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Respawn has just confirmed that they’ve restored matchmaking in Apex Legends and that they’re putting a fix in place to stop the hacked playlists. They also confirmed that players’ personal information or accounts were not at risk during the “Titanfall” disruption.  The Respawn Game has always had a thing for bugs and fixes. But the […]

NetherRealm has officially announced that they are finally done working on Mortal Kombat 11 and will start working on newer projects.  NetherRealm announced this on a tweet stating that there will no longer be any additional DLC’s to the game. The statement irked some fans as they were hoping to get more fan-favorite characters in Mortal […]

Asmongold, one of World of Warcraft‘s largest streamers, started his Final Fantasy XIV journey last weekend. His first stream netted him over 200k viewers and 7,000 new subscribers. He also earned well over $30,000 in donations. However, the stream wasn’t completely smooth sailing. He was swarmed by a horde of onlookers that followed him around […]

Explore the Legacy of The Sith in the latest Chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s been quite some time since the MMORPG’s latest expansion. Now that the Legacy of The Sith has been revealed, we now know more about what’s coming next to Star Wars: The Old Republic. The 10th-anniversary expansion adds a […]

EA Motive is soon revealing a critically-acclaimed game series that’ll make a comeback at this year’s EA Play Live and it’s none other than Dead Space. In a report from GamesBeat, the game is not only a Dead Space remake but a remake that’ll be taking notes and inspiration from Capcom’s Resident Evil remakes. Jeff Grubb from GamesBeat first teased […]

It was a sad day for the GTA RP community when everyone found out about Kenny “Blue622” Tancredi’s passing on July 4, 2020. Exactly one year later, the NoPixel community banded together again to commemorate Blue622 in a 30-minute memorial race.  Blue622 was a streamer who was amongst the members who helped popularize the NoPixel […]

Back in May, Fortnite released a set of NBA skins with the inclusion of all 30 NBA Teams. This time around, data miners Hypex and ShiinaBR found NBA Superstar LeBron James’ data within the game files and would most likely release it on the next update as part of the Icon Series.   We are not […]

A new PUBG map will be coming this week. Just like the other PUBG maps, the new Taego map is roughly based on real-life locations. Just as how Sanhok is Southeast Asia, Erangel is Russian, and so on, Taego is based on Korean landscapes. But when is the new PUBG Taego map coming out? PUBG Taego Map Release Date: July 7, […]

PS Now continues to get great games added to its subscription service. PS Now July 2021 adds Red Dead Redemption 2, Judgment, and Nioh 2 to the list, Sony announces. “A Western saga, hard-boiled detective adventure, paranormal samurai quest, and more join the PlayStation Now library in July,” reads a tweet from the PlayStation account. Nioh 2 (Team Ninja, […]

New corporate culture will prevent Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) from releasing before 2024, 2025, says rumors. Known video games leaker Tom Henderson spoke about everything he knows about GTA 6 on a Youtube video. There’s a lot to unpack in his claims – including Fortnite-like events that will push the game’s narrative as well as returning […]

Bandai Namco just released the Tales of Arise opening trailer, featuring visuals by animation studio ufotable – they are also in charge of all the in-game anime cutscenes. It also shows off the new theme song, “Hibana” by Kankaku Piero. The new trailer gives us another glimpse of the game’s playable characters ahead of the […]

While the deluge of announcements from E3 2021 has concluded, EA still has some surprises in store this summer. EA Play Live will air on July 22. It will also be accompanied by a pre-show at 10 AM PST. As for what to expect, BioWare has already announced that they’ll be missing out on EA […]

Counter-Strike‘s “longest-running and most historic” series will have its seventh iteration starting tomorrow. IEM Cologne will run from July 6-18. We’ll get to see 24 of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s best teams battle it out for the lion’s share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. Formerly known as ESL One Cologne, the tournament has been rebranded to […]

The International Dota 2 Championship Regional Qualifiers are in full swing, but as of now we still don’t know where it will be held. In a statement from last June, Valve announced that it will no longer be held in Sweden, saying: “Over the course of the past year, Stockholm Live and Visit Stockholm continued […]

Two more slots grabbed during the Dota 2 TI10 Regional Qualifiers. Through the SEA Qualifiers, in goes Fnatic. Likewise, Undying secured theirs through the NA Qualifiers. It seems like our pattern-seeking methods were unfounded. Undying held their ground and stomped 4 Zoomers’ hopes to dust. While 4 Zoomers successfully eliminated bumble bEE’s in the lower bracket finals, […]

Undying has beaten 4 Zoomers in the TI10 NA Qualifiers. Does this mean that 4 Zoomers will be heading to The International? Undying and 4 Zoomers are the two best teams in NA after those that have already qualified for TI. That means behind Evil Geniuses and Quincy Crew, these two are the strongest in […]

League of Legends‘ Summer Event is coming next week, and it’s going to have rippling effects throughout Runeterra. Dubbed the Sentinels of Light event, this event will have far-reaching consequences. According to Executive Producer Jessica “Safelocked” Nam in a recent Youtube video, League of Legends‘ Sentinel of Light will be canonical. Every bit new skin or […]

After Sony’s absence at this year’s E3, PlayStation fans are eagerly looking forward to what the platform has in store. The PlayStation 5 is finally hitting its stride, and a lot of exciting games are just over the horizon. When is the next State of Play? While Sony has yet to announce an official date […]

In a first for the series, Diablo 4 will finally be doing away with pre-established character pre-sets. “Diablo IV offers players more customization options than ever,” Blizzard said in the most recent Diablo IV Quarterly Update. Diablo 4‘s character creator will give players the option to customize their character’s face, hair, jewelry, makeup, tattoos, and body […]

The long-awaited Honkai Impact x Genshin Impact crossover event is finally upon us! And of course, that means we finally know about Fischl’s Release Date! Find out everything you need to prepare for as the crossover event comes live next week. Honkai Impact x Genshin Impact Crossover Event, Fischl Release Date: July 9, 2021 Through a new campaign trailer, miHoYo announced the […]

Klee’s side-story and Barbara’s seashell-collecting events may now be over, but we’re not done with The Golden Apple Archipelago yet. In Genshin Impact‘s latest Kaboomball Kombat limited-time event, we return to the sunny islands to play some pong. Here’s everything you need to know about Genshin Impact‘s Kaboomball Kombat Event. While you’re back in The Golden Apple […]

Life is Strange: Settling Dust is a comic series that continues the story after the events of the original game. It will start its final act this September. Its publisher, Titan comics, calls it “the heart-wrenching conclusion to Max and Chloe’s epic comics journey”. The official description also states that “Max finally believes that she […]

Arkosh Gaming, a Dota 2 team created by SirActionSlacks as a meme (and also to increase viewership in NA Dota 2) just kicked Aui_2000 from its roster. In a tweet, Arkosh Gaming announced that it is parting ways with Aui. Arkosh Gaming had some choice words with the support superstar and former TI-champion Aui_2000. “[D]ue to his poor […]

Grab your swords and prepare for battle! The Witcher: Monster Slayer is finally arriving on Android and IOS this July 21, 2021. The Witcher: Monster Slayer Release Date Teaser: The monster hunting app was announced last year and fans couldn’t wait to get their hands on it. Honestly, who doesn’t want to be a Witcher? Ever […]

Rocket League‘s Red, White, and Boom Bundle brings back The Ford F-150 in the most patriotic way possible. “America, Apple Pie, Freedom, Summer Roadtrips. What’s more patriotic than that?” asks the trailer. Well, apparently, this Star-Spangled monster of a truck, is. The world-famous automaker collaborates with Psyonix once again – making sure that the pickup looks […]

Gaming industry legend Dan Houser may be starting a new game studio with Absurd Ventures in Games, a year after departing from Rockstar. Rockstar Mag discovered a newly registered Absurd Ventures in Games in the UK, with Houser’s name attached to it. The company registered on June 23, 2021, and will be having Houser as the […]

The long-awaited survival mode arrives on Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare DLC this July 15, 2021. Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare DLC Trailer: Streets of Rage 4 is an arcade beat ’em up developed by Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games. The trailer for the games’ latest DLC has just been […]

Dutch studio Nixxes Software has been acquired by Sony PlayStation. The PC ports of Crystal Dynamics games are some of their major releases. The latest Tomb Raider trilogy, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Marvel’s Avengers are just some of their past projects. They also helped Guerilla work on Killzone Shadow Fall in the past. The […]

Inspired by games like Animal Crossing and Breath of the Wild, Palia is an upcoming MMO focused on building communities. The game’s developer, Singularity 6, has raised $30 million to fund its development. FunPlus Ventures led the Series B financing round for the game. Their COO, Michael Tong, stated that they are “excited to be […]

The regional qualifiers for The International 10 are in full swing, and we’re now halfway through. This week, we’ll see which team will qualify in the TI10 NA and SEA qualifiers. Whoever wins will join SG E-Sports and Team Spirit in the list of qualified teams to TI10. As for the TI10 North American Regional […]

Bioware announced that they will be missing the July 22 EA Play Live stream. This means: don’t expect Dragon Age 4, Mass Effect 4, and Star Wars: The Old Republic to show up during the event. Bioware announced via Twitter earlier today that they won’t be available to appear on EA Play Live later this month. “We’re hard at […]

Twitch streamer Jenelle ‘Indiefoxx’ Dagres lost her Twitch Partner status after her sixth ban on the platform just this year. Indiefoxx saw significant growth in her channel over the past year. However, a lot of criticisms fall under her methods. So far, Twitch has banned Indiefoxx, a former Twitch Partner streamer, a total of six […]

While Mario and the various denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom might be the most recognizable faces of gaming monolith Nintendo to modern players, it was actually Donkey Kong that helped jump-start Nintendo when the famed gorilla character’s eponymous game, Donkey Kong, was released in 1981 to brisk sales and widespread acclaim. Donkey Kong franchise celebrates 40 […]

Tencent’s Lightspeed and Quantum Studios helped designer David Kim put up Uncapped Games. The objective of the new studio? Make a really great RTS game. LA-based Uncapped Games is led by three key ex-Blizzard employees. Lead Designer David Kim worked as a designer for Starcraft 2. With him is Lead Producer Jason Hughes, producer for Diablo […]

Loki Laufeyson finally arrives in the Fortnite universe, but unlike other collaboration skins, unlocking him goes a little differently. How to unlock the Loki Skin on Fortnite To get the Loki Skin on Fortnite, you’ll have to subscribe to the Fortnite Crew subscription service for July 2021. It’s a monthly subscription service available for $11.99. It includes the current season’s Battle […]

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster versions for the first three Final Fantasy games will release on July 28, 2021. These will be available for Android, iOS, and PC (via Steam). The following three games in the series do not yet have a definite launch date, but they are confirmed for 2021. First teased at Square […]

In a recent interview with Famitsu, former Square Enix director Hajime Tabata confirmed that his studio, JP Games is working on two new large-scale projects. He also stated that JP Games was working alongside another big company on both games. Hajime Tabata is most well-known as the director of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Final […]

Former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson has founded his own company: Humanoid Studios. Hudson is most well-known for his work directing the Mass Effect trilogy. He announced his new independent studio in a recent tweet: The Humanoid Studios website states that it aims to “unleash the creative freedom of developers” and “deliver the future of […]

To make room for the new Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series, Square Enix has pulled out the old remasters of Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI on Steam. Both of the older remasters for FF5 and FF6 were not particularly well-received, with most criticism being levied at the pixel art. The negative response even […]