Proper, Shock survive Toronto for first Spring Stage win

Overwatch 2 News The San Fran Shock took on Toronto Defiant in the first match of the Spring Stage West Qualifier. High ping is a thing of the past. On the back of high-IQ Hero picks and their MVP rookie of the year Kim “Proper” Dong-hyun, the San Francisco Shock toppledTeam USAthe Toronto Defiant in the first match of the OWL Spring Stage West Qualifier. As expected, the series went to the final map as both teams put up big numbers and tough challenges....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Carrie Malone

Rumor: Microsoft Making Streaming-Only Xbox With Super Low Price

Thurrott writer Brad Sams has proven in the past that he has insider knowledge of Microsoft and Xbox, with hisreveal ofHalo: Infinitebefore the game was officially announced at E3 2018 being just one example of this. Now Sams has uploaded a compelling new video where he reveals new information from sources detailing the long-rumored streaming-only Xbox console. According to Sams, Microsoft is actively working on an Xbox “cloud console” that would function strictly as a device to stream xCloud,Microsoft’s game streaming service....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Robert Brown

Seleri on TI: “Maybe it’s more pressure, probably, but I’m not really worried about it. I think it’ll be amazing fun when we’re there.”

DOTA 2 News Gaimin Gladiators’ Seleri sat down with us ahead of TI to talk about the upcoming tournament, thoughts about heroes, and more. Melchior “Seleri” Hillenkamp and the rest of the Gaimin Gladiators made it to TI on the back of a phenomenal early part of the DPC season. After a flawless end to Tour 1, and a trip to the Major after Tour 2, the squad started to falter in Tour 3....

August 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1633 words · Juan Jordan

Subnautica 2 dev rebuffs concerns that it’s going games-as-a-service

There’s been some concern among theSubnauticafan base that the next entry will be going for a more “Games-as-a-Service” model. It’s a trend that’s often met with negative response, but it turns out this is probably not the case for the upcoming game. According to a recent update on Unknown World’swebsite– the developer behind theSubnauticaseries – there are no plans to implement GaaS for the next installment. This is almost certainly a response to what publisher Krafton said in a recent earnings call....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Julie Mason

The Angry Chicken Podcast comes to an end after 10 years and 505 episodes: Job’s done!

Hearthstone News One of the cornerstones of Hearthstone’s community, The Angry Chicken Podcast ended today. Join us while we go over its final episode. The Angry Chicken Podcast has been around forever, but after 505 episodes the show has come to an end. The final episode was full of nostalgia, joy and tears. However, every ending also means new beginnings. Our TAC friends are entering a new stage of their lives and we should all be happy for them....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 720 words · Wendy Dean

The Daily Hotness: World of Beer is a magical place

My brother turns 21 sometime on January 6, so I thought we would celebrate by going to World of Beer right at midnight and getting our drink on. If you’ve never been to a World of Beer… what have you been doing with your life? Most locations are in Florida, though there are some in other states. It’s just wall-to-wall booze from all over the world. Hundreds upon hundreds of varieties that you can sample and consume....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Carol Garcia

The love stories of the Dota 2 universe

DOTA 2 Guides It’s the love season! To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we have compiled all the spicy and tragic love stories of the Dota 2 universe. It’s the day of unicorns and rainbows, it’s the day of love - it is Valentine’s Day! While we celebrate this beautiful occasion, we mustn’t forget, the Dota 2 guys also have their love lives. Behind the masks of the heroes that are constantly on the battlefield, behind all those armors and clashing swords - we have many love stories....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 921 words · Ashley Johnson

Timado to OG Esports: The hidden lore behind playing with Wisper

DOTA 2 News OG is almost ready to become a South American team! The OG Esports Dota 2 roster has seen some major changes since The International 2023 shuffle started. First, the Bolivian off-lane player Adrián “Wisper” Dobles joined, while Matthew “Ari” Walker took on the soft support role. Then, Artem “Yuragi” Golubiev got benched, and many names were suggested to replace the Major-winning hard carry. Among them was Enzo “Timado” Gianoli, the Peruvian hard carry who remained without a team afterTundra Esports briefly supported the former TSM Dota players....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Alexis Smith

Valve is reportedly working on a Replay Takeover System

DOTA 2 News The Source 1 feature might finally make it to Source 2. Game crashes at pro games will not require a complete restart to the game. Valve is reportedly working on a system that allows players to rebuild a Dota 2 game at the point where it crashed. Team Secret’s Director of Operations, Matthew “Cyborgmatt” Bailey found files pertaining to the Replay Takeover System after the latest update....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Todd Johnson

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China gives the series a fresh perspective

Stabbin’ necks through history in 2.5D It’s not often we see a major player in the big leagues of yearly releases reinvent itself in a more modest and distinct way. WithAssassin’s Creedtitles expected every year, it’s been a bit of a challenge for Ubisoft to keep things interesting for players. And after last year’s rough launch for its first true current-gen outing withAssassin’s Creed Unity, the companynow plans to try something a bit different with its popular brand....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1238 words · Dakota Jones

Blizzard reveals Overwatch 2 Season 7 Rise of Darkness trailer

News Here’s everything to know about Overwatch 2 Season 7! Blizzard just revealed the official Overwatch 2 Season 7 Rise of Darkness trailer! The next season of Overwatch 2 will have Halloween and event skins, the Trials of Sanctuary game mode, the return of Overwatch 2 Halloween event modes Junkenstein’s Revenge and Wrath of the Bride, the new Samoa map, Sombra and Roadhog reworks, and more! Overwatch 2 Season 7 Battle Pass skins The Rise of Darkness Battle Pass will feature a bunch of new Overwatch 2 Halloween skins....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 651 words · Rachael Terry

Brad Pitt's Record-Breaking Racing Movie Is 2025's Most Surprising Box Office Success

Thanks to its critical and commercial success,F1 The Moviewill definitely be remembered as one of the standout films of 2025. Ever since its release on June 27, thesports moviehas dominated the box office. As of this writing,F1 The Moviehas grossed $571 million globally (viaBox Office Mojo). This is incredibly impressive, especially sinceit has had to compete against several major franchise filmsthis summer. Thankfully, a slew of positivereviews forF1 The Movieensured that it would attract people to theaters....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 805 words · Jose Crawford

Capcom dishes on Monster Hunter World: Iceborne’s difficulty balancing

Meant more for late game play As mega-fans will tell you, anyMonster Huntergame doesn’t truly begin until you finish the “story” mode. Once you’ve cleared all the main missions in each game, then extra ranks and tougher challenges unlock and you start to get better armor and gear. It almost becomes a completely different game with how radically altered the enemies are. It seems Capcom agrees with that because it turns out thatMonster Hunter World: Icebornehas been balanced more for late game play than simply continuing on from the main story....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Johnny Murphy DDS