Well, everyone except the Bowser Jr. mains Mario Tennis Acesis about to get a little less frustrating. The most feared opponent — the one who’s frankly just too overpowered for fair competition — is getting rebalanced. Nintendo plans to releaseMario Tennis Acespatch 1.1.2 on July 19, and the headlining change is that Bowser Jr. is getting nerfed. The alterations include slowing him down and lowering his return angle. Nintendo also notes that it plans to further balance Bowser Jr....

Some of the best sci-fi movies give audiences something to savor with each rewatch, butArrivalgoes one step further, since it’s practically impossible to watch just once.Arrivalrepresented a major turning point inDenis Villeneuve’s career, because it was his first sci-fi movie. He’s gone on to become one of the genre’s great luminaries, withBlade Runner 2049and his twoDunemovies. Arrivalis based on Ted Chiang’sStory of Your Life,a novella that explores some interesting theories in linguistics....

Streamers News Twitch has banned implied nudity after weeks of “meta” changes and rules skirting. Streaming platform Twitch has outlined new rules banning “implied nudity” on its platform. The new rules came into force today (Dec. 3) with the release of a post onTwitch’s Safety Center. The ban comes after weeks of controversy over nudity restrictions on Twitch. The company initially found itself in hot water after streamer Morgpie seemingly streamed topless in a restriction skirting move....

Counter Strike 2 News Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev is back in Counter-Strike 2 for the first time in months, and over 240,000 fans weren’t missing it for the world. It may not have been the CS2 return s1mple was planning on, with the superstar AWPer and his new team Falcons exiting the event in straight series without a map win. But fans of the 27-year-old Ukrainian have been loudly proclaiming the CS:GO legend was back and better than ever after the loss to Virtus....

The Ultimatum: Queer Loveseason 2 has made some unique format changes to the show,allowing for more time for participants to get to know each other before committing to the trial marriage, which could change the showfor the better. ThroughoutThe Ultimatum: Queer Loveseason 2, viewers got the chance to know a whole new cast on the brink of relationship ruin. While there were many similarities toThe Ultimatum: Queer Loveseason 1throughout the newest season ofQueer Love, someshifts in the way the cast members interact leading up to the Choice have been a welcome change....

News There’s a lot of dos and don’ts. Last year, Valve announced the enforcement of a ‘Level Playing Field’ in the Counter-Strike esports scene. The move aimed to steer Counter-Strike esports towards a more inclusive and open environment. Today, Valve has released the Tournament Operating Requirements rulebook for Tournament organizers. Read on to learn more about the developments that will impact Counter-Strike in 2025 and beyond. What is the Tournament Operating Requirements Rulebook?...

Met its $70,000 goal in three minutes and just kept on going I imagine the Venn diagram of people who playDark Soulsand people interested in board games has a fairly significant overlap. So of course Steamforged Games’Dark Soulsboard gamewas always destined to make a bunch of money on Kickstarter. But I didn’t expect it to go quite this well. Within three minutes, the UK-based team reached its funding goal of $70,000....

Guides Check what you should farm for Hoshimi Miyabi in ZZZ! Hoshimi Miyabi will be playable soon with Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) version 1.4! If you’re interested in farming for her, here are all the materials Hoshimi Miyabi needs. Miyabiis an S-rank Frost Anomaly unit. She is a Void Hunter, the youngest in New Eridu history. She is also the Chief of the Hollow Special Operations Section 6, alongsideTsukishiro Yanagi,Asaba Harumasa, and Soukaku....

League of Legends News 100 Thieves general manager Papasmithy talks about his philosophies towards developing young talent. 100 Thieves General manager Papasmithy experienced an entire career as one of the premier casters in LoL. After spending years developing storylines for players in League of Legends, curiosity began to brew. And after experiencing everything he could from the broadcast side, he wanted change. For him, that curiosity and change was about seeing what actually goes on behind the scenes....

League of Legends News A Spirit Blossom season wouldn’t be complete without magical new skins. Here are all the skins coming to League of Legends next season. Everyone (except Faker) loves skins, and the Spirit Blossom skin line is one of the most popular in League of Legends. A new wave of these iconic skins is coming to the game in the next season as early as April 30. Let’s see them all....

News Atlanta FaZe are your CDL Major 1 2025 Champions! The 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season is off to an incredible start following Major 1, which took place in Madrid, Spain, this past weekend. All 12 teams were in attendance, but it came down to what most would consider the two best teams in the league. Ultimately, after a pulse-pounding weekend, the Atlanta FaZe took down the Los Angeles Thieves in the Grand Finals....

I tend to think of sports games when it comes to Big Head Mode, but Rocksteady Studios was willing to apply the equally creepy and funny style toBatman: Arkham City. Good on you! All that’s required to enable the mode is holding down both triggers and moving the analog sticks in a circular fashion. Though the video demonstration showed this happening while the Cryptographic Sequencer was out, I don’t think that having the device active is a requirement....

Valorant News When Cloud9 Blue entered their series against RISE, many expected the blue and white esports team to dominate against the 8th seeded rise. However, as things would turn out, Cloud9 were pushed into the loser’s bracket after losing that series 2-1. Now, Cloud9 Blue are currently on a loser’s bracket run and are looking for […] When Cloud9 Blue entered their series against RISE, many expected the blue and white esports team to dominate against the 8th seeded rise....