Valve swoops in to fix game-breaking bugs affecting TI12

DOTA 2 News A game-breaking bug created havoc at during a TI12 game between Azure Ray and Thunder Awaken, but was solved by Valve intervention. It’s a nightmare scenario for any esports game: A bug affecting a match on the biggest stage of your event and potentially ruining a match. But that’s just what happened during a group stage clash between Azure Ray and Thunder Awaken on October 12, the first day of The International....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Samuel Meza

What is the Rubber Duck used for in R.E.P.O.?

If you ever playR.E.P.O.long enough, you’ll go to the store after every level where you can spend your hard-earned cash. While there are a bunch of weapons, items, and upgrades, sometimes the game offers you the weirdest purchase choice of all — a Rubber Duck. Most players might look past the Rubber Duck as a gag item or something useless to buy over, say, a Shotgun or Energy Crystal to charge your weapons....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Susan Meyer

8 Biggest Unanswered Questions & Mysteries After The FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Finale

WARNING! SPOILERS ahead forFBI: Most Wantedseason 6, episode 22, “The Circle Game.” FBI: Most Wantedseason 6, episode 22, “The Circle Game,” left some questions unanswered despite wrapping up the series.FBI: Most Wantedwas a character-driven spinoff ofFBI,which often blended characters' personal lives with the case they were working on. Unfortunately, the spinoff was one of theshows CBS canceled in 2025, so “The Circle Game” needed to wrap up every character’s story as well as offer one final case for the Fugitive Task Force to solve together....

June 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1583 words · Shawn Craig

ALGS LAN Day 1 Recap: Fan favorites struggle while Alliance and Liquid show up big in group stage

Apex Legends News The ALGS Split 2 group stage has kicked off and is in full swing. Join us as we recap day 1 of Apex’s first LAN in 2 years. The ALGS Split 2 playoffs are in full swing. After a insane day 1 group stage that contained over 36 rounds of Apex, there’s tons of storylines to and plays to follow. Alliance and Liquid showed up big on Day 1 even as the fan favorites struggled to find form....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Mark Thomas

BLAST Slam IV Singapore reveals an epic list of direct invites

DOTA 2 News BLAST has officially revealed the first wave of teams heading to Slam IV Singapore, following the tournament’s format revamp. In July 2025, BLAST announced major changes for Slam IV Singapore. The event will now feature two separate stages, with a live audience during the LAN Stage. With a longer timespan for the event itself and regional qualifiers, the event is taking on a life of its own. While the event itself is still some time away, the organizers have moved ahead and announced a list of some amazing participants....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Rhonda Miller

Cloud9 and Serena Williams team up to inspire high school youth with a free course

Gaming News Serena Williams is ready to inspire a new wave of esports athletes at Cloud9 with the “Champions Mindset” course. Tennis Legend and entrepreneur, Serena Williams, is teaming up with North American Esports organization, Cloud9 to launch the“Champions Mindset”Course for aspiring coaches. The“Champions Mindset”course will feature Serena Williams describing her journey as an athlete. In the four-hour course, the tennis legend will go into detail about mindset and practice shifts she experienced that helped take her career to another level....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Dr. Courtney Rivera

Cloud9 Blue’s leaf hails XSET for being “very mechanically skilled”. Predictions? “Hopefully, we can win LUL”

Valorant News Cloud9 Blue now face XSET in an elimination game in the VALORANT Last Chance Qualifiers. C9 Blue’s Leaf is expecting a three game series and praised XSET’s roster for being “very mechanically skilled”. Throughout the entirety of VALORANT NA Last Chance Qualifiers, every team has been giving their all. Cloud9 Blue is no exception, with Nathan “leaf” Orf coming through with his incredibly aggressive Jett plays. After winning against GenG and sending them home, we sat down with leaf to discuss GenG’s unpredictability, that round of Judge Gaming™ on Ascent, and his thoughts on new VALORANT agent Chamber....

June 7, 2025 · 4 min · 773 words · Michelle Watson

College Football 25 conference realignment ideas you have to try

College Football 25 Opinion Here are some of our favorite ideas for conference realignment in CFB 25. One of the most creative aspects of the Dynasty mode in College Football 25 is experimenting with conference realignment. You can swap teams around, import Teambuilder teams, and play with any combination of teams you want. So, if you’re looking for inspiration with some fun ideas to try, you’ve come to the right place....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Summer Ross

CS2 Beta Invites: Valve releases new wave of Limited Test Invites

News Are you one of the lucky ones? Valve dropped a small but significant update to CS:GO and CS2 today. Amidst a few map changes, there’s also a new wave of CS2 beta invites going out. After the BLAST Paris Major, the entire Counter-Strike fanbase is eagerly waiting for news and probably a few CS2 invites. When Valve announced Counter-Strike 2, they released a few beta invites, although it did leave quite a few content creators and influencers disappointed....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Lisa Stewart

Delta Force Global Open Beta arrives in December, allowing everyone to play and keep progression

Delta Force News Delta Force will no longer go into Early Access, but rather release in a Global Open Beta state for PC in December. Delta Force, formerly known as Delta Force: Hawk Ops, had a fairly success closed alpha test earlier in 2024. They then opened their doors for Steam Next Fest, as players eagerly awaited PC Early Access. Well, now a Global Open Beta for Delta Force is on the way, replacing that previously known Early Access label....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Robin Lawrence

Doja Cat’s Apex Legends Tweet sends the community into a frenzy

Apex Legends News Doja Cat’s unexpected tweet about Apex Legends sent the community into a frenzy, with community icons ImperialHal and NiceWigg jumping in to respond. Rapper and fashionista Doja Cat had the Apex Legends community talking after her unexpected tweet about the game. In the music space Doja Cat is famous for genre-blending music, with “Say So” being her first viral hit in 2020, which took TiKTok by storm....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Renee Williams

Dota gameplay update experiments with a surrender button, plus additional queue changes

DOTA 2 News A new gameplay update, seemingly dropping tomorrow introduces five man party queue in ranked matches as well as a surrender option! Dota community liaison, Wykrhm Reddy dropped a bombshell today with Dota’s newest gameplay update. In a post on Twitter, Wykrhm screenshotted bullet points from what are presumably changelog notes for Dota’s next gameplay update, set to go live tomorrow. Its changes to ranked mode include party composition and a surrender option....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · George Anderson

Energy boost to the Birmingham Major? RLCS 2025 NA Open 2 is here!

Rocket League News The North American Rocket League tournament completes the second qualification series of Split 1. Can the region’s leader, NRG, join the club of early Major 1 participants? After many initial matches of Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2025 NA Open 2, the top 16 teams advanced to the final stages. They must now battle for the standing points and top leaderboard placements to eventually be among four who qualify for the Rocket League esports Birmingham Major....

June 7, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Samuel Mccarthy