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The Call of Duty League will be giving away a select number of beta codes for Call of Duty: Vanguard in a sweepstake during the 2021 League Championship Weekend final next weekend. Although the beta’s official launch date has not yet been announced, fans watching the game will have a chance to secure one of 25,000 early-access codes to Vanguard. Additionally, each winner will receive an extra beta code to share with a friend. Activision will also unveil another exclusive sneak peek at the new gameplay during the final’s broadcast, which will commence on Sunday, August 22, at 11:30 a.m. PT on YouTube, the Call of Duty League website and the Call of Duty Companion app. Earlier this week, Activision unveiled Vanguard‘s official trailer, revealing that the game will span ac...

NBA 2K has begun the controversial reveal of its 2K22 player rankings on Twitter, drawing reactions from players and fans. The Top 10 overall ranked players in NBA 2K22 are lead by Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Stephen Curry, who are all assigned a 96 overall rating. Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, follow with ratings of 95, and Luka Doncic, James Harden, and Damian Lillard complete the Top 10 with 94 overall. The Curry brothers are both ranked as top 5 three-point shooters, with Steph maxing out with a rating of 99 and his fellow splash brother Klay Thompson coming in at second with a 95 three-point rating. As you may have guessed, Zion Williamson leads the top dunkers category at 97, followed by Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon with 95 dunk ratings each. Ot...

Someone has just managed to successfully copyright his own Magic: The Gathering deck of cards. According to reports, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan and known legal provocateur by the name of Dr. Robert Hovden copyrighted his own personal deck of cards. The story broke from journalist Cory Doctorow, who revealed that Hovden’s filing at the United States Copyright Office was successful, but raised a number of concerns for other players within the Magic: The Gathering world. “Hovden’s public communications around this tease that he may prohibit others from using this deck in tournament play, and says it’s all about ‘owning culture and people’s participation in culture through copyright,’” wrote Doctorow. The filing has no doubt c...

Cloud 9 has managed to keep its League of Legends World Championship dream alive by swiftly defeating Evil Geniuses 3-0 in the second round of the LCS‘ lower bracket, hoping to make up for its failure in qualifying for Worlds last year. The key for Cloud 9’s victory seemed to be the exceptional performance from multi-time champion Zven, who managed to curtail any chance of an onslaught from Evil Geniuses’ Rookie of the Year Danny following his unofficial but nonetheless impressive penta-kill against 100 Thieves. A less than ideal jungle swap by the latter team from Svenskeren to Contractz in game two also gave Cloud 9 a massive advantage, which the dominating team fully capitalized on. According to Dot Esports, by game five no one from Evil Geniuses stood a chance from being one-shot,...

A decade after its initial launch, the now ultra-iconic video game Skyrim is receiving a next-gen upgrade for those lucky enough to get their hands on the new consoles. Announced via a blog post from Bethesda in celebration of the legendary game’s 10-year anniversary, the studio revealed that an enhanced version of the RPG will be coming soon to next-gen consoles such as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. While it has divulged any details regarding exactly what will be enhanced, we can probably expect higher resolutions, better graphics and elevated frame rates. Skyrim Special Edition will receive the upgrade completely for free, and there’ll even be new bonus content from Creation Club, including fishing, a survival mode, and new quests with Saints and Seducers. There’ll als...

Soulja Boy has reportedly claimed to be the owner of the electronic gaming company, Atari. The rapper recently jumped on his Instagram Live to announce that he is Atari’s new big boss, “I’m now the owner of Atari. I own the video game Atari.” The artist later revealed that the company was really happy with its own video game work for SouljaGame Consoles and SouljaGame Handhelds and even claimed that he is selling his own gaming company to Atari. Soulja Boy shared, “We are about to sell the company for…$140 million [USD]. Atari reached out…I just signed two deals with Atari. I’m the owner. The first rapper to ever own a video game company.” Atari has seemingly refuted the claim by taking to Twitter to state that the role of CEO of Atari “belongs to Wade Rosen.” In a straightforward Tweet, i...

Bethesda has now remastered the cult classic Quake from 1996 in full 4K. Greatly enhancing visuals for the dark fantasy first-person shooter, the publisher not only increased its resolutions but also incorporated widescreen support, more detailed models, dynamic and color lighting, anti-aliasing and a more realistic depth of field while retaining the game’s original atmospheric soundtrack and theme song written by Trent Reznor. The remaster will be available across pretty much all major platforms including PC via Steam, Xbox, PlayStation and even the Switch. Original experience aside, the new release will also include every expansion created for Quake, including The Scourge of Armagon, Dissolution of Eternity, Dimension of the Past, and the new Dimension of Machine...

Activision shared the first full trailer for Call of Duty: Vanguard during a reveal stream on Thursday. The new gameplay spans across all four theaters of World War II: the Eastern Front, the Western Front,  North Africa and the Pacific. Similar to older Call of Duty iterations, Vanguard will host a campaign that follows four point-of-view characters — Private Lucas Riggs of the British Eighth Army, Sergeant Arthur Kingsley of the British Army, Lieutenant Wade Jackson of the United States Navy and Lieutenant Polina Petrova of the Red Army — in different areas of the map. In the trailer’s opening, an ominous voiceover ushers in the non-stop action that takes place across each domain: “The whole world is burning. Sometimes the only way to put out the flames is with more f...

In celebration of the launch of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl on the Switch, Nintendo is now dropping a new Switch Lite console emblazoned with the two legendary beasts Dialga and Palkia. For longtime fans of Nintendo and the Pokémon franchise, you’ll recognize the familiar face of the new Switch Lite from its similar-themed DS Lite released back in 2006 in Japan and North America when the original games came out. Just like its predecessor, the upcoming handheld takes on a full gray construction with both Dialga and Palkia depicted on the back in a tasteful gold and silver outlining. If you’re interested in reliving this nostalgia, the Nintendo Switch Lite Dialga and Palkia Edition will be available on November 5, two weeks before the launch of Pokémo...

Nintendo released a trailer on Wednesday showcasing its upcoming Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl releases. The games are remakes of the 2006 Nintendo DS titles made specifically for the Switch console. Set in the Sinnoh region, the protagonist has been recruited by a famous professor in the field of Pokémon Evolution to travel the area and complete a Pokédex. The options for the first Pokémon partner include Turtwig, a grass type, Chimchar, a fire type or Piplup, a water type. The new trailer begins by showing off the region and teasing the characters in the game. The game offers a familiar layout and battles, albeit with updated graphics and more customization options. Both games feature unique legendary and wild Pokémon exclusive to their title, with Dialga, a st...

During its Pokémon Presents showcase on Wednesday, Nintendo shared a first look at the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus gameplay in a brand new trailer. Set in the Hisui region, the game features a brand-new, open-world adventure that takes place prior to the events of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The player’s goal is to aid the Galaxy Expedition Team in creating a “Pokédex” documenting all of the pokémon in the region. Welcome to the Hisui region, Trainers. Newly discovered Pokémon, newly discovered regional forms, and new gameplay features are coming to #PokemonLegendsArceus! pic.twitter.com/h08CvKToSf — Pokémon (@Pokemon) August 18, 2021 Nintendo delved into Pokémon Legends: Arceus‘ all-new battle system, which strays from traditional gameplay with a new feature cal...