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After a winless start to the 2022 LCS Spring Split, Team SoloMid (TSM) made the decision to bench support Wei “Shenyi” Zi-Jie, citing the need for him to continue to adjust to NA. Now, at the end of the first round robin, the team’s win-loss record doesn’t fare much better. Their 1-8 record at the […]

After just over four months, AWPer Owen “smooya” Butterfield has made his exit from the Fnatic Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team, who had a lackluster showing at IEM Katowice 2022. This marks the fourth org that smooya has joined in the last two years since his departure from BIG, and he has never lasted more […]

Elden Ring may look dreadful at times, but it’s still a power fantasy game at its core. The proof? Elden Ring’s cool and badass weapons. Souls players won’t be surprised to find out that Elden Ring has a lot of cool and badass weapons just within every player’s grasp. While not all of these weapons […]

We’ve always been waiting for the next Final Fantasy Tactics game. Is this it? Find out in our Triangle Strategy Review Roundup. What is Triangle Strategy? Triangle Strategy is a turn-based tactical strategy RPG game developed by Artdink and published by Square Enix and Nintendo, released on March 4, 2022, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. […]

A few weeks before release, Nintendo shadow dropped a Kirby and the Forgotten Lands demo at the Nintendo eShop. Players who are not yet convinced that Kirby in a Super Mario Odyssey setup would work would be able to download the Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo in the Nintendo eShop starting today. This was […]

The Settlers release date is indefinitely delayed following critical feedback from fans coming from the game’s closed beta sessions. Closed Beta Testing opened earlier in January, which allowed Ubisoft to receive feedback from fans of the game. After close to a month of testing, it has been determined that the game is still far away […]

From the aforementioned rebalance, we now have the full changelog for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Abyssal Dungeons and Guardian Raids. Full changes aside, the Lost Ark team also shared their justification for these adjustments. With the different purpose of Tier 1 and Tier 2 in our regions, there were some overly difficult Guardians and […]

Amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine due to Russia’s invasion, ESL has taken their own measures in protesting for Ukraine. Following in the footsteps of Blast Premier, ESL has announced that they are banning organizations with “ties to the Russian government” from playing in ESL Pro League 15. Thus far, they have identified Virtus.Pro and […]

Now that we’re at the halfway point of the 2022 LCS Spring Split regular season, we’ve gotten a fair chance to assess the teams, their strengths and weaknesses, and potential to improve. With just nine matches left to be played, here are our updated, mid-split power rankings and predictions for how the rest of the […]

With the Yae Miko banner ending soon, it’s time to take a look at what to expect for our next banners. From the Genshin Impact Version 2.5 Special Event Livestream, we know that the featured 5 star characters will be Raiden Shogun and Sangonomiya Kokomi simultaneously. Let’s take a look at their 4 stars and […]

A few months ago, Riot Games announced the overhaul of the Gemstone and Prestige Points system. Now, we have our first look at the first Mythic Essence skin, Ashen Knight Pyke, as well as more details on the system overhaul. Ashen Knight Pyke is the first of the Ashen Knight series, the thematic for 2022 […]

Somehow, Riot keeps thinking that League of Legends could use more Bee skins. Did we ask for them? No. Do we like them? Maybe. Bee’Maw and Beezahar are pretty fun to use in-game, if you ignore the constant literal buzzing emanating from these skins. Now, Bee skins for Ziggs. Heimerdinger, Nunu & Willump, and Orianna […]

Pokemon Go may be all about catching ‘mons and expanding your collection, but for players who revel in the thrill of trainer battles, the Battle League is just the feature to get your adrenaline pumping and competitive spirit soaring with the range of themed cups and ranking-up to strive for. But before jumping into Season […]

TFT Patch 12.5 is here to balance out OP champions used in almost all high tier comps, as well as give buffs on less used. The patch also targeted heavily some of the augments added, mostly combat augments, giving them a reduction in base stats. Some trait emblems are also moved to a different tier, […]

2K announced that it will be entering a partnership with PlayVS, the leading high school esports platform in North America, to bring NBA 2K22 esports leagues to its network of schools. “Partnering with PlayVS is an exciting opportunity to expand our competitive NBA 2K offering to the next generation of players,” says 2K Vice President […]

Fortnite leaks suggest that Assassin’s Creed’s Ezio will be coming as a skin or outfit in a Fortnite collaboration. Not too long ago, Fortnite introduced a brand new rarity type of skin called Gaming Series Legends. The series includes a plethora of gaming icons such as Kratos, Lara Croft, and Aloy just to name a […]

WWE 2K22 is arriving really soon, so it’s just about time for us to take a deep dive into WWE 2K22’s features, game modes, and everything else you need to know. WWE 2K22 comes out on March 11, 2022, (three days earlier with the Deluxe Edition) for the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series […]

Fans won’t be pleased when they learn that GameFreak again decided not to implement this fan-demanded feature on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Some fans would consider a Pokemon game feature-complete only if its Pokedex carries all existing Pokemon from previous generations. However, Pokemon has become so expansive to a point that you can’t name all […]

GM Mode is one of the most requested game modes by fans to return to WWE 2K22. Here are the WWE 2K22 GM Mode features that you need to know. WWE 2K22 GM Mode: Mechanics, Features, and Important Information Visual Concepts introduces the MyGM Game Mode, reinstating a fan-favorite game mode from the days of […]

Battle Bunny Riven was a huge success. Even after numerous Riven skins being released after it, a lot of players still prefer using Battle Bunny. While I won’t go into the details why people like using it, it’s a little surprising that Riot only decided to make more of them 10 years after Battle Bunny. […]

League of Legends Patch 12.5 is a relatively small patch with only one thing of note – the small Master Yi rework. The tweaks will discourage lethality builds an incentivize on-hit builds. Hullbreaker also receives some nerfs. New Bee skins goes live this patch. Champion Changes Ahri Developer Notes: While we’re happy that players are […]

A visual novel setting up the events in the game is now available for download. Before playing the main game, play Ghostwire Tokyo Prelude. Sony and Bethesda Softworks just shadow-dropped a visual novel game that nobody expected was coming. Titled Ghostwirte Tokyo Prelude, the visual novel game is set before the events of the main […]

GT7 is about to overtake the competition when GT7 arrives on the Gran Turismo 7 release date. Here’s what you need to know. Gran Turismo 7 Release Date: March 4, 2022 Gran Turismo 7, the latest game in the Gran Turismo franchise, comes out exclusively on PlayStation consoles on March 4, 2022. Gran Turismo 7 takes […]

VALORANT Episode 4 Act II goes live with the promised Yoru rework and members of the Controller role get a few tweaks. Icebox, especially its B site, receives major changes while Ascent gets a slight modification. For the Battle Pass details and new skin bundle Gaia’s Vengeance, click here. Agent Updates General Improved the system […]

Lost Ark gained a huge player base even before its official release, which became one of the biggest game launches on Steam. Several weeks after launch, Lost Ark is rebalancing the difficulty of its end game content, namely T1 and T2 Guardian Raids and Abyss Dungeons. The whole blog post reads: Difficulty is a hot […]

Riot Games just revealed more details about the new-and-improved Yoru, and even announced the release date for the rework. According to the official blog post, VALORANT players can expect to see Yoru equipped with his new abilities by the time Episode 4 Act II rolls out. If no delays happen, the Yoru update will be […]

In Divine Ingenuity, Travelers get to make their own domains and visit other players’ custom domains. If you’re not into making your own domain, the event remains exciting as you challenge the different Preset Domains, each with their own identity. Get Primogems, Talent Materials, and more by completing challenges during the event. Event Duration March […]

Esports organization EXCEL Esports re-signs analyst and color caster Marc “Caedrel” Lamont. Caedrel spent his last couple years of professional play in EXCEL, before retiring and moving to casting games in the League of Legends European Championship, or LEC. He re-joins his former org as a content creator. What a nightmare. No ULT cancelling around […]

Fan-favorite platform fighting Nintendo game Super Smash Bros., in any of its iterations, won’t be present in this year’s EVO 2022. It’s been two years since we’ve last seen an EVO event take place and it looks like it’s finally making a comeback. The Evolution Championship Series will make its triumphant return on August 5-7, […]

Just recently, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company dropped the official reveal trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. This marks the game as the 9th generation of Pokemon coming later this year. Aside from that, we can’t say much about what’s to come. With that being said, here are 5 easter eggs you might have missed […]

Babylon’s Fall is PlatinumGames’ latest game to be released and published by Square Enix. Here is when the Babylon’s Fall release date will be dropping on PC, PS4, and PS5. Babylon’s Fall Release Date: March 3, 2022 Babylon’s Fall is coming out on PC, PS4, and PS5 on March 3, 2022. Babylon’s Fall is the next […]

The Pokemon Day Live stream revealed a lot of new things we can expect from the Pokemon Company this year, including the new PLA Daybreak DLC. Here’s everything you need to know about the Pokemon Legends Arceus Daybreak DLC. Nintendo officially announced its first content update for Pokemon Legends: Arceus since the game’s launch. Starting […]

The 2015 title ELEX finally gets its sequel. Here is when the ELEX 2 release date is hitting PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. ELEX 2 Release Date: March 1, 2022 ELEX II is set to be released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series X on March 1, 2022. […]

After almost two years of waiting, End of Dragons is finally coming. Here is when the Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons release date will be. Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons Release Date Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons is hitting shelves on February 28, 2022. As the third expansion for the popular MMORPG title, […]

Teamfight Tactics (TFT) already went through quite the overhaul for Set 6.5, with the mid-set patch dubbed Neon Nights. But the upcoming Patch 12.5 is set to bring in another slew of changes to TFT, going live on March 3 and lasting the entire month. This huge update is meant to direct the meta toward […]

Pokemon Day has given Pokemon Legends: Arceus some Mystery Gift Codes for trainers alongside their new Daybreak update. Pokemon Legends Arceus trainers can redeem these mystery gift codes to get freebies in celebration from the current event. These rewards are just to get additional pokeballs to make capturing easier as well as cosmetics for their […]

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet was revealed in the Pokemon Presents update. In the trailer, we saw how vast the world of ninth generation Pokemon is. During these cutscenes, we also saw a number of Pokemon confirmed to be part of the game. The Pokemon are seen across all regions and climates presented in the […]

The Virtual Liver group NIJISANJI welcomes its newest members with the debut of their latest wave, Noctyx. The newest additions belong to NIJISANJI EN (commonly shortened to NijiEN), the English speaking branch of the group. Now, NijiEN expands to 20 members with the introduction of its latest members. The all-male Noctyx is comprised of five […]

Pokemon Gen 9 starters are revealed in the latest Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer as seen in Pokemon Presents. All Pokemon fans are excited since Game Freak finally revealed Pokemon’s ninth generation to us after two years. Pokemon Day did not disappoint revealing their big news by showing us not only the preview of how […]