In Marvel Snap , most players win just by increasing their Power. But there are also a handful of strategies which can be more creative, including destroying enemy cards with units like Gambit. Unfortunately, even the best battl…
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EA Sports FC is entering a new era following its separation from FIFA , but the career mode is still missing one feature players have long been crying out for. In the latest deep dive of EA FC 24 , players were given a look a…
The pointy end of the League of Legends competitive calendar is fast approaching now, with the star-studded 2023 World Championship field slowly taking shape as leagues from North America and EMEA to Korea, China, and all acros…
For the first time in 2023, a new Dota 2 champion has been crowned, with Team Spirit climbing back to the top of the competitive scene and taking the $15 million crown at Riyadh Masters 2023. This was a historic event for sev…
The Tournament of Souls is well underway across Runeterra and League of Legends Patch 13.15 is continuing all the action with five more stunning skins, as well as all the usual buffs, nerfs, and changes as the Riot Games develo…
It took the better part of 2023, but OpTic Texas has finally secured its guys. After months of speculation, Pred and Kenny have officially signed with OpTic to join forces with Shotzzy and Dashy, creating one of the most formida…
G2 went two for two in July 30’s grand finals of Riot Games’ esports competitions. The Samurais triumphed in the Summer Split of the League of Legends EMEA Championship and the VALORANT Game Changers EMEA Series 2 alike. Bot…
Released on Jul. 25, the sequel to Gunfire Games’ Remnant: From the Ashes has blasted past the 500,000 concurrent player mark on the first weekend after its launch day, with players, content creators, and reviewers alike praisi…
VALORANT, like all competitive multiplayer games, is a balancing act. While certain decisions seem like no-brainers, others conjure up a complicated dilemma in search of a sweet spot where every character, map, weapon, and play…
For post-game content in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , some of the most avid players hunt for rare shiny Pokémon, who have a different color scheme than their normal counterparts. The end-game Area Zero is no different for findin…
Barcelona hosted The Lord of the Rings Pro Tour tournament from July 28 to 30, showcasing the Modern format for the first time in years and multiple Magic: The Gathering World Champions securing a top-eight playoff finish. O…
In Marvel Snap , some cards have negative base Powers, often meant to be placed on the opponent’s side of the locations, with Green Goblin and Hobgoblin the most used cards with this ability. But in the case of Reddit user g1m1…
Diablo 4′ s upcoming 1.1.1 update is chock full of good changes for the game, but one of them slipped the mind of the game’s director during yesterday’s developer live stream. Game director Joe Shely announced a very positive c…
After a disappointing end to his 2023 Summer Split, veteran jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski has plenty of reflecting to do and big decisions to make when it comes to his career as a professional League of Legends player. In …
The first season of VALORANT partnership is nearing completion, and with all three Last Chance Qualifiers concluding across the three international leagues, most professional players who competed in the VCT or Challengers are d…
It’s rare for esports pros to miss time due to physical injury—at least, relative to the frequency that it happens to traditional sports stars. But earlier this month, the arguably biggest esports star of them all—Faker—was forc…
Blizzard has learned from its Summer Games mistakes, and yesterday the developer made some fixes to hilarious exploits in Overwatch 2 that were distorting the Mischief & Magic prop hunt game. While the prop hunt game give…
Marvel Snap ‘s Rise of the Phoenix season introduced a bunch of cards based on some of Marvel’s many mutants. But one card in particular, Legion, stands out as both a game-changer and troll because of his ability to instantly ch…
When players launch their ships in Starfield for the first time, a whole galaxy worth exploring will open up to them. Finding an undiscovered planet and negotiating with space pirates are activities more enjoyed with a companio…
The definitive event of the VALORANT esports season has returned, with Champions 2023 serving as the final stage of the VCT season and the battleground that will determine just the third world champion. This year is a special…
Shadows and darkness are the theme for Call of Duty’s season five, bringing new content to both Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone . Just as the sun is beginning to set on MW2 before Modern Warfare 3 comes out later this year, th…
Players in GTA Online can benefit from huge cash and RP bonuses this week as the Summer Racing Event Continues. Running from July 27 to Aug. 2, GTA Online is offering triple rewards on Issi classic, Special Vehicle Races, and…
Pikmin 4 offers a profoundly tranquil experience that allows you to play at your own pace and embrace the new world you are exploring. As you walk around lush worlds with your Pikmin army, looking to collect treasures and assor…
Riot Games confirmed today that its upcoming fighting game Project L will be playable both solo and with a friend. The devs also said it’ll have a demo open to the public at Evo 2023 next week. In a new video shared by Riot to…
MOUZ’s Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás, one of the most underwhelming AWPers in the whole tier-one CS:GO scene during the first part of the year, had the performance of his life today during the opening round of IEM Cologne 2023. The Hu…
Lord help me, but I’ve recently decided to get back into GTA Online . I played it for hundreds of hours before I switched focus to Red Dead Online . Not getting blown up by some twat on an Oppressor every time I tried to resuppl…
Many online publications have turned to AI to churn out cheap, quick content. It seems audiences aren’t too happy with this though, as subreddits have begun tricking these AIs with a new meme that first popped up in the World of…
Blizzard has started to tease new content coming to Overwatch 2 by having OW2 streamers get “hacked” as they play the game. Streamers like Seagull, Flats, and even Shroud were among those who fell victim to the “hack attack” …
The VALORANT team at Riot Games is pleased with the early success of its new chat moderation feature and is now beginning to roll out the new system to the worldwide player base in an attempt to quell in-game toxicity. The dev…
Aspas, one of the best VALORANT pros in the world, could move on from LOUD following the conclusion of VCT Champions in August due to issues with the rest of the team. Esports insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau said on July 25 in h…
League of Legends’ newest champion, Naafiri, is already picking up steam in solo queue after her release last week. She has been one of the more popular champions in champ select, and Riot Games has even considered making her s…
It’s only been five days since the release of League of Legends’ new Arena mode, but summoners are already praising how much fun it has been to play on maps that aren’t named Summoner’s Rift or Howling Abyss. Even though player…
Vitality’s CS:GO star ZywOo is having one of the best years of his career in 2023. Not only is the Frenchman far above the other top primary snipers in terms of pure rating, but he’s also leading the way in one overlooked stat.…
The ghost-hunting game Phasmophobia was on track to release a major overhaul and expansion before the end of July. But Kinetic Games said today the update has been pushed back. Phasmophobia’s next update is set to completely …
Routes have seen a bumpy start in Pokémon Go , as complaints from players are pouring over on social media. While many expressed frustration over not seeing Routes nearby, others were bewildered by those that got approved by th…
In what seems like a yearly occurrence, the logo for the new Call of Duty has been leaked by promotional crossover art ahead of the game’s official reveal. Some key art for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was spotted by a Twit…
A new update is now live in Call of Duty: Warzone , aimed at nerfing several of the game’s most powerful weapons. After Season Four Reloaded’s update a few weeks ago, several weapons immediately jumped to the forefront of the m…
FaZe Clan is reportedly evaluating acquisition offers from other publicly traded gaming companies, just a year after the massive gaming and esports organization went public only for the stock price to plummet below $1.00 less th…
Blizzard may well know how to implement mounts into gaming correctly, considering they’ve very impressive in World of Warcraft , but they’ve had a miss in Diablo 4 : hosts of players are in agreement that the system in the seque…
After going winless in the regular season, KRÜ Esports managed to pull off a most impressive run at the VALORANT Champions Tour Americas’ Last Chance Qualifier, earning their spot in this year’s VCT Champions after claiming vic…
Kiriko’s long-broken Swift Step teleport ability is still causing problems in Overwatch 2 , sending unlucky supports into the depths of the map whenever it glitches. Players attempting to teleport to low-health teammates are sen…
Whenever a new champion gets added to League of Legends , there’s always a bit of a transitional period as the player base gets used to the newest addition to the roster. Most of the time, that new addition struggles to put up s…
The first CS:GO tournament of the new season ended with a banger of a series that pit the finalists of the 2021 Stockholm Major against each other in a decider match in the BLAST Premier Fall Groups. Though much has changed in …
All-time great League of Legends player Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng was taken to a hospital last night, July 22, for a case of internal bleeding, according to a series of posts by him and his partner Leena Xu. The posts on Doub…
Reigning TI champions Tundra Esports are at risk of exiting the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters early, and their chances of surviving the group stage have been dealt a further blow with the loss of their support for the second-straight m…
In a shocking result, heavy favorites Cloud9 will not be present at Los Angeles’ VALORANT Champions tournament in September after going down to Leviatán 3-2 in the loser bracket. The LATAM team is the second in the history of fr…
In VALORANT, it’s not often the case where a single player can determine whether a squad books a ticket to the biggest event of the year—which makes Zyppan’s performance for NAVI today all the more special. Heading into the lo…
After another disappointing LCS season, Immortals’ League of Legends team might be on the verge of making history—for all the wrong reasons. The North American esports organization has officially finished as a bottom-two team …
When World of Warcraft Dragonflight season two started on May 9, I didn’t have much to do except to run a couple of Mythic+ dungeons a day to increase my rating. It was hard to pinpoint what exactly changed this season, but whe…
The 2023 FIDE Women’s World Championship ended in dramatic fashion as title holder Ju Wenjun won the final classical game in the match just as tiebreakers loomed large, overhauling a one-game disadvantage in full at the last pos…
