Watch (G)I-DLE’s live performance of K/DA’s Pop/Stars from their online concert Ain’t nobody bringing the OT6 down. Korean girl group (G)I-DLE charmed the hearts of Summoners once again during their “I-Land: Who Am I” online concert which was broadcast on July 5. (G)I-DLE performed their own version of Pop/Stars, a song they recorded in 2018 under the guise ofLeague of Legends‘ virtual girl group K/DA, along with other artists Madison Beer and Jaira Burns....

Watch Norskeren land a monster five-man Rakan ultimate The Quickness! Splyce support main Tore “Norskeren” Hoel Eilertsen landed an absolutely massive Rakan ultimate in his team’s clash against SK Gaming in the LEC Summer 2019 group stage. In this clip around the dragon cave, Splyce and SK Gaming were about to engage in a full team clash. While Splyce’s Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir’s Gragas was in a stasis, Norskeren’s Rakan got into action....

Why Aldous is suddenly a top-tier pick at MPLI 2021 All aboard the Aldous train! Aldous was once a hero inMobile Legends: Bang Bangwho is rarely seen in pro play. Despite being one of the strongest fighters in the late game, the Soul Contractor just didn’t fit into previous metas. That was until Blacklist International’sDanerie James “Wise” del Rosario popularized the heroin MPL PH Season 7. Now, Aldous is garnering success atONE Esports’ MPL Invitational 2021 group stage....

Witness the exact moment Scorpion’s iconic spear move was created It was definitely a cool move, Ed. Do you ever wonder how the most recognizable fighting game moves came to be? Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon recently shared an interesting story about the inception of Scorpion’s iconic spear move. His anecdote was posted in celebration of his team’s upcoming 30-year anniversary of the fighting game franchise’s first installment. Ed Boon slips into the video to suggest Scorpion’s spear move Released in 1992, the first MK game featured digitized sprites of filmed actors instead of hand-drawn graphics....

World of Tanks Blitz Twister Cup boasts US$100,000 prize pool Six teams will battle for the US$50,000 grand prize. In less than a month, the finals for the World of Tanks Blitz Twister Cup will kick off. The competition will feature the world’s top six teams competing for the lion’s share of the US$100,000 prize pool. Now in its fourth edition, the biggest esports event of the year for the mobile version of the massively multiplayer online game will take center stage in Minsk, Belarus....

You can now make your own Half-Life: Alyx content in Steam Workshop It’s time to really explore the world of Half-Life: Alyx — through customization. The new update for Half-Life: Alyx now comes with native support forSteam Workshop, including the beta release of community development tools. The support on the Workshop level editor and creating new models, animation, and texture. Like all Workshop content, players can browse and access everything the community had developed for Half-Life: Alyx and uploaded onto thegame’s Steam Workshop page....

You will soon be able to watch LCS matches during flights The matches will be “in a near-live format. TheLeague of LegendsChampionship Series (LCS)has partnered with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to bring VODs of our favorite League matches on in-flight entertainment systems of aircrafts. The LCS and even the Academy will be available on planes that use Panasonic Avionics such as Airbus, Bombardier, and Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company. The matches will be “in a near-live format,” according to astatement by LoL Esports....

ZLaner on Twitch Rivals ineligibility: ‘They had nothing else to say, no further reasoning’ What’s next for ZLaner and Twitch Rivals? StreamerZack “ZLaner” Lanerecently opened up about his missed appearance at the Twitch RivalsCall of Duty: Warzone Showdown NA. He spoke about the Warzone Showdown NA situation on stream as the tournament was happening. ZLaner breaks down what happened before Warzone Showdown NA Initially, he was planning to compete alongside Kalei “Kalei” Renay and Chandler “Clutchbelk” Belk, but on the day of the tournament, the streamer received a message from Twitch staff....

2021 LCS offseason roster change tracker: Players, coaches, and timeline Who will rise as NA’s latest superteam? TheLeague of LegendsChampionship Series (LCS) is making way for the 2021 offseason. Ten North American teams will be searching for local talent and import players that could be solid additions to their 2022 Spring lineup. As defending LCS champions and Worlds 2021 attendees, 100 Thieves is keeping their current roster intact, and promotes Milan “Tenacity” Oleksij as their sixth man....

36-year-old Mago goes undefeated at CPT 2021’s Japan 1 tournament He’s the first to advance to Capcom Cup 2021. The first Capcom Pro Tour 2021 event has concluded with Kenryo “Mago” Hayashi winning the stacked Japan 1 online regional premier. This means he is the first player to punch his ticket to Capcom Cup 2021. The Japan 1 online qualifier included some of the biggest names in Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, like Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi, Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi, Kanamori “Gachikun” Tsunehiro, Yusuke “Momochi” Momochi, Naoto “sako” Sako, and many more....

After 4 years, legendary composer Yu-Peng Chen leaves HoYoverse End of an era. Chinese composer and music producer Yu-Peng Chen, also known as Chen Zhiyi, has officially parted ways with HoYoverse and HOYO-MiX, the video game company’s music studio. The 39-year-old composer made this announcement on his personal Weibo, explaining the reasons behind his decision. Why did Yu-Peng Chen leave HoYoverse? Yu-Peng Chen made the decision to leave HoYoverse to pursue his personal musical aspirations....

AGDQ 2020 raises a record-breaking US$3M for charity Few things are better than speedrunning video games to raise funds for charity at the same time. Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) raised a record-breaking US$3.13 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation over its week-long runtime, becoming the second GDQ event to raise over US$3 million for charity. The week-long video game speedrun marathon raised a total ofUS$3,155,454.56 from 54,175 donors, both record-bests for any GDQ event....

All teams qualified for VCT APAC Stage 2 Challengers playoffs The playoffs begin on June 23. The stage is set for the best teams in Asia-Pacific to compete in the VCT APAC Stage 2 Challengers playoffs. Paper Rex,XERXIA Esports, and ONIC Esports had impressivegroup stageruns, with all three teams winning their respective groups without dropping a single map. Meanwhile, play-in squadBleed eSportscontinues to improve, taking the top spot in Group D....