TSM Chime: “My ambition for myself is to show that I am a top three support in the LCS this split”

League of Legends News TSM’s Chime wants to prove to everyone why he is a top support player in the LCS. TheLCSis currently in its fourth week of regular season action with fans being treated to ‘super week’ which is an additional day of play. TSM will be looking to bounce back from the defeat they had on Golden Guardians last night. TSM is currently in a four-way tie with Golden Guardians, Team Liquid, and Counter Logic Gaming at 3-4....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Crystal Jacobs

What is the Gentleman’s Agreement in Call of Duty esports?

Call of Duty Guides The Gentleman’s Agreement allows players to take control of the competitive ruleset. Every year, a subset of items in Call of Duty are not used in competitive play. These can range from attachments to perks to entire weapons. This is called the Gentleman’s Agreement (GA). The start of theModern Warfare 2season is just around the corner. The GA takes things away from competitive play. People focus on what things should be on the GA in the early stages of the game....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 563 words · Joshua Pena

Why I can’t support Modern Warfare 2

[Editor’s note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now onour community blogs.] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2has been in the headlines quite a bit recently, mainly concerningthe leaked footage of the airport level....

June 22, 2025 · 7 min · 1385 words · Barbara Marks

“I’ve never had to deal with a roster change this big before,” PRX alecks on Monyet replacing Jinggg

Valorant News Esports.gg spoke with the coach of Paper Rex, alecks, after the team was sent to the Lower Bracket of VCT Masters Madrid. Paper Rex has been one of the most unique VALORANT teams in all of VCT for quite some time. And while some results so far this year are not to their liking, coach Alexandre “alecks” Sallé and company are still representing W Gaming at the top....

June 22, 2025 · 8 min · 1696 words · William Phillips

Batwoman Showrunner Confirms Kate Kane's Fate After Season 2 Finale

Season 2 ofBatwomanwrapped up in an incredibly intense finale, leaving the audience on a devastating cliffhanger. Showrunner Caroline Dries discussed the insane finale, pitfalls of the season, and what fans can look forward to in season 3. For fans who haven’t watched the final episode ofBatwomanseason 2 yet, Dries discussed numerous spoilers about the hour and explained that the season finale is the end of the road for the original Kate Kane story....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Marcus Garcia

BOOM and Crystallis out of Team Secret Dota 2 roster

DOTA 2 News No official announcement has been released, but BOOM and Crystallis took to X to announce their departure. Team Secret is one of the most active on social media, and a roster change is the perfect excuse to keep their reputation. However, this was not the case for their last move, as two of their players just announced their departure. Unexpectedly, it was Remco “Crystallis” Arets and Miroslav “BOOM” Bičan who announced their new status as free agents....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Melissa Hicks

DIG Licorice -“I imagine [Fearless Draft] would get really confusing”

League of Legends News DIG Licorice talks Fearless Draft, the new top meta, and his team’s new roster. Dignitas top laner Eric “Licorice” Ritchie sat down with esports.gg to chat about the upcoming split, how scrims are going, and his most hype matchup. Taking some time between photo shoots at LCS Asset Day at the Riot Games Arena, Licorice “talks [his] split” about his new team, the new LCS format, and tons more....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 911 words · Janice Stewart

Donkey Kong Bananza Review, A Lot Of Donkey Kong

My first Nintendo platformer wasSuper Mario Bros. for the NES, and I’ve been following the genre ever since. While theMarioseries has had its ups and downs, Nintendo delivers more often than not, while managing to keep things interesting from time to time, especially in the 3D arena. So when I heard thattheOdysseyteamwas working onDonkey Kong Bananza, I perked up. Thankfully,Donkey Kong Bananzais not justMario Odysseywith a giant, punch-prone gorilla. Instead, it manages to forge its own identity, primarilythrough its destruction system, with a ton of charm andold-schoolDonkey Kongreferencesto boot....

June 21, 2025 · 6 min · 1173 words · Vernon Wagner

Everything to know about the VCT Spotlight Series Americas tournament

Valorant News The VCT Spotlight Series Americas brings together four mixed-gender teams to showcase competitive VALORANT during the OFF//SEASON. The main VALORANT Champions Tour season is not the only place you may catch pros in action. There isa lengthy OFF//SEASON periodwith tons of events. You’ve got Game Changers, Red Bull Home Ground, and the upcoming VCT Spotlight Series Americas. We’ve seen Spotlight Series tournaments in other regions, but this special event takes to the Riot Games arena in Los Angeles....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Sarah Smith

GamerFood: A snack designed for gamers?

[Update:As some of our keen readers pointed out, GameGrub did it first. Also, I’ve ordered some of this. I’ll let you know what I think.] What do you eat when you’re gaming? Whatever it is, I’m sure it wasn’t designed with you in mind. GamerFood, on the other hand, was designed specifically for the unique needs fo gamers. Flavors include: Cashews of Chaos (honey roasted cashews), Nuts of Destruction (ancho chili lime-flavored peanuts) and Seeds of Victory (original sunflower seeds)....

June 21, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Douglas Rodriguez

Guilty Gear Strive online fixes finally detailed by Arc System Works

Stay outta my ring Arc System Works has released a rough rollout plan for a series of long-time-coming fixes for its flagship fighter,Guilty Gear Strive—These fixes are chiefly directed toward to problems that players have been facing online, and are particularly aimed at reducing the grief caused by lobby-breaking trolls. The statement,written byGG Striveproducer Ken Miyauchi,lists a number of planned fixes aiming to curtail the tidal wave of broken matchmaking, lag spiking, and hostile griefing which has seen playing invading lobbies uninvited and hacking their games, causing freezes and sending unsolicited messages....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Terry Smith

Halo Infinite to get multiple new playlists before year end

Halo Infinite News Players will also get to play a new Social Slayer playlist; but only after the holidays. It’s always a good feeling to see a developer that listens to community feedback. Within just a month of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer release, 343 has been receptive to the community and initiated changes to ensure a smoother playing experience. The developers have announced their intention to add multiple new playlists to Halo Infinite soon....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Nicholas Curtis

HBO rummages through the many corpses of Game of Thrones to cast Joel and Ellie for The Last of Us

Winter is not coming, but there are still zombies to deal with While many film and television adaptations of video games have struggled to get off the ground over the years, HBO is having no trouble gettingThe Last of Usinto production. The series got the green light late last year with an incredibly talented group behind the camera.Chernobyl‘s Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann are producing and writing the show, with Cannes award winner Kantemir Balagov directing the pilot....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Natalie Perry