Split is returning to Valorant, but another beloved map is going away Dearly missed. A fan-favorite map is making its long-awaited return to the Valorant map pool. Split will once again be available to play, but two other maps are taking their leave. Riot Games introduceda seven-map poolback in June to make it easier for players to learn and master each map, but the new pool will be whittled down to six maps....

Sword Art Online x Arena of Valor crossover coming this month The collaboration arrives on June 23. It is finally happening. The rumored Sword Art Online x Arena of Valor crossover event has officially been announced on Garena AOV’s Facebook page. The announcement says that the collaboration will arrive on June 23, however, there’s no indication of whether this is the actual launch date or just a date to announce more details....

Team Liquid drops Matumbaman from its roster The carry player has been with the squad since 2015. Liquid’s long-standing Dota 2 roster is making its first change in two years. Lasse Aukusti “Matumbaman” Urpalainen, the team’s carry or mid-laner, has been benched, according to the team’s Twitter account. Matumbaman has played for Liquid since its formation in 2015. pic.twitter.com/PKlzvXw2gH The move is a shocking one, given that there are only ten days to the Epicenter Major, with The International 2019 taking place in Shanghai in August....

Tencent reveals Honor of Kings esports 2020 roadmap Local venue development, improved path-to-pro opportunities, and an enhanced global presence are in the cards. In a bid to rapidly expand esports development for their multiple online battle arena title Honor of Kings, Tencent plans to revamp the game’s esports ecosystem. “We want to take Honor of Kings to the next level,” said Yijia Zhang, Chairman, King Pro League (KPL). The 2020 esports roadmap for Honor of Kings will focus on three critical areas:...

The all-women FTW Summer Showdown is the final NA Ignition Series event Riot wanted to show support by elevating the tournament. Philadelphia-based esports network Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) and Spectacor Gaming, home of Philadelphia Fusion, previously announced theFTW Summer Showdown all-women Valorant tournamenttaking place on September 12. Riot also announced that FTW Summer Showdown will be the fifth and final event in the NA Ignition Series afterPOP FLASH, which was initially declared the last....

The first Brawl Ball Cup will be organized by Paris Saint-Germain Calling all European residents! French professional football club Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) will host the first Brawl Ball Cup for Supercell’s mobile MOBA gameBrawl Stars. The Brawl Ball Cup 2019 will be a European-only tournament played with Brawl Stars’ Brawl Ball, a mode similar to football. Participants will compete in teams of three (and one extra change player, if needed) and will play in three different maps....

This Brazilian team went full bald just before playing LOUD Ronaldo, is that you? Brazilian superteamLOUDhas been on a tear in VCT Brazil Stage 2 Challengers. Fresh off their second-place finish atMasters Reykjavik 2022, they have yet to drop a single map against their regional rivals. The team is headlined by former Team Vikings star Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi, hailed as one of the best Sova players in the world. He’s also completely bald, giving rise to a joke among fans about a so-called “bald buff....

This Taekwondo match turned into a real-life fighting game with health bars and effects Could this be the future of martial arts competitions? A Korean Taekwondo Association has tried to make martial arts competitions more accessible to viewers by adding fighting game style health bars and sounds effects to the match. Rather than having viewers keep track of who’s winning through points, fighters wear sensors on their gear, which activate whenever they’re hit....

This unofficial Among Us game mode is taking the world by storm Ditch the social deduction for some cat-and-mouse gameplay. While Among Us rose to popularity with its simple, yet dastardly social deduction scenarios, many longtime players may want a change of gameplay between the impostor and the crew. The game’s current state doesn’t really offer too much in terms of customization, but many players have aimed the spotlight to an unofficial ‘hide and seek’ game mode....

TI9 Day 3 Group Stage results: Fnatic bounce back on Day 3 with a 2-0 win over Na’Vi Abed and iceiceice have started showing up. With Fnatic needing some wins after ashock loss to Peruvian squad Infamousyesterday, the Southeast Asian team had to play their hearts out against Na’Vi, who had already scoredsome impressive wins. In game one, both teams traded kills early, with one skirmish seeing Fnatic offlaner Daryl Koh “iceiceice” Pei Xiang managing to survive a three-man gank....

Try these new Waze voice packs from Halo’s Master Chief and Escharum Turn each drive into a mission save. Navigation app Waze has teamed up withHalo Infiniteto give all drivers a unique driving experience. Their newest Waze voice pack features the game’s Master Chief and Escharum. Halo Infinite’s Master Chief and Escharum are the newest Waze voices Upon choosing the Master Chief Halo Infinite Waze voice, the game’s protagonist will start with some cool lines to make your ride more exciting....

Twitch’s new Partner Plus program explained — how to get the 70/30 split More money for those who gain access! The Twitch Partner Plus program has been unveiled as the new way that creators can begin to get a 70/30 split on the money they earn via the platform. This is a big move for the platform that has been catching heat for deciding to remove the split from contracts moving forward....

Valorant is getting a public test server in 2021 Riot plans to roll out a PBE in the first half of next year. Valorant has been one of 2020’s most well-received games. But despite its early success, the tactical shooter still has some wrinkles that need to be ironed out every now and then, as the game’s currentpatch 1.11 rollout woescan prove. That may soon change because Riot Games has confirmed that a “pre-release environment” — similar to League of Legends’ Public Beta Environment (PBE) is in the works....