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How to unlock all characters in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is one of the most recent entries in the platform fighter space. While the game already has quite an impressive roster of characters, it’s only set to get bigger. Those who haven’t joined the game yet but plan on jumping in on the action may be wondering how they can earn their favorite Nickelodeon fighters in-game. Fortunately for those looking to do so, it doesn’t take a hefty time investment.

Magic: The Gathering set symbols explained

Cards in Magic: The Gathering are released in batches of varying size referred to as a “set.”  Whenever Wizards of the Coast releases a set, it usually comes with a fair amount of pomp and circumstance. There might be some new mechanics or synergies between different colors. New sets typically include new lore that can be pulled from any number of promotional tools Wizards engages in or simply the cards themselves.

The Hololive hole: A quickstart guide to Hololive’s most popular streamers

The Hololive hole has consigned many to its adorable anime girl depths, but it’s an overwhelming journey to begin. There are more than 40 affiliated talents ranging from the archetype idol to anthropomorphic dragons, thousands of streams and clips, and over 10 million subscribers across various video platforms. The main difference between Hololive and other streamers, VTubers or otherwise, is that the company started off as a talent agency with a strict interview process.

Best TFT 11.19 comps to rank up the ladder

The Teamfight Tactics Worlds patch 11.19 has opened the door for a couple more comps within the meta. Players seeking to rank up the ladder have a wide variety of TFT comps to choose from following the release of Patch 11.19. With Set Six launching in early November, players have time to take advantage of comps like Rangers, Kayle, Draven, and Abomination. According to TFT tacticians Bunny Muffins and Wrainbash, there are six Worlds comps worth playing during the final days of the Set 5.

Blue Engrams will no longer drop from playlist activities in Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen after the soft cap

The prevalence of the infamous Rare (blue) Engrams in Destiny 2 has been a sore spot of contention for the player base in recent years. Only needed for upgrading your Power early on as a Guardian, they functionally hold no use for players beyond the soft cap, when loot drops are no longer guaranteed upgrades. With each season of Destiny 2 now only raising the Power cap by 10 levels, players who invest time into the game each season start the next one already at that soft cap.

Minecraft Championship (MCC) 21 to take place on April 30

The Minecraft Championships (MCC) are now officially back on a regular schedule with MCC 21 set to run in April. MCC 21 will run toward the end of the month on April 30, Noxcrew announced today. Noxcrew previously returned from a hiatus to run MCC 20 on March 26. MCC 21 will be the second event of the second half of this season of MCC. The official MCC Twitter account shared a short video of various past MCC players in the Decision Dome to highlight this announcement.

Twitch considering new content policy with ‘mature’ tag

Twitch is testing major changes to its mature content tag, according to a report by Zach Bussey. These changes have not been confirmed by Twitch, although if they are approved, it could allow the platform’s broadcasters to stream potentially sexually suggestive content without consequence if they abide by the pending guidelines. Twitch has long had a mature tag that gates off certain streams by age. This mature tag, in its current state, is entirely optional, unenforced, and used by relatively few streamers.

You can now download CS:GO for free

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is officially free to download in the Steam Store. Valve announced in a small game update several days ago that CS:GO will be downloaded for free, ahead of the 13th Major in the game’s history, FACEIT London. Now it’s finally available for download in the Steam client. To download the game, go to the CS:GO page in the Steam Store, and scroll down to where it says “Play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Free Edition.

Gambit Esports defeat Envy 3-0 in VCT Masters Berlin Grand Finals

The VALORANT Champions Tour Masters Berlin tournament has concluded, and a new team holds the crown. Gambit Esports swept Envy in the Grand Finals today, earning the $225,000 prize and establishing themselves as the best team in the world. See Valorant on Amazon Gambit Esports secured the second seed in Group C after defeating Crazy Raccoon twice, while Envy took down Vivo Keyd and KRU Esports in Group B. Envy ran through their North American compatriots Sentinels and 100 Thieves without dropping a map, earning their spot in the grand finals.

Overwatch’s latest update adds 4K, 120 FPS support on Xbox Series X|S

Yesterday’s Overwatch update quietly added some cool graphical options on the Xbox Series X and S. The update added three new preset graphics options to the Xbox version of the game—Resolution, Balanced, and Framerate—that all offer different experiences for the player. Resolution mode outputs at 4K, 60 Hz on Series X and 1440p, 60 Hz on Series S, Balanced mode “prefers image-quality at the cost of resolution,” and Framerate mode will sacrifice image quality and resolution to run the game at 120 FPS as long as you have a TV or monitor that supports a 120 Hz refresh rate.