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League of items damage control, Riot happy without Preseason

In the latest League of Legends dev blog, Riot Games shared more information on the upcoming changes to the game.  While looking at the future additions to the game, including a new Mythic skin thematic and two additional Pres…

Pokémon Legends: Z-A fans are chomping at the bit for Mega Charizard Z

Pokémon Legends Z-A  may still be months away with a 2025 release window, but fans are already pushing for a fan-favorite to receive a new form. While fans are mulling over which  Pokémon  they believe should be given the  Mega…

Former CoD developer confirms new game studio and first project

After spending 18 years at Treyarch and helping create several Call of Duty titles, David Vonderhaar announced a new studio and an AAA game to go with it. In August 2023, Vonderhaar left Treyarch . The innovative dev started a…

Wolfe Glick, Pokémon pros fear one Starter will get a Mega Evolution in Pokémon Legends Z-A

The biggest surprise of the Feb. 27 Pokémon Presents was the announcement of Pokémon Legends: Z-A , taking place in Lumiose City of Gen VI’s Kalos region. The trailer teased the return of Mega Evolution and Pokémon pros are alr…

Charcadet joins Pokémon Go in March as an Egg-exclusive—and fans are smoldering

Niantic has confirmed Charcadet will be the next Pokémon from  Pokémon Scarlet & Violet  to join  Pokémon Go —but some players are less than thrilled about its inclusion. This news was only briefly touched upon in Feb. 27’s…

Helldivers 2 players have had it with being kicked from public lobbies

Helldivers 2 is a gift that keeps on giving and players are jumping on board their super destroyers to spread managed democracy across the stars. But with popularity often comes toxicity, and many Helldivers 2 players have had…

‘Nobody expected that’: Pokémon fans stunned by surprise reveal of Pokémon Legends Z-A

Pokémon fans have been caught off guard by the surprise announcement of Pokémon Legends Z-A , which stole the show on the special Pokémon Presents to celebrate Pokémon Day 2024. While 2024 may be a barren year for Pokémon game…

Dota 2 veteran MinD_ContRoL kicked from Tundra mid-tournament

MinD_ContRoL, an iconic  Dota 2  offlaner, was kicked from his new team, Tundra Esports, minutes before a DreamLeague Season 22 match against Shopify Rebellion. The match between Tundra and SR faced a brief delay, and the shock…

CS2 player counts back on the rise, proving fans only want one thing

Marking the introduction of the game’s first weapon case, Counter-Strike 2’s first major patch of the year has led to a spike in its player count, leading to an interesting insight into the community.  On Feb. 26, a Reddit pos…

This secret Palworld room is perfect for your next hidden base

Now that Palworld has been out for over a month and players have progressed to the endgame, they’re discovering secret rooms, which happen to be gaps or glitches in the environment—and they’re actually perfect for hidden bases.…

Fashion comes to Super Earth: Helldivers 2 devs ‘discussing’ armor customization update

Helldivers 2 players begging for more cosmetic customization won’t have to wait long to have their dreams realized, with the Arrowhead Game Studios developers today telling fans that a color selector for gear is indeed being co…

Pokémon VGC community called out as yet another player faces assault allegations

The wider Pokémon VGC has today been criticized for not doing enough to hold other players accountable as an Italian pro faces sexual assault allegations. The outcry was sparked after an anonymous member of the VGC community s…

Last Epoch’s player count blows past Helldivers and Path of Exile despite persistent server issues

Eleventh Hour Games’ action RPG Last Epoch has had a successful last few days, going from strength to strength despite server outages, surpassing over 247,000 concurrent players and counting on Feb. 25. Last Epoch launched fu…

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2024: Bracket, schedule, scores

After months without the VCT, fans can look forward to the tier-one VALORANT competition starting back up in February with each region’s Kickoff tournaments. The VCT Pacific 2024 Kickoff tournament is being held in Seoul, South…

Elden Ring soars back to the top of Steam’s best-selling list amid DLC hype

Sometimes, all a game needs is a shot in the arm in the form of additional content—just look at Cyberpunk 2077 ‘s miraculous comeback. Granted, FromSoftware’s Elden Ring was already a masterpiece of game design in its own right…

The LCS is sorely lacking on-stage play in 2024, and fans believe it could cost them

As we approach the end of February, all of the competitive League of Legends regions are in full swing, with only a couple of weeks left in the season to lock down a spot as their respective league’s best squad. There is, howe…

A CIS legend returns to the CS2 Major stage as 9Pandas qualify for Copenhagen

9Pandas squeaked by GamerLegion in an exciting series decided by the narrowest of margins to win the last chance qualifier of the EU RMRs, earning themselves a spot in the first CS2 Major. It will mark seized’s first Major appe…

Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh – Los Angeles was disappointing at first, but the community made it worthwhile

The Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh event, held in Los Angeles from Feb. 17 to 18, was the first big in-person event of the year, and aimed to kick off another year of excitement for Pokémon GO . As someone traveling from the UK to Lo…

MW3, currently broken, was highest-selling US game in January—ahead of several new titles

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game in January 2024, despite several high-profile releases in the same month. MW3 beat out new titles like Tekken 8, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Persona 3:…

Elden Ring players are in agreement over Shadow of the Erdtree’s high price tag 

The hype for Elden Ring’s expansion was palpable on the morning of Feb. 21 when FromSoftware finally revealed gameplay and a release date for it, with players everywhere rushing to pre-order. Not long after the Shadow of the E…

Palworld officially surpassed Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s all-time player total

One of the biggest sensations in 2024 (and in gaming history), Palworld , has crossed 25 million players in a single month, developers shared on social media. By doing so, the Pokémon -inspired game has beaten out Nintendo’s maj…

Project L officially named 2XKO

Riot Games is moving Project L into the next stage of development, officially naming the game 2XKO . Riot is bringing 2XKO to the masses again in 2024. Photo via Dot Esports we've got next pic.twitter.com/alcE6nZQQq…

NRG replace Rocket at American CS2 Major RMR after players admit to breaking rules

NRG have been given another chance at qualifying for the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major as they’ll replace Rocket in the American RMR. The organizers announced the news shortly after a Rocket player was found cheating and his team ad…

Who is Miquella in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?

Elden Ring’s DLC is finally happening, and we can glean information about the expansion thanks to a central character that’s been teased. Shadow of the Erdtree looks to be focused on a character named Miquella, who was a back…

VALORANT Patch 8.03 notes: Chamber updates, VCT team skins, and fixes

VALORANT Patch 8.03 will feature another small set of Chamber buffs, the long-awaited reveal of VCT partner team skin capsules, and a handful of fixes and improvements. This is the second update in the last year where Chamber …

Purge the unclean: PowerWash Simulator’s latest collab may just be best ever

What’s better than an Imperial Knight? A shiny clean Imperial Knight, of course. Thanks to Warhammer 40k’s exciting collaboration with Powerwash Simulator , you can grab the opportunity to squeaky clean your favorite war machin…

L Diablo: Yay’s year plus VALORANT losing streak continues as Bleed exit Pacific Kickoff

Going into the fist year of VALORANT partnership, Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker was one of the hottest free agent commodities after a prolific year on OpTic. But over the last 365 days, yay has not won a single professional match. Ya…

Helldivers 2 players agree one enemy is easily the most hated

Helldivers 2 players have come together to debate over which is the worst enemy in the game, and it seems most people think that honor belongs to the Hunter. There are 22 different enemy types in Helldivers 2 split across two…

Team Lust joins: DarkZero fuels Apex Legends women’s expansion by signing TSM archrivals

DarkZero versus TSM has long been a staple narrative of the ALGS, and now, this famous rivalry is extending into the  Apex Legends  competitive women’s scene too. After two years of free agents Team Lust contesting and battling…

Streamer Awards 2024: Biggest winners and losers

Last night’s 2024 Streamer Awards came with twists, turns, and more than a few upsets, and as with any awards show, some nominees were inevitably happier with the night’s results than others. With so many vying for coveted titl…

G2 light up the way to MSI as LEC Winter Final broadcast goes dark in decider

G2 Esports walked into the Riot Games Arena, returning the LEC shield to its podium for anyone to conquer during the Winter Split Finals’ opening ceremony, and just over four hours later, they walked away with it in hand after a…

Overwatch 2’s Saudi esports partnership is another blow for its LGBT community

After Blizzard Entertainment announced the Overwatch Champions Series, the direct replacement for the now-extinct Overwatch League, elation spread across the game’s fanbase. Promises of new beginnings and continued support for…

Camille stuns LoL bottom lanes as one of best supports in Patch 14.3

If you’ve been looking for an unorthodox support champion to try out in League of Legends , then look no further than former-top-turned-support Camille. The Steel Shadow of Piltover has become one of the best supports through P…

Space supremacy: Helldivers 2 soars past Starfield, Destiny 2 in all-time peak player count

The mission of the Helldivers is simple: Every planet out there must be made to accept the righteous cause of Managed Democracy—which apparently includes Earth, too. Helldivers 2 has been a runaway success, soaring past the exp…

Cloud9’s Vanity wants breakout duelist star OXY to play VALORANT like Faker plays LoL

On day one of the VCT Americas Kickoff event, anticipation was high to see reigning VALORANT world champion Demon1 debut with NRG. And while he certainly impressed in NRG’s 2-0 win versus FURIA, he wasn’t the duelist everyone w…

Tekken 8 fans fear sucker punch addition of microtransaction shop is on the way

The news of an upcoming in-game shop for Tekken 8 in the near future has caused an uproar among fans. Players are voicing their frustration over Bandai Namco’s decision to introduce the shop post-launch, a move many see as dish…

Helldivers 2 deploys weekend boost to make up for rewards bug

Helldivers 2 has been a smash hit just a week into its release, and while a couple of gameplay bugs have gotten in the way of us rolling through the actual bugs, the developers at Arrowhead are dedicated to keeping the war effo…

Fnatic’s VALORANT team locks down Boaster with crucial contract extension

Over the last year, Fnatic ran the international competitive VALORANT scene, winning two of the three major tournaments of 2023. To ensure their success going forward, the organization has locked down one of its most important …

Overwatch 2 devs promise ‘finer tuning’ for controversial projectile changes in season 9 update

The huge, game-changing season nine update for Overwatch 2 has caused a stir for several reasons, but the tweaks to increase the size and speed of projectiles have likely made the biggest splash. OW2’s new projectile hitboxes…

Infinite Craft players have created every single element in the periodic table

If there were Noble prizes given in video games, then Infinite Craft players should have received one for their latest efforts in chemistry. The game’s community has managed to create every element in the periodic table. A pla…

FACEIT outlines Overwatch 2’s new esports ranking system for OWCS seeding, including daily and weekly tournaments

The Overwatch 2 esports ecosystem is returning with the advent of PC tournaments by FACEIT, starting today. The new system was outlined in a FACEIT blog post , detailing new daily and weekly WASB (We Are So Back) Cup tournamen…

EA finally confirms release window for College Football 25

After months of rumors, EA finally emerged from the shadows today and confirmed that College Football 25 will be released this summer. The last NCAA college football game launched in 2014 , but legal issues surrounding using p…

Team Heretics reportedly signs Trymbi in midseason LoL roster refresh

After a disappointing end to the 2024 LEC Winter Split, Team Heretics’ League of Legends division might already be making some changes before the start of the next split. The organization is reportedly moving around some piece…

Marvel Snap Twitch drops are coming to The Streamer Awards, but they won’t be free

Marvel Snap Twitch drops are returning this weekend, but not like any other iteration of them that has appeared before. This time, Marvel Snap is partnering up with QTCinderella at the 2024 Streamer Awards as a sponsor of th…

VALORANT Champions Tour teams up with iBUYPOWER for official PC partnership and ace giveaway

Gaming PC manufacturer iBUYPOWER has joined VCT Americas as the international VALORANT league’s official PC sponsor and is giving fans the opportunity to win a free “VCT Americas Spec-Approved” gaming PC with every ace this sea…

Overwatch 2’s game-changing season 9 update leaves DPS flourishing, tanks ‘miserable’

After just a day, there’s already been plenty of opinions about Overwatch 2’s new season nine update, which brought wholesale changes to the hero roster, Competitive Play, and more. Among the changes in the large OW2 update w…

Riot sends much-needed nerfs to Maokai, shifts power for LoL’s new support item in Patch 14.4

Riot Games’ Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison shared a plethora of different support changes today that are headed to Summoner’s Rift in Patch 14.4—including some much-awaited Maokai nerfs after the champ spent three patches as Lea…

Volibear, Soraka highlight meta-changing LoL Patch 14.4 buff list

The 2024 season of League of Legends is well into its second month on the live servers, and following a few outliers in terms of game balance, Riot Games appears to be placing more focus on champions that could use a bit of hel…

Here are the early LoL Patch 14.4 notes

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and regardless of whether you have a significant other in your life, Riot Games is spreading the love in League of Legends Patch 14.4 . The fourth update of the 2024 League season is…