Asian domination: Paper Rex lift Masters Toronto trophy

Valorant News Pacific #3 seed Paper Rex and EMEA top seed Fnatic met in the grand final of VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025. Paper Rex, hailing from the VCT Pacific region, successfully took down one of the most decorated rosters in VALORANT history, Fnatic, in the grand final of Masters Toronto to lift the trophy. This win spells the fourth consecutive international tournament that the Asian regions have claimed. It began with Gen....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 720 words · Linda Boyd

Beat-’em-up renaissance continues with Fallen City Brawl

My knuckles are getting far too old for this The modern resurrection of the beat-’em-up genre — an arcade staple of the early ’90s — is certainly something to behold. Lead by the charge of great titles such as Dotemu’sStreets of Rage 4and WayForward’sRiver City Girls, more and more developers are reaching into the past to pull the sidewalk-and-face-pounding genre into the modern age — combining modern game design with the old-school visuals and cathartic carnage of theFinal FightsandVendettasof yore....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Jennifer Love

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sees the return of Shipment map

Call of Duty News Call of Duty fans will be able to play on Shipment again but there are a few changes. Call of Duty fans are excited about the return of Shipment. The mid-season update for Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 is bringing a lot of new content to the latest game in the iconic franchise. And one of those changes is the arrival of Shipment, one of the most beloved maps in Call of Duty history....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Christine Wallace

Dota 2 Glicko MMR? Patch 7.33 changes matchmaking: Goodbye Elo, hello Glicko!

DOTA 2 Guides News Dota 2’s latest patch fundamentally changed the way matchmaking worked by changing from a Elo algorithm to the Glicko system. If you’ve ever complained about matchmaking in Dota 2, then have no fear, it’s all been fixed thanks to the new Glicko system! Well, that’s maybe not true, but Dota 2’s 7.33 patch has changed the algorithm that is used to work out your Matchmaking Rating (MMR)....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Amanda Hughes

Echo and Sloth become WoW MDI Group A champions

World of Warcraft News Teams Echo and Sloth won the first week of the 2023 WoW MDI Group Stage! This earned them spots in the WoW MDI Global Finals. Teams Echo and Sloth are the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon International (WoW MDI) Group A champions! This secured them spots in the WoW MDI Global Finals where they will race other teams against time for the lion’s share of a $300,000 USD prize pool....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Sean Bean MD

Forgotten Playland: A multiplayer Party Game like no other is live on Epic Games Store

Press Releases News Forgotten Playland, the anticipated multiplayer party game filled with chaos, competition, and camaraderie, is officially out now Forgotten Playland, the anticipated multiplayer party game, is officially out now! Players all across the world are invited into a whimsical world filled with chaos, competition, and camaraderie. Available on PC now, Forgotten Playland offers a fresh, fast-paced gaming experience where players embody the mischievous PlushKyns, adorable yet unruly stuffed creatures fighting for dominance in a forgotten attic....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · William Miller

G2 Gozen bulldoze through Game Changers EMEA Series; accrue enough points for Champs

Valorant News The team went unbeaten throughout Series 2, crushing Guild X 3-0 in the Grand Finals. G2 Gozen made an unbeaten run through the EMEA Game Changers to secure its spot in the Game Changers Champions in Berlin. The team took down Guild X 3-0 in the Grand Finals to complete its dominant run. The team had a dominant run through the Series 2 tournament, very similar to its form throughout the year....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Justin Smith

Gen.G Mobil1 Racing wins the RLCS NA Winter Open

Rocket League News The RLCS 2022-23 Winter Open has concluded for North America, Middle East & North Africa, and Oceania regions. Here are the winners and the RLCS Standings for all three regions. The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Winter Split is completely done with Winter Open, the first qualifier of the split. North America (NA), Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Oceania (OCE) regions have wrapped up the last of the Winter Open which was ongoing from Feb....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Jorge Carter

Honkai Star Rail Drip Marketing: Jiaoqiu revealed

News Meet Jiaoqiu, a healer on the Path of Nihility. Honkai Star Railrevealeda new character, Jiaoqiu, through regular drip marketing. Check out details about Jiaoqiu here. Jiaoqiu drip marketing In Honkai Star Rail, Jiaoqiu is a5-star Firecharacter on the Path ofNihility. Jiaoqiu is a Foxian, similar to Yukong and Tingyun. He is also from the Yaoqing Flagship of the Xianzhou. This is not the first time we hear of this ship as Sushang was originally from here before she was transferred to the Luofu....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Courtney Hudson

Interview: How Mortal Kombat Trilogy returns with heart in Legacy Kollection at Evo 2025

FGC News “These games are still very playable, they’re still very fun, and they have a lot of history behind them that ultimately led to what Mortal Kombat is today.” Evo Las Vegas 2025 has no shortage of epic booths, and one that brings nostalgia to the new era is Atari and Digital Eclipse’s showcase of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. This booth also provides hands-on previews of Mortal Kombat Trilogy from this collection....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Jacob Hernandez

JayVik shippers thirst over cosplay kiss: “We will be reenacting every fanfic all at once.”

League of Legends News Bbno$ and Will Neff’s JayVik cosplay kiss and photoshoot went viral, with proceeds from their JayVik cosplay stream going to Los Angeles wildfire relief. Canadian gamer, rapper, and singer bbno$ kept his promise to do a JayVik cosplay after claiming in a TikTok video that he’d do so if he got 500,000 likes. The video ended up getting 1 million of them. JayVik cosplay kiss by bbno$ and Will Neff JayVik refers to a popular pairing between fictional characters Jayce Talis and Viktor from League of Legends, and with the popularity of the Arcane series on Netflix, the pairing caught bbno$’s attention....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Jennifer Wade

Jujutsu Kaisen announces Hidden Inventory/Premature Death Arc compilation movie

Entertainment News Are you ready to experience the heartbreak that is Gojo and Geto’s relationship on the big screen? Jujutsu Kaisen (JJK) can milk their franchise all they want. Fans will still be there for it. The popular anime announced recently that they will be releasing a compilation movie covering the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death Arc, which is the first five episodes of Season 2. Here is everything we know about the new JJK movie....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Debra Elliott

LOUD aspas test positive for COVID-19, order of VCT Masters matches may change

Valorant News Riot has announced that LOUD’s star Duelist aspas has tested positive for COVID-19. He will play from an isolated room during playoffs. According to a statement tweeted out from the main VALORANT Esports account, Alex Francois, the Global Head of Competitive Valorant Operations, stated that LOUD’s Erick “aspas” Santos will have the option of competing but from an isolated room. Shortly after the announcementn LOUD’s star Duelist mainaspas tweetedhe was the player that had tested positive....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Diana Garcia