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PUBG’s Cheating ‘Terminator’ Bots Have Been Neutralized
9.6.2021
The latest update to battle royale juggernaut PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is focused almost entirely on reining in the game’s bots, which for the past two weeks have been waging a brutal war on human players.Read more
Golf Club Wasteland Is A Post-Apocalyptic Golf Platformer
9.6.2021
If you’re like me and hate golf but love golf video games, then Golf Club Wasteland might be worth a look when it releases in a couple of months.Read more
Hearthstone Grandmaster Ragequits During Grand Finals Match
8.6.2021
The grand final in the Hearthstone European Grandmasters tournament ended dramatically when France’s Zakarya “xBlyzes” Hailintentionally disconnected from the match against Spain’s David “Frenetic” Neila.Read more
Logan Paul Vs. Floyd Mayweather Was Just The Beginning
8.6.2021
Welcome to a new era of combat sports. It sucks.Read more
Antoine Griezmann Is Playing Football Manager The Hard Way
8.6.2021
Barcelona and France striker Antoine Griezmann is currently getting ready to try and win Euro 2020 with his national side, but on the way to the tournament he’s been showing off his skills in a different game: Football Manager, where he’s been doing very well indeed.Read more
Rainbow Six Quarantine Officially Renamed Extraction
7.6.2021
The next Rainbow Six game is no longer named Quarantine, Ubisoft announced today. Instead, the upcoming co-op shooter is now called Rainbow Six Extraction.Read more
Knockout City’s Best-Dressed Players Are Also Its Scariest
7.6.2021
We often fear powerful things, because we can’t control them. A giant, unstoppable bear. A deadly bomb. An unfeeling, AI-controlled drone with missiles. Or even, a player wearing some sick threads in an online video game, indicating they’ve been playing longer than you and will likely kick your...
Knockout City Doesn’t Show Your Overall Stats, Which Is A Bummer
5.6.2021
Last week, Kotaku’s Zack Zweizen and I teamed up for a few rounds of Knockout City. I played fairly well. Zack, on the other hand, crushed it, even ending one match with a jaw-dropping positive-15 KD. Sadly, save for the screenshots we both snapped in shock after the fact, there’s no way...
You Can Win $5,000 For Being Really Good At Microsoft Excel
4.6.2021
Been practicing your Excel macros? What’s your APM in Microsoft Office? If you’re the best of the best, you might just have what it takes to dominate in the world of competitive financial modeling. In fact, another international exhibition match is about to start.Read more
Counter-Terrorists Win: Valve Just Nuked Most Of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s F2P Features
4.6.2021
Since 2018, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players could enjoy the entire game, more or less, without paying a cent. That’s now come to an end as Valve just announced the end of many CS:GO free-to-play (F2P) features in a blog post on the official CS:GO website.Read more
The World’s First 'Skateboating' Game Looks Rad
4.6.2021
Skateboarding is cool and all, but it’s been around for a long time. I’ve played plenty of skating games. I need something new. Something like Wave Break, a skateBOATing game that combines ‘80s era visuals, boat grinding, and animals into one rad-looking package. Read more
FTX Scores USD 210M Deal In E-Sports, Olympic NFTs + More News
4.6.2021
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/FTX Official
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
4.6.2021
The weekend is for dressing up in colorful spandex outfits and fighting crime alongside your besties. Failing that, you could probably just play a video game with the same premise. Read more
Anyone Could Be Struck By Lightning At Any Time
4.6.2021
In VVVVVV developer Terry Cavanagh’s new Roblox game, Anyone could be struck by lightning at any time, anyone could be struck by lightning at any time. Your job is to not be. But you will. It’s inevitable.Read more
Tekken Director Challenges Virtua Fighter Team To Make Another Game
3.6.2021
In the latest video for his personal YouTube channel, Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada spoke at length about this week’s release of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, sharing that he’s always viewed surpassing Sega’s foundational 3D fighting series as a personal goal.Read more
Apparently Tesla Cars Have Enough Graphical Horsepower To Play Cyberpunk 2077
2.6.2021
You shouldn’t take a call while driving, you shouldn’t text while driving, and you certainly shouldn’t game while driving. And yet, that’s exactly what you might be able to do with the Tesla Models X and S. As spotted by The Gamer, bazillionaire Tesla CEO and failed Deus Ex cosplayer Elon Musk...
One Year And 14 Million Active Players Later, Valorant Is Going Mobile
2.6.2021
Officially launched on June 2 of last year, Riot Games’ hero shooter Valorant has enjoyed massive success on PC, with more than a half-billion matches played and over 14 million active players. Today Riot announced plans to expand the franchise, starting with Valorant Mobile. Read more
Fortnite Players Are Getting Abducted By UFOs
2.6.2021
As the latest Fortnite season nears its end, players are being zapped by mysterious beams of light that seem reminiscent of UFO abductions.Read more
Evo 2002 Trailer Is Definitely From 2002
2.6.2021
Over the weekend, someone uploaded an ancient trailer used to promote 2002’s Evolution Championship Series fighting game tournament, and boy is it something else.Read more
‘Sidequests,’ sponsorships, and e-sports as DeFi protocols ponder user acquisition
1.6.2021
DeFi projects are starting to get creative with their outreach and marketing strategies