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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

100 Thieves’ Academy top laner Tenacity is the highest-ranked boot camper on the EUW server right now

There are only a few days left until the start of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. And in this final weekend, every single player at the tournament will be getting as much practice in as they can before they have to face the lights in Iceland. One player, however, has stood out among the multiple boot-camping stars in Europe—and he isn’t even playing in the event. 100 Thieves’ Academy top laner Tenacity is the highest-ranked boot camper on the Europe West server right now, according to pro player

What is the ideal CPU temperature range?

The central processing unit (CPU) in a PC needs to run at an optimal temperature to perform at its best. Most CPUs operate at a relatively low temperature when they are under a light load, and the temperature increases as certain tasks demand more processing power. If the temperature gets too high, it can lead to performance issues or damaged components. Modern CPUs have built-in thermal protection and can throttle performance if the CPU gets too hot. Sometimes a hot CPU can also cause the PC to shut down. Persistent

Warzone Sept. 23 Update Buffs Krig 6, Nerfs Gallo

Call of DutyWarzone's Sept. 23 update brings important weapon balance changes to the game. / Photo courtesy of ActivisionCall of Duty: Warzone's Sept. 23 update is the latest to adjust the game's balance, this time by nerfing the Bullfrog and Gallo while buffing the Krig 6. The update also brings changes to the Iron Trials mode.The Bullfrog had its ADS speed decreased by 9%, its movement speed decreased by 1% and its ADS movement speed decreased by 2%. The nerf to ADS speed is the most significant attempt to bring

Fortnite Imposters Earned XP Has Been Reduced

FortniteImage courtesy of Epic GamesEpic Games have made a change to the amount of XP that can be earned through the Fortnite Imposters Mode, reducing it by 50%. In a new change which is already proving to be controversial among fans, the amount of XP that can be earned through Fortnite's Imposters mode has been reduced. The change has slashed the amount of XP by roughly 50%, making level progression a little bit harder. Many fans has cited Imposters mode as being one of the most viable ways to get

Riot rolls out League of Legends hotfixes targeting Qiyana and Janna

Riot has made some last-minute amendments to this week’s League of Legends patch.  The devs have shipped an emergency micropatch knuckling down on bugs surrounding Qiyana and Janna, according to lead game designer Jeevun Sidhu. The first of the two fixes target an issue where knockbacks would break Qiyana’s “Q+E auto-aim” unintentionally. The second ensures that Janna’s W, Zephyr, will correctly “persist” on the champion for its full duration. Two micropatches that just went out:1) Fixed an issue where some knockbacks would break Qiyana's Q+E auto-aim unintentionally. We'll be monitoring

Best Labor Day deals for gaming

Labor Day sales are an excellent opportunity to find some serious savings on gaming products. There will be plenty of sales taking place online that can help you save a significant amount of money when heading into the Fall. If you’re in the market for new gaming gear these Labor Day gaming deals make this the season to take the leap and find what you’ve wanted at a bargain. See our recommendations below. Image by Razer via Amazon SpecificationsThe Razer Blade 15 Advanced Gaming Laptop 2020 is equipped with an Intel

Hearthstone Patch 21.2 nerfs Warlock and brings massive Battlegrounds change

Hearthstone: United in Stormwind has received its second round of balance changes in Patch 21.2. The update is already live and will nerf two cards that have appeared in previous patch notes: Stealer of Souls and Flesh Giant. Stealer of Souls has already been banned in Wild and Flesh Giant received a nerf in the game’s last update. Aside from further alterations to Warlock, the largest scale of changes have come to the popular Battlegrounds mode. The major takeaways from this update are that Battlegrounds is receiving an exclusive keyword

Square Enix Provides Update on FFXIV Online Congestion Situation

Top GamesThe number of simultaneous logins has continued to hit the upper limit in FFXIV, especially in North American and European Data Centers and Worlds. / Photo courtesy of Square EnixAs the number of simultaneous logins has continued to hit the upper limit in Final Fantasy XIV Online, Square Enix Producer and Director Noaki Yoshida released an update on how the studio is planning address the situation Tuesday.In the immediate future, FFXIV will be seeing increased login caps for its European Data Center, as well as classifying all of its