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Predicting Mark Rosewater’s Innistrad: Midnight Hunt teaser blog

The spoiler season for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt begins this Thursday and that means it’s time for another Mark Rosewater teaser blog. Rosewater is a senior game designer at Wizards of the Coast and releases a blog before official previews start for every set. These blogs provide a glimpse into what fans can expect from the set and are perfect for facilitating discussion in the days leading up to spoiler season. Some teasers hint toward returning mechanics, while others showcase interesting rules text found on cards in the set. Adventures in

How to Get Training Points in Madden 22

Top GamesMadden 22 players want to know how to get training points in-game. / EA SportsMadden 22 players want to know how to get training points in-game.Training Points are one of the most important currencies in Madden. They are the primary avenue through which players can upgrade their team's cards and have them dominate the field with ease. Upgrading certain players is essential to unlocking their full potential as some of their unique powers won't be unlocked until they hit a certain level—for example, X-Factor and Superstar abilities. Here are

Sources: Worlds 2021 to be held in Iceland after success of MSI

Following the announcement that the 2021 League of Legends World Championship will be held in Europe instead of China, Riot Games has decided to once again rely on Iceland as its venue, sources tell Dot Esports. Less than a week ago, Riot Games confirmed (following a report from Upcomer) that Worlds 2021, League’s biggest event of the year, will be moving from China to Europe due to the COVID-19 Delta variant. “Travel restrictions and COVID protocols have been even MORE complicated to navigate in 2021 than they were in 2020,”

Best Minecraft Enchantments for PvP

Minecraft Championships’ rise in popularity comes with more eyes on Minecraft‘s various PvP modes. Whether it’s a game of survival, a battle royale-esque mode, or a race, there’s a limitless amount of PvP options for Minecraft players. Likewise, there’s a vast collection of enchantments that are especially useful for playing PvP in Minecraft. Here are some of the best enchantments you can use to get an edge on your opponents. Best General/Tool Enchantments for PvP Image via Mojang Unbreaking Unbreaking is a basic but great enchantment for virtually any weapon,

Best QBZ-83 Loadout in Warzone Season 5: Which Attachments to Use

Call of DutyHere are the best attachments to use on the QBZ-83 in Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5. / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, ActivisionThis best QBZ-83 loadout in Warzone Season 5 guide is here for those who want to make sure they're using the fully optimized version of the medium-to-long-range AR in Verdansk '84 and Rebirth Island.As Raven Software has continued to release patches on a regular basis throughout the month of August, the QBZ-83 remains a dangerous sleeper AR to rock thanks to its minimum damage, upper torso multiplier, and

How to defeat every boss in Valheim

Valheim‘s exciting adventure lets players brave a vast world and defeat a wide range of monsters and creatures. You can spend your time exploring the locations the world has to offer or creating massive castles and villages for you and your friends to enjoy.  If you want to improve your equipment and tools, though, you must defeat five different bosses, and some aspects of the game aren’t available until you beat these formidable foes. Each boss fight requires slightly different tactics and preparation, but taking the bosses down is easy

When do Rocket League ranks reset?

There’s a reason why each ranked season is a new opportunity for players who are looking to prove themselves on the pitch. Most players will focus on increasing their ranks throughout a competitive season, but you’ll always be able to start fresh when the next season rolls around. Ranks in Rocket League reset with each new competitive season. It isn’t a complete reset, however. You’ll need to play 10 placement matches before you unlock your new rank, but the system will consider your past performances while calibrating your position. This means that

Niantic rolls back Pokémon Go’s Explorer Bonus system in New Zealand following the country entering lockdown

Niantic is rolling back the newly introduced Explorer Bonuses in New Zealand. New Zealand entered Alert Level Four, which restricts citizens from leaving their homes outside of essential personal movements, on Aug. 17, prompting the Pokémon Go developer to reinstate bonuses previously in place during the height of the pandemic. Niantic explained that these changes will take effect immediately and will remain in place until the country has moved out of Alert Level Four. Niantic’s decision to change bonuses to levels before the pandemic at the start of this month