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After years of groaning from players, League of Legends will finally get a two-step verification feature. In an “Ask Riot” post published Thursday, the product manager of Riot Games‘ accounts team said two-step verification is coming soon. “We are currently implementing a series of account protection feature updates to the player accounts system, which will be rolling out over the next year,” it reads. “One of these planned features is a two-step verification for logins. So while we don’t have a hard date to offer, we did want to confirm that this is in the works.” Riot has come under scrutiny by users because of lax account security, with the absence of a two step verification process. Competitors, such as Blizzard, have a verification system in the form of a mobile application and a physical authenticator for users to use, which offers an extra layer of security for their accounts. As users of League of Legends often list their personal information such as credit card, deb...

With Kayn already out on the Rift and Urgot, Evelynn, Aatrox, and now even Swain on the horizon for massive updates, League of Legends seems to be dishing out new champion content faster than players can keep track of. On top of all of that, the next new champion has also been teased in the Champion Roadmap discussion, a Vanguard from Freljord that’s expected to be a force to be reckoned with when it comes to initiating fights with the enemy team. With the most recent champion being Kayn, a jungler, and the two before him being Xayah and Rakan, an ADC and support, respectively, it seems like appropriate timing to have the next new champion be a tankier addition to the lineup. We don’t have a name yet for who the newest champion will be – one of the only visual details we were provided was the image pictured above – but we do know a bit about what we can expect from him. A Refresher On The Vanguards With all the recent classes and subclasses that have been redefined and upd...

Jordan Zakrajsek is on his way to Lourdes University in Ohio under a varsity athletic scholarship, USA Today College reported. His sport of choice? Multiplayer online battle game League of Legends“. At Lourdes, Zakrajsek will team up with 27 other players in the school’s eSports team which will compete with other college teams nationwide. Lourdes eSports director Cory Cahill said: “Overall, he’s going to be a positive addition because of his attitude and the type of guy he is.” Zakrajsek is part of Lourdes’ plan to build its team to join other universities that have had such programmes a lot longer and won multiple game titles. League of Legends is a multiplayer online game that engages more than 100 million people each month. Professional gamers compete in its world championships with audience numbers that are increasingly rivalling conventional sporting events. Last year, 43 million people tuned in to watch the League of Legends World Championship finals, surpassing...

Ginebra will decide within the week if Joe Devance's long-delayed surgery on his injured foot may have to be set aside again or not. Jaime Campos THERE’S a chance that Joe Devance can still suit up for Barangay Ginebra this PBA Governors’ Cup, after all. The Gin Kings veteran utlity man has been scheduled this week to undergo a long-delayed surgery on his foot, an injury that has hobbled him since the Philippine Cup, that could take him out for at least a month. But in the wake of news about the PBA moving the opening of the next season to December to give way to Gilas Pilipinas’ preparations for the Fiba World Cup Qualifiers, Gin Kings coach Tim Cone bared they are pondering if they can postpone the surgery until the end of the season-ending conference. “We’re still debating on what to do with Joe,” Cone said. “Now that we have the long break between conferences coming up that we’ve heard, if that’s the case, then maybe we’ll see if Joe can fight his way through another...

The PBA board has cleared the participation of veteran players like June Mar Fajardo, Calvin Abueva, Terrence Romeo, Japeth Aguilar, and Allein Maliksi for the Fiba Asia Cup in Lebanon. TAIPEI - The PBA board has approved the release of June Mar Fajardo, Calvin Abueva, Terrence Romeo and other veteran players to Gilas Pilipinas for the Fiba Asia Cup, giving national coach Chot Reyes a deeper pool to choose from for his 12-man team to the August 8-20 showcase in Lebanon. PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa said on Tuesday members of the PBA board gave veteran players who are part of Gilas' 24-man pool the green light to take part in the reformatted Asian championship that now features heavyweight Australia and New Zealand. Aside from Fajardo, Abueva, and Romeo, other PBA veterans in the 24-man lineup submitted to the Fiba Asia are Japeth Aguilar, Allein Maliksi, Raymond Almazan, Jayson Castro, Kevin Alas, Baser Amer, Norbert Torres, Troy Rosario and the recently recalled Gabe No...

If you have been out of the loop in the gaming world since the days of Command and Conquer, then you may not be aware of the multiplayer online battle arena genre, or MOBA for short. Let me fill you in on the phenomenon that has forever changed the competitive gaming landscape. The MOBA genre originally stemmed from the StarCraft custom map Aeon of Strife where players picked a character from a roster and fought computer-controlled forces in three lanes, with the destruction of the enemy team’s primary structure as the primary goal. Players earned minerals from defeating enemies which then are used to upgrade the character and make it more powerful. However the map was not a hit, and did not manage to attract a lot of players. With the release of Warcraft III, fans of Aeon of Strife sought to recreate their favourite custom map on this new and better engine. Eul, a modder, worked on the map’s new incarnation named Defense of the Ancients and it was wildly different than Aeo...

The annual Dota 2 Secret Shop has been announced by Valve today, allowing players to snap any merchandise they desire ahead of The International finals . “Featuring a host of both original and community-created designs, the Valve Store powered by WeLoveFine is now taking orders to ship this year's products almost anywhere in the world,” a message from Valve explains. “Plus, to help expand the reach of the shop's offerings, our partners at Perfect World will be accepting orders next week at ChinaJoy and the Perfect World Secret Shop. “For fans making the journey to Seattle next month, the on-site Secret Shop will offer a select range of items for attendees at KeyArena, including several gifts with purchase exclusive to fans at the event.  “More information for on-site purchasing will be available to ticket holders soon, so keep an eye on the inbox associated with your ticket purchase.” As mentioned above, those attending the event in Seattle will have access ...