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League Of Legends’ Next Champion Is A Giant Catfish
His named is Tahm Kench, and he attacks enemies solely with his tongue. Ew? After releasing a stylish trailer for a character known as “The River King” last week, Riot Games revealed the next champion coming to its ludicrously popular online multiplayer game League of Legends today with a characteristically detailed breakdown of the guy’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 -
Why Blizzard Ditched In-Game Items For Heroes Of The Storm
One major difference between Heroes of the Storm and its competitors Dota 2 and League of Legends is the game’s “talent system” that eschews individual character experience and items players can purchase from an in-game shop. Was Blizzard just trying to set itself apart by abandoning genre conventions? Not entirely. Speaking in an interview with…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 -
If you’ve played Heroes of the Storm, you’ve probably found yourself wondering if there’s a way to predict when and where tributes appear in the “Cursed Hollow” map. HOTS player and Reddit user Stumpaxe made a very handy guide explaining how the tribute spawning system works in the level. Check it out on imgur.
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 -
Counter-Strike’s Most Important Map, Recreated In Dying Light
Dust2 is the undisputed king of Counter-Strike maps. But as my colleague Nathan Grayson reported back in April, the very awesomeness of the level that’s made it such a classic has also posed a risk of making the shooter feel stale. What better way to liven things up than with the living dead? YouTuber SlenderDan…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 22, 2015 -
Smash Bros. Glitch Turns Pac-Man Into Unstoppable Terror
So this is scary. Pac-Man, one of the cheeriest-looking characters ever known in video games, has unlocked what looks like one of the biggest trolls moves in Smash Bros. thanks to a recently discovered glitch. Nicknamed the “trampoline stage drop” by the influential Smash forum Smashboards, the glitch makes the Pac’s opponent fall through through…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 22, 2015 -
League And Dota 2 Are Both Becoming A Bit More Like Heroes Of The Storm
Heroes of the Storm has only been out of beta for a few weeks, but it seems like Blizzard’s newly-minted MOBA is already having an impact on Dota 2 and League of Legends—the two reigning kings of this idiosyncratic and enormously popular game genre. Earlier this week, Riot revealed that it’s planning to remove debuffs…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 19, 2015 -
Angelic Diablo Is A Walking Contradiction
Hey there big guy. What the heck happened to you? Aren’t you supposed to be a Lord of Hell? Heroes of the Storm doesn’t have the best character skins in the MOBA game, but they’ve been getting a lot better recently. Exhibit A: the new “Angelic Diablo” skin for the classic Blizzard villain, which was…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 19, 2015 -
Esports
Basketball Injury Takes Out Top League Of Legends Player
Oh, the irony. Professional League of Legends player Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has been sidelined from his position on the North American team Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) due to an IRL sports injury. Peng gashed his pinky finger playing basketball recently, deep enough that he needed to get stitches: DoubleLift told The Daily Dot that he’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 19, 2015 -
Even Without The Option, Heroes Of The Storm Players Still Surrender
“Just let them win, it’s over” one of my teammates typed. “Not yet,” I responded. He didn’t listen. Blizzard formally announced that its new MOBA Heroes of the Storm wouldn’t come with a surrender option back in April. While I originally disagreed with their reasoning, I now realize it was fairly sound. “We believe the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 18, 2015 -
How The New Metroid Prime’s Co-Op Works
Nintendo only made the ancillary sports-game component of its perplexing newMetroid Prime game available to demo at E3 this week. But the developer did offer a small slice of how the four-player co-op—intended to be the meat Federation Force’s gameplay—will work in action as well. The developer showed it in action during one of its…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 18, 2015 -
Dota 2 Updates Have League Of Legends Players Threatening To Swap Games
PC gaming supergiant Valve has been teasing out ever-more exciting details about Dota 2 Reborn, a comprehensive overhaul of its MOBA. Snazzy features like a new client, new custom game modes, even a whole new engine for the game thrilled Dota 2 players. They’ve also left another group of people very, very unhappy. Watching all…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 17, 2015 -
How A Killer Heroes Of The Storm Combo Is Born
The most devastating attacks in a MOBA are the ones a team executes in unison. But that also means they’re all the trickier to pull off. After weeks of practice, one Heroes of the Storm player finally nailed a new ultra-powerful maneuver he’s calling the “Prison Bus.” Rekt. Heroes player and YouTuber Woundar posted his…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 17, 2015 -
Diablo’s King Leoric And Monk Join Heroes of the Storm
Plus a treasure goblin. And I’m pretty sure that Blizzard just revealed a third new hero as well. Blizzard offered a few more details about its ongoing Diablo-themed campaign for its awesome new MOBA Heroes of the Storm last night during the E3 PC gaming show. While the campaign, which kicks off at the end…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 17, 2015 -
The Ten Best New Things In Fallout 4 (So Far)
Ugh. Fallout 4. Where do I even begin? So much excitement, speculation, trepidation. Let’s get our thoughts in order with a list. Longtime Fallout players that we all are, team Kotaku brainstormed about the top ten things we’re looking forward to doing in Bethesda’s new game—or, at least, what we think we’ll be doing, based…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 16, 2015 -
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Has Sweet Carriage-jackings
Ubisoft showed a very pretty-looking trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate yesterday at its E3 presentation, which is all well and good. But what about the actual gameplay? That looks nice, too! Feast your eyes upon this short but very sweet Syndicate gameplay walkthrough: I’m gonna be totally honest. I am not an Assassin’s Creed fanboy.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 16, 2015
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