preseason

Diablo IV's much-awaited season 1 update is almost upon us and ahead of that, Blizzard has rolled out a new patch for preparation. The hefty 8GB patch 1.1.0a brings a range of balance changes, fixes some bugs, and adds unique items, in addition to making permanent upgrades such as Altars of Lilith unlocks available account-wide when starting as a new character. For the uninitiated, ‘Season of the Malignant' is set after the events of the main campaign, once you've defeated Lilith and unravelled the Tree of Whispers.…

The first in-depth testing for Formula E’s Gen3 car took place this week in Valencia, just one month away from the start of Season 9 in Mexico City. Across three full days, one simulated race and an added one-hour jaunt on a planned media day, some teams ran nearly 600 laps and over 2,000 kilometers to get a handle on what the new cars are capable of. The week wasn’t without incidents, of course, but Formula E co-founder and chief championship officer Alberto Longo said the sessions were “very successful.” “The teams and…

Hey, everyone, an it’s Dan Woike writing the Lakers newsletter from Las Vegas. I had to pawn my shoes to get a computer after some very, very, very unlikely rolls of the dice, but we figured out a way to get it done.Because in the end, this is a results business, right?Well … maybe not always.Bust or building? For all the places to make the argument, Las Vegas might be the worst.There are no moral victories at the felt tables — either you beat the dealer and your stack grows or you lose and it goes away, the most…

No butterflies. No pregame photos on the court. No extra moments of reflection on the drive to the arena.Just work.“It’s game day,” Darvin Ham said before his first game as coach of the Lakers, projecting the calm, confidence and control that helped him land the job this offseason.If Ham wasn’t in the mood for sentimentality, new Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown cooked up some, offering a few stanzas when asked whether there was any poetry in the season starting with a matchup between the two men.After all, it was Brown,…

The League Of Legends pre-season changes have been revealed, detailing the return of Chemtech Drake and a host of jungle changes – including the addition of pets. For this year’s pre-season, developer Riot Games has focused on making big changes to the jungle role. That includes the return of Chemtech Drake, an elemental Drake that was removed from League Of Legends in January after Riot acknowledged that it was “too frustrating to play with.” However, much of the unpopular Drake’s features – including the…

The first season of MultiVersus is delayed to an unknown date, so its pre-season will now run until August 15. We want to let everyone know that we are delaying the start of Season 1 & the release of Morty to a later date. We know this might be disappointing for some and want to assure our Community that we are dedicated to delivering new and exciting content that delights players. (2/3) — MultiVersus (@multiversus) August 4, 2022 As announced on the official MultiVersus Twitter account, both the…

Yager has confirmed the release date for The Cycle: Frontier alongside details of a pre-season event. The Cycle: Frontier officially releases June 22 but before that, there will be a pre-season event kicking off June 8. This pre-season will be available on both Steam and the Epic Games Store and will run for a period of two weeks. According to the Steam listing: “The Cycle: Frontier is a free-to-play PvPvE Extraction Shooter driven by suspense and danger. Prospect for resources and other riches on an abandoned alien…