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Riot has "all sorts of smart reasons" to not make its League of Legends MMO, but Marc Merrill is confident it'll succeed

MMOs are, perhaps, the hardest videogames to make. They're massively multiplayer, as per their name, requiring countless hours refining servers and ensuring that minute interactions don't crash systems. They're expansive, meaning that content drops have to feel significant. But most of all, they're a lifestyle - a life...

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There are so many games coming out in October you guys

We've only got three months left in the year, but our list of upcoming 2026 games has enough October releases and updates to tide me over until this time next year. I just installed Silent Hill: Townfall, but who knows if I'll get to it before we start decking the halls or whatever the song says. I was hoping to deck a...

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 47
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Riftbound Radiance card reveal - Bandle Scouts' Academy is perfect for Teemo degenerates

We're coming up to Riftbound's first anniversary and, honestly, I'm pinching myself a little. Riot's League of Legends TCG has gone from strength to strength in the past 12 months, recovering from some rather ugly launch woes to cement itself as an LGS staple. We're already on Set 5, Radiance, which features Seraphine...

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 50
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True Damage returns for 2026's League of Legends Worlds anthem, and I'm very OK with it

In many ways, League of Legends Worlds 2026 is literally a journey through the MOBA's greatest hits. Riot promised us a music-themed end to the year, and we've already seen the return of Heartsteel and a registration filed for a new K/DA track. While I was silently hopeful that we'd maybe get another Pentakill Worlds [...

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League of Legends' player satisfaction is "very high" right now, Riot says, even if gameplay is "stale" at higher levels

League of Legends is in a bit of an odd state. While I'd argue that, in terms of balance, things certainly feel okay, I've seen various high ELO players and streamers claim that the MOBA is basically unplayable. Former Los Ratones and Witchcraft jungler Veljko 'Velja' ČamdΕΎiΔ‡ says that Riot has "killed the game," all [...

3 weeks ago πŸ‘ 63
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Old Graves is back as League Classic patch 4 adds four more champions to the mix

It's time to take a look at League of Legends Classic patch 4, and as usual we've got longtime Riot Games veteran and Game Designer David 'Phreak' Turley on hand to walk us through everything in the new League Classic update. Graves has been high on the priority list ever since the throwback version of [...]

3 weeks ago πŸ‘ 63
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World of Warcraft Forever hype dampened by $30 elves: New Skyborne race locked behind expansion-tier purchase

As noted by MMORPG.com, World of Warcraft: Forever is coming with a peculiar economic proposition: Most of the new fork of the MMO is included in your normal WoW subscription (rad), but the new Skyborne Elf race (and its corresponding starter zone experience) is gated behind a separate, $30 purchase (sad).While "$30 el...

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Blizzard announces animated Diablo show coming to Netflix

At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard president Johanna Faries took to the stage to announce that a Diablo animated series is in production with Netflix.The announcement was light on details, and did not come with a trailer or release window, but Faries did note "great discussions being had" regarding adaptations of Overwatch and...

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League of Legends is "trying to thread the needle" of balance and frustration

League of Legends patch 26.18 is here, and Game Design Lead Matt 'Phroxzon' Leung-Harrison has taken it upon himself once more to address the frustration in the room. While balance can often be boiled down to a character feeling strong or winning too often, it also matters if they're annoying to play against. Tackling...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 90
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League of Legends Shows How Complicated Voice Chat Has Become in Multiplayer Games

Voice chat has become a staple part of virtually every modern multiplayer game, from shooters to MOBAs, but there is one game that has been missing the feature for over a decade and is finally taking the plunge. League of Legends is going to be joining the vocal club, with a slow rollout across NA and Oceania, which sh...

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'We are no longer using that one red pipe asset we weren't supposed to use': The Blood of Dawnwalker hotfix clears up one of the game's more charming mistakes

A new hotfix for The Blood of Dawnwalker rolled out today, and you'll be happy to know that this one improves the game's overall stability, fixes several progression blockers, fixes an issue with controllers that was causing frame rate drops, gets rid of the famous red pipeβ€”more on that laterβ€”and keeps dead folks from...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 88
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League of Legends Is Finally Adding a Feature Players Have Wanted for 17 Years

Riot Games confirmed that League of Legends will finally receive team voice chat as an in-game feature nearly 17 years into the game's lifespan. As one of the most popular free-to-play titles available, League of Legends continues to see millions of daily active players log in from around the world.

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