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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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. …

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 …

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 …