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Super Smash Bros News In our first installment of Controlling the Game, Ultimate pro Dabuz shares what makes his GameCube controllers unique to him. It’s been over 20 years since Super Smash Bros. Melee came out on the GameCube but the Smash community has continued to use GameCube controllers to play Melee, Brawl, Smash 4, and Ultimate. But not every GameCube controller is the same. Pro players bring their own GameCube controllers to tournaments because their controllers are unique to them — they are decorated a certain way, customized differently, and broken in a certain way based on the pro’s playstyle....

DOTA 2 News Dota 2 esports talent Sheever stars in Gucci’s first episode of GG Legends. The episode shows how she overcomes adversity. Gucci dropped the first episode in a new docuseries called the “GG Legends.” It featured Dota 2 talent Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden, and the episode highlighted Sheever’s journey of becoming an iconic talent in the Dota 2 scene. It also showed how she overcame hate comments and fought cancer....

League of Legends News In the first 5-game grand finals since 2016, Edward Gaming shut down DWG KIA’s hype to win Worlds 2021. It was the game we had been waiting all year for. The Worlds 2021 Grand Finals were finally here. The big match saw China’s regional champions EDward Gaming facing off against the defending World Champions, Korea’s DWG KIA. Who would walk away with the coveted Summoners Cup?...

Guides There are plenty of extras in each edition. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is almost here, and there’s more than enough to learn about when it comes to its wide variety of versions and extras available like the highly sought-after Steelbook. Each edition has its own unique items.New characters and abilities awaitif you’re looking to dive back into the Final Fantasy franchise. How to get the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Steelbook case The Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Steelbook case is a relatively easy thing to obtain....

Genshin Impact Guides Check out all of Iansan’s ascension and talent materials! You can already pre-farm some of them, so don’t wait! The majority of Iansan’s materials can already be pre-farmed ahead of the Genshin Impact version 5.5 update, which is currently expected to launch on March 26. Check out her skills, kit, and more ahead of time. Genshin Impact: Iansan kit, skills, and more! Check out all the abilities in Iansan’s kit....

League of Legends News The Riot anti-cheat Vanguard is coming to League of Legends, and while that’s a net good it may lock some players out of playing the MOBA. There wasa flurry of announcements from Riot today about the future of League of Legends. Ranging from gameplay improvements to a new season of Arcane, there was a bit of everything to mark the game’s 15th anniversary. However, of particular interest is the announcement that Vanguard, Riot’s anti-cheat rootkit, will be required to play League of Legends....

Honkai: Star Rail News The Honkai Star Rail 1.2 release date is expected on July 19. The new update will introduce Kafka and Blade as playable characters. Honkai Star Rail 1.2 release date The Honkai Star Rail 1.2 release date is expected onWednesday, June 18, 2025. MiHoYo has yet to officially confirm the date, but it aligns with the end of the current banner and also fits in with MiHoYo’s six-week update cycle....

Destiny 2 Guides A Gryphon is a sparrow with teeth, and it can all be yours by playing a Destiny 2 event. It’s not every day Destiny 2’s guardians get a new vehicle to ride around it. First it was the sparrow, then the skimmer, but a new PvP event in Destiny grants a new vehicle type: the Gryphon. But don’t worry — you won’t need to play normal PvP modes to earn the Gryphon....

Gaming News New report shows gamers spend over $1 billion every week on mobile games. If the trend holds, mobile games may well earn $120 billion by the end of the year In the first half of 2021, mobile gamers spent $1.7 billion dollars every week on mobile games. In fact, that’s over three times the amount gamers spent on consoles. A new report titled 2021 Mobile Gaming Tear Down fromApp Anniefinds that mobile gaming revenue is rising rapidly and shows no signs of slowing down....

Gaming News The country has had a bewildering relationship with video games and esports. New regulations are hard to come by and big companies are shifting out. Over 14,000 small game studios and game-related firms have gone out of business because of a lack of approval by the game regulator in China. On August 30, the regulators announced rules to limit playtime for minors in a bid to ‘curb growing addiction’....

News PlayStation will launch its new console in November. On Sept. 10, PlayStation and Sony confirmed the release of its next console, the PS5 Pro, which will happen at the end of 2024. The PS5 Pro will be the first new PlayStation console ever since the release of the PS5 in November 2020 and the PS5 Slim in November 2023, respectively. While this doesn’t sound as promising as the release of a PS6, the new console will be better than the current PS5, PlayStation said....

Valorant News The Headshot machine’s crosshair reflects his CS: GO past. If you are coming from CS: GO, this crosshair will be a much easier transition for you. Often known as the headshot machine, ScreaM rose to fame in CS: GO for his exemplary one-taps. The Belgian player would often be seen in and out of several French lineups as well as a few international ones. But he could not find a stable footing in Valve’s FPS....

DOTA 2 News Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, CS:GO, Dota and more are now blocked in Indonesia, angering many affected residents. Update:Sure enough it did not take long for Valve to take action and come to an agreement with Kominfo. It appears as of August 2, Steam is no longer blocked in Indonesia and is once again accessible. On Friday, July 29th, 11:59 PM, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kominfo) blocked several major digital and gaming platforms including Steam, Epic Games, Paypal, and more....