Twitch has acquired English language livestreaming rights to major ESL and DreamHack competitions for 2021 and 2022. The deal specifically covers Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), StarCraft II, and Warcraft III competitions, all under the ESL Pro Tour brand.. This marks the largest exclusive media deal between a livestreaming platform and a third-party esports tournament/league organizer. […]
Animal Crossing update leads to fake Leif crashing rumors, memes
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a bevy of mechanics that are never explained to the player, which means that the game is ripe for all sorts of myths and rumors. With the latest update that introduces new vendors, the misinformation has spread further to incorporate the added content. At the moment, there are a few […]
Firaxis On How Chimera Squad Ties Into The Larger XCOM Universe
Last week, Firaxis surprised us with the announcement of a new standalone XCOM game. You won’t have to wait long to play this unique spinoff, but since the game is a bit of a departure for the series, we chatted with lead designer Mark Nauta about the origins of the project and how XCOM: Chimera […]
Firaxis On How Chimera Squad Ties Into The Larger XCOM Universe
Last week, Firaxis surprised us with the announcement of a new standalone XCOM game. You won’t have to wait long to play this unique spinoff, but since the game is a bit of a departure for the series, we chatted with lead designer Mark Nauta about the origins of the project and how XCOM: Chimera […]
Digimon Adventure 2020 Knows That Tai Is The Only Kid That Matters
Whether you like it or not, it’s hard to deny that Omegamon (Ominimon in the English dub) is the starring face of Digimon. He’s featured in most of the recent games, having been Nokia’s partner in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth. In Digimon World: Next Order, he features in the opening act. More recently, he saved the day […]
Streamer Tells Kids To Steal Their Parents’ Credit Card And Give Him A Sub
Streamers may rely on subscriptions to turn their hobby into a living, but aggressively demanding for an audience to steal their parents’ credit cards is a bit much. It often feels as if the business of watching others play video games has become a bigger deal than actually playing them. Streaming is huge right now and the […]
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 […]
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – How The Tournament Of Power Could Work
Though it does have its fair share of low points, Dragon Ball Super’s “Tournament of Power” was still a thrill ride with a multitude of twists and turns, both in the manga and anime. Injecting these experiences into Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, however, may not be as easy as simply recreating the scenes from the show. […]
Kebotix raises $11.5 million to automate lab experiments with AI and robotics
Kebotix, a startup developing AI tools to expedite the discovery of chemicals, today announced that it raised $11.5 million. Investors were evidently impressed by its machine learning and robotic process automation suite, which enables Kebotix’s private and public sector partners to uncover materials faster than manual techniques. Chemical development is a complex process that requires […]
The Long Dark is coming soon to Xbox Game Pass on consoles
A new slate of games is coming soon to Xbox Game Pass on in April. This month’s Xbox One games mostly come from smaller studios, and include a few titles that you’ll be able to play on their release day. The first game coming to Game Pass later this month will be The Long Dark, […]