Hearthstone Grandmasters Relegations: So long, partners

Hearthstone News Hearthstone Grandmasters Relegations were defined for season 2. On top of the 12 relagated players, many more decided to retire from Grandmasters. Hearthstone Grandmasters’ regular season got to an end after 7 weeks of fierce competition, and it is time to look into a tough topic, Relegations. After a turbulent week, with players feeling the pressure of being on the fray, we finally get to know the names who will be leaving Grandmasters....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Monica Santiago

How Soloist minions work in Hearthstone Festival of Legends

Guides News Here’s how the Soloist minions work in Festival of Legends plus an interview about what to expect and what inspired them! Hearthstone’s Festival of Legends is the next expansion, and a bunch of minions have already been revealed! Among them is a minion that loves the spotlight. Read on for our guide, an interview, and what to expect for Soloist minions in Festival of Legends! “The idea of all eyes are on you, spotlight shining, this is your moment to shine ⁠— boom!...

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Brent Vargas

How to fix the “failed to receive platform sipt” error in League of Legends

League of Legends News Can’t play League of Legends because of the “failed to receive platform sipt” error? Here’s how to fix it. If you’re trying to play League of Legends but you keep getting the “failed to receive platform sipt” error, then read on for our quick guide on how to fix it. League of Legends “failed to receive platform sipt” error The League of Legends “failed to receive platform sipt” error can result from a mismatch between your current patch and the live server’s patch....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Ashley Rogers

How to mod your Desktop Mate to add your favorite character

Guides Which character are you adding with the Desktop Mate mod? Desktop Mate has been quite successful in the few days since it launched on Steam. The app is completely free, but one of the few drawbacks that many found were the lack of diverse characters. The base, free version of the application only has one character: AI Elle-tan, an original character from its developers infiniteloop. A paid DLC allows you to addHatsune Mikuin her base look....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Brian Lewis

How to play Overwatch 2 GeoGuessr

Overwatch 2 Guides Read on for how to enter a game of Overguessr and how to create your own lobby for it. Overwatch 2 Geoguessr is the community’s own version of the original and browser-based GeoGuessr game. While GeoGuessr involves figuring out locations using Google Street View, Overwatch 2’s version features the top-down perspective. How to play Overwatch 2 GeoGuessr To enter a match, select “Play” in Overwatch 2’s main menu, choose the “Custom Games” option, search for “Overguessr” or “H0TKZ” and jump into a game....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Derrick Myers

I've Just Noticed Padmé's Dark Side In Star Wars, And The Palpatine Parallels Are Hard To Ignore

Padmé Amidalahas a subtle dark side inStar Wars, and it’s a bit too close toEmperor Palpatine/Darth Sidiousfor comfort. Padmé is undeniably one ofStar Wars’best characters, and it’s true that she’s frequently a moral compass for others in the prequel trilogy, although especially for Anakin Skywalker. In fact, arguably,had the Jedi listened to Padmémore often, they may even have caught onto Palpatine’s plans earlier, particularly given she correctly predicted it was Count Dooku who was attempting to have her assassinated and in light of her concerns inStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Siththat the Republic they were defending was gone....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1162 words · Joseph Hill

IEM Cologne 2023: Teams, Format, Stream and Live Score

CS:GO News Here’s all you need to know about IEM Cologne 2023, the final time Cologne will host a CS:GO event. After more than a decade of hosting some of the biggest CS:GO events, IEM Cologne 2023 will host the beloved game one last time. IEM Cologne 2023 will feature the world’s best CS:GO teams at the Cathedral of Counter-Strike putting on a show for their beloved fans. Here’s all you need to know about the event including the live scores, results, standings schedule, and more....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Jeffrey Harris

If you haven’t seen Skyrim in Unreal Engine 5, you’re missing out

Having just passed its 12th birthday,Skyrimcontinues to take up real estate in the AAA gaming sphere. As one of the most successful RPGs in recent memory, Bethesda’s epicElder Scrollsgame is still quite pretty, but has evidently aged over the past decade or so. That’s where artist and YouTuberLeo Torrescoming into the picture. As spotted byDSO Gaming, Torres has recently uploaded a new video showing whatSkyrimwould look like were it built today in Unreal Engine 5....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · James Mercado

Just in case you missed this MLB The Show glitch

My beautiful children This beautiful, happy accident from an early build (since ironed out) ofMLB The Show 17made the rounds this weekend, set off by this tweet: A bug in MLB The Show 17 early development (which has been fixed)pic.twitter.com/UBC78sUF7q — Steve Noah (@Steve_OS)June 16, 2025 I just didn’t want any of you to miss it. I consider it a visual expression of how my soul feels each day I long for the return of the baseball season and its blissful, anesthetizing effect....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Kevin Simon

Make WoW Dragonflight look like a story book with this One Weird Trick via the Curious Glyph

World of Warcraft News Take a look, it’s in a book with this neat WoW Dragonflight secret called the Curious Glyph that makes your game look oh-so old school. While World of Warcraft has always exceeded expectations when it comes to visuals there’s now a neat, hidden object to take things to the next level. Found nearWoW Dragonflightexpansion’s new capital city of Valdrakken is aninteractable object called the Curious Glyphthat will give your high fantasy RPG romp a new visual look–at least for sixty minutes at a time....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Robert Owens

Minnesota Røkkr pull off the Greatest Comeback in Call of Duty History to Win Stage 5 Major

Call of Duty News The Stage 5 Major had one more surprise in store for us. That being Minnesota Røkkr’s unbelievable reverse sweep against Toronto Ultra to win the Major. History was made yesterday as the Minnesota Røkkr pulled off a reverse sweep to beat Toronto Ultra in the Stage 5 Major Grand Final. Minnesota Røkkr, who were down 4 - 0 in map count, managed to achieve what has been dubbed the greatest comeback in Call of Duty esports history....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1141 words · Kimberly Peters

MoMA Collects 14 Video Games for Exhibition

Rolls them up into their Katamari Paola Antonelli of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) hasannouncedtoday that the museum will be exhibiting 14 video games as part of its Architecture and Design collection starting in March 2013. In addition to exhibiting these games to the public, the acquisition allows the museum to study and preserve the games’ original formats (software and hardware), technical documentation, and source code. The museum is hoping to acquire 40 games total over the next couple of years, includingGrim Fandango,Chrono Trigger,Space Invaders,The Legend of Zelda, andSuper Mario 64....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Edward Zavala

Mortal Kombat 11 Joker Brutality Shows the Clown Prince's Softer Side

Both theMortal Kombatseries and DC’s Joker are well known for being brutal and visious, makingJoker’s inclusion in the latest titlea natural choice. However, one of Joker’s Brutalities, the normally bloody finishers, in his new appearance inMortal Kombat 11shows a bit of the classic villain’s softer side, one not often seen even in his original comics or films. Different from the famously body breaking Fatalities, Brutalities inMortal Kombat 11are a different type of finisher that kills the opponent in brutal ways without as much flair as the hyped up Fatalities....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Brian Campbell