When Blizzard announced that they were recreating Diablo 2 last year, I was pumped. The remake was gorgeous, with graphics that brought the classic right into the 21st century.

Less than a year ago, a Pokémon Presents unveiled a variety of upcoming projects. However, one of them clearly made the biggest splash: Pokemon Legends. It even overshadowed the highly anticipated Gen 4 remakes. The surprise reveal took the community by storm, spawning multiple discussions and fan theories.

It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! Okay, well…not quite. But it’s coming! Just four days from now, Pokémon Legends: Arceus will officially be released. To celebrate the release of yet another game variant of our favourite childhood show, we’ve compiled a list of memes to help you count the next few days.

A new regional finals to end the Dota 2 DPC Winter Tour will be held in February, the first of its kind to be held following the decision to cancel the Majors.

News broke late Tuesday evening about the potential sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft’s Xbox. While we have seen Activision Blizzard stumble off a cliff after their various lawsuits in 2021, this still comes as a shock to the gaming industry.

Long queues snake around the new arcade machine. Boxes rattle with piles of playing disks. Relentless pounding threatening to break the buttons. Children pull their parents by the hand, hoping for a glimpse of the action. Some adults are even swept into the thrill of it all.

Surprise package Boom Esports clinched the top spot in a hotly contested Southeast league of the Dota 2 Pro Circuit, besting favourites T1 en route to the title.

After the inaugural Horizon Cup just a couple of months back, Wild Rift kicks off 2022 with the commitment to do more for the esports scene. With Elemental Dragons and a slew of Champions joining the fray, Wild Rift’s esports scene is about to experience some Avatar-level shifts in the meta.

It’s only midway through January and Riot is already treating us well with the release of two new characters: Neon from Valorant and Zeri from League of Legends (LOL). Even better, Neon is canonically Filipino, a huge win for Southeast Asian gamers! But we, like the rest of the internet, are seeing double – Neon and Zeri are practically the same person. Case in point: They are voiced by the same Filipino voice actress, have very similar abilities and look basically identical. We can’t help but think that Riot is trying to hint at something…a Riot multiverse, perhaps? It won’t be too far-fetched, since crossovers between both games have happened and Valorant’s storyline literally revolves around a second Earth from another universe. Alright, that’s enough speculation. This Meme Monday, we bring you PROOF of the Riot-Verse. Well, kinda.

The term ‘multiverse’ has been thrown left and right a lot lately. It’s been the talk of the town. While most have heard about this from the ever-growing Marvel franchise, gamers have noticed a similar happening in the esports scene.

Animation is a demanding craft to pick. From ideation to colour, it takes multiple teams to complete a polished final product. Imagine having to do that entire process by yourself.

The SEA Games 2022 in Vietnam will finally feature esports as a medalled sport (not just an exhibition). Finally, after a long time hustling, esports is getting the recognition it deserves because of the community.