According to a recent datamine of Riot Games’ highly acclaimed free-to-play shooter Valorant, there have been some intriguing references discovered that may suggest a potential release on the Nintendo Switch. Speculation has arisen regarding the possibility of a Nintendo version of the game being developed. There are alternative theories that propose the possibility of game-specific controller support. In addition, the ...
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Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends, has announced the elimination of 530 jobs worldwide
Riot Games, the American-based developer and publisher known for its highly successful game series such as League of Legends, has recently made the decision to reduce its workforce by 530 employees worldwide. This has affected about 11% of Rioters, with teams not directly involved in core development suffering the most serious effects. Riot recently shared a detailed message on its ...
Read More »League of Legends – How viable is a 6vs6 map?
The not that well kept secret is out! Riot’s next experimental game mode for League of Legends will be a 6v6 version of the Summoner’s Rift map. Following the trend they have set at the end of the the 3rd season for the popular MOBA game, developers at Riot are bringing a new game mode to League of Legends. This ...
Read More »League of Legends 5.8 patch is out, brings Ashe and Ryze rework
Riot Games has just released another major patch for its popular MOBA, League of Legends. The 5.8 version of the game is now live, and brings a plethora of important changes. Perhaps most notable are the overhauls for two veteran LoL champions, Ryze and Ashe. Both these champions have been around since the beginnings of LoL, and have over time ...
Read More »Enemy Esports Wins NA Challenger Series
For the past two months, six of North America’s best amateur League of Legends teams have been competing against each other in the North American Challenger Series. Last night, the season finished as Enemy Esports defeated TDK in a best-of-five match. With a convincing match score of 3-1 Enemy Esports proved to everyone that they really are the best amateur ...
Read More »New League of Legends Champion Might be a Bard?
In League of Legends' latest champion preview, its implied that the character's name means Bard, who is described as a story teller.
Read More »Q&A Offers Dev Insight into League of Legends’ Nemesis
Riot Game's Play team held a Q&A regarding the new Nemesis gamemode and offered up some insight into its development and design choices.
Read More »League of Legends Tournament Removes Restriction on LGBT Players
After facing an insane amount of backlash, a League of Legends women-only tournament , called the Iron Solari, has removed its restriction on the number of LGBT players. The e-sports league, Garena Philippines, instated a policy saying that each team could not have more than 1 gay or transgender woman for the entirety of the tournament day. Ironically, Garena said it ...
Read More »League of Legends Scholarships Offered in Kentucky
League of Legends is definitely one of the biggest MOBA titles out there. Now, players of the game who attend the University of Pikeville in Kentucky may be able to earn scholarships for playing the popular title. A private, liberal arts college, University of Pikeville will be offering “at least 20 scholarships” to League of Legends players. These League of ...
Read More »Infinity Blade Saga Coming to XBox One
Infinity Blade Saga will be coming to XBox One according to reports out of China earlier this week. Tencent Games, a Chinese investment company that holds nearly half of Epic Games, says that a PlayStation 4 release is a possibility but their focus is currently on XBox One. An XBox One release for the Infinity Blade Saga opens up some ...
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