All Totem of Defiance locations and buffs in Avowed

Looking for all Totem of Defiance locations inAvowed? The Totem of Defiance is split intoseven piecesthat you’ll need to collect around the Emerald Stair region ofAvowed.This totem is ideal for a ranger build as it provides extra Constitution, Dexterity and critical hit damage. For all Totem of Defiance locations, see below. In this guide: How to complete the Totem of Defiance quest in Avowed To activate the Totem of Defiance quest inAvowed,you can either pick up one of the Totem pieces right away or purchase the ‘Fragments of the Offering’ quest item from Lluisa Melcer at theFarmers’ Market, south of Fior mes Iverno....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Melissa Wright

Apex Legends in 2022 – Five things to expect

Apex Legends Guides Apex Legends saw a pretty exciting year in 2021. Here are five things we can expect to be added to the game in 2022. Apex Legends enjoyed a great year in 2021 which saw it go toe to toe with some of the most popular multiplayer shooters out there. There’s plenty of talk from the developers and 2022 is looking like an ambitious year for the game. Apex Legends is at a point where it is enjoying a lot of popularity as a battle royale game in an extremely competitive genre....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1007 words · Tracy Rodriguez

BLAST Dota Slam announced for 2025

DOTA 2 News BLAST is returning to the Dota 2 scene in 2025 BLAST today revealed their next Counter-Strike event will take place in Singapore. The BLAST Premier World Finals will be held in Singapore in October. However, there’s some good news for Dota 2 fans as well. The BLAST Dota Slam will also take place in Singapore next year although more details will be revealed soon. Related articles BLAST Dota Slam in Singapore BLAST is not a new name in Dota 2, although for Dota 2 fans, they don;t hear the tournament organizer’s name enough....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Erica Frank

Carefree Fortnite Emote: Origin explained and how to unlock

News The Carefree Fortnite Emote is now available! The Carefree Emote has joined Fortnite as the latest Icon Series collaboration, which turnspopular songs and dances into Emotes. Fortnite has added many of these over the last few weeks, recognizing talented artists worldwide. Now, players can rock the Carefree Emote after eliminating their opponent, and we are here to explain its origin and how to unlock it. What is the origin of the Carefree Fortnite Emote?...

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Daniel Berry

Cented quits Fortnite, citing “focused and targeted harassment”

Fortnite News Five-time FNCS runner-up and FNCS Invitational 2022 finalist Cented has quit Fortnite due to repeated harassment. Top Fortnite player Evan “Cented” Barron announced late last night that he is stepping away from the game. The tweet was posted shortly after midnight, linking a Twitlonger from Cented explaining his decision. He cited repeated targeted harassment stemming from a video that surfaced in July, where Cented uttered a racial slur, as his reason for stepping away....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Courtney Logan

Death, storytelling, and the manipulation of progress

For years, we’ve heard the same tired proclamations about the limitations of storytelling in videogames. This argument stands apart from the talent involved in making games; it’s not that the people making games are poor writers, but that the medium itself cannot tell a story as effectively as a film, novel, or play. There may be some truth to these arguments, despite many of them being hugely exaggerated. However, what few are likely to talk about are the storytelling methods unique to the medium of the videogame....

June 30, 2025 · 10 min · 1986 words · Anthony Hodge

Fortnite Refer-A-Friend 2022: How to unlock free cosmetics

Fortnite News Learn how you can participate in the Fortnite Refer-A-Friend program, where you can complete tasks to unlock free rewards. The Fortnite Refer-A-Friend program is back, and it’s your chance to earn some free rewards. Starting today, active Fortnite players who bring back friends via the Refer-A-Friend program can unlock a unique cosmetic outfit and more. Furthermore, participants have a whopping six months to meet the program’s criteria and thus secure the various rewards....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · John Hinton MD

FURIA coach Jxmo feels they are “genuine contenders” for a LAN win

News esports.gg sits down with FURIA coach Jxmo. FURIA arrive in Mannheim in great form. They have been performing excellently in scrims and won the Knights Carnage Cup in the build up to this event. FURIA seem to be excelling in the meta that has emerged from the Season 22 update, off the back of an above expectations Pro League split. esports.gg sat down with FURIA coach Jamison “Jxmo” Moore ahead of the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs getting underway in Mannheim, Germany....

June 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1117 words · Justin Johnston

Get your very own Shovel Knight shovel and helmet

Coming later this year to ThinkGeek Skip to 3:40 to avoid theMinecraftstuff and get a first look at ThinkGeek’s line of upcomingShovel Knightrole-play items. Both the shovel and helmet shown here are works-in-progress, though the former already looks spot on. My only question is: does it come in gold? Beyond that,Shovel Knightapparel at WeLoveFine and bobble heads and figurines at Pop Culture Shock Collectibles are also in the works, according to Toy Pizza....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Thomas Parker

Ghosts Season 4 Ending Explained

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Ghosts season 4, episode 22, “The Devil Went Down To Woodstone”. You have been warned!The season 4 finale ofGhostsis in the books, and there’s lots to unpack for the immediate and the future setup for multiple character arcs and, in the biggest shock of all, Jay’s unintended and literal deal with the devil. As season 4 tees up a major plot line for season 5,it navigates its way through a central story arcbetween two main ghosts and their unrequited love for one another, as well as the return of the most unsettling ghost on the property, hellbent (or heaven sent, depending on your point of view) on stopping the “evils” in the Manor....

June 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1247 words · Charles Jones

How to fix Packet Loss in CS2

Counter Strike 2 Guides CS2 is no stranger to connection issues, and one of the worst is packet loss. Counter-Strike 2 is a game where your connection can mean the difference between life and death. If you even lag a half-second behind an opponent, you’re able to get one-tapped and sent to the spectating screen before you know what happened. While some connection issues are certainly more fixable than others, one problem many players struggle with in CS2 is packet loss....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 722 words · Jonathan Sharp

IEM Dallas 2024 Playoffs Set – Teams and Matchups

News Six teams remain The IEM Dallas 2024 Playoffs brackets are set with the top teams set for a stand-off. After a very long double-elimination group stage, we have our final six teams competing for the $250,000 prize pool in Dallas. Here’s what the Playoff brackets look like Related articles IEM Dallas 2024 Playoffs set The Final six teams for IEM Dallas 2024 are as follows: The teams have had a very competitive few days where they had to go through the double-elimination group stage matches....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Teresa Terry

Jennifer Lawrence's Upcoming 78% Psychological Movie Is Her Most Anticipated Film In 8 Years

Jennifer Lawrence’s upcoming movie, with a 78% score on Rotten Tomatoes, is her most anticipated film in eight years. Known for effortlessly navigating both blockbuster film franchises and intimate indie dramas,Lawrence first captivated criticsas an impoverished teen navigating rural hardship inWinter’s Bone(2010), earning her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Superstardom came swiftly thereafteras she embodied the shape-shifting mutant Mystique in theX-Menprequel movies(2011–2019) and the fearless crossbow-wielding Katniss Everdeen inThe Hunger Gamesmovies(2012–2015), crowning her the highest-grossing action heroine in history....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Laura Acosta