League of Legends Articles
League of Legends is getting a new champion named Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper. In the new video put out by Riot, viewers learn about his story as he walks through Bilgewater looking for revenge against his former companions who betrayed him.
A lengthy blog post has been published on the League of Legends site that provides a first-look at some big changes coming in time for the 2019 competitive season and some tune-ups of the new player system. Most significantly, big changes are coming to ranked play.
Riot Games developers have taken to the airwaves to show off a complete redesign of Irelia the Defiant Blade, one of the game's earlier heroes. It goes over her artistic redesign as well as how her gameplay has been changed to make her more interesting to players.
Riot Games has unveiled the next Champion coming to League of Legends. She is Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void. Her basic attacks mark enemies with Plasma that allow for increasingly hard-hitting magic damage bonuses. She also has an ability called "Living Weapon" that "evolves her abilities" based on permanent stats earned through shop items and experience level.
Riot Games has released a brand new cinematic trailer to usher in the start of a new ranked season. In it, we see several of the champions as they battle their way through ever-increasing numbers of enemies. You'll get a look at Thresh, Lucian, Taliya and Yasuo as well as well-known locations including Weaver's Wall and Zaun.
A professional League of Legends player, Kirill "Likkrit" Malofeyev, has retired after being banned by Riot Games for suggesting that teams in CiS nations are not "profitable" for players. His comments were made during a recent live stream and included accusations of unpaid salaries and the inability for teams to go to court for enforcement due to contracts not being recognized as legal, according to Kotaku. Court costs would exceed missing salaries, according to Malofeyev.
League of Legends players can now head into the game to take part in Snowdown 2017, a themed event that brings Naughty & Nice missions to the game as well as new skins, Snowdown capsules, holiday emotes, icons and gifting to the game. Lastly, a new game mode is included called "Snow Battle Arurf".
League of Legends' Varus is the star of the newest music video that shines a light on how he came to be through the sacrifice of Valmar & Kai. The music video offers an explanation of how their souls were forged with Varus's to become what he is today. In addition, Riot has a released a comic called "Heartlight" and a "behind-the-scenes" dev interview to provide insight into the story.
Zoe is the newest hero launching into League of Legends with the 7.23 update. She's a mage that uses burst magic to take down enemies as well as salvaging an opponent's own spells to use against them. With abilities like "More Sparkles" and "Sleepy Trouble Bubble", it's easy to see that Zoe is a perky little thing.
Team Liquid has sad news for esports fans around the world. The team's Twitter was updated to announce that the League of Legends head coach and long-time esports veteran Dennis "InternetHulk" Hawelka has passed away. According to the post, Hawelka, 30, passed away due to complications stemming from tonsillitis.
Riot has posted a great new League of Legends commercial literally called "Go Noobs" that talks about how being a noob can sometimes suck but that, in the end, it's all worth it. It's a poignant, and very funny, reminder that even the best players in the world were once noobs too.
Riot Games founders Brandon "Ryze" Beck and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill have announced that they're returning to the development trenches in an effort, they wrote, to put the "s" in Riot Games, apparently working on something other than League of Legends. Rumors have swirled for years that Riot was working on an MMO.
The League of Legends 2017 World Championship, or "Worlds", is going to be kicking off this week with some of the biggest names in esports from around the world taking place. This year's event will be taking place in China at four locations around the country with the finals held in Beijing. Rank-and-file players can get in on the action too by purchasing themed skins, decals and taking part in a variety of in-game missions. Lastly, Ashe will receive this year's charity skin.
A new reality TV show is going to debut in Australia that is based on League of Legends. Called The Next Gamer, the show will see 40 players duke it out over five days. The winners will ultimately receive $10,000 and a contract with one of the country's top LoL teams.
Riot Games is the latest in a recent series of developers taking on the makers of bots used to cheat in game. Riot has filed suit against LeagueSharp, a third party program for League of Legends that automates game play. According to Kotaku, Riot attempted an out of court settlement, but LeagueSharp representatives never responded to the outreach.
