Nintendo has reportedly instructed customer support representatives to offer free Joy-Con repairs with “drift” issues for free. According an internal memo obtained by Vice, the gaming giant has told support reps not to charge customers for Joy-Con repairs if the controllers are manifesting the infamous drifting behavior that causes them to move things on the screen on their own. They…
If your Nintendo Switch joysticks are becoming unreliable, pointing your game in random directions even if you haven’t physically pushed them that way, you may be experiencing “Joy-Con Drift.” And though Nintendo hasn’t officially admitted to a defect, the company is…
QuakeCon is right around the corner, and Bethesda is determined to capitalize on the wave of good vibe for id Software’s gaming legacy — including, we’d add, the looming 25th anniversary of Doom II. To that end, it’s launching a QuakeCon sale on…
Several months after the PS4 launch, the trippy adventure game Vane is ready for the PC crowd. Friend & Foe has launched the title on Steam for $20, with the soundtrack available separately through Steam and Bandcamp for $7. It preserves the exploration-driven gameplay where you shift between bird and child forms to traverse a mysterious world and discover your destiny. The computer version…
We’ve seen game developers in the past build tools that let you watch its e-sports competitions from a viewer within the game itself, most notably Blizzard for Overwatch League. But Epic is going one step further for its upcoming Fortnite World Cup event this weekend with…
Are you such a big Fortnite fan that you can’t bear the thought of having to stop playing to watch the Fortnite World Cup finals? You’re in luck. Epic Games has introduced picture-in-picture streaming as part of the game’s 9.41 update, giving you a way to…
Which gaming camp are you in? Xbox? PlayStation? PC? Can’t decide? No matter, custom gaming computer company Origin PC has managed to cram them all into one machine — and has even thrown in the Switch for good measure.
In honor of the company’s 10th anniversary — and to celebrate the legacy of its half PC, half Xbox 360 Big O desktop — Origin PC has created a mammoth…
As successful as the Nintendo Switch has been, there’s been a consistent headache: Joy-Con drift. Many gamers have reported the controllers’ analog sticks registering non-existent input (hence drifting), forcing players to either adapt or send the peripherals in…
Nintendo Switch owners have been experiencing problems with the console’s removable Joy-Con controllers for months, with users reporting weird joystick drifting problems that cause false inputs and have been steadily growing over time as original Switch machines grow…
Dota 2 tournament The International 2019 surpasses $30 million prize pool, topping Fortnite
July 22, 2019
The International remains the most lucrative e-sports tournament for at least another year, with a prize pool that grew to more than $30 million over the weekend.
Valve’s massive Dota 2 tournament, which is heading into its ninth annual iteration, features a prize pool that’s largely crowdfunded, a tradition dating back to 2013. Back in May, Valve released a “battle pass” for the game…
