Nintendo Will End eShop Purchases For Wii U And 3DS Next Year

Nintendo has revealed that eShop purchases on the Wii U and 3DS will come to an end next year.  More specifically, it will no longer be possible to make eShop purchases on these two consoles after late March 2023. A blow to digital game preservation, once this goes into effect, the only way to purchase […]

Pittsburgh Knights set to host over 200 esports events in 2022 – Esports Insider

North American esports organisation Pittsburgh Knights has announced plans to host over 200 esports tournaments in 2022, featuring events in Rocket League, VALORANT and Apex Legends. These tournaments will be produced and broadcast by Knights Arena, the esports organisation’s events arm. RELATED: Pittsburgh Knights partners with Zippo On the larger end of the spectrum, the Knights […]

Magic: The Gathering VR Art Exhibition Launching This Week

A virtual exhibit showcasing the art of Magic: The Gathering is coming to VR this week. The exhibit will run from Feburary 18 – 24 via xambr, the social VR platform that hosted the virtual version of last year’s Tokyo Game Show. As you’d expect, the event will allow you to explore the art of […]

Pokemon Go Will Soon Let You Become Sword & Shield’s Ball Guy

Niantic is currently preparing for the Johto Tour, probably the biggest in-game event of 2022 outside of whatever it has planned for its sixth anniversary. The event follows on from last year's Kanto Tour, and odds are trainers will get the chance to revisit and celebrate a different region around this time every year from […]

Pokemon Bank Will Be Free Once 3DS eShop Support Ends

Nintendo revealed this week that it will gradually be winding down support for its 3DS and Wii U eShops. While there will be a number of different stages to go through over the next 13 months, after March 2023, you will no longer be able to buy games through those two storefronts. So if there […]

Jackie Felling appointed as new LCS Commissioner – Esports Insider

Jackie Felling, the former Director of Product for the Call of Duty League, has been appointed as the new LCS Commissioner. Felling will be tasked with steering the LCS according to Riot Games’ corporate vision. Moreover, she will also take on the position of Head of North American League of Legends in addition to the Commissioner […]

Don’t Give Up On Lost Ark Before You See Mokoko Village

Lost Ark is a perfect example of the power of the hype train. It’s not every day that a game launches with more than a million concurrent players. In fact, this is only the fifth time in Steam history this has ever happened. It’s an impressive feat, considering how grindy and impenetrable this free-to-play Korean […]