LoL has a new boy band, and they’re stealing hearts

League of Legends News The wait was worth it as Riot’s new pop group, HEARTSTEEL, release their debut song, Paranoia, today, and we’ve got it on replay! After numerous teasers across social media, League of Legends' next music group, HEARTSTEEL, has debuted and released their first song. HEARTSTEEL’s debut, along with their skin set, was unveiled on October 23, on social media and YouTube. HEARTSTEEL is Riot’s second music group following the female K-pop-inspired KDA....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Misty Hernandez

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 gameplay reveal shows Web Wings, Symbiote powers, and Kraven

The hunt begins this fall Peter and Miles seem like they’re going to have their hands full saving the city. Sony and Insomniac premiered gameplay ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2today, showing off how the duo are working together to tackle the threat of Kraven, and other dangers lurking just below the surface. Today’s extended spotlight, shown during the PlayStation Showcase, confirms a lot about the Spidey sequel. While Kraven the Hunter looks to be the instigating antagonist of the story, we also see mentions of Prowler, Tombstone, the Lizard, and more....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Rachel Shelton

N0tail, Ceb, and PPD discuss team dynamics: Fata kicked from Tundra, Fly leaving OG, PPD and SumaiL

DOTA 2 News While discussing about Fata’s recent kick from Tundra, Ceb, PPD, and N0tail shared their experiences in handling team dynamics. Three The International winners and 5 Aegises in a podcast - Johan “N0tail” Sundstein, Sébastien “Ceb” Debs, and Peter “ppd” Dager sat down and talked about Dota. Led by OG’s CEO JMR Luna, the three veteran pros reminisced about some nostalgic rivalry and old stories. They even discussed the current DPC system and what they are doing nowadays, now that they’re inactive in the pro scene....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 992 words · Tanya Lang

Overwatch Director Confirms Future Hero

Overwatchfans are buzzing about the new tank hero Sigma, but they should know that he is far from the last hero that will be added to the game. In fact,Overwatchgame director Jeff Kaplan recently revealed at least one of the new characters that’s still in the works, and confirmed that there’s at least two more characters in active development. It was revealed by Kaplan that Mauga will one day be a playable hero inOverwatch....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Madeline Boyle

Ryu can also slap his butt in Street Fighter V

Gotta love these move swaps Street Fighter V‘s ongoing butt-slap saga took a turn for the amazing today. A quick refresher for the folks at home: At one point, R. Mika had an animation in which she smacked her mostly-exposed behind for the camera, but then Capcom decided to obscure the gesture out of fear that it might make some players “uncomfortable,”but then#TeamBooty fans just figured out a way tore-enable itin the PC version of the game anyway....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Terry Walker

Sega is delisting dozens of Genesis and Dreamcast games this December

Next month, Sega will once again prove correct the old adage that not all good things last forever. The publisher plans to delist over 60 classic Sega Genesis and Dreamcast games on June 11, 2025. Sega games are being removed from digital stores across all major platforms, affecting PC via Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Steam users will be hit the hardest as 60 games are getting removed from the storefront....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Richard Short

Sentinels’ Jay “Sinatraa” Won suspended by Riot Games for 6 months

Valorant News Riot Games give out a 6 month suspension ruling towards Jay “Sinatraa” Won for lack of cooperation during their sexual abuse investigation. At the start of 2021, Sentinels’s Jay"Sinatraa"Won’s career in VALORANT looked like it was heading in the right direction. Sentinels were on the rise in North America with a series of strong top 2 finishes, and Sinatraa was their star player. However, the 21 year-old became the topic of a scandal in March, after his former girlfriend Cleo Hernandez shared private details of their relationship....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Robert Schaefer

SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection brings 3 Japan-only Famicom titles to modern platforms

Developer Red Art Games has worked with SUNSOFT, a legendary Japanese publisher, to bring three retro classics previously only released in Japan to the Western market and modern devices inSUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection. SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selectionis comprised ofThe Wing of Madoola,Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido,and Ripple Island, and is theresult of a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign the publisher ran in 2023. The collection is set to launch onOctober 4, 2024, and you canpick up a physical copy for PS5 for your collection, as well as a digital version for PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Laura Smith

Team Vitality wins the RLCS Spring Major after an impressive lower-bracket run

Rocket League News RLCS Spring Major crowns Team Vitality as the champion, completing the teams dominating run in the 2022-23 Spring Season. The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Spring Major has finally reached its end with the back-to-back-to-back European regional champion Team Vitality as the tournament winner. The last Major of the 2022-23 season was full of emotional roller coaster, sweet victories, and the best of Rocket League. RLCS Spring Major: Teams, format, schedule, and live results [Winner Announced] Here’s all we know about the RLCS Spring Major including the teams participating, the format, the schedule and the live results....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 984 words · James Riley

The case for social combat in video games

The battle of wits has begun One of my favorite diplomatic encounters in a game comes from the tabletop adventureTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. After a long night of questing, my brother and I just wanted our current chapter to end. However, as we passed through a city, we triggered an encounter with a lost child. InTainted Grail, diplomacy is treated equal to combat. You’re given a unique deck of cards to resolve these encounters, and theintendedsolution involved using empathy-based cards to calm the child and find a caretaker for them....

June 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1503 words · Adrienne Chaney

The Daily Hotness: It’s Boxing Day!

Okay, I’m not entirely sure what Boxing Day is. Someone please help me out here. Not a whole lot went down today as everyone is still recovering from the Holiday madness, but Dale did inform us of the Wii U launch window, Jim listed his most disliked games of the year,Kid Icarus: Uprisinghas a release date and not much else happened on 12/26/11. Destructoid Original:Live show: Playing Kinect games on Mash Tactics Community:Community blogs of12/26Forum thread of the day:Gaming Tattoos...

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Reginald Graham

The dev behind the Bloodborne PSX demake just announced Bloodborne Kart

Buckle up,Bloodborne Kartis on the horizon Does everyone remember theBloodbornePSX demakea fan put out a few months ago? Well that dev is back, and this time they’re putting a new spin on the modern classic — that’s right, we’re getting aBloodbornekart racing game, which has been aptly namedBloodborneKart. Lilith Walther, also known as @b0ster, took to Twitter yesterday to announce the project with a teaser video. The preview is less than a minute long, featuring a hunter walking dramatically toward the camera, and then whatever the in-universe equivalent of a go-kart is....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Terry Walker

The Game Awards 2023 countdown and schedule

News Here’s everything to know about the upcoming event. The Game Awards 2023 will soon happen live at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show will also be livestreamed for those at home. Read on for The Game Awards 2023 countdown, schedule, and more. Here’s the full list of categories and winners for 2023. The Game Awards 2023 Countdown The Game Awards 2023 countdown Here is the live countdown for the event....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Lisa Farmer