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THE FINALS mid-season update 1.6.0 steals the spotlight with new solo event mode

THE FINALS mid-season update 1.6.0 went live on Jan. 31, marking the start of the game’s first seasonal event. The main attraction of the update 1.6.0 is a new limited-time game mode: Steal the Spotlight. This mode is an upgr…

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s messy sendoff won’t be the end of Kevin Conroy as Batman

Despite initial assumptions that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League would feature Kevin Conroy’s final performance as Batman, it’s been said that Conroy played the Caped Crusader in two other productions before he passed, a…

Destiny 2 gets Mass Effect cosmetics in ultimate sci-fi mashup next month

Destiny 2 and Mass Effect , arguably two of the best sci-fi gaming universes ever created, are set to come together in an awesome collaboration next month. An armor set for each of Destiny 2’s classes, inspired by characters…

‘End of an era’: LoL fans mourn TSM as future of legendary org hangs in balance

After leaving the competitive League of Legends scene in North America in 2023, remaining TSM fans were still hopeful for an appearance in another region this year. Following recent cuts and a woeful lack of communication, howe…

Atlanta FaZe coach Crowder roasts ‘corny’ CDL for quietly lowering prize pool this season

The Call of Duty League’s prize pool is significantly lower this year, according to Atlanta FaZe’s head coach Crowder. While playing some Warzone matches with TeePee, Symfuhny, and Maven, the former Call of Duty pro and curr…

PlayStation State of Play coming this week, featuring 40 minutes and ’15-plus’ games

The first major gaming event of 2024 is coming this week. PlayStation has announced a new State of Play livestream coming this Wednesday, Jan. 31. Clocking in at 40 minutes and covering “15-plus” games, State of Play will show …

Potential Overwatch 2 season 9 patch notes leak points to sweeping hero roster overhaul

Overwatch 2’s season nine will be a big one for the game, but according to a potential leak, it could be way more important than anyone previously imagined. Blizzard previously revealed that tanks and damage heroes would be ge…

Payday 3 hits abysmal lows on Steam as fans stay loyal to previous entry

Starbreeze Studios’ latest title, Payday 3 , has failed to recover from its rocky launch and continues to plummet to record lows for the franchise. This stands in stark contrast to its predecessor, Payday 2 , which sees tens of …

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is commiting PR suicide, but there’s a silver lining

Usually when you’re trying to sell a product, you want to make it look like best deal in town, but Warner Bros. apparently didn’t get the memo. Each passing day makes Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League look worse, but there…

OP or useless? League players can’t make up their mind about ADCs in Season 14

Season 14 of League of Legends may prove the most incredible yet, with all the changes made to the map and items. One of the roles has especially seen serious upheaval, and players still can’t say clearly whether it’s good or n…

Has Meat stolen the crown for best small CoD map? Some fans think so

Call of Duty fans over the years have been spoiled by maps of all shapes and sizes, but many players can’t stop playing the game’s smallest offerings. The pantheon of small CoD maps has a new entry with 2023’s Modern Warfare 3…

2024 LCS Spring Split: Scores, standings, and schedule

The 2024 League of Legends season has well and truly begun, with North America’s best and brightest taking to the League Championship Series (LCS) for the Spring Split. Many changes have been made to the LCS and its format af…

Karmine Corp eliminated from LEC Winter Split after nightmare loss streak

Karmine Corp are the first team eliminated from the League of Legends EMEA Championship Winter Split 2024, marking the end of their debut in the international league. The team headed into the final week of the regular season ne…

Kobo Kanaeru, hololive Vtubers played Dota 2 live, and it went as well as you’d expect

Dota 2 is a globally popular game, but seeing some of the biggest VTubers play it on a random Friday night surprised a lot of fans. Five creators entered the battleground of the Ancients, some for the first time—and it went abo…

MonteCristo claims LEC broadcast will be ‘absolute disaster’ following recent Riot layoffs

The gaming industry is still reeling from Riot Games’ round of massive layoffs, with hundreds of people in multiple sectors losing their jobs. These layoffs are also apparently going to heavily affect the upcoming week of the LE…

Why is the Flex perk not working? Warzone players demand fix for inconsistent audio issues

Flex was designed to reduce combat noise and make it easier to hear enemy footsteps, but Warzone’s audio issues have prevented the perk from working properly. Players can only use one tier-three perk at a time , and it’s not a…

Suicide Squad game’s live-action trailer poorly channels classic CoD ads with Will Arnett

The upcoming Suicide Squad game recruited some Hollywood talent for a live-action ad, and the results were less than stellar, to say the least. Clearly trying to channel the old school “There’s a Soldier in All of Us” live-ac…

WoW players want to see these 4 crucial changes in SoD phase 2

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery phase two is set to go live on Feb. 8. It’s still unclear what features are coming in phase two, but fans have already made their wishlist. On Jan. 26, Reddit user voxaroth proposed three …

Blizzard cancels its Odyssey survival game after 6 years of development

Amid reports of layoffs across all of Microsoft, Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly canceled its in-development survival game as well. I wouldn’t blame you if you weren’t aware or had forgotten such a project was in the work…

Microsoft reportedly cuts 2,000 jobs one week after becoming world’s most valuable company

The growing spate of video game industry layoffs just worsened, as Microsoft has reportedly cut roughly 1,900 jobs across its studios, with Activision Blizzard in particular being affected. This is according to an internal memo…

Overwatch 2 has made Blizzard tons of money and is played by a lot of people, despite negative feedback 

If you were to judge Overwatch 2 as a game by player sentiment on social media, you might think it’s been a failure. But a recent post shows the game may be anything but that. In a Jan. 23 post on Twitter/X , a user found some…

Palworld is so popular it’s lapping other top Steam games

Since it released on Jan. 19, Palworld has done nothing but exponentially grow its audience through a mix of players enjoying the game or various viral controversies on social media. Regardless of the cause, its playerbase is n…

VALORANT players split between mourning and celebrating Skye’s nerfs in Patch 8.01

There’s no middle ground when it comes to VALORANT players’ feelings toward the most recent Skye nerfs in Patch 8.01. Based on the initial reactions, it seems players are either thrilled or devastated. Given how extreme the ne…

VALORANT Patch 8.01 notes: All agent and map changes

After a neat start to the year with Episode Eight, VALORANT is now ready to embrace a new patch this week—and it isn’t bearing the best news for Skye mains.  Set to be deployed today, Jan. 23, VALORANT Patch 8.01 aims to brin…

Nintendo’s Twitter account posted a random Pokémon video amid Palworld hype—and everyone roasted it

The Pokémon and Palworld comparisons just won’t end, and now everyone is wondering what Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are cooking up in response. The time of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has now come and gone with both ex…

Palworld now boasts third-highest concurrent player count in Steam history

In just three days, Palworld has achieved another milestone, reaching the third-largest Steam player count peak of all time despite launching in early access. Palworld ‘s explosive popularity has been well-documented over the…

Next Scarlet and Violet Tera Raid Battles will feature the strongest Gen IX Pokémon

The next Tera Raid event in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be centered around two Paradox Pokémon—including the strongest ‘mon introduced in the Gen IX games. From Jan. 26 to 28, special five-star Tera Raids will be popping …

World champ Wolfe Glick wins biggest Pokémon tournament ever with dominant Incineroar performance

The Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 2024 Charlotte Regionals was the biggest in-person Pokémon tournament in VGC history, and it was 2016 World Champion Wolfe Glick who came out on top among 845 competitors. His winning team inclu…

Apex fans unhappy over unannounced, buggy ALGS Command Center transition to FACEIT

The Apex Legends Global Series has started its first week of competition in all four regions, but initial viewership numbers failed to keep up with past split one opening days, likely due to one important spectator feature that…

Palworld shocks the world with 4 million copies sold in 3 days

It seems that not a day goes by without Palworld setting a new record, either for itself or the gaming world as a whole. Now the game has shocked the world again by selling a whopping four million copies in just three days. On…

Pokémon fans continue to blast Palworld as AI comments surface from developer’s CEO

Palworld is the talk of the town and one of the fastest-growing games in the industry’s history. It’s already been inducted into Steam’s top 10 most-played games ever, but it is not without its share of controversy. After being…

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake could be in the works at Skull & Bones developer

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is one of Ubisoft’s crowning achievements and now the likely upcoming title from Ubisoft Singapore in the form of a remake—something fans have been hoping to see for quite some time. Rumors of an As…

Square Enix president worries the company’s too reliant on Final Fantasy, wants more diverse games

During an investor Q&A session, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu expressed concern over the “limited diversity” in the company’s portfolio of games, even suggesting it has grown too reliant on the Final Fantasy and Drago…

Palworld sells one million copies in first 8 hours

Palworld , the new multiplayer monster-collecting game with open-world survival elements, has successfully sold one million copies within its first eight hours of release. The milestone was shared on the game’s Twitter account, …

MTG Doppelgang spoiler creates shocking number of permanent copies

Wizards of the Coast designed a new  Magic: The Gathering  Sorcery spell in  Muders of Karlov Manor  with Simic colors, called Doppelgang. It can create any number of copies of permanents depending on the targets and mana you co…

Warzone devs work overnight to fix Season One Reloaded glitches

Warzone’s Season One Reloaded update inadvertently spawned several game-breaking glitches that prevented players from enjoying the new patch yesterday, but Raven Software worked overtime to get everything back to normal quickly…

Persona 3 Reload’s day-one DLC is a blast from the past

Persona 3 Reload , the upcoming remake of 2006’s Persona 3 , is launching soon, and with it comes a day-one DLC made for the more nostalgic fans of the series. Releasing on Feb. 2, Persona 3 Reload has three digital editions a…

‘Might as well be a demo’: Palworld’s Xbox fans unhappy with lack of dedicated servers

Xbox fans eagerly awaiting the release of  Palworld  expressed their disappointment at the lack of dedicated servers on the platform, which was confirmed on the eve of the game’s launch. Palworld  is due to be  released on Jan.…

Palworld won’t have dedicated multiplayer servers on Xbox, but devs are fighting for it

Xbox players looking to play with a large group of friends in the upcoming  Pokémon  with Guns game  Palworld  might now be far more disappointed about the prospect. This is because Pocketpair has just confirmed that those play…

GTA 6 has me hyped for a game I barely played a decade ago

The next evolution for Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto will drop in 2025 through GTA 6 and for the first time in the franchise’s history, I’m excited to play it. I vividly remember the launch of GTA V through PC in 2015. I w…

MTG Pyrotechnic Performer spoiler provides hope for Disguise in Murders at Karlov Manor

A Murders at Karlov Manor spoiler that dropped on Jan. 17 called Pyrotechnic Performer shuts down haters of the Disguise while highlighting the mechanics potential within multiple Magic: The Gathering formats.  Viewer reactio…

Warzone players call out fatal map design flaw on Urzikstan

Warzone players have spent the past couple days questioning why the devs failed to create a primary hot drop on the battle royale’s latest map Urzikstan. Raven Software made a concerted effort to improve Warzone’s pacing over…

VALORANT 2023 roster changes: All VCT 2024 roster moves and rumors

The VCT 2023 season, the first season of VALORANT partnership under the new ecosystem, has finally come to a close. This year’s script saw Evil Geniuses go from a team considered worst in VCT Americas to the ultimate underdogs,…

Elden Ring fans think they’ve found DLC release clue with intriguing Steam update

The release date for Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion has been a mystery since the day it was announced back in February 2023, but fans recently found another clue that suggests the DLC might be coming sooner than w…

Disguised will reportedly return to VALORANT Challengers—but not in NA

Disguised, the esports organization founded by renowned content creator Disguised Toast, is reportedly coming back to the VALORANT Challengers scene, but not in the same region it made a splash in last year. According to APAC …

Halo’s rumored battle royale has reportedly been canceled before it even got announced

Halo’s long-rumored battle royale game seems to be dead in the water and no longer in active development, according to Halo insiders. The report stems from Shpeshal_Nick on Jan. 13’s XboxEra Podcast , who claimed the project, …

One of the last LoL Prime Gaming capsules will score you a free Epic Skin, other goodies

Amazon Prime’s gaming capsule promotion with League of Legends is coming to a close in March, meaning there are just a few capsules left to claim. This month’s one isn’t one you’ll want to miss with a bevy of items up for grabs…

This Lethal Company mod will make you terrified to open presents

When you play Lethal Company there are plenty of things to be afraid of, but one that might not immediately spring to mind is the game’s gift boxes—but with this mod, you should truly be afraid. LethalPresents is a mod for Let…

Square Enix shares clip teasing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s massive open-world map

Square Enix has revealed more information about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Jan. 14 in the form of a short teaser clip showing the game’s in-game world map, some locations, and a brief look at its fast travel system. As the seq…

ZywOo’s consistency unmatched after claiming first HLTV top 20 title in CS2

French Counter-Strike megastar Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut is setting a precedent not seen in the esport after taking out his third HLTV top player of the year overnight at a glamorous awards show in Belgrade, Serbia. The win marks…