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Esports Player Changes Name From ‘Hitler’ To ‘Henry’ And Apologizes
17.7.2025
The vast majority of esports players use a handle when competing rather than their real name. You probably hear the name SonicFox and immediately think of the professional fighting game player, but might not recognize their real name, Dominique McLean. The practice is probably good for brand...
Team Liquid 'Disappointed' CEO's Story About Growing Up Gay Was Censored From Esports Documentary In Saudi Arabia
9.7.2025
Queer messages, characters, and storylines being censored in media in certain territories is nothing new, but just because it’s a regular occurrence, that doesn’t make it any less disheartening when it happens. The latest offender is an Amazon Prime documentary, Level Up, which follows several...
Steam's Amazing Summer Sale Is Here, The Xbox 360 Gets An Update, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
28.6.2025
This week, an official X-Files Lego set was revealed, the Xbox 360 got an update almost 20 years after its release, and players thrashed the latest Elden Ring Nightreign boss with the help of an overpowered relic. Also, Steam’s big summer sale arrived with some incredible deals, and Mario Kart...
Smash Bros. Pro Dropped By Team After Harassing Female Streamers At Beerio Kart World Cup
24.6.2025
Joseph “Mang0" Marquez, a long-time Smash Bros. player and two-time Evo champion, isn’t getting invited back to the next Beerio Kart World Cup. The esports pro was banned for inappropriate behavior during the livestreamed event and subsequently dropped from his team, Cloud9. “I’m sorry everyone,”...
GeoGuessr Bails On Controversial Saudi Tournament After Map Makers Revolt: 'When You Tell Us We’ve Got It Wrong We Take It Seriously'
22.5.2025
GeoGuessr will not be one of the games participating in Saudi Arabia’s Esports World Cup this year, after criticisms of sportswashing and the country’s poor human rights record. The competitive guessing game that’s popular on Twitch had previously agreed to be part of the event alongside Riot...
FIFA Teams Up With Avalanche to Build Its Own Blockchain, Expanding Web3 Ambition
22.5.2025
FIFA previously released a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Algorand blockchain in 2022 ahead of the Qatar World Cup
Harry Potter Quidditch Game Finally Shows Off Some Actual Gameplay
29.7.2024
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is only a couple months away, and before today we didn’t have a good idea what it really looked like to play. Now, a new trailer teases the fantasy sports game in action, along with famous characters and a character creator that doesn’t seem saddled with franchise...
Here's How Today's Best-Selling Games Compare To Those From 20 Years Ago
17.7.2024
Today’s most popular and best-selling games often include expensive first-party exclusives, big multiplayer hits, and aging titles like GTA V that stick around years after launch. But that wasn’t the case 20 years ago, as seen in newly published sales data.Read more
Ranking Overwatch 2 Season 10's Biggest Changes
22.4.2024
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Apex Legends Tournament Sparks Backlash From Queer Fans And Allies
15.4.2024
Respawn’s hero shooter battle royale Apex Legends is an incredibly inclusive game for the queer community. It has several playable LGBTQIA+ legends, has given players Pride Flag cosmetics to showcase their identities in-game, and developer Respawn even put a statement supporting trans rights in...
French Soccer Star Lists GTA As One Reason He Moved To LA
4.3.2024
Famous and celebrated French footballer Hugo Lloris left the Tottenham Hotspurs after eleven years and is now a member of the Los Angeles Football Club. It’s believed he passed on higher-paying offers from other teams to instead live in LA and play for the much-less-prestigious American...
South Korean Celebrities Embroiled in Crypto ‘Scam’ Allegations
14.2.2024
South Korean celebrities, including top YouTubers, a veteran of the 2002 World Cup, a race car driver, and a leading comedian have been embroiled in a fast-developing crypto “scam” controversy. The controversy centers around a firm named Winnerz, a South Korean blockchain-powered sports project...
FIFA Enters NFT Arena, Offering Fans Digital Collectibles and World Cup Tickets
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Taljat FIFA, the famous international governing body for football, has announced a new digital collectible collection in its first collaboration with tech firm Modex – with some notable perks. ‘FIFA+ Collect’ will be dropping the “dual digital...
Cricket World Cup to feature Web3 fan app as ICC taps into NEAR blockchain
27.9.2023
The International Cricket Council will leverage NEAR's Blockchain Operating System to power a Web3 fan engagement app during 2023 Cricket World Cup in India
Google paves way for AI-produced content with new policy
27.9.2023
A subtle change to the description of Google Search’s helpful content system could very well be the beginning of a new era of content distribution on the internet. Something to be embraced or a pause for thought?
Web3’s resilience amidst the bear market: A promising horizon awaits
27.9.2023
In the bear market's quiet, there is ample room for ideation, innovation and the laying of a foundation that will not just withstand, but thrive, in the subsequent bull market
FIFA 23 ‘Revenge Game’ Trend Sees Fans Rewriting The Women’s World Cup
17.8.2023
If you, like me, are furious that your team is out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, there’s a TikTok trend that serves as a good outlet for your rage. All you have to do is boot up FIFA 23 and get your revenge by beating the absolute piss out of, say, Sweden, racking up the score until it’s high...
FIFA 23 Introduces The First Hijab-Wearing Player
10.8.2023
A recent FIFA 23 update adds 25-year-old Moroccan footballer Nouhaila Benzina’s hijab to her in-game character model, signifying the first time EA’s soccer simulator has ever included a head covering on a player.Read more
Twitch Star xQc Could Be Replaced By His Own AI
27.7.2023
If you scroll toward the bottom of Twitch’s homepage, you’ll see a curious carousel: “Probably Artificial, Hopefully Intelligent,” a subsection of livestreams dedicated to and powered by AI. It’s weird, as you’d expect, but tucked in there is something weirder. There’s an AI version of megastar...
FIFA 23 Finally Fleshes Out Its Women's Footy Options
22.3.2023
Tuck your napkins into your collars and pick up your knives and forks, because women’s soccer fans and FIFA 23 players are finally eating. Six months after its launch, FIFA 23 has finally added more women’s leagues to the game, giving us more ladies to play as aside from each country’s respective...