With the right build of Battle Items, Held Items, and the best moveset, the Kalos region’s firebird Talonflame can become one of the best characters in Pokemon Unite. Speedsters represent some of the most popular fighters in Pokemon Unite. It’s rare to play a match without seeing at least a few of these lightning-fast fighters dashing around the stadium, and Talonflame is up there with Absol as the best of them.

Chad Grenier, Respawn Entertainment’s Game Director working on Apex Legends, has confirmed that private matches will be coming for all players – regardless of platform – soon.  Given Apex Legends’ incredible popularity, it’s somewhat surprising that the battle royale doesn’t have a ubiquitous private match feature. Now over two years old, many players have requested Respawn implement the feature, which would allow anyone to hop into a closed lobby with custom rules and players.

Paper Rex, unfortunately, missed out on Valorant Champions, but they’ve returned to international competition at VCT: Masters Reykjavik where they’ll once again attempt to make a name for themselves and their region. Being the first seed in SEA, Paper Rex automatically advanced to the Playoff Stage. However, after putting up a noble fight against DRX, they’ll be heading straight down to the lower bracket to face off against The Guard.

Days after Harley called out Dr Disrespect for a boxing match at the Creator Clash charity event, the leader of the Champions Club has finally responded.  The self-professed best video gamer in the world is no stranger to fight offers, having been linked to clashes with fellow streamers TimTheTatman, Tyler1, and even NICKMERCS in the past. Although, many times, those have been offers put across in a jokey matter. Things spiced up on May 14 at Creator Clash, as Epic Meal Time’s Harley scored a victory against the Game Grumps’ Arin Hanson.

Apex Legends has a huge hacker problem on its hands, and players are begging Respawn to get it under control before it ruins the game for good. [ad name=”article1″] If you’ve played Apex Legends on PC, then chances are you’ve run into a hacker or two in your matches – whether you realized it or not. While it’s possible to run into this issue on console, it’s a lot more prevalent on PC, and Respawn announced they have banned over 500,000 hackers as of March 21.

Whether it’s gaming or IRL content, esports tournaments or podcasts, livestreaming has kept millions of us entertained especially over the past two years of lockdowns and isolations. But, with this massive growth, there is also the need for innovation – where can streaming go next? The last two years have been hard on everybody, with the deterioration of in-person contact having a serious impact on all facets of life, including mental health.

One of the best parts about Overwatch is the diverse range of skins that are available in-game, with each character being given a variety of unique looks. Some do appear in games more often than others, though.  There are a lot of skins that have become staples in the Overwatch universe. If you’re not getting slept by Ana in her Shrike disguise, you’re taking a Dragon Blade to the face from Oni Genji.

An account featuring what appears to be a Robert Pattinson deepfake is going viral on TikTok, garnering millions of views thanks to just how convincing it is. There have been a fair few celebrity impersonation accounts that have gone viral on TikTok in the past, with the platform even mistakenly verifying some of them because their accounts were so convincing. But some people take their impersonations to the next level with ‘deepfakes’ which are a form of synthetic media in which a person in a video is replaced with someone else’s likeness.

Name Components Ability Sacrificial Infinity Edge Glove + Sword Grants 75% Critical Strike Chance (including components). Each point of Critical Strike Chance above 100% becomes +1% Critical Strike Damage. The holder also gains 30% Critical Strike Damage. Each time the holder critically strikes, they deal 3% of their maximum Health to themselves as true damage. Dark Shroud of Stillness Glove + Chain When combat begins, the holder shoots a beam straight ahead and behind that delays affected enemies’ and allies’ first ability cast, increasing their maximum Mana by 65% until they cast.

Thanks to Team Rocket, purifying Shadow Pokemon is the new big thing in Pokemon Go. Niantic have adjusted how much stardust and candy is needed to complete the purification process, though. [ad name=”article1″] These costs have been increased in some cases and reduced in others, depending on the Pokemon you are purifying.  With the exception of Dratini and Snorlax (which did cost a sizeable 10,000 stardust and 10 candy), all Shadow Pokemon did cost 2,000 stardust and 2 candy to purify.