Counter-Strike has a steep learning curve and getting to grips with the terminology can be a tremendous factor in how well you adapt to the game. When you pick up CS:GO for the first time, new words and phrases will become quickly apparent. On top of all the many callouts, you’ll have to learn the terminology used in voice chat. Have you ever tried explaining a complex TV series, movie, or concept to someone with no prior knowledge of the subject?

This year’s Overwatch League All-Stars theme might be Earth and Air, but these brand-new skins are straight fire. D.Va and Reinhardt are the lucky heroes to receive exclusive All-Stars skins in 2020, which were released on Sept. 29. Players only have until Oct. 12 to unlock these two skins. After that, they’re gone for good.  The good news is the exclusive All-Star skins are easy to get, provided you have Overwatch League tokens available.

There are many keyword abilities in Magic: The Gathering with varying degrees of power and Vigilance gives creatures some of the best potential for utility out of any in the game. Printed primarily on White creature cards, Vigilance makes it so that a creature can attack without needing to be tapped. This provides you with the ability to block with the card during your opponent’s combat phase on the following turn or even use an activated ability that requires you to tap a creature.

Out of all the marksman rifles in Call of Duty: Vanguard, the G-43 might be the most interesting. The real-world counterpart of the G-43 is the Gewehr 43, or Karabiner 43. It was a semi-automatic rifle developed by the Nazis during World War II, manufactured using mass-production techniques that were quite innovative at the time. But what makes the G-43 cool in Vanguard is the flexibility in its attachments. You can use it as a traditional marksman rifle and strike from afar and it will do just fine.

Riot Games has revealed the 159th League of Legends champion, Renata Glasc, the Baroness of Chemicals. There have been indiscretions about the Baroness’ arrival since her name was data-mined from the Chinese spin-off of TFT (The Battle of Golden Spatula), and League fans can now know for sure she’ll be the one dictating the rules on Summoner’s Rift.  Renata Glasc is the founder and president of Glasc Industries, a Zaunian-based company committed to “improve[ing] lives.

Stewie2K is one of the most talented CS:GO players in the North American scene.  Though he was heavily criticized by community figures when he first joined Cloud9, Stewie2k made a name for himself on a global scale during his time with the team. His success on Cloud9 landed him a spot on SK Gaming in 2018. After trying out for MIBR in the same year, Stewie2K finally found his new home, Team Liquid.

Mage is the first class you experience when you boot up Hearthstone, and the spell-slinging and card-generating stuff Jaina is capable of remains a lot of fun to this day. Whether it’s a Fireball to the dome or a Flamestrike to clear up the mess, Mage has awesome and powerful cards to play with across Hearthstone’s various formats. Here are the best Mage decks for Standard, Wild, and Classic: though they may take some time and practice to figure out, these lists will help you shoot up the leaderboard.

Riot Forged dropped Ruined King: A League of Legends Story on Nov. 16 to everyone’s surprise. Since the first trailer was released in 2020, League fans knew which champions were going to be featured in the game. From Braum to Yasuo, champions from all over Runeterra converge in Bilgewater to deal with Viego, the Ruined King. But right from the beginning of the game, players will notice that there are a couple more champions that weren’t mentioned or seen in the trailers.

Pokémon Go fest is being held June 4-5, and players all over the world who will be able to participate in the event whether they bought a ticket or not. Those wishing to participate in raids will have plenty of good Pokémon to focus on during the event. Each day will feature a different set of Pokémon in raids, and they will only show up between 10am and 6pm local time, which is when the event takes place.

Infinity Ward released Call of Duty: Warzone on the eve of the coronavirus pandemic and it’s since exploded in popularity.  Thousands of streamers have picked up the title and millions of players have flown into Verdansk. In the seven months since the game was released, a few masters of the Call of Duty battle royale have come out of the woodwork. We’ve combed through VODs, streams, and player data to create a list of the best Warzone players from around the world.