Inven Global spoke to Ben Thompson, developer and Art Director for Blizzard, and Mike Donais, Hearthstone's Principal Game Designer, at BlizzCon 2019 about the creative integrity of Hearthstone, the humble beginnings of Battlegrounds' development, and the importance of looking at the long- term with the sudden uptick of competition from other developers in the industry.
The hottest top laner FA, Kiin, has re-signed with Afreeca Freecs. On the 7th (KST), Afreeca Freecs announced that they have signed a 3-year contract with top laner Kim “Kiin” Gi-in. As of
League of Legends Worlds Championship 2019 will come to an end this weekend, with Finals being held in Paris, France. Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton officially partnered with League of Legends, creating in-game cosmetic items and designing a custom case for the Summoner's Cup, which will be awarded to the winning team this weekend.
When Riot Games announced Legends of Runeterra, the upcoming collectible card game set in the same universe as League of Legends, it also announced an experimental card-acquisition system for the game
Activision Blizzard's take on the popular auto-chess genre, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, has been live for only 24 hours but that hasn't stopped players from grinding to the top of the game's leaderboards. Currently, the title is only available to those who attended BlizzCon, purchased a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, or pre-purchased the upcoming Dragons of Descent expansion card bundle. For those who haven't done any of the above, Battlegrounds is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. PDT.
Blizzard Entertainment was under scrutiny after BlizzCon 2018, where many gamers were anxious about the announcement of Diablo 4. In an somewhat expected announcement, Blizzard announced Diablo 4 at BlizzCon 2019. Inven Global's Chris Cuevo got the opportunity to sit down extensively with the game and share our thoughts about it.
First, I want to talk to you about this Worlds in particular. Many people said that this is the most stacked one, perhaps of all time: do you agree? Yes, and the reason is that there are multiple team
Juked's platform serves to act as a guide to the wide world of esports that covers any gamer or esports fan's preference, and features a comprehensive hub for fans and gamers to support their favorite teams in over 20 esports titles without visually overwhelming the user.
The following conversation with Jeesun Park reveals some notable experiences in her journey, and her professionalism behind her work, seemingly hidden behind her bright smile.
In observance of Stranger Things Day, Fortnite will be bringing the outfits from its collaboration with Netflix for the show's season 3 premiere, which began streaming on July 4th, 2019.
The University of Kansas announces the formation of a varsity level esports team, and starting in January 2020, will compete in League of Legends.
Cosplay duo Svetlana and Benni Quindt have been perfecting the craft since 2003. Spending most of their time building costumes and props from their favorite games, they share their experience with the online cosplay community by producing crafting books, tutorial videos and more.
Just a week before Scouting Grounds 2019, Winter quits competitive League of Legends despite qualifying for his 4th year in a row. He brings up some great points on NA talent development that need addressing. NA has some deep issues when it comes to working with new players.
Serral winning the WCS championship last year lit a fire in South Korea. It meant that it was time to not get complacent, time to get train harder than ever before, and get the WCS trophy back to South Korea where it belongs. Dark finally achieved the ultimate prize in StarCraft 2, a WCS championship. After being crowned the champion, he talked to the press on his performance and how difficult it was to face Reynor.
Riot Games is back with another Developer Chalenge, and this time it's for a game that's not even out yet: the collectible card game Legends of Runeterra. The game, which will have its second beta tes
On the 1st of November (KST), DragonX announced that they've signed Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho as their head coach. Amidst all the Griffin controversy he started, cvMax has now found a new home.
South Korean artist and intertnet superstar Sonwooang has been creating lovable League of Legends art known by the entire online community. We got the opportunity to chat with him about the creation of his art style, his thoughts on True Damage and more!
Ever since Riot Games launched their auto-chess title, Teamfight Tactics, a few months ago, they have worked to provide players with ways to earn goodies through playing. How they've gone about building out their free-to-play reward system is through "beta passes."In these passes, which are live for short periods of time, players are able to earn experience by playing, claiming daily login bonuses, and completing missions. Once a certain threshold is reached, an emote, icon, Little Legend Egg or Arena Chroma is unlocked. As the latter two are considered the most exciting to most players, many have provided feedback to the development team that they really only care about a couple of the rewards each pass.
After trying to accomplish a four-peat in the Overwatch World Cup, Team USA derailed Team South Korea from doing so in an intense series. After the match, Team South Korea spoke to the media about their Overwatch World Cup performance and how they can reclaim their title next year.
A somber mood was rampant throughout Team China's press conference following their defeat to Team USA in the grand finals. After all, it was not the first time they experienced a loss like this. Team China took a few moments to talk to the media about match against Team USA and experiences in the World Cup.
