Gavin “Tweek” Dempsey won Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at GOML Online 2020 on July 26. In doing so, Tweek defended his title as the reigning GOML champion. It was also his second online tournament victory since the beginning of quarantine, following Collision Online in May. Already known for his wide array of characters, Tweek […]
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Update Increases Score Limit In This Playlist
It’s a new week, and that means Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale game Warzone are being updated with new stuff to keep things fresh and interesting. Activision announced all the new updates in a blog post, and we’re rounding them up here by game. Playlist updates are now live as of […]
Internet Declares War On The U.S. Army Esports Discord Channel
The military has long had a foot in gaming, most notably as a recruitment tool with efforts like the early 2000s’ America’s Army series. The army’s gaming arm came back into the public eye this week, after the U.S. Army’s esports account tweeted “UwU” in response to a tweet by chat app Discord. It was […]
CoD: Modern Warfare, Warzone Update Adds Blood Money Mode
Developer Infinity Ward has announced that a new Call of Duty playlist update for both Modern Warfare and Warzone is now live on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The playlist update changes Modern Warfare’s multiplayer moshpits in particular. Now, players can jump into four new games modes: Gunfight 3v3 (Snipers Only), Gunfight Blueprints, One […]
Planck raises $16 million to underwrite commercial insurance risk
AI commercial insurance platform Planck today announced it raised $16 million in equity financing, a portion of which came from Nationwide Insurance’s $100 million venture investment fund. CEO Elan Tsur says the proceeds will be used to finance expansion into geographies including Germany (in 2021) as the company works with U.S.-based commercial carriers including Chubb, […]
Animal Crossing's 1.2.1 Update Now Live, But It Doesn't Do Much
A new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available, but it doesn’t make any major changes to the game. According to the patch notes on Nintendo’s support website, the 1.2.1 update “addressed issues to further ensure an enjoyable gaming experience.” The notes don’t delve into any specific changes, but one of the issues […]
Google announces Web Vitals, user experience and performance metrics for websites
Google today announced Web Vitals, an initiative to provide web developers and website owners with a unified set of metrics for building websites with user experience and performance in mind. Web Vitals is the set of quality signals that Google believes are “essential to delivering a great user experience on the web.” Over the years, […]
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Update Has Two Different Downloads–Here's How It Works
A new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare patch is out now, but the process of updating your game on console this week will be slightly different than usual. Developer Infinity Ward has split the update across two separate downloads, one of which you’ll have to manually start after you open up the game. Without downloading […]
3DS and Wii U Eshop Is Shutting Down In 42 Countries
The already limited eShop serving Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS will be shutting down in 42 countries later this year. The Nintendo Switch continues to enjoy massive popularity three years on from its original release. As is the case when any new console comes around, the ones that preceded it gradually fall away and become nothing […]
HP Envy 17: A laptop you can use in quarantine
It’s a hell of a time to be launching a new product, but HP is doing just that with today’s launch of its new HP Envy 17 laptop. HP is launching a new version of its veteran laptop model just in time for people to work from home. HP is targeting creators, or people who […]