Chess News Magnus or Hikaru will the first to qualify for Chess’ EWC debut. Two chess grandmasters clash in the grand final of Champions Chess Tour 2025 - Chessable Masters. Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura meet in the grand final after a week of chess, and the winner becomes the first qualifier for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025. Chessable Masters 2025 Grand Final EitherMagnus Carlsen, representing Team Liquid, or Hikaru Nakamura for Team Falcons will be the first player to qualify for EWC 2025....

No Vita release 🙁 Although this wasaccidentally leaked by Best Buy a few days back, it’s good to get a solid confirmation ofDragon Quest Heroes II‘s Western release…with a caveat. Releasing on PlayStation 4, the sequel with hit North American shores April 25 and Europe April 28 next year. There has been no word on the Vita version coming West, so it’s highly unlikely it will. Dragon Quest Heroes IIcontinues the same action RPG play style of the firstDragon Quest Heroes, but adds new main characters, new playable characters fromDragon Quest‘s franchise history, and four player online co-op....

PS3 and Vita prices confirmed, but cross-play between the two are out [Update:a NeoGAF user has located more information based on the Japanese version of the game. Going off ofthe official website, both versions will have online play, and cross-save capabilities, but as previously stated, will not support cross-play. Online play will match you with players of a similar level.] Atlus has just confirmed that this Summer,Dragon’s Crownwill launch in North America on the PS3 for $49....

Guides Excited for the new summer update? Fortnite’s summer update is right around the corner (allegedly), and many are curious about what to expect from the upcoming update. While the update was expected to drop next week, it seems like Epic Games is pushing it out tomorrow (June 22). Here is everything we know about Fortnite’s upcoming summer update. What’s coming to Fortnite during the new summer update? Every summer, Fortnite has a huge update that gives the game a fresh and fun new look, letting players cruise across the island for some summer fun....

With the release ofFinal Fantasy XIV: Dawntrailfast approaching, the development team at Square Enix are doing everything in their power toease the expected congestionwhen it comes to logging in around release. The latest move is to provide players with more choices for their home world bycreating four new worldson the existing North American Data Center, Dynamis. The DC has been running at half capacity since its launch in 2022, with four worlds, as opposed to the normal eight per DC....

Hearthstone News Hearthstone celebrated the upcoming Voyage to the Sunken City expansion with theorycrafting livestreams and giveaways on April 7. Various members of the Hearthstone community, including Wild players, went live on Twitch to create new decks and experiment with Voyage to the Sunken City cards. Many of these channels featured Mega Bundle giveaways for the new expansion ahead of the April 12 launch date. Naga Minion Type and Murloc Shenanigans Kripparrianwas one of the theorycrafting participants, hosting an all-day livestream that included decks with the new Naga minion type....

LeOneup Nintendo is doing a line of GAMER BAGS with LeSportsac, which is actually an American company, despite the French affectation, though it is owned by a larger Japanese company. The sacs are coming to Japan on July 19 and will be released stateside in the fall. You’ll be able to get them at the Nintendo store in New York and online viaTheSportSac. You may even be able to get them other places, but we don’t know that yet....

1080p beta gameplay [Update:Capcom has provided the following statement to Destructoid: “We apologize for the ongoing issues that users have been experiencing with theSFVbeta test. to allow us to fix the issues as quickly as possible, we are going to initiate a period of extended maintenance, during which time the beta will be unavailable to all users. We will let you know the date on which the closed beta test will re-open once all problems have been fixed....

I’m not playing theStarCraft IIbeta right now. Are you? Probably not, but the Internet has begun to rumble with rumors that the long-awaited beta may be right around the corner. Rumors started when someone with a keen eye spotted what appears to be theStarcraft IIbeta running on a screen in a teaser trailer for the third season ofThe Jace Hall Show. Confirmation that it’s about to launch? Not really — Jace’s show is known for its scripted (but hilarious) gaming-related antics, so it’s entirely possible it’s just a little “wink wink, nudge nudge” joke Easter Egg thrown in for laughs....

The year 2022 is coming to a close, and one of the biggest tech events of next year is about to kick off: CES 2023. Lenovo is kicking off announcement season earlier, though. The company has just unveiled a handful of new ThinkPads. Lenovo unveiled a total of three new ThinkPad X1 models, including new models of the X1 Carbon, X1 Yoga, and X1 Nano. All of them come with the same utilitarian design you’re used to seeing from Lenovo, and according to the company, they’re environmentally friendly....

Counter Strike 2 News NAVi are the first team to reach the Rio Grand Finals NAVI and Heroic face each other in the IEM Rio Semifinals. The two teams have had differing paths to so far and the loser would face elimination. While NAVI is the undisputed favorite, HEROIC as a team is trying hard to prove itself on the international stage. Here’s how it all went down. NAVI vs HEROIC live score NAVI vs HEROIC Preview NAVi are one of the strongest teams in Coutner-Strike....

News Zenless Zone Zero’s Agents get a whole new look! Zenless Zone Zero is debuting skins in the version 1.5 update for three characters. Check out everything we know about the Nicole, Ellen, and Astra Yao skins here! Ellen Joe, Astra Yao, and Nicole skins Skins will officially be added to ZZZ, as per theversion 1.5 livestream.The new looks, called “outfits,” will operate similarly tohow Genshin Impact, another HoYoverse title, handles them....

Spoiler: Anime gals dramatically smash stuff up Koei Tecmo have released an action-packed trailer for their upcoming and succinctly titledNights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon. Continuing the story of the day vs night war between humans and demons. After the game’s heroine, Aluche, is killed whilst safeguarding her friend Liliana’s passage to a sacrificial rite, she is resurrected in the form of a half-demon. Struggling to cope with her rad new monster-skills, Aluche reunites with her childhood friendRuenheid, and together the pair sally forth to rescue Liliana from the clutches of the sinister Moon Queen....