BOOM Esports first Indonesian team to attend Valorant Champions after APAC LCQ win After two long years. BOOM Esports have become the first Indonesian team to qualify for an international Valorant LAN, after their triumphant 3-1 victory over regional rivals ONIC Esports in theVCT APAC Last Chance Qualifieron August 7. Their win secures them a spot atValorant Championsin September, the biggest tournament of the year and the culmination of the entire VCT 2022 season....

China doesn’t want games with blood, corpses and gambling Historical games will also have to be accurate or they will not pass muster. There’s a new gaming sheriff in China, and they aren’t messing around. While the State Administration of Press and Publication (SAPP) is approving games again after a nine month ban in 2018, the authority has also introducedstricter rulesfor developers, banning games with blood, corpses, gambling, as well as making sure historical games are accurately depicted,according to a Bloomberg report....

Complete match results for the VCT SEA Challengers Playoffs Go the whole hog. Updated May 3:We’ve now updated this article with complete results from every game played atthe VCT SEA Challengers Playoffs. TheValorantChampions Tour (VCT) is now underway in the Southeast Asian region, with ten teams competing for the opportunity to compete on the global stage in Reykjavik, Iceland. May 1 (Saturday) May 2 (Sunday) Check outthe VCT SEA Challengers Playoffs siteto stay up to date on the latest news....

Daigo’s Beast Cup Street Fighter V tournament is aimed at beginners Daigo is looking for players with less than LP4,000. On the heels ofhoping to someday organize a large-scale 10,000-person tournament, Daigo “The Beast” Umehara has recently announced that he and his team are holding an online Street Fighter V competition which focuses on beginners. After making his intentions to “recharge the fighting game player population” clear, Daigo looks to be doing his part in enticing more gamers to join the fighting game community, in the hopes of bringing back the golden age of fighting games....

Dance the night away with Twilight Waltz Layla, her second Starlight skin A night to remember. Everyone’s favorite marksman hero inMobile Legends: Bang Bangis getting a new skin, and it’s one of her most sophisticated skins yet. Twilight WaltzLaylais Starlight skin for the month of October. This is her second Starlight skin after Bunny Babe and her ninth overall skin in the game. At first glance, this new skin is similar toNana‘s Graveyard Party skin with the small hat and the intricately designed dress....

DJ and iceiceice carry Fnatic to a 2-1 win over TNC Predator DJ finished game three with a 10/3/15 KDA. Two of the biggest teams in the BTS Pro Series: Southeast Asia, Fnatic and TNC Predator faced each other on the tenth day of the group stage. Fnatic continued their hot-streak and defeated their SEA rival with a 2-1 score and maintained their perfect record in the tournament. In the first game of the series, Abed “Abed” Yusop played the hard carry role for TNC and faced his former squad....

DOTA PIT Online continues with EU-CIS league The EU and CIS scenes will continue to clash as another canceled DPC event has been shifted online. One Game Agency’s (OGA) AMD SAPPHIRE DOTA PIT Online has added a new league that will showcase ten of the best teams from the EU and CIS regions. The competition, which is scheduled for May 13-23, has a US$150,000 prize pool up for grabs. The participating teams include OG, Team Secret, Alliance, Team Liquid, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Vikin....

Dota Underlords’ second Underlord, Anessix, has been revealed Be prepared to face off against Anessix the Mistress of Secrets’ army of Demons. Dota Underlord’s next Underlord will feature someone really good at keeping secrets (it isn’t Puppey). As one of the game’s titular Underlords, Anessix, the Mistress of Secrets, acts as a player’s primary unit on the board to aid her crew of heroes in battle. While the first Underlord to be revealed,Hobgen the Arson Aficionado, focuses on dealing a lot of damage to enemies, Anessix can summon Demon companions, heal allies, and afflict enemies with curses....

Exclusive: TFT mobile will be available to players in Southeast Asia soon Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. It better be. Riot Games will be taking overLeague of LegendsandTeamfight Tacticsfrom Garena starting in January 2023. After 12 years, the Singapore-based game developer and publisher will be returning the reins to Riot, who will self-publish their titles with new servers in the region. This opens up new possibilities for players in Southeast Asia, particularly TFT enthusiasts....

Fender is making a limited-edition Evangelion guitar Shred through A Cruel Angel’s Thesis with this mecha-inspired instrument. Global guitar company, Fender, will be releasing a limited-edition Fender Telecaster designed after Neon Genesis Evangelion’s Asuka Langley Soryu. The guitar will be a collaboration with NGE’s upcoming film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. The guitar is officially labeled as the 2020 Evangelion Asuka Telecaster and has various designs that allude to the spunky Japanese-German mecha-pilot....

Find your winning agent comp with NAVI Ardiis and Ange1’s Valorant agent tier list New comps for you to try. NAVI’s Valorant stars, Ardis “Ardiis” Svarenieks and Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov have pooled their extensive knowledge of Riot Games’ competitive first-person shooter to craft a definitive agent tier list. Ranking all 22 agents included in patch 8.04, the duo evaluates each agent’s strengths and weaknesses, placing them in tiers ranging from S to D....

First detailed preview of Sivir rework revealed, will hit PBE this week The Battle Mistress has been revived. Sivir is next on the list ofLeague of Legendschampions to undergo major changes. Developer Riot Games released a preview of the Sivir rework on Twitter today, outlining how it envisions the new marksman in the current meta. LoL gameplay analyst Ray Williams added in the same tweet that the Sivir rework will hit PBE servers this week....

Formula 1 New Balance Esports Series is set to start its third season this weekend The new season will feature an additional event as well as a longer qualifying period for new players. Get ready for some hot racing action this weekend, as the new revamped season of the Formula 1 New Balance Esports Series will being on April 8. Riding on the success of its own real-world spot, last years Pro Seriesreached a record audience of 5....