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Google executives defended its internal campaign “Project Hug,” which enticed 20 developers to not create app stores competitive with Google Play according to Epic Games, in an ongoing trial Thursday.No Google AI Search, I Don’t Need to Learn About the “Benefits of Slavery” Purnima Kochikar, Google’s vice president of play, took the stand Thursday to defend why Project Hug wasn’t a bribe in the trial of Epic Games v. Google where the search giant is being sued for anti-competitive practices on its app store. Kochikar says…

Arcane, the League of Legends spin-off series, is reportedly returning for its second season in late 2024. As per content creator LeagueOfLeaks, the window was revealed during the Video V Vision Conference held by Riot Games' parent company Tencent with a Q4 2024 date, marking a debut sometime between October to December next year. Fans of the franchise, however, have been speculating that it's likely to drop in early November, so it matches with season 1's release and aligns with the 15th anniversary of the uber-popular…

Arcane finally has a streaming date for its second season, two years after Netflix renewed the League of Legends-based series. The bad news? It'll arrive on the streaming platform in November... 2024. Fans will have to wait one more year before they can see the next installment of the story that centers around sisters and rivals, Vi and Jinx. Riot's former CEO Nicolo Laurent did say in an interview earlier this year that season two won't be ready until 2024. He explained that the company didn't expect the show to be so…

Riot Games Project L, Riot Games’ upcoming free-to-play League of Legends fighting game, features a “duo play” system that lets two players be on the same team during a 2v2 tag-team match. Project L: Introducing Duo Play - /dev diary Tag-team fighting games aren’t a new concept; games like Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Dragon Ball FighterZ are shining examples of fighting games that let players swap characters mid-match. Still, allowing two players to work together on the same team is quite rare in the genre and…

League of Legends’ 5v5 MOBA mode is one of the most iconic multiplayer setups in gaming. It attracts millions of players every day, and millions of dollars are spent throwing and giving rewards for tournaments based on that formula. That’s why it’s exciting when Riot Games occasionally experiments with new modes that modify the core concept of League of Legends in unique ways. The latest mode to do this is the 2v2v2v2 Arena, which is coming to the game as part of this summer’s Soul Fighter event. Channeling the…

Riot Games is back with a new episode for Valorant fans. The latest episode which is set to release on June 27 will include several new elements including -- a new agent, new Battlepass items and a new skin lineup. Here are all the details about the new additions coming to Valorant. DeadlockValorant Episode 7 Act 1 will introduce a new Norwegian operative named Deadlock. The latest Sentinel will be able to deploy an array of cutting-edge nanowires to secure the battlefield from the most lethal assault. The game developer…

Valorant is getting the long-requested team deathmatch mode (TDM) as part of the Episode 7 update. As the name suggests, players will be divided into two teams of five, and thrown into frenetic gun battles to rack up 100 kills, across three new maps. The game mode launches June 27 packaged with patch 7.0, and in celebration, Riot Games has also dropped a cinematic that brings back MaxBot, the combat training robot. The robot was previously relegated to being a vacuum cleaner after serving its master agents through…

The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story MSRP $30.00 “The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story is an exhilarating action title that you don't need to be a League fan to enjoy.” Pros Compelling protagonist Nuanced narrative Dynamic combat Rewarding progression Cons Slow…

2021 was a blast for the animated movie lover, as Arcane, the Netflix series based on the League of Legend and its lore, took the market by story. The series set a new definition for the animated genre and even grabbed the Emmy Award for the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation category in 2022. This video game adapted series swept almost every award it was nominated for and since then many fans regardless if they are gamers or casual OTT consumers are asking for the sequel. While Riot already confirmed that…

When I sat down to try a demo of The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story at PAX East, I was dropped straight into an escape mission. At first, I fumbled with switching between casting spells and dodging attacks from enemy mages. By the end, I juggled between at least four magical abilities while dashing around to survive. It was a hectic experience, but one that perfectly complemented its storytelling. In the new League of Legends action RPG from developer Digital Sun, magic is outlawed in Demacia. Sylas, a former…