Lost Ark features a beautiful art style and an interactive gameplay experience that captured the hearts of many MMO players, but good graphics can come at a cost. Players with outdated parts may experience low frame rates while playing Lost Ark, or players can be looking to push a few more frames and unlock their high-refresh-rate monitor’s full potential. While the maximum number of frames you can have in Lost Ark will heavily depend on your hardware, there are a few ways you can try out to see if you can get some additional frames.

The closed beta test for Arc System Works’ Guilty Gear Strive wasn’t the smoothest of rides, but fans remain excited at the prospect of new characters joining the colorful roster of Guilty Gear. ArcSys has now revealed the results of a player survey during the closed beta, with one question asking fans what character they would like to appear in Strive. Bridget crushed the competition in Japan, but Baiken reigned supreme everywhere else.

Gone are the days when professional gaming, and gaming in general, were seen as a men’s activity. Women of all backgrounds have been dominating the esports scene for a while now, consistently wowing audiences on a global scale in both mixed-gender and all-female tournaments. No matter what competitive game you follow, chances are there are extremely skilled female players competing at the professional level. Similarly, as audiences for esports events have increased and more brands have launched sponsorships and contributed to prize pools, the payouts for tournaments and competitions have increased, resulting in an influx of money into professional gaming.

The gaming community is so expansive. From the rivalry between Xbox and PlayStation to comparing the latest and greatest PC builds, there is always something to debate and discuss. The internet has made it easy to share ideas and communicate with other gamers, especially thanks to websites like geekhack.org. The website geekhack.org is a popular forum for computer keyboard enthusiasts created by iMav. A top option for users outside of popular subreddits like r/MechanicalKeyboards, geekhack.

Significant Teamfight Tactics balance changes made within Patch 12.1 have created opportunities without nerfing any of the best comps into the ground.  Nerfs were applied to Urgot, Kai’Sa, Socialite, and Yone within TFT Patch 12.1, leaving the trait and champions still viable within the meta. Trait changes were also applied to Hextech Augments, adjusting to the meta. A decrease in power level has created new opportunities for TFT comps like Katarina Assassin, Syndicate Assassin, and Samira Challenger, while Chemtech Urgot, Sniper Jhin, and Arcanist Lux remain viable.

The Eclipse 2022 event has started in League of Legends, giving players access to a handful of missions without needing to purchase an event pass. All players have access to a six-mission track and an extra mission in celebration of the event, which also sees the release of new skins for Kayle, Aatrox, Senna, Sejuani, and Sivir. Players are able to purchase Eclipse Capsules via the in-game shop as well, though these do not provide other missions upon purchase.

Destiny 2‘s Vow of the Disciple raid will be extra challenging until shortly after reset on Monday. Bungie has extended contest mode for The Witch Queen‘s raid until 12pm CT on Monday, March 7, after a host of issues plagued players’ connections to the servers. The extension of contest mode will not affect the race to World First, but it’s unclear if the race will see changes due to the connection issues as well.

In life, a fine piece of jewelry gives an outfit just a little bit extra something. In New World, jewelry isn’t just an accessory to fashion: it can give you extra buffs and benefits that give you an edge in combat. At the Stonecutting table, players can craft cut gemstones that fit into any piece of gear with an empty gem socket. What gemstones you cut, and where you put them, determines what effect or bonus is applied.

Halo Infinite is back in a big way with an overwhelmingly popular release on both PC and Xbox while jumpstarting an esports scene that was considered on life support for years. For those PC players trying to hold on to their keyboard-and-mouse ways, your dedication is admirable but ultimately foolish. The aim-assisted controller is the way to go if you have aspirations of reaching Onyx in the open ranked playlist—or if you have dreams of competing in HCS events.

It’s difficult not to notice the viewership that Escape From Tarkov has started to rack up this past week following the start of its New Year drop event on the platform. With more than 18 million hours watched in the past three days, according to Twitch statistics website SullyGnome, it’s the most-watched game on Twitch—and second place over that time is Grand Theft Auto V with 11.5 million. If you’re trying to get your hands on those spicy loot drops, you have an ample amount of time before the event ends.