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One month ago, Jerome Powell, head of the Federal Reserve in the US, announced that the banking system was sound and robust despite the collapse of several large banks. After raising rates a further 0.25%, he said, “We’re committed to learning the lessons from this episode and to work to prevent events like this from happening again.” As we prepare for another potential 0.25% rate hike on May 3rd, another major bank in the US, First Republic Bank, has collapsed. Its collapse is part of a larger trend of consolidation

Rogue even out score between EU and NA at Worlds 2021 by taking down Cloud9 on first day of main event’s group stage

European League of Legends fans finally have something to cheer for at the 2021 World Championship. In the last match of the first day of group play action, Rogue grabbed a victory over Cloud9 to even out the ongoing rivalry between the European and North American teams at the tournament. C9 came into today’s matchup following an up-and-down performance in the Worlds play-in stage, where they lost back-to-back games against Unicorns of Love and DetonatioN FocusMe before sweeping OCE’s PEACE to lock in a spot in the main event. Momentum

100 Thieves Return to Competitive Apex Legends, Sign Vein, scuwry and Onmuu

Apex Legends100 Thieves have returned to competitive Apex Legends after signing the reigning ALGS North American Champions. / Photo courtesy of 100 Thieves100 Thieves are returning to competitive Apex Legends after signing the reigning ALGS North American Champions, the esports organization announced Friday.Making the move over from Kungarna are Nicholas "Vein" Hobbs, Alex "scuwry" Scala and Brendan Pode, who now make up 100 Thieves' first competitive Apex Legends roster since August 2019.100 THIEVES IS BACK IN APEX LEGENDSPlease welcome the reigning ALGS North American Champions to 100 Thieves as our

All changes coming to League’s 2022 preseason

New items, dragons, and more surprising changes are coming to League of Legends in 2022. Starting in November with the preseason, Riot will be testing a series of features. Instead of the usual overhaul or revamp, the preseason will improve on foundations laid over the past few years.  “For this year’s preseason, we’re sprucing things up with our existing systems, like items, runes, and the elemental rift,” Riot’s director of gameplay production Jeremy Lee said on Oct. 7. Here are all the proposed changes coming to League’s 2022 preseason. Items

Best MTG sideboard cards in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard

As Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard matures some of the biggest innovations to occur will be in sideboards. Sideboarding is something that sets Magic: The Gathering apart from other trading card games. In best-of-three games, players have the opportunity to bring in cards from their sideboard between each game. A sideboard is a group of up to 15 cards that generally come in against certain matchups. Sideboarding is crucial to tournament play and helps fight against tough matchups and gain an edge in the mirror. In a particularly homogenous meta, there’s

Best TFT 11.19 comps to rank up the ladder

The Teamfight Tactics Worlds patch 11.19 has opened the door for a couple more comps within the meta. Players seeking to rank up the ladder have a wide variety of TFT comps to choose from following the release of Patch 11.19. With Set Six launching in early November, players have time to take advantage of comps like Rangers, Kayle, Draven, and Abomination. According to TFT tacticians Bunny Muffins and Wrainbash, there are six Worlds comps worth playing during the final days of the Set 5.5 meta.  Abomination and company Image

Valfaris: Mecha Therion Interview – Enemies, Weapons, Progression, and More

Steel Mantis’ 2019 side-scrolling shooter Valfaris was an impressive game, and thanks to its metal world and its frantic action, it made quite an impression. Its upcoming sequel, interestingly enough, is making some changes. For starters, unlike its predecessor, Valfaris: Mecha Therion is going to be an auto-scrolling game, which can potentially ramp up the intensity of the combat quite a bit, while the promise of more of what made the first game such a solid shoot ’em up is also an enticing one. Hoping to learn more about the upcoming sequel, we

Best MTG Arena Standard Metagame Innistrad 2021-2022 decks

Fall rotation has left the Magic: The Gathering Standard format wide open for new decks that could earn players up to 30 free booster packs in the MTG Arena Standard Metagame Challenge.  The Standard 2021-2022 season in MTG Arena has officially begun with the digital and global launch of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. With ELD removed from the format, players are taking advantage of cards unplayable before, while adding new additions from MID. The MTG Arena Standard Metagame Challenge is a chance for players to test out many of the new