Oshi no Ko opening MV ’Idol’ by Yoasobi breaks records with 115M YouTube views Hey! Hey! Hey! Doga Kobo’s Oshi no Kohas undoubtedly become the most popular anime show of the season, accompanied by an incredible opening song performed by J-pop duo Yoasobi. The music video for the song, titled “Idol,” has recently reached a significant milestone, garnering over 115 million views on YouTube as of the time of writing. Impressively, it has become the group’s fastest music video to reach the coveted 100 million views mark, accomplishing this feat in just about a month since its release....

Polaris Esports parts ways with players, other offers ‘too far out of reach’ Polar opposites. Southeast Asian organization Polaris Esports is mutually parting ways with its roster after the players received substantial offers from other clubs. John “Natsumi-” Vargas, Mc “Lelouch-” Villanueva, Nikko “Force” Bilocura, Marvin “Xavius” Rushton, and Nico “eyyou” Barcelon will no longer be playing under the Polaris banner, theSEA org announced yesterday. In their official statement, Polaris said that they were unable to “go toe to toe with the financial capabilities of other, much larger, and established organizations....

PSG.LGD part ways with XinQ and Faith_bian before DPC 2023 season The DPC roster shuffle continues. PSG.LGD officially announced that they have parted ways with Zhao “XinQ” Zixing and Zhang “Faith_bian” Ruida. According to the Chinese esports organization’spost on Weibo, both players departed from the team after theircontracts expiredduring the DPC’s offseason period afterThe International 11. WhileFaith_bianalready stated throughout his TI11 run that he was retiring after the season, XinQ’s choice not to re-sign with the team was a surprise....

Puma teamed up with The Shoe Surgeon to make real-life Sonic the Hedgehog sneakers The perfect shoes for when you gotta go fast. To celebrate the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, Puma has teamed up with well-known shoe customizer Dominic Ciambrone, a.k.a. The Shoe Surgeon, to create a custom pair of Sonic sneakers that look identical to the pair Sonic wears in the movie. Only five pairs were made, and the shoes will not be sold anywhere....

Riot is adding three new regions to the Valorant closed beta Korea, Brazil, and Latin America will soon be getting closed beta access to the game. Riot Games has announced that Korea, Brazil, and Latin America will be joining the Valorant closed beta. Data centers in Seoul, Korea; Santiago, Chile; and São Paulo, Brazil will be going online tomorrow, while a Latin America server in Mexico will be up and running later this week....

Save the universe in style with Cyber Agent Valentina, her first Starlight skin Everyone’s new waifu from the future. Moonton is expanding its futuristic Starlight skin collection with the release of Cyber AgentValentina, the second Starlight skin of the year afterIron Hound Saber. This is her third skin after Twilight Charmer and Archmagister. Unlike her previous skins, which feature outfits that transport her to an alternate magical universe, this new Valentina skin offers a fresh take on the mage hero....

Say goodbye to the American dream as IG knocks Liquid out of Worlds Team Liquid was the third and final American team to be eliminated from Worlds. North American squad,Team Liquid, has been eliminated from theLeague of LegendsWorldChampionship, losing to Chinese teamInvictus Gamingin the last game of the Group Stage. With a spot in the quarterfinals on the line, the Group D game got off to a quick start with Invictus’ Song “Rookie” Eui-jin’s Qiyana getting a solo kill and first blood against TL Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen’s LeBlanc....

Shroud loses 85% of viewers after moving to Mixer It looks like viewers aren’t looking to switch platforms, even for their favorite streamers. World-renowned streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek made headlines back in late October when he announced his move from Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer. But now, his viewership numbers have taken a dramatic 85% drop, according to a report byStreamMetrics. In October 2019, Shroud’s last month on Twitch, he had a live stream viewership that reached 718,000 unique viewers....

Sinatraa on the new Yoru rework: ‘It’s actually terrible’ Sinatraa still sees Yoru as bottom tier. North American Valorant streamerJay “Sinatraa” Wondid not mince his words about the newYoru reworkthat was recently announced by Riot Games, which includes huge changes to the duelist’s agent abilities. Top players likeSentinels’ Tyson “TenZ” NgoandTeam Liquid’s Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitombelieve that these new changes will improve Valorant’s lurking duelist, but Sinatraa thinks otherwise, and remarked that Yoru is still a terrible agent....

Smite is getting an Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover We can’t wait for the “My Cabbages!” emote! Nickelodeon’s highly popular animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel The Legend of Korra are going to be featured in Titan Forge Games’s multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Smite. The series’ beloved characters Aang, Korra, and Zuko, will be available as skins for Merlin, Susano, and Skadi respectively. There will also be prestige skins that highlight Aang and Korra’s powerful avatar states....

Swagg’s FARA 83 class is the ultimate long-range assault rifle Lock in your longshots with this AR. StreamerKris “Swagg”revealed his latest FARA 83 class inCall of Duty: Warzone. The rise of this specific assault rifle class came about during thefirst World Series of Warzone, whereTeam Swagg won the Captain’s Cup. After their dominating performance in Verdansk, fans of the streamer were eager to know what kind of attachments went on this new in-meta AR....

T1 adds former Knights player ban to Valorant roster Still in the game. T1has added former Knights playerJoseph “ban” Seungmin Ohto its Valorant roster, following the departure of Josh “pwny” VanGorder and substitute player, dynamic. The North American team, headlined by legendary in-game leaderJoshua “steel” Nissan, has had a rough season in 2022. They failed to make it through the open qualifiers in both Stage 1 and Stage 2, which meant they spent most of the year looking in from the sidelines....

T1 announces full Dota 2 roster The squad will debut at the ONE Esports Dota 2 Indonesia Regional Qualifier. T1 Entertainment & Sports has revealed its full line-up for its newly-formed Dota 2 team. The team will be lead by head coach, Choi “cCarter” Byoung-hoon. cCarter is known for his time as the head coach of three-time League of Legends Worlds champions SK Telecom T1 from 2012 to 2014....