servers were open on Sept. 6, many players massively reported errors like 0x80004001 and Estana, which ended up being issues on the game’s servers and not on players’ platforms. The only thing we know about online games is that their servers will eventually bug, crash, or get taken down for maintenance./post/how-to-use-a-capture-card-on-console-and-pc/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-a-capture-card-on-console-and-pc/ With so much streaming competition, it’s always wise to put out the best quality content if you want your stream to stand out. One of the ways to improve the quality of a stream is with a capture card. While some streamers have a single PC or console and don’t use capture cards, more advanced streamers often have multiple PCs or connect their console to a PC to add transitions, overlays, and other customizations./post/luong-kicks-off-next-round-of-king-of-fighters-xv-roster-reveals/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/luong-kicks-off-next-round-of-king-of-fighters-xv-roster-reveals/ SNK isn’t letting its recent decision to delay King of Fighters XV into the first quarter of 2022 slow down its reveal pipeline, announcing The Enchanting Beauty Luong as the next fighter for the game’s roster.  Luong is a newer character, making her debut in KoF XIV, making this just her second appearance in the franchise, or third if you count SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. The mysterious femme fatale is known for teasing her opponents and is typically portrayed as cold emotionally outside of the heat of a battle./post/rainbow-six-siege-s-operation-neon-dawn-to-ship-with-jager-and-echo-nerfs-runout-rework/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rainbow-six-siege-s-operation-neon-dawn-to-ship-with-jager-and-echo-nerfs-runout-rework/ Rainbow Six Siege’s upcoming Operation Neon Dawn will bring changes to three key operators and a massive change to a key gameplay mechanic. Overall, Jager and Echo will be nerfed, Hibana will be buffed, and runouts will be fundamentally altered. The info was announced during the new season reveal before the EU November Mini-Major Grand Finals on the official Rainbow Six Twitch channel. Other changes that were not announced during the reveal include Wamai and Valkyrie losing their secondary deployable shields./post/the-best-double-barrel-shotgun-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-double-barrel-shotgun-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ World War II shotguns are about as rustic and classic as FPS guns can get—and Call of Duty: Vanguard has some of the most memorable shottys. At Vanguard’s launch, there are four shotguns to choose from. The Double Barrel is the last one to be unlocked, all the way at level 49. The break-action shotgun has a fast rate of fire and bad range, but it can be equipped with attachments to make it even stronger./post/where-to-find-the-secret-banner-in-fortnite-season-7-week-4/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-secret-banner-in-fortnite-season-7-week-4/ Fortnite: Battle Royale players can obtain a new banner now that week four challenges of season seven are out. This secret Banner is exclusive to those who complete four full sets of weekly Battle Pass challenges, which means only players with the premium version of the pass are able to see and get the banner. As with any Battle Royale challenge, players can get the secret Banner in standard or Limited Time Modes, except for Playground./post/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/eg-releases-ramzes-from-its-dota-2-roster/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/eg-releases-ramzes-from-its-dota-2-roster/ Evil Geniuses has officially released Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev from its Dota 2 roster after nearly three months of silence, the organization announced today.  RAMZES was signed by EG following The International 2019, where he left Virtus Pro and the CIS region behind to join Tal “Fly” Aizik and a revamped roster to try to dominate North America.  Today we say goodbye to @Ramzes. We want to thank Roman for his time and contributions as a member of our EG #dota2 roster./post/gardens-replaces-thermal-station-in-apex-legends-arenas-map-rotation/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gardens-replaces-thermal-station-in-apex-legends-arenas-map-rotation/ Arenas matches in Apex Legends have a new home for the time being: Olympus’ Golden Gardens. The POI entered the map rotation for the new mode today. Thermal Station, one of the areas in World’s Edge, is out of the cycle for the time being. The map rotation in Arenas functions differently than in the battle royale mode. Each cycle has three maps available within 15-minute intervals, out of a total of five maps./post/how-to-watch-the-wow-mdi-last-stand-tournament/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-wow-mdi-last-stand-tournament/ The final spot in the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon International Global Finals is up for grabs this weekend, where six teams will give it one last shot across three days of speedrunning dungeons. The winner of the tournament will earn a spot in the MDI Global Finals, where they will meet the six teams that qualified from the MDI group weekend tournaments and the top qualifying team from China. The Global Finals will have a prize pool of $300,000./post/mano-leaves-professional-overwatch-to-complete-military-service/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mano-leaves-professional-overwatch-to-complete-military-service/ Professional Overwatch lost one of its most veteran players today when Philadelphia Fusion main tank Kim “Mano” Dong-gyu announced his intention to leave the team and complete his military service for South Korea.  “Unfortunately, I’m sad to announce that I’ll be taking a break from my professional career,” he said in a post on Twitter. “I still wanted to play next year but it’s up to a point where I cannot postpone my mandatory military service./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-brings-in-the-lunar-new-year-with-hisuian-voltorb-shiny-litleo/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-brings-in-the-lunar-new-year-with-hisuian-voltorb-shiny-litleo/ Pokémon Go is bringing back the Lunar New Year event from Feb. 1 to 7, celebrating the Year of the Tiger with some extra bonuses that will give players increased luck.  During the event, Litleo is going to be available as a Shiny for the first time and players will continue to see Hisuian Voltorb appearing as the mini-event that introduced the new Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus to the game has ended./post/shroud-and-drdisrespect-are-getting-their-own-pubg-weapon-skins/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-and-drdisrespect-are-getting-their-own-pubg-weapon-skins/ Popular Twitch streamers Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek and Guy “DrDisRespect” Beahm will have their brands immortalized in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with their own weapon skins very soon. DrDisRespect made the announcement on Twitter this morning, days after issuing an ultimatum to PUBG Corp. that he would stop playing the game “for good” if the developer didn’t “put an elite Doc skin” into the game. It appears that the ultimatum was all part of the show that is the DrDisRespect character./post/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/best-jhin-build-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-jhin-build-in-league-of-legends/ Jhin, the Virtuoso, is one of the strongest ADCs in League of Legends. The critical damage dealt by Jhin makes him extremely dangerous for his opponents. At full build, the champion can quickly eliminate opponents with no problems at all. As with all champions in League, different items are going to work better for Jhin’s kit more than others and these items will change depending on the situation he finds himself in during the match./post/does-the-xbox-one-controller-have-the-same-features-as-the-series-x-controller/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-the-xbox-one-controller-have-the-same-features-as-the-series-x-controller/ One of the best perks of owning the Xbox consoles is its backward compatibility. With the new Xbox series of consoles, backward compatibility remains a key feature. Not only are many past-generation Xbox games playable on the new system, but older accessories and controllers work as well. But does the Xbox One controller have the same features as the Series X controller? While the new Xbox Series X and S controllers have new features, Microsoft recently rolled out new updates to Xbox One controllers, making them perform the same as the new models./post/how-to-claim-the-raptor-mount-in-lost-ark/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-claim-the-raptor-mount-in-lost-ark/ Lost Ark was released to a Western audience back in February, resulting in the game by Amazon Games rocketing to the top of the charts on both Steam and Twitch. The game has since cooled off on both platforms but is still steadily attracting returning players and viewers, while the developers are planning a wave of new classes, areas, and raids to be released in April and May. Naturally, a game that was developed and published by Amazon was bound to release with an extensive Twitch-based drop system, which rewarded boosts, items, and cosmetics to the thousands who watched./post/how-to-get-grand-overture-in-destiny-2/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-grand-overture-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2 has a true arsenal at guardians’ disposal. But sometimes, the best weapons aren’t necessarily on their side. A Cabal Colossus, for instance, will shoot a volley of homing rockets that will at best slow and at worst kill a guardian. Season of the Risen brought another Cabal gun to the arsenal. But this time, it’s on the Vanguard’s side. Grand Overture, the seasonal weapon, lets players charge up and unleash a volley of rockets against their enemies./post/how-to-lower-cpu-temperature/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-lower-cpu-temperature/ Keeping central processing unit (CPU) temperature at bay is critical. Operating at high temperatures runs the risk of causing severe damage to your gaming rig. In most cases, when the CPU surpasses its manufacturer-specified thermal limit, the entire system shuts down. If computers didn’t perform this safety measure, critical damage would occur. In any case, monitoring CPU temperature is essential, and knowing how warm your rig is running, especially during hardware-intensive applications like gaming, is a vital way to keep your PC’s health in check./post/how-to-play-kay-o-valorant-s-new-robotic-initiator/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-kay-o-valorant-s-new-robotic-initiator/ Upcoming VALORANT agent KAY/O is a robot designed to kill Radiants—and his ability kit certainly supports that narrative. Riot unveiled KAY/O yesterday, the newest addition to the VALORANT cast. Armed with a flash, a grenade, a revive, and suppression, a new mechanic that prevents enemies from using abilities, the killer robot is the perfect counter to the post-plant. And while he’s categorized in the initiator class, KAY/O can do plenty of entrying as well./post/phoenix-of-ash-pushes-synergies-in-theros-beyond-death/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/phoenix-of-ash-pushes-synergies-in-theros-beyond-death/ Izzet Phoenix received a new weapon in today’s Theros: Beyond Death spoilers with Phoenix of the Ash.  Phoenix have been a staple in Magic: The Gathering since Legends. And with the upcoming release of Theros: Beyond Death (THB), Phoenix of the Ash arrives with the Escape mechanic.  The THB card wasn’t previewed in English but there is a rough translation of its contents.  Name: Ash PhoenixCMC: 1RRType: Creature, PhoenixFlying, Haste{2R}: Gains +2/+0 until end of turnEscape 2RR, exile three cards from your graveyard: Escapes with a +1/+1 counter on it./post/riot-cancels-official-broadcasts-for-legends-of-runeterra-seasonal-tournaments/Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-cancels-official-broadcasts-for-legends-of-runeterra-seasonal-tournaments/ Riot Games is shifting tournament priorities within Legends of Runeterra, removing official broadcasts from all 2022 Seasonal tournaments. Broadcasts for regional Seasonal tournaments within LoR have helped support the digital card game and its professional players via exposure outside of local regional tournaments. These broadcasts are coming to an end in 2022, though. The official LoR dev video for 2022 revealed that Riot will no longer support broadcasts for Seasonal tournaments and will instead focus on one main broadcast for Worlds./post/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/best-garchomp-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-garchomp-build-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ The Gible line has long been one of the most popular evolutionary lines in the Pokémon series. The inclusion of the final evolution, Garchomp, as Champion Cynthia’s partner in the Sinnoh region only helped its popularity. These Pokémon are taking over Unite Battles in Pokémon UNITE and have quickly risen to the top of the meta. Gible, Gabite, and Garchomp enter UNITE as All-Rounders, meaning they don’t excel in any single stat./post/hafu-joins-g2-esports/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hafu-joins-g2-esports/ G2 Esports already fields the world’s best League of Legends team, but now the organization is extending its dominance into Teamfight Tactics with the signing of Rumay “Hafu” Wang. “I will strive to be as winning as the rest of G2,” Hafu said in her personal stream following the announcement, telling her viewers she’ll “hopefully be competing.”  Hafu is a veteran in esports who’s competed in a variety of games, including World of Warcraft, Bloodline Champions, and Hearthstone./post/here-s-every-mtg-mythic-rare-mdfc-god-in-kaldheim/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-mtg-mythic-rare-mdfc-god-in-kaldheim/ A variety of Mythic Rare Norse-themed Gods will return to Magic: The Gathering in the upcoming Kaldheim Standard-legal set as Modal Double-Faced cards. A total of 12 Gods are featured within the Kaldheim (KHM) set, with five as Mythic Rare Modal Double-Faced cards (MFDC) and five as Rares. The Mythic Rare Gods are Valki, Halvar, Alrund, Toralf, and Esika. Each of these Gods has a backside that features legendary Artifacts, enchantments, a creature, and even a planeswalker./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/league-of-legends-origins-documentary-now-available-on-netflix/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-origins-documentary-now-available-on-netflix/ League of Legends fans now have a feature-length documentary to watch on Netflix. League of Legends Origins was one of many upcoming projects revealed by Riot Games as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. The one hour and 17-minute film explores the turbulent beginnings of League and its later success through the eyes of the company that created it. Known for her similarly voyeuristic look into the inner workings of Pixar, Academy Award-nominated director Leslie Iwerks took the reins of this project as its director./post/one-for-all-now-live-in-league-of-legends/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/one-for-all-now-live-in-league-of-legends/ The alternative One For All game mode is now live in League of Legends. One For All allows players to select a team composed of the same champion across the board. Five copies of the same character will make up a team composition in One For All. In One For All, players are able to vote for a champion for their team to play during that game at the start of each pick/ban phase./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/tyler1-reaches-master-rank-on-way-to-complete-mid-lane-challenge/Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tyler1-reaches-master-rank-on-way-to-complete-mid-lane-challenge/ One of Twitch’s most popular League of Legends streamers, Tyler1, has come one major step closer to reaching his goal of achieving Challenger rank while only playing mid in season 11. During today’s stream, the League veteran tore through his opposition, winning all but one of his games to be promoted from Diamond to Master rank. Tyler1 achieved Challenger earlier this season on a different account while only playing top lane and reached Challenger on both Jungle and ADC accounts in previous seasons./post/all-illusory-wall-locations-in-elden-ring/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-illusory-wall-locations-in-elden-ring/ Illusory walls have been an obstacle FromSoftware loves throwing at players since the original Dark Souls, and nothing’s changed in Elden Ring either. These walls are not really solid sheets of rock, they are in fact, as the name implies, illusions created by sorcery. These illusory walls tend to block players’ passage by deceiving them into thinking a wall exists where there should be a free path ahead. These illusions can be easily dispelled by hitting them with a weapon or spell./post/arcane-s-silco-will-join-tft-champions-in-set-6-5/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/arcane-s-silco-will-join-tft-champions-in-set-6-5/ Riot Games revealed today that Silco from the Netflix hit series Arcane will become the first non-League of Legends champion to join the Teamfight Tactics roster for Set 6.5.  Scheduled to take place in February, the ruthless leader from Zaun will become the first TFT champion that wasn’t originally from League. The design team for Silco started from scratch, ensuring he was “the object of love and hatred that we all know,” according to Riot’s Korean website via machine translation./post/ea-adds-5-more-record-breaker-cards-into-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-adds-5-more-record-breaker-cards-into-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has introduced today five new Record Breaker cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The Record Breaker promo consists in creating a special version of players who broke a record in soccer. The five cards are a 91-rated Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool, an 88-rated Jamie Vardy from Leicester City, an 87-rated Gianluigi Donnarumma from Milan, an 87-rated Cesc Fàbregas from AS Monaco, and an 87-rated Carlos Vela from Los Angeles FC./post/how-to-level-up-little-legends-in-teamfight-tactics/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-level-up-little-legends-in-teamfight-tactics/ Following the global release of Riot Games’ autobattler game mode in League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, players will be sinking their hard-earned cash into some loot boxes to get the adorable Little Legends avatars that act as in-game characters. There are six types of Little Legends to collect, ranging from the adorable Featherknight penguins to the sinister Silverwings. When you get a Little Legend that you like, it’ll start off as level one./post/method-co-founder-scott-mcmillan-on-allegations-surrounding-methodjosh-i-failed-you/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/method-co-founder-scott-mcmillan-on-allegations-surrounding-methodjosh-i-failed-you/ Method co-CEO and founder Scott “Sco” McMillan said today that he’ll “never forgive” himself for the way that he and his organization handled sexual misconduct allegations brought upon one of the guild’s healers, MethodJosh.  Josh was released by the team earlier this week after a teenage girl posted on Twitter claiming that he sexually harassed her three years ago when she was 16. But this wasn’t the first time that Josh’s alleged misconduct had been documented, creating a frenzied reaction by people in the gaming community./post/riot-is-disabling-all-chat-in-matchmade-league-queues-in-patch-11-21/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-disabling-all-chat-in-matchmade-league-queues-in-patch-11-21/ In response to the rising issues around verbal abuse in League of Legends matches, Riot Games will be disabling the /all chat feature in every matchmade queue in Patch 11.21. “While /all chat can be the source of fun social interaction between teams, as well as some good-hearted banter, right now negative interactions outweigh the positives,” Riot said in its reveal post. “We’ll evaluate the impact of this change through verbal abuse reports and penalty rates, as well as surveys and direct feedback from you all./post/the-best-call-of-duty-toys/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-call-of-duty-toys/ Call of Duty is a true juggernaut in the world of entertainment. Year in and year out, the first-person shooter franchise sells tens of millions of copies of its games. And with a new title every fall, there’s plenty to be excited for, no matter your age—even for children who enjoy playing with toys. Shockingly, Call of Duty hasn’t cracked the world of toys as much as you might think, possibly due to its largely adult nature./post/valorant-tiktoker-creates-fade-inspired-keyboard/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-tiktoker-creates-fade-inspired-keyboard/ Keyboard Tiktoker vineasandferb created a mock-up of custom keycaps for VALORANT’s newest agent Fade.  Fade gained a lot of attention from the VALORANT community when images of her first leaked and showed her edgy and nightmarish personality. The community’s love for Fade transitioned into the mockup for the keycaps, amassing over 150,000 views and over 12,000 likes. It was one of vineasandferb’s more popular videos and was released even before Fade hit VALORANT servers across the globe./post/varden-dawngrasp-revealed-in-hearthstone-s-forged-in-the-barrens-expansion/Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/varden-dawngrasp-revealed-in-hearthstone-s-forged-in-the-barrens-expansion/ The card reveal season for Hearthstone’s Forged in the Barrens expansion continues and Mage’s second Legendary minion has been revealed. The newest card that will be joining the game is Varden Dawngrasp, a four mana minion with 3/3 stats that has a powerful Battlecry effect that can Freeze every enemy minion. If any of the enemy minions are already Frozen then Varden Dawngrasp will deal four damage instead. While Mage was ready to lose both Frost Nova and Blizzard in Standard with the announcement of the Core Set, Varden will now be able to fill that void with their potent Battlecry./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/here-are-the-genshin-impact-patch-2-7-livestream-codes/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-genshin-impact-patch-2-7-livestream-codes/ New content and the next piece of the main storyline are finally on their way in Genshin Impact following an extended Version 2.6 and lengthy Version 2.7 delay. Version 2.7, which is titled “Hidden Dreams in the Depths,” is set to launch on May 31 after the usual update maintenance takes place. Keeping to the usual pattern preceding updates, miHoYo premiered an exclusive special program livestream teasing what’s to come in Version 2./post/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/phantasmagoria-tomestones-and-red-scrips-to-be-deleted-upon-endwalker-s-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/phantasmagoria-tomestones-and-red-scrips-to-be-deleted-upon-endwalker-s-release-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Some new information on gear grinding in Endwalker was revealed by Square Enix earlier today, roughly one month before the expansion’s release in Final Fantasy XIV. Patch 6.0, which will introduce Endwalker, will delete phantasmagoria tomestones and red scrips from the game. Additionally, allegory and revelation tomestones, as well as yellow gatherers’ and crafters’ scrips, will be discontinued. Instead, two new types of tomestones and one type of scrips will be introduced to the game to get gear from level 80 to 90—the new level cap after the expansion’s release./post/scump-discusses-his-cdl-future-once-more-saying-practice-every-day-feels-like-a-chore-if-it-s-a-bad-game/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/scump-discusses-his-cdl-future-once-more-saying-practice-every-day-feels-like-a-chore-if-it-s-a-bad-game/ One of competitive Call of Duty’s all-time greats and biggest stars is uncertain about his future and thinks that the quality of the next game could decide if he continues to play in the Call of Duty League. The future of Scump’s competitive career has been in question for the better part of a year now and he addressed it again as part of a podcast with Hecz, Envoy, and Maniac./post/the-most-memorable-gamesdonequick-speedruns/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-most-memorable-gamesdonequick-speedruns/ The fastest gamers in the world only gather twice a year. Games Done Quick (GDQ) is a speedrunning event that only runs twice a year, hitting peaks of around 100,000 concurrent viewers—who in turn donate millions of dollars to charity. The runners come from all corners of the globe, and it’s easily the world’s biggest speedrunning event. Few outside of this community know much about speedrunners and speedrunning in general but GDQs have attempted to bridge this gap and appeal to a wider audience by being informative and entertaining./post/valorant-dev-shares-thoughts-on-why-making-jett-s-dash-go-in-the-direction-you-re-facing-won-t-solve-the-core-of-the-problem/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-dev-shares-thoughts-on-why-making-jett-s-dash-go-in-the-direction-you-re-facing-won-t-solve-the-core-of-the-problem/ VALORANT developer Ryan Cousart shared his thoughts about a suggested change to Jett’s dash and how it won’t “solve the core of the problem” that the agent presents right now. Jett is one of the best agents in VALORANT at this time with an incredible ability set that’s deadly in the right hands. Patch 3.06, the latest update implemented earlier today, added a much-needed nerf that slightly helped reduce Jett’s dominance./post/when-does-hallow-s-end-conclude-in-world-of-warcraft-classic-tbc/Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-hallow-s-end-conclude-in-world-of-warcraft-classic-tbc/ By now, you’ve probably noticed the abundance of pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns around the major cities of Azeroth in World of Warcraft.  WoW’s in-game event Hallow’s End began this week with numerous Halloween festivities now available for players including a new encounter for Classic players, The Headless Horseman. Players can go to the Graveyard in Scarlet Monastery to take down the horseman and earn unique loot that can help them celebrate the season./post/all-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one-battle-pass-content-battle-pass-overview/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one-battle-pass-content-battle-pass-overview/ Fortnite’s second chapter recently came to an end, and some fans were expecting the new one to start on Monday. Epic Games, on the other hand, seized the opportunity and released the new season today, making Fortnite fans’ day off filled with action. While some players will jump back into matchmaking to experience the new map and guns, others may be more interested in all the new cosmetics and content that comes bundled with each season and chapter./post/amouranth-has-been-banned-from-twitch-instagram-and-tiktok/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/amouranth-has-been-banned-from-twitch-instagram-and-tiktok/ Just after 3pm CT today, the unaffiliated Twitch bot that tracks Twitch partner bans tweeted out that popular ASMR streamer Amouranth has been banned from the platform. The URL for Amouranth’s Twitch channel confirms this since it retrieves the “Sorry. Unless you’ve got a time machine, that content is unavailable” message.  Amouranth confirmed the ban herself with a tweet saying “banned everywhere.” This is her fifth recorded Twitch ban since 2019, with her most recent previous ban being in June./post/how-to-complete-tots-correa-s-objectives-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-tots-correa-s-objectives-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 90-rated TOTS version of Ángel Correa from Atlético de Madrid to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team’s objectives menu today. This is Correa’s first special card. The Team of the Season promotion celebrates and highlights the best players who made the greatest impact on their respective clubs in the different leagues across Europe. EA greatly upgraded all of Correa’s skills, including Passing (+12), Physical (+12), Shooting (+8), Pace (+8), Dribbling (+7), and Defending (+4) when compared to his 82-rated gold version./post/how-to-earn-beans-and-xp-in-among-us/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-earn-beans-and-xp-in-among-us/ Cosmicubes, a major update introduced in Among Us today, will change how the survival online game is played and has added a plethora of new customizable options. The new patch has added adjustable roles, a new in-game store, and Cosmicubes. The Cosmicubes are themed items that players can unlock through a progression path. These items, in Innersloth words, “tend to be more special or detailed” and are bought using Beans or Stars./post/how-to-get-the-octopus-head-helmet-in-elden-ring/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-octopus-head-helmet-in-elden-ring/ Previous FromSoftware titles and their communities coined the terms “Fashion-souls” and “Demon’s Drip,” which refer to players prioritizing the look of their character as opposed to the most optimal damage or defenses. This concept returns in Elden Ring in the form of “Elden Bling,” and players all over are trying to get their hands on the coolest and most unique weapons and armor. One of these trendy armor pieces is the Octopus Head, a headpiece that looks nearly identical to the enemy that players have to kill for it./post/riot-reveals-new-cafe-cutie-league-skins-for-annie-soraka-vladimir-gwen-bard-and-sivir/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-new-cafe-cutie-league-skins-for-annie-soraka-vladimir-gwen-bard-and-sivir/ League of Legends’ next skin line, titled Cafe Cutie, has been revealed by Riot Games. It includes new cosmetics for Annie, Bard, Gwen, Sivir, Soraka, and Vladimir. The skins capture the theme of a maid cafe, a popular type of restaurant in Asia in which waitresses and waiters dress as maids and serve baked goods along with other food. With vibrant pink, green, and gold color schemes throughout the entire skin line, Cafe Cutie is one of League’s most eye-catching skin lines to date./post/tft-set-7-soraka-3-star-forces-concession-in-pbe-clash/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-7-soraka-3-star-forces-concession-in-pbe-clash/ Extreme possibilities became a reality during the Teamfight Tactics PBE Clash, showcasing Set Seven Dragonlands, via a three-star Soraka that heals units and your tactician. Game one of the Set Seven PBE Clash showcased two powerful comps facing off against one another in the final match today, piloted by Pasdebol and Qitux. Putting the Double Trouble Draconic Augment to use, Pasdebol was running three-star Ezreal, Illaoi, and Varus—with two-star versions on the battlefield as well./post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-half-and-half/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-half-and-half/ Another opportunity to earn a free pack has arrived in the Tavern. This week’s Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is Half and Half. The good news about this Brawl is that you’ll only need to put in half of the usual effort when it comes to building your deck. Your opponent will help you with the other half of your deck. In the Half and Half Tavern Brawl, you’ll select a class, then build a deck of 15 cards./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/100t-valorant-releases-babyj-and-ec1s-after-just-2-matches-signs-bang-and-jcstani-on-loan/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100t-valorant-releases-babyj-and-ec1s-after-just-2-matches-signs-bang-and-jcstani-on-loan/ After a 0-2 start to their 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour run, 100 Thieves has released Hunter “BabyJ” Schline and Adam “ec1s” Eccles from its VALORANT roster, the organization announced today. Both BabyJ and ec1s joined the 100T roster less than 40 days before getting released. The duo played just two official matches with the org during the NA VCT Challengers One main event. Both matches were losses, first to Cloud9 and then The Guard, the latter of which ended in a 13-0 shutout on Ascent./post/blizzard-nerfs-shards-of-domination-set-bonuses-adjusts-sod-and-adds-excess-anima-broker-in-latest-wow-hotfix/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-nerfs-shards-of-domination-set-bonuses-adjusts-sod-and-adds-excess-anima-broker-in-latest-wow-hotfix/ Blizzard issued a hotfix yesterday in World of Warcraft, targeting Sanctum of Domination, excess Anima, and an undocumented change targeting Shards of Domination. While some changes are already live, the others will be live with the next realm restart during the weekly maintenance. Sanctum of Domination’s adjustments was targeted at Remnant of Ner’zhul and Kel’Thuzad to make the fights smoother by having consistent cast time of certain key mechanics. Sanctum of DominationRemnant of Ner’zhulAdjusted the recast of Orb of Torment to ensure it is cast more consistently on Mythic difficulty./post/doublelift-says-he-s-taking-a-long-break-from-league-solo-queue-will-continue-co-streams/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-says-he-s-taking-a-long-break-from-league-solo-queue-will-continue-co-streams/ Former League of Legends pro Doublelift gave an in-depth update to his fans about the future of his streaming career, what he plans to do moving forward, and why he’ll be taking an elongated break from solo queue for the time being in a recent vlog. The 28-year-old veteran first revealed that he and his girlfriend, TSM president Leena Xu, caught the Delta variant of COVID-19. He said they’re both fully vaccinated but still caught it./post/how-to-collect-floating-rings-at-misty-meadows-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-collect-floating-rings-at-misty-meadows-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-4/ Chapter Two, season four of Fortnite went live this morning and marked the arrival of some of the most famous Marvel characters. The roster consists of Thor, Storm, Wolverine, Groot, She-Hulk, Mystique, and Doctor Doom. They’ll be battling against Galactus once again but with a little help from Fortnite characters this time. Like previous seasons, Chapter Two, season four also came bearing gifts and brought a battle pass, in addition to weekly quests./post/how-to-get-taken-butter-in-destiny-2-s-the-dawning-event/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-taken-butter-in-destiny-2-s-the-dawning-event/ The Dawning in Destiny 2 is a chance for players to escape from the usual looting and shooting—or use that looting and shooting to bake cookies for their favorite NPCs. Taking down foes grants ingredients depending on what enemies you faced and how you defeated them. Players can use those ingredients, sprinkle in some Dawning Essence, and take them to Eva’s oven to bake goodies. Delivering them to specific NPCs will award players with gifts, which can be focused into specific rewards or opened to get more seasonal items./post/sypherpk-and-kittyplays-team-up-with-klarna-for-playing-for-keeps-campaign/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sypherpk-and-kittyplays-team-up-with-klarna-for-playing-for-keeps-campaign/ SypherPK and KittyPlays have partnered with online shopping service Klarna for the Playing For Keeps campaign, they announced today. This event will give gamers the chance to play against the popular streamers and win free gaming gear. Rappers Lil Yachty and Snoop Dogg will make cameo appearances during the event to assist gamers as they attempt to take the gaming gear from the streamers themselves.  Next week is your chance to prove to me why you deserve my setup!/post/the-best-lc10-loadout-for-call-of-duty-warzone/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-lc10-loadout-for-call-of-duty-warzone/ The growling list of submachine guns in Call of Duty: Warzone is full of secret gems like the LC10. The LC10 was added to the battle royale game alongside Black Ops Cold War’s season two and it’s worth the time and effort to unlock it and use in your loadout. It’s not as strong as some of the game’s newer SMG’s, but it’s still a decent weapon in the fray./post/valorant-player-highlights-killjoy-line-up-on-fracture/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-highlights-killjoy-line-up-on-fracture/ A VALORANT player found a useful spot to protect the Spike after planting on A site on Fracture. VALORANT player MoxBoneSaw uploaded a short clip showing how to throw Killjoy’s Nanoswarm grenade just outside of A site on Fracture. This spot allows players to place the Nanoswarm in an inaccessible spot that can still cover a portion of the A site. Attackers can plant in the corner of A site and use the Nanoswarm to prevent defenders from defusing./post/youtuber-rogue-9-details-a-very-different-r6-siege-from-early-dev-footage/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/youtuber-rogue-9-details-a-very-different-r6-siege-from-early-dev-footage/ A YouTuber has released a mini-documentary centering on early Siege mechanics while treating fans to a rare look at some of the most in-depth early development footage seen so far. In the midst of the debate surrounding the one-shot headshot mechanic in Rainbow Six Siege, fans will be surely be divided on which mechanics made the cut and which ones were left behind. Nixed early mechanics detailed in Rogue-9’s video range from a respawn mechanic to the absence of a hero-based gameplay system./post/cohh-carnage-urges-twitch-to-implement-new-revenue-reporting-tools-following-sub-pricing-change/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cohh-carnage-urges-twitch-to-implement-new-revenue-reporting-tools-following-sub-pricing-change/ Twitch has recently expanded its local sub pricing service to Europe, a change that will see the price for a subscription drop slightly than those in some areas of the country. While this change does benefit the viewer, it has been causing some issues for creators on the platform. In a response to Twitch’s announcement, veteran streamer Cohh Carnage called for the platform to implement new reporting tools that would help creators project their income based on the change to subscriber revenue./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/how-to-complete-clash-of-titans-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-clash-of-titans-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports has added a new squad-building challenge (SBC) called Clash of Titans to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. You can complete it through the SBC menu in the game. This is a Road to the Knockouts Challenge SBC that will reward players who complete it with a rare mega pack. This Grealish The Citizen SBC requires a different set of conditions to be met aside from the commonly known minimum rating and chemistry, like asking for some players from a specific league or club./post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-campbell-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-prime-icon-moments-campbell-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) for Prime Icon Moments Sol Campbell to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on April 11. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  The Prime Icon Moments Campbell card was originally released on Feb. 26 but it only got an SBC this month along with Didier Drogba and Andrea Pirlo. 3 Champions League crowns, a World Cup title, and an undefeated campaign across their names 💯💯💯/post/is-gran-turismo-7-down-here-s-how-to-check/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-gran-turismo-7-down-here-s-how-to-check/ All multiplayer games rely on servers to host players and allow them to have a smooth gaming session. While older titles will have a better idea of their needs when it comes to servers, new releases will often struggle to estimate the demand. When servers start crumbling under pressure, they tend to go down, causing players to experience lag or prevent them from logging into the game. If you can’t access Gran Turismo 7’s online services even when your connection is working correctly, chances are the game’s servers may be down./post/longtime-cod-veteran-2013-world-champion-parasite-retires-from-competing/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/longtime-cod-veteran-2013-world-champion-parasite-retires-from-competing/ Longtime professional and one of the pillars of the competitive Call of Duty community, Parasite, has called it a career after over a decade of competing, he announced on Twitter today.  “I’ve lost all my passion to compete,” the 2013 world champion said. “I actually never thought I’d reach a point where it died but when the game is constantly moving backwards and despite all your accomplishments and performances yearly yet your career isn’t going anywhere it’s kinda expected./post/rise-nation-parts-ways-with-c4lypso/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rise-nation-parts-ways-with-c4lypso/ Abdo “c4Lypso” Agha is no longer a part of Rise Nation’s VALORANT lineup, he announced today. The news comes just hours ahead of Rise’s debut in the NA VCT Stage Three: Challengers One open qualifier, where they’re slated to face Xplicit at 4pm CT. C4lypso had been a part of the team since March and most notably helped the North American squad win the Nerd Street Games Summer Championship Open four and the Pittsburgh Knights Monthly Gauntlet in May./post/valorant-player-showcases-how-to-skip-equip-animation-of-a-gun-by-tapping-spike-plant/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-showcases-how-to-skip-equip-animation-of-a-gun-by-tapping-spike-plant/ VALORANT fans may have some new tech to toy around with. One savvy player discovered a way to skip the equip animation when pulling out a gun by tapping the Spike plant key, posting their findings in a video yesterday. And while there are instances where it can come in handy, it does seem to be situational. You can completely skip the pullout animation of any gun by quickly switching to the gun, then tapping the spike plant./post/xqc-admits-he-s-addicted-to-gambling-and-lost-a-lot-in-one-month/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-admits-he-s-addicted-to-gambling-and-lost-a-lot-in-one-month/ XQc, one of the most popular streamers in the world, discussed his gambling addiction yesterday on a podcast with Pokimane. This came just days after telling his viewers that he has a problem with gambling. Not only does xQc gamble in online casinos, but he also gambles in about every game he plays. Pokimane asked if the Canadian would be gambling if he wasn’t streaming, and he responded by telling her how much money he had lost in April./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-will-close-out-its-year-with-2-triple-double-xp-weekends/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-will-close-out-its-year-with-2-triple-double-xp-weekends/ The final two weekends of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War before the release of Vanguard will feature triple-double XP, Treyarch announced today. To celebrate both Treyarch’s 25th anniversary along with The Haunting seasonal event, double XP, double weapon XP, and double battle pass XP will all be live for the weekends of Oct. 22 to 25 and Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. It's our 25th Anniversary and The Haunting is here!/post/golden-guardians-to-use-majority-of-academy-team-in-2022-lcs-lock-in-tournament/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/golden-guardians-to-use-majority-of-academy-team-in-2022-lcs-lock-in-tournament/ Golden Guardians has joined a growing list of League of Legends teams opting to use its Academy roster for the LCS Lock In tournament starting on Jan. 14, the organization announced today. Golden Guardians’ LCS Lock In lineup will consist of top laner Tony Top, jungler Iconic, mid laner ry0ma, AD carry Stixxay, and support Chime. LCS Lock In update from GG GM @Danan. pic.twitter.com/P1cKjpnsey — Golden Guardians (@GoldenGuardians) January 12, 2022 The majority of the team’s Lock In lineup features players who will compete in the Academy Spring Split, with former Golden Guardians bot laner and current positional coach Stixxay making a temporary return to the team for the preseason event./post/maddest-bomber-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-deadmines-mini-set/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/maddest-bomber-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-deadmines-mini-set/ Hearthstone’s United in Stormwind mini-set, Deadmines, is on its penultimate reveal day, showing off only a single Epic card: Maddest Bomber. The new Epic is an eight-mana 9/8 minion with a Battlecry that deals 12 damage randomly split amongst all other characters. Thematically, the Maddest Bomber follows the cycle of Mad Bomber, who was a part of the original launch of Hearthstone, and Madder Bomber, released in Goblins vs Gnomes./post/minnesota-r%C3%B8kkr-sticking-with-2021-roster-heading-into-call-of-duty-vanguard/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/minnesota-r%C3%B8kkr-sticking-with-2021-roster-heading-into-call-of-duty-vanguard/ The Minnesota RØKKR will enter the 2022 Call of Duty League season with the same starting four it ended the 2021 season with, the franchise announced today.  With Minnesota’s lineup of Standy, Attach, Priestahh, and MajorManiak, the team finished fourth at last month’s CDL Playoffs and won the Stage Five Major after a historic reverse sweep of the Toronto Ultra. Minnesota and Toronto, along with 2021 CDL champions Atlanta FaZe, are the only teams in the league expected to retain the same lineup heading into CoD: Vanguard./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-is-getting-generation-7-pok%C3%A9mon/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-is-getting-generation-7-pok%C3%A9mon/ Pokémon Go is getting some new Pokémon from the Alolan region, as shown in today’s Pokémon Presents video. The creatures are coming to the game on March 1. Until the day the new Pokémon come in, Alolan Exeggutor will be popping up on players’ screens. Although it was officially announced during the Pokémon Presents, the news had been data-mined and leaked before the video released. Pokémon Go has been fairly slow in adding new Pokémon to the game./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-7-best-rgb-keyboards-for-gaming/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-7-best-rgb-keyboards-for-gaming/ Every second counts when you’re playing intense games like VALORANT or Call of Duty, so you need the most responsive keyboard possible. Your keyboard is the primary interface between you and your game, so it should be comfortable to use for hours and durable enough for marathon sessions.  Many gamers prefer the tactile feel of mechanical keyboards, while others prefer silent membrane keyboards. Gamers tend to favor wired keyboards over wireless keyboards because of faster response times and no need for batteries./post/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/where-to-find-the-pok%C3%A9mon-with-two-tail-fins-for-the-double-the-tails-double-the-fun-request/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-pok%C3%A9mon-with-two-tail-fins-for-the-double-the-tails-double-the-fun-request/ Hisui is a region where most inhabitants rarely interact with Pokémon beyond giving them a passing glance, but once you arrive in Jubilife Village, many of the villagers will begin asking you to gather information or even bring them a specific Pokémon so they can see it up close.  Some of these quests won’t pop up until after you see a Pokémon in the wild for the first time, leading to a consistent stream of jobs to do as you progress through Pokémon Legends: Arceus./post/elden-ring-quickly-rises-to-top-of-twitch-following-release/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/elden-ring-quickly-rises-to-top-of-twitch-following-release/ FromSoftware’s new ARPG Elden Ring is already making waves on Twitch just a day following the games official launch, and all of the personalities you expect to be diving into the game are present. Viewers have watched a combined 7 million hours of Elden Ring in just 24 hours, making it the most-watched game on Twitch since yesterday morning, according to statistics from SullyGnome. The game has also outperformed Just Chatting, which is typically the most-watched category on the platform, for all but a short period around 1pm CT yesterday./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-24/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-24/ The year is winding down—and so is the 2022 League of Legends preseason. But before we count down the days and get ready to celebrate the new year, Riot Games has a few more updates to share. The devs are shipping a series of champion, item, rune, and dragon changes to keep the preseason up and running this week. Ultimate Spellbook and ARAM are also receiving some much-needed updates. Here’s the full rundown on League’s Patch 11./post/here-is-the-full-2022-lck-summer-split-schedule/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-is-the-full-2022-lck-summer-split-schedule/ One of the best regions in League of Legends is back and ready to heat up for the new season. The 2022 LCK Summer Split is set to begin on June 15, and the rest of the league has been ready to jump back into the battle for the throne in Korea. Last season, the greatest of all-time, Faker, led T1 to their latest championship after a record-setting winning streak through the first half of the year./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/is-green-man-gaming-a-safe-and-legit-site-for-game-codes-answered/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-green-man-gaming-a-safe-and-legit-site-for-game-codes-answered/ While building a PC often requires a steep up-front cost, PC gamers save so much money over time with game sales on digital storefronts. Finding the best deal on a game is often a game in itself, one in which many gamers scour the internet to find game codes. One website with fantastic deals is Green Man Gaming. But is Green Man Gaming a safe and legit site for game codes?/post/new-pubg-twitch-prime-loot-now-available/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-pubg-twitch-prime-loot-now-available/ A new PUBG cosmetic crate is available for free for Twitch Prime users, offering a new outfit set for both male and female characters. The Gunslinger crate can be claimed right now, featuring a cowboy hat, jacket, vest, pants, and shoes. Each individual piece of the outfit can be equipped in the game. This is just the most recent cosmetic set offered to PUBG players through Twitch Prime, which has had a partnership with the game for a few years./post/the-best-defensive-line-players-in-madden-nfl-22/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-defensive-line-players-in-madden-nfl-22/ The defensive line has some of the strongest players in football. These athletes are the first point of attack for a team’s defense. They put pressure on the quarterback and punish running backs. Modern defensive linemen need to have a combination of overwhelming strength and superb lateral quickness. A great defensive line can dominate the game in real life and in Madden NFL 22. Here are the best defensive lineman in Madden 22 by rating./post/the-best-rock-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-rock-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ To climb the ranks of Pokémon Go’s competitive mode, the GO Battle League, players will need to design their teams wisely. Each Pokémon has at least one type, and each type has its own strengths and weaknesses. To choose the best Pokémon for battle, players should consider their opponent’s teams and the type matchups they’ll be facing. For this list, we’re going to focus on Rock Pokémon, which are strong against Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug-type Pokémon./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/c%C3%B3mo-agregar-amigos-en-free-fire/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/c%C3%B3mo-agregar-amigos-en-free-fire/ Free Fire, de Garena, es uno de los principales juegos de battle royale del mundo. Tiene varios modos, como el duelo de escuadras,  escuadra antibombas, hora pico e invasión zombi. Y todos ellos se pueden disfrutar con amigos. Aquí encontrarás todo lo que tienes que saber sobre cómo jugar Free Fire con tus amigos. Cómo agregar amigos Inicia el juegoEn la esquina superior derecha del menú principal, junto al logotipo de Free Fire, haz clic en la opción amigos./post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-air-adventures-timed-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-pok%C3%A9mon-air-adventures-timed-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go is entering a new Mega Era with Mega Evolved Legendary Pokémon making their first appearance in the form of Mega Latias and Mega Latios in the new Pokémon Air Adventures event. Running from May 3 to 8, the event features Flying Pikachu and a handful of other Pokémon that can soar through the sky, with a few notable exceptions.  During the event, players can encounter both Mega Latias and Mega Latios in Mega Raids for the first time, with both knowing new moves, Mist Ball and Luster Purge, respectively./post/best-splitscreen-multiplayer-games-for-ps5/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-splitscreen-multiplayer-games-for-ps5/ Video games have been a way for people to unwind and relax for the last few decades. As the gamer population steadily increases, the number of people wanting to play multiplayer games does as well. Playing multiplayer games is a way to enjoy a good time with friends and also socialize with new people.  As such, there have been a lot of multiplayer games released since the old NES days of Contra, where friends and siblings would play together to defeat a challenging boss or clear that annoyingly difficult level./post/boston-uprising-signs-free-agent-marve1-ahead-of-2022-overwatch-league-season/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/boston-uprising-signs-free-agent-marve1-ahead-of-2022-overwatch-league-season/ Longtime Seoul Dynasty tank player Marve1 has signed a deal with the Boston Uprising, further bolstering the team’s growing roster ahead of the 2022 Overwatch League season.  Since joining the Overwatch League in 2019, Marve1 has played for just one franchise, the Dynasty. Now, moving into 2022, the veteran tank will make the first organizational swap of his career.  Activating Marve2. Welcome to Boston, @ow_Marve1! — Boston Uprising (@BostonUprising) October 28, 2021 “I am excited to welcome Marve1 to the Boston Uprising,” Uprising president Chris “HuK” Loranger said in a team statement made earlier today./post/matumbaman-joins-team-liquid/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/matumbaman-joins-team-liquid/ The European Dota 2 roster shuffle continued today with MATUMBAMAN settling on his new home, Team Liquid, after officially parting ways with Team Secret two days ago. Fans were already discussing a possible move to Liquid for MATUMBAMAN since his teammate, Zai, joined its ranks earlier this month. Their departures were nothing short of shocking for the fans since both came after one of Team Secret’s most dominant competitive years in Dota 2./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/new-world-to-re-enable-wealth-transfers-later-today-after-3-hour-maintenance/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-to-re-enable-wealth-transfers-later-today-after-3-hour-maintenance/ New World will re-enable all forms of wealth transfer later today, according to an official post. The game will undergo a three-hour maintenance period starting at 4pm CT to reinstate the feature. Players can’t log into Aeternum while the downtime lasts. After maintenance ends, all forms of wealth transfer will be enabled, but housing decoration items will be “temporarily” listed as untradeable. Amazon Game Studios will also compensate companies “whose settlements were downgraded due to wealth transfers being disabled” in the game’s monthly update later in November, according to the post./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/the-5-best-fighters-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-fighters-in-league-of-legends-wild-rift/ League of Legends: Wild Rift has finally been released to more regions. With the influx of new players, it’s important for you to know which fighters to pick in the top lane if you want to win your games. While there are some differences between champions who were adapted for mobile play, the core gameplay is the same. You will be able to easily adapt to your desired champions if you’ve played them in League./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/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-saland-hills-in-lost-ark/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-saland-hills-in-lost-ark/ South Korean MMO Lost Ark has finally come to the West, offering tons of areas to explore, a story to discover, and a host of items to collect. The free-to-play game was initially released in Asia in 2018, and it has been adapted for the Western audience recently. As it’s often the case for South Korean MMO games, Lost Ark features hundreds of items to farm, and collectibles are one of them./post/how-to-download-games-faster-on-nintendo-switch-and-switch-oled/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-games-faster-on-nintendo-switch-and-switch-oled/ If you’ve ever bought a digital game or owned a video game console, you know that downloading games can take hours at a time before you even have a chance to play them. The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and even the Nintendo Switch require some downloading of the games to the system’s memory before you have a chance to play them. This is done to make load times faster or because part of the game isn’t included on the disc and needs internet downloads to be able to play the game at all./post/how-to-unlock-the-minigun-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-minigun-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The season four update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare went live earlier this week. Alongside the battle pass and new maps, Infinity Ward also added a secret minigun to Warzone. The miniguns were placed in Bunker 11, which was previously a myth in the community. While the location is set, getting inside can be a hassle. Players will need to find the right activation phone that’s placed around Verdansk first./post/katsuhiro-harada-masahiro-sakurai-discuss-communication-and-online-fans-in-latest-episode-of-harada-s-bar/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/katsuhiro-harada-masahiro-sakurai-discuss-communication-and-online-fans-in-latest-episode-of-harada-s-bar/ Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada welcomed Super Smash Bros. series creator and producer Masahiro Sakurai on his podcast today. The two talked about a series of topics, including how they view online interaction with fans, approaching other game developers, and even ghosts—all with Harada’s open and direct style of communication that has become a staple of the show. One of the main topics was Sakurai’s reluctance to connect with other game developers because he is worried that “people will think that that game’s character will be added” if information about the meeting gets out./post/rocket-league-s-tournaments-to-feature-new-competitive-mode-and-rewards-ahead-of-free-to-play-release/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rocket-league-s-tournaments-to-feature-new-competitive-mode-and-rewards-ahead-of-free-to-play-release/ Ahead of Rocket League‘s free-to-play summer release, Psyonix has announced plans to shake up its tournaments, detailing added competitive modes, rewards, and unlimited free entry. All Tournaments within Rocket League will now be free to join for all players. Solo players will be able to queue up as well. To prevent abuse, quitting a bracket early will suspend the leaver for 15 minutes from matchmaking and three hours from Tournaments. Should the player continue their behavior, harsher punishments will be doled out, up to a one-day matchmaking ban, and one week ban from Tournaments./post/soulcalibur-vi-tekken-7-producer-motohiro-okubo-officially-leaves-bandai-namco-after-25-years/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/soulcalibur-vi-tekken-7-producer-motohiro-okubo-officially-leaves-bandai-namco-after-25-years/ Soulcalibur VI and Tekken 7 producer Motohiro Okubo is leaving Bandai Namco after 25 years working with the company.  This announcement came earlier today as Okubo shared Aug. 31 was officially his last day with Bandai Namco and thanked fans for supporting all of the games he worked on in the past. “25 years ago, I joined the former Namco and met various people. I am grateful to all the people I met,” Okubo said./post/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/the-best-destiny-2-expansions-ranked/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-destiny-2-expansions-ranked/ Destiny 2 might be the quintessential “live service” game. Bungie has grown and evolved over the years, taking Destiny 2 with it as it expands each year and every few months with new, seasonal content. The game is seemingly always alive and worth checking out on a week-to-week basis—and even more so year-to-year. There have been three expansions added to Destiny 2 since it was released in 2017, but more are on the way./post/aug-nerf-retro-dust-ii-arrive-in-latest-cs-go-update/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/aug-nerf-retro-dust-ii-arrive-in-latest-cs-go-update/ In celebration of Counter-Strike’s 20-year anniversary, Valve has added a retro version of Dust II, in addition to tuning the AUG to “bring its utility more in line with other rifles.” Available in the Casual Dust II map group, the retro Dust II map is a very fitting way to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Dust II has long been one of the most popular maps in the game, and players will likely be happy to see an older version return./post/fans-can-unlock-ezio-skin-in-fortnite-by-buying-assassin-s-creed-valhalla-or-assassin-s-creed-valhalla-dawn-of-ragnar%C3%B6k/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fans-can-unlock-ezio-skin-in-fortnite-by-buying-assassin-s-creed-valhalla-or-assassin-s-creed-valhalla-dawn-of-ragnar%C3%B6k/ Fortnite has made a lot of money from partnering with different companies to produce new content and outfits. As a result, players have seen iconic faces like Spider-Man, Bruno Mars, and Naomi Osaka enter the game in the last few months alone.  And now, Fortnite has a classic gaming figure leaping into the battlefield. Epic Games announced today that it will release the Ezio skin shown in a leak yesterday on Twitter./post/g2-damwon-set-to-bring-storied-histories-to-worlds-2020-semifinals/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-damwon-set-to-bring-storied-histories-to-worlds-2020-semifinals/ The semifinals of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship are set to begin this weekend with a do-or-die matchup between G2 Esports and DAMWON Gaming. The two teams met at last year’s World Championship, where G2 throttled DWG in convincing 3-1 fashion during the quarterfinals. Now, almost precisely 365 days later, the two teams will meet again with nearly identical rosters to the ones they fielded for last year’s contest./post/here-s-the-access-code-to-open-call-of-duty-warzone-s-prison-bunker/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-the-access-code-to-open-call-of-duty-warzone-s-prison-bunker/ Call of Duty: Warzone’s Verdansk map is full of secrets and secrets sometimes lead to top-tier loot that can help you dominate the competition. Some of the best ground loot in the game can be found inside of bunkers, but there’s a trick to opening them. Bunker loot often contains legendary weapons, lots of money, scorestreaks, and field upgrades. Bunkers are placed all around Verdansk. If you know the codes to enter them, you can head inside for a bunch of high-tier loot./post/how-to-delete-a-ps5-account/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-delete-a-ps5-account/ Being a console player isn’t as simple as it used to be when the PlayStation 2 was the king of the gaming world. Putting a disc in is hardly ever enough to run a game instantly these days since you’ll need to download the rest of the game files to launch it. You’ll need a PS5 account to configure games to your account and start the downloading process. If you’ve been a console gamer your whole life, you may have a few more accounts that you’d like to have at your disposal./post/lissandra-s-new-lore-explains-what-happens-when-she-dies-in-a-dream/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lissandra-s-new-lore-explains-what-happens-when-she-dies-in-a-dream/ Lissandra’s desire for power brought the beginning of the end to Runeterra. She made a pact with the Watchers to prepare the world for the Void. And in an attempt to stop this take over, she sacrificed her sisters, Avarosa and Serylda, and her people. Unfortunately for her, this was futile. Now, she is bound to appeasing the Watchers through dreams of her being eaten alive.  Riot Games’ latest League of Legends short story, “The Dream Thief”, delves into Lissandra’s life after helping the Watchers bring the Void to Runeterra and encapsulating them in a barrier of True Ice./post/new-overwatch-map-revealed-eichenwalde/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-overwatch-map-revealed-eichenwalde/ High bandwidth servers are live in Overwatch, increasing tic rateMany Overwatch players noticed a change in their netgraph on Thursday night, it looked like the rate at which the server sent updates to the client was increased Samuel Lingle - Aug 13, 2016 9:39 am2018-08-13T04:40:04-05:00 OverwatchncG1vNJzZmicn6mytLzOq6usZpOkunC71Z6psJmkmLVwvMCgnGhsZmg%3D/post/sentinels-beat-f4q-in-final-vct-masters-berlin-group-stage-match/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sentinels-beat-f4q-in-final-vct-masters-berlin-group-stage-match/ Sentinels ended the group stage with a 2-1 victory against F4Q, setting the stage for VCT Masters Three Berlin playoffs to begin on Friday, Sept. 17. Despite dropping a map to F4Q, Sentinels looked dominant on both of their map picks. The series started on Breeze, with Sentinels selecting the map where TenZ had thrashed F4Q to close out their first series. This time, he brought out Jett again to contend with a surprising Yoru pick from zunba, marking the first time the duelist has been picked all tournament./post/where-to-find-mighty-monument-and-place-surveillance-cameras-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-mighty-monument-and-place-surveillance-cameras-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-one/ If you’ve just hopped into Fortnite Chapter Three, season one you’ll likely be looking to gain as much XP as possible by completing missions. This XP will rank up your battle pass faster and provide more loot for your playtime. Each week, there are new missions added for players to complete and earn XP. This week, players are tasked with locating the Mighty Monument and setting up camera surveillance nearby./post/apex-legends-fans-collaborate-to-create-100-page-digital-artbook-for-game-s-2nd-anniversary/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-fans-collaborate-to-create-100-page-digital-artbook-for-game-s-2nd-anniversary/ Over 200 Apex Legends fan artists are celebrating the battle royale’s second anniversary with a present to the writers and the community: a 100-page digital artbook. The endeavor was organized by four creators, who enlisted 225 artists and writers as a token of their appreciation for the battle royale. The end result is a gallery of vivid art that portrays 15 legends, alongside 35 heartfelt letters that expose the impact that the battle royale had in their lives./post/best-glass-gaming-desks/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-glass-gaming-desks/ If you spend hours playing League of Legends or Fortnite, you might want to consider a gaming desk. Gaming desks often have different features than regular desks and help create a more immersive experience.  Most gaming desks have spacious desktops with room for your monitor, mouse, keyboard, and PC. The best gaming desks have added gamer-centric features like cupholders, headphone racks, and built-in cable management. Some even have RGB lighting to brighten up the room and create some ambiance./post/bud-light-seltzer-to-host-multi-game-streamer-showdown/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bud-light-seltzer-to-host-multi-game-streamer-showdown/ Bud Light’s Seltzer brand is hosting a three-day tournament to kick off September on Twitch, pitting top content creators against one another in an array of games called the “Battle of the Best.” With a star-studded lineup of streamers like TimTheTatman, Shroud, and DrLupo, the 16 players will face off in Warzone, Halo 3, Golf with Friends, and Fall Guys. The tournament will start on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and a winner will be crowned on Friday, Sept./post/how-to-clean-a-playstation-5/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-clean-a-playstation-5/ No product will stay in pristine condition after you take it out of its box. The PlayStation 5 may retain its performance over time, but it could start throttling and overheating due to an immense amount of dust, preventing it from maintaining a decent airflow. This doesn’t happen overnight, of course, but if you neglect your PS5 long enough in a dusty room, it’ll start acting up. Cleaning a PlayStation has become a lot easier since the introduction of the removable lid with the PS4./post/how-to-complete-psiops-battlegrounds-in-destiny-2-s-season-of-the-risen/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-psiops-battlegrounds-in-destiny-2-s-season-of-the-risen/ As you conclude the final chapter of The Witch Queen’s campaign in Destiny 2, the fight against the Lucent Hive continues in Season of the Risen’s new three-player playlist activity PsiOps Battlegrounds. If you played Destiny 2 during Season of the Chosen, the Battlegrounds format will be familiar as the PsiOps rendition draws from a similar gameplay loop. This time, you’ll be hunting down the head of a Lucent Hive hunting party and helping Empress Caiatl’s Psions to capture them for study./post/how-to-watch-the-call-of-duty-vanguard-multiplayer-reveal/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-call-of-duty-vanguard-multiplayer-reveal/ The wait is almost over, Call of Duty gamers. The Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer reveal is nearly upon us. CoD-heads everywhere will be tuning in when Sledgehammer Games and Activision pull back the curtain on the multiplayer component of the next entry in the long-running FPS franchise. Return to World War II in Vanguard for some addictive online play. We're dropping a 🔥 HOT 🔥 #Vanguard multiplayer livestream on Sept 7th at 10AM PT!/post/respawn-moved-the-alternator-to-the-care-package-to-shake-up-apex-s-early-game-meta-and-because-no-one-expected-it/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-moved-the-alternator-to-the-care-package-to-shake-up-apex-s-early-game-meta-and-because-no-one-expected-it/ Few people expected the Alternator to move into the care package with Apex Legends’ season 10. And although Respawn wanted to shake up the early-game meta, that surprise was one of the reasons why the developers implemented that change, according to game designer Eric Canavese. “One of the big reasons we made that change is because nobody would expect that change,” Canavese told Dot Esports. “It’s a fun and exciting thing to do./post/team-liquid-s-dota-2-team-disbands/Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-s-dota-2-team-disbands/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. After Team Liquid won the title at The International 7 and came in second place at this year’s TI9, all of the team’s Dota 2 players are leaving the organization, the team’s co-CEO Victor Goossens announced today. Maroun “GH” Merhej, Kuro “KuroKy” Takhasomi, Ivan Borislavov “MinD_ContRoL” Ivanov, Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi, and Aliwi “w33” Omar are no longer a part of Liquid and they’ll try to build their own esports organization this year./post/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/all-maps-available-in-the-overwatch-2-beta/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-maps-available-in-the-overwatch-2-beta/ Overwatch 2’s beta test brings with it a mountain of new content for players to try out, including four maps, a hero, and a game mode. Everything has to be updated to the sequel’s new game engine, though, so some parts of the base game haven’t made it to the initial April 26 beta test.  Developers seem to have focused their efforts on the sequel’s massive maps, like New Queen Street and Circuit Royal, as well as updating previous maps with “time shift” makeovers./post/doublelift-on-sneaky-s-departure-from-cloud9-i-just-think-it-s-weird-the-way-they-re-treating-him/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doublelift-on-sneaky-s-departure-from-cloud9-i-just-think-it-s-weird-the-way-they-re-treating-him/ Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng and Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi are two of the most talented veterans in the LCS. Although they’ve constantly been on opposite sides of Summoner’s Rift, the star Team Liquid ADC had plenty of things to say about his counterpart’s situation with Cloud9 during a recent stream. Sneaky recently revealed that he’ll no longer play for C9 in 2020. He said that a few people on the League of Legends roster didn’t like playing with him anymore and that he didn’t want to end up “fighting back [for his] spot against people that didn’t want [him] to be there./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/how-to-fix-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-daily-challenges-issues/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-daily-challenges-issues/ The multiplayer mode for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has had several issues, including an error with the Daily Challenges. The error ensures that any progress made to complete the missions will not be saved. This keeps players from completing the challenges and getting rewards. Thankfully, there seems to be a rather easy fix that will kickblstart the counter again and let you jump right back into the action.  If you are in the middle of a challenge like “Spot 40 Enemies On The Map,” check to see if your progress is being saved with each match./post/pokemon-legends-arceus-players-can-get-an-amazon-exclusive-pre-order-skin/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokemon-legends-arceus-players-can-get-an-amazon-exclusive-pre-order-skin/ The Pokémon Legends: Arceus page on Amazon.com has revealed that it’ll be possible to receive an exclusive Garchomp Kimono Set skin for your main character in-game by pre-ordering the upcoming title. It was previously revealed that players who pre-ordered the game on Amazon Japan would receive this skin. But now, anyone who buys the game on Amazon.com, both in its physical and digital versions, should be able to receive the exclusive Garchomp Kimono Set./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/sky-williams-response-to-allegations-about-his-sky-house-residences-was-taken-down-mid-broadcast/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sky-williams-response-to-allegations-about-his-sky-house-residences-was-taken-down-mid-broadcast/ In a three-hour stream last night, content creator Sky Williams attempted to address allegations about abuse of power, harassment, and sexual misconduct that occurred in properties he owned. But he seems to have only made things worse. The stream was ultimately cut off when a roommate pulled the plug on his router. Over the last five days, numerous people have come forth with allegations of grooming, pedophilia, sexual assault, and more within the Super Smash Bros./post/taco-kngv-and-trk-all-move-on-from-mibr-s-cs-go-roster/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/taco-kngv-and-trk-all-move-on-from-mibr-s-cs-go-roster/ Epitácio “TACO” de Melo, Vito “kNgV-” Giuseppe, and Alencar “trk” Rossato’s time with MIBR’s CS:GO team has officially come to an end. TACO announced on Twitter today that he had “gotten out of” his contract with MIBR and said he’s ready to sign with a new organization. A propósito essa semana consegui minha saída do contrato com a última org (muito obrigado @GuedesGroup por tudo) e tô READY pra assinar com a próxima!/post/all-fortnite-error-codes-and-how-to-fix-them/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-fortnite-error-codes-and-how-to-fix-them/ A ton of bugs have come and gone in Fortnite since the release of the popular battle royale in 2017. Some of them have been fixed by the developer, but others often reappear after updates. That means knowing the proper corrections is still useful. Before trying any of the solutions below, you should restart the game, launcher, and PC or console. This is a basic practice that even the best players can sometimes forget./post/all-ranked-mode-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-ranked-season-two/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-ranked-mode-rewards-for-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-ranked-season-two/ Pokémon UNITE is a free-to-play MOBA in almost every sense of the term. The game offers multiple types, levels, and rewards for doing specific tasks, completing missions, or just participating in various game modes. This is typically done through the “Event” tab or other sub-menus, but for Ranked Mode, the big rewards don’t drop until the end of a season.  Like other MOBA titles, TiMi Studio treats its Ranked Mode as a core gameplay experience./post/here-are-the-highest-earning-valorant-players/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-highest-earning-valorant-players/ VALORANT has just hit its one-year anniversary and there’s already been a lot of money moving around the competitive scene. Prize pools are getting big, buyouts are getting even bigger, and there’s nowhere to go but up from here. In just the first year, several players have made some good money by winning at the highest level, especially after the big prize pool of VCT Masters Two Reykjavík was just handed out./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/how-to-watch-the-fortnite-esl-katowice-royale-tournament/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-fortnite-esl-katowice-royale-tournament/ Starting March 1, 100 international Fortnite players will go head-to-head in a mixture of solos and duos tournaments at ESL Katowice Royale. The ESL Katowice Royale is the first major event supported by Epic Games that will see all major regions compete for the first time. Here’s everything you need to know about the international edition of the ESL Katowice Royale. Players The tournament will feature a stacked lineup of Fortnite players, including Ghost Gaming’s, Rocco “Saf” Morales and Timothy “Bizzle” Miller who both secured wins at this months Fortnite Secret Skirmish./post/mtg-bans-7-cards-depicting-racism-from-tournament-play/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-bans-7-cards-depicting-racism-from-tournament-play/ Wizards of the Coast revealed today that several racist MTG card images are being removed from the organization’s card-finder site and the cards are also banned from sanctioned tournament play immediately.  An apology was delivered by WotC today, saying that every card printed throughout the history of Magic will be reviewed and that racism has no place in Magic: The Gathering.  There is no place for racism in our game, nor anywhere else./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/seattle-surge-drops-its-entire-call-of-duty-league-roster/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/seattle-surge-drops-its-entire-call-of-duty-league-roster/ In the middle of the Call of Duty League’s Championship Weekend, one of the league’s 12 teams has already begun making roster moves. After not making it into the league’s top eight to participate in this year’s championship, the Seattle Surge has released its entire roster. Octane, Prestinni, Classic, Gunless, Loony, and coach Nubzy are now all free agents heading into the Call of Duty: Vanguard season in 2022. Thank you @OctaneSam, @Prestinni, @Classic, @Gunless, @Loony, and @JoeyNubzy for being a part of this team./post/the-best-memes-from-the-24-hour-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-livestream/Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-memes-from-the-24-hour-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-livestream/ The atmospheric livestream showcasing one specific area of Pokémon Sword and Shield games has given fans short glimpses of new content, but it has been extremely spread out between blocks of dead air.  This was thankfully filled by the community, who used the information from the Glimwood Tangle stream to make some classic memes. From adding the goose from Untitled Goose Game, to showing Snake destroying Pikachu, here are some of the best posts that we saw as the stream dragged on./post/hearthstone-pro-savjz-says-he-s-being-blacklisted-from-competing-by-blizzard/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-pro-savjz-says-he-s-being-blacklisted-from-competing-by-blizzard/ Professional Hearthstone player Savjz said he believes he’s been blacklisted from competitions by Blizzard over tweets by his wife. Savjz’s wife, ZerinaX, publicly criticized the company after she, along with about 800 others, were laid off by Blizzard. Zerina says the reason for this blacklisting stems from a specific tweet in July 2019 in which she replied to Chris Attalus, a Hearthstone community manager. In his tweet, Attalus encouraged people to apply for a job at Blizzard./post/here-is-the-schedule-for-the-pmpl-2022-spring-season/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-is-the-schedule-for-the-pmpl-2022-spring-season/ Tencent has unveiled the schedule for the spring season of the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) for all regions. Fourteen PMPLs will happen in 2022 across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. These PMPLs will likely lead to larger Championships in each region, just like last year. Tencent hasn’t officially announced the format for the championships. The spring season of the PMPL will lead to the Mid-Season Championship 2022, a new global competition which will take place in June./post/how-to-turn-on-bluetooth-on-a-laptop/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-turn-on-bluetooth-on-a-laptop/ Most laptops and many modern desktops have built-in Bluetooth. Having Bluetooth capability comes in handy to connect devices like headsets or mice and keyboards without requiring cables. Some printers and scanners also use Bluetooth to connect wirelessly.  While Bluetooth is a standard feature, it’s switched off by default, so users must switch it on to pair it with other devices. However, turning Bluetooth on a laptop is a straightforward process that can be done in a matter of moments./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/rng-s-mid-laner-cryin-picks-annie-at-worlds-the-champion-s-first-appearance-at-an-international-league-event-since-2015/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rng-s-mid-laner-cryin-picks-annie-at-worlds-the-champion-s-first-appearance-at-an-international-league-event-since-2015/ It’s taken a long six years, but the Dark Child has found her way back onto Summoner’s Rift at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. Royal Never Give Up’s mid laner Cryin has locked in Annie as his pick for the second game of their quarterfinals matchup against EDward Gaming. This is also the first time that the 20-year-old has picked the champion in his relatively short career. The last time Annie was picked at an international League event was back at Worlds 2015, where she was chosen multiple times as a support pick./post/skeram-a-brief-history-of-the-98-percent-horde-dominated-server-in-wow-classic/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/skeram-a-brief-history-of-the-98-percent-horde-dominated-server-in-wow-classic/ If you ever wondered how would a combination of the Fallout games look inside the World of Warcraft, look no further than US’s Skeram Classic server, which is heavily dominated by the Horde. You will be fighting for your life from the moment you step onto their world as you will be outnumbered 49 to 1. It’s more than just a curious sideshow though. What happened to Skeram is avoidable, and its mismanagement needs to provide a lesson for Blizzard going forward if they want to balance out the servers./post/the-mrvn-in-olympus-has-a-new-message-from-pathfinder-s-creator/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-mrvn-in-olympus-has-a-new-message-from-pathfinder-s-creator/ Apex Legends’ Fight Night patch brought more than just the chance to fistfight your opponents to death today. One of the MRVNs in Olympus has an important message from Pathfinder’s creator, Dr. Amelie P. Interacting with the MRVN in Hammond Labs reveals another voice recording from Dr. Amelie—and it mentions elements that we’ve seen before in Apex lore. THE LORE!!!! MRVN is now awake, and he has important things to say pic./post/virtus-pro-s-cs-go-players-to-use-outsiders-tag-in-esl-pro-league-season-15/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/virtus-pro-s-cs-go-players-to-use-outsiders-tag-in-esl-pro-league-season-15/ Dzhami “Jame” Ali, Alexey “qikert” Golubev, Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis, Timur “buster” Tulepov, and Evgeny “FL1T” Lebedev will play at ESL Pro League season 15 under the ‘Outsiders’ tag, according to a report from Dexerto. Under normal circumstances, the players would represent Virtus Pro. ESL, however, has prohibited VP and Gambit, two organizations with “apparent ties” to the Russian government, from being represented at the tournament as a result of sanctions imposed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb./post/what-level-does-cherrim-learn-petal-dance-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-level-does-cherrim-learn-petal-dance-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Cherrim, the Blossom Pokémon, is one of the many creatures that calls the Hisui region home in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. This Grass-type Pokémon has many powerful moves at its disposal, but oftentimes eludes players due to its exclusivity to shaking trees in certain areas of Hisui. The strongest Grass-type move Cherrim can learn in this game is Petal Dance, though this move requires grinding to successfully attain. By getting a Cherrim all the way to level 47, it will gain access to Petal Dance in its movepool which can be equipped by accessing its summary screen in the menu./post/all-of-the-perks-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-perks-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Perks have been a key component of Call of Duty games for nearly 15 years. Instead of just having a couple of weapons and pieces of equipment, CoD operators also get a selection of perks to help build their loadout before heading into the trenches of war. Call of Duty: Vanguard is no different. Vanguard comes with its own unique set of perks. The perks in Vanguard are a mix of new, old, and revamped options from past CoD titles, so there’s a good amount of customization and personalization that can be done for each class loadout./post/best-supports-to-pair-with-samira-in-league-of-legends/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-supports-to-pair-with-samira-in-league-of-legends/ The League of Legends meta is constantly evolving, with new champions and items getting changed on a patch-by-patch basis. The case is no different with Samira, who, in light of recent updates, has risen from the ashes and is once again one of the best marksmen in the game.  She’s one of the most aggressive champions in the game as well, which sets her apart from many ADCs in the game, including those who rely on sticking to the backline and shredding through any enemy they come by./post/bikinibodhi-s-social-media-campaign-brings-acog-to-bosg-in-r6-test-server-update/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bikinibodhi-s-social-media-campaign-brings-acog-to-bosg-in-r6-test-server-update/ After months of clever campaigning, it looks like content creator BikiniBodhi has succeeded in getting the BOSG.12.2 shotgun an ACOG weapon sight.  Longtime fans of Rainbow Six Siege will recognize the ACOG as the most contentious weapon attachment in the game. The ACOG has seen many changes in its lifetime. Perhaps the most important change the ACOG has seen is its removal from Bandit and Jӓger’s kits—that is, until today. /post/how-to-change-the-weather-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-the-weather-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-isle-of-armor-expansion/ In Pokémon Sword and Shield, and more specifically the Wild Area, the weather is an important factor that directly plays a part in which Pokémon can show up in specific areas.  There are certain Pokémon that will only show up during one specific type of weather condition and nowhere else outside of that. In that case, you’d normally be stuck waiting or have to go into your Nintendo Switch settings and change the date to alter the weather./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/sources-mad-lions-reaches-verbal-agreement-with-unforgiven-to-sign-him-as-new-adc-for-2022-lec-season/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-mad-lions-reaches-verbal-agreement-with-unforgiven-to-sign-him-as-new-adc-for-2022-lec-season/ MAD Lions AD carry Carzzy reportedly decided earlier today to part ways with the League of Legends team and sign with Team Vitality for the next couple of seasons. And MAD Lions has already found his replacement in current SK Gaming Prime bot laner Unforgiven, sources familiar with the decision told Dot Esports. Unforgiven is a Swedish ADC who’s been competing since 2018 on teams like Illuminar Gaming and SK Gaming Prime./post/where-to-find-the-dusk-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-dusk-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ If you want to evolve your Murkrow or Misdreavus into Honchkrow and Mismagius, you’ll need to find a Dusk Stone to force their evolutions in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. See Pokémon on Amazon There isn’t a simple way to get the Dusk Stone, since one of its sources requires a Pokémon with the Pickup ability. There are a plethora of Pokémon in the Sinnoh and National Pokédex that can have the ability, but one of the easiest ones to find in the game is a Pachirisu./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-pr/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-pr/ For most longtime players, it won’t take long to find the answer to the daily Wordle puzzle. Every day, the game will pick a five-letter word from the English dictionary for players to figure out within a 24-hour and six-guess limit. There are no clues except the letters in the words, which will change colors depending on their presence and position in the final answer. It’s a format reminiscent of the classic code-breaking puzzle game Mastermind./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/a-great-follow-up-with-only-one-drawback-pwnage-ultra-custom-symm-review/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-great-follow-up-with-only-one-drawback-pwnage-ultra-custom-symm-review/ Pwnage built its reputation with the original Ultra Custom Ergo, a right-handed, ergonomic mouse aimed at consumers looking to add some flair to their setup. After a somewhat unorthodox release through Indiegogo, the mouse was widely praised for its performance and unique customization features. A year later, Pwnage is back with the Ergo’s symmetrical sibling: the Ultra Custom Symm. The Symm is Pwnage’s new symmetrical design that retains many of the original’s key characteristics while improving on a few of its predecessor’s missteps—save for one./post/all-jump-start-special-research-event-exclusive-field-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-5th-anniversary-event/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-jump-start-special-research-event-exclusive-field-research-tasks-and-rewards-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-go-5th-anniversary-event/ Pokémon Go is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a big event that will highlight many of the new features added to the game over the years, including the new real-time sky mechanic. From July 6 to 15, Flying Pikachu with a five-shaped balloon, Shiny Darumaka, and Shiny Meltan will all be available for the first time, alongside all of the starter Pokémon currently available in Pokémon Go. Niantic has also launched a new Item Bag expansion, letting players expand their inventory to 3,500, which is perfect timing, since a new Collection Challenge and a mix of new and old research will be featured during the fifth anniversary event./post/hearthstone-patch-21-3-nerfs-warlock-buffs-mage-and-pirates/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-patch-21-3-nerfs-warlock-buffs-mage-and-pirates/ Hearthstone’s balancing team is bringing many changes to various game modes, plus some bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, in tomorrow’s Patch 21.3. For Standard and Wild modes, the highlights of the update are Blizzard’s decision to both increase the damage required in the first two steps for Standard and banning the Warlock Questline in Wild. There are many more efficient self-damaging cards in Wild, according to Blizzard, making it possible for The Demon Seed to be completed at a fast rate./post/how-to-unlock-ember-as-a-companion-in-the-elder-scrolls-online-eso/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-ember-as-a-companion-in-the-elder-scrolls-online-eso/ The Elder Scrolls Online players are just beginning to set out on their new adventures through High Isle and Amenos with the game’s latest chapter, High Isle. While making their way through the homelands of the Bretons, players will meet an array of interesting characters. Although most of them are locked to quests, the High Isle expansion adds two more names to the MMO’s list of existing Companions, characters that follow players around and assist them in their endeavors./post/how-to-unlock-the-bozjan-southern-front-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-bozjan-southern-front-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Following the release of the latest Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Endwalker, players will want to find better ways to earn XP and get their Sage or Reaper character to level 80 in no time. Bozjan areas are the perfect solution for this, but players who finished Shadowbringers’ main scenario quest might have missed unlocking it. Here’s how to do that and earn that fast XP, Mettle, and gear. How to unlock the Southern Front of Bozja in Final Fantasy XIV Start the questline named Hail to the Queen in Kugane./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/the-international-10-group-stage-scores-standings-and-results/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-international-10-group-stage-scores-standings-and-results/ The International is Dota 2’s biggest stage and brings the top players, teams, and talent from around the world to one centralized location to compete for the largest prize pool in all of esports.  Despite being delayed for more than a year, including one just months before the actual tournament that saw it change locations to Bucharest, Romania, TI10 is finally here. And, from Oct. 7 to 17, 18 teams will fight for their shot at $40 million./post/where-to-find-mount-f8-in-fortnite/Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-mount-f8-in-fortnite/ The Fortnite map is filled with different points of interest (POIs), and each has its own unique characteristics. While some places on the map are considered hot drop zones and feature a high number of players at the beginning of a match, others can be less competitive. Mount F8, for example, has been on the map for a long time, and most players only started noticing its existence due to challenges that required them to visit the place./post/alex-leaves-vitality-will-reveal-his-new-team-tomorrow/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/alex-leaves-vitality-will-reveal-his-new-team-tomorrow/ British CS:GO player Alex McMeekin is no longer a part of Vitality’s roster, the 24-year-old announced today. ALEX joined Vitality at the end of 2018 to replace Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer. His addition helped the French squad become a consistent tier-one team throughout 2019. They won four championships, including the ECS season seven finals in June 2019. The British player initially shared in-game leadership duties with NBK-, but ALEX became Vitality’s sole captain after NBK- was removed from the team in September 2019./post/blizzard-adds-in-game-memorial-for-late-overwatch-pro-dennis-internethulk-hawelka/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-adds-in-game-memorial-for-late-overwatch-pro-dennis-internethulk-hawelka/ Blizzard has added an in-game memorial for Dennis “INTERNETHULK” Hawelka. The Overwatch developer added a white flower, a candle, and a symbol to the game’s Eichenwalde map. Hawelka, a German national and former Overwatch coach and pro player, passed away earlier this month at the age of 30. Related: Blizzard to honor INTERNETHULK with a seasonal Overwatch League award Eichenwalde is Overwatch’s German-based map, so it’s fitting for Hawelka’s tribute to be found there./post/everything-to-know-about-the-warriors-collection-event-in-apex-legends/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-the-warriors-collection-event-in-apex-legends/ The next Apex Legends collection event, Warriors, will arrive on March 29. It’s packed with cosmetics to bring out your inner fighter as you battle for dominance over a new Arena map and the returning Control limited-time mode. The Warriors collection event will run for two weeks, from its start date on March 29 until April 12, and it will feature everything you’ve come to expect from promotional store deals and a new heirloom to free rewards you can snag throughout its runtime./post/gaming-forum-resetera-acquired-by-moba-network-for-4-55-million/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gaming-forum-resetera-acquired-by-moba-network-for-4-55-million/ Gaming forums have largely fallen by the wayside as social media replaced the need for more general, non-niche locations to talk about games. But ResetEra has remained a popular place for general gaming discussion where users can find news, insight, and more in a more private setting due to requiring a verified email address for registration.  Now, Swedish esports-focused media and community company MOBA Network has purchased the forum for $4./post/ghost-gets-a-new-skin-this-week-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ghost-gets-a-new-skin-this-week-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/ Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare are getting another “triple double XP” weekend, featuring double XP, double weapon XP, and double battle pass tier progression starting Friday, Sept. 25, Activision announced today. The highlight of this week’s update for Call of Duty is a new bundle for Ghost called “Beyond the Pale.” It features the all-new “Dreadwood” skin, which decks Ghost out in a ghillie suit. The bundle also includes two Legendary blueprints—the Spanish Moss and Old Road—a watch, calling card, emblem, spray, quip, weapon charm, and gesture./post/halo-infinite-multiplayer-drops-ahead-of-release-date/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-multiplayer-drops-ahead-of-release-date/ Rumors swirled just before today’s 20th anniversary of Xbox video celebrating the history of the console that Halo Infinite was going to drop multiplayer during the celebration. And it turns out those rumors were true: Halo Infinite multiplayer is now available to play. Shortly before it was announced, players started seeing pre-downloads for the game and a screen that said the game was ready to play “when you are.” Though all of those things were visible to players, no one was able to actually play the game./post/ludwig-spends-53-000-on-an-hour-of-gaming-with-shroud-after-streamers-engage-in-bidding-war-during-charity-stream/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ludwig-spends-53-000-on-an-hour-of-gaming-with-shroud-after-streamers-engage-in-bidding-war-during-charity-stream/ Twitch streamer Maya has been hosting a charity auction over the last day to raise money for her nonprofit organization Alveus, which plans to build an exotic animal sanctuary and digital education center. Throughout the duration of the stream, Maya raised over $500,000. But one item sold for by far the most: an hour of gaming with popular Twitch streamer Shroud. As soon as “the item” went on auction, it didn’t take long before it reached tens of thousands of dollars./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/the-10-pok%C3%A9mon-with-the-highest-cp-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-10-pok%C3%A9mon-with-the-highest-cp-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Pokémon Go gives players the ability to find and capture their favorite Pokémon spanning over seven generations of the franchise. With a variety of Pokémon available in the game, it can be difficult to know which species are the strongest. One factor that can provide some insight into this is the Pokémon’s CP. CP stands for combat points and differs from a Pokémon’s stats. The CP can basically be summarized as the base stats with a hidden modifier called an IV that will dictate the Pokémon’s overall power in battle./post/2022-lpl-spring-split-schedule-unveiled/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/2022-lpl-spring-split-schedule-unveiled/ League of Legends competitive play is returning soon, and the LPL will be among the first leagues to resume with the 2022 Spring Split officially starting on Jan. 10, Riot Games revealed yesterday. And now, the schedule has been officially unveiled, so the fans can already mark the biggest series to watch on their calendars. The Spring Split will kick off with a match between OMG and TT on Jan. 10 at 3am CT./post/apex-pros-call-for-more-ranked-changes-as-kills-continue-to-outweigh-placement-points/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-pros-call-for-more-ranked-changes-as-kills-continue-to-outweigh-placement-points/ Pro Apex Legends players are an opinionated bunch and they frequently butt heads with each other on issues within the battle royale. Most seem to agree on one thing at the moment, however: the Respawn title’s ranked system needs changes, especially at the top of the ladder. As part of the wider discussion sparked by Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen’s tweets about how boring ranked had become, Apex pros and high-level content creators have discussed what exactly is wrong with ranked and how to fix it./post/best-respawn-gaming-chairs/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-respawn-gaming-chairs/ Respawn is a relatively young company, but it’s already built a reputation for comfortable products at reasonable prices. The company was founded in 2017 and is part of the HNI corporation that owns several furniture brands, including OFM and Maxon.   Respawn’s gaming chairs are designed for comfort during marathon gaming sessions. Most respawn gaming chairs have a reclining function and are height-adjustable. Many also feature lumbar and neck pillows for added cushioning and support./post/g2-esports-headline-the-2019-six-major-set-for-raleigh/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/g2-esports-headline-the-2019-six-major-set-for-raleigh/ Ubisoft has revealed that the second annual Six Major will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The list of qualified teams guarantees fans an eye-melting showdown featuring the top squads in the world. Qualifying teams include the 2019 Six Invitational champions, G2 Esports, as well as the top lineups from season nine. There are a total four open qualifier spots up for grabs—one from each division of the R6 Pro League./post/league-of-legends-fan-recreates-cho-gath-and-other-champions-with-lego-blocks/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-fan-recreates-cho-gath-and-other-champions-with-lego-blocks/ A League of Legends fan built several champions from the game using only LEGO pieces. Reddit user God Turtle shared his Digital LEGO Designer creation that sees the Cho’Gath, the Terror of the Void, as a LEGO creature.  See League of Legends on Amazon Razor-sharp teeth, menacing pincers, and terrifying claws are just a few of the lethal weapons that Cho’Gath brings to the Rift, and each detail of the 3D model of the champion was meticulously replicated in this LEGO model, including the Void-like color palette with purple and pink./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/seraphine-has-the-most-disliked-champion-spotlight-video-in-league-history/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/seraphine-has-the-most-disliked-champion-spotlight-video-in-league-history/ Seraphine’s League of Legends debut isn’t quite the chart-topping hit Riot Games envisioned for its newest mage. Her official Spotlight video is hovering around more than 61,000 dislikes, giving it a negative ratio compared to her 39,000 likes at time of writing. In the Korean version of the video, she’s even more proportionally detested, with less than 1,000 likes compared to more than 9,000 dislikes. Pre-rework Yorick comes in a distant second, amassing 10,000 dislikes on his old Spotlight video./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/when-does-monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-release/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-release/ Capcom today unveiled details for the DLC to Monster Hunter Rise, which will be coming in just a few months just in time for the summer.  Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will include a slew of new content from a fresh story to, obviously, monsters that you can fight, and it’s price will range from $39.99 for the standard edition of the game to $49.99 for the deluxe edition.  Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is set to release on June 30 on Nintendo Switch and PC./post/best-capture-cards-for-xbox-series-x-and-s/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-capture-cards-for-xbox-series-x-and-s/ In late 2020 the next generation of console gaming arrived. For many players, this generation of consoles is their first experience with a high-end gaming device capable of 4K resolution and high-speed refresh rates. These next-generation consoles include the Xbox Series X and Series S. The Series X is capable of top-of-the-line display output, while the Series S has a more limited output. Despite their differing specs, the entire range of next-gen consoles includes built-in recording and streaming features./post/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/everything-we-know-about-the-world-of-warcraft-talent-system-revamp-for-dragonflight/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-the-world-of-warcraft-talent-system-revamp-for-dragonflight/ Blizzard today unveiled Dragonflight as the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, and while the expansion brings many new elements to the game, it’s a bit of a reversion in character talents that is turning heads. That’s right, Blizzard is revamping WoW’s talent system in the new expansion and bringing back talent trees, giving players more character flexibility and customization options. The new talent system is still a work in progress, but developers harped on a few keys today during their announcement./post/how-to-enable-drops-for-valorant/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-enable-drops-for-valorant/ VALORANT drops were reserved for only the most accomplished streamers on Twitch when the closed beta for Riot’s five-vs-five tactical shooter launched on April 7. But just a week later, the devs have had a change of heart, and are now giving everyone— big, or small—their moment in the spotlight.  Beginning April 14, all VALORANT Twitch streamers can drop closed beta access.  For the time being, this is applicable for streamers from the U./post/how-to-fix-controller-not-working-in-elden-ring/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-controller-not-working-in-elden-ring/ If you’ve been trying to play Elden Ring on PC with a controller during the launch, you may have been experiencing setbacks. Even when the controller gets picked up by other games, numerous reports have claimed Elden Ring has been having a hard time detecting controller inputs. Though FromSoftware will need to roll out a permanent fix in the upcoming days to fix all the controller-related bugs and errors, there are a few troubleshooting methods that players can try out./post/league-fan-uses-morgana-s-voice-lines-to-create-haunting-meme-song-titled-thou-reposted-in-the-wrong-coven/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fan-uses-morgana-s-voice-lines-to-create-haunting-meme-song-titled-thou-reposted-in-the-wrong-coven/ “Two to the one from the one to the three. Murderer, Kayle, I spit upon thee.” A League of Legends fan brought a hilarious meme song to the Rift today, using Morgana’s voice lines to create “thou reposted in the wrong coven.” While the composition uses the typical “You Reposted In The Wrong Neighborhood” melody as a backtrack, it splices the Fallen’s quips in for an entertainingly terrifying experience. “I have seen thy death,” the song goes./post/new-xbox-games-with-gold-for-september-2021-unveiled/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-xbox-games-with-gold-for-september-2021-unveiled/ Xbox revealed today that Warhammer: Chaosbane, Mulaka, Zone of the Enders HD Collection, and Samurai Shodown II will be the four free games available for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users during the month of September as part of the Games with Gold program. Xbox Live Gold is one of Xbox’s subscription options and was created even before the now-popular Game Pass, which features more than 100 games in its catalog./post/saints-joins-new-york-subliners-academy-team/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/saints-joins-new-york-subliners-academy-team/ The New York Subliners has added Call of Duty veteran Saints to its academy team for the 2021 Challengers season. Saints joins Prolute and Spart on the lineup that still needs to officially fill one more spot for the upcoming season.  Saints has 10 years of competitive experience in CoD. He’s spent time with notable teams like Luminosity, Echo Fox, Team Envy, and Denial Esports. Saints spent the inaugural season of the Call of Duty League with the Los Angeles Guerrillas but was dropped at the end of the season./post/valorant-player-misses-kill-with-jett-s-ultimate-but-finishes-2-enemies-with-a-normal-knife/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-misses-kill-with-jett-s-ultimate-but-finishes-2-enemies-with-a-normal-knife/ A casual VALORANT player seemingly had the opportunity to kill at least four defenders with Jett’s ultimate ability, Blade Storm, which equips a set of accurate knives that recharge upon killing an opponent. But he messed up with the two last frags and had to improvise. His team was leading 5-4 on Split and every player was alive in the 10th round when he activated Jett’s ultimate and killed a Raze who got out of a smoke in the A site./post/5-ways-to-win-more-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/5-ways-to-win-more-in-league-of-legends/ Written in partnership with Gamer Sensei. With how many moving parts are present in each game of League of Legends, it can be difficult for players to pin down their specific mistakes. The first step to improvement and winning more games is to correctly identify issues, even if they aren’t always the most apparent. If you’re looking to raise your win rate in League, Gamer Sensei has you covered. Here are five ways to win more in League, curated by former Origen, Fnatic, and Ninjas in Pyjamas head coach NicoThePico./post/apex-legends-third-comic-page-reveals-ash-is-awake-and-living-with-pathfinder/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-third-comic-page-reveals-ash-is-awake-and-living-with-pathfinder/ Ash is back in Apex Legends. The simulacrum played a role in the season five quest, The Broken Ghost, but it seems that her stint in the Apex universe is far from done. In the comic, Mirage and Rampart visit Pathfinder to meet his so-called girlfriend. The robot introduces the duo to his new friend, the recently-awakened Ash. Pathfinder shows his solidarity to Ash: “I know what it’s like to wake up and not know who you are,” he tells her./post/artist-seung-eun-shares-early-storyboards-for-arcane/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/artist-seung-eun-shares-early-storyboards-for-arcane/ Pre-visual storyboard artist, Seung Eun Kim, shared multiple storyboards made for Arcane, the League Of Legends-inspired Netflix animated series. Seung Eun shared 10 total storyboards, which he said came “in the very early stages of Arcane.” Though many of the storyboards display scenes Arcane viewers would likely be familiar with, there are several scenes and character concepts displayed that did not make the final cut. In this first hyper-realistic concept art featuring Vander’s confrontation with Silco, we can see several changes had been made to the story’s lead antagonist./post/microsoft-discontinued-production-of-xbox-one-consoles-at-end-of-2020/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/microsoft-discontinued-production-of-xbox-one-consoles-at-end-of-2020/ Microsoft has officially confirmed that the production of Xbox One consoles stopped at the end of 2020. All focus is now on producing Xbox Series X|S consoles.  As reported by The Verge, senior director of Xbox console product marketing Cindy Walker confirmed that Microsoft “stopped production for all Xbox One consoles by the end of 2020.” The Xbox One X and Xbox One S were initially discontinued before the launch of the Xbox Series X./post/overwatch-anniversary-remix-vol-2-event-begins-today-runs-until-june-7/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-anniversary-remix-vol-2-event-begins-today-runs-until-june-7/ The celebrations for Overwatch’s sixth anniversary are continuing well into the start of the summer. This time, players will be able to get their hands on even more remixed skins and earn a few skins that have been rather elusive. Overwatch’s Anniversary Remix Vol. 2 event has officially begun and will run until June 7. This follows a previous update to Overwatch’s website that appeared to detail the start date of the event, as well as the various cosmetics that would be added to the game./post/team-smg-signs-pieliedie-remains-silent-on-ninjaboogie-controversy/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-smg-signs-pieliedie-remains-silent-on-ninjaboogie-controversy/ The 2022 Dota Pro Circuit is entering its final stage with the Summer Tour regional league, and teams who had previously remained silent are all officially announcing their final rosters ahead of their first matches. This includes Team SMG, which amid continued backlash from a previous roster move, signed veteran support player Johan “pieliedie” Åström to complete its lineup.  This move was quietly made prior to the DPC Summer Tour’s roster lock on May 29, with SMG failing to acknowledge pieliedie’s signing until earlier today./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/valorant-player-secures-ace-with-impressive-trigger-discipline/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-secures-ace-with-impressive-trigger-discipline/ A VALORANT player recently managed to kill an entire team in less than 10 seconds thanks to their incredible trigger discipline.  The player was defending the B site on Icebox and was the last player remaining on their team as the enemy squad pushed into the site to plant the spike. They let two unsuspecting players walk by them to gather more information on enemy movement.  Trigger discipline, 7 seconds 1v5 with one magazine from VALORANT As the enemy team pushed further into the site, the player crept behind them and finally opened fire while they planted the spike./post/everything-we-know-about-chamber-valorant-s-next-agent/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-chamber-valorant-s-next-agent/ Chamber is the latest agent to join VALORANT—a sentinel that “focuses on mechanical outplays” with an “additional focus on gunplay” for “an extra flourish.” The agent’s codename, “Deadeye,” was first discovered in VALORANT’s Year One Anthem video in June, with the word scrawled on the side of a gun. The name was later found littered throughout the game’s files and continued to crop up in trailers, teasers, and other forms of media./post/how-to-unlock-zandalari-trolls-in-wow-shadowlands/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-zandalari-trolls-in-wow-shadowlands/ World of Warcraft has 10 Allied Races—a system introduced with the Battle for Azeroth expansion in 2018. There’s Void Elf, Lightforged Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarf, Kul Tiran Human, and Mechangnome for the Alliance and Nightborne, Highmountain Tauren, Mag’har Orc, Vulpera, and Zandalari Troll for the Horde.  Unlike the other 14 playable races in the game, Allied Races each require an achievement to be unlocked.  The Zandalari Trolls feature four distinct racial passives./post/idyllic-tutor-and-banishing-light-return-to-standard-via-reprints-in-theros-beyond-death/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/idyllic-tutor-and-banishing-light-return-to-standard-via-reprints-in-theros-beyond-death/ Welcome and timely reprints of Idyllic Tutor and Banishing Light are the latest Theros: Beyond Death spoilers revealed today. Previously printed in Magic: The Gathering within the Morningtide set, Idyllic Tutor was a $30 card that’s getting a reprint in Theros: Beyond Death (THB). It’s an ideal sorcery spell in a variety of formats that allows a player to search their library for an Enchantment card.  A bunch of enchantments are part of the THB set and finding the one needed just became easier with Idyllic Tutor./post/is-overwatch-s-new-hero-orisa-an-omnic-or-a-robot/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-overwatch-s-new-hero-orisa-an-omnic-or-a-robot/ Some folks say Overwatch’s new hero Orisa is an omnic. Others consider her a robot. Blizzard’s called her both. So who’s right? Both omnic and robot are correct terms for Orisa, actually. Overwatch lead writer Michael Chu chimed in on the Blizzard forum to set the record straight. “In Overwatch, omnic and robot are just about as interchangeable as colloquial terms,” Chu wrote. “It’s the equivalent of Kleenex versus tissue paper./post/league-of-legends-maps-custom-rift-skins/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-maps-custom-rift-skins/ Recently, people have been yearning for something new in League of Legends. I say recently because it seems to have come up as a topic again, but in the past, players have wanted this for a long time. What I’m referring to are alternate maps for League of Legends. In the past, we’ve had this, but it’s been a while. We had a Halloween Summoners Rift and a Winter Rift which looked fantastic at the time of them coming out, but can you imagine how amazing they would look now on the updated Summoner’s Rift?/post/meet-hearthstone-s-new-classic-legendary-high-inquisitor-whitemane/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-hearthstone-s-new-classic-legendary-high-inquisitor-whitemane/ The Hearthstone team recently revealed that a variety of new cards are joining its Classic set with the game’s next major update. Among those cards is a new Legendary minion that players might be vaguely familiar with: High Inquisitor Whitemane. In her latest card-based iteration, High Inquisitor Whitemane is a seven-cost 6/8 minion with a Battlecry that summons all friendly minions that died this turn. Thanks to her effect, we can probably expect to see a variety of Deathrattle-based decks spawn when the new cards finally join the Classic set./post/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/cypher-was-the-most-used-agent-in-faze-clan-valorant-invitational-followed-by-omen-sova-jett/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cypher-was-the-most-used-agent-in-faze-clan-valorant-invitational-followed-by-omen-sova-jett/ The most popular agent in the FaZe Clan Invitational should come as no surprise to VALORANT fans. Cypher once again earned the most playing time during last weekend’s tournament, being picked up in 92 percent of the matches, according to VLR.gg. And it seems Sage has been dethroned from the No. 2 spot since Omen (69 percent), Sova (65 percent), and Jett (63 percent) were each played more than the healer (57 percent) during the FaZe Clan Invitational./post/dr-lupo-roasted-ninja-timthetatman-and-others-with-no-mercy-at-twitchcon/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dr-lupo-roasted-ninja-timthetatman-and-others-with-no-mercy-at-twitchcon/ TwitchCon started yesterday in San Jose, California, and popular Twitch personalities are already going for each other’s throats with light-hearted banter. In a segment of TwitchCon called “The Roast of TimTheTatman,” Ben “Dr Lupo” Lupo took the stage to put Tim “TimTheTatman” John Betar in the hot seat. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Minnesota Twins pitcher Trevor May, and PJ “Action Jaxon” was also in attendance at the event, and Dr Lupo popped off against them as well./post/how-do-you-check-the-apex-predator-leaderboard-in-apex-legends/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-you-check-the-apex-predator-leaderboard-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends‘ season 13 has just begun, which means it’s time to dive into Storm Point’s new POI, give Newcastle a spin, and most importantly, grind back to the top of the ranked leaderboard. All players’ ranks have been reset as part of the new season, which means everyone’s starting in either rookie or bronze and attempting to climb their way up to Predator. Whether you’re looking for your next rival or just want to know who the highest-ranked Apex players in the world are, you’ll want to take a look at the Apex Predator leaderboards, which provide a live look at the top 750 players on each server region at any given time./post/how-to-complete-the-looping-catalyst-rhulk-challenge-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-looping-catalyst-rhulk-challenge-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/ Like other raids in Destiny 2, Vow of the Disciple has a rotating challenge that brings a set of new conditions every week. Rhulk is no exception: Every four weeks, the battle against the Disciple of the Witness comes with a rotating objective called Looping Catalyst. Clearing it gives players two encounter chests (which stack with the secret red-border chest), and odds are players will get it naturally throughout their runs./post/is-the-jeweled-gauntlet-a-good-teamfight-tactics-item/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-the-jeweled-gauntlet-a-good-teamfight-tactics-item/ Teamfight Tactics Patch 9.19 graced the autobattler with a number of new items, one of which is the Jeweled Gauntlet. Since its rapid rise to popularity, though, one fan has questioned the item’s efficiency. A TFT fan posted an in-depth analysis on Reddit today that examines the Jeweled Gauntlet’s damage in comparison to the Ability Power (AP) powerhouse, Rabadon’s Deathcap. The Gauntlet gives units 20 percent critical strike chance and 20 extra AP, while also allowing the wearer’s special ability to crit./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/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-the-duelist-burndown/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-the-duelist-burndown/ Hearthstone’s Fire Festival is now in full swing. This week, you can play another Fire Festival-themed Tavern Brawl: The Duelist Burndown. This Brawl is perfect if you enjoy pressing play and heading straight into the action. If you played the original Burndown Brawl in the past, you’ll be familiar with the rules of this version. The Duelist Burndown Brawl takes ideas from the original and adds a Duels mode twist. Just like the original Burndown Brawl, you’ll get a random class and deck./post/when-does-the-sepulcher-of-the-first-ones-raid-release-in-wow/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-sepulcher-of-the-first-ones-raid-release-in-wow/ It’s been a long wait for World of Warcraft players, but Shadowlands Patch 9.2 is here and so is a new raid: Sepulcher of the First Ones. Sepulcher of the First Ones is the third and final raid of the expansion and has a whopping 11 bosses, ending with an encounter against The Jailer, the game’s current primary antagonist. As is typical for retail WoW raids, its Normal and Heroic difficulties will be released on the same day./post/xqc-there-s-a-stigma-around-streaming-as-a-job-it-s-f-ing-harder-than-a-job/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-there-s-a-stigma-around-streaming-as-a-job-it-s-f-ing-harder-than-a-job/ Top Twitch star xQc has come out swinging against claims streaming as a full-time job should be considered easy after one of his many fans said he was incredibly lucky to only work “part-time” for a living. In particular, xQc takes offense to suggestions streamers don’t work real jobs and lashed out at one such comment after it popped up during his Feb. 22 stream. “There’s a big stigma around streaming,” he said./post/ariana-grande-coming-to-fortnite-s-rift-tour-with-own-in-game-skin/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ariana-grande-coming-to-fortnite-s-rift-tour-with-own-in-game-skin/ After a ton of rumors, leaks, and speculation, it seems like hit artist Ariana Grande is in fact coming to Fortnite. Epic Games revealed the singer’s in-game skin today, just hours after data miners leaked the new cosmetic. Grande will arrive at the Item Shop on Aug. 4. On Aug. 1, the official Fortnite Twitter account confirmed through a trailer that Ariana Grande would be the artist featured in the previously announced Rift Tour, an in-game concert that players will get to watch./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/how-to-connect-ps4-controller-to-an-android-phone-or-tablet/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-connect-ps4-controller-to-an-android-phone-or-tablet/ Using your touchscreen isn’t the only way to enjoy mobile games on your phone or tablet. Most Android 10 and above titles also support controller inputs and provide a relatively more comfortable way to enjoy gaming on your mobile device. Using a controller is more comfortable than touchscreen controls in certain games since your hands will have a more ergonomic posture. Though many controllers are specifically designed to work with mobile devices, you may not need one if you already have a PlayStation 4./post/how-to-get-arcane-jinx-and-vi-skins-in-wild-rift/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-arcane-jinx-and-vi-skins-in-wild-rift/ Dota: Dragon’s Blood isn’t the only game-based animated series on Netflix anymore since Riot Games’ Arcane is dropping on Nov. 6. To celebrate its highly-anticipated League of Legends-inspired show’s release, Riot’s holding events in all of its games, and Wild Rift isn’t an exception. The RiotX Arcane event kicked off today and players can look forward to collecting various free cosmetics throughout its duration. When the series’ first episode airs on Nov. 6, Riot will roll out Arcane-themed features and the surprises will continue to grow as Arcane develops./post/professor-kukui-furret-walk-and-potential-z-move-references-discovered-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-datamine/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/professor-kukui-furret-walk-and-potential-z-move-references-discovered-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-datamine/ With the backend launch of version 0.235.0, several new bits of text have been discovered that points to upcoming content that might be ready to drop into Pokémon Go, including hints at Z Moves potentially getting some time to shine. In the full teardown of the new build, via datamining group PokeMiners, new text added for the Stufful Community Day scheduled for April 23 includes one specific line that is a direct reference to the Pokémon Professor of the Alola Region, Professor Kukui./post/psg-talon-strike-again-as-g2-drop-third-straight-game-at-msi-rumble-stage/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/psg-talon-strike-again-as-g2-drop-third-straight-game-at-msi-rumble-stage/ Reality has finally caught up with G2 Esports. After winning 24 consecutive games, the LEC champions have lost three straight contests at the MSI rumble stage—two at the hands of PSG Talon, who defeated the European champions today.  A major factor in G2’s loss today was their practical invisibility in the early-game. By giving up four early kills and three dragons just past the 15-minute mark, G2 put themselves behind the eight-ball right from the jump./post/staff-members-and-players-of-soul-esports-allegedly-unpaid/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/staff-members-and-players-of-soul-esports-allegedly-unpaid/ Former manager and social mediacoordinator John “mediaBrute”DeHart has made allegations of mismanagement againstformer Soul eSports owner Brian“SixTen” Russell. DeHart claims that he wascheated out of more than $2000 in wages and that the Soul eSportsteam, consisting of Gabriel, Munoz, JuicyFruit and King Nick, werealso never paid their salaries. He has also said that he wassupposed to be flown out to the Summer Qualifier LAN in Burbank,California, but that this promise was never fulfilled./post/what-are-providence-stones-in-lost-ark-and-how-can-you-get-them/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-providence-stones-in-lost-ark-and-how-can-you-get-them/ While traveling in the world of Lost Ark, players might find a peculiar heart-shaped item called the Providence Stone. This little rose-colored trinket “symbolizes new relationships,” according to the game’s description, and they do serve a very important purpose for anyone vying for the favor of their favorite non-playable characters. Providence Stones are used to buy rapport items, which can be found through specific traveling merchants or Nada in Luterra Castle. Rapport items are special gifts that you give to NPCs to increase your rapport with those characters./post/what-it-means-to-wear-pink/Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-it-means-to-wear-pink/ The Overwatch League has five teams that wear red and five that wear blue. Colors range from there—a couple wear green. There’s some gold, orange, and purple. But before November, no team wore pink. And that’s generally a norm. Sports teams just don’t wear pink, not unless they’re paying homage to breast cancer charities or Mother’s Day. But in November, the Overwatch League’s Hangzhou Spark revealed its new branding. The team’s logo, a finger gun, is traced in a pink spark./post/anivia-player-creates-army-of-minions-in-league-s-urf-mode/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/anivia-player-creates-army-of-minions-in-league-s-urf-mode/ There are certain champions that truly show their full potential in League of Legends’ URF mode, and Anivia is one of them. In a clip posted to Reddit by user bcotrim, an Anivia player accumulated at least five waves of minions under one of their mid lane towers by using the Cryophoenix’s ability Crystallize (W), and then releasing them altogether to take down the enemy base.  [URF] Commander Anivia marches his troops through mid from leagueoflegends In normal games, Anivia’s wall lasts for only a short while before melting, which prevents the creation of near-permanent walls in the game./post/halo-infinite-s-next-free-event-tactical-ops-is-now-live/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/halo-infinite-s-next-free-event-tactical-ops-is-now-live/ Halo Infinite players looking for new ways to spice up their Mark VII Spartan’s wardrobe need to look no further than the game’s newest free event titled Tactical Ops. Tactical Ops is the fourth event of its kind in season one and offers 10 unique cosmetics in a limited-time event pass for completing challenges in a new Tactical Slayer playlist. Similar to Cyber Showdown, Tactical Ops will run for two weeks, giving Infinite players ample time to take on its challenges and reap the rewards before it all goes away./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/how-to-complete-potm-sancho-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-potm-sancho-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 89-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to FIFA 21 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Sancho’s third special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. He received this Bundesliga POTM version today for his performance in February. This SBC will expire on April 16. EA has somewhat increased all of Sancho’s skills, including Pace (+4), Shooting (+4), Physical (+3), Passing (+2), Dribbling (+2), and Defending (+2) when you compare this new card to his 87-rated gold version./post/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/rng-parts-ways-with-betty-705-and-new/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rng-parts-ways-with-betty-705-and-new/ Royal Never Give Up is moving on from top laners He “705” Yu-Long and Tian “New” Zhi-Peng, as well as bottom laner Lu “Betty” Yu-Hung, the organization announced today. Changes were expected after RNG’s lackluster performance in the 2020 League of Legends season. The organization finished seventh during the Spring Split and ninth in the Summer Split. Betty’s performance dropped during the Summer Split and, as a result, RNG acquired the promising rookie ADC from Dominus Esports, Chen “GALA” Wei./post/sentinels-signs-former-overwatch-league-pro-surefour-as-a-content-creator/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sentinels-signs-former-overwatch-league-pro-surefour-as-a-content-creator/ Lane “Surefour” Roberts is stepping away from competitive Overwatch and signing with Sentinels to pursue full-time content creation. Surefour, who most recently played for the Toronto Defiant during the 2020 Overwatch League season, is retiring after five years of grinding through the ranks and competing at the highest level.  A new chapter for an old friend. Welcome home, @Surefour. pic.twitter.com/pWsnGtytSF — Sentinels (@Sentinels) February 3, 2021 Known for his time with the Los Angeles Gladiators and his medaling performances with Team Canada in 2017 and 2018, the sharpshooter plans to branch out into other games like Apex Legends and VALORANT while streaming full-time to his nearly 350,000 followers on Twitch./post/twitch-mistakenly-bans-streamer-ryan-higa-during-his-broadcast/Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-mistakenly-bans-streamer-ryan-higa-during-his-broadcast/ Twitch has rectified an error in which it banned streamer Ryan Higa in the middle of his broadcast earlier today. While playing a game of Among Us, Higa’s broadcast came to an abrupt end and he was sent an email stating that his account had been banned for “hateful conduct.” The situation occurred while Ryan was in a lobby full of fellow content creators who were all in disbelief to hear about the ban./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/all-new-changes-in-dota-2-s-aghanim-s-labyrinth-the-continuum-conundrum-gameplay-update/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-new-changes-in-dota-2-s-aghanim-s-labyrinth-the-continuum-conundrum-gameplay-update/ The “when patch” question was finally answered for Dota 2 players today as Valve released the latest gameplay update. The update adds new rewards to Dota 2’s currently active battle pass, a new Collector’s Cache featuring 18 new items. All the sets included in the Cache were picked by community members.  The new patch isn’t all about cosmetics, however, since there are also plenty of gameplay changes that can spice up the metagame in the upcoming days./post/cloud9-fall-to-dwg-kia-will-play-decisive-tiebreaker-vs-rogue-or-fpx-at-worlds-2021/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-fall-to-dwg-kia-will-play-decisive-tiebreaker-vs-rogue-or-fpx-at-worlds-2021/ The first two games of the final day of Group A play at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship were promising for a previously winless Cloud9, who found improbable wins against Rogue and FunPlus Phoenix earlier today. Heading into the final scheduled game of Group A, C9 were in full control of their destiny since a win against DWG KIA would have slotted them directly into the quarterfinals.  But the LCS team fell short of the mark, losing a heartbreaker of a game to the defending world champions in a 38-minute instant classic./post/destiny-2-crossplay-when-it-s-coming-and-how-it-works/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/destiny-2-crossplay-when-it-s-coming-and-how-it-works/ Destiny 2‘s 15th season, Season of the Lost, has now arrived. With it arrives a feature that’s been noticeably missing for years now: crossplay. With rich player bases on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, as well as Google Stadia, the goal for the team at Bungie has been to unite all of its players under one ecosystem. Players have had access to the cross-save features for some time now, so players who have the game on multiple systems had a method of playing with friends who just had one./post/how-to-clean-xbox-series-x/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-clean-xbox-series-x/ With the latest Xbox consoles sold out worldwide, gamers will soon get their hands on their new devices. Often consoles can be placed on the ground or in a variety of locations that may cause them to collect dust or dirt from their surrounding locations. A build-up of dust can cause the system to slow down and weaken its performance as well as being dangerous due to its ability to cause overheating./post/how-to-get-the-other-half-in-destiny-2/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-other-half-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s The Other Half is one of the most elusive drops in the 30th Anniversary Pack. This mysterious sword comes with far better perks than Half-Truths, though it also seems to be far harder to obtain. Unlike its counterpart, Half-Truths, The Other Half deals Void damage (as opposed to Arc) and can roll Vorpal Weapon, Frenzy, Whirlwind Blade, or Surrounded as a second perk, with Eager Edge or Duelist’s Trance as a first-column choice./post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-ranked-battle-series-11-ruleset-revealed-dynamax-is-back/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-ranked-battle-series-11-ruleset-revealed-dynamax-is-back/ The Pokémon Company has officially announced the ruleset for the upcoming Series 11 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, which brings back an integral feature to the games. This new series will kick off on Nov. 1, 2021 and run through to Jan. 31, 2022. Players will be able to use all Pokémon from the Galar Pokédex as well as the two DLC packs, Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, and some Pokémon that aren’t in the Pokédex./post/shroud-left-unimpressed-with-apex-s-grand-soir%C3%A9e-event-and-ready-for-a-meta-change/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-left-unimpressed-with-apex-s-grand-soir%C3%A9e-event-and-ready-for-a-meta-change/ Shroud stood as one of the most popular Apex Legends streamers in 2019, but he eventually moved on to other games such as Escape from Tarkov and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. With the release of the latest Apex Legends event, many fans expected his return, but this doesn’t seem to be the case.  Apex‘s Grand Soirée Arcade event adds new limited-time modes every two days over the course of two weeks./post/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/the-best-bar-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-bar-loadout-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ World War II’s nostalgic selection of guns is on full display in Call of Duty: Vanguard, the 1940s-era first-person shooter from Sledgehammer Games. The full slate of weapons is there in Vanguard, including the BAR. BAR stands for Browning Automatic Rifle, a weapon that was used by American forces during WWII, with other variants of the gun used around the world throughout the 20th century. The BAR is a slow-firing, hard-hitting rifle that’s on the borderline between an assault rifle and light machine gun./post/apex-player-recreates-what-octane-s-face-looks-like-without-a-mask/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-player-recreates-what-octane-s-face-looks-like-without-a-mask/ Octane’s mask is one of his trademarks in Apex Legends. He’s carried it with him in every in-game appearance, including legendary skins. But an Apex player tried to reconstruct what his face could look like without any gear. The creator redesigned Octane’s face from several different existing skins. His default appearance provided the top half of his face, while the bottom part appears to have come from Octane’s The Victory Lap cosmetic, in which the Adrenaline Junkie wears a helmet./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1-5/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-world-of-warcraft-patch-9-1-5/ Blizzard Entertainment has big plans for World of Warcraft. The devs are slowly stripping away restrictive systems in Shadowlands, catering to feedback that has been pouring in since the release of the beta. Patch 9.1.5, which releases on Nov. 2, includes a myriad of changes from class and Covenant balance to complete system overhauls. Easy Covenant swapping, Legion Mythic+ Timewalking, and the removal of the AoE target cap are just a few of the many changes coming to the game./post/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/koler-benched-still-under-contract-with-nrg/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/koler-benched-still-under-contract-with-nrg/ Yannick “KOLER” Blanchette has been benched from NRG’s starting VALORANT roster, he announced today. He says he’s still under contract with the organization and that fans should “expect more streams.” Little update for you all im officially benched from @NRGgg and still under contract.Expect more streams — NRG KOLER (@KOLER1337) December 8, 2020 KOLER came to NRG in October after he was replaced on Immortals’ VALORANT roster. Recently, Loic “effys” Sauvageau declined to stay with NRG after his trial period was up./post/ludwig-on-addison-rae-s-skincare-line-screen-break-it-s-pathetic/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ludwig-on-addison-rae-s-skincare-line-screen-break-it-s-pathetic/ On Feb. 1, TikTok star and worldwide influencer Addison Rae announced the release of her skincare line Screen Break. The product claims to protect users from allegedly harmful blue light emitted from screens. 100 Thieves co-owner Valkyrae released an eerily similar skincare line, RFLCT, only months earlier. The YouTube streamer faced immense backlash after the parent company refused to disclose any of its studies in the face of conflicting information. After a heavily-scrutinized launch, RFLCT was pulled only weeks after its announcement./post/primeape-banned-from-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-due-to-move-error/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/primeape-banned-from-pok%C3%A9mon-go-battle-league-due-to-move-error/ In a new update rolling out to Pokémon Go, there was a short period of time where players could teach Primeape a move it normally wouldn’t be able to learn in the game.  Primeape, a Fighting-type Pokémon known for its speed and physical attack, was one of several Pokémon to receive the ability to learn a new move through the use of TMs. Niantic previously announced Primeape would gain access to Ice Punch, but players could instead teach it the Water-type variant of Weather Ball./post/report-locodoco-was-fired-from-golden-guardians-for-an-inappropriate-comment-toward-riot-staffer/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/report-locodoco-was-fired-from-golden-guardians-for-an-inappropriate-comment-toward-riot-staffer/ Following the Golden Guardians’ announcement on Friday that Choi “Locodoco” Yoon-seop had been released after only two weeks of competitive play, ESPN reported today that his early termination was caused by an “inappropriate remark” toward a Riot esports employee. The Guardians declined Dot Esports’ request for comment on the story as a part of the team’s policy, but it seemed way too early in the season for any changes in team staff, even if that team is currently the worst in the NA LCS./post/sold-out-official-halo-boots-let-you-walk-like-master-chief/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sold-out-official-halo-boots-let-you-walk-like-master-chief/ Halo developer and game studio 343 Industries partnered with Wolverine Hellcat Boots to bring fans a unique brand of Master Chief-inspired apparel. The official Halo boots were available for sale earlier this week in limited numbers, but have since sold out. While they were available, however, they had a price tag of $225. The boots bear the signature olive-ish green synonymous with the game’s protagonist. Master Chief’s Spartan number, 117, is also emblemed on the shoe as a heel patch./post/what-is-shroud-s-net-worth/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-shroud-s-net-worth/ Michael Grzesiek, more famously known as Shroud, is a Canadian Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and all-around competitive gamer. He’s one of the most followed, most popular, and highest earning streamers and content creators to date, amassing over ten million followers on Twitch and approaching the seven million subscriber mark on YouTube. His rise to prominence is largely hinged on his exceptional first-person shooter and battle royale ability, including titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, PUBG, Apex Legends, Escape from Tarkov and Valorant./post/apex-legends-fight-night-event-is-live/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-fight-night-event-is-live/ Apex Legends is kicking off 2021 with a bang. The Fight Night Collection Event is now live, bringing a new game type, changing the landscape of Olympus with Pathfinder’s Town Takeover, and adding a slew of exclusive cosmetics—including Gibraltar’s heirloom set. The patch didn’t usher in the infamous Caustic buff but instead adjusted the Hemlok and Mastiff, two particularly troublesome weapons in season seven, as well as Horizon and Rampart./post/blizzard-just-released-a-new-wrecking-ball-plush-and-he-s-adorable/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-just-released-a-new-wrecking-ball-plush-and-he-s-adorable/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. You can now get your hands on a brand new Wrecking Ball plush that’s available to purchase in the Overwatchstore. Everyone’s favorite cute, but ferocious, roly-poly hamster has been turned into a plush. He’s made from polyester fiber and costs $25, excluding postage. It may sound steep for a toy hamster, but he’s extremely fluffy, and he measures in at approximately 10./post/china-dominates-tft-worlds-day-2-top-8-advance-na-has-shot-at-first-world-championship/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/china-dominates-tft-worlds-day-2-top-8-advance-na-has-shot-at-first-world-championship/ China had a highlight showing during day two of the Gizmos & Gadgets Teamfight Tactics World Championship today, and North America also carved its spot in the competition tomorrow. Day two featured six games, with eight players advancing to the playoffs. Set 6.5 Sivir Striker and Scrap builds continued to get heavily played during the second day of the Gizmos & GadgetsWorld Championship, along with other comps like Twitch reroll, Tryndamere reroll, Ashe reroll, Arcanist, and Syndicate./post/ea-unveils-totw-3-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-unveils-totw-3-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added the third Team of the Week (TOTW) to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today. Every week, EA creates a new version of players who performed well after the leagues’ fixtures or national team matches end. Next week’s TOTW will replace this one with new cards. You can acquire them through the FUT market or from FUT packs if you’re lucky enough. Team of the Week 3️⃣ is live ❗️. Some of the best performances from around the world of football are recognized in #TOTW 3./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/tsm-to-consider-changes-to-valorant-roster-move-full-time-to-austin-tx-after-falling-short-in-vct-stage-1/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-to-consider-changes-to-valorant-roster-move-full-time-to-austin-tx-after-falling-short-in-vct-stage-1/ TSM’s VALORANT lineup may see some new names in the roster and a new home in Austin, Texas, based on a statement from TSM VP of Esports Dominic Kallas published today. The developments come after the team were knocked out of the VCT Stage One. See Valorant on Amazon TSM’s VALORANT roster fell short in both of the open qualifiers for the VCT NA Stage One Challengers main event, and will now miss out on the rest of the first stage./post/valorant-player-discovers-ascent-audio-bug-that-plays-wrong-footstep-sound-on-catwalk/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-discovers-ascent-audio-bug-that-plays-wrong-footstep-sound-on-catwalk/ The latest VALORANT bug may force players to get their hearing checked. One VALORANT player discovered a potentially game-breaking audio bug on Ascent, posting their findings today. It appears that the game’s engine picks up the wrong footstep sound on Mid Catwalk, which can easily confuse opposing players. Dot Esports tested the bug out in a custom game and found similar results. Here is a game-breaking audio exploit that came in with the lastest patch from ValorantCompetitive Walking on Catwalk makes a distinct sound as an agent’s feet hit the metallic walkway./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/yu-gi-oh-forbidden-and-limited-card-list-may-2022/Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-forbidden-and-limited-card-list-may-2022/ Just like with every competitive game, Konami has to put in additional work to make sure Yu-Gi-Oh! maintains a balanced competitive meta with the release of every few sets.  This is done through the use of a Forbidden and Limited card list that’s constantly updated and makes sure no card can be abused in a format for more than a few months at a time.  See Dot Esports Gaming Deals This ban list is broken down into three specific parts, with a fourth being included at the end of every update simply to show which cards are no longer having their usage limited./post/all-equipment-and-field-upgrades-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-equipment-and-field-upgrades-in-call-of-duty-vanguard/ Call of Duty: Vanguard, the World War II FPS extravaganza, is here, offering a deep look into the tools of warfare from the time period. Just like perks and killstreaks, equipment and field upgrades are crucial components of any player’s loadout in Call of Duty. Selecting which equipment to use could define your playstyle and a well-placed and well-timed field upgrade could also spell victory or defeat. Equipment has been around forever in Call of Duty, giving players both lethal and tactical grenades and other items to fill out their loadout./post/capcom-cancels-capcom-cup-2021-and-street-fighter-league-world-championship-2021/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/capcom-cancels-capcom-cup-2021-and-street-fighter-league-world-championship-2021/ Despite running its competitions entirely online throughout the last year, Capcom has decided to cancel Capcom Cup 2021 amid rising cases of COVID-19 and concerns surrounding the Omicron variant. The event, which was set to be held in Feb. 2022, will be replaced by an online season final event. This is the second straight year Capcom Cup has been canceled due to COVID and the replacement competition will likely emulate the regional format of the Capcom Pro Tour Season Final 2020 that replaced Capcom Cup 2020./post/drx-acquires-edreamwork-korea-parent-company-of-vision-strikers/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/drx-acquires-edreamwork-korea-parent-company-of-vision-strikers/ The owners of Vision Strikers, eDreamWork Korea, has been acquired by Korean-based organization DRX. DRX is possibly most known for its successful League of Legends team that has competed in Korea since 2012, originally under Incredible Miracle.  Vision Strikers cemented themselves as the best VALORANT team in Korea earlier this year following their top 12 finish at VALORANT Champions, the most anticipated and largest event of the circuit. Vision Strikers were one of the favorites to win the event but fell to eventual top-eight finishers Cloud9 and Fnatic in the group stage./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/how-to-catch-lileep-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-lileep-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ For players trying to complete The Crown Tundra Pokédex in Pokémon Sword and Shield’s newest expansion, there are several encounters you’re going to need to work for.  One of the oddest Pokémon that will be hard to find is Lileep, one of the Fossil Pokémon from generation three that was just added back into the game. But you won’t be finding a fossil to revive or the creature wandering around in a cave./post/how-to-get-cod-points-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-cod-points-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ Cosmetic microtransactions have become an integral part of the gaming industry—and one of the leaders of gaming is the Call of Duty franchise. A lot of new content is now added to Call of Duty for free, like maps, which used to cost money. Now, development for the game and the people who make it is supported by optional purchases, like character skins. The in-game store in CoD is routinely loaded with amazing cosmetics./post/respawn-rolling-out-fix-for-hit-reg-issues-in-apex-legends/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-rolling-out-fix-for-hit-reg-issues-in-apex-legends/ Respawn producer Josh Medina explained today that a fix for hit registration issues plaguing Apex Legends is on the way. So if your bullets are missing their target, you can only blame yourself. Hit reg affects the game’s ability to detect if your bullets are hitting your opponent. While Respawn’s solution was deployed on PC first, it should be “rolling onto consoles” as well. We are rolling out a server fix for Hit Reg issues!/post/sean-gares-on-leaving-casting-behind-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-pay/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sean-gares-on-leaving-casting-behind-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-pay/ Sean Gares, a former CS:GO professional turned VALORANT caster and analyst, has stepped away from the talent broadcast this week after he didn’t make the cut to work at VCT Masters One Reykjavík. See Valorant on Amazon The 33-year-old will once again get involved in the competitive scene and although his next steps are unclear, fans, players, and talent members have pointed out that he would be a great coach. In one of his latest streams, Sean talked to his viewers about how much he loved casting and explained why he stopped pursuing opportunities in that field./post/street-fighter-v-s-final-character-luke-will-release-on-nov-29/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/street-fighter-v-s-final-character-luke-will-release-on-nov-29/ Capcom reignited excitement for Street Fighter V with the launch of the game’s Champion Edition last February, and the subsequent addition of a fifth season of DLC content for the game that is now coming to an end.  SFV’s final DLC fighter Luke, an original character developed for the latest entry in the franchise, will release on Nov. 29 for all players, officially bringing major development on SFV to a close./post/cu%C3%A1ndo-termina-la-temporada-4-de-fortnite-cap%C3%ADtulo-2/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cu%C3%A1ndo-termina-la-temporada-4-de-fortnite-cap%C3%ADtulo-2/ La nueva temporada de Fortnite tiene que ver con héroes y villanos. Epic Games y Marvel sumaron fuerzas para llevar el universo de Marvel a la isla de Fortnite en la temporada cuatro del Capítulo Dos: Nexus War. Algunos de los héroes y villanos más emblemáticos de los cómics (Iron Man, Thor, She-Hulk, Groot, Wolverine, Mystique, Storm y Doctor Doom) llegaron a la isla del juego de battle royale para enfrentarse a Galactus, el Devorador de Mundos./post/all-dlc-coming-to-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-dlc-coming-to-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga/ The highly anticipated upcoming Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga game has revealed the seven currently planned DLC packs players can get to expand their character and gameplay options. Players will be able to get the DLC packs featuring exclusive characters by purchasing either the Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Character Collection Season Pass, which grants access to the seven DLC packs, or by purchasing each pack individually. The DLC packs that will be available to players center around pieces of the Star Wars universe outside of the main Skywalker Saga and are as follows./post/best-d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-loot-weapon-and-gear-locations-at-world-s-edge-in-apex-legends/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-loot-weapon-and-gear-locations-at-world-s-edge-in-apex-legends/ Battle royale games have inherent randomness and Apex Legends usually isn’t an exception. Apex’s System Override event introduced the limited-time Déjà Loot mode, however, which doesn’t just water down the RNG in the game but throws it out the window and blasts it with a Peacekeeper. In Déjà Loot, everything is fixed. Loot will always spawn in the same spots and the path of the dropship and ring pattern will only change once a day./post/deaf-apex-legends-player-showcases-potential-accessibility-options/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/deaf-apex-legends-player-showcases-potential-accessibility-options/ One Apex Legends player has suggested how Respawn could make the game more inclusive for deaf and hard-of-hearing players. Apex player Tobiwuerfel11, who is deaf as well as a Predator-level player, designed a series of user interface icons that could be enabled for hard-of-hearing players. The icons would use a variety of symbols and colors to show the type of sound occurring, the direction it’s coming from, and how far away it is./post/dota-2-cheaters-are-allegedly-bypassing-overwatch-reports-by-using-more-cheats/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dota-2-cheaters-are-allegedly-bypassing-overwatch-reports-by-using-more-cheats/ Valve’s Overwatch system was introduced to Dota 2 last week. It’s been generally well-received and praised as an improvement over the game’s previous automated reporting system. But cheaters are already finding ways to circumvent it. One Dota 2 player encountered a suspicious Overwatch case, posting the video on Reddit. The footage shows the suspected cheater playing Windranger, displaying the often-seen hallmarks of a scripter or hacker: seemingly omniscient knowledge of enemies and wards covered by the fog of war, erratic mouse movements that instantly snap to and from units, and using the hero’s targeted abilities with their screen away from the affected target./post/elden-ring-players-selling-runes-on-ebay-are-facing-possible-bans/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/elden-ring-players-selling-runes-on-ebay-are-facing-possible-bans/ Elden Ring players have been spotted selling the title’s in-game currency, called runes, on eBay and could face potential bans for violating FromSoftware’s terms of service. On the virtual marketplace of eBay, players have been seen listing runes for a wide variety of prices. The offers range from 1 million runes for $5 to $20 for 20 million runes, with each seller similarly varying in levels of credibility. A report by Eurogamer claims that while many of these offerings are simple cut-and-runs, a few held up their end of the bargain and successfully transferred the runes to buyers./post/league-of-legends-worlds-2019-in-game-event-is-now-live/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-worlds-2019-in-game-event-is-now-live/ The 2019 World Championship in-game event has started, giving League of Legends fans access to new skins, icons, tokens, and missions. Riot revealed the in-game event with the 2019 World Championship Event Trailer on the League Esports Twitter today, showcasing all of the new content available from today until Nov. 19. 👀 #Worlds2019 pic.twitter.com/plVqtOiqVq — LoL Esports (@lolesports) September 26, 2019 The Championship Ryze skin is making it’s Summoner’s Rift debut with the event, giving the blue-skinned mage an awesome golden scroll to practice his magic./post/lec-spring-finals-2022-peaked-at-723-000-viewers-4-of-most-viewed-matches-of-season-included-g2-esports/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lec-spring-finals-2022-peaked-at-723-000-viewers-4-of-most-viewed-matches-of-season-included-g2-esports/ After one of the best lower bracket runs fans have seen in the LEC playoffs, G2 Esports snatched their throne and proved themselves to be the best League of Legends team in Europe by taking down Rogue in the 2022 LEC Spring Finals. Many people tuned in to watch the festivities this past weekend, with the series reaching a peak viewership of just over 723,000, according to streaming stat site Esports Charts./post/who-is-playing-on-the-offlinetv-rust-server/Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-playing-on-the-offlinetv-rust-server/ OTV & Friends’ Rust server is back and with it is sure to come many classic moments as players attempt to survive within the world of Rust amongst groups of fellow streamers. Similar to its previous iteration, there are plenty of your favorite streamers taking part on the server, but this time, there have been some new rules introduced. July 5th 12PM PT OTV Rust Server pic.twitter.com/uIOQefsu8e — Abe (@BaboAbe) June 30, 2021 One of the rules introduced to stop players from building too many alliances limits the size that teams can be and also restricts players from creating truces between multiple teams./post/best-builds-to-use-in-elden-ring/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-builds-to-use-in-elden-ring/ With Elden Ring coming up on its two-month anniversary, it’s time to begin what could be an ever-changing list: Best Builds in Elden Ring. This is a question that many have and are looking for answers. There are so many different ways to play Elden Ring ranging from ranged-based magic attacks all the way to fighting bare-handed up in the enemy’s face. But with seemingly limitless options presented to players, it can be challenging to settle on something that feels right./post/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/codemiko-banned-on-twitch-again/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/codemiko-banned-on-twitch-again/ Twitch streamer and VTuber CodeMiko has once again been banned from the streaming platform. No specifics about the ban were shared, as is usually the case with situations like this, but fans have already put together some likely reasons why she was banned from previous streams. In a recent stream, Miko made alterations to her usual VTuber model, removing all clothing outside of her shoes and leaving everything else censored by a blur effect./post/former-ti-champion-chuan-returns-to-playing-competitive-dota-2/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/former-ti-champion-chuan-returns-to-playing-competitive-dota-2/ With the International approaching, many teams around the globe are getting ready to give it their all to secure their ticket to the most prestigious event on Dota 2 Pro Circuit’s calendar, including Neon Esports, who completed its roster with a former winner ChuaN. ChuaN has been absent from the competitive Dota 2 scene as a player since 2018 and joined Neon Esports as a coach in late 2021. Under ChuaN’s guidance, the team finished fifth in the SEA DPC division one, only a single tiebreaker away from qualifying for the Stockholm Major./post/how-to-get-the-weapon-master-title-in-pubg-mobile/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-weapon-master-title-in-pubg-mobile/ Titles are one of the most sought-after achievements in PUBG Mobile, other than a high rank. The battle royale game for Android and iOS presents players with nine “Glorious Moments” titles ranging from “Well Liked” to “Chicken Expert.” These nine titles show up on your profile and are displayed alongside your name in the friends’ list and during the matchmaking screen.  Among these titles, one of the toughest ones to get is the “Weapon Master./post/incredible-valorant-play-from-zoomer-academy-leaves-casters-dumbfounded/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/incredible-valorant-play-from-zoomer-academy-leaves-casters-dumbfounded/ The best VALORANT play of the day yesterday may not have come from the VCT Masters at all. In the round of 16 of the Vanguard Championship Series, a smaller North American event with a $1,000 prize pool, the team Zoomer Academy showed their smarts and ingenuity with a genius play. when the play works as intended pic.twitter.com/grs8phdUyZ — parallel seven (@sevvn) March 15, 2021 Up 11-7 on Ascent, the defending Zoomer Academy players stacked the A-site and shut down the site rush before it even started./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/the-next-big-champion-releases-and-updates-in-league-of-legends/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-next-big-champion-releases-and-updates-in-league-of-legends/ League of Legends is now over 10 years old after being released in early 2009. With more than 150 champions in the game, some of the MOBA’s oldest champions are a bit tired and run down, both in terms of graphics and gameplay.  The most recent champion reworks—including Fiddlesticks, Volibear, and Mundo—have been VGUs instead of simple visual updates. VGUs differ from regular visual updates in that they change the skill kits of the reworked champion, or even just one of the abilities./post/darkzero-s-skys-retires-from-competitive-rainbow-six-siege/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/darkzero-s-skys-retires-from-competitive-rainbow-six-siege/ One of North America’s longest-tenured Rainbow Six Siege players, Alex “Skys” Magor, has retired from the game, he announced today. “This decision has not come easy and I’ve spent the last few months thinking about it & mentally it just feels to be the right time,” Skys said. “I feel like I have lost myself as a person over the past couple months & with that have slowly started to not enjoy playing the game./post/forsen-banned-from-pubg-for-abuse/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/forsen-banned-from-pubg-for-abuse/ Forsen, one of Twitch’s most recognizable streamers, has been banned from PUBG. The Swedish personality has been streaming PUBG since March 27, regularly garnering over 10,000 average viewers on his broadcasts, according to stats site Snully Gnome. The 31-year-old announced on his most recent stream that he has been indefinitely banned from the game. Forsen was shocked since he supposedly got banned from the game “for abuse,” which is questionable because the streamer doesn’t use the in-game voice chat./post/how-to-get-bonsly-budew-mantyke-munchlax-mime-jr-and-wynaut-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-bonsly-budew-mantyke-munchlax-mime-jr-and-wynaut-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ There is a specific group of Pokémon in Pokémon Sword and Shield that are extremely rare and cannot be attained reliably unless you breed other Pokémon that are holding Incense. These Pokémon are Bonsly, Budew, Mantyke, Munchlax, Mime Jr., and Wynaut. All of these are baby forms for much more powerful things you can capture individually at various points in the game.  Each of these mons can still be found in the wild and Max Raid Battles, but only a few of them, like Mantyke and Budew, are actually commonly seen in the Wild Area./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/is-hearthstone-pay-to-win/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-hearthstone-pay-to-win/ Game prices usually fluctuate depending on a couple of variables. While the cost of making the game weighs in on the calculation, expansions and regular season passes can drive that price tag up and even beat the title’s base price. Because of that, card games can be costly to keep up with compared to other genres like shooters, MMORPGs, and MOBAs. The prices can serve as a barrier for new players and be an additional factor for existing players to take into account since they’ll also need to keep up with new sets and other new in-game elements./post/respawn-pushes-fix-for-code-truck-issues-in-apex-legends/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-pushes-fix-for-code-truck-issues-in-apex-legends/ Respawn pushed a fix to the Code:Truck connectivity error that plagued Apex Legends players over the past hours. The bug forced players to disconnect from their matches and started occuring after the Holo-Day Bash kicked off earlier today. The EA Help official account confirmed that the issues were fixed, and user reports seem about the issue seem to have dwindled since the announcement. Good news, the issue causing Code:Truck connectivity errors in #ApexLegends has been resolved./post/teddy-leaves-t1/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/teddy-leaves-t1/ T1 and Park “Teddy” Jin-seong have mutually agreed to part ways, ending the player’s three-year tenure with the League of Legends team. The 23-year-old, according to recent reports, already has interest from teams overseas in the LCS and closer to home in the LCK. At least two LCS teams are reportedly keen on signing the player ahead of the 2022 competitive season. Teddy was left to sit on the bench in the closing stages of 2021 after T1 promoted young and upcoming ADC Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong to the team’s starting lineup./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/valorant-player-discovers-unusual-viper-boost/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-player-discovers-unusual-viper-boost/ The element of surprise is one of the best advantages to have against your opponents in VALORANT. Hitting your opponents with the unexpected should give you the upper hand while climbing the game’s ranks. A VALORANT fan recently shared an unusual way of boosting up allies and allowing them to glide in the air. Toxic Screen, which allows Viper to deploy a long line of gas emitters, is commonly used to close out angles and secure pushes to bombsites./post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-triple-double-xp-weekend-is-live/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-triple-double-xp-weekend-is-live/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players can now enjoy a triple-double XP weekend and quickly unlock weapons, attachments, and battle pass tiers.  To celebrate Treyarch’s 25th anniversary, The Haunting season event, and the upcoming release of Vanguard, Black Ops Cold War players will get to enjoy two back-to-back weekends of triple-double XP bonuses. This is the perfect opportunity to finish any challenges before the release of Vanguard, although players can still enjoy Cold War for the foreseeable future./post/fnatic-signs-roej-and-nicoodoz-to-cs-go-roster/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fnatic-signs-roej-and-nicoodoz-to-cs-go-roster/ Fnatic has unveiled the addition of roeJ and nicoodoz to its CS:GO roster. Both players have joined the organization from Copenhagen Flames. They made a name for themselves during impressive appearances at recent Majors. Copenhagen Flames made it to playoffs at the PGL Antwerp CS:GO Major and were one game away from doing so at PGL Stockholm Major in 2021. CS:GO Roster Update: We're excited to welcome both @nicoodoz & @roeJcsgo to our Pro Squad, amongst other changes./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/how-to-unlock-the-50-gs-handgun-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-50-gs-handgun-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ The “most powerful” handgun in Call of Duty: Mobile, the .50 GS, has dropped into the game. It can be unlocked by everyone by completing missions in the “Small Arms” seasonal event. The event will last until the current season ends on Dec. 17 (UTC). Aside from the .50 GS, players can also unlock an avatar, skins, a calling card, and a lot of battle pass XP throughout the event./post/meet-scarlett-the-20-year-old-woman-who-s-blazing-trails-in-starcraft/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/meet-scarlett-the-20-year-old-woman-who-s-blazing-trails-in-starcraft/ This was the biggest year ever for eSports. Competitive gaming has more players, a bigger audience, and a brighter future than ever before. Over the next 10 days, the Daily Dot will profile people who’ve fueled this unprecedented growth, from top players to industry visionaries. In our first in the series, we look at Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn, the 20-year-old StarCraft 2 phenom from Canada. … StarCraft is a South Korean game. Sure, the Blizzard real-time strategy hit was made by Americans./post/the-best-champions-to-use-in-league-of-legends-one-for-all-game-mode/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-champions-to-use-in-league-of-legends-one-for-all-game-mode/ It’s been almost two years since League of Legends fans last played One for All, a hectic game mode where five players on one team choose the same champion to do battle on Summoner’s Rift. If you’ve been missing a fiesta like that, then you’re in luck because the mode has made a return to the League PBE. There have been plenty of new champions to grace the game since 2018, so we’ll be going through some of the best—and funniest—combos to try out with your friends when the mode hits the live servers for Patch 10./post/tolarian-community-college-raises-over-100-000-for-trans-lifeline-in-24-hours/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tolarian-community-college-raises-over-100-000-for-trans-lifeline-in-24-hours/ Over $100,000 was recently raised for Trans Lifeline in 24 hours thanks to a fundraiser started by Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel Tolarian Community College. Brian Lewis, known as The Professor, started a giveaway yesterday in support of Trans Lifeline, a nonprofit organization that provides support to transgender people in crisis. Want TWO (2) booster boxes of Double Masters? It's the Double Double Masters giveaway! #MTG Just donate in multiples of $4./post/twitch-s-new-mod-love-competition-will-send-one-mod-and-creator-to-san-diego-twitchcon-give-out-100-250-gift-cards-to-mods/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-s-new-mod-love-competition-will-send-one-mod-and-creator-to-san-diego-twitchcon-give-out-100-250-gift-cards-to-mods/ Twitch has launched its first ever ‘Mod Love’ sweepstakes, a contest with nominated mods from Twitch Partners or Affiliate streamers. The grand prize is two tickets to the San Diego TwitchCon, while 100 other winners will receive $250 in Twitch gift cards. Partnered and affiliate streamers can nominate one moderator from their respective channel. To make their mod eligible, streamers will need to record a quick video (shorter than three minutes) meeting some criteria from the competition./post/wow-player-finds-new-speed-leveling-route-from-level-10-to-50-in-under-6-hours/Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wow-player-finds-new-speed-leveling-route-from-level-10-to-50-in-under-6-hours/ Reddit user Harldan has found a new speed leveling route following Blizzard’s recent nerfs to the Warlords of Draenor bonus objectives in the retail version of World of Warcraft. The player discovered an optimized route that can get you to the current max level of 50 in under six hours as long as you follow his video guide by buying the required consumables. While the new route to reach the max level will still require you to go through some Warlords of Draenor content, it won’t keep you there for long./post/best-overwatch-toys-for-2020/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-overwatch-toys-for-2020/ The Blizzard gear store is filled with quirky and fun Overwatch merch. A significant portion of that merch comes in the form of plushies, figurines, and other toys that are perfect for players of all ages and budgets. If you’re a fan of Overwatch, there’s probably an Overwatch toy for you. Many Overwatch toys exist, but here are some of the best ones that are available right now. Pachimari X Character Plush Pachimari are fictional creatures from the Overwatch universe./post/big-changes-coming-to-adc-in-league/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/big-changes-coming-to-adc-in-league/ The ADC position is set to receive a boost in the near future, according to Riot’s lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter. The bot lane has fallen to the wayside in the League of Legends meta, with top, jungle, and mid taking the top spots. To counter this and give power to the position, Riot is targetting core ADC items with buffs. Zeal is getting a three-percent attack speed increase, while Rapid Firecannon, Phantom Dancer, Stattik Shiv, and Runaan’s Hurricane get a five-percent attack speed bonus./post/how-to-beat-leonine-misbegotten-in-elden-ring/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-leonine-misbegotten-in-elden-ring/ If you’ve just stepped into the Lands Between in Elden Ring, you’ve probably already stumbled upon Leonine Misbegotten. Located at the very bottom of the map Castle Morne Weeping Peninsula, this fight is the perfect challenge for new players and an easy way to get an extra 3,800 runes which early is substantial at this stage of the game. Leonine Misbegotten is a boss fight that players can reach very early in their adventures, making it fairly challenging./post/how-to-summon-the-wither-in-minecraft/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-summon-the-wither-in-minecraft/ Most people familiar with Minecraft regard the Ender Dragon as the big boss of the game, but the Wither is arguably just as difficult a boss to face, if not more. The Wither also grants a better reward. It’s the only source of nether stars, which can be used to craft beacons, one of the most useful items in the game. Taking on the Wither requires quite a bit of setup, so here’s a full breakdown of how to summon the three-headed boss./post/n0thing-i-think-we-want-to-come-with-a-fire-and-try-to-come-back-to-the-top-spot-in-the-world-this-summer/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/n0thing-i-think-we-want-to-come-with-a-fire-and-try-to-come-back-to-the-top-spot-in-the-world-this-summer/ Cloud9’s Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert is feeling confident in his team prior to the start of the ECS Season 3 Finals in London this weekend. C9’s form so far in 2017 hasn’t been great, and fans have let the team know about their displeasure on social media. But despite the scrutiny, n0thing believes the team’s resilience and chemistry is enough for them to bounce back into top international contention. In an interview with Dot Esports before the team’s first match against Fnatic tomorrow, n0thing spoke of the intriguing troubles that the team faces this summer./post/psg-talon-introduces-roster-heading-into-2022-pcs-season/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/psg-talon-introduces-roster-heading-into-2022-pcs-season/ As the premier powerhouse organization of the Pacific region since its debut in League of Legends esports in 2020, Talon, backed by French football club Paris Saint-Germain, will go into the 2022 season with a new-look roster featuring some surprising new faces. The team has added the talents of top laner Huang “Azhi” Shang-Chih, jungler Lee “Juhan” Ju-han, as well as mid laners Park “Bay” Jun-byeong and Jason “Kanna” Ng. This means PSG will field yet another unique mid-jungle pair in its two short years as an organization./post/the-best-settings-for-rocket-league-s-boomer-mode/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-settings-for-rocket-league-s-boomer-mode/ Rocket League’s base game mode can be engaging and fun, but players may feel the need to spice the gameplay up from time to time. If you’re just getting started with Rocket League, the game’s pace might be too fast. It’ll start feeling normal and maybe even slower as you get used to Rocket League, though. If you’re looking for more action and speed, the Boomer Mode can be the perfect game mode to try out./post/what-is-kp-in-apex-legends/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-kp-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends, the battle royale game from the makers of Titanfall, has a popular and robust ranked system, especially for a free-to-play game. If you’ve played a ranked game of Apex or watched a content creator stream some of their own ranked matches, you’ve likely heard of the term “KP.” This can be confusing for new Apex players or those who are unfamiliar with how the game’s ranked system works./post/you-can-get-a-free-legends-of-runeterra-champion-with-twitch-prime-loot/Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-get-a-free-legends-of-runeterra-champion-with-twitch-prime-loot/ Legends of Runeterra players can earn three free wildcards via Twitch Prime loot, Riot Games announced today. Riot has officially started gearing up for the official release of LoR with a free champion, epic, and rare wildcard through Twitch Prime.  Connect your Amazon Prime account to unlock ANY Champion in LoR plus two more wildcards and an Expedition draft instantly! Claim here now 👉 https://t.co/G0uJMn1isV The wildcards + an Expedition Token will automatically appear in your inventory./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/best-fortnite-prop-hunt-codes-june-2022/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-fortnite-prop-hunt-codes-june-2022/ Fortnite’s Creative mode has allowed players to build a variety of impressive maps for different custom modes such as Prop Hunt. Prop Hunt pits a team of props against a team of hunters with the props’ goal to collect all the puzzle pieces or survive before the hunters can eliminate them. Players who are given the prop role will be able to transform their appearance into many of the objects around the map to blend in and hide./post/c9-win-nail-biter-at-halfway-mark-of-apex-pro-league-split-2/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/c9-win-nail-biter-at-halfway-mark-of-apex-pro-league-split-2/ Cloud9 played ferocious Apex Legends last night, earning first place in a remarkably close competition that came down to the wire. They won two out of the six games played, completing a massive comeback after they were left in 19th place with only four games to go and a mere one point to show for their efforts. Yesterday’s matches marked the sixth day of Pro League, the midpoint of its second split./post/here-are-all-of-the-weapons-in-the-call-of-duty-wwii-multiplayer-beta/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-the-weapons-in-the-call-of-duty-wwii-multiplayer-beta/ The Call of Duty: WWII private multiplayer beta has only been live on PlayStation 4 for roughly 24 hours, but it’s already a huge success. All five divisions are playable in this beta, up through the first 35 levels of player progression in multiplayer. But players have quickly reached the highest level currently available in the beta—which means we can see all of the weapons that are available. There are currently 18 primary weapons that are playable in the Call of Duty: WWII private multiplayer beta, so here’s a quick rundown of each gun./post/how-to-create-linen-in-new-world/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-create-linen-in-new-world/ The latest MMO developed by Amazon Games Studios, New World, launched its closed beta testing period earlier this week and countless players are scrambling across the world of Aeternum to find resources.  One of the most necessary materials players can craft in New World is linen. Linen, unlike raw materials, is created through the crafting process. Players can refine linen at the Loom Station by way of the Weaving skill. To find the Loom Station, look for the icon on your map that resembles a house with vertical sticks through it./post/tamiyo-reaches-a-new-form-in-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tamiyo-reaches-a-new-form-in-kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ Tamiyo is a Moonfolk Planeswalker that first appeared in Avacyn Restored in 2012. She’s a truth-seeker from Kamigawa who’s appeared throughout the multiverse, conducting research and seeking truth. Tamiyo, Compleated Sage is her latest Magic: The Gathering card in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty and represents her new form. Compleation is the state of perfection for Phyrexians, where their complete physical being is replaced by metal. See Magic The Gathering on Amazon Featuring a new mechanic and a modernized Phyrexian mana cost ability, Tamiyo is a combination of old and new designs and further portents the looming Phyrexian presence in the multiverse./post/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-pgl-stockholm-major/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-pgl-stockholm-major/ It’s just now setting in that the first CS:GO Major in over two years has ended. Many fans hope there won’t be another two-year delay until the next Valve-sponsored Major and an exciting post-Major roster shuffle is already in the works. But before we look ahead to the near future of CS:GO, we have to look back at the glorious return to crowds that took place at the PGL Stockholm Major./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/apex-legends-mobile-beta-is-coming-to-latin-america-on-sept-21/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-mobile-beta-is-coming-to-latin-america-on-sept-21/ Electronic Arts will be launching the next beta test for Apex Legends Mobile on Sept. 21, it confirmed in a tweet today. The beta will be coming to Mexico, Colombia, and Peru for limited players. To get into the beta, you need to pre-register for the game through the Google Play Store. It seems the beta will only be released for Android devices. 🚨Actualización.🚨 ¡El tiempo del pre-registro se extiende!/post/golden-guardians-reveals-2022-lcs-academy-roster-featuring-ryoma-violet-iconic-chime-and-tony-top/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/golden-guardians-reveals-2022-lcs-academy-roster-featuring-ryoma-violet-iconic-chime-and-tony-top/ Golden Guardians has introduced its 2022 LCS Academy roster, featuring a mix of one-time LCS players in former 100 Thieves mid laner Ryoma, as well as 2021 Golden Guardians starters Iconic and Chime. Golden Guardians also made a move to acquire former Evil Geniuses Academy-level top laner Tony Top and former PEACE AD carry Violet out of the Oceania’s LCO.  Violet and Ryoma, two players from Oceania, don’t take up import slots on Golden Guardians’ roster due to a rule change from last season that designates Oceanic players as North American residents./post/here-is-the-schedule-for-the-pubg-mobile-club-open-pmco-spring-split-2022/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-is-the-schedule-for-the-pubg-mobile-club-open-pmco-spring-split-2022/ The PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO) Spring Split 2022 is drawing near, bringing a prize pool of $600,000. This amateur-level open-for-all tournament gives players a chance to make it to the PUBG Mobile National Championships (PMNC), where they will have the opportunity to advance to the Pro Leagues (PMPL) of 2023.  Registrations for the tournament are live for all regions on the official website until April 13. Participating teams must play the in-game qualifiers to advance to the group stage./post/how-long-does-it-take-to-beat-elden-ring/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-long-does-it-take-to-beat-elden-ring/ Whenever an anticipated game finally releases, the most passionate fans may decide to take a few days off from work or school to enjoy the game and become a part of the launch hype. Considering Elden Ring is going to be released on a Friday, however, players will need to know how long it takes to beat Elden Ring in order to decide whether they’ll need to call in sick on Monday as well./post/how-to-counter-ashe-in-league-of-legends/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-counter-ashe-in-league-of-legends/ Ashe is one of the most popular bottom laners in League of Legends. Her simplistic kit allows her to provide plenty of vision, slow, and damage for her team. She is one of League’s oldest champions and has maintained her core abilities after all these years, showing how successful she is with minimal changes. While she can carry games with her spammable area-of-effect (AoE) slow and high-speed attacks, she has lots of counters and items to help you keep her in check./post/how-to-unlock-all-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-all-operators-in-rainbow-six-extraction/ Rainbow Six Extraction counts on a cast of familiar characters from anyone who’s played Rainbow Six Siege—from Sledge and Smoke as playable characters to Mira and Thermite running the incursions and guiding operators through the radio. Extraction has 18 playable characters, and nine of them are unlocked by default. This gives players a diverse starting roster, which could help them bulk up a handful of chosen operators in case their main gets hurt—or goes M./post/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/twisted-fate-is-the-only-champion-left-with-a-100-percent-pick-ban-presence-in-lec-and-lcs/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twisted-fate-is-the-only-champion-left-with-a-100-percent-pick-ban-presence-in-lec-and-lcs/ Almost every single major region in competitive League of Legends has finally kicked off and the champion meta has been pretty diverse. Fans have seen multiple interesting picks, like Singed support and Zed. But one champion has dominated the drafting phase in multiple regions: Twisted Fate. The infamous Card Master currently has a 100-percent pick-ban rate across the LCS and LEC, according to League stats tracker Games of Legends. He’s only been played in four games, winning twice, and has been banned 26 times./post/uzi-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends-due-to-poor-health/Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/uzi-retires-from-professional-league-of-legends-due-to-poor-health/ Former LPL champion and Worlds finalist Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao retired from professional League of Legends today because of injuries and poor health. The 23-year-old has chosen to end his career in light of advice from medical professionals. Over the course of his career, Uzi accumulated pain in his arms, shoulders, and legs. Playing League for hours on end took a toll on his health, preventing him from competing and forcing him to take regular breaks from the game./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/sylas-needs-more-than-a-tiny-hotfix-to-make-par-in-the-meta/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sylas-needs-more-than-a-tiny-hotfix-to-make-par-in-the-meta/ It’s a crime to think that someone with abs as chiseled as Sylas could possibly be weak, but that’s the grim reality we’re living in at the moment. The poor lad is struggling in the current League of Legends meta, and we don’t think yesterday’s hotfix is nearly enough to save him. Just in case you missed the specifics of the hotfix yesterday, all it did was raise his base AD from 55 to 58, his MR per level by 0./post/tft-loot-trait-and-tahm-kench-return-in-set-6-gizmos-and-gadgets/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-loot-trait-and-tahm-kench-return-in-set-6-gizmos-and-gadgets/ Gaining gold and loot for loss streaks is returning to Teamfight Tactics in Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets via the Mercenary trait. The new set also brings Tahm Kench digesting enemies for stat buffs and items.  Scheduled to launch officially on Nov. 3, TFT Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets will mash together previous loot traits into Mercenary. The newtrait provides tacticians with a treasure chest that will continually make them richer with each combat loss./post/the-best-league-of-legends-cosplays-ever-made/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-league-of-legends-cosplays-ever-made/ At eight years old, League of Legends is no longer a young game. And over the years, it’s built up a huge selection of champions: more than 130 characters, all with their own distinctive personality and lore. Combining that with a rabid fanbase and you get some truly epic cosplay opportunities. You’ll see them at any major League event, but at also at gaming conventions around the world. Riot even pays cosplayers to attend certain events to help generate hype around the game./post/the-messenger-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-messenger-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ The overhauled Trials of Osiris means more players can get their hands on shiny new loot exclusive to the game mode—including one of the best Pulse Rifles in the game. The Messenger is a one-of-a-kind weapon thanks to its perk pool, which comes with the unique Desperado perk. With Desperado, reloading after a precision final blow vastly increases fire rate, making it a guaranteed presence in any god roll. Though that’s easily the best choice in the slot, it’s certainly not the only good one—especially not with the stacked pool of damage-boosting perks in this gun./post/vanessa-revealed-for-king-of-fighters-xv/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vanessa-revealed-for-king-of-fighters-xv/ Another week, another King of Fighters XV reveal from SNK after the developers took a week off following Luong’s reveal on June 9.  For the game’s 23rd fighter, Vanessa makes her return to the ring, bringing her boxing-inspired brawler style to the latest installment of the franchise.  As a fighter, Vanessa uses a much more agile variant of traditional boxing that focuses on using powerful punches that are capable of creating air current shots or reflecting projectiles./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/where-to-get-pirate-coins-in-lost-ark/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-get-pirate-coins-in-lost-ark/ Lost Ark has an overwhelming amount of content and activities to participate in. From Guardian Raids and Abyss Dungeons to island exploration, however, gathering some Pirate Coins will help you on your journey regardless of how you decide to play Lost Ark One of the primary reasons Pirate Coins are so valuable is due to the Song of Resonance, which allows players to access special locations across Arkesia and can be purchased for 16,500 Pirate Coins./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/how-to-name-your-organization-in-grand-theft-auto-5/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-name-your-organization-in-grand-theft-auto-5/ Starting your own organization or joining one will be a defining moment for your character in GTA V and GTA Online. The organizations basically work as clans and gangs, allowing players to come together to complete various objectives while also fighting against rivals to assert their dominance in their server. While the players in each GTA V organization will have the most impact on its success, it will still need a cool name to be able to draw in players./post/streamer-reveals-xqc-s-kind-side-they-have-done-more-for-me-than-people-i-ve-been-friends-with-for-years/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-reveals-xqc-s-kind-side-they-have-done-more-for-me-than-people-i-ve-been-friends-with-for-years/ XQc is usually known for his controversial persona—and his stellar Winston play. The streamer’s name is tied to bans, fits, rages, and trash talking. But that persona is very different from his genuine character, at least according to fellow streamer Jaycgee. She recently revealed that XqC offered her a place to say when she was on the verge of losing her home. During a lengthy Destiny 2 queue—and with xQc’s stream on-screen—she talked about her experience with the famous streamer./post/tfue-is-reportedly-suing-faze-clan/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tfue-is-reportedly-suing-faze-clan/ One of the most popular Fortnite: Battle Royale streamers in the world is reportedly filing a lawsuit against the esports organization that he’s represented since April 2018. Turner “Tfue” Tenney is suing FaZe Clan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The report claims that Tfue filed this lawsuit against FaZe Clan today “for allegedly limiting his ability to pursue his profession in violation of California law, passing on a lucrative brand deal because of a conflict of interest and failing to pay him his share of sponsorship earnings./post/the-best-dragon-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-dragon-type-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Among all the Pokémon species in Pokémon Go, Dragon types have some of the highest damage output in the mobile game. These Pokémon are perfect attackers for taking down enemy players or raids. In the game, there are 18 different types of Pokémon, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Dragon-type Pokémon are strong against other Dragons but weak to Ice and Fairy. There are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to Dragons in the game, with many boasting dual typings./post/twitch-updates-dmca-communication-vod-settings/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-updates-dmca-communication-vod-settings/ In an email update, Twitch gave its users notice the platform is updating how it communicates DMCA and copyright detections, as well as how this will affect VOD settings, according to streaming reporter Zach Bussey. DMCA and copyright strikes are among the most prevalent obstacles for creators on Twitch, but the streaming platform has altered methods to protect and notify its users of offenses. Twitch will now send both an email and notification on the actual website if it detects copyrighted audio in any user’s VODs./post/what-is-nacho-customz/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-nacho-customz/ Nacho Customz is a Miami-based company known for modding mice, keyboards, and controllers. It also sells other peripherals, including mice, mouse pads, and cables. Users have the option to buy mice from the company and select whichever customization options they prefer. They can also send their own mice in for a paint job or performance upgrade.  Some of the mice stocked by Nacho Customz include options from G-Wolves, Grexta, and Ninjutso./post/why-are-valorant-competitive-queues-disabled/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-are-valorant-competitive-queues-disabled/ The VALORANT team took the competitive queues down last night due to some game-breaking bugs, and players are waking up to no fix. The issues first started late last night when players reported some big bugs that caught the attention of the VALORANT developers. One bug impacted Raze’s Blast Pack and the other bug was related to the Spike defuse sound not being audible in certain situations, although Riot did not expand on what those situations were or if they were consistent./post/xset-s-dephh-turned-down-an-offer-from-g2-to-stay-in-north-america/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xset-s-dephh-turned-down-an-offer-from-g2-to-stay-in-north-america/ British in-game leader Rory “dephh” Jackson could have gone back to Europe after five years in North America. British in-game leader Rory “dephh” Jackson has been competing in North America for years since he arrived in the continent to play for Complexity Gaming in CS:GO, which lasted from 2016 to 2019. So far in VALORANT, he played for Dignitas and is leading XSET since June, having helped them to grab a runners-up finish to Sentinels at the NA VCT Stage Three: Challengers One./post/a-random-viewer-has-been-spamming-female-streamer-novaruu-with-strange-unsolicited-voice-messages/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-random-viewer-has-been-spamming-female-streamer-novaruu-with-strange-unsolicited-voice-messages/ Twitch streamer Novaruu showed her viewers a seemingly endless amount of unsolicited Instagram voice messages she’s been receiving from an infatuated fan yesterday. In the first recording that she revealed to her audience, the voice of the male fan is heard saying “So I guess I’m going to be calling you my-.” Novaruu interrupted and said, “this is where ultimate cringe comes up, prepare yourself.” Nova resumed the clip, playing the fan’s voice as he appeared to say “pretty Hebrew princess./post/afghanistan-bans-pubg-calls-for-regulation-of-video-games/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/afghanistan-bans-pubg-calls-for-regulation-of-video-games/ The Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) announced today it has decided to ban “PUBG online game” temporarily after a “comprehensive assessment.” The ATRA said that it held meetings with different ministries such as religious affairs, education, public health, and communications and science. It added that it also talked with psychologists, parents, headmasters, telecom companies, civil activists, and PUBG gamers before submitting a report to the authority board. “The decision was taken to block this game on a temporary basis considering social and security perspectives,” said the acting chairman of the ATRA, Omar Mansoor Ansari./post/mobalytics-the-lol-tool-that-helps-players-identify-their-own-weaknesses-is-growing-fast/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mobalytics-the-lol-tool-that-helps-players-identify-their-own-weaknesses-is-growing-fast/ Mobalytics, the esports program that analyzes a player’s strengths and weaknesses, is growing very, very fast. The app began its open beta testing on Aug. 15, and since then, it has brought in almost 400,000 new users, with around 4,000 new registrations per day, according to Amine Issa, Mobalytics’ Warchief of Science. And now, the company has signed on for a partnership with technology company HP Inc., with the Mobalytics app coming preloaded as a default feature on all OMEN PCs, according to a press release./post/otk-s-latest-expansion-into-esports-will-be-a-100-000-smite-invitational/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/otk-s-latest-expansion-into-esports-will-be-a-100-000-smite-invitational/ Streamer-led esports organization OTK revealed its plan to host a $100,000 tournament for the mythology-based MOBA Smite. Popular Twitch streamer and OTK co-owner Mizkif has had a long-running relationship with the Smite franchise. Often using the game for content, Mizkif has collaborated with various creators under the seldom-watched Twitch category. The streamer recently began “Smite month” as he has played the game nearly every day since the beginning of June. During the 2022 OTK Games Expo, Mizkif announced a partnership with Smite publishers./post/prism-operator-skin-gives-valorant-players-unfair-advantage-riot-says-fix-is-coming/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/prism-operator-skin-gives-valorant-players-unfair-advantage-riot-says-fix-is-coming/ VALORANT’s Prism Collection is sleek and classy. But a bug might also make it overpowered. A VALORANT player discovered that scoping with the Prism Operator skin gives you a wider field of vision than other Operator skins, posting a comparison yesterday. Riot explained that the unintended bug will be fixed soon, avoiding a pay-to-win mechanic. “This is a bug which will be fixed in an upcoming patch, sorry about that,” Riot developer Fancypmcgee commented on the post./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/the-last-super-smash-bros-ultimate-dlc-fighter-will-be-revealed-during-the-final-mr-sakurai-presents-on-oct-5/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-last-super-smash-bros-ultimate-dlc-fighter-will-be-revealed-during-the-final-mr-sakurai-presents-on-oct-5/ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has received consistent content updates and DLC since it first launched for Nintendo Switch on Dec. 7, 2018. However, with the upcoming reveal of the sixth and final fighter of Fighters Pass Vol. 2, that DLC stream is coming to an end.  During the most recent Nintendo Direct, Nintendo confirmed that a new “Mr. Sakurai Presents” broadcast will be streamed on Oct. 5, where the new fighter will be revealed./post/twitch-streamer-thebausffs-banned-on-league-after-intentionally-feeding-a-game-with-faker/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-streamer-thebausffs-banned-on-league-after-intentionally-feeding-a-game-with-faker/ League of Legends Twitch streamer Simon “Thebausffs” Hofverberg has been banned from using his Korean server account after intentionally feeding on Sion in a ranked game with pro superstar Faker. An EU Challenger player for many years, Thebausffs looked to challenge himself by traveling to South Korea on April 1 to see just how good he actually was. The star uses a unique playstyle centered around his Sion play, and wanted to see if it could match against the most competitive online League environment./post/tyler1-says-league-haunts-his-dreams-still-proceeds-to-play-for-hours/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tyler1-says-league-haunts-his-dreams-still-proceeds-to-play-for-hours/ In a recent Twitch stream, Tyler1 said that after long days of streaming or doing anything League of Legends-related, the game still invades his dreams.  “At night I would close my eyes and see League bro… ” he said on the stream. “Sometimes I have nightmares where I’m like playing a League game for 50 minutes and it’s back-and-forth for 50 minutes and my team ends up losing. Then I wake up and for a split second I think I lost, and it’s almost to the point where I have to check my op./post/a-pikachu-that-knows-sing-will-soon-be-available-to-players-of-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-pikachu-that-knows-sing-will-soon-be-available-to-players-of-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ After 25 years, Pikachu has finally learned how to sing—and it’s looking to show off its new skill in Pokémon Sword and Shield. A special Pikachu knowing the move Sing will soon be available for players of Pokémon Sword and Shield via a distribution, The Pokémon Company announced today. This event coincides with Pokémon’s P25 Music program initiative, which will connect the franchise with the biggest names in music to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series./post/best-starting-classes-to-use-in-elden-ring/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-starting-classes-to-use-in-elden-ring/ With many new Tarnished getting their hands on Elden Ring, a large question is looming within the community — what are the game’s best starting classes?  While this is a seemingly important question to those new to the genre as they begin their journey in the Lands Between, every item from each starting class is available within the game. FromSoftware does a great job in allowing the player to play how they want and not restricting them to the class they chose at the beginning of the game./post/fall-guys-is-getting-an-xtreme-mode-that-removes-respawns/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fall-guys-is-getting-an-xtreme-mode-that-removes-respawns/ Mediatonic has done a lot of work on Fall Guys around season 4.5’s launch last week. And now, a hardcore mode is being added to the game that removes the ability to respawn.  Xtreme Fall Guys will only give players one shot to qualify in every round, eliminating them from the lobby if they fail to make the cut.  🔥 Xtreme Fall Guys 🔥 🚫 No respawns 🚫 You fall… you lose 💀/post/garena-parent-sea-ltd-shares-tank-as-news-of-free-fire-s-ban-in-india-emerges/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/garena-parent-sea-ltd-shares-tank-as-news-of-free-fire-s-ban-in-india-emerges/ Garena’s parent company Sea Limited shares have fallen substantially after reports emerged claiming its marquee mobile title Free Fire is getting banned in India. India was one of the biggest markets for Free Fire. According to data provided by App Annie to TechCrunch, the country accounted for 40 million of its 75 million global monthly active users. Additionally, Free Fire was the top-grossing mobile game in India according to a report by MoneyControl./post/how-to-download-deltarune-chapter-2/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-download-deltarune-chapter-2/ Deltarune Chapter 2 launched today, and getting into the game takes just a quick trip to the game’s website.  Deltarune.com has had a timer counting down to the release of the game this evening. After the time finally hit zero, imagery for the new chapter of the game took over the page, and instructions for downloading the game on Steam and Itch.io were displayed. To download Chapter 2, just click the button on the Deltarune./post/legends-of-runeterra-self-mill-toss-followers-have-broken-potential/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/legends-of-runeterra-self-mill-toss-followers-have-broken-potential/ Riot Games revealed a new keyword today via two followers in the new Legends of Runeterra spoilers for the Shadows Isles region. A new champion has been added to the Shadow Isles and with the arrival of Maokai comes a self-mill strategy that could break the LoR meta. But for a self-mill strategy to pop off correctly, there has to be a proper supporting cast to help Maokai level up./post/pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-have-received-a-new-update/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-have-received-a-new-update/ Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl continue to receive updates into 2022 with patch 1.2.0 rolling out today bringing some small changes to the game. The update is now live and available for players to download. There are no major additions added in this patch like the Global Wonder Station, which fans have been eagerly awaiting since launch. There are some small additions, however, that add some new QOL features for players./post/valorant-players-lament-smurfing-issue-urge-new-account-restrictions/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-players-lament-smurfing-issue-urge-new-account-restrictions/ Smurfing becomes a pressing issue every time new content is added to VALORANT. And now, fans are demanding action from Riot Games. Since the launch of Chamber on Nov. 16, the VALORANT subreddit has seen an influx of posts and suggestions on how to remedy the game’s smurfing problem. One of the more popular suggestions is to increase the level requirement for ranked play or to institute a waiting period before new accounts can access the new agents./post/where-to-collect-artifacts-for-tarana-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-collect-artifacts-for-tarana-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-6/ The third week of Fortnite’s latest season is live and many new quests were added to the game. These challenges are essential for players who are looking to max out their battle pass as soon as possible. They’ll also play an important role when it comes to determining the narrative of the season. With Patch 16.10, the second Spire challenge became available. Players will need to collect Artifacts for Tarana this time around./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/funplus-phoenix-worlds-skins-hit-the-rift-in-league-s-patch-10-9/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-worlds-skins-hit-the-rift-in-league-s-patch-10-9/ Nearly six months after FunPlus Phoenix swept G2 Esports to win the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, fans of the Chinese roster will finally be able to celebrate their favorite team’s victory on Summoner’s Rift with a new set of Worlds skins. FunPlus Phoenix Gangplank, Lee Sin, Malphite, Vayne, and Thresh are set to arrive on League‘s live servers during the 10.9 patch cycle on April 30.   In the months following their victory at Worlds 2019, FPX’s players worked with Riot Games to create this year’s batch of esports-themed skins./post/guangzhou-charge-signs-former-shanghai-dragons-youngjin-as-assistant-coach/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guangzhou-charge-signs-former-shanghai-dragons-youngjin-as-assistant-coach/ The Guangzhou Charge signed Jin “YOUNGJIN” Young-Jin as the team’s new assistant coach ahead of the 2022 Overwatch League season, the organization revealed today. “He flexed on DPS for the Dragons. Now he’s here to flex on our team as an assistant coach,” the announcement reads, calling his experience during the Overwatch League’s second season “a valuable asset” to the team. He flexed on DPS for the Dragons. Now he's here to flex on our team as an assistant coach./post/here-are-all-the-servers-in-the-new-world-closed-beta/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-servers-in-the-new-world-closed-beta/ The closed beta testing period for Amazon Games Studios’ new MMO, New World, has launched. Over the course of the next two weeks, players will have the opportunity to jump into Aeternum. And since anyone who pre-orders New World automatically receives an invite to the closed beta, Amazon is expecting a large influx of players to be playing this early version of the game over the next two weeks. As a result, Amazon Games has dedicated a metric ton of servers for players to experience the game on, ensuring low queue times and optimized ping./post/how-to-change-your-name-on-twitch/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-change-your-name-on-twitch/ Most people have probably made a username before only to wish they were able to change it later. Thankfully, on Twitch, you can alter your username after an account has been created. Whether you have an embarrassing username from five years ago or simply misspelled something, here’s how you can go back and change it on Twitch. Previously, if you wanted a new username on Twitch, you’d have to create an entirely new account./post/how-to-complete-rulebreakers-parejo-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-rulebreakers-parejo-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 88-rated Rulebreakers version of Daniel Parejo from Villarreal to FIFA 22 on Nov. 6. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in the game. This is Parejo’s first special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. The Rulebreakers promo will give stat upgrades that change the way you play with certain players, decreasing one skill and increasing another that normally wouldn’t have been upgraded. EA massively increased Parejo’s Pace (+37) and somewhat upgraded his Dribbling (+4), Physical (+3), Shooting (+2), and Defending (+2) when you compare this new card to his 86-rated gold version./post/overwatch-s-newest-short-story-highlights-symmetra-s-softer-side/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-newest-short-story-highlights-symmetra-s-softer-side/ Most Overwatch fans are familiar with Symmetra’s deadly turrets, but a new short story aims to show audiences another side of the damage-dealing hero.   “Stone by Stone,” written by Christie Golden, stars Satya Vaswani, known by most Overwatch fans as Symmetra. After her employers destroy a holy site, Symmetra is sent to rebuild what they’ve broken. Along the way, she receives help from a familiar omnic and learns more about herself, her creativity, and the bonds all living beings share./post/shroud-plays-overwatch-and-finishes-placements-in-platinum/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-plays-overwatch-and-finishes-placements-in-platinum/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Michael “shroud” Grzesiek tried playing a few Overwatch matches last weekend and he did well. He played all of his ranked placement matches and finished with a Skill Rating of over 2,500, which makes him a Platinum player. He didn’t understand what that number meant at first, though, and didn’t seem to care much about it. Shroud is a high-skilled player in first-person shooter games, so the heroes he chose in Overwatch were mostly DPS./post/world-of-warcraft-s-conquest-cap-increased-with-weekly-reset/Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-of-warcraft-s-conquest-cap-increased-with-weekly-reset/ The weekly cap on Conquest points in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has been increased with today’s weekly server reset, according to an announcement made by Blizzard Entertainment.  Conquest, a currency used to purchase PvP gear in WoW, has been relatively hard to come by throughout the course of the Shadowlands expansion since only 550 Conquest had been able to be acquired by players each week. With today’s server reset, the weekly cap on Conquest has been increased to 1,100 per week./post/best-aio-coolers-for-pc/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-aio-coolers-for-pc/ Water cooling is a viable alternative to air cooling when it comes to regulating the temperature of a PC. Most water cooling systems have better efficiency than air coolers because water is a better heat conductor than air. Water coolers generally have a quieter operation and keep the PC cool regardless of how much heat it’s generating. While custom water cooling options can be expensive and complicated to handle, all-in-one (AIO) coolers are competitively priced and much easier to install./post/cloud9-keep-worlds-dreams-alive-with-sweep-against-evil-geniuses-in-lcs-championship/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-keep-worlds-dreams-alive-with-sweep-against-evil-geniuses-in-lcs-championship/ The teams in the lower bracket of the LCS Championship have been fighting tooth and nail for one last shot at qualifying for the League of Legends World Championships, but Evil Geniuses fell short today. Cloud9, on the other hand, took one step forward in atoning for not qualifying for Worlds last year with a dominant 3-0 victory over EG. Despite EG’s loss, they end the year with some of the most exciting games in the 2021 LCS under their belt, as well as the praise of fans around the world./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/learning-cs-go-basics/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/learning-cs-go-basics/ In the first two sections of the Learning CS:GO series, we introduced the game and its weapons. Today we will talk about gameplay basics, which you need to know and train to become better. As we did in the Weapon Guide, we will underpin everything with useful videos. At the most basic level there are two components a player needs to master to become successful: mentality and physical skill. Reaction time, aiming, motion control, and f ine motor skills are all physical skills./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/sources-faze-in-discussions-to-sign-poised-supamen-and-shanks/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-faze-in-discussions-to-sign-poised-supamen-and-shanks/ FaZe Clan is in discussions to acquire three players from the Rise VALORANT roster, multiple sources told Dot Esports.  Rise in-game leader Kevin “POISED” Ngo is set to join FaZe’s VALORANT team alongside Phat “supamen” Le, while Ryan “Shanks” Ngo will likely join the team as a content creator. Shanks could also act as the squad’s substitute player or sixth man, according to multiple sources.  The deal is said to be in the closing stages and will conclude soon./post/the-best-overwatch-mods-for-other-games/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-overwatch-mods-for-other-games/ After Overwatch fans called on Blizzard Entertainment to release a mod into the game in 2019, the developer finally released the Workshop feature to allow players to create their own game modes, heroes, and more. But not everyone’s main game is Overwatch. Variety is the key to avoid burn-out, and if you want to take the spirit of Overwatch to other games, countless mods wait for you to spice them up./post/travis-scott-fortnite-emote-removed-from-item-shop-after-astroworld-tragedy/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/travis-scott-fortnite-emote-removed-from-item-shop-after-astroworld-tragedy/ The Travis Scott Out West emote has been removed from the Fortnite item shop’s daily section in response to the eight people who died and over 300 who were injured at the recent Astroworld festival.  Over the weekend, thousands of fans flocked to Houston to enjoy the two-day Astroworld music festival featuring Travis Scott and other notable artists. Disaster struck on Nov. 5 during Travis Scott’s performance when the crowd began pushing toward the stage, resulting in eight deaths and hundreds of injuries./post/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/atlanta-reign-signs-dps-kai/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/atlanta-reign-signs-dps-kai/ The Atlanta Reign just upgraded its sharpshooter game for the 2021 Overwatch League season.  Kai Collins, formerly known as KSP, is joining Atlanta’s roster for this year, the Overwatch League team announced today. Kai was dropped from the Los Angeles Valiant late last month following the team’s decision to move its organization to China. Kai joined the Valiant just before the beginning of the 2020 season, entering the league as one of Los Angeles’ many rookies./post/connoreatspants-wins-panda-all-star-nickvitational-event-raises-100-000-for-the-breast-cancer-research-foundation/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/connoreatspants-wins-panda-all-star-nickvitational-event-raises-100-000-for-the-breast-cancer-research-foundation/ The first highly-publicized tournament for a new fighting game is always a treat to watch, but when you add in a character auction featuring Nickelodeon IP and big content creators with all of the proceeds going to charity, you get a recipe for chaotic success.  And, after hours of bidding, confusion, and a lot of self-destructs, ConnorEatsPants was crowned the champion of the Panda All-Star Nickvitational, showing off the sickest day-one Reptar anyone has ever seen./post/how-to-unlock-void-elves-in-wow-shadowlands/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-void-elves-in-wow-shadowlands/ The Void Elves are a playable race in World of Warcraft that was introduced during the end of the Legion expansion. When they were initially released, players had to go through multiple challenges to play this race. But nowadays, the achievement is much easier to complete, especially with a level 60 character. To unlock this race, you need to complete two prerequisites: the “You Are Now Prepared” achievement, which can take up to a couple of hours, and a special recruitment quest once you have this achievement completed./post/is-twitch-down-here-s-how-to-check-twitch-s-status/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-twitch-down-here-s-how-to-check-twitch-s-status/ Not being able to watch your favorite content creator can be frustrating sometimes. But luckily, Twitch has a way for you to troubleshoot any issues you’re having connecting to the platform from home. Along with keeping a close eye on the official Twitch Support account on Twitter, people can check to see if there are any outages or technical issues on status.twitch.tv. 🔎 We are aware of several issues affecting Twitch services./post/league-of-legends-patch-9-11-full-notes-and-updates/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-patch-9-11-full-notes-and-updates/ Brought to you byIKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. Riot Games has targeted some of the most competitive champions in League of Legends Patch 9.11. Here’s a detailed look at the full patch notes and updates. Champions Akali Passive – Assassin’s Mark Energy refunded decreased from 10/20/30 to 10/15/20.Damage ratio decreased from 0.9 bonus attack damage and 0.8 ability power to 0.6 bonus attack damage and 0.5 ability power. Amumu Passive – Cursed Touch Bonus true damage on cursed targets decreased from 13 percent to 10 percent./post/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/riot-says-project-a-is-a-tactical-first-person-shooter-focused-on-gun-play-not-abilities/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-says-project-a-is-a-tactical-first-person-shooter-focused-on-gun-play-not-abilities/ Following Riot Games’ reveal of its new first-person shooter project, many people were quick to compare the game to several other popular FPS titles, like Overwatch and CS:GO. But Riot’s CEO, Nicolo Laurent, has reassured fans that shooting ability is still the main focus of the game and not just the abilities. Like Overwatch and CS:GO, Riot’s FPS game—currently named Project A—will feature a slew of characters that will bring their own unique abilities to the battlefield./post/the-youngest-valorant-players-competing-in-na-vct/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-youngest-valorant-players-competing-in-na-vct/ With only a year under its belts, the VALORANT Champions Tour still has a bright future ahead. After a successful first yearly campaign, the VCT is returning for its second stint in 2022 with the addition of national development leagues and a change to round-robin league-style play for Challengers series. One region to watch in particular is North America. NA events had some of the highest viewership numbers of all VCT events in 2021 and were a competitive force in the first two international VALORANT LANs at Masters Reykjavík and Masters Berlin./post/valve-shares-details-for-new-battle-pass-adds-winter-seasonal-treasure-in-dota-plus-winter-2021-update/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-shares-details-for-new-battle-pass-adds-winter-seasonal-treasure-in-dota-plus-winter-2021-update/ Winter is here, which means Dota 2 players have a lot to look forward to, such as new content coming as part of the Dota Plus Winter Update and a new Battle Pass that will launch in the coming weeks.  Just like with every new beginning, Valve is rolling out new content for Dota Plus subscribers, including seasonal treasure, refreshed Guild quests and rewards, and a new music pack.  The Winter 2021 Seasonal Treasure launches alongside the update and is exclusive to Dota Plus members./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/buffs-to-samira-rylai-s-crystal-scepter-and-more-detailed-for-release-in-league-patch-12-2/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/buffs-to-samira-rylai-s-crystal-scepter-and-more-detailed-for-release-in-league-patch-12-2/ League of Legends Patch 12.2 is bringing about extensive changes to the game, many of which positively impact champions and items that have struggled since Season 2022 began. Riot Phlox, designer on the Summoner’s Rift team for League, detailed the specifics in regards to buffs set to accompany Patch 12.2. Many of these changes are currently available for testing in League’s PBE, alongside the plethora of nerfs that this patch will also be including./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/mtg-arena-presents-free-xp-and-pack-codes-with-innistrad-midnight-hunt-release/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-presents-free-xp-and-pack-codes-with-innistrad-midnight-hunt-release/ Wizards of the Coast revealed two MTG Arena codes with the launch of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt today, rewarding players with XP and booster packs.  The digital release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) went live today with only a few minor bugs so far. Renewal reward eggs might not show up after downloading the new patch, but a simple restart of MTG Arena will trigger all renewal rewards. WoTC is aware of a bug in Sealed events that’s causing deck issues./post/pok%C3%A9mon-global-exhibition-2021-lineup-officially-revealed/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-global-exhibition-2021-lineup-officially-revealed/ The Pokémon Global Exhibition is slowly approaching, and the top Pokémon Sword and Shield players that will be competing in the tournament have officially been revealed.  The Pokémon Company originally announced the Global Exhibition back in June as an invite-only tournament that would require players to truly prove themselves in order to earn a spot on the roster. That statement has held true, as only six players have been invited to compete in the special event, which will air on Oct./post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-battle-region-secret-rares-have-now-been-revealed/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-ocg-battle-region-secret-rares-have-now-been-revealed/ Pokémon OCG will be getting its latest set, Battle Region, later this week, and ahead of its launch new secret rare cards have begun leaking online. In a post today by PokeBeach curating the leaks, fans can check out all of the rarest cards that will be making their debut this Friday. These include character rares, alongside rainbow rare cards, gold cards, and more. Some of the standout cards include a Gold variant of Hisuian Samurott, rainbow rares of the three Hisuian starter Pokémon’s VSTAR cards, and trainer cards for Cyllene and Kamado, who made their debut in new Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Arceus./post/special-conditions-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-trading-card-game-explained/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/special-conditions-in-the-pok%C3%A9mon-trading-card-game-explained/ The Pokémon Trading Card Game is all about attacking your opponent to knock out all of their Pokémon and win the game. It’s a simple game that almost anyone can pick up, play, and compete in—but there are alternative ways to get a victory. Certain attacks might come with a nasty surprise attached to it in the form of “Special Conditions,” which are status effects that change the condition of a defending Pokémon after an attack./post/what-are-funding-stations-in-fortnite/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-are-funding-stations-in-fortnite/ Fortnite has been the champion of live-service games for the last four years, introducing new mechanics and campaigns to engage players. Now, in the new Fortnite season Resistance, players are joining up with The Seven and funding their different initiatives through the ongoing conflict. Players can spend gold bars at different funding stations around the map to help The Seven create better equipment. For example, the first funding station at the start of Chapter Three, season two was the Armored Battle Bus, which they can now find outside of one of the buildings at Sanctuary./post/when-will-the-attack-on-titan-bundle-be-released-in-call-of-duty/Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-the-attack-on-titan-bundle-be-released-in-call-of-duty/ Call of Duty is teaming up with Attack on Titan to give players access to special cosmetics that will help you show your fandom for the popular manga and TV series in Vanguard. The game is introducing a Tracer Pack: Attack on Titan – Levi Edition Bundle filled with a plethora of legendary items, including a Survey Corps operator skin that will have you looking like the manga’s character Levi Ackerman./post/asmongold-says-he-will-quit-streaming-if-he-takes-another-break/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-says-he-will-quit-streaming-if-he-takes-another-break/ Asmongold is one of the most popular content creators to ever stream on Twitch. But earlier this week, he wasn’t shy about saying that if he takes any time away from the platform again, it will be for good. While talking to his viewers, the well-known MMO streamer said that if he is in a situation where he feels like he needs to “take a break” from streaming for an extended period of time, he will instead quit for good./post/best-freesync-monitors-for-gaming/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-freesync-monitors-for-gaming/ Adaptive sync technology improves the graphics by eliminating stuttering and screen tearing. These issues occur when the GPU outpaces the monitor’s refresh rate. When users activate adaptive sync, the monitor and GPU refresh rates sync to the same speed. The matching refresh rates result in a smoother picture without adding latency. There are two main types of adaptive sync: FreeSync and G-Sync. FreeSync comes from AMD, while G-Sync is Nvidia’s alternative./post/clash-royale-is-getting-a-huge-sale-in-the-slash-royale-event/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clash-royale-is-getting-a-huge-sale-in-the-slash-royale-event/ Supercell is dropping a huge event in Clash Royale from Oct. 18 to 26. The Slash Royale event will give players a chance to earn a lot of gold, upgrade cards for reduced costs, and more. Supercell said an event like this has never been seen before in the game’s history. The most exciting part about it is that all card upgrades will cost half of the regular gold price. This is a great opportunity for players to max out their cards./post/ence-signs-maden-as-fifth-cs-go-player/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ence-signs-maden-as-fifth-cs-go-player/ ENCE has acquired the services of CS:GO rifler Pavle “⁠Maden⁠” Bošković from FunPlus Phoenix, confirming a report by 1pv.fr from last week, and rounding out its roster for the 2022 season. The international team’s lineup was depleted to just Marco “⁠Snappi⁠” Pfeiffer, Olek “⁠hades⁠” Miskiewicz, Paweł “⁠dycha⁠” Dycha, Lotan “⁠Spinx⁠” Giladi, and coach Eetu “⁠sAw⁠” Saha after Joonas “doto” Forss was benched earlier this year. With the arrival of maden, ENCE wants to bolster their firepower./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/here-s-when-bounties-reset-in-destiny-2/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-when-bounties-reset-in-destiny-2/ There’s a lot of stuff to do in Destiny 2 every week and bounties are a small but crucial part of weekly rituals. You can pick up bounties from several vendors around the Tower, such as Commander Zavala, Lord Shaxx, the Gunsmith, and the Drifter. Bounties task you with doing various things in the game’s different activities, like Strikes, Gambit, Crucible, and more. Bounties, now more than ever, are a key component in Destiny 2’s gameplay loop./post/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/sources-new-york-subliners-in-discussions-to-acquire-sib-from-atlanta-faze/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-new-york-subliners-in-discussions-to-acquire-sib-from-atlanta-faze/ The New York Subliners are aggressively pursuing a deal to acquire Atlanta FaZe substitute Sib, who would replace DiamondCon in the Subliners’ starting lineup, according to sources. If New York succeed in acquiring Sib, the team’s starting roster for Stage Three of the Call of Duty League is projected to be Clayster, Asim, Sib, and HyDra, meaning Mack and DiamondCon would be benched. Related: Sources: Legion, Subliners, and Mutineers looking to make changes heading into Stage 3 of 2021 Call of Duty League season/post/xbox-party-chat-will-no-longer-require-xbox-live-gold/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xbox-party-chat-will-no-longer-require-xbox-live-gold/ Gamers soon won’t need to have Xbox Live Gold to hop into party chat with their friends on Xbox Live. The requirement will be lifted at around the same time Microsoft removes the Xbox Live Gold barrier for free-to-play games. The “service changes” are in the process of being tested. Xbox Insiders in Alpha Skip Ahead & Alpha today we are flighting some new features. Multiplayer in Free-to-play games, Looking 4 Groups and Party Chat on Xbox no longer requires an Xbox Live Gold membership as we flight and test these service changes ahead of general availability/post/annemunition-scared-by-apex-legends-revenant-in-season-4-loading-screen-animation/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/annemunition-scared-by-apex-legends-revenant-in-season-4-loading-screen-animation/ Apex Legends’ Revenant is a relentless hitman motivated by revenge, but his reign of terror isn’t limited to the Apex universe. One of his animations startled streamer “AnneMunition” mid-stream today, causing her to step away from her chair in fear. Revenant’s loading screen animation makes the character pace around the main menu, looking menacingly at the other side of the screen. If that wasn’t unsettling enough, the legend will actually pounce on the screen if left alone for enough time./post/d%C3%B3nde-recoger-los-artefactos-para-tarana-en-fortnite-cap%C3%ADtulo-2-temporada-6/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/d%C3%B3nde-recoger-los-artefactos-para-tarana-en-fortnite-cap%C3%ADtulo-2-temporada-6/ El parche 16.10 de la temporada 6 de Fortnite Capítulo 2 hizo disponible el segundo desafío de La Aguja. Ahora deberás recoger artefactos para Tarana. Estos artefactos se encuentran en Ciudadela Calavera (Boney Burbs), un punto de referencia hacia el noroeste de La Aguja. El primer artefacto El primer artefacto se encuentra en la parte oeste de Ciudadela Calavera, justo debajo de la primera «B» en Boney. Está dentro de una vieja tienda que ahora está casi en ruinas./post/every-team-qualified-for-dota-2-s-the-international-10/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-team-qualified-for-dota-2-s-the-international-10/ The International 10 is finally happening and not even additional delays or moving countries are going to keep players from stepping onto Dota 2’s biggest stage.  Instead of taking place in Stockholm, Sweden in early August. TI10 will now be held at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest, Romania from Oct. 7 to 17.  This change in scenery and subsequent two-month delay for the event came several weeks after Valve said it was looking for “possible alternatives elsewhere in Europe” to host the event following a vote by the Swedish government and the Swedish Sports Federation to not accept esports into the sports federation./post/here-s-every-mtg-knight-in-throne-of-eldraine/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-mtg-knight-in-throne-of-eldraine/ The new Throne of Eldraine set for Magic: The Gathering was designed around Camelot and fairy tale folklore themes, with Knights appearing in every color.  With the release of the Throne of Eldraine (ELD) set less than 10 days away, the prospect of constructing a Knight deck in Standard has excited the MTG community. Magic’s head designer Mark Rosewater and his team included Knights in each of the five colors (including multicolored), which are referred to as courts in the ELD set./post/insidious-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/insidious-god-roll-and-best-perks-in-destiny-2/ Insidious is an Arc pulse rifle and one of six new Legendary weapons players can hunt down within Destiny 2’s Vow of the Disciple raid. Despite an unexceptional first impression in the face of a new Exotic pulse rifle within the same raid, Insidious makes a case for itself through entirely unique perk rolls and the rare Aggressive Burst Frame it exists within. The four-round burst fire was most notorious on the now-sunset Blast Furnace pulse rifle, and Insidious nestles perfectly into the Blast Furnace-shaped hole in every Guardian’s heart./post/the-keyboards-for-competitive-gaming-2022/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-keyboards-for-competitive-gaming-2022/ Getting a new keyboard used to be quite simple. There were only a couple of brands competing in the market and the choices were limited. But it’s quite the opposite now since new players in the market have started giving the big names a run for their money. Everyone looks for something different when searching for a keyboard. Some value looks, while others value performance above all else. Nowadays, manufacturers try their best to satisfy both wants and stack their products with every deal-breaker aspect./post/trainwreckstv-accused-of-metagaming-in-gta-v-rp-server-nopixel-3-0/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/trainwreckstv-accused-of-metagaming-in-gta-v-rp-server-nopixel-3-0/ Popular Twitch streamer Trainwreckstv is under fire after being accused of metagaming during a recent stream. In an exchange on the GTA V RP server NoPixel 3.0, Train appeared to have knowledge from other players on the server that he had not directly been a part of. Some of the knowledge that Train gathered had taken other players on the server weeks to learn for themselves. The incident occurred as part of the meth lab story currently unfolding on the server in which a rival gang had located a lab key and discovered how to correctly manufacture the product through research and development./post/valorant-champions-will-take-place-in-berlin/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-champions-will-take-place-in-berlin/ VALORANT Champions, the final event in the VALORANT Champions Tour, will take place in Berlin later this year, Riot Games announced today.  The VALORANT Champions Tour has kept fans entertained all year with the best teams competing in regional Challengers events for spots in the Masters tournaments. The third Masters event, Masters Berlin, is just around the corner and fans are excited to see the top 15 teams compete on an international stage./post/when-does-valorant-episode-5-act-1-start/Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-valorant-episode-5-act-1-start/ VALORANT Episode Five, Act One will add a new map to the rotation, while also rolling out a new battle pass filled with various cosmetics like skins, gun buddies, and player cards. The release of Episode Five will also go hand-in-hand with the release of patch update 5.0, but little is known about what significant changes, if any, will be made to the game outside of the new map. Very little has been officially released by Riot regarding what will eventually be the game’s eighth map, although several teaser images and hints have indicated that it will be set in an underwater city covered by a geodome./post/all-tasks-and-how-to-complete-them-on-airship-in-among-us/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-tasks-and-how-to-complete-them-on-airship-in-among-us/ The new Among Us map, the Airship, is live for players around the world and it brings some new tasks to add some extra spice to the game. In total, there are 18 locations, nine of which are new for this map, and throughout these locations are a series of new tasks. Tasks in Among Us function as one of the ways for crewmates to win the game by surviving and completing all tasks while avoiding the imposters./post/best-blue-yeti-gaming-microphones/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-blue-yeti-gaming-microphones/ Blue has been producing industry-standard USB microphones for streamers and content creators since the earliest days of online video game content creation. The Blue Yeti served as Blue’s flagship microphone, but there’s always room for improvement. Since the original release of the Yeti in 2009, Blue has continued to add new variants to their Yeti product line. Today, there are several different Yeti microphones to choose from, so we made a handy list to help break down the differences between all the options and help you decide which Yeti might be right for your needs./post/best-servers-to-play-on-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-servers-to-play-on-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ You’ll have to make many choices when starting fresh with Final Fantasy XIV—and one of the first decisions you’ll have to make is your server. You’ll have to select it before creating your character. Whether you bought the game or are on a free trial, you should bear in mind that you can create characters on different servers and switch during your game sessions. This initial choice is still important, though./post/blizzard-nerfs-painsmith-raznal-tunes-down-dungeons-in-latest-world-of-warcraft-patch/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-nerfs-painsmith-raznal-tunes-down-dungeons-in-latest-world-of-warcraft-patch/ Blizzard Entertainment has nerfed Sanctum of Domination’s Painsmith Raznal encounter almost a month after European World of Warcraft guild Echo first downed the Mythic boss.  Arguably one of the most difficult bosses in Shadowlands, Painsmith Raznal has been a roadblock for some guilds, requiring a higher level of coordination than expected at that stage of the raid. A gap will now appear in every row of spikes during stage two of the encounter on Mythic difficulty./post/how-do-wards-work-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-do-wards-work-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Today Final Fantasy XIV players got to set their eyes on a new housing district in Ishgard called Empyreum, which opens up a bunch of new housing Wards for people to buy their own player houses. In order to buy a house, players must first choose the Ward they’d like to live in. Wards are instances of the housing district, of which there are now five. Limsa Lominsa – The MistGridania – Lavender BedsUl-dah – The GobletKugane – ShiroganeIshgard – Empyreum Each housing district has 24 Wards./post/riot-previews-changes-to-cloud-and-infernal-rift-will-adjust-several-runes-in-patch-10-12/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-previews-changes-to-cloud-and-infernal-rift-will-adjust-several-runes-in-patch-10-12/ Last week, Riot Games’ lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter revealed that the developers were planning to make some changes to multiple systems on Summoner’s Rift. Now, Yetter has provided more details surrounding the adjustments headed to the game for Patch 10.12. Both the Cloud and Infernal Rifts will be getting some interesting additions to their systems. The Cloud Dragon map effect, for example, will now give 35 percent out-of-combat movement speed in wind areas, which could cause teams to prioritize Cloud Dragons for extra roaming power./post/trainwreckstv-streams-masterchef-on-twitch-for-3-hours-without-being-punished/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/trainwreckstv-streams-masterchef-on-twitch-for-3-hours-without-being-punished/ Some Twitch streamers are walking a thin line between new ways of interacting with their audience and breaking the platform’s rules. Variety streamer Trainwreckstv streamed reality cooking show Masterchef on his channel last night for about three hours. He placed his face cam in the top right of the screen and occasionally talked with his chat about what was happening in the show. He streamed the episodes by opening the ones that were uploaded on YouTube./post/what-is-raid-hour-in-pokemon-go/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-raid-hour-in-pokemon-go/ When you initially get into Pokémon Go, you’ll find yourself roaming around the wild to collect your first set of Pokémon. Alongside increasing your trainer level, you’ll also learn the basics of the game. As you progress further in the game, more features will unlock, including Gyms and Raids. These two are the two prime game modes where you’ll be battling out with your Pokémon by your side. Before a Raid officially kicks off, you should notice an egg in front of a Gym near you./post/what-is-raw-input-buffer-in-valorant/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-raw-input-buffer-in-valorant/ Like most competitive first-person shooters, VALORANT is a game of inches. From the mouse they choose to external supplements like caffeine, players looking to be at the top of their game will use any advantage they can find. And in VALORANT Patch 3.07, Riot Games introduced yet another way for players to get that extra inch against their opponents. Riot explained Raw Input Buffer is a way for players to improve the “performance of input device processing,” but what does this setting actually do?/post/all-wisp-locations-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-wisp-locations-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus has plenty of secrets and unique ways that players will need to unlock Pokémon—and one of the trickiest is with the help of Wisps. When players earn the mission “Eerie Apparitions in the Night,” they will be tasked with collecting all 107 Wisps from across the zones in Hisui. Once this is complete players can encounter the Pokémon Spiritomb. This is quite a tricky task despite the fact you’ll come across plenty of Wisps on your journey./post/best-one-handed-gaming-keyboards/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-one-handed-gaming-keyboards/ One-handed gaming keyboards, also known as gaming keypads, are an alternative to conventional keyboards. Keypads are compact and have all the buttons you need to game without taking up as much space as traditional keyboards. Most one-handed gaming keyboards allow you to configure macros and custom keymapping to your preferences.  The compact size of keypads makes them convenient to use. Keypads can be easily positioned for the most comfortable angle, and many have ergonomically-placed buttons and a wrist rest./post/fan-recreates-akali-in-risk-of-rain-2-as-a-custom-playable-survivor-mod/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fan-recreates-akali-in-risk-of-rain-2-as-a-custom-playable-survivor-mod/ You aren’t the only one if you think Akali was undeservedly nerfed in League of Legends‘ Patch 10.3. It’s led to an outcry among fans and Akali mains. One enterprising fan’s solution, though, was to mod her into another game entirely. Matarra used existing assets of Akali’s KDA Prestige skin in League and proceeded to adapt it into Risk of Rain 2. In a video preview showcasing the skills, the modded Akali didn’t lose a step in the transition./post/guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons-is-getting-meta-changes-for-the-last-zone/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons-is-getting-meta-changes-for-the-last-zone/ The Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Jade Sea meta is one of the most challenging metas players have experienced since the beginning of the game. Many players who have completed the expansion are having trouble defeating it, even with the most well-prepared groups. But a new set of changes have been patched into the game that will alter some of the mechanics to make it easier to defeat. For those who haven’t finished the game yet, there are spoilers below regarding the mechanics for the last fight in Dragon’s End./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/how-does-the-ping-system-work-in-overwatch-2/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-does-the-ping-system-work-in-overwatch-2/ Your individual performance in competitive online games can only help you to a certain extent. In games like Overwatch 2, you’ll eventually need the assistance of your team to succeed since your chances of taking on the entire enemy by yourself in the upper ranks will be low. To improve the overall team coordination, Overwatch 2 will be making its debut with a ping system that players may be familiar with from other games. Not to be confused with the ping that rises due to bad internet connection and lag, the ping system allows players to mark objectives or call out other in-game elements./post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-guilty-gear-strive/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-reduce-lag-in-guilty-gear-strive/ Even with the implementation of rollback net code in Guilty Gear Strive, some players will ultimately face lag at some point while playing the game. Depending on what your issue might be, there’s almost always a better way to improve your playing experience. Here are a few things you can do to reduce lag in your next online game. Check your region When going into games against other players, make sure you’re in the correct region./post/how-to-unlock-the-fara-83-and-lc10-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-black-ops-cold-war/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-fara-83-and-lc10-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-black-ops-cold-war/ Season two of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War introduced two of the game’s strongest weapons. The FARA 83 is a “fully-automatic assault rifle is a heavyweight among its peers, as it claims one of the fastest fire rates in its class and outstanding effective range for solid damage,” Activision said. “In the hands of a capable Operator, the FARA 83 can be a true force in crushing the opposition./post/major-buffs-to-mordekaiser-bard-jhin-headline-riot-s-plans-for-league-patch-12-8/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/major-buffs-to-mordekaiser-bard-jhin-headline-riot-s-plans-for-league-patch-12-8/ Riot Games is looking to drastically shake up the League of Legends meta with Patch 12.8, including notable buffs to champions that haven’t really been on anyone’s radar—right in time for the Mid-Season Invitational, the first international event of the year. Riot Phlox, one of the major designers on the Summoner’s Rift team for League, fully detailed the buffs that were teased yesterday, set to release alongside Patch 12.8 on April 27./post/can-you-change-factions-in-new-world/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-change-factions-in-new-world/ Factions are one of the most important mechanics in New World. They allow players from all over Aeternum to connect with each other through meaningful in-game experiences such as faction missions and wars over the game’s territories. If you have a friend group or specific company you want to join that’s a part of a particular faction, you’ll want to make sure you’re part of that faction’s ranks to get the most out of New World’s social experience./post/can-you-play-the-witcher-3-on-steam-deck/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-the-witcher-3-on-steam-deck/ The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released by CD Projekt Red 2015 to critical acclaim and won multiple gaming awards, including Game of the Year, Best Visual Design, and Best Gaming Moment at the Golden Joystick Awards. Initially available on PC, the PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the game’s Nintendo Switch version was released in 2019, and CD Projekt Red is still working on updates for the current-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S./post/how-to-delete-your-save-data-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-delete-your-save-data-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Even with all of the changes to core mechanics that Game Freak made in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the developers still didn’t give us another save slot to use for multiple playthroughs of the game.  This isn’t anything new, however. Pokémon games have only featured one save slot since Red and Green launched for the Game Boy in 1996. And all that means is that players will once again have to wipe all of their hard-earned progress if they ever want to start fresh and play the game over from the beginning again./post/how-to-get-and-use-azoth-in-new-world/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-and-use-azoth-in-new-world/ Like most MMOs, New World shines with its storyline and combat mechanics. Aside from those two main aspects that define each title, there can be significant differences when it comes to how the grinding system works.  Over the course of their journeys, players accumulate different items and currencies that they can use to unlock other in-game elements. Azoth is one of the primary resources in New World that players can use for resetting their skills, fast traveling, and various other activities./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/pokimane-speaks-out-on-twitch-payout-leaks-and-lack-of-diversity/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-speaks-out-on-twitch-payout-leaks-and-lack-of-diversity/ Before playing VALORANT on her Twitch stream yesterday, Pokimane took some time to respond to the Twitch data that was leaked on top streamer payouts earlier on Oct. 6.  On her stream, Pokimane said she wasn’t surprised by the purported highest earners on Twitch, specifically xQc. “It actually makes sense to me that xQc is at the top,” Poki said. “He is who he is, he streams hella long hours, he has made such an xQcL community./post/rng-vow-to-play-on-at-msi-2022-despite-unfair-treatment-amid-ping-related-controversy/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rng-vow-to-play-on-at-msi-2022-despite-unfair-treatment-amid-ping-related-controversy/ After having their 2022 Mid-Season Invitational group stage record reset to 0-0 earlier today as a result of “discrepancies in latency” in their first three wins of the tournament, pro League of Legends team Royal Never Give Up made a brief statement on its official Twitter account. In the team’s tweet, which is attached to a video of a meeting between players and staff members, RNG referred to the situation as a byproduct of “unfair treatment./post/valve-adds-a-seven-day-cooldown-to-traded-cs-go-items-on-steam/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-adds-a-seven-day-cooldown-to-traded-cs-go-items-on-steam/ CS:GO items traded in the Steam client now have a seven-day cooldown thanks to Valve. Similar to items bought on the Steam community market, CS:GO items now require users to wait seven days before their items can be re-traded to another user. Valve added the change to CS:GO cosmetics specifically because they noticed “negative unintended uses of trading … such as fraud and scams.” “Over time, third-parties have developed services that use automated Steam accounts to mimic players and make use of Steam’s trading functionality,” Valve said in last night’s minor game update./post/what-is-a-tn-panel-monitor-answered/Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-a-tn-panel-monitor-answered/ When searching for monitors, consumers inevitably come across terms like twisted nematic (TN), vertical alignment (VA), or in-plane switching (IPS) when referring to the panel types. All three panel types come in at different price points and have pros and cons. Gaming monitors often use TN panels because of their high speed and low cost. History of TN panels TN panels are based on liquid crystal technology. The first person to note the color generation properties of liquid crystal was a man called Friedrich Reinitzer./post/best-deals-on-overwatch-toys-and-collectibles/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-deals-on-overwatch-toys-and-collectibles/ While they won’t increase your skill, these toys and collectibles are the perfect way to decorate your gaming room with merchandise from your favorite game. Honor your main with an action figure, buff your catalog with an Overwatch board game, or increase your cooking level to 99 with the official Overwatch cookbook. There’s gear for the competitive players, and there’s gear for the die-hard fans. These current deals on Overwatch toys and collectibles definitely represent the latter, so if you’re in for some decorating, board game nights, or even cooking, take a look!/post/how-to-check-how-much-money-you-ve-spent-on-fortnite/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-check-how-much-money-you-ve-spent-on-fortnite/ Epic Games adds a ton of cool skins to Fortnite with every patch. Though there are promotional cosmetics as well, which players can claim for free, most will require players to spend V-Bucks. Whether it’s to buy the battle pass or unlock a skin off the shop, Fortnite players accumulate a decent amount of V-Bucks over their Fortnite careers. Your V-Buck purchases can add up rather quickly over the years, however, even if you’re careful with how much you spend on online goods./post/how-to-find-gigantamax-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-gigantamax-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield/ Gigantamaxing, and Gigantamax Pokémon, are a new feature in Sword and Shield that change the form of certain Pokémon when Dynamaxing in battle. There are only a few Gigantamax Pokémon available in the series and they are honestly quite rare to come across. The only way to find Gigantamax Pokémon of any kind is through Max Raid Battles in the Wild Area. You will need to search each glowing Raid Den to see if it houses a Max Raid Battle and, if it does, take part in it./post/morgana-gets-a-big-nerf-in-league-of-legends-latest-pbe-update/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/morgana-gets-a-big-nerf-in-league-of-legends-latest-pbe-update/ Morgana, the recently reworked Fallen Angel, has been a strong pick in the support role for many seasons now. It seems like Riot Games is adamant on keeping her in the bottom lane, as it is giving the champion a series of pretty large nerfs in the upcoming League of Legends public beta environment update. In the PBE, Morgana’s Dark Binding will have its AP ratio lowered from 90 percent to 75 percent./post/new-hearthstone-balance-changes-announced-kazakusan-and-pirate-warrior-get-hit-by-the-nerf-bat/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-hearthstone-balance-changes-announced-kazakusan-and-pirate-warrior-get-hit-by-the-nerf-bat/ The new patch is going live on April 26, featuring changes to the two most popular Standard decks and two adjustments to Wild. Not every strong strategy got immediately nerfed, though. Demon Hunter remains untouched, but the devs are looking to keep an eye on it. Ramp Druid takes a hit It seemed like it was only just a matter of time until Kazakusan was going to get some sort of an adjustment: the card served as a solo win condition in a wide variety of strategies, where decks that ran no other minions (or just a few of them) got to consistently trigger its Battlecry early on, generating an overwhelming set of Treasures to take down an opponent./post/new-league-champion-qiyana-s-abilities-revealed/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-league-champion-qiyana-s-abilities-revealed/ Brought to you by IKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. The next champion coming to League of Legends, Qiyana, was officially revealed yesterday. But today, the Empress of the Elements’ abilities were unveiled. Passive: Royal Privilege The first attack or ability against an enemy champ deals bonus damage. This cooldown resets when she draws a new element. Q: Edge of Ixtal Qiyana slashes the area in front of her dealing damage./post/rekkles-i-would-rather-see-riot-rework-ad-carries-than-release-more-newer-ones/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rekkles-i-would-rather-see-riot-rework-ad-carries-than-release-more-newer-ones/ In a Twitch livestream today, League of Legends Worlds finalist and former EU LCS champion Rekkles voiced his opinion regarding the latest AD carry releases. “I would rather see [Riot] rework AD carries than release more newer ones,” the Fnatic ADC said. “It’s just gonna happen [like] what happened with Aphelios and Senna, where older ones are so outdated that they’re not playable anymore, and the newer ones are so [fresh] that they will always be played…If I could play Vayne every game I would love it./post/treyarch-is-remaking-8-classic-zombies-maps-on-black-ops-iii/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/treyarch-is-remaking-8-classic-zombies-maps-on-black-ops-iii/ The news for Call of Duty zombies fans continues to get even better. Roughly one week after confirming that Nazi Zombies will be returning in Call of Duty: WWII, Treyarch revealed moments ago that it is remaking eight fan-favorite zombies map on Black Ops III. The Zombies Chronicles DLC pack will feature eight maps from Treyarch’s three previous Call of Duty games: World at War, Black Ops, and Black Ops II./post/when-does-call-of-duty-warzone-pacific-and-vanguard-season-3-classified-arms-begin/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-call-of-duty-warzone-pacific-and-vanguard-season-3-classified-arms-begin/ For the past few years, every two months, like clockwork, a new Call of Duty season hits the servers and adds new things for Warzone players to enjoy. The two-month clock of season two is nearly up, with season three for Vanguard and Warzone on the way, and we now know exactly when players can expect to download a big update, hop online, and fry with their friends on some new content./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/apex-legends-players-reporting-unwarranted-abandon-penalties-in-arenas-mode-respawn-investigating/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-players-reporting-unwarranted-abandon-penalties-in-arenas-mode-respawn-investigating/ Numerous Apex Legends players are complaining about unfair abandon penalties in the new Arenas mode, forcing them to sit out of matches for 10 minutes. One of the more recent reports shows a player quitting an Arenas match after both of their teammates left, only to be hit with a 10-minute abandoned game penalty. Another player claimed yesterday that they received a penalty for leaving an Arenas match that was already finished./post/apex-s-control-mode-won-t-be-permanent-for-now-but-may-be-in-the-future/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-s-control-mode-won-t-be-permanent-for-now-but-may-be-in-the-future/ The upcoming limited-time mode Control will only be in Apex Legends for the first three weeks in the game’s 12th season, but it might end up as a permanent addition to the game depending on the reception from fans. Turning Control into a permanent mode is “something we can explore in the future,” game designer David Swieczko said in a press conference earlier this week. “The decision is to keep it an LTM for now./post/best-keyboard-and-mouse-for-ps4/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-keyboard-and-mouse-for-ps4/ The PS4, like every other console, uses a controller by default. Controllers are convenient for most games, but they are not always ideal for competitive gaming. The analog stick on a controller offers very little accuracy. This difference in accuracy is why PC gaming is considered by many to be superior to console gaming. However, with the release of the PS4, a keyboard and mouse have become more common with console gamers./post/brax-steps-back-from-active-valorant-competition-shifting-to-full-time-streaming-schedule/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/brax-steps-back-from-active-valorant-competition-shifting-to-full-time-streaming-schedule/ T1 VALORANT member Braxton “brax” Pierce is stepping back from active competition and will pursue a full-time streaming career beginning on Oct. 25. In his announcement via TwitLonger, brax said he needed to step back and focus on “finding [his] happiness again after a crazy year of ups and downs both in and out out of game.” He said he’s found himself “already in a completely different head space from before” after making the decision to start streaming full-time, Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm CT./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-get-and-use-a-queue-priority-pass-in-the-overwatch-2-pvp-beta/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-and-use-a-queue-priority-pass-in-the-overwatch-2-pvp-beta/ One of the recurring features in the Overwatch 2 PvP beta from the original game is the ability to acquire and use Priority Passes when queueing for certain roles. Role queue was introduced to Overwatch officially in July 2019, giving players a specific choice of which role they wanted to play in matches between Tank, Support, and DPS. This system was deemed a necessity after the switch to a locked 2-2-2 format for the three roles./post/mordekaiser-and-ivern-are-played-so-little-in-league-that-some-stats-sites-can-t-track-them/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mordekaiser-and-ivern-are-played-so-little-in-league-that-some-stats-sites-can-t-track-them/ There are a ton of League of Legends players out there that use the stats site OP.gg to review their performance, look up data on champions, and scout out their competition. If you visit the site to figure out how to play Ivern or Mordekaiser right now, though, you’re going to have a bad time. The site can’t track or display the stats on either champion because the sample size for each is just too low, according to the depressing little pop-up that appears when you try to click on them./post/team-liquid-benches-alphari-after-opening-game-of-the-2021-lcs-summer-split/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-benches-alphari-after-opening-game-of-the-2021-lcs-summer-split/ Team Liquid has wasted no time in reshuffling its roster after a loss to TSM on the opening day of the 2021 LCS Summer Split.  In a video posted to Twitter, head coach Jatt announced the League of Legends team would be playing with academy top laner Thomas “Jenkins” Tran “for at least the rest of the weekend,” and that current starting top laner Alphari would be moving to the bench./post/all-legends-of-runeterra-worldwalker-spoilers-revealed-during-expansion-livestream/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-legends-of-runeterra-worldwalker-spoilers-revealed-during-expansion-livestream/ Riot Games revealed a total of 22 Legends of Runeterra cards today during the Worldwalker expansion Livestream from all different regions. Scheduled to release on May 25 via Patch 3.8 is the newest LoR expansion, Worldwalker. Included in the expansion are four new champions without a specific region, breaking the region rules established in the digital card game. There are a total of 65 new cards within the Worldwalker expansion, including new characters that haven’t been established in the League of Legends lore, like The Maker./post/clear-as-day-the-rise-of-snake-esports-kryst4l/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clear-as-day-the-rise-of-snake-esports-kryst4l/            “30%, probably”. This is how Yang “kRYST4L” Fan rated his performance after Snake Esports handed the future champions of China EDward Gaming what would be their only loss in a best of 2 series of the entire split. His unperturbed demeanor during his post-match interview was an accurate representation of his low-key 9-7-20 combined score on Draven and Caitlyn, respectively. kRYST4L’s modest approach to his role was very different than what the League of Legends scene was used to as top tier AD Carries such as Counter Logic Gaming’s Doublelift, Gambit Gaming’s Forgiven, and LGD’s Imp grew an infamous reputation out of cold banter, but don’t let that fool you./post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-scyther-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-scyther-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Certain Pokémon are hard to find and even harder to evolve depending on the game you are playing. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the classic Bug/Flying-type Scyther happens to be both.  Because BDSP is a remake of the original generation four titles, Scyther is exclusively obtainable in Brilliant Diamond, while Pinsir is available only in Shining Pearl. This means anyone who wants to hack and slash with Scyther or eventually get Scizor—one of the most used Pokémon in competitive play in 2006—will have to do some work./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/how-to-increase-fps-in-overwatch/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-increase-fps-in-overwatch/ Even if you have the best aim, you may fall behind the competition in Overwatch with frame rates that are below average. In general, you’ll want to average frame rates above 60fps for a smooth gameplay experience. Higher frame rates will be especially beneficial for players with high refresh rate monitors. While you can find alternative ways to increase your frame rate, like updating your drivers or operating system and disabling additional Windows features, the easiest way to gain more frames is through adjusting your in-game settings./post/how-to-use-the-ar-mapping-features-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-the-ar-mapping-features-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Niantic is a big proponent for pushing augmented reality technology and interactions within software forward, which is exactly what the AR Mapping features in Pokémon Go are doing.  Starting today, any player who is Level 20 or over and does not have a Niantic Kids account will be able to interact with specific PokéStops and Gyms in a new way.  Certain PokéStops and Gyms will have a slightly different look to them, which means they will give you AR Mapping tasks for spinning them, along with the usual item drops./post/martoz-s-fortnite-settings-and-keybinds/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/martoz-s-fortnite-settings-and-keybinds/ Manuel “Martoz” Martinez is a professional Fortnite player and a content creator from the Netherlands. Breaking into the higher tiers of Fortnite is a challenging task. Not only do you need skill, you also need a certain level of consistency if you’re looking to stay on top of the ranked ladder. Martos has been around since 2018, but he started gaining more traction in terms of popularity with his Arena content./post/riot-devs-test-katarina-nerfs-on-league-of-legends-pbe/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-devs-test-katarina-nerfs-on-league-of-legends-pbe/ With her AD-based build, Katarina continues to bully other mid laners in League of Legends. Players have pleaded for Riot to look into the champion for quite some time now, and it seems they are finally getting what they wanted. A series of Katarina nerfs have made their way to League’s PBE server, targeting AD ratios across the board. Katarina changes on PBE: * Dagger AD ratio reduced from 75% bAD to 65%/post/when-does-valorant-launch-for-xbox-game-pass/Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-valorant-launch-for-xbox-game-pass/ During the Xbox + Bethesda showcase, Xbox announced that it would be partnering with Riot Games to bring a wide range of new content to Game Pass. Announced in a short presentation, Xbox Game Pass stated that League of Legends, VALORANT, Wild Rift, and more will be coming to Game Pass. Not only that, but players will have access to all the characters inside League and Valorant.  Many players are curious when VALORANT and all its champions will be coming to Game Pass./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/does-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-have-bots/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-have-bots/ Pokémon UNITE is the latest offering in the Pokémon franchise with its unique MOBA-style gameplay. While it may have been quite a success in its initial weeks since launch, players have now become noticing something off happening during recent games. Everyone who has played the game will have been in the position where a member of their team is playing horribly. Often it can be written off as just poor skill–but it’s possible that it wasn’t a person at all./post/esl-pro-league-season-15-scores-bracket-schedule/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/esl-pro-league-season-15-scores-bracket-schedule/ ESL Pro League is back on LAN in its 15th edition after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 24 teams in attendance have been split into four groups of six each and only half will make it into the playoffs. The group stage kicks off with Group A on March 9 and will finish with Group D on April 3. The group stage will use a round-robin best-of-three format, meaning that every team will face each other./post/how-to-get-to-liurnia-of-the-lakes-in-elden-ring/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-to-liurnia-of-the-lakes-in-elden-ring/ There is plenty to check out in Elden Ring’s wild open world and, fortunately, players are left to their devices when it comes to choosing what’s next. Many places on the map can be reached by venturing through the game’s story but most don’t rely on that being a prerequisite. Liurnia of the Lakes is one example. There are several ways to reach this zone which makes up a bulk of Elden Ring’s world and, depending on where you are in your adventure, one option could be easier than the other./post/how-to-solve-wordle-5-letter-words-that-start-with-squ/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-5-letter-words-that-start-with-squ/ In Wordle, sometimes life gets much more difficult if players have a few certain letters in the right spot compared to having no letters whatsoever. If players have no letters correctly structured, then they have a little freedom in what words they can guess. However, if they have a couple of letters in the correct position, then they’re more limited in what words they can type in. This situation could happen if players find themselves with a word starting with “SQU./post/is-lost-ark-down-here-s-how-to-check-lost-ark-s-server-status/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-lost-ark-down-here-s-how-to-check-lost-ark-s-server-status/ Lost Ark is finally making its debut in the Western gaming world, which means that the game will operate on a new set of servers to provide a lag-less experience for fans. Considering the initial release hype can draw more players than expected, the game’s servers could start acting up due to the demand. When that’s the case, players will often start receiving connection errors and become unable to log into the game with their characters./post/reworked-fiddlestick-s-voice-actor-explains-how-to-pull-off-the-champion-s-terrifying-voice/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/reworked-fiddlestick-s-voice-actor-explains-how-to-pull-off-the-champion-s-terrifying-voice/ League of Legends fans may find this hard to believe, but reworked Fiddlesticks was actually voiced by a human. Voice actor Kellen Goff shared his experience with voicing the Harbinger of Death today, even explaining how to pull off the chilling inhuman sounds with his vocal cords. While the first part of nailing Fiddlesticks’ voice is breathing inwards, it appears to be a bit more complicated than that. “Put it in the upper right corner of your throat, and that activates a bit of a whistling undertone,” Goff said./post/the-7-most-expensive-steam-trading-cards/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-7-most-expensive-steam-trading-cards/ Most gamers won’t think twice about collecting Steam Trading Cards. Trading cards generally don’t cost more than a dollar or so, but some hard-to-collect cards require players to perform difficult tasks in their respective games. This drives the market to raise the prices on these rare cards to sometimes unreasonable levels. These prices may look scary to buyers, but you can see that virtually no one is actually willing to pay these high prices if you take a peek at the Steam Community pages./post/you-can-now-watch-netflix-s-7-days-out-documentary-series-featuring-league-of-legends/Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-now-watch-netflix-s-7-days-out-documentary-series-featuring-league-of-legends/ The Netflix documentary “7 Days Out,” featuring the League of Legends North American Championship Series, as well as the events following Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng’s personal tragedy earlier this year, has been released today. The first season of the documentary series incorporates six events, each centered around a different industry. Included is the Westminster Dog Show, Eleven Madison Park, NASA’s Cassini Mission, the Kentucky Derby, CHANEL’s Haute Couture Fashion show, and finally the NA LCS./post/100-thieves-break-into-2022-lcs-spring-finals-berth-pull-off-reverse-sweep-against-liquid/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-break-into-2022-lcs-spring-finals-berth-pull-off-reverse-sweep-against-liquid/ It was a tale of two halves in today’s series between Team Liquid and 100 Thieves, with two of the best League of Legends teams in North America battling for the first spot in the 2022 LCS Spring Finals. Mid-series draft adjustments and momentum was the name of the game, and only the Thieves adapted in time to take home the victory. In the first two games, 100T strayed away from what worked for them across the regular season and throughout the playoffs./post/all-the-new-skins-in-apex-s-war-games-event/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-the-new-skins-in-apex-s-war-games-event/ Apex Legends’ War Games event begins Tuesday, April 13, and of course, there are some new cosmetics to look forward to.  In a post made on Apex Legends‘ official website, EA announced they would be adding new skins for Pathfinder, Wraith, Lifeline, Gibby, Mirage, and Bloodhound. The skins are being advertised as “re-imagined takes on classic looks.” Among the skins that have been listed, there’s a theme of recoloring popular skins that have already been released./post/dawnbringer-nightbringer-skins-hit-the-rift-in-league-of-legends-patch-11-19/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dawnbringer-nightbringer-skins-hit-the-rift-in-league-of-legends-patch-11-19/ Almost two years ago, League of Legends players had the chance to experience the Dawn & Night event for the first time. This week, players will receive six more skins of the same theme, along with a Prestige Edition and a Worlds-themed skin, with the release of Patch 11.19. The newest additions to the Dawnbringer line are Yone, Morgana, and the game’s latest champion Vex. Like the previous Dawnbringer skins, their principal traits will be a light-blue color and the goal of bringing order to the cosmos./post/destroyer-phoenix-enforcer-swordsoul-and-more-discovered-in-new-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-datamine/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/destroyer-phoenix-enforcer-swordsoul-and-more-discovered-in-new-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-datamine/ Even with a few new card packs and Duel Festival events finally rolling into Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel over the last month or so, fans still weren’t thrilled with Konami’s seeming lack of attentiveness to its newest platform post-launch, especially after the most recent Forbidden and Limited list.  However, it seems like the next big wave of content is coming soon, as the most recent update allowed users like ItsBradazHD to datamine a ton of future cards, assets, and other goodies—including the upcoming addition of cards like Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer./post/hearthstone-streamer-kripp-weighs-in-on-twitch-gambling-debate-gambling-is-fine-under-lots-of-conditions/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-streamer-kripp-weighs-in-on-twitch-gambling-debate-gambling-is-fine-under-lots-of-conditions/ Twitch veteran and avid Hearthstone player Kripp shared his opinion about gambling on Twitch, claiming it could be acceptable if done under the right conditions. The gambling meta has taken over Twitch and driven a rift in the livestreaming platform’s community. After Twitch’s single largest streamer, xQc, returned to gambling sponsor Stake, the discourse surrounding the ethics of gambling on Twitch has been vehemently debated. Though there have been countless critics of sponsored gambling streams, coming from creators both on and off Twitch, the trend has only seemed to grow./post/how-to-get-ager-s-scepter-and-its-catalyst-in-destiny-2/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-ager-s-scepter-and-its-catalyst-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2‘s Season of the Lost brought with it Ager’s Scepter, a Stasis Exotic locked behind two different (but complementary) quests. At the time, players had to hunt Atlas Skews across the Dreaming City for weeks as part of the Tracing The Stars quest. After getting all of them, a quest called A Hollow Coronation appeared, sending players to actually grab the Exotic. The catalyst, on the other hand, would drop randomly from Astral Alignment, the seasonal activity for Season of the Lost./post/is-rocket-league-still-available-on-steam/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-rocket-league-still-available-on-steam/ Rocket League went free-to-play on Sept. 24, and with that massive update came some equally massive changes to how players can play the game.  Along with cross-progression between platforms and a single set of dates for the game’s Competitive Seasons, Competitive Tournaments, and the Rocket Pass, the game was also removed from the Steam Store.  That doesn’t mean the game has been completely removed from Steam, just that new players who want to get the game won’t be able to do so through that specific platform./post/twitch-streamer-wolfabelle-kills-tree-sentinel-as-a-level-one-wretch-in-elden-ring/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-streamer-wolfabelle-kills-tree-sentinel-as-a-level-one-wretch-in-elden-ring/ Popular Twitch streamer Wolfabelle left countless Elden Ring players in awe as she managed to fell the infamous Tree Sentinel as only a level one Wretch. Though she’s mostly known for her Among Us and GTAV role-play content, Wolfabelle has avidly been playing FromSoftware’s latest game, Elden Ring, since its release. Upon starting her journey in the game, the British streamer made the brave choice of selecting Wretch as her class./post/wired-vs-wireless-gaming-headsets-pros-and-cons/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wired-vs-wireless-gaming-headsets-pros-and-cons/ Having a reliable headset is critical to winning matches and having the most immersive gaming experience possible. Some players stick to tried-and-true wired headsets for their convenience and sound quality. Others prefer the mobility and freedom offered by wireless headsets. Both types of headsets have their advantages and disadvantages.  Here is a look at the pros and cons of both headset connection types to see which is the best option for you./post/all-first-icon-swaps-objectives-and-rewards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-first-icon-swaps-objectives-and-rewards-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports released the first set of Icon Swaps in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today, Dec. 15. See FIFA on Amazon Icon Swaps are a way to redeem Icon cards in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team by exchanging tokens you earn through gameplay. Players will earn a token every time they complete an Icon Swap objective listed in the Milestone tab of FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. Once you’ve gathered enough tokens, you can start trading them for the Icon of your preference or even FUT packs, if you prefer./post/here-s-espn-s-list-of-celebrities-streamers-and-pros-in-the-upcoming-apex-legends-exp-pro-am/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-espn-s-list-of-celebrities-streamers-and-pros-in-the-upcoming-apex-legends-exp-pro-am/ ESPN has finally released all the participants of the first-ever Apex Legends EXP Pro-Am, which will feature some of the most popular Apex streamers and pro players pairing up with some of the best athletes and sports personalities the world has to offer. The tournament will take place on Thursday, July 11 at 8pm CT and will award a $25,000 grand prize to the winning three-person squad—all the prize money will be donated to the V Foundation for Cancer Research on behalf of the winning three players./post/how-to-remake-in-valorant/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-remake-in-valorant/ When a teammate disconnects and the match begins with a four vs. five, VALORANT players have the option to end the game and queue for a new one in a similar fashion to games like League of Legends.  Introduced in Patch 1.07 in 2020, this option prevents lopsided matches, wasted time, and unfair Ranked Rating loss.  If a player disconnects at the start of a match—from the beginning of the buy phase to the end of the first round—a “remake call” may be triggered at the start of the second round by typing /remake into the chat./post/new-mage-card-ray-of-frost-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-rise-of-shadows-expansion/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-mage-card-ray-of-frost-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-rise-of-shadows-expansion/ If you ever played a Mage in World of Warcraft then you’ll recognize the newest spell card for the class in Hearthstone, Ray of Frost. Ray of Frost cost one mana and takes advantage of the games new Twinspell mechanic. The spell allows you to freeze an enemy minion, additionally, if the minion is already frozen the spell deals two damage. Since the card has Twinspell, this means you will get another copy of the card without Twinspell as soon as Ray of Frost is cast./post/projekt-melody-banned-on-twitch-again-partner-status-removed/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/projekt-melody-banned-on-twitch-again-partner-status-removed/ Virtual camgirl Projekt Melody, who last streamed on Nov. 2, was handed a second ban from Twitch this morning. The company also removed her partner status. Melody’s first suspension on the platform came in March when she was banned just one day after making her debut stream. At the time, the self-described “Hentai AI” said she “got too spicy” on Twitch. After three days, the ban was lifted. While the streamer sticks to SFW content on her Twitch, having streamed regularly on the platform over the past few months, her overt and open NSFW nature likely meant that she was under more scrutiny than most./post/splatoon-3-reveals-revamped-triple-inkstrike-weapon/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/splatoon-3-reveals-revamped-triple-inkstrike-weapon/ Nintendo has started to roll out daily news updates to give fans more information about various items, features, and weapons that are going to be included in Splatoon 3 when it launches for Nintendo Switch on Sept. 9.  One of these new reveals is another modified version of a classic Splatoon weapon, the Triple Inkstrike.  Boom! We didn't want you to wait too long. Observe how a user can group ink strikes closely…or space them out strategically./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/the-legend-of-zelda-majora-s-mask-arrives-in-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-on-feb-25/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-legend-of-zelda-majora-s-mask-arrives-in-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-on-feb-25/ Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is set to get a massive new addition next week when the popular Nintendo 64 title The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask arrives on the service. Today Nintendo announced a date for the addition that was first revealed late last month. The game will be available from Friday, Feb. 25 for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack customers. Link is dragged into the world of Termina, where the moon is falling from the sky!/post/this-overwatch-easter-egg-in-destiny-2-features-reaper-and-it-s-amazing/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-overwatch-easter-egg-in-destiny-2-features-reaper-and-it-s-amazing/ When it was revealed that Destiny 2 was coming to PC exclusively on Blizzard’s Battle.net, speculation began about the possibilities of crossovers between Destiny and Blizzard’s other franchises. While we haven’t seen anything like Destiny skins in Overwatch or World of Warcraft weapons in Destiny, this amazing Easter Egg was discovered today by Reddit user “crissyronaldo92,” and it’s sure to get Blizzard fans excited. Today marked the return of Iron Banner, the first time the PvP event has made its way into Destiny 2./post/best-braum-build-in-league-of-legends/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-braum-build-in-league-of-legends/ Braum is one of the most popular supports in League of Legends due to his powerful yet easy-to-play kit. The Heart of the Freljord is tailor-made to defend AD carries and is often built to maximize health and create openings for the marksman. Braum’s passive makes dueling difficult for opponents since they may find themselves stunned after taking four hits. Since his release, Braum has maintained his status as one of the most consistent tanks in the bot lane, even when more popular picks like Nautilus and Leona attempt to take over./post/best-valorant-merchandise/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-valorant-merchandise/ Riot Games surprised many gamers when it announced VALORANT in 2020. The free-to-play game is a five-vs-five, hero-based tactical shooter, and it has already established itself as a popular esport. VALORANT boasts exciting gameplay, beautiful artwork, and a loyal, competitive player base. Whether you are on the hunt for special gaming gear that will provide more in-game comfort or for VALORANT themed decor and gifts, there are plenty of deals to sift through./post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2022-wild-rift-north-american-series-wns/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2022-wild-rift-north-american-series-wns/ League of Legends: Wild Rift esports has returned to North America. The Wild Rift North America Series (WNS) will decide the region’s representatives at the Global Championship Icons 2022, which is the first world championship for the MOBA title. See League of Legends on Amazon Wisdom Gaming, which had worked with Riot Games to host the Summoner Series last year, is partnering with the developer again for the WNS. Additionally, it will work on a podcast series and bi-weekly fight night under the company’s Giant Slayer brand to promote Wild Rift./post/faker-on-t1-coaching-changes-everyone-has-their-perspective-of-the-story-so-i-urge-everyone-to-not-make-any-wrong-assumptions/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/faker-on-t1-coaching-changes-everyone-has-their-perspective-of-the-story-so-i-urge-everyone-to-not-make-any-wrong-assumptions/ T1 League of Legends star Faker discussed the removal of head coach Yang “Daeny” Dae-in and coach Lee “Zefa” Jae-min, who were fired yesterday as a result of T1’s middling campaign (6-5) in the 2021 LCK Summer Split, following their 2-0 victory over KT Rolster today. “After we heard the news, I presumed that everyone would [be] upset, and they definitely still are,” Faker said in a post-match interview with Inven Global./post/league-player-reaches-record-10-million-mastery-points-on-ashe/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-reaches-record-10-million-mastery-points-on-ashe/ Brought to you by IKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. If you think you know what it means to “main” a champion in League of Legends, we have an update for you. A player in the Turkish servers has surpassed 10 million Mastery Points on Ashe, according to tracking website Champion Mastery Lookup. They’re the first player to reach that milestone with any unique champion in League, followed by a player in Western Europe who has 9./post/los-angeles-thieves-reveals-2022-call-of-duty-league-roster-of-kenny-octane-envoy-and-drazah/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-angeles-thieves-reveals-2022-call-of-duty-league-roster-of-kenny-octane-envoy-and-drazah/ Kenny and Octane will be joined by Envoy and Drazah to round out the Los Angeles Thieves’ Call of Duty League roster for 2022, confirming a Sept. 3 report by Dot Esports. Octane’s signing was made official yesterday, joining Kenny and Drazah as the holdovers from L.A.’s 2021 team. Today’s video by the Thieves confirmed Envoy, the former OpTic Chicago star, as the team’s fourth and final starting player going into the new season./post/parsec-remote-desktop-support-for-macos-finally-launches/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/parsec-remote-desktop-support-for-macos-finally-launches/ Popular game streaming service Parsec has announced that support for remote desktop is coming to MacOS for both commercial and personal use.  Remote desktop on MacOS now grants users the “granular controls, automation, and integration capabilities of Parsec for Teams to companies and individuals using high-powered Mac workstations.” The same high performance, low latency, and responsive streaming that’s been adjusted for gaming are now being brought to modern iMacs, Macbooks, and Mac Pros that are running Catalina 10./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/how-to-play-the-ghosts-of-verdansk-limited-time-mode-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-the-ghosts-of-verdansk-limited-time-mode-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ Dark and spooky Verdansk is returning in this year’s The Haunting event in Call of Duty: Warzone and there’s a special new mode with it—Ghosts of Verdansk. In Ghosts of Verdansk, dying turns you into a ghost instead of sending you to the Gulag. Ghosts function similarly to the way that zombies did in last year’s Halloween mode. But this one is a bit more unique in a few ways./post/how-to-scan-your-face-in-nba-2k22/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-scan-your-face-in-nba-2k22/ NBA 2K22 is finally here and it’s time for fans to switch over to the new title from the previous one. Alongside roster updates and quality-of-life changes, new adventures await players in the form of MyPlayer and The City mode. While some players will enjoy jumping right into the action, others may prefer taking their time while creating their characters. Customizing a character can take hours, especially if you’re trying hard to base your character on yourself./post/nike-will-debut-a-new-sneaker-on-twitch-tomorrow/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nike-will-debut-a-new-sneaker-on-twitch-tomorrow/ Nike is revealing its latest shoe live on Twitch on Jan. 15. Executives, athletes, and influencers will stream from the Nike headquarters in New York City in an exclusive Twitch stream. A preshow will kick off the event at 9am CT, hosted by Twitch sneakerheads FreshStock. The stream will be broadcast on the platform’s main channel. FreshStock is a sneaker culture show that’s hosted by Twitch staff members Bash “Bashlol” Mussa, Ray “Hypebeast” Li, and Zhi “Z” Chew./post/sources-t1-valorant-set-to-sign-pwny/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sources-t1-valorant-set-to-sign-pwny/ North American and South Korean organization T1 is set to sign free agent Josh “pwny” VanGorder to the VALORANT roster, multiple sources told Dot Esports and journalist Max “Purest” Katz.  The 21-year old is known for his duelist agent pool, but it’s unclear if he will retain the same role on T1.  T1 will need to complete its roster with one final player before the start of the upcoming VALORANT Champions Tour in North America, which is set to begin on Jan./post/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/tenz-explains-why-he-quit-cs-go-to-pursue-becoming-a-valorant-pro/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tenz-explains-why-he-quit-cs-go-to-pursue-becoming-a-valorant-pro/ Tyson “TenZ” Ngo stepped away from the competitive CS:GO scene this past month to become Cloud9’s first pro VALORANT player. In an interview with Red Bull, the 18-year-old phenom explained his career choices while also giving advice to other aspiring players. “I’ve decided to go pro [in VALORANT] because when I was playing the beta, I realized I haven’t had as much fun as I was having in a long time,” TenZ said./post/the-5-best-companions-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-companions-cards-in-magic-the-gathering/ Companions are special creatures in Magic: The Gathering that require you to build your decks around them to summon them. While they were released without a cost and appeared in your hand with no issues, they were deemed too strong and were eventually nerfed to have a three-mana cost to appear in your hand. While their dominant reign came to an end, Companions are still a good pick to build your deck around if you want to have a great win rate./post/where-to-find-alolan-vulpix-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-for-the-snow-white-vulpix-in-the-snow-request/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-alolan-vulpix-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus-for-the-snow-white-vulpix-in-the-snow-request/ Most of the Pokémon available in Pokémon Legends: Arceus are considered native to the region, so that means the number of non-Hisuian Regional Forms found throughout the game is fairly low.  That doesn’t mean you can’t find some of the more popular variants of Pokémon from other regions, as the Snow-White Vulpix in the Snow request you obtain in the late-game shows.  If they have access to the Alabaster Icelands, players can start a new request after encountering a Vulpix, which can be found near Veilstone Cape in the Cobalt Coastlands./post/dallas-fuel-acquire-closer-from-london-spitfire-for-overwatch-league-season-2/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dallas-fuel-acquire-closer-from-london-spitfire-for-overwatch-league-season-2/ The Overwatch League roster move period is in full effect heading into the second season of competition. Dallas Fuel acquired South Korean support Jung “Closer” Won-sik from the London Spitfire earlier today. Closer signed a two-year contract with the Fuel and became Dallas’ first new player for the 2019 season.  📣Please welcome @Closer to the team as he joins us from the @Spitfire!📣 We’re excited to have him join the Fuel and help “close” out more games during the 2019 season./post/is-tbc-classic-down-how-to-check-problems-outages-and-server-status/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-tbc-classic-down-how-to-check-problems-outages-and-server-status/ World of Warcraft players can step through the Dark Portal again and reexplore the Outlands in The Burning Crusade Classic. Floating through space in the Twisting Nether, the shattered remnants of Draenor—the home-world of the Orcs and refuge of the Draenei—awaits. But like any new expansion, players should expect some technical difficulties. The abundance of new players will almost certainly lead to server issues in the opening few hours, days, and weeks of the expansion./post/mlg-announces-gears-of-war-4-launch-invitational/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mlg-announces-gears-of-war-4-launch-invitational/ Major League Gaming announced their first event for Gears of War 4today, the Gears of War 4 Launch Invitational onOct. 22-23. Eight teams from four regions will compete in thedouble elimination event at MLG’s Columbus Arena.  https://twitter.com/MLG/status/764235640875524097  Enemy.GG, Team EnVyUs and Dream Team have already qualified forthe event. Two North American teams, two European teams and oneteam each from Latin America and Oceania will also qualify at alater date.  Between Aug. 13 and Oct./post/modern-warfare-aim-response-curve-types-explained/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/modern-warfare-aim-response-curve-types-explained/ The out-of-the-box gaming experience for Modern Warfare will be close to perfect for the average gamer. But if you consider yourself a competitive gamer, there are multiple tweaks you can apply to your settings to give yourself slight advantages while playing Modern Warfare or Warzone. In addition to all the visual adjustments you can make to allow your game to run better, you can also tinker with some of the mechanical settings to improve your gameplay./post/replication-mode-swaps-in-for-escalation-in-valorant-s-patch-2-11/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/replication-mode-swaps-in-for-escalation-in-valorant-s-patch-2-11/ For VALORANT players who enjoyed creating an army of Killjoy turrets or raining down five Brimstone ultimates from the sky, Replication mode is coming back. Riot began a new approach to VALORANT’s game modes last month, which rotates Replication, Escalation, and Snowball Fight on a patch-by-patch basis. In Patch 2.11, which should go live today, Replication will swap in for Escalation. Introduced in Patch 2.09, Replication allows every player on a team to select the same agent after a brief voting system./post/the-best-support-builds-in-league-of-legends-2021-preseason/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-support-builds-in-league-of-legends-2021-preseason/ The recent item system rework in the League of Legends preseason has required players to learn the ropes of each archetype from scratch. There are plenty of support champions viable thanks to some of the new items, so finding out the champ that best fits your playstyle shouldn’t be too hard. There’s no best-in-slot archetype right now with various playstyles and archetypes fitting better in certain compositions. Here are some of the best preseason builds for the support role to help you win your games./post/when-does-the-apex-legends-lost-treasures-collection-event-begin/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-apex-legends-lost-treasures-collection-event-begin/ Season five of Apex Legends is going strong, and now players have more content to look forward to. The Lost Treasures Collection Event promises tons of things to do and cosmetics to buy. Players can look forward to new skins, a game mode, a Mirage heirloom, and a Crypto Town Takeover. And it’s only a few days away. When does the Lost Treasures event start? The new event kicks off next Tuesday, June 23, and ends July 7./post/where-to-find-the-uchigatana-in-elden-ring/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-uchigatana-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring is full of powerful weapons that can give you an edge against tough bosses and enemies. Some are large weapons that require two hands, while others are smaller and can be dual-wielded. Players must decide which weapons are best for their build, and sometimes specific weapons are needed to capitalize on their stats and abilities.  A powerful blade players can find relatively early in Elden Ring is the Uchigatana, which is a deadly sword with a blood loss passive ability./post/youtuber-furry-potato-shot-live-on-stream-at-los-angeles-synagogue/Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/youtuber-furry-potato-shot-live-on-stream-at-los-angeles-synagogue/ YouTuber Zhoie “Furry Potato” Perez was shot in the leg on Thursday by a Los Angeles security guard live on an IRL stream. Furry was walking around Etz Jacob Congregation, a Jewish synagogue in Beverly Hills that also houses Ohel Chana High, an all-girls school. The entire encounter was captured across two videos, the first of which has since been deleted. The deleted video supposedly showed Furry being addressed by an armed security guard working at the synagogue./post/100t-put-lock-in-performance-behind-start-2022-lcs-spring-split-with-win-against-liquid/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100t-put-lock-in-performance-behind-start-2022-lcs-spring-split-with-win-against-liquid/ While the 2022 LCS Lock In didn’t give 100 Thieves the opportunity to showcase why they won the 2021 LCS Championship, their first match in the 2022 Spring Split today let them prove to Team Liquid—the team against which they earned the title—that they are still a force to be feared. A gold lead in favor of Liquid throughout most of the game did little to deter 100T League of Legends squad, focusing their efforts into closing out the game and securing their first win of the regular season./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/every-pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-leaked-for-sword-and-shield-so-far/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-pok%C3%A9mon-reportedly-leaked-for-sword-and-shield-so-far/ Editor’s Note: The leaked images that were previously featured in this article have been removed due to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim from The Pokémon Company International, Inc. (“TPCi”). Just two weeks ahead of Pokémon Sword and Shield‘s release, several leaks about the new games have begun surfacing, including a ton of new Pokémon being shown for the first time.  New reveals, Galarian forms, and even a few Gigantimax Pokémon have been revealed during the leaks and the number continues to climb as the leakers holding the information have more time to dig./post/game-freak-sheds-light-on-creation-of-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/game-freak-sheds-light-on-creation-of-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ The director and planning director for Pokémon Sword and Shield, Shigeru Omori and Kazumasa Iwao, detailed their experiences while making the games in an article posted to the recruitment website for Game Freak, which was then translated by Nintendo Everything. Pokémon Sword and Shield were the first main-series games released for the Nintendo Switch. Before that, Pokémon fans had to keep themselves entertained with Pokémon Let’s Go! Pikachu and Eevee, two games that were made with the purpose of using the Switch’s motion-sensor Joy-Cons to catch Pokémon in the Kanto remakes./post/googly-moogly-valorant-prime-gaming-item-now-available/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/googly-moogly-valorant-prime-gaming-item-now-available/ VALORANT players with a Prime Gaming account can now download the latest VALORANT cosmetic item, the Googly Moogly spray.  Players with an Amazon Prime subscription can enjoy in-game items for several games with Prime Gaming. Connecting your account allows you to download exciting cosmetic or in-game currencies for several titles, including VALORANT, League of Legends, Fall Guys, and more. The latest Prime Gaming VALORANT reward is a fun spray that is an excellent addition to any loadout./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/ranked-play-beta-officially-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard-on-feb-17/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ranked-play-beta-officially-coming-to-call-of-duty-vanguard-on-feb-17/ A competitive, ranked playlist is finally going to be available in Call of Duty: Vanguard over three months after the game’s release. Season two of Vanguard and Warzone is set to go live next week on Feb. 14. And today, Activision revealed a detailed roadmap for the upcoming season, which confirmed that a Ranked Play beta is on the way. The best defense is a heavily-armored offense. See what’s rolling into #Vanguard and #Warzone in Season Two—coming February 14th./post/tarzaned-claims-he-boosted-iwd-to-challenger-for-10-000/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tarzaned-claims-he-boosted-iwd-to-challenger-for-10-000/ Tarzaned has spilled the beans about IWDominate. The streamer, known for his prowess in North American solo queue, claimed he boosted IWD to Challenger in League of Legends. “You call yourself a Challenger player and you never actually got Challenger on your own,” Tarzaned said on his stream last night. “I actually had to play on your account for two years straight to get Challenger.” Tarzaned said he boosted two of IWD’s accounts to the top rank over the course of season seven and eight./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/does-fortnite-have-skill-based-matchmaking/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-fortnite-have-skill-based-matchmaking/ Many of the most popular multiplayer shooters have a way to keep you with other players who match your skill level. This keeps you with players who play the same way you do, ensuring that each game is a fun and balanced experience. Fortnite also has skill-based matchmaking (SBBM), released in season X. Skill-based matchmaking in Fortnite has been an evolving mechanic for some time, occasionally causing backlash from the community./post/everything-we-know-about-cypher-valorant-s-counter-flanking-agent/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-cypher-valorant-s-counter-flanking-agent/ Cypher already looks quite strong in VALORANT. All of his abilities aim to discover the enemies’ locations. You can’t hide when Cypher is on the enemy team. Nothing was revealed about his lore, except that he’s a Moroccan agent. His abilities offer him several traps that reveal players and an ultimate similar to Caveira’s interrogation from Rainbow Six Siege. He’s definitely a major asset to protect your team from flanks./post/how-to-start-a-hype-train-on-twitch/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-start-a-hype-train-on-twitch/ A Hype Train on Twitch is a visual illustration of an influx in monetary support for a given channel. The support can come in the form of subscriptions, dollar donations, or donations of at least 100 bits, but it can’t be started by just one viewer. It has to be a community effort. Subscriptions that contribute to a Hype Train can be normal subscriptions, Prime subs, or even gifted subs. The exact number of contributions required to start a Hype Train can fluctuate from channel to channel depending on thresholds set by each individual streamer./post/mtg-2020-grand-finals-day-1-standings-and-highlights/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-2020-grand-finals-day-1-standings-and-highlights/ The Magic: The Gathering 2020 season Grand Finals began today with 32 of the best players in the world competing in six rounds of action. Autumn Burchett, Mythic Invitational winner and rising star, came out at the top of the field after finishing day one 6-0 with their Gruul Adventures deck.  In a tournament full of Omnath Ramp and Omnath Adventures, it was Gruul Adventures piloted by Emma Handy, Autumn Burchett, and Luis Salvatto that stood out by going 8-1 during the three Standard rounds of the day./post/redeemer-joins-rogue-s-r6-coaching-staff-despite-strong-casting-debut/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/redeemer-joins-rogue-s-r6-coaching-staff-despite-strong-casting-debut/ Taylor “Redeemer” Mayeur is adding coaching to his growing list of roles within Rainbow Six esports. The ex-Spacestation Gaming player has made the decision to transition into coaching Rogue despite a strong debut as a caster.  Former Rogue coach Tristan “Ranger” Pehrson and the organization parted ways in September. Despite taking home a DreamHack Valencia win against the top-ranked EU team, Giants Gaming, Rogue decided it was best to part ways with longtime coach./post/siege-s-attrition-limited-time-mode-bans-operators-after-each-win/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/siege-s-attrition-limited-time-mode-bans-operators-after-each-win/ Although most fans have their favorite operators in Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft’s latest mode is going to force players to use characters they may have never even touched. The company revealed the new Attrition arcade limited-time mode today, which bans a new set of characters every round. Players have less than a week to experiment with the game mode, which will be live until July 13. Loading… 🕹 RAINBOW SIX SIEGE ARCADE…/post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-heart-of-the-sunwell/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-week-s-hearthstone-tavern-brawl-is-heart-of-the-sunwell/ Celebrate the lives of the Blood elves by taking part in this week’s Tavern Brawl, Heart of the Sunwell. This is a preconstructed Brawl that looks to put an exciting spin on an ordinary game of Hearthstone. After making your deck, you’ll be dropped into a game of Hearthstone with one specific rule change. During this Brawl, both players will start the game with 10 mana. Since you’ll start the game with so much mana, this will heavily impact your playstyle./post/tsm-enters-dota-2-signs-team-undying-to-compete-in-2022-dpc/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tsm-enters-dota-2-signs-team-undying-to-compete-in-2022-dpc/ TSM is officially entering Dota 2, signing Team Undying right as the team prepares to compete in the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit Winter Tour Regional Finals. Undying formed as a stack ahead of the 2021 DPC season and quickly became one of North America’s top teams. Under the leadership of veterans MoonMeander and DuBu, the roster competed with the likes of Evil Geniuses and Quincy Crew throughout both regional leagues./post/when-does-resident-evil-re-verse-release/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-resident-evil-re-verse-release/ Back in April 21, Resident Evil Re:Verse had an open beta test which, unfortunately for Capcom as well as fans, went through a slew of technical errors with regards to matchmaking. The issues eventually led the company to shut down and repair the servers multiple times. After multiple delays that pushed the title’s release date further back each time, Resident Evil Re:Verse will finally be released on Oct. 28, 2022. Re:Verse’s newest release date was revealed at the Capcom Showcase./post/a22-enchantment-sanguine-brushstroke-enhances-mtg-drain-and-gain-strategies/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a22-enchantment-sanguine-brushstroke-enhances-mtg-drain-and-gain-strategies/ Spoilers for the upcoming Alchemy: Innistrad A22 set today included Sanguine Brushstroke, a Magic: The Gathering digital-only Enchantment.  Scheduled to release on Dec. 9, the new Alchemy format will launch in conjunction with 63 digital-only MTG Arena cards from the Alchemy: Innistrad A22 supplemental set. Sanguine Brushstroke, a three-cost Mono-Black Enchantment that thrives within drain and gain strategies, was revealed today by TSM Numot the Nummy on Twitter. Sanguine Brushstroke CMC: 1BBType: EnchantmentRarity: RareETB ability: When Sanguine Brushstroke enters the battlefield, create a Blood token and Conjure a card named Blood Artist onto the battlefield./post/apex-antagonist-duardo-silva-might-not-be-the-real-duardo-silva-new-quest-reveals/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-antagonist-duardo-silva-might-not-be-the-real-duardo-silva-new-quest-reveals/ Apex Legends has been building up its newest big bad, pharmaceutical CEO Duardo Silva, for many seasons now. But the latest plot twist revealed in today’s episode of The Perfect Son seasonal quest might have turned everything we thought we knew about the man on its head. Lifeline, while rifling through a safe supposedly belonging to Duardo Silva, finds what the man stole from Olympus during the season’s opening cinematic: a death certificate./post/best-water-pok%C3%A9mon-in-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-water-pok%C3%A9mon-in-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ With many popular species returning from previous generations for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you’ve got a ton of good options for Water-type Pokémon. This means that your decision-making should come down to exactly what you need in a party mainstay. Whether you are after something specific or just a great all-rounder, this list has plenty of options for you to choose from. Feraligatr The Johto starter evolution Feraligatr is one of the most popular returning Water-type Pokémon in the new gen-four remakes./post/can-you-play-the-division-2-on-steam-deck/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-the-division-2-on-steam-deck/ Ubisoft games and the Steam Deck have a complicated relationship. Because a few Ubisoft titles were originally sold through Steam before moving to Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect, some games are playable and others are not. Unfortunately for fans of The Division 2, you won’t be able to run the streets of Washington D.C., even after applying a little elbow grease. Because Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store are not compatible with the SteamOS, you’ll need to install Windows to make The Division 2 remotely playable on Steam Deck./post/how-to-get-fortnite-s-galaxy-scout-outfit-and-weapon-wrap-for-free/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-fortnite-s-galaxy-scout-outfit-and-weapon-wrap-for-free/ The new Galaxy Scout skin is coming to Fortnite this weekend and players can earn it for free, according to Epic Games. The skin will be available for purchase when it hits the store at a later time, but Android Fortnite players can earn it for free by playing the game this weekend. Galaxy Scout will be a hot commodity when it hits the game, so Fortnite players will undoubtedly want to add it to their collections as soon as possible./post/madden-22-passing-guide-how-to-throw-all-passes-in-madden/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/madden-22-passing-guide-how-to-throw-all-passes-in-madden/ When your run game fails you, it’s time to air it out. Whether you’re playing Madden 22‘s Ultimate Team or constructing a dynasty in Franchise Mode, you cannot ignore your passing game, especially with so many elite gunslinger quarterbacks and ultra-talented receivers out there. If you want to develop a successful air raid offense, though, you’ll need to know how to pass and catch. How to Throw The basics of throwing the football in Madden 22 are simple./post/where-does-fromsoftware-go-after-elden-ring/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-does-fromsoftware-go-after-elden-ring/ Few games were as eagerly-anticipated as Elden Ring, and fewer still rose to meet the challenge and exceed those same expectations. But, with FromSoftware’s refinement of the Soulsborne genre at its absolute peak alongside its 2022 release, a new question emerges—what does it do next? The developer hasn’t said much about future games, or even the post-release roadmap for Elden Ring. But, as the studio basks in the glory of its most successful launch ever, it’s a perfect opportunity to assess Hidetaka Miyazaki and his team’s next steps./post/wonder-woman-skin-now-available-in-fortnite-item-shop/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wonder-woman-skin-now-available-in-fortnite-item-shop/ The Justice League continues to grow within Fortnite. One of DC’s most well-known superheroes, Wonder Woman, joined the game today. Available right now in the Fortnite Item Shop, the Wonder Woman outfit and the accompanying bundle are available to purchase. The bundle includes a glider, back bling, loading screen, and harvesting tool, as well as her outfit. The fierce Amazonian warrior herself has arrived. Grab @DCComics Wonder Woman Outfit now! pic./post/world-of-warcraft-battle-net-servers-suffer-technical-issue-preventing-players-from-logging-in/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-of-warcraft-battle-net-servers-suffer-technical-issue-preventing-players-from-logging-in/ World of Warcraft’s servers have apparently gone down temporarily as of May 9 at 10:50am CT. The game is currently unavailable to play, most likely due to a technical issue. Some servers for Blizzard’s game launcher, Battle.net, have also been affected. While Battle.net appears to be slightly affected, other games under the Activision Blizzard umbrella don’t appear to be suffering from this issue. Right now, only World of Warcraft’s servers are affected./post/how-to-complete-player-moments-iniesta-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-player-moments-iniesta-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a Player Moments 93-rated version of Andrés Iniesta from Vissel Kobe to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. This item is obtainable after you complete two segments of squad-building challenges (SBCs). This is Iniesta’s first special card in the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team cycle. EA gave him this card to celebrate his extra-time goal for Spain against the Netherlands in 2010. This SBC will be available until Friday, June 25, so you’ll have a week to craft cards if you don’t want to build them completely from scratch./post/how-to-hurdle-in-madden-21/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-hurdle-in-madden-21/ Hurdling is an effective way to avoid defenders in Madden 21, but it’s a move that will likely be used less often than a stiff arm or juke. Players should still know how to hurdle, however, since it can make a difference in a close game.  Hurdling in Madden 21 is simple, but performing the maneuver at the right time is essential. Players must press the Traingle/Y button to perform a hurdle while controlling an offensive player, such as a wide receiver or running back, running with the ball./post/how-to-play-locked-and-loaded-in-apex-legends/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-locked-and-loaded-in-apex-legends/ Respawn is celebrating Apex Legends’ anniversary with a bang. The Locked and Loaded game mode takeover is available for a limited time, and it shakes up the game. The mode is part of the Anniversary Collection Event and players can dive into Locked and Loaded until Feb. 23, when the party ends. The new mode grants players a loadout on drop and removes all white attachments from the loot pool, with the exception of sights./post/inside-the-mind-of-the-man-who-ran-the-worst-cs-go-event-of-all-time/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/inside-the-mind-of-the-man-who-ran-the-worst-cs-go-event-of-all-time/ “We don’t have the money. We are still working on it. There is a plan.”  This is what Sasa Bulic tells me several minutes into what can only be described as an unintentional interview. The line might conjure a scene from a Martin Scorcese film: a close-up of a junkie with a long sleeve T-shirt, nervously scratching the track marks on his arms while being interrogated by the local drug lord./post/streamer-sets-the-record-for-most-hours-streamed-in-a-single-month-on-twitch/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-sets-the-record-for-most-hours-streamed-in-a-single-month-on-twitch/ One month ago, Edison Park turned on his stream with one major goal in mind—break a world record on Twitch. Park wanted to set the record for the most hours streamed in a single month, previously set by Kjetil “Zizaran,” who streamed for 506.5 hours. To beat that record, Park would need to stream for roughly 17 hours a day for a month straight. In a post on his subreddit, Park said he set out to accomplish more than just break a record, though./post/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/tft-set-5-system-changes-to-watch-for/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tft-set-5-system-changes-to-watch-for/ A number of Teamfight Tactics system changes are expected to take place within Set Five Reckoning, from component nerfs and item reworks to an Armory pop-up shop.  Scheduled to release via PBE servers on April 14, TFT Set Five showcases a battle of good versus evil. The Black Mist has invaded the auto-battler, twisting champions, traits, and items. All items and components will appear different, using the new League icon style./post/the-death-of-mtg-burn-comes-via-eld-s-deafening-silence/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-death-of-mtg-burn-comes-via-eld-s-deafening-silence/ In an effort to curb the dominance of non-creature spell decks in best-of-one matches, the MTG design team created Throne of Eldraine’s Deafening Silence.  The Throne of Eldraine set (ELD) contains a powerful Enchantment to silence non-creature spell archetypes. Andrew Brown said in yesterday’s MTG Weekly stream that the best-of-one (MTGA) metagame needed balance. And Deafening Silence is the answer to that balance.  As an Enchantment that can drop on turn one, Deafening Silence prevents archetypes like Izzet Phoenix and Feather from casting multiple non-creature spells per turn./post/what-is-the-battery-life-on-the-macbook-m1-pro-and-macbook-pro-m1-max/Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-the-battery-life-on-the-macbook-m1-pro-and-macbook-pro-m1-max/ Apple will soon release the latest lineup of MacBook Pro computers, which come equipped with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Here’s what the battery life will look like on both the MacBook M1 Pro and MacBook Pro M1 Max.  MacBook M1 Pro battery life The 14-inch MacBook M1 Pro can handle up to 17 hours of Apple TV app movie playback and 11 hours of wireless web searching, according to Apple./post/fastest-way-to-get-the-skyslipper-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fastest-way-to-get-the-skyslipper-mount-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ It can be fun to complete the main scenario quest with your friends in Final Fantasy XIV, but it’s unfortunate that your chocobo can’t carry your friends to travel all of those long distances while entering a new area. Luckily, there are some mounts that are free and can carry several players. The Skyslipper is one of them, and it’s always available in the game, contrary to others such as the Regalia Type-G, which is only available once per year on average./post/here-are-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-standings/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-2022-call-of-duty-league-standings/ The Call of Duty League is back for its third season, this time with the top players in the world taking the fight to World War II in Call of Duty: Vanguard. There are plenty of returning stars along with some new faces who are set to make a name for themselves, and the action is sure to be intense whether the games are played online or at LAN events throughout North America in 2022./post/how-to-complete-otw-kluivert-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-otw-kluivert-s-objectives-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added a 78-rated Ones to Watch (OTW) version of Justin Kluivert from OGC Nice to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team’s objectives menu on Oct. 2. This is Kluivert’s first special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, but it has the same rating as his gold version. His future upgrade will depend on how well he and his team do in real-life games throughout the season. His highest skills are 89-rated Pace, 81-rated Dribbling, and 72-rated Passing./post/league-s-new-ruined-shan-hai-scrolls-skins-hit-the-rift-in-patch-11-2/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-s-new-ruined-shan-hai-scrolls-skins-hit-the-rift-in-patch-11-2/ Get your wallets ready, League of Legends fans. A total of eight new skins are arriving on the live servers this week with the release of Patch 11.2. To mark his arrival on Summoner’s Rift, League’s newest champion Viego is recruiting a few familiar faces for his army. Draven, Karma, and Shyvana are joining the Ruined King’s ranks with shadowy, green-accented skins in this patch cycle. Fans can pick up the three Ruined skins from the game’s client shop for 1,350 RP each./post/mtg-arena-state-of-the-game-april-notes-and-updates/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-state-of-the-game-april-notes-and-updates/ The back half of April is kicking off with the release of Streets of New Capenna via Magic: The Gathering Arena, along with a new Explorer format and improvements to purchasing booster packs.  With the digital launch of Streets of New Capenna (SNC) via MTG Arena on April 28, several visual and quality-of-life updates are slated to take place. WotC is also adding a new Explorer format on April 28, along with an improvement to the ways players can purchase and open booster packs./post/pok%C3%A9mon-fan-crafts-incredibly-detailed-vaporeon-doll/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-fan-crafts-incredibly-detailed-vaporeon-doll/ One Pokémon fan artist created an incredibly detailed and lifelike Vaporeon posable art doll from scratch. Artist umbratundra shared a sped-up video of the process, which took 30 hours, on TikTok and Reddit. They began by creating an adjustable wireframe in the shape of Vaporeon’s body and drawing a pattern on faux fur. They used a mold to create the shape of Vaporeon’s skull and shaved it down to size before attaching a pair of eyes and fastening it to the wireframe./post/san-francisco-shock-adds-o2-blast-players-finn-kilo-and-proper/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/san-francisco-shock-adds-o2-blast-players-finn-kilo-and-proper/ One of the most successful franchises in the Overwatch League has started its rebuilding process. The San Francisco Shock has added support Oh “FiNN” Se-jin, main DPS Jung “Kilo” Jin-woo, and DPS Kim “Proper” Dong-hyun to its roster, the organization announced today. This comes after the Californian team decided to drop seven players from its roster earlier this month. The back-to-back Contenders champs, @O2Blast_OW are joining the back-to-back Overwatch League champs./post/twitch-streamer-kjanecaron-nearly-burns-down-kitchen-during-subathon/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-streamer-kjanecaron-nearly-burns-down-kitchen-during-subathon/ Twitch streamer kjanecaron almost burnt down her entire kitchen during a recent cooking stream as part of her subathon but escaped the harrowing situation mostly unscathed. Subathons were largely popularized after Ludwig’s month-long success back in March 2021 and countless other streamers have since conducted their own subathons with increasingly wilder concepts and runtimes. Kjanecaron was only one day into her subathon whenever she decided to spice her content up with a cooking stream./post/where-to-find-a-leaf-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-a-leaf-stone-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Certain items won’t be used much in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and that includes some of the evolution items that are only present in the game to evolve one or two species of Pokémon. Evolution Stones are still fairly rare in the game, and some will be used more than others. For example, the Leaf Stone is used as one method to evolve Eevee into Leafeon, along with the sole way to evolve the newly introduce Electric/Grass-type Hisuian Voltorb into Hisuian Electrode./post/how-drafting-works-for-mtg-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-drafting-works-for-mtg-commander-legends-battle-for-baldur-s-gate/ Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate is a unique release on Magic: The Gathering’s 2022 calendar as a Commander-focused set designed to be drafted. As a follow-up to Commander Legends in 2020, Battle for Baldur’s Gate brings Limited gameplay to Magic’s multiplayer format. This comes with several key rule changes to make four-player Commander work as a draft format. Instead of 100-card decks, players will build 60-card decks built around a legendary creature that’s designated as your commander./post/how-to-complete-zombies-coffin-dance-easter-egg-on-die-maschine-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-zombies-coffin-dance-easter-egg-on-die-maschine-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Though each Call of Duty title takes pride in its robust multiplayer mode, there will always be Zombies mode enthusiasts looking for the next challenge with each game release. Starting with World at War in 2009, the Zombies game mode has become a staple part of the franchise. It’s the perfect getaway for players looking to take a break from the competitive environment of the game or those who want to prove themselves against the artificial intelligence of CoD developers./post/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-in-valorant/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-in-valorant/ Riot Games try to keep its games in top condition, and VALORANT is no exception. The game receives frequent updates that feature new content and bug fixes to ensure a smooth gameplay experience for all players. Despite all the efforts, however, players may face various error codes in VALORANT that may prevent them from logging into the game. Most of these errors can be fixed by following simple troubleshooting methods, but you may need to open a support ticket for recurring errors that you can’t seem to fix./post/how-to-unlock-mii-fighters-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-mii-fighters-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ At the start of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you have a roster of just eight lonely fighters—or so you think. There are actually three more fighters available right away that not many people know about: The Mii Fighters. Mii Fighters are broken into three different characters, each with their own weapons and customizable movesets. These fighters are the Mii Brawler, Mii Swordfighter, and Mii Gunner. To unlock them as an option in your starting roster, all you need to do is create them./post/tales-of-runeterra-the-vaulted-road-teases-future-lor-champions/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tales-of-runeterra-the-vaulted-road-teases-future-lor-champions/ Riot Games released its first Tales of Runeterra video since Bilgewater today, featuring potential champions of the Targon region in the upcoming Call of the Mountain set.  The new Legends of Runeterra set, Call of the Mountain, is scheduled to release on Aug. 26. And with its release will come three expansions that include Targon as a new region and a number of its champions. To hype up the start of spoiler season for Call of the Mountain, Riot dropped a new Tales of Runeterra cinematic today titled “The Vaulted Road./post/the-8-best-fortnite-stw-items-and-weapons/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-8-best-fortnite-stw-items-and-weapons/ When gamers think of Fortnite, almost all of them refer to the Battle Royale version of the game. While the game’s entrance to the Battle Royale (BR) genre was the main reason behind its impressive success, Fortnite existed long before it became a BR title in the shape of Save the World. STW is a PvE tower defense game that features quite similar characteristics with its younger BR brother. STW isn’t free, however, which creates a small barrier of entry for newer players./post/the-best-hunter-pets-for-leveling-raiding-and-arena-in-burning-crusade-classic/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-hunter-pets-for-leveling-raiding-and-arena-in-burning-crusade-classic/ The Burning Crusade expansion marks the beginning of Hunter’s reign of terror in World of Warcraft. Ahead of TBC Classic, Blizzard made some significant changes to the class. These changes, which reflect the changes made in the original expansion in 2007, included new talents, the removal of the dead zone, and a substantial buff to pets. Pets now benefit from ranged attack power, including that gained from flasks, elixirs, potions, and racial abilities like Blood Fury./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/all-increased-spawns-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-and-event-raids-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-mountains-of-power-event/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-increased-spawns-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-and-event-raids-for-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-mountains-of-power-event/ Pokémon Go is kicking off 2022 by continuing its Season of Heritage. The newest event, Mountains of Power, is set to start on Jan. 7, and as the name suggests, it will focus on rock and steel-type Pokémon. It is also set to bring a new form to the game, Mega Aerodactyl, in addition to a ton of shiny Pokémon and raids. During this event, a bonus will be in place to help you earn hearts with your Pokémon buddy faster./post/apex-legends-community-divided-over-camping-meta/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-community-divided-over-camping-meta/ Season two of Apex Legends brought plenty of changes to the meta and some of them have been causing controversy among fans. Players are voicing their opinions on Reddit about a commonly-used tactic in the battle royale genre: camping. In one heated Reddit post, a player explained how camping is a huge issue in season two. Essentially, when a team camps in Apex, they shy away from fighting to not risk dying./post/dreamer-returns-to-overwatch-league-joins-houston-outlaws/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dreamer-returns-to-overwatch-league-joins-houston-outlaws/ Sanglok “Dreamer” Song is back in the Overwatch League, joining the Houston Outlaws after a brief stint in Contenders.  Dreamer joined OWL in 2019 as part of the Los Angeles Valiant’s roster for the 2020 season and was released along with all of the organization’s players and staff on Jan. 29. After being released by Valiant, Dreamer played in a few events with SEUNG before joining DarkMode NA alongside teammate Adam Soong and a handful of other players./post/hasanabi-fans-make-hysterical-compilations-of-jump-scares-during-the-quarry-playthrough/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hasanabi-fans-make-hysterical-compilations-of-jump-scares-during-the-quarry-playthrough/ HasanAbi is known for his political commentary on Twitch, but his recent playthrough of The Quarry has proven to be popular among fans who have enjoyed seeing the popular reaction streamer get startled by the title’s numerous jump scares. The Quarry, which was released on June 10, is an interactive horror game that serves as a successor to Until Dawn. As its genre implies, it’s filled with tense moments that might put gamers and stream viewers on the edges of their seats./post/how-to-fix-discord-messages-failed-to-load-error/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-discord-messages-failed-to-load-error/ As a live messaging service, Discord is prone to experiencing all kinds of issues, errors, and outages, typically involving errors for connecting to servers or loading new content.  One such error can see players being notified that Discord “Messages Failed to Load,” which can render the entire social platform unusable for extended periods of time. Most of the time, this means the platform as a whole is experiencing some form of larger network problems or server issues, but users could also be impacted on an individual basis./post/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/the-best-iphone-power-banks/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-iphone-power-banks/ Even though the current generation of iPhone boasts some of Apple’s best battery life to date, some users still want more—especially mobile gamers. Titles like Pokemon Go prove battery demanding, so being prepared with a portable power bank is a great way to mitigate against performance-intensive applications whenever you’re on the go. This round-up is also great for users who are frequently out the door and don’t have the luxury of locating the nearest power outlet and charging up./post/what-s-new-in-cod-mobile-season-10-release-date-map-modes-and-more/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-s-new-in-cod-mobile-season-10-release-date-map-modes-and-more/ Call of Duty: Mobile’s season 10 is called Shadows Return, Activision announced today. The new season will bring a map, weapons, mode, battle pass, and more to the game. The update will be a big one and also introduce ranked series five to the game. This means that the players’ ranks from the last season will be refreshed with new ranked rewards arriving. Here is everything you need to know about CoD: Mobile’s season 10./post/where-to-find-the-nagakiba-katana-in-elden-ring/Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-nagakiba-katana-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring is filled with incredible weapons for every Tarnished to get their hands on and use throughout their playthroughs. These various options range from close-quarters combat weapons all the way to ranged-based weapons to attack from a distance. Additionally, many weapons come standard with different status effects that build up over time as the player strikes the target. These statuses are incredibly powerful and can be the keystone of many builds within the community./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/error-code-np-31970-0-is-stopping-players-from-creating-and-joining-parties-on-playstation-4/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/error-code-np-31970-0-is-stopping-players-from-creating-and-joining-parties-on-playstation-4/ As the fallout from error codes ws-37403-7 and ws-37398-0 is slowly being resolved by Sony, a new issue has popped up that’s stopping players from playing together online on PlayStation 4. If you try to make a party with friends on PS4 right now, you may encounter error code np-31970-0. This code might pop up if you try to create a party or if you try and join an already existing party./post/here-are-our-picks-for-the-group-of-death-and-group-of-life-at-worlds-2020/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-our-picks-for-the-group-of-death-and-group-of-life-at-worlds-2020/ The 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage has almost been set, and after the recent group draw, you’re either celebrating or lamenting where your favorite team has been placed. As always, there is a group made up of some of the best teams in the tournament in what is usually known as the Group of Death. On the other hand, there is also a collection of teams that make up the much more forgiving Group of Life./post/horizon-has-the-highest-win-rate-followed-by-wraith-gibraltar-apex-dev-says/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/horizon-has-the-highest-win-rate-followed-by-wraith-gibraltar-apex-dev-says/ Apex Legends’ space mom is dominating the competition. Respawn lead game designer Daniel Z Klein discussed legend win rates in a Reddit thread yesterday, putting Horizon at the top. Wraith has the second-highest win rate, followed by Gibraltar, Lifeline, and Wattson to round out the top five. In the most recent Fight Night patch, Horizon’s Gravity Lift cooldown increased from 16 to 21 seconds. Despite the nerfs, however, Klein says she’s the “strongest legend in the game./post/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-xbox-series-x-and-s/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-xbox-series-x-and-s/ No matter how good you’re at a game, it’ll always be challenging to convince your friends of your skill level. The closer they are to you as friends, the more proof they’ll need to believe your immense gaming abilities. While your legendary tales may do the trick for a while, most people prefer visual proof as confirmation. Sending them a clip of your gameplay will work, but recording and sending it will take significantly more time than simply sharing a screenshot of a scoreboard./post/new-modern-warfare-map-hackney-yard-will-be-dropping-into-cod-mobile-season-12/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-modern-warfare-map-hackney-yard-will-be-dropping-into-cod-mobile-season-12/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Hackney Yard is coming to mobile, Activision revealed today. The map will be a part of the season 12 content drop. The new season will begin after season 11 ends on Nov. 10 at 7pm CT. New seasons usually begin 24 hours after the previous one ends, meaning season 12 will kick off on Nov. 11 at 7pm CT. It has not been confirmed if the map will be available at the beginning of the season, though./post/sh1ro-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sh1ro-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/ Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov, the 20-year-old AWPer for Russian Counter-Strike team Cloud9, made a name for himself at IEM Katowice in 2021. The young and upcoming talent is known for his passive AWPing playstyle, a player not so dissimilar to Na’Vi’s Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács. In the IEM Katowice finals against Virtus.pro last year, sh1ro showcased patience and determination, recording just 39 deaths over the course of four maps. That’s an average of fewer than 10 deaths per map./post/streamer-teams-are-set-up-for-twitch-rivals-league-of-legends-draft-showdown-ii/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-teams-are-set-up-for-twitch-rivals-league-of-legends-draft-showdown-ii/ The North American installment of the League of Legends Team Draft Showdown is Twitch Rivals’ first tournament of the year, and it’s an exciting one.  It features eight teams, selected and drafted by captains for a $75,000 prize pool, and it will take place on Jan. 21 to 23. Included in the competition are big streamers Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni, and Hammoudi “Yassuo” Abdalrhman, amongst other familiar faces in the community./post/the-fundamentals-of-counter-strike/Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-fundamentals-of-counter-strike/ Counter-Strike is arguably the most challenging first-person shooter in history.  The game has almost infinite levels of intricacy, spanning over a 20-year period. CS:GO isn’t your average shoot-kill-die-respawn deathmatch. It’s a dynamic and complex tactical shooter that often rewards intelligence over mechanical ability.  In CS:GO, brains are generally more sought-after than brawn. There’s always something to learn from a match, whether it’s casual matchmaking or professional play. It takes commitment and dedication to be considered one of the best in the game./post/best-mechanical-keyboard-switch-types/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mechanical-keyboard-switch-types/ Mechanical keyboards are the most common keyboard for general use and gaming due to their speed and reliability. Being faster and more reliable than membrane keyboards makes mechanical switches more appealing to gamers. Mechanical keyboards last longer and are often rated for more keystrokes. There are also a variety of mechanical switch options from several manufacturers. Beyond the keycaps and body, the switches are what make keyboards stand out from one another./post/cupid-s-crossbow-is-returning-to-fortnite-just-in-time-for-the-share-the-love-valentine-s-event/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cupid-s-crossbow-is-returning-to-fortnite-just-in-time-for-the-share-the-love-valentine-s-event/ The infamous crossbow is making its way back to Fortnite: Battle Royale just in time for Valentine’s Day, which is coming up on Thursday, Feb. 14. Cupid’s Crossbow returns to Fortnite tomorrow in the v7.40 update, when the Share The Love limited time event will also begin. In the event, you can also earn a free wrap cosmetic skin and many other unannounced items by completing challenges. Related: Fortnite’s v7./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/itch-io-s-indie-bundle-raises-over-6-3-million-for-ukrainian-relief-efforts/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/itch-io-s-indie-bundle-raises-over-6-3-million-for-ukrainian-relief-efforts/ Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine has officially ended after raising $6,370,777.22 for the International Medical Corps and Voices of Children to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine as the Russian invasion of the country continues.  The bundle featured just under 1,000 products, worth around $6,500 in total, with several notable titles like CrossCode, Moon Hunters, Baba is You, and Celeste. There were also indie comics, soundtracks, game assets, and other items included./post/lcs-power-rankings-2020-spring-split-week-5/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lcs-power-rankings-2020-spring-split-week-5/ After five weeks, the LCS standings are entering a dangerous dimension. Things are super close, especially in the back half of the league, which will determine the final playoff positions. With four teams tied at 4-6 and two more holding at 5-5, even a little movement could cause the whole landscape of the LCS to change. The danger extends to our LCS power rankings. After a few weeks of chaos, we had a surprising consensus after week five of the 2020 Spring Split./post/regieleci-and-regidraco-are-the-new-regi-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield-s-crown-tundra-dlc/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/regieleci-and-regidraco-are-the-new-regi-pok%C3%A9mon-in-sword-and-shield-s-crown-tundra-dlc/ A bunch of new information on the upcoming DLC packs for Pokémon Sword and Shield has just swamped the internet, bringing with it new Pokémon, names, and features that trainers can expect over the coming months. Of all that new information, fans finally have the Japanese names for the two new Regi Pokémon joining the family of Regirock, Registeel, and Regice later this year when The Crown Tundra is released. These Pokémon are known as Regidraco and Regeleci, Dragon and Electric-types, respectively./post/san-francisco-shock-tank-smurf-announces-2022-free-agency/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/san-francisco-shock-tank-smurf-announces-2022-free-agency/ Even two-time championship teams aren’t immune from the effects of free agency during the Overwatch League offseason.   San Francisco Shock main tank Yoo “Smurf” Myeong-hwan has announced his entry into free agency heading into the 2022 season. He clarified by saying he’s still under contract with the Shock, at least for the time being, but is allowed to “look for other options.”  Smurf has been a core part of the Shock roster since late 2018 and was a critical part of both of the team’s Overwatch League championship wins in 2019 and 2020./post/what-is-a-fleta-deadlift-in-the-overwatch-league/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/what-is-a-fleta-deadlift-in-the-overwatch-league/ Certain players in the Overwatch League have built a reputation on being “hard carries,” dragging their teams to victory whether they like it or not. One step beyond the hardest of carries lies the “Fleta Deadlift,” one of the most difficult achievements a player can earn in the league.  The feat is named after 2020 Most Valuable Player Kim “Fleta” Byung-sun of the Shanghai Dragons and, formerly, the Seoul Dynasty. While he has made a name for himself as a part of those teams, the original Fleta Deadlifts happened far before his time in the Overwatch League./post/xqc-gets-caught-stream-sniping-during-twitch-rivals/Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/xqc-gets-caught-stream-sniping-during-twitch-rivals/ Twitch’s virtual convention GlitchCon has provided fans a range of different content over the weekend all available in the comfort of their home. Included in the fun was a variety of Twitch Rivals tournaments for different games, but none caused as much controversy as the Fall Guys tournament. During this tournament popular streamer, xQc, and his team were looking to jeopardize a tie-breaking game including team DrLupo. What he later claimed was a joke, xQc and his team proceeded to stream snipe their opponents, eliminating them from the game./post/best-streamers-to-watch-on-youtube-gaming/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-streamers-to-watch-on-youtube-gaming/ YouTube Gaming has made big moves in the streaming world over the last couple of years, snatching a surprising number of top creators from Twitch and creating a comfortable streaming environment, enticing many to make the switch. And with the number of creators joining the platform only growing, it may become difficult to pick out the streamers that are right for you. It’s no secret that YouTube Gaming’s streaming directory is quite poor in comparison to Twitch, making the task of finding creators that you might like a hassle, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the most entertaining streamers on the platform./post/c4lypso-and-shinobi-have-reportedly-created-a-new-valorant-team/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/c4lypso-and-shinobi-have-reportedly-created-a-new-valorant-team/ Former Rise player Abdo “c4Lypso” Agha and former Cloud9 Blue player Josh “shinobi” Abastado have put together a new VALORANT team and will look for an organization to represent, according to a report by George Geddes from Upcomer. Aside from these two players, the team reportedly features former Complexity member Mike “sharky” Garity and Brenden “stellar” McGrath, who’s benched by Luminosity. The non-sponsored team is still looking for a fifth player and doesn’t have a coach to assist them./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/lg-aproto-on-yaboidre-and-moose-they-just-clicked-it-was-like-a-puzzle-piece-that-we-were-missing/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lg-aproto-on-yaboidre-and-moose-they-just-clicked-it-was-like-a-puzzle-piece-that-we-were-missing/ Luminosity Gaming has had incredible success as of late, earning one of eight spots in the the NA VALORANT Champions Tour Masters One. And Alex “aproto” Protopapas believes his two new teammates have something to do with it. The organization signed Diondre “YaBoiDre” Bond and Kaleb “moose” Jayne in late February after a brief trial period. Luminosity’s been wildly successful with this new roster, beating elite squads like Envy, Sentinels, and 100 Thieves during the VCT Challengers circuit./post/los-mejores-pok%C3%A9mon-de-tipo-volador-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/los-mejores-pok%C3%A9mon-de-tipo-volador-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Los Pokémon de tipo volador son algunas de las especies más populares de Pokémon Go. Aparte de los Pokémon legendarios, también hay varios Pokémon conocidos que cuentan con este tipo. En Pokémon Go hay 18 tipos de Pokémon que varían en eficacia cuando se enfrentan a otros. Si bien algunos tienen los mismos movimientos, cada uno tiene estadísticas básicas propias que influyen en su fuerza general. Con todos los factores que influyen en el poder de un Pokémon, puede resultar confuso saber cuál es el mejor para las incursiones o los combates de entrenadores./post/remnant-from-the-ashes-is-free-to-keep-on-epic-games-but-only-today/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/remnant-from-the-ashes-is-free-to-keep-on-epic-games-but-only-today/ Epic Games is giving fans a free game every day for the holidays, and today, it’s Remnant: From the Ashes’ turn. The base game is available for free until 10am CT tomorrow, while expansions and editions also have a reduced price until next year. Remnant: From the Ashes is the latest installment in Epic Games’ holiday sale, which will give out a new game every day until Dec. 30. In addition, the store is also hosting several deals with discounts ranging between 10 and 95 percent, according to its website./post/respawn-investigating-apex-server-issues-following-evolution-s-launch-with-patch-10-1/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-investigating-apex-server-issues-following-evolution-s-launch-with-patch-10-1/ Apex Legends‘ Evolution collection event is now live—well, sort of. Numerous Apex players are reporting issues hopping into the battle royale following today’s Patch 10.1, with an “unable to connect to EA Servers” error cropping up in the loading screen. Respawn is “currently investigating” the issue. Looks like Rampart got to tinkering early🔧… We're currently investigating an issue causing @playapex players to not be able to load into a lobby after updating to the 10./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/the-nintendo-switch-will-officially-launch-in-brazil-soon/Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-nintendo-switch-will-officially-launch-in-brazil-soon/ The Nintendo Switch console will officially be launched in Brazil, Nintendo announced today. The company didn’t give a specific date but said it’ll “be coming soon to Brazil.” Despite being popular in the country, those interested in buying a Switch or any of its games have been forced to import them from third-party sellers. With Nintendo officially seeling the console in Brazil, though, prices should lower at least a little./post/activision-blizzard-launches-global-friends-list-for-battle-net-plans-further-worldwide-integration/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/activision-blizzard-launches-global-friends-list-for-battle-net-plans-further-worldwide-integration/ Activision Blizzard has dropped a new update for Battle.net to coincide with upcoming changes to games like Overwatch, which include the launch of its cross-play beta.  Starting today, players will no longer need to rely on switching regions to communicate with their Battle.net friends, combining previously regional friend lists into a single entity, excluding China. The actual functionality behind this feature will take some time to fully roll out, however. Related: Everything you need to know about the Overwatch Cross-Play Beta/post/arcane-character-design-nominated-for-annie-award/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/arcane-character-design-nominated-for-annie-award/ Arcane, Riot Games’ hit Netflix animated series, has been nominated for an ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award in the Best Character Design in TV and Media category. Arcane‘s second episode, “Some Mysteries Better Left Unsolved,” has been the episode highlighted for the award, with Evan Monteiro’s character designs being placed at the forefront of the Character nomination. Monteiro has been highlighted because of his excellent work on three particular characters: Mel Medarda, Shoola, and Viktor, all of which made their debut in the second episode of the series./post/how-to-catch-galarian-articuno-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-galarian-articuno-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ The icy landscape of Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion is teeming with powerful, legendary Pokémon. But some of the new legends are a little more interactive than the rest.  Galarian Articuno is one big troll, using its newly acquired Psychic-typing to play tricks on you if you try to approach it—and to launch devastating attacks in battle. But it still manages to look extremely classy while doing so./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/how-to-fix-dota-2-error-127-game-client-out-of-date-issue/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-dota-2-error-127-game-client-out-of-date-issue/ There are certain errors that can never truly be fixed in live service games like Dota 2 simply because with each new update, something new could go wrong and bring old problems back to the surface.  Dota 2 Error 127, better known as “Game Client Out of Date Error,” is one of the most problematic of those recurring issues.  Typically, this client issue just means you’re trying to load an outdated version of Dota or Steam./post/new-challenge-celebrates-gun-game-team-fight-mode-in-cod-mobile/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-challenge-celebrates-gun-game-team-fight-mode-in-cod-mobile/ A new challenge kicked off today alongside the launch of the latest limited-time game mode in CoD: Mobile, Gun Game Team Fight. It will be available for only one week. The Gun Game Team Fight game mode is a mix of both featured multiplayer modes. The five-player team must kill the opposing team to win points. Each kill grants a new weapon for the player. The first team to eliminate the opponents with each weapon—including the knife, which you can get at around 40 points—wins./post/nrg-co-ceo-h3cz-reportedly-reacquires-optic-gaming-brand/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nrg-co-ceo-h3cz-reportedly-reacquires-optic-gaming-brand/ NRG Esports co-CEO Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez has acquired his previously owned organization, OpTic Gaming, according to The Esports Observer.   The long-standing CEO helped make OpTic one of the most popular esports organizations in history. Although he left his position as the CEO of OpTic last year, H3CZ has reportedly reacquired the brand for an undisclosed fee.  The report says H3CZ has acquired the intellectual property in its entirety. So H3CZ, in turn, owns the Call of Duty League franchise slot held by OpTic Gaming Los Angeles, according to The Esports Observer./post/snakebite-s-controller-layout-and-settings-for-halo-infinite/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/snakebite-s-controller-layout-and-settings-for-halo-infinite/ Halo Infinite is back in a big way with an overwhelmingly popular release on both PC and Xbox while jumpstarting an esports scene that was considered on life support for years. For those PC players trying to hold on to their keyboard-and-mouse ways, your dedication is admirable but ultimately foolish. The aim-assisted controller is the way to go if you have aspirations of reaching Onyx in the open ranked playlist—or if you have dreams of competing in HCS events./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-the-rank-system-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-league-play/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-the-rank-system-works-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-league-play/ Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s highly-anticipated competitive playlist became available today on PlayStation 4—but many players might not fully understand how the rank system works in League Play. Luckily, Treyarch published an extensive guide that explains exactly how the rank system operates in Black Ops 4 League Play. Related: Basic tips and tricks for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4League Play When you enter the World League Hub, players will battle it out in the Pro Series playlist, which uses the Call of Duty World League ruleset./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/how-to-sign-up-for-the-wow-dragonflight-beta/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-sign-up-for-the-wow-dragonflight-beta/ Blizzard Entertainment revealed the first details about World of Warcraft’s next expansion in April. The expansion, called Dragonflight, still doesn’t have a release date, but players can already sign up for a chance to play a beta version of it before it’s released. Dragonflight is WoW’s first expansion since Shadowlands, which came out in November 2020. In addition to letting players ride dragons, it is set to include a new race and class, exclusive to each other for the first time in the history of the game./post/mtg-reveals-5-planeswalkers-for-core-set-2020-planeswalker-decks/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-reveals-5-planeswalkers-for-core-set-2020-planeswalker-decks/ The five planeswalkers in each of the Core Set 2020 pre-constructed Planeswalker Decks, which are catered toward beginning Magic: The Gathering players, have been revealed. After only having two Planeswalker Decks in MTG War of the Spark, the M20 set will have five. Showcasing the five colors of Magic: The Gathering, each deck is constructed around a specifically-designed planeswalker. Some planeswalkers work outside their Planeswalker Decks, but others don’t. In MTG War of the Spark, both Jace and Gideon proved they function in a variety of archetypes./post/raze-cinematic-shows-mirrored-boom-bot-and-highlights-impressive-in-game-clips/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/raze-cinematic-shows-mirrored-boom-bot-and-highlights-impressive-in-game-clips/ A new VALORANT cinematic shows Raze in action while she repairs her Boom Bot and makes her way through the streets of Brazil with her Blast Packs. The cinematic also features impressive plays from Raze players from around the world and ends with a nod to the mirrored agents introduced in the “Duality” cinematic.  The “Raze: The Color of the Town” cinematic opens with Raze entering her workshop to repair her damaged Boom Bot./post/riot-teases-league-s-2021-victorious-skin/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-teases-league-s-2021-victorious-skin/ Another League of Legends champion is joining the annual Victorious skin line for the most competitive players—and it seems like they brought a little, cuddly friend. Riot posted a teaser image for this year’s Victorious skin today, depicting a stuffed bear that greatly resembles Tibbers—indicating that Annie seems to be the next recipient of the skin. While this has yet to be confirmed, no other champion in League has as close of a connection with stuffed bears as Annie, who’s been a part of the roster for over 10 years./post/riot-to-implement-buffs-to-akali-sylas-other-assassins-in-league-patch-11-19/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-to-implement-buffs-to-akali-sylas-other-assassins-in-league-patch-11-19/ League of Legends lead gameplay designer Jeevun Sidhu has shared the expanded preview for the game’s next update, Patch 11.19. With it come plenty of changes just in time for the year’s most prestigious professional League tournament, the World Championship.  “This is the second of two Worlds-focused patches,” Sidhu said on Twitter. “Given that we won’t have any more opportunities to change the game, we aimed quite conservatively here.”  11.19 Full Patch Preview is here!/post/sky-striker-wins-big-dragon-link-and-dinosaur-drop-with-june-s-yu-gi-oh-tcg-forbidden-and-limited-card-list/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sky-striker-wins-big-dragon-link-and-dinosaur-drop-with-june-s-yu-gi-oh-tcg-forbidden-and-limited-card-list/ Every few months, Konami releases an updated Forbidden and Limited card list that works to make sure Yu-Gi-Oh! maintains a balanced competitive meta as more sets are released into the game.  Konami typically spaces out its ban list updates by about three months, giving players time to implement new product releases into their strategies and create new decks, while also allowing the company to gather more data and make informed decisions about which cards to hit next./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-pi/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-pi/ Since its Oct. 2021 release, Wordle has evolved into an internet phenomenon. Each day, the game will pick a five-letter word from the English language and players must guess it in six tries or less. They can also share their progress on social media when they’re done, filling our feeds with aesthetically pleasing square emoji grids. The word is the same for all players on the same calendar day, starting at midnight local time, but there are no clues to begin./post/all-spheal-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-the-spheal-deal-research-tasks-and-rewards/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-spheal-pok%C3%A9mon-go-community-day-the-spheal-deal-research-tasks-and-rewards/ With cold weather taking hold in parts of the world, the Clap Pokémon Spheal should feel right at home during its Pokémon Go Community Day.  On Jan. 16, players will have the chance to encounter Spheal more frequently and will also benefit from triple capture experience and three-hour durations for Incense and Lure Modules.  Throughout the event, any Spheal evolved into Sealeo and then Walrein will learn the event-exclusive moves Powder Snow and Icicle Spear./post/disguised-toast-temporarily-banned-on-twitch/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/disguised-toast-temporarily-banned-on-twitch/ Twitch banned popular streamer Disguised Toast from the platform yesterday for “unmoderated hateful conduct,” the streamer shared on Twitter. Although Twitch doesn’t point to specific reasons for bans, Disguised Toast said he believes the ban is because of an old Twitch clip he watched during a recent stream that includes a slur. Twitch also did not give an exact time frame for the ban. Got a temp ban from Twitch./post/mtg-alchemy-rebalance-patch-set-to-buff-non-meta-tribal-cards/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-alchemy-rebalance-patch-set-to-buff-non-meta-tribal-cards/ Wizards of the Coast will buff a total of 22 Magic: The Gathering tribal elves and warrior cards within the Alchemy and Historic formats, along with three individual spells.  Scheduled to take place on April 7, an Alchemy rebalance patch will buff 11 MTG Kaldheim elven tribal-themed cards, one AFR elf, 10 tribal-themed warrior cards, and three individual spells. The patch will not directly affect any top-tier decks within the Alchemy format, focusing on elf and warrior tribal decks, along with supporting deck diversity, according to WotC./post/overwatch-league-2021-playoffs-bracket-officially-set/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-league-2021-playoffs-bracket-officially-set/ The Overwatch League’s official 2021 playoff bracket is finally set in stone. When the bracket begins on Sept. 21, fans will get to see grudge matches between cross-region rivals as teams fight for two spots in the Sept. 25 Grand Finals.  A few hours after the play-in matches concluded, and teams like the Washington Justice and Philadelphia Fusion were officially added to the playoff bracket, the Watchpoint desk aired a selection show./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-new-year-s-event-to-add-2020-glasses-slowpoke-shiny-wynaut-and-more/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-new-year-s-event-to-add-2020-glasses-slowpoke-shiny-wynaut-and-more/ Niantic is ready to ring in the new year with a new Pokémon Go event, one that will include a Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses and new avatar items.  From Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, players can encounter multiple Pokémon wearing festive costumes, increased encounters for certain species, and the chance to capture a shiny Wynaut.  Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses will be spawning in the wild, appearing in raids, hatching from two-kilometer eggs, and given out as a Field Research reward./post/the-best-weapons-in-hyper-scape/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-weapons-in-hyper-scape/ Ubisoft’s Hyper Scape is a unique addition to the battle royale genre. The game has a very distinct arena shooter feel while retaining the aspects that make it a battle royale title. Even the aesthetic of how weapons and abilities are dropped around the map is reminiscent of Quake. With this being the case, the game offers a variety of different weapons to be used by the player in different situations they may be faced with./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/valve-will-replace-its-awful-baby-roshan-statues-from-last-year-s-battle-pass/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-will-replace-its-awful-baby-roshan-statues-from-last-year-s-battle-pass/ Dota 2 fans have started to receive the baby Roshan figures promised with The International 7 Battle Pass—but the figures look like something you’d get from a McDonald’s happy meal than a level 2,000 reward. Fans immediately hit Reddit with photos of their baby Roshan statues. And yep, they’re as bad as you might have imagined. Valve promised this: But fans got this: Yikes. Related: Battle Pass owners will get a miniature Roshan figurine if they reach level 2,000/post/when-does-the-fortnite-streamer-bowl-iii-start/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-fortnite-streamer-bowl-iii-start/ Over the years, the Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl has become an event to look forward to for Fortnite players. Fans get to watch their favorite streamers compete against each other with a prize pool of $1 million to charity on the line. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon This year’s event will feature 60 players, making up 20 trios. The player pool will include Twitch streamers, Community Champions, and NFL stars, so finding a specific trio to root for may not be the easiest task./post/3-promising-decks-from-week-one-of-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/3-promising-decks-from-week-one-of-hearthstone-s-fractured-in-alterac-valley-expansion/ The holidays are upon us and with them comes a new expansion. Hearthstone’s Fractured in Alterac Valley is live and already shaking up the meta. The Standard ladder is in a state of wonderful chaos at the moment, but it does seem like a few decks are starting to pull ahead and show promise. The expansion has still been out less than a week, though. Do not, under any circumstances, craft any of these decks with the expectation that they’ll be viable throughout the expansion./post/cadian-s-cs-go-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cadian-s-cs-go-streaming-setup-headset-mouse-keyboard-and-more/ Currently playing for Heroic, Casper “cadiaN” Møller is a Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player recognized for his rising prominence and ability to clutch on the mainstage. His role with Heroic is the in-game leader and AWPer, and he’s been flourishing on the team since he started with them in 2019. Naturally, fans of the Dane are eager to know his gaming and streaming setup, hoping to emulate his CS:GO abilities. CadiaN’s in-game settings are also readily available./post/fortnite-s-v7-20-content-update-is-coming-soon-and-here-s-what-can-change/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-v7-20-content-update-is-coming-soon-and-here-s-what-can-change/ Update Jan. 22 at 6:54 am CT: The v7.20 Content Update patch notes are live. Fortnite players know that a new week means another update is coming to the game. Developer Epic Games usually releases patches for Fortnite: Battle Royale and other modes on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. That’s when the company announces new additions to the game, weapon and item balance adjustments, new competitive events, and general fixes. And we know a bit of what’s coming early this week./post/here-are-all-of-destiny-2-s-season-start-and-end-dates/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-destiny-2-s-season-start-and-end-dates/ The seasons change in real life just as they do in Destiny 2, Bungie’s fictional universe of space wizards and alien visitors. Each season brings a new storyline, new seasonal activity, new weapons, and new armor every few months. Some seasons also include new or re-mastered raids, like Destiny 1’s Vault of Glass that was added in season 14. There are also season Artifacts, new Eververse gear, and more. Most importantly, each season tells a story that moves the overall plot of Destiny 2 forward in interesting ways, even if it may not seem like it at first./post/how-and-when-to-reserve-a-name-for-wow-classic-season-of-mastery/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-and-when-to-reserve-a-name-for-wow-classic-season-of-mastery/ World of Warcraft’s newest legacy content, the Season of Mastery, is on its way sooner than many people expected with a launch date of Nov. 16. And if you’re concerned about making sure you get the character name you want, you’ll have a chance to save one name and one name only. On Nov. 11, players with an active WoW subscription will have an opportunity to log onto Season of Mastery servers for the first time./post/how-to-gift-a-fortnite-battle-pass/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-gift-a-fortnite-battle-pass/ Each Fortnite season is an opportunity to prove yourself on the battlefield in a new setting. Fortnite’s theme changes every season. While the locations you’ve grown familiar with over the last season may look different during the new season, you’ll be able to keep up by updating up your cosmetics collection. See Fortnite Action Figures on Amazon The style of cosmetics also changes from season to season, and the best way to keep your wardrobe up to date will be by purchasing the Battle Pass./post/how-to-level-up-quickly-in-fortnite-chapter-3/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-level-up-quickly-in-fortnite-chapter-3/ Fortnite recently bid farewell to its second chapter and fans sailed toward a new storyline that features The Foundation, portrayed by The Rock. The first Battle Pass of the chapter also features Spider-Man, making it a must-complete for Fortnite fans. Though it’s possible to max out your Battle Pass by purchasing levels instantly, most players prefer going for the free-to-play route. If you’re short on time, you’ll want to level up your Battle Pass as quickly as possible so you can start enjoying all the skins for the seasons to come./post/the-12-rarest-dances-and-emotes-in-fortnite/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-12-rarest-dances-and-emotes-in-fortnite/ Skin-based monetization systems existed long before Fortnite: Battle Royale was launched, but it’s almost impossible to deny its influence to turn the game into a mainstream entity. Epic Games found the ultimate formula in skins, harvesting tools, back blings, emotes, gliders, and finally dances. All of these items allow players to show off their personality and sense of style in Fortnite, mostly after they outplay another opponent. While the developer started off slow with the cosmetics around the game’s launch, it has turned into a skin-manufacturing powerhouse over the years./post/where-to-find-haunted-household-furniture-in-fortnite-chapter-two/Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-haunted-household-furniture-in-fortnite-chapter-two/ A bunch of challenges have just been added to Fortnite Chapter Two as part of the new Halloween event, with one tasking players to find illusive Haunted Household Furniture to get a sizeable amount of EXP. First, the furniture will only spawn in the new “Storm King” mode that was just added to the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kir94N-L52w&feature=youtu.be After jumping into that mode, you want to head to one of the town areas on the map./post/clash-royale-s-sixth-anniversary-brings-the-royale-crown-down-its-biggest-community-event-ever/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clash-royale-s-sixth-anniversary-brings-the-royale-crown-down-its-biggest-community-event-ever/ March 2 marked six years of Clash Royale‘s release. Now, developer Supercell is celebrating the occasion by launching the game’s “biggest community event ever,” titled The Royale Crown Down, which will take place from March 12 to 24. Supercell hasn’t revealed many details about the event yet. More information will be revealed along with registrations on March 8. Supercell has also launched an official website for the event. Players have to join one of 12 teams led by different content creators who will be revealed on March 8./post/cloud9-is-the-only-na-team-without-an-lcs-champion-on-its-roster/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cloud9-is-the-only-na-team-without-an-lcs-champion-on-its-roster/ Cloud9 has been the best League of Legends team in North America over the past five weeks and it hasn’t been close. The roster that this team assembled has come together in a way that not many people expected, especially since none of their players have won an LCS championship before. In fact, only one player on the roster has won a regional championship. AD carry Zven last won the 2017 EU LCS Summer Split championship with G2 Esports./post/florida-mutineers-signs-neptune-as-substitute-player/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/florida-mutineers-signs-neptune-as-substitute-player/ The Florida Mutineers welcomed Travis “Neptune” McCloud as their substitute for the 2021 Call of Duty League season today. The Mutineers’ starting roster remains Havok, Owakening, Skyz, and Slacked. One more Mutineer for 2021. Welcome to The Crew, @NNeptuunE! #F3arTheDeep pic.twitter.com/IC9pUbTIJP — Florida Mutineers #f3f3 (@Mutineers) January 10, 2021 Owned by Misfits Gaming, the Mutineers had a much better 2020 CDL season than most anticipated. They won three online events—weeks five, nine, and 10—before falling down rankings as the season wore on./post/get-a-free-mtg-arena-liliana-deck-with-twitch-prime/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/get-a-free-mtg-arena-liliana-deck-with-twitch-prime/ Twitch Prime users are eligible for a free Liliana Legion deck in MTG Arena.  The free Liliana Legion deck in the Twitch Prime loot is available from Dec. 3 to Feb. 10. To access the free deck, users need to complete a few steps: Go to the loot notifications, located at the top-right of any Twitch page.Find the Liliana Legion deck.Get the code.Copy the 10-digit code.Enter code in MTG Arena’s store (Control-V paste doesn’t work)./post/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/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-collections-set-to-bring-back-delta-species-base-set-charizard-and-more/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-collections-set-to-bring-back-delta-species-base-set-charizard-and-more/ The 25th anniversary Pokémon TCG set has been officially unveiled, and like many fans expected, it will be a collection of throwback reprints mixed in with some newer takes on older themes when it launches on Oct. 8.   Celebrations will showcase many aspects of the Pokémon TCG that have been left in the past, including new cards being added to the Delta Species, Prime, Trainer Pokémon, Light Pokémon, and LV. X./post/twitch-bans-blessrng-removes-his-emote-after-admitting-to-abuse/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-bans-blessrng-removes-his-emote-after-admitting-to-abuse/ Twitch banned streamer Brad “BlessRNG” Jolly today and removed his popular BlessRNG emote after admitting to abusing an ex-girlfriend. The streamer’s misconduct came to light when an anonymous person reported the abuse to Kanga, Jolly’s employer. Kanga fired Jolly and said in a statement, “The company did not have prior knowledge of the situation and, upon learning, we are deeply sorry to anyone in our community who was affected by this hire./post/you-can-unlock-overwatch-league-away-skins-now/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-unlock-overwatch-league-away-skins-now/ Overwatch League’s away skins, which wraps heroes in white with pops of teams’ colors, are now available in Overwatch. Players can unlock away skins alongside any home skin—so it’s two new skins for 100 Overwatch League tokens. Away skins were added to Overwatch with the game’s Winter Wonderland 2018 update. For fans that already bought Overwatch League skins, away skins will be automatically unlocked the next time Overwatch is opened. The deal applies to all 2018 season teams—Boston Uprising, Dallas Fuel, Florida Mayhem, Houston Outlaws, London Spitfire, Los Angeles Gladiators, Los Angeles Valiant, New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion, San Francisco Shock, Seoul Dynasty, and Shanghai Dragons./post/20-magic-the-gathering-common-terminology-and-slang-for-beginners/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/20-magic-the-gathering-common-terminology-and-slang-for-beginners/ The card game Magic: The Gathering has over a hundred active terms used through a number of formats, with more getting added each year.  Created in 1993 by Richard Garfield, MTG has continually evolved over the years. There are hundreds of terms still active within the card game today, with more getting added each year via digital-only terminology in MTG Arena, along with new keywords and mechanics with each new set./post/asmongold-plays-final-fantasy-xiv-for-the-first-time/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-plays-final-fantasy-xiv-for-the-first-time/ Twitch’s top World of Warcraft streamer Asmongold took a dive into a different MMORPG yesterday by playing Final Fantasy XIV for the first time. Overall, his 10-hour stream, which opened with about an hour of talking, averaged 145,320 viewers according to Twitch tracking website Sully Gnome. The stream had 1.47 million hours watched. After years of requests from fans who wanted to see his reaction to the MMO, Asmon downloaded the game and made a character full of pomp and circumstance./post/best-cars-in-rocket-league/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-cars-in-rocket-league/ There are a variety of different cars available to use in Rocket League. Some are available from the first launch of the game, others must be unlocked through gameplay, and the rest must be purchased in DLC packs or crates. The different cars feature a variety of different hitboxes and handling attributes, which can change how your car interacts with the ball or just how fast your turns can be. The truth is almost any car can be good in Rocket League once you learn how to use it (with the exception of maybe the Scarab, which is a lost cause)./post/every-new-tft-set-4-5-champions-stats-and-abilities-in-festival-of-beasts/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-new-tft-set-4-5-champions-stats-and-abilities-in-festival-of-beasts/ A total of 20 new and returning champions are joining the Fates: Festival of Beasts within Teamfight Tactics, showcasing old and new abilities.  Hitting the PBE server on Jan. 6 and launching via the live servers on Jan. 21, Set 4.5 is packed full of champions itching to disrupt the meta. There are a total of 20 champions being added in the Fates: Festival of Beasts mid-set update and seven new traits./post/how-to-bunny-hop-in-valorant/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-bunny-hop-in-valorant/ If you’ve played Counter-Strike, you’ve dabbled in Quake, or you’ve tried Apex Legends out for size, you should be at home with bunny hopping. Bunny hopping is all about gaining velocity and using air-strafing to travel from one location to another. Some games actively discourage it, like Call of Duty. But others, like VALORANT, embrace it. But how exactly do you bunny hop? Practice makes perfect when it comes to learning the art of bunny hopping./post/how-to-use-a-laptop-as-a-second-monitor/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-use-a-laptop-as-a-second-monitor/ Using a laptop as a second monitor is a nifty way of expanding a display in a pinch, and it doesn’t require any cabling or ports. Some users may also find it cheaper and more convenient to use their outdated laptop as a display instead of spending cash on a new monitor. The only requirement for using a laptop as a monitor is that both devices must be on Windows 10./post/irl-twitch-streamer-pays-toddler-100-to-stop-crying/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/irl-twitch-streamer-pays-toddler-100-to-stop-crying/ IRL streams in public places can oftentimes raise a number of barriers for content creators—both literal and figurative. Yesterday, travel streamer Arab encountered one of those obscure hurdles that one would only ever encounter in the wild when a child was crying near him in a park and wouldn’t seem to stop. Trying to enjoy the serenity of the public park on a bench, Arab and his friend were hanging out with a Twitch stream live when a crying child rounded a corner, walking directly in front of him./post/mccreamy-s-fortnite-settings/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mccreamy-s-fortnite-settings/ McCreamy is a well-known content creator in the Fortnite community. While he’s a talented player, his comedic approach served as the most crucial factor behind his success.  He started his YouTube channel around 2016 and was primarily uploading Overwatch montages. He then moved onto PUBG until the release of Fortnite in 2017. His sense of humor and fun personality drew the attention of thousands, and he eventually exploded in popularity with videos featuring rare moments in Fortnite./post/tekken-7-season-4-update-goes-live-on-nov-10/Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tekken-7-season-4-update-goes-live-on-nov-10/ Tekken 7’s season four update finally has a release date and a new trailer showcasing just a few of the features, updates, and content that players can enjoy starting Nov. 10.  This new season includes Kunimitsu as the next playable character, balance changes, and an overhaul for the online modes.  The next combo of hard hitting content arrives Nov. 10th for #TEKKEN 7! Kunimitsu returns as a new playable character along with a new stage, the Vermilion Gates./post/b1t-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/b1t-s-settings-crosshair-and-viewmodel-for-cs-go/ Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy jumped into the Natus Vincere’s CS:GO roster for good in the middle of 2021. Since then, the team has been pretty much unstoppable. Despite being only been 19-year- old, b1t has already proven that he’s an individual of a world-class caliber. Until now, he’s helped NAVI claim numerous important trophies, with the PGL Stockholm Major 2021 being one of them. B1t’s skill doesn’t go unappreciated. The Ukrainian was chosen to be HLTV’s ninth-best player in 2021./post/how-to-complete-player-moments-sa%C3%BAl-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-player-moments-sa%C3%BAl-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced a 90-rated Player Moments version of Saúl Ñíguez from Atlético de Madrid to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. It can be obtained by completing a set of squad-building challenges (SBC). This is Saúl’s first special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. Player Moments cards are used to celebrate a special match or season that a specific player had in the past. EA created this Player Moments card to celebrate his amazing solo goal against Bayern in the UCL 2015-2016 season./post/how-to-get-forge-s-weapon-charm-in-apex-legends/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-forge-s-weapon-charm-in-apex-legends/ The big and brawny Forge may be gone, but he won’t be forgotten. Respawn revealed a short trailer today that was supposed to be an ordinary interview between Outlands reporter Lisa Stone and James “The Forge” McCormick. The mysterious Revenant had other plans in mind, however, stabbing the upcoming legend in the back before the broadcast abruptly ended. And now, players can pick up Forge’s weapon charm from the scene of the crime, according to Apex Legends data miner iLootGames./post/how-to-get-royal-lunatender-minion-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-royal-lunatender-minion-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Aliens have invaded Final Fantasy XIV with the latest expansion, Endwalker. The Lunatenders, those peculiar sticks that wander in Mare Lamentorum, are among them. Players who like these creatures can get them to accompany them through their adventures as minions. There are two Lunatender minions: the Prince and the Royal ones. While the Prince Lunatender is blue, the Royal one has golden skin. Both minions can be bought from the Market Board or traded and are random loot from activities, so they can be a hassle to get if you’re unlucky./post/morgausse-claims-225-000-grand-prize-in-final-fortnite-summer-skirmish-event-at-pax-west/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/morgausse-claims-225-000-grand-prize-in-final-fortnite-summer-skirmish-event-at-pax-west/ With 11 points in the grand finals, Morgausse has won the final Fortnite Summer Skirmish event at PAX West, securing the $225,000 grand prize. Some of the top players in the world competed in this weekend’s tournament, pushing through several qualifiers over the past few days to get to the grand finals, which featured a seven-game series to determine the final placings. The top spot went to Morgausse, who understandably experienced major shock after it was officially revealed that he won./post/new-world-open-beta-release-notes-reveal-massive-changes-to-weapons-progression-pvp-and-more/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-open-beta-release-notes-reveal-massive-changes-to-weapons-progression-pvp-and-more/ New World is set to enter its open beta testing phase later today, and players have finally been given a look at what changes have been made between the last testing phase and now, thanks to newly released patch notes. There are plenty of massive changes that will both increase the overall experience of the game, but also to address many of the issues players faced during the previously closed beta phase./post/streamer-atrioc-finally-beats-elden-ring-boss-after-7-hours/Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/streamer-atrioc-finally-beats-elden-ring-boss-after-7-hours/ Elden Ring has officially been released all over the world and fans are finally getting their hands on a new FromSoftware title after three long years. Most of these players are taking their time enjoying the story and exploring the open world, but not Atrioc. The streamer spent almost the entirety of launch day fighting a single enemy. Atrioc began his Elden Ring stream on Feb. 24 with one goal in mind: to defeat every boss he encounters in one go./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/asmongold-twitch-must-start-using-way-more-common-sense-when-banning-streamers/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-twitch-must-start-using-way-more-common-sense-when-banning-streamers/ Asmongold has taken aim at Twitch and its suspension policies, calling for the Amazon-owned platform’s admins to use “way more common sense” when it comes to banning streamers⁠—big and small⁠ alike—after one of his profiles was blocked from the site earlier this month. The top Twitch star believes the platform’s powerbrokers must start applying more context and common sense to suspensions, or risk impacting the site. The biggest issue, Asmongold explains, is Twitch’s approach has led to a total disconnect between the site and its stable of stars./post/best-weapon-skins-in-call-of-duty-mobile/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-weapon-skins-in-call-of-duty-mobile/ Call of Duty: Mobile has been a popular choice for mobile gamers since its release over a year ago. The handheld variant of the Call of Duty franchise has gotten over 250 million downloads worldwide.  One popular aspect of the series is the multitude of guns that the games provide players with. Each type of gun is perfect for different types of situations and CoD Mobile not only makes it possible to have each of these but also allows players to get their hands on exclusive items, like unique gun skins./post/ffxiv-to-get-major-graphics-overhaul-in-upcoming-patch-7-0/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ffxiv-to-get-major-graphics-overhaul-in-upcoming-patch-7-0/ Final Fantasy XIV has allowed players to traverse through the lands of Eorzea and beyond for over 10 years, though its age has been visually apparent for some time. Players will soon experience FFXIV with a new look thanks to an upcoming graphic overhaul. During the recent Letter from the Producer livestream, the FFXIV team revealed that, for the first time in 10 years, the MMORPG will be undergoing extensive changes to its graphics to modernize the game./post/how-mtg-street-fighter-secret-lair-crossover-cards-work-full-list-and-updates/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-mtg-street-fighter-secret-lair-crossover-cards-work-full-list-and-updates/ Wizards of the Coast has officially revealed the ultimate crossover between Magic: The Gathering and Capcom franchise Street Fighter, which includes a total of nine black border cards playable in Eternal formats. Featured in the MTG Secret Lair February superdrop, nine characters from Street Fighter and Street Fighter II are playable in Eternal Magic formats like Commander, Legacy, and Vintage. Each of the nine crossover cards has the Legendary Creature type, with their design focused mainly on gameplay within the Commander format, according to Mark Heggen./post/plot-twist-is-the-newest-warlock-card-revealed-from-hearthstone-s-rise-of-shadows-expansion/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/plot-twist-is-the-newest-warlock-card-revealed-from-hearthstone-s-rise-of-shadows-expansion/ A brand-new Warlock card has been unveiled from Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Rise of Shadows. Plot Twist is a two-mana Warlock spell that allows you to shuffle your hand into your deck—and then you draw as many cards as you shuffled into your deck. New Warlock Card – Plot Twist https://t.co/tOcucDlj6r pic.twitter.com/tDir8G3lPf — HearthPwn (@Hearthpwn) March 30, 2019 It seems like this expansion is introducing ways for Warlock players to change the cards in their deck and hand./post/t1-parts-ways-with-canna-following-contract-dispute/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-parts-ways-with-canna-following-contract-dispute/ After a tumultuous few weeks, T1 and Kim “Canna” Chang-dong have gone their separate ways, ending a short-lived contract dispute between the League of Legends team and the player. The top laner, who occupied a starting role throughout the better part of the year, had signed a two-year contract with T1 in 2020 and was due to re-negotiate his salary leading into the next season.  A verbal agreement between Canna and the former COO of T1, John Kim, who died on July 16, had promised that if both parties failed to come to an agreement regarding salary, the player would be released from the team as a free agent./post/when-does-the-contract-release-in-gta-online/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-the-contract-release-in-gta-online/ GTA V‘s three endings were all fulfilling in their own ways. Regardless of their choice, in the end, players had no way of knowing what Michael, Franklin, and Trevor were up to after settling into their new lives after the finale. The Contract, GTA Online’s next expansion—initially teased in 2013—features new story missions, radio stations, music. There are also collaborations with celebrities like Dr. Dre. Considering Rockstar dropped the ball with Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition‘s release, it can use this chance to redeem itself by delivering yet another classic experience./post/world-of-warcraft-classic-class-tier-list-pvp/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-of-warcraft-classic-class-tier-list-pvp/ PvP (player-vs-player) is a broad term when it comes to World of Warcraft. Each class and specialization has a different niche. While some thrive in battlegrounds, others excel in World PvP and duels. Here’s our class tier list for WoW Classic PvP. S Tier Arms Warrior, Frost Mage, Assassination, and Subtlety rogue Warrior, Mage, and Rogue are the premier classes in Classic, especially in the sixth and final phase of the game./post/yuumi-and-soraka-s-healing-katarina-and-shaco-s-build-paths-to-be-adjusted-in-league-patch-12-12/Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yuumi-and-soraka-s-healing-katarina-and-shaco-s-build-paths-to-be-adjusted-in-league-patch-12-12/ Riot Games is looking to mitigate the continued strain of healing in League of Legends after the nerfs to Grievous Wounds, as well as give a few champions more streamlined build paths in the upcoming patch. Riot Truexy, associate game designer on the Summoner’s Rift team for League, detailed a few champion and system adjustments that are expected to release with Patch 12.12. Being adjustments, they include both buffs and nerfs for their specific targets, hoping to help them in some areas and hinder them in others./post/adidas-launches-team-vitality-sneakers-inspired-by-90s-cereal-campaigns/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/adidas-launches-team-vitality-sneakers-inspired-by-90s-cereal-campaigns/ Team Vitality and its sponsor Adidas have launched a campaign today to promote their new VIT.03 sneakers, the third version of their sneaker saga with the streetwear brand. This limited-edition sneaker was inspired by ’90s culture and classic cereal advertisements, according to Vitality. And to bring the concept to life, the French team has created 100 limited-edition cereal boxes called VIT POPS that will be available to purchase for 9.99 euros at the company’s headquarters, V./post/anivia-is-getting-a-major-change-to-her-ultimate-in-league-s-patch-10-6/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/anivia-is-getting-a-major-change-to-her-ultimate-in-league-s-patch-10-6/ League of Legends fans might not have noticed, but Riot Games recently added a major change to Anivia’s kit on the Public Beta Environment servers that can only bring good things for fans of the Cryophoenix. Riot’s Rob “King Cobra” Rosa pointed out that the developer changed how Anivia’s ultimate works. First, her Glacial Storm is no longer cancelled by crowd control of any kind. This is a huge buff to her kit, since she can continue to lay down large amounts of sustained damage, even if she’s bound or stunned./post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-misdreavus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-and-evolve-misdreavus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Misdreavus, a ghost-type Pokémon that floats around the overworld, is one of the few Shining Pearl exclusives, so those with Brilliant Diamond will need to trade it from the other game to obtain it. For those with Shining Pearl, here is how you find, catch, and evolve Misdreavus. How to find and catch Misdreavus in Shining Pearl Misdreavus can be found pretty early in the game in the Eterna Forest, which is an area of the map where you will go through it with a partner, and all of your battles with Pokémon will be doubled./post/how-to-complete-may-3-s-uefa-marquee-matchups-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-may-3-s-uefa-marquee-matchups-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ Players can complete a new UEFA Marquee Matchups squad-building challenge (SBC) in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team starting today. The Marquee Matchups are a type of SBC released weekly based on real soccer’s key games. They are normally released on Thursdays, but EA also has a smaller UEFA version to reward players with tradeable FUT packs. This SBC will be available for one week, until May 10, and players will have to complete two squads: Villarreal CF vs./post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-astral-radiance-prerelease-promos-products-officially-revealed/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-astral-radiance-prerelease-promos-products-officially-revealed/ The Pokémon Company has today revealed the next TCG set that is slated to arrive in May, ‘Astral Radiance,’ and now we have a look at the products and promotional cards that will launch as part of the release. Astral Radiance will boast all your usual products including booster boxes, elite trainer boxes, blister packs, and Build & Battle boxes, but also include a Pokémon Center exclusive elite trainer box and a Build & Battle Stadium./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/team-envy-adds-adam-rymer-as-ceo-owner-mike-rufail-moves-to-new-chief-gaming-officer-role/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-envy-adds-adam-rymer-as-ceo-owner-mike-rufail-moves-to-new-chief-gaming-officer-role/ Team Envy announced an executive shakeup today. Mike “Hastro” Rufail is stepping down as the organization’s CEO and being replaced by Legion Entertainment advisor Adam Rymer.  It was Rufail’s decision to step down, according to a video he posted on Twitter today. While Rufail is no longer Envy’s CEO, he’s still one of the largest shareholders in the organization and will remain on the board. Some big news today.This was my decision./post/the-best-cards-to-pull-from-darkness-ablaze-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-expansion/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-cards-to-pull-from-darkness-ablaze-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-expansion/ The next Sword and Shield expansion for the Pokémon TCG, Darkness Ablaze is set to release on Aug. 14 with more than 185 cards being added to the format.  Players will have a chance to get powerful VMAX forms for Charizard, Grimmsnarl, Eternatus, and more in this new set.  With the addition of 14 Pokemon V cards, seven new VMAX cards, 17 Trainer cards, and other new cards that might be able to shake up the meta, you will want to know exactly what you are getting into with this set./post/best-cards-to-pull-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-cards-to-pull-from-pok%C3%A9mon-tcg-celebrations/ Pokémon TCG Celebrations is here, along with a variety of new cards and remade classic cards that are sure to complete any collection. The set launched in stores earlier today on Oct. 8. Since then, cards have started to appear on resale sites for some decent sums of money. While most of the cards have high value given their recent release, some are excelling above others on the aftermarket. If you’re collecting or looking to purchase cards with the hopes of flipping them for a profit then here are the cards within Celebrations that are going to be your biggest earners./post/best-mtg-giant-cards-in-kaldheim/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-giant-cards-in-kaldheim/ Giant tribal shows promise within Magic: The Gathering Standard format with the release of Kaldheim.  Standard in MTG was already running a number of powerful Giant cards, and with the release of Kaldehim (KHM) on Jan. 28, Giant tribal becomes a legitimate possibility in the colors Blue and Red (Izzet). Bonecrusher Giant is already a Standard staple in Red and Crystalline Giant slots nicely into a UR Giant tribal as another three-drop./post/best-tft-6-5-neon-nights-12-5-meta-comps/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tft-6-5-neon-nights-12-5-meta-comps/ Patch 12.5 opened up the Teamfight Tactics Set 6.5 meta without nerfing the best Neon Nights comps at launch into the ground.  There are four weeks between TFT Patch 12.5 and 12.6. A large B-patch dropped shortly after the update with the goal of toning down re-roll comps and creating a healthy meta heading into the final tournaments within Neon Nights. Ranked gameplay on the ladder saw an increase in re-roll builds, along with the return of multiple ways to play the Debonair comp following the release of Patch 12./post/is-mtg-arena-down-here-s-how-to-check-magic-the-gathering-arena-server-status/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-mtg-arena-down-here-s-how-to-check-magic-the-gathering-arena-server-status/ Magic: The Gathering Arena is an excellent way to experience the classic Magic gameplay on a digital platform. Cards come to life with special animations that make every duel intense as players defeat their opponents by overwhelming them with creatures or outsmarting them with spells. Sometimes, connection issues can ruin the fun, which is devastating when it occurs during close matches. Checking the MTG Arena server status is simple and can help you understand if the connection issues are on your end or are widespread./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/peelable-ditto-gimmick-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-special-set/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/peelable-ditto-gimmick-added-to-pok%C3%A9mon-go-tcg-special-set/ Players don’t have to wait much longer for the first Pokémon Go and Pokémon TCG collaboration special set products to start dropping on July 1. And while the entire collection is adding new content to the TCG, a new mechanic will also be introduced for the first time.  With the newest card reveal, The Pokémon Company showed off a new Ditto card that will be included in the set. But just like in Pokémon Go, you won’t always know the Pokémon you see is a Ditto at first glance./post/uprising-academy-dps-finale-signs-with-toronto-defiant/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/uprising-academy-dps-finale-signs-with-toronto-defiant/ After dropping eight players and an assistant coach in October, the Toronto Defiant has been looking to rebuild its roster and become a force to be reckoned with in the Overwatch League. Its latest acquisition is Jung-woo “Finale” Lim, who joins in the flex DPS role. Finale started his career in 2018 in the Korean and Pacific Open Divisions before heading to Korean Contenders with Bravoss Gaming in 2020. He played on the Uprising Academy in North American Contenders throughout 2021./post/valorant-patch-4-04-introduces-icebox-rework/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-patch-4-04-introduces-icebox-rework/ VALORANT Patch 4.04 introduces massive changes to Icebox, significantly changing the way teams will attack and defend both sites. B Green has been changed to “improve attacker options and make the space more comfortable to play in,” according to Riot. The door connecting to the attacker’s spawn building has been moved to the first cubby, giving attackers another way to enter the area. Teams no longer have to push from two side-by-side entry points./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/beginner-s-guide-to-rocket-league/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/beginner-s-guide-to-rocket-league/ Psyonix released Rocket League in 2015. The game saw immediate popularity and has managed to maintain an active player base since its launch. But in 2019, Epic bought Psyonix and recently made Rocket League free-to-play for anyone with an Epic account. As a result, there’s an exciting influx of new players looking to learn the basics of one of the greatest sports games to ever be released. For those who are new Rocket League, here are some tips and tricks to help get you started on scoring goals and landing epic saves./post/best-dead-by-daylight-killers-tier-list-the-best-killers-ranked/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-dead-by-daylight-killers-tier-list-the-best-killers-ranked/ There’s currently 27 total Killers to play in Dead by Daylight, each with completely different skillsets, powers, and mechanics. Despite there being some Killers undoubtedly stronger and more dominant than others, each brings something unique to the table. Finding a Killer that matches individual gameplay preferences means testing out each one of them, despite where they rank. Among the entire variety of playable Killers, the following list represents the top nine in Dead by Daylight, representing the top two tiers: S and A Tier./post/bungie-s-destiny-2-showcase-for-the-witch-queen-how-to-watch-and-what-to-expect/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/bungie-s-destiny-2-showcase-for-the-witch-queen-how-to-watch-and-what-to-expect/ Anticipation is building towards the next big Destiny 2 expansion, The Witch Queen. The game’s sixth expansion will release sometime in early 2022 as part of Year Five of Destiny 2‘s long content roadmap. The next expansion will focus on its namesake, Savathûn the Witch Queen; the Hive god sister of Xivu Arath, God of War and Oryx, the Taken King. Guardians got their first glimpse of Savathûn for the first time on Twitter, via a teaser for the Aug./post/how-to-complete-the-defenses-down-exhibition-challenge-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-the-defenses-down-exhibition-challenge-in-destiny-2-s-vow-of-the-disciple-raid/ Exhibition may be one of the trickiest, most high-pressure encounters in Destiny 2’s Vow of the Disciple raid, depending on your fireteam’s performance. Juggling three different relics with a limited amount of time across several different rooms and finding out the correct callouts can feel almost like hitting a rock wall if you’re not used to the mechanics. And that’s even before throwing a challenge in the mix. The encounter normally requires a degree of relic shuffling, and the Exhibition challenge doubles down on that aspect of the encounter./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/shroud-comes-to-save-xqc-during-twitch-rivals-rust-event/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-comes-to-save-xqc-during-twitch-rivals-rust-event/ During a massive Twitch Rivals Rust event featuring countless prominent streamers, xQc was unexpectedly rescued by FPS legend Shroud. Several hours into the Rust event, xQc found himself in a rough spot. The French-Canadian streamer had gotten in a one-vs-one gunfight with an unknown adversary. Though he landed his initial shots, xQc’s Winston aim from his Overwatch League days reared its head. After missing a wide spread of shots, xQc sustained a serious blow and dropped from full health to barely clinging on at nine health./post/the-stadium-access-code-in-call-of-duty-warzone/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-stadium-access-code-in-call-of-duty-warzone/ The Stadium in Verdansk kept its doors locked for some time. Among all the changes it introduced, Call of Duty: Warzone’s fifth season opened the Stadium to players. Though the Stadium became a viable point of interest (POI) to land on during the early game, players also started to notice mystery doors around the landmark. These locked doors require players to collect access cards placed around the landmark. There are a total of three access cards you’ll need to pick up./post/thorin-inven-ama-march-7th-8th-2015/Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/thorin-inven-ama-march-7th-8th-2015/ Over the weekend, I took part in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) thread on inven, a Korean esports community website.  Since I had to have the questions translated into English and my answers were sent in English to Bnununu, star translator for OnGameNet, who performed the translation, I decided to publish an English translation of the AMA here.  My opening statement Hello inven,   My gaming id is Thorin and I’ve been working in the field of esports journalism since 2001./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/gambit-esports-creates-new-logo-as-part-of-rebrand/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gambit-esports-creates-new-logo-as-part-of-rebrand/ Russian organization Gambit Esports has a new logo as part of an overhaul to its entire brand identity. Gambit hired Russian sports design studio Quberten for the visual change. The previous logo was a red shield-shaped icon with a star inside. Now, the shield resembles the letter G accompanied by the name of the organization with a matching font. The branding of Gambit had to be changed because it “contained a number of serious problems,” including the “chaotic construction of the logo” and “the absence of the author’s star and shield,” according to Quberten’s case study./post/how-to-redeem-a-code-in-fortnite/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-redeem-a-code-in-fortnite/ Fortnite players can get some cool, free stuff for their game account if they have a code for it. These codes are usually a part of Fortnite developer Epic Games’ own promotions or part of a partnership of the developer with another company. Players get special cards with codes for the item they can redeem if they participate in these promotions. Redeeming them while logged into their game account is the only step needed to unlock the in-game reward of that code./post/mtg-arena-gets-ready-for-kaladesh-remastered-in-november-state-of-the-game/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-gets-ready-for-kaladesh-remastered-in-november-state-of-the-game/ Wizards of the Coast addressed Kaladesh Remastered and an update to the popular Historic Brawl format in the Magic Arena’s November State of the Game released today. In the monthly update, Wizards spent a majority of the announcement covering the upcoming set, Kaladesh Remastered, which will be released on Nov. 12, bringing a new draft environment to Arena and 303 cards for Historic. To kick off the release of Kaladesh Remastered, there will be three Limited events available with Draft Challenge coming later in November./post/the-best-cards-to-pull-from-yu-gi-oh-ghosts-from-the-past/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-cards-to-pull-from-yu-gi-oh-ghosts-from-the-past/ The new reprint set for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, Ghosts From the Past, is now available in stores, which means players are going to be digging through the shiny packs for all the chase cards Konami has printed.  The main cards collectors are aiming for will be the new Ghost Rare Monsters that are going to be evading most eager customers. But the best part of Ghosts From the Past is all the new cards being printed for the first time from the OCG, or getting much-needed reprints to bring prices down for some sought after cards./post/the-best-mirage-skins-in-apex-legends/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-mirage-skins-in-apex-legends/ There’s nothing wrong with lookin’ good in the ring—or at least, that’s what Mirage always says. As one of Apex Legends’ original eight legends, Mirage has a ton of skins at his disposal. Some are highly sought-after for their rarity, while others stand out simply for their unique designs. Whatever type of design you prefer—whether it be the flashy, colorful options or the ones with more muted subtleties—there’s a skin out there for every Mirage main./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/this-is-how-you-change-fov-in-pubg/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/this-is-how-you-change-fov-in-pubg/ First-person perspective games have been a huge hit ever since they were added into PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and rightfully so. The perspective takes away corner camping and rewards skill along with a solid combination of patience and aggression. A key factor in any first person game on the PC is Field of View. This setting, otherwise known as FOV, changes how much can be seen from first person perspective. Here’s how you change the FOV in PUBG./post/valorant-patch-3-10-to-allow-5-stacks-of-any-ranks-in-competitive-queue/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-patch-3-10-to-allow-5-stacks-of-any-ranks-in-competitive-queue/ VALORANT players can look forward to enjoying five stacks with their friends regardless of rank in Patch 3.10. But the update is also introducing changes to “mitigate against competitive integrity issues,” according to Riot Games.  Grinding ranked matches in VALORANT can be a tough experience, especially when solo queueing or playing with a smaller group. Sometimes it’s impossible to play with friends altogether if they’re a higher rank, making it a limiting and disappointing experience./post/100-thieves-owner-nadeshot-is-giving-away-thousands-of-dollars-to-random-people-on-twitter/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/100-thieves-owner-nadeshot-is-giving-away-thousands-of-dollars-to-random-people-on-twitter/ 100 Thieves CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag apparently woke up in a good mood today because he’s been giving away lots of money for several hours to random Twitter users. After Nadeshot tweeted at 1pm CT, “Woke up today feeling grateful – what’s your cashtag?,” he proceeded to give away nearly $150,000 to Twitter users that replied to him with their cashtag, an identifier of the mobile payment transfer service Cash App./post/boogie2988-mcjuggernuggets-anger-viewers-with-joke-about-missing-youtuber-etika/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/boogie2988-mcjuggernuggets-anger-viewers-with-joke-about-missing-youtuber-etika/ Longtime YouTubers Steven “Boogie2988” Williams and Jesse “McJuggerNuggets” Ridgway ignited controversy on Monday after making a joke about missing YouTuber Desmond “Etika” Amofah. During an IRL stream in Virginia, Boogie and McJugger were driving through a rough-looking town at night and making jokes about what kinds of things could happen there. “Bro, we’re gonna fucking die out here,” McJugger said. “We have 500 witnesses that’ll see whatever goes down.” “This is when IRL streams get good, dude,” Boogie responded./post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-20/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-notes-and-updates-for-league-of-legends-patch-11-20/ Riot Games is taking a breather with this week’s League of Legends patch. After two big updates, which included a myriad of changes in the name of Worlds 2021, the devs are making just a handful of champion tweaks and adjustments to keep things “brewing smoothly” in Patch 11.20. A few champions that are set to receive changes include Amumu, who had been wreaking havoc in the support position, and Singed, who had been getting a little “out of hand” in the top lane./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/how-to-skip-cutscenes-and-dialogue-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-skip-cutscenes-and-dialogue-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ Pokémon Sword and Shield finally gave players the option to skip movie cutscenes and even some of the most annoying bits of dialogue in the game, which saves a lot of time for people playing through for the second time.  This is an all-or-nothing option that will disable all of the cutscenes for the entire game, however. So if you want to save time, you can’t cherry-pick which cutscenes to skip once you make the choice./post/photos-reveal-details-of-blizzcon-2013-cosby-suite-group-chat-where-blizzard-developers-discussed-recruiting-women-for-sexual-favors/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/photos-reveal-details-of-blizzcon-2013-cosby-suite-group-chat-where-blizzard-developers-discussed-recruiting-women-for-sexual-favors/ A series of photos and text screenshots obtained and published by Kotaku today revealed new details around a BlizzCon 2013 hotel room and group chat, where at least five current and former Blizzard Entertainment senior level developers seemingly discussed plans to recruit female employees and other women for sexual favors. The hotel suite, nicknamed the “Cosby Suite,” was first revealed in a lawsuit brought against Activision Blizzard for gender discrimination on July 21 by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing./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/riot-reveals-darius-and-garen-as-tft-set-5-reckoning-god-kings-at-odds/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-darius-and-garen-as-tft-set-5-reckoning-god-kings-at-odds/ The battle between good and evil is coming to Teamfight Tactics in Set Five Reckoning, Riot Games revealed today. Garen and Darius will be pitted against one another as god-kings. Scheduled to release on April 28, Set Five Reckoning will feature champions facing off against one another in an ultimate battle of “order and chaos,” according to TFT lead designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. The god-kings Darius and Garen will be leading their respective sides of good and evil./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-h-and-ending-with-e/Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-starting-with-h-and-ending-with-e/ Wordle is a great puzzle to start the day by testing your knowledge of the English language and challenging friends to see who solved it first. It’s very common for players to get frustrated, however, if they can’t seem to reach the Wordle answer quickly. Looking for hints online can be a great tool to solve the Wordle faster.  If you are looking for Wordle game help, check out this list of five-letter starting with H and ending in E./post/after-first-esports-tournament-hearthstone-needs-to-go-public/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/after-first-esports-tournament-hearthstone-needs-to-go-public/ From the release of playable demos for new titles like Heroes of the Storm, to giant eSports tournaments, there were many big stories out of this year's BlizzCon, the once-a-year party for all things Blizzard Paul Tassi - Nov 12, 2013 12:46 pm2018-08-13T04:55:40-05:00 ncG1vNJzZmicn6mytLzOq6usZpOkunCt1K2fqKpfpa62uIytmKyrmQ%3D%3D/post/all-mounted-turret-locations-in-fortnite/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mounted-turret-locations-in-fortnite/ Fortnite is gearing up to end the current season with a live event in a little over a week. As we head toward that event, many players are finishing up the weekly challenges in Chapter Three, season two. One of the challenges asks players to do 1,200 damage to a vehicle with a Mounted Turret, and the first thing players need to do is figure out where all the Mounted Turrets are located./post/fortnite-s-limited-pool-error-is-visual-only-epic-says/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-limited-pool-error-is-visual-only-epic-says/ A few Fortnite: Battle Royale players might have spotted what seems to be a new error in their game after today’s v8.11 update. When on the lobby ready to search for a match,a yellow warning sign might show up in the bottom right corner under the game mode name that reads “Limited Pool.” One of Epic Games’ engineers that goes by the Reddit name Dan wrote that “this is a visual-only issue” and that it should be corrected next time Epic updates Fortnite./post/here-are-the-5-mtg-kaldheim-clans-of-bretagard-and-their-leaders/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-5-mtg-kaldheim-clans-of-bretagard-and-their-leaders/ A new plane is coming to Magic: The Gathering with the Kaldheim set, containing five human clans within the realm of Bretagard.  The plane of Kaldheim in MTG contains a total of 10 realms and creature types within the new Viking-inspired set. In the human realm of Bretagard, there are five human clans constantly in “conflict with one another,” according to Wizards of the Coast’s Kaldheim guide. The five clans that reside in the realm of Bretagard are Beskir, Omenseekers, Skelle, Tuskeri, and Kannah./post/how-to-fix-voip-channel-join-failed-error-message-in-new-world/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-voip-channel-join-failed-error-message-in-new-world/ The closed beta for Amazon Games’ new MMO, New World, launched yesterday and is set to last for two weeks. But since the game is still in a closed testing period, many bugs and errors are being found within the title. One error message that’s frequently affecting players has to do with the game’s in-game voice channel settings.  Many New World players are encountering an in-game error message that will occasionally flash on the bottom of their UI while playing the game./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/sean-miller-named-new-head-of-overwatch-league-jon-spector-steps-back-from-vp-role/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sean-miller-named-new-head-of-overwatch-league-jon-spector-steps-back-from-vp-role/ The Overwatch League is set to enter a monumental fifth season and the leadership roles are getting a shake-up. Senior business operations manager Sean Miller will take on the head role in the OWL for 2022. VP Jon Spector is stepping back from the OWL specifically, taking on the commercial leader position for Overwatch. pic.twitter.com/jpzQcK0IDi — Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) November 10, 2021 In his announcement tweet, Miller expressed his hopes to make “the 2022 season on [Overwatch 2] the most epic one yet./post/we-need-booths-in-cs-go/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/we-need-booths-in-cs-go/ At the ESL-ESEA Pro League LAN, there was some discussion about the need for soundproofed booths and better setups for the pros. ESL said that soundproofed booths are too expensive, bulky, and are difficult to set up, but Gfinity uses them. They said that booths are not reliable, but ESL One Cologne’s sound issues show that the current method for blocking out noise is not reliable either. What should be done?/post/where-to-find-all-the-evolution-stones-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-all-the-evolution-stones-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield/ There are dozens of Pokémon that evolve through the use of special stones, but collecting those stones is sometimes a big chore since you can’t normally buy them all in a Poké Mart.  But Sword and Shield have left many of those precious stones just sitting in the Wild Area, ready to be collected by players who are willing to explore the entire thing and come back from time to time./post/dream-wins-creator-of-the-year-award-at-the-game-awards-2021/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/dream-wins-creator-of-the-year-award-at-the-game-awards-2021/ Minecraft creators led the charge in content creation throughout 2021, amassing millions of viewers and interactions across streaming platforms. One Minecraft creator has stood out over others with his massive fanbase and community involvement, though. The faceless content creator known as Dream has won the honor of Creator of the Year at The Game Awards 2021. Dream’s influence within the Minecraft community ventures outside of streaming platforms and into social media, where his massive fanbase has often been compared to the strength and size of K-Pop supporters./post/esfand-transported-to-hospital-on-first-day-of-otk-s-south-korea-trip/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/esfand-transported-to-hospital-on-first-day-of-otk-s-south-korea-trip/ After only one day in South Korea, popular Twitch streamer and OTK co-founder Esfand had to go to the hospital for an injury. OTK fans were told only weeks ago that several members, including Mizkif, Esfand, Emiru, with a guest appearance from 100 Thieves streamer AustinShow, would make a journey to South Korea. Content began on the night of May 3, as the collective of streamers began wandering the streets of Seoul from sun up to sundown./post/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/how-to-watch-the-call-of-duty-warzone-toronto-ultra-25k-payout-tournament/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-call-of-duty-warzone-toronto-ultra-25k-payout-tournament/ The Toronto Ultra are back again with another community tournament in Call of Duty: Warzone. The $25K Payout tournament returns for a second run, this time featuring duos of Warzone pros and content creators dropping in for the big prize pool on a Monday afternoon. The full list of competitors is still being confirmed, but with $25,000 on the line, it’s a safe bet that the top Warzone players will be finding their way online for the competition./post/league-player-makes-adorable-crochet-jinx-for-sale/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-player-makes-adorable-crochet-jinx-for-sale/ GuelHandmade, a Philippines-based Etsy shop, has created an adorable crochet Jinx doll inspired by the League of Legends character’s look in Arcane, Riot’s animated Netflix series. After her breakout as the leading lady in Arcane, Jinx has become one of the faces of the League franchise with many starting to show their love for the loose cannon champion. She’s become the inspiration for many projects, one of which is a handmade eight-inch crochet doll./post/mrbeast-gains-9-2-million-youtube-subscribers-in-a-month-breaks-record/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mrbeast-gains-9-2-million-youtube-subscribers-in-a-month-breaks-record/ Popular content creator and philanthropist MrBeast has broken the YouTube record for the most subscribers gained in a month, bringing in more than 9.2 million in November 2021. This just beat out the previous record-holder, Indian YouTuber and comedian CarryMinati, who gained 9.1 million in May 2020. MrBeast now hosts 82.2 million total subscribers on YouTube, making him the seventh-most subscribed channel on the video content platform. In the month of November, MrBeast averaged more than 300,000 subscribers gained per day, with a weekly average of 2./post/pok%C3%A9mon-25-the-album-revealed-following-the-p25-music-post-malone-virtual-concert/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-25-the-album-revealed-following-the-p25-music-post-malone-virtual-concert/ During the Pokémon Day 25th Anniversary virtual concert featuring Post Malone, The Pokémon Company provided more details about its upcoming music program: P25 Music. P25 Music is a program in partnership with the Universal Music Group that will have multiple high-profile musical artists working with The Pokémon Company throughout the year.  Along with Post Malone, fans already knew that Katy Perry was also included in this project thanks to an earlier announcement that revealed the P25 Music program was in the works./post/the-best-samira-builds-in-tft-set-4-5-patch-11-2/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-samira-builds-in-tft-set-4-5-patch-11-2/ With the introduction of Set 4.5, League of Legends‘ very own Desert Rose joined Teamfight Tactics‘ cast of champions and immediately became a game-changing powerhouse of a unit. Samira is the cornerstone of many high-level compositions and game plans, and as such, will need to be added to any TFT player’s arsenal of tactics if they aim to be the best. Abilities Samira’s basic attacks deal 65/117/211 damage at one-star, two-star and then three-star respectively, making her one of the deadliest on-hit champs in the game/post/when-does-apex-legends-season-10-s-ranked-split-2-end/Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-apex-legends-season-10-s-ranked-split-2-end/ Even though Apex Legends’ season 10 ranked split one has ended, there’s still time for you to become an Apex Predator in split two.  Apex’s ranked split two for season 10 started on Sept. 28, right after the first split came to a close.  The second split brought several changes, similar to the first split. As usual when Respawn Entertainment wants to keep things fresh, the map will change. As a part of Apex season 10, ranked split two is going to take place on Kings Canyon./post/funplus-phoenix-valorant-signs-ardiis/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/funplus-phoenix-valorant-signs-ardiis/ Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks has joined FunPlus Phoenix’s active VALORANT lineup on a full-time basis after a trial period, the Chinese organization announced today. See Valorant on Amazon The 23-year-old Latvian was playing alongside Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov and crew since early November, having attended Red Bull Home Ground Two with the squad. The move will see ardiis return to professional play after he was benched from Team Heretics in July 2021 due to health issues./post/horizon-player-creates-cargo-bot-hot-air-balloon-in-apex-legends/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/horizon-player-creates-cargo-bot-hot-air-balloon-in-apex-legends/ A new day means new bugs in Apex Legends. This time around, players have discovered even more shenanigans possible at Phase Driver, the newest point of interest on Olympus that arrived with the Defiance update. Phase Driver was introduced in the Defiance launch trailer as a machine that could teleport (and subsequently, nearly destroy) the whole of Olympus. In-game, it’s matched that sort of chaotic energy since the cargo bots it can spawn into the game can easily be manipulated to do things the developers weren’t intending./post/how-to-solve-wordle-5-letter-words-that-end-with-st/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-solve-wordle-5-letter-words-that-end-with-st/ Word-guessing puzzles like Wordle and its variations have become a fun way to start the day with a simple challenge. Each day, the game will pick a new five-letter word, and players need to guess it in up to six tries. Your only clues will be the letters themselves, which will change colors if they’re present in the word. Depending on how you start your guesses, however, you may find yourself stuck with a combination of letters at the end of the word and have no idea of what the beginning of it should be./post/minecraft-s-new-snapshot-showcases-the-warden-swift-sneak-darkness-effect/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/minecraft-s-new-snapshot-showcases-the-warden-swift-sneak-darkness-effect/ The latest Minecraft snapshot, 22W12A, is bringing the Warden’s arrival and functionality to the game alongside a slew of other exciting new features. These features are huge and sure to massively affect all Minecraft gameplay once they’re officially released. Here’s a rundown of what this snapshot introduces. The Warden The terrifying creature of the Deep Dark has officially arrived. This formidable foe is blind but can use vibrations, smell, and proximity to hunt you down./post/qiyana-league-s-newest-champion-releases-on-june-28/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/qiyana-league-s-newest-champion-releases-on-june-28/ While the hype around League has revolved around Teamfight Tactics for the past two weeks, the game’s newest champion, Qiyana, will be released on June 28. This comes three days after the release of Patch 9.13, the biggest patch League has seen for quite some time.  The AD assassin should shake up the meta by providing a bunch of utility with invisibility, slows, and stuns. Using the elements to empower her basic abilities, Qiyana will be incredibly powerful in river skirmishes, where she can use all the elements on the map effectively in her combos./post/qtcinderella-reveals-new-streaming-award-show/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/qtcinderella-reveals-new-streaming-award-show/ Popular streamer and TSM content creator QTCinderella has announced a new streaming awards show. In the announcement post, QTCinderella said she will host the inaugural Streamer Awards alongside fellow Twitch streamer Maya Higa. The announcement video promised various different awards, an in-person red carpet event, and audience voting. The Streamer Awards will be held live from Hollywood on March 12. Voting has already started on the event’s official webpage, which hosts 28 unique streaming categories with write-in nominations./post/sylveon-is-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-oct-5/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sylveon-is-coming-to-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-on-oct-5/ TiMi Studio and The Pokémon Company aren’t wasting any time with the next update for Pokémon UNITE. Sylveon will make its way to the game on Oct. 5, the two announced today. Get ready for a brand new ranged attacker! Join Sylveon as they scorch, smooch, and stare down opponents in #PokemonUNITE starting on 10/5 at 5:00pm PT! pic.twitter.com/eFLrppvoOd — Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) October 2, 2021 This new playable Pokémon will be available less than a week after Mamoswine’s addition, making it one of the fastest times between major content drops since UNITE launched in July./post/tender-defender-skin-added-to-fortnite-after-a-child-s-suggestion/Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tender-defender-skin-added-to-fortnite-after-a-child-s-suggestion/ Fortnite developer Epic Games added a new chicken-themed cosmetic set to Battle Royale last night. It’s called Fowl Play and features a pickaxe, back bling, glider, and an outfit called Tender Defender. And it was a child who had the idea for the set. My son was thrilled to come home today from school to see how Redditors made his Chicken Trooper request a big deal! Thanks for all the support./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/does-iron-flesh-exist-in-elden-ring/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/does-iron-flesh-exist-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring comes with a vast variety of different sorceries, buffs, and attack styles that give players a lot of freedom when building a character. Players can focus on pure magic or ranged-based damage output with sorceries and incantations, focus on melee combat and get in the faces of their foes, or even a combination of the two that involves using specific spells to buff their character. When it comes to the latter, there are many different items and spells in Elden Ring that provide various buffs, debuffs, damage boosts, and more./post/ghost-gaming-put-tsm-in-hot-water-with-2-0-win-at-na-vct-stage-2/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ghost-gaming-put-tsm-in-hot-water-with-2-0-win-at-na-vct-stage-2/ Ghost Gaming secured their spot in playoffs with a 2-0 win against TSM on Saturday, moving to 3-1 in the standings for Group A at NA VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Two. Ghost selected Breeze as the first map in the best of three series, and was able to showcase their proficiency on the map with a 13-9 victory against TSM. TSM took the initial lead in the series with a 7-5 lead at the half./post/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/kruise-parts-ways-with-paris-eternal-signs-with-toronto-defiant/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/kruise-parts-ways-with-paris-eternal-signs-with-toronto-defiant/ Toronto Defiant has acquired support Harrison “Kruise” Pond from Paris Eternal going into the Overwatch League’s May Tournament, the team announced today. Kruise made his Overwatch League debut after signing with the Eternal ahead of season two. The support player began competing in 2015 but made his name known after helping Team United Kingdom in their impressive run in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup, where the team placed fourth. Please join us in welcoming @KruiseOW to the team as main support, coming over from @ParisEternal – pending League approval!/post/overwatch-s-latest-update-adds-4k-120-fps-support-on-xbox-series-x-s/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/overwatch-s-latest-update-adds-4k-120-fps-support-on-xbox-series-x-s/ Yesterday’s Overwatch update quietly added some cool graphical options on the Xbox Series X and S. The update added three new preset graphics options to the Xbox version of the game—Resolution, Balanced, and Framerate—that all offer different experiences for the player. Resolution mode outputs at 4K, 60 Hz on Series X and 1440p, 60 Hz on Series S, Balanced mode “prefers image-quality at the cost of resolution,” and Framerate mode will sacrifice image quality and resolution to run the game at 120 FPS as long as you have a TV or monitor that supports a 120 Hz refresh rate./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/world-s-edge-won-t-be-in-rotation-in-apex-s-season-12/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-s-edge-won-t-be-in-rotation-in-apex-s-season-12/ Apex Legends’ map rotation in season 12 is giving World’s Edge some time to rest. The Talos arena won’t be in the map rotation during the game’s upcoming season, Defiance, Respawn Entertainment confirmed. The map rotation in the casual pool will be comprised of Storm Point, Kings Canyon, and Olympus, as confirmed in a press conference yesterday. Respawn did not provide details about whether World’s Edge will see professional play during this season./post/ant-man-now-available-in-fortnite/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ant-man-now-available-in-fortnite/ Ant-Man is now available for purchase in Fortnite in the Item Shop alongside other notable Marvel superheroes.  Ant-Man is an iconic member of the Avengers and has appeared in multiple movies, including two stand-alone features. He is known for his ability to shrink down to an ant’s size or become a giant if needed.  Sorry we didn’t see you there Ant-Man. Grab Ant-Man and more Marvel Heroes in the Item Shop now!/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/how-to-watch-the-long-awaited-faceit-london-cs-go-major/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-long-awaited-faceit-london-cs-go-major/ The 13th Valve Major is finally here, so get ready for a month full of high-octane Counter-Strike. This summer, teams from all over the world competed for a chance to even be in the Major, since qualifying is a huge feat for any up-and-comer in the international scene. Only 24 teams can be in the Major though, with $1 million up for grabs in the tournament series. Related: Road to the FACEIT London Major: The format, schedule, and who’s qualified/post/mousesports-rebrands-to-mouz-unveils-new-logo/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mousesports-rebrands-to-mouz-unveils-new-logo/ The old mousesports that we knew is now gone. The German esports organization is now called MOUZ and has a new logo, moving away from the classic, iconic symbol that was around since the org was created in 2002. The reason for changing the logo is because fans were unable to define it, even though it was famous in the world of esports, according to MOUZ’s official announcement. The old logo mimicked the head of a mouse, while also standing for the palm of a player touching a mouse./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/nfl-player-kenny-vaccaro-retires-to-launch-g1-esports-organization-seeking-halo-world-championship/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/nfl-player-kenny-vaccaro-retires-to-launch-g1-esports-organization-seeking-halo-world-championship/ Former NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints and the Tennessee Titans Kenny Vaccaro announced today that he’s starting a new esports organization named G1, also known as Gamers First. The organization’s announcement coincides with Vaccaro’s retirement from the NFL after eight seasons. In the official press release shared by NFL reporter Ian Rapoport, Vaccaro has founded the organization alongside “fellow entrepreneurs and professional gamers” Hunter Swensson and Cody Hendrix. Right now, the organization has signed a handful of professional Destiny players or streamers to the brand./post/who-are-the-highest-earning-call-of-duty-warzone-players/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-are-the-highest-earning-call-of-duty-warzone-players/ The Call of Duty: Warzone tournament scene is full of some big names who have risen to stardom in the hills of Verdansk and fields of Caldera, or even the close quarters of Rebirth Island. It seems like there’s a Warzone tournament every week or so with some big money on the line. There are grinders who have been pounding away at the game since it launched, competing in the majority of these tournaments and winning quite a few of them./post/wunder-thinks-g2-s-lec-roster-for-2022-is-not-looking-that-strong/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wunder-thinks-g2-s-lec-roster-for-2022-is-not-looking-that-strong/ Fnatic’s Wunder had some harsh words for his former League of Legends team in a recent Q&A stream. Fnatic went live on Twitch on Dec. 13 with Wunder, Razork, Upset, and Hylissang to answer some of the most asked questions from fans about the team’s new roster for 2022. Among the new faces who joined the team for the upcoming LEC season, there’s Wunder, G2’s top laner who left the team after four years./post/yu-gi-oh-ghosts-from-the-past-full-card-list/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yu-gi-oh-ghosts-from-the-past-full-card-list/ The new reprint set for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, Ghosts From the Past, is now available in stores, which means the hunt for all of the new Ghost Rare cards is on.  And while most collector’s are going to be more interested in pulling a Ghost Rare Dark Magician, there are also some incredible cards that are easier to find within the set.  From strong reprints like Evenly Matched to a ton of new Dragunity support and new archetypes being printed for the first time in the TCG, there is something for everyone to look for in Ghosts From the Past./post/amd-fsr-comes-to-20-new-games-in-2022/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/amd-fsr-comes-to-20-new-games-in-2022/ AMD announced that recently released and upcoming games would be receiving an update for or shipping with Fidelity Super Resolution later this year.  AMD revealed its next iteration of FSR in the form of FSR 2.0, released its driver-driven pixel upscaler Radeon Super Resolution, and unveiled a new feature for AMD Link in several YouTube videos on Thursday. The reveals were a part of its software lineup update and an introduction to what the company will talk about next Wednesday at GDC 2022./post/asmongold-trolls-fans-who-criticize-twitch-coverage-of-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/asmongold-trolls-fans-who-criticize-twitch-coverage-of-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial/ Reaction content has long been a staple of Twitch since the inception of the Just Chatting category in the latter half of 2018. And with the legal battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard intensifying, top streamers have looked to leverage the reality drama for views. Depp and Heard’s high-profile divorce has turned the heads of the masses over the past months and much of the current trial between the two has been available to content creators on Twitch to co-stream on their channel./post/can-you-play-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-on-the-steam-deck/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-yu-gi-oh-master-duel-on-the-steam-deck/ The release of Steam Deck has many wondering how many of the thousands of games on Steam can play on the handheld PC. Among those is the immensely popular TCG Yu-Gi-Oh!: Master Duel from Konami. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Master Duel is one of the most popular games on the Steam platform. It has a concurrent player count of more than 50,000 players daily, according to SteamCharts. Over 10 million players have registered with the game since its release at the start of the year./post/clash-royale-s-season-20-is-called-the-forbidden-palace/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/clash-royale-s-season-20-is-called-the-forbidden-palace/ Clash Royale’s season 20, The Forbidden Palace, is here. The season is themed around the Lunar New Year and has introduced a new arena, tower skin, emotes, and more. The Forbidden Palace tower skin is available in tier 10 of the Pass Royale. Supercell has brought Elite Barbarian emotes to the game for the first time as well. The Elite Barbarian Candy will be available in the shop while the Elite Barbarian Kiss can be unlocked at tier 20 of the Pass Royale./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/magic-arena-to-give-away-50-000-during-friday-night-magic-event-with-mrbeast/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/magic-arena-to-give-away-50-000-during-friday-night-magic-event-with-mrbeast/ Magic Arena is partnering with YouTuber MrBeast for a Friday Night Magic in-game event where two players can win $25,000. With in-store play no longer an option due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday Night Magic events on Arena started amid worldwide lockdowns. This Friday, an additional special guest and level of competition will be present, as MrBeast will be playing Arena from 1pm to 2pm CT anonymously. Preconstructed decks will be provided for the event and two players that are lucky enough to play against MrBeast could win the $25,000 prize./post/mtg-the-world-tree-powers-gods-onto-battlefield-in-kaldheim/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-the-world-tree-powers-gods-onto-battlefield-in-kaldheim/ Five-color decks in Magic: The Gathering running Gods received a buff today via The World Tree, a Kaldheim mana ramp land.  Wizards of the Coast kicked off Kaldheim (KHM) spoilers yesterday with the reveal of a World Tree, connecting the 10 realms of the plane together. Each of the realms contains a creature type and features a dual-color pair. The World Tree, binding all the realms and colors, is a non-legendary land revealed during today’s KHM spoilers./post/the-best-tactical-rifles-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-tactical-rifles-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has a new class of weapon: tactical rifles. Tactical rifles are something of a hybrid between assault rifles and sniper rifles, offering longer range and burst or semi-auto fire. They excel at mid-to-long ranges and are great for holding down objectives. In past games, weapons like the M16 or AUG would be classified as assault rifles, but this new title makes them worth looking into when you get tired of assault rifles or running and gunning with SMGs./post/twitch-s-not-interested-button-reportedly-not-available-on-promoted-streams/Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-s-not-interested-button-reportedly-not-available-on-promoted-streams/ Twitch’s solution to the “hot tub meta” on the platform has itself become the target of criticism after users found out that it was not available on promoted streams. In a post to Twitter, one Twitch user claims that the “not interested” option could not be selected with streams boosted to the front page. Twitch recommended users to employ this alternative to help the algorithm filter out content they did not want to see./post/best-draven-build-in-league-of-legends-season-10/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-draven-build-in-league-of-legends-season-10/ While he’s a difficult champion to master, Draven is still one of the most popular ADCs in season 10 of League of Legends. This is likely due to his high damage output and his ability to dominate a match with early-game advantages. Just like many other champions in League, Draven will utilize a variety of items depending on the situation he finds himself in. There are core items that are going to be most helpful in maximizing the success with the Glorious Executioner, however./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/how-to-enable-two-step-verification-2fa-on-xbox/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-enable-two-step-verification-2fa-on-xbox/ Securing your email and gaming accounts may seem unimportant at first, but it can be vital even if you don’t have anything valuable inside your accounts. A compromised Xbox account password can lead to more accounts getting hacked on other websites if you’re also using the same email/password combination in each of them. If you aren’t a fan of having a different password for every website you frequently visit, then you’ll need to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) to make sure no one gets into your account without your knowledge./post/how-to-level-your-companion-in-the-elder-scrolls-online-eso/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-level-your-companion-in-the-elder-scrolls-online-eso/ Elder Scrolls Online‘s Blackwood expansion brought in two Companions to the game, Bastian Hallix and Mirri Elendis. They act like the followers you’d expect from Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, though, with less dying to environmental traps. The High Isle expansion added two more to the mix: the Breton Templar Isobel Veloise and the Khajiit Sorcerer Ember. Companions have their own set of skills and can equip specific gear, which differs from the normal player gear./post/liquid-wins-five-map-thriller-over-fnatic-to-secure-final-eu-spot-at-vct-emea-challengers-playoffs/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/liquid-wins-five-map-thriller-over-fnatic-to-secure-final-eu-spot-at-vct-emea-challengers-playoffs/ Team Liquid came out on top over Fnatic in a thrilling five-map between two of the top European VALORANT teams today. With the win, Liquid advance to the EU VCT Stage Three Challengers Two grand finals. They also get some revenge from Masters Two Reykjavík, and most importantly, secure the final EU spot at the upcoming EMEA Challengers Playoffs. Team Liquid struck first in the series, but Haven was no easy feat for them./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/mtg-theros-beyond-death-spoilers-leaked-early-from-a-walgreens/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-theros-beyond-death-spoilers-leaked-early-from-a-walgreens/ Cards from the first Magic: The Gathering set of 2020 were leaked after several booster packs of Theros: Beyond Death were allegedly discovered at a Walgreens.  Over 30 cards from five alleged Theros: Beyond Death booster packs were spoiled after a Reddit user claims a friend found the packs at a Walgreens in Morrisville, North Carolina. Theros: Beyond Death is set to release on Jan. 17 and official MTG spoilers typically begin around a month before an expansion is launched./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/season-one-of-apex-legends-might-start-on-march-12/Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/season-one-of-apex-legends-might-start-on-march-12/ There’s a lot to look forward to if you’re an Apex Legends fan. From potentially five new Legends that were discovered by leakers to the upcoming battle pass, it’s going to be a busy spring for Apex players. With so much new content on the horizon for the battle royale, when can players expect to get their hands on it? As of now, Respawn Entertainment has not issued an official start date for the battle pass—or season one of Apex./post/all-working-dead-by-daylight-codes-for-june-2022-get-free-bloodpoints-and-charms/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-working-dead-by-daylight-codes-for-june-2022-get-free-bloodpoints-and-charms/ Progressing in Dead by Daylight requires time and effort. There are ways to speed up the process, using Dead by Daylight redeem codes to unlock Bloodpoints and charms is one of them. Behavior Interactive regularly adds redeemable codes to Dead by Dayight which award players to score free Bloodpoints and charms. They can be used to unlock nodes and perk slots. Redeem codes can also feature cosmetic rewards. Though the rewards will often be small, they can add up in the long run since there will always be new codes./post/apex-legends-players-are-attaching-rampart-s-minigun-to-crypto-s-drone-thanks-to-a-bug/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-legends-players-are-attaching-rampart-s-minigun-to-crypto-s-drone-thanks-to-a-bug/ Enemies in Apex Legends can come from any direction, even from above. A new bug lets players attach Rampart’s mounted minigun to Crypto’s flying drone in Apex and unleash a flurry of bullets from above. Squads and streamers have been replicating the glitch throughout matches on Olympus—at least while Respawn doesn’t patch it. The bug is surprisingly simple. If Crypto’s drone is close to the ground, it counts as a piece of cover on which Rampart can set down her emplaced minigun, Sheila./post/best-tft-patch-11-12-comps-draven-yasuo-and-karma-step-up/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-tft-patch-11-12-comps-draven-yasuo-and-karma-step-up/ Reroll Teamfight Tactics strategies take a back seat in Patch 11.12, making room for strong trait synergies and carries at levels eight and nine.  Patch 11.12 nerfed two-star reroll carriers like Hecarim and LeBlanc while also reducing crit damage, shifting the TFT meta toward late-game builds like Invokers and comps using chase traits. Yasuo, Draven, and Karma have stood out in the Patch 11.12 meta thanks to the power of their traits./post/daniel-drakos-tests-positive-for-covid-19-will-miss-first-week-of-lec-playoffs/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/daniel-drakos-tests-positive-for-covid-19-will-miss-first-week-of-lec-playoffs/ After a short break, the 2022 LEC Spring Split will return with the playoffs. The deciding phase of the competition is expected to begin on Friday, March 25. But during the first week of games, viewers won’t be hearing from Daniel Drakos due to the caster testing positive for COVID-19. “I tested positive for Covid this weekend so sadly I’ll miss EUphoria and LEC this week,” Drakos said in a post on social media./post/group-stage-schedule-and-casters-revealed-for-2020-kespa-cup/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/group-stage-schedule-and-casters-revealed-for-2020-kespa-cup/ The Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) unveiled the full group stage schedule and English-speaking casters today for the upcoming KeSPA Cup. For its sixth edition, the League of Legends tournament will feature all 10 teams from the 2021 LCK season competing from Dec. 21 to Jan. 2 for their share of the $131,650 prize pool (₩ 144,000,000). This will also be an opportunity for fans to watch competitive League ahead of the 2021 Spring Split, as well as a preview of the new rosters and organizations joining the LCK for its first franchised season./post/how-to-inspect-your-weapon-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-inspect-your-weapon-in-call-of-duty-warzone-and-modern-warfare/ It might have taken about 10 months, but a highly-requested feature has finally been added to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. In season five’s update, which went live earlier today, Infinity Ward has added the option to inspect your weapon in both Warzone and Modern Warfare. Whether you’re running the hills of Verdansk or dominating Shipment 24/7, you can now inspect your tools of destruction. It’s the ultimate way to flex on your opponent in the killcam or to just check out the camo and stickers you’ve placed on your gun./post/how-to-watch-tft-set-7-dragon-party-event/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-tft-set-7-dragon-party-event/ Content creators and Teamfight Tactics ladder grinders from the EMEA and North American regions will show off the new Set Seven Dragonlands set at the first-ever Dragon Party event. Scheduled to take place on June 11 at 12pm CT, eight players from NA will battle against eight EMEA players for a total of six rounds at the Dragon Party event. The Set Seven tournament was put together by the Rising Legends team and will have a broadcast via Twitch, in addition to the individual competitors streaming the event as well./post/igoturpistola-s-controller-layout-and-settings-for-halo-infinite/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/igoturpistola-s-controller-layout-and-settings-for-halo-infinite/ Justin “iGotUrPistola” Deese is one of the most prolific and accomplished Halo pro players of all time with a decade-long résumé of collecting trophies and making magic. Over the years, his ability to create something out of nothing in-game has earned him the nickname “The WIZARD.” And now, he’s magically returned to OpTic ahead of the 2022 HCS season and the start of the Halo Infinite era. Listed as the No./post/where-to-find-all-evolution-stones-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-all-evolution-stones-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Pokémon Legends: Arceus includes multiple new Pokémon, locations, and even core gameplay mechanics—but one thing that has stood the test of time is the inclusion of Evolution Stones.  Even as some evolution methods change and new ones are added, Evolution Stones are still something that players will need to seek out if they want to evolve certain species of Pokémon and complete their Pokédex.  In Legends: Arceus, players can find most items dealing with evolution in the overworld as they travel the Hisui region, including the following stones: /post/apex-player-dies-by-getting-crushed-by-door/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-player-dies-by-getting-crushed-by-door/ There are many ways to die in Apex Legends, some of which are more embarrassing than others. One of the rarer ways to die that pops up in the killfeed from time to time is the “[Crushed]” tag, which usually occurs when, for example, players get caught between a gondola and a platform in the Climatizer or Lava Siphon POIs on World’s Edge. There’s an even sillier way to be crushed to death in Apex, however: by a door./post/d-va-s-voice-actress-is-teasing-an-overwatch-reveal-but-her-cryptic-tweets-aren-t-helping-much/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/d-va-s-voice-actress-is-teasing-an-overwatch-reveal-but-her-cryptic-tweets-aren-t-helping-much/ D.Va voice actor Charlet Chung has been hyping a Friday Overwatch announcement since Monday, but we’re still puzzled as to what it could be. The initial tweet shows Chung clutching a giant pachimari plush, sitting in front of an Overwatch sign, likely at Blizzard headquarters. “Friday reveal,” she captioned the image. “Sneak peeks all week.” Immediately, fans assumed this meant that a D.Va cinematic was on its way, but Chung quickly shut that down./post/hearthstone-s-september-card-back-has-been-revealed/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hearthstone-s-september-card-back-has-been-revealed/ All month long, players have patiently watched as cards from Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, United in Stormwind, have been revealed. But now, players can take a look at a delicious new card back coming during the second month of United in Stormwind’s lifespan. Blizzard has revealed the Hearthstone ranked reward for the month of September. Suitably titled “Ramen,” this card back appears to show a delicious bowl of the popular Asian dish./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/how-to-complete-potm-de-gea-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-potm-de-gea-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ An 87-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of David de Gea from Manchester United is now available in FIFA 22. You can access it in the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu. This is de Gea’s first special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. EA added this Premier League POTM card to celebrate his general performance in January. If you compare his 84-rated gold card to this new version, EA gave de Gea’s goalkeeper skills a small increase, such as his Positioning (+6), Handling (+5), Kicking (+3), Diving (+3), and Reflexes (+3)./post/how-to-play-mercy-overwatch-strategy-tips-and-tricks/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-mercy-overwatch-strategy-tips-and-tricks/ Playing Mercy, Overwatch’s Swiss field medic, can almost feel like playing an entirely different game. Mercy’s role is not to annihilate enemy heroes and dish out lots of damage. Positioning and timing are much more important in keeping other heroes alive so that they can make those big plays. Among Overwatch’s support heroes, Mercy has seen her highs and lows when it comes to pick rates. Lucio, Ana, and Moira have dominated the competitive scene for some time, but Mercy has had her moments over the past few years./post/og-s-jerax-retires-i-have-no-willingness-nor-passion-to-play-dota-2-anymore/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/og-s-jerax-retires-i-have-no-willingness-nor-passion-to-play-dota-2-anymore/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Dota 2 strategy tool. When OG lifted the first Aegis of the Immortals at The International 2018, it was a fairy-tale ending. When the Dota 2 team repeated the feat in Shanghai with the same roster, crowning themselves as the first two-time champions in history, everybody wanted to be OG. Now, even OG can’t be themselves anymore. The legendary roster will permanently lose one-fifth of its historic squad./post/urgot-s-rework-revealed-and-it-s-absolutely-terrifying/Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/urgot-s-rework-revealed-and-it-s-absolutely-terrifying/ Urgot’s major champion update has finally been revealed, and you may now say hello to the new scariest champion in League of Legends. Urgot, the Dreadnought, is terrifying for several reasons. First and foremost—he is getting the game’s first ever instant-kill ability. That’s pretty as much as scary as it gets, but let’s get into the full details of the new Urgod anyway to make sure we’re all as horrified as we can be./post/ekko-to-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-rise-of-the-underworld-through-piltover-and-zaun/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ekko-to-be-added-to-legends-of-runeterra-rise-of-the-underworld-through-piltover-and-zaun/ Legends of Runeterra: Rise of the Underworld’s reveal season has reached its conclusion. Riot Games, in collaboration with Mobalytics, introduced Ekko today as the last champion to join the upcoming expansion. Ekko is a four-mana champion with 4/2 combat stats and the Quick Attack keyword. In addition, he has an ability that creates a Fleeting Time Trick in your hand after he successfully strikes. Ekko levels up after you’ve Predicted five times./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/gargoyle-winston-is-a-legendary-skin-coming-for-the-overwatch-anniversary-2019/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gargoyle-winston-is-a-legendary-skin-coming-for-the-overwatch-anniversary-2019/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. A new Winston skin has been revealed for the 2019 Overwatch Anniversary event. Gargoyle Winston will be the character’s Legendary skin that’s set to be released tomorrow when the Anniversary event starts. It’s the second character skin revealed for the event following Academy D.Va. “WinSTONE checking in,” Blizzard said. “Protect the payload as Gargoyle Winston!” WinSTONE checking in./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/mario-day-deals-what-s-on-sale-during-nintendo-s-mar10-sale/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mario-day-deals-what-s-on-sale-during-nintendo-s-mar10-sale/ Nintendo celebrates several of its games on specific days throughout the year, and March 10 is always used to pay homage to the Super Mario series.  MAR10 Day can be used to announce new games, merch, collaborations, and more depending on what Nintendo and its partners have planned. The one thing fans can always expect, however, are discounts on select games from Mario’s storied history, whether that be via the Nintendo Switch eShop or retailers./post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-has-a-premium-battle-pass-additional-gacha-mechanics/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-unite-has-a-premium-battle-pass-additional-gacha-mechanics/ TiMi Studios were upfront with the fact that Pokémon UNIT Ewould include plenty of options for microtransactions, but it looks like neither the developers nor The Pokémon Company wanted to share just how many there are.  Within UNITE, not only is there a premium currency, Aeon Gems, that can help players unlock items, Pokémon, and cosmetics quicker, but there is also a premium Battle Pass. And, along with that Battle Pass, there is a separate gacha mechanic for unlocking specific items too./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/toybot-zenyatta-skin-revealed-for-overwatch-winter-wonderland-2020/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/toybot-zenyatta-skin-revealed-for-overwatch-winter-wonderland-2020/ Zenyatta is the latest Overwatch hero to receive some festive cheer for the holiday season, this time in the form of the new Toybot skin. The official Overwatch Twitter account revealed the skin today through a short teaser, depicting the omnic monk in a new light with sharp, angular parts and the look and feel of a battery-operated toy robot—complete with the actual batteries and an on/off switch. This Legendary skin will accompany the previously-revealed Penguin Mei during the Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2020 event, which starts on Dec./post/yaboidre-steps-down-from-luminosity-is-open-to-offers/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/yaboidre-steps-down-from-luminosity-is-open-to-offers/ North American pro Diondre “YaBoiDre” Bond has made it public today that he’s a restricted free agent in VALORANT and will no longer be a part of Luminosity Gaming’s active lineup. YaBoiDre, a former PUBG pro, switched to Riot Games’ FPS in April 2020 and had been playing for Luminosity since February 2021, when the organization acquired him from beastcoast. Over the last seven months, he became one of the best players on the squad but wasn’t able to help them qualify for VCT Masters international events or VALORANT Champions./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/gaming-laptops-are-about-to-get-more-expensive-razer-s-ceo-warns/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gaming-laptops-are-about-to-get-more-expensive-razer-s-ceo-warns/ Want a good gaming laptop? Then you might want to get one now before prices rise, according to a warning from Razer. The peripheral and laptop manufacturer’s CEO, Min-Liang Tan, warned in a Tweet that the cost of gaming laptops was about to get worse in 2022. “Just had a long meeting to review our gaming laptops line for next year – looks like there are significant increases in component costs etc and we’ll be seeing price increases for next gen gaming laptops across the board (including the Razer Blade) next year,” the Razer CEO said./post/how-much-money-has-mixer-paid-shroud-to-stream-on-its-platform/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-money-has-mixer-paid-shroud-to-stream-on-its-platform/ Shroud had one of the most-watched channels on Twitch, pulling in an average of 25,000 viewers per stream over the last two months regardless of what game he was playing.  But just like Fortnite streamer Ninja, Microsoft came knocking, offering Shroud an undisclosed amount of money to move his stream over to Mixer with an exclusivity deal. He’s leaving his Twitch channel with over seven million followers and 364 million channel views to seek greener pastures on the rival platform./post/how-to-complete-tots-te-vrede-s-objectives-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-tots-te-vrede-s-objectives-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added an 89-rated TOTS version of Mitchell te Vrede from Al-Fateh to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team’s objectives menu today. This is te Vrede’s first special card. The Team of the Season promotion celebrates and highlights the best players who had a major impact on their respective clubs in the different leagues across Europe. EA massively boosted all of te Vrede’s skills, including Pace (+46), Passing (+39), Dribbling (+31), Shooting (+25), Defending (+20), and his Physical (+17), when compared to his 66-rated silver version./post/how-to-whisper-in-twitch-chat/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-whisper-in-twitch-chat/ Talking in Twitch chat is a quintessential element to the platform, but sometimes a more private approach is necessary when trying to communicate with someone. Whispering on Twitch is a way to direct message someone you see in chat and serves as a great way to chat privately without needing to move to a different platform. There are a couple of different ways that you can whisper to someone, bringing up a small private tab showing the conversation much like what you’d expect on Facebook or Google Chat./post/tenz-on-playing-with-sentinels-i-don-t-feel-obligated-to-make-superstar-plays-and-try-to-be-a-hero-every-round/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tenz-on-playing-with-sentinels-i-don-t-feel-obligated-to-make-superstar-plays-and-try-to-be-a-hero-every-round/ Tyson “TenZ” Ngo went from a last-minute sub to a first-place finisher in the VALORANT Champions Tour NA Masters One event. And for TenZ, it “feels amazing to win.” The 19-year-old discussed his experience competing with Sentinels during a virtual press conference today, explaining how it felt to be a part of the winning team. What was the main difference for @TenZOfficial on playing with @Sentinels vs. Cloud9? "I don't feel obligated to make superstar plays and try to be the hero every round./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/when-does-star-wars-hunters-release/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-star-wars-hunters-release/ The Star Wars franchise is getting another multiplayer title in the form of a third-person arena shooter named Star Wars: Hunters. Fans already have a list of characters available at launch. While the game is looking to feature all the elements that define the Star Wars franchise, the gameplay also resembles Overwatch a little, which can be a huge plus for any gamer who has played Overwatch before.  Star Wars: Hunters will be landing on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. While console players will need to revert back to their phones to try out the game, PC players may have the option to try out the game by installing an Android emulator./post/world-s-edge-season-10-map-update-to-change-sorting-factory-train-yard-and-refinery-bring-back-blue-skybox/Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-s-edge-season-10-map-update-to-change-sorting-factory-train-yard-and-refinery-bring-back-blue-skybox/ Hammond Robotics has pushed World’s Edge to its limits. The map is going to sport a new look when Apex Legends’ season 10 drops on Aug. 3. The map update will bring deep changes to Sorting Factory, Train Yard, and Refinery, according to an official post from today. The developers will also open up a few minor rotation options and bring back the blue skybox, a long-standing demand from fans./post/best-rocket-league-toys/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-rocket-league-toys/ Nearly six years after its 2015 release, Rocket League is still going strong with an active player base across multiple gaming platforms. As a result of its popularity, the game also spawned toys from several companies, though not as many as you’d think. Most of the Rocket League toys are just simple tokens from the game, with one impressive exception to the rule.  These are the best Rocket League toys./post/everything-we-know-about-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-s-holiday-festivities-snowball-battle-gamemode/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-we-know-about-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-s-holiday-festivities-snowball-battle-gamemode/ Pokémon UNITE’s Holiday Festivities are now live. With the addition of new Holowear and player cosmetics, a new game mode is now available in the game called Snowball Battle in Shivre City. While this mode functions similarly to the regular mode, there are a ton of new additions to mix things up. From new items and moves to new wild Pokémon, there’s a lot to check out during this limited-time event./post/how-esports-agents-help-protect-players-and-legitimize-the-industry/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-esports-agents-help-protect-players-and-legitimize-the-industry/ The esports industry is slowly but surely catching up to traditional sports in terms of viewership, money, and legitimacy. Esports revenues grew to over $1 billion in 2021—according to Newzoo, a game market insights and analytics company—for a year-over-year growth of 14.5 percent compared to 2020. Smaller agencies that serve video game influencers and esports athletes, like Evolved Talent, Electronic Sports and Gaming Law, and Level Up, are getting bigger. Established companies like CAA and UTA are entering this new world, leveraging the influx of young fans and riding the wave of growing popularity./post/how-to-get-into-lenne-s-rise-tower-in-elden-ring/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-into-lenne-s-rise-tower-in-elden-ring/ Elden Ring has a ton of hidden passageways and buildings for players to explore. One of these can be found at the Lenne’s Rise Site of Grace within the large tower. See Elden Ring on Amazon Like other locations, the entry to this building is sealed shut by magic and there looks to be no way to open it. While it might seem like all hope is lost, with a plan and a little searching you can find your way into the building with ease./post/how-to-watch-the-team-summertime-150-000-call-of-duty-vanguard-prosim-invitational/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-the-team-summertime-150-000-call-of-duty-vanguard-prosim-invitational/ OpTic Hitch and Team Summertime are back with BoomTV and a big-money tournament, this time in Call of Duty: Vanguard, in the $150,000 Prosim Invitational. Eight high-profile team captains will draft squads to compete in Vanguard, featuring some of the best players, biggest names, and most entertaining streamers in the world of CoD or content creation in general. 🚨$150,000 TST PROSIM INVITATIONAL🚨 No one better than @hitchariide and Team Summertime to bring together some of the best in Call of Duty./post/questing-beast-is-a-pushed-midrange-beater-coming-to-mtg-in-throne-of-eldraine/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/questing-beast-is-a-pushed-midrange-beater-coming-to-mtg-in-throne-of-eldraine/ Magic: The Gathering just got its new midrange all-star. Meet Questing Beast, a new creature in the game’s upcoming set, Throne of Eldraine (ELD). With six abilities, a good body, and a cost of just four mana, Questing Beast is going to be a must-play for some of the game’s top decks. Questing Beast looks to be a set-defining card for ELD. Its first three abilities alone form a great combination: Vigilance means it can attack without tapping (and stick around to block), Deathtouch means it can kill any creature it deals damage to, and haste allows it to attack on the same turn you play it./post/respawn-confirms-all-3-maps-will-be-in-pubs-rotation-for-apex-s-season-10/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-confirms-all-3-maps-will-be-in-pubs-rotation-for-apex-s-season-10/ All three maps in Apex Legends will be in the quickplay rotation during the game’s next season, Respawn developers confirmed today. This marks the first time that players will be able to alternate between the three maps since Olympus launched. The change does not affect the competitive mode, however. Olympus, Apex‘s third map, debuted in season seven and its arrival caused Respawn to vault one map each season. Kings Canyon and World’s Edge alternated their absences based on which one would be in the ranked split./post/uzi-reportedly-reaches-over-8-million-viewers-on-stream/Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/uzi-reportedly-reaches-over-8-million-viewers-on-stream/ May has certainly been a month to remember for Royal Never Give Up’s ADC, Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao. After winning the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational on May 20, the RNG marksman has reportedly reached an incredible milestone on his livestream. Uzi apparently had roughly 8.5 million concurrent viewers watching him stream League of Legends earlier today, according to Inven Global (the screengrab taken by Maisesports shows Uzi at 7.9 million viewers). RNG’s ADC was streaming on Huya./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/qu%C3%A9-significan-los-diferentes-colores-de-incienso-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/qu%C3%A9-significan-los-diferentes-colores-de-incienso-en-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ Hay algunos elementos en Pokémon Go que se pueden usar para ayudarte a personalizar tu experiencia en el juego, incluido el incienso. Este elemento atraerá de forma pasiva a los Pokémon hacia un jugador o jugadora durante una hora completa, normalmente con un promedio de un encuentro por minuto mientras está activo. Pero a medida que Niantic continúa desarrollando Pokémon Go y añade más contenido, también hubo una ligera actualización del incienso./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/stpeach-receives-another-twitch-ban-following-suspension-last-month/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/stpeach-receives-another-twitch-ban-following-suspension-last-month/ Streamer STPeach has been banned on Twitch once again. No reason for the ban, which follows a suspension she received from the streaming platform early last month, has been announced yet. Automated Twitter account StreamerBans (which is not affiliated with Twitch in any way) posted today that STPeach is banned from the platform. It’s still unclear why she received the ban and how long it will last. ❌ Twitch Partner "/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/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-16-results-final-standings-scores/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-won-minecraft-championships-mcc-16-results-final-standings-scores/ The 16th installment of the Minecraft Championships (MCC) brought together a group of famous streamers and content creators for a chance at the championship title. There are no cash prizes or big trophies: only bragging rights are on the line. Over the course of two hours, players engaged in eight rounds of various games, all decided by chance and those taking part, alongside their fans. Ten teams of four needed to rely on all their knowledge of the game and skills for a chance at scoring points./post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-t-as-the-fourth-letter/Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wordle-game-help-5-letter-words-with-t-as-the-fourth-letter/ Sometimes, to reach the Wordle answer faster, it’s necessary to look for hints online. If a player is stuck with only one green letter, a word list can be a good tool to look for inspiration for the words. If you are looking for some extra Wordle help, check out this list of five-letter words with T as the fourth letter.  abateacuteagateamityaortaauntybastebattyberthbirthbittyblitzboothbootybrothbrutebuttecacticastecattychuteclothcratedeathdeitydeltadepthdirtydittodittydustyearthelateeliteemptyfaithfattyfifthfiftyfilthfluteforteforthfortyfritzfrothgirthgrategustogustyhastehastyhauteheathheftyiratejettyjuntajuntokittylatteleftyloathloftylustymeatymintymirthmonthmottomouthmustynastyninthnorthnuttyovatepartypastapastepastypattypestopettyphotopietypintoplatepoutyputtyquitequotaquotequothrattyrouterustysaltysautesixthsixtyskateslateslothsmitesmithsmotesootysouthspitestatesuiteswathtastetastytattyteethtenthtestythetatoothtritetruthuniteunityvistawaltzwartywastewhitewidthwittyworthwrathwritewroteyouthzesty It is possible that some words are not accepted by Wordle./post/day-one-apex-players-may-receive-heirlooms-in-season-13-according-to-fan-calculations/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/day-one-apex-players-may-receive-heirlooms-in-season-13-according-to-fan-calculations/ If you’ve been playing Apex Legends since its release and have diligently completed all of the battle passes, you might be in for a mythic-level treat in season 13. Players who have been playing since the game launched and who have participated in all of the events and battle passes might be able to expect that coveted 500th Apex Pack in the upcoming season, according to Reddit user anthonyplay, who posed a lengthy explanation to the Apex subreddit./post/doa-returning-to-overwatch-league-casting-in-2021/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/doa-returning-to-overwatch-league-casting-in-2021/ As new talent rises in the Overwatch League, veterans sometimes return to show the whippersnappers how it’s done.  Eric “DoA” Lonnquist, who previously casted two years of the league alongside Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, will be returning to the casting desk for the 2021 season. This time around, he’ll be paired with fellow veteran caster Andrew “ZP” Rush to tackle late-night East region games.   Happy to announce that I'll be returning for 2021 @overwatchleague season!/post/here-are-all-of-the-2021-overwatch-archives-skins/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-of-the-2021-overwatch-archives-skins/ The 2021 Overwatch Archives event is hitting the rewind button in more ways than one. This annual event, which begins today and runs through April 27, normally takes players on a trip through important missions from Overwatch’s past.  All of the classic Archives missions will be live for this year’s event and players will get the chance to rack up weekly challenge rewards in a new way. Overwatch designers have doubled down on the historical theme of the event by giving heroes skins that are inspired by their individual cultural histories./post/how-to-catch-the-mythic-goldfish-in-fortnite-chapter-2/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-catch-the-mythic-goldfish-in-fortnite-chapter-2/ The Mythic Goldfish is a legendary fish added in Fortnite Chapter 2 that is essential for completing certain tasks in the game. There are three achievements that require the use of a Fortnite mythic goldfish, which makes it a must-have for those who want to level up their battle bass quickly. These include: No one will believe you caught this – Caught a Mythic Goldfish (1)Sleep with the Fishes – Eliminated by a Mythic Goldfish (1)Trophy Hunter – Eliminated an opponent with a Mythic Goldfish (1) How do you get it?/post/how-to-play-sam-zero-fisher-in-rainbow-six-siege/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-play-sam-zero-fisher-in-rainbow-six-siege/ Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Shadow Legacy is now on the live servers and with that comes Sam “Zero” Fisher, the newest operator on Team Rainbow.  With every new operator comes changes to the meta and optimal ways to play that character. Here are some of the specifications and playstyles you’ll want to employ as Zero.  Zero comes with two primary weapons: the MP7 and the SC300K.  The MP7 will be comfortable for older Rainbow Six players./post/new-overwatch-short-story-valkyrie-puts-mercy-in-the-spotlight/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-overwatch-short-story-valkyrie-puts-mercy-in-the-spotlight/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. A new Overwatch short story was released today and it stars none other than everyone’s favorite flying doctor, Mercy. The story is just over 20 pages and it’s told from Mercy’s perspective as she works at an aid camp in Cairo, Egypt. It also features appearances from Soldier: 76 and Ana. Confront the past. In VALKYRIE, a new Overwatch short story, Mercy wrestles with whether she should join the fight again./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/sparg0-wins-his-third-super-smash-bros-ultimate-major-defeats-kola-at-low-tide-city-2022/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sparg0-wins-his-third-super-smash-bros-ultimate-major-defeats-kola-at-low-tide-city-2022/ Another week, another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Major win for Sparg0, as he rebounded from an off set of events with a big victory over Kola to complete a surprisingly deep loser’s bracket run at Low Tide City (LTC) 2022. Heading into the event Sparg0 was the heavy favorite, with PGstats noting he had not dropped an offline set to any players attending LTC since Aug. 2021 when he lost a set to Maister at the Smash World Tour Central America Finals./post/when-will-brawl-stars-season-5-end/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-brawl-stars-season-5-end/ Brawl Stars’ season five is called Starr Force. It’s introduced a new chromatic Brawler called Colonel Ruffs to the game. Colonel Ruffs can be unlocked by reaching tier 30 of the brawl pass. His main attack fires two parallel lasers that bounce off walls. His Super Ability, on the other hand, calls in a supply drop that damages enemies and leaves behind a buff. This can be picked up by ally Brawlers and increases their health and damage./post/all-mythic-weapon-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mythic-weapon-locations-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-3/ Mythic weapons are some of the most powerful tools in Fortnite. Compared to the other weapons in the game, they deal more damage, giving players an advantage over others that may not have mythic weapons in their loadouts. Throughout the latest Fornite seasons, mythic weapons were generally guarded by bosses. Players needed to defeat these bosses to get their hands on mythic weapons. Though defeating bosses wasn’t that hard of a task, the competition made securing mythic weapons hard./post/everything-to-know-about-zenless-zone-zero-beta-sign-up-release-date-more/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-zenless-zone-zero-beta-sign-up-release-date-more/ Revealed on May 13, Zenless Zone Zero captured a decent level of hype. Considering the game’s being developed by miHoYo, the creator of Genshin Impact, the expectations are already high. Unlike Genshin Impact, Zenless Zone Zero features more roguelike elements. The ARPG also came out swinging with its reveal since it already has a beta test lined up, allowing fans to get an early taste of what miHoYo has been cooking./post/how-to-get-inferno-jacket-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-inferno-jacket-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ For a long time, the Inferno Jacket cosmetic wasn’t available for players on Square Enix’s MMO game Final Fantasy XIV. But things have changed after it was introduced in the recurring event called Moogle Treasure Trove on Oct. 19. For a few years, the item was only up to purchase in the Asian Mog Station, but it’ll soon be tradeable in the upcoming event. Moogle Treasure Trove regularly comes back, bringing new and returning items that can be purchased with Irregular Tomestones./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/pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-patch-1-3-0-is-now-live/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl-patch-1-3-0-is-now-live/ Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have received a brand new update, taking the game to version 1.3.0, and with it comes a ton of additions fans have been waiting for since launch. The 3GB patch finally includes the addition of the Global Wonder Station, which is now accessible in Jubliffe City. This new location will allow players to trade with other people around the globe including Wonder Trades, which will randomly pair players up as they trade their chosen Pokémon./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/ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-older-rainbow-six-servers-by-end-of-year/Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-older-rainbow-six-servers-by-end-of-year/ The online servers for older Tom Clancy titles, including Rainbow Six Las Vegas, Rainbow Six Las Vegas 2, and Ghost Recon Future Soldier, will be shut down by the end of the year.  As reported by Eurogamer, a post on a Ubisoft support forum announced that online services for multiple titles, including Assassin’s Creed 2, Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, Far Cry 2, Anno 1404, Might and Magic- Clash of Heroes, Splinter Cell Conviction, The Settlers 7, and Might & Magix X – Legacy, will be shut down on June 1./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/3-underrated-heroes-to-pick-for-your-next-aghanim-s-labyrinth-run/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/3-underrated-heroes-to-pick-for-your-next-aghanim-s-labyrinth-run/ Aghanim’s Labyrinth has proven to be a breath of fresh air with a roguelike twist on Dota 2’s usual Battle Pass events, making every run distinct.  Players can seem fixated on their standard picks, however. While heroes like Winter Wyvern and Sniper remain some of the best damage dealers in the game, Wyvern can feel locked into his Arctic Breath Shards, while Sniper’s skill tree is decidedly less interesting than most of the hero pool./post/call-of-duty-teams-up-with-mountain-dew-and-doritos-for-double-xp-promotion-once-again/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-teams-up-with-mountain-dew-and-doritos-for-double-xp-promotion-once-again/ It’s the most wonderful time of the year—time to grab double XP codes for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War from specially marked Mountain Dew and Doritos packages. Keep your eyes peeled at the grocery store for Black Ops Cold War logos on Mountain Dew and Doritos. These items will come with a code that can be submitted on a Dew and Doritos website to earn double XP codes for the upcoming CoD title./post/fortnite-teases-darth-vader-seems-to-confirm-previous-battle-pass-leaks/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-teases-darth-vader-seems-to-confirm-previous-battle-pass-leaks/ Fortnite Chapter Three, season two has come to an end with the climactic Collision event. During the event, players were greeted with a glimpse at a potentially leaked Chapter Three, season three skin through the Zero Point, seemingly confirming that it will be coming to the game in the near future. According to a brief clip shown through a different reality, Darth Vader will be coming to Fortnite soon. During the event, players were forced to defend the Zero Point as it climbed towards the Collider, set to explode and kill everything living on the Island./post/psg-talon-signs-former-fpx-nongshim-mid-laner-gori-ahead-of-2022-pcs-summer-split/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/psg-talon-signs-former-fpx-nongshim-mid-laner-gori-ahead-of-2022-pcs-summer-split/ PSG Talon has signed former FunPlus Phoenix mid laner Gori in preparation for the 2022 PCS Summer Split. After releasing several players earlier this week, PSG Talon is beginning to plug the holes in its roster as the team’s midseason rebuild continues.  PSG Talon failed to advance past the rumble stage of the Mid-Season Invitational last month and moved on from mid laner Bay and jungler Juhan following the tournament. The duo played just one split for the organization before being replaced heading into the second half of the 2022 season./post/respawn-disables-sentinel-rampage-and-bangalore-s-new-mil-spec-skin-due-to-bugs/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/respawn-disables-sentinel-rampage-and-bangalore-s-new-mil-spec-skin-due-to-bugs/ Earlier this week, Apex Legends players pointed out a bug that is plaguing the game, which would give players an advantage while using the Rampage or Sentinel weapons. Respawn has now addressed their concerns by temporarily disabling the items from the game. In a post to social media, Respawn shared the news of these weapons being disabled along with a skin for Bangalore, which was also causing issues due to bugs./post/should-you-choose-regieleki-or-regidrago-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/should-you-choose-regieleki-or-regidrago-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-s-the-crown-tundra-expansion/ Game Freak really likes to push players to trade with each other by making them choose which Pokémon they want to encounter in certain situations.  Similar to how every player could only get one of Kubfu’s evolutions in the Isle of Armor, The Crown Tundra includes two tough choices involving some legendary Pokémon that were added in this DLC.  One of those choices revolves around the new Regis: Regieleki and Regidrago./post/the-best-overwatch-controller-settings/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-overwatch-controller-settings/ When you first start playing Overwatch, you’ll learn the ropes with default settings. These settings are usually set by the developer for the best experience, but you can always do better. Considering each player has their own style, you can benefit from customizing your settings. Once your layout is optimized for your play style, you should start feeling more comfortable while playing Overwatch.  Personal preferences play a huge role while deciding settings, and it isn’t easy to declare a certain set of settings as the best./post/valorant-adds-left-handed-view-model-in-patch-1-11/Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-adds-left-handed-view-model-in-patch-1-11/ In addition to an overwhelming amount of buffs, nerfs, and general changes, Riot Games has added the option to play VALORANT in left-handed mode in the game’s latest patch. The change is completely optional but still presents a new viewpoint on the game’s HUD to those who want it.  This patch Skye enters the fray, Initiators and most Sentinel Agents get balanced, and the Economy ruleset is tuned. And those are just the highlights./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/best-dragon-pok%C3%A9mon-in-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-dragon-pok%C3%A9mon-in-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl bring together a ton of Pokémon from a range of different generations, and there a plenty of powerful species from which to pick. When it comes to making up your team, you’ll likely want a Dragon-type Pokémon to cover all bases and deal some incredible damage. While the Sinnoh Pokédex doesn’t boast a ton of options, thanks to the National Pokédex, there are a few different ways to go./post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-new-update-buffs-ots-9-and-fennec-nerfs-as-val-and-amp-63/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-s-new-update-buffs-ots-9-and-fennec-nerfs-as-val-and-amp-63/ A new update is live for Call of Duty: Warzone, containing bug fixes and a balance pass to multiple weapons in the game. Overall, it’s a minor update, but Raven Software also said it’s looking at updating weapons even further. Generally, the weapon meta in Warzone is pretty solid right now, but there’s still work to be done to iron out fixes for some of the more powerful guns. 🛠️A #Warzone update is now live!/post/disguised-toast-returns-the-hearthstone-saviors-of-uldum-card-that-he-was-scheduled-to-reveal/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/disguised-toast-returns-the-hearthstone-saviors-of-uldum-card-that-he-was-scheduled-to-reveal/ Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang has been one of Hearthstone’s most popular streamers for most of the game’s lifespan. But unfortunately for fans of the streamer, Toast has opted out of revealing a card from Hearthstone’s next expansion, Saviors of Uldum. Although Blizzard intended for Toast to reveal a card, the streamer has declined the opportunity for a variety of reasons that he shared on Twitter. Toast said his decision was impacted by his personal feelings about Hearthstone and due to how the community reacted to the news of his reveal./post/genesis-8-returns-in-january-2022-features-super-smash-bros-64-melee-and-ultimate/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/genesis-8-returns-in-january-2022-features-super-smash-bros-64-melee-and-ultimate/ One of the biggest and most important tournament series in the history of the Super Smash Bros. has been officially announced for a 2022 return. Genesis typically marks the first Major and official start to a year full of competition for all active titles. Because of ongoing health concerns surrounding COVID-19, the Genesis team opted to not hold an event in January this year. Instead, the tournament series will return for the eight time from Jan./post/horizon-forbidden-west-pre-order-details-revealed/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/horizon-forbidden-west-pre-order-details-revealed/ Aloy’s journey will continue in the next iteration of the highly successful Horizon Zero Dawn franchise—and fans can pre-order Horizon Forbidden West today. Collectors edition details were also revealed. Horizon Forbidden West will be released on Feb. 18, 2022, but pre-orders went live today across the globe. Those who make any physical pre-order purchase will also receive the Nora Legacy Outfit and Spear to use in the game. The codes for those items will be available for redemption in the PlayStation Store after the game is released./post/how-to-find-drifloon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-drifloon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-legends-arceus/ Drifloon, the floating balloon Pokémon, is found in the wild in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. See Pokémon on Amazon Drifloon can be found in several places, but one of the early places trainers can find it is in the Obsidian Fieldlands. Drifloon’s level at this location is level 10 and the spawn rates were sparse. Drifloon can only be found at the spawning locations at night. The locations in the Obsidian Fieldlands that house Drifloons are Aspiration Hill, Horseshoe Plains, Floaro Gardens, and Ramanas Island./post/how-to-watch-esl-pro-league-season-15/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-esl-pro-league-season-15/ The 15th season of ESL Pro League, one of the most prestigious CS:GO tournaments in the world, is set to run from March 9 to April 10 with a total of 24 teams in attendance. This edition of the Pro League will be the first since season 10 to be played on LAN. The past four editions had to be played online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will feature an $823,000 prize pool and will be played in a studio environment from Düsseldorf, Germany./post/the-5-best-shock-lands-in-magic-the-gathering/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-5-best-shock-lands-in-magic-the-gathering/ Shock lands are dual lands that can be tapped for one of two types of mana. There are currently 10 cards of these types in Magic: The Gathering, making it easy to fit them in your decks. The main difference between shock lands and traditional dual land cards is that you can pay two life to have them enter the battlefield untapped and ready to be used the turn they are played./post/world-of-warcraft-sanctum-of-domination-raid-release-schedule/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/world-of-warcraft-sanctum-of-domination-raid-release-schedule/ World of Warcraft’s latest expansion, Shadowlands, launched with the longest initial patch in the game’s history. But new content, including the raid “Sanctum of Domination,” is just around the corner. Patch 9.1 releases next week on Tuesday, June 29. Sanctum of Domination, however, won’t immediately be available.  The first week of the patch will serve as an offseason of sorts as people get introduced to a new zone, Korthia, City of Secrets, and work to earn flying in the Shadowlands./post/all-of-the-new-weapons-from-bungie-s-30th-anniversary-event-in-destiny-2/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-the-new-weapons-from-bungie-s-30th-anniversary-event-in-destiny-2/ Happy 30th birthday to Bungie, the developers behind iconic series like Halo and Destiny. The celebration has come to Destiny 2 with a special limited-time event featuring blasts from the past and fun activities. There’s a new Dungeon, Grasp of Avarice, and a new six-player activity called Dares of Eternity. Both activities offer new weapons. Some of the weapons call back to Bungie’s past, with several inspired by guns that were made famous and popular in their early Halo titles./post/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-blazblue-centralfiction-to-receive-rollback-netcode-updates-in-2022/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-blazblue-centralfiction-to-receive-rollback-netcode-updates-in-2022/ Even though it wasn’t the biggest tournament at CEO 2021, ArcSystemWorks didn’t leave fans of BlazBlue hanging—announcing that both BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and BlazBlue: Centralfiction will both be getting GGPO rollback netcode. These updates are in response to BlazBlue community continuing to ask for enhanced online play while still actively competing in events and online, and will be released sometime in 2022.  You all asked for it and here it is!/post/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/brimstone-and-omen-s-pick-rates-rise-while-astra-and-viper-s-decline-after-valorant-patch-4-04/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/brimstone-and-omen-s-pick-rates-rise-while-astra-and-viper-s-decline-after-valorant-patch-4-04/ VALORANT Patch 4.04 introduced massive changes to the entire cast of controller agents. Those changes have already led to a small resurgence for the buffed Brimstone and Omen at the expense of both Astra and Viper. As first reported by Dexerto, Brimstone’s competitive pick rate over the first week of Patch 4.04 has sat at 24.2 percent of matches, just behind other controllers Viper and Omen, according to Valorbuff. This is a step up from his 17./post/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/guerri-to-stand-in-for-furia-in-esl-pro-league-season-14/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/guerri-to-stand-in-for-furia-in-esl-pro-league-season-14/ FURIA will have to use head coach Nicholas “guerri” Nogueira as its fifth player for ESL Pro League season 14, the organization announced today. It’s the second time the Brazilian CS:GO team has had to change its lineup for the $750,000 tournament. The organization initially wanted to play with one of its academy players, André “⁠drop⁠” Abreu, instead of Lucas “honda” Cano. ESL, however, denied an emergency transfer for the Brazilians and honda was set to travel to Europe to play one last event with FURIA’s main team./post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-subreddit-goes-private-to-protest-reddit-s-inaction-toward-spread-of-misinformation-related-to-covid/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-subreddit-goes-private-to-protest-reddit-s-inaction-toward-spread-of-misinformation-related-to-covid/ The Pokémon Go subreddit has switched itself to private in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 misinformation and Reddit’s lackluster response. When pandemic discussions increased on the subreddit, users from conspiracy-minded subreddits like NoNewNormal and (the aptly-named) Conspiracy entered the conversation, turning the discussion away from Pokémon Go and toward false information about the virus, vaccines, and the pandemic as a whole, Kotaku reports. As a result of this increase in conspiracy theories and incorrect information, the Pokémon Go subreddit turned itself to private in protest./post/we-need-to-admit-that-the-eu-vs-na-debate-isn-t-even-a-debate-anymore/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/we-need-to-admit-that-the-eu-vs-na-debate-isn-t-even-a-debate-anymore/ Fans of the EU and NA LCS love to debate which region is the better of the two. It’s been a friendly rivalry for years, stemming from the fact that both LCS regions have been so much worse than the LCK and LPL for the majority of competitive League of Legends history. Aside from an odd CLG squad being runners-up at MSI and an Origen making semifinals at Worlds, these regions have been more or less within spitting distance of one another./post/when-will-wow-shadowlands-patch-9-0-5-go-live/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-will-wow-shadowlands-patch-9-0-5-go-live/ Ever since Blizzard unveiled World of Warcraft Shadowlands Patch 9.0.5 at BlizzConline, players have been wondering when to expect the new patch.  The wait is almost over, though. Blizzard announced earlier today that the patch will arrive after the scheduled weekly maintenance on March 9 for North American servers and March 10 for European servers. The update will come with a slew of changes to retail WoW systems and notably introduces Valor Points./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-much-does-playstation-plus-cost-full-pricing-details/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-much-does-playstation-plus-cost-full-pricing-details/ PlayStation’s game roster is filled with epic single-player games, but the real fun starts when you begin playing with your friends in online lobbies. Unlike PC gaming, accessing a PlayStation game’s online features is locked behind a paid subscription system to PlayStation Plus (PS Plus). PS Plus isn’t just a paywall that’s for playing multiplayer game modes with your friends, though. It offers more services that make subscribing more than worth it for most gamers./post/how-to-find-beskar-steel-deep-in-the-belly-of-the-shark-in-fortnite/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-find-beskar-steel-deep-in-the-belly-of-the-shark-in-fortnite/ Fortnite‘s Chapter Two, season five, just went live, and you can be one of the first people to get their hands on precious Beskar Steel. One of the new season’s challenges is to find Beskar Steel deep in the belly of the shark. Don’t grab your diving gear and harpoon just yet, however. Make your way to the northwestern-most part of the map, where The Shark lies. It’s the small island directly north of Coral Castle, and a former POI in Chapter Two, season two./post/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-get-the-banished-knight-s-halberd-8-in-elden-ring/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-banished-knight-s-halberd-8-in-elden-ring/ There are many different weapon types in Elden Ring. Each boasts its own unique attributes, scaling, moveset, and weapon art. With short-ranged daggers, colossal greatswords, magic staves, and a mix of bows and crossbows, FromSoftware offers a lot of options for Tarnished to choose from to dominate their foes across the realm of Lands Between. One choice that players have been looking for in particular is the Banished Knight’s Halberd +8./post/the-top-prize-money-winners-in-league-of-legends/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-top-prize-money-winners-in-league-of-legends/ League of Legends most certainly doesn’t havethe biggest prize pools in esports, but that hasn’t stopped a handful of players from earning well over $500,000 throughout their careers. While some games, likeDota 2,offer huge tournament winnings, League provides players with a stable income. Pros can make up to $300,000 a year on salary alone and that’s not including sponsorship deals or streaming revenue.  Most League organizations keep player salaries hidden behind closed doors, making tournament winnings the only reliable metric we can use to compare earnings./post/these-are-steam-s-best-selling-games-of-2021/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/these-are-steam-s-best-selling-games-of-2021/ Valve has revealed this year’s best-selling games and top new releases in Steam’s yearly “The Best of 2021” lists. Ranging from games that are over 10 years old to new releases that have quickly risen to the top of the charts, this year’s “best of” lists include the best-selling games, as well as the most played, the top new releases, and some specific categories such as the best in VR and the best controller games./post/worst-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/worst-pok%C3%A9mon-in-pok%C3%A9mon-unite/ At the time of its launch on the Nintendo Switch, the first MOBA-style game in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon UNITE boasts a roster of 20 characters that players can use in-game. With its five vs. five teamplay, there are plenty of options for diversity when it comes to team composition. But the balancing between these Pokémon is far from even. Due to this, most teams wind up being a combination of the most powerful Pokémon rather than those which complement each other’s strengths./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/how-to-fix-cannot-retrieve-tweets-at-this-time-twitter-error/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-cannot-retrieve-tweets-at-this-time-twitter-error/ Similar to online games, social media websites can struggle with server-related errors. When Twitter starts getting sluggish, you might not able to perform some of its most basic tasks, like loading or sending tweets. When that’s the case, users will often receive the “cannot retrieve tweets at this time” error, causing them to stare at a blank homepage while being unable to tweet or send private messages. More often than not, such errors will appear due to server outages on Twitter’s end./post/keycap-pullers-what-they-are-and-why-you-might-want-one/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/keycap-pullers-what-they-are-and-why-you-might-want-one/ Mechanical keyboards open a new world of customization, allowing users to fine-tune their keyboards to their liking. Most mechanical keyboards let users swap their keycaps to customize the look and feel of the board, while others take it a step further and let them change the key switches themselves.  The first step for most mechanical keyboard owners is usually swapping their keycaps, which is relatively easy. Using a keycap puller makes this process easier and is an excellent tool that you should consider purchasing./post/league-fans-are-wondering-how-syndra-got-her-bod/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-fans-are-wondering-how-syndra-got-her-bod/ Syndra has some of the most compelling lore of any League champion. Last summer, Riot released an amazing short story that detailed her pain and anguish, as well as the lengths to which the Ionians went to keep her bottled up. But she was too powerful to be held down for long. Now she’s free and is a terror in the mid lane where she floats like a butterfly and stings like a ton of bricks./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/pok%C3%A9mon-go-records-best-year-yet-with-1-3-billion-surpasses-5-billion-in-lifetime-revenue-632-million-total-downloads/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-go-records-best-year-yet-with-1-3-billion-surpasses-5-billion-in-lifetime-revenue-632-million-total-downloads/ Pokémon Go recorded its best overall year yet, generating $1.3 billion in global revenue in 2020. In total, the game has surpassed $5 billion in lifetime revenue since its launch on July 6, 2016.  For Niantic, that marks a 41 percent year-on-year increase for the game as it continues to average around $1 billion in yearly revenue heading into the app’s fifth anniversary. And, according to Sensor Tower’s latest data report, 2021 was a record start for the game, with $641./post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-now-live-with-support-for-legends-arceus-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-home-update-now-live-with-support-for-legends-arceus-brilliant-diamond-and-shining-pearl/ Pokémon HOME has received its latest update bringing the game to Version 2.0 and providing the long-awaited addition of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl connectivity. Fans can download the latest update both on mobile and Nintendo Switch devices. The information about this update confirms it has brought with it Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus compatibility to the app. This will be the first time Hisuian Pokemon have been available in Pokémon HOME./post/riot-reveals-new-valorant-go-vol-2-skin-bundle/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-reveals-new-valorant-go-vol-2-skin-bundle/ Riot Games has officially announced a new VALORANT GO! skin bundle after it was originally leaked on the ValorLeaks Twitter account earlier today.  The bundle, which is VALORANT’s second anime-inspired weapon bundle of the year, features skins for the Classic, Ares, Vandal, and Operator, as well as a new Melee skin. In traditional VALORANT GO! fashion, the skins each showcase anime-style artwork of the game’s agents on the sides of the weapons./post/the-best-arcane-mage-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-arcane-mage-talents-and-build-in-wow-shadowlands/ Mages are one of the most popular classes in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands in both player-versus-player (PvP) and player-versus-environment (PvE) encounters. While Fire is the more preferred specialization compared to Frost or Arcane, the other two are still good in certain encounters. In PvP, Arcane Mages are one of the most mobile casters using their tools such as Shimmer, Alter Time, and Chrono Shift. In PvE, they provide a good mix of single-target and area-of-effect damage./post/a-beginner-s-guide-to-cs-go/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-beginner-s-guide-to-cs-go/ Welcome to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, an online multiplayer first-person shooter that’s lived to tell the tale two decades later. CS:GO is a team-based game developed by Valve and released in August 2012. Valve first established the Counter-Strike series in November 2000, but the game only came to fruition three years later when Counter-Strike 1.6 was released. Since then, Counter-Strike has grown into one of the world’s most competitive games to date with its esports scene garnering a large Western audience./post/best-rgb-lights-for-pc/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-rgb-lights-for-pc/ For some people, having a PC that looks as clean as it is functional is an important part of owning a gaming rig. Alongside proper cable management, cleaning, and color coding, Red Green Blue LED lights (RGBs) can brighten a PC up with warm colors and a thematic look you wouldn’t be able to achieve with standard components.  Functionally, RGB lighting provides about as much performance as downloading more RAM. But aesthetically, it’s in a league of its own./post/here-s-how-to-earn-the-become-war-medal-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-how-to-earn-the-become-war-medal-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s ’80s Action Heroes event is here, offering a number of cool new items for players to unlock via in-game challenges. Players can earn new calling cards, stickers, weapon charms, emblems, and a new weapon blueprint when all other challenges are completed. The challenges are mostly simple and can be done while playing the game, like the new Standoff 24/7 playlist. But it’s a bit unclear how to finish some tasks, like the challenge called “A War You Won’t Believe./post/lpl-to-undergo-an-internal-investigation-of-lgd-mid-laner-jay-for-allegedly-match-fixing/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/lpl-to-undergo-an-internal-investigation-of-lgd-mid-laner-jay-for-allegedly-match-fixing/ The LPL officials have started an internal investigation of Chen “Jay” Bo for match-fixing. The 22-year-old mid laner for LGD Gaming allegedly contacted an outsider to internationally lose matches throughout the 2022 LPL Spring Split. According to Korizon’s Kevin Kim, the league officials found evidence in the form of “incriminating messages,” which point to Jay talking with someone outside the competition about purposely losing select LPL games. Chen "Jay" Bo, mid laner for LGD, has been subjected to scrutiny for suspected match-fixing with the release of incriminating messages which alleged that he had communicated with an outsider to intentionally lose select LPL matches this season./post/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/where-to-find-fiber-in-new-world/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-fiber-in-new-world/ The closed beta for Amazon Games’ new MMO, New World, launched earlier today and many players are looking to gather up resources as quickly as possible. One of those resources is Fiber, which is highly sought-after for crafting purposes.   Fiber is one of the most important resources that you can find in New World. It’s a major ingredient for early-game crafting recipes at the outfitter station. Players can find Fiber by harvesting Hemp plants throughout the forest and grassland areas located within Aeternum./post/where-to-find-the-monarch-level-up-token-east-of-greasy-grove-in-fortnite/Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/where-to-find-the-monarch-level-up-token-east-of-greasy-grove-in-fortnite/ The latest Fortnite update introduced the Monarch quest line, which requires players to travel all around the map to pick up collectible tokens. While players are familiar with similar challenges, the brief descriptions on the quest may make it difficult for players to complete them. Since these Monarch Level Up Tokens are placed on unmarked parts of the map, you’ll need to know where exactly they are to avoid wasting time./post/blizzard-to-host-an-event-regarding-overwatch-2-next-pvp-beta-and-more-in-june/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/blizzard-to-host-an-event-regarding-overwatch-2-next-pvp-beta-and-more-in-june/ The Overwatch team told players today that there will be more information coming about Overwatch 2 next month and there may even be a new PvP beta on the horizon that will be announced at an event that will be broadcast on June 16. Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller, on behalf of Team 4, had some words to say to players, including a thank you for participating in the PvP beta for Overwatch 2./post/everything-to-know-about-circuit-royal-in-overwatch-2/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/everything-to-know-about-circuit-royal-in-overwatch-2/ Overwatch is full of maps that show regular places decimated by war and the Omnic Crisis, but it’s considerably lacking in representation for the ultra-rich who appear unbothered by plebian problems.  Enter Circuit Royal, the game’s newest Escort map, introduced to the world as a part of Overwatch 2. This immaculate map was known during its development as Monte Carlo, based on the real-life territory of glitz, glamor, and gambling. Within the Overwatch universe, Circuit Royal is an upper-tax-bracket paradise and base of operations for Maximilien, a Talon-affiliated omnic with money to burn./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/jankos-iwilldominate-and-sneaky-make-their-worlds-2021-predictions/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/jankos-iwilldominate-and-sneaky-make-their-worlds-2021-predictions/ The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is underway and that also means it’s prediction time. You can already choose the team that you think will triumph at Worlds 2021 on Riot’s pick’em.  But fans aren’t the only ones making predictions. Former and current pro players do so as well. Most recently, three popular personalities from the League scene—Jankos, IWillDominate, and Sneaky—gave their predictions for this year’s best and worst teams and regions./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/riot-shuts-down-fan-theories-confirms-zeri-and-neon-are-not-the-same-character/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-shuts-down-fan-theories-confirms-zeri-and-neon-are-not-the-same-character/ After weeks of speculation, theorizing, and connecting lines of string to different documents on a corkboard, the VALORANT and League of Legends communities can sleep soundly. Riot Games confirmed earlier today that Neon and Zeri, the two newest characters released for the two games, are not the same person.  “We’ve seen your fan theories and side-by-side comparisons of Neon and Zeri, League’s newest champ,” Riot said in a developer update earlier today./post/t1-mid-laner-faker-reaches-1-000-games-played/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-mid-laner-faker-reaches-1-000-games-played/ Legendary T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has become just the second player in history to reach 1,000 games in their professional career. Faker’s match against KT today had many implications and stakes on the line. As the three-time World Champion took his seat in the LCK Arena, he got himself ready to play the match that would decide if T1 would end the first half of the round-robin undefeated. /post/the-best-xayah-counters-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-xayah-counters-in-league-of-legends/ Xayah has recently risen in priority in League of Legends after other meta ADCs got nerfed. Her biggest assets are her ultimate, which makes her untargetable, and high area-of-effect (AoE) damage in teamfights. If you’re facing a Xayah, be prepared to have difficulties controlling her damage output in the later stages of the game. She is a hyper carry who can take over games if left uncontrolled. That’s why it’s important to draft properly from the get-go, so you don’t reach a point where she deletes your entire team in a couple of seconds./post/top-tier-adc-players-are-running-the-overheal-rune-and-relic-shield-here-s-why-it-works/Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/top-tier-adc-players-are-running-the-overheal-rune-and-relic-shield-here-s-why-it-works/ During the 2017 season, ADCs started buying Doran’s Shield as their first item to help with sustain in-lane and to scale more safely as the game goes on. It was considered extremely odd at first, because, well, Doran’s Shield is a tank item. Those that criticized the strategy called it cheesy and claimed it was exploiting a massively OP item. Well, get ready, because there’s a new build in town that helps out ADCs even more, and pros all around the world, especially in Korea, are building it on nearly every ADC champion they play./post/all-players-qualified-for-the-fortnite-world-cup-finals/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-players-qualified-for-the-fortnite-world-cup-finals/ The winners of the Fortnite World Cup Open Qualifiers are being announced. They’re the players who got the top spots of the weekly competition in their respective regions and can now sit back and enjoy the taste of victory and their share of the $1 million prize pool. These are the players who fans will see playing live in the Fortnite World Cup Finals in New York City from July 26 to 28, competing for the lion’s share of a $30 million prize pool./post/best-games-to-play-on-xbox-series-x-s/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-games-to-play-on-xbox-series-x-s/ The Xbox Series X and Series S, which are part of the fourth generation of the Xbox console family and the ninth generation of video game consoles, are pushing the boundaries of modern gaming to new limits. The Xbox Series X has better specifications than the Series S, which is why Series S is cheaper than Series X. But what stays the same is the library of games on their roster./post/call-of-duty-2022-is-reportedly-a-sequel-to-modern-warfare-2019-includes-a-new-warzone-map/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-2022-is-reportedly-a-sequel-to-modern-warfare-2019-includes-a-new-warzone-map/ Next year’s Call of Duty title will be a direct sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare, according to a report by VGC’s Tom Henderson. The prolific CoD leaker posted a full report on what the sequel could contain, including details on the campaign, its integration into the hugely popular battle royale Warzone, and a third unannounced game mode similar to Battlefield 2042’s Hazard Zone. The biggest news in the report is about Warzone and a potential all-new map coming to the game./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/how-to-get-the-first-partner-pack-pok%C3%A9mon-25th-anniversary-tcg-collection/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-get-the-first-partner-pack-pok%C3%A9mon-25th-anniversary-tcg-collection/ As part of Pokémon’s 25th anniversary, a special collection of trading cards is among the limited-edition items that will be available for players to purchase.  The anniversary-themed collection of TCG called the First Partner Pack and will focus on special reprints of starter Pokémon cards. Each month, a new themed pack will be released, featuring three oversized starter cards from a specific region and two regular booster packs.  The cards include the first printing of each starter Pokémon from their initial sets, meaning it’ll be the Base Set look for Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle, while Cyndaquil, Chikorita, and Totodile will have one of their artworks from Neo Genesis./post/how-to-run-a-test-stream-on-twitch/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-run-a-test-stream-on-twitch/ Broadcasting on Twitch is fairly simple, but at the same time, there are regularly technical difficulties that can stymie a content creator.  Running a test stream and using Twitch’s “Inspector Tool” is a good way to assess your stream quality and make sure that your broadcast will run properly when you go live for the masses. Doing this can allow a streamer to focus more on their content when they broadcast instead of worrying about whether they’re dropping frames or have some sort of connection issue./post/t1-releases-autimatic-from-valorant-roster/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/t1-releases-autimatic-from-valorant-roster/ The T1 organization announced today that it has parted ways with Timothy “autimatic” Ta from its VALORANT roster just weeks before the start of the 2022 NA VCT campaign. Autimatic had been a part of T1 VALORANT for almost a year prior to the announcement, joining the starting roster last February. A player drop has been expected for some time now from T1 after the organization added both Joshua “steel” Nissan (former 100T) and Zander “thwifo” Kim (former XSET) during the offseason./post/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/worlds-2021-group-stage-scores-standings-and-results/Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/worlds-2021-group-stage-scores-standings-and-results/ A total of 16 teams have made it to the group stage of the 2021 League of Legends Worlds Championship, marking the main event of the tournament.  The top four teams from the play-in stage will join 12 teams who directly qualified for the event. As always, the top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the knockout stage. Group A includes DWG KIA, FunPlus Phoenix, Rogue, and Cloud9./post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-bilbrin-forest-in-lost-ark/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-mokoko-seed-locations-in-bilbrin-forest-in-lost-ark/ Open your map, summon your mount and be prepared to travel through the lands of Lost Ark‘s Arkesia. Exploration is one of the main focuses of the MMO. It will encourage you to discover the secrets of every area you’ll wander in, and often backtrack to unlock hidden paths or items you couldn’t get before. Mokoko Seeds are one of the longest grinds in Lost Ark. These collectibles are scattered all over the maps of the game, with over a thousand to earn in total./post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-update-version-1-15-is-live/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-update-version-1-15-is-live/ The latest update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is now available for download on all platforms. Modern Warfare update version 1.15 went live today. It’s a 7.003 GB download file on PlayStation 4. Patch notes for today's update are now live! See what new playlists are available, general fixes, weapon tuning, and more! #ModernWarfare https://t.co/D2pPvydqYd pic.twitter.com/RHaYMiyi7i — Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) February 25, 2020 This update is set to introduce a new Gunfight map, Bazaar, as well as a “Ground War Realism mode variant” where “no tanks will be available on the battlefield./post/how-to-complete-tots-moments-deulofeu-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-tots-moments-deulofeu-sbc-in-fifa-22-ultimate-team/ A themed squad-building challenge (SBC) in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team is awarding players who complete it a 92-rated TOTS Moments version of Gerard Deulofeu from Udinese starting today. The TOTS promotion highlights the best players based on their 2021-2022 season performance by giving them an upgraded version. This SBC has a twist since it’s a Moments card. EA is celebrating Deulofeu’s brace against Cagliari. Deulofeu has incredible high skills, except for his 41-rated Defending./post/major-lazer-fortnite-bundle-is-now-available/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/major-lazer-fortnite-bundle-is-now-available/ The latest collaboration between Epic Games and a music band is now live in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The Major Lazer bundle has been released in the Fortnite Store. It features the entire set of seven cosmetic items themed after the EDM trio of the same name, and players can buy everything at once for 2,475 V-Bucks. The bundle comes with one outfit, one back bling, one pickaxe, two songs, and two emotes./post/new-world-update-1-1-set-to-introduce-void-gauntlet-new-enemies-and-faster-running-on-roads/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/new-world-update-1-1-set-to-introduce-void-gauntlet-new-enemies-and-faster-running-on-roads/ Amazon Game Studios has finally detailed what is coming in New World’s first major update 1.1 “Into the Void,” and there is plenty of players to get excited about. The update going live on Nov. 18 includes a new weapon, new enemies, new missions, combat and weapon changes, and a ton of bug fixes. November is stacked with updates and QoL improvements! ⚔️ New Weapons & Enemies ⏫ Improved Quests/post/the-best-movesets-for-the-therian-forms-of-tornadus-thundurus-and-landorus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-movesets-for-the-therian-forms-of-tornadus-thundurus-and-landorus-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go/ The Therian Forms of Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus are making their way to Pokémon Go during the Season of Legends. These Legendary weather-altering Pokémon first discovered in the Unova region will soon be available in five-star raids. Compared to their Incarnate Forms, this legendary trio takes on a new power in their Therian Forms. The genies morph into beasts that harness the power of the elements, and by doing so gain new stat spreads that allow them to take on opponents in different ways./post/the-elder-scrolls-online-s-high-isle-prologue-quests-are-now-live/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-elder-scrolls-online-s-high-isle-prologue-quests-are-now-live/ The prologue quest for The Elder Scrolls Online‘s High Isle expansion went live on the game’s servers today. The two quests kick off the narrative that will be at the center of the Legacy of the Bretons cycle in ESO. The first quest, Ascending Doubt, has players teaming up with Jakarn from the Ascending Tide DLC in a secret mission. The Ascendant Order has kidnapped Guild Scholar Valessea and stolen the medallions she crafted for Lady Arabelle Davaux./post/valorant-patch-2-03-nerfs-stinger-increases-frenzy-price-and-buffs-marshal/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valorant-patch-2-03-nerfs-stinger-increases-frenzy-price-and-buffs-marshal/ With the latest VALORANT patch, the first-round Frenzy-and-armor meta has been stopped dead in its tracks. Patch 2.03 comes with a collection of updates to three weapons in the form of nerfs to the Stinger, buffs to the Marshal, and a price increase for the Frenzy pistol. The Frenzy pistol price has increased from 400 to 500, meaning players can no longer buy it and half-armor in the opening round. The high-capacity pistol experienced no other changes other than its price increase./post/when-does-company-of-heroes-3-release/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-company-of-heroes-3-release/ Company of Heroes 3, the third World War II RTS game made by Relic, has been officially unveiled. Although the release date hasn’t been revealed by Relic yet, COH 3 is confirmed to launch sometime in 2022. But you can take part in the development of the game right now in what Relic calls pre-alpha. It will allow you to play the demo, see what builds are available, and have discussions with the devs./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/every-card-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-new-expansion-united-in-stormwind/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/every-card-revealed-for-hearthstone-s-new-expansion-united-in-stormwind/ Hearthstone’s next expansion has finally been revealed. Starting on Aug. 3, players will be able to bust open packs from the all-new set, United In Stormwind. For the past few months, players have summoned minions and spells hailing from the land of the Horde, the Barrens. With United In Stormwind, you can expect to see more faces from the other faction in Azeroth, the Alliance. United In Stormwind is heavily themed around the homeland of the Alliance, Stormwind./post/gameplay-trailer-for-league-s-upcoming-champion-vex-released/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/gameplay-trailer-for-league-s-upcoming-champion-vex-released/ Get ready, League of Legends fans, because Summoner’s Rift might be getting a splash of drab and darkness soon. The champion spotlight video for Vex has been officially revealed after being prematurely released by Riot Games’ Brazilian Twitter account. The trailer begins with some of League’s cheeriest characters like Lux, Zoe, and Fizz jumping around being their bright, happy selves. But Vex is seen lying face down as she groggily replies to the noise, “leave me alone, I’m sleeping…”/post/how-to-beat-the-tibia-mariner-in-elden-ring/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-beat-the-tibia-mariner-in-elden-ring/ The Lands Between in Elden Ring are full of deadly enemies and bosses ready to kill you at a moment’s notice. Almost every boss has a unique gimmick or ability that makes them difficult to deal with, especially if it’s your first try. A notable boss players can encounter early on in the game is the Tibia Mariner, which is an aquatic foe sitting in a boat.  Players can find the Tibia Mariner in Summonwater Village to the east of Stormville Castle./post/how-to-fix-screen-tearing-in-destiny-2/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-fix-screen-tearing-in-destiny-2/ Destiny 2 is a beautiful game, but like any game in 2022, it can suffer from an issue called screen tearing. Screen tearing is a problem in video games when your monitor’s refresh rate and the frame rate of your graphics card are out of sync. It manifests itself in ugly horizontal lines appearing on your monitor, and it can take you out of the gaming experience. To find out your monitor’s refresh rate click the Start button, then select Settings > System > Display > Advanced display settings./post/how-to-unlock-the-corredor-l%C3%BAcio-skin-in-overwatch-s-2021-archives-event/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-unlock-the-corredor-l%C3%BAcio-skin-in-overwatch-s-2021-archives-event/ The first weekly challenge in Overwatch’s 2021 Archives event kicked off yesterday, and the grand prize for completing it is Corredor Lúcio. Lúcio’s edgy outfit comes complete with yellow, orange, and red flames on his legs as well as his weapon. His fitted black shirt sports a silver demonic skull, and the outfit is topped off with a spiked helmet and flame-colored hair.  Lúcio coming at you! 🔊 Pick up red-hot rewards, including Corredor Lúcio (Epic), during the first week of the Archives Event!/post/spheal-to-be-featured-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-january-2022-community-day/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/spheal-to-be-featured-in-pok%C3%A9mon-go-january-2022-community-day/ Pokémon Go’s January 2022 Community Day starts the year with a return to the Hoenn region, this time featuring a round friend that enjoys the chilly winter weather. Spheal, the Clap Pokémon, is set to star as the featured Pokémon in the first Community Day of the year. This Water-and-Ice type Pokémon first debuted in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, where it has since grown in popularity due to its spherical design and laid-back nature./post/why-team-liquid-s-performance-at-msi-2019-should-still-be-celebrated/Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/why-team-liquid-s-performance-at-msi-2019-should-still-be-celebrated/ Brought to you by IKON, challenging you to share your greatest game moments and win amazing prizes. The dust is still settling in Taipei as MSI 2019 comes to a close. It’s been an amazing month of League of Legends with some of the most incredible games we’ve ever seen. History was made as North America and Europe met in the grand finals of an international event, and G2 Esports got the better of Team Liquid./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/a-youtuber-played-megalovania-only-using-league-of-legends-sett/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-youtuber-played-megalovania-only-using-league-of-legends-sett/ Have you ever been driving your car around town while listening to music and just get the overwhelming urge to slap your hands on the steering wheel to the beat of the song?  Well, that’s exactly what watching YouTuber Naerlyn playing “Megalovania” only using melee attacks from League of Legends champion Sett feels like.  “Megalovania” is the most recognizable song from the hit indie game Undertale, with countless memes and videos surrounding the catchy tune./post/activision-files-lawsuit-against-call-of-duty-cheat-distributor-engineowning/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/activision-files-lawsuit-against-call-of-duty-cheat-distributor-engineowning/ Over the past 12 months, cheats have been running rampant within Call of Duty titles. Activision, one of the publishers of the series, has now taken a big step in an attempt to reduce cheating throughout its games. On Tuesday, Activision Publishing filed a lawsuit against EngineOwning, a company that advertises and provides players with cheats across multiple Call of Duty titles. Activision is asking EngineOwning to cease its distribution of cheats and is seeking relief for each law violation./post/apex-dev-reveals-early-version-of-lifeline/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/apex-dev-reveals-early-version-of-lifeline/ Lifeline is one of the most beloved characters in Apex Legends. It’s easy to see why: The fun-loving combat medic and drummer has a magnetic personality and is also the only character in the game that can be classified as a healer, Wattson’s ultimate notwithstanding. Almost everything about Lifeline could have ended up very different, however. Moy Parra, lead animator for Respawn Entertainment, pulled back the curtain on the development of Lifeline’s character in a Twitter thread today./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/astralis-officially-adds-jugi-to-its-cs-go-roster/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/astralis-officially-adds-jugi-to-its-cs-go-roster/ Astralis confirmed the signing of Jakob “JUGi” Hansen today, the seventh player on its CS:GO roster. This announcement comes following a report from Danish news site TV2.dk yesterday. Astralis said this move is part of its continuous effort to create “the most competitive and healthy environment for the players.” JUGi will practice under the same methodology he had during his stint with Heroic between 2017 and 2018 when he played the best CS:GO of his life./post/is-the-mk-7-unvaulted-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/is-the-mk-7-unvaulted-in-fortnite-chapter-3-season-2/ Fortnite has an enormous arsenal at players’ disposal. Each season, the developers vault or unvault guns to shake up the existing meta. They also new guns to test the players’ ability to quickly adapt and use them effectively on the battlefields. Last season, the game introduced the first weapon attachment with the MK-Seven assault rifle and it became a weapon of choice for many players. Moving into the current meta, the MK-Seven has been vaulted and the options for assault rifles range from Thermal Assault rifle to Striker Burst rifle./post/league-of-legends-fan-creates-incredible-elderwood-qiyana-skin-concept/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/league-of-legends-fan-creates-incredible-elderwood-qiyana-skin-concept/ A League fan has taken their love for their favourite champion and created a brilliantly creative take on the Elderwood skin line. The Elderwood Qiyana skin concept, created by artist Sarah Cho, perfectly encapsulates the spirit and whimsy of a storybook enchanted forest that the Elderwood skin line is known for. The skin itself is reminiscent of the Elderwood LeBlanc skin. The artist says that some of her initial concepts were “based on satyrs and poison ivy/oak” but she eventually went for a “fairy or nymph vibe since nymphs are connected to the elements./post/team-liquid-officially-adds-jamppi-to-valorant-roster/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/team-liquid-officially-adds-jamppi-to-valorant-roster/ Team Liquid confirmed the acquisition of Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen today. Jamppi left CS:GO for VALORANT after a protracted legal battle with Valve concerning an allegedly false VAC ban that barred him from competing in Valve-sponsored tournaments. He sued Valve, demanding compensation for missed earnings and to lift the ban on his banned account, which he claims he lent to a friend and was not in his possession during the time of the ban./post/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/all-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-available-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-hoopa-s-arrival-event/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-shiny-pok%C3%A9mon-available-during-pok%C3%A9mon-go-s-hoopa-s-arrival-event/ Hoopa is continuing to bring tons of Pokémon into the world of Pokémon Go through its rings, but the Mischief Pokémon’s schemes have grown now that Hoopa is sneaking ever closer into players’ grasps. Alongside the Hoopa’s Arrival event, which gives players access to the next step of the Season of Mischief’s Special Research, the Mischief Pokémon has summoned numerous Ghost, Dark, and Psychic-type Pokémon in large amounts. The types of Pokémon appearing will rotate every hour starting at 11am local time./post/all-vault-of-glass-collectible-locations-to-get-the-bitterpearl-shader-in-destiny-2/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-vault-of-glass-collectible-locations-to-get-the-bitterpearl-shader-in-destiny-2/ Players who took a tour around the starting area of the Vault of Glass in Destiny 2 may have stumbled upon crystals scattered across the entrance to the raid in Venus. The shiny collectibles are more than just decorations, though. There are 12 of them dispersed throughout the Vault and obtaining them all unlocks the Bitterpearl Shader. Players can keep track of which ones they already collected by checking the respective Triumph under the Vault of Glass seal tab, thanks to its checklist of individual crystals./post/best-mtg-jumpstart-packs-in-magic-arena/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/best-mtg-jumpstart-packs-in-magic-arena/ The new Jumpstart event has launched in MTG Arena. But with over 46 themes, players want to know which packs are the best to choose.  Each Jumpstart pack contains 20 cards, with some featuring Mythic Rare and Rares. Players get to choose two themes to play, forming a 40-card preconstructed deck to compete in the Jumpstart event. You also get to keep the cards from those preconstructed themed packs and can play them in the Historic mode./post/flamie-becomes-a-free-agent/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/flamie-becomes-a-free-agent/ Egor “⁠flamie⁠” Vasilyev is free to explore other options since he’s no longer under contract with Natus Vincere, the Ukrainian organization announced today. The Russian CS:GO rifler, though, will play for Na’Vi Junior in WePlay Academy League season two to regain his individual form and share his experience with youngsters. He lost some time in the active lineup starting in December 2020 when the organization promoted Valeriy “⁠B1T” Vakhovskiy from Na’Vi Junior and the team rotated both players depending on the map./post/fortnite-s-the-device-event-reached-capacity-in-one-minute-players-now-met-with-checking-epic-services-queue/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/fortnite-s-the-device-event-reached-capacity-in-one-minute-players-now-met-with-checking-epic-services-queue/ If you wanted to experience Fortnite’s season-ending event today in-game and you’re not already in a match, you might be out of luck. Fortnite’s “The Device” event reached capacity in just one minute, according to Epic Games. In a tweet put out by Fortnite’s status Twitter account, the company explained that the event was full. If players aren’t already in the game, their only option is to watch livestreams./post/here-are-the-best-and-worst-limited-red-cards-in-theros-beyond-death/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-the-best-and-worst-limited-red-cards-in-theros-beyond-death/ Prepare for the Theros: Beyond Death Limited Sealed and Booster Draft in the Magic: The Gathering color, Red. A first look at Limited Draft competitive play took place at MagicFest Austin, with some of the best MTG players from around the world playing Theros: Beyond Death (THB) Booster Draft for the first time. Based on first impressions, Red is a solid color to pick from when crafting Aggro (White and Red) or Sacrifice (Black and Red)./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/shroud-bans-subscriber-on-twitch-for-saying-he-was-being-sponsored-to-stream-e3/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shroud-bans-subscriber-on-twitch-for-saying-he-was-being-sponsored-to-stream-e3/ It’s E3 season, and the gaming community is looking at conferences that are announcing what’s coming within the next year. Twitch streamers are also part of this, and they’ve been hosting viewing parties in their channels to comment on conferences with their fans. Top Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek was hosting one yesterday, but he interrupted his stream during Microsoft’s presentation of Flight Simulator 2020 to ban one of his subscribers./post/vancouver-titans-tank-shredlock-retires/Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/vancouver-titans-tank-shredlock-retires/ The Vancouver Titans will be looking a bit less powerful in the June Joust thanks to a sudden resignation.  Main tank Abtin “ShRedLock” Shirvani announced today that he’s retiring from professional Overwatch and leaving the Titans immediately. As Vancouver’s only main tank, it leaves the team in limbo. But ShRedLock said a “good replacement” has already been found.  ShRedLock joined the Vancouver Titans in May 2020 after the organization dropped its all-Korean roster to go for a Western team./post/among-us-is-free-to-own-on-the-epic-games-store-for-a-limited-time/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/among-us-is-free-to-own-on-the-epic-games-store-for-a-limited-time/ Innersloth has partnered with Epic Games to push its popular Among Us title to even more players, offering the game for free on the Epic Games Store.  The EGS version of the game is the same PC variant that’s available on Steam and would typically cost $4.99 as a standalone purchase.  Wait, what? No, we’re not the Imposters – we were on the other side of the ship, unlocking the #EpicMEGASale Vault… 👀/post/capcom-to-release-street-fighter-duel-outside-of-china/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/capcom-to-release-street-fighter-duel-outside-of-china/ While many of the best Street Fighter players in North America were battling it out during the North America East bracket of the Capcom Pro Tour, Capcom also announced that Street Fighter: Duel would soon be getting a global release.  The mobile game, which was released in China last November, is a joint project from TOPJOY, Tencent Games, and Capcom that has players forming teams of three fighters to battle against other squads./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/how-to-crush-the-mtg-core-set-2020-prerelease-this-weekend/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-crush-the-mtg-core-set-2020-prerelease-this-weekend/ Spoiler season for Magic: The Gathering‘s Core Set 2020 (M20) is over and that means it’s time for the prerelease. Prerelease weekend has become one of Magic‘s most popular events, so here’s your guide to coming out on top. What is the prerelease weekend? The week before each set is released, Wizards of the Coast offers an opportunity for players to try out the set (hence the name prerelease). These tournaments are held at participating card stores and are most often in the Sealed format—each player gets six packs and tries to make the best deck they can./post/sjokz-to-work-at-her-first-cs-go-major-at-pgl-antwerp/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/sjokz-to-work-at-her-first-cs-go-major-at-pgl-antwerp/ PGL and Valve have revealed the full talent lineup that will be working at the PGL Antwerp Major, the first CS:GO Major of 2022, in May. Headlining the list is the Belgium host Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere, who is most known for her work at League of Legends events, but she has been branching out into other games since going freelance. Sjokz worked at BLAST events in 2019 and 2020, and after missing out on CS:GO events in 2021, she made a comeback at the Europe Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournaments that took place this month./post/the-best-titan-to-choose-in-titanfall-2/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-best-titan-to-choose-in-titanfall-2/ All of Titanfall 2‘s Titans are powerful in their own way. But they aren’t exempt from a meta, and there are definitely tiers of Titans. Here are all seven titans in Titanfall 2, ranked. 7) Legion The Legion Titan is always in the thick of the fight, but gets none of the CQB advantages of the Ronin or really any maneuverability. It can dish out damage in the right spots, but in those same spots it’s out-DPSed by other Titans./post/valve-added-red-dots-to-vertigo-to-help-players-throw-a-smoke/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/valve-added-red-dots-to-vertigo-to-help-players-throw-a-smoke/ The updated version of Vertigo was released last night in CS:GO’s post-Major gameplay update. This introduced a smoke throw that was made easier after Valve implemented helpful red dots.   To find this dot and throw the smoke, players have to navigate to the entry of the B bombsite from the Terrorist spawn. Then, players need to walk toward the left side of the entrance and there will be a small red dot on the floor./post/who-is-mila-in-apex-legends/Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/who-is-mila-in-apex-legends/ Apex Legends‘ Lost Treasures event could shed some light on Crypto’s mysterious background. After a series of teasers, Respawn revealed Crypto’s Map Room, an upcoming addition to Kings Canyon. But that’s not the end of it. The final seconds of the trailer contain a message to Crypto. A woman’s voice speaks to the hacker through his signature drone with a warning. “T, it’s me,” she said. “Be careful. He’s watching you./post/all-beast-tribes-locations-in-final-fantasy-xiv/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-beast-tribes-locations-in-final-fantasy-xiv/ Take a break from Final Fantasy XIV‘s main scenario, and help various Tribes to gain reputation and unlock rewards. Over a dozen Beast Tribes have been released in-game, and more will be introduced alongside new expansions. Players can unlock the Tribes by completing main scenario quests and speaking to the representative NPC in specific areas. It’s possible to complete 12 Beast Tribe quests every day to gain XP, reputation points, and the tribe’s special currency./post/all-star-wars-games-currently-in-development/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-star-wars-games-currently-in-development/ A galaxy far, far away will soon feel a lot closer in the future with more than a handful of different Star Wars games currently in development. By our count, there are six “AAA” Star Wars games in development, including first-person shooters, action-adventure games, open-world games, strategy games, and more. There’s no need to go holocron-hunting for additional information, though, because we’ve got everything you need to know about all the Star Wars games in development./post/legendary-starcraft-2-pro-and-caster-geoff-robinson-dies/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/legendary-starcraft-2-pro-and-caster-geoff-robinson-dies/ Geoff “iNcontroL” Robinson, a popular Starcraft 2 pro player and caster, has died. Robinson was 33 when he passed due to a sudden illness, according to his Twitter account. Robinson started as one of the original Starcraft 2 players, having received a beta license for the game. He went on to join the storied Evil Genuises organization in 2009 and led its SC2 roster. Evil Genuises cemented itself as a major player in SC2 by signing a litany of Korean pros and even establishing a gaming house in Korea, the home of Starcraft esports./post/liiv-sandbox-upsets-drx-in-first-series-of-2022-lck-spring-split/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/liiv-sandbox-upsets-drx-in-first-series-of-2022-lck-spring-split/ The 2022 LCK Spring Split, South Korea’s League of Legends competitive season, kicked off with an unexpected win by Liiv SANDBOX over DRX today. While DRX started the series in a dominant fashion, they faltered during the mid game when the team got picked off several times by SANDBOX players, who showed strong coordination and vision control. SANDBOX came back from an almost insurmountable 7,600-gold disadvantage and won the game following a crucial teamfight during the late game./post/mtg-basics-dual-color-pairings/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-basics-dual-color-pairings/ The five colors in Magic: The Gathering all have specific design flavors and implementations. But most decks aren’t a single color and usually come in pairs. Each pair is named after a fictional guild on the in-game plane of Ravnica. Here are the 10 dual-color pairs and everything you need to know about them. Azorius (White-Blue) Azorius decks are all about planning and controlling the flow of the game. Sometimes that plan is straightforward, like using M20‘s Empyrean Eagle to get an advantage in the skies./post/riot-is-reportedly-investigating-tsm-ceo-reginald-over-alleged-workplace-misconduct-bullying/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-is-reportedly-investigating-tsm-ceo-reginald-over-alleged-workplace-misconduct-bullying/ TSM’s CEO Andy “Reginald” Dinh has been under the spotlight for the majority of his career. But now, the 29-year-old owner is being investigated by Riot Games for alleged bullying and verbal abuse toward his employees and players, according to WIRED’s Cecilia D’Anastasio. “We are aware of the allegations made about the CEO/owner of TSM,” Riot Games said in a statement to WIRED. “As the league operator, we have engaged the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP to conduct an independent investigation into claims of misconduct made against the leader of this team, in accordance with standard league process./post/twisted-fate-to-receive-vfx-updates-to-accompany-league-patch-12-10/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twisted-fate-to-receive-vfx-updates-to-accompany-league-patch-12-10/ One of League of Legends’ oldest champions is set to receive new visuals that will make his magic tricks feel more modern. Riot Zhanos revealed in a thread on the League PBE subreddit that Twisted Fate will be the next recipient of extensive VFX updates. These changes will not impact Twisted Fate’s kit in any capacity, but rather make his abilities clearer for allies and enemies to discern. A video teasing some of the visual updates to Twisted Fate shows new effects added to his basic attacks and all of his abilities./post/tyler1-begs-riot-to-revert-chat-redesign-in-league-of-legends/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/tyler1-begs-riot-to-revert-chat-redesign-in-league-of-legends/ It’s the pre-season in League of Legends, meaning players are getting their first experiences on the Rift with some of the big changes made between seasons. While there is a completely redesigned item system in the game, one change went too far, according to popular Twitch streamer Tyler1 During a recent stream, Tyler loaded into his game and began as normal replying to a teammate using the in-game chat. The streamer immediately noticed the newly redesigned chat box that removed the rectangular block borders from the chat in place of a single transparent block./post/you-can-summon-a-giant-loch-ness-monster-in-apex-legends/Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/you-can-summon-a-giant-loch-ness-monster-in-apex-legends/ In a matter of hours, the Apex Legends community has been able to solve the Loch Ness Monster mystery that has been plaguing the community since the start of the day. Originally, members of the community seemed to believe that a special in-game event around the Lock Ness monster was set to come out in the future. With the Easter Egg being solved now, however, that does not seem to be the case./post/hangzhou-spark-indefinitely-suspend-krystal/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/hangzhou-spark-indefinitely-suspend-krystal/ This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Hangzhou Spark’s Cai “Krystal” Shilong has been indefinitely suspended by the Overwatch League team after a week-long public feud over his attitude toward practice. Krystal was fined earlier this week after failing to keep Spark management informed about his 10-day absence and his lack of preparation for scrims. Hangzhou outlined Krystal’s misdemeanors over the last few months in a statement on the team’s Weibo./post/here-s-every-card-found-in-azir-s-emperor-deck/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-s-every-card-found-in-azir-s-emperor-deck/ Azir, the last of the three Ascended champions for Legends of Runeterra’s Empires of the Ascended expansion, has finally been revealed. Azir is set to bring an entirely new uncollectible deck for players to wield for those willing to spend the effort of restoring the Sun Disc. These cards that are found in the Emperor’s Deck are strong and will quickly turn the battle in your favor if you live long enough to play them all./post/how-to-complete-aug-17-s-88-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-complete-aug-17-s-88-player-pick-sbc-in-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports introduced a new 88+ Player Pick today to the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This SBC will expire on Monday, Aug. 23, and is repeatable. Players who complete it will be rewarded with the option to choose one out of four rare gold cards that have at least an 85 overall rating. This is a good time to open a pack like this since there are 200 special cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team as of Aug./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/pokimane-re-signs-with-twitch/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pokimane-re-signs-with-twitch/ After weeks of speculation, streamer and content creator Imane “Pokimane” Anys has finally announced what streaming platform she’ll be signing with following her contract expiring with Twitch—and fans won’t have to go too far to watch her streams. Pokimane revealed on Twitter today that she’s re-signing with Twitch, where she’ll continue to stream exclusively. She began her streaming journey on Twitch in 2013 and has since become one of the most influential streamers on the platform./post/shaco-hasn-t-received-a-skin-in-4-years-so-here-s-14-of-the-best-fan-skin-creations/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shaco-hasn-t-received-a-skin-in-4-years-so-here-s-14-of-the-best-fan-skin-creations/ There are certain things in League of Legends that really need to be addressed. There are client bugs, slow load times, a wonky pre-season meta, and Mordekaiser. But why focus on any of that, when we can focus on skins instead? Shaco skins in particular, because the jester/clown/whatever he is hasn’t had a new skin since the 750 RP Wildcard Shaco in 2015. One League fan (and we assume Shaco fan, too) is getting a little impatient about the skin situation./post/the-most-impactful-champions-of-the-2020-worlds-play-in-stage/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-most-impactful-champions-of-the-2020-worlds-play-in-stage/ Each year, the Worlds play-in stage gives players and coaches a chance to feel out the meta of the upcoming tournament. Strategies are developed, playstyles are perfected, and the game as a whole evolves as teams prepare for the main event of the League of Legends World Championship.  Additionally, the play-in stage is a time for certain champions to shine in the spotlight before group play kicks off. While some characters completely dominate the landscape, other champions can come out of the woodwork to shake things up./post/weakness-policy-mystery-gift-available-now-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-for-players-cup-3/Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/weakness-policy-mystery-gift-available-now-in-pok%C3%A9mon-sword-and-shield-for-players-cup-3/ As a sort of cross-promotion for the Pokémon Players Cup Three, players can now get a free Weakness Policy through Mystery Gift in Pokémon Sword and Shield.  The Weakness Policy code will only be active until April 26, so you’ll want to grab the item quickly before it’s no longer available.  All you need to do to use the code is make sure you’re connected to the internet and open up your normal menu in Sword or Shield./post/atlanta-reign-reveals-2022-overwatch-league-roster/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/atlanta-reign-reveals-2022-overwatch-league-roster/ Most teams in the Overwatch League are revealing their 2022 rosters piece by piece, waiting for deals to be completed or trades to go through. Befitting the Atlanta Reign’s aggressive style, the team has simply given its roster to the fans in one fell swoop.  Atlanta announced its 2022 roster today, introducing some new faces to the Overwatch League and showing off its most recent acquisitions. Former San Francisco Shock DPS Charlie “nero” Zwarg will be joining the Reign alongside Lee “Venom” Dong-keun./post/can-you-play-far-cry-6-on-steam-deck/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/can-you-play-far-cry-6-on-steam-deck/ Far Cry 6 is the latest installment in Ubisoft’s open-world shooter franchise. This time around the action takes place on the fictional island of Yara. The story involves taking out the brutal dictator “El Presidente” Antón Castillo, and in true Far Cry fashion, there’s a vast array of weapons and vehicles at hand to complete the task. Exploring the island, hunting animals, and freeing enemies on a seven-inch display could be a fun and exciting experience, but there’s a minor issue./post/here-are-all-the-new-skins-included-in-apex-s-iron-crown-collection-event/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/here-are-all-the-new-skins-included-in-apex-s-iron-crown-collection-event/ Apex Legends’ Iron Crown Collection event is now live, and fans can jump in on the fun by playing solo matches and unlocking a slew of new skins for their favorite legends before the two-week event ends later this month. A whopping nine new skins are included in the limited time event. Seven of the skins stand out as legendary items and redesign each of the legends as iron-clad warriors from the medieval period./post/how-to-watch-mtg-commander-2019-reveal-at-gen-con/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-watch-mtg-commander-2019-reveal-at-gen-con/ August is almost upon us and with it comes the Magic: The Gathering Commander 2019 set and reveals, beginning with Gen Con. Set to release on Aug. 23 is Commander 2019, with the first reveal for the set beginning on Aug. 1 at Gen Con. Livestreaming from the infamous tabletop gaming convention, MTG previews begin at 5pm CT via theMagic Twitch channel.  Following the previews released by MTG designer Gavin Verhey, spoilers will start dropping the first week up until the release of Commander 2019./post/intel-has-fixed-the-12th-gen-alder-lake-drm-issues/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/intel-has-fixed-the-12th-gen-alder-lake-drm-issues/ Intel revealed on its official site that it has handled the digital rights management (DRM) issues plaguing its 12th-generation Alder Lake CPUs. After an issue with DRM services, many popular titles were rendered unplayable. Since launching in November 2021, Intel’s Alder Lake CPUs have been troubled with DRM compatibility issues. These issues prevented players from playing titles on both Windows 10 and 11 due to a hiccup with DRM compatibility. The company announced that it’d be working with developers and Microsoft to resolve the issue and it has, according to an update on the Intel page./post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-reveals-new-sync-pair-hilda-and-diancie/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/pok%C3%A9mon-masters-ex-reveals-new-sync-pair-hilda-and-diancie/ Pokémon Masters EX is set to introduce another new sync pair as part of its costume event on Thursday, Nov. 4. The new sync pair joining the game via the seasonal sync pair scout will be Hilda and Diancie in a special event exclusive costume. Hilda and Diancie are a Rock-type strike sync pair with the ability to Mega Evolve. Diancie is a great addition to any team, since its moves take fewer gauge slots than other Pokémon./post/scores-and-standings-for-the-fortnite-world-cup-pro-am/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/scores-and-standings-for-the-fortnite-world-cup-pro-am/ Celebrities are teaming up with Fortnite personalities and pros for the third Celebrity Pro-Am during day one of the battle royale’s World Cup today. Winners will take home a portion of the tournament’s $3 million prize pool for their charity of choice. There are 50 teams competing at the tournament, including 2018 champions Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and American DJ Marshmello, as well as the winners of the Summer Block Party Celebrity Pro-Am, Karim “Airwaks” Benghalia and American producer RL Grime./post/the-halo-championship-series-returns-with-halo-infinite-includes-3-million-prize-pool-with-crowdfunding/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/the-halo-championship-series-returns-with-halo-infinite-includes-3-million-prize-pool-with-crowdfunding/ As promised, 343 Industries has dropped a big update on the next iteration of the Halo Championship Series just a day after the multiplayer beta for Halo Infinite was released for players around the world. This includes a full season roadmap, crowdfunding options for the circuit, and more.  Starting with the basics, the HCS returns on Nov. 21 in North America (U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico), Mexico, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand./post/twitch-hackers-plaster-platform-with-images-of-jeff-bezos-face/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/twitch-hackers-plaster-platform-with-images-of-jeff-bezos-face/ Hackers have struck Twitch again. Just a couple of days after the massive data leak that included Twitch’s source code and information on streamer earnings, hackers plastered the platform with pictures of Jeff Bezos’ face today. The image of the Amazon founder in the form of the classic PogChamp emote was found across the Dota 2, GTA V, and League of Legends sections on Twitch. The hackers managed to keep their alterations to the website up for over two hours before Twitch restored its platform to normalcy./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/cassius-marsh-hosts-revised-edition-box-break-commander-night-with-post-malone/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/cassius-marsh-hosts-revised-edition-box-break-commander-night-with-post-malone/ Magic: The Gathering as a collectible card game contains many rare cards from older Magic sets. Other card games like Pokemon have exploded online with box breaks and NFL veteran Cassius Marsh is bringing more high-end box breaks to the Magic scene. Marsh is opening a box of 1994’s Revised Edition as a part of the Relics Revised series this weekend on Oct. 23 with a star-studded evening of Commander the night before with some of the biggest Magic: The Gathering influencers on the west coast, including Post Malone./post/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/laxing-and-foxa-bring-experience-brotherhood-to-oxygen-it-s-nice-to-be-teaming-with-fox-as-a-whole-he-s-like-a-brother-to-me/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/laxing-and-foxa-bring-experience-brotherhood-to-oxygen-it-s-nice-to-be-teaming-with-fox-as-a-whole-he-s-like-a-brother-to-me/ Davide “FoxA” Bucci and Gabriel “LaXInG” Mirelez have a lot in common. They’re both into fitness, they both liked (past tense, currently they say they’d invest most of their winnings) buying expensive clothes or shoes, and they’ve been teaming up for going on three years. And this preexisting chemistry could play a major role in Oxygen’s quest to win the 2021 Six Invitational. “It’s nice to be teaming with Fox as a whole, he’s like a brother to me,” LaXInG said in a press conference at the Six Invitational./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/report-mikyx-close-to-joining-tsm-remains-undecided/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/report-mikyx-close-to-joining-tsm-remains-undecided/ It has been one hell of a run for G2 Esports star Mikyx, but after six years in Europe, the Slovenian support may be making his way across the pond to the LCS. The veteran is reportedly close to signing a deal with LCS organization TSM but is still undecided, according to Dot Esports’ Pablo Suarez. The 23-year-old was an integral part of G2’s domination over Europe over the past couple of years, including their magical run in 2019 where the team won both the Spring and Summer Split, the Mid-Season Invitational, and was a finalist at that year’s World Championship./post/shad0w-leads-lgd-gaming-to-their-first-win-of-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-against-ultra-prime/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/shad0w-leads-lgd-gaming-to-their-first-win-of-the-2021-lpl-summer-split-against-ultra-prime/ LGD Gaming picked up their first win of the 2021 LPL Summer Split in a 2-0 series today after a comeback led by Shad0w against Ultra Prime, formerly known as eStar. The 20-year-old jungler played Udyr and Nidalee throughout today’s League of Legends series. While in the first game he was playing more reactively with the tank pick, in the second he took over the game with aggressive and proactive plays./post/wolf-completes-first-stream-in-his-return-to-t1-as-content-creator-and-streamer/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wolf-completes-first-stream-in-his-return-to-t1-as-content-creator-and-streamer/ It’s been a while since fans have seen former support Wolf in action since he retired from professional League of Legends at the end of 2019. But now, the 23-year-old has made his way back home with his first stream under the T1 banner. Wolf gained popularity and recognition during his time with SK Telecom T1, winning two World Championships with the organization. Wolf and Bang were considered one of the best bottom lane duos at the time and their results backed up these claims./post/flyquest-reveals-2022-lcs-roster/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/flyquest-reveals-2022-lcs-roster/ It’s been a busy offseason for most LCS organizations, with every team preparing for the new year with revamped League of Legends lineups. The latest team to introduce its squad is FlyQuest and the roster looks poised to make some noise in 2022. The team consists of top laner Kumo, Argentinian jungler Josedeodo, French mid laner Toucouille, Canadian AD carry Johnsun, and LCS veteran support aphromoo. The diverse roster will look to bring better fortunes to FlyQuest after finishing as a bottom-three team during both the 2021 LCS Spring and Summer Splits./post/how-to-destroy-ghost-dropboxes-using-explosives-or-destroy-shadow-dropboxes-using-explosives-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-2/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/how-to-destroy-ghost-dropboxes-using-explosives-or-destroy-shadow-dropboxes-using-explosives-in-fortnite-chapter-2-season-2/ It’s the end of the fourth week of challenges for Fortnite Chapter Two’s second season and Epic Games is asking players to once again head to the various dropboxes across the map. Just like in week two, players will need to head to one of the various dropboxes across the world. But this time, players have to blow them up with an explosive weapon, such as rocket launchers or grenades./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!/post/playstation-error-code-np-34957-8-explained/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/playstation-error-code-np-34957-8-explained/ PlayStation users might be experiencing an increase in issues with connecting to the PlayStation Network at the moment, mostly due to ongoing issues impacting the service.  Right now, players on both PlayStation 4 and 5 are reporting multiple encounters with error code NP-34957-8 following a server communication error.  This is one of several error codes that Sony has officially labeled with a definitive cause, that being the PSN likely being down for some form of maintenance./post/riot-there-probably-won-t-be-any-more-duo-champions-like-xayah-and-rakan/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/riot-there-probably-won-t-be-any-more-duo-champions-like-xayah-and-rakan/ Xayah and Rakan really do have a one-in-a-million sort of love after all. The lovebirds were the first champions in League of Legends’ history to be launched with a unique duo synergy, and it turns out they’re probably also going to be the last. Riot will not be designing any more champions with like-minded synergies in the foreseeable future, according to the company’s announcement late last week. Xayah and Rakan’s design identity was a very fun, unique way to introduce League’s first official couple./post/when-does-fortnite-come-back-what-the-end-of-chapter-2-means-for-players/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-fortnite-come-back-what-the-end-of-chapter-2-means-for-players/ The End has come to Fortnite to cap off Chapter Two, and the game will never be the same. Players tuned into The End event on Dec. 4 and held off a brief zombie alien invasion before their guns were taken away prior to the destruction of the Cube. Following that, a cinematic featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took place, which eventually led to the island being flipped over and causing a massive tidal wave to cover the entire map with water./post/when-does-no-man-s-sky-come-to-switch/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/when-does-no-man-s-sky-come-to-switch/ No Man’s Sky has cemented itself as one of the greatest comebacks in the history of video games. Ahead of its initial release, the title was said to be one of the best open-world games to ever be created, with numerous possibilities allowing players to dive into dozens of hours of fun. Once No Man’s Sky launched in 2016, however, both critics and players shredded it to pieces with countless negative reviews./post/wizards-of-the-coast-details-new-design-philosophy-for-mtg-f-i-r-e/Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/wizards-of-the-coast-details-new-design-philosophy-for-mtg-f-i-r-e/ Wizards of the Coast is approaching Magic: The Gathering with an improved and new design philosophy for the Standard and Limited formats with F.I.R.E. Inspired by former Magic: The Gathering Pro and director of R&D, Aaron Forsythe, the design team at Wizards of the Coast initiated the acronym F.I.R.E. as the foundation of their new design philosophy going forward. For former MTG Pro Andrew Brown, design contractor for Wizards of the Coast, F./post/a-look-at-the-relationship-between-riot-games-and-the-league-of-legends-subreddit/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/a-look-at-the-relationship-between-riot-games-and-the-league-of-legends-subreddit/ If you aren’t working at Riot Games, the developer of the most popular online game in the world, there’s one position that gives you significant influence over the game’s community. Moderators at Reddit’s League of Legends subreddit hold sway over a community of more than 650,000. Both Riot and the subreddit tout their independence from one another. But their relationship has been called into question by one of the section’s moderators, who recently reached out to the Daily Dot with evidence of complications caused by their informal partnership./post/all-of-pyra-and-mythra-s-alternate-colors-and-costumes-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate-explained/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/all-of-pyra-and-mythra-s-alternate-colors-and-costumes-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate-explained/ Every character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gets eight different color variants that give players a chance to customize their selection based completely on aesthetic preference.   Nintendo adds these little details mainly to give players options to slightly change how their favorite character looks. But in the case of fighters like Byleth and Hero, it’s a fun way to give a series more representation in a lone fighter. Series creator Masahiro Sakurai and his team love sneaking in hints and references to the original games with each new character added to the Ultimate roster./post/call-of-duty-warzone-pacific-season-2-reloaded-update-s-patch-notes-are-massive/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/call-of-duty-warzone-pacific-season-2-reloaded-update-s-patch-notes-are-massive/ The patch notes for Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific’s Season Two Reloaded update are here, and they’re quite a read. The massive list of notes is comprehensive, covering everything from bug fixes and weapon changes to the map update for Rebirth Island Reinforced. The midseason update went live in Vanguard yesterday but is pre-loadable for Warzone right now. 📢 #Warzone Season Two Reloaded launches at 9AM PST ☣️🛡️ A new LTE – Rebirth Reinforced, Weapon Trade Stations, Deployable Buy Stations, new Modes, a new Weapon, new Operators, new Gameplay, and more!/post/ea-introduces-totw-29-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/ea-introduces-totw-29-to-fifa-21-ultimate-team/ EA Sports added Team of the Week (TOTW) 29 to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team today. Every week, EA creates a new version of players who performed well after the leagues’ fixtures or national team matches end. The TOTW 29 cards will replace TOTW 28 today and the cards will remain in packs until a new TOTW is released. You can acquire them through the FUT market or from FUT packs if you’re lucky enough./post/mtg-arena-alchemy-and-historic-nerfs-and-buffs-april-rebalance-patch-notes-and-updates/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-arena-alchemy-and-historic-nerfs-and-buffs-april-rebalance-patch-notes-and-updates/ A total of 25 Magic: The Gathering cards within the MTG Arena formats Alchemy and Historic will receive a balance change in April, focusing on elven and warrior tribal-themed archetypes. Scheduled to release on April 7, the MTG Arena balance patch will not directly target any top-tier decks within the Alchemy format. The patch will take place two days prior to the last MTG Arena qualifier, showcasing gameplay in the Alchemy format, that provides a direct invite to the Streets of New Capenna Championship./post/mtg-s-meathook-massacre-spikes-in-price-following-wizard-s-premier-play-announcement/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/mtg-s-meathook-massacre-spikes-in-price-following-wizard-s-premier-play-announcement/ Tabletop Magic: The Gathering organized play returns for the upcoming 2022-2023 season, resulting in The Meathook Massacre Enchantment increasing in price by 23 percent this past week as a likely result of the return to tabletop pro play. Wizards of the Coast announced earlier this week that theorganized play 2022-2023 Magic season will feature tabletop tournaments at the highest levels of competitive gameplay via the Pro Tour and the MTG World Championship./post/realism-battle-royale-replaces-quads-in-call-of-duty-warzone-this-weekend/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/realism-battle-royale-replaces-quads-in-call-of-duty-warzone-this-weekend/ Call of Duty: Warzone is changing up its playlists this weekend by replacing the normal Quads mode with Realism Battle Royale, which also features teams of four. Quads has become one of the most popular modes in the game since it was added last season because of its larger team size, letting players join up with more friends. This weekend's playlist update for #Warzone is now live across all platforms!/post/rogue-legendary-apothecary-helbrim-joins-hearthstone-s-forged-in-the-barrens-expansion/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/rogue-legendary-apothecary-helbrim-joins-hearthstone-s-forged-in-the-barrens-expansion/ Hearthstone card reveal season is almost over. But before Forged in the Barrens launches on Tuesday, March 30, Blizzard Entertainment has a few more cards for fans to chew over. The latest card to join the expansion is Apothecary Helbrim, a four-cost Rogue Legendary with three attack, two health, a Battlecry, and a Deathrattle. It reads, “Battlecry and Deathrattle: Add a random Poison card to your hand.” Unless immediately silenced, Apothecary Helbrim has the potential for a considerable amount of value./post/toronto-ultra-sign-scrappy-as-second-substitute-player/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000/post/toronto-ultra-sign-scrappy-as-second-substitute-player/ Toronto Ultra has promoted academy player Thomas “Scrappy” Ernst as a substitute for the Call of Duty franchise, the team announced today. Scrappy’s Challenger career started last season when he struggled to find much success and ultimately placed top 24 at the North American Challenger Finals, despite placing first in Challenger Cup No. 16, just two months prior. Heading into Vanguard, he placed second in the first Challenger Cup alongside Havok, Capsidal, and GRVTY.