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Riot officially reveals League’s 2021 Victorious skin for Blitzcrank

This year’s Victorious skin in League of Legends will be for Blitzcrank, Riot Games confirmed today. Yesterday, Riot teased this year’s Victorious skin by releasing a promotional image of a pink teddy bear, leading many League fans to believe that the annual edition of the skin would be for Annie. But today’s fully zoomed-out splash art showed Blitzcrank holding the bear in question, revealing that the champion will be receiving the 2021 Victorious skin.  Last season, Riot teased the Victorious skin with a zoomed-in image of a pistol and fans

When will Sora be released in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?

In today’s final reveal stream for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, series creator Masahiro Sakurai introduced the last fighter: Sora from Kingdom Hearts. Earlier in the presentation, Sakurai showed off the final Mii Fighter costumes, and all the new content will share the same release date of Oct. 18. Aside from the confirmed release date, this means a new balance patch will occur later this month. So players who want to save any of their replays or highlights will need to archive them before Sora is added to the roster. As

IEM Fall Europe: Six Major spots left, eight teams in the running

With the group stage of IEM Fall coming to conclusion, we saw G2, NIP, Vitality, Astralis, and Heroic already ensure their spots at PGL Major Stockholm and a plethora of teams' hopes of making it to the Major crushed, including the likes of a few big names in fnatic, Complexity, and FunPlus Phoenix. The results so far leave us with eight teams still in the running for the last six spots, which will be decided over the course of the rest of the week. FaZe are against the ropes but

All purchase bonuses for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl

The next Pokémon installment coming for fans will be here in just over a month and while it isn’t completely new, there is plenty of anticipation for these generation four remakes. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be released on Nov. 19. For those eager to get their hands on the game there are plenty of different bundles available with a variety of gifts alongside copies of the game exclusive to specific retailers. While some bonuses are available only in specific regions, here is a list of the deals

A history of gaming mice

When first learning to drive a car, the wheel may not feel familiar, the pedals seem far away, and the stick shift is strange. Over time, these tools become an extension of the driver’s hands and feet. Controlling them becomes second nature. Computer mice are the same for gamers. A mouse is a tool meant to be an extension of the user for more control over the device itself. Its user needs to consciously remember which buttons do which functions, but using the mouse becomes second nature over time.  This

LNG vs. Hanwha matchup headlines first day of Worlds 2021

This article is written in partnership with DJ Esports. The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is set to begin tomorrow, Oct. 5. The LPL and LCK’s fourth seeds, LNG Esports and Hanwha Life Esports, will kick off the play-in stage in a battle of favorites. This Group A matchup will likely determine which team automatically qualifies for the Worlds main stage at the end of the round-robin. LNG’s journey to Worlds wasn’t an easy one, though. Their Spring Split was marred with mediocrity, ending with an 8-8 record. Worlds

How to turn on Bluetooth on a PC

Bluetooth is one of the most popular features in modern technology, allowing users to enjoy connectivity without cables. However, it may not always be enabled out of the box. Here’s how to turn on Bluetooth on a Windows PC. Press the Windows key in the bottom left corner of your keyboard and type “settings” to open Settings.You can also do this by using your mouse to hover over the search bar in the bottom left corner of your display and finding the Settings option. Screengrab via Ben Hestad Locate and

Worlds 2021: Play-in stage scores, standings, and results

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship begins with the play-in stage on Oct. 5. The play-ins feature 10 teams split into two groups. Group A includes Hanwha Life, Infinity, LNG, PEACE, and RED Canids, while Group B consists of Beyond Gaming, Cloud9, DetonatioN FocusMe, Galatasaray Esports, and Unicorns of Love. Each group will play a single round-robin to decide the winner, who will automatically advance to the next stage of the event. The third and fourth-place teams at the end of the week will play a best-of-five, with the

IEM Fall EU: Who’s still in the running for a Major spot?

The IEM Fall Europe group stage is heading into the final round of matches, where it is still almost all to play for. Out of the 24 teams, three are already confirmed to play in the playoffs — NIP, Copenhagen Flames, and Astralis — while five more are out of the running entirely with fnatic, AURA, Endpoint, MAD Lions, and Sprout no longer able to place in the top three in their respective groups. A win over Fiend would nearly guarantee FaZe a Major spot Any of the other 16