Apex Legends is a free-to-play game that has optional microtransactions. That means the game’s developer Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA Games earn money when players buy items that aren’t needed to run the game and do not alter the gameplay experience. But if you’re a player who loves to have that shiny character outfit or exclusive weapon skin, you’ll need to first understand what the three currencies available in Apex are, how to get them, and what you can buy with each one.

League of Legends’ lead skins producer Riot Katana discussed the ultimate Elementalist Lux skin in a Twitter thread last night, explaining that a cosmetic of that magnitude won’t be created again. Having several ultimate skins with multiple forms on the Rift at the same time could potentially “break the game experience.” We would not be able to make a skin like Elementalist Lux again looking at what we know now. When you're building a game meant to last for as long as LoL has already (and hopefully a lot longer!

Danny “zonic” Sørensen, Astralis’ former CS:GO head coach, has confirmed that he’s not retiring yet, he announced on Instagram hours after Astralis unveiled the additions of Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke, Benjamin “blameF” Bremer, and head coach Alexander “ave” Held. Those three were signed by Astralis to replace zonic, Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, and Emil “Magisk” Reif, whose contracts will expire at the end of the year. The 35-year-old skipper was a successful CS 1.6 player and is considered by many as the best CS:GO head coach of all time since he helped Astralis win four Major championships and a plethora of other premier tournaments.

Pokémon Go Tour: Johto is here, which means players are going to be reliving their original journeys through the second generation of the popular franchise, or experiencing Johto for the first time, through Pokémon Go.  This includes every Pokémon native to the Johto region being available as a Shiny Pokémon and players choosing their path by selecting either Gold or Silver once their adventure begins on Feb. 26.  And not only does the choice of version impact which Pokémon you’ll encounter, but once you choose your starter, there will be a slight shift in the rewards you receive from the event-exclusive Special Research.

Apex Legends’ Black Friday sale kicked off today with one of the battle royale’s most cherished skins. Wraith’s Airship Assassin cosmetic will make an appearance in the in-game store for the first time in over a year. The Black Friday sale also marks the return of Octane’s Laughing Fool visual. Both cosmetics will be available for purchase between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1. Airship Assassin is one of the rarest Wraith skins in Apex.

The year is winding down—and so is the 2022 League of Legends preseason. But before we count down the days and get ready to celebrate the new year, Riot Games has a few more updates to share. The devs are shipping a series of champion, item, rune, and dragon changes to keep the preseason up and running this week. Ultimate Spellbook and ARAM are also receiving some much-needed updates. Here’s the full rundown on League’s Patch 11.

If you want your Xbox Series X or S to run a lot faster, one of the things you can do is clear the console’s cache to free up space and RAM that the system might have stored for no apparent reason. There are two ways to clear the cache on an Xbox Series X or S—and doing both can increase the speed of your console.  The first way is to turn off the system and then take out the power cord from the back of the console.

Word puzzle game Wordle, developed by Josh Wardle, has taken over social media feeds across the globe. With nearly everyone you know posting little green squares in either triumph or dejection, something about the five-letter puzzle has captivated the masses. Not only has the playerbase skyrocketed since launch, even landing Wardle a supposedly million-dollar acquisition by the New York Times, but there has also been an increase in Wordle-inspired games as well.

Activision Blizzard isn’t yet ready to put together an Overwatch film, despite the game’s massive popularity. But one Overwatch hero is about to make her silver screen debut. A trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, which is based on a book of the same name, debuted over the weekend. The trailer shows life both in and out of the OASIS, the virtual reality world of Ready Player One, as a battle rages for the world’s control.

It’s time get your hands on some old goodies. Riot unveiled the VALORANT Run It Back bundle today, which will feature five previously-released cosmetics from varying skin lines at a good price. The bundle, which hits the store on Jan. 12, includes the Sovereign Ghost, Oni Phantom, Prime Spectre, Nebula Ares, and Spline Operator for a total of 5,946 VP. “We get a lot of messages on social media from players who started playing after those skins were released, who tell us they’re checking their store every day hoping to get that one special skin they want,” producer Preeti Khanolkar and art lead Sean Marino said.