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Elden Ring Delayed to February, Closed Network Test Announced

Top GamesImage courtesy of FromSoftwareFromSoftware's Elden Ring has been delayed to Feb. 25, 2022. Announced via Twitter, the upcoming and highly anticipated RPG, Elden Ring, has been delayed by an extra month. The game will now release on Feb. 25, 2022, instead of the its initial release date of Jan. 21. The team announced their reason for the delay as being that "the depth & strategic freedom of the game exceeded initial expectations."While the delay might come as a disappointment to fans, the game is set to receive a closed

Team Spirit send Puppey and Team Secret home, reach The International 10 grand finals

There is only one series standing between Team Spirit and completing one of the most impressive runs in the history of Dota 2‘s The International after the CIS squad pulled off yet another upset and sent Team Secret home in the lower bracket finals at TI10.  The TI curse continues to loom over Puppey and his team, though it seems to have at least lessened. A third-place finish is Secret’s highest yet, improving on a fourth-place exit at TI9. However, even after showing how dominant they could be, largely controlling

fer joins 00Nation

To replace the recently benched Henrique "⁠HEN1⁠" Teles and Lucas "⁠LUCAS1⁠" Teles, 00Nation have signed former MIBR and SK player Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga. The Brazilian veteran will debut for the team in the second IEM Winter Europe open qualifier, which will begin at 18:00 on Friday. Having run a six-man lineup since the creation of the project after leaving the MIBR organization at the beginning of the year, 00Nation have decided to forgo the Teles twins in favor of a permanent spot for Alencar "⁠trk⁠" Rossato, and have added fer

Respawn Entertainment Dev Opens Up on Communication Issues with the Apex Legends Community

Apex Legends"They want to know what you're doing to fix it, and they want it fixed ASAP." / Photo courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentThe state of the Apex Legends scene is quite fractured at the moment.On one hand, you have esports organizations such as TSM and 100 Thieves committing themselves even more to the space, confident in the title's direction moving forward. On the other, you have players review bombing the Apex Legends listing on Steam and planning a Halloween Event boycott in outrage of EA and Respawn Entertainment's apparent lack

Pokemon GO Slowbro Kanto vs. Galar: Which is Better?

PokémonImage courtesy of The Pokémon CompanyWe'll be comparing the Kanto and Galar versions of Slowpoke's evolved state, Slowbro, in Pokémon GO. This lovable and dizzy creature, Slowbro, first appeared as a Gen I Pokémon. Evolving from Slowpoke, it is one of the forms that the pink, hippo-like Pokémon can take with the other being Slowking. The creature received a new Galarian form in Pokémon: Sword and Shield, Galarian Slowpoke, when exposed to a Galarica Cuff. Since then, this regional variation has been made available in Pokémon GO. There are a

New World Patch Notes 1.0.2 Explained

Top GamesPhoto by Amazon GamesNew World has gone live with its second set of updates since the game has launched and attracted a massive crowd of players. The MMO by Amazon Games has been troubled by many bugs and instabilities since release, some of these allowing players to gain various advantages. The new patch looks to address many of these problems.One main issue the new patch addresses is with Faction Missions. The update adjusted the rates of influence gain over time, making it much harder to flip a territory into

Apex players criticize Monsters Within event for lack of content, persistent bugs

Apex Legends events come and go, but one seasonal event that has been a constant is the annual Halloween event, which is joined this year by Monsters Within. But many players and fans of the game are taking issue with the offerings currently on display. A post by Reddit user WanderWut criticizing the Monsters Within event reached the top of the Apex Legends subreddit with thousands of upvotes. It was also joined by several more posts and discussion threads expressing frustrations with the event, as well as Respawn’s blindingly quick

Avowed is Nearly Playable, According to New Report

Top GamesImage courtesy of Obsidian EntertainmentAccording to a report, Obsidian's Avowed is nearing its playable alpha stage.The report comes via Windows Central, detailing that Obsidian's next RPG, Avowed, is moving through its pre-production stage and into playable alpha. This comes as exciting news for the many who have been anticipating the studio's next venture. For a while, details about the upcoming game have been few and far between. Other than a reveal trailer and its planned Xbox exclusivity, players have mostly been kept in the dark.Thanks to this new report,

LS says League ‘solo queue at high MMR is dying because there’s no collaborative content possible’

League of Legends solo queue is a topic that’s been the main point of many players’ discussions. People complain about it a lot and the scope of the criticism is wide, from poor matchmaking to long queue times. And now, popular former League caster LS has decided to put his two cents into the conversation.  “Solo queue at high MMR is dying because there’s no collaborative content possible and pro players can’t play with each other,” LS said during one of his recent streams with Nemesis. “They can’t stream, can’t

Valorant Patch 3.08: 5 Things We Want

ValorantCourtesy of Riot GamesValorant Patch 3.08 will be launching soon, and players are talking a lot about the changes they would like to see. Among these are some character changes as well as some gun changes that would help to make the game better. While no one knows exactly how big this new patch will be, players can hope to get their wishes granted by Riot Games. Here are five things players would like to see in Patch 3.08.Patch Notes 3.07 takes it easy with some quality of life updates