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PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS kicked off the battle royale trend but it has since fallen out of the limelight. Currently, PUBG draws a smaller player pool than many battle royale games that succeeded it. Unfortunately, PUBG developers fumbled its initial stages by releasing the trigger on a buggy game leading to an extended stint in early access. […]

League of Legends: Wild Rift’s Yordle Expedition event added a fun twist to the mobile MOBA. The strengths of mobile games lie in the many exciting time-sensitive events that are common on the platform. Wild Rift capitalized on that common trend by focusing on a beloved group of the League of Legends universe, the Yordles. […]

GSC Game World kicked off the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise way back in 2007 and it has captured the hearts of players ever since. The most recent entry in the game came out in 2009 but players have been clamoring for a return to Chernobyl for over a decade. The developers finally answered the players’ calls with […]

Sony readjusted the focus for its new San Diego-based studio. The California development team will be working to “expand upon existing franchises.” Sony made no announcement regarding which specific IP’s the team will focus but this is welcome news for PlayStation fans. A Thief’s Rumors The studio in question is completely different from San Diego […]

A Cyberpunk 2077 mod gives the entire game a nostalgic visual overhaul. Say hello to Night City set in the chaotic planet of Pandora with this Borderlands-style mod. The mod is currently available on Nexus Mods under a modder named “Salmo”. Welcome to Futuristic Pandora The simple mod tacks on a visual filter to existing […]

League of Legends players from Turkey encountered an unfortunate setback in their game client. Riot Games decided to cancel the remaining Clash tournament games on Turkish servers. The decision followed several server problems plaguing various countries in Europe. Riot promised to refund Clash tickets for players that were currently playing their matches. Additionally, the Clash […]

Steam Database, the bug Steam insight platform, potentially leaked the details on this year’s first Steam Sale. Steam DB, in a Tweet, alleged that the 2021 Lunar New Year Sale will take place from February 11 to 15. PC players around the world know two things about Steam Sales. First, it’s a massive money sink […]

Witches and Wizards around the world received unfortunate news earlier today. The long-awaited Hogwarts Legacy game suffered an unexpected setback in its development. The official Twitter account announced that the upcoming Harry Potter game’s release date has officially been pushed back to 2022. Game delays usually harvest negative feedback from fans and players but Hogwarts […]

Ubisoft rolls out one big news after the other. Following the company’s recent announcement of a new Star Wars game in the works, Ubisoft officially welcomed the return of a cult classic beat-em-up game. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game returns triumphantly to digital storefronts after an extended seven-year absence. Pick your poison TOMORROW! […]

Hades stood at the top of 2020’s list of games after it officially launched. The roguelike action-RPG earned top marks from reviewers and critics in the months following its release. Subsequently, Hades stood alongside the biggest games of the years in contention for the top award in The Game Awards 2020. Sadly, Hades lost out […]

Ubisoft announced today that it will be working on an open-world game set in the Star Wars universe. Ubisoft Massive, developers of the Division, will head up the new Star Wars project. Subsequently, Division 2 Director Julian Gerighty is set to helm the project. There have yet to be announcements whether the game will be […]

Lucas “Santorin” Larsen signed with Team Liquid for the 2020 season but recently ran into a huge hurdle. To clarify, Liquid enters the upcoming LCS Lock-In Tournament without its new Jungler. “Visa delays” contributed to Santorin’s inability to join the rest of his team for the first stage of the LCS this year. Unfortunately, it’s […]

Good news for Indiana Jones fans, Bethesda dropped the bomb on an upcoming game project featuring the beloved movie icon. A new game based on the movie franchise officially enters development. Bethesda also announced that legendary game director Todd Howard takes up the Executive Producer position. A Bethesda Indy game A new Indiana Jones game […]

Riot Games and Bungie joined forces to go after a cheat-making company. The target in question allegedly produced software hacks for Valorant and Destiny 2. The two team-shooters enjoy a respectable number of players but it is marred with alleged cheating. A united front Riot and Bungie’s lawyers filed a complaint against “GatorCheats” earlier this […]

Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek and Juš “Crownshot” Marušič join Gen.G as part of its new content creation team. The team in question features a mix of players and influencers for a hefty 2021 content plan. Gen.G looks to produce a mixture of Korean and English content on Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.   A different battlefront […]

Indiana “Froskurinn” Black announced her departure from the LEC a little over a week away from the next season. The 2021 LEC Spring Split kicks off on January 22, 2021, but it will do so without a talented member of the broadcast team. The announcement follows Froskurinn’s initial decision to explore freelance options after Worlds […]

Ghosts of Tsushima lost last year in The Game Awards 2020 but its fans have come together in a way that no other title could replicate. Fans of the PlayStation 4 exclusive came together in a crowdfunding effort to restore the Torii gate at the Watatsumi Shrine in Tsushima, Japan. The crowdfunding project reached 500% of […]

T1 revealed its bid for competitive Overwatch earlier today. The stacked new lineup features seven talented OW players as well as seasoned veterans in the coaching staff. T1 plans to field its new team in the upcoming season of Overwatch Contenders Korea. Activating the agents T1 오버워치 컨텐더스 팀에 새롭게 합류한 "ZEST" 김현우, "Belosrea" 황규태, […]

CD Projekt Red faces further scrutiny following the botched launch of Cyberpunk 2077. The Polish game developer now faces an investigation from Poland’s consumer protection agency. The agency in question wields the power to find CDPR up to 10% of its yearly income. Given the disastrous PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launch of its game, […]

Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 Online successfully continued the streak of raising over USD 1 million despite being completely online. The eight straight AGDQ raised a total of USD 2,759,815.03 after seven days of neverending speedruns. The event breached it’s USD 2.5 million goal thanks to the endless support of its viewers. As fast as […]

Epic Games develops its golden egg Fortnite relentlessly with a cavalcade of updates and game modes but they may have been overlooking certain aspects of the game. Professional Fortnite player, Benjy “benjyfishy” David Fish expresses concern over the future of the competitive scene. Recently, benjyfishy called attention to the dwindling prize pools of Fornite tournaments […]

There are few people outside tournament organizers that know the ins-and-outs of the competitive scene. Perhaps the only other group that could offer authentic assessments of the scene is the one group that directly competes in tournaments. Veteran player and former world champion Ian “Crimsix” Porter portended the potential decline of the competitive scene if […]

Microsoft successfully established itself as a pillar in the console wars despite its late entry into the fight. The conflict has been fought on three sides since the original Xbox released in 2001. Recently, the Microsoft side released a strong contender to the current generation. The Xbox has returned to the top of the battle […]

Monster Hunter Rise releases this March but Capcom has some surprises in store for loyal franchise fans. Rise marks the first main series entrant to the Nintendo Switch. Consequently, the game adopts many developments from the insanely famous Monster Hunter: World while adding several new game changes. A return to form The Nintendo Switch Monster […]

Renowned LEC Jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun announced his retirement from the professional League of Legends scene. The Korean Jungler competed as one of the greatest Junglers in the region up until his announcement. Consequently, Trick is still officially signed on with SK Gaming but has been granted freedom to explore options with other organizations. A […]

North America’s League Championship series continues its brave venture into the new season by announcing its complete on-air cast. This follows the rebranding announcement from Riot Games yesterday. Former NA legend Hai “Hai” Du Lam leads the charge for the new on-air talents. New challengers We are excited to announce the on-air talent team that […]

North American League of Legends is the latest region to get the new look treatment. Following LCK’s branding update, the League Championship Series receives a brand new look and direction. The announcement also followed the new LCS tournament format changes. LCS commissioner Chris Greeley shed insight on the plan behind the rebranding. “The main focus […]

Call of Duty: Warzone may be a free-to-play battle royale but developer Raven Software is keeping a close eye on things. The massively successful game enjoyed big updates in December 2020 along with the introduction of Rebirth Island. Subsequently, Raven addressed recent player concerns regarding overly dominant weapons in Warzone. New orders To clarify, these […]

Immediately following the rebranding announcement, LOL Champions Korea adopts a new format beginning in the 2021 season. The incoming season for the defending world champion region will be an exciting affair for all involved teams. The changes mostly apply to a brand new playoffs format that will give all qualified teams a chance to take […]

Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko aired his grievances towards the DPC format in a personal Tweet. The veteran CIS player is currently without a team after parting ways with Virtus.pro. Subsequently, no organization has approached him prior to the beginning of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit. High and dry И так, если я пропускаю первый дпс сезон, […]

Former The International champion Peter “ppd” Dager announced his return to the competitive Dota 2 scene. The American Support and Captain just couldn’t stay away from the top stage of Dota. He returns to the reformed Sadboys lineup alongside fellow-TI champion Clinton “Fear” Loomis. Taking a step back Moving on – Retiring from competitive Dota […]

Riot Games works toward fixing the League of Legends chat system but it will take a few patches to kick in. Senior experience designer Jordan Checkman teased the impending changes to LOL’s chat window in a Tweet. Negative player feedback spurred the incoming changes to the game. On the horizon Planned changes for League of […]

Kim “Febby” Yong-min is making a return to the competitive stage after spending time as TNC Predator’s head coach. The South Korean legend has not competed for any team since he left Mineski in March 2019. The roster deadline was looming over TNC Predator prior to its decision to field their head coach as one […]

It’s a fresh start for all League of Legends teams and it’s no different for the region that reclaimed its top spot. South Korea’s LCK league revealed its brand new look a few hours ago and it’s very exciting. The LCK is the latest major LOL region to completely rebrand following the LEC’s creation and […]

The legendary T1 organization has so far failed to reach the top of Dota 2 since its start in October 2019. The T1 Dota 2 squad enjoyed mixed success in minor tournaments around Southeast Asia but they were still far from qualifying for The International. The DPC team registry has revealed the next T1 Dota […]

Cyberpunk 2077 has been on many players’ radar since it was first teased in May 2012. It finally released in 2020 but not everyone was happy about it. The game may have been fine for its PC launch but CD Projekt Red landed itself in hot water with its poor old-generation console port. Now, the […]

We’re finally approaching the end of 2020 and there’s no shortage of award shows or best lists. It’s the perfect time to take a breather and take stock of the year that passed to see just how games have evolved in this chaotic year. Riot Games went in an entirely different direction with a year-ender […]

Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunović has officially parted ways with Cloud9’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive staff. He joined the team in September 2020 when the lineup was being rebuilt. It’s only been a little over three months but the Serbian coach is off to find a new esports home. The announcement surprised many but there is apparently no […]

Brandon “Dashy” Otell recently joined OpTic Chicago after being released by Optic Gaming LA in September. It’s been a wild run for the Call of Duty pro who played for OpTic LA for over a year. Now he finds himself on a new team and in a new city. Luckily for Dashy, things seem to […]