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NBK Announces Switch From CS:GO to Valorant

ValorantNBK's move marks a continued wave of CS:GO players moving to Valorant / Cooper Neill/Getty ImagesNathan "NBK" Schmitt announced his intentions to switch from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to Valorant on his Twitter Tuesday. The announcement by the legendary CS:GO pro continues the trend we've seen with former CS:GO players making their way to Valorant, which is still growing both in popularity among its player base and from an esports perspective. While what organization NBK lands with has yet to be revealed, it's stunning to see such an icon for CS:GO

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Has Chaotic Potential (Hands-on Preview)

It’s safe to say that Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, a new Souls-like action title that uses the original Final Fantasy as a motif, didn’t make the best first impression upon its reveal. The game’s reveal trailer was an awkward disaster people couldn’t look away from, putting its generic and edgy protagonist front and center alongside his angsty obsession with chaos. To its credit, it did give the new title plenty of publicity; albeit for the wrong reasons, and through a stream of memes at the game’s expense. Muddying

5 Things We Don’t Want in League of Legends Patch 11.14

League of LegendsRe-Gifted Amumu on Christmas day :( / Riot GamesLeague of Legends Patch 11.14 is set to release on July 7, coming with it some changes that may have players excited or may have players dreading the changes to come.Ruination plunges the world into shadow. Will you find the light? pic.twitter.com/luxMq1Srnr— League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) June 27, 2021Irelia feeling worse offFrostblade Irelia / Riot GamesIrelia is slated to have the biggest changes on her kit since she was first reworked back in 2018. Interesting changes to her kit like

The 6 best power forward builds in NBA 2K21

Before you start playing NBA 2K21‘s My Career mode—which includes The Long Shadow campaign, where you can play in high school games, college games, or even at the NBA G League if you’re on new-gen consoles—you’ll have to create your character’s build. The builds are custom basketball avatars made up of pie charts that consist of four major pieces: finishing (blue), shooting (green), playmaking (yellow), and defense/rebounding (red). It’s an important part of the NBA 2K21 My Career experience because your build will determine the way you’ll play with your

Immortals bounce back from losing streak, hand Cloud9 another loss in 2021 LCS Summer Split week 3

The LCS 2021 Summer Split standings are certainly not indicative of Cloud9 and Immortals’ performances—especially after today’s game. Cloud9 could do very little to stop the complete domination from Immortals to start day two of week three of the split. Although the game was expected to be full of action, neither League of Legends team took initiative until well after the laning phase had begun. It wasn’t until Immortals slowly started to over-poke the Cloud9 comp that the tides turned heavily in their favor—and only fluctuated slightly. During the first

meyern: “I want to give my all to compete with an Argentinian team at big events; I’m going to chase that dream”

Ignacio "⁠meyern⁠" Meyer made his return to the servers last month with Furious, on loan from 9z, after taking break from competition in October 2020. The first event in his new endeavour was a success as he and his teammates qualified for the Aorus League regional finals with wins against the biggest teams in Argentina. Following their victory, we sat down with the Argentine youngster to learn more about him joining forces with Furious, the reasoning behind his long break, how he sees his return and the different possible routes

What can we expect from Nintendo at E3 2021?

When it comes to Nintendo announcements, it’s best to expect the unexpected—and to lower your expectations. In a year where we haven’t seen many major titles released, Nintendo’s announcements at E3 may (or may not) set the tone for the remainder of the year and the fourth year of the Nintendo Switch. This year’s E3 follows suit with last year’s, forgoing an in-person event in favor of numerous digital events due to evolving situations surrounding the pandemic. Nintendo is heading back to the event with a new Nintendo Direct scheduled

Pokémon TCG rules updated with Rule Box clarification ahead of Chilling Reign launch

The Pokémon Company has updated the Pokémon TCG Banned and Rule Change list for the upcoming release of Chilling Reign on June 18.  Because the current state of the Pokémon TCG is still in flux, there are no new bans being made for the Standard or Expanded format lists. But there is a new rule clarification that will be put into effect on July 2.  Starting with Battle Styles, a new term called Rule Box will be introduced to the game as a way to refer to a specific element