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Microsoft HoloLens Designer Killed In Hit-And-Run
Mike Ey, a 30-year-old software engineer for Microsoft’s HoloLens, was killed in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend, according to the local Seattle station Kiro TV. According to Kiro TV (via NeoGAF), local police said that Ey was rear-ended by another driver who was speeding “over 100 miles an hour” while driving on the highway…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 4, 2015 -
League Of Legends Is Now Rewarding People For Playing Nice On Teams
In its ongoing war against the toxic parts of League of Legends’ community, developer Riot Games has kicked off a promising initiative to encourage teamwork and collaboration between players. For the next two weeks, people who play games with teams of friends are eligible for big Influence Points rewards. “Influence Points,” or IP for short,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 3, 2015 -
Sunset Overdrive will get its final piece of DLC on April 1st, developer Insomniac just announced. Known as The Dawn Of The Rise Of The Fallen Machines, it adds a new area and related missions to the game along with some other goodies. The last add-on campaign was very good, so I’m excited for this…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 3, 2015 -
So That’s How League Of Legends’ Bard Got His ‘Meep’ Minions
When Riot unveiled its new League of Legends champion “The Bard,” the developer claimed that the heavily bearded fellow hailed from somewhere “beyond the physical universe in realms unknown to men.” Fair enough. But could they be known to…pikmin? (Pun very much intended). YouTuber GingerPale put any and all questions about the Bard’s origin story…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 2, 2015 -
An Embarrassing Way To Lose In League Of Legends
Developing “map awareness” is crucial to playing at your best in League of Legends. Otherwise, you might suddenly find yourself wondering: “How the hell did we lose when I was kicking so much ass?” YouTuber SSF4MANIA recently showed how these worst-laid plans of League players can end up going seriously awry: As one fellow League…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 2, 2015 -
My First Few Weeks With League Of Legends Were Nothing Like I Expected
“I’m very new to this,” I typed, “just to warn y’all.” A second later, someone responded: “You’re a smurf, aren’t you?” “What’s a smurf?” I asked. “Yep,” another wrote, “definitely a smurf.” This was a few weeks ago, right before the fifth, maybe sixth game of League of Legends I had ever played. League of…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 27, 2015 -
Riot Just Changed League Of Legends’ Jungle And Players Are Furious
Riot put out a new patch for League of Legends this week—an occasion that the game’s legions of fans always await with bated breath. Anticipation curdled into disappointment once players realized the developer had made some unwelcome changes that could have a profound impact on one of the competitive multiplayer game’s key team positions: the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 26, 2015 -
Annoying League Of Legends Bug Returns
An unpleasant and thoroughly irritating bug has reared its ugly head in League of Legends once again. What makes it all the more irritating is that affected players have basically been told by League developer Riot that they just have to sit tight and make do for the time being. The bug in question causes…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 24, 2015 -
The Bard Is League Of Legends’ Newest Champion
After lots of cryptic teasing League of Legends developer Riot has finally pulled the curtain backfor its new champion: “The Bard.” He has a big beard, some crazy-sounding teleportation powers, and can summon special little spirit-monsters known as “Meeps.” I love him already! Riot’s described the new Bard fellow in its announcement Tuesday afternoon as…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 24, 2015 -
Reviews
Shadow Of Mordor: The Bright Lord: The Kotaku Review
The Bright Lord, Shadow of Mordor‘s new DLC campaign, promises an epic showdown with Lord of the Rings head honcho Sauron. It was designed in part to address a common fan complaint about the original game’s anticlimactic ending. But while it does give players a chance to fight Sauron, I’d hardly call it an epic…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 24, 2015 -
“I think this is a great opportunity to reiterate […] the importance of not trusting anyone online, even if you think they are your friends.” Game Informer spoke to the mother of a young Destiny player whose progress was deleted after he shared his account with a fellow player. Remember to be careful, gamers.
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 20, 2015 -
How ‘Reading’ Works In Smash Bros.
“Reading” isn’t just the provenance of drag queens. Not anymore, at least. The partly-psychological, partly-social practice of “reading” another person is an essential piece of playing fighting games like Super Smash Bros. effectively. So how does it work? An excellent new tutorial by Rush Hour Smash spells it out. Narrator Corey “False” Shin defines reading…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 20, 2015 -
Sounds like there are a bunch of interesting changes incoming for League of Legends. In the past few days, developers at Riot have mentioned buffing “a number of tanks in the jungle,” completely reworking the nerfed-to-hell trashcan that is Urgot, and adding a mysterious new champion. Hmmmmm….
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 20, 2015 -
The Zombie That Just Wouldn’t Die
I tried to warn everybody: Dying Light can be a really, really hard game. If you still don’t believe me, witness one player wailing on a zombie for a solid minute and a half and the fucker still won’t go down. Remember to repair your weapons, people! I’ll admit, Reddit user xXEndXx doesn’t look like…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 18, 2015 -
Smash Bros. Player Discovers Potentially Game-Breaking Exploit
Amongst the panoply of Super Smash Bros. characters, Captain Olimar is often considered one of the most peculiar figures in the game. The Pikmin star is tricky to use effectively, particularly for beginners. Now, he’s developing a new reputation thanks to a ridiculously powerful exploit one player discovered this week. Before I get into the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 18, 2015
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