The Black Hokage is officially joining XSET. We dove into a wide-lens interview with the content creator, covering everything from spirit fish and navigating the gaming industry as a Black streamer, to his plans with the new org. XSET call themselves “the world’s most diverse, innovative, socially conscious esports ‘set.’” Corey “The Black Hokage” Smallwood’s tagline is “who your GOAT considers their GOAT.” They obviously share high standards and them partnering up makes more sense than a vending machine.

Twitch streamer ‘Lucia_omnomnom’ has received a three day suspension after claiming to have accidentally shown herself topless on stream, a punishment some feel is too lenient. [ad name=”article1″] Twitch’s rules on sexual content and suitable attire were updated earlier in 2018, with “Nudity and sexually explicit content or activities” prohibited, as well as “sexually suggestive content or activities”. The enforcement of these rules is very strict, with bans handed out immediately for clear violations of these community guidelines.

Apex Legends looks set to add brand new legend to kick off Season 3 and while a number of options leaked already, let’s take a look at everything we know about the mysterious Nomad character. [ad name=”article1″] The other possibilities are Crypto and Rosie. The former was spotted in the Season 2 trailer, meaning he’s most likely – see everything we know about Crypto here. Rosie also has potential and we already have some idea of her lore and abilities too, but Nomad is an even more mysterious and intriguing character.

Destiny 2 4.1.0.2 patch notes are here, with changes to Solar 3.0 and updates to endgame content.  Destiny 2’s next weekly reset will bring new challenges as part of the game’s new season, Season of the Haunted. It’ll also see a new hotfix patch drop, with version 4.1.0.2 arriving. Bungie revealed some tweaks as part of its weekly blog post, meaning we know that Solar 3.0, the game’s revamped subclass type, will see an overhaul.

Popular Twitch streamer and former League of Legends pro Christian ‘IWillDominate’ Rivera has criticized the LoL community for creating drama between 100 Thieves’ ‘Yassuo’ and ‘Trick2g’ over team selection at Twitch Rivals. The League of Legends community has been imploding this week over drama surroundings Twitch Rivals, one of the biggest streamer tournaments on the calendar. With many big personalities clashing, it’s only a matter of time before something arcs up.

Square Enix shocked the gaming world on April 10 when they revealed that Kingdom Hearts 4 is in the works. Although the game’s announcement stunned fans, Sora’s new appearance stole the show. Japanese gaming giant Square Enix hosted the Kingdom Hearts’ 20th-anniversary celebration on April 10, 2022. While there were tons of announcements from the show, most notable was the reveal of Kingdom Hearts 4. Only three years removed from Kingdom Hearts 3’s release, many fans weren’t expecting a new entry in the franchise so soon.

The final Modern Warfare and Warzone update before Black Ops Cold War has just landed as private match functionality, Juggernaut nerfs, and various bug fixes top the November 9 patch notes. Months after the launch of Warzone, players can finally set up private matches in the battle royale experience. This means that competitive events can drop a minimum of 50 pro players and streamers into a single lobby, rather than sticking to a traditional kill-race format that we’ve seen since release.

Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys told fans the crazy story about how she was convinced that her beloved cat Mimi had been ‘kidnapped’ when she returned from New York, but it wasn’t the case. Poki and Mimi go way back. She adopted her in June 2018 after a rigorous search for “the right kitten.” They’ve become inseparable since then. Mimi regularly appears alongside Poki on-stream – much to the delight of her fans.

Top Smash Bros Ultimate competitor Eric ‘ESAM’ Lew has made a case regarding the legality of the controversial stage Lylat in tournaments.  [ad name=”article1″] Lylat’s controversy stems from the fact that it’s slanted, meaning that certain attacks and movements may need to be slightly recalculated to connect in some areas. The Star Fox-themed stage consists of a flag middle portion and three platforms, though the middle platform is not higher than the others such as with Battlefield.

Team Liquid’s Elias ‘Jamppi’ Olkkonen has revealed that he came close to leaving Valorant and returning to CS:GO in 2021. Jamppi burst onto the CS:GO scene in 2019 as a rising talent, but his progress was curtailed by a VAC ban that made him ineligible to compete at Valve-sponsored events, including Majors. In February 2021, shortly after being benched by ENCE, Jamppi switched to Valorant and joined Team Liquid, one of Europe’s best teams, as a replacement for Adam ‘ec1s’ Eccles.