Fiiiiiirmwaaaaaare! Sony loves releasing firmware more than anything else, but it may have been a bit too eager to thrust firmware 4.45 out of the gate, consideringit bricked a load of PS3s. Luckily, your PS3 is not totally ruined, and Sony’s got a reason to releasemorefirmware — 4.46 — so everybody wins! Restoring a bricked PS3 is detailed ina three-step process on Sony’s site. You’ll need to manually download firmware 4....

Tech News The Razer Viper V3 Pro Faker Edition mouse features the G.O.A.T’s signature and “Unkillable Demon King” design. Razer is marking its decade-long partnership with League of Legends (LoL) G.O.A.T, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok by launching a special Faker Edition of the Razer Viper V3 Pro mouse. This follows the success of the DeathAdder V3 Pro Faker Edition released back in February 2023, which quickly gained popularity among Razer and Faker fans worldwide....

Rocket League News Here’s when the Rocket League servers undergo maintenance and more importantly – when they’ll be back up! The Rocket League server occasionally goes under maintenance from time to time. Epic Games puts the servers under maintenance to fix connection issues, and it can cause unforeseen issues for players who just want to enjoy. The latest maintenance update was scheduled for June 13, 2025. The maintenance schedule coincided with the release of Patch v2....

Tantrums and Tan-lines A demo for Marvelous! Entertainment’sSenran Kagura Burst Re:Newalhas gone live on the Japanese PS4 store, the game itself launched in the territory in February this year. In the demo, players can choose from a selection of the game’s sword-swinging schoolgirls. Asuka, Yagyuu, Ikaruga, Hibari, and Katsuragi are all available for selection, before your gal of choice steps up to take on the game’s first Trial Mission: A tutorial battle with Homura....

Gaming Guides Use these STARSEED: Asnia Trigger redeem codes and claim your freebies before it’s too late! Here are all current and active codes. STARSEED: Asnia Trigger regularly releases redeem codes with free rewards for players worldwide, featuring Starbit, Proxyan Ticket, and other precious items! Check out the list of active codes below compiled by esports.gg. List of active redeem codes An active code is claimable at the time of the article’s publication....

Stellar Blade News Stellar Blade is back with its Summer Update, fixing a few bugs, but the real prize is, of course, the newly added outfits. For a single player title, Stellar Blade keeps on delivering. Of course, everyone loves when a new outfit is added to the game. Well, the Stellar Blade Summer Update added two, a new accessory, and switched up the vibe of the Great Desert Oasis....

Tekken 8’s Season 2 released to some of themost negative criticism the series has ever had. Some of the most common complaints are that the damage is too high, characters have been way overtuned (to the point where almost everyone is virtually overpowered), and the game feels more like a"party game"instead of a competitive fighter. Just two fifty-fifty mix-ups is enough to end most rounds for just about every character. There have been some smaller changes, but Season 2 still has a long way to go, which has beenaddressed byTekken 8producer Katsuhiro Harada....

Strange name for a strange game The upcoming strategy game fromCastle Crashersmaker The Behemoth ismemorable. Its old temporary name, “Game 4,” was not. It’s now calledPit People, which is weird but fitting. “Pit People was the name written on the original concept sketch that started it all,” said the studio. “Every interaction took place in an arena. Over time, adventuring became a big part of the game. However, a key moment in the story now occurs in the Pit, and so the name remained!...

In the face of evil Danganronpamaker Spike Chunsoft is publishingHotline Miami: Collected Edition, a localized bundle of the original gorefest and its thumping sequelWrong Number, in Japan this year. Ahead of its June 25 release for PS4 and PS Vita, here’s the bundle’s slick promo art and logo. [ViaShane Bettenhausen] If I could animorph into the logo of my choosing, this would probably make my top ten.

Spooky SOMAwas released on PC last week, and as it turns out, it seems to be pretty good. Now you can experience the prequel by way of a live-action mini-series, sanctioned by developer Frictional Games. If you dig this inaugural ‘sode you may tune in daily until October 5 on the very same channel. I really need to check this one out at some point. As an aside, it’s refreshing to see this full game released in favor of doing episodic content in a free video format....

Nintendo Switch and PC still waiting until 2021 After a tease of a fall release date alongside theannouncement of the collector’s editionearlier this year,Trail of Cold Steel IVnow has a finalized date for the western PlayStation 4 release. Fans of the JRPG series now only have to wait until October 27 for the conclusion of the spin-off’s storyline. The October date puts it directly one month past the Japanese release. Unfortunately for those of you who were looking forward to playing on Nintendo Switch or PC, you are still stuck in limbo with a vague 2021 date....

Esports News Love is in the air, and like it or loathe it, there’s a plethora of Valentine’s Day content in-game and on Esports.gg this week! Valentine’s Day is here, and at Esports.gg we’ve gotten into the spirit with a host of articles celebrating love and highlighting the Valentine’s-themed events that have taken over the gaming space over the past few days. Whether you’re loved-up this holiday, and spending it with someone special, or just caught up in the spirit of the day, here’s a breakdown of all our Valentine’s Day content....

Valorant News A VALORANT data drop is here with statistics showcasing the best of the best from the entire VCT 2023 season. The 2023 VALORANT Champions Tour is all said and done. Evil Geniuses hoisted the Champions trophy and now teams are looking towardsforming their rosters for 2024. That doesn’t mean we can’t fondly look back on the year. Let’s do so with the most recent VALORANT data drop. Best of the VALORANT data drop for VCT 2023 There a quite a few categories included in the VALORANT data drop....