Editorial

Team Liquid Launches Liquid Plus

Our Thank You to You[embedded content]Our fans are the most generous, loyal, creative, giving and (sometimes) hardcore community in esports. Liquid+ is a home where everything you need as a Team Liquid fan comes together.Liquid+ rewards fans for supporting Team Liquid and our over two hundred+ pro players, streamers and staff. But it’s not only about points (there’s definitely still points). On Liquid+, fans find the latest Schedule of live streams and Liquid games, the baddest content drops on athletes through Quests and Experiences, and prizes that offer a meaningful

8BitDo’s second arcade stick is moddable, stylish and versatile

Sponsored Links It’s been awhile since I used a fight stick. As a teenager, I would venture into my nearest arcade and spend what little money I had on Dance Dance Revolution. Once my legs had turned to mush, I would hobble over to the Tekken cabinets and get annihilated by a fighting game fanatic who never seemed to leave. I enjoyed our infrequent bouts but had no interest in replicating the experience at home. Arcade sticks were fun, but not something I wanted to seriously invest in. Many years

‘Pokémon Go’ gets AR Mapping tasks to enable more realistic effects

Sponsored Links Pokémon Go Pokémon Go players may see a new tag marking some PokéStops next time they check the app. Niantic has officially launched AR Mapping tasks for level 20 Trainers and up, almost five months after the company announced that it’s launching the feature. When they spin a PokéStop marked with the “AR Mapping” tag, they’ll get a Field Research task that will require them to open the AR scanning screen and to explore the area. Trainers level 20 and up can now receive AR Mapping tasks! Try

AOC’s ‘Among Us’ Twitch stream peaked at over 435,000 viewers

About a year ago the campaign for Donald Trump joined Twitch to push promotional live streams, and tonight, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will host her first stream on the service. Trump’s foray into Twitch streaming was curious after his administration targeted the same violent video games many Twitch viewers like to watch, while AOC’s previous interaction with Twitch focused on the Army’s attempts to use it as a tool for recruiting. Hopefully she can avoid a two-week ban for misconduct. (9pm EST!)— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 20, 2020 Ocasio-Cortez will

Seagate’s 1TB Game Drive for Xbox Series X, Series S costs $220

Ever since Microsoft announced the details of that Velocity Drive storage architecture in its new Xbox Series family, we knew it wouldn’t be cheap to add some extra storage for your new console. Now Twitter deal-hunter Wario64 points out a Best Buy listing for Seagate’s 1TB expansion SSD, confirming earlier leaks with its $220 price. Seagate - 1TB Game Drive for Xbox Series X and Series S External Custom PCI Express Gen4 x2 (NVMe) Solid State Drive is up for preorder at Best Buy ($219.99) https://t.co/LzdBZ0dUFT pic.twitter.com/FFVWl1Tmvr— Wario64 (@Wario64) September

Nintendo just surprised Switch owners by releasing ‘Kirby Fighters 2’

Sponsored Links Nintendo Nintendo has officially launched a new Kirby brawler for the Switch that it never officially confirmed until now. Kirby Fighters 2 is now available as a digital download for $20, and as the trailer’s voiceover says, it’s a Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby affair. Nintendo accidentally revealed the title on the eShop earlier today before pulling it down prior to its official launch. A brand-new Kirby game is available NOW! Choose from a cast of Kirby’s most iconic copy abilities and duke it out to

‘Among Us’ developers cancel sequel plans, focus on their new/old smash hit

Sponsored Links Innersloth Back in 2018, Innersloth released Among Us, a simple Mafia-style party game that requires teamwork from its players, but also tasks one of them as an imposter whose job is to undermine the group’s efforts. Until about August of this year it hadn’t attracted much attention, which is when the game suddenly exploded in popularity with Twitch players featuring it constantly and drawing more interest, as well as crossplay for iOS and Android that let people easily join in the games.Just a month ago the developers announced