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All Twitch badges and meanings

To an outsider, Twitch may look simple. After all, it’s just a platform where people gather to watch other people play games. But it’s more than that, since Twitch built its culture with time and each channel on Twitch also has traditions of their own. Once you step into the chat of a streamer you aren’t familiar with, you may be confused by all the inside jokes and the logos some viewers may have next to their names.

Here are the circuit point standings for all regions in the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour

VCT 2022 all comes down to Champions, the competitive VALORANT circuit’s end-of-season event.  Featuring 16 of the top teams from around the world, the two-week event, which is expected to take place in September in an undisclosed location, will crown the game’s second world champion. Over the course of the year, teams will be competing in Challengers playoffs and Masters events to earn circuit points based on their performance. At the end of the year, 11 out of the 16 teams at Champions will have earned a spot at the event based on their circuit point ranking in their region.

How healing and shields work in Apex Legends

One of the most important resources in Apex Legends is your character’s health. Apex is a battle royale game, so surviving is more important than killing to win a match. Knowing how the game’s health system works is the first step to increase your survival capabilities, and understanding how shields can increase your life is also key to dominate the game. Apex’s health and shield mechanics are simple. These values never vary between characters, and recovery items can’t be boosted by other items or skills.

Nintendo Switch receives significant price drop in US, though it appears temporary

Amidst Nintendo’s financial reports from Q4 2021, the company may have shipped out a rather significant deal for the Nintendo Switch in the U.S. since certain websites are now listing specific models for discounted prices.  The standard Switch model is currently being sold for $259.99, down from its usual $299.99 listing, on multiple online storefronts, including Amazon and Walmart, according to multiple websites, including IGN. This is one of the biggest discounts the system has seen since launching in March 2017.

Riot details slew of tentative Irelia changes slated for League Patch 11.14

It appears League of Legends‘ Blade Dancer will be dancing to a different tune in the next patch. Game designer Phlox posted some tentative Irelia changes today that should hit the live servers with Patch 11.14. The adjustments aren’t final and are still liable to change, but players can test them out on the PBE later today. Hey everyone! Irelia's got some changes coming 11.14 that will be on PBE later today.

All advanced classes in Lost Ark

Lost Ark is officially available for gamers in the Western world, and with it going free-to-play this weekend, there are a plethora of character options for everyone to consider before hopping into the game. With five classes, the game doesn’t come across as particularly complex on the surface. But each of those classes has between two and four sub-classes called an “Advanced Class.” The primary classes are broad and more general.

All creator Icon Series skins in Fortnite

Epic Games’ Fortnite is known for its extensive number of skins, each one more unique than the next.  Over the years, countless superheroes and characters from movies and TV shows have found themselves battling it out for a Victory Royale. But fictional characters aren’t the only ones that have transformed into members of the Fortnite universe.   In January 2019, Epic released the first skin for its Icon Series, a new rarity of skins that feature and resemble influential people from the real world.

Best Braum build in League of Legends

Braum is one of the most popular supports in League of Legends due to his powerful yet easy-to-play kit. The Heart of the Freljord is tailor-made to defend AD carries and is often built to maximize health and create openings for the marksman. Braum’s passive makes dueling difficult for opponents since they may find themselves stunned after taking four hits. Since his release, Braum has maintained his status as one of the most consistent tanks in the bot lane, even when more popular picks like Nautilus and Leona attempt to take over.

Ex-Smash pro ZeRo sues former roommate Jisu, alleges defamation over past sexual misconduct claims

Former Super Smash Bros. pro Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios filed a lawsuit against his former roommate Jacqueline “Jisu” Choe, accusing her of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress regarding allegations she made of sexual misconduct in July 2020, according to documents obtained by Dot Esports.  The once-popular streamer alleges that claims made by Choe and anonymous defendants ended his career, including the termination of his contracts with Facebook Gaming and Tempo Storm, as well as the deletion of his inactive Twitch channel, which had more than 520,000 followers.

Here’s every card in the New Capenna Commander decks

A total of five Magic: The Gathering preconstructed Commander decks will release with the Streets of New Capenna set, featuring three-color commanders that synergize with each of the five crime families.  The Streets of New Capenna (SNC) set contains five crime families in each of the three-colored ally colors that have their own unique MTG mechanic. Complimenting the Standard-legal set are five preconstructed Commander decks for each of the five factions.