The VCT Masters format has been a talking point among Valorant pros in Iceland and G2 Esports’ Žygimantas ‘nukkye’ Chmieliauskas weighed in on the conversation. Optic’s Pujan ‘FNS’ Mehta had called it “ridiculous” how regional champs auto-qualified into the playoffs. Nukkye on the other hand can see the merit, since a direct seed to the playoffs could also come with its drawbacks. From a lack of events to the Master’s format, pros have been outspoken on the finer details of VCT 2022’s structure with some calling for Riot to make changes.

Game Freak is giving players an exclusive clothing item in Pokemon Legends Arceus for a limited time. Here is how to get the Hisuian Growlithe Kimono Set for free. Pokemon Legends Arceus had many things revealed during the August 18th Pokemon Presents, but perhaps most exciting of all was the new region forms. To celebrate the game’s launch in 2022, Game Freak is giving away the Growlithe Kimono Set based on the Kanto Fire-type’s new design.

Popular UFC commentator Joe Rogan called out critics claiming Logan Paul was knocked out by Floyd Mayweather during their June 6 boxing match. The comedian debunked the conspiracy theories on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Joe Rogan hasn’t been shy about his praise for the Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather exhibition match. The podcast host called the event “genius” and even defended the YouTube star and the championship boxer for putting on a show that “millions” of people were willing to pay for.

League of Legends fans have been obsessed with Arcane, with seemingly everyone getting swept up in the craze. Filipino cosplayer Jin has taken his appreciation to the next level though, pulling off a perfect Jayce cosplay to celebrate the release. Arcane has been taking over living rooms across the world, with the League of Legends story based in Piltover and Zaun topping Netflix charts. While the story is focused primarily on sisters Powder (later Jinx) and Vi, the Defender of Tomorrow, Jayce, is a prominent part in the show.

Twitch streamer Sykkuno has jumped on the GTA RP hype and created a character for the NoPixel RP server. There’s just one problem: his character can’t stop punching people. GTA RP has taken over Twitch in the past few weeks, with some of the platform’s biggest streamers rampaging around Los Santos with self-created fictional characters. Having had his breakthrough on Twitch aided by the Among Us hype, viewers expected Sykkuno to jump on the GTA RP train to help expand his audience.

In one of the most confusing stories in the history of Twitch partnerships, the VTuber Projekt Melody has been banned and unpartnered from the platform, less than a year after it was surprisingly partnered in the first place. Back in March 2020, Projekt Melody came over to Twitch – bringing with her a brand of suggestive and innuendo-filled content. The nature and contents of the streams were obvious to anyone, and so when the channel became a partnered before even doing a single stream, it was thought a deal had been struck with the platform.

Call of Duty: Warzone fan’s eardrums rejoice as the developers at Raven Software have briskly taken note of the Season 5 Numbers event backlash. In a September 29 patch, they’ve nerfed the annoyingly loud and omnipresent audio issues. Warzone’s Season 5 event, Numbers, was impossible to ignore if you played the game’s standard playlists. And that’s not because it’s so fun that you have to take notice, it’s because the audio was so loud and seemingly impossible to avoid.

Diablo 3’s The Darkening of Tristram event brings some extra special rewards, here’s some of the fun items you can unlock. Diablo 3’s The Darkening of Tristram event is back after a 4-year absence and players can play Diablo 1 within Diablo 3 once again. The event will see some exciting new loot being added to the game, as well as some returning favorites from the Diablo series. The event is the perfect excuse to bring back Wirt’s Leg, an item that’s become legendary amongst Diablo fans.

Twitch streamer and Dark Souls aficionado ‘The Happy Hob’ was devastated during his live stream very nearly finishing his no-hit run of Elden Ring. Only to be killed by the very last hit from the game’s final boss. As a Souls-like game, Elden Ring immediately gained a reputation for its high difficulty level and near-indestructible bosses following its release in February 2022. However, an army of devoted Souls-like pros were determined to make the fantasy RPG even harder.

Riot Games have named Jackie Felling as the new League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Commissioner and Head of North American LoL Esports. Felling was formerly the Director of Product for the Call of Duty League after her time as product lead for the Overwatch League and global esports head for Gears of War. She will take up the LCS as interim Commissioner Chris Greeley moves to Riot’s Head of Esports for NA and OCE.