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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 […]

Prison Escapee Clint Butler almost got away from his 17-year extended prison sentence. Unfortunately, the genius escape artist turned foolish when he wanted the new Call of Duty title. Imagine breaking quarantine and hunting for a game while being an escaped convict. Thankfully, Police officers found, identified, and apprehended Butler. He will return to the […]

Genshin Impact’s latest news gave us information about the upcoming banners in version update 1.4. Two important characters are returning: Venti and Childe. If you’ve missed one of them, now’s your chance. TARTAGLIA RETURNS TO GENSHIN IMPACT IN VERSION 1.4 Childe first appeared following Klee’s banner months ago. He graced players with a very unique playstyle. […]

Genshin Impact’s latest premiere gave us a myriad of things to look forward to, with one exciting new character. First appearing in the Dragonspine story quests, Rosaria finally arrives in Genshin Impact version 1.4 as a playable character. She will be appearing as a 4-star character appearing on Childe’s re-run banner. AN OVERVIEW OF GENSHIN […]

A brand-new festival approaches the horizon as miHoYo premiered the exciting new activities for Genshin Impact version 1.4. In Invitation of Windblume, we will see the return of well-loved characters and a revamp of Mondstadt. You better prepare yourself, because version 1.4 will come with myriads of interactive events, and tons of mini-games. There are […]

Ant-Man arrives on Fortnite via the portal! Or at least, he’s about to. Whatever’s the case, we’re sure that players are eager to find out how they can get their hands on Ant-Man skin on Fortnite! Here’s how you can get the Ant-Man skin in the game. FORTNITE TO RELEASE ANT-MAN SKIN: HOW TO GET ANT-MAN […]

Fortnite leaks suggest that the next hunter coming to Fortnite is none other than Marvel’s Ant-Man. ANT-MAN IS COMING TO FORTNITE ACCORDING TO FORTNITE LEAKS A new set of Fortnite leaks have started appearing, suggesting that the Marvel superhero Ant-Man is coming to the game. In the current season, there’s been a large portal called […]

There’s a quick and easy way for players to increase their Valheim frame rate by about 30 to 40 extra frames. GET 30-40 MORE FRAMES ON VALHEIM Valheim became this winter’s biggest hit on Steam, developing a huge community. The game sold over 3 million copies within its first month. On their most recent count, […]

A brand-new gaming smartphone under the RedMagic brand has just been released. TENCENT-BRANDED REDMAGIC 6 AND REDMAGIC 6 PRO: SPECS AND PERFORMANCE The smartphone, dubbed the RedMagic 6, was made in collaboration with gaming giant Tencent. Hence, it’s only apt that the RedMagic 6 may just be the strongest gaming smartphone in the market right […]

Genshin Impact leaks reveal a brand-new 5-star cryo claymore user called Eula. GENSHIN IMPACT LEAKS SHOW EULA, A NEW 5-STAR CHARACTER Dataminers found a brand-new character, never-before-seen even in the beta. The character, whose name is Eula, appeared in the data mined. Genshin Impact leaks show that the character will be a cryo claymore user, […]

Marvel’s Avengers developers Crystal Dynamics announced changes to its RPG that completely polarized the player base. Players will now find it more tedious to level up their favorite heroes. Crystal Dynamics claims that making XP progression more difficult benefits the game as a whole. The changes come alongside the release of the latest DLC Character […]