Gabe Newell thinks gamers are smarter than publishers

Valve’s co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has a gem of knowledge to bestow upon the populace. In the latest issue ofGame Informer, Newell said that videogame enthusiasts were better at judging a game’s quality than publishers. An excerpt from the conversation provided byRipten: It seems by and large that gamers are incredibly smart; the average gamer seems to know more about what makes a good game than the average person at a publisher....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Daniel Schultz

ImMadness and Keon join HisWattson on new look FURIA Apex team

News It’s official. FURIA have officially announced the signings of Ryan “ImMadness” Schlieve and Keon “Keon” Berghout. The established duo will be joined by Jacob “HisWattson” McMillin who is coming out of retirement from competitive Apex. This signing,as first reported by esports.gg, seems like a big gamble by both the players and the organisation themselves. ImMadness and Keon dropped teammate Vaxlon to make way for HisWattson, despite recent success. FURIA are signing an Apex team that has not competed in Pro League together, and does not have much competitive chemistry under their belt....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 650 words · Douglas Yang

Marvel 1776 Series Sends Marvel Heroes Back in Time

Marvelis jumping into history just in time for the United States' 250th anniversary. Coming this November, fans can journey back to the Revolutionary War with1776, a five-issue limited series that sends some of Marvel’s greatest heroes on a historical adventure. They’ll fight alongside the Founding Fathers in aHamilton-worthy story to protect the founding of America. Unveiled at 2025’s San Diego Comic-Con,1776is written by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by comics legend Ron Lim, along with a selection of positively patriotic covers by Pete Woods, Joe Quesada, Paulo Siqueira, Steve Rude, and Phil Jimenez....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · George Hernandez

MSI 2021: RNG draws first blood against Damwon

League of Legends News Royal Never Give Up are on the board in the 2021 MSI Rumble Stage. The LPL champions had an impressive victory over the defending world champions in Damwon Kia. Here is how they secured the victory. RNG is off to a great start in the Rumble Stage with the LPL side taking care of business. This will set them up well going into their game against Cloud9 later in the day....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Kenneth Bowen

Near a million players eagerly awaits the Dress to Impress Halloween event

Gaming News Almost a million players are waiting for the DTI Halloween event and it may break the Roblox platform! The spooky era is just around the corner! The Dress to Impress Halloween event arrives soon, and more than 800,000 players are following the event, as seen on Roblox’s DTI Halloween event page. This marks the biggest DTI event yet and some speculate that the immense traffic might shake Roblox!...

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Anthony Poole

Ninja is finally getting an updated Fortnite skin & Blitz Royale items

Fortnite News Fortnite is adding a new version of gaming legend Ninja’s Icon Series skin while adding Ninja-inspired weapons to the loot pool! Fortnite legend Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has made it abundantly clear of late that he and Fortnite were working toward another partnership. Several of the creator’s tweets have centered around the game’s ultra-popular Blitz Royale game mode. Sure enough, we now have confirmation that another Fortnite skin based on Ninja’s Icon Series collaboration is coming soon....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Steven Riggs

Red Bull Contested announced: First UK Fortnite LAN tournament featuring MrSavage, Veno, and more

Fortnite News Red Bull Gaming has officially announced the first Fortnite LAN event to take place in the UK, featuring top competitors like MrSavage, Veno and more. The UK is getting its first official Fortnite LAN tournament, and this one is quite unique. With players like MrSavage and Veno attending, we can only assume them will be intense competition. But there is a twist regarding the point system. There will be 100 players competing in the solo tournament across eight games....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Caitlin Bowman

Shadow Dialga is coming to Pokémon GO with the next Team Rocket Takeover event

Pokémon News Save Shadow Dialga from Giovanni in Pokémon GO during the next Team GO Rocket Takeover. Shadow Dialga is the next Pokémon Trainers can save from Giovanni when the next Team Rocket Takeover event gets under way in the middle of May. The event, like always, introduces a handful of new Shadow Pokémon as well as allows you to get rid of Frustration from Shadow Pokémon’s movesets. You’ll get a brand new Research quest, that will lead to a battle with Giovanni....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Matthew Burton

T1 Oner: “I have never mentioned it, but if we win the title, I feel like I can do anything, I can achieve pretty much anything.”

League of Legends News T1’s Oner believes he can achieve anything if they win MSI 2025 and describes the CFO as a high-ceiling team with a lot of potential. T1 and CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO) faced off for the first time at MSI 2025 in a fiercely contested best-of-five (Bo5) series. Contrary to expectations of an easy win, T1 narrowly secured the victory with a 3-2 score. CFO demonstrated they are ready to challenge the biggest teams in the world at this tournament....

June 20, 2025 · 5 min · 935 words · Megan Warren

The Best Moments from the TFT Reckoning World Championship

Teamfight Tactics News Huanmie won the Reckoning Set giving China its first TFT Worlds title. From October 1st - 4th, 20 Teamfight Tactics competitors from around the globe took their shot at glory in the TFT Reckoning World Championship. The event took place over the course of four days, with each focusing on a single lobby. Day 1 featured a Play-In stage composed of the lowest seed from each region. Days 2 and 3 were made up of the Group Stage, featuring the upper seeds of each region alongside the victors of the Play-In stage....

June 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1483 words · Robert Ellison

The Day Before studio shuts down 4 days after game’s release

News The game’s shutdown is still a surprise despite awful reviews. After getting roasted by the community and failing to reach player goals, the studio behind The Day Before FNTASTIC is giving up entirely. December is supposed to be a great month for video game developers, but one highly-anticipated launch went as poorly as it possibly could. After finally dropping The Day Before after a two-year launch cycle, the studio behind the game has announced that it will close its doors forever....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Julie Nguyen

The Healing Salve meta is dead. Here’s how it changes the game

DOTA 2 Guides Patch 7.31d dropped a big nerf hammer to the Healing Salve meta, bringing some fundamental changes in the game. The new Patch 7.31d update dropped earlier this week, bringing a bunch of anticipated buffs and nerfs. As a whole, the patch was seemingly small, however, some of the updates would bring a massive shift in the meta. One of the biggest and hottest changes from the patch is the nerf to the Healing Salve....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Virginia Matthews

These 8 TV Characters Were So Bad, They Ruined Their Shows Forever

From Emily Waltham inFriendsto Deangelo Vickers inThe Office, some TV characters were so poorly written that they completely ruined their shows. There are many cases wherea new character was introduced to a show and actually made it better. Frank Reynolds turnedIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiafrom aSeinfeldknockoff into its own deranged beast. Marty Funkhouser and Leon Black each brought a whole new energy toCurb Your Enthusiasmthat made the show even funnier. Ben Wyatt and Chris Traeger proved to be the missing ingredients to makeParks and Recreationan all-time classic sitcom....

June 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1202 words · James Love