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Best Pokemon for the Pokemon GO Halloween Cup

PokémonNiantic Labs' Halloween Cup is well underway in Pokemon GO during this GO Battle competitive season. / Niantic LabsNiantic Labs' Halloween Cup is well underway in Pokemon GO during this GO Battle competitive season. The Halloween Cup, itself, is a special tournament with a unique set of parameters in place. Only Pokemon under 1500 CP and within a certain group of accepted types will be eligible to battle. In true Halloween fashion, those types are bug, poison, dark, fairy, and/or ghost. With such a narrow pool to choose from, trainers

DAMWON KIA kicks off 2021 World Championship group stage by crushing FPX

Defending champions DAMWON KIA kicked off the 2021 World Championship group stage with a statement win against FunPlus Phoenix, the LPL frontrunner in their group. The South Korean team ended the game in under 30 minutes to match the high expectations that weigh on their shoulders. DWG KIA seemed to have a very specific game plan against FPX coming into this match, giving Yuumi to support BeryL paired with mid laner ShowMaker’s LeBlanc to roam around the map and seek kills. Although Yuumi’s priority has progressively risen after the latest

Rising from the ashes: FPX aim to hoist first trophy since 2019 Worlds title

It’s 3am and Korean-born FPX mid laner Doinb is streaming a League of Legends solo queue game on Douyu. He’s the only one left in the gaming house. Between scrims, solo queue, and an LPL Summer Split series the day after, he’ll have a busy schedule. But it doesn’t matter. As the 2019 world champion often says, he’ll have all the time to sleep when he’s retired.  On top of being a great competitor, Doinb remains close to his fans by streaming almost every day of the week during the

Overwatch Fan-Designed Skin Gives Echo a Bat Skin

OverwatchOverwatch's Halloween Terror 2021 event is just around the corner / Photo courtesy of Blizzard EntertainmentGames are rapidly developing their Halloween cosmetic items and preparing to announce them, especially with Halloween just a few weeks away. Fans are also designing their own concepts, getting involved in the fun and spirit of the season.Overwatch, in particular, is known for its annual Halloween Terror event. New Halloween-themed skins, as well as a plethora of other customization options, are introduced for various characters every year. Overwatch fans continue to weigh in with speculation

Overwatch League 2021 offseason trade tracker

The end of the 2021 Overwatch League season and the victory of the Shanghai Dragons gave a proper send-off to the first “era” of competitive Overwatch. With news that the fifth season of the league will kick off in April 2022 on an early build of Overwatch 2, teams are now looking to build rosters worthy of taking on the Dragons next year. Unfortunately for most fans, this means it’s time for the most difficult part of the year: the offseason “rosterpocalypse.” Because Overwatch 2 runs on a five-vs-five competitive

Apex Legends Evolution Collection Event: Everything You Need to Know

Apex LegendsNew cosmetics available in the Evolution collection event / Credit to EA/RespawnHere is everything you need to know about the Apex Legends Evolution collection event. The Apex Legends Evolution collection event became available earlier today, Sept. 14. A surprising amount of content was included in the 4.5 gigabyte update including new cosmetics, a town takeover, an heirloom and a few balance changes. Movement is sacred in Apex. We weigh every change to these systems carefully and value feedback.After further testing, we've concluded we need to take more time to

Apex Legends Tap-Strafing Change Delayed

Apex LegendsBy Max Mallow | 4:10 PM EDTPhoto by Respawn EntertainmentRespawn Entertainment announced that it won't be removing tap-strafing from Apex Legends for a little longer. "The Apex Legends team has recently discovered some unexpected side effects of our planned changes to tap-strafing," Respawn said in a tweet. "It is still our intention to address some of the most egregious use-cases of tap-strafing, but for now we are delaying our planned change to a later patch. Movement is sacred in Apex. We weigh every change to these systems carefully and

The 5 best pre-built gaming PCs of 2021

A pre-built gaming PC functions as a convenient option for gamers who want to enter the PC gaming community but don’t have the wherewithal to build their own rig. While pre-builts are normally criticized for their inflated prices and occasional poor build quality, today’s silicon shortage means the standard is flipped on its head. Where reliable sellers are found, there are potential savings alongside a professionally installed pre-built PC.  Buying a GPU by itself for a custom build will cost anywhere between 200 percent to 300 percent MSRP. But that

Steam Deck screen size, dimensions, and specs

Valve unveiled today its new portable gaming console, the Steam Deck, and while it has a similar look to a Switch or PlayStation Portable, it is set to be bigger than most devices of its kind. The Steam Deck will be 11.7 inches long and 4.6 inches tall and it will come out to just under 2 inches thick. For comparison, the standard Nintendo Switch is 9.4 inches long, 4 inches tall and 0.55 inches thick. Meanwhile, the Steam Deck will weigh in at 1.47lbs, just less than twice the weight

RNG make quick work of LGD Gaming, picks up second win of 2021 LPL Summer Split

Royal Never Give Up picked up their second win of the 2021 LPL Summer Split after a dominant 2-0 win over LGD Gaming. While LGD had a formidable split so far and were favored going into this series, RNG stepped up after their latest slump and took their opponents down. The solo laners of RNG had a strong showing with both of them picking up the MVP votes. Xiaohu picked up the first after a dominant Viego performance, finishing the game with a 8/2/6 KDA after destroying his opponents in