Heather and I are jumping into more Fire Emblem: Three Houses to explore Garreg Mach Monastery, fight some fools and strengthen our bonds… with you. Come join us in the chat!

Fan-favorite heroes get small buffs ahead of Valve’s big Dota 2 tournament. Major swings in games are fun to watch, which is why I’m glad to see Lycan, Tinker, and Drow getting a little more powerful in the game’s latest mini-patch ahead of The International 2019.

Janemba will be Dragon Ball FighterZ’s final new character added as part of its season two pass, according to a listing that briefly went up on the Nintendo UK eShop overnight. The demon of pure evil you can transform people into jellybeans seems likely to get announced at Evo 2019 this weekend. 

Track: An Ending (Ascent) (Remastered 2019) | Artist: Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno | Album: Apollo – Atmospheres & Soundtracks – Extended Edition

A StarCraft concert is being held in South Korea on August 24 at the Sejong Center in Seoul. Sol Chin is conducting, and she previously conducted the World of Warcraft: Live Concert in South Korea. In case you missed it, have a listen right here.

Originally released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013, the first Yokai Watch game is being released in HD on the Nintendo Switch. It will be titled Yokai Watch 1 for Nintendo Switch and be out in Japan on October 10. No word yet on an international release.

Night Canal. Nagahama, Shiga. By ShuYung Wu. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Track: Crud Addict | Artist: Datkid & Leaf Dog | Album: Confessions of a Crud Lord Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

There’s going to be a video presentation by Smash director Masahiro Sakurai on July 30 at 9am ET, where we get a look at Ultimate’s next DLC fighter (Dragon Quest’s Hero), and probably news of v4.0’s balance updates as well

Track: Rhythm Nation | Artist: Janet Jackson | Album: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814

Fortnite’s season 10 will have a “championship series,” as announced today during the World Cup Solo finals. The series will feature leaderboards and “millions of dollars at stake.”