World of Warcraft Classic has had a monumental launch, attracting flocks of new players, and filling up countless servers.  As a result, Battle.net has been at full capacity. Despite everything, though, it’s faired extraordinarily well.  There have been a few problems, here and there, with several error messages popping out of nowhere, but other than that, it’s been stable. That could be subject to change, however, especially considering Blizzard Entertainment’s track record.

VALORANT players with an Amazon Prime subscription can now get the Wayfinder Shorty skin as a free reward through Prime Gaming.  VALORANT players with a Prime Gaming account are no strangers to the exclusive content. But weapon skins are a new addition to the free loot, adding a higher tier of free content. The first free skin is the Wayfinder Shorty, which sets the bar high for all future Prime Gaming rewards.

TSM has moved Sean “bang” Bezerra to the bench, the VALORANT player confirmed on Twitter yesterday. The move leaves the team’s lineup depleted to just James “hazed” Cobb, Matthew “Wardell” Yu, Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik, and Aleko “LeviathanAG” Gabuniya, who’s still on trial. “TSM wants to explore potential options and benched me for the time being,” bang wrote on Twitter. “I have nothing but love and appreciation for everyone on the team and the org treated me like family, they have allowed me to explore my options and I am willing to play/learn anything.

School is in session for Magic: The Gathering players with the upcoming release of Strixhaven: School of Mages. Containing a total of 275 cards, the Strixhaven (STX) set is scheduled to be released in April. Located on the plane of Arcavios, Strixhaven University is where the elite students from the Magic multiverse attend school to hone their skills. The university allegedly contains a copy of every spell within the multiverse, housed within the Biblioplex.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is taking players to a new yet familiar region as we go back in time to the Hisui region, an ancient version of what became Sinnoh. As you’d expect, plenty of Pokémon from the Sinnoh region will be available to encounter and capture, and these include some of its most iconic legendary Pokémon. Arceus is the focal Pokémon of this game, but you’ll be able to get your hands on other favorites, like Darkrai and Shaymin, by completing certain in-game events.

Many League of Legends players were happy to find out that Skarner had won the latest VGU poll for 2022. The Crystal Vanguard has been one of the least-played champions in the game, sporting the same kit and visuals since his release in 2011. But according to the latest Champion Roadmap, he’ll be rocking a shiny new shell and some sharpened claws soon. Riot said that although it hasn’t started work on the Skarner VGU, it still wanted to give fans a teaser of what could be coming in the next few months.

Hearthstone: Forged in the Barrens released its mini-set last week. The minor expansion, themed around Wailing Caverns, brought 35 new cards. With Forged in the Barrens officially at its halfway point until the next expansion, competitive players will aim to figure out which cards will take over the meta before the next content drop. Here are the 10 best cards to make an impact on the upcoming ranked meta. 10) Kresh, Lord of Turtling Warrior’s upcoming legendary minion has a bunch of value packed into one singular card.

The VALORANT community boasts some of the most innovative and talented designers of any game community, and this was on full display again thanks to one digital artist who chose to redesign the Smite knife skin. VALORANT’s Smite skin range includes looks for the Classic, Judge, Phantom, Odin, and Knife which boasts a blue lighting-covered look. In this new concept crafted by Thyros.exe, the Knife simply becomes the lighting with a small wooden hilt to wield the power.

Final Fantasy XIV’s new and returning raiding enthusiasts are in for a treat with Pandaemonium. The first Savage raids from Endwalker were introduced on Jan. 4. The first of the four—Asphodelos: The First Circle—is a fitting introduction for players. It’s the least challenging of the four raids and can be completed in one to three hours of progression with a stable party, provided players coordinate in voice chat and assign themselves to specific roles.

Pokémon UNITE has slowly been improving parts of the game that have caused players frustration—whether that be improving menus, optimizing certain actions, or simply releasing balance patches if a Pokémon was too powerful. One area that consistently causes problems for new and returning players, however, is the game’s online connectivity when logging in.  Whether it be an instant issue that is keeping you from logging in, getting disconnected from the game and failing to get back in, or the constant trouble users experience when signing into their account across both mobile and Nintendo Switch, there are a lot of things that can go wrong when hitting start in UNITE.