PUBG Mobile esports 2.0 brings structural changes and more stability in 2022

Mobile News Tencent’s Director of esports, James Yang, lays out the plan for PUBG Mobile’s esports scene in 2022. PUBG Mobile has unveiled changes coming to the esports scene with the addition of new regions for 2022. PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) will also move ahead with one-year cycle instead of seasonal relegations providing stability for esports orgs to invest in the game. James Yang, Tencent Director of esports unveiled changes coming to PUBG Mobile’s esports scene in 2022....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Deborah Meyer

ROC Esports deliver perfectly balanced ALGS Pro League win

Apex Legends News A huge win for ROC Esports in the ALGS Pro league. ROC Esports began a big comeback in the ALGS Pro League, taking a much needed win and improving on yesterdays performance. This win moves ROC significantly up the leaderboard, helping them settle comfortably into a qualification spot for the Midseason Playoffs. Elsewhere, Twisted Minds, TSM and Team Falcons all also put in strong performances all earning valuable points of their own....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Scott Beasley

Skull and Bones Season 2 trailer introduces the Hubac Twins

Gaming News With Skull and Bones Season 2, you’ll face off against the songful Hubac Twins. A new story trailer details their melodies. Skull and Bones Season 2 is here with plenty of new featuresas part of the seasonal reset. To get us pirates prepared, Ubisoft has delivered the Skull and Bones Season 2 story trailer. This gives us a closer look at the newest threat to the Indian Ocean, the Hubac Twins....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · David Weeks

Stealer of Souls – The first card EVER to be banned by Blizzard

Hearthstone News The latest Hearthstone update brought a big surprise for players. In a first-of-its kind decision, Blizzard has banned the Stealer of Souls card. Blizzard announced the Hearthstone 20.4.2 patch that brings two balance changes to the Battleground and more importantly, willbana card from the Wild. This is a first of its kind decision and the developers reserve the right to do so in the future for issues with no solution in sight....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Juan Long

Summer in Mara’s fetch quests are far less of a slog with fast travel and new crafting spots

A new update lets you pay gold to go island hopping After 20 hours of lite farming, crafting, sailing, and fetch-questing, I finishedSummer in Marafeeling like I’d probably never come back to mop up my final few optional questlines – at least not without updates. The game is wholesome and likable, but at a certain point you’ve seen the sights, you know the routes, and you’re just mindlessly running from Point A to B to Z to give NPCs some new item or recipe....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Amy Miller

Super Mario 64 Smoke Has Been Glitched for 20 Years

Super Mario 64is often considered the grandfather of 3D platforming. The Nintendo 64 classic ushered in a new era gaming by gracefully allowing the plushy plumber to bash Bowser into oblivion in the world of 3D. TheSuper Marioseries would not be the same moving forward, and for the better. Even nearly 25 years later, the gameis still played to this day in a myriad of ways, including by thespeedrunning community who beat theSuper Mario 64record recently....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Austin Ford

VALORANT Patch 8.10 revamps Welcome Contract for new players

Valorant News This update is nothing in comparison to what Patch 8.11 will be. Riot Games released Patch 8.10 for VALORANT today, May 29, which focuses on updating the existing basic training tutorials for new players. From here on now, the Welcome Contract will be different as the developers tweaked its structure to include “clearer missions and milestones” that will help new players progress in VALORANT before they start playing Ranked....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Veronica Elliott

Virtus Pro blames ESL Pro League sanction on ‘cancel culture’, ignores ownership ties

CS:GO News Virtus Pro issues completely tone deaf statement on being sanctioned by ESL over their ties to Russian interests. ESL announced sanctions against Russian teams with obvious ties to Russian oligarchs, such as Gambit Esports and Virtus Pro. These sanctions included the organizations, but not the players, being barred from attending. Instead, players have to wear organization and country neutral jerseys and representation. Virtus Pro has responded to these sanctions, and has made perhaps one of the most tone-deaf responses in recent esports history....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Johnathan Rivera

War of the Roses to get DLC, free trial, and gold edition

Brian Blessed will add his voice to the slaughter War of the Roses, the medieval combat game from ex-DICE developer Gordon Van Dyke, will be getting some love over the next month or so. New downloadable content is on its way featuring the voice talents of Brian Blessed as the new narrator. I’ll give Paradox some money for that. As well as the paid DLC, there will be a free content pack calledOutside the Lawwhich will have a forest map inspired by Sherwood Forest....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Tanya Hill

When will Riot Games add a pick-ban system to VALORANT?

Valorant News When can we expect a pick-ban system in VALORANT? Read what the devs have to say. Riot Games entered the FPS genre last year when it released VALORANT. The game features characters with abilities, but the focus remains on aim and skill according to Riot Games. As VALORANT nears its first anniversary, the community has ideas on how to improve the competitive scene. One of these ideas is to implement a pick-ban system similar to what we see in many other games....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Jacqueline Reeves

Xbox Game Pass October is getting Telltale’s Walking Dead S1+S2, more

Also,Chivalry 2 Microsofthas just unveiledtheirXbox Game PassOctober offerings, and so far it’s looking good, especially when it comes to variety. I mean, it’s pretty much on point every month in that regard, but genre-wise, there’s a good spread. One highlight includes Telltale’sWalking Dead, which is launching both Season 1 and Season 2 on October 6. This is some of Telltale’s earliest work, before they took on way too many projects and imploded....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Marie Evans

A Shadowy Caper Pokémon GO – All tasks to get Marshadow

Guides Get Marshadow in Pokémon GO. The Shadowy Caper Pokémon GO Special Research quest is avaliable to all Trainers with a GO Fest: Global Ticket from Saturday, July 13. This event quest leads to an encounter with Marshadow, the mythical Pokémon. We’ve gathered all the steps you’ll need to complete to help you get your hands on Marshadow as quickly as possible. However, please note that Trainers will only encounter Marshadow once no matter how many Pokémon GO Fest 2024 Special Research stories they acquire and complete....

July 22, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Michael Thomas

All the gameplay updates coming to League of Legends on Season 2: Atakhan, anti-lane swaps, death screen, and more

League of Legends News A new season always brings big updates, and League of Legends is no exception. Here’s everything coming in patch note 25.09. With a new season underway and fresh gameplay updates on the horizon, Riot Games has responded to player feedback from Season One by revealing a series of major changes to the League of Legends’ systems and overall gameplay. Let’s jump right into it. League of Legends teases Yunara as the new ADC champion to be released in Season 2 Yunara is the newly revealed ADC champion coming to League of Legends....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 946 words · Denise Johnson