Riyadh Masters 2024 Closed Qualifiers: All teams qualified

DOTA 2 News Which teams will qualify for the $5m Riyadh Masters? The annual Riyadh Masters, the culmination of the ESL Pro Tour (EPT), is now hosting its qualifier rounds. Seven regions will compete in this $5 million qualifier to attend the main tournament in Saudi Arabia which will offer another $5 million in total prize money. Find out the schedule (with updated winners) and all teams of the Riyadh Masters Closed Qualifiers below!...

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Jennifer Hudson

Sjuush CS: GO crosshair and viewmodel settings

CS:GO News Want to become Mr. Consistent, like Sjuush on Heroic? Check out what his crosshair and viewmodel settings here. One of the standout players in Heroic is Rasmus “sjuush” Beck. The 23-year-old player has played in several Danish squads including MAD Lions and Tricked before joining Heroic. On Heroic, he has found his groove helping the organization reach the top spot in rankings. Here are Sjuush’s crosshair and viewmodel settings in CS: GO....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Ryan Bell

SumaiL misses second TI in a row as Team Aster gets eliminated from TI12 Qualifiers

DOTA 2 News Team Aster’s TI12 journey is cut short by an underdog force, Team Bright. Team Aster is eliminated from The International 2023 (TI12) China Qualifier - their last hope of making it to TI. The prominent lineup was handed defeat by an underdog force, Team Bright, also a Division II team. This will be Aster’s first time missing TI since 2021. Here is the complete roster of Team Aster: SumaiL misses his second TI in a row Throughout 2023, Team Aster formed a distinct lineup,merging forces from different regions....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Tara Kim

TGS 2007: Tecmo hopes to keep Ninja Gaiden II’s essential game mechanics intact

WhenNinja Gaidenrocked the Xbox in 2004, many referred to it as one of the best, yet most challenging action adventure games of all time. However, when the much anticipated sequel finally makes it way to consoles in its finished form, Tecmo hopes that the ESRB doesn’t call it over the top, and try to dismantle what they believe is a critical game mechanic ofNinja Gaiden II: loss of limbs. In the confines of a hotel room during the Tokyo Game Show, the game’s director played through a demo — and left jaws on the floor with the game’s beauty and overall level of violence....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Jenna Poole

The Last Story is XSEED’s most successful game ever

Also, price cut get! The Last Story‘s journey to North America was certainly a long one, but it sounds like this tale has a happy ending. XSEED has announced Mistwalker’s RPG is now the most successful title in its eight-year history. After having sold nearly its entire first shipment, the game is now being reprinted. Copies are going on sale for just $30. If you’ve yet to pick up the game it sounds like now would be a great time to do so....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Lauren Mcgee

The other unreleased Sega Pluto console has been found

See it in action in this video Yesterday we found out that a former Sega employee had in his possessionan unreleased console called the Sega Pluto. The console is essentially the Sega Saturn, but with a Netlink built into it. The former Sega employee said that there are supposedly only two Pluto consoles that were ever made, and as it turns out, a Destructoid reader owns the other one! Dtoid reader kidvid666 told me that he picked up the Pluto around five or six years ago at a flea market for just a $1....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Dr. Scott Mcconnell

This wild Dragon Ball FighterZ match is an instant classic

Leffen and GO1 brought the hype at CEO 2018 Some mornings, I’m not quite ready to get out of bed even though I well and truly should. I’m stuck in this half-conscious groggy state in which I am capable of reaching for my phone and scrolling through Twitter, but not much else. Eventually, I’ll waste enough time to feel guilty, then slink out of bed. Certain days, though, I catch something in my feed so cute or pure or exciting that I spring to life....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Maria Brown

Top Warzone streamer ‘Swagg’ leaves Twitch for YouTube

Streamers News Call of Duty: Warzone streamer will make the move from Twitch to YouTube on September 2, following an announcement today. Kris “Swagg” Lamberson announced today that he would take his talents to YouTube following nearly ten years on the Twitch streaming platform. A member of FaZe Clan–Swagg rose to prominence in the early stages of Call of Duty: Warzone. He quickly ascended the rankings as a top player; the viewership numbers and success followed....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Emily Bryant

VIT Mephisto: “We gave certain things a try on stage to see if they would be able to work, and unfortunately, they failed extremely hard.”

League of Legends News Mephisto is looking to lead Team Vitality to their first LEC title 0-3 to start the 2022 LEC Spring Split is not the record one would expect for Team Vitality, who came into the season as the favorites to contend for a LEC title. Team Vitality, a team that has been relatively middle of the pack barring a Worlds 2018 run, made a big splash in the offseason when they built around Selfmade and Labrov to grab Europe’s most highly-coveted talents....

July 3, 2025 · 8 min · 1622 words · Valerie Vargas

When does Valorant Episode 5 Act 3 release?

Valorant News Here’s everything you need to know about Valorant Episode 5 Act 3 release date and time. With the end of the current act, the competitive queue will also end and ranks will reset. Here’s all you need to know about the release time and date for the new Act. When does Valorant Episode 5 Act 3 go live? Episode 5 Act 3 is the third and final act of Episode 5....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Thomas Gonzalez

Who are the fastest QBs in College Football 25?

Guides There are some speedy QBs in College Football 25. Most College Football 25 players can agree that having one of the fastest QBs on your team is never a bad thing for your offense. It gives you options when a play breaks down and can get you some great bailout plays in critical moments. So, here is our guide to help you navigate through the fastest quarterbacks in the game....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Jennifer Gray

Xenonauts 2 abducts a July 18 Early Access release

I want to believe Hooded Horsehas announcedthat the sequel to Goldhawk Interactive’s tactical alien defense game,Xenonauts 2, willenter into Early Accesson July 18. Xenonautswas something of a 2014 fan apology for a perceived over-modernization of the series in Firaxis Game’s 2012XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It stuck closer to the original 1994 version of the core gameplay, focusing on being an expansive and layered campaign against alien invaders. Xenonauts 2is looking to expand on that....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Angela Lara

2025 Pokémon Championship Series schedule and format

News Everything you need to know about the 2025 season. The Pokémon Company have announced the format for the 2025 Pokémon Championship Series. There are a significant amount of changes to last years format, reflecting feedback from players over the 2024 series. The 2025 Pokémon Championship Series will run from July 2024 to May 2025, with the exceptions of the 2025 North America International Championships and the 2025 Pokémon World Championships....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Eric Williams