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LCK Spring 2022 Week 1 League of Legends Champions Korea, or LCK, came out swinging on Week 1. A surprisingly action-packed week from the most “by the book” players in the world was delivered. Since the LCK had a relatively quiet offseason compared to the other regions, most teams were in great shape in LCK […]

Earlier today, Team Vitality proved that last week’s 0 – 3 score line was just a blip in the radar with their win against Team BDS. The Team Vitality squad can only be described as underperforming in the first week of the League of Legends European Championship, or LEC. They finally seem to have activated with […]

LEC Spring 2022 Week 1 The League of Legends European Championship, or LEC, kicked off its first week of the season with a Superweek. This meant 3 days of games over the weekend, and a great chance for the new LEC rosters to debut. The LEC Spring 2022 Week 1 introduced fans to the new players, along […]

It’s now an annual tradition for League of Legends to celebrate the Lunar New Year with the in-game event Lunar Revel. Skins, missions, and more usually come with the Lunar New Year right around the corner. For Lunar Revel 2022, Riot Games has decided to launch a cinematic featuring Ezreal as he discovers an ancient […]

In a series of tweets, Evil Geniuses confirm the latest signings to their Counter Strike: Global Offensive roster. The North American team first announced their acquisition of “the Smoke Criminal himself,” Jake “Stewie2k” Yip. This was shortly followed by a second announcement for Timothy “autimatic” Ta as he goes back to CS:GO after spending some time in […]

Ahri is the latest League of Legends champion to get a mini-rework, as announced earlier today. The Ahri changes are expected to hit live servers in Patch 12.3, sometime in February. A tweet from Champion Designer August “Riot August” Browning confirmed the changes and their goals for Ahri. Browning said they wanted Ahri to “lean into […]

This past decade has been amazing for the video game industry. With newer hardware being released every few years, boundaries in gameplay, graphics, and design are constantly being pushed. Want to see newer games? Check out these games coming out as PC exclusives this year. Here are 10 games turning 10 this 2022, because you […]

The Genshin Impact 2.4 Update brought Enkanomiya, a vast new area for players to explore. With this new area, of course, came Hidden Achievements. Only unlockable through very specific actions, these Hidden Achievements give Primogems. Other than this, this specific hidden quest grants you a precious chest, too! Before beginning, it is highly advised to […]

Voice Actor Troy Baker, known for voicing characters such as Pagan Min in Far Cry 6 and Joel from The Last of Us Part II, is receiving backlash after promoting a voice NFT. The tweet in question has almost 13 thousand quote retweets at the time of writing, and 12 thousand replies. Most of which are violent reactions […]

League of Legends‘ Esports POV viewer, Pro View, will retire early this year. According to the official website, its subscription was not received as well as expected. The full text reads: LoL Esports will be sunsetting Pro View starting February 1st, 2022 LoL Esports has made the difficult decision to retire Pro View starting February […]

God of War has been one of PlayStation’s longest exclusive series. Kratos began hacking and slashing his way through gods and their minions in 2005 on the PS2, up until this week. God of War (2018) found its way onto PCs and it made us wonder: why was it ever an exclusive? To start with, God of War […]

Many hold popular turn-based tactical role playing game Fire Emblem: Three Houses, released 2019, dearly. Fans of the Fire Emblem series received the game well, praising its well-built world and characters. Storylines differ based on which House players chose, and the rosters they had. Amongst all this, one thing remained constant: the protagonist Byleth. Lots […]

In the Hitman 3 Year 2 reveal stream, developers IO Interactive were happy to announce their 2022 plans. Firstly, Hitman 3 Year 2 will be available January 20, 2022. With another year of support, Hitman 3 gets two new game modes. Hitman 3 Year 2 New Game Modes: Elusive Target Arcade Elusive Target Arcade is available […]

Sona, the Maven of the Strings, is one of League of Legends’ more “senior” champions. Released in September 2010, Sona already received a visual effects update prior to this upcoming one. But to keep her visual effects more in line with League‘s current art style, she is once again getting an upgrade in the visuals department. […]

An unlikely team has been formed for the OTK Apex Invitational. Kha “iPN” Nguyen, a professional Apex Legends player for Alliance, leads the unexpected squad. One member is Selen Tatsuki, a virtual YouTuber under Nijisanji EN. Before this, Selen has previously mentioned that she once reached Top 500, dubbed Predator, in Apex Legends and has the […]

Live as a Hero of Rigbarth in Rune Factory 5! The story trailer for the fifth major installment in the main Rune Factory series was released earlier today. The series began as a spin-off to Natsume Inc.’s Harvest Moon (now known as Story of Seasons). Since then, it has become its own series. Rune Factory 5 takes the player, as Ares or Alice, […]

Game 2 of Rare Atom against Top Esports certainly embodied LPL’s motto: Crazy is our Game. The match began with RA up 1-0, aiming to make the series a clean sweep. Top Esports lock in Tryndamere for mid laner Zhuo “knight” Ding. Compared to RA’s poke comp, the TES composition wants to skirmish. And skirmish […]

In the latest Genshin Impact leaks, Yae Miko gets some buffs. Her Elemental Skill, Yokan Evocation: Sesshou Sakura, was tweaked to make her stand out among other Electro users. Genshin Impact 2.5 leaks: Elemental Skill Changes Elemental Skill Cooldown reduced from 9 seconds to 4 seconds, Elemental Skill cast time also reduced. Her Elemental Burst […]

LCK 10th Anniversary League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) is celebrating its 10th year anniversary, as well as the opening of the Spring 2022 Season. LCK has seen many talents and famous names emerge, and they wanted to celebrate it. LCK also awarded exceptional players in the 2021 LCK Awards. Aside from this, a special […]

The first major updates to both Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific has something nobody expected. The official blog post reads: “In celebration of its final season, Attack on Titan is collaborating with Call of Duty®.” This collab between Call of Duty and Attack on Titan surely took everyone by surprise. https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1480971715563778048 This update […]

Everybody’s favorite Genshin Impact event, Windtrace, is getting a rerun! This rerun of Windtrace brings 3 new Inazuma maps, in addition to the 5 present in the previous run. Start playing by talking to Gygax in Mondstadt. "Windtrace" Event: Compete and Earn Primogems During the event period, Travelers can take part in a game of […]

Earlier today, the Rift saw the return of 2021 World Champions EDward Gaming. Playing with the same championship roster they had last year, fans were eager to see the defending World Champions back. LPL Spring 2022 Week 1 Day 2 pit EDG versus JDG. LPL Spring 2022: JDG vs EDG EDG kept 2021 World Championship […]

Hitman 3 released a year ago, on January 20, 2021. IO Interactive was also very proud to announce that Hitman 3 is the most successful Hitman installment of all time. The entire World of Assassination trilogy boasted 50 million players as of this late 2021 video released by IOI. In the same video, they shared […]

VALORANT Patch 4.0 kicks off EP 4 with new Duelist Neon, melee and gun changes, and map tweaks. Details directly taken from the full patch notes, available here. All that's new in VALORANT Episode 4 Act I, collected here, for your reading pleasure: https://t.co/Hp8nRvy7K4 pic.twitter.com/zV0qlHi2Qy — VALORANT (@VALORANT) January 11, 2022 AGENT UPDATES Neon releases […]

Virtual Singer IRyS debuted last July 11, 2021 as part of hololive English’s Project: HOPE branch. One week after her debut, she hit 500 thousand subscribers. As of now, she has amassed more than 750 thousand subscribers on her YouTube channel.  IRyS’ first EP titled “||: Caesura of Despair” has 3 million+ streams on Spotify […]

Genshin Impact leak suggests that once the Genshin Impact version 2.5 update rolls out, the Bathysmal Vishap Herd will gain the ability to revive. Version 2.4 introduced us to Enkanomiya, a mystical area beneath Watatsumi Island in Inazuma. Within Enkanomiya rests the Bathysmal Vishap Herd, a new field boss. While it is challenging as it is, […]

League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) starts this week, and the full schedule of the games have been released. For LCK’s opening week, fans and critics alike are excited to see the fruits of the teams’ offseason moves. Week 1 comprises of 10 best of threes, and it’s completely understandable to not have the time […]

Riot Games, developer and publisher of First Person Shooter VALORANT, is working against “instalocking”. According to a reliable leaker, Cascade Picking is Riot’s answer to players who lock their agent instantly upon agent select. Cascade picking is in the works and will release in a future act. This is a solution to instalocking | #VALORANT […]

Oh My God vs Thunder Talk Gaming The Tencent League of Legends Pro League (LPL) in China started in earnest last night. LPL Season 12 officially began with a series between Oh My God and ThunderTalk Gaming. Many believed this series to be not as exciting, but both OMG and TT disagree. This series saw […]

After the success of the Wild Rift Horizon Cup and as more Western teams invest in the game, Wild Rift Esports is ready to begin in earnest. If Riot knows how to do something, it’s music and global events. Following the footsteps of its big brother in League of Legends, Wild Rift aims to have […]

Yae Miko is the Head Shrine Maiden of the Grand Narukami Shrine. Beyond this, she is also Genshin Impact’s next 5 star character. Confirmed by this tweet from the official Genshin Impact account, Yae Miko will be playable in the 2.5 update. She will wield a Catalyst, and Electro as an element. Leakers were quick […]

A new year means a new League season, and more content. We’ve already talked about the new Champions teased for 2022 release, but that’s not all. Riot Games is introducing Identity Customizations, a new way to show off your accomplishments. In Season 12, achievements will keep you playing. Don’t want to play Ranked? Now you […]