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Foamstars is more than a Splatoon clone & I can't wait to play more

Square Enix's Foamstars surpassed my expectations at every turn, but it'll take time to see if it can stick around in a competitive genre.

VALORANT Designer on sunset inspiration and scrapped concepts

VALORANT Lead Map Designer, Joe Lansford, has discussed the inspirations behind the Los Angeles-based map Sunset.

VALORANT Designer on Fracture and Pearl removal, console ports, and Breeze balances

VALORANT Lead Map Designer Joe Lansford has defended the removal of Fracture and Pearl as Sunset is announced and enters the map pool.

Nightingale could be the survival game for survival game haters

Nightingale is shaping up very nicely indeed. Check out our preview from Gamescom 2023 to see why it could be the first survival game to grab you.

Early Hours: Wayfinder is off to a strong start for PvE fans

We played Wayfinder at Gamescom 2023. Check out what we thought in our latest Early Hours feature, where we played through a dungeon and took on a fearsome boss.

Evil Geniuses on VCT 'miracle run': We're the big dogs, keep underestimating us

Evil Geniuses duo of Boostio and Coach Potter are hoping that they remain as underdogs for the VCT Champions Grand Final, despite being 'the big dogs'.

Boaster says burnout contributed to Fnatic’s VCT Champions exit

Boaster claims that a lack of resbite between events caused Fnatic to 'burn out' at VALORANT Champions with no time to change their compositions.

Head of VCT explains the abolishing of Last Chance Qualifiers

Head of VALORANT Esports at Riot Games, Leo Faria, explains the new Champions Point system in the VCT and why Last Chance Qualifiers have been scrapped.

Head of VCT: ‘We don’t care’ about borrowed viewership claims from co-streams

Head of VALORANT Esports at Riot Games, Leo Faria, has rubbished claims that the VCT relies on 'borrowed' viewership from co-streamers like Shroud and Tarik.

Riot Esports President claims VCT will be profitable quicker than LCS

Riot Games President of Esports, John Needham, has claimed that the VALORANT Champions Tour will become profitable much quicker than the LCS league.