To incentivize players, Game Freak and The Pokémon Company have revealed a new giveaway series for the Pokémon Sword and Shield International Challenge.  Anyone who competes in the 2022 International Challenge throughout February, March, and April will receive access to distribution for Shiny Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres. The Shiny variants of the Galarian birds all feature color schemes reminiscent of their Kantonian counterparts. The gifted Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres will all be level 70 and include movesets that feature their signature attacks, Freezing Glare, Thunderous Kick, and Fiery Wrath.

No matter how optimized and comfortable controllers get, most ex-PC gamers have a hard time adjusting to console controls and prefer the simplicity that a mouse and keyboard setup offers. Of course, using a mouse and keyboard gives a hefty advantage against controller users and might be a little unfair. But to some, a controller just doesn’t feel natural. Though mouse and keyboard support arrived on Xbox One in November 2018, the number of games that support the feature is low.

Before you can let your aiming do the talking in CS:GO, you’ll need to spot your enemies first. Though your memory will serve you well when it comes to pre-aiming as you walk into bombsites, you’ll need to clear out as much screen real estate as possible to reduce the number of distractions. It’s hard to call your gun and hands a distraction, but they occupy way more pixels than they should.

Destiny‘s The Hothead arrived at Destiny 2 with a few tricks up its sleeve. This rocket launcher has several elements that make it unique—including its retro look and old-school scope—but its perk pool is what makes The Hothead really shine. Although finding a god roll usually comes with a degree of personal preference, The Hothead has a few perks that make it stand out, and they’re nearly mandatory in a god roll.

Bilibili Gaming has revealed through social media that AD carry Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao will take a break from pro play due to synergy issues within the League of Legends team. After making a resounding return to competitive League, it appears that Uzi is set to take another break from professional play due to synergistic issues.  In the post, Bilibili stated that the decision was discussed with Uzi and both parties came to a mutual agreement before the decision was made.

Respawn Entertainment tries its best to introduce at least one event per season of Apex Legends to keep things fresh. Things get a lot hastier during the holiday seasons, however, since the developer complements the season’s greetings with events as well. This turns into another in-game extravaganza for players to look forward to—and next up is Halloween. With the Aftermarket event coming to an end, Apex players will only have two days of downtime since the 2020 Fight or Fright Halloween event is scheduled to go live on Oct.

Bugha might be young, but as the first Fortnite World Cup champion, the gamer has quickly risen to the top of esports at the ripe age of 17. He’s not one of Twitch’s top gamers, but with an average of 12,822 viewers over the past year, according to audience tracker Sully Gnome, Bugha has a respectable following.  Meanwhile, his 1,687 hours streamed in the past year show that he’s determined to make content creation a career.

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is finally almost here. After being delayed for several months due to the pandemic, the expansion where Savathûn has stolen the Light is arriving and it’s up to Guardians everywhere to gear up and take her down. Exotic armor is a crucial part of any Guardian’s build, whether it be for taking down the Hive goddess of cunning, finishing Grandmaster Nightfalls, or chugging energy drinks and taking part in sweaty Crucible PvP.

Certain Pokémon are hard to find and even harder to evolve depending on the game you are playing. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the classic Bug/Flying-type Scyther happens to be both.  Because BDSP is a remake of the original generation four titles, Scyther is exclusively obtainable in Brilliant Diamond, while Pinsir is available only in Shining Pearl. This means anyone who wants to hack and slash with Scyther or eventually get Scizor—one of the most used Pokémon in competitive play in 2006—will have to do some work.

Following the official launch of FIFA 22 for those who pre-ordered the game, a lot of players have jumped straight into Ultimate Team, the game’s most famous mode where you can build your own team with your favorite players. If you played FIFA 21 Ultimate Team or a previous edition of FIFA Ultimate Team, you’ll notice that your Ultimate Team club name in those versions has been carried over to FIFA 22.