“You got this. Good luck at Champs,” Tacolilla recalls what he said to KRÜ players after LCQ Grand Final

Valorant News Tacolilla was feeling wave after wave of different emotions as we spoke with him after the VCT Americas LCQ Grand Final. Leviatán and KRÜ Esports were set to make history with an all-LATAM Last Chance Qualifier Grand Final. It was the latter’s history to be told fully, however. AsKRÜ Esports went on a runthat saw them qualify for Champions 2023 after failing to win a single series during the regular VCT Americas season....

June 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1081 words · Robert Hanna

1979 Revolution explores the Iranian revolution

And not from an American perspective! West Asia (the “Middle East”) doesn’t get great screen time in games. Mostly it’s a setting for contemporary American war stories rather than for stories of the people who live there.1979 Revolutionchanges that, setting you right in the middle of the revolution that informs modern-day Iran, including the shift away from American and Iranian alliance. Americans who aren’t taught much history (yo!) might remember a piece of this history recently dramatized in the movieArgoabout diplomats who avoided being hostaged and had to flee the country during the Iranian Hostage Crisis that tragically helped pave the road to presidency for Ronald Reagan....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Daniel Miller

4D esports confirms payment of dues to South American Dota 2 teams

DOTA 2 News Better late than never. The organizer of the South American DPC for 2021-22, 4D esports has confirmed on Twitter they have allegedly now paid all pending dues to the participating teams. We acknowledge the immeasurable discomfort that we caused for the teams that didn’t get paid on time for the SA DPC 2021-22 Tour 3 and own this huge mistake. As this is a public matter since our last post, we want to share with the community that, as of today (Dec 14th, 2022), all of the seven remaining teams have been paid for their prize pool earnings....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Katie Baker

Abhorrently garish FPS Cruelty Squad gets achievements

In case you’re not feeling adequately rewarded while playing 2021’s existentially devastating FPSCruelty Squad,achievements have been addedto Steam that will tell you what a good job you’re doing. If you’re unfamiliar,Cruelty Squadisjank pop royalty. It’s a grotesque and offensive-looking game where you play as a corporate mercenary carrying out assassinations in a world ruled by sinfully immoral rich people. What makes this different from real life, however, is that it’s maybe the future, and you can wear meat armor....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Sue Copeland

ALGS Regional Finals Preview: Could TSM miss LAN?

News It is all to play for this weekend. The North America and EMEA ALGS Regional Finals will take place this Sunday, March 17. In both regions, LAN qualification is on a knife edge for a handful of teams. North America will send 12 teams to the Split 1 Playoffs, and EMEA will send 8. However, the ALGS Regional Finals winner will automatically qualify. If the winning team finds themselves in a qualifying position, their place gets passed down....

June 4, 2025 · 8 min · 1568 words · Kevin Rodriguez

Aloy Genshin Impact character has finally arrived as part of 2.2 update (And she’s free!)

Gaming News The Aloy Genshin Impact character has now made it into the game as part of patch 2.2! Learn how to claim the free character and how to ascend her. As part of the Genshin Impact2.2 update, MiHoYo has released the anticipatedAloy Genshin Impactcharacter. Aloy is the protagonist of the 2017 smash hit RPG game Horizon: Zero Dawn, and will make a return for the sequel Horizon: Forbidden West set for release in February 2022....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Stephanie Wang

Avenged Sevenfold Fortnite map: First look and how to play

News Get ready for some heavy metal free-for-all Fortnite action! North American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold is the latest band to join Fortnite. However, this is not part of the recent Rock Band remake known asFortnite Festival. Instead, the band utilizedUnreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN)to launch a free-for-all creative map. This article gives you an in-depth look at Avenged Sevenfold’s “We Love You” Fortnite game. First look at the Avenged Sevenfold Fortnite free-for-all map After teasing it months ago, the heavy metal band’s Fortnite experience went live on the afternoon of January 12....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Emily Davidson

Best Ivy Deadlock build: Kudzu Killer

Deadlock Guides Sit back and relax with this grenade-focused Ivy build in Deadlock. Ivy has an ability in Deadlock called Kudzu Bomb that is the centerpiece of this build. This ability, scaled, can allow for insane area of effect (AoE) damage and can make you an asset in any team fight. So, here’s how the build works and operates. Best Ivy build in Deadlock for AoE damage Build name to search: Kudzu Killer - esports....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Craig Lewis

Black Mesa’s Xen chapter gets delayed yet again

There is no end to Gordon Freeman’s journey It has been two years since the fan made remake ofHalf-Life,Black Mesa, hit Steam Early Access. Fans have been promised that the Xen chapter of the game would be coming for nearly as long asBlack Mesahas been on sale. In a not so surprising development,Xen willnot be makinga 2017 appearance. Taking to theSteam fourms, developer Crowbar Collective regrettably announced the decision to push back the release of the final version of the game....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Aaron Smith

Derpy Moogle’s floor tour at New York Comic-Con

It’s been a long day. I thought I’d take a break and relax this evening as tomorrow is going to be a really busy day at New York Comic-Con. Plus, big plans tonight: I’m going to have a beer and some tacos and watch Hulu in my boxer shorts. Tonight I’m letting my newly adopted Derpy Moogle (Thanks, Square Enix!) assume control of reporting duties. He’ll show you what the show floor was like on preview night....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Patrick Booth

Fall Finals Group Review – Biggest Surprise at BLAST Premier?

News NAVI dominates, Spirit struggles, and Liquid shows promise. The penultimate BLAST Premier event is about to come to a close. Across its four-year history, the event has thrown up countless surprises. The very first event in the series sawComplexity’s juggernaut roster upset the relentless Astralis. So, let’s review the group stage of the Fall Finals and see which team surprised us the most. Group A - FaZe’s Form Festers at Fall Finals Group A was perhaps themore clear cut to predicthalf of the Fall Finals....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 611 words · Henry Cain

Fallout 4: How to Craft Wire

Fallout 4is one of the best open-world action RPGs to date, so much so it may even be as good as its predecessor,Fallout 3.WhileFallout 76does not get the same kind of praise, it manages to get a few things right. For instance,Fallout 76does not force players to figure out things on their own, which can be a problem for players playingFallout 4for the first time. When playingFallout 4, players will encounter a quest requiring them to build and activate a Recruitment Radio Beaconfor Preston Garvey....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Kathleen Williams

FURIA continue late run for playoffs with day 7 victory

Apex Legends News FURIA continued their rebound, as they moved up to 7th in the overall standings with a comfortable win in day 7 of the ALGS Pro League. FURIA continued their late surge towards the ALGS Playoffs, picking up a key win in day 7 of the ALGS Pro League. This win follows their second place finish on Thursday. Furia are now up to 7th in the overall standings....

June 4, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Theresa Murphy