This week, Riot's job listing page listed several openings that directly reference the upcoming MMORPG for the first time. "No, you’re not dreaming, we’re working on an MMORPG based in the League universe," the listing states. "We know MMOs take a lot of people to create, and we’ll need a pretty big raid team if we want to bring Runeterra to life." Riot is currently hiring gameplay engineers, game designers, UX designers, artists, and producers. League of Legends: Wild Rift, the mobile version of the classic MOBA advanced tips, launches in beta tomorrow, March

Karsa is currently chasing a World Championship title with Top E-sports (TES) who are hoping to make a name for themselves this Split. While not necessarily an innovator, Karsa has become a carry in the Jungle position, enabling his team to come back in games that should have otherwise been l

5v5 clashes in a certain lane or while ambushing Roshan farmers can be exhausting but that doesn't mean some rest is warranted. In many beginner and low-MMR games, the winning side tends to sit back passively and scatter or go about their business even after some impressive clash victories instead of pushing one lane and clearing the towers for some creep upgra

Over the years, while Valve has made several attempts to make Dota 2 more beginner friendly, most ended up ineffective. The biggest problem was that there was no in-depth tutorial for newcomers to follow. Despite its complex mechanics, the in-game tutorial was underwhelming in design and as a result, newcomers would often learn to play through online videos or through their experienced friends. However, another problem in Dota 2 emerged with its poor matchmaking system . Once newcomers had learned the basics and played some bot games, they would finally queue in an actual 5v5 environm

His boar can slow down any target and his hawk can be used as a valuable spy, granting the team a significant strategic advantage especially for ganking. In this regard, the Beastmaster can easily hunt down some solo heroes too and profit from their lonesome situat

Jonathan Warner , director of Anthem and Chief of Staff at Bioware, announced his resignation from the company this week. Warner revealed this news on Twitter where he said he would be leaving Bioware to pursue "new thin

While many competitive games are renowned for their difficulty, it also makes sense to ensure that the player base continues to grow and evolve over time. With Valve's improved tutorial system for Dota 2 __ and its adjustments in the matchmaking system, it is setting an example for similar games. Newcomers should have access to the tools to help them improve and they shouldn't have to rely on their friends or spend their time digging through online resources to learn a game. Fostering a welcoming environment is just as important as teaching the mechanics of a game and the new changes in Dota 2 should hopefully inspire other developers to do the s

With The International 2020 being cancelled as well as the future of the tournament left uncertain, Valve decided to work with Netflix to create a new animated show titled Dota: Dragon's Blood to hopefully attract new players to Dota 2. Together with the show, Valve also decided to release a massive update for Dota 2 that overhauled the new player experience. Introducing a number of diverse tools and resources, Valve hopes that new players are provided gradual learning opportunities instead of a single dump of complex informat

In a blogpost , Niantic described the unnamed game as having "gameplay activities to encourage walking and make walking more delightful." This is the first game developed by Niantic's Tokyo studio and is expected sometime in 2

These new changes represent an exciting step forward for competitive games in general. While the competitive nature of the eSports scenes are what draw people towards these games, they are often inaccessible for newcomers. With Valve taking a big step forward in addressing these concerns, this hopefully means that its other games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will follow suit . Its stance on smurfing should also serve as an example for other competitive games as well. Games like League of Legends and Overwatch have had smurfing problems for years but since their developers rarely crack down on it, they turn off many potential newcomers. As Valve continues to improve its matchmaking systems, other games should take note of how Dota 2 has begun catering to a new audie

Last month, Bloomberg reported that EA was in the process of evaluating Anthem to determine whether or not it would be moving forward with the team's plans to reinvent the game. Since the game's initial failure at launch, a small team of developers had been quietly designing a reboot known publicly as Anthem Next. The project would have required the staff to triple in size, but unfortunately, EA ultimately decided not to move forward with the project and officially ended development on Ant