Overwatch passes US$1B milestone for in-game purchases In-game sales is the true revenue maker for videogames. Besides revealing abrand-new characterinto its roster, Overwatch also pulled off a major milestone last month — it has become the sixth Blizzard Activision IP to cross the US$1 billion mark for in-game purchases. The first-person shooter achieved this feat through the consistent delivery of new content to keep gamers constantly engaged, said theNielsen-owned SuperData’s Worldwide Digital Games Market report....

Overwatch’s Mercy and Lucio get legendary skins for League All Stars 2019 The colorful OWL event is here, and spicing things up are two new legendary skins from fan-favorite support heroes. Your favorite Overwatch players will be battling onstage again, and there will new legendary skins to get. Taking place on May 15 and May 16, 6 p.m. PDT (9 a.m. GMT +8), the tournament will held at Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, with the game modesdetermined by an online vote....

Pokémon TCG removes the Fairy-Type class All Fairy-Type Pokémon will now be reclassified as Psychic-Types. The Pokémon Company has announced that it is removing the Fairy-Type Class from the Pokémon TCG. The rule change coincides with the introduction of the Sword & Shield Series to the Pokémon TCG. Moving forward, all Fairy-Type Pokémon will be reclassified as Psychic-Types. To maintain the balancing of the game, Poison-Types that have Psychic-Type traits will be re-labelled to Darkness-Types....

Recap: ESL One Mumbai Group Stage Day 1 The first matches for ESL One Mumbai 2019 are done and so far the results look exciting. The first day of ESL One Mumbai began with an impressive start for some teams in the group stage matches. Despite beingrocked by withdrawalsfrom various teams due to scheduling conflicts, the teams at the event played great Dota to give viewers a fantastic first day....

Resurgence’s Kayzeepi explains how to use ‘Feeding Diggie’ in your ranked games It’ll be a bed of roses. The ‘Feeding Diggie‘ strategy earned Eugene “Kayzeepi” Kong an MVP inMPLMY/SG S6 Week 2 in Resurgence’s second game against Orange Esports Louvre. Like the rest of us, theResurgencecaptain did not hear about this strategy untilAura PH showcased it back in MPL PH Week 1. However, he wasn’t surprised, because he acknowledges that there are many professional teams out there who are always trying to break the meta....

Riot Games partners with Philippines’ Youth Esports Program to support student-led initiatives The Philippine-based program gets a boost in its grassroots. The Philippines’ Youth Esports Program (YEP) has partnered up with global gaming publisher Riot Games Southeast Asia for its efforts in student-oriented events and activities. Formed by Mineski Philippines and the Philippines Collegiate Champions League (PCCL), YEP aims to develop future esports talents through students. With this partnership, students in YEP will gain the opportunity to join Riot’s workshops, career talks, and many more joint projects....

Riot will give players more control over Valorant’s anti-cheat program Riot is giving players the option to turn Vanguard off. Riot has listened to player complaints over Valorant’s Vanguard anti-cheat program and as a result, players are being given more control over it. Many members of the Valorant community found theanti-cheat program’s ‘always on’ feature intrusive and raised concerns over player privacy, due to its kernel-mode driver component. In response, Riot has decided to give players the option to turn off Vanguard at any time, as detailed in apost on Reddit....

Riot will let you choose the next LoL champion to get reworked We hope it’s Nocturne. Riot will be lettingLeague of Legendsplayers decide the next Champion to get reworked through a poll running from now until May 15, 11:59 p.m. PT (May 16, 2:59 p.m. GMT+8). Just log in and cast your vote to participate. Take note that you won’t be able to change your vote, so think carefully before voting!...

Riyadh Masters 2022 will feature Chinese teams at an international LAN for the first time in 2022 At long last. The grand finals of The International 10 in October last year saw PSG.LGD and Team Spirit battle for five games. It was also the last time we would see a Chinese team at an international LAN in a long while. But finally, two Chinese frontrunners will be making an appearance at an offline event this year — the Riyadh Masters Dota 2 tournament, scheduled to run from July 20 to 24....

Secret look dominant as they sweep Liquid 2-0 Matumbaman and Nisha combined for 18 of their team’s 26 total kills. Team Secret looked dominant in their return to competition at the ESL One Los Angeles EU-CIS online regional league, dominating Team Liquid, 2-0, in their group stage opener. In game one of the series, last season’s top-ranked team showcased their signature teamfight prowess to cruise to an easy victory....

Secret sweep Na’Vi to win the Gamers Without Borders Dota 2 tournament Secret used a carry Nightstalker and support Luna in game three to secure the sweep. Team Secret dominated Natus Vincere (Na’Vi) in the Grand Finals of the Gamers Without Borders charity Dota 2 tournament to walk away with a second-straight online championship in a week. With their win, Secret earned the right to donate the US$750,000 grand prize, which they decided to split evenly between Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and The International Red Cross as well as the Red Crescent Movement....

Sony patents new PlayStation controller design with back buttons Could this be the PS5’s new DualShock controller? A change could be coming to the PlayStation controller, according to a new patent awarded to Sony last week. The patent reveals that new PlayStation controllers could include an additional two buttons on the back side. The two new buttons are expected to be programmable to give gamers additional customizability to suit their individual play styles....

T1 disbands Dota 2 roster fully with no incoming players in sight Is it over? T1 is officially letting go of its Dota 2 roster after a host of departures over the past month. The South Korean esports organizationannounced the news today, thanking its players for their time with T1. Coach Park “March” Tae-won parted ways with the team three weeks ago, while Carlo “Kuku” Palad and Kenny “Xepher” Deo have been looking for opportunities as free agents....