The creator of the world’s most famous cheat code has passed away Rest in Peace to a little-known legend of the video game community. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the Japanese programmer who created the iconic Konami cheat code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start) passed away this week at the age of 61. Hashimoto’s former employer, gaming company Konami, released astatementon their official Twitter account that confirmed his passing and sent condolences to the esteemed programmer’s family....

These are the 8 players that will fight it out in the AIC 2020 1v1 tournament The winning player will go home with US$5,000. The participating players for the Arena of Valor International Championship 2020 1v1 tournament has been announced, including representatives from the eight teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals. The eight players are as follows: Due to the important nature of the quarterfinals, teams will not release their star players for the 1v1 tournament....

This Kai’Sa Ultimate Statue is the best merch Riot Games has ever made The Daughter of the Void is most badass. Over the years, Riot Games has produced many memorable collectibles of our favoriteLeague of Legendschampions through itsUnlockedandNendoroid merch series, and bycollaborating with brands. Now, the Kai’Sa Ultimate Statue takes the cake. The first collector’s item of its kind, it is a realistic, hyper-detailed sculpt of Kai’Sa in her iconic pose, complete with an alternating helmet that lets you mask or unmask her, with inbuilt LED lighting....

This MCU superhero is getting Valorant aces when he isn’t beating up dragons This man can do it all. When he isn’t wielding the all-powerful Ten Rings as Shang-Chi, Canadian actor Simu Liu is also a gamer. Recently, he sent Twitter into a frenzy with a Streamable clip of his ace in Valorant. Clearly, he doesn’t need the power of the mystical rings to absolutely decimate the opposition. In the clip, the Kim’s Convenience star secured an ace with Jett on Fracture, using the Spectre to spray his enemies down....

Twitch streamer crashes car during livestream Don’t stream and drive. On April 1, Twitch streamer MeltIsLIVE, also known as “Melt,” got into a car crash while streaming an IRL session from his car. During the livestream, Melt actively engaged his viewers while driving during the night, occasionally checking his phone. Viewers were concerned about this and reminded Melt to stop using his phone, but to no avail. Moments later, Melt showed a text message he received to his viewers and attempted to pull over....

Valve cancels the Dota PIT Minor and EPICENTER Major There will be no DPC action for the next two months at least. Valve has announced the cancellation of the fourth Minor and Major of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season due to the current state and trajectory of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. After careful consideration of the current state and trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the health risk that this presents to competitors, staff and fans alike, we have made the difficult decision to cancel to the 4th minor and major tournaments of the DPC season....

VCT APAC Stage 2 Challengers Play-ins: Schedule, results, teams, where to watch The tournament begins on June 9. The VCT APAC Stage 2 Challengers is set to kick off its first phase of competition with the Play-ins stage. Over the past weeks, the best Valorant teams from across Southeast Asia have been competing in their respective local tournaments for a chance to advance to the upcoming APAC event in June....

Vici Gaming signs Pyw to replace Fade in the 2019-2020 DPC season Can Vici Gaming produce similar results with Pyw? Vici Gaming’s new roster for the upcoming 2019-2020 DPC season will include Xiong “Pyw” Jiahan, who was previously the captain of Team Serenity. VG Dota2 2019-2020 DPC Season Lineup:Eurus 张成俊Ori 曾焦阳Yang 周海洋Pyw 熊家晗Dy 丁聪rOtK 白帆 (coach)????https://t.co/R8Bz1sBuI5#VGFightingpic.twitter.com/19kpq5Mvt9 Pyw will replace Vici Gaming’s former team captain, Pan “Fade” Yi, who has been in the Dota 2 spotlight lately....

Warzone ranked release confirmed — and it’s sooner than you think The wait is nearly over. While the start of Season 2 comes with ranked forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it now seems Warzone ranked is on the horizon. The feature has been confirmed for Season 3 via atweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter account. The long-requested feature will finally allow the most hardcore Warzone players to test their mettle and grind through the ranks....

Watch Built By Gamers’ Bjor shock TSM with a 7-second Ace TSM didn’t even know what hit them. Day 2 of Nerd Street Gamers’ closed qualifiers for North America’s Valorant First Strike event continued with a group stage match between TSM and Built By Gamers. TSM would eventually send BBG to the bottom of Group D after winning both games on Ascent and Haven with similar 13-10 round scores. However, Joseph “Bjor” Bjorklund gave BBG some really impressive silver lining by pulling off the most impressive highlight of the NSG closed qualifiers to date....

Watch Ori absolutely shred the competition at the China Dota2 Pro Cup Season 2 Ori’s Snapfire finished with an 18/4/17 KDA. The battle for Chinese Dota 2 supremacy raged on at the China Dota2 Pro Cup Season 2, when Vici Gaming defeated regional rival PSG.LGD in a slobber-knocker of a group stage match. Going into the best-of-three match, both teams were tied for first place, having 3-0 series wins records. But Vici Gaming proved to be the better squad after taking an impressive Game 3 victory against PSG....

When does Diablo 4 season 4 start? Date, time, and details The wait is almost over. Diablo 4Season 4 is nearing its launch, bringing many new changes for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox users. The Diablo 4 Season 4 start date was initially planned to be released on April 16, but the developers have postponed the date. The delay allowsBlizzardto work on the feedback gathered from the April Public Test Realm (PTR), and implement it into the upcoming season....

World of Warcraft: The War Within full release schedule and launch times — early access, raids, and dungeons Here’s the complete schedule! World of Warcraft: The War Withinis just around the corner, and players can’t wait for it to arrive. If you plan to jump on it, it will be wise to learn about The War Within release schedule, as this will help you prepare in advance for the upcoming expansion....