It’s been over 25 years since the very first Pokémon movie hit the silver screen outside of Japan, and now, you can soak up all that nostalgia for free thanks to the Pokémon TV YouTube Channel. This channel is a true hidden gem for avid Pokéfans, frequently streaming old seasons of the anime for all…
Month: July 2025
You could win a Steam Deck and $1000 worth of games for as little as $1
There’s nothing quite like unboxing a brand-new console, but one thing is even better: opening a brand-new handheld that you won. If you’ve been waiting to grab Valve’s fantastic console, you’ve got a chance to win a Steam Deck and an entire game collection worth over $1,000. Even if you don’t win, you’ll still get…
Genshin Impact saurians guide
Turns out Natlan’s dragons aren’t as big and scary as we thought – they’re actually Genshin Impact saurians, which are lizard-like creatures that hang around with humans in each tribe. Travelers can interact with points to make use of saurian abilities like gliding across the water and scaling the side of steep cliffs. If you…
The best mobile strategy games in 2025
When it comes to the best mobile strategy games, we’re living in a golden age. Whether in terms of the remasters of classics like Company of Heroes or strikeout new IPs, like Bad North, reinventing classic game formats. What is true for strategy, will always be true, and so it often represents a realm with elegant…
Trying to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan broke my brain, but I loved it
As I write this from Tokyo, it’s 30 degrees centigrade (for all you Fahrenheit folks, that means really rather hot). It’s bucketing down with plump, round raindrops that could take your eye out if you’re not careful. It’s a concoction of meteorological ingredients I never expected to last for so long, especially coming from London….
Rainbow Six Siege X vs VALORANT – which 5v5 is easier to play?
Image credit: Riot Games/Ubisoft TL;DR Both R6 Siege X and VALORANT are tactical shooters, with R6 being tactically focused and VALORANT being precision and skillshot focused. VALORANT is by far the more popular title, with millions of daily players vs up to 100,000 for R6 Siege X. In a test of R6 Siege pros vs…
How does map voting work in Overwatch 2?
Image credit: Maya Sattar for Esports Insider via Overwatch 2 TL;DR Map voting was added in Season 17, letting players choose from three pre-selected maps in Quick Play or Competitive. Players get 30 seconds to vote, with each vote increasing that map’s odds by 10% in a roulette-style selection. Map options are still chosen by…
Overwatch 2: 10 best Lucio skins in 2025
Lucio is one of the original Overwatch heroes who has been part of the series since it came out / Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR Lucio is a support hero who has been part of the Overwatch series since the first game in 2016. He balances healing with speed buffs and can also deal significant…
Every qualified team for the OWCS Stage 2 Midseason championship
Image credit: Igor Bezborodov, Esports World Cup Foundation via Flickr Stage 2 of the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) has finally decided its top teams across six regions as it heads into the Midseason Championships. The offline tournament will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the Esports World Cup (EWC), during the fourth week of…
New R6 Siege Cup announced for July 5th
Image credit: Ubisoft Ubisoft has announced that Rainbow Six Siege X’s most competitive mode, the Siege Cup, will take place on July 5th, 2025. According to the game publisher, the Siege Cup will take place across five regions: NA, EU + MENA, LATAM, OCE and APAC. Keep Reading The biggest news from R6 Siege X’s…