1HP was the difference between top 4 and going home for Team Liquid at TI11 Dota 2 is an amazing game. One creep, and one HP — Team Liquid and Thunder Awaken’s lower bracket quarterfinal match at TI11 was one of the most epic series in thehistory of The International. It had everything a diehard Dota 2 fan could ask for, including an impossible mega creep comeback win, an incredible bounce-back game, and an all-time clutch save that everyone will be talking about for years to come....

32-year-old xiao8 leads PSG.LGD to Sapphire OGA Dota PIT Invitational final It’s been five years. Zhang “xiao8” Ning continues to impress Dota 2 fans even though he’s officially retired from competitive gaming. The 32-year-old TI4 winner has recently been playing as a stand-in for PSG.LGD, and delivered impressive results. xiao8’s first full tournament with the current PSG.LGD lineup was during the recent ESL One Fall 2021 where the team made a deep run in the lower bracket and eventually finished second place behindTundra Esports....

Talk like a Tekken god. Updated on December 23 at 5:26 a.m. GMT+8:Added photos. Tekkenis regarded as one of the best fighting game franchises out there, revolutionizing the fighting game community (FGC) scene with its heavy-hitting combat and unique 3D system. While the franchise has become a favorite for arcade goers and casual button mashers, many newcomers to Tekken esports may not fully understand the caster lingo behind its intense brawls....

A closer look at the unique way Japan’s 10S Gaming Frost uses Popol and Kupa The boy and his wolf best friend return. Day three of theM2 World Championshipfeatured an incredible showing by Japanese squad 10S Gaming Frost. The Japanese team powered through an intense series against MPL MY/SG Season 5 Champion, RSG, and delivered a reverse sweep upset to secure a slot in the playoffs. 10S Gaming Frost’s Sevnea surprised by pulling out Popol and Kupa, a non-meta pick, in the last two games of the series....

Kira kira. Updated on December 23, 11:43 a.m. (GMT+8):Improved relevancy. The popularity of My Dress-Up Darling’s Marin Kitagawa skyrocketed with the release of CloverWorks’ anime series. Male and female fans alike fell in love with one of anime’s best girls and her genuine passion for cosplaying. Similar to the anime character, Japanese idol and performer Akase Akari shares the same fascination for cosplay. Akari had, in fact, performed the music video for Koi no Yukue, the anime’s ending song, in full Kitagawa Marin cosplay....

All the changes to Rebirth Island in Warzone Season 2 Reloaded Rebirth Island gets a makeover. Rebirth Islandis getting its biggest makeover since it was first released in late 2020. The Rebirth Island changes inWarzone Season 2 Reloadedinclude all-new points of interest (POI), tweaks to familiar locations, and interestingly enough, better lighting. Caldera’sRedeploy Balloonshave also been added to Rebirth Island, although they are shorter to account for the smaller size of the map....

All the highlights from the ONE TEKKEN Tokyo Invitational featuring Ulsan, Anakin, Double and more There is no ‘I’ in Team Battle. The ONE TEKKEN Tokyo Invitational saw the world’s best Tekken players battle it out in a 3v3 team format. Team South Korea came out as the victors in the grand finals, but both Team Japan and Team All-Stars also proved themselves as worthy contenders. Here are our favorite plays from the Tokyo event....

An incredible Day 2 has Bren Esports looking like early favorites at M2 Pheww and his crew are unstoppable. Day two of the Mobile Legends M2 World Championship has wrapped up with an incredible showing by MPL PH team Bren Esports. Facing off against rising contender in Japan’s 10S Gaming Frost and ID superteam Alter Ego, Pheww and his crew managed to steal the show with two amazing sweeps to rise to the top of Group C....

Friendship goals! Updated on October 23, 3:00 p.m. (GMT+8): Improved relevancy. Months have passed since its release, but theLeague of Legends communityis still riding the hype train onNetflix’s Arcane series, with no signs of slowing down. A team of Filipino cosplayers and photographers had pulled off a big-scale Arcane group cosplay featuring the animated series’ protagonists and the main antagonist of the series in 2022. Here’s a closer look at the group’s insanely perfectArcane cosplay photoshoot....

Aui_2000: ‘I found the “ez game” distasteful’ Be kinder, pro players! Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling, former support player forEvil Geniusesat The International 5 (TI5), released a TwitLonger where he talked aboutThe International 10(TI10), and all chatting in official games. Aui_2000 has spent nine years in the Dota 2 scene, and for the majority of 2021, he wasworking as a broadcast talent as an analyst for theWePlay AniMajor,ESL One Summer 2021, and most recently, TI10....

DPC roster shuffle is in full effect. The longest-running Dota 2 roster has finally reached its end. Beastcoast announced they’ve parted ways with their long-time midlaner Jean “Chris Luck” Salazar (also known as C. Smile) and offlaner Adrián “Wisper” Dobles. The announcement was made after the team finished in joint-seventh place atThe International 2022. Chris Luck and the rest of beastcoast’s core players first played together under the Team Anvorgesa banner that was picked up byInfamous right before the TI9 SA qualifiersin 2019....

Bilibili Gaming is doing something other LPL playoffs teams are not, and this might be the key In the playoffs, the tables always turn. Bilibili Gaming started theirLPL Spring 2023 playoffsrun in round two, and have fought their way to round four where the double elimination bracket begins. They defeated Royal Never Give Up 3-1 before sweeping Weibo Gaming 3-0, knocking out two heavyweights consecutively. Waiting for them in round four was first-place regular season finisher JD Gaming, favorites to win the championship andrepresent the region at MSI 2023....

Blacklist Rivalry eyyou: ‘Don’t be a typical SEA carry, buy a Black King Bar’ Do the right thing carry players. Blacklist Rivalryremains undefeated in theDPC SEA 2023 Tour 1 Division 1, defeating Talon Esports 2-1 in week two of the tournament. The Filipino squad has yet to lose a match in the regional league, earning wins over Bleed Esports, Fnatic, and Talon. However, Blacklist has consistently lost the first game in all three of their matches....