Wizards of the Coast accused of pervasive ongoing racism

Wizards of the Coast, like many other companies, made statements of solidarity to fight against racial injustice in the wake of protests after George Floyd was killed by police brutality. Zaiem Beg, a prominent member of the Seattle Magic: The Gathering community and contributor to multiple Magic websites including ChannelFireball and TCGplayer.com, has a different experience with the company.

Streaming platforms show massive growth since last year, except Mixer

In a time when just about every major industry has been affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the gaming industry is no exception. E3 has been canceled, and developer Riot Games had to stagger releasing the Valorant beta worldwide. One of the few places that has seen growth over the past few months, however, is livestreaming.

Japan is looking to break into esports competitions by 2025

Esports events have steadily grown over the past few years, with global revenues growing to more than $1 billion and viewership cresting at more than 443 million in 2019. It’s no wonder, then, that the Japanese government is looking at esports as a new way to boost its economy. At least, that’s according to sources close to the Japan Times.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans react to Byleth’s reveal

During Thursday’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct, fans got their first look at the last DLC character to be released in the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. Byleth, the professor blessed by a goddess, has joined the ranks of their fellow Fire Emblem series characters already in the game. Some Smash fans felt that at seven characters the series was starting to feel a little overrepresented, and their online reactions are reflecting it. Even series director Masahiro Sakurai poked fun at the addition of another sword-using character in the game, the goddess Sothis from Fire Emblem: Three Houses making a sly quip to the very vocal Smash community’s disdain for characters with swords.

How Liquid Snake’s Arm Really Took Over Revolver Ocelot In MGS2

Of all the confusing events that occur in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, the reveal that Liquid Snake’s arm took over Revolver Ocelot’s body might be the hardest thing to understand. Especially since the secret behind the takeover isn’t fully explained until the end of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Under the name Liquid Ocelot, the two went on to orchestrate some of the biggest events featured in the series.

Pokémon’s Evil Teams, Ranked From Least To Most Villainous

Thanks to the whimsical nature of the Pokémon games it can be easy to forget that an evil team is often lurking in the shadows. Some of their schemes are relatively minor, like stopping trainers from competing in the Pokémon League challenge. Other teams have much loftier goals, like rewriting time and space to shape a new universe in their leader’s image.

No matter their goals, the evil teams in Pokémon constantly work behind the scenes to further their agenda. While the player always succeeds in the end, it doesn’t stop new evil organizations from popping up in every region.