In the timeframe between January 16th and January 19th, the Overwatch Champion Series ran a series of open preliminary rounds. During the subsequent phase, the top 16 teams from each region had the chance to prohibit one character for every map played. Any characters that were banned could not be selected by either team during gameplay.
Unfortunately, the video doesn’t have English subtitles, but you can use automatic translation from Japanese to get a general understanding of the conversation.
On Twitch, Pokimane has amassed a following of 9.3 million people, primarily for her live streaming of Valorant and Fortnite games. Alongside this, she co-hosts ‘Sweet n’ Sour’ podcast with LilyPichu.
As a gamer, I’d say almost every Exotic Shotgun in Bungie’s loot shooter game has some level of importance within the game world. A handful of these are so potent that they’ve redefined the meta (the most effective strategies and weapons) practically overnight.
In Sonic 4, the franchise is taking big risks, as Sonic 3 introduces a menacing villain, Metal Sonic, and a fan favorite character, Amy Rose who uses a hammer, creates quite a stir in the post-credit sequences.
Judging by the number and length of the Virgin River book series (22 novels), it’s likely that the popular TV show adaptation will have plenty of episodes to keep us entertained for many years to come, possibly even until we reach our senior years in nursing homes. The richness of the plot should provide ample material for the creators.
On the 18th of January, KSI announced his upcoming boxing contest against retired British footballer Wayne Bridge as his next opponent.
On January 20th, Instagram-based streamer and content producer Messy Maj (messymajj) shared the sad news about the passing of TikToker Siyah on his social media platform.
Starting from January 19, 2025, the enforcement of the law prohibiting TikTok occurred. The night prior, servers operated by ByteDance, the app’s owner, were deactivated for TikTok.
As Logan and Jake Paul stirred up the world of influencer boxing, they didn’t hesitate to challenge Conor McGregor. At first, the UFC champion seemed hesitant to react, but later on, he referred to the brothers as “foolish” or “idiots.