At the end of last year, Riot Games announced an effort to expand the League of Legends IP beyond its MOBA roots. Acquiring and partnering with several third-party studios, Riot Games' new initiative for its 10th anniversary has spawned a League of Legends fighting game, a popular FPS called Valorant , a collectible card game called Legends of Runeterra storytelling , and even a business/management sim for LoL esports. The League of Legends universe will soon reach far beyond the base game into a ton of new gaming experiences, a sentiment that Respawn Entertainment recently expressed with the hit battle royale Apex Legends as w

Ornn was already one of the better top laners prior to the Season 11 changes, but now he's even better. All Ornn has to do is build Sunfire Aegis and he will become one of the tankiest champions in the game, and thanks to the item's damage stacks and magic damage output, Ornn can deal even more damage to enemy tanks with his basic atta

She also has defensive abilities, such as Molten Shield (S3), which enables her to cast a shield that absorbs damage and deals damage to the shield's attackers. Lastly, her Summon: Tibbers (Ult) enables Annie to have backup in the form of Tibb

Players will likely want to pick up Ignite and Flash as Malphite's spells. Ignite is a good damage-dealing spell to use after using Unstoppable Force. Flash will allow Malphite more mobility as well as boosted offense and defense opti

Meanwhile, her crowd control comes with her other skills. Light Binding (S1) allows her to throw a sphere that binds up to two enemies. Additionally, her Lucent Singularity (S3) slows nearby enemies in an area that she can also detonate for damage. Lastly, her Final Spark (Ult) unleashes a harsh light beam that refreshes her Pass

Thanks to his enhanced speed and reflexes Chief will be able to avoid almost all of Veigar's spells, except for his ultimate which is a lock-on, but as long as Veigar doesn't land his under spells, Chief's armor should protect him from the magic bl

Who's to say League of Legends players are going to come out in droves for Ruined King ? Plenty of players have jumped on the Valorant train, but that's not exactly a direct correlation to League of Legends ' success. Apex Legends could certainly try it, but don't expect Respawn Entertainment to announce six different spin-off games like Riot Games

By far the most damaging combo at Malphite's disposal is to start with Unstoppable Force, then use auto attack, followed by Thunderclap, Ground Slam, another auto attack, and Seismic Shard. This combo can slow down enemies considerably and control the flow of bat

Players can use a few of these attacks in combination to do increased damage against enemies. One option is to use Unstoppable Force, then wait until the very last second the enemies are in the air from the attack and use Ground Slam. This will maximize damage and inhibit enemies from dealing quite as much damage to the team. For another potential combo, players can cast Flash, then use Unstoppable Force to travel farther and appear unexpecte

** TheGamer: ** When designing Agents, one goal is to create characters who will make for exciting team comps. However, I was curious if you ever develop Agents specifically to be "appealing" or "easier" for new players? I got the impression that Killjoy might be an Agent meant for newb

** TheGamer: ** A friend of mine struggled with Valorant's pace initially. He tried playing Phoenix for a while, but things didn't click. Then he gave Killjoy a shot, and her more defensive nature turned out to be much easier for him to grasp. What kind of player were you trying to appeal to with Kill

Lovable Annie and Tibbers have made their way to Wild Rift as early as its Alpha stages. However, it makes sense for Annie to be a must-pick for beginners given her straightforward toolkit. Her Pyromania (Passive) gives her a free stun if she casts an offensive spell after casting four spells. This ability works in tandem with Disintegrate (S1), as it lets Annie summon a fireball that refunds the Mana and cooldown if the attack kills the target. Meanwhile, Incinerate (S2) unleashes a fire cone that deals

** TheGamer: ** A problem that hero shooters struggle with is balancing abilities. Often, meta and competitive play come strictly down to how practical special skills are. Upon reveal, many people thought Killjoy's ultimate looked unfair, but the truth is all you have to do is shoot her and her bot. Do you believe that Valorant's emphasis on skill-based gunplay ultimately frees you from the "ability balancing" problems that similar games f

In the Fall of 2009, Riot Games released League of Legends , and it has since gone on to become one of the most popular games in the world. League now has more than 150 champions—all of whom have their own designated role. But they also have their own unique set of abilities, which can either be melee or magical in nat