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Baited | League of Legends' infamous bait ping is making its return via a cute emote, and there's absolutely no way it'll be used for anything else

There's no possible way this could ever be used for other, funnier stuff.

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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Pokemon Unite codes

Grab these codes if you wanna be the very best.

Aug. 12, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

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FF | Elden Ring's Starscourge Radahn is playable right now in a game you might not expect

Nothing quite matches the frustration of a tough boss fight than a cheeky League game.

July 25, 2024 Connor Makar

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STAR BRAWLERS | Brawl Stars tier list: All Brawlers ranked from best to worst

We’ve crunched the data to definitively rank the ultimate fighters in Supercell's hit game, Brawl Stars!

July 23, 2024 James Billcliffe

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LATE-STAGE MTX | From The First Descendant to Zenless Zone Zero, this summer we're drowning in F2P slop

I just like video games, man!

July 19, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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To The Streets | Hold the phone, Valve has created a fighting game for its DOTA 2 battlepass

With five playable characters, it's basic, but it's way better than a few skins and currency.

July 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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Take it in Pride | First F1, the World Cup, and golf – now esports: gaming’s biggest ever sports-washing tournament starts today

Life changing money, courtesy of the Saudi Arabian Public investment Fund.

July 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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Fighting Words | 2XKO is getting one of League of Legends' coolest narrative features

It's no good the characters just being souless fighters, is it?

June 25, 2024 Connor Makar

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New Mode, Who This? | "Think of it like a theme park" League of Legends' game director talks new game modes, and the importance of mixing things up

Game director Pu Liu speaks on why adding new game modes to League is a good idea.

June 24, 2024 Connor Makar

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Trail by Briar | League of Legends' new summer event is a loving send-up of Vampire Survivors that you've got to play

Available for a limited time, you'll be able to join the Anima Squad in what I feel is Riot's best summer event yet.

June 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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Roaming around | League of Legends new champion Aurora is a roaming, evasive monster you've absolutely got to try

Riot Games has been hard at work on a new champion, an AP carry for both top and mid lane.

June 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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Let's Get Physical | Remember physical media? The team behind Arcane certainly does, as the Netflix series is getting the rare Blu-ray treatment

Taking this one as a win for preservation.

June 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Squad Busters Tier List

Here are the best characters to win every match

May 31, 2024 Paulo Kawanishi

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VIDEO | 7 forgotten Fallout crossovers that you definitely don't remember

From the vault of history, here's a bunch of oddities, cosmetic DLCs, and a genuinely good Minecraft world.

May 13, 2024 Jim Trinca

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IT WASN'T ME | Riot Games' anti-cheat rollout hasn't gone off without a hitch, with some players claiming it's bricking PCs

Riot has since stated reports of Vanguard anti-cheat causing these issues are rare, and fixable.

May 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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EARLY BIRDS | Smite 2 shoots to the top of Steam's top sellers entirely through pre-order founder packs

The free-to-play moba has made a big splash on Steam, and it's not even out yet.

April 16, 2024 Connor Makar

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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024

Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.

April 5, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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POKE DAY NEWS GALORE | Pokemon Day brought a flurry of news, including details on Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, Pokemon Unite, and more

More Pokemon updates than you can shake a Sudowoodo at!

Feb. 27, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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D&D MONEY | No, D&D apparently isn't for sale, despite reported discussions involving Baldur's Gate 3's developer

Wizards of the Coast says it's not planning to offload Dungeons & Dragons.

Feb. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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LAYOFFS AGAIN | Riot lays off over 500 staff, with Legends of Runeterra and Forge indie initiative teams hit hard

"This isn’t to appease shareholders or to hit a quarterly earnings number—it’s a necessity."

Jan. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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SMITE... AGAIN! | "We created a new game mode in a day!" How staying faithful is the key to Smite 2's success

After a decade working on Smite, the team believes that improving on the original is all the fans want.

Jan. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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MOBAS ARE BACK? | The next game from Dave the Diver devs is a sci-fi MOBA about injecting speed juice into your boots

Wakerunners may be the strangest follow-up to a hit game that put its studio on the map.

Jan. 18, 2024 Sherif Saed

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BADGE OF HONOUR | "It’s a little bit more than we can take on" - Why Smite's rarest skins aren't coming to Smite 2 for now

Executive producer Alex Cantatore speaks to us on the hard choices made with the leap to Unreal Engine 5.

Jan. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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GETTING GODLY | Smite 2 preview: Same Smite taste, zero Surtr

We were able to get our hands on Smite 2 the day it was announced. Here's what we think.

Jan. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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NEW SKIN WHO DIS | While OG players will get rewarded, Smite cosmetics will not carry over into Smite 2

Instead, all new skins from here on out will be cross-game cosmetics.

Jan. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

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DEAR GOD | Smite 2 has been just announced for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

A decade after the original relase, Smite 2 is coming to the Unreal Engine on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Jan. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

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THIS IS IT | Shrek, Dante, and Michael Jackson are the price of League of Legends' upcoming anti-cheat update

Riot has had enough of cheaters and scripters, but it looks like a community of modders will be caught in the crossfire.

Jan. 8, 2024 Connor Makar

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GOT THAT DOG IN HIM | Warwick takes the spotlight in Arcane season 2 tease

A follow-up on the finale tease that had us all howling.

Jan. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

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Rampant codes

Get ready for battle.

Jan. 3, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

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STORM WARNING | As Blizzard leaves Heroes of the Storm behind, fans begin to revive it themselves

Resurgence of the Storm is a Starcraft 2 mod you can play right now, if you're keen to experience it yourself.

Jan. 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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BEST FROSTIVUS EVER | Caught cheating in Dota 2? You're getting a permaban and a lump of coal for Frostivus

Valve knows who's been naughty or nice.

Dec. 16, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN | Arcane season two gets a release window, but you'll have to wait a while longer

At least we know when it's coming back!

Nov. 12, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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STEALING HEARTS | League of Legend's hunky boyband might just convince me to start playing

Emphasis on the word might.

Oct. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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HERE'S TO YOU KID | Riot pulls off rare positive PR move, adds Make-A-Wish winner to League of Legends canon

Alongside a long-await Jax visual update, an old heartwarming easter egg has found itself a key part of Jax's backstory.

Sept. 27, 2023 Connor Makar

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POKE STUFF | Special Pokemon Presents presentation will be held next week on August 8

Expect new details about upcoming games and products.

Aug. 4, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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CREW ARE YA | What's the best Shameless Rip Off, and why isn't it The Crew Motorfest? The Best Games Ever Podcast Episode 62

What's wrong with a little idea theft?

July 28, 2023 Connor Makar

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FISTS UP | Soul Fighter event set to mix up League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, and Wild Rift July 20

Fighting game themed cosmetics, in-game events, and minigames. Curiously at a time we're expecting Project L news...

June 27, 2023 Connor Makar

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MOBA FOR DUMMIES | Minecraft Legends could be you and your kids’ next Game Pass favourite

The Easter holidays may have only just come to a close, but ahead of the summer – and those long, school-less weeks – you should remember Minecraft Legends.

April 12, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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FIRE POWER | "Back to Basics" Enchanter Milio coming to League of Legends

This fire wielding youth is about buffing allies and playing aggresive.

March 6, 2023 Connor Makar

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LOL 2023 | League of Legends 2023 roadmap: new champs, new reworks, and huge ranked changes

It's a big year for League. Here's what the year has in store.

Jan. 9, 2023 Connor Makar

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ROAST IN THE MACHINE | Riot Games and Ubisoft team up in AI research project — using player chat logs as training data

Results of this research are set to be published next year.

Nov. 16, 2022 Connor Makar

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ARE YOU WINNING SON? | Top 5 games we want on the real-life death VR headset

Palmer Luckey could really blow minds with the right games on his platform.

Nov. 10, 2022 Connor Makar

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WHO NEEDS QATAR? | The League of Legends World Championship finals had 5.1 million viewers — breaking viewership records

That's not even counting Chinese viewers!

Nov. 7, 2022 Connor Makar

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HERE COMES ANOTHER | Evercore Heroes — from former Riot and EA devs — mashes together MOBAs and dungeon-running

A genre mix that may just be the next big thing?

Oct. 11, 2022 Connor Makar

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Shifting times | 13 years later, is League of Legends still Riot's crown jewel? We head to the LEC Finals to find out

Talking to fans, shoutcasters, and Riot staff, we try and figure out where the MOBA stands right now.

Sept. 15, 2022 Connor Makar

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League of Legends 2023 preseason jungle changes are coming with... pets?

Changes to leashing, pathing, communication and items are in the works.

Aug. 12, 2022 Connor Makar

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Sprits awakened! | Udyr rework revealed in full, as League of Legends' beloved shaman gets a visual and kit upgrade

Udyr is changing quite a bit, we break down the changes with input from the devs here.

Aug. 9, 2022 Connor Makar

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Top of the pantheon | Smite god tier list: Best characters across all character types

Whether you're looking for a mage, guardian, hunter, assassin or warrior pick - this list is for you!

July 19, 2022 Connor Makar

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Source of the magic | "The idea is to transform our whole ecosystem and brand": behind the magic of Riot Games' Star Guardians event

We sit down with Ryan Mireles to talk about magical girls – in a totally cool way though, don't worry.

July 13, 2022 Connor Makar

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A magical time | Star Guardians event details revealed across all Riot Games titles

Magic, sparkles, and a whole bunch of new cosmetics are coming very soon.

July 12, 2022 Connor Makar