Speedrunner Beats Simpsons: Hit And Run In Less Than 1 Hour 20

When speedrunning gets the spotlight, it’s often for games such as Super Mario 64, Minecraft, or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. These are among the titles with the most active runners (according to speedrun.com). However, with 42 active players, there’s been a long and brutal race for a record in the game that […]

Sackboy Beats Out Animal Crossing For BAFTA Family Game

Cute as heck platformer Sackboy: A Big Adventure has kicked Animal Crossing: New Horizons to the curb for BAFTA’s Best Family Game award. Yes, Sackboy won big at the famed awards show by being recognized as the Best British Game and Best Family Game. It’s quite surprising as Nintendo is typically the king of the […]

Salem beats Aaron to win The Host Up Invitational Smash Ultimate Singles

Saleem “Salem” Young defeated Aaron Wilhite 3-2 to win Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at The Host Up Invitational on January 30. It was his first tournament victory since the beginning of the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7 season. The 64-person invitational tournament featured top players from the Ryugacord, Dakota “Ryuga” James’ infamous Discord server for […]

PS5 beats toilet paper in Google’s top searches of 2020

Remember those painful few weeks near the start of 2020 when it was impossible to find a roll of toilet paper anywhere? Good times. As it turns out, though, more people this year have searched “where to buy PS5” than they did “where to buy toilet paper,” which makes sense, as Sony’s new console is […]

Rally driver Adielsson beats top sim racers to win WRX Esports opener

Swedish rally driver Mattias Adielsson beat two of the top virtual rallycross drivers to win the first World Rallycross Esports Invitational at the Catalunya RX circuit. In partnership with Motorsport Games, the series launched with a grid of 20 drivers for the opening round, including reigning real-life World RX champion Timmy Hansen and two-time champion […]

Bagnaia beats Vinales in second MotoGP Virtual Race

Pramac Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia beat Maverick Vinales in a chaotic second MotoGP Esports race around a virtual Red Bull Ring.  Just as with the inaugural Mugello race two weeks ago, a five-minute qualifying session preceded the 10-lap Red Bull Ring contest on the official MotoGP 19 game, with Pramac’s Bagnaia claiming pole in a […]