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Don't Jinx It | Sorry, but Fallout and Arcane's Ella Purnell wants to stay away from more video game adaptations, and she's right to do so
She got lucky twice.
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You Legend | Arcane was never going to get a third season, but its showrunner has teased that certain characters could get their own spin-offs
Which ones? We'll have to wait and see!
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Free Reign | Be thankful more characters weren't whacked off in Arcane, as its writer says Riot placed "no limits" on who could be killed
Doesn't make it any less painful.
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Slow It Down | "We're doing our best to include the right amount of story" - Arcane's showrunner on those season 2 pacing complaints
Nothing to be done about it now, though.
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More To Come | Hot off the success of Arcane season 2, Riot has a "slate of different projects" it's exploring, but you probably shouldn't expect anything anytime soon
"We have over 160 champions in our game. There’s tons of them where I’m like, I want to know their story."
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Two And Done | Was Arcane meant to have five seasons? The creator of League of Legends sets the record straight on those rumours you've been hearing about
"We have also always envisioned telling more stories and continuing to expand the universe."
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What's next! | One of the best parts of Arcane Season 2? Its end-of-episode teases that make it near-impossible to stop watching
The main plot is obviously brilliant, but it's those small scenes at the end that has me fiending for Act 2.
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Trouble In Paradise | Sorry to all you CaitVi shippers, but the co-creator or Arcane says there's "a lot of drama and conflict ahead" for the popular pairing
"We knew they were stepping into this sh**storm."
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Money Money Money | You better hope Arcane season 2 brings in some good numbers, as the League of Legends show is reportedly the most expensive animated series of all time
Seems like someone might have put on one to many zeros there.
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I Choose You | Best Pokemon spin-off games
The amount of Pokemon games there are to play is never-ending, so here are some of the best Pokemon spin-offs for you to try.
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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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Bad News | Riot Games lays off another wave of staff as part of effort to "evolve" League of Legends
This is the second wave of layoffs to affect Riot employees this year.
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Off You Hop | Deadlock is giving players the chance to turn cheaters into frogs, as Valve hops on the issue in cheeky fashion
"Ribbiting stuff, this." - our co-worker, who briefly popped in on their day off just to deliver this croaking line.
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League Labour | After SAG-AFTRA calls League of Legends strike, Riot states that it "has nothing to do" with allegations raised
"We’ve never asked Formosa to cancel a game that we’ve registered."
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(0/6) IN THE END | League of Legends is getting its own Linkin Park anthem just as the band returns, as part of its world championship
Heavy is the Crown is this year's Worlds anthem, and it's dropping tomorrow.
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1-For-3 | Arcane season 2 finally has a release date, or more specifically, it has three
Prepare for some real sad girl hours.
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Oh Behave | Getting wound up by badly behaving Deadlock players? Good news, Valve has added in some features to help stop annoying players getting away with anything they want
Keep this in mind next time you're thinking about rage quitting.
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Locked Out | People are already cheating in Deadlock, a game that isn't even technically out yet
You can just have fun, you know.
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Punchy Style | The full Arcane season 2 trailer promises an epic set of episodes worth the three-year wait
I'm not a League of Legends guy, but this continues to look stunning.
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Locked In | As Deadlock soars to a six figure player count on Steam, take an early look at Valve's latest when it was a lot more sci-fi, and a lot less unique
Doing numbers, as the kids say.
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China Effect | Black Myth: Wukong is currently Steam's most played game as it continues to break records
On its launch day, Black Myth: Wukong has rocketed through the Steam charts to cement itself as one of the platform's most popular games ever.
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Baited | League of Legends' infamous bait ping is making its return via a cute emote, and there's absolutely no way it'll be used for anything else
There's no possible way this could ever be used for other, funnier stuff.
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FF | Elden Ring's Starscourge Radahn is playable right now in a game you might not expect
Nothing quite matches the frustration of a tough boss fight than a cheeky League game.
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STAR BRAWLERS | Brawl Stars tier list: All Brawlers ranked from best to worst
We’ve crunched the data to definitively rank the ultimate fighters in Supercell's hit game, Brawl Stars!
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LATE-STAGE MTX | From The First Descendant to Zenless Zone Zero, this summer we're drowning in F2P slop
I just like video games, man!
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To The Streets | Hold the phone, Valve has created a fighting game for its DOTA 2 battlepass
With five playable characters, it's basic, but it's way better than a few skins and currency.
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Take it in Pride | First F1, the World Cup, and golf – now esports: gaming’s biggest ever sports-washing tournament starts today
Life changing money, courtesy of the Saudi Arabian Public investment Fund.
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Fighting Words | 2XKO is getting one of League of Legends' coolest narrative features
It's no good the characters just being souless fighters, is it?
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New Mode, Who This? | "Think of it like a theme park" League of Legends' game director talks new game modes, and the importance of mixing things up
Game director Pu Liu speaks on why adding new game modes to League is a good idea.
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Trail by Briar | League of Legends' new summer event is a loving send-up of Vampire Survivors that you've got to play
Available for a limited time, you'll be able to join the Anima Squad in what I feel is Riot's best summer event yet.
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Roaming around | League of Legends new champion Aurora is a roaming, evasive monster you've absolutely got to try
Riot Games has been hard at work on a new champion, an AP carry for both top and mid lane.
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Let's Get Physical | Remember physical media? The team behind Arcane certainly does, as the Netflix series is getting the rare Blu-ray treatment
Taking this one as a win for preservation.
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VIDEO | 7 forgotten Fallout crossovers that you definitely don't remember
From the vault of history, here's a bunch of oddities, cosmetic DLCs, and a genuinely good Minecraft world.
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IT WASN'T ME | Riot Games' anti-cheat rollout hasn't gone off without a hitch, with some players claiming it's bricking PCs
Riot has since stated reports of Vanguard anti-cheat causing these issues are rare, and fixable.
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EARLY BIRDS | Smite 2 shoots to the top of Steam's top sellers entirely through pre-order founder packs
The free-to-play moba has made a big splash on Steam, and it's not even out yet.
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POKE DAY NEWS GALORE | Pokemon Day brought a flurry of news, including details on Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, Pokemon Unite, and more
More Pokemon updates than you can shake a Sudowoodo at!
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D&D MONEY | No, D&D apparently isn't for sale, despite reported discussions involving Baldur's Gate 3's developer
Wizards of the Coast says it's not planning to offload Dungeons & Dragons.
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LAYOFFS AGAIN | Riot lays off over 500 staff, with Legends of Runeterra and Forge indie initiative teams hit hard
"This isn’t to appease shareholders or to hit a quarterly earnings number—it’s a necessity."
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SMITE... AGAIN! | "We created a new game mode in a day!" How staying faithful is the key to Smite 2's success
After a decade working on Smite, the team believes that improving on the original is all the fans want.
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MOBAS ARE BACK? | The next game from Dave the Diver devs is a sci-fi MOBA about injecting speed juice into your boots
Wakerunners may be the strangest follow-up to a hit game that put its studio on the map.
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BADGE OF HONOUR | "It’s a little bit more than we can take on" - Why Smite's rarest skins aren't coming to Smite 2 for now
Executive producer Alex Cantatore speaks to us on the hard choices made with the leap to Unreal Engine 5.
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GETTING GODLY | Smite 2 preview: Same Smite taste, zero Surtr
We were able to get our hands on Smite 2 the day it was announced. Here's what we think.
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NEW SKIN WHO DIS | While OG players will get rewarded, Smite cosmetics will not carry over into Smite 2
Instead, all new skins from here on out will be cross-game cosmetics.
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DEAR GOD | Smite 2 has been just announced for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
A decade after the original relase, Smite 2 is coming to the Unreal Engine on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
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THIS IS IT | Shrek, Dante, and Michael Jackson are the price of League of Legends' upcoming anti-cheat update
Riot has had enough of cheaters and scripters, but it looks like a community of modders will be caught in the crossfire.
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GOT THAT DOG IN HIM | Warwick takes the spotlight in Arcane season 2 tease
A follow-up on the finale tease that had us all howling.
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STORM WARNING | As Blizzard leaves Heroes of the Storm behind, fans begin to revive it themselves
Resurgence of the Storm is a Starcraft 2 mod you can play right now, if you're keen to experience it yourself.