2K Games has dropped a big Battleborn info dump that helpfully collects everything you ever wanted to know about the upcoming FPS/MOBA hybrid but were afraid to ask. Highlights include a rundown of Hardcore Mode, which ramps up the Story Mode with “extra loot, all new unlockable content, and some really, REALLY tough fights,” as...
I must admit, Paragon is a game I’ve slowly warmed to over time. What started out as a game seemingly too similar to its multitude of genre siblings in my eyes, I’ve since very much enjoyed dipping my toe into its paid Early Access phase that launched earlier this month—something Chris recently explored in his extensive primer. Today’s update throws Sevarog into the mix,...
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Sky Temple brings Heroes of the Storm back to more traditional MOBA action, with a more typical layout and map objective than Blackheart’s Bay. Teams fight NPC guardians and each other for control of temples which, when controlled, attack enemy structures. A large three lane map, with five mercenary camps scattered between lanes, Sky Temple...
Image from CS:GO Austin Dreamhack site. It’s an interesting balance this weekend, as Blizzard’s biggest esports ramp up for some high-level competition while Valve’s largest games both have qualifiers for huge tournaments in May. Hearthstone and Starcraft II have international tournaments held in Europe in the form of the second Truesilver Championship and the Gold Series...
Photo credit: ESL/Steffie Wunderl. Three Lane Highway A column documenting Chris’ complex ongoing relationship with Dota 2. To read more Three Lane Highway, click here. It’s been a dramatic week. The arrival of this year’s Spring Cleaning update has been roundly overshadowed by the professional scene’s most recent rosterpocalypse. If you were trying to figure out...
Heroes of the Storm’s summer season details have been announced, with the headline-maker being that damn huge figure: prize money will be $1.2 million (£850,000) across the various regionals and championships. As detailed on the HotS blog, the road to the finals begins April 14 in the China Gold League, with regionals held around the...
Photography credit: Riot Games via Flickr The regular season has finally ended after nine weeks of play, and the Renegades’ victory over Team Impulse marks the last-ever match under the NA LCS’s old best-of-one format. The top six teams are now settling plans for a glamorous trip to Las Vegas to decide the North American...
April 13 will be a crucial opportunity for Battleborn to distinguish itself from the flurry of character-based shooters and MOBAs we’re weathering. Open beta has at last been dated, a week after Gearbox announced that development was as good as done. It’ll offer two of Battleborn’s three multiplayer modes (Incursion and Meltdown), all 25 release heroes and...
Blizzard has announced some big changes coming to Heroes of the Storm in the next patch. Draft lobbies are being given an “epic visual overhaul” in the next patch, including new background art, animated hero models and portraits, and updated selection animations, and hero bans in ranked play and custom games are finally on the...
