Riot has concluded its investigation of the professional League of Legends player suspected of boosting accounts for cash, and decided to suspend him from the League Championship Series for seven months. Riot also found that he was negotiating “the sale of an unlocked account granted to LCS pros.” Read more
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Hey Heroes of the Storm Abathur players, I need to ASKathur you a question. Sorry. I want to put together a guide for this strange, wonderful hero since he’s finally on free week (and because he’s notoriously difficult to master). Please let me know if you have any gameplay tips or build strategies to suggest. Thanks! Read more
Late last week, Riot revealed plans to relocate the North American servers for its popular online multiplayer game Le…
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The American pro Dota 2 team Evil Geniuses won the game’s biggest eSports event ever this past weekend, taking home…
Thank the benevolent Heroes of the Storm balance team gods. The iconic Warcraft villain Kael’Thas’s reign of terror…
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Track: Forgot About Dre | Artist: Dr. Dre, Eminem | Album: 2001
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Have you ever done something so colossally stupid in a video game that you almost wish you had been drunk and/or…
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It’s seemed like as natural a fit as there possibly could be, but Heroes of the Storm fans haven’t known for sure if…
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Track: Gz and Hustlas | Artist: Snoop Doggy Dogg (yes, this is before he shortened his name) | Album: Doggystyle
Fans were pissed this week when Blizzard announced a Protoss Warrior for Heroes of the Storm that WASN’T the StarCraft hero Praetor Fenix. A HOTS developer has now weighed in on Reddit to say they are working on him, they’re just holding him back because he has a similar resurrection mechanic to King Leoric. Phew! Read more
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Games of Dota 2 are usually played with two teams of five. So what happens if you double that number? A lot of…
“My personal favourite change is Fox getting his jab weakened because I have zero experience in that matchup. But now I’m not scared of getting jabbed at 50 and dying.” Red Bull interviewed Smash Bros. pros about the new patch, and they make some good points about what the character buffs mean for the game. Read more
Yesterday afternoon, Riot Games published an explanation for why it hasn’t added an oft-requested sandbox mode to…
Riot just announced a new blog/initiative to improve the way it communicates with League of Legends’ millions and millions of players. It’s called “Riot Pls” instead of “Rito Pls” for some reason. Read about their current priorities—including a better client!—in this introductory post. Read more
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After going to work with the first expansion pack, The Sims 4 is adding a European-themed world this fall with Get…
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Blizzard revealed a bunch of exciting new stuff coming to its MOBA Heroes of the Storm today at Gamescom. In…
Usually when Riot tweaks stuff in League of Legends, they do so strictly because of balance considerations. Maybe a…
Today Riot revealed a buttload of changes it’s making to defensive items in League of Legends, starting with the upcoming 5.16 patch. That’s far enough off that we can’t say for sure how the tweaks will affect the game, but it looks like a lot of core pieces of armor are getting nerfed. So long tank meta? Read more
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Track: How Soon Is Now? | Artist: The Smiths | Album: Meat Is Murder (and others)
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Even if they’re a level behind, you might think that two of the best characters in Heroes of the Storm could take…