Portal Dota 2 World Invitationals will feature a $100,000 prize pool

DOTA 2 News All you need to know about the Portal Dota 2 World Invitationals 2024. The Dota 2 scene keeps getting more and more tournaments! This time, it’s Portal’s turn to impress everyone with an eye-catching $100,000 USD prize pool. Portal Dota 2 World Invitationals is their first step into the game’s competitive environment, featuring eight teams and four days of games in double elimination format. The teams playing the Portal Dota 2 tournament will be the following:...

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Alyssa Rubio

Project X Zone surprises us with actual details

After slowlytricklinginformation about their upcoming dream team project, Capcom, Sega, and Namco Bandai finally took the lid of of some official plans. The power trio revealed to Famitsu that their upcoming 3DS game is titledProject X Zone(pronouncedProject Cross Zone). One of the other morsels of info they let out is that the release features pair-ups of some of the companies’ best fighters for battle sequences. The kicker? It was revealed not to be a fighting game, as many speculated, but a strategy RPG of sorts....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Kathryn Haley

Rumor: Activision involved with new TMNT game

A photo taken byToy Arkat Toy Fair 2012 has curiously placed Activision as being involved with Nickelodeon’s newTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesseries. The picture appears to be of a sign detailing a marketing plan; one of its bullet points is “Cross-promotions with key licensees, including IDW & Activision.” While that’s the beginning and end of this rumor, it seems entirely plausible that the publisher would work on such a videogame. (It’snot goingto be THQ, anyway....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Joseph Phelps

Stand-in buff! Berlin Major Group Stage sees a good start for teams with stand-ins

DOTA 2 News Teams with stand-ins are doing surprisingly good during the Berlin Major Group Stage. It is day three of the ESL One Berlin Major and the results so far are pretty surprising. It seems like the teams that came into the tournament without their full-roster-power have been buffed throughout the Group Stage. Let’s take a look at the current Berlin Major Group Stage standings. MinD_ContRoL and Kitrak to stand in for OG at the 2023 Berlin Major OG face yet again another VISA debacle – this time missing three of their players for the upcoming Berlin Major....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Mark Torres

Stardew Valley’s creator is hosting a tournament with over $40K prize pool

Who will take home the blue ribbon prize? Stardew Valleymay be a chill game about leaving the hustle and bustle of city life for a more fulfilling rural home, but now, it can also kinda be esports. Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has announced the first annualStardew ValleyCup, a tournament ofStardew Valleyknowledge and skills with over $40,000 in prize pool on the line. The event is being hosted in collaboration with YouTube content creator Unsurpassable Z, and no, it’s not a straight-up speedrunning race....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Shannon Bruce

Task Force Admiral Vol. 1: American Carrier Battles is shaping up to be a naval wargamer’s dream.

This article is written in partnership with MicroProse. Want to command a WWII carrier group from within? That’s the exciting and slightly frightening premise behind Task Force Admiral Vol. 1: American Carrier Battles, an upcoming naval RTS from famed sim publisher Microprose. It plunges you into the heart of the post-Pearl Harbour Pacific theatre as a U.S. Fleet Commander, up against a formidable Japanese naval force. Switch from a top-down perspective to a full 3D view and watch each meticulously researched unit take to the air as you lead your carrier group to victory....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Daniel Cardenas

The 1975 Classic Quentin Tarantino Called "The Greatest Movie Ever Made" Is Coming To Streaming Next Month

The movie that Quentin Tarantino proclaimed as the greatest of all time is coming to streaming next month, so fans can decide for themselves whether they agree with the director or not.Quentin Tarantino’s moviesshowcase his love of classic cinema, as he seems to draw from a wide variety of influences.Tarantino has spoken about his love for theDollarstrilogybefore, but he also demonstrates an interest in anything from old war movies to blaxploitation action comedies....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Tammie Adams

The Old Republic brings the terror in update 1.4 today

Star Wars: The Old Republicupdate 1.4, “Terror from Beyond” goes live today, with a slew of new features. Republic and Empire affiliates can travel to the furthest reaches of the galaxy to combat an eldrich evil created specifically forThe Old Republic,and they can use their character’s faces to express their terror! What a magical time we live in. The Gree, the enigmatic, incredibly advanced aliens whosedroidslove to go on about color coded bisectors, have been protecting some dangerous ancient tech, but are under attack from the evil Dread Lords, a group of rogue Sith....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Rebecca Kelly

Ubisoft CEO hopes to see XDefiant become a serious esports title

XDefiant News Recent comments made by the CEO of Ubisoft indicate a bright future for XDefiant as a serious esports title. Ina recent feature on Ubisoft’s website, CEO Yves Guillemot touched on the future of the company’s many franchises. He discussed the genres their focused on, expectations for the new Assassin’s Creed, and the future of XDefiant as an esports title. Guides What is Average Skill Rating in XDefiant? Your Average Skill Rating isn’t exactly explained in XDefiant, so we’ll do our best to break it down for you....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Scott Miller

Activision offers to buy Candy Crush dev for $5.9 billion

THE SCHEME DOCUMENT Today, Activision revealed that it has agreed to purchaseCandy Crushdeveloper King for $5.9 billion — that’s one Oculus Rift plus oneMinecraftwith a cool $1.4 bil’ left over for Grandma. Between this andCall of Duty, the purchase would give Activision almost complete dominance over the casual games market. OnlyMaddenandFIFAstand in its way. According toBloomberg, Activision will be paying $18 a share, compared to the current market price of $15....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Kevin Sanchez

Arcane Season 2 teaser unveiled: Jinx & Vi’s final chapter confirmed

League of Legends News Netflix’s Arcane Season 2, set to be aired, in November 2024 will be the conclusion of the Jinx and Vi story arc. Arcane Season 2 revealed the most-anticipated teaser trailer on June 11. This award-winning series, a collaboration between Netflix, Riot Games’ League of Legends, and animation studio Fortiche, is set to air in November 2024. The 91-second footage showcases returning characters from the previous season, including Jinx, Vi, Caitlyn, Ekko, Heimerdinger, and others, while also introducing new characters....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Yesenia Hamilton

Are you having trouble running Just Cause 3?

You’re not alone 🙁 According to reports on reddit, some players are experiencing significant issues with newly launchedJust Cause 3. As reported by VG247, some framerate and performance issues can be resolved on PC by way of agraphics and performance guidefrom eForce, and AMD is working with Avalanche to develop adriver update. However, posts on theJust Causesubredditpage detail difficulties getting the game to load or run properly despite the fixes, with some posts entitledAnyone else having Crashes?...

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Angelica Ryan

ESL One Stockholm Major 2022: Full Schedule, Results, Where to Watch

DOTA 2 Guides All the details of the ESL One Stockholm Major 2022. Updated schedule and results here. Get ready for some insane Dota 2 action! Today is finally the day Stockholm Major 2022 begins. Following tons of grueling challenges like the first Major getting canceled and the EEU DPC being tangled in a mess, the light at the end of the tunnel is here. TheESL One Stockholm Majorcommences, bringing the birth of a live crowd once again....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Richard Castillo