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    arcane’s silco is not league of legends champion material

    April 11, 2022 /

    The success of the League of Legends animated series Arcane has a lot to do with its characters.  Namely, villain-turned-father-figure Silco became a standout favourite of the series. For Riot, one might imagine that this television property would serve as a goldmine for…

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    what went wrong with hearthstone’s new reward system

    March 8, 2021 /

    In November 2020, Blizzard revamped Hearthstone‘s reward system in a major way for the first time since the popular card game’s release in 20141.  But after the new reward system’s release on 11th November, there was an outcry amongst unhappy…

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    an analysis of gender and roles of league of legends champions

    February 8, 2021 /

    There is a persistent stereotype in multiplayer games that females tend to play support characters.  For example, it’s common to hear that women exclusively main the healer Mercy in Overwatch, which was addressed in a popular 2017 Reddit post by…

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    teamfight tactics feels like a solved puzzle, so why am i still playing it?

    September 30, 2020 /

    When Teamfight Tactics came out a year ago, it was the latest in a 2019 fad of “auto battlers” or “auto chess” games.  This craze started with a Dota mod called Dota Auto Chess that came out in January, which…

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    on slay the spire, progression, and making games more loser-friendly

    July 27, 2020 /

    When we think of what makes games fun, we often think about winning.  Conquering a tough level, solving a difficult puzzle, getting to 100% completion or defeating a fearsome boss forms much of our narrative when we talk about why…

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    legends of runeterra review: player agency in card games

    May 18, 2020 /

    Riot Games’ new collectible card game Legends of Runeterra is, in a word, frustrating. This is a game with high production value – polished graphics, animations and sound design as expected from the creators of League of Legends.  And yet,…

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  • Game Design,  Travel

    visiting riot games’ lol park esports stadium in seoul

    January 20, 2020 /

    I played a lot of League of Legends last year, so it was a happy accident that I found myself at LoL Park, Riot Games’ esports stadium, during my recent travels in Seoul.  Seriously, I saw a logo on the…

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    loot boxes should not be banned, and video games are not evil

    May 24, 2019 /

    Loot boxes have recently become a hot topic of the gaming world.  In 2018, Belgium ruled that loot boxes were in violation of their gambling laws and banned them, citing concerns with a young audience1. This made waves across big…

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    riot games’ problematic culture for female players of league of legends

    April 15, 2019 /

    In September 2018, I attended the North American League Championship Series summer finals in Oakland, CA.  Having just started playing League of Legends earlier that year and really enjoying it, I was so excited to watch professional players playing live…

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