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Sony readjusted the focus for its new San Diego-based studio. The California development team will be working to “expand upon existing franchises.” Sony made no announcement regarding which specific IP’s the team will focus but this is welcome news for PlayStation fans. A Thief’s Rumors The studio in question is completely different from San Diego […]

Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Smash Bros, Jump Force, Dead by Daylight, and Marvel vs. Capcom have taught us that having a plethora of characters from various pop culture titles inside a video game setting is possible. All you have to do is merge a bunch of characters in an arena and poof. Comes your final product. […]

A Cyberpunk 2077 mod gives the entire game a nostalgic visual overhaul. Say hello to Night City set in the chaotic planet of Pandora with this Borderlands-style mod. The mod is currently available on Nexus Mods under a modder named “Salmo”. Welcome to Futuristic Pandora The simple mod tacks on a visual filter to existing […]

League of Legends players from Turkey encountered an unfortunate setback in their game client. Riot Games decided to cancel the remaining Clash tournament games on Turkish servers. The decision followed several server problems plaguing various countries in Europe. Riot promised to refund Clash tickets for players that were currently playing their matches. Additionally, the Clash […]

Steam Database, the bug Steam insight platform, potentially leaked the details on this year’s first Steam Sale. Steam DB, in a Tweet, alleged that the 2021 Lunar New Year Sale will take place from February 11 to 15. PC players around the world know two things about Steam Sales. First, it’s a massive money sink […]

It didn’t reach Christmas Day, but Dota Dragon’s Blood Season 2 will be coming within a month’s time. It’s also a couple of months after League of Legends‘ wildly successful Arcane, but Dota fans can once again watch their favorite Dota 2 heroes in an animated series. Netflix has just recently revealed when the next season of the show will be coming along. […]

Firefly Studios have announced that Stronghold: Warlords will be released a little bit later this year. Stronghold: Warlords delayed until March 9th In a tweet by its developers, Stronghold: Warlords’ release date was revealed to have been delayed until March 9, 2021. This is six weeks behind the original release date. According to Firefly Studios, […]

They say dead games tell no tales, but this one’s code says a lot about the future. It seems like Valve is experimenting with ray-tracing in their Source 2 engine. But the interesting part is the clues pointing towards this are found in Valve’s dead card game – Artifact. Is Artifact getting ray-tracing? According to […]

Blizzard just gave Battle.net a long-overdue revamp, twenty-four years since the game client was first released. New year, new me Blizzard is making a much-needed change in the aesthetics of Battle.net. The makeover comes just in time for the start of the year. However, users around the world won’t be seeing it in effect yet, […]

There are so many fan service battles that we want to see in life. We’ve already witnessed a few in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where our favorite heroes pitted against each other and there are those that never happened like WWE’s fantasy matchups. I’ve always wanted that Undertaker vs. Sting WrestleMania event. *sigh* But Death […]

Capcom revealed a new Resident Evil Village teaser, giving us more hints on what will happen in the next installment in the series. The short teaser trailer showed us a lot of new details even with its brief duration. However, fans have to be eagle-eyed and actually pause and take the details in to make […]

Professional Gamers League (PGL) will be bringing back Majors in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) this October. They are set to host the first CS:GO Major since 2019 in Stockholm this October 2021. Getting the big boys back together We had our last CS:GO Major last September 2019. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented tournament organizers from […]

If there’s one thing we can learn from Ganyu is that Genshin Impact is a game that values the importance of work. Ganyu spends her time working overtime as a secretary for the Liyue Qixing and her story quest reveal how others value her output. The same concept applies in your daily grind in Genshin […]

Witches and Wizards around the world received unfortunate news earlier today. The long-awaited Hogwarts Legacy game suffered an unexpected setback in its development. The official Twitter account announced that the upcoming Harry Potter game’s release date has officially been pushed back to 2022. Game delays usually harvest negative feedback from fans and players but Hogwarts […]

Ubisoft rolls out one big news after the other. Following the company’s recent announcement of a new Star Wars game in the works, Ubisoft officially welcomed the return of a cult classic beat-em-up game. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game returns triumphantly to digital storefronts after an extended seven-year absence. Pick your poison TOMORROW! […]

For those of you who value the ultimate gaming experience to the point where the screen looks better than a perfect beach scenery then Razer may have the answer to your needs. They revealed their upcoming gaming chair called Project Brooklyn, surrounded with an immersive 60 inch OLED screen. Combining it with RGB lighting and […]

Little Nightmares II is an upcoming sequel to the intriguing and highly regarded multiplatform horror action/adventure game Little Nightmares by publisher Bandai Namco and developer Tarsier Studios. To get people interested who might not have played the first game, Bandai Namco is offering a free Steam key for the first game in the series when […]

Hades stood at the top of 2020’s list of games after it officially launched. The roguelike action-RPG earned top marks from reviewers and critics in the months following its release. Subsequently, Hades stood alongside the biggest games of the years in contention for the top award in The Game Awards 2020. Sadly, Hades lost out […]

Star Wars and EA are in opposite ends of fan appreciation. On one end, fans love Star Wars, in spite of how polarizing their sequel trilogy was. Meanwhile, you have EA who have a near-legendary infamy in the gaming industry. You can’t say that the deal inked by the two entertainment juggernauts was a match […]

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 […]