Riot kicked off League of Legends this year with quite the bang. First, they released a brand new champion and overhauled another. Then they dropped patch 6.1, which included a host of improvements. And now they’re officially kicking off the 2016 ranked season.
Riot really are kicking off the year with style. They've released a new champion, overhauled another, and now they've patched League of Legends up to 6.1. It comes with the usual changes, but also a brand new Champion Select.
Riot have given Shen a champion overhaul. The League of Legends ninja keeps some of his old abilities, but has learnt some new tricks too. Let's take a look at what he can do...
Last week, Riot teased a brand new champion for League of Legends. All that could be gleaned from the short clip is that the upcoming character has a gun, some sort of fascination with the arts, and somewhat resembles Handsome Jack. Now though, we can finally see who this Virtuoso is, and exactly what he is capable of.
Even though it came out way back in 2009, and despite the market being flooded with many new titles in recent years, League of Legends continues to be the most popular MOBA. Heck, the game is gaining even more traction it seems, at least if the numbers drawn from Worlds 2015 is anything to go by. Riot have just released the championships’ viewership statistics, and hot damn, are there some pretty big numbers…
Every two weeks or so, Riot release a patch, which most of the time, consists of some pretty significant changes for the MOBA. Truth is though, that even they need a break. Before they rush off to enjoy the festive season however, they’ve left one final gift – patch 5.24, which just so happens to come packed with some Snowdown 2015 cheer.
Last week, we told you all about Poppy, the Keeper of the Hammer, getting a rework for League of Legends. This week, we're sharing a new spotlight video from Riot, which details all her various abilities, and exactly how they should be used to make this teeny champion super effective.
A Fallout 4 pirate may have ended up with more than he bargained for - with a copy of the game that may have been responsible for siphoning his Bitcoin.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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