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All purchase bonuses for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl

The next Pokémon installment coming for fans will be here in just over a month and while it isn’t completely new, there is plenty of anticipation for these generation four remakes. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be released on Nov. 19. For those eager to get their hands on the game there are plenty of different bundles available with a variety of gifts alongside copies of the game exclusive to specific retailers. While some bonuses are available only in specific regions, here is a list of the deals

Riot reveals visual update to Syndra coming in League Patch 11.21

Riot Games has revealed the next champion in line to receive a visual update in League of Legends: Syndra.  Syndra’s base skin, as well as her Justicar skin, will be receiving a “complete overhaul,” according to Riot. Spell effects for all of her basic abilities and auto-attacks will be visually upgraded, with Dark Sphere in particular set to receive sweeping visual changes.  Many of Syndra’s skins will also be receiving visual upgrades when the update goes live. Syndra’s Snow Day skin will be receiving “pretty big changes,” according to Riot.

Worlds 2021: Play-in stage scores, standings, and results

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship begins with the play-in stage on Oct. 5. The play-ins feature 10 teams split into two groups. Group A includes Hanwha Life, Infinity, LNG, PEACE, and RED Canids, while Group B consists of Beyond Gaming, Cloud9, DetonatioN FocusMe, Galatasaray Esports, and Unicorns of Love. Each group will play a single round-robin to decide the winner, who will automatically advance to the next stage of the event. The third and fourth-place teams at the end of the week will play a best-of-five, with the

Valkyrie dives into the Apex pro meta

It turns out we should have been looking up all along. With year two of the Apex Legends Global Series weeks away and ALGS Preseason Qualifiers already in full swing, a substantial shift in the pro meta stands to make the beginning of this autumn’s Pro League even more interesting. Teams around the world are opting to run Valkyrie in their compositions. The pilot legend has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity, largely thanks to the rotation possibilities offered by her ultimate, Skyward Dive, and buoyed along by TSM adopting

Kena: Bridge of Spirits DLC Plans: Are There Any?

Top GamesKena: Bridge of Spirits, Ember Lab's action-adventure game, released as a timed exclusive for the PlayStation 4, PS5 and PC on Sept. 21, 2021. / Photo courtesy of Ember LabKena: Bridge of Spirits may have a few DLC plans in the works, according to Ember Lab co-founder Mike Grier in an interview with IGN.Despite being just a handful of days removed from launch, feedback from fans of the action-adventure title have been heard by the Ember Lab team said Grier, who took to IGN's Next-Gen Console Watch show to

Ceb to miss Dota 2’s The International 10 due to emergency eye surgery, miCKe to stand-in

OG is down yet another player from its back-to-back International winning Dota 2 roster. Ceb will be unable to compete at The International 10 because he needs to have emergency eye surgery, the organization announced today.  This news comes just six days before OG were set to try to win their third-straight Aegis of Champions. Team Liquid’s Michael “miCKe” Vu has joined the team as its official stand-in for the event.  Ceb confirmed that the rumors were true, revealing that during a routine medical check-up, his doctor discovered that he

Mano leaves professional Overwatch to complete military service

Professional Overwatch lost one of its most veteran players today when Philadelphia Fusion main tank Kim “Mano” Dong-gyu announced his intention to leave the team and complete his military service for South Korea.  “Unfortunately, I’m sad to announce that I’ll be taking a break from my professional career,” he said in a post on Twitter. “I still wanted to play next year but it’s up to a point where I cannot postpone my mandatory military service.”  Mano began his professional career in the earliest years of competitive Overwatch, joining teams

Overwatch DPS Tier List October 2021

OverwatchHere's our picks for the best and worst damage-dealers in Overwatch this month. / Activision BlizzardOverwatch 2 is right around the corner if developer highlights are any indication. Recently, players have had the opportunity to check out two reworks in the DPS category that left jaws on the floor. This has led to heavy speculation on how the meta will change for damage-dealers going forward. Fortunately, we don't have to worry about massive overhauls just yet. Here's our picks for the best and worst damage-dealers in Overwatch this month.The Italian

Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

EA Sports Reveals Expanded FIFA 22 Esports Program

FIFABy Max Mallow | 1:02 PM EDTPhoto by EA SportsEA Sports revealed new expansions to the FIFA 22 esports program Sept. 29 in a press release."The three competitions featured in the expanded esports ecosystem are the FIFAe Club Series 2022™, the FIFAe Nations Series 2022™, and the EA SPORTS FIFA 22 Global Series on The Road to the FIFAe World Cup 2022™. The three pinnacle events of the series will all take place in summer 2022," EA Sports said in the release."“FIFA competitive gaming is the future of global esports