100% Weird One of the things I have always loved about beat ’em ups was that, as a genre, they’re a blank canvas. The formula is set, you just have to build the where, why, and how behind it. This lets the developers really go wild when making some of these games.As a child of the arcade heyday, I have fond memories of classic games likeFinal FightandX-Men. But one element that always stood out to me was just how batshit crazy some of the boss designs were....

Valorant News Omen is temporarily disabled from all queues due to a bug with his Dark Cover ability. No more surprise intel for now. After the Wolves Esports coach shared an Omen bug on X, VALORANT announced that the game would be removing Omen from all queues until the problem is fixed. They expect it to be solved by tomorrow. VALORANT Pride Month 2025: New buddy, title, and more Welcome to VALORANT Pride Month 2025....

After a Genesis-only release After a series of delays,Pier Solaris finally set to arrive on multiple platforms outside of the Genesis, which it was released for back in 2010. On September 30th you’ll be able to pick it up on PS3, PS4, PC, and Ouya. It’s also coming to the Dreamcast, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and Android platforms later this year. As a fan of old school RPGs I’ll definitely be checking this out, as I never got around to the “new” Genesis version....

I wanna be the very best tapper You’ve spent the past two years proving you’re perfectly capable of catching them. Soon, it will be time to prove you know how to put thosePokémon to good use. You haven’t just been capturing them just to put them in little spherical cages, have you? Niantic has teased trainer battle PvP implementation forPokémon Gofor a while now. It seems as though this much-wanted feature is somewhat imminent....

Collegiate News Six West and Midwest teams fight for a spot at the LAN finals. Two teams have already punched their ticket to College COD finals. Now, 12 teams fight for the last spot in the CCL LAN Qualifier this weekend.Here, we take a look at the final six teams from the West and Midwest divisions. Northwood, Oklahoma Christian clinch spots at CCL LAN Top ranked CCL team Northwood University, and number two ranked Oklahoma Christian both cruised their way through the winner’s bracket last weekend....

Nine classic shmups on one tiny cartridge Taito’s intergalactic space shooterDarius, first launched in 1986, set a benchmark for the shmup genre with its amazing, fast-paced action. Next year, fans will have a chance to relieve the arcade classic and its many sequels with a new compendium, coming to Nintendo Switch. TheDarius Cozmic Collection(another “s” as a “z”!) will launch in Japan in two editions. The standard release will be priced at ¥5,200 (or around $47 USD) and will containDarius, Darius II, Saigaiaand the awesomeDarius Gaiden....

News Team Liquid’s performance, however, does not inspire confidence. Team Liquid and 00Nation faced each other in the lower bracket of Group B, an elimination match during IEM Cologne. Team Liquid emerged victorious but 00Nation came very close to securing it 2-0. The Brazilian squad is out of the tournament, but Team Liquid’s performance on the first two maps was not much to write about. How far they’ll go will depend on how much they can improve in the upcoming days....

News Tekken 8’s official OST is up for pre-order. It is a good time to be a Tekken fan, as the new Tekken 8 game has just been released, and many other projects are coming out alongside it. One of these projects is the entire Tekken 8 OST, which now has a physical release. Not only does the release come with the entire Tekken 8 original soundtrack, but it also comes with a large album jacket, stickers and more....

The First Descendant Guides Who doesn’t like the possibility of trading all those useless items? If you’re playing the current free-to-play RPG sensation The First Descendant, you probably have wondered if you can trade the weapons and equipment that are gathering dust in your inventory. Given that The First Descendant draws a lot of inspiration from Warframe, which has a pretty neat trading system, players are wondering whether or not The First Descendant has a similar trading system so they can ditch their unused items for something that will be useful for their journey....

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DOTA 2 News TSM FTX become the first team eliminated from TI11 as NA’s hopes at The International hang in the balance. Team SoloMid FTX (TSM) have become the first team to be eliminated from The International 2022. The team was mathematically eliminated after losing their final match to Fnatic on Day 4 of the group stage. The North American team found themselves pushed to the limit in two close games against their SEA rivals, but ultimately couldn’t muster a win....

DOTA 2 News Whitemon talks about representing Indonesia at IESF WEC 2022, playing with Topson and ana and joining TSM to compete for North American Dota. Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon is a household name in South East Asian (SEA) Dota. The 22-year-old Indonesian has been playing Dota professionally in the last four years for various reputable teams such as EVOS Esports and Geek Fam. That said, many truly got to know his name during his time at T1; where he became one of the first Indonesians to play at The International (TI)....

World of Warcraft News Here’s what you need to know about the World of Warcraft booth at gamescom 2025. Blizzard Entertainment has announced that World of Warcraft (WoW) will be featured at gamescom 2025. There, players will get exclusive information about the next chapter of the Worldsoul Saga. “During the show you’ll get exclusive news and updates on the next chapter of the World of Warcraft: Worldsoul Saga — Midnight — directly from the development team, along with a few additional surprises we have in store....