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Moist Esports signs top Guilty Gear Strive player Hotashi

Moist Esports has signed another top contender, bringing on recent Evo 2021 Online Guilty Gear Strive Champion Julian “Hotashi” Harris. Hotashi is widely considered one of the greatest GG players across multiple games, including Strive. His run at Evo 2021 in the North American bracket saw him take sets against SonicFox, Jonathan Tene, and Supernoon. Since Strive’s release, he has also won The Big LEVO Two, The Grand Bamboo Battle 2021, and placed fourth at both CLG Burst Series and DreamHack Beyond 2021.  Moist was formed by streamer and content

Livestream reveals new look at Dead Space remake

The remake of the 2008 survival horror game Dead Space is getting a whole new look and fans got a peek today at just how close the developers are keeping to the original. The hour-long livestream started with a trailer for the new game. Viewers were taken through the steps on how the development team went about creating each layer of art that went into making the environment of the game. Fans even got some actual gameplay footage, which is rare for a game that was just announced in July.

PUBG Mobile unveils collaborations with Alan Walker, Jujutsu Kaisen, Zaha Hadid Architects

PUBG Mobile announced collaborations with Norwegian DJ Alan Walker, Japanese manga series Jujutsu Kaisen, and British architecture and design firm Zaha Hadid Architects during the Team Up Challenge 2021 yesterday.  This isn’t the first time the battle royale game is tying-up with Alan Walker. In 2019, the DJ released two new singles, namely “On My Way” and “Live Fast,” in a collaboration with PUBG Mobile. Tencent teased that a new partnership is coming with him soon. The other major collaboration is with the Japanese manga series Jujutsu Kaisen. It’s one

NetEase reportedly finalizing deal to bring on Sega creative director, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi

The race between Chinese video game companies to build up development assets has been heating up for some time now, but it looks like NetEase is finalizing a deal that will coax Toshihiro Nagoshi away from Sega after more than 30 years, according to Bloomberg. Nagoshi, who has been with Sega since 1989, worked as Sega of Japan’s chief creative officer from 2012 until January of this year, when he stepped down to become the creative director and is well known as the creator of the popular Yakuza franchise. His

4 non-Standard legal MTG sets planned for 2022, including return of Double Masters, Commander Legends

Next year is only bringing four Standard-legal sets to Magic: The Gathering. But 2022 is packed with four non-Standard sets that further some of the design space explored over the past few years with draftable formats. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, Double Masters 2022, Jumpstart 2022, and Unfinity are set to drop next year. Each product brings a completely different take on Magic’s Limited gameplay and will introduce new cards to a variety of Constructed formats. Battle for Baldur’s Gate expands on the Dungeons & Dragons crossover set from

Blissey is now available in Pokémon UNITE

A new healer has entered the mix in Pokémon UNITE. Blissey is now available to purchase and play within the game. It’s a surprise addition, since most fans were expecting defender type Blastoise to be the next addition to the game, but TiMi seems to be holding back its launch for a later date. The Pokémon, prevalent in the anime for its healing abilities, will look to do the same in UNITE. But the Pokémon isn’t only a strong healer. Blissey also boasts one of the highest HP stats out

Can Natu be Shiny in Pokemon GO?

PokémonNatu in the anime / Photo courtesy of The Pokemon CompanyCan Natu be shiny in Pokemon GO? Natu, the tiny bird Pokemon, starred in the most recent spotlight hour on Tuesday. Because of the increased Natu spawns, many trainers are wondering whether or not they can catch a shiny Natu.Although the spotlight hour is already over, Natu is a commonly spawning Pokemon in the wild, so it's still good to know whether shiny Natu is in the game so trainers can search for it.Get excited, Trainers! #PokemonGOFest2021 may be over,

Someone Dressed up My Hero Academia’s Eri as Other Heroes & It Is Kawaii

Ever since Eri was introduced in the third episode of season four in My Hero Academia, fans have agreed that everything must be done to protect this precious child. To commemorate her adorableness, one talented artist went out of their way to somehow make everyone’s favorite child quirk user even more kawaii. As you can see in the pictures below, an Instagram user that goes by the name YourDrawingPineapple reimagined what it would look like if Eri dressed up as some of the heroes of Class 1-A. Those images include

VALORANT developer reveals inspiration for Yoru

A VALORANT developer recently explained how Yoru was inspired by the “lone rebel hero” anime archetype combined with Japan’s “rebel street fashion.”  VALORANT lore enthusiast Cynprel shared a screengrab from Riot Games narrative writer ParmCheesy explaining how the team put together Yoru’s backstory and style. The Riot team is full of anime and Japanese media fans and was excited to create an agent inspired by these interests.  The opportunity finally arose with Yoru, the Japanese duelist who can easily outmaneuver enemies with his abilities. ParmCheesy confirmed Yoru is inspired by