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All Furfrou Trim forms and how to get them in Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go is getting a new look at fashion with the introduction of the Poodle Pokémon Furfrou.  The Normal-type will be making its first appearance during the annual Fashion Week event, which will run from Sept. 21 to 28. This will also bring in a majority of Furfrou’s different Trims, or forms that don’t change anything beyond how the Pokémon looks.  In total, Furfrou has 10 different Trims, though only nine will be available right away when the Pokémon makes its debut. And to facilitate all of these forms, Niantic

All teams qualified for the Wild Rift Origin Series Championship 2021

Six teams will be competing in the League of Legends: Wild Rift Origin Series Championship for the title of champions and one spot at the 2021 World Championship. It will take place in Stockholm, Sweden from Sept. 24 to 26. The Origin Series is the debut esports competition for Wild Rift in Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and CIS. It featured open-for-all monthly qualifiers from June to August 2021. The top teams from the qualifiers advanced to the monthly finals which granted qualification points to the Origin Series Championship.

WePlay Esports expands into Rocket League with new $100,000 invitational event

WePlay Holding is expanding its tournament offerings to yet another game, adding Rocket League to its schedule with the WePlay Esports Invitational.  The event, which will run from Sept. 16 to 19, will feature 16 of the top teams in the world, including The General NRG, G2 Esports, and Spacestation Gaming competing for a prize pool of $100,000.  “We’ve organized many memorable major events so far at WePlay Esports, and we finally have a chance to do another in Rocket League,” lead esports manager at WePlay Esports Anton Tokarev said.

Wild Rift Summoner Series NA Regional Championship will happen in October

The North America regional championship for the Wild Rift Summoner Series 2021 will happen from Oct. 8 to 10, Nerd Street announced in a tweet yesterday. It will have a prize pool of $70,000. When Riot Games, Nerd Street, and Wisdom Media announced the Summoner Series in July, Nerd Street said the NA regional championship would have a prize pool of $35,000. The organizers seem to have doubled that amount since. Eight teams will compete for the title of champions and a share of the prize pool. The winner will

Tencent revamps Arena of Valor esports from 2022, joins forces with Honor of Kings as plans for global expansion

Tencent is planning to expand Arena of Valor esports significantly in 2022, the company announced in a press release today. The game’s esports scene will see an overhaul next year with more competitions around the world and will join forces with Honor of Kings. Honor of Kings is the original MOBA game developed and published by Tencent Games in 2015 for mobile devices. Later, a globalized version was released in 2016 called Arena of Valor for players around the world. While the games have several differences, Tencent will be uniting

Fast and Furious star Tyrese Gibson will play PUBG Mobile in the Team Up Challenge

PUBG Mobile is no stranger to collaborations with major personalities from around the world. This time, the battle royale game has tied up with six-time Grammy nominee and Fast and Furious star Tyrese Gibson for the PUBG Mobile Team Up Challenge 2021 Finals. Gibson will be one of the captains in the Team Up Challenge Finals, which will happen on Aug. 30 from 7pm CT onwards. He will be joined by several other personalities including cricket players, singers, content creators, and more. Fans can tune into the action on the

Lugia, Lake Guardians return in 5-star raids in Pokémon Go for September

September is almost here, and it’s bringing a few familiar faces to raids for Pokémon Go fans. Throughout the month, Pokémon Go players will be able to add Lugia and Sinnoh’s Lake Trio to their teams. Mega Slowbro and Mega Houndoom will also be available in Mega Raids. Lugia will be available in five-star raids for players to team up and battle against once again from Sept. 1 at 10am to Sept. 14 at 10am in players’ local times. Those who successfully take down the generation-two Pokémon will have the

Wild Rift Origin Series Championship will take place in Stockholm in September

The League of Legends: Wild Rift Origin Series Championship 2021 will happen from Sept. 24 to 26 as a live event in Stockholm, Sweden, Riot Games announced today.  Six teams from across Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and CIS will be competing in the event for the title of champions and a share of the prize pool. The Origin Series has a total prize pool of €300,000 (about $352,000). It’s unclear how much will be given out in the championship. Only the winner of the championship will reportedly qualify for the

Director of PUBG Mobile global esports aims to make the battle royale ‘the first global tier-one mobile esports title’

PUBG Mobile and its esports scene are immensely popular in Asia, and the game is certainly one of the most played mobile battle royale games around the world. But it has not been able to replicate the same success in the Western market.  During a keynote in late 2020, director of PUBG Mobile global esports at Tencent Games James Yang revealed the company intended to enhance its Western engagement. To do this, Yang said it would be hosting more grassroots-level competitions and announced several Club Opens and Pro Leagues for

Microsoft Flight Simulator Interview: Jorg Neumann Discusses Xbox Version, Future Plans, & Much More

With the Xbox Series X|S version of Microsoft Flight Simulator coming next week, the flight simulation hobby is going to be open to a brand-new audience. Yet, Microsoft and Asobo Studio are also working hard to keep improving the simulator for the existing enthusiast audience as well. To know more about what we can expect in the short, medium, and long term, we had a chat with the head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jorg Neumann. Giuseppe: Let’s start off with something you revealed really recently: Orbis’ Flying Eye Hospital MD-10.