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The group stage for the 2020 World Championship is set after a surprisingly competitive play-ins stage. Here is a breakdown of each of the groups. Many call group A the “group of life” due to the perceived weaknesses of the teams. G2’s inconsistencies lead to questions on their performance against international opponents. Regardless, it’s hard to say the 2019 world’s finalists will underperform on the big stage. Top Esports dominated Sunning and exposed some glaring weaknesses of the team in the LPL summer playoffs, but Sofm is one of the best junglers in the tournament....

With the start of summer and professional League of Legends scenes resuming across the world, players have something else to keep them occupied while grinding matches as well as waiting for the next summer event. But after 2 weeks, Riot Games is ready to introduce another update that adjusts even more champions than Patch 10.12. Although the scope of these changes won’t significantly change the meta overnight, it is bound to effect both solo queue and the esports scene....

Lego has revealed it will be holding its very first convention later this month featuring unique builds and special guests. Lego has taken pretty much every form it can possibly take at this point. The world’s most famous toy has its own movies, video games, and even a TV show. However, Lego has never held a convention to showcase everything great that’s yet to come in its ever-expanding world, until now....

Ben Affleck and Jared Leto have secured nominations for the wrong kind of supporting actor award. “When it comes to performances that instantly inspire Oscar buzz, Ben Affleck’s performance in The Last Duel has been a big one this year. The Ridley Scott film is a bit controversial in the sense that it was ‘underperforming,’ and the conversation inexplicably switched to talking about the future landscape of cinema instead of recognizing that a movie that shows a sexual assault twice might just not be something people want to watch....

Check out our new video interview series, Popped Culture, in partnership with the free streaming service Crackle! We dive into the titles on the Den of Geek playlist on the service, including Red Dwarf X, Extras, Sherlock, Peep Show, The Fades, Shameless (UK) and more! “Crackle is bringing some of the best in British television straight to your TV for binging pleasure! Are you a big fan of British television or looking to dip your toes into the shows of the nation?...

After an initial delay, fans finally got their first look at the next iteration in the Madden NFL series of sports games, Madden NFL 21, with a trailer that showed off some of the game’s major players and new features. EA, naturally, also confirmed that there are three editions of Madden NFL 21 that fans can pre-order right now, all three of which featuring NFL star Lamar Jackson as the cover star....

Fall is right around the corner and for fans of Magic: The Gathering, that means it’s spoiler season. The upcoming set, Zendikar Rising, releases in less than a month, which means the next three weeks will be full of brand new card reveals, exciting reprints, and a few teases for what Magic has in store for players when 2021 arrives. But before players get too far ahead of themselves, things will kick off today with a livestream focused on Zendikar Rising....

Manchester United is suing the developers of Football Manager for using the club’s name in the video game series. Sports games might well be bigger business in the video game industry than any other genre. That’s because the likes of FIFA, Madden, NBA 2K, and other franchises don’t just appeal to gamers, but they also bring in avid viewers of those respective sports. There will be plenty of people around the world who only own a PS4 or Xbox One so they can play the game that allows them to assume the roles of their sporting heroes....

The impending 35th anniversary of Super Mario has Nintendo celebrating in many different ways, which honor both the legacy and innovation that’s behind the company’s most popular mascot. One of the big announcements to coincide with Mario’s anniversary is a radical new take on the traditional Super Mario Bros. format. Super Mario Bros. 35 is a battle royale game that turns Mario into a tumultuous multiplayer experience that allows up to 35 players to engage in combat and prove that they’re the superior plumber....

It’s June, and that means wedding season has come to Mario Kart Tour. With the new tour comes the return of an old N64 classic track, Royal Raceway. For the first time in the mobile version of Mario Kart, avid racers can now duke it out in a blast from the past. Also per usual, new characters are up for grabs in the shop sporting their wedding best. In fact, some of these designs seem to have come straight out of Super Mario: Odyssey....

With so many teases, a full sequel to Marvel’s Spider-Man is all but guaranteed. Set to properly introduce Venom as well as other villains for Peter and Miles to face, the sequel seems set to deliver on all fronts. While Spider-Man: Miles Morales delivered another strong story and greatly improved upon Insomniac’s style of open world content, there are always ways to make a game better. In fact, some of the best possible additions that could be made in the sequel can be seen in older Spider-Man releases....

The developer BioWare’s General Manager Aaron Flynn confirms the official release date for its forthcoming science fiction video game Mass Effect: Andromeda. Last night, Mass Effect: Andromeda’s producer Michael Gamble coyly revealed that news would be coming today regarding the upcoming installment in BioWare’s science fiction series. Now, the information has finally been shared this morning, with the studio announcing that Mass Effect: Andromeda will be coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 21, 2017 in North America, and on March 23, 2017 in Europe....

Medal Of Honor: Above And Beyond was launched as a surprise during The Game Awards. Unfortunately, a lot of players have complained about performance and build issues, resulting in negative Steam reviews. Respawn Entertainment has issued a statement saying that a series of patches will address these issues for the VR game. The Steam version of the game appears to be severely broken. Players have been complaining about multiple issues including long loading times, issues with picking up and reloading weapons, and missing graphical elements....

The recent public falling out between famed game designer Hideo Kojima and Konami is still shrouded in mystery as the specifics behind the breakup have yet to be completely revealed. However, about every week or so, it seems that new information regarding the situation is brought to light. This time, the revelation comes from YouTuber timesplitter88, as they have discovered a message in Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, the prologue game for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, that seems to suggest that Hideo Kojima knew about the impending issues with Konami at least a year in advance....

If this year’s CES is any indicator, 2013 is going to be a very exciting year for the video entertainment industry. While Nvidia and Valve have entered the fray of the next-gen console market, existing contenders have been working to expand on their products and deliver something new and fresh to consumers. Breaking their silence on a bit of technology that was previously only ever hypothesized, Microsoft Research has unveiled its next ambitious project since Kinect....

Microsoft is one of the biggest players in the video game industry thanks to Xbox, but last year it announced its intent to become even bigger. On September 21, 2020, Microsoft’s decision to purchase ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion went public, meaning the tech conglomerate is preparing to acquire the parent company of Bethesda, Arkane Studios, and other developers. However, it will not be able to move forward with the deal until at least March....

PlayStation and Xbox players alike were both pretty surprised to see that MLB The Show 21, a PlayStation Studios game, would be joining Xbox Game Pass on day one of its release. Another interesting wrinkle has popped up, as it turns out that the game will be published by MLB on Xbox systems. As revealed by game analyst Benji-Sales on Twitter, the Xbox port of the game isn’t being published by PlayStation, and will instead be published by MLB itself....

The arrival of MLB The Show 21 on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S is a big deal for the franchise and for those who love video game baseball. It’s not just about allowing a whole different genre of gamers to get their hands on the game. There’s also a new feature that will make it that much more attractive to those who might have some friends who are also either devotees to the franchise, or are also trying it out for the first time....

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Last year was a massive one for Capcom and its Monster Hunter franchise. Not only did Monster Hunter World become a massive hit and break all sorts of sales records for the company, but new information regarding a movie adaptation of the long running franchise was confirmed as well. While there’s still a ton fans don’t know about Paul W.S. Anderson’s Monster Hunter movie, the first official teaser trailer has finally leaked, giving fans their best look at what’s to come....