A bunch of companies in the technology sector have been laying off some of their employees recently after quickly ramping up hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic while people spent more time and money online. Now, many of them are making job cuts to help lower costs and bolster their bottom lines. Here's some of the companies that have laid of employees of late:
Riot Games Reveals Arcane-Inspired Additions To League Of Legends And Season 2 Sneak Peek
05.01.2024 - 18:59 / thegamer.com
Next week is pretty big for League of Legends fans, as Season 2024 of the long-running title kicks off on January 10, bringing with it a whole host of new content. To get fans hyped up for the new season, developer Riot Games has announced some of the changes and additions ahead of time, a lot of which are inspired by the Netflix series Arcane to celebrate the release of Season 2 this November.
For starters, Riot has revealed a sneak peek of Arcane Season 2 for us all to obsess over, including a mysterious image that you can check out above. In it, we can see a bunch of broken and worn-down machinery in a dark green room, along with an unknown individual sitting in a chair illuminated by the glow of a large monster hanging above them, hoisted by various chains and cables.
Check out the latest Arcane Season 2 trailer below.
The trailer is more of a teaser, not giving away too many details at all. However, that final shot of the teaser does appear to reveal that Vander, who was presumed dead, is being turned into Warwick, a monster from the League of Legends games.
Most importantly, the teaser confirms that Arcane Season 2 is still set to launch on Netflix this November, although we're not given a release date more specific than that.
As for League of Legends itself, there are a bunch of new things coming that will probably excite Arcane fans, the biggest being the introduction of Ambessa Medarda, the no-nonsense powerful warlord and estranged mother of Mel Medarda. We don't know when she'll be coming to the Rift just yet, but Riot has promised that she'll be added at some point later this year.
On top of that, Riot has also promised that "Arcane-inspired gameplay" will be added over the course of the season, as well as an in-game update to "a beloved champion in the show", though we don't know which one. There will also be several new skins that will be dropped at the same time as the show airs in November, so there's plenty for Arcane fans to be excited about, and potentially some stuff that might convince those of you who haven't played League to check it out for the first time.
Of course, Riot also announced some big additions that don't involve Arcane, including the return of Arena for the first half of the year. The number of teams that can participate in a game of Arena will rise from four to eight, and Riot has promised changes to the UI alongside new Augments, maps, and a bunch of other improvements.
We also saw the reveal of the new champion, Smolder the Fiery Fledgling, who will also be added to League of Legends alongside Ambessa later this year, as well as a "more relaxed" game mode that will be a "different take" on your standard League of Legends gameplay. Season 2024 officially kicks of
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23.01.2024 / 03:45
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engadget.com
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23.01.2024 / 02:29
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