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All Halloween Mischief Part 1: Creepy Companions Special Research tasks and rewards for Pokémon Go

From mischief to mysteries, Pokémon Go is celebrating all things involving tricks or treats with the Halloween Mischief event, a set of content so spooky that Niantic had to split it into two parts. Halloween Mischief Part One: Creepy Companions is running from Oct. 15 to 22, and it comes with all kinds of Psychic and Poison-type Pokémon. This includes the debut of Galarian Slowking and new costumed variants of Pikachu, Piplup, and Drifblim.  Pumpkaboo and Phantump will also be making their first appearance in Halloween Mischief Part 2: Ghoulish

Sheepy talks UOL’s communication struggles leading up to Worlds 2021

A team so dominant in its region can sometimes have its struggles overlooked in favor of its successes. For Unicorns of Love’s founder and head coach Sheepy, improving communications and taking precautionary steps to be able to perform at the highest level is of utmost importance. Although the League of Legends team performed well in the past several years, communication issues played a role in preventing them from reaching a higher level when it came to the international stage.  From ensuring the team was always prepared to strengthening the team’s

Ludwig to host $20,000 Nick All-Star crew battle featuring top Super Smash Bros. players

Content creators and competitive players from multiple other fighting games have turned Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl into a must-watch game when the two elements combine—and Ludwig is doing just that by hosting a $20,000 crew battle on Oct. 16.  This stream will feature two teams, both constructed of professional players or personalities from the Super Smash Bros. competitive scene. They’ll be split up between Melee and Ultimate, with Mang0 and ESAM captaining their respective teams.  A crew battle is nothing new to the fighting game community (FGC) and has been a

100 Thieves send XSET to lower bracket in VCT Last Chance Qualifier

100 Thieves and XSET fought tooth and nail in an intense three-game series, but 100T ultimately won and sent their opponents to the lower bracket.  The VALORANT Champions Tour North America Last Chance Qualifer is in full swing as eight teams fight for the final spot in the Champions event. 100T and XSET defeated Gen.G and Luminosity, respectively, in their first matches before facing each other in the upper semifinals. XSET started the series with a 13-9 win on Split, where Zekken led the server with 27 kills. 100T won

XSET overcome LG in intense match at VALORANT’s Last Chance Qualifier

The second match of North America’s Last Chance Qualifiers had all sorts of tension, as XSET and Luminosity Gaming faced off to get one step closer to the last NA spot in Champions. Haven was definitely LG’s map and the 13-2 scoreline sure shows it. This map was XSET’s pick, but XSET weren’t able to get anything done. Tanner “TiGG” Spanu came on very aggressively, taking away XSET’s ability to control the timing of the match. XSET were constantly pushed on and unprepared for the pressure LG were putting on

Potential upset on the horizon: Royal Never Give Up, Hanwha Life Esports enter match trending in different directions

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. Royal Never Give Up and Hanwha Life Esports, the LPL and LCK representatives in Group C of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, will battle it out on Summoner’s Rift tomorrow.  RNG have had a good run this year, successfully defeating FPX in the LPL Spring Split to win the championship and followed that up by claiming the MSI title in May. While they may have lost to LNG Esports in the third round of the Summer Split playoffs, they advanced to the

100 Thieves survive early scare from Gen.G in NA VCT Last Chance Qualifier opener

100 Thieves’ opening map loss to Gen.G proved to be nothing more than a false alarm, as the top-seeded North American team at the Last Chance Qualifier comfortably won their next two maps to advance to the next round of the LCQ. On Breeze, 100T went with a comp that’s not typical to them: a double-duelist setup with Asuna on Reyna and Nitr0 on Jett, putting recently promoted b0i on Viper. They got off to a hot start on attack with some great entries from Nitr0, taking the first five

SuperMassive Blaze’s Russ pulls off ace against Guild Esports

SuperMassive Blaze’s Batuhan “russ” Malgaç secured an ace against Guild Esports in the VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA Last Chance Qualifier.  Eight teams are in the process of fighting for a spot in the VALORANT Champions tournament later this year in the VCT EMEA Last Chance Qualifer. SuperMassive Blaze faced Guild Esports yesterday in their first match of the event, which was a relatively close series.  [embedded content] SMB defeated Guild 13-8 on Breeze before going to Icebox. And the start of the second game made it look like SMB were

ShowMaker on returning to Worlds: ‘The experience of being a champion really means a lot in terms of how confident you are’

Experience and progress are directly related variables in theory. But when a player has already eclipsed every competitor in their field with just a few years of proven experience, “progress” quickly turns into “greatness.” Coming off of a League of Legends World Championship title in 2020, DWG KIA mid laner ShowMaker is the bannerman for an ever-growing wave of the game’s next-gen superstars. With an MVP award, several All-Pro accolades, four domestic championships, and the Summoner’s Cup all in his trophy case, the question for ShowMaker is simple: how much