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The 10 best mouse bungees for gaming

Unless you have a wireless gaming mouse, a setup struggling with countless cables and small desk real estate can make it difficult to perform the flick shot of your life. But a decent mouse bungee for gaming will ensure that you’ll always have enough cable length to pull through on all the clutch moments in any game. Wired gaming mice tend to have long cables to ensure that you don’t accidentally unplug them during intense gaming sessions.

Bungie to remove Gunsmith Materials, Weapon Telemetries, and Mod Components at The Witch Queen launch

The process of acquiring and upgrading weapons through Destiny 2’s gunsmith Banshee-44 is going to drastically change when The Witch Queen expansion launches with several item components getting removed from the game amidst changes to a handful of vendors. A positively stacked “This Week At Bungie” post for Jan. 20 revealed a huge trove of upcoming changes that will line up with the release of the next major expansion, including the stoppage of blue (Rare) reward drops in playlist activities, the release date for the new raid, and the new power level caps.

Here are the matchups for the 2022 LCS Lock In knockout stage

The group stage of the 2022 LCS Lock In tournament is wrapped up, and the eight teams to advance to the knockout stage have been placed into a single elimination bracket for the tournament’s final stage. Over the next two weeks, the remaining teams in the Lock In tournament will compete to win the first event of the North American League of Legends season.  Here are the matchups for the 2022 LCS Lock In knockout stage, which is slated to begin tomorrow.

Here are the notes and updates for League of Legends Patch 11.14

A total of 19 champions—from top lane juggernauts to bot lane mages—are line for changes in League of Legends Patch 11.14. The developers are knuckling down on balancing in the game’s latest patch, targeting champions from a competitive and casual standpoint. The patch, which is expected to hit the live servers a day later than usual, features sweeping changes to champions like Tahm Kench, Irelia, and Lillia. Follow-up buffs, adjustments, and small iterations are coming to Summoner’s Rift too.

How to catch Gigantamax Blastoise and Gigantamax Venusaur in Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Isle of Armor expansion

You might not be able to find a Bulbasaur or Squirtle capable of Gigantamaxing in the wild, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still find the one you didn’t pick the Isle of Armor’s main story.  Like with pretty much every other Gigantimax encounter in Pokémon Sword and Shield, you will need to capture the starters after completing a Max Raid Battle.  There are specific areas on the Isle of Armor that you can find Max Raids featuring Gigantamax Blastoise and Gigantamax Venusaur, though you will need to use some system manipulation to reliably get those encounters.

How to get Risen Umbral Energy in Destiny 2

The Umbral Engram system introduced with Destiny 2’s Season of Arrivals returns in Season of the Risen, functioning as your primary source for seasonal gear and high stat roll armor. While a number of options for focusing Umbral Engrams only require a handful of Legendary Shards, focused Umbral Engrams containing the seasonal gear need a new currency called Risen Umbral Energy to craft. Risen Umbral Energy is mainly obtained through the PsiOps Battlegrounds seasonal activity.

How to speed up VALORANT update downloads?

Whenever a new VALORANT patch drops, players want to download it as soon as possible to get a taste of the latest Riot Games has to offer. Though you’ll only need a few minutes to download small hotfixes, it may take a lot longer to download huge updates filled with new content. The size of VALORANT patches usually increases during events or in a new season. Even if your internet is rather fast, you may still experience slow download speeds that increase the time it takes to install the latest patches.

How to get Dead Messenger in Destiny 2

Dead Messenger is an Exotic Grenade Launcher added to Destiny 2 with Season of the Risen. It’s part of the rare Wave Frame archetype with its unique Exotic property being that it sends out three waves of energy rather than one to deal massive damage to large hordes of enemies. It can also switch between elements, just in case you wanted to kill things even quicker by matching the element to enemies’ shields.

The best competitive Krig 6 loadouts in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

There’s a lot for assault rifle players to love in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. There are at least six assault rifles to mess around with—and basically all of them are formidable in a variety of situations. But as is usually the case, a few guns stand out above the pack. The Krig 6 is a favorite among AR players in Black Ops Cold War and the Call of Duty League pros have hopped on it quickly as a favorite in scrimmages and league matches.

Today is the 9-year anniversary of LoL’s 17 original champions

After numerous updates to maps, champions, and features in League of Legends, it’s sometimes hard to forget that the game is pretty darn old. In fact, today (Feb. 21) marks the nine-year anniversary of the game’s original 17 champions. Alistar, Annie, Ashe, Fiddlesticks, Jax, Kayle, Master Yi, Morgana, Nunu, Ryze, Sion, Sivir, Soraka, Teemo, Tristana, Twisted Fate, and Warwick have been duking it out on the Rift for almost an entire decade, and today is theirs to celebrate.