The first ever CS:GO BLAST Series debuted over the weekend in the heart of Copenhagen. Six of the best teams from around the world descended on Denmark’s capital to compete against one another in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The prize pool? An impressive $250,000! Attending the event were none other than Astralis along with FaZe Clan,…
This summer, four university teams from Stanford University, UC Berkeley and Berklee College of Music came to Silicon Valley with bright ideas in music and audio technology — from automatic volume reduction technology to music merchandise repurposing — ready to make their ideas a reality. But what they needed to do it was industry mentoring…
Players all around the world are preparing to dive into a story set a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but there are a few things you will want to do before you crack open Star Wars Battlefront 2. If you’re gaming setup is looking a bit dusty and rusty, perhaps it’s…
A new member has joined the Xbox Family! Offering true 4K gaming, 60fps, and a slimmer, sleeker design, the Xbox One X boasts better performance than any other console on the market. What makes its launch so damn good is that, unlike brand new console generations, the Xbox One X has an entire library of…
Call of Duty: World War II was always destined to be swept to commercial success by goodwill alone. Sledgehammer Games took the series back to the theater of war where it made its name just at the point fans realized that was what they really wanted. But while the circumstances set the developers up for…
Zombies has been part of Call of Duty for a number of years now, and on the surface of it Nazi Zombies doesn’t do all that much to change the formula, but Sledgehammer Games’ mashup of World War II and the undead has a lot of class and horror know-how – hardly surprising, given the…
With 10 main series entries alone in as many years, it’s crazy to think that the entire Assassin’s Creed series is barely a decade old, so it may have been a welcome relief Ubisoft decided to take a bit longer with Assassin’s Creed Origins, released this month. The latest installment in this time-travelling open-world opus…
18 years after Medal of Honor, the original World War II shooter created by developers who would later go onto found Infinity Ward, we’re back on the beaches of Normandy for Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: World War II. This is the one we’ve all been asking for – a return to boots-on-the-ground gameplay for…
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus has curb-stomped its way onto our respective gaming systems and so far it’s been a wild ride of non-stop Nazi killing as we try to liberate the United States. Wolfenstein II is just one of those games that sucks you in and keeps you coming back for more, and while…
Good news everyone! The Call of Duty World League 2018 has been announced and it’s coming sooner than you might think – this year! When Call of Duty: WWII releases on November 3rd, MLG GameBattles will open up and grant players the ability to begin earning CWL Pro Points that will go directly towards a…
Watching other people play video games has been around long before the likes of YouTube and Twitch. A lot of gamers probably remember watching their older siblings, cousins, or even their parents, play video games. Part of the fun was watching someone else experience something, often at their own expense. With the quality of horror…
It’s time to get spooky! Halloween is almost upon us, which means it’s time for trickery, treats, and hopefully a few scary games to really terrify us. There are so many quality horror games released these days that it’s hard to pick out our favorites. We’ve spent countless hours running from aliens, fighting cult leaders,…
Keeping an ear to the ground and listening out for specific audio cues separates the casual players from the pros who use every element to their advantage. Call of Duty is one franchise that rewards these types of players – players who are able to juggle hand-eye coordination, communication, and strategy, with the ability to…
It only makes sense that one of the scariest games this year is released just in time for Halloween, and on Friday the 13th no less! The Evil Within 2 puts us back in control of Sebastian Castellanos as he dives into the nightmarish world that’s being created by a computer. If you want to…
This weekend was jam-packed full of goodness as some of our favorite pros and streamers made an appearance at events all over the United States. Over at TwitchCon at Long Beach, DrDisRespect, Di3seL, and Karma competed in the H1Z1 All Star Invitational while at Dreamhack Denver, the OpTic Gaming and Splyce Halo squads duked it out . Let’s see how it all went down!
