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Legend of Zelda’s newest leaks reveal new enemies, locations, more

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The latest leaks for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom revealed the first looks at many new characters, locations and enemies, with hints for some possible plot points in the upcoming sequel. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is one of the year’s most anticipated titles. There have been recent leaks […]

Players enraged over troubles during Vegas Pokémon Go Tour

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Players who took part in Pokemon Go Tour: Las Vegas experienced trouble logging in and staying connected while participating in the in-person event. Developer Niantic issued an apology and extra time to play to individuals affected by connectivity troubles on the first day of the event. However, a subsequent post on social media appeared to […]

Chinese esports startup VSPO raises $265M funding from Savvy Games

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VSPO, a Chinese startup that organizes esports tournaments, has raised $265 million in funding from Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group, a video game and esports company. The Shanghai-backed organization said it would finalize the deal in a few months. With the agreement, Savvy will become the largest equity holder in VSPO after completing all necessary […]

Riot to lower prices of most LoL champions to attract new players

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Riot Games has announced that in patch 13.5, the majority of Champions in League of Legends will have lower prices. The developer said it wanted to make it easier for players to obtain Champions by reducing the amount of blue essence (BR) and Riot Points (RP) required to purchase most Champions. Riot’s current pricing strategy […]

VCT LOCK/IN Day 3: Evil Geniuses vanquish Team Heretics

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North America’s Evil Geniuses started VCT LOCK/IN Day 3 with a victory over Team Heretics, one of the most formidable competitors from EMEA. EG crushed Heretics 2-0, silencing the naysayers that they could not win over the Spanish team while demonstrating their creative side with a unique Yoru choice on Pearl. The NA team went […]

Overwatch World Cup: Team USA ready to defend title with new GM, coach

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Team USA announced today on Twitter that Florida Mayhem general manager Albert “yeHHH” Yeh would serve as the team’s general manager and that Atlanta Reign’s Blake “Gator” Scott had been hired as the team’s head coach. With the hiring, the team is now prepared to defend its World Cup title. YeHHH’s experience includes more than […]

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil opening day attracts large viewership

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According to Esports Charts’ statistics website, VCT LOCK//IN Brazil’s opening day attracted massive audiences, with a peak of nearly 540,000 concurrent viewers and an average of 369,011 viewers. Throughout the opening day, 476,682 people watched on Twitch, while only 70,266 watched on YouTube. At its peak, the English stream had about 240,000 viewers, while the […]

VALORANT Patch 6.03 nerfs Killjoy, Raze

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Riot Games has released VALORANT Patch 6.03, the latest update for Episode 6 Act I, bringing the long-awaited balancing for Killjoy and Raze. With Chamber being nerfed, other Sentinel agents, such as Killjoy and Cypher, have regained popularity in the game. Additionally, Duelists like Raze, Jett and Reyna have become more popular and are now […]

MW2 & Warzone 2 Season 2 launch trailer teases Ashika Island

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Activision has released the official Season 2 launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, showing the new Ashika Island map, new features in Al Mazrah in Al Mazrah and more. The Japanese-themed island is a secondary map with seven major landmarks for Warzone 2’s Resurgence respawn mode and DMZ. Fans […]

Bungie reveals Destiny 2 update plans ahead of Lightfall launch

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The video game company Bungie has revealed that it will increase the difficulty levels of Destiny 2 and indicated a significant redesign of the long-standing Power leveling system. While Bungie keeps adding new material to Destiny 2, it has become easier to defeat monsters and complete challenges in the game, even at the highest difficulty […]

Riot temporarily disables newly reworked Champion Aurelion Sol

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Aurelion Sol, the newly reworked Champion in League of Legends, has been taken offline from the live servers for the time being due to several “in-game issues.” Riot Games is working on a fix, and the champion is currently unplayable, as announced through the League client. If a player logs into League before the bugs […]

G2 esports claims IEM Katowice 2023 trophy

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The grand final of the IEM Katowice 2023 came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday as G2 Esports emerged victorious and secured the $400,000 prize with a 19-map win streak. The victory was a chance at atonement for G2, who finished in second place after losing 3-0 to FaZe Clan at last year’s Katowice tournament. […]

Vitality’s Bo leading LoL EMEA Champions Queue leaderboard

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Team Vitality jungler Zhou “Bo” Yang-Bo is currently the highest-ranked player in the League of Legends’ EMEA Champions Queue leaderboard with a total point of 2,115. Fourteen points behind the Chinese player is Polat “Parus” Furkan Çiçek, a support for DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats, with a total point of 2,129. At the moment, Fnatic bot laner […]

ImperialHal discusses Adderall abuse among Apex Legends pro players

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Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen, a star player for TSM, has accused fellow Apex Legends professionals of using Adderall to gain an unfair advantage during LAN competitions. After his victory in London, ImperialHal made a public remark on Adderall, saying in a recent stream that certain professional Apex players would be “dogs**t” without it, implying the drug’s […]

CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 to bring weapons, Raid, maps, more

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Activision has announced additional details for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 2, which will be released on February 15. The announcement contains information on new weapons, a new Raid episode and four more maps. The update, initially to go live on February 1, was delayed to give the developer more time to work […]

Overwatch League 2023 to introduce Contenders teams, new format

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In preparation for its Overwatch 2 debut, the Overwatch League 2023 is undergoing a major change in structure, making it similar to other modern esports tournaments like VALORANT, with two separate stages and worldwide LAN competitions. Due to a startling new competition format—professional versus amateur Overwatch League Contenders tournaments—inexperienced teams will have a chance to […]

xQc defends Hogwarts Legacy streamers after harassment from boycotters

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Félix “xQc” Lengyel spoke up in defense of streamers playing Hogwarts Legacy after boycotters harassed GirlfriendReviews to tears for streaming it. It all started when many fans decided not to support Hogwarts Legacy because of the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling’s alleged transphobic comments. The controversy quickly expanded to Twitch, as several streamers spoke out against […]

ESL announces Berlin Major dates, location, prize pool, more

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The second Dota 2 Major of the year, ESL One Berlin, has officially been announced. Yesterday, the tournament’s promoter released a trailer with all the essential information, including the dates, the venue and ticket pricing. ESL also confirmed that teams that do well at ESL One Berlin would not only receive a share of the […]

Twisten to donate 25€ for each kill with Shorty in VCT LOCK/IN

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Karel “Twisten” Ašenbrener, a member of Team Vitality, has announced on Twitter that he will donate 25€ (approximately $27) to an unidentified charity for each kill with the Shorty during the upcoming VCT LOCK/IN. The tournament will take place from February 13 to March 4 in São Paulo, Brazil, featuring all 30 partnered VALORANT teams […]

Apex Legends season 16 ‘Revelry’ won’t introduce new Legends

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Apex Legends will enter its 16th season on February 14. Titled “Revelry,” the new season will not introduce any new Legend characters to the game. Respawn Entertainment game director Steve Ferreira explained that the player base for Apex has matured alongside the game, so rather than adding new content for Season 16, they want to […]