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TSM parts ways with veteran top laner hours after reports of potential LCS franchise slot sale

Now that the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs is swiftly reaching its conclusion, many of the organizations that have not made it to the end of the tournament—or failed to qualify completely—are looking towards changes that can be made …

Nearly every DPS spec in WoW: Dragonflight is using the same Primordial Stone build in Mythic+ dungeons

The launch of WoW: Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7 introduced many new features to the game, but perhaps the biggest addition came in the form of the Onyx Annulet, an epic ring that can be upgraded all the way up to item level 424 by…

ShahZaM’s thrifty shock dart clutch keeps G2 alive at VALORANT NA Challengers Mid-Season Face-Off

Time and time again, it’s been proven that agent ability utilization is the key decider at the highest levels of VALORANT competition. Although memorizing and mastering ability line-ups can often be seen as excessive by the c…

Apex Legends players should prepare for April Fools’ Day shenanigans tomorrow

You drop in for a game or two of Apex Legends . You’re no coward, so you fly directly for Autumn Estates, or Terraformer, or Barometer. As is customary, you ignore the P2020 and Mozambique you see first before finally finding an…

April Fools’ brings significant temporary hero changes to Overwatch 2

With April Fools’ Day on the horizon and googly eyes set to be plastered on every face in Overwatch 2 , Blizzard has updated how each hero plays in a new limited-time Arcade game mode . Fitting for April Fools’ Day, while only …

New Warzone 2 update has some considerable nerfs for the Resurgence game mode on Ashika Island

A minor update just went live for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 , and it’s centered around bug fixes and a specific game mode. While the patch mainly focuses on fixing bugs and crashing issues, this one will lik…

Niantic is making a long-feared change to Pokémon Go’s Remote Raids

After previous data mines and backend slips had fans worried, Niantic has now officially confirmed that changes will be made to limit the functionality of Pokémon Go’s Remote Raids feature.  In one of the developer’s blog post…

G2’s LoL players take playful shots at T1 by changing solo queue account names

G2 Esports are ready for this year’s League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational. All five members of G2’s starting lineup have changed their League account names, poking some fun at their international rivals from Korea’s LCK: …

CS legend is quitting Counter-Strike 2 until Valve solves cheating issue

Legendary player Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg is not coming back to Counter-Strike 2 ‘s official Dust II matchmaking unless Valve resolves the console command that allows players to literally enable wall-hacking in official servers.…

MTG legendary Faerie and Dwarf team-up fuels Commander Rakdos decks

Team-up legendary Magic: The Gathering cards are the design focus in the upcoming March of the Machine set, showcasing Rankle and Torbran on a Rakdos card that has First Strike, Flying, and Haste.  Both Rankle and Torbran are…

One of VALORANT’s original maps is returning to competitive queue—with a whole collection of changes

Get ready, agents. Next month, ranked VALORANT enjoyers will be stepping back onto some old stomping grounds with the return of Bind to competitive queues, Riot Games confirmed today. The classic map will be coming back for Pa…

MTG Esika buffs Mono-Green through Tribute to the World Tree

Esika, God of the Tree wants Kaldheim to remember the World Tree, and the result has created a powerful March of the Machine Mono-Green Enchantment that will thrive in multiple Magic: The Gathering formats.  Mono-Green decks …

LoL might be getting a new April Fools’ Day game mode soon

April Fools’ Day can either be one of the best or worst times of the year, depending on whether you’re the prankster or the prankee. Luckily for League of Legends fans, they probably won’t have to pick sides this year—unless it…

Constant griefing in League’s EUW servers causes Tyler1 to lash out against Riot

Following a string of frustrating games, Tyler1 unleashed a torrent of insults at the game company that’s allowed countless trolls and griefers to plague his EUW League of Legends climb. After over two weeks and nearly 400 gam…

Tekken 8’s new Ling Xiaoyou gameplay pairs the phoenix with a demon

Tekken 8 received a gameplay blowout today, with a handful of players sharing hands-on impressions of their time with an early build of the game. To coincide with this, Bandai Namco revealed another playable fighter for the gam…

Kiriko trick lets players hack into Sombra teleport in Overwatch 2

There’s nothing more satisfying than getting the perfect timing, even if it ends up not being very useful in the end. An Overwatch 2 player on Kiriko recently inadvertently showed off a neat trick that players can use in their …

Controversial MTG Eminence ability returns in Commander Precon from MOM set

Wizards of the Coast has brought back a controversia l Magic: The Gathering ability called Eminence in the March of the Machine Calvary Charge Commander Precon. The Eminence MTG ability was first printed in Commander 2017 on…

One VALORANT region prohibits players from shooting bodies, pro says

Yuto “million” Ueno, a professional Japanese VALORANT player for Murash Gaming, has said on Twitter today that he’ll no longer shoot dead bodies in Japan Challengers Split Two because it goes against the rules of the event and …

Hidden animation redeems Apex Legends’ ‘worst Heirloom ever’

Apex Legends players are none too pleased with the newest heirloom weapon in the game, added as part of the new Sun Squad collection event. Ash is the recipient of the latest special melee weapon skin added to Apex , with her…

Call of Duty players are blasting Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 as Steam player count continues to dip

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 needs to have a strong third season when it launches next month because the game’s community is getting a bit more ornery than usual about the state of the latest CoD . Although MW2 was the fast…

Minnesota RØKKR benches star player Attach ahead of CDL Major 4

The Minnesota RØKKR is making a massive roster change following a disappointing performance in the 2023 Call of Duty League’s Major Three cycle. Former 2015 CoD world champion Attach has been benched, Minnesota announced tod…

18-year-old CS:GO pro pulls off s1mple-like carrying performance in upset win over BIG

Swedish CS:GO pro Joel Holmlund was arguably just another unknown youngster to many fans until today, when he put absolutely dominating numbers in a surprising victory against BIG in the quarterfinals of the $300,000 online eve…

MTG March of the Machine spoiler explains new Battle type

An early March of the Machin e spoiler dropped today, showcasing the new Magic: The Gathering card type and mechanic called Battle.  The release of March of the Machine ( MOM ) will introduce a new gameplay mechanic to the ga…

Gekko’s pro VALORANT debut produces mixed result even in the hands of one of the world’s best players

Gekko, VALORANT ‘s newest agent and initiator, finally made his official pro debut today during a top-tier match in the VALORANT Champions Tour. But even in the hands of one of the top players in the world on one of the best te…

CS:GO player doesn’t let disability prevent them from securing 1-vs-4 clutch

Dayton, a disabled casual FPS player and streamer, showed that he can turn out heads in CS:GO and win almost nearly impossible clutches despite being unable to use his fingers due to a spinal cord injury. In the clip below, yo…

Enraged MultiVersus players demand refunds in response to impending beta shutdown

We live in an ever-expanding live-service world where games can disappear at a moment’s notice and take away experiences that players spend months and plenty of money on. MultiVersus is just the latest example of this system to…

Overwatch 2 player proves 3 ultimates are still no match for Junkrat

Ultimate abilities in Overwatch 2 are supposed to have game-altering potential, and when used in succession, they very regularly at least shift the momentum of a teamfight. Whether it’s a DPS ultimate intended to take out three…

MultiVersus beta will shut down later this year ahead of the full launch

MultiVersus was a hit a little over a year ago when it first launched into its open beta alongside the promise of new characters and content in the coming weeks. For a few months, Player First Games was able to keep the conten…

Veteran Counter-Strike pro could lose his Steam account forever because of ludicrous Valve rule

Former CS:GO and VALORANT pro Bradley “Android” Fodor has lost access to his Steam account after changing his phone number and Valve’s support told him he can only recover the account if he provides the original CD Key that wa…

Counter-Strike 2 players are convinced shooting is delayed and nobody knows why

Counter-Strike 2’s shooting might be slightly inferior to CS:GO , at least according to eagle-eyed players in the community. One CS2 gamer compared both titles frame by frame, eventually deducing the new Source 2 engine slows…

Hisuian trends: Samurott slashes into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s next Tera Raid event

Game Freak is continuing its starter Pokémon kick with the next big Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Tera Raid event, bringing Samurott and its evolutionary line into the game for the first time.  The Unovan Water-type will be appe…

‘Ready to grind’: Stewie2K is a free agent again after 7-month break

Stewie2k has officially announced his free agency and seems to be gearing up to return to either the Counter-Strike or VALORANT scene. The first-person shooter veteran cut ties with Evil Geniuses on March 27, 2023, after orig…

Fnatic earn redemption, secure spot in LEC Spring group stage in milestone game for Rekkles

On the penultimate day of the LEC Spring Split’s initial stage, Fnatic earned total redemption from their gruesome Winter Split performance , clinching a spot in the Spring Split group stage with their fourth win of the split. T…

FaZe Clan shut down critics to power past Cloud9 to win Pro League and claim the Intel Grand Slam

The international CS:GO team of karrigan has managed to secure their first trophy since the player break, with some of the strongest-ever individual performances on display by the squad’s young trio of ropz, broky and Twistzz. T…

Astralis dash through the fastest game in LEC Spring Split to secure group stage spots for two teams

Astralis secured their spot at the 2023 LEC Spring Split Group Stage afteswiftly defeating Excel on the second to last day of the Split’s regular season. With this result, Astralis also gifted Vitality with a ticket for the next…

Counter-Strike 2 showmatch sees star players voice familiar concerns about the new engine

Today’s broadcast of ESL Pro League Season 17 began with a showmatch between some of the best and brightest of the pros and commentators on station in Malta before the segue into the grand finals of the prestigious event. The ma…

Grounding the rocket: 100 Thieves’ quest for LCS glory cut short by North American underdog

In one of the most unexpected outcomes of the 2023 Spring Split so far, Golden Guardians have shocked the North American League of Legends scene by eliminating 100 Thieves from the LCS playoffs in five exciting games. 100 Thie…

G2 Esports secure LEC Spring Split Group Stage by eating the competition

The LEC reigning champion devoured SK Gaming alive in their match to secure a ticket for the LEC Spring Split Group Stage. Earlier today Team BDS were the first team to lock in a spot in the next stage of the LEC Spring Split, a…

Team BDS first to lock in a spot at Group Stage of LEC Spring Split

Team BDS clutched their game against Team Vitality, turning the tables in the final five minutes to become the first team to reach the LEC Spring Split Group Stage. The two opponents were tied in first place with four wins colle…

Pokémon player uses absurd strategy to avoid Sleep in huge tournament

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet ’s latest North American regional tournament is currently underway in Charlotte this weekend. This is the last VGC tournament before the big switch to Regulation C rules which will allow the use of th…

CS:GO is still breaking records over a decade after its original release

Although it’s been 11 years since CS:GO was released, the popular first-person shooter hasn’t slowed down with its loyal player base, leading all titles in active users over the past few months. The game has also continuously b…

LCK witnesses record-breaking series between T1 and KT

We are only three months into the 2023 season, but we may have witnessed the best series of the year already in the LCK. After KT Rolster knocked out Liiv SANDBOX in round one of the LCK Spring Playoffs , no one was expecting t…

These are the winners and losers of WoW: Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7

Now that we’ve had a couple of days to sit with WoW: Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7 , the verdict is in: this patch rocks. This expansion has gotten off on the right foot and it only keeps heating up as Blizzard adds more content. W…

Captain of the best CS:GO team in the world hates one Counter-Strike 2 feature

Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen, the current in-game leader for G2’s CS:GO team, has shared his feedback on Counter-Strike 2 after playing the limited test for a couple of hours. While he’s mostly positive about CS2 , there’s one aspec…

Overwatch 2’s most notorious hero-map combination now has its own special intro video

Blizzard’s decision to put a bottomless pit in the center of a control point has long made Ilios one of the most notorious and dangerous maps in Overwatch , and now Overwatch 2 . Perhaps the largest beneficiary, figuratively an…

Overwatch 2 fan finds collaborative skin ideas for the game’s latest hero

Ever since the launch of Overwatch 2 ’s collaboration with One-Punch Man , players have been clamoring for more and brainstorming ideas for different collaborative skins that they believe should be in Blizzard’s team-based shoot…

3 consistent champ bans proved pivotal in FlyQuest’s sweep of 100 Thieves in LCS Spring Playoffs

Although they still have one more chance to power through the 2023 LCS Spring Split playoffs, the 100 Thieves hype train was officially derailed last night at the hands of FlyQuest. The squad came into the postseason riding a se…

Luminosity signs MkLeo and Tweek, bringing together 2 of Smash Ultimate’s all-time greats

Luminosity Gaming has bolstered its Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster with the biggest dual-signing in the history of the scene. The organization has brought on MkLeo and Tweek as its two newest Ultimate players, it announced …

Counter-Strike 2 will probably not solve franchise’s years-long debate on ‘Terrorists’ terminology

Counter-Strike 2 has been graphically and mechanically modified compared to its predecessor CS:GO, and in some ways, it looks like a totally different game. There’s one aspect, though, that has been a part of Valve’s FPS histo…

Don’t know which LCS Spring Playoff team to root for? Our casual fans guide can help you decide

After three months of exciting LCS action, the playoffs are almost underway for six of the best League of Legends teams in North America. These postseason hopefuls have earned their spot by breaking through with exceptional te…