For You Page broken? TikTok glitches again as users complain about 'broken fyp'

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  379 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

TikTok users reported a FYP (For You Page) ‘glitch’ on July 28. According to users, they are only being shown random viral videos in place of content they’d usually consume. Several users have said they’re “tired” of seeing “straight TikTokers” and are urging the app to “fix it.”   TikTok has been subject to a number of bugs and glitches throughout 2021. Users complained about TikTok resetting their follower counts on July 6. [Read More]

How many people play Valorant? Player count tracker: 2022

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  541 words  |  Patria Henriques

It’s always tough to conceptualize how many people play one game or another, especially a newer one like Valorant. But, when you start to look at the player count, you start to realize just how impressive Valorant’s player base truly is. Valorant, once codenamed Project A, was officially released in June of 2020 following an immense amount of hype. The excitement was entirely justified, seeing as it was produced by Riot Games and captured a lot of the same elements of classic FPS titles like Counter-Strike and Overwatch. [Read More]

How to get Porygon, Porygon2 & Porygon-Z in Pokemon Isle of Armor

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  657 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Pokemon Sword & Shield’s first DLC, The Isle of Armor, released on June 17. The expansion brought a wave of new monsters to the game, including Porygon. Here is how you can obtain the Normal-type and evolve it to Porygon2 and Porygon-Z. Pokemon entered its eighth generation with the debut of Sword & Shield in November 2019. The latest title in the long-running Nintendo franchise had players exploring the Galar region for the very first time, and introduced new features such as Dynamaxing and Max Raids. [Read More]

Pokemon Go players prepare for walkout over Niantic changes

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  435 words  |  Trudie Dory

As Niantic continues to make changes to Pokemon Go’s quality of life systems, fans of the popular mobile game are staging another walkout in response. Since its debut in 2016, Pokemon Go has undergone quite a few changes with new Pokemon, Raids, Mega Evolutions, and the Battle League implementation. At the onset of Covid-19, Niantic even introduced player-friendly changes, helping them continue to play the game while the world was advised to stay in the house. [Read More]

Pokimane flees from two men after being harassed in public

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  330 words  |  Patria Henriques

Twitch streamer Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys has issued a warning to her followers to “not be that guy” after a stranger shouted and harassed her while she was alone in a parking lot, causing her to fear for her safety and run away. As one of the most popular streamers in the world, Pokimane is used to being recognized and approached in public, usually by fans who just want a picture and to say hello. [Read More]

Respawn rush out Apex Legends update to counter hacker's "Save Titanfall" DDoS attacks

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  649 words  |  Fernande Dalal

A serious hack was recently deployed against Apex Legends – but not to cheat or win games. Instead, the hacker created a new playlist name, sending players to a website about saving Titanfall. Within 24 hours, Respawn was able to deploy a fix and restore matchmaking. Titanfall, primarily the first game but Titanfall 2 to a lesser extent, has been plagued by DDoS attacks preventing anyone from playing the game. The problem has been ongoing for over two years. [Read More]

Shroud explains biggest lesson Warzone devs learned from Blackout

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  306 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Twitch star Michael ‘shroud’ Grzesiek said Call of Duty: Blackout might still be around if the devs had taken the steps they eventually did with Warzone. With battle royales becoming the most popular genre in gaming, Call of Duty has now taken two swipes it with Blackout and Warzone. The latter came as a part of Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and was a bit of a hit with fans, but it never quite lived up to its early potential. [Read More]

Twitter erupts as Tommyinnit leaks Addison Rae in Dream SMP Minecraft server

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  443 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Worlds collide and Twitter explodes as Twitch streamer Tommyinnit surprisingly leaked that TikTok superstar Addison Rae is in the Dream SMP (survival multiplayer) Minecraft Discord server. Founded by the Dream Team, the private, whitelisted Dream SMP Minecraft server is a world of roleplay, drama and, above all else, entertainment. Familiar with their fair share of intriguing characters, fans are now pushing the limits of curiosity and excitement at the possibility that a mainstream, TikTok icon could be stepping into the Minecraft players, Twitch streamers and YouTubers’ arena. [Read More]

Valorant Champions final smashes game’s peak viewership record

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  467 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

The Valorant Champions grand final between Acend and Gambit has set a new peak viewership record for the game with almost 1.1 million concurrent viewers. The nail-biting five-map thriller between Acend and Gambit hit a peak viewership number of 1,089,068 viewers, according to statistics website Esports Charts. The series, which ended with a 3-2 victory for Acend, is now the most-watched match in the history of Valorant esports. Previously, the record belonged to the grand final of the VCT Stage 2 Masters in Reykjavík, featuring Sentinels and Fnatic, which had garnered a peak viewership of 1,085,850 people. [Read More]

Warzone players pick Caldera over Verdansk in surprising poll results

 Posted on June 18, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  424 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

The expulsion of Verdansk from the Warzone universe still hurts for many long-time players, but perhaps not as much as it appears. In a public vote, Caldera has actually come out on top with the majority of players opting for Warzone Pacific’s tropical island. Have we really seen the last of Verdansk, despite Activision and Raven Software saying so? We’re not 100% sure about that. Fortnite has brought back old POIs time and time again, most recently with Tilted Towers. [Read More]