GALA was great, but hear me out, Ming was the real LPL Spring Final MVP

GALA was great, but hear me out, Ming was the real LPL Spring Final MVP Give more love to supports! Even though Royal Never Give Up dropped game one in their series against FunPlus Phoenix in the the 2021 LPL Spring final, they stayed true to their name, got back up, and turned the series around for a 3-1 win. With the organization since 2017, Royal Never Give Up’s long-time support Shi “Ming” Sen-Ming earned his fourth domestic title — this time, with a different bot laner....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Dr. Joshua Mercado

Genius Invokation TCG’s Astra Carnival 2023: Schedule, prize pool, how to join

Genius Invokation TCG’s Astra Carnival 2023: Schedule, prize pool, how to join Duel like you’ve never dueled before. Get ready for an action-packed second half of 2023 as HoYoverse presents Astra Carnival 2023, a thrilling series of Genshin Impact esports tournaments focused on the exhilarating Genius Invokation TCG. This extraordinary tournament aims to showcase the skills of competitive TCG players, inviting fans from all corners of the globe to embark on an exciting and fiercely competitive journey....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Belinda Lee

Genshin Impact anniversary 2021: Date, rewards, gifts, banner, events

It’s been a year, Traveler! Updated (September 30): Added the Genshin Impact anniversary rewards MiHoYo’s popularopen-world role-playing game Genshin Impactwill be celebrating its first anniversary soon. The developers have already made announcements and teasers about theirVersion 2.1 Special Program. Will there be a free five-star character for all players? Here’s what we know so far about the Genshin Impact’s anniversary. Genshin Impact anniversary 2021 date Genshin Impact was globally released on July 06, 2025....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Robert Hunt

Get a perfect round on Tekken pros Arslan Ash and Anakin at this Red Bull event

Get a perfect round on Tekken pros Arslan Ash and Anakin at this Red Bull event A golden opportunity. Think you can beat a Tekken god in style? Here’s the best way to do it. Red Bull Golden Lettersis a two-day Tekken 7 LAN event that will see grassroots United Kingdom and European players compete for a chance to battle the top Tekken pros in the world, but with a unique twist....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Carlos Rowe

Get lost in NeverAwake, a nightmare you’ll actually want to experience

Get lost in NeverAwake, a nightmare you’ll actually want to experience Shoot through your nightmares. In this NeverAwake review, we will explore a unique and captivating twin-stick shooter game that takes players on a journey through a girl’s nightmarish dreams. Released on July 02, 2025, by developer Neotro Inc. and published by Phoenixx Inc., this game is available on various platforms, includingSteam,PlayStation 4 and 5,Nintendo Switch, andXbox Series X. We’ll delve into the captivating world of NeverAwake, a dream sequence that’s likely to stick with you forever....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 621 words · David Moore

Get ready for your worst nightmare with Legendary skin King of Hell Franco

Get ready for your worst nightmare with Legendary skin King of Hell Franco Welcome to the underworld. A newFrancoskin will arrive this month inMobile Legends: Bang Bang, and by the looks of it, it’s probably the best skin in the game so far. In a teaser posted onYouTube, Moonton has revealed the newest Legendary skin in the game, King of Hell Franco. This is the seventh Legendary skin in the game, and the first tank hero to have a skin of this caliber....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · James Walker

Get ready! Here are the dates and venue of the MPL PH Season 11 playoffs

Get ready! Here are the dates and venue of the MPL PH Season 11 playoffs Let’s get it on! TheMobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines Season 11playoffs (MPL PH Season 11 playoffs) will be held from May 4 to 7 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, the league announced onFacebook. The top six teams at the end of the regular season will battle it out in the knockout stage, with the champion and runner-up earning the right to represent the country in theMobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup 2023 (MSC 2023)....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Angela Hansen

Hands-on: Overwatch 2’s PvE mode feels like a completely different game

Hands-on: Overwatch 2’s PvE mode feels like a completely different game Overwatch is finally getting a true PvE story mode. Announced earlier today at Blizzcon, Overwatch 2 will come with a new story-driven PvE game mode, which are 4 player co-op modes with a specific selection of heroes and cinematics to drive the story. This new mode obviously builds on the success of seasonal PvE modes like Junkenstein’s Revenge, Uprising, Retribution, and Storm Rising, and Overwatch 2’s new PvE mode features two types: Story Missions and Hero Missions....

July 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1067 words · Dennis Mitchell

Here’s what they teach you at *SCAPE’s shoutcasting crash course

Here’s what they teach you at *SCAPE’s shoutcasting crash course You don’t actually have to shout, but you do have to know what you’re talking about. Singapore’s *SCAPE is holding anEvents and Commentary Mentorship (ECM) programfor youths over two weekends this month. I went down last weekend to find out what the esports commentary workshop is all about. For each session, 30 participants were divided into three groups, each led by an industry professional....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Rebecca Arnold

How Riot makes sure you don’t get the same map again and again in ranked

How Riot makes sure you don’t get the same map again and again in ranked They’ve finally figured it out. Valorant may have finally fixed the problem of map repetition, according to a new developer update blog. If you’ve ever had to play four games of Breeze in a row, you’ll know that the lack of map diversity can be extremely frustrating. Thenew deterministic map systemintroduced in March’spatch 4.04appears to have successfully addressed the issue....

July 6, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Anthony White

Hundreds of US$1 million deals ‘up for grabs’ according to Kick CEO

Hundreds of US$1 million deals ‘up for grabs’ according to Kick CEO Who should they go to? It’s no surprise at this point that the new Kick streaming platform is ready to throw some money at growing its roster of streamers, however, it seems there may be much more coming. This news comes after some pretty large followings leading up to the pinnacle earth-shatteringsigning of Felix “xQc” Lengyel to a contract of up to US$100 million....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Rita Ford

Hwei is gorgeous and packs a rainbow of colors: Is he here to add diversity to League of Legends?

Hwei is gorgeous and packs a rainbow of colors: Is he here to add diversity to League of Legends? “There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” If you’re like me and you’re really excited to see a beautiful, androgynous-looking champion added to theLeague of Legendsroster, you might be wondering, is Hwei LGBTQ+? The Visionary is a brooding painter who hails from Ionia. He uses his abilities to punish criminals and comfort their victims....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Veronica Cunningham

ICYMI: Last week in esports June 10 edition

ICYMI: Last week in esports June 10 edition Your weekly roundup from the world of esports. In this week’s ICYMI: An underage FaZe Clan streamer gets banned, Fortnite’s most deadly item gets banned, and Fortnite pros get banned but return to qualify for the Fortnite World Cup anyway. Underage FaZe Clan Fortnite streamer H1ghSky1 banned from Twitch FaZe Clan may be in trouble againafter one of its streamers “H1ghSky1” was banned from Twitch....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Jennifer Williams