Mortal Kombat movie reboot gets new cast updates We now have five official Kontenders for the March 2021 film. TheMortal Kombat movie remakeis gaining momentum with the announcement of the newest additions to its cast. The Raid’s Joe Taslim was revealed to play Sub-Zeroin July. Now, the Hollywood Reporter has, well,reportedthe addition of the following actors and roles: The new cinematic reimagining of the iconic fighting game will be produced by James Wan (Aquaman, The Conjuring franchise) and Todd Garner (TAG) and will be helmed by first-time feature film director Simon McQuoid....

New Samurai Shodown entry launches with a free Season Pass The Season Pass will feature four additional characters. The latest Samurai Shodown has hit store shelves two days ahead of its original June 27 release date. To mark this occasion, SNK dropped a new sizzle-reel to announce that the game’s first Season Pass DLC will be freely available to all. This Season Pass is basically a bonus bundle that SNK wants to give away to its fans....

Nike signs its first esports deal with Chinese LoL Pro League The deal will see Nike supply apparel and footwear for all teams competing in the league starting this year. Nike is finally entering esports after signing a four-year deal with the League of Legends (LoL) Pro League (LPL) to supply apparel and footwear for all teams competing in the league starting this year. The LPL is China’s own professional league for LoL, with 16 competing teams as well as one of the biggest followings in all of esports....

ONE Esports Singapore Major Group Stage Day 2 Results Every score from Day 2 of the Group Stage. The Group Stage of the Singapore Major kicked off yesterday with huge plays, unbelievable upsets, and the emergence of Thunder Predator as a dominant force. The South American team won all three of their matches yesterday, going 8-0 with wins over Team Liquid, Alliance, Team Aster, and Quincy Crew to top the leaderboard....

OPT Scarlet beats TSM in his first ever LCS game Watch out, LCS! There’s a new mid-laner in town. OpTic Gaming (OPT) has unleashed a beast in the form of OPT Marcel “Scarlet” Wiederhofer, having added him to itsLeague of Legendsrosterin the fourth week of theLCS Summer Split 2019. The team temporarily had withdrawn OPT Lee “Crown” Min-ho due to somehealth issues, according to Keaton “Keaton” Cryer, the general manager of OpTic Gaming....

OpTic Scump’s insane Lachmann Sub build in Modern Warfare 2 — check this out! Play like a legend! If you’re looking for the best Lachmann Sub build you can find forModern Warfare 2, then I’d say looking intoSeth “Scump” Abner‘s build is a good place to start. The former professional Call of Duty League player and world championretired early in 2023, but has continued to play the game and representOpTic Texaswith watch parties and more....

Overwatch’s new Storm Rising trailer features Tracer on a bike She’s on a bike (she’s on a bike), everyone look at her, ’cause she’s riding on a bike. A storm is rising in Havana, and Blizzard has just dropped a new trailer to let you know. Featuring a strike team consisting of Tracer, Genji, Mercy and Winston, the trailer shows the team out to apprehend a heavily-guarded high-ranking Talon member, with plenty of action sequences, including Tracer on a bike....

Own your very own limited-edition Divine Sword Irelia statue For Ionia! One of the bestLeague of Legendsskins, and probably the most popular for this champion, is Divine Sword Irelia. You can now purchase your very own quarter-scale Divine Sword Irelia statue thanks to an official collaboration between Riot Games and Infinity Studio in celebration of League of Legends’ tenth anniversary. This is Riot’s first collaboration with the collectible manufacturer, who took CG art of the original design as references for Irelia’s facial expression....

Paper Rex reportedly found Jinggg’s replacement for the VCT 2024 season Coming soon to W gaming. Paper Rex is on the verge of finalizing their latest addition to the Valorant roster in preparation for the VCT 2024 season. According to a report byBlix.gg, the Singapore-based esports organization is set to welcome Cahya “Monyet” Nugraha into their ranks. The report by Alejandro “anonimotum” Gomis and Bo Hoogland announced that PRX reached a verbal agreement with Monyet....

PUBG Mobile Star Challenge World Cup 2019 will take place in Saudi Arabia This will be the second time that PMSC will take place in the Middle East. The PUBG Mobile Star Challenge (PMSC) World Cup 2019 will happen at the Riyadh Front in Saudi Arabia from December 12-14. This will be the third PMSC event since PUBG Mobile’s release. The PMSC World Cup 2019 will be part of a two-month Riyadh Season, holding a solid prize pool of US$266,000....

Register now for the ONE Esports Dota 2 Jakarta Invitational Open Qualifiers This is your chance to play against the best Dota 2 teams in the world. ONE Esports, in collaboration with Battlefy, has announced the official schedule for the ONE Esports Dota 2 Jakarta Invitational Open Qualifiers. Six countries will be participating in the online qualifying round: Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The Regional Qualifiers will feature a pool of three teams, plus an additional invited team....

Rekkles on joining G2: ‘It’s an opportunity I had to take’ His first stream under G2 garnered 1.2M views. G2 Esports’ newest League of Legends bot laner and Fnatic’s former star player Martin “Rekkles” Larsson revealed more of his post-season shuffle feelings during his very first stream under his new organization. While playing League of Legends, Rekkles told his viewers that he really wished he could play with Fnatic for a bit more....

Riot Games officially cancels the LoL 2020 Mid-Season Invitational Meanwhile, the Worlds will have more slots for LPL, LEC, and VCS. Riot Games has announced that its annual League of Legends international competition, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), is no longer happening this year. The event cancellation follows a previous announcement that the 2020 MSI was going to bepostponed to Julyinstead of its usual May date. But with just three months left before their proposed alternative dates, Riot’s Global Head of Esports John Needham made the unfortunate decision to cancel the event because of the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic....