When Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are caught using cheats or hacks, they can kiss their professional dreams goodbye. At least that’s how it used to work. Now, one of the biggest tournament organizers is only honoring Valve’s ban on cheaters for two years. Tournament organizer ESL changed its tournament rulebook to state that Valve Anti-CheatRead more
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack is beautiful on the surface, but YouTuber Mark Brown digs a little deeper to see exactly what makes the sound design of the latest Zelda games such a success. In the video above, Brown explains how underneath Breath of the Wild‘s visceral piano plinks and violinRead more
You know what’s better than having a badass Gyarados? Having a badass red Gyarados. Code for “shiny” Pokémon has been gradually appearing in Pokémon Go for awhile now, but the latest update — and the resulting data mine — made it seem closer than ever. Well, it turns out it was closer than we thought. Read more
I’m disappointed. Why wouldn’t you go with Des2ny, Bungie? Allegedly leaked marketing posters for Destiny 2 point to both a beta test and a Sept. 8 release for the as-yet-unannounced sequel. There’s also talk that the formal reveal could be coming as soon as today, March 23. It’s been a busy morning for Destiny fans,Read more
Being a pro gamer isn’t easy. Mastering top competitive games takes hundreds of hours of practice — but also knowledge. Each week, we’ll share the most useful tips and tricks to improve your play. It’s time to get good. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive released a brand new map last week called Canals, which brings a wholeRead more
People keep using weird objects to play Overwatch, but this is the first time anyone has used the bongo controller from 2003’s Donkey Konga. Twitch streamer and YouTuber ATwerkingYoshi busted out the bongos, a Nerf gun, a yard sign on a stick and a Dance Dance Revolution dance pad to play the newest Overwatch heroRead more
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is tearing up the charts on Twitch today, placing at no. 1 with over 145,000 viewers across just 20 different streamers. This may be the first time you’re hearing about Battlegrounds. The game just released on Steam Early Access and was created by the same modder who made Arma 3‘s “Battle Royale” andRead more
Ever get so angry you wanted to smash something? A gamer in China who lost a League of Legends match was so mad with his teammates, he smashed his head through his computer monitor. That’s right, through. The gamer was playing at an internet cafe in the city of Lanzhou. Image: weibo Needless to say,Read more
We knew Un’Goro was teeming with dangerous elementals, but apparently its also infested with the most pervasive, aggressive and menacing species of them all: Murlocs. Hearthstone has revealed another new batch of Journey to Un’Goro cards over the past day, including new murlocs, a murloc-related quest, elementals and a couple other cool new cards. Let’sRead more
Why do these seemingly human (and one mummy) punch-masters have springs for arms?? There’s a new trailer for Nintendo’s bizarre, Switch-exclusive fighting game Arms that introduces the full cast of characters, in all their flailing, floppy-limbed glory. Do you think there’s some kind of bone structure going on in there? Or were they all partRead more
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