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Riot Forge has just surprised fans with the release of the League of Legends spin-off game Ruined King alongside update announcements for some of the other titles it’s been working on. Now available on PC, Ruined King is a new turn-based RPG based within the world of the fan-favorite MOBA. You’ll be able to play as some of the original game’s most popular Champions, including Yasuo, Ahri, Miss Fortune, Braum and Illaoi. After forming your own party, you’ll venture through Bilgewater — home of sea monster hunters, dock gangs and smugglers — and the eery Shadow Isles as you unveil the secrets of the Black Mist. Ruined King aside, Riot Forge has also recently launched Hextech Mayhem, a new rhythm runner featuring none other than Ziggs, who’s dashing his way throu...

Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard‘s longtime CEO, knew about misconduct at the company for years but remained quiet, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The Journal reviewed emails, accessed internal documents and spoke to people familiar with the situation to paint a picture of how leadership handled allegations of sexual harassment and workplace discrimination at the video game company. Allegations first surfaced in July after California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over its culture of “constant sexual harassment” and “frat boy” culture. The company is one of the largest video game publishers and is behind popular titles like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Kotick has since pl...

The gaming network G4 has returned seven years after it shuttered in 2014. The revamped network debuted today, November 16, streaming on Verizon Fios, Cox, Xfinity TV and Philo. It also has a YouTube channel and multi-year commercial partnership with Twitch. In its announcement of the relaunch last month, G4 said that its upcoming programming would be “produced and delivered through a first-of-its-kind 24/7 broadcast studio,” located in Los Angeles. The network plans to deliver about 30 hours of new streaming content each week, in addition to reruns of TV show segments and on-demand content, running all hours of the day. Some of the old G4’s shows have been revived, such as Xplay and Attack of the Show! New additions to the lineup include an esports comedy called Boosted and a celebri...

A month after its launch, Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios has finally acknowledged that the game is a little too difficult. Most players who’ve had the chance to experience the game have commented that anything above the lowest difficult settings can quickly become too overwhelming, and now the game’s creator has responded during a recent live stream. Explaining the phenomenon, Turtle Rock Studios says that Back 4 Blood‘s current form actually spawns way more enemies than intended, and so the difficulty levels are much tougher than originally planned. It also reassured fans that the issue is currently being fixed. “We hear your concerns about the game’s difficulty across all platforms following the November 2021 Update and we’d like to address them directly,” the compa...

Fortnite has officially welcomed Naruto to its gameplay. Beginning Tuesday, users will be able to play as characters from the popular anime series Naruto: Shippuden in the Epic Games‘ battle royal title. Four Naruto characters — Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Kakashi Hatake — along with a Kurama glider, a Summoning Jutsu emote, a Ramen Break emote and two loading screens are now available in the game’s Item Shop. In addition to the skins, Fortnite has added a new Naruto weapon to the game: a throwable Paper Bomb Kuani. Players will also be able to take quests from Kakashi Hatake on the Fortnite island, and the game’s developers have added a full Naruto creative map based on the Hidden Leaf Village from the anime. There, p...

After bringing back the fan-favorite Xbox Design Lab earlier this year, Microsoft is now enhancing the custom controller experience with even more colors and finishes to choose from. Overall, different controller parts can now be dressed in “Dragonfly Blue,” and both “Military Green” and “Electric Green” have been updated to “Nocturnal Green” and “Velocity Green” respectively. For those looking for a touch of flair, you’ll now also be able to customize your D-Pads and Triggers will 19 new metallic finishes, including “Sterling Silver,” “Pewter Silver,” “Gunmetal Silver,” “Abyss Black,” “Retro Pink,” “Deep Pink,” “Oxide Red,” “Zest Orange,” “Gold,” “Electric Volt,” “Velocity Green,” “Glacier Blue,” “Dragonfly Blue,” “Mineral Blue,” “Photon Blue,” “Midnight Blue,” “Regal Purple,” “Nocturnal ...

With just a couple of days left until its long-awaited release date, Nintendo has now released a new trailer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, offering fans of the beloved franchise an overview of the Switch remake’s gameplay. While Nintendo calls the game a remake, the new titles will also be receiving a host of new content as well as integration with other Pokémon games on the Switch. Those who own either Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee! will automatically receive a Mew in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl, while those who have previously played Pokémon Sword and Shield will be getting Jirachi. If you pre-order or purchase the game before February 21, 2022, you’ll also receive a Manaphy egg as part of an early-pu...

After bringing the ultra-iconic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to Nintendo Switch earlier this month, Texas-based video game developer Aspyr is now releasing two special edition bundles for diehard Star Wars fans. The first will be a Premium Edition bundle that includes a standard version of the Switch game, a metal commemorative coin with emblems of both the Dark Side and the Light Side, a metal pin of the Ebon Hawk, an 18” by 24” poster, a decorated SteelBook, a series of concept art cards, as well as a certificate of authenticity. If those aren’t enough to satisfy your love of the force, there’s also going to be a Master Edition that includes everything from the Premium Edition and more: two replicas of Darth Revan’s lightsaber hilts, a Vibroblade letter opener, a Paza...

Following the record purchase of a gold Bored Ape NFT for $3.4 million USD, Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club announce a new 10-day member’s only mobile game competition. The Bored Ape Yacht Club is the second most popular NFT collection of all time on Opensea, and its Mutant Ape Yacht Club spinoff is currently the fourth most popular. BAYC recently revealed its Roadmap 2.0 earlier this year hinting at events planned for NFT holders in the near future, and following an extravagant Ape Fest which ended earlier this month, the BAYC x MAYC Mobile game competition is set to follow. From what’s been teased in the trailer,  the game seems to be an intuitive single-player combat survival game. A variety of MAYC and BAYC NFT characters are featured and attack weapons such as pizz...