Yannick LeJacq

The Medic Has A Ridiculous Drop-Ship Power In Heroes Of The Storm

Lt. Morales, a character inspired by the famously sultry StarCraft Terran unit The Medic, is the next up for release in Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm. She looks like a strong and adept healing-friendly support. But what I’m really excited about is her ult. “Ult” is MOBA-speak for “super powerful game-changing ability.” They’re the…

John Cena Would Be Crazy OP As A League Of Legends Champion

He can go invisible, has a shield that automatically regenerates, and a toggle-able passive that doesn’t need three stacks to proc? Rito pls. The YouTube comic geniuses at Crazy Boris Productions cooked up this spoof of the “Champion Spotlight” videos that Riot always puts out prior to the release of a new champion in League…

Now who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? I am. Riot published a short story on its website last night to fill out the backstory for the new League of Legends champion Kindred, and it confirms my earlier suspicions that they’re extremely creepy. Read it here; it’s a tad long, but well worth it.

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The Best Kind Of Ezreal Ult In League Of Legends

Sometimes there are moments in League of Legends when everything lines up so perfectly that you end up knocking down all five of your opponents like the helpless bowling pins that they are. This is the story of one such moment. Context: Ezreal, the blond-haired dude seen above, is a ranged fighter in League of…

A Great Tool For Making The Leap To Dota 2

Let’s say you’ve dabbled in League of Legends, but have always been afraid to give Dota 2 a shot. Sure, all the characters are free in Dota, you might say, and it supports rad mods, and it has a super sexy new client, but…isn’t it supposed to be really fucking hard? Boy, have I got…

Here’s an extremely impressive wood carving of Dota 2’s famous “Blink Dagger,” made by Reddit’s GremLinzTat. Do you think making this beauty took more or less time than actually nailing the proper in-game technique for using the teleportation device? Probably less. See more photos on imgur. Contact the author at [email protected]

Riot Explains How League Of Legends’ Ranked Team Builder Will Work

It’s been a very long time coming, but Riot Games is finally turning one of the most frequently requested matchmaking features from an idea into a reality. Huzzah! Team Builder has long been one of those things in League of Legends that’s great in theory, but not always in practice. The basic idea of it…

Riot just released a set of League of Legends Facebook stickers, which means you can mercilessly troll your friends with Teemo when you’re not even playing the game. NICE. Download them here Contact the author at [email protected]

Track: HYFR | Artist: Drake, Lil Wayne | Album: Take Care Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Game About Being A Jew That I Needed In High School

Bullying takes many different forms. It was the worst for me when it came under the guise of friendship. [This article was originally published on April 22, 2014.] I had just entered ninth grade at a prestigious private school in New Jersey. This was a place of unimaginable wealth, the kind of school my mother…

A Clever Way To Bait An Enemy In Heroes Of The Storm

I have played exactly nine hundred and ninety-nine games of Heroes of the Storm, and I’ve never seen a Murky player use the frog creature’s egg quite like this Murky, for those who don’t know, is unique sort of MOBA character because of the way his egg works. As Will Reilley explained on Kotaku, the…

Dota 2 Mod Turns Game Into Nonstop Co-Op Boss Fight

Dota 2 got a major update recently that, among many other things, made it much easier for players to create and share custom games with one another. One of the best (and certainly the silliest) of the new player-made modes turns Valve’s into a PvE game that’s fittingly known as “Epic Boss Fight.” Like all…

The New League Of Legends Champion Is Seriously Creepy

Last week, Riot unveiled “Kindred,” the newest champion for its wildly popular online game League of Legends. It’s far too early to say anything definitive about Kindred’s gameplay qualities, but one thing is already clear: the champ’s production values are amazing Kindred is relatively rare in League of Legends for not actually being a single…

That Big Pharma Jerk Also Owns A League of Legends Team

Did you know the most hated pharmaceutical executive in America also owns professional League of Legends and Dota 2 teams? It’s true! Martin Shkreli, the CEO who instantly gained internet notoriety yesterday for jacking up the price of a drug used to treat cancer patients and people with AIDS by more than 5,000 percent, happens…

An Awesome Moment From The Heroes Of The Storm Americas Finals

The Heroes of the Storm Americas finals went down in Las Vegas this weekend, giving rise to many big plays that impressed fans and spectators. One moment from the grand finals stood out as a real show-stopper. It all came down to a face-off between two of the Act I bosses in Diablo III. The…

New Heroes Of The Storm Skins (And Mounts) Are Super Sexy

Fresh off Heroes of the Storm’s Americas Championship games that went down this past weekend, Blizzard teased out some fresh MEAT content coming into the MOBA. Seems to me like the developer has really stepped up its game for alternate character skins lately. First they gave a sneak peek at the next two upcoming heroes—Artanis,…

Track: I’m Back | Artist: Eminem | Album: The Marshall Mathers LP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

League Of Legends’ Money-Grubbing Could Be A Whole Lot Worse

For all its talk about being a big ol’ piece of ~~freemium content~~, League of Legends is really expensive. Too expensive, some people (like me) might say. Despite the grief critics give Riot for monetizing almost every inch of League’s virtual real estate, it’s really not as bad as a free-to-play MOBA could be. YouTuber…

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