Another VCT Masters trip to Reykjavík, another trophy in the cabinet for North America. OpTic picked up the flag after The Guard faltered, and while OpTic’s journey to and through Masters was not flawless, they showed up when it mattered and claimed victory. Now the eyes of the world rest on NA yet again, ahead of the all-important NA VCT Challengers Stage Two main event. For the teams that didn’t perform well in Stage One, making a run here is a necessity if they have any hope of competing for a title at Champions this year.

Bungie loves its alternate reality games. The developer has employed ARG’s several different times throughout Destiny’s lifespan—and the latest one could have big implications in Season of the Splicer and beyond. To sum it up shortly, a number of Destiny Twitch streamers and YouTubers received some video clips on social media. When putting the video clips together, it created a three-by-three grid of numbers and running the binary code through an ASCII converter helped create a code.

Alongside a robust multiplayer game mode, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War welcomes players with a nail-biting campaign. With twists and real-life inspired events, the story mode of Black Ops Cold War is a must-to-complete experience for even the most dedicated multiplayer players. The story kicks off with a handful of mysteries, which start resolving with the Break on Through mission. During this mission, players get to witness Bell and Adler’s true natures, alongside getting their chance at a trophy named Mind Trip.

Destiny 2 is undergoing some big, exciting changes in year five, including the hotly-anticipated expansion, The Witch Queen. A new weapon archetype is here in The Witch Queen—the glaive. The first-person melee weapon is half sword, half staff, and it actually shoots projectiles, too. But you can’t grab the glaive from a world drop or by opening a chest. There’s a new feature in Destiny 2 that fans have been asking about for a long time—weapon crafting.

Nvidia’s new RTX 3090 Ti is dropping soon, and early leaks suggest it will have massive power demands. But it’s not surprising considering current versions like the Asus ROG Strix 3090 OC Edition uses around 340 watts at full capacity and requires an 800-watt power supply unit.  How much power will the 3090 Ti need? In a recent tweet, wxnod leaked the specs of the upcoming MSI Suprim X 3090 Ti, including the specs and power requirements.

As Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard matures some of the biggest innovations to occur will be in sideboards. Sideboarding is something that sets Magic: The Gathering apart from other trading card games. In best-of-three games, players have the opportunity to bring in cards from their sideboard between each game. A sideboard is a group of up to 15 cards that generally come in against certain matchups. Sideboarding is crucial to tournament play and helps fight against tough matchups and gain an edge in the mirror.

Players are on a quest to stop Archaeans in Rainbow Six Extraction. Stopping an alien threat will always be more fun with friends, and you won’t even need to purchase Rainbow Six Extraction to test out the game. Players can download a trial version of the game, granting them access to the title for two hours. Though Ubisoft’s official page references the two-hour trial period, the demo doesn’t seem to be available at the time of writing.

Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen is an American Apex Legends player representing Team SoloMid. He began his career in 2018 as a part of Cloud9’s H1Z1 team. When the team disbanded, ImperialHal switched to Fortnite before moving on to Apex Legends.  As an Apex Legends player, ImperialHal is known for his aggressive style and consistent performance. He also has the most-watched Apex Legends Twitch channel with over 2.4 million viewing hours. This is ImperialHal’s streaming setup for Apex Legends.

Riot Games and the LCS have made the tough decision not to hold the LCS Championship at the Prudential Center this year due to the sudden rise of cases of COVID-19 in the United States, the league announced today. Instead, the entire tournament will take place at the LCS Arena in Los Angeles in a safer, more controlled environment. The LCS Championship was quickly sold out by thousands of League of Legends fans looking to finally catch their favorite teams in action after only watching them from behind a screen for over a year.

Misfits Gaming has signed Hikaru Nakamura, the five-time U.S. chess champion and one of the most-viewed chess content creators on Twitch, the organization announced today. The multi-time chess champion is now set to join his second esports organization. Nakamura previously signed with TSM in August 2020 but parted ways with the organization in June 2021. You can't be a 5x U.S. Chess Champion without being a little different… without being a misfit.