Meet Anakin VI Gaming, the blind Tekken streamer determined to go pro

He’s known as the “Daredevil of Tekken.” Anakin VI Gaming is not your typical streamer. Born with persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV), an anomaly in his eyes that has rendered him totally blind since birth, Anakin is a young streamer from the Philippines. He relies purely on audio cues for his gaming experience. Sound guides him through punches and kicks, tells apart a rage art from a rage drive, and even Devil Jin from Jin....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Rachel Johnson

MPLI 2021: Team SMG terrifies by building this year’s bracket of death

MPLI 2021: Team SMG terrifies by building this year’s bracket of death RRQ Hoshi versus EVOS Legends in the first round is lit! This is the moment allMobile Legends: Bang Bangfans in Southeast Asia have been waiting for. TheONE Esports’ MPL Invitational 2021(MPLI 2021) will begin tomorrow, and fans are looking forward to watch their favorite teams duke it out with the best of the best from other MPL regions....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Angela Duarte

Nerf to shields and heals, buffs to Pantheon jungle and Teemo in LoL patch 12.14 preview

Nerf to shields and heals, buffs to Pantheon jungle and Teemo in LoL patch 12.14 preview Sorry not sorry, enchanters. Updated on July 29, 3:28 p.m. (GMT+8): Added detailed numbers to Gangplank nerfs that Riot Phroxzon just released. Riot Games’League of Legendsbalance team released a patch 12.14 preview on Twitter, which will nerf heals and shields across the board by hitting Enchanter Mythic items and early sustain runes and items....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Mr. Chase Barnes

New legendary Doomfist skin celebrates the San Francisco Shock’s 2019 championship

New legendary Doomfist skin celebrates the San Francisco Shock’s 2019 championship A legendary skin for a legendary team. Blizzard has unveiled the ‘Thunder’ Legendary Skin for Doomfist, which celebrates the San Francisco Shock’s dominant championship run in the 2019 Overwatch League season. The skin follows a theme of elemental chaos befitting one of Overwatch’s most visually menacing heroes, with a touch of gold and obsidian lining to add a championship feel....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Howard Lin

OB.Neon’s new roster locks in six players for 2022 DPC season

OB.Neon’s new roster locks in six players for 2022 DPC season OB.Neon is all geared up. OB.Neon, the breakout team during the ONE Esports Singapore Major announced their new roster for the 2022 Dota 2 DPC season. OB.Neon’s performance against Team Secret was lauded as one of thebest matches of the yearduring the Singapore Major. The team is looking to qualify for The International 11 (TI11) after falling short thisTI10....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Gregory Kirby

OG Esports open Dota 2 2022 DPC season with an explosive performance

OG Esports open Dota 2 2022 DPC season with an explosive performance OG Esports is not to be taken lightly. OG Esports faced off againstTeam Secret, one of the strongest lineups in Europe, in the DreamLeague Season 16 opening match and took the series in a convincing 2-0 victory. OG Esports recently rebuilt the entire roster and focused on recruiting youngup and coming talents, particularly in the core roles. ATF and Yuragi carried OG Esports against Team Secret Team Secret pulled out aninteresting draftin game one, with unorthodox picks in every role: Winter Wyvern offlane, Grimstroke in the midlane, and support Pudge to round it out....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Anthony Jones

OpTic Gaming’s Marved explains what NA teams are doing wrong during practice

OpTic Gaming’s Marved explains what NA teams are doing wrong during practice Scrimbux? After their dominant performance atVCT Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik, there’s no doubt thatOpTic Gamingis the best Valorant team in the world. The team found significant success onNeon, relying onwell-timed utility usage from KAY/O and Breachto help create openings for Victor “Victor” Wong. In theVCT NA Stage 2 group stage, OpTic also pulled out a surpriseYoru pick on Ascent, displaying the same stellar coordination to help Victor take space and teleport safely....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Frank Cowan

Pro players react to Rekkles joining G2 Esports

Pro players react to Rekkles joining G2 Esports Watch out, Worlds 2021 — G2 Rekkles is here. G2 Esports has finally confirmed that it has signed former Fnatic superstar Martin “Rekkles” Larsson. G2 made the announcement afterparting wayswith its Croatian bot laner Luka “Perkz” Perković. “Maybe you thought I’d stay in Fnatic forever,” said Rekkles in G2’s roster announcement. “But I’m ready for a new challenge and grateful for everything you’ve given me....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Sally Pearson

Road to MPLI 2023: The time is now for See You Soon to propel Cambodia’s momentum

Road to MPLI 2023: The time is now for See You Soon to propel Cambodia’s momentum Making great strides. See You Soon will once again represent Cambodia on the international stage, this time at theONE Esports Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Invitational 2023 (MPLI 2023). The team defeated CFU Gaming in a thrilling grand final in MPL Cambodia Autumn 2023 to qualify for MPLI 2023 as well asM5 World Championship....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Kelly Sheppard

Rogue’s Inspired: ‘I think DAMWON will win Worlds’

Rogue’s Inspired: ‘I think DAMWON will win Worlds’ “That’s my bet,” he said. It wasn’t such a great day for LEC team Rogue as they got beaten down by LPL squad JD Gaming on the Worlds 2020 Group Stage Day 2. The team’s jungler, Kacper “Inspired” Słoma, believes that missing the first herald spawn was a huge mistake for Rogue. “I think the win condition was obviously playing around the Volibear and Nidalee combo,” explained Inspired....

May 29, 2025 · 5 min · 960 words · Stephanie Thomas

Singapore Major Group Stage Day 2 recap: Thunder Predator are the real deal

Singapore Major Group Stage Day 2 recap: Thunder Predator are the real deal The Playoffs start tomorrow! After two intense days of non-stop action in the Singapore Major Group Stage, Thunder Predator, PSG.LGD, and Vici Gaming have advanced to the Upper Bracket of the Playoffs. They will be joined by the top teams from the first DPC season: Team Secret, Invictus Gaming, Fnatic, Virtus.pro, and Evil Genuises. Thunder Predator proved that they are true contenders, finishing with a dominant 12-2 record....

May 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1369 words · Dorothy Chavez

Steam has revealed the top games of 2020

Steam has revealed the top games of 2020 Of course, Among Us is among them. Valve has officially unveiled Steam’s best-selling and most played games of the year in itsBest of 2020page. In a year when a global pandemic spurred interest in gaming like never before, the following titles made it to the digital game storefront’s top 12 (Platinum tier), based on gross revenue: It’s important to note that the above list is arranged alphabetically and is not intended to imply any sort of ranking....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Kelly Hernandez

T1 Faker, Oner, CEO Joe Marsh speak out about in-game bugs and delays during LCK match

T1 Faker, Oner, CEO Joe Marsh speak out about in-game bugs and delays during LCK match Every second matters. The match between T1 and Hanwha Life Esports in Week 5 of the 2022 LCK Summer Split was riddled withmultiple bugs and pauses. In game two, bot lanerLee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeongflagged that he had the wrong runes equipped on Ashe due to a bug, but according to English caster Max “Atlus” Anderson. But it was ruled that there will not be a rollback chronobreak, since it wasn’t raised early enough in the game that was already four minutes in....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Tyler Miller