Comebacks, revenge, and big money! Xiao Hai wins the Street Fighter 6 EWC 2025

Street Fighter 6 News To earn his second Esports World Cup trophy, Xiao Hai performed a reverse sweep over Punk, got revenge on GO1, destroyed AngryBird, and demonstrated miracles of adaptation versus Blaz. The Champion’s prize is $250,000. Xiao Hai qualified for the Capcom Cup 12. Throughout 2025, Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun was greatly focused on the new FATAL FURY game, which brought him such achievements as the EVO Japan tournament win....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 759 words · Derek Sullivan

E3 10: Crytek’s 360-exclusive Codename: Kingdoms unveiled

Just like last year, Microsoft pulled the “everything you see after this point is exclusive to Xbox 360” card, except this time around, they did it very early on. One of the first things teased was a new partnership between Microsoft Game Studios and Crytek, the studio behindCrysis 2, for a game calledCodename: Kingdoms. The short video showed warriors outfitted in gladiator-like armor walking slowly toward the camera; it looked a lot like the screenshot you see above....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · William Conner

EG eliminated from TI12 in gripping series with Gaimin Gladiators

DOTA 2 News EG has been eliminated from TI12 by Gaimin Gladiators, with the later team returning to the form we’ve come to expect from them. Evil Geniuses have been eliminated from The International 2023 by Gaimin Gladiators in the Lower Bracket Round 1. The South American representatives EG found themselves defeat 2-0 by a Gaimin Gladiators squad at TI12 who look to have returned to their Major-winning form. But EG were no pushovers, taking GG to the limit in the first game of the series....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Shannon Arias

Fortnite TMNT Battle Pass explained: All quests and rewards

Fortnite Guides Here is how you’re able to unlock every reward in the Fortnite TMNT Battle Pass! Fortnite’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT)Cowabunga eventhas introduced a new Battle Pass, allowing players to unlock TMNT-related Fortnite items. Like the Star WarsFind The Forceand FortniteFestival Passbefore it, the Cowabunga Pass is now available in-game for players to purchase and work through. This article explains everything you need to know, including the “Ooze” currency system and all rewards....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Matthew Fleming

gamescom: Sony’s JapanStudio announces Rain for PSN

“A boy awakes to see a girl’s silhouette in the rain. He finds himself lost in a mysterious world.” That’s how the trailer for JapanStudio’sRain(working title) opened up, followed by a gameplay demo showing off how you’re an invisible boy who can only be seen while you’re in the rain. Other invisible people will also get revealed by the rain in the world. When there’s no rain, you’re completely invisible and you can’t be seen at all....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Mr. Eric Taylor

Gen.G to team up with Man City in an esports and sports partnership for 2023

Esports News Man City are partnering with Gen.G to further expand their reach into esports! Korean esports organization Gen.G has announced a partnership with the English Premier League football team Manchester City F.C.. As revealed on Twitter, the two organizations unveiled a collaboration under the title “GEN CITY” which bring Man City further into the esports sphere and expands Gen.G’s reach. Gen.G and Man City 2023 Originating from Seoul, South Korea, but with offices in LA and Shanghai, Gen....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Janet Bradford

Genshin Impact leaks: Xilonen kit, skills, and more!

Guides Xilonen can climb walls indefinitely while in her Nightsoul State! Xilonen is one of the newest characters, first seen in the Natlan Teaser in Genshin Impact. Here is what we know so far about Xilonen’s kit, skills, Talents, Constellations, and more. Who are the Xilonen voice actors in Genshin Impact? Xilonen Kit In Genshin Impact, Xilonen is a 5-star Geo Sword character. She is the third of this archetype, following Albedo and Chiori....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Natasha Hayes

Genshin Impact University Carnival: University of Nevada, Reno

Collegiate News Meet the elementary school buddies from the University of Nevada, Reno who scored 2nd in the Genshin Impact University Carnival qualifiers. Elementary school buddies to Genshin Impact teammates Genshin Impact players, Ivan “Omni” and Max “Maxwellis” originally met in elementary school. Around age 11, Ivan met Chris “ChrisP” at soccer practice and introduced Chris to Max not long after. The trio have been friends ever since and Genshin Impact is a game that they often play together....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Matthew Bond

GTA IV Week: Multiplayer, Grand Theft Auto IV has it (hands-on, details)

It’s no secret —Grand Theft Auto IVhas multiplayer modes. Surprise! There are at least 15 of them, actually, and the integration is seamless with the single-player experience in a way that’s not unlike what Criterion Games pulled off withBurnout Paradise. Accessible any time, players can create, join, or search for multiplayer games by pulling out the single-player central character Niko Bellic’s cell phone with the touch of the d-pad. Rockstar isn’t ready to reveal all of the mutiplayer modes, but they did give us a chance to go hands-on with four of the 15-plus that will ship with the game, which hits shelves on April 29....

June 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1737 words · Kenneth Duncan

Halo 5 campaign doesn’t have splitscreen co-op

Preserve 60FPS gameplay I have only ever playedHalocampaigns in split-screen, couch-sharing co-op. This streak will end withHalo 5: Guardians, according to this month’sGame Informer cover story, becauseHalo 5does not support splitscreen co-op, likely to preserve the 60fps gameplay. If you want to play with friends, you’ll have to do so over Xbox Live (contrary to what was initially reported in the Game Informer story,Halo 5online co-opdoesrequire Xbox Live Gold). The campaign pits Chief and Blue Team against the better equippedHalo: Nightfall‘s Locke and Fireteam Osiris....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Matthew Murphy

Ion 2.0 reveal, prices and more: The new era of Valorant skins arrives with the 2022 Ion skin set

Valorant News The 2022 Ion skin set, or Ion 2.0, in Valorant will include different weapons than the original Ion set that was released in 2020. If there is one thing Riot Games has excelled at with Valorant, it is the amazing skins available to players. The FPS has some of the best weapon skins in all of gaming. Each day, players flock to their shop to check out the newest bundle and see what individual items are for sale....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Anthony Ortiz

It’s 2017 and Crackdown 3 is stuck in 2007

A decade later and not much has changed Crackdown 2launched in the summer of 2010 and it was largely the same game that its predecessor was in 2007. The setting was the same, the gameplay was the same — it mostly just added zombies in a weak attempt at variation.It rang hollow. Seven years later and not much has changed. We sat down with a 10-minute demo and that was more than enough time to realize thatCrackdowndoesn’t aspire to be anything new....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Timothy Morrison

Jessica Blevins officially steps down as Ninja’s full time manager

Streamers News Jessica Blevins just announced that she’s stepping down as Ninja’s manager and is ready for her next chapter. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is known for his Fortnite streams, moving to Mixer, his yellow headband, thatembarrassing New Years Eve flossingmoment, and getting served a sandwich from his bra-less wife (not asked for). Now, said wife is stepping down from being Ninja’s full time manager. Jessica Blevins has been managing Ninja’s career for seven years and she described that time as “amazing and hectic” in a TwitLonger about her decision....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Stephanie Wells