Cloud9 is exploring the buyout market for Perkz, the star mid laner whose time in North America may come to an end after just one season, sources familiar with those discussions told Dot Esports. This comes after the conclusion of the team’s time at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, which continues on Oct. 30 in Reykjavík, Iceland. C9 were the last Western team eliminated from the competition and were one of only two—alongside MAD Lions—who qualified for the quarterfinals stage of the event.

The community may have pieced together the move a bit early, but Talon Esports officially signed 23savage to its Dota 2 roster for the upcoming Dota Pro Circuit Tour yesterday. This move comes just a day after Talon signed Worawit “Q” Mekchai and finalized the team’s roster as they begin to prepare for Southeast Asia’s Division II regional league.  23savage was moved to T1’s inactive roster ahead of the SEA Regional League Final, with the team bringing in Talon’s former position one player Gabbi as a stand-in for the event.

The Give Back Bundle results are in. VALORANT’s limited-time bundle, which was available for players from June 22 to July 8, has raised more than $5.5 million for the Riot Games Social Impact Fund, the developer announced today.  The cosmetics included in the bundle were determined through a fan vote that started on June 2. The Reaver Sheriff, Ion Operator, VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Spectre, and Reaver Vandal were featured in the bundle.

Today’s a sad day for Yoru mains. Riot has disabled Yoru in VALORANT, according to a status notification found in the game client. While the only information the message offers is that Riot is working on “an issue,” it’s likely due to the agent’s exploitable Gatecrash. A game-breaking Yoru exploit first made its rounds last week, letting players teleport into Breeze’s Pyramids with Gatecrash. Once inside the pyramids, players could plant the Spike and shoot opponents who were none the wiser.

Twitch has unbanned Amouranth’s channel today after a three-day ban that began on Oct. 8. The exact reason for her ban is still unknown, though it was likely due to the sexually suggestive nature of her content both on and off Twitch. At time of writing, Amouranth remains banned from her main Instagram account, where she had millions of followers. Her TikTok account also still appears to be banned. ✅ Twitch Partner "

The Mirage Edition of Apex Legends is now available for purchase. The bundle comes with an exclusive Mirage skin, a matching visual for the Volt SMG, a gun charm and badge set, and a heap of Apex Coins all for $19.99. The “Show Stopper” visual gives Mirage a technologic cowboy look complete with a mustache and a visor. It’s a mix of Soldier: 76 and McCree, with just a splash of Dutch van der Linde from Red Dead Redemption.

Apex Legends’ next update will deliver a nerf to Octane and the L-Star and let Rampart carry her minigun with a few caveats. The patch is scheduled for Sept. 14, but the developers gave fans an early look at what’s changing by releasing the patch notes today. See Apex Legends on Amazon The balance changes touch on a series of problematic elements in Apex. Octane, for instance, has been nearly ubiquitous in high-level play and the L-Star buff in Emergence made it one of the most lethal weapons in the Outlands.

When choosing a surface for your mouse, there are quite a few variables to consider. You can’t go wrong with a standard-sized mousepad, but there are also larger options to check out. One of the most popular gaming surfaces in the past few years has been the desk mat. Rather than providing a small, confined play area, a desk mat covers the entire usable work area with a mousable surface. Desk mats are designed to go under your keyboard and mouse, and sometimes even your monitors with the extra-large offerings.

Previews for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering crossover was highlighted by the reveal of a classic, all-powerful Dragon, Wizards of the Coast announced today during its Weekly MTG Twitch stream. Tiamat is a lawful evil five-headed chromatic dragon. Each head represents one of the five primary mana colors in Magic. It is natural Tiamat would be a five-color Legendary Creature and one of the more powerful cards in the game.

EA Sports added the second Team of the Week (TOTW) to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today while the game is still in early access. Every week, EA creates a new version of players who performed well after the leagues’ fixtures or national team matches end. Next week’s TOTW will replace this one with new cards. You can acquire them through the FUT market or from FUT packs if you’re lucky enough. The best players on this TOTW are a 90-rated Karim Benzema from Real Madrid, an 86-rated Jesús Navas from Sevilla, an 86-rated Nicolò Barella from Internazionale, an 86-rated Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, and an 84-rated Lukáš Hrádecký from Bayer Leverkusen.