Stunlock Partners with Twitch and Nexon for Battlerite Pro League
Teams of three Battlerite Pro League players can sign up for the qualifiers to earn a slice of the $80,000 prize pool. Twitch is the exclusive live streaming partner for the league, while Nexon is handling production and distribution for the league in Korea.
Sailing on a Sea of Hypocrites
Avast ye mates! Todd gets in touch with his inner swashbuckler with Sea of Thieves this week, despite the haters saying that the game is sparse and incomplete. But two million early adapting pirates can’t be wrong about a game they now love, can they?
Arlington Texas Could Soon House Largest eSports Stadium
The City of Arlington is excited to announce plans for a state-of-the-art esports stadium designed to draw competitive players and fans from around the world. The 100,000-square- foot space, which would be the largest and most flexible esports stadium in the country, is set to open its doors this fall in Arlington’s world-class Entertainment District.
Tomb Raider film hits some good notes with an overly serious Lara Croft
The new Tomb Raider film could be the best game to film, but it still makes a lot of mistakes. Chella shares her thoughts on Vikander’s Lara Croft.
Vote Now for the Games of the Year!
The nominations are in. There were some close calls, but the top nominees in each category are ready for you to vote on. Which games deserve to be crowned as the best of the best that 2018 had to offer? That is completely up to you. May the best games win!
New GWENT Open Tourney Begins
The March GWENT Open will see the season’s highest ranked Pro Ladder players compete for Crown Points and a share of the $25,000 prize pool. Tournament finalists will advance to the April GWENT Challenger, set to take place deep underground in “Wieliczka” Salt Mine, Poland.
Why Don’t We Have PS4 and Xbox Crossplay Yet?
There have been a very few limited windows in the game industry when true platform crossplay almost happened. But you might have to go back to 56K modems to find them. Really, console crossplay’s time has come, so why is someone dragging it’s feet?
International Women’s Day 2018: The Women Behind Great Games
This week we celebrate great games made by women for International Women’s Day. There are quite a few, with amazingly talented women working in programming, graphics, sound and everywhere else. Did we get them all?
Konami is Dead To Todd, Long Live Konami
Todd has a long history with Konami, going all the way back to the heady NES days of their classic, double bowtie logo. He relates his longtime love of the company this week, and laments the fact their recent behavior, and somewhat despicable actions, have forced him to permanently part ways.
Crazy Japanese eSports Game Nippon Marathon Going Worldwide
Based on a Japanese show, Nippon Marathon, is a one-to-four player racer set across Japan that features some impossible courses, brilliant wipe-outs and easy drop in and drop out gameplay. eSports tourneys are expected when the game, now in Steam Early Access, releases in the fall.