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How Bad News Bears emerged from the ashes of Chaos to keep NA’s dream alive

In a region that has had its playerbase ravaged during the online era due to a multitude of factors, only a few names below the upper echelon have shone through to represent North American Counter-Strike. If one had looked at teams at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, there were plenty of promising rosters - Swole Patrol, Orgless, Chaos, New England Whalers, and Triumph, to name a few. But following the release of VALORANT, the cuts to the ESL Pro League team slots, and a lack of organisational interest and

Microsoft Flight Simulator Embraer E170, CRJ 1000, & F-35 Get New Screenshots; Grob 115E & Tijuana Airport Announced

Today third-party developers have provided quite a lot of new assets and reveals about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, mostly focusing on aircraft. First of all, we take a new look at work-in-progress images and renders of the Embraer E170 from Ouroboros Jets, shared on the developer’s official Discord. The aircraft appears to be making steady progress, and a sweet bonus is that it’ll be completely free, despite the fact that Ouroboros is aiming for study-level simulation depth. Besides the E170 series, the developer is also planning to deliver

The Callisto Protocol Channels its Inner John Carpenter in New Concept Art

If you were a fan of EA’s Dead Space franchise, then Striking Distance Studios’ upcoming survival horror revival The Callisto Protocol may be just what you need in your life right now. Spearheaded by industry veteran Glen Schofield – the former Vice President of Dead Space developer Visceral Games, as well as the horror series’ co-creator and executive producer, too – The Callisto Protocol is set to be a spiritual successor to EA’s defunct sci-fi horror franchise. So far, though, we’ve only been privy to a really tantalising cinematic reveal

Here are the best weapons in New World

Weapons are everything in New World. As opposed to traditional MMORPGs, where class design is based on age-old fantasy archetypes, New World touts a system where progressing your skill and expertise with a specific weapon is how players progress.  Each weapon in the game is entirely unique and boasts countless skills and abilities that increase their relative strength levels as you progress through Aeternum. Keep in mind that the game is still in its early stages of testing, and the weapons that are considered “strong” now could very easily be

Watch Windows 11 Gaming Presentation Including Auto HDR, Direct Storage, & Game Pass

Today Microsoft presented Windows 11, and part of that presentation was about gaming. We get to hear from head of Game Creator Experience & Ecosystem Sarah Bond. Bond boasted “superior graphics” thanks to Auto HDR that automatically upgrades games’ color and lighting. Of course, you need an HDR display. The next pillar is “Amazing Speed” via Direct Storage, which also appeared first on Xbox Series X and S. Of course, Game Pass and its cloud gaming integration was part of the presentation, with a look at the many games included

Sable’s Gameplay Feels Exactly Like Exploring in Breath of the Wild

As soon as I booted up the Sable demo on my PC, I was enraptured by its world and atmosphere. The game’s Moebius-inspired graphics, calming soundtrack, and engrossing colors were more than enough to sell me on diving deep into this hour-long preview. What really hooked me, though, was how much the game felt like Breath of the Wild. The demo starts by throwing you into the shoes of Sable, the titular protagonist, as she navigates a strange ruin. There isn’t any clear context as to why she is here

Xbox One Will Be Able To Play Xbox Series X Exclusives Through Cloud Gaming

For plenty of players out there the hunt for a new console is a tough one. We’re enduring several shortages across the board and video game consoles are included in that mix. After all, with a new console platform comes exclusives that are only for that particular system. However, Microsoft has been pretty clear that they want to make their games more accessible than ever before with the likes of adding exclusives to PC, consoles, and Game Pass at launch. Now the push is for cloud gaming and while we

Genshin Impact Music Rock Puzzle Guide

Top GamesPhoto courtesy of miHoYoThe music rock puzzle is one of many puzzles that you'll find in the limited-time archipelago region in Genshin Impact. There's not much direction given for this puzzle, so it can be confusing. Here's a step-by-step walkthrough for how to solve it and claim the three chests as your reward.Genshin Impact introduced the Golden Apple Archipelago region as part of its patch 1.6 update. The region will be available for the duration of 1.6 only, so players should take the opportunity to fully explore the region

FF7R: Intermission – How To Get All Materia | Locations Guide

Materia are the little magic orbs that give you all your abilities in Final Fantasy 7 Remake. And the new Intermission DLC featuring Yuffie throws a whole new set of Materia at you. To truly master the battle system and fight the super-hard optional battle arena content, you’ll need to level up all the Materia you can find. And there are a few totally new Materia to unlock in Yuffie’s chapters. If you’re looking to earn the ‘Materia Maven’ trophy, this is where to find every Materia in the game.

The best Fire Mage talents and build in WoW Shadowlands

Mages are one of the most popular classes in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands in both player-vs-player (PvP) and player-vs-environment (PvE) encounters. While Fire was the best specialization at the beginning of the expansion, it took a couple of steps back after Blizzard buffed both Arcane and Frost. Even after multiple nerfs to Fire, it remains a great spec for mages to pick up and dominate both the PvP and PvE. In PvP, Fire Mages have one of the deadliest kill windows due to Combustion, which allows them to unleash huge