During the ESL One Birmingham Major, we got to talk with Sheever about women in esports, the year in Dota 2 and how talent are coping with the changes to their schedule. How are you enjoying Birmingham this time round? Sheever: I am finding it great! So I will say I’ve been to the previous two Birminghams as well, and both of those locations were more in town. So coming here, I was a little hesitant, like is it going to be the same vibe? But it’s been fantastic. And it’s not let me down at all. I think it’s sort of hard to say just great. And I think the crowd in Birmingham is definitely somet ..read more

Mark Rubin, the executive producer of XDefiant at Ubisoft, has taken to social media to offer another update on the game. Following a recent playtest, it has been revealed that the final ‘tuning’ efforts are being applied behind closed doors, after which, the full release date for the game will be revealed. The most recent playtest was a substantial success, with some top-tier creators giving the game another go and formulating positive feedback for Ubisoft. XDefiant should have been released last year, at the end of the summer season. It has been pushed back a few times owing to development w ..read more

Earlier this year, Richard ‘Banks’ Bengston reassumed control of FaZe Clan, the organisation he helped found almost fifteen years ago. This was following an acquisition by GameSquare that was arranged last year amid FaZe’s ongoing financial woes. As promised by Banks a while ago, the slate has now been wiped clean, with FaZe Clan letting go of a wide list of content creators, streamers, and employees – some of whom have been with the brand for more than a decade. It has generated widespread debates online as to whether the right decisions are being made. There’s still a dense roster of creator ..read more

Builds in Tiny Tina’s are the way you allocate skill points, your choice of weapons, and armor that define your character’s combat style and capabilities. Since your weapon drops aren’t guaranteed, effective builds maximize your character’s strengths and compensate for weaknesses, by standardizing your stat spread and passive skills to make the best use of any weapon you pick up. We’ve got a guide to the best Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands build just for you. Source: Sportskeeda Most popular Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Builds Stabbomancer Crit Build Focus: High critical damage and stealth Passives ..read more

After a decisive 2-0 victory over Tundra Esports, BetBoom Team are the first the reach the grand finals of the ESL One Birmingham Major. Despite going up against the Topson Zeus and Pure Morphling combo in game 1, BetBoom still managed to hold their own and take the W. Credit: Adam Lakomy / ESL BetBoom going from strength to strength If we all just choose to forget about the results at Elite League, BetBoom are a team that have been on the verge of greatness already this year. Having placed 3rd at the BetBoom Dacha and 2nd at DreamLeague season 22, they seem on track to take their first Majo ..read more

In the latest edition of the Brawl Talk, Supercell confirmed the addition of a new mode. Along with the new mode, it also introduced mutations in Brawl Stars. If you missed the Brawl Talk and don’t know what mutations are, here is a simple explanation for you. Mutations are supercharged powers that enhance a Brawler’s attack. For some Brawlers, they also provide completely new abilities. A lot of Brawlers have received these Mutations irrespective of their rarity in the new update. However, you will only be able to use these mutations in some game modes. Image Credits: Supercell Complete lis ..read more

Brawl Stars has a wide variety of Brawlers, and if you are just starting, it can be very confusing. Each Brawler rarity has a lot of amazing agents to play with. This article will focus on the best Epic Brawler in Brawl Stars you can choose in 2024. You will have to keep in mind that since the year has just begun, Supercell is likely to add more Brawlers to the list of Epic Brawlers and we will make sure to change the list if there’s a need. Image Credits: Supercell Best Epic Brawler in Brawl Stars (2024) With an array of Epic Brawlers, Supercell has no dearth of options to choose from. Sinc ..read more

If there is one game that everyone who owns a smartphone since the start of time remembers, it has to be Subway Surfers. It’s simple swipe-to-play control scheme with endless gameplay has made it into an arcade title played by billions of people. That’s right, the game has more than 2 billion downloads. Thus, given the game’s rich history, many people are wondering ‘when did Subway Surfers actually come out?’ If you are one of these people, here’s the answer to that question. Image Credits: SYBO When did Subway Surfers come out? Subway Surfers, the endless runner game, was launched back on M ..read more

Recently, Escape from Tarkov was in the press for all the wrong reasons. Battlestate Games, the game’s developer, released a new version of the game called The Unheard Edition. This edition was immediately labelled as ‘pay-to-win’ boasting many features that should have been included in previous versions of the game. It’s a staggering bundle but it comes with a $250 price tag, and everything Battlestate Games has done since has only just added fuel to the fire. Most recently, the head of the studio at Battlestate Games, Nikita Buyanov, took to social media to try and alleviate the situation. F ..read more

Multiplayer in the FromSoftware franchise often requires some hoops to jump through so you can play with others. In an otherwise fully single player game, you can still summon buddies to help you out. Be it NPCs or actual people you know, there’s multiple approaches to multiplayer. If you’ve got a squad to take down a boss, here’s how to play Elden Ring with friends. Setting-up Multiplayer in Elden Ring Online Play Requirement Obviously, being connected to the internet and the game’s network features are enabled in your settings is required. Elden Ring’s multiplayer mode requires an active ne ..read more