Another week, another major delay. It’s evident that the pandemic has had me going a huge impact on game development, so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise these days when a major game gets delayed. It’s not all bad news, however. Both Niantic and Riot announced some major new games this week, and we have some unconfirmed updates on the next Call of Duty. Finally, verified sources have revealed that Sony is planning on shutting down its legacy digital stores within the next few mon
Players complete various tasks with Clubs within the Hogwarts houses , which adds a competitive aspect to the Candy Crush -inspired game. The addition of trophies also adds a collecting and achievement aspect to Puzzles and Spells , so it’s easy to see why this game appeals to many fans of puzzle games and of Harry Potter . Many casual gamers and demographics that don’t usually game will play puzzle games on their phones, especially when they’re linked to an appealing theme like t
But sometimes it makes no sense to give the team mana regeneration early with Crystal Maiden or there isn’t a magic-user in the lane against Anti-Mage. In these circumstances, select the skills that work the best and come back to the rest la
Thankfully, Dota 2 has been vigilant about getting rid of smurfs who abuse the matchmaking system , so it’s more likely that players will be evenly matched in a lane. But it won’t feel that way until learning how to manage the creep wa
That’s why he’s somewhat of a priority target. However, Leshrac can easily deal with anyone who wants a piece of him thanks to his Nihilism skill after which he can just jump into the fray and Pulse Nova everyone to death. On his own, he’s already capable, but with a team behind him, all it takes is a few abilities to win a cl
The release of Microsoft and Sony’s newest consoles and the incredible popularity of the Nintendo Switch (helped in part by the best-selling Animal Crossing: New Horizons ) made a huge impact on this year’s gaming scene. But, mobile gaming still plays a huge part in most people’s lives, especially as a huge portion of people who don’t play on console or PC will pick up their phones or tablets to game. Mobile games take up a huge share of the market, and some of those games were more influential than oth
Hence it takes patience and aptitude to pilot someone like the Invoker. In the right hands though, Invoker can play nearly every role in the book (minus a pure tank). All 14 abilities ensure that he can be a jack-of-all-trades and still excel in each role he assumes. This hasn’t changed much ever since he was introduced in the original D
Jonathan Warner , director of Anthem and Chief of Staff at Bioware, announced his resignation from the company this week. Warner revealed this news on Twitter where he said he would be leaving Bioware to pursue “new thin
The creators behind Dragon’s Blood have been thorough in their research while setting up the universe for the anime. And fans can notice this in small details like the two moons. The bright and smaller moon in the front is the true form of Selemene, the goddess of the moon-order to which Mirana and Luna bel
Genshin Impact made a huge splash when it came out in the latter half of 2020. And despite not being out for that long, there have still been updates and in-game events for Genshin Impact , as well as plans and promises for much more content. The graphics, story, and characters have all received a lot of praise, as well as the addictive quality of leveling up and exploring in the g
Following the unprecedented success of Pokemon GO, developer Niantic has announced an ongoing partnership with Nintendo to develop a series of augmented reality mobile games. The next project, a game based on Pikmin, is coming to mobile platforms later this y
Turtle Rock hosted a weekend beta for Back 4 Blood earlier this year that featured some promising gameplay. According to the studio, they will be using the additional development time to make Back 4 Blood “the best game it can possibly
Interestingly, some staple MOBA features such as Talents (from DOTA 2 ) and Runes (from League of Legends ) make reasonable additions to Unite . For instance, Talents in DOTA 2 are unique traits heroes receive on certain levels. These traits grant a choice between certain bonuses, either of which can affect the overall performance of the hero in the g
Last month, Bloomberg reported that EA was in the process of evaluating Anthem to determine whether or not it would be moving forward with the team’s plans to reinvent the game. Since the game’s initial failure at launch, a small team of developers had been quietly designing a reboot known publicly as Anthem Next. The project would have required the staff to triple in size, but unfortunately, EA ultimately decided not to move forward with the project and officially ended development on Ant
Both the teaser and trailer are jam-packed with Davion taking on dragons of different shapes and sizes. But only true fans realize that this Davion is far from the Dragon Knight players know and love. It is seen throughout both the media that Davion does not yet have the abilities or the famous sword that he wields in-g