What do you need to know about League of Legends’ preseason this year? Regardless of if you are looking for rune suggestions, Blue Essence explanations or patch notes, we’ve got you covered. We’ve broken up our guide into a few sections that explains runes, Blue Essence, leveling and patch notes. Runes ReforgedThis preseason completely changed the runes and masteries in League of Legends. Blue Essence is replacing IPLeague of Legends’ old currency, IP, is being replaces with Blue Essence.

A new 3v3 game mode has been unlocked on the Public Beta Environment for testing to go with the upcoming PROJECT skin release. Like the Star Guardian game mode, this one takes place on a whole new map made especially for it! Each kill nets you one, but if you are Overcharged, you get five points per kill! To become Overcharged, you must kill Charge Bots that ocassionally spawn and carry them. There’s a lot of detail to this game mode, but you can check out the full description on the League of L

With the excitement of the World Championship over and done with for another year, it’s time for Riot’s annual All-Star Event, to celebrate another season of League of Legends. This year’s event will once again see players from all different regions of the world selected by fans to compete against each other in show matches and special game modes. The 2017 All-Star Event will be held in Los Angeles. Voting can be done once per account and accounts will only eligible to vote for their own regions

Meanwhile, the out of game things, like account level and IP are getting their first ever major update. So, to help you make sense of all the changes, we broke down the five things you need to know about the preseason patch. Fortunately, thanks to this new system, there’s no more paid runes and everyone gets access to everything at account level 1. No more account level capThat’s right, now your account will be able to go past 30 and onto .. infinity? Don’t worry, we’re still getting new skins,

After casting a spell, Zoe’s next basic attack deals bonus magic damage. Q – Paddle StarZoe fires a star that deals magic damage in a small area and applies her passive. W – Spell ThiefEnemy summoner spells and active item casts drop spell shards on the ground for an extended period of time. When casting any summoner spell, Zoe briefly gains bonus movement speed and tosses missiles at the nearest enemy (prioritizing her nearest enemy). E – Sleepy Trouble BubbleZoe throws a ball that detonates on

For the first time in World Championship history, the 2017 Finals will be a rematch of the series we saw just a year ago, as SK telecom T1 take on Samsung Galaxy. In a season where they have struggled at almost every turn, SK telecom T1 haven’t looked unbeatable at the 2017 World Championships, and barely managed to find wins in both of their two Knockout Stage series. Despite everything that went wrong and all the places they struggled, SKT still manage to win. In 2016, Samsung surprised everyo

Samsung Galaxy sweep back to back world champions SK telecom T1 in a 3-0 Finals series to win the 2017 League of Legends World Championships. This is the second world championship win for the Samsung Galaxy organization and third Finals appearance. In that series, it was a slight miss-position by Samsung AD Carry Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk that helped SK telecom T1 seal their victory. Game 2Winner: Samsung GalaxyOne of the popular narratives coming into this series was the idea that SK telecom T1 wer

Riot Games revealed a new champion during the League of Legends Live music event in Beijing. Zoe (pronounced zo-ee, not zo,) is a Mt. She jumps in and out of portals, puts people to sleep and seems to be a more lighthearted champion. A Reddit user noted that it looked like she was “catching” summoner spells and active items, to which lead champion producer Reav3 confirmed. Her full kit should be revealed soon as she will be on the Patch 7.23 Public Beta Environment Cycle.

Until proven otherwise, it’s likely best to assume that SKT will win whatever series they are playing. The only other team to have won worlds in that time span is Samsung Galaxy, who have played better than SKT in the Knockout Stage of this tournament. Not only that, but Samsung are likely the best team in the world right now at reading their opponent’s strengths and countering them, something SKT has already proven vulnerable to at Worlds 2017. The team is willing to adjust every aspect of thei

Ahead of the PlayStation event at Paris Games Week, Sony revealed a teaser trailer for Spelunky 2. The brief promo didn’t include any gameplay, but did show a collection of photographs that suggest the hero of the original Spelunky has grown older, found love and had a child. The original Spelunky (and its remaster, Spelunky HD) had players navigating a series of randomized locales, including temples, caves, tombs, a UFO and hell. Like the original, Spelunky 2 is developed by Mossmouth. Some fol

Ahead of the PlayStation event at Paris Games Week, Sony revealed a teaser trailer for Spelunky 2. The brief promo didn’t include any gameplay, but did show a collection of photographs that suggest the hero of the original Spelunky has grown older, found love and had a child. The original Spelunky (and its remaster, Spelunky HD) had players navigating a series of randomized locales, including temples, caves, tombs, a UFO and hell. Like the original, Spelunky 2 is developed by Mossmouth. Some fol

Ghost of Tsushima, an open-world game set during the era of the samurai in feudal Japan, is coming exclusively to PlayStation 4. Samurai warriors are the legendary defenders of Japan — until the fearsome Mongol Empire invades the island of Tsushima, wreaking havoc and conquering the local population. You must move beyond your samurai traditions to forge a new way of fighting — the way of the Ghost — as you wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Japan. Ghost of Tsushima is the next project

Ghost of Tsushima, an open-world game set during the era of the samurai in feudal Japan, is coming exclusively to PlayStation 4. Samurai warriors are the legendary defenders of Japan — until the fearsome Mongol Empire invades the island of Tsushima, wreaking havoc and conquering the local population. You must move beyond your samurai traditions to forge a new way of fighting — the way of the Ghost — as you wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Japan. Ghost of Tsushima is the next project

Concrete Genie is a brand-new game coming to PlayStation 4 in 2018, just announced at Paris Games Week. From the looks of its trailer, it will meld painting puzzle gameplay with adorable visuals and a tender coming-of-age story. The trailer features an art style just as stylish as Ash’s, whose creations come to life when he finds a magic quill. Concrete Genie is being developed by Pixelopus, an in-house Sony Interactive Entertainment studio. It was the studio behind 2014’s Entwined, a rhythm gam

Concrete Genie is a brand-new game coming to PlayStation 4 in 2018, just announced at Paris Games Week. From the looks of its trailer, it will meld painting puzzle gameplay with adorable visuals and a tender coming-of-age story. The trailer features an art style just as stylish as Ash’s, whose creations come to life when he finds a magic quill. Concrete Genie is being developed by Pixelopus, an in-house Sony Interactive Entertainment studio. It was the studio behind 2014’s Entwined, a rhythm gam

Destiny 2’s first expansion, Curse of Osiris, launches Dec. 5, publisher Activision announced today during Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 press briefing. Ikora Rey, the Warlock Vanguard, sets up the story of Curse of Osiris in the announcement trailer for the expansion. Destiny 2 developer Bungie previously confirmed the title of Curse of Osiris but nothing else. Bungie also said today that Curse of Osiris will open up the Lighthouse — a social space that was previously limited to players who had

Destiny 2’s first expansion, Curse of Osiris, launches Dec. 5, publisher Activision announced today during Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 press briefing. Ikora Rey, the Warlock Vanguard, sets up the story of Curse of Osiris in the announcement trailer for the expansion. Destiny 2 developer Bungie previously confirmed the title of Curse of Osiris but nothing else. Bungie also said today that Curse of Osiris will open up the Lighthouse — a social space that was previously limited to players who had

Monster Hunter: World’s first beta kicks off on Dec. 9, Sony revealed during its Paris Games Week showcase event. At the tail-end of a trailer that Sony premiered during the media presser, we got our first quick tease at Aloy’s appearance in the Monster Hunter: World world. As a pro dinosaur hunter, she’s a great fit for a crossover with Capcom’s fan-favorite questing-and-hunting franchise. Aloy will be exclusive to the PlayStation 4 version of the game, but the beta will be accessible to player

Monster Hunter: World’s first beta kicks off on Dec. 9, Sony revealed during its Paris Games Week showcase event. At the tail-end of a trailer that Sony premiered during the media presser, we got our first quick tease at Aloy’s appearance in the Monster Hunter: World world. As a pro dinosaur hunter, she’s a great fit for a crossover with Capcom’s fan-favorite questing-and-hunting franchise. Aloy will be exclusive to the PlayStation 4 version of the game, but the beta will be accessible to player

Sony Interactive and Insomniac Games showed off a little more of what Peter Parker was capable of in new Spider-Man footage. The footage was demonstrated during Sony’s PlayStation presentation today at Paris Games Week. In the new footage, Peter Parker and Miles Morales were brought together at last, as Spider-Man protected New York City from harms way. Insomniac Games included a stinger at E3 that confirmed the appearance of a different Spider-Man entirely: Miles Morales. Jay Ong, Marvel’s vice