Blizzard announced a while ago that it will be adding a new card back for Hearthstone players to collect at the start of each new season, which coincides with the start of each new month. You won’t get it just for logging into the game though, as you’ll need to reach at least rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode ...
Read More »Can Heroes of the Storm hope to compete with the other MOBAs?
The Massive Online Battle Arena genre – better known as MOBA – has been around for over a decade now, but only received widespread awareness in the last few years. As you may or may not already know, the game that started it all was the original Defense of the Ancients, aka DotA. The game was created as a mod for Blizzard’s ...
Read More »The future of collegiate League of Legends is still uncertain says Riot
It’s no secret that Riot’s League of Legends is the most successful MOBA around, with more than 27 million active players daily. By comparison, rival Dota 2 is currently just a bit short of 10 million while World of Warcraft had about 12 million subscribers at the peak of its glory. Just like any other good MOBA, League of Legends is ...
Read More »The Starcraft 2 WCS Global Finals are almost here
The third edition of the World Championship Series is approaching its climax as the Global Finals are scheduled to begin on November 1st. WCS is an annual event comprised of a series of tournaments for games such as Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone. It’s no coincidence that all these are Blizzard titles as the company itself is hosting the ...
Read More »Dreamhack Masters Bucharest kicks off tomorrow with Dota 2 and Hearthstone tournaments
Dreamhack Masters Bucharest 2014 is scheduled to begin tomorrow, October 31 and will last until this Sunday, November 2. The event will host a number of competitions and activities, but certainly the most interesting one will be the Dota 2 Champions League Season 4. The tournament will pit against each other four of the best Dota 2 teams in the ...
Read More »Lenovo’s $2.9 billion acquisition of Motorola has been finalized
Lenovo announced in January that it was going to buy Motorola Mobility from Google, but the acquisition has only been officially finalized earlier today. The transaction has been completed for the previously announced sum of $2.9 billion, which is definitely a lot of money, but it’s still pretty low considering that we’re talking about Motorola here. The company is one of the ...
Read More »BioShock Infinite The Complete Edition launching in November
Publisher Take-Two has just announced the Complete Edition of last year’s BioShock Infinite will be available for purchasing starting November 4th, on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Said compilation includes the base game and all its previously-released downloadable packages, meaning the Clash in the Clouds add-on and Episode One and Episode Two of the game’s expansion – Burial at Sea. ...
Read More »The Evil Within’s latest patch adds 60 FPS toggle
Developer Tango Gameworks and publisher Bethesda Softworks have released a new patch for their recently-launched third-person survival-horror title, which – among other improvements – lets players switch between 30 and 60 frames-per-second, in addition to removing the letterbox visual layout (a.k.a. those “black bars”). Below you’ll find all of The Evil Within’s latest update notes. Frame lock settings added In ...
Read More »The Crew, second beta announced for consoles
Publisher Ubisoft has announced a second beta for its upcoming massive open-world racing title – The Crew. Available only for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, this second testing phase will take place from November 6th until November 10th; players wanting to participate can register on the waiting list [here]. Those who pre-ordered The Crew via the Uplay shop get ...
Read More »Discover the path in Kholat’s first gameplay trailer
Independent Polish developer IMGN.PRO has revealed the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming first-person action/adventure title – Kholat. Entitled ‘The Path’, this latest video features a chilling (figuratively and literally) atmosphere with wind noises, crunching of your steps in the snow, in addition to mysterious whispers and shadows. That said, it’s worth mentioning the build below is still in a ...
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