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Bard's default splash art in League of Legends.

New LoL players will now be ranked ‘more correctly’ following change in Patch 14.8

League of Legends characters wandering in the forest.

One LoL jungler continues to descend ranked ladder despite Patch 14.8 buffs

A Night Elf sitting in Goldshire's Lion Pride Inn in the Elwynn Forest in WoW

WoW players want the game’s most ‘tedious’ professions to be account-wide in The War Within

A player lined up with their Pals in the PvP Arena.

Palworld, Vampire Survivors, and more to show new content in Xbox April showcase

Robo and Tinowns playing for LOUD at the 2023 LoL MSI

CBLOL Split One final sets all-time viewership record in major milestone for Brazilian LoL

Featured

The golden MSI trophy, sitting on a plinth, in front of a packed arena.

MSI 2024’s play-in stage schedule pits LoL juggernauts T1 against LATAM underdogs

GernaderJake sits at his PC making a public statement.

Destiny 2 content creator sues former NFL star, gaming org G1 over failure to repay $100K loan

The 2022 CDL Championship trophy on mainstage

Texas, OpTic will play host for the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend this summer

Gaming

Viktor fires a laser beam in League of Legends

Riot Phreak taking aim at ‘inconsistent’ LoL hitboxes in his next balance project

It's high time champ hitboxes received a pass.

Side-by-side images of Varoom, Magikarp, Shinx, and Rellor in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Side-by-side images of Varoom, Magikarp, Shinx, and Rellor in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Golden opportunity for Shiny Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet’s next Mass Outbreak event

Sorcerer woman in blue and silver armor with black hair surrounded by snowflakes in Diablo 4.

Sorcerer woman in blue and silver armor with black hair surrounded by snowflakes in Diablo 4.

Diablo 4’s super-popular PTR may not come back next season

Empyrean Akali from League of Legends dashes across a rainbow landscape with her rainbow blades.

Empyrean Akali from League of Legends dashes across a rainbow landscape with her rainbow blades.

Here are the early LoL Patch 14.9 patch notes

Cosmic Sting Skarner splash art in League of Legends

Cosmic Sting Skarner splash art in League of Legends

Reworked Skarner hit with fourth straight LoL nerfs as players figure out how to play him

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Tera Raids.

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Tera Raids.

These 2 event-only Paradox Pokémon are returning to Scarlet and Violet Tera Raids

The seasonal construct and armor set in diablo 4 season 3 season of the construct

The seasonal construct and armor set in diablo 4 season 3 season of the construct

‘Earnable’ battle pass cosmetics, personalized discounts next in Diablo 4 microtransaction plans

Opinions

A promotional screenshot of Elder Scrolls 6 showing mountains in the distance.

Todd Howard is doing us a favor by withholding the Elder Scrolls 6 release date

Kay Vess and ND-5 in Star Wars Outlaws

Gamers threaten to boycott Star Wars Outlaws because Kay doesn’t look like their dream crush

Clove, VALORANT agent

Clove is destroying my hard-earned VALORANT K/D ratio, but I can’t stop instalocking them

Esports

HObbit, a CS2 player, hi-fives a teammate at the PGL Copenhagen Major.

‘Full rebuilding’: 2 more depart C9 CS2 squad as CEO Jack dismisses disband calls

The C9 superteam fizzles out.

ESL One Birmingham 2024: Schedule, results, streams, and more

Gukesh poses with the Indian flag amidst a scrum of fans.

Gukesh poses with the Indian flag amidst a scrum of fans.

Young Indian chess phenom pips three legends to the post, wins Candidates Tournament to challenge for world championship title

FaZe rain fist bumping his teammates.

FaZe rain fist bumping his teammates.

FaZe CS2 star rain breaks monumental record for longest stint on one team

LoL team owner subbed himself in EMEA Masters match—and it went horribly wrong

The ESL Challenger Melbourne trophy on a plinth on-stage.

The ESL Challenger Melbourne trophy on a plinth on-stage.

ESL Challenger Melbourne 2024 CS2: Schedule, results, teams, and more

New York Subliners vs. Atlanta FaZe logos on stage at CDL 2024 Major 2 in Miami

New York Subliners vs. Atlanta FaZe logos on stage at CDL 2024 Major 2 in Miami

Results for 2024 Call of Duty League Major 3 qualifiers