For the second year running, the League of Legends World Championship was due to take place in China. A multi-city tour including five distinct locations from Shanghai in the opening stage of the tournament to Shenzhen in the finals had been planned.  But to accommodate as many teams as possible during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Riot had to make the tough decision to pivot Worlds 2021 from China to Europe.

The next HCS Major tournament is fast approaching, with Kansas City hosting an array of international teams on the weekend starting April 29. With a $250,000 prize pool on the line and established favorite Cloud9 defeated by Optic Gaming in the recent online FaZe Invitational, there’s never been a better time to watch Halo Infinite esports. But if entertainment alone isn’t enough of an incentive, Halo developer 343 Industries has also announced a variety of Twitch drops that will be available throughout the weekend.

Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the second fall set of the year and is a continuation of the story and themes of September’s Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. For the first time in Magic: The Gathering history, the year ends with two back-to-back sets within two months of one another. Crimson Vow is focused on the opulent wedding of Olivia Voldaren. Crimson Vow spoiler season is from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4. Commander decks are set to be revealed on Nov.

Pokémon’s long-awaited gen-four remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are finally here and now players are getting a chance to venture through the Sinnoh region. During this journey, players will be forced to make some tough decisions starting right from the get-go. At the beginning of the game, players will need to select the starter Pokémon they’d like to journey with and for some people, what was chosen at the time may not be exactly what they’d want to stick with.

Ever log on for some VALORANT games and get greeted by an error message? Yeah, you’re not alone. Some players are being met with an error code 43 that reads, “There was an error connecting to the platform. Please restart your game client,” when they load up the game. Fortunately, there’s quick fix for this. If the error code pops up on your screen, you were probably alt-tabbed while browsing on your computer.

Pokémon Go offers players a way to catch their favorite Pokémon species from many of the game’s generations. While there are always Pokémon to catch, some players are in search of the more rare Shiny forms of specific Pokémon. A Shiny form offers a color variant of the Pokémon, but to find a Pokémon like this you’ll need a lot of luck. The chance of finding one of these is around one in every 450 encounters.

The latest VALORANT lore cinematic, Duality, provided more insight into the world of VALORANT and the fight for Radianite. The trailer was accompanied by a free Duality Player  Card that is only available for the next 48 hours.  Players must visit redeem.playvalorant.com and enter the code YTILAUD to unlock the Duality Player Card. The card shows Yoru, Jett, Viper, Phoenix, and Cypher ascending into what appears to be a portal leading to another universe or world.

Lag is an issue in any online game. But in a game like VALORANT, it could be the difference between getting that crucial shot off to win the round or losing your head to an enemy bullet. While VALORANT’s dedicated servers are some of the best around, they, of course, aren’t without their problems.  Here’s how to fix lag and improve performance in VALORANT. See Amazon Prime Day Deals Make sure it’s lag and not your FPS Lag isn’t the only thing that reduces frame rate when playing VALORANT.

One of the requests players will come across in Pokémon Legends: Arceus is Gone Astray in the Coastlands, which will task players with finding Wanda. Talk to Zeke in the Galaxy Hall to unlock the request and he’ll ask you to find his sister, Wanda, again. She is now missing in the Cobalt Coastlands. In order to be able to unlock this quest, you have to have access to Basculegion as a rideable Pokémon.

Streaming on Twitch might look like a difficult task if you’re restricted to a console, but it’s much easier than you’d think. If you want to take streaming to the next level and turn your hobby into a career, there are a few initial investments that you need to take into consideration. You have two possible options when it comes to streaming on a console. You can either stream using a capture card with a PC, or you can use a built-in Twitch app.