NCIS Season 23’s Parker Storyline Is The Perfect Opportunity For An Origins Crossover (Despite The Timeline Difference)

Warning: SPOILERS for theNCISseason 22 andNCIS: Originsseason 1 finales. Alden Parker’s storyline inNCISseason 23 may take him to some dark places, but it could also open the door to a possible crossover withNCIS: Origins, despite the two series currently taking place 34 years apart. With the sheer number ofNCISfranchise spinoffsreleased over the years, the flagship could theoretically make every other episode a crossover if enough actors had the availability. However, most fans would naturally write off the possibility of seeing anyone from theNCIS: Originscastin the flagship since they’d be aged up three decades before meeting Parker and the current MCRT....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1166 words · Eric Singh

OpTic Gaming storm to ALGS Pro League victory

Apex Legends News OpTic Gaming comfortably took a victory in the ALGS Pro League. Elsewhere, TSM’s woes continued, they face a fight to qualify for LAN. OpTic Gaming took a much needed victory in the fourth day of the NA ALGS Pro League. The Green Wall roster performed incredibly across the six games, and were great value for their win. Elsewhere, TSM failed to fully bounce back from their poor Pro League start once again struggling to rack up the level of results that they would expect....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1223 words · Heather Morris

Paradise Lost reaches funding goal in under two weeks

Paradise Lost, piles of money found It was only a few weeks ago that we first heard about the stylish stealth MetroidvaniaParadise Lost: First Contact. Since then, the project has gained a ton of momentum, getting approved onSteam Greenlightearlier this week, and passing its base funding goal of $70,000 onKickstarterwith 16 days left in the campaign. In addition, it is shaping up to be one of my most anticipated titles of 2014....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Luis Mathis

Rocket League flies back in action in ESC Week 6 preview

News Here’s the Week 5 preview for Rocket League and VALORANT. From Oct. 10 to Oct. 11, the Esports Collegiate Conference (ESC) plays out Week 6 of their 2023-2024 Fall Season in VALORANT and Rocket League. Three weeks remain for Rocket League as the season comes closer to an end. VALORANT, on the other hand, still has five weeks to go and is in the middle of the season starting this week....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1250 words · Jordan Beard

The Tesla Cybertruck is coming to Fortnite and Rocket League

News The Cybertruck is officially coming to Fortnite and Rocket League. In recent news regarding bizarre Fortnite collaborations, Tesla has officially teamed up with the Battle Royale to bring the Cybertruck to the game. Yes, Elon Musk’s latest car, the Tesla Cybertruck, will now be in Fortnite. Crazy times we live in, right? The vehicle is not only making an appearance in Fortnite but is also going to be coming to Rocket League....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Adam Larson

Too soon? Community reacts to new Exalted skin a few days before Jinx’s skin release

League of Legends News A new Exalted skin was dropped on the PBE, just a few days before Exalted Fractured Jinx launches in-game. Isn’t it too soon, Riot Games? The next Exalted skin, belonging to a new category of very exclusive and expensive skins, dropped on the public beta environment (PBE). This caused some fuss online since Riot Games, in theirstatement about this new skin rarity, said: “Exalted skins are what happens when we let our teams cook, pushing our design and tech capabilities to make the best possible skin for each champion’s unique fantasy within a specific theme”....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Ray Giles

Topson is back on Tundra Esports

DOTA 2 News Miracle to Nigma Galaxy and now Topson is joining, or returning to Tundra Esports! After briefly signing the ex-TSM, Tundra Esports is back to team-building for next season, and their newest addition to the list is one of the hypest names out there: Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen. Topson’s addition to Tundra was announced on Jan. 7, and he’ll of course be playing in the Mid Lane role. But how’s the rest of the Tundra team looking so far?...

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Jerry Johnson

VALORANT Champions 2023 prize pool sees 125% increase from 2022

Valorant News The VALORANT Champions 2023 prize pool has increased by $1.25 million compared to the amount divided among teams in 2022. As VALORANT Champions 2023 approaches, players, spectators, and Riot Games are all preparing for the year’s flagship tournament. We’ve our first look at the VCT Anthem. We know what teams will be participating. And now we have a set VALORANT Champions 2023 prize pool. Ticking Away by Grabbitz feat....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Daniel Mitchell

Weird New Nintendo Switch Motion Controlled Game Teased

The Nintendo Switch saw a flurry of motion-controlled game releases around its launch. Games like1-2-Switchwere designed to showcase the capabilities of the Switch’s JoyCons and their “HD Rumble” features. Since then, however, Nintendo’s slowed its development of motion-controlled games quite a bit and third-party developers haven’t been willing to take the risk.Nintendo Labowas interesting, but not quite a best-seller. However, it seems like Nintendo isn’t ready to give on on motion-controls just yet....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Amber Graham

“DJ playing Abaddon is a tragedy, when he can be playing Tusk”: Fnatic’s Team Director, KTM

DOTA 2 News The newly appointed, fresh from oven, Team Director of Fnatic – Pao Bago , aka KTM recently sat down with Esports.GG’s LeonArthur on a podcast to talk about the team. Pao shared a lot of insights on how the new roster came together, Jabz as a captain, Fnatic’s HPU (High Performance Unit) and a lot more. Here is the summary for you. For the new DPC season, not only have Fnatic welcomed two Filipino star players - Armel from TNC and Jaunuel from OB....

August 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1436 words · Frances Bentley

5 VALORANT spots to take your date on Valentine’s Day

Valorant Opinion Esports.gg has the top five Valentine’s Day destinations for you to take your date in the world of VALORANT. Valentine’s Day 2023 is here and many of you might be at home playing VALORANT. There’s nothing wrong with that if you have zero plans and will instead solo queue into competitive until you derank. It happens. The hottest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ships for Valentine’s Day Ever wondered what hot new romances were forming in Super Smash Bros....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Christopher Walker

All LoL Worlds songs (2014 to 2024)

News Check out all of the LoL Worlds anthems here! Since the debut of Imagine Dragons' “Warriors” in 2014, it’s been a League of Legends Worlds (LoL Worlds) tradition to drop a new anthem each year. With “GODS” by NewJeans out for Worlds 2023, all eyes were on the reveal on Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. PT. The LoL Worlds 2024 anthem is Heavy Is The Crown by Linkin Park!...

August 5, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Kimberly Cooke

Aphromoo on Flyquest Spring Split: “We doubled the win[rate] of Flyquest last split, so that’s not too bad.”

League of Legends News Flyquest Aphromoo talks about the team’s performance in the group stage and his road back to the international stage in an exclusive interview with Esports.gg The longest-standing player in the LCS, Zaqueri “aphromoo” Black and Flyquest have had a rough few weeks in the League. But they are still in contention for the title and will start the playoffs in the lower bracket. Esports.gg’s Piratechnics caught up with Zaqueri “aphromoo” Black after their loss to Immortals in the final week of group play....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1357 words · Emily Hughes