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The International Compendium 2021 is live, features reworked item sets, updated Talent Autographs, and more

The International 10 is less than a week away and many of the world’s best Dota 2 teams are preparing to compete from Oct. 7 to 17 for a chance to lift the Aegis of Champions.  To celebrate the biggest Dota event of the year and share the spotlight with fans around the world, Valve is launching the next iteration of The International Compendium, which includes rewards and a way to directly support casters and talent. Just like with previous years, the TI Compendium acts as an interactive event in

Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

Can Alolan Meowth be Shiny in Pokemon GO?

PokémonWith Spotlight Hour less than a day away, Pokemon GO trainers are wondering if Alolan Meowth can be shiny. / Niantic LabsWith Spotlight Hour less than a day away, Pokemon GO trainers are wondering if Alolan Meowth can be shiny.Alolan Meowth is scheduled to be this week's featured Pokemon for Spotlight Hour on Tuesday, Sept. 28. From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., this Pokemon will take over local neighborhoods and overwhelm lures like never before. Those who partake in this event will benefit from double the transfer candy for its

Can Alolan Persian be Shiny in Pokemon GO?

PokémonPokemon GO trainers are looking to catch a shiny Alolan Persian during Spotlight Hour. / Niantic LabsPokemon GO trainers are looking to catch a shiny Alolan Persian during Spotlight Hour.Alolan Meowth has been chosen as the featured Pokemon for this week's Spotlight Hour on Tuesday, Sept. 28. From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., trainers will be able to encounter this Pokemon at a much higher rate in the wild, resulting in an artificial boost in shiny chance. This is a great opportunity for shiny hunters looking to add to their

New World launch release notes reveal new Streamer Mode and more bug fixes

New World servers are now live in parts of the world and will be slowly rolling out elsewhere during the day. Along with the game’s release, the team at Amazon Games has also shared a series of patch notes made to the game for its launch. Amongst these notes are a ton of bug fixes in all categories including Quests, AI, Combat, Economy, Progression and Rewards, also the introduction of a few new features. Firstly, the bugs fixed include a handful of issues that were stopping players from completing quests

Rainbow Six Extraction Operator Showcase Focuses on Pulse

Familiar operators from Rainbow Six Siege will be coming back in Ubisoft’s upcoming co-op shooter Rainbow Six Extraction, but with the new and alien threat of the Archaeans, they’ll be using their unique abilities and strengths for very different purposes. Up until now, Ubisoft has put the spotlight on a number of operators and their abilities, including the likes of Doc, Finka, Vigil, Lion, and many more, and in a new trailer, it’s Pulse’s time to shine. Pulse will be quite a nifty character to have in your squad. Equipped with an HB-7

Death Stranding Director’s Cut Review – Special Delivery

To call Death Stranding a divisive game would be a bit of an understatement. There are just as many people out there who absolutely love it as there are those who were put off by its mundanity; just as many proponents of its gorgeous and desolate world, its unique online mechanics, its mechanical depth as there are harsh critics of its clumsy narrative and overbearing storytelling, its deliberate pacing and structure, its emptiness and repetition. [embedded content] Both camps have valid points, of course, but regardless of which camp you fall

Life is Strange: Remastered Collection Will Launch on February 1

Life is Strange: Remastered Collection was originally supposed to have launched by now, but of course, not too long ago, Deck Nine and Square Enix made the call to delay it to early 2022 to allow for some breathing room for the development team in between a number of major releases, what with Life is Strange: True Colors also taking up the spotlight. Now, its exact new release date has been announced. Square Enix has announced that Life is Strange: Remastered Collection will now launch on February 1. For those who don’t know,

The best MP5 loadouts in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

In each year’s Call of Duty title, there’s always one gun that comes to the forefront and reigns supreme as the weapon of choice for pros, GameBattles stars, and public match stompers alike. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it’s the MP5. The MP5 is a tried and true classic of many first-person shooters of the past, but it’s a dominant force to be reckoned with in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. Even two years after MW’s launch, the 2019 MP5 is here to stay in the meta.

Diablo: 2 Resurrected’s ‘failed to authenticate’ error explained

Diablo 2: Resurrected has had a shaky start.  In typical Blizzard fashion, the hotly anticipated rerelease of the 2000 classic has been plagued with problems since launching on Sept. 23. Server outages, connectivity issues, and a neverending list of error codes have stolen the spotlight for the game. Some players have attempted to join a lobby and have been met with an error that reads: “failed to authenticate.” This error is a byproduct of D2R’s popularity, leading to a strain on the servers.  The high level of server traffic has