Even if they don’t directly affect the gameplay, skins are a core part of League of Legends. They’re a nice way for players to customize their favorite champions and a decent monetization model that doesn’t negatively impact the experience of players who choose not to spend any money on League. Considering the game was released in 2009, there are quite few skins to choose from. In fact, a few would be an understatement.

Securing a pentakill is a rare feat in and of itself in League of Legends. But grabbing one while using an enchanter such as Yuumi is practically a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  In a clip posted to Reddit earlier today, a League player managed to claim a pentakill for themselves in an ARAM game while playing Yuumi, a support champion that’s well known for rarely locking down kills to begin with.  Yuumi OP in Aram.

Arena shooters were all the rage around the 2000s. The competitive nature of the genre requires players to have perfect aim so they can rise above the rest, and Splitgate spices up that action with portals.  This innovative gameplay experience slowly drew in more players over time, and Splitgate climbed up the ladder of most popular titles on Steam. With consoles also joining the Splitgate party, the number of players who’ll actively be playing the game is likely to increase.

Streamlabs is one of the most popular software companies that content creators across multiple platforms use to operate their streams. While many people only use its free operating broadcast software, there is much more the business offers. Streamlabs Prime is the company’s premium product. It gives creators access to more themes and overlays for their stream as well as the ability to stream on multiple platforms at the same time.

League of Legends star and Twitch icon Tyler1 has returned to the States after a month in South Korea, where he streamed his experiences in Korea’s solo queue. Things didn’t go too well, however—T1 says the trip wasn’t what he expected and, even worse, his overall League experience was quite poor. In one of his last streams in Korea, Tyler1 revealed how difficult it had been to play on the Korean server.

VALORANT’s latest skin bundle includes a butterfly comb that players won’t be able to part with. The VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 Collection is now live in the tac shooter’s store, offering anime-inspired cosmetics for Viper, Raze, Phoenix, Sova, and Yoru. The bundle includes skins for the Classic pistol, Ares, Vandal, Operator, and melee weapon. pic.twitter.com/5DIKrTU1Q2 — VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) September 21, 2021 Each gun is decorated with an image of an agent with colors to match.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are almost here, and many players may be wondering exactly when they can get in on the action. The generation four remakes are bringing the Sinnoh region to an entirely new audience for the first time on the Nintendo Switch. Along with the content from the original Diamond and Pearl, these remakes also boast a ton of new quality of life features, a new look, and popular Pokémon that weren’t present in the originals.

To celebrate the upcoming release of the Arcane Netflix series, Riot Games released an interactive visual novel for players to interact with. Dubbed a “cross-game, cross-platform, cross-world experience,” the event takes a little bit from all the popular Riot titles and lets players explore and complete quests to earn various rewards. One of those main quests involves helping Professor Heimerdinger find his lost Poro, and to bring the Poro back to him, you’ll need to get them a snack.

XQc received a ban on Twitch today after he reportedly watched Olympic highlights that he believes got him “live DMCA’d.” In a tweet about the ban, xQc claimed that he thought he was taking the “necessary precautions” and “didn’t expect” to be banned.  “Really didn’t expect it but I [could’ve] easily avoided this,” xQc said. “Sorry for everyone involved including the viewers. I’ll be better/smarter next time and follow guidelines more strictly.

Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion brought the new Savathûn’s Throne World destination, and with it, a surprisingly lovable Hive Ghost called Fynch. He functions as the destination vendor and provides players with a series of upgrades and gear after they level up. There are several ways to rank up with Fynch and most players will get there organically throughout their time in The Witch Queen. There are a series of ways to increase your reputation with the vendor, but Destiny 2 also offers some strategies that will let you farm your rank to get there quickly.