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The next iteration: Nintendo Switch OLED review

It’s hard to believe that the Nintendo Switch has already been around for four years. Since its 2017 launch, the Switch has become a hit for Nintendo, with an abundance of acclaimed first-party games to boot. Following the initial launch, Nintendo released two different revisions of the console in 2019 with the Nintendo Switch Lite and an improved base model with better battery life. Now, Nintendo is dropping the latest revision of the hybrid portable console—the Nintendo Switch OLED. While it might not be the rumored 4K revision of the

Jankos, IWillDominate, and Sneaky make their Worlds 2021 predictions

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is underway and that also means it’s prediction time. You can already choose the team that you think will triumph at Worlds 2021 on Riot’s pick’em.  But fans aren’t the only ones making predictions. Former and current pro players do so as well. Most recently, three popular personalities from the League scene—Jankos, IWillDominate, and Sneaky—gave their predictions for this year’s best and worst teams and regions. [embedded content] The trio easily agreed that both LNG Esports and Hanwha Life Esports should be the

Slow pace, few kills, and different priorities: Insights for Cloud9 vs. DetonatioN FocusMe at Worlds 2021

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. There’s no way around it; Cloud9 struggled in the Summer Split. They transferred Zven to C9 Academy, only to bring him back because of the team’s poor performance.  After Zven returned, the team gradually got back on track and managed to make it to Worlds as the third seed from North America despite those early struggles. C9 rely heavily on the mid-jungle duo of Blaber and Perkz, where Blaber’s jungling tempo is a deciding factor in C9’s productivity. He is an aggressive player who

LNG vs. Hanwha matchup headlines first day of Worlds 2021

This article is written in partnership with DJ Esports. The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is set to begin tomorrow, Oct. 5. The LPL and LCK’s fourth seeds, LNG Esports and Hanwha Life Esports, will kick off the play-in stage in a battle of favorites. This Group A matchup will likely determine which team automatically qualifies for the Worlds main stage at the end of the round-robin. LNG’s journey to Worlds wasn’t an easy one, though. Their Spring Split was marred with mediocrity, ending with an 8-8 record. Worlds

Vitality remain undefeated in IEM Fall Group C

Vitality have taken the lead in IEM Fall Group C as the only undefeated team after three rounds. OG, ENCE, and Dignitas are now tied for second place, with all three sitting on 2-1 records, while MAD Lions and Sprout have been locked out of playoffs contention at 0-3 each. Both MAD Lions and Sprout are now on the brink of elimination from the tournament outside of the points, as each would need to win both of their remaining matches and other results to go their way to enter tiebreaking

Team Liquid’s Impossible Battle With Astralis

CSGOPhoto courtesy of mynewsdeskTeam Liquid against Astralis is one of the most one-sided rivalries between top teams in the history of competitive Counter-Strike, spanning CS 1.6 and CS:GO. Spanning almost six years, the two teams have faced off all across the phases of tournaments and around the world, with many roster moves along the way on both sides, but the theme has been consistent and that has been Astralis winning and in total Astralis dominating.Liquid does not stand alone as the Washington Generals to Astralis' Harlem Globetrotters, though. The likes

Sinners stun Heroic in second Group B round as day two ends

Sinners and Astralis now sit in joint first place of Group B at IEM Fall following victories in the second round, which saw the Czech side bring down group favorites Heroic on Vertigo while Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and company escaped a rather surprisingly close affair facing Movistar Riders on Inferno. Meanwhile, Complexity grabbed their first win over Endpoint in the same group, now sitting in tied third place in the round robin at 1-1 after getting off to a poor start on day one with a narrow loss to Sinners.

Overwatch Support Tier List October 2021

OverwatchHere's our take on the best and worst Support heroes in Overwatch this October. / Activision Blizzard EntertainmentOctober is upon us, meaning we've compiled a new monthly tier list for Overwatch.Fans have had quite a bit to contend with in September. From name changes to sequel news, Overwatch certainly doesn't feel the same as it did when this season began. Fortunately, we've been keeping up with the notes and rates of the roster.Here's our take on the best and worst Support heroes in Overwatch this October.The Italian countryside is calling.Dive

FIFA 22 Resolution is Reportedly Blurry on Xbox

FIFAImage courtesy of EA Sports/FIFAThe resolution for FIFA 22 on Xbox Series S appears to be blurry, but it's being looked into.Ahead of the full FIFA 22 launch on Oct. 1, players have been reporting poor resolution for the Xbox Series S version of the game. Multiple instanced have been raised across various forums, including EA's own technical forum. One post, logged by user 'JoeH-87', said that they had experienced "jagged edges" and "blurry" movement."The scaling on Series S is horrendous, jaggered edges, looks like <720p scaled up to 1080p/1440p.

forZe in trouble after two losses at IEM Fall CIS

With the first day of IEM Fall CIS now done and dusted, we can take stock of the first day of games and what exactly they all mean for the RMR standings. The first result of note came in the second round of games with Unique, currently ranked #72 in the world, defeating the world #13 forZe on Ancient. The Kazakhstani squad had Aman "⁠icem4N⁠" Seitkaliyev to thank for their unexpected win, with the rifler posting an eyewatering 100 ADR and 1.52 rating to top the scoreboard by a large