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Valorant Champions Set to Take Place in Berlin

ValorantValorant Champions, the culmination of each year of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), will take place in Berlin in December 2021. / Photo courtesy of Riot GamesValorant Champions will take place in Berlin in December 2021, Riot Games announced Friday.The in-person event will invite sixteen representatives, 12 who will qualify through their performance during the regular season and four through the Last Chance Qualifiers taking place in October, in an end-of-year competition where the winner is convincingly given the title of the best Valorant team in the world.#VALORANTChampions is heading

Aim Assist Could Be Next on the Chopping Block in Apex Legends

Apex LegendsApex Legends developers could be looking to make some changes to aim assist for controller players. / Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends developers could be looking to make some changes to aim assist for controller players.According to a post by John "JayBiebs" Larson (@RSPN_JayBiebs), the decision stems from the removal of tap-strafing earlier this week. PC players were concerned over the move, stating that it was one of the only features combating aim assist on controllers. Some suggested removing the ability to have it as a key bind to compromise. However,

Who are Apex Legends’ LGBTQ characters?

Over the last several years, developers across the gaming world have been diversifying their casts of characters to more accurately reflect their player bases. Each of these characters have distinct personalities, traits, and interests to capture imaginations, support engaging gameplay, and reflect different communities. Apex Legends is one of these games. One of its strongest points is its characters, all of whom are interesting, diverse, and unique. “Our studio is comprised of a diverse group of people, the playerbase of battle royale is comprised of a diverse group,” Respawn Entertainment

Call of Duty Vanguard Alpha Leak Details New Champion Hill Game Mode

Call of DutyBy Max Mallow | 12:52 PM EDTPhoto by Sledgehammer Games/ActivisionA new Call of Duty: Vanguard leak from _Tom_Henderson_ on Twitter has detailed a potential new mode coming to the game's alpha test. Henderson, a writer at DualShockers, previously tweeted that the game's alpha is set to take place Aug. 27-29 in accordance with a tweet from Modern Warzone. This tweet came before a screengrab from the PlayStation Store and App revealed that the Vanguard reveal event would take place in Warzone on Aug. 19. This would be the

VALORANT developer reveals inspiration for Yoru

A VALORANT developer recently explained how Yoru was inspired by the “lone rebel hero” anime archetype combined with Japan’s “rebel street fashion.”  VALORANT lore enthusiast Cynprel shared a screengrab from Riot Games narrative writer ParmCheesy explaining how the team put together Yoru’s backstory and style. The Riot team is full of anime and Japanese media fans and was excited to create an agent inspired by these interests.  The opportunity finally arose with Yoru, the Japanese duelist who can easily outmaneuver enemies with his abilities. ParmCheesy confirmed Yoru is inspired by

A New Live-Action Pokemon Series is Reportedly in Production at Netflix

According to Variety, a new live-action Pokemon series is reportedly in the early stages of development over at Netflix. The Variety report mentions nothing in the way of plot, and has very few details to share at this moment, but does tie Joe Henderson as a writer and executive producer. Henderson is the co-showrunner and executive producer of Lucifer, a show that originally ran on Fox and was eventually picked up by Netflix for more seasons. Variety attempted to get an official confirmation from Henderson and Netflix, but neither responded