The abbreviation “IRL” is thrown around frequently by the online community to differentiate someone’s virtual life from the one they live when they’re not in front of a computer screen. The popular phrase, which is short for “in real life,” is more than just a concept on streaming platforms like Twitch, though. For many streamers, the term also represents a form of content that can be leveraged to attract viewers who want to watch more than just your typical video game stream.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human is finally here. The highly anticipated sequel of 2015’s Dying Light went live on Feb. 4, and players from all around the world are now free to roam the open world of a zombie apocalypse once again. In Dying Light 2, players take control of Aiden Caldwell. They venture into the game’s main city, Villedor, to find Aiden’s sister, who reveals secrets about Aiden’s past.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players quickly join the Galaxy Team’s Survey Corps, giving them access to the team’s official outfit. These clothes look very similar to what players may remember the main characters wearing in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. For many Pokémon fans, this outfit was another cosplay option but one that was a lot more complex than the outfits of previous protagonists in the series. Yet this particular fan was up to the challenge, looking to show that though the Survey Corps outfit may appear intricate, a thrifting haul could get all of the parts needed to complete the look.

The latest generation of GPUs has brought tons of innovation: genuine 4K/60 FPS gaming at the highest settings, AI-powered advancements like deep learning supersampling and upscaled resolutions, and even cool bells and whistles for streamers and content creators. But which graphics card in 2022 is the best for you? As always, it depends on your gaming needs, budget and what else you do with your PC. You’re always welcome to grab a top of the line GPU to future-proof yourself, although the ongoing chip shortage means even mid-range cards are selling for a fortune these days.

Every expansion in World of Warcraft eventually adds the possibility to fly in the new zones—and Shadowlands is no exception to that rule. In Patch 9.1, which was released a couple of weeks ago, Blizzard added the ability to acquire flying mounts to make it easier to travel around the world, do your dailies, and reach a dungeon or raid. There are 16 flying mounts available in the current expansion, four for each Covenant—and every one of them has different requirements to acquire it.

Quality resolution, an enhanced microphone, and a user-friendly experience are a few features to look for in a webcam. Using a smartphone, laptop, or tablet won’t provide the quality a webcam can offer. And as technology goes, webcams are not expensive. Among our recommended gaming webcams and gaming cameras, the highest price is $169, and the lowest is $27. The webcam/camera options we’ve chosen produce superior sound and image quality for a variety of purposes.

In an interview with Bloomberg’s Cecilia D’Anastasio, former longtime Twitch executive Marcus “djWHEAT” Graham gave his opinion on why the streaming platform has seen an exodus in leadership. Previously the head of creator development, djWHEAT left Twitch in January 2022. The streaming industry veteran pointed to Twitch’s recent hiring of big-tech employees for the recent internal dissonance. “We went down the Silicon Valley route, hiring from Facebook, from Twitter,” he stated.

Tens of millions of people have played Hearthstone over the course of the last seven years. Many of those players have experienced the card game genre in one form or the other, but plenty of people haven’t.  Getting to grips with any new game can be daunting if you don’t know where to start—and that especially applies to Hearthstone. There are 11 classes (if you count Death Knight), thousands of cards, and an infinite number of possible decks.

Disguised Toast might be one of the more well-known names in the streaming industry after his time broadcasting games like Hearthstone, Teamfight Tactics, and, most recently, Among Us. You’d think he’d be a hot commodity for any streaming platform to acquire. But in a recent stream, the 29-year-old revealed that the offer he got from Twitch in 2019 was astronomically low. The offer that Twitch made to him two years ago was 30 times less in comparison to the offer he received from competing platforms, like Facebook Gaming, according to Toast.

Connection errors can sometimes be a curse or a blessing in VALORANT, preventing you from continuing your ranked hot streak or inadvertently saving you from a Reyna-instalock with no microphone. They’re mostly annoying, but like any popular online game, there are going to be connection hiccups once in a while. Primarily, more serious connection issues are due to a wider outage rather than just being an individual problem. If you can’t tell which is which, or you’ve run out of ideas, then let us help you figure out what to do when VALORANT has issues.