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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void 3.4.0 Patch Notes

This patch goes live in Europe on Wednesday, July 13. The StarCraft II Ladder Revamp has arrived. Read on for a list of highlights! Your matchmaking rating (MMR) is now displayed in various screens throughout the StarCraft II user interface. A new Ladder tab has been added to the Score Screen that displays both you […]

Team Fortress 2 Changes New Matchmaking Mode in Wake of Complaints

Last week marked the release of a major update for Team Fortress 2, the nine-year-old-and-still-going-strong FPS. A number of complaints have cropped up, however, and now Valve is taking steps to address the feedback. Among other things, the update added support for matchmaking, introducing new Casual and Competitive modes. The launch was far from smooth […]

Pokemon Go Players in Rural Areas Upset Over Lack of Gyms and PokeStops

Pokemon Go lets you battle for Gyms, collect Poke Balls, and catch the pocket monsters themselves. However, if you don’t live in a city, it could prove difficult to have much fun with it at all. Reddit user XplayGamesPL posted on the Pokemon Go subreddit, saying that his 1,000-person town has only two PokeStops and […]

All the Pokemon Go News From Around the World

Pokemon Go started to roll out last week, and with it finally making it way to the hands of people all over the world, there have been some interesting and humorous stories popping up. Some of the stories have come from warnings from the police, Nintendo’s financial success, and even a picture of a man […]

Pokemon Go: Westboro Baptist Church Recruits Jigglypuff in Wake of Trolling

The mobile game Pokemon Go challenges players to embark into the real world in search of creatures and gyms where they can do battle. Gyms are found at a number of places, including churches. Now, it’s been discovered that the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas is among them. Via Reddit user ProtoSori As USA […]

Pokemon Go Dev to Players: Be "Safe and Alert"

Following a report of armed robbers targeting Pokemon Go players, developer Niantic Labs has urged users to be “safe and alert” while playing the game. Unlike most mobile games, Pokemon Go encourages players to travel out in the real world, oftentimes to places they’ve never been before, in an attempt to find and catch creatures. […]

Pokemon Go Has Unrestricted Access to Your Google Account on iOS

Pokemon Go, the new mobile game that seemingly everyone is playing, presents players with two ways to log in. One of those options, signing in with Google, gives the game unrestricted access to your account when playing on iOS. This was discovered by player Adam Reeve, who shared his findings on Tumblr. Typically when logging […]

New Rainbow Six Siege Patch Punishes Team Killers

Rainbow Six Siege is set to receive another patch this week, and this one makes adjustments to team-killing punishments and how they’re given out. Additionally, Patch 3.4 fixes several bugs and makes some balance changes. Team killing is now taken more seriously. For the first offense, players will be kicked from a match in Casual, […]

Shadow of Mordor Comes Under Deceptive Marketing Scrutiny by US Government

The United States government today announced that it has proposed a settlement with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment over a deceptive marketing campaign for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The Federal Trade Commission said in a news release that Warner Bros. failed to “adequately disclose” that it paid “influencers” such as PewDiePie and others to promote the […]

Sold-Out $35 Pokemon Go Accessory Being Sold for Over $100 on eBay

While Pokemon Go is a free-to-play game, it’ll soon have a premium physical accessory that makes it possible to play without pulling out your phone. It’s priced at $35, but if you want to guarantee one for yourself when it launches, you’ll likely have to pony up a fair bit more than that. Pokemon Go […]