There’s no doubt that Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a new chapter for the series. This new Pokémon entry does away with many of the series staples that players are used to, like gym battles, and puts crafting, exploration, and the wilderness in their place. Hisui is unlike any time or place players have ever traveled to in the series, so it makes sense that some of the mechanics of other titles will have changed in Arceus.

Gaming can be a fickle industry, with audiences hopping from one game to the next without much thought. Because of this, games that can retain audiences for years are regarded as very special. But in Q1 2022, no new releases cracked the top 10 most-played games in the first three months of this year. According to Mat Piscatella of the NPD Group, the most-played game so far is Minecraft, which was released in 2009.

A recent mod for Skyrim: Special Edition uses AI to make NPCs actually say the name of the player’s character, regardless of the name they chose. The Say My Name mod uses the AI voice-acting tool xVASynth, created by software developer Dan Ruta, to mimic NPCs’ voices and make Skyrim a more personal experience.  A video showing the software changing the voice lines of some NPCs as they talk to the player character surfaced earlier this week on Ruta’s YouTube channel, as spotted by PC Gamer.

Two more members of the NUTURN Gaming VALORANT roster that attended VCT Masters Reykjavík are leaving the organization. NUTURN is moving on from both Park “allow” Sang-wook and Seo “Suggest” Jae-young, the team announced today. The organization said farewell in a Twitter post directed toward both players, wishing them well in their future endeavors. FAREWELL AND THANKS 'allow' and 'Suggest' It's time to say Goodby to our "allow" and "Suggest"

Piglet will be a positional coach for T1 Academy, the organization announced last night. This marks the 27-year-old’s return to the professional League of Legends scene after over a two-year break. Piglet made a name for himself during the 2013 season when he won the League World Championship as a part of SK Telecom T1. But the next year was unsuccessful for the team and the organization decided to make some changes, with Piglet’s departure being one of them.

QTCinderella announced her latest collaborative event, a Beyblade tournament which will feature 32 other streamers in a double elimination bracket. First released in 1999, Beyblades are spinning top toys that quickly have become a symbol of the early 2000s. Beyblades are played by being spun into an arena where the tops clash until only one is left standing. Played in competitions around the world, competitive Beyblade is now making its debut on Twitch.

After teasing at a potential collaboration earlier this week, Riot Games is teaming up with Innersloth to bring the worlds of League of Legends and Among Us together.  Starting on Nov. 12, Among Us players will be able to purchase costumes for crewmates that resemble League champions from the new animated series Arcane, including Vi, Jinx, and Heimerdinger.  🔥 BEAN CHAMPIONS!!! 🔥 Announcing our first ever in-game partnership! In celebration of @arcaneshow, we worked with @LeagueOfLegends to bring some of champion cosmetics to Among Us!

Analysis conducted by Jon Peddie of the Jon Peddie computer industry research firm and published in Graphic Speak has narrowed the cause of the GPU shortage to several parties: scalpers, miners, and gougers. While putting the blame on scalpers, miners, and gougers is the easy conclusion, there’s a bit more to it than just naming those parties involved. In his report, Peddie narrows the start of the shortage to a rise in Ethereum value that occurred alongside the pandemic.

Another opportunity to earn a free pack has arrived in the Tavern. This week’s Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is Half and Half. The good news about this Brawl is that you’ll only need to put in half of the usual effort when it comes to building your deck. Your opponent will help you with the other half of your deck. In the Half and Half Tavern Brawl, you’ll select a class, then build a deck of 15 cards.

In the world of streaming, new trends seemingly appear out of nowhere. Over the last week, the internet has had its eyes fixed on r/Place, a subreddit that was originally hosted on April Fool’s Day in 2017 but has returned again this year. In r/Place, players can join in on a massive, multiplayer pixel art game, where every single logged-in Reddit user has the ability to place one pixel every five to 20 minutes.