The International (TI), Dota 2’s premier esports tournament, has long boasted the largest prize pool in all of esports, thanks in part to a unique crowdfunding model. But recent developments suggest that this model might be undergoing a significant change. For years, Valve, the developer behind Dota 2, has funded TI’s massive prize pool through …
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The launch of Cataclysm Classic has been met with a wave of player frustration due to a significant number of bugs. While the pre-patch offered a glimpse of the expansion’s exciting class changes and old world overhaul, the official release seems riddled with technical issues. Bugs Blight the Landscape From class mechanics malfunctioning to quests …
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Current Consensus World of Warcraft Classic’s Season of Discovery hurtled into Phase 3 on April 4th, bringing with it a wave of new content and challenges for players. This latest phase has seen adventurers venture into the Sunken Temple, a 20-player raid, and explore the high-level zones of Feralas and the Hinterlands. But how has …
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World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight expansion is gearing up for its fourth season, and with it comes a wave of exciting changes designed to reinvigorate dungeons, raids, and the overall player experience. Here’s a look at what adventurers can expect when Season 4 launches: Revamped Dungeons: Season 4 streamlines the dungeon experience. Say goodbye to the …
Earlier this month, The benchmark for the latest expansion “Dawntrail” dropped. This particular benchmark had lots of hype surrounding it due to the upcoming updates to the game’s graphical fidelity. Unfortunately, many in the community were not happy. While some races and character archetypes seem less impacted than others, many have noted quite staggering changes …
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For better or for worse, there’s been several changes to SoD’s very tumultuous and controversial phase 3 of World of WarCraft’s Season of Discovery. While the vocal portion of the community is very critical due to the “abuse early, abuse often” nature of the latest updates, there have definitely been some positive changes lately—some …
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Frost Giant Studios has released a new progress report and development update for Stormgate and, much to our pleasure, it is extremely transparent. The upcoming RTS is built by many former Blizzard Entertainment developers who worked on the StarCraft and WarCraft franchise, and are looking to revitalize the genre as their roadmap continues for …
The new awaited expansion “Dawntrail” for the critically acclaimed MMORPG with a free trial up through Stormblood is just around the corner. With it, as per tradition, a Benchmark feature has been added. Benchmarks are important to determine if your PC is capable of running the game at decent and playable framerates, and this …
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The LCS spring finals has concluded, where Team Liquid reigned victorious in the North American League! Prior to winning the playoffs, Team Liquid placed their infamous 4th in the regular season, boasting an even win-loss record, making this a big turnaround for the steady organization. Below are photos taken by Masooma Rangwala. If you’d like …
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The LCK Spring 2024 Playoffs are here. The six strongest teams in Korea, the reigning world champion region, will be fighting for their two MSI seeds. In this piece, we go over everything you need to know about the last stage of the Spring Split. LCK Spring 2024 Playoffs Format And Participant After the …
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