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It’s been over a month since the old PogChamp was banned from Twitch. It’s time for a new PogChamp. THE POGCHAMP IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE POGCHAMP! Last month, Twitch made it clear that there are things it won’t tolerate. However, the ban gave Twitch a massive opportunity to connect with fans. In a live […]

AFK players, leavers, and quitters get their fair share of penalties from League of Legends (LOL). Since Patch 10.24 last November 2020, Riot Games have taken measures to combat these griefing behaviors. According to one of the devs’ tweets, these penalties will be stiffer in the upcoming Patch 11.3. BIGGER PENALTIES FOR AFK PLAYERS IN […]

Valheim is one of 2021’s breakout hits, having sold over a million copies on Steam within just a week. But many players are now experiencing the worst thing that could happen to them in-game. No, it’s not that they can’t get to Valhalla. It’s that their worlds and characters have been vanishing because of an […]

Michael Chu officially left Blizzard Entertainment last year but he’s not letting Overwatch become the greatest work of his career. The former lead-writer of Blizzard’s hit team shooter continues to do what he does best, make video games. A new “multiplayer character-action game” is apparently in development for the new 2K Games studio 31st Union. […]

Jack Black joins the Borderlands movie cast as the plucky supporting robot character, Claptrap. Black teams up with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, and Cate Blanchett in the Lionsgate adaptation of the hit video game. Jack Black started out early in his career as a musician and comedian but he’s even started his own YouTube […]

Epic Games remains merciless with its cavalcade of fun crossovers for its hit battle royale Fortnite. The esports side of things may be experiencing downtime but the game itself remains alive as ever. Now, Fortnite enters a game within its game for the End of Line Tron collaboration collection. Players get to dress up in […]

Canadian engineer YouTube channel Hacksmith Industries rose to the top with its amusing range of engineering projects. The mad lads at Hacksmith take technology featured in movies, games, and comics and tries to bring them to the real world. James Hobson, Hacksmith founder and CEO, often reminds his fans that his end goal will always […]

Chivalry 2 will be a timed-exclusive for the Epic Games Store when it releases this June on PC. RETURN TO MEDIEVAL WARFARE IN CHIVALRY 2 Chivalry 2, one of the most awaited games of medieval history enthusiasts, will be releasing later this year. A Closed Beta period from March 26 to 29 will be available […]

Players have until February 16 to claim Assassin’s Creed Chronicles China for free on Ubisoft Connect. GET THE ASSASSIN’S CREED SPIN-OFF TITLE FOR FREE Players who sign in on Ubisoft Connect during the Chinese New Year will be able to claim Assassin’s Creed Chronicles China for free until February 16, 2021. This is part of […]

Magic Legends is releasing in Open Beta on March 23, 2021 as an Epic Games Store exclusive. MAGIC LEGENDS IS AN EPIC GAMES STORE EXCLUSIVE Magic Legends, the upcoming action RPG game set in the Magic: The Gathering universe, will soon enter Open Beta. As a multiplayer game, you can team up with up to […]

Kingdom Hearts PC is finally coming, but as an Epic Games Store exclusive. Epic Games reveals this in their latest Epic Games Store Spring Showcase live stream on Twitch. KINGDOM HEARTS PC IS AN EPIC GAMES STORE EXCLUSIVE The long-awaited arrival of Kingdom Hearts PC is finally coming. Fans of the series will soon be […]

Epic Games is doubling down on next-generation digital 3D modeling graphics. Meet MetaHuman Creator – their uncanny valley human character creator. METAHUMAN CREATOR – “HIGH-FIDELITY DIGITAL HUMANS IN UNREAL ENGINE” Epic Games announced MetaHumans, their new uncanny valley human character creator using the Unreal Engine. If you think that games don’t feature realistic-looking human characters […]

The Steam Lunar New Year Sale is upon us! Thousands of games are now on sale and ready for you to purchase in celebration of the Chinese New Year. THE YEAR’S FIRST STEAM SALE IS THE STEAM CHINESE NEW YEAR SALE This year’s first Steam sale is none other than the Steam Lunar New Year […]

In 2013, Naughty Dog set out to create a gripping story about two survivors in a post-apocalyptic world. The world almost instantly fell in love with Ellie and Joel. The Last of Us resonated with a lot of fans with its many emotionally-packed moments throughout its short campaign. Now, live-action video games rarely turn out […]

Game developers always hope to keep secrets hidden as long as possible. Undoubtedly, Capcom intended their new character reveal to be on their terms but life doesn’t always work as planned. However, this time, it’s the result of a misstep of a third party that led to the early leak of Street Fighter V’s final […]

Ubisoft is thinking about changing the title for its upcoming Rainbow Six: Quarantine game. However, they say they will be releasing the game by September 30, 2021. THE NAME RAINBOW SIX: QUARANTINE MAY BE INAPPROPRIATE During an earnings call earlier this week, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says they might be changing the name of Rainbow […]

Treyarch should have undergone more beta testing for COD: Black Ops Cold War’s League Play, it seems. Just a day after releasing its competitive mode, the game has gone on a banning spree. Multiple items, including Molotov Cocktails and suppressors, have been banned as of the February 9 Patch. SAY GOODBYE TO MOLOTOVS AND SUPPRESSORS […]

Ubisoft’s most recent earnings call for its investors indicated a paradigm shift for the company. Long known for its big-budget, Triple-A titles like Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, and Far Cry, the company will now focus on free-to-play games moving forward. UBISOFT TO FOCUS MORE ON FREE-TO-PLAY GAMES According to Ubisoft, they will be releasing three […]

A remaster of Goldeneye 007 bound to the Xbox 360 almost saw the light of day. However, Nintendo canceled the game last minute, due to some meddlesome unwritten policies. WE ALMOST GOT A GOLDENEYE 007 REMASTER News about a potential Goldeneye 007 remaster first came out when a massive leak showed potential gameplay footage. The […]

The upcoming horror game based in the PUBG universe The Callisto Protocol is getting a big lift. The Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman will be working on the game through his company Skybound Entertainment. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ROBERT KIRKMAN AND PUBG DEVELOPER Robert Kirkman’s company Skybound Entertainment is collaborating with PUBG developers KRAFTON Inc. and […]

Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media back in September for USD 7.5 billion. Players quickly voiced their concerns about the impact the acquisition would have on beloved franchises under ZeniMax’s subsidiary, Bethesda. The move affected Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Doom, and several other franchises. Microsoft aims to strengthen its game library but the potential magnitude of the acquisition […]

Riot Games began an investigation regarding numerous gender discrimination claims against its CEO Nicolo Laurent. The League of Legends developer received the lawsuit on January 7th. Former Riot Games executive assistant Sharon O’Donnell claims wrongful termination and several other issues in the lawsuits. Riot Games finds itself embroiled once more in a sticky gender discrimination […]

Crash Bandicoot 4 is finally coming to the PS5, XBox Series X and Switch. It’s why this post will be about the Crash Bandicoot 4 release date on the PS5, Switch and XBox Series X (and similar platforms). The Crash Bandicoot franchise triumphantly returned to the gaming world with the release of the N.Sane Trilogy […]

Chinese game developers Game Science Studio released a new trailer for their upcoming game Black Myth: Wukong. The trailer greets fans with a short trailer, meant to commemorate the coming Chinese New Year. BLACK MYTH: WUKONG WELCOMES THE OX AND SENDS THE RATS PACKING In the short new trailer for the game, the devs showcased […]

A Youtuber who went by the name Timothy Wilks was shot and killed in a prank-gone-wrong incident last Friday. The Nashville, Tennessee native was 20-years-old. A HORRIBLE PRANK ACCIDENT LED TO TIMOTHY WILKS’ UNTIMELY DEATH Timothy Wilks met his untimely death after a fake robbery prank turned into a horrible accident. The Washington Post reports […]

Disco Elysium launched for consoles and PC back in 2019. Since then, it garnered numerous game award nominations and wins. Additionally, it started a humble cult following around the groundbreaking cop mystery RPG title. Fast forward to The Game Awards 2020, a new version of the hit mystery title is announced as an upcoming upgrade […]

CD Projekt Red experienced another bout of misfortune recently. Things have been erratic for the Polish game developer since the release of Cyberpunk 2077. Shoddy console ports, impending lawsuits, and massive game bugs seem to be the least of their worries. The company just announced it was the victim of a targeted cyber-attack in a […]

SNK delivered its promises to its fans. The fighting game developer launched The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimted Match for the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5. The classic entry in the KOF series features a total of 66 playable characters. Additionally, SNK updated certain game mechanics and fighter abilities for better game balance. King […]

Team Liquid looks to expand its reach beyond the esports arena. The famous esports organization holds multiple titles and championships across a wide array of titles. Additionally, they are the designers of some of the most amazing esports apparel in the industry’s short history. In a bizarre twist, Team Liquid officially announced its upcoming apparel […]

The Flash is reportedly coming to Fortnite with a Flash Cup event welcoming him to the game. THE FLASH IS SPEEDING TOWARDS THE BATTLE ROYALE ISLAND ON FORTNITE Based on a tweet by prolific Fortnite leaker, data miner, and streamer iFireMonkey, there will be a competition coming in a few days to welcome The Flash. […]

Valentine’s Day is coming soon, and Fortnite will have an event called Hearts Wild for all you Duos out there. But be quick, as you and your partner only have three hours to win exclusive rewards in the Hearts Wild Cup. In case of time not being on your side, then you get the squad […]

Steam is still the king of online video game storefronts, and it sets a new record just to prove it. STEAM STILL HAS THE MOST USERS Steam has just set a new record for most concurrent users on the platform. With a peak of 26,401,443, more players were connected to Steam at one point yesterday […]

Live streamer and content creator Tyler “Ninja” Blevins isn’t happy with how his viewers have been stream sniping him. This led to the streamer appearing exasperated on his stream and declaring that he will quit Fortnite for good. NINJA THINKS THE STREAM SNIPING PROBLEM IN FORTNITE HAS GONE TOO FAR This isn’t the first time […]

Currently, players around the world eagerly wait for the release of Halo Infinite. However, it seems that Microsoft has their sights beyond the horizon of their next game’s launch. One Microsoft posting for a 343 Industries game producer hints towards another Halo game in the works. The Game Producer posting appeared on the Microsoft careers […]

Erlend “nukeduck” Våtevik Holm, Astralis Mid Laner, steps away from the LEC starting lineup due to “personal reasons.” In a report by dot esports, the Norwegian player apparently left his team’s starting lineup after three weeks of play in the 2021 LEC Spring Season. Currently, Astralis stands at a dismal 9th place with a paltry […]

Google’s hope for a Stadia port of the famous subterranean sandbox game, Terraria, just went up in smoke. Andrew Spinks, Terraria co-creator, expressed his disbelief and dissatisfaction with the big search-engine giant. Spinks lost access to all of his Google accounts across a wide array of services. Ultimately, Spinks responded to the situation with a […]

The Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) returns once again after a year-long hiatus with the Singapore Major 2021. THE SINGAPORE MAJOR 2021 MARKS THE RETURN OF THE DPC PGL will be hosting The Singapore Major 2021, the first Local Area Network (LAN) tournament of the DPC season. The tournament marks the return of LAN tournaments to […]

CD Projekt Red quickly acted to close potential vulnerabilities in Cyberpunk 2077. The new 1.12 hotfix aims to protect modders from malicious hackers. Additionally, the new patch addresses several game elements that could be abused by untoward individuals. CDPR’s continuing commitment to the fixes on their game begs the question of when the console versions […]

Activision Blizzard revealed in its earnings and investor report for 2020 that it earned a net USD 8.09 billion. The record soundly defeated the company’s 2019 record of USD 6.49 billion. Investors of the huge gaming giant promptly celebrated the 25% increase in earnings. 2020 in general challenged multiple businesses but video gaming remains as […]