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Call of Duty 2022 Title Has Apparently Been Leaked

Call of DutyPhoto courtesy of ActivisionThe Call of Duty franchise is notoriously bad at containing leaks. Call of Duty 2022 will apparently be called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.Tom Henderson, a writer at IGN, confirmed the title of next year's installment on Saturday, Oct. 9. Henderson also added that the game's artwork is reportedly very well done. His confirmation corroborates a leak last month suggesting that CoD 2022 will be a sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare. No other information came from the previous leak, as much is likely still

Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be more of a sandbox game, not fully open world

Fans have slowly been getting more and more excited for the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a game that will take the Pokémon franchise to places it has never gone before—even in its numerous spin-off titles. However, now it looks like one popular descriptor of the game has been clarified.  Images in previously released trailers show that the Legends: Arceus map is segmented and heavily resembles a Monster Hunter game. This led many to start questioning if the new game would be fully open world or take what Sword and

Evil Geniuses, OG, and the main event implications for a clash at The International 10

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. Evil Geniuses had a very strong showing during the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit placing second at the One Esports Singapore Major and WePlay AniMajor and qualifying for The International 10 with a global leading 1,700 DPC points. The success of EG this season largely came from integrating Abed and iceiceice into the team. With the Southeast Asian players joining the team, EG was able to implement a much more aggressive and technical style that helped the roster reach new heights. This playstyle shift had the

Chinese teams continue to dominate on day 2 of The International 10

Day two of The International 10 didn’t suffer from early technical issues, letting players, talent, and fans get right into the Dota 2 action.  The Chinese teams that finished day one on top of the standings continued to dominate, with both Vici Gaming and Invictus Gaming leading their respective groups at 4-1-0. PSG.LGD also held onto a top-two spot in Group B, splitting a tight series with Team Secret and then sweeping Fnatic.  OG is the only non-Chinese team with a top-four record, even though they started the day losing

Astralis breeze past Fiend to lock in semi-finals spot at IEM

Astralis are through to the IEM Fall semi-finals after defeating Fiend in a series that was marred with technical issues and saw the Danes secure a comfortable 2-0 victory on the way to the next playoffs round. There, Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and company will face the winner of the last quarter-final series between G2 and ENCE on Saturday at 20:15 . The win sees Astralis remain in contention for a Legends spot. Assuming they will make no changes to the roster (such as bringing back Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander), they can

PSG.LGD is the only undefeated team after first day of The International 10

The International 10 kicked off earlier today, marking the start of the biggest event in Dota 2 history. Following issues with the event ticket and other technical problems that saw matches start a full hour later than scheduled, TI10’s opening day saw 18 teams playing 20 different series across both groups. By the end of the day, only one team remained undefeated and there were several upsets that could impact the final bracket.  PSG.LGD were one of the favorites going into TI this year, and they showed why with four

Final Fantasy XIV European servers reportedly offline, all others encountering technical difficulties

Many Final Fantasy XIV players from Europe have been kicked out of the game today. All servers from the region are reportedly experiencing technical difficulties. Players who were in the game when the issue first started popping up were sent back to the menu and were greeted by a message that said “the lobby server connection has encountered an error” while trying to reconnecting. The issue came up around 11:30am CT and has reportedly worsened afterward. All worlds have been reported as encountering other issues on the XIVup website as

Randy Pitchford Steps Down as President of Gearbox Software, Steve Jones to Replace

Top GamesImage courtesy of Gearbox EntertainmentPitchford will continue to serve continue to serve as President of the newly-formed Gearbox Studios.Yesterday, Gearbox announced that President and CEO, Randy Pitchford, would be stepping down from his role at Gearbox Software in order to focus on the company's entertainment division. His replacement will be long-time Gearbox veteran, Steve Jones, who previously served as the company's Chief Technology Officer. Jones, who has worked for Gearbox for 22 years, served as the technical director for both Borderlands and Borderlands 2 and was appointed Chief Technology

All Controls for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

When it comes to fighting games, learning the controls is the difference between technical playing and simple button mashing. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is no exception. In the new platform-style fighter game, you can control many of the most iconic Nickelodeon characters in battle. While the standard controls are pretty simple to grasp, you can also switch things up to suit your style. If you’re planning to check out the game and are wondering what the control scheme is or if you’re already playing and are curious how you can optimize

What is VRAM?

PC games rely on several different factors to run smoothly and provide the best possible gameplay. Chief among those systems is memory, or rather the ability to pull information within the system at any given time. If a game is suffering from framerate issues or stuttering, chances are, the PC in use needs more of a specific type of memory called VRAM.  VRAM is essential when it comes to graphical performance. It is also essential for general functions as well, such as switching through different opened applications. This article will