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Mass Effect 2’s Jack and Jacob Were Supposed to be LGBTQ

Top GamesDid you know that Mass Effect 2 was supposed to feature queer romance options? | BioWare, EADid you know that Mass Effect 2 was supposed to feature queer romance options?That's right. Bioware's 2010 installation into its flagship sci-fi franchise was slated to launch with two unique same-sex romances. The characters in question, "Subject Zero" Jack and Jacob Taylor, had already been designed, voiced, and animated for their same-sex romance storylines. Right before Mass Effect 2 hit shelves, however, that part of their identity was cut, making them exclusively heterosexual.

When will PUBG Mobile’s new Arena map Hangar release?

PUBG Mobile’s patch 1.4 has introduced the Titan Strikes mode, over-the-shoulder shooting mode, and Coupe RB sports car to the vehicle selection. Another exciting feature, a new arena map called Hangar, will be added to the game on a later date. Tencent has confirmed that the Hangar map will be available on June 1. The map is set on a ship and is scattered with shipping containers and other supplies. There is a helicopter at the center of the map. The map is fairly large, and the containers provide a

Fortnite Revenue Tops $9B Over Two Years

FortniteFortnite made $9.1 billion in revenue over 2018 and 2019, contributing the lion's share of Epic Games' revenue over the period. | Photo courtesy of Epic GamesFortnite made $9.1 billion in revenue over 2018 and 2019, according to documents revealed in the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple. That number breaks up into $5.4 billion in 2018 and $3.7 billion in 2019, per The Verge.Epic Games reported $5.5 billion in profits over the two-year period. Although it's not clear exactly how much of that came from Fortnite, the game forms

Team Ranking: April 2021

The biggest ranking changes in April were influenced by a handful of events, the most important of which being ESL Pro League Season 13. Not only was the $750,000 tournament crucial to Gambit's rise to the top and Heroic's ten-spot jump to second, but it also helped teams like ENCE and Endpoint stabilize in the top 30. Hobbit reached the top of the rankings for the first time in his career BLAST Premier Spring Showdown and FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Finals were surprisingly competitive — the first featuring seven top-10

League streamer pulls off Baron steal and double kill with Viktor’s ultimate

Sometimes, the enemy stacking baron can spell the end of a game. But other times, it can be the perfect setup to clean house. Twitch streamer Time LapseLV experienced the latter while playing Viktor in a recent game. Despite having no vision on the Baron, his team knew exactly what the enemy was after. And unfortunately for the other team, this last-ditch effort to get the momentum in their favor didn’t pan out. Upon placing a ward, it became clear the enemy team were close to taking out Baron and

Biggest 2021 LEC Spring Split Takeaways

by Petar Vukobrat in League of Legends | Apr, 15th 2021 The 2021 LEC Spring Split is officially over and there are many conclusions and takeaways we have to go over! Before we delve any deeper, one thing needs to be said: this most recent split was undeniably one of the most exciting ones in the region’s history. Heck, we’re putting it mildly here! Everyone played their part. For the first time in what feels like an eternity, we saw huge sweeping changes in the status quo!  MAD Lions are the current LEC

WTL 2021 Summer – Week 3 Recap and Week 4 Preview

by: TheOneAboveUWith only two teams remaining undefeated after the third week of the WTL 2021 Summer Regular Season, it looks like the coming weeks will host a variety of intense battles for what is shaping up to be a very exciting playoff race. Teams projected to be in the middle of the pack have shown themselves to be quite competitive, taking down top-tier squads and mucking up the rankings.While the bottom three teams had to take another series of one-sided beatings this week, two series culminated in exciting ace matches

TL Alphari and C9 Blaber Are the 2021 LCS Spring Split MVP Frontrunners

by Petar Vukobrat in Legends of Runeterra | Apr, 9th 2021 Team Liquid’s Barney “Alphari” Morris and Cloud9’s Robert “Blaber” Huang are the two frontunners to win the highly-coveted 2021 LCS Spring Split MVP award! This should come as no surprise as these two individuals stood out in all the right ways and were the most important catalysts on their respective teams throughout the last couple of months.  Heck, they were so good it didn’t even make sense! So much better and seemingly more capable than the vast majority of their peers.

Sylar returns to EHOME for Dota Pro Circuit Season 2 league

Dota 2 09/04/2021 13:40 Andreea “divushka” Esanu headline image courtesy of StarLadder China veteran carry player Liu "Sylar" Jiajun will play for EHOME in full capacity starting with the second season of Dota Pro Circuit regional leagues.  Sylar will replace Lai "AhJit" Jay Son on the EHOME line-up. Although the organization hasn’t made an official announcement regarding their roster change, Sylar has locked himself in with the team on Valve’s official registration page just mere days before the new season is set to begin. During the first season of DPC