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Ludwig, Mr. Beast, Rubius, and IAmCristinini headline PogChamps 4’s $100,000 lineup

Running from Aug. 29 to Sept. 12, PogChamps 4 is the next in a series of two-week competitions, featuring high-profile content creators from a wide range of backgrounds competing against each other on Chess.com for $100,000.  The full roster will be announced at a later date, but Chess.com has revealed that Ludwig, Mr. Beast, and Rubius will be making their return to the competition. IAmCristinini, Sapnap, and ConnorEatsPants round out the initial roster announcement. [embedded content] The event is sponsored by Coinbase, which previously partnered with Chess.com for the CryptoChamps

New Valorant ‘Sentinels of Light’ Skin Bundle Is Among the Best-Looking Yet

Few games do weapon skins quite like Valorant, and today Riot Games is readying itself to launch the game’s next premium bundle. Called Sentinels of Light, it follows on from Ruination as the second weapon bundle in Riot’s in-game crossover event of the same name. The new skins have a distinct and absolutely beautiful fantasy aesthetic; as explained in a video over on Hitscan’s YouTube channel, which includes supporting commentary art lead Sean Marino and senior producer Preeti Khanolkar, The Sentinels are an established order of protectors who fight against

Psychonauts 2 Gets Over 3 Hours Of Gameplay Footage

It has been a long time coming, but next month we’ll finally get the sequel to Psychonauts. The game has been in development for a good while, having started as a crowdfunding project, and eventually getting wrapped up in the acquisition of the developer by Microsoft. We’ve recently got a story trailer as well as some new gameplay footage. Now, however, we’re getting a big chunk of the early game. Microsoft released just over 3 hours of the game to the folks at GamersPrey. It is presented largely without commentary,

How to watch the World of Warcraft Race to World First Sanctum of Domination

The World of Warcraft Race to World First (RWF) is finally here again. Players from around the world are preparing for a marathon battle to see who can be the first to defeat Sylvanas Windrunner on Mythic difficulty in Sanctum of Domination. Complexity-Limit is fresh off two straight wins in the RWF and is looking to continue its streak. After finishing in a close second during the first three major raid tiers of Battle for Azeroth, WoW’s last expansion, Limit strung together a pair of victories, one in the final

The best speedruns from Summer Games Done Quick 2021

Another Games Done Quick event has finished its run, with Summer Games Done Quick 2021 raising a total of $2,897,704 to support Doctors Without Borders between July 4 and 11.  And that's a wrap! #SGDQ2021 has come to a close, and although we are sad that it's over, we are beyond joyful as we have raised a total amount of $2,897,704 for @MSF_USA! Thank you to all of our runners, and to you for your generosity and support!— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) July 11, 2021 That total was raised thanks

How to watch Korea VCT Stage 3: Challengers One main event,

The first main event for Korea VCT Stage Three begins on Thursday, July 8 with the initial single-elimination round.  The top 16 VALORANT teams from the open qualifier, which took place earlier this month, will compete in a six-day tournament for the sake of seeding.  In the single-elimination bracket, teams including NUTURN, Vision Strikers, and DAMWON will face off for favorable placements.  Each team will play two rounds of best-of-threes to decide their seed in the upcoming group stage. This will give teams the opportunity to play on stage—as opposed

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed, New Update Coming to Base Game

Sucker Punch finally confirmed the existence of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, an enhanced version of the acclaimed open world title that will be coming to PS4 for $59.99 and PS5 for $69.99. Along with PS5-exclusive features like DualSense support, dynamic 4K/60 FPS performance and lip sync for Japanese voice-overs, it will a new expansion with Iki Island. The latter adds new story missions, enemies, armor, techniques and much more. Pre-order bonuses for the title have also been revealed which includes a digital art book, mini soundtrack, concept art from

How to watch VCT Europe Stage 3 open qualifiers, week 1

VCT is back after a month’s hiatus.  The penultimate phase of the tour in Europe—stage three—starts today with the open qualifiers.  Hosted by Riot Games and Freaks 4U Gaming, the open qualifiers will feature 321 VALORANT teams—significantly more than stage two. The initial rounds will be played in a single-elimination format, before switching over to double-elimination in the closed qualifiers.  The top eight teams from the open qualifiers will go on to play the eight invited teams in the closed qualifiers. When all’s said and done, the top eight teams