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I like the 2026 League of Legends Worlds anthem, but it isn't the True Damage comeback I wanted

League of Legends Worlds is a big deal for me. Year after year I tune into every match from start to finish, watching as new titans rise, old ones fall, and EMEA inevitably stumbles at the final hurdle. I crave the high highs and the low lows; the peaks and the troughs. But most of [...]

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 61
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Riftbound Reveals New Radiance Card [EXCLUSIVE]

Riftbound has officially revealed a brand-new card releasing with the upcoming Radiance expansion, making use of the newest mechanic being added to the League of Legends TCG. Radiance will be the fifth major set released for Riftbound.

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 58
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Riot locks down League of Legends match replays, leaving plenty of players in the dark

Riot is removing players' ability to view replays from League of Legends matches unless it's a game you played in. Patch 26.20 restricts VOD reviews, essentially making them all private, meaning that other players can't access your old matches, and you can't access theirs. Reviewing match replays in League of Legends i...

3 weeks ago πŸ‘ 61
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League of Legends to add five new augments, one of which is a load of bees

ARAM Mayhem is like everyone's favorite cousin: still family (not great), but way more fun (great, actually). It's the no-pressure mode in League of Legends that took the all-action ARAM game mode and added a bunch of over-the-top augments to create something that can sometimes be beyond ridiculous. With patch 26.21, t...

3 weeks ago πŸ‘ 57
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New League Classic update brings back "one of the worst-designed spells in League of Legends"

It's time to take a look at League of Legends Classic patch 5, and here to walk us through all the new champions debuting in Riot's old MOBA is Game Designer David 'Phreak' Turley. We've got five additional characters joining the lineup this time, and Phreak notes that he's now "in charge of champion release [...]

3 weeks ago πŸ‘ 71
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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...

3 weeks ago πŸ‘ 68
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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...

4 weeks ago πŸ‘ 62
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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 [...

4 weeks ago πŸ‘ 62
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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 [...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 81
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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 [...]

1 month ago πŸ‘ 87
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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‘ 109
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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...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 108