It might be time to get up and take a short break from grinding solo queue. League of Legends is currently experiencing a login issue in North America that is prohibiting players from accessing any part of the game. According …
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As the number of qualification slots still available for Dota 2 ’s The International dwindles each year, the stage is often set for upsets. Even organizations that were once considered invincible can take a hit and miss out on …
With rumors and reports suggesting that partnered VALORANT teams in the VCT Americas league are going to cut back on player salaries next season, one of the major content creators who’s gotten involved with team ownership expec…
Say hello to Briar, League of Legends’ newest champion with an insatiable hunger for blood and friendship. Don’t be fooled, summoners: She might look cute and innocent on the outside, but there’s a reason she’s shackled up in a…
World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore has already claimed a vast number of in-game lives, and some players on social media have discussed exactly what the most lethal aspects of the Hardcore challenge are, with the original poste…
Hunger is taking on a new form with League of Legends’ next champion, Briar. The unique diving jungler is bringing a ton of new mechanics to Summoner’s Rift, including a near-global ultimate ability that zips you across the map…
There are few bands that know how to hype up the masses like Imagine Dragons, and this week the rock group released a collaboration with Bethesda Studios to celebrate the release of Starfield . “Children of the Sky (a Starfield…
North American organization TSM officially rejoined CS:GO ‘s competitive scene on Aug. 29 after weeks of uncertainty. Unlike last time, though, TSM is investing in a European team rather than building an NA project. The lineup …
Summoner’s Rift is ready to become your own personal canvas with League of Legends’ new Street Demon skin line, which will be bringing cosmetics for five champions—including one champ that hasn’t seen any love from the skins te…
Sometimes, you need many cards to win a location in Marvel Snap . Other times, you just need a really big Wolverine. Wolverine literally can’t die in Marvel Snap . Every time he is destroyed or discarded by a card or location e…
The Call of Duty community is known for many things, but being nice to each other and agreeing on things is not one of them. But that recently changed. CoD players miraculously came together in harmony on a new Reddit thread …
Death is an absolutely normal part of life, but it isn’t in World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore where every mob could mean the end of your precious Azeroth adventures. On Aug. 26, Blizzard Entertainment recorded over 90,000 deat…
Guilty Gear Strive’s third season of content has been live for a few days and it has already completely changed how the game is played thanks to several key additions, like the return of Johnny. This was always the goal for Arc…
Ranked gameplay in League of Legends is getting a massive overhaul ahead of the 2024 season, Riot Games revealed today. The current ranked season , for starters, will remain open all the way through the entire calendar year, …
Season Five Reloaded of Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone is just around the corner, adding new content like weapons, maps, and more to Call of Duty ahead of another season later next month. The Season Five Reloaded update will l…
Are abilities and ultimates having too great of an impact on VALORANT gameplay? The significant changes coming in Patch 7.04 to kick off Episode Seven, Act Two indicate that’s what Riot thinks of the current state of the game. …
VALORANT and smurfing go hand-in-hand, leaving behind an unpleasant debate prevailing all year round. The discussion to end smurfing continues each day, but with many enjoying the guilty pleasure, it’s going nowhere. Despite R…
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…
VALORANT Champions 2023 brought with it all the storylines, gameplay, and production value that we’ve come to expect from Riot Games esports. And also Ben Affleck. That’s right, not only did Academy Award-winning writer, direc…
In Marvel Snap , most offensive strategies involve the use of multiple cards to pull off a massive combo to win games. These might be a bit hard to execute, but quite satisfying—unless one of the cards that can completely disrup…
Some of the best parts of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon are the radio transmissions you get during combat, whether they’re simple set dressing, important story beats, or just the enemy pilot announcing their intention to kil…
A pretty serious buff appears to have been shipped onto live League of Legends servers, and it took a discovery from one player to find out that the change was not listed anywhere in Riot Games’ patch notes. In a thread posted…
FromSoftware has become a household name over the past decade, in large part due to its successful and massively influential Dark Souls series and its spinoffs, like Sekiro and Bloodborne . Their Armored Core series, on the o…
Riot Games has responded to multiple League of Legends reports regarding the financial stability of the LCS. Three separate reports made this weekend by content creator Cristopher “Montecristo” Mykles, Luis Mira of Dexerto, and…
A global release of Disney Lorcana: The First Chapter through big retailer stores was allegedly broken by Walmart in two different states, selling products early, while Ravensburger dropped product dates for Disney parks on Aug…
The next VALORANT map has finally been officially revealed in Sunset, confirming hints that Riot was working on a map set in their own backyard in Los Angeles, California. While the map designers admit that there were some uniq…
Ever since Dplus KIA (formerly DAMWON Gaming) was promoted to the LCK back in 2019, the organization has always been fighting at the top of the standings, and this year is no exception. Despite a relatively poor summer regular …
At Gamescom on Aug. 24., Dot Esports was fortunate enough to try Escape from Tarkov ’s new Arena mode, and we had a blast with it. But one thing stood out more than most, as it included a highly requested fan feature that people…
Will and Rowan Kenrith, former Magic: The Gathering planeswalkers, have returned to their home plane in Wilds of Eldraine , an upcoming Standard-legal set that featured an anime teaser trailer that dropped on Aug. 25 Wizards o…
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ’ Carl Johnson gets around, and we’re not just talking about the drive over to Las Venturas. Less than 24 hours after Armored Core 6 ’s launch, the hardened Grove Street gangbanger has found a new c…
The 2023 League of Legends season has been an interesting ride for both veterans and those venturing to Summoner’s Rift for the first time, and Riot Games is hoping to clear up some of the ongoing discourse regarding frustratin…
I’ve no idea what I’m doing, but it’s working. I spam every ability at my disposal, not quite sure what they do, but I must be doing something right when a sea of pink foam cascades from my weapon across the map floor, combinin…
In a stunning confession, a prominent Dota player hailing from the EEU region, Arslan “xannii” Shadzhanov, opened up about a shadowy chapter from his past. The former Empire player shared the moments of desperation that led hi…
Pro VALORANT players and solo queue enjoyers alike are already reeling after today’s unveiling of the game’s next update, Patch 7.04, which will bring a whole collection of changes to the growing agent list. These adjustments c…
The anticipation for one of gaming’s biggest additions of 2023 has finally reached a head. Barbz, rejoice, your queen has arrived in Call of Duty. Nicki Minaj, bright pink outfit and all, is dropping into Modern Warfare 2 and …
When you come across a bug in Genshin Impact , it’s usually a nuisance that hinders your gameplay experience. But one bug is turning the standard five-star recruit Diluc into an unstoppable damage-dealing force—and it’s so good …
Jett, one of the most popular and strong agents in VALORANT and a staple in professional play, is about to get nerfed as soon as the game updates to Patch 7.04 next week—and the community is already assuming this update will br…
Today isn’t a good day for Jett admirers, as Riot is set to drastically nerf VALORANT’s most adored duelist in the upcoming competitive Act. It’s not just her in the firing line—patch 7.04 also targets Skye and nine other agent…
League of Legends ’ new Arena game mode is the perfect breeding ground for wild and outlandish builds—and one player may have just discovered the most outlandish of them all. In a clip posted to the official League subreddit …
BioWare, the video game developer most known for its RPG titles like the Mass Effect franchise, is eliminating “approximately 50 roles” to “shift towards a more focused studio,” the company’s general manager Gary McKay said in …
The insatiable appetite of League of Legends ’ next champion may have just resulted in the first glimpse of her making its way across social media—possibly well before it was supposed to. According to a video today from YouTube…
Call of Duty is most well-known for its multiplayer and Zombies offerings, but there’s a large subset of players who live out their action hero fantasies in the game’s single-player campaigns. In Modern Warfare 3 , the fantasy…
On League of Legends Patch 13.16, two different champions are rising through the ranks by way of their solo queue win rates, and they’re doing it across two different roles at once. The two champions in question—Maokai and Am…
Russian VALORANT star Ilya “something” Petrov said during one of his latest Twitch streams that before he signed with Paper Rex in 2023, he was completely snubbed by Rex Regum Qeon—another team in the VCT Pacific League. Even …
Alan Wake 2 remains somewhat of an enigma, but it’s how Alan himself features in this sequel that’s raised the most questions. Early this year we got to see gameplay of FBI agent Saga as she hunted down cultists, but how she is …
First, it was tombs, now, it’s Al Mazrah and Vondel. Lara Croft is set to come to Call of Duty as its next crossover skin, the official CoD Twitter account announced today. The star of the Tomb Raider franchise will be invad…
Destiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion will serve as the culmination of a 10-year journey, and as part of that, the new powers that it will imbue in the Guardians hearkens back to the very beginning of their journey. In today’…
The road to The Final Shape is beginning today in Destiny 2. During this year’s Destiny 2 Showcase, Bungie revealed the trailer for The Final Shape and announced details of the upcoming expansion, but it all starts with the …
Anticipation continues to rise for Starfield and, after a lengthy wait for Bethesda’s behemoth space exploration to arrive, the end is in sight. The countdown for Starfield is now well and truly on, with the game’s early acce…
An elf knight with three Magic: The Gathering modal options called Sentinel of Lost Lore dropped on Aug. 21 during Wilds of Eldraine spoilers, able to support your Adventure cards while hating on those under your opponent’s co…
