Esports News, Features, Recaps And Interviews
The biggest stories from the world of professional gaming, including League, CS:GO, Dota 2, VALORANT, and more.
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Fortnite Is Banning Anyone Who Uses This Game-Breaking Exploit
Fortnite is issuing bans to anyone who uses an esoteric exploit that lets players freeze time with the Kinetic Blade katana. In only the smattering of days since players discovered the “game-breaking” glitch, before Fortnite developers “temporarily disabled” the kinetic blade’s usage in tournament playlists, some unwitting competitive players were suddenly, unceremoniously blown up.
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Only Now, 7 Months In, Can Free Overwatch 2 Fans Afford A Legendary Skin
Overwatch 2 is in such a shit storm after gutting its promised PvE modes that we almost forgot about the state of the free-to-play hero shooter’s economy. But as players have pointed out, the way Blizzard is doling out currency for those that don’t pay real money has been laid bare this week, as the…
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Overwatch 2 Multiplayer Isn’t Good Enough To Justify Gutting Its Long-Promised PvE
Overwatch players, it’s been a rough few years. When the hero shooter first debuted in 2016, it offered one of the best multiplayer experiences of all time: tight, focused combat centered on team compositions, an impressive hero pool with options for every kind of player, solid matchmaking, and a ranking system that felt fair.
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Overwatch 2 Wants To Do Anything But Tell Its Damn Story (Oh Look: Star Wars-Inspired Outfits!)
Overwatch 2’s latest event, Starwatch, might as well be a licensed Star Wars tribute. While it may have missed May the 4th, the new PvP(vE) event is full of legally distinct tributes to the franchise, from an homage to the iconic text crawl in the accompanying comic to characters like Baptiste donning a bounty hunter…