News NA Valorant would have had a different look today. Cloud9 CEO Jack Etienne has revealed that 100Thieves had originally looked at acquiring Valorant sensation Tyson “TenZ” Ngo in back in 2021. Related articles TenZ Cloud9 buyout clause was $2 Million In a report published byDotEsportsearlier today, it has been revealed that 100Thieves had tried to sign TenZ for their Valorant team back in 2021. However, the reason why they didn’t end up acquiring the Valorant sensation was all down to the overwhelming buyout clause set by Cloud9....

FGC Guides If you want to try 2XKO, the Riot Games’ fighting title, then look no further to see if you have an available platform. Whether you’re in the Alpha Lab, another test, or jumping in at full release, we’re sure you’re having a blast with Riot Games' new 2v2 fighter. 2XKO, a free-to-play title, is available on a variety of popular platforms. 2XKO players sure hope so. Leonardo Biazzi We’ll cover which ones for you, so you know if you’ve got the right hardware to give it a try....

Tekken 8 News Do you share a birthday with your main or favorite character? Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed official birthdays for characters in the TEKKEN series, which includes TEKKEN 8 and the ones before it. According to a post on social media, this was revealed as part of the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Read on for the list of revealed TEKKEN character birthdays. TEKKEN 8 character birthdays Above is the text version of the revealed TEKKEN 8 character birthdays....

DOTA 2 News Arteezy is now a believer in the ‘Yatoro buff’. Will more players hop on the bald train for a chance at winning TI11? The bald saga continues. Artour “Arteezy” Babaev, carry player of Evil Geniuses join hands with other pros at TI11 and sacrificed his hair to the Dota gods for a buff to win the championship. After players from BOOM Esports and Thunder Awaken shaved their heads and pulled off upsets at TI11, Arteezy is now a believer in the ‘Yatoro buff’....

Discord is the go-to choice for folks all around the world who are looking to squad up in games, meet up with friends for D&D sessions, or just send each other memes to get through the work day. It’s an important service, and from time to time it will go down. If you had a spicey meme that needed to be sent but are running into the “Sorry, you have been blocked error”, we’ve got the information you need....

We had the privelage of visiting WayForward’s offices today, right before the rush of E3. It was there, from the home base of fantastic games likeShantaeandLit, that we had some hands-on time withMighty Flip Champs, WayForward’s newest DSiWare title. Mighty Flip Champsis an original and highly addictive puzzle title that oozes style and retro appeal. Its cute/strange art and old school appearance had us interested from the beginning, but it was the game play that really had us hooked....

Gaming News Investment firm Embracer Group may be looking to unload Gearbox, the developers of the beloved Borderlands series. Not content onkilling off studios with 30 years of history, Swedish investment firm Embracer Group may also be trying to sell off Gearbox Studios. Given Embracer’s penchant for buying up developers and IPs during the pandemic era, it’s no surprise that the inevitable firesale has begun. After a failed $2 billion deal with Saudi Arabia’s gaming group, Embracer now looks to be tightening its belt every which way....

For as much as some of us passionately argue over minor issues, game companies sure do like having us vote on things. Nintendo is allowingyou to decidewhat the reversible box art forXenoblade Chronicles‘ North American release should be, assuming you aren’t allergic to Facebook. I’m fond of the first image — the one with the party gazing off into the distance. It reminds me of the concept art for an SNES-era role-playing game....

School’s back in session TheFire Emblemseries is headed back to the musou format.Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopesis coming on June 29, 2025. Three Hopeslooks to be centered around Fire Emblem: Three Houses, from what we’ve seen so far. In thenew trailer, all three heads of the three houses—Dimitri, Claude, and Edelgard—are present and fighting. Fire Emblemhas already had oneWarriorsentry in the past, though that was a crossover game with fighters from throughout the series’ history....

Guides How do you get this Ultra Beast? Pokémon GO is all about Ultra Beasts at the moment. GO Fest is full of them, we’ve seen Ultra Wormholes appearing and Necrozma is set to make its debut. But, finally we can also now get Naganadel in Pokémon GO. We knew that Naganadel’s Pokémon GO release was going to be this season. At the start of the season, all players were awarded an encounter with Poipole....

News Will IShowSpeed switch to Twitch following his ban on YouTube? Recent rumors have surfaced online that IShowSpeed may be planning on making a switch from YouTube to Twitch, following his recent YouTube ban. How true, though, are these rumors? Will the creator actually make a switch from the platform where he has the most followers? IShowSpeed banned from YouTube. Will he switch to Twitch? Recently, the popular YouTuber IShowSpeed posted videos of himself jumping over a moving car....

Streamers News The crossover we didn’t think we needed — until it happened. Kai Cenat and hisstreamhave played host to some pretty big names over the years but today’s collaboration might take the cake with WWE superstar and Hollywood actor John Cena stopping by. The wrestler-turned-superstar slammed through Cenat’s doors in front ofnearly 250,000 live viewersas part of aMcDonald’s promotion. Alongside fellow streamer Fanum, Cenat and Cena spent the almost two-hour stream chatting and eating the new Chicken Big Mac....

The final concept revealed in video In case you hadn’t heard, board game manufacturer Jasco is producing aMega Mantabletop gamewith the approval of Capcom, and now,they have a live Kickstarter. It’s meant for two to five players (barring future expansions), and involves card deck movement, as well as aMega Man 1-centric theme — you can find the full [tentative]rules here. It’ll use art from the officialArchie comic line, which is pretty neat....