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When can you pre-load Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands?

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is the latest loot and shoot title from Gearbox Software that invites players into the realm of Pandora. While this game isn’t exactly a strict Borderlands story, players are still eager to hop into this canonical adventure in that world.  Players eager to pre-load the game will likely be able to do so soon, even if there’s been no official word from the developer for some platforms. The official Twitter page for Wonderlands posted yesterday that Xbox platforms could start pre-loading the game.

Most followed channels on Twitch

Following a channel on Twitch doesn’t benefit a content creator monetarily, but it is one of the most basic indicators for understanding a channel or streamer’s popularity overall. Unlike a subscriber count, a channel’s follower count doesn’t tend to move in a cyclical fashion. Users don’t need to spend money to follow and they aren’t forced to re-up every month.  While subscriber counts will give you an idea of who the hottest and most popular streamers are in a given month, a follower count shows a better idea of a streamer’s longevity.

Overwatch League’s Eastern region schedule delayed 2 weeks due to COVID, West remains on time

A new video update from the Overwatch League today revealed that the start of the 2022 season in the East is being delayed by two weeks due to a rise in COVID cases. The Eastern region’s games will now begin on May 20, but all 21 matches will still be played across two weekends instead of one. The schedule remains unchanged outside of the first few weeks, however, so there should be little disruption as of now.

VALORANT fans can celebrate the game’s first anniversary with Year One event

The VALORANT Year One event will feature a free pass with exclusive awards celebrating the first year of the tactical shooter. Fans can unlock exclusive rewards from the event while enjoying the other updates included in Episode Three, Act One.  The first year of VALORANT featured several new agents, maps, and game updates that have kept it fresh for players. Episode Three is kicking off with the new agent KAY/O, a robot that allows players to disrupt enemy abilities.

All version-exclusive Pokémon in Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion

Trading with friends has been a staple of the Pokémon franchise since the very first games. And Pokémon Sword and Shield’s The Crown Tundra expansion is no different in pushing those interactions with more version-exclusive Pokémon. A Pokémon being version exclusive basically means you can only naturally encounter it in either Sword or Shield, not both. There may still be other ways to obtain it without going online, such as through a trade with an NPC character, but for the most part, you’ll need to connect with other players to get all of the new Pokémon.

How to check your computer’s specs

Whether you’re aiming to upgrade one or more computer specifications, identify each component to maximize performance, or are just curious to see what’s under the hood of your PC, checking computer specs is helpful and easy to do. Depending on what particular spec you need to identify, the steps vary slightly, because unfortunately, not everything is in the same place—that would be too easy. Windows gives users the tools to identify computer specs, including the CPU, GPU, RAM, motherboard, and more.

MuTex’s Warzone streaming setup: Controller, monitor, and more

Charles “MuTex” Saouma is a former substitute player for the Dallas Empire. After an unfortunate decision ruined his professional Call Of Duty career, the former pro moved to streaming.  MuTex streams Call Of Duty: Warzone full-time, taking part in many Warzone events on Twitch. He’s currently ranked 24th with 124,608 kills and 563rd with 1,258 wins on the Warzone global leaderboard. MuTex also holds a few world records from Warzone’s Season Three with 56 kills in Solo Duos, 61 kills in Solo Quads, and 111 kills in as a Trio Quads with ZLaner, and Almond.

Riot sends massive Swain changes to League PBE, removes pull on crowd-controlled enemies, increases Demonic Ascension power, and more

When players pick Swain in League of Legends, the frightening general says, “fear the power you do not see.” And after seeing the changes that Riot Games has in store for the champion, most mid laners might want to prepare themselves for the power that the crow brings with the massive alterations the developers are cooking up for him on the PBE. See League of Legends on Amazon Riot game designer Tim “Truexy” Jiang revealed the latest update list for the Master Tactician today and said the devs are “[aiming] to pull some of his burst power into investing in Swain’s fantasy of becoming a drain-tanking terror while in [Demonic Ascension].

Streamer CashMeow assaulted during livestream

CashMeow, a popular Just Chatting streamer, was recently assaulted by a few individuals while he was live on Twitch.  CashMeow is a popular “IRL” steamer who constantly broadcasts his day-to-day life in Tokyo, Japan. CashMeow encountered three individuals allegedly harassing a woman during a recent stream, prompting him to intervene. This escalated into an altercation where multiple individuals tried to intimidate CashMeow and eventually broke a piece of his equipment. 

The Pokémon Company Reveals Greninja Star promo from upcoming Celebrations TCG set

A month out from its release, another card has been revealed from Pokémon TCG’s 25th Anniversary set Celebrations. The card showcased for the first time today is Greninja ☆, a modern Pokémon with the vintage ☆ game mechanic. This card will be given to all players within the Celebrations Elite Trainer Box. It will be included in both the regular ETB and the Pokémon Center exclusive version. While the card itself is a new release, ☆ Pokémon began appearing in 2004;s EX Team Rocket Returns set and would continue being rolled out up until EX Power Keepers in 2007.