Spike VGA reveal, premiere, and winner wrap-up

As Spike TV and Geoff Keighley promised, a lot went down at the Spike Video Game Awards tonight. We wouldn’t want you to be overwhelmed, so here are the highlights with links to more details and plenty of video: Oh, and about those awards?Red Dead Redemptiontook “Game of the Year.” Full list of winners below. BEST SHOOTERCall of Duty: Black Ops BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAMEAssassin’s Creed: BrotherhoodBEST RPGMass Effect 2 BEST MULTIPLAYERHalo: ReachBEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAMETiger Woods PGA Tour 11BEST TEAM SPORTS GAMENBA 2K11...

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · John Juarez

Team BDS will rebrand with new leadership and stronger social mission

Gaming News Team BDS has announced a rebrand alongside a new CEO and upcoming initiatives focused on supporting underprivileged communities. Team BDS will rebrand in the coming months, marking a new chapter for the Swiss organization. As part of this transformation, the team has appointed a new CEO to succeed Alexandre Lopez and renewed its strategic focus on its social mission. Opinion Are Academy players the solution to some of Team BDS’ problems?...

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Kaitlyn Eaton

Vivo KeyD turn up the ‘Heat’ on Breeze; shock Acend

Valorant News “Brazil is good in every game. We don’t worry too much with what people say” – Vivo KeyD’s Heat. VCT Champions has gotten off to a great start as far as the EMEA sides go. Gambit, Fnatic, and Team Liquid have all gotten off to winning ways and now it is Acends turn. Acend is the heavy favorites coming into this best-of-three and should make quick work of Vivo KeyD....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Kimberly Weber

ALGS Split 1 Playoffs: 10 Things to watch

Apex Legends News The ALGS Playoffs are almost upon us, but what should you be looking out for this weekend? The ALGS Split 1 Playoffs will bring Apex Legends back to the global stage. With so many teams to follow across the four days, we have highlighted ten things to keep an eye on throughout the weekend. Action begins at 9 a.m. PT on Thursday, Feb 2. Can TSM defend Lava Siphon TSM, who are among the favourites for to win the title in London, control one of the best landing spots on Worlds Edge....

July 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1338 words · Anthony West

Best Nihilego deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Pokémon TCG Pocket Guides This Nihilego deck can keep your opponent at bay by spamming the Poisoned special condition. Pokémon TCG Pocket’s latest themed pack,Extradimensional Crisis, introduced the Ultra Beasts, Alola’s signature Pokémon species. One of the most popular deck builds in today’s meta is the one centered around a squishy but annoying Ultra Beast, Nihilego. Nihilego, a Dark-type Pokémon card, has an ability called More Poison that amplifies the effect of the Poisonedspecial condition....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Louis Moore

Black Friday gaming deals live for Call of Duty, Overwatch 2 and more

Gaming News The Black Friday gaming sale on Battle.net is here! There are savings for Call of Duty, Overwatch 2, Diablo, StarCraft and more. The Black Friday gaming deals on Battle.net are live for Call of Duty, Overwatch 2 and more! Read on for details about the discounts and the duration of the sale. Call of Duty Black Friday sale Whether you’re a fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare or the Call of Duty: Black Ops games, there’s something for folks who want to save some cash....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Kathleen Harvey

BLAST Premier World Finals: Live results, format, prize pool and standings

CS:GO News The BLAST Premier World Finals are here and feature the best teams from 2022 in a million dollar tournament. Which tema has what it requires to end the year on a high. Esports.gg brings you exclusive coverage. The BLAST Premier World Finals is the final CS: GO event of the year and features eight of the world’s best CS: GO teams in action. With a million-dollar prize pool in Saudi Arabia, this event promises to be one packed with action....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Jordan Chang

BOOM esports is the 9th team to qualify for The International 2022

DOTA 2 News A recap of the best of three between BOOM Esports and Team Liquid, the winner qualifies to TI22. The series between BOOM Esports and Team Liquid is a big one, the winner qualifies directly to The International 2022. The SEA pride in BOOM faces one of western Europe’s most accomplished organizations in Team Liquid. For the opening interview Rolen Andrei “skem” Gabriel Ong once again reiterates that they tried to learn as much as possible from thePSG....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 629 words · Kyle Lewis

Brawlhalla Codes

Brawlhallais a free-to-playfighting gamethat quickly gained a wide fanbase. It stands out from similar games with its interesting mechanics and dynamic gameplay. Thanks to its addictive gameplay, many characters, weapons, and game modes,Brawlhallacan be considered one of the best games in the platform fighting genre. If you are a beginner, redeemingBrawlhallacodes will be an excellent opportunity to unlock new characters or cosmetic items faster. Although this will not give you an advantage in battle, you will still be able to stand out from the crowd and feel more confident in matches....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Joe Hancock

Complexity defeat Virtus.Pro to start IEM Cologne campaign

Counter Strike 2 News Complexity take down Jame’s Virtus.Pro to kick off IEM Cologne as the Russian side continues to struggle in this season. After a three-map series, Complexity has taken down Virtus.Pro to start their IEM Cologne group stage run. The North American side was thoroughly in control across the series, barely losing a map in Overtime before stomping out VP to close the series. Complexity & Virtus.Pro - IEM Cologne Rosters Match Recap & Map Veto - Complexity vs Virtus....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Tina Taylor

Cute runner Buddy & Me debuts on Android for free

Price goes up at the end of this weekend Back in April, we first heard about Sunbreak Games, a studio founded by formerMetroid PrimeandHalo 4designer Jason Behr. As a bit of a curveball, Sunbreak’s first title would break from Behr’s tradition of sci-fi first-person shooters and instead be a family-friendly runner headed to mobile devices.Buddy & Meshowed up on Kickstarter and narrowly met its funding goal of $40,000 during the final hours of the campaign....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Christy Armstrong

Donkey Kong on Game Boy has something for you behind the curtain

Past the kill screen Do you know what the best Mario game on the Game Boy is? No, it’s notSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. No, it’s notDr. Mario.Alleyway? No. What? Now you’re just making things up. Listen, shush. Stop making me regret asking you to play this guessing game. The answer isDonkey Kong. At this point,Donkey Kongmight be the Game Boy’s worst-kept secret. At the time of its release in 1994, I didn’t hear much about it....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1049 words · Kyle Young

EG Fly: “It’s been half a year, two seasons of DPC, so these guys have been through a lot, I’ve been through a lot…”

DOTA 2 News Fly talked with talent about returning to Evil Geniuses, improving as a team, and what his time away meant to him, after a 2-0 sweep against Wildcard Gaming After a close loss to Nouns Esports, Evil Geniuses have fired back in their second series of the NA DPC. the team handed a quick 2-0 to Wildcard Gaming as EG attempted to reassert themselves. EG came out swinging in the first game with a 30 minute beatdown featuring Artour “Arteezy” Babaev on his signature Terrorblade....

July 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1259 words · Robert Robertson