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Back 4 Blood Developers Working on Vote to Kick Option

Top GamesPhoto courtesy of Turtle Rock StudiosBack 4 Blood launched a little over two weeks ago on Tuesday, Oct. 12 and quickly gained a large player base. Recently, that player base surpassed over 6 million players, continuing its speedy growth.Unfortunately, with the boom in players come some people who gain their fun by ruining the experience of others, more commonly known as griefing. Turtle Rock Studios is well aware of this issue and actively working to address it.Thanks for all your hard work, Cleaners! With this many Cleaners on our

ALGS coaching rules frustrate, confuse Apex pros

Several pro Apex Legends players expressed frustration and confusion with ALGS coaching rules on social media last night after the day’s Pro League matches broadcast some teams receiving live coaching. Complexity’s Bowen “Monsoon” Fuller started the discussion on Twitter, singling out Cloud9 coach Jamison “PVPX” Moore and posting a video clip of the team’s in-game communication to accompany his tweet. “Since when are coaches allowed to talk MID GAME and influence their teams decisions, rotates, and information?” Monsoon asked. “PVP is literally sitting there calling out edge teams and when

Apex Legends Animated Poses Are Reportedly Crashing the Game

Apex LegendsImage courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentAnimated poses in Apex Legends have reportedly been crashing games. Players have been warned not to equip them until a fix has been rolled out. In the latest round of bugs to appear in Apex Legends, equipping animated poses apparently has the potential to crash the game. Respawn took to Twitter over the weekend to inform players about the bug, advising the communty to spread the word. The warning, posted on Oct. 16, read: We’ve just published this message in-game to help cut down on

Team Spirit eliminate Invictus Gaming to reach top 3 at The International 10

There is something to be said about a team outperforming expectations on the world’s biggest stage—but Team Spirit has taken all of those words, phrases, and potential comparisons already. They continue to rise, and now they sit among the top three teams at Dota 2‘s The International 10.  In a rematch of the first series played in the upper bracket of the main stage, Spirit didn’t just get revenge on Invictus Gaming for sending them into the lower bracket. They crushed them—at least in their execution throughout the series.  The

THESPIKE.GG under new ownership, says writers and staff members have finally been paid after months of waiting

Five months after multiple THESPIKE staff members spoke out about not being paid by former CEO Artur Minacov, the company announced today that it has “closed a transfer of ownership” that includes payment for all staff members and writers.  In May, members of the THESPIKE writing staff accused Minacov of owing them $40,000 for months of unpaid work. After the entire staff contacted Minacov about the issue and didn’t receive a response, they went public with their situation. They have since waited for THESPIKE to find new ownership to be

Overwatch 2 Devs Testing Doomfist in a Tank Role

OverwatchThe highly-mobile, powerful frontline fighter's role remains up in the air as game development for Overwatch 2 continues. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardAs little bits and pieces of the Overwatch 2 development process continue to trickle out to its invested community, one hero in particular noticeably remains to be seen in teaser images and videos put out by Blizzard — Doomfist.This is not out of neglect or some sort of laziness, however. In fact, it's quite the opposite. As hinted at before by the title's devs in September, Doomfist is

Respawn Dev Replies to Question About Apex Legends Monetization

Apex LegendsPhoto courtesy of Respawn Entertainment Apex Legends has an in-game store, and loot boxes much like other battle royales or free-to-play games. And that's the catch, the game is initially free. For those types of games, the developers have to create some type of monetization if they aren't going to sell the actual game. In a response to a question about pricing and distribution of in-game items, Ryan Rigney gave a rather straightforward answer. Comms Strategy Thread ?How do you talk to customers when you've got problems? When the