European financial services provider Erste Group has partnered with European creative agency Jung von Matt SPORTS to produce a campaign film celebrating the second year of the bank’s partnership with the League of Legends European Championship (LEC). The video, titled “Esports Doomsday” is centred on the age-old conversation of whether esports is a sport and the […]
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Ubisoft’s Rocksmith+ Reveal Leaked, Closed Beta Begins Today
Ahead of Ubisoft’s conference this morning, an email leak reveals that Ubisoft will return with its Rocksmith franchise in the form of Rocksmith+. Sign ups for the closed beta subscription service will begin today. As highlighted by The Riff Repeater, it looks like someone has mistakenly left email copy up revealing the new service. Sign-ups for its […]
Horizon Forbidden West Will Let You Climb Anywhere
Horizon Forbidden West devs have revealed players will be able to climb a lot more freely than they could do in Zero Dawn. The hype for Horizon Forbidden West is beginning to ramp up in a major way following the gameplay reveal during its State of Play last week. Game Informer recently sat down with two […]
World Of Warcraft Narrative Lead Confirms Chromie Is Trans
World of Warcraft’s narrative lead Steve Danuser has confirmed that Chromie is canonically trans. The news comes after an excerpt of the new lore book, Folk and Fairy Tales of Azeroth, leaked from players receiving early copies, and plenty of community members celebrated with a fanfare of Chromie tributes. Chromie is World of Warcraft’s adorable gnome […]
Apple will focus on machine learning, AI jobs in new NC campus
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) — Apple on Monday said it will establish a new campus in North Carolina that will house up to 3,000 employees, expand its operations in several other U.S. states and increase its spending targets with U.S. suppliers. Apple said it […]
I’ve Abandoned PC League of Legends For Wild Rift
It just hit me the other day, but I’ve been playing League of Legends for ten years now. I only remember the anniversary because I started playing the week my favorite jungler, Nocturne, came out. My relationship with Riot’s MOBA is a complicated one, and I’m no stranger to its troubled history as one of […]
League of Legends: Rell Vs. Leona – Who Is The Better Support?
In League of Legends, tank supports are the bassline of any solid team composition. While other roles can fulfill the job of tanking, supports tend to be able to truly succeed at it without sacrificing potential damage. After all, a damage-dealing support won’t be able to put out the kind of DPS necessary to carry. […]
Powder Raises $14M Series A Led by Serena – The Esports Observer
French tech startup Unique Entertainment Expérience, which is doing business as Powder, announced that it has secured a $14M USD Series A financing round led by Paris-based venture capital firm Serena. Further investors include General Catalyst, Slow Ventures, Alven Capital, Banque publique d’investissement (Bpifrance) through its fund Digital Venture, Secocha Ventures, Turner Novak, and Kevin Hartz. The startup, which was co-founded in 2018 by Stanislas Coppin (CEO), […]
Biggest Deck Nerfs/Buffs in Legends of Runeterra 2.5.0 patch
The Legends of Runeterra 2.5.0 patch drops on March 31 and hopes to balance some of the most powerful cards in the game with a total of 21 card balances. Several champions were hit with some notable nerfs, including Fiora, Aphelios, and the dreaded Twisted Fate. Biggest changes in Legend of Runeterra’s 2.5.0 patch Riot […]
Outriders Dev Backtracks On Legendary Loot Farming
People Can Fly has backtracked on its stance about the legendary loot farming in the Outriders demo. Players have been farming the Gauss bossfight in order to hoard legendary loot in the demo. Due to the fact that the demo progress carries over to the main launch, players who’ve farmed legendaries will be overpowered during […]