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Valorant News The iconic Valorant, PUBG, and Counter-Strike caster, Lauren “Pansy” Scott, wins her first play-by-play caster of the year at the 2022 Esports Awards. Pansy’s legacy as a play-by-play caster is cemented in the minds of every first-person shooter fan involved in esports. Her reach spans many years, audiences, and many different games, culminating in her award-winning work on the VCT in 2022. It’s unprecedented to have fans willing to watch a new game solely for a caster, but Pansy has that power....

Extreme Fever! There goes your day. Just one round, you say. And you look up and see that it’s 2:30 p.m. and that you’ve forgotten to eat lunch. Or go to work. Yep. Peggle 2 is out for the Xbox 360. It is probably my most-played Xbox One game cough so I’m thinking it’ll be just as bad of a situation if I download this, so I better not. $11....

Capcom put a special difficulty setting in theRE4demo [Update:Since writing this, players have discovered a method for manually unlocking the Mad Chainsaw Mode without relying on a random chance. You can check out the method for unlocking it in avideo from 7rayD here. The code is, while holding R1+L1 (or controller equivalent) and hovering over the Main Story menu option, hit Up Left Down Right Square Triangle Circle Cross, then hit Cross again....

No-one can beat the Kobayashi Maru In a week that has already been pretty sweet for shmup fans, the hits just keep on coming, as Hamster bring another old school arcade shooter to the Nintendo Switch in the form of Irem’sImage Fight. Hitting the arcades back in 1988, before being ported to several home platforms including the NES and PC Engine,Image Fightlaunched just a year after Irem blew away the market with their space shooterR-Type....

As revealed at this year’sSan Diego Comic-Con, an actor fromRick & Mortyseason 2 is returning for the upcoming spinoff in a new role. The long-running animated sci-fi comedy is going strong, having debutedRick & Mortyseason 8in May. But alongside the adventures of the titular duo, the franchise recently confirmed a new spinoff. It was announced at San Diego Comic-Con that veteran actor Keith David will reprise his role as President Curtis for a planned spinoff at Adult Swim....

Robots aren’t the only threat now Sir, You Are Being Huntedwas my personal Game of the Year™ for 2014. With its fantastic British tweedpunk art style, some really neat AI and tense-as-hell stealth, it very quickly became a very special game to me. Now, I’ll be able to share the experience with someone else, as at long last the Multiplayer mode is on its way. It’s currently in a very early form, meaning players will have to run a server for themselves and do a bit of technical wizardry to get it to work, and when it does there might be a lot of bugs not found in the normal game....

Gaming News A brand in multiple titles, Team Liquid’s approach to expansion emphasizes their brand values and heritage. The org recently unveiled a brand new wing for the Team Liquid Alienware Training facility in Santa Monica, CA. Few brands can boast accomplishments comparable to that of Team Liquid. In 22 years of operation – practically an eternity in esports time – TL have won countless tournaments across a plethora of esports titles....

DOTA 2 News As part of a dramatic documentary release, it was revealed that Topson would be returning to competitive play, just in time for TI11. you may’t keep a world champion away from the game, as Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen has announced his return to competitive play. The OG player will explore his options and look for a team to compete in TI11 with. The news was broken on the morning of July 3rd, with a 15-minute documentary accompanying the announcement....

Valorant News Sick of instalocking? Luckily cascade picking is allegedly on its way, which will eliminate one-tricks from instalocking agents. VALORANT players sick of agent instalocking will be excited to hear a recent leak that will change up how rosters are selected. A recent leak fromprominent dataminer Rumblemikepoints to the possibility of cascade picking. Developers have most likely heard the ongoing outcries from the VALORANT community that instalocking is becoming a big problem, with roster selection a stressful dash to grab certain agents....

Wargaming— the folks behindWorld of Tanks, the upcomingWorld of Warplanes,and the even more upcomingWorld of Battleships— is growing at an insane rate. They’ve been a big company over in Eurasia for a while, but now they’re finally starting to conquer the Americas. After my meeting with Wargaming at E3, it was clear that they’ve got nowhere to go but up. Perhaps the most important part of their future is what I’ve been calling the Wargaming Umbrella....

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2continues the SM saga that firstbegan in 2011. Captain Titus makes his triumphant return to fight the deadly Tyranid, using a dynamic set of weaponry. Here’s everything you need to know aboutWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, including a release date, platform availability, and more. When does Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 come out? According to theGame Awards 2023 trailer,Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2will be released onSeptember 9, 2024....

It’s been a weird ride Remember when Nintendo laughed at the idea of coming into the mobile space? Well, now they have three games under their belt. Here’s a brief look at the three experiments released so far, all of which take three wildly different approaches. Miitomo It’s hard to think of something else that rode so high and crashed so hard.Miitomowas all the rage for a week or so, and nearly everyone had downloaded it and bought into the idea of Nintendo creating a new social network....

Gaming News Activision Blizzard King employees are now circulating a petition on company slack channels to remove CEO Bobby Kotick. Exactly 48 hours after the second Activision Blizzard walkout, the ABK Workers Alliance has announced that they havecreated a petitionto ask for Bobby Kotick to be removed as CEO. Related articles Activision Blizzard employees petition for Kotick ouster Activision Blizzard has been crumbling since July, when a lawsuit was filed by the state of California against them after a two-year investigation....