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Hung ‘Karsa’ Hau-Hsuan, the star jungler of the Flash Wolves, has been suspended by the team for intentionally disconnecting early during a match. Riot Games’ rulebook says that players should not leave a match until either a victory or defeat message is shown on the screen. In a match between …

The Sony console has surpassed the SNES in the all time list

Since the introduction of League of Legends 10 bans system, allowing 10 champions to be banned in both normal and ranked games, one champion has spiked to a 40% ban rate. Yasuo is in a weird place in the meta right now, where he’s viewed as incredibly powerful and feared …

Freshly revealed historical stab-em-up Assassin’s Creed Origins comes in many flavours – one of which will set you back a thumping $799. Limited to only 999 units, the SKU includes a 28-inch resin statue of star Bayek, along with a certificate of authenticity, a resin replica eagle amulet and four …

Hot off the back of its E3 press conferenceand the news that PS4 sales have now hit 60.4m worldwide, analyst firm IHS Markit now expects Sony’s unstoppable console to hit 69m units by the end of the year. That’s almost double IHS’ expected install base of the Xbox One, which …

Ubisoft announced the long awaited sequel after a strong showcase, proving that patience is key

Now that the dust has settled on Microsoft’s Xbox One X reveal, it seems analysts are still uncertain about We’ve already heard IHS say it doesn’t expect the machine to reignite Xbox One sales in the Europe, but SuperData’s Joost van Dreunen goes a little further, telling MCV that the …

Capcom pushed out a new trailer for cross-universe beat-em-up Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite on Monday during Sony’s E3 press conference, showing off some of the story and a handful of new characters. The trailer is below, and features several new characters for your punching pleasure, in addition to a suitable …

Total global sales of the PS4 console have now reached more than 60.4m units”. That number is accurate as of June 11th 2017. PS4 software sales have hit 487.8m, again as of the same date. This includes both physical copies sold at retail and digital purchases made through PSN. Sony …

PlayStation VR owners who had voiced doubt about Sony’s level of commitment to the hardware fear not – there were plenty of VR surprises at the E3 showcase this morning. The headline grabber was the VR version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Bethesda has previously confirmed VR releases for …