A look at the teams to keep an eye on in VCT 2024 by region

Valorant News With the VCT 2024 season fast approaching we wanted to highlight a number of teams to keep an eye on throughout the course of this year. VCT 2024 is only a month away and and the excitement around the new season is palpable.. There’s plenty of excitement about, including three new teams from Challengers and the introduction of China to the mix. A new year brings a new set of challenges, faces, and future clashes of VALORANT professionals....

July 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1438 words · Steven Hernandez

Arcade1Up is making a home arcade cabinet for the Mortal Kombat trilogy

And dear, sweet Golden Tee! Home arcade cabinet maker Arcade1Up seems to have found a reliable niche for itself. In 2018, the company launched a line ofrelatively inexpensive smaller-scale cabinetsthemed around games likeAsteroids,Rampage, andSuper Street Fighter II Turbo. Now, shortly into the new year, Arcade1Up has shared plans for another batch of machines.Mortal Kombatfans, in particular, will want to listen up. The 2019 roll-out includesfive arcade cabinets, the first of which will release in February....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Pamela Branch

Ascent and Sunset are out with new VALORANT map pool change in Patch 10.0

Valorant News Expect a big shakeup in the VALORANT map pool as the rotation changes in January with the Patch 10.0 update. Huge news coming in from the world of VALORANT, everyone. We are finally getting rid of Ascent after years of players crying out to Riot Games. No, it isn’t gone forever, but change in the game’s map pool rotation with VALORANT Patch 10.0 sees Ascent and Sunset switched out for Fracture and Lotus....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Daniel Wong

Best Ammo Mods in Black Ops 6 Zombies, ranked

Call of Duty Guides Ammo Mods can really give your weapon some personality in Black Ops 6 Zombies, so we’ve ranked them to determine the best one. Ammo Mods can make a huge difference in Black Ops 6 Zombies, and we’ve got the best ones for you here. They can inflict elemental damage, help you in a pinch, and simply make it easier to survive those later rounds. Let’s go over all of them, as we rank them in order of what we feel is the least useful to the most useful....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Lindsay Parsons MD

Carry Tiny in Patch 7.31: How to play and how to counter

DOTA 2 Guides Tiny is currently one of the most picked heroes in the pro scene. So here’s a quick guide on how to play and counter this overpowered carry hero. Since The International 10 era, we have seen Tiny tremendously in the meta. There was a period where he fell off relevance in pro picks and even pubs, but the mighty rock has returned. In Patch 7.31, Tiny’s presence is ever so powerful....

July 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1202 words · Claudia Thompson

Contrast lights the way to fun platforming

And a has a cool setting to boot! Contrastis hands down the most unique game I played at E3. It’s rare to find a game that melds adult themes with the whimsical storytelling mechanics of a child’s mind. Blended with interesting puzzle platforming,Contrastis surely going to spark some interest when it arrives. You play as Dawn, a vaudeville-inspired imaginary friend to Didi, a nine-year-old girl who lives in a world reminiscent of 1920’s Europe with a film noir feel....

July 8, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · George Johnson

CS:GO Major champion Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt switches to VALORANT

Valorant News Two-time CS:GO Major champion Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt has announced his switch from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to VALORANT. Since its inception, the VALORANT esports world has drawn in players from different games. We have seen almost every type of first-person and third-person shooter transition into VALORANT. This includes Fortnite, PUBG, Paladins, Overwatch, and of course, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The latest addition to the latter’s list is two-timeCS:GOMajor champion Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Travis Nelson

Does League of Legends’ champion design philosophy lack personality?

League of Legends News Meg “Megito” Kay asks an important question. Is Riot Games’ recent approach to champion design in League of Legends leading to a lack of personality? On March 26, League of Legends released a trailer for the newest addition to its champion roster. This trailer featured a cute yet unnerving doll, imbued with the soul of the woman who sewed her. Immediately, the community was rife with theories as to what this new champion design would look like, and what her links would be to the wider world of League’s lore....

July 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1420 words · Sheryl Adams

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Secret Shop: Merch, venue activities corner, and more!

DOTA 2 Guides Everything you need to know to navigate your way through ESL One Kuala Lumpur, including information on activities corner and Secret Shop. ESL One Kuala Lumpur is the final major Dota 2 tournament of 2023. The main event will commence on December 15. Fans who have secured their tickets are about to witness some of the best Dota ever played along with all the exciting on-site festivities....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Sara Baker

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes spotlights the Blue Lions in new trailer

Dimitri and the Lions are back The next Nintendo musou crossover is just around the corner, asFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopescloses in. Today, Nintendo spotlights one of the factions the protagonist can side with inThree Hopesunder the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, a.k.a. the Blue Lions. The Kingdom of Faerghus is one of three nations in Fódlan, the setting of bothFire Emblem: Three Housesand its upcomingWarriorsspinoffThree Hopes. It represents one of three routes in the original game, and it looks likeThree Hopesis taking a similar approach, having the protagonist Shez side with one of the three nations once again....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Richard Weaver

Former Chinese-exclusive mobile RPG Street Fighter: Duel to release in February

Will Jagielski-Harrison News Is 2023 the year of Street Fighter? The mobile RPG Street Fighter: Duel will release in February and we have the details. Initially released in early 2020 as an exclusive to the Chinese mobile game market, the long-awaited mobile RPG Street Fighter: Duel will release in the west in February. Similar to the mobile RPG The King of Fighters ‘98 Ultimate Match Online, Street Fighter: Duel is a card-based action-RPG....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Brian Jones

GG Ablazeolive: “When I play LCS in the room I practice in everyday, a scrim mentality does creep in a little bit.”

League of Legends News GG Ablazeolive is in a tight race with Flyquest for the 2021 LCS Summer Split. Golden Guardians are in a tight race for the final playoff spot in the 2021 LCS Summer Split with Flyquest. This final week of the 2021 LCS Summer Split will make or break for the Golden Guardians. Their performance in week 9 will dictate if their season ends this weekend or moves forward....

July 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1032 words · Raymond Baker

Growing Up event in Pokémon GO boosts Shiny Magikarp odds

Pokémon News Three boosted shiny Pokémon feature in the Growing Up event in Pokémon GO. The Growing Up event in Pokémon GO gives Trainers a boosted chance to catch three iconic shiny Pokémon. The event features boosted shiny odds not just in Eggs, but also from Wild Encounters. This means Trainers can get out and hunt as many of these specially featured Pokémon as possible. Here is everything coming in the Growing Up event in Pokémon GO for you to get stuck into....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Frederick Fernandez