Has Pokemon merch gone too far? Updated on December 2, 10:43 a.m. (GMT+8): Formatted photos. Pokemon merchandise never seems to get old, withclothing and accessory releasesthroughout the years. By now you probably think you’ve seen it all, but we’re betting you haven’t seen this. This unique plushie appears to be a cross between Electric-type Pokemon Pikachu and Bug-type Caterpie. Why, you ask? We have no idea. “I fuse you!” Pikachu-Caterpie plush looks like an alchemical experiment gone wrong You can choose from four variations of this plush, depending on your needs....

This weekend’s Overwatch League online matches have been canceled Even online matches aren’t safe from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Despite announcing just this week that Overwatch League matches would continue online, Blizzard has been forced to cancel the first round of online matches, which were due to take place this weekend, due to a new California statewide ‘stay at home’ order. “For the overall safety and well-being of our players, teams and staffs, and in alignment with California’s statewide ‘stay at home’ order, we are canceling this weekend’s scheduled Overwatch League competition....

TI10 Battle Pass: The Queen of Pain Arcana is here Torment your enemies in style with the new Queen of Pain Arcana. Valve has released the new Arcana for Queen of Pain, called the Eminence of Ristul, to owners of The International 2020 (TI10) Battle Pass. Queen of Pain’s Eminence of Ristul Arcana is unlocked at Battle Pass Level 445, and gives her an all-new model and hero pedestal, custom assets, animations, and effects for her abilities, exclusive voice lines, and an unlockable second style....

TI10’s prize pool is now at US$40 million The winners will get US$18.2 million. The prize pool of The International 2020 (TI10) has amassed a whopping US$40 million as of the final day of its crowdfunding period. TI10 hit the US$40 million mark just before the end of its 136th day of crowdfunding, according to theDota 2 prize pool tracker. The event’s crowdfunding period began in late May withthe release of the TI10 Battle Pass, with 25% of all sales being added to the initial prize pool of US$1....

TI9 Day 1 Group Stage results: PSG.LGD vs TNC Predator ends with a tie Both games were lopsided. PSG.LGD looked unbeatable during Day 1 of TI9 Group Stage after beatingChaosandKeen Gaming, but they were unable to take two games against a resilient TNC team. AfterTNC’s lackluster performance against Mineski, fans expected the Filipino squad to regress even more against PSG.LGD. But during game one, TNC caught everyone by surprise and dominated the early stages of the match....

TI9 Day 2 Group Stage results: OG took down NiP with two amazing carry Io games OG’s Ana showed no mercy against NiP. OG’s latest carry IO strat appears to have demoralized Ninjas in Pyjamas during day 2 of their group stage match. Both times, OG decided to go with a surprise safe lane Io draft for their carry player Anathan “Ana” Pham. The first game started out rough for OG as NiP was able to dominate the net worth chart with their Slark, Mirana, and Sand King....

Tino is the final piece for BOOM Esports’ Dota 2 roster Will Tino be the key to getting BOOM Esports to a Major? After months of rebuilding, BOOM Esports has finalized its Dota 2 roster with the addition of Justine Ryan Evangelista “Tino” Grimaldo as the team carry. BOOM Esports recently won theBTS Pro Series Season 9: SEAplayoffs with a flawless 7-0 upper bracket run, beating Polaris Esports in the grand final....

Twitch is cracking down on 24/7 Valorant streamers Twitch wants fans to watch actual live streamers, not old recycled footage. Twitch is cracking down on Valorant streamers who are posting old VODs 24/7 to farm Twitch views and beta key drops. Twitch has announced thatthey’ve updated their community guidelinesto combat the number of Valorant channels streaming 24/7 with VODs. In the update, they amended their “Spam, Scams, and Other Malicious Content” section, and added a new bullet point stating “cheating a Twitch rewards system (such as the Drops or channel points system)....

Valve announces dates for Majors, Minors for 2019-2020 DPC season There will be a total of five Minor and Majors to look forward to. Valve can’t wait to start on the next season of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC). Even as the ongoing DPC Season is still two events away from culminating at the The International 2019 in Shanghai in August, theDota 2developer is already looking ahead, with the first Minor and Major after TI to be played in November....

Veteran caster MonteCristo leaves the Overwatch League over “irreconcilable differences” Longtime co-caster, DoA, will be staying on for OWL season 3. Veteran caster, Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, has announced his departure from the Overwatch League. Monte’s contract expired at the end of last year, and he chose not to renew it, in order to “pursue further career growth.” Monte further elaborated that thedeparture of Overwatch League commissioner, Nate Nanzer, who now oversees esports at Epic Games, led to “irreconcilable creative and philosophical differences” between himself and the current leadership team....

Vici Gaming scores the quickest win of OGA Dota 2 PIT S3: China Vici Gaming is still a force to be reckoned with. With China’s Dota 2 roster shuffle at an end, we’ve finally gotten a look at what these new teams are truly capable of. And one of the Chinese teams that has been on a tear is Vici Gaming. They’re on a 12-4 record with a six-game win streak from playing in the China Dota 2 Pro Cup Season 1 and OGA Dota PIT Season 3: China....

You’ll either be crying or laughing all the way. Oh dear. It’s actually happening. League of Legends patch 11.21 has made Teemo a legitimate choice at top lane, and possibly even at bot. Teemo has received a series of buffs in Season 11, starting with patch 11.7 which increased the bonus attack speed of Guerrilla Warfare, and the on-hit damage of Toxic Shot, which was buffed a second time on 11....

Watch Blackpink’s Lisa and Jeon So-mi play Animal Crossing and eat Korean fried chicken Somi even home-made some Makgeolli rice wine for the pair to share. PopularKorean idolsLalisa “Lisa” Manoban of Blackpink and former I.O.I member Jeon “Somi” So-mi were recently seen together playingNintendo‘s smash-hit simulation gameAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. The two hung out in The Black Label headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, as revealed in the fifth episode of Somi’s reality TV show “I am Somi....