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We know Blizzard loves to tease things, and once again they are giving out hints about the next hero to be released in Overwatch.  Just days ago game director Jeff Kaplan told fans that the next hero would not be who everyone was expecting it to be, Doomfist, which gives …

One of Denmark’s most promising CS:GO players has finally completed his big money move to Heroic after weeks of back and forth.  Earlier in the year Heroic contacted tRICKED in regards to signing Jakob "JUGi" Hansen, however having being burned in the past by Heroic the tRICKED management we’re less …

Team Liquid, one of the most storied teams in League of Legends history, has had a terrible start to the 2017 season and currently sit bottom of the North American LCS.  This of course is not where the team want to be, they constantly make the playoffs and are usually …

Years-long feud comes to an end

Misfits, the team partly owned by the Miami Heat NBA side, has announced that it has entered the world of Vainglory.  The organisation has signed the roster formerly known as Fates Zero that features Alexander "Eeko" Mier, Emmanuel "IllesT" Miguel and Stephan "Exhail" Nalbandyan. They will now play under the …

After weeks of uncertainty and confusion over just where CS:GO player Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom would end up, he has finally put pen to paper and signed for Team EnVyUs.  ScreaM, who is known as the master of the one taps, became one of the hottest free agents in the world …

A spectacular Humble Bundle designed to raise money for human rights and pro-immigration charities has made an astonishing $6.43m. Unlike normal Humble Bundles, this one saw 100% of the money split between three charities – the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Rescue Committee and Mdecins Sans Frontires. At the …

Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be the first game in the series to offer a Season Pass – a fact that has seen Nintendo come in for some criticism. Quite why the platform holder has been forced to defend itself is a bit of a mystery, seeing as virtually …

New studio to focus on RPGs

Brian Vigneault, better known as Twitch streamer ‘PoShYbRiD’, has died during a 24-hour charity livestream. The 35 year-old father of three was at the time of his passing hosting and producing the vent from his home in Virginia Beach. Around an hour after he stepped away from the camera for …