Despite the focus on realism, there is no mistaking the heroic character ; the royal blues and golds, the ornate style of the armor, and the sword's intimidating cross-guard are easily recognizable as key elements that compose Garen's design. The background also lends itself to the overall effect, as one could imagine this realistic version of Garen valiantly defending Demacia's wa

One of the aforementioned top Intelligence hero staples, Invoker has always been an interesting character to play. He's also possibly the most complex hero in DOTA 2 because he has in total, 14 abilities, four of which he uses to create the other

Over the years, while Valve has made several attempts to make Dota 2 more beginner friendly, most ended up ineffective. The biggest problem was that there was no in-depth tutorial for newcomers to follow. Despite its complex mechanics, the in-game tutorial was underwhelming in design and as a result, newcomers would often learn to play through online videos or through their experienced friends. However, another problem in Dota 2 emerged with its poor matchmaking system . Once newcomers had learned the basics and played some bot games, they would finally queue in an actual 5v5 environm

Mario Kart DS was the most notorious for this. The only thing that made you stick out was that anyone who didn’t own the game had to play as a Shy Guy, but frankly this was easier to ignore than the modern-day equivalent, as we weren’t given the option to spend our pocket money on unlocking a different character. It was also less egregious than the Fortnite skin mode, because we were not being encouraged to sign in everyday, to make this game part of our very identity - we just played for

Ambition is one of the most dominant Jungle players to grace the Summoner's Rift, but before that, he was known as one of Korea's best Mid Laners. However, Ambition is most remembered for being apart of the iconic Samsung Galaxy run at the 2017 World Championships, dethroning SKT T1, and bringing their 3-peat dream to a crushing end, defeating his longtime rival, Fa

His passive and non-ultimate active skills are none too exciting. They're mostly there to reduce the enemy's damage output or stun them. However, the ultimate, Spell Steal can be quite a riot when used against a much more powerful enemy h

Even before you get that far, the social elements of gaming are everywhere. When we booted up the original PlayStation, we didn’t see what our friends were playing. No one knew that for the first year or so of my gaming life, I replayed a demo disk near enough every day. Doing the same two levels of the Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage demo felt just as legitimate as playing the full version. There were no "wrong" ways to game, there were just different w

Having a sister that is ten years my junior has made me very aware of the generational divide in gaming. The industry and community we grew up with in the 1990s and 2000s is far from the same that 2010s kids are getting now, for better or wo

Lina, the Slayer, has gone far as one of the most standard DPS mages in the DOTA franchise. She remains the same pyromaniac who can nuke the battlefield several times over and is thus an in-demand hero in the current m

Canyon is a relative new-comer to competitive League of Legends; however, he has already etched a name for himself as one of the best Junglers to compete in League of Legends. Due to his ability to find leads against the enemy in almost every game, analysts and pundits have coined the term "Jungle Canyon" to describe the large gap in resources between the winning jungle and their struggling en

In essence, Diamondprox's teammates would pick champions that could easily push waves, enabling him to roam into the enemy jungle without fear of the enemy Top and Mid Lane players collapsing on him. Diamondprox changed the Jungle role from being a PVE role to an aggressive, skirmish-centric role where fighting over neutral objectives and enemy camps is the prior

With the recent release of the new animated Dota 2 series on Netflix, Valve has finally acknowledged the barrier of entry and has overhauled the new player experience with tutorials, in-game tooltips, a coaching system, a new game mode, and more based on community feedback. Together with these new updates, Dota 2 sets a great example for other competitive games to make their newcomer experience more accessi

Sure, the content they’re getting is far superior in most measurements to what we got and is now firmly in the mainstream, as to not alienate them from their hobby. But there’s a colossal downside to this progress: it’s harder for poor kids to have a good t

Patch 2.2 for Wild Rift isn't click here yet, but it's coming soon. Riot expects it'll launch at the end of March, and the company has been listening to feedback from player champions. The studio has largely kept its focus to more humanoid champions and folks long to see the more monster-like creatures. That's why through April and May, Riot will add Rengar, Kha'zix, Galio, Renekton, and Ram