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The Good, the Bad, and Ridiculous of Proleague (Pt. 1)

Edition 1: Samsung Galaxy, Mech and The Greatest of All Timeby MizenhauerStarCraft II's 10th anniversary sent the community on a collective nostalgia trip. For a certain generation of fans, SC2 Proleague might have been the first thing that came to mind. Between the thrill of ace matches, the rivalry between the teams, SPOTV’s excellent promos and the amazing fan support, Proleague was a competition unlike any other. Players of all sorts had their moment in the sun, whether it was a B-Teamer who stole a match with a strange build,

Epic Games CEO speaks out against Apple, Google app store ‘monopoly’

Sponsored Links Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite developer Epic Games, criticized Apple and Google for having an “absolute monopoly” on app stores in a Friday interview with CNBC. There aren’t many viable options for distributing mobile software outside the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, and Sweeney chides both for taking a 30 percent fee from in-app purchases.Epic Games launched the Epic Games Store in late 2018 for Windows and Mac computers, and only charges other publishers a 12 percent fee on in-app purchases.

CSGO’s new Trusted Mode is causing major problems for players

Nick J. July 12, 2020Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s trusted mode is turning out to be a huge headache for players. When CSGO released its new “Trusted Mode," it was meant to prevent cheats from interacting with CSGO through blocking anything from interacting with the game that wasn’t approved by Microsoft’s Digital Certificate system. But it looks things as simple as mouse movements can cause the new system to glitch out. In CSGO’s updated Trusted Mode FAQ, developers admit that moving a mouse can cause performance issues. The developer says they are

All the gear you need to game-stream like a pro

I have a sneaking suspicion that high school A/V clubs went out of fashion once teachers realized their students knew way more about emerging technologies than they did. It would’ve happened sometime in the late ’90s, as personal computers, the internet, cameras and microphones started to become widely accessible, and teenagers tinkering around in their bedrooms could single-handedly create digital works of art and intrigue.Nowadays, Twitch and YouTube are the world’s A/V club. These sites host millions of hours of live-streamed creativity, comedy and personal connection, all with homemade yet

Crysis Remastered Will Debut Gameplay This Week, Watch It Here

Crysis Remastered was officially revealed with a teaser a few weeks ago, but this week we'll finally get to see exactly what the nearly 13-year-old game will look like with some improved graphical features.The gameplay debut for Crysis Remastered is set for July 1 and will go live at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 6 PM CEST. Although no details about what will be shown have been shared, Crytek did reveal in its initial announcement that the remaster will introduce a "hardware and API-agnostic ray tracing solution,"

SwitchArcade Round-Up: Mini-Views Featuring ‘Ruiner’ and ‘Sister Location’, Today’s New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 22nd, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got summaries of a couple of new releases that hit the eShop since we last checked in. There are also a pair of Mini-Views for a couple of recent releases. We finish things up with a full list of incoming and outgoing sales for you to comb through. The big news is the unveiling of which character from ARMS will be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but that’s unfortunately in the future for

The Last Of Us 2 Walkthrough – Part 7: Seattle Day 2 (Spoiler-Free)

Warning: We've done everything we can to minimize spoilers in this walkthrough so you can enjoy the game even if you need help finding collectibles. However, if you want to know nothing about the game before playing, you should stop reading now.Our spoiler-free walkthrough for The Last of Us Part 2 continues below. We'll help you find every collectible, story item, weapon, and upgrade--while avoiding story spoilers as much as possible. Everything you need to know is below, but note that we're skipping any discussions of locations or details that

Valorant PC requirements and specs

Use the Valorant minimum and recommended specs information to see if your PC is able to run Riot Games' competitive shooter. For those that want to get in on the Valorant action, the only thing standing in their way is the PC minimum and recommended specs. Given the level of intensity seen in the Valorant gameplay, some might expect the requirements to be quite high, where in actual fact Riot Games has done an excellent job at ensuring nearly all types of computers can run Valorant. Valorant PC requirements and