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A major Path of Exile trader and leader of a high-profile Discord trading hub was banned, pleading with Grinding Gear Games to return over 1,500 items — some he says can never be recreated. The incident has reopened debate about real-money trading and the game's shadow economy.
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Spring Split is back across all major LoL regions. Here are start dates, playoff windows, EWC qualifier windows, and the key storylines to keep an eye on — written in plain language and a little sass.
The LEC Spring Split kicks off March 28 with the same best-of-three format from last year, a single round robin and a top-six double-elimination playoff. G2 arrive as favorites after First Stand, but Karmine Corp, Movistar KOI and a handful of dark horses want a word.
Naughty Dog canceled The Last of Us Factions 2, and an indie team called Albatross Interactive says they will build their own 4v4 version called Terminal War, complete with limited ammo and brutal executions.
Riot’s Shanghai studio has posted contract roles that read like the early bones of a League of Legends action RPG. Paired with recent hires on the LoL MMO, it looks like Riot is quietly pushing the franchise into new genres.
Pearl Abyss, the studio behind Crimson Desert, is working on DokeV, an urban creature-collecting game that looks like a mashup of colorful monsters and open-world city chaos. Crimson Desert's early reception has improved since launch, and DokeV may arrive around 2027 based on past studio comments.
Season 1's Conquest event ended with Overwatch winning, but only 32% of players stayed loyal to Winston. About 30% stuck with Talon and 38% flipped sides during the event.
Blizzard turned up the difficulty in World of Warcraft by unlocking Mythic for two raids, opening new raid finder content, and enabling Mythic+ keystones. The season’s world-first race began, and a guild was disqualified for using exploits.
Leaks point to T1 locking in several champions for their Worlds 2025 skin set, including Faker on Galio and Oner on Xin Zhao. Here is what we know and why those picks make sense.
Season 3 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 drops new weapons, blueprints, operator skins and a BlackCell premium pack. Here is a clear, slightly cheeky guide to what you get, how to unlock it, and why your XP now matters everywhere.
Xbox Game Pass is adding two big names: Resident Evil 7, a 2017 horror standout, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the 2025 award winner. One lands March 31 and the other on April 2.
The volunteer team behind the huge Fallout: London mod worried Bethesda might step in, yet the project's lead says big publishers increasingly depend on user-made content to keep games active.