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eSports’ popularity is growing fast and while many of the most popular eSports are on PC (e.g DOTA 2 and League of Legends), it’s Call of Duty that’s leading the way on consoles. Earlier this week, Treyarch, the developer of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, used Gamescom 2015 to announce several new eSports-friendly features. With the Specialist Draft, Black Ops 3 players can lock in their Specialist of choice, while the Ban and Protect system will allow Black Ops 3’s professional players to ‘ban’ things (such as weapons and perks) to stop the enemy team from using them, or ‘protect’ those that they really want to use....

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has a mechanic that will allow players to switch the gender of Eivor, the game’s protagonist, at will, something no other Assassin’s Creed game has done before. However, while both versions of Eivor will be considered canon to Assassin’s Creed lore, the original announcement trailer for the game only showed the male Eivor, not both. Now, through its official Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Twitter account, Ubisoft has re-released the original Assassin’s Creed Valhalla announcement trailer....

The Great Scattered Army is the first quest of the Grantebridge arc in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and likely the next main story quest you’ll do after finishing either Heavy is the Head or Hunted. It tasks you with finding the Summer Army, which has been spread out across Grantebridge after its leader, Soma, lost her keep to a Saxon named Wigmund. If you’re stumped about where to find the Summer Army, this The Great Scattered Army guide from our complete Assassin’s Creed Valhalla walkthrough will help you out....

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The Borderlands movie adaptation has found its next major character from the Avengers: Infinity War cast. Young star Ariana Greenblatt was cast as Tiny Tina, joining Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black. The 13-year-old actress is known primarily for her role in Avengers: Infinity War, where she appeared as little Gamora. In Marvel’s blockbuster, Greenblatt appears in Thanos’s flashbacks and the final scene after his iconic snap. She has also played in Love and Monsters and Sleepless, in addition to lending her voice to young Velma in the recent Scoob!...

This article contains spoilers for Barry season 3 episode 6. When HBO announced that its excellent dark comedy Barry was renewed for season 4, there was an interesting detail tucked into the press release. The show’s creator, producer, and star Bill Hader is set to direct all eight episodes of the show’s fourth season. Truth be told, the arrival of Hader as the full-time Barry director has been a long time coming....

Warner Bros. is going to need a bigger cave, with Batgirl set to expand the big-screen version of Gotham with more members of Batman’s crime fighting family. Front and center is Leslie Grace (In the Heights), who is set to finally bring Barbara Gordon, a staple of Batman comics since the late ’60s, to the DCEU. But with the introduction of Babs comes several other new and returning characters. Returning are J....

Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight is the climactic chapter of their Arkham trilogy, an epic exploration of the Dark Knight’s career that began with 2009’s Arkham Asylum. Rocksteady has thrown in everything plus the kitchen sink for this concluding installment, from Bat-allies such as Robin, Nightwing, and Catwoman, to the chance to rocket around Gotham in the Batmobile for the first time. While another developer might take up the mantle in the future, like Warner Bros....

The right case will save your tablet from bumps, scratches, and inevitable drops by children, as well as keep it looking just as sleek as it does when unprotected. However, aside from understanding what size case will correspond with your tablet, you need to know what look you want, as well. A lot of popular picks will act as simple folding cases that primarily protect the display. That said, some will have stands to help you view the screen more easily, and a select few will be old-school carry cases that will only shield it while travelling....

Todd Howard, Bethesda’s designer and director behind the modern titles in both the Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchise, spoke recently about his views on open world games and emergent storytelling. In an extensive interview with GameSpot, Howard says that open worlds have defined the current generation of games, and echnology is allowing developers to create worlds that turn you, the player, into the “director of your experience.” It’s due to this emergent open world gameplay that Bethesda has found its own success, and also that it’s remained successful in the modern landscape of diverse open worlds....

Given the amount of time between the release of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and the release of its first DLC expansion, Dawnguard, we knew that it was going to be quite the undertaking, gameplay wise. Developer Bethesda had previously come out to say that unlike the DLC that was included with Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas, the type of content they were planning for Skyrim was much more substantial, meaning it wasn’t going to feel like a simple side quest....

Pearl Abyss announced a new class for both Black Desert and Black Desert Mobile this weekend during the Calpheon Ball. Plenty of big news came out of the event, but nothing was as impressive as Nova – a powerful champion wielding a Morningstar and Tower Shield – who will be available on December 22. Nova will be the 21st class to make an appearance in Black Desert on PC and console, while she’s the 13th on mobile....

Although a part of the greater Soulsborne franchise, Bloodborne differs from the Dark Souls trilogy everywhere it counts. Not only are Trick Weapons considerably more nuanced than Dark Souls’ armory, magic has been revamped in the form of Hunter Tools – equipment that allows Hunters to augment their abilities without necessarily needing to be a magic oriented character. The Executioner’s Gloves are one of the best Hunter Tools in Bloodborne, but they’re hidden away in the secret depths of Cainhurst Castle....

In Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, aka Borderlands remastered, players can find a golden chest in Fyrestone that requires golden keys to unlock. Borderlands remastered golden keys can’t be found by exploring the game world or completing quests, but rather, by inputting shift codes that are typically doled out on social media. To date, there have been three shift codes released for Borderlands remastered, with the latest released on April 19....

The quirky Bugsnax is the latest addition to November’s PS+ Games. Its fun gameplay pulls you in with the attractive creatures’ design and a charming adventure. But it is the story that allows this game to shine. Young Horses’ plot-driven game has a welcome (and surprising) amount of emotional depth and character development. During your stay on Snaktooth Island, you’ll meet a plethora of characters, each with their own set of beliefs and problems to solve....

Animal Crossing has the perfect line-up of cuddly characters to transform into plushies, so it makes sense that Build-a-Bear would team up with Nintendo to bring them to life - or, as close to life as possible. “Coming soon,” an Animal Crossing range will be available. It’s not its first rodeo with Nintendo either - there was a Build-a-Bear Wii game if you can believe it, and even a Mario and Pokemon range....

Destiny is one of the most hotly anticipated titles of 2014. Lauded from its announcement as a chance to see what a new generation of consoles could offer, Bungie’s epic sci-fi multiplayer shooter was once promised to “rewrite the FPS rulebook.” Activision certainly agreed with that statement. The publisher reached deep into its pockets for the $500 million development and promotion cost, and even predicted that Destiny would become the best-selling new IP in video game history....

Bungie will reward helpful players in Destiny, announcing today they are working on a new Refer-a-friend program that will recognize those who assist others in the game. Destiny is in what Bungie and players call Year Two, a state of the game that is a far cry from the original that launched in 2014. Over the past 14 months, Destiny has seen two smaller expansions, one major expansion, and countless patches and updates....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has officially arrived, with players on current and next-gen consoles shooting their way through zombies, campaign villains, and other players via multiplayer. Many Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players have already started their camo grind as well, but it seems fans are already hitting a wall when it comes to acquiring Dark Matter. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Dark Matter camo, much like in Black Ops 3 and Black Ops 4, is already the most coveted camo in the game....

One of gaming’s biggest annual holidays, the launch of a new Call of Duty game, is here once again, and it’s a bigger deal than usual this time around with the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. This is a new Call of Duty for a new console generation, and if the reviews coming in are any indication, the series is entering the next generation on the right foot....