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Overwatch League reveals 2021 Role Stars

At the end of each season, the Overwatch League bestows awards on some of its top players. Big titles like Rookie of the Year and MVP have already been announced, but this season’s Role Stars will also join the circle of 2021 champions. Four players in each role are given the honor of Role Star each year. The title is mostly a matter of pride, but players will get to have a special icon next to their name during the 2022 season to signify their win. Role Star awards are

Envy shock Sentinels, advance to semifinals of VCT Masters Berlin

Team Envy finally got that elusive win over Sentinels at the best possible time, as they knock the reigning Reykjavík champions out of VCT Masters Berlin in the quarterfinals. Envy will face another familiar face in the semifinals when they take on 100 Thieves. Sentinels started off the series on Haven, with zombs delivering his side the pistol with some Frenzy heroics on A site. It was a wild first half with both sides winning thrifty rounds early, and players on each team delivering huge plays. But Envy looked crisp

2021’s best G-Sync monitors for gaming

Gaming monitors have evolved drastically, and one major reason for that is variable refresh rate technology. Currently, there are two leading competing VRR technologies: AMD’s FreeSync and Nvidia’s G-Sync. VRR technology enables monitors to stay in sync with in-game render rates, increasing smoothness and responsiveness. As a VRR technology, G-Sync aims to eliminate screen tearing and other visual artifacts that often occur when the GPU’s frame output and the monitor’s refresh rate aren’t necessarily aligning with one another—an inconvenience many gamers know far too well. Here are 2021’s best G-Sync

Vitality break Gambit’s Vertigo streak, advance to ESL Pro League season 14 semifinals

Following a fiery hot performance from Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut on Inferno and an impressive all-around showing from the team on Vertigo, Team Vitality stunned Gambit in the quarterfinals of ESL Pro League season 14 today. Vitality came into this CS:GO series fresh off a close but still convincing win against a short-handed Complexity lineup in the round of 12. After what had been a relatively quiet event toward the end of a down year for ZywOo, the two-time reigning player of the year put on a masterclass on Inferno. It

Titanium White Dominus: How to Get

Top GamesPhoto courtesy of Psyonix/Epic GamesRocket League is all about cosmetics, players are always scrambling to acquire the coolest or rarest options. One of the most recent in-demand items is the Titanium White Dominus, a sleek, Painted variant of the Dominus. Here's what players need to know in order to add this car to their garage:Since Titanium White Dominus released in January 2020, Rocket League players have been clamoring to add it to their garage. The Dominus is one of the most widely utilized cars in the game, thus players

Washington Justice, Toronto Defiant advance in Overwatch League 2021 play-ins

Two high-stakes, single-elimination play-in games officially kicked off the Overwatch League postseason today. During play-ins, six West Region teams and three East Region teams will be fighting for the final three slots in the official double-elimination playoff bracket, which will begin on Sept. 21.  Before they can secure those final spots, though, teams have to take down their opponents in the do-or-die play-in matches. Two West Region teams, the Washington Justice and Toronto Defiant, swept their adversaries today and will move on to the second phase of play-in games on

A look inside the Call of Duty League’s first offline event with fans in over a year

As the crisp pop and fizz came from the opening of his hard seltzer can, one Toronto Ultra fan let it rip.  With the Ultra up two games in the Call of Duty League’s Stage Five Major, the fan lifted the can to his mouth as it poured out all over his clothes, soaking his shirt and pants. For the past half hour, this guy became the ire of the packed house at the Esports Stadium Arlington on Sunday, Aug. 1—so much so that the remaining crowd started to cheer

Black Skylands Is the Sky Pirate Fantasy Life Sim I Never Knew I Needed

The sky pirate aesthetic was popularized in the video game world when Final Fantasy XII was released back in 2006. It’s an appealing idea that’s been explored in books and other media with steampunk settings, but it’s not one that we often see in video games. Indie developing studio Hungry Couch wants to change that with their new game, Black Skylands, and this ambitious project is looking very promising so far. Black Skylands takes place in a world where the lands have splintered into tons of different floating islands in

Crisp returns as a starter for FunPlus Phoenix in their match against Oh My God

FunPlus Phoenix will once again be reunited with their support in the 2021 LPL Summer Split after he was hospitalized two weeks ago. Crisp will take JingYi’s place as the starting support for today’s match against Oh My God after the LDL player subbed in to replace the world champion support. FPX had a strong performance with their substitute player, scoring three series wins while Crisp was absent. They’re currently in second place in the LPL standings, and every win can help them secure first place going into playoffs. FPX