League of Legends pros may go on strike over proposed rule changes-
The League Championship Series is the top tier of professional League of Legends esports, and one of the biggest pro esports leagues in the world. But according to esports journalist Mikhail Klimentov, it could soon be facing a work stoppage, as the LCS Players Association is calling for a vote on a walkout.
The trouble began earlier this month when Riot announced that it will no longer require LCS teams to field a team in the North American Challengers League, a “developmental” league announced in 2022 made up of 10 former Academy teams—the previous developmental league—and six “Provisional Teams” made up of amateur players. It’s basically a feeder league for the LCS, and each LCS team was required to field its own NACL team along with its main roster.
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Logan Paul still hasn’t refunded victims of his crypto videogame scam-
Logan Paul is one of the biggest influencers in the world, and a one-man brand whose tentacles touch everything from wrestling to podcasts to sugar water. He and fellow influencer KSI have recently scored a major mainstream hit with their endorsement of an energy drink called Prime, but this success has overshadowed one of the dodgier elements of Paul’s recent past: a crypto-based videogame that promised the Earth (or, at least, that it would exist), made millions, and now looks very much like a scam.
The whole CryptoZoo scam was exposed by investigative journalist CoffeeZilla in January of this year or, as we put it at the time, Logan Paul just did too many shitty things to fit in this headline. That’s because, following the detailed report into this scheme, Paul threatened to su…
System Shock’s first patch fixed every glitch I ran into, including a few things I didn’t even realize were bugs-
I’ve been having a great time in Nightdive’s System Shock—it’s been one of those “actually having trouble putting it down” games for me. It’s technically impressive too, with great performance and a lightweight install for an Unreal Engine 4 game, but I’ve definitely encountered a few glitches in my playtime.
And every single one I can remember has been taken care of in the game’s first patch since launching on May 30. The biggest was a nearly progress-blocking bug in the Maintenance level’s cyberspace section: it would slow to a crawl and eventually crash toward the end, and just last night I managed to muddle through by rushing past its final enemies. The game still crashed shortly after exiting, but I got that sweet autosave meaning I didn’t have to run it…
TCL touts fully concave and 8K OLED PC monitors using new low-cost inkjet panel tech-
TCL has announced a slew of monitors due in 2024 with numerous hot new technologies at a display tech conference in China. Arguably the biggest news is its inkjet printed OLED technology, which provides a much-needed alternative to the dominant LG and Samsung OLED panels used in every gaming monitor thus far.
TCL is showing off its inkjet OLED tech in two monitors, a 31-inch 4K 120Hz model with a weird convex panel and then a more conventional 65-inch curved monitor with full 8K resolution and 120Hz refresh.
The convex model feels like a bit of a gimmick, but supposedly allows for glasses-free spatial 3D visuals of some kind. Honestly, we’re more interested in the fact that it’s a 31-inch 4K high refresh OLED that isn’t based on Samsung or LG panel tech.
As for the 65-…