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How to farm Gloom Slough in Wuthering Waves

Gloom Slough is the ascension material for Jinhsi, a limited-time character in Wuthering Waves Version 1.1. Whether you’re pre-farming the materials or got her after the patch went live, here are the best places to farm Gloom S…

How to complete Count Ymir’s questline in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

An enigmatic storyline involving the mysterious Fingers, the Count Ymir quest is one of the most interesting in Elden Ring’ s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. But completing it requires players to go from one side of the map to the o…

4 tips for speedrunning Monopoly GO Stickers for Games album

A new Monopoly GO Sticker album called Monopoly Games dropped at the end of June and will run for three months. Here’s how you can complete up to 80 percent of the album quickly, giving you more time to find the Stickers you n…

All Monopoly GO events today: Rewards, dates, and time details (June 2024)

Double point Bank Heists return with today’s Monopoly GO events through Shark Track. But only four special events are running today. To maximize your rewards, here’s a list of every event and which ones are worth playing. What …

‘Completely unacceptable’: Tyler1 condemns Tarzaned’s actions in recent LoL drama

The League of Legends community has dealt with its fair share of drama in the past, but bright red lines have been crossed this time as private information was spread maliciously by content creators. Over the last few weeks, T…

How to fix ‘Unable to summon cooperator’ error in Elden Ring

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is an enthralling adventure alone or with friends, but many players are encountering a frustrating error preventing them from summoning friendly cooperators. If you’re getting the “unable to su…

How to change servers in Tarisland

If you accidentally join the wrong server region in Tarisland , you might be in for a long haul to get it changed. It happens to all of us. We are excited to play a new game only to click the wrong thing accidentally, or in thi…

Hotfix in the works for Elden Ring Steam Deck bug

The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is almost here, but FromSoftware has cautioned a certain group of players about a bug that affects gameplay in Elden Ring . Earlier today, Elden Ring released a new patch that adds several…

Ingenious CS2 player uses Rubik’s Cube to play the game—and he isn’t half bad

Playing video games with all sorts of unlikely objects has been prevalent for quite some time. Popularized by the Souls franchise, this practice only keeps evolving. Now, a CS2 fan has solved the ultimate puzzle—how to play th…

Marvel Rivals to experiment with competitive pick/ban system, crossplay, and more in next beta

The next chance for players to try out Marvel Rivals will include a bit more experimentation than the previous closed alpha test from May. When the game’s closed beta test begins in late July, NetEase said it will introduce a…

Next Marvel Rivals beta will be ‘5 times larger,’ with crossplay and 60-tick servers

The upcoming closed beta test for Marvel Rivals is coming in late July, and the dev team has promised this one will be several times bigger than the closed alpha in terms of players, content, and new features. In the latest Ma…

Elden Ring manga creator puts project on hold so he can play Shadow of the Erdtree

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is just two days away, so of course everyone will be hopping on to play it as soon as possible. For some, that means taking leave from work, including Nikiichi Tobita, creator of the Elden Ring…

Cookie Run Kingdom postpones June 19 update for highly requested change to new Ancient+ cookie rarity

On June 19, a huge patch was supposed to hit Cookie Run: Kingdom ‘s live servers that would bring new cookies, a new event, and the fourth episode of the game’s Beast-Yeast saga. After a massive response, however, the developers…

CaptainFlowers to cast games for Iron LoL player with 8 percent win rate

There are a lot of League of Legends casters, but there are none like CaptainFlowers, who goes the extra mile to help the community. On June 18, he offered his help to one of the Iron players. A League player made a post on R…

Riot installs new paths for VALORANT Game Changers players to reach Challengers, VCT leagues

To expand opportunities for Game Changers players to reach higher tiers in the VALORANT Champions Tour ecosystem, Riot Games has unveiled a series of new policies aimed at making it easier for GC players to reach Challengers an…

Destiny 2: The Final Shape bumped PlayStation player count by 86 percent—with little drop-off thus far

Destiny 2: The Final Shape may go down as the best expansion in the game’s history if it keeps up its current momentum of both player investment and sentiment. On PlayStation, Destiny 2 saw a player increase of a whopping 86…

Riot to test mixed-gender esports competitions in VALORANT soon

Riot Games is introducing mixed-gender tournaments, with these combined events starting in the 2024 VALORANT OFF//SEASON. Paired with the already established Game Changers circuit, this initiative aims to create more opportuni…

The next Legend of Zelda title flips gender roles, lets you play as the princess

In a surprising announcement during today’s Nintendo Direct, a new installment in the Zelda franchise was revealed. In Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom , Hyrule’s fate rests in the hands of Princess Zelda herself, marking a si…

June’s long-awaited Nintendo Direct finally has a date

Nintendo has finally confirmed when the long-anticipated June Direct stream will take place. The company shared today that the next Nintendo Direct livestream will be on June 18 at 9am CT. The Direct is set to cover games that …

G2 makes unexpected roster move 2 weeks after winning first trophy in CS2

The tumultuous and unpredictable journey of G2 Esports in Counter-Strike 2 has taken another fascinating turn as the team has decided to bench one of its starters just weeks after claiming its first CS2 trophy at IEM Dallas. …

‘Fun takes emphasis’: Marvel Rivals ditches perfect balance for player enjoyment

Multiplayer game developers these days often find themselves stuck in the cobweb of either trying to balance a title to perfection to uphold competitive integrity, or letting the mayhem loose to maximize the entertainment factor…

Gaming’s new NFTs: Banana clicker game’s Steam Market collectibles are exploding in price

The meteoric rise of free clicker game Banana is a watershed moment in gaming that indie developers and con artists alike are going to be studying for years to come, however you choose to explain it. In a little over a month, …

‘I knew it was coming’: FlyQuest release nearly pushed Jensen out of LCS

One of the League Championship Series veterans, Jensen was on the verge of losing a spot to play in the 2024 LCS Summer Split after getting replaced on the FlyQuest squad despite having one of the best performances in the tourn…

Donk dominates again as Team Spirit’s CS2 team claims BLAST Premier Spring Final title

Spirit won the CIS derby in straightforward fashion as Aleksib’s terrible record in best-of-five grand finals continued to expand unabated. With this result, donk and co. became the only team to win two top-tier events so far in…

CoD fans relieved as MW3 devs confirm Kar98k nerfs are on the way

Sledgehammer Games confirmed that a nerf for Modern Warfare 3 ‘s new Kar98k is coming after a rocky and overpowered launch for the returning marksman rifle. Sledgehammer added the Kar98k on May 29 when Modern Warfare 3 Season …

Canceled Cyberpunk 2077 DLC would have seen players explore the Moon, according to leaks

A recent leak that surfaced on social media hints at the possibility Cyberpunk 2077 could have had an expansion that was set on the Moon, complete with an off-map experience around the size of Night City (excluding the Badlands…

LCS Summer Split 2024: Schedule, results, standings, and more

The best North American League of Legends teams will converge again on the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, California for the LCS Summer Split 2024 . From massive format changes to new faces, all eight teams will be vying for…

Gray Zone Warfare’s new test patch adds landing zones—but does little to resolve bigger issue

MADFINGER Games has just released the second patch for the Gray Zone Warfare public playtest. And while new landing zones and quality-of-life updates are good, one of the game’s biggest issues is still rampant. Nine new landin…

Destiny 2 headed for best Twitch viewership month ever thanks to The Final Shape DLC

Destiny 2 is riding a high right now. Gamers are enjoying playing The Final Shape, the ending to the Light and Darkness saga, but they’re watching a whole lot of it on Twitch, too. In the first two weeks of June, Destiny 2 h…

Assassin’s Creed Shadows dev says Elon Musk is ‘feeding hatred’ following diversity post

One of the playable characters in Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be an African samurai named Yasuke. Elon Musk made questionable comments about the character, which prompted a reaction from one of Ubisoft developers. On May 24,…

Dignitas Spica points to LoL player he wants to take down for ‘talking a lot of sh*t’

The North American League of Legends is back on June 15 with the beginning of the 2024 LCS Summer Split. A few teams changed their rosters, like Dignitas, who added Spica, and the jungler revealed he wants to defeat one particu…

Guild Esports roasted by fans for ’embarrassing’ AI art used in Apex roster announcement

While fans of competitive Apex Legends and the Guild Esports organization should be excited about signing the Australian roster from Serenity, the obvious and subpar use of AI imagery in the team’s announcement has fans distrac…

Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner announces speedrunning challenge of original 1989 title

Speedrunners, gather once again: Jordan Mechner, the creator of the original Prince of Persia and one of gaming’s pioneering game designers, has announced a challenge for the original title. The Jordan Mechner Prince of Persia…

VALORANT players are already turning Abyss into Jett’s playground

With no boundaries on the newest VALORANT map, Abyss, it seemed inevitable that Jett mains would find unique ways to make plays, and they’ve already outdone themselves. A myriad of VALORANT clips and highlights from the Abyss…

VALORANT players are growing frustrated with broken exploit spot on new map Abyss

Abyss is a very different type of map from what most VALORANT players are accustomed to, and now, players are discovering some unsavory exploits. Throughout the opening days of the new map, a new glitch has been discovered whe…

Black Ops 6 gameplay reveal becomes most-watched CoD trailer in under 3 days

The Call of Duty hype may have just reached an all-time high thanks to Treyarch’s return to the franchise with Black Ops 6. In just under three days, the Black Ops 6 Gameplay Reveal Trailer has ballooned to a wild 49 million…

LCS, CBLOL to lose 2 partnered LoL teams with new Americas league format for 2025

Riot Games has confirmed that the 2025 season will see a significant reduction in the number of partnered teams in the League Championship Series and in the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends , with only six of the exist…

Riot to reduce number of tier-one LoL esports teams and adopt unified split schedule in 2025

Riot Games is overhauling the League of Legends esports ecosystem starting in 2025. The changes include a unified split schedule for all regions and reducing the number of teams within tier-one leagues.  Starting next season, …

Destiny 2: Echoes trailer teases Saint-14 in trouble, plus a new big bad

Destiny 2’s story within The Final Shape expansion is already set to continue tomorrow with a new episode titled Echoes . A trailer for Echoes premiered today, and the next work from Bungie is looking exciting. Although the …

Football Manager 25 confirms highly requested feature is finally being added

Football Manager 25 is set to add a feature fans have been crying out for in droves for years with the addition of a huge new license. Sports Interactive’s long-running Football Manager franchise is one of the beacons of spor…

Pokémon Worlds first merch unveiled—and the Pikachu plush is a must-have

The first merch for the Pokémon World Championships 2024 has been unveiled at the North American International Championships, including an adorable Pikachu that is a must-have for any collector. A sneak peek of the Pokémon go…

Gen.G becomes first APAC team to win a VALORANT international tournament

Gen.G became the first team from the Asia-Pacific region to win a VALORANT Champion Tour international event after defeating the EMEA representatives, Team Heretics, at Masters Shanghai. This triumph is particularly significa…

Gardevoir ex overthrows Lugia VSTAR, Ogerpon ex to dominate second day of Pokemon TCG at NAIC

The second day of NAIC’s Pokémon TCG tournament has seen a huge shift in play, with one deck leading the pack heading into the final day tomorrow as Gardevoir ex made up for over 20% of the final decks left in the tournament. …

‘Extremely disappointed’: Goldenboy resigns from Esports Awards over controversial decision

There are only two months left until the 2024 Esports Awards begin, but the face of the broadcast has decided to resign after clashing views on the company’s direction over the last year. Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez has announced t…

Ditto bursts into day 2 meta at Pokémon NAIC

Top Scarlet and Violet VGC players are seeing success with a unique Gen I Pokémon at the North America International Championships (NAIC) based on stats from day two. As NAIC continues this weekend, we’re seeing a lot of the…

Persona 3 Reload’s The Answer Expansion DLC gets a release date with a new trailer

Persona 3 Reload ‘s Expansion Pass has been steadily receiving content for some time now since the game’s release earlier this year. Now, Atlus has announced that the third wave for the DLC, the highly anticipated Episode Aigis:…

Pokémon NAIC Scarlet and Violet sees ‘wide meta’—as predicted by Wolfe Glick

The Pokémon North America International Championship (NAIC) is underway and day-one usage stats show a very diverse Scarlet and Violet meta—something Wolfe Glick predicted months ago. Play! Pokémon has released the top most-u…

You can have Asmongold join your party in this unique indie game—but only for a limited time

Indie game Athenian Rhapsody is doing a collaboration event with OTK Network, and during the event, you get the chance to team up with content creators like Asmongold, Emiru, Esfand, Extra Emily, and the rest of the OTK members…

‘F**ked up’: LoL star Spica calls out FlyQuest after finding out he was replaced on Twitter in 2023

After spending the first half of the year out of the spotlight, superstar LCS jungler Mingyi “Spica” Lu has finally found a home with Dignitas for the 2024 Summer Split—and he isn’t holding back when it comes to his former team.…

Final Fantasy XIV fans dive into Job changes and have heavy criticism for one

We’re drawing closer to the Dawntrail expansion in Final Fantasy XIV , which launches in early access at the end of June. Ahead of that launch, the media tour for the expansion has finished, and fans now have the chance to chec…