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ChoiHyoBin leaves San Francisco Shock, retires from pro Overwatch

Veteran Overwatch League pro Choi “ChoiHyoBin” Hyo-bin said in an emotional post today that he’s retiring from professional Overwatch. ChoiHyoBin joined the San Francisco Shock in 2018 and was a part of the team that won two Grand Finals championships in 2019 and 2020. He’s an off-tank, which is a tough role for anyone going into the 2022 season that will be played on an early build of Overwatch 2. Next year, teams will consist of one less tank player on each team. ChoiHyoBin was a beloved player in the

Overwatch 2 Devs Reveal Changes to Brigitte

OverwatchPhoto by Blizzard EntertainmentAs development of Overwatch 2 continues, the game's developers have already discussed multiple changes coming to the game, including a complete overhaul of Brigitte.The support character will be losing certain features such as the stun effect, which can be seen as the foundation of her kit.Catch more Overwatch 2 action with full playtest matches by @overwatchleague players.Featuring:? 5v5 Gameplay✨ Hero Reworks? New York, Dorado, & Havana ? https://t.co/l981HZE3fA pic.twitter.com/eZpEDH4Dvw— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 9, 2021In the tweet above, PlayOverwatch revealed more playtests for fans to view. The format

Squid Game’s ‘Red Light, Green Light’ remade in Epic Games’ Unreal Engine

Squid Game has been all the rage as the masses have flocked to Netflix to binge the Korean series. And its popularity has given programmers inspiration to adapt the concept into the video game format. We’ve seen many iterations of the Squid Game games crafted in already existing games such as Roblox, Overwatch, and many more, but one programmer has recreated the show’s first game, “Red Light, Green Light,” using Epic Games Unreal Engine. In a clip shared to the Unreal Engine subreddit, a user showcased their work so far,

MTG Banned and Restricted hits Historic, leaves Alrund’s Epiphany alone for now

Today’s Banned and Restricted Magic: The Gathering announcement removed three cards from the Historic format and rebalanced five digital-only MTG Arena cards, with no bans in the Standard format.  Effective Oct. 14 in MTG Arena, Tibalt’s Trickery and Brainstorm (previously suspended) will be banned in the Historic format. Memory Lapse is also getting removed, as a suspension. No bans were issued for the Standard format, but WotC is monitoring Alrund’s Epiphany and Esika’s Chariot until after the release of Innistrad: Crimson Vow in Nov. The MTG Banned and Restricted announcement

Five teams to compete on legacy maps in Battle of Betway

Five organizations sponsored by betting company Betway will participate in "Battle of Betway" on October 20. NIP, G2, and BIG will represent Europe while FURIA and MIBR try to defend the Brazilian pride in an exhibition tournament played on legacy maps. The action will take place on Tuscan, Cobblestone, the updated version of Cache, as well as old versions of Inferno and Train. The one-day event will feature a round-robin group stage followed by a playoff bracket. BIG will compete in Battle of Betway (Photo: Philipp Neubauer / BIG) Group

Here’s the schedule for The International 10

From the group stage onto the main stage, Dota 2’s top teams have finished their first trial. They will clash live at the Arena Națională in Bucharest to decide who will lift the Aegis of Champions and be crowned the champions of The International 10. Between Oct. 12 and 17, 16 teams will compete for the Aegis and their share of the more than $40 million prize pool—the largest in esports history.  At the end of the group stage, Invictus Gaming and PSG.LGD secured the top seeds out of their

Putting together the puzzle: Team Liquid’s rocky return to the Worlds stage

The last string that held Team Liquid together broke. The multi-time LCS champion team committed millions of dollars this past November, signing two high-profile free agents and renewing its mid laner to one of the biggest extensions in the league—and now, it looked all for naught.  It had already been a rough June for Liquid. One of those stars, top laner Alphari, got benched amid behavioral issues early in the month, and the other, Santorin, played through debilitating migraines and needed time to recover. Yet there was one more unforeseen

MTG Hall of famer Seth Manfield reflects on 2020-21 Magic Esports season

Seth Manfield entered this weekend’s Magic World Championship XXVII as one of the three hall of famers in the 16-player field, adding another World Championship invitation to his lengthy list of accomplishments. Manfield qualified for the World Championship at the end of the MPL season during the July Strixhaven League Weekend. With that finish, he avoided the postseason tournaments and locked in his spot for the MPL in the 2021-22 season. Magic: The Gathering esports went through a tumultuous time over the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented a World

Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be more of a sandbox game, not fully open world

Fans have slowly been getting more and more excited for the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a game that will take the Pokémon franchise to places it has never gone before—even in its numerous spin-off titles. However, now it looks like one popular descriptor of the game has been clarified.  Images in previously released trailers show that the Legends: Arceus map is segmented and heavily resembles a Monster Hunter game. This led many to start questioning if the new game would be fully open world or take what Sword and