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PUBG Mobile pulled in China, replaced with bizarre ‘patriotic’ clone Killing in the name of… peace. Tencent has shut down the Chinese version of its mobile battle royale game PUBG Mobile, and replaced it with a bizarre, Chinese government-approved clone called “Game for Peace.” The announcement was made on the developer’sofficial Weibo account. Tencent has been trying for over a year to gain approval to monetize PUBG Mobile through in-app purchases, reportedReuters....

Reign over all with Cleopatra Esmeralda and Magician Girl Carmilla Yaaaaas, queen! Updated at August 27, 2:25 p.m. (GMT +8): Amended Camilla’s ultimate effect Girls rule, boys don’t! Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s latest two skins for Esmeralda and Carmilla are all about female empowerment. Exclusively for Starlight members, September offers a brand new feline skin for Esmeralda. The ancient, powerful queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, is embodied in Esmeralda’s outfit and pointy cat-like ears....

SEA Games 2021 in Vietnam has officially been postponed The SEAGF has carefully reviewed the situation. We won’t be seeing any esports medal events soon, for theSEA Games 2021has officially been postponed. Vietnam SEA Games 2021 postponed to 2022 The Southeast Asian Sports Federation (SEAGF) announced that the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) has been postponed due to concerns about the spread of theCOVID-19 pandemic. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam....

Skadoodle on being benched by T1: ‘I’ll be back’ For now, T1 will compete without Ska. T1’s Valorant squad has announced that they will be playing without their primary Operator player and former CS:GO ELEAGUE Boston Major 2018 winner, Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham in the upcoming Pop Flash Ignition Series tournament set to begin on August 26. Skadoodle himself broke the news, explaining that he is still in the process of expanding his agent pool and overall impact with the Operator....

Street Fighter V’s final DLC character has been leaked Eleven will be SFV:CE’s 45th and final character. Street Fighter V fans won’t need to speculate which character is going to be unveiled in a few weeks because Eleven — the finalSFV:CE Season Vcharacter — has already been leaked. In the promotion material for the upcomingStreet Fighter V Winter Update event, Twitch accidentally included the name of Street Fighter V’s unannounced final roster member, Eleven....

Tank and support players will rank up faster after new star-raising points changes Now is the time to autofill. Ranking up inMobile Legends: Bang Bangis challenging, especially if you are a tank or support main. In ranked, a player getting Legendary, Maniac, or Savage will receive more star-raising points. The same goes for the losing team. The MVP, usually the player with the most kills, will receive an extra 200 points for the effort....

Tekken legend JDCR has added a deadly Feng Wei to his arsenal He’s mastered the Kenpo step. While he’s known more for his Dragunov and Heihachi, Kim “JDCR” Hyun-jin has recently picked up Feng Wei as his new go-to character while he’s streaming. He became interested in learning the character after fellow Korean player Choi “SunChip” Seon-whi started grinding the Kenpo master in online matchmaking. The Feng newbie even fought the Feng master in a quick impromptu match....

TenZ’s grandma shockingly reaches level 1,000 in League of Legends Can we all have grandparents who are this cool? Since last year,Sentinels’ ValorantsuperstarTyson “TenZ” Ngohas talked about his grandma on his Twitch streams, sharing about her League of Legends adventures. Yes, you heard that right. His grandma is so hip that she plays League of Legends on the North American server. She only plays All Random All Mid (ARAM), and has invested at least 10,000 hours in the game....

The Guard, OpTic, Cloud9, and XSET invited to VCT NA Stage 2 Challengers Main Event Sentinels will have to re-qualify. Four of North America’s top teams have received direct invites to the upcoming VCT NA Stage 2 Challengers Main Event, tournament organizerNerd Street Gamers confirmed today. The Guard,OpTic Gaming,Cloud9, andXSETwill not need to compete in the open qualifiers, and will start Stage 2 in the group stage in May. This is similar to Stage 1’s format, where the top four teams from the VCT 2021 season were also invited to the Main Event....

The OGA DOTA PIT Minor will be the fourth Minor of the 2019-2020 DPC season The event returns to the DPC for the second-straight year. One Game Agency (OGA) has announced that they will be hosting the fourth Minor event of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) season, the OGA AMD SAPPHIRE DOTA PIT Minor 2020, alongside AMD and SAPPHIRE Technology. The DOTA PIT Minor 2020 will be held from April 23-26 and will return to last year’s venue at the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia....

The top prize for this esports tournament in Japan is… a bucket of crabs It’s about to get snippy. An esports tournament in the city of Toyama in Japan will not be giving away prize money to winners, but will instead award them with crabs. Yes, you read that right, crabs. Toyama is famous for its seafood delicacies, especially the red snow crab, known locally as beni zuwagani. According to Japanese pop culture sitekai-you, 100 red snow crabs are up for grabs in the King Crab Tournament, one of the events in this year’s Toyama Gamers Day on October 24....

These LoL champions will be receiving Prestige skins this year Valiant Sword Riven will debut in the next patch! Riot Gameshas announced the five remaining champions that will be receiving Prestige skins this year. Bounty Hunter Miss Fortune and Chain Warden Tresh will both be available in theLeague of Legendsstore page sometime this year, while Exile Riven, the Empress of the ElementsQiyana, and the Blind Monk Lee Sin prestige skins will be released as part of upcoming in-game events....

I’m holding out for a Reno. It’s time to stop the League of E.V.I.L.’s dastardly plans. Havingrampaged through Dalaran and stolen the city itself, the group of baddies is about to unleash mayhem in the ancient desert of Uldum. Luckily, Reno Jackson and the rest of the League of Explorers will be there to save the day come August 6. Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Saviors of Uldum, will feature the League of Explorers in a new solo adventure, 135 new cards, and new hero powers....