Apex Legends players are asking Respawn Entertainment to implement a feature in matches that stops enemies on poor connections being able to abuse their lag and come out on top in matches.  Any player of online games will know how frustrating poor internet connection can be – to experience and to play against. Not only does it affect a player’s ability to eliminate opponents, but it makes it even more annoying when a stuttering enemy manages to eliminate someone with a solid connection.

Former Smash Ultimate pro Nairoby ‘Nairo’ Quezada is once again a debated figure within the fighting game community after a new documentary exposing him aired. Nairo was one of the figures banned by multiple tournaments and even Twitch following the “MeToo” movement which brought to light instances of alleged sexual misconduct involving Smash pros. In the months that followed, Nairo attempted to clear his name, stating that he was in fact a victim of abuse involving fellow pro Zack ‘CaptainZack’ Lauth.

Just six weeks after Dungeons & Dragons Twitch streamer Jeremy ‘GloriousArcadum’ Black was accused of sexual and emotional abuse, he has made his return to Twitch. On August 31, a number of claims came out against Arcadum, with some co-ordinated to release on the same day. Former female friends of accused the streamer of varying levels of abuse, including one instance of physical assualt. It was alleged that on August 26, Arcadum reached out to multiple women with whom he was friends, explaining that he was going to “block, and ban all the girls he had been involved with or close with” in an attempt to save his relationship with streamer Tiffany Tiefling.

The NELK Boys have gone on a gift-giving tour, surprising some of their most avid fans, but one viewer was left dumbfounded after they gave him a brand new, $350,000 Full Send-themed Ferrari. The NELK Boys were once known as low-budget pranksters that built a huge audience traveling to wherever they could, pranking anyone and everyone with absolutely no fear. In recent years, though, they’ve blown up, and pulling off pranks to that scale has become increasingly harder as the authorities are aware of who they are and what they do.

Overwatch’s new Deadlock Challenge mini-event is now live, and we can’t wait to unlock Ashe’s new Deadlock skin, along with all of the other rewards. So, let’s take a look at what’s on offer. Ashe has steadily become a fan favorite and a reliable DPS pick since her introduction at BlizzCon 2018, and she’s gotten plenty of attention from Blizzard since then as well. For starters, she got a full-on animated cinematic that was introduced on the main Overwatch stage of BlizzCon by big papa Jeff, an honor not many heroes outside of the original lineup have had.

22-year-old TikToker Mahek Bukhari and her mother — alongside several others — have been charged with murder after the death of two men in a road traffic incident in the UK. Mahek Bukhari has over 120,000 followers on TikTok and 40,000 on Instagram under the alias May B Vlogs, regularly posting videos trying on clothes or make-up as well as creating general real-life content. In the early hours of Friday, February 11, Saqib Hussain, 21, and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, also 21, died after being “driven off the road” and crashing into the central reservation of the A46 in Leicestershire, England.

In Warzone, players use Buy Stations to set themselves up with all sorts of equipment to aid them in gunfights, but a new glitch is crashing their games. As if Warzone players didn’t need to deal with more issues following the addition of Vanguard and the Festive Fervor event, one of the game’s staples, the Buy Station, is also experiencing problems. Buy Stations allow for players to use their hard-earned cash to better equip themselves in their Battle Royale journey.

As Lost Ark continues to break records and shatter expectations, debate swirls around the apparent “over-sexualization” of the game’s female characters, but in reality it’s basically a non-issue. While I describe myself as many things, ‘feminist’ is pretty high on my list of self-descriptions. Sure, it usually results in an eye roll, but as a woman who has always faced adversity simply due to her gender, I’m all for promoting equality for the global sisterhood.

After crowning herself the youngest female Valorant player to reach the rank of Radiant, content creator ‘VAL_Kaylee’ has denied accusations of being ‘boosted’ by cheaters. On December 31, 2020, Valorant content creator VAL_Kaylee announced her climb in the Competitive playlist had finally led her to the coveted rank of Radiant. Not only had she reached the highest possible rank, she was also the youngest female player to ever do so.

TikTok star Addison Rae became emotional after YouTube star Zachary ‘ZHC’ Hsieh gifted her a white Jeep – the 19-year-old’s dream vehicle.  ZHC is one of YouTube’s fastest-growing creators, sitting at nearly 12.5 million subscribers at the time of writing. He has become known for his incredible generosity, regularly sharing gifts with his friends and followers. On May 29, he shared a video in which he gifts TikTok star Addison Rae an awesome white, custom Jeep, her all-time dream car.