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Leading Chess Site Asked Top 100 Player Unmasked As Cheater To Confess (And They Did)
5.10.2022
On Tuesday evening, The Wall Street Journal published a high-level overview of a report produced by Chess.com, all about Hans Niemann, the player suspected of cheating at the Sinquefield Cup against reigning five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. (Possibly, the internet has repeatedly...
Report: Chess Grandmaster From Anal Bead Conspiracy Accused Of Cheating In Over 100 Games
4.10.2022
Hans Niemann, who sparked the internet’s favorite anal bead meme last month after beating chess world champion Magnus Carlsen in a stunning upset, is now accused of cheating in over 100 online matches, according to a new unprecedented 72-page report by Chess.com. The world’s most popular website...
Be Prepared For These 7 Big Overwatch 2 Gameplay Changes
4.10.2022
Sorry, the old Overwatch can’t come to the phone right now. She’s dead. Today, October 4 at 3 p.m. EST, Overwatch 2 will come to replace her, and the sun has long set on days of 6v6 and free-range characters not cloistered behind a battle pass.Read more
The Week In Games: Nier Man’s Switch
4.10.2022
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Activision Blizzard Announces New LGBTQ+ Friendly Overwatch 2 Competitive And Shoutcaster Programs
1.10.2022
Today, Activision Blizzard announced three programs coming to Overwatch 2’s competitive and casual scene. These aim to foster a healthy environment, with a focus on its new and returning LGBTQ+ player base. Read more
Overwatch 2 Pre-reviews Think It's Worth A Sequel, But Say The Grind Is A Major Bummer
30.9.2022
Overwatch 2 is almost here, arriving as a free-to-play game on October 4 that will totally supplant the OG hero shooter. While it isn’t playable to the general public yet, a handful of gaming outlets got early access to Blizzard’s upcoming sequel, publishing prereviews just in time for launch day....
All The Games We Might Lose Forever When Google Stadia Dies
29.9.2022
Earlier today, Google confirmed that its shutting down Stadia, its short-lived cloud gaming service. While the company plans on refunding all software and hardware purchases related to Stadia, the future of the few remaining exclusives on the service is less clear. And if they don’t get ported...
Tekken Players Are Debating How 'Anti-Beginner' The Series Is
29.9.2022
Recently, the fighting game community has been at each other’s throats over how “anti-beginner” the Tekken series is. Tekken 7, the latest entry to forgo a tutorial mode, is at the discourse’s center, with one player suggesting it needs changes to stay relevant. A good tutorial wouldn’t hurt, along...
Chess Players Are Convinced That The Anal Bead Controversy Is Causing More Online Cheating
29.9.2022
Remember the anal bead cheating controversy? As much as I’d like to forget, it turns out that a lot of people are still thinking about it. Some chess players have reported an uptick of computer-aided cheating in Chess.com matches ever since the story about Hans Niemann broke. One player has dubbed...
Pro sports league Karate Combat to launch DAO for fan, athlete governance
28.9.2022
Karate Combat’s DAO will be launched as part of a three-year sponsorship deal with Hedera’s HBAR Foundation, expected to go live in December 2022
FIFA 23 Has Option Where Game Won't Tell You How Bad You Are
27.9.2022
Are you a FIFA fan? Are you also a little baby-human who sometimes just doesn’t want to hear it? Then does EA have the new feature for you! FIFA 23, out for pre-orderers today, will let you turn off commentary that’s critical of how you’re playing. Alternative idea: play better?Read more
Chess Champion Breaks Silence On 'Anal Bead' Cheating Controversy
27.9.2022
After nearly a month of anal bead memes and chess drama, world champion Magnus Carlsen has finally opened up about his stunning defeat to 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Niemann and his shocking stunts that followed in the aftermath. Long story short: He thinks Niemann is a cheater, over the board...
The Week In Games: Ted Lasso Takes The Pitch
27.9.2022
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Dragon Ball’s Unsung Hero Finally Takes Center Stage In The Breakers
23.9.2022
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In This Modern-Day Bushido Blade-Style Fighting Game It’s One Hit And You’re Toast
23.9.2022
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The Story Behind Mortal Kombat’s Iconic Dragon Logo
23.9.2022
You’ve probably seen the silhouette of Mortal Kombat’s dragon logo so often that you don’t even think about how little sense it makes. There weren’t any dragons in the original Mortal Kombat, and it doesn’t factor into the backstory about an interdimensional martial arts tournament to determine...
Web3 Firm Chain Reveals Multi-Year Partnership With the New England Patriots
23.9.2022
The Web3 software solutions company Chain announced the company has partnered with Kraft Sports + Entertainment, the owners and operators of the New England Patriots, New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, and Patriot Place. Chain details that the multi-year deal will allow the company to serve...
Madden Streamers Are Going On 'Strike' Over In-Game Gambling Odds
23.9.2022
Some of the biggest streamers in the Madden community have announced they’re going on “pack strike”, creating a hashtag and refusing to spend any money on Madden 23's Ultimate Team mode until publisher Electronic Arts make some changes.Read more
Solium Infernum Is A Grand Strategy Game Set In Hell
23.9.2022
I know a lot of people who would say a grand strategy game set anywhere would be hell, but those people don’t know what they’re missing out on.Read more
Destiny 2 Gives Up On New Challenge, Tacitly Admitting There's A Much Bigger Problem
22.9.2022
Destiny 2’s Season of Plunder has been a surprisingly enjoyable romp through space pirate fantasy so far, but it hasn’t been without its issues. The biggest one yet materialized this week when a new story quest required players to kill 50 champions before they could progress. Bungie decided...