New Valorant map Pearl revealed: Layout, release date
Posted on May 6, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
Valorant Episode 5 Act 1 is accompanied by an all-new underwater map called Pearl, which pits players against one another amid the streets of an Atlantis-inspired citadel. Here’s everything you need to know, from its layout to the official release date.
It’s been quite a while since players saw a new map added to Valorant’s ever-expanding location pool, with Fracture being the last to release alongside Episode 3 Act 2 back in September, 2021.
[Read More]PS Plus December 2021: All games revealed for PS4 and PS5
Posted on May 6, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
The PS4 and PS5 PS Plus games for December 2021 have officially been announced, and it looks like the rumors were true. Find out everything we know about the new PS Plus games for subscribers.
PlayStation and Xbox have been in a head-to-head battle to see who can provide the best subscription service in terms of free games. While Xbox Game Pass has now merged with EA Play (leading to a sharp drop-off for Games With Gold, some would say), PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now both keep offering high-quality titles.
[Read More]What is the fire challenge on TikTok?
Posted on May 6, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Two TikTok challenges involving fire have been resulting in dangerous accidents for some of the participants, leading to warnings for those who also wanted to participate in the trends.
TikTok is well known for the array of challenges and trends that have gone viral on the platform. While some of them are harmless enough, others have the potential to become dangerous, and that is exactly what’s happened in May as a result of fire-related challenges on the app.
[Read More]YouTube’s Head of Gaming Fwiz leaves Google for Web3 & NFT venture
Posted on May 6, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
YouTube’s Head of Gaming, Ryan ‘Fwiz’ Wyatt, has announced his impending departure from the company after over seven years with the company, as he moves into a role in the blockchain and Web3 world.
Fwiz’s history in gaming spans far further than his work with YouTube. Prior to joining the Google-owned company, he was heavily involved in esports, working predominantly in Call of Duty and with the historic OpTic Gaming brand.
[Read More]CoD legend Clayster benched by Subliners ahead of CDL Stage 2 matches
Posted on May 5, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
Call of Duty esports legend and three-time World Champion James ‘Clayster’ Eubanks has been benched by the New York Subliners ahead of their CDL Stage 2 Qualifier matches.
Clayster is arguably one of the greatest Call of Duty players to ever pick up a controller. The 29-year-old has found success across many titles and has taken home numerous trophies.
However, 2022 has not been kind to his team, the New York Subliners.
[Read More]CoD Vanguard: How to get rid of blinding sun glare
Posted on May 5, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
The Call of Duty: Vanguard Beta has given players an opportunity to test out the game and give feedback to the devs. From balancing weapons to fixing spawns there have been tons of things that need fixing but no problem is bigger than the blinding sun. Recently, a player figured a workaround to turn the glaring sun off, here’s how to do it.
CoD: Vanguard is set to release November 5, 2021, but before the game is released Sledgehammer Games is working to solve issues that are present in the beta.
[Read More]Dr Disrespect explains why he doesn’t speak his ‘hybrid language’ anymore
Posted on May 5, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect has explained why he doesn’t speak his “hybrid language” on stream anymore after correcting one of his viewers who asked for a burst of Chinese during his November 26 broadcast.
The Doc is one of Twitch’s biggest stars and is renowned for his incredible character work, that often seems him pull out classic bits like his infamous dancing or the various locations he shows off inside “The Arena,” the home of his Champions Club.
[Read More]ESL confirms IEM Rio 2022 CSGO Major
Posted on May 5, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
ESL has announced that it will host the second CS:GO Major of 2022 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, as reported by Dexerto in January.
The IEM Rio Major will take place between October 31 and November 13, with the playoffs being held in front of an audience at the Jeunesse Arena in the final four days of the competition.
The Jeunesse Arena, which has a capacity of around 15,000 for sporting events, has staged a number of esports tournaments in the past, most notably the 2017 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational and the 2018 Rainbow Six Siege Season 8 Pro League finals.
[Read More]FIFA 22 Bundesliga TOTS revealed: Nkunku, Haaland, Lewandowski, more
Posted on May 5, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
Team of the Season is finally upon us, and the FIFA 22 Bundesliga TOTS is gearing up to be one of the standout squads in this year’s event. The squad has now been officially revealed, so let’s take a look at who made the cut.
FIFA 22 TOTS has arrived, and players are ready to be showered with brand-new special cards each and every week. The Premier League TOTS is set to be the first league to feature, but there’s plenty more to come down the line.
[Read More]Halo Infinite devs announce Behemoth map rework amid CTF backlash
Posted on May 5, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
Halo Infinite developers at 343 Industries have announced a rework for Behemoth after player backlash raised calls for balance changes in light of Capture the Flag (CTF) issues.
343 Industries have disabled the divisive CTF map from ranked playlists and is now going back to the drawing board.
The devs are going to look into everything from the layout of the map to problematic spawn placements around Behemoth, Community Manager John ‘Unyshek’ Junyszek revealed in a recent blog post.
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