The Smash Bros. ‘Everyone is Here’ mural artist says the idea came from Sakurai

‘Creating a giant mural that could show off how impactful the game was at E3 and other promotional events’ Anyone who playsSuper Smash Bros.is familiar with “the mural,” especially when a new DLC character enters the fold and is ceremoniously placed into it. Nintendo Dream Web got the chance to speak to the person behind that wonderful piece of art, Yusuke Nakono, about how it all went down. Nanako notes,as translated by Siliconera, that “the idea came from Sakurai-san,” as a way to show “how impactful” the series was at E3 and other such events....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Juan Small

VCT North America Playoff Primer: Pistol and Gun round win rates

Valorant News Ahead of VCT North America Challengers Stage Two Playoffs, we take a look back at the groups to see which teams were excelling and struggling in specific areas. Pistol, gun, attack and defense round win percentages. Let’s start with the pistol round. With a match round of 13, VALORANT’s pistol rounds are incredibly important. Excelling in the pistol round can cut the match in half and essentially gift teams four rounds by winning the pistol and the anti-eco....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 770 words · Scott Robinson

Watch Dogs E3 trailer leaks ahead of Ubisoft’s plans

Watch these dogs early! Ubisoft’s E3 trailer forWatch Dogsis available for your viewing right now … at least until it’s ripped from our clutches like one of Robert Baratheon’s bastard babies. Sadly, it’s only CG footage, with no gameplay to speak of. It shows our hero stalking one of his targets, using TECHNOLOGY to gain the upper hand. There’s also a voice so gravely, you’d think it were a parody of every smoke-fueled voice in videogames....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Michelle Erickson

Weplay Animajor is the second Dota 2 Major for 2021

DOTA 2 News The WePlay Animajor will feature the best Dota 2 teams from across the world. It is the last opportunity for teams to earn DPC points. WePlay hasannouncedit will host the Animajor, the second Dota 2 Major of the DPC Season. The Major will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine from June 2-13 and will feature a prize pool of $500,000. The WePlay Animajor has 2700 Dota Pro Circuit points on offer with the first-placed team getting 500 points....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Danielle Smith

Will Elder Scrolls VI be Todd Howard’s last game?

Gaming News Bethesda executive producer Todd Howard said Elder Scrolls VI may be his last game due to the studio’s long development cycles. Todd Howard has worked on every single Elder Scrolls game since 1996, but the next release may be his last. In an interview with IGN earlier this week before the Starfield Direct, Howard spoke about how long it takes Bethesda to make their games. He also spoke about the extended amount of time games are supported by their developers after release....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Nicholas Murphy

“I think that I finally let people know how strong Chinese players are”: Zhen’s amazing run at Capcom Cup IX

Street Fighter V News Zhen entered the Capcom Cup IX LCQ relatively unknown but left as one of the most respected SF players in the world. The Capcom Cup is one of the biggest tournaments for Street Fighter andCapcom Cup IXwas no exception. Thetop players from around the world came togetherover the weekend to compete for the title, with fan-favorites clashing at the AVALON in Hollywood. But there was another player there that wasn’t really well known until now: Zhen Kuang took Capcom Cup by storm....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Lynn Vazquez

All countries with royalty in BitLife

ManyBitLifechallenges and achievements ask you to join the royal family and perform various duties. It’s also a great money-maker, as even the lowest noble ranks still start with millions and can work their way to high respect and fortune. Here’s a list of every country with a royal family inBitLifeand the best starting location. All countries with royalty in BitLife BitLifecurrently has 17 countries that can have a royal family. Although most countries have ranks ranging from baron and baroness to king and queen, others have different systems depending on their culture....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Emily Morrow

All the big names missing from TI12

DOTA 2 News TI12 will feature the world’s best Dota 2 teams but a number of star players and organizations are missing from this prestigious tournament.. Every year, the Dota 2 community flocks around the biggest, most prestigious Dota 2 event - The International. This million-dollar tournament pits the best teams in a feat to lift the Aegis of Champions. The International would almost always field all the biggest Dota 2 stars, but sometimes, some of them don’t make it....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 768 words · Tony Cruz

Best Prismatic Hunter build in Destiny 2: The Final Shape

Gaming Guides This Prismatic Hunter build is the ideal one-two punch in Destiny 2. Of all the classes, Hunters have some of the most build variety in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. But, amidst all of the different choices out there, we have found one build that we believe will yield the best results for high light-level activities and even PvP. So, here is our pick for the best Prismatic Hunter build in Destiny 2....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Aaron Baker

Dota 2 hero tier list (Patch 7.38b, March 2025)

DOTA 2 Guides With over 100 Dota heroes to choose from, knowing who dominates the meta is key. It’s draft time during your next ranked Dota 2 game. You’re on a bit of a loss streak, you’re bleeding MMR, and you need to get a win as soon as possible. Instead of picking Pudge for the 200th time in a row, why not consider a better hero? Each hero has its advantages and drawbacks, but in every patch, a handful rise above and set the patch’s meta in stone....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Jeffrey Avila

Elizabeth will show you to your seat in Persona Q2 trailer

Don’t arrive late for your showing There’s probably no better way to start off a new week than with another character trailer for upcoming sequelPersona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth.At least Atlus think so, at any rate. Today’s preview for the chibi-lovin’ Nintendo 3DS release, follows up Theodore with another Velvet Room assistant; the lovely, jaunty-hat wearing Elizabeth. Well, I say “jaunty-hat wearing”, but it appears this time around the darling attendant has swapped her headgear out for a pair of classic 3D specs, as well as a wonderful dress stylised like a reel of film....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Michelle Schneider

Esports journalist Ashley Kang claims T1 blacklisted her for negative coverage

League of Legends News In an interview, Ashley Kang accused T1 of blacklisting her following her coverage of a controversy within the organization. During a conversation with gaming broadcaster Kim Seong-hoe, journalist Ashley Kang claimed T1 CEO Joe Marsh and the PR team blacklisted her after coverage of a controversy with Oner in 2022. The journalist accused T1 of revoking her access to player interviews multiple times after that. T1 unveils champion picks for LoL Worlds 2024 skin line T1 has officially revealed the champions selected for their 2024 LoL Worlds skins....

May 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1396 words · Christopher Myers

Ex-Rare dev explains culture clash with Microsoft

Phil Tossell of Nyamyam feels the British studio lost a lot of its spark Nyamyam studio co-founder Phil Tossell has seen the peak of Rare’s golden age as well as its devolution into just another cog in the Microsoft machine. He joined Rare to work onDiddy Kong Racing, became lead programmer onStar Fox Adventures, moved ontoKameo: Elements of Power, then left the company after serving as the gameplay director onKinect Sports....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Randall Harris