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League of Legends Champion Roadmap Sept. 2021 Teases New ADC

League of LegendsPhoto Courtesy of Riot G amesThe League of Legends Champion Roadmap was released in Sept. 2021, giving insight into Riot's thinking for the future of champion releases and changes. Information was given on Riot's upcoming art and sustainability updates, a feature that hasn't happened since the update to Alistar in 2015. Besides that, Riot teased some information about upcoming champion releases. Riot has attempted to stick to the schedule of releasing 6 champions a year - one in each role with an additional mid laner. According to the

Gizmos and Gadgets is the name of TFT Set 6

The sixth Teamfight Tactics set’s name, Gizmos and Gadgets, was revealed today at the Reckoning World Championship by game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. Scheduled to release via Patch 11.22 on Nov. 3, Set Six Gizmos and Gadgets has been hyped by Mortdog during his Twitch streams as a set that the dev team is excited for. Following the final game at the TFT Reckoning World Championship today, Mortdog revealed Gizmos and Gadgets as the Set Six name but didn’t disclose any new information for the sixth set.  The next

Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

Nintendo Denies 4K Switch Report

Top GamesThe OLED model is the only confirmed Switch upgrade coming down the pike. / Photo courtesy of NintendoNintendo has denied reports of a 4K-capable Nintendo Switch.The report, published last night by Bloomberg, claimed that at least 11 companies, including Zynga, had received development "tools" from Nintendo to make 4K Switch games. These developers said they had development kits for the Switch, and that it wouldn't come out until late next year at the earliest.We also want to restate that, as we announced in July, we have no plans for

Here are the patch notes for Free Fire’s OB30 update, Booyah Day

Free Fire’s OB30 update dropped yesterday along with the global launch of Free Fire Max. With that, the Booyah Day patch notes were also released on the battle royale’s dev blog. The new update brought changes to the Clash Squad mode, as well as many character and weapon adjustments. Clash Squad fans can now enjoy the new six-vs-six matches available in the custom room. The mode has been a hit among players and the new update offers the opportunity to play it with more friends.  ​​Related: Free Fire reveals movie

Riot reveals new concept art for Udyr VGU, gives updates on development

It’s been a while since we’ve heard about Udyr’s VGU set to release next year in League of Legends. But in today’s Champion Roadmap, we got a new look at the Spirit Walker—and his many stances. The last time we got a peek at the possible designs for Udyr’s rework was in a dev post from late June, where Riot specified its goals with the update are to bring him up to visual standards while maintaining the feel of the man of many stances. The concept art shared in that

Kena: Bridge of Spirits Will be Supported “for a While,” Developer Says

Kena: Bridge of Spirits garnered quite a bit of hype in the time since its reveal last year up until its recent launch, and thankfully, it very much lived up to it. Ember Lab’s debut game is a solid action-adventure title with gorgeous visuals and engaging gameplay, and if you liked it as much as so many others have, you’ll probably want more of it. Thankfully, it seems like the developer has every intention of delivering more Kena content. Speaking in an interview with IGN (which you can view below), when asked about

Player Calls for Apex Legends Season of Bug Fixes Debunked by Devs

Apex LegendsPlayers are frustrated by the lack of bug fixes and server health resolutions in Apex Legends. / Respawn EntertainmentPlayers are frustrated by the lack of bug fixes and server health resolutions in Apex Legends.Though, this isn’t news. We’re about half a week out from when players expected the game’s servers to be operating properly and, with no end in sight, some are thinking of alternate methods to fix it. One Apex streamer, BRose511 (@brose_511), took to Twitter to voice his idea to the devs.Game dev simply doesn’t work this

Spine Interview – Characters, Combat, Balancing, and More

There’s no shortage of multiplayer games competing for everyone’s attention, so when a new one emerges that promises something new and unique, you can’t help but pay attention. Banzai Games’ upcoming team-based action title Spine is certainly making those promises. Combining hero shooter elements with team-based gameplay, stylish gun-fu combat, and a focus on cinematic action, it certainly seems to have the elements in place to deliver something interesting. Hoping to learn more about Spine, we recently reached out to its developers with some of our questions about it. You can read our

Blinders and Mismatch Expert Nerfed, Unpluckable Buffed in NBA 2K22 Hotfix

Top GamesOn Sept. 24, a Badge balancing hotfix went live in NBA 2K22, nerfing Mismatch Expert and Blinders, while also buffing Unpluckable. / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, 2KThe effectiveness of Blinders, Mismatch Expert and Unpluckable have all been adjusted in NBA 2K22 as part of a hotfix Friday.All three of the changes have taken effect in both the Current Gen and Next Gen versions of the virtual basketball title, with no download required for the update.A minor badge balancing update will go live for current and new gen tomorrow