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Breaking down League’s current meta heading into MSI 2021

Season 11 of League of Legends has been defined by complete item overhauls, dependence on map proactivity, and the emergence of some of the game’s oldest champions as the new meta. Throughout the various Spring Splits around the world, these changes marked some of the most competitive yet most varied series that League’s esports scene has seen to date. This year’s Mid-Season Invitational will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland from May 6 to 23, featuring teams that dominated their region throughout their respective Spring Splits. The first international event of

Lycan gets big buffs in patch 7.29b after Necronomicon removal

Steven Rondina • Apr 17, 12:23The Necronomicon getting thrown out of Dota 2 was one of the biggest changes in patch 7.29, and Valve is still trying to adjust to its absence. Dota 2 update 7.29b is here and it has brought buffs for many of the heroes that were hardest hit by Necromonicon’s removal. Though there were plenty of other changes, the improvements made to Broodmother, Nature’s Prophet, and Lycan stick out the most. Nature’s Prophet received the most straightforward buff, with a slight increase to movement speed and

Enjin Unveils Plans to Become a Multi-chain Ecosystem for NFTS

Enjin, the blockchain gaming platform, has announced its plans to launch new solutions designed to remove gas prices and support cross-platform Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Named JumpNet and Efinitiy, these solutions will be launched later this year to allow users to easily mint and transfer tokens between multiple networks without having to pay for gas in Ethereum. Ethereum transactions have become increasingly troublesome in the blockchain gaming industry due to their reliance on a high volume of low-value transactions. Enjin and JumpNet Could Drop Costs JumpNet, scheduled to be launched on

Sports Stocks Approach Breakout Potential (OTC US: BTDG) ($CHDN) ($WWE) ($MSGS)

The live sports space has been a key story in the process of the pandemic. Now, with multiple vaccine candidates moving toward emergency use authorization, that reality is heightened. Normality is nearing a return. In the past three weeks, we have seen COVID-19 vaccine candidates from Pfizer/BioNtech, Moderna, and Oxford/AstraZeneca all report strong data and promising safety/efficacy profiles, which shapes the market’s view and discounting mechanism powerfully. Now, we are seeing new announcements from both Russia and China ringing the same bell. The reopening trade is on in a big

PlayStation Plus Games For July 2020: Sony Marks 10 Years With Three Freebies

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of PlayStation Plus on PS3, ushering in paid multiplayer services and monthly downloadable games for subscribers. To celebrate, July 2020's offerings are as strong as last month, with NBA 2K20 and Rise of the Tomb Raider headlining.Rise of the Tomb Raider initially launched as a timed-exclusive on Xbox One, but came to PS4 a year afterward as the 20th Anniversary Celebration with additional content. It's the second in Crystal Dynamic's reboot trilogy, picking up with Lara Croft as she becomes more

Disintegration: Building a New Type of Multiplayer Game

Summary Disintegration is a sci-fi first-person shooter combining FPS and real time strategy elements. V1 Interactive is a new 30-person independent development studio founded by Marcus Lehto, the co-creator of Halo. Disintegration is available for pre-order today on the Microsoft Store for Xbox One, available June 16. Next week, Xbox fans will have a chance to jump in and play a new type of multiplayer game, one that combines the tactical strategy of an RTS mixed with first-person shooter elements. To dive into more details on this upcoming game, we

Why The Xbox Series X Went With Such A Big Design Change

Throughout gaming history, most consoles have kept to the same basic rectangular shape (with some notable exceptions). Now, Microsoft is throwing a new form factor in the game with the distinctly fridge-shaped Xbox Series X. In an interview with Eurogamer, key members of the design team revealed why the new Xbox is so different.To give the shortest answer to this question--it's all about performance, creating an over-powered console without it ending up the size of a regular PC. From the beginning the team knew it would require a different design

Half-Life: Alyx Review

Naturally, monumental expectations accompany the first Half-Life game in 13 years, and for the iconic franchise's return to come in the form of a VR exclusive is undoubtedly bold. But at each step of the way, Half-Life: Alyx proves that almost everything the franchise did best is elevated by VR: the environmental puzzles that require a keen eye, the threat of a headcrab jumping for your face, the cryptic storytelling. The series' staples are as great as ever here, and in its most powerful moments, Half-Life: Alyx confidently shows you