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TournifyPK Summer Championship Announced: PKR 500,000 Prize Pool!
Prepare your squads for the biggest esports tournament of the summer. TournifyPK is proud to announce the Summer Championship with tournament tracks for PUBG Mobile, Valorant, and Tekken 8.
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Top 5 Valorant Teams in Pakistan: 2026 Standings and Power Rankings
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Are we in the cozy gaming gold rush era? 'Cozy' has grown over 250% on Steam and 200% in my inbox since 2024
Cozy games on GoogleThe past five years of search demand on Google for cozy games, relaxing games, and casual games.Google TrendsInterestingly, the resurgence of "casual games" is even more pronounced at a worldwide view.Google TrendsFirst let's check back in on the same Google Search data I pulled in 2023 to compare h...
It's not even out yet, but Valve's Deadlock just became one of the most played games on Steam
Valve's new MOBA Deadlock - a sort of cross between Dota and Overwatch - might not be fully released yet, or even accessible by vast portions of the public,but that hasn't stopped its latest update propelling it to being one of the most played games on Steam. Read more
You're hyped for Deadlock's new heroes and map updates, I'm hyped because of the 800 extra pre-match conversations, we are not the same
I kinda wish Deadlock wasn't a MOBA—not because I don't play MOBAs, you understand. I have a misspent youth of over 2,400 hours in Dota 2 and 340 of the suckers in Deadlock itself. I know ball. Rather, I think Deadlock's universe and characters are so damn charming that I'd love for more people to know about them, and...
I have broken GTA 5 by installing so many mods that the game only launches in windowed mode now
Los Santos CustomsI'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier.Can a game go on life support? Can it begin, in its dotage, to show...
Stanley Parable Co-Designer Perfectly Explains Why People Play 1,600 Hours Of Dota 2 And Still Hate It
This is exactly how I've felt
William Pugh, co-designer of The Stanley Parable, has over 1,600 hours in Dota 2: 'It's not a game made of love. It's a game fuelled by hate and a desire to conquer'
Disk Cleanup(Image credit: Future)Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?"William Pugh grew up on a...
Near-Perfect MOBAs Nobody Talks About Anymore
There are a lot of video game genres out there, and as time passes, some of the best games get left behind as players move on, sequels are released, or development stalls. One of the hardest genres to break into is MOBAs, as you need to compete with absolute titans like League of Legends and Dota 2, and if you want to...
'Dude no joke looks like Hugh Jackman now': The internet is swooning over Gabe Newell's svelte new look at The International
Valve honcho Gabe Newell recorded a video to kick off The International 2026, the latest edition of Valve's annual Dota 2 championship tournament, and as noticed by GamesRadar, the reaction to it is pleasingly wholesome. Plenty of esports fans are thrilled to see the return of one of the world's premiere tourneys, natu...
Failed DotA Card Game Artifact Mysteriously Has 10,000 Players
Some among you may remember Artifact, Valve's oft-maligned attempt to enter the digital trading card game market using the DotA IP. The game's announcement in 2017 was met with groans from the live audience assembled at The International, DotA's premier esports competition, which proved a portent of the game's fate.
Palworld barges Dota 2 aside as PC player counts skyrocket following the game's 1.0 release
After a long wait, Palworld has finally hit 1.0 on PC and consoles, and while it hasn't managed to replicate its massive 2.1m concurrent player peak from early 2024, it's currently one of the most played games on Steam. Read more
Riot teases League of Legends Classic, with a full reveal coming in two weeks
After a bunch of decidedly low-poly character models started leaking from League of Legends's public test servers, Riot decided to pull the ripcord: League of Legends Classic is real, though when exactly it will harken back to is yet to be seen.The reveal came in the form of a cheeky skit called "200 Years of Experienc...
Dota 2's Dark Carnival has begun, with a huge story chapter and five automaton hero personas
At last, weeks of speculation and mystery can finally be put to bed: the Dota 2 Dark Carnival has begun. Valve's latest big event is here, and as many were hoping (myself included), it's a full-scale story campaign in a similar format to 2024's Crownfall. This time, the tale opens with Legion Commander and Hoodwink tra...