After months of burst damage, healing, and shielding being the dominant factors in winning games of League of Legends, the long-awaited durability patch has officially gone live, giving all champions a few more innate tools to help games go longer. In just one day of being live, this update has led to a large number of champions seeing their win rates change tremendously, for both better and worse. More than 20 champions have received massive increases to their win rates with the launch of Patch 12.

The wait for the gameplay patch 7.31 is finally over for the Dota 2 fans as Valve delivered the patch on time, which is a little out of the ordinary for the developer. Leading up to the patch’s release, fans were teased with a Techies rework and it arrived bundled with more content. New hero Primal Beast also joins the game’s roster in the new patch, and with it comes new changes to jungle camps. Primas Beast’s arrival adds new abilities to some existing jungle creatures while also introducing new jungle spawns.

Making mistakes in chess is a normal part of the game. Even grandmasters will make simple mistakes that can cost them a piece or set back their strategy. But committing a significant error can be disastrous and change the outcome of a game.  A significant mistake in chess is called a blunder. This term is typically reserved for terrible moves that can potentially ruin a game. These mistakes can put a winning player into a draw or cause enough damage to put them behind their opponent.

The Season of Heritage is now underway in Pokémon Go, meaning players are going to be working closely with Professor Willow and the various Team Leaders to try and unlock a mysterious door by completing specific tasks.  These tasks are going to be split up into three distinct sets of Timed Research running during the season from Dec. 1 to March 1, 2022—with one set themed on a different Team Leader running each month.

Apex Legends is in the midst of the ramp-up to season 13, with trailers and new information about changes coming to the game coming almost every day now. Monday brought the full gameplay trailer for Saviors, as well as a full breakdown of the map changes in store for Storm Point. Some eagle-eyed Reddit users, however, noticed a very different bit of news included in the map changes blog post. 

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the biggest Nintendo fighting game to date. In Ultimate, 70 fighters are waiting for the chance to duke it out on various stages based off of Nintendo’s intellectual properties. There are multiple ways in which you can play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. Depending on your preferences, you can either use the Joy-Con controllers, a Switch Pro Controller, or the classic GameCube controller.

It’s not that frequent that a pair of brothers can get along while gaming together, but Jesse and Jordan of X2Twins have proven their skill as a dangerously skillful Fortnite duo. With Fortnite World Cup qualifications and Fortnite Championship Series victories, the pair of gamers know how to crank 90s and get frags.  The brothers aren’t without their differences, though. Despite sharing insane amounts of skill when they stream together on the same Twitch channel, Jesse and Jordan each have their own unique settings.

With the start of the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Celebration event, players will begin seeing more Pokémon native to or encounterable in the Sinnoh region pop up as they play Pokémon Go.  This is to celebrate the launch of the Diamond and Pearl remakes that are coming to the Nintendo Switch on Nov. 19. Pokémon Go players will be able to encounter Pokémon exclusive to both games in this two-part event.

Wizards of the Coast has quietly brought back the Magic: The Gathering Arena Early Access streamer event for the release of Streets of New Capennna. Prior to the release of Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) in April 2021, WotC abruptly canceled the Early Access MTG Arena streamer event. Providing Magic players with a sneak peek at Constructed decks prior to the release of a set while boosting content creator views, the end of the Early Access events upset many in the MTG community.

After months of region-locked betas and tests, Apex Legends Mobile is finally live globally. The mobile version of the game was designed from the ground up to make sure it performs like a native mobile game. Considering PC ports have a way of malfunctioning at some point, Respawn Entertainment made the right call to ensure player satisfaction in the handheld scene. Most players will look forward to trying out their favorite legends on mobile, while others may already be looking for ways to perform better than the majority of the game’s player base.