Gaming News The long-awaited beta version of Escape From Tarkov Arena will launch tomorrow. The wait is over and players will be able to play Tarkov Arena starting tomorrow (Dec. 17). The information was confirmed by EFT and by Nikita Buyanov, Head of Studio at Battlestate Games, following the posting of a new trailer. Nikita announced the news atDreamHack Hannover where an Arena esports event is taking place. “What’s special about this trailer?...

DOTA 2 News Following a disastrous run at the ESL One Stockholm Major, Evil Geniuses decided to part ways with JerAx. Following the conclusion of the ESL One Stockholm Major, more roster changes start to take place. Today, Evil Geniuses announced the departure of its captain and position 5 player, Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka. “As we head into the next season of DPC, we have chosen to part ways with JerAx,” the announcement revealed....

League of Legends News Fnatic end their Winter split with just two wins in nine games Fnatic has been eliminated from theLECplayoffs stage for the first time in their history following their exit from the 2023 Winter split. The team won only two out of the nine games played and failed to beat SK Gaming in their last game to force a tie against Astralis. Fnatic are one of the oldest teams in European League of Legends and they won the first-ever World Championship in 2011....

Bloodwing flies again We barely got there because technical difficulties really gimped the reveal, but Gearbox is remastering the originalBorderlands.Just as we suspected as recently as last week. BorderlandsGame of the Year Edition reworks a few things, such as adding a mini-map for better navigation. Randy Pitchford also revealed that there are changes to the final boss. Additionally, there’s four-player split-screen co-op. With regard to visuals, the remaster brings support for 4K resolution and HDR....

A new leak forGenshin Impacthas revealed the model for an upcoming character planned to be added to the game, speculated to be from Fontaine. The next major region for HoYoverse’s massively popular RPG has already seen multiple leaks related to characters arriving throughout the next few patches. A large leak earlier this year saw a whoppingten new characters from Fontainewith the region’s introduction in Version 4.0 expected to launch during the summer....

No further details so far Sega selling add-on content isn’t too surprising, but we may have our first soft confirmation ofSonic FrontiersDLC thanks to a retail listing. The details come via a Taiwan game seller, who opted to put up an international promo image to incentivize pre-orders (as spotted by VGC). On it, in addition to bonus content, is an ad for future DLC that is “in development.” The listing also showcases a June 22, 2025 release date, which could still be a placeholder or subject to change....

League of Legends News MDK midlaner Fresskowy says Worlds is a dream come true for him, but wishes it was in a different venue. MAD Lions KOI opened the League of Legends 2024 World Championship (LoL Worlds 2024) Play-In Stage with a win. Here’s an interview with MDK mid-laner Bartłomiej “Fresskowy” Przewoźnik. Hear what he had to say about the W, the venue, and his dreams. “I expected worse things,” says MDK Fresskowy MDK swept Vietnamese team Vikings Esportsin the first match of LoL Worlds 2024....

No losers here, but only one winner We’re at that point again where console players and PC players are divergent in their hopes for the future. Console folks are like astronauts strapped in and sitting on the launch pad, eager to blast off into the new worlds of PlayStation and Xbox. PC players are aboard a warship in the open seas, rowing ever-steadily forward and onward. [Read this in Ron Perlman’sFalloutvoice....

But again, not a replacement Back in October, I had the chance to test out the newAlienware Steam Machine’s mid-range model(i3 Dual Core, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD), and was fairly pleased with the results. As the hardware manufacturer even noted before launch, it’s not exactly a replacement for a real gaming PC, but an add-on. It’s a rather expensive piece of kit that could otherwise be invested back into a PC upgrade for sure, but my hardware is still kicking in spite of that fact....

Troublesome clients The private beta begins today for tactical shooter sequelThe Division 2. However, there are some known bugs that may trouble you on your violent jaunt through Washington D.C.Ubisoft has released a statementto offer players some workarounds. Firstly, the PC beta has a habit of crashing after extended gameplay sessions, this is best circumvented by restarting your game client “every two to three hours”. This should prevent the crashes from taking place....

Guides Here’s everything you need to know about the new operator! Agent Isaac “Tubarão” Nunes Oliveira is the latest operator in Rainbow Six Siege. He is a Portuguese operator and was introduced to fans of the game in Operation Deep Freeze. Tubarão’s loadout In Rainbow Six Siege, Tubarão has new interactions that can change the game’s meta. The operator is available on the defending side and his specialties are anti-entry and anti-gadget....

Get. Told. Garry Newman, the developer behindGarry’s Modand popular Early Access survival gameRust, took to reddit to directly address players with a chart included as seen below: Additionally, Garry offered up an extended comment addressing the chart of the community’s love it, get bored, complain cycle. I’m noticing a pattern, and we need to address it. It’s something we need to get past as a community, not only because it’s getting boring but because it has wider implications....

Valorant News Sentinels CEO Rob Moore is in attendance at VALORANT Champions 2024, so we collected the team’s thoughts on their owner. Sentinels has had one of the most up and down years in recent memory. They dominated the early goings of VCT 2024, but fell from grace once Masters Shanghai arrived. Now, Sentinels is feeling back on top at VALORANT Champions 2024, with CEO Rob Moore in attendance. VALORANT Champions 2024: EDward Gaming are your champions!...