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The Consumer Electronic Show 2021 (CES 2021) is where you will find the newest from tech companies. Usually, they reveal the next-generation of microchips, motherboards, and other gadgets. For Razer, they used their spot to unveil their RGB ‘Smart Mask’ called “Project Hazel”. Project Hazel is “The World’s Smartest Mask” Billed as “The World’s Smartest […]

Ubisoft announced today that it will be working on an open-world game set in the Star Wars universe. Ubisoft Massive, developers of the Division, will head up the new Star Wars project. Subsequently, Division 2 Director Julian Gerighty is set to helm the project. There have yet to be announcements whether the game will be […]

Lucas “Santorin” Larsen signed with Team Liquid for the 2020 season but recently ran into a huge hurdle. To clarify, Liquid enters the upcoming LCS Lock-In Tournament without its new Jungler. “Visa delays” contributed to Santorin’s inability to join the rest of his team for the first stage of the LCS this year. Unfortunately, it’s […]

Good news for Indiana Jones fans, Bethesda dropped the bomb on an upcoming game project featuring the beloved movie icon. A new game based on the movie franchise officially enters development. Bethesda also announced that legendary game director Todd Howard takes up the Executive Producer position. A Bethesda Indy game A new Indiana Jones game […]

Williams “Zayt” Aubin, who is considered by many as one of the all-time greats, has decided to retire from the competitive Fortnite scene. The announcements were made on Twitter. Though he is no longer competing in tournaments, Zayt’s loyalty for the game and for his organization remains. He is now pursuing a career as the […]

When David “TheGrefg” Martinez shattered the Twitch records by reaching 2.4 million concurrent viewers, it paved the way for a lot of discussions about the future of Twitch. If before American streamers are the ones making a name in the platform, nowadays it seems that international Twitch streamers are making their mark. StreamElements CEO Doron […]

One of the most recognizable figures in the Valorant scene, Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, has decided to take a break from the competitive scene. The announcements were posted via Twitter. The original member of #C9BLUE @TenZ_CS has elected to step down from the team and competitive @PlayVALORANT to pursue content creation Thank you for all you've […]

Biomutant may not be as highly-anticipated as other games coming out this year. However, it’s certainly the most unique looking. With an impending release this year, we still don’t really know that much about the game. Developers Experiment 101 have been quiet about the game’s development. Since its announcement in Gamescom 2017, we haven’t heard […]

Riot Games and Bungie joined forces to go after a cheat-making company. The target in question allegedly produced software hacks for Valorant and Destiny 2. The two team-shooters enjoy a respectable number of players but it is marred with alleged cheating. A united front Riot and Bungie’s lawyers filed a complaint against “GatorCheats” earlier this […]

Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek and Juš “Crownshot” Marušič join Gen.G as part of its new content creation team. The team in question features a mix of players and influencers for a hefty 2021 content plan. Gen.G looks to produce a mixture of Korean and English content on Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.   A different battlefront […]

Indiana “Froskurinn” Black announced her departure from the LEC a little over a week away from the next season. The 2021 LEC Spring Split kicks off on January 22, 2021, but it will do so without a talented member of the broadcast team. The announcement follows Froskurinn’s initial decision to explore freelance options after Worlds […]

Heads up Genshin Impact and gacha fans, only a few hours remaining for Ganyu to be available in your wishes. Her trailers reveal that she is half-human and half-goat, cocogoat, or whatever term that you think suits her. She might even end up as the real G.O.A.T among all the characters in the game so […]

You’ll soon be able to play League of Legends on your smartphone soon. Wild Rift arrives to iOS and Android this March 2021 for the Americas region. League of Legends: Wild Rift open beta launches this March for Americas Players all over the world have actually been playing League of Legends: Wild Rift for a […]

Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 raised $2.7 million for the Prevent Cancer foundation, after a week of speedruns and livestreams. AGDQ 2021 successfully raised money for charity Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 is a fundraising event for speedrunners, lasting seven days from January 4 to 11. Speedrunners spent the week playing games and trying to […]

Past mistakes haunt Dota 2 NA veteran Jimmy “DeMoN” Ho as he receives an indefinite ban from Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) organizers. DeMoN’s future is a thing of the past 2021 is not the year of DeMoN. NA veteran Jimmy “DeMoN” Ho started the year looking for a new team to play with. He wanted […]

One common difference between esports and traditional sports stems from the fact that esports isn’t a physical activity. Given the nature of esports, some would go as far as mentioning how inferior it is to traditional sports. This is certainly not true as there are many aspects in sports that apply in esports and we’ve […]

Ghosts of Tsushima lost last year in The Game Awards 2020 but its fans have come together in a way that no other title could replicate. Fans of the PlayStation 4 exclusive came together in a crowdfunding effort to restore the Torii gate at the Watatsumi Shrine in Tsushima, Japan. The crowdfunding project reached 500% of […]

T1 revealed its bid for competitive Overwatch earlier today. The stacked new lineup features seven talented OW players as well as seasoned veterans in the coaching staff. T1 plans to field its new team in the upcoming season of Overwatch Contenders Korea. Activating the agents T1 오버워치 컨텐더스 팀에 새롭게 합류한 "ZEST" 김현우, "Belosrea" 황규태, […]

CD Projekt Red faces further scrutiny following the botched launch of Cyberpunk 2077. The Polish game developer now faces an investigation from Poland’s consumer protection agency. The agency in question wields the power to find CDPR up to 10% of its yearly income. Given the disastrous PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launch of its game, […]

Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 Online successfully continued the streak of raising over USD 1 million despite being completely online. The eight straight AGDQ raised a total of USD 2,759,815.03 after seven days of neverending speedruns. The event breached it’s USD 2.5 million goal thanks to the endless support of its viewers. As fast as […]

Epic Games develops its golden egg Fortnite relentlessly with a cavalcade of updates and game modes but they may have been overlooking certain aspects of the game. Professional Fortnite player, Benjy “benjyfishy” David Fish expresses concern over the future of the competitive scene. Recently, benjyfishy called attention to the dwindling prize pools of Fornite tournaments […]

There are few people outside tournament organizers that know the ins-and-outs of the competitive scene. Perhaps the only other group that could offer authentic assessments of the scene is the one group that directly competes in tournaments. Veteran player and former world champion Ian “Crimsix” Porter portended the potential decline of the competitive scene if […]

Samurai Shodown Season Pass 3 will be adding strongly requested characters Cham Cham and Hibiki to the roster in the upcoming new DLC. Cham Cham returns to Samurai Shodown Samurai Shodown Season Pass 3 will bring back Cham Cham to the series. Cham Cham, a boomerang-wielding feline-like girl, was first introduced in the 1994 game […]

The best-selling Star Wars: Battlefront II game by EA Games will be Epic Games Store’s free game next week. It will be yours to keep if you’re able to grab it within a limited period of time. Lead the Inferno Squad in Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars: Battlefront II follows the story of Iden […]

Whether you like it or not, there are a lot of similarities between esports and traditional sports. You could rant all day that esports shouldn’t be considered a sport because it doesn’t offer any form of physical activity but once you learn how the scene works, you’ll end up biting your tongue. Chess isn’t a […]

Microsoft successfully established itself as a pillar in the console wars despite its late entry into the fight. The conflict has been fought on three sides since the original Xbox released in 2001. Recently, the Microsoft side released a strong contender to the current generation. The Xbox has returned to the top of the battle […]

It seems the plague of sexual harassment issues in the esports scene is running amok. Notable esports reporter and consultant, Rod “Slasher” Breslau posted a Tweet revealing that he has heard numerous cases of sexual harassment from the Brazilian esports and gaming community. over the last 48 hours dozens of women in the Brazilian gaming, […]

The only reason why Xbox controllers still use AA-batteries is because of a long-standing agreement with Duracell. Or, at least that’s what a Duracell spokesperson will have you believe. Running on fumes Microsoft’s controllers for their consoles have always been highly-regarded as some of the best in the industry. They’re almost always ahead their competition […]

EHOME has released Song “Sccc” Chun from their roster, replacing him with Lai “Ahjit” Jay Son. EHOME says goodbye to Sccc After four months with the team, EHOME announced on weibo that they are releasing Sccc from his contract. EHOME acquired Sccc two weeks after he left Team Aster last September. However, it seems like […]

Monster Hunter Rise releases this March but Capcom has some surprises in store for loyal franchise fans. Rise marks the first main series entrant to the Nintendo Switch. Consequently, the game adopts many developments from the insanely famous Monster Hunter: World while adding several new game changes. A return to form The Nintendo Switch Monster […]

Jeffrey “Trump” Shih, a professional Hearthstone player announced on Twitter that he is receiving a lot of followers on his Twitter page. Though this is normally a celebratory moment, Trump was alarmed with the occurrence as he realized that people are assuming that he is former US President Donald Trump who is currently in the […]

ClutchPoints Gaming One of the most recognizable meme worthy emotes that has shaped the gaming scene will no longer be available as Twitch made their decision to remove the PogChamp emote. The violence that took place in the US Capitol riots is the main reason for its removal as the emote was used to encourage […]

Renowned LEC Jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun announced his retirement from the professional League of Legends scene. The Korean Jungler competed as one of the greatest Junglers in the region up until his announcement. Consequently, Trick is still officially signed on with SK Gaming but has been granted freedom to explore options with other organizations. A […]

North America’s League Championship series continues its brave venture into the new season by announcing its complete on-air cast. This follows the rebranding announcement from Riot Games yesterday. Former NA legend Hai “Hai” Du Lam leads the charge for the new on-air talents. New challengers We are excited to announce the on-air talent team that […]

Jon Ossoff (D-GA), senator-elect of Georgia, was jokingly outed by a Twitter user as a Dota player. Jon Ossoff “stayed up til 6am every night playing Dota” In a tweet, @handsome_pal insinuated that Georgia’s future senator “stayed up ’til 6am every night playing Dota”. He was retweeting the candidate’s post from way back 2014, where […]

It cannot be denied that the pandemic has ruined our plans in 2020. Some of the outdoor events that we’ve always dreamt to attend have been cancelled as the government encouraged us to remain indoors. Gone are those days when we can flood stadiums to watch the latest Super Bowl or Wrestlemania event or those […]

North American League of Legends is the latest region to get the new look treatment. Following LCK’s branding update, the League Championship Series receives a brand new look and direction. The announcement also followed the new LCS tournament format changes. LCS commissioner Chris Greeley shed insight on the plan behind the rebranding. “The main focus […]

Call of Duty: Warzone may be a free-to-play battle royale but developer Raven Software is keeping a close eye on things. The massively successful game enjoyed big updates in December 2020 along with the introduction of Rebirth Island. Subsequently, Raven addressed recent player concerns regarding overly dominant weapons in Warzone. New orders To clarify, these […]

Immediately following the rebranding announcement, LOL Champions Korea adopts a new format beginning in the 2021 season. The incoming season for the defending world champion region will be an exciting affair for all involved teams. The changes mostly apply to a brand new playoffs format that will give all qualified teams a chance to take […]