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Players will finally have more say on what they wear and how they appear in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA VERSION 1.2 BRINGS TRANSMOGRIFYING TO LIFE Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (AC Valhalla) players will finally be able to wear whatever they want in the game. RPG veterans are always at odds between stats and cosmetics. They might […]

Electronic Arts (EA) started its inquiry on employee accounts allegedly caught selling FIFA 21 icons. In the #EAGate scandal, EA found possibly erring accounts. EA IDENTIFIES ‘CONTENT GRANTING’ EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTS THAT SELL FIFA 21 CARDS In their latest Pitch Notes update on their inquiry, EA explained what ‘content granting’ is. There are employee accounts that […]

Xbox Game Pass’s cryptic tweet has Xbox owners everywhere guessing which title could be heading to the massive subscription-based library next. The post contains a blatantly fake email from Melissa McGamePass, confirming that a new game is on the way. Several players tried to respond with their best guesses but it merely devolved into a […]

EA announced last week that it will begin investigating allegations of an employee selling premium FIFA 21 items through an illegal black market. The employee in question allegedly contacted FIFA 21 players promising them easy access to high-level in-game items in exchange for money. The back-alley deals ignited the “EA Gate” trend on social media […]

Players log on every night to their favorite games to have a good time fighting against or with other people but there are those that choose to get in the way of everyone’s fun times. Call of Duty: Warzone Voice Actress Alex Zedra ran into two cheaters on Twitch playing in a tournament. The voice […]

Watch Dogs: Legion launched as the third entry in Ubisoft’s futuristic high-tech open-world sandbox series. Legion sees players utilizing hacks to get past locks and cameras in order to pursue a larger goal for a secret organization. Similar to the earlier titles in the series, Legion introduced an online mode that had players going up […]

Immortals Fenyx Rising officially released on December 3, 2020. Since then, it amassed a respectable following of loyal players dedicated to its engaging story and sprawling world. Recently, the game received its first major DLC, “A New God,” last month and Ubisoft doesn’t want to slow down just yet. The next paid DLC for Immortals […]

The Resident Evil franchise features a cast of amazing playable characters that fans and players everywhere have loved for years. The spotlight returned to the two stars of Resident Evil 2 when the Remake released in 2019. Since then, people have come to know and love the latest iterations of both Leon S. Kennedy and […]

The horror platformer sequel Little Nightmares 2 successfully made a name for itself within a month of its release. The game garnered multiple favorable reviews from many reviewers and news outlets. Additionally, the sequel surpassed the 1 million sales mark in an unprecedented windfall. THE SUCCESS OF LITTLE NIGHTMARES 2 The game franchise only features […]

Square Enix officially announced an upcoming special reveal for the next game in the Life is Strange franchise. The unnamed sequel serves as the centerpiece for a special showcase live stream event next week. Additionally, the event features several other games like Outriders, Marvel’s Avengers, and Balan Wonderland. The most recent iteration of Life is […]

Microsoft currently holds the crown in subscription-based free games within the console market. The Game Pass offers numerous great games all for a nominal subscription fee. Subsequently, this feature accounts for Xbox’s overwhelming advantage in the current console generation. One would think that Microsoft would slow down their roll after a landslide victory but the […]

Toronto Ultra will be playing with Insight starting with the Call of Duty (COD) League Stage 2. Insight will replace Methodz, who will move to Toronto Ultra’s bench. METHODZ BENCHED, INSIGHT MOVES TO STARTING POSITION Anthony “Methodz” Zinni shining moment in competitive COD came way back in 2018. Playing then with Rise Nation, Methodz and his […]

Ubisoft unleashed the ban-hammer to Mexican Rainbow Six Siege (R6) team Estral Esports for match-fixing. GOODBYE, RAINBOW SIX INVITATIONAL Mexican R6 team Estral Esports will no longer be playing for the Rainbow Six Invitational. An investigation by Ubisoft found Estral Esports’ player José “Fungi” Vidales guilty of match-fixing. Ubisoft released a statement, saying, “We have […]

Former Fortnite pro, current Warzone streamer Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore announced his departure from FaZe Clan in a  tweet. CLOAKZY AND FAZE CLAN PARTS WAYS It looks like things ended amicably between Cloakzy and FaZe Clan, two years after the former Fortnite pro started speaking out about the org. In his tweet announcing his departure, Cloakzy apologized for his negative words towards […]

Nvidia has reportedly stopped the production of the Tegra X1 Mariko – the System on a Chip (SOC) on Switch. This news fuels rumors on the fabled Super Switch or Switch Pro, Nintendo’s supposed successor for the Nintendo Switch. NVIDIA STOPS PRODUCTION OF SOC, POINTS TOWARDS NEW NINTENDO SWITCH PRO The news first came from […]

Roblox stocks surged from an opening of $45 to a peak of $77.30 during its stock launch this Wednesday. ROBLOX STOCKS LAUNCH THROUGH DIRECT LISTING The Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) opened its shares to the public Wednesday, with a reference price of $45. Through direct listing, Roblox opened its stocks for purchase without any chance […]

The prodigal esports star returns. Yilliang “Doublelift” Peng just couldn’t stay away from the organization he called home for several years. He arguably found success with his other professional League of Legends teams like Counter Logic Gaming and Team Liquid but TSM will always be his home. Now, Doublelift makes a return to the black-and-white […]

Jay “sinatraa” Won, former Overwatch League star and currently suspended VALORANT player, landed himself in hot water when allegations of sexual assault came to light. The issue attracted public attention when Sinatraa’s ex-girlfriend Cleo “Cle0h” Hernandez published the allegation on her Twitter account. Riot acted swiftly and moved to suspend the American FPS star from […]

Fall Guys aims to be the next big thing for futuristic games. Season 4 features a sci-fi theme under the title Fall Guys 4041. Rocketships, Robots, and space travel prominently feature in this snazzy new update for the massive party game. Undoubtedly, players eagerly awaited new info on the upcoming new levels for the game. […]

EA thrives on creating games chock full of microtransactions and cosmetics. The massive game company became somewhat of an infamous poster child for in-game purchases but they’ve seemed to run into rough waters. You’d think EA would keep a closer eye on its in-game items economy given it’s their bread and butter but you would […]

Fortnite Season 5 Finale is coming fast, ushering in the Fortnite Season 6 start. With just a few days left in the current season, here’s everything you need to know about the last few days of Fortnite Season 5. FORTNITE SEASON 5 FINALE AND FORTNITE SEASON 6 RELEASE DATE: ZERO CRISIS FINALE Fortnite Season 5 Finale and the Fortnite Season 6 release date will […]

You may want to put off any printing jobs for the meantime until Microsoft fixes this Windows 10 update bug. WINDOWS 10 UPDATE BUG CAUSES PC TO CRASH WHEN PRINTING In Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update last Tuesday, some users reported experiencing Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The update is part of Microsoft’s regular security […]

Usually, game save data disappears because of players’ carelessness or because of bugs in the game’s code. However, players in the Rust community in Europe lost theirs for an entirely different reason. A fire that consumed an OVHCloud data center caused 25 game servers to get Rust save files deleted. RUST SAVE FILES DELETED AFTER FIRE FRIED DATA CENTER Rust‘s […]

Riot Games decided to suspend sinatraa from the VALORANT Champions Tour, pending internal investigation. This followed a sexual assault allegation by his ex-girlfriend, Cleo “Cle0h” Hernandez yesterday. SINATRAA SUSPENDED FROM VALORANT CHAMPIONS TOUR Last March 10, Cleo “Cle0h” Hernandez revealed that she experienced sexual assault at the hands of VALORANT pro player and former Overwatch League (OWL) MVP […]

The development of the film adaptation of Borderlands continues in full with the acquisition of another fantastic actor for the cast. Creed II’s Florian Munteanu joins the star-studded cast as the massive Psycho Krieg. The former boxer joins big names, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jack Black in the upcoming video game […]

Apex Legends currently reigns at the top of the battle royale pile. Its unique brand of fast-paced gameplay with excellent gun-feel quickly helped amass a large number of players. Recently, Respawn Entertainment officially released the game on Steam where it quickly became one of the best games on the platform. Now, the legendary battle royale […]

It was earlier reported that the Miami Heat were already investigating Meyers Leonard for his use of an anti-Semitic slur during a recent Call of Duty stream on Twitch. Right now, it appears that the Heat big man has also lost his gaming sponsorship in the wake of the controversy. This report comes via Andy […]

The Miami Heat are reviewing footage of center Meyers Leonard’s usage of an anti-Semitic slur during a Twitch stream, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Leonard can be heard saying, “F****** cowards, don’t f****** snipe at me you f****** k*** b****” in the video while playing Call of Duty. A spokesperson […]

Team SoloMid’s president Leena “Leena” Xu calls out Golden Guardians for mishandling their organization in the LOL Championship Series (LCS). LEENA SAYS GOLDEN GUARDIANS IS NOT RUNNING THE ORG WELL Leena’s comments came during a live stream with League of Legends (LOL) veteran player Yiliang Peter “Doublelift” Peng on Twitch. During the live stream, a commenter […]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) professional player Kenny “kennyS” Schrub may be considering a switch from CSGO to Valorant. KENNYS TRYING OUT FOR A SPOT IN ALLIANCE’S VALORANT TEAM? A now-deleted tweet by Alliance analyst Mitch “MitchMan” McBride showed a Valorant lobby with kennyS playing with Alliance team members. KennyS, a CSGO pro player, currently takes time off from active competition […]

During Capcom’s March Monster Hunter Digital Event, the company announced a new demo for the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise game on Nintendo Switch. The demo is set to release on the 11th of March. It will feature new weapons, mechanics, and even the inclusion of its flagship monster, the ferocious Magnamalo. MONSTER HUNTER RISE DEMO RETURNS […]

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares shot up to more than $240 today, over double their value last week. This has been the highest close since February. GAMESTOP TO GET A NEW BREATH OF LIFE IN E-COMMERCE We can attribute the spike to Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen’s involvement. The company announced that Cohen will spearhead a […]

Former Overwatch pro and extremely popular Twitch streamer Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyell found himself in the center of yet another controversy. xQc once again has the spotlight shined on him with the resurgence of another game on the streaming service, Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) Role Play (RP). XQC IN HOT WATER DUE TO GTA V MISBEHAVIOR […]

Players go through heaven and hell to secure respectable records on battle royale titles. Forget about getting Chicken Dinners or Apex Championships, securing a massive amount of kills remains an amazing achievement. Well, Call of Duty streamer Aydan Conrad managed to reach unprecedented heights in a simple innocent game of Warzone. Aydan and his friends […]

Dota 2 reigns as the king of modern-day MOBAs since it launched on the Steam platform. Its annual tournament, The International, consistently breaks prize pool records every year. This is why it’s extremely surprising that such an iconic esports title makes do with a thoroughly underwhelming and disappointing tutorial mode. Valve consistently breaks barriers and […]

Several pages for games and DLC on Steam vanished off of the face of the storefront. One of the biggest affected games includes the top FPS esports title Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO). DLC, games, and movies mysteriously vanished from the store without warning. Valve managed to restore all affected items in the Store but there’s […]

Super Nintendo World, the massive Nintendo theme park, finally opens its doors this month. Nintendo initially planned to open the park on February 4, 2021, but the opening was delayed due to the issuance of a state of emergency in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan. Super Nintendo World is a dedicated area within Universal Studios […]

Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax broke news several months ago. Several people considered the deal a foregone conclusion but it has yet to been officially completed. Recently, the acquisition deal took greater steps towards its long-awaited conclusion. The 7.5B USD deal recently received the approval of the European Commission and the SEC. Above all, these two […]

Innersloth set out to make some improvements to its hit game Among Us this weekend before everything crumbled. The latest update added a quick chat wheel function that made it “easier, faster, and safer” to play the game. The patch also lowered the age gate down to 13. Younger players could still play the game […]