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League of Legends (LoL) fans were upset when they saw the $500 price tag Riot Games placed on a new content bundle celebrating esports player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, League’s winningest player all-time, after their induction into the game’s new Hall of Legends.
Faker bundle upsets LoL fans

“Faker is truly the most iconic and influential figure in League of Legends and esports history,” said John Needham, President of Esports at Riot Games. “His name is synonymous with excellence in LoL Esports, and he has rightfully earned his place as our very first Hall of Legends inductee.”
The Esports icon has a dedicated following, so this induction to commemorate him as one of the pro players of note marks a significant milestone for the LoL brand.
“Faker is more than the winningest player in League history: he’s the face of his sport. His journey, full of triumph and trials, resilience and glory, has touched the hearts of millions of fans and fellow players,” said the LoL post.
The bundle to celebrate Faker will be split into multiple buying options—the Hall of Legends Pass, Risen, Immortalized, and Signature.
Hall of Legends:

Risen Legend LeBlanc Skin
SKT T1 Zed, Ryze & Syndra Skins
125 Mythic Essence
14 Faker-ific Icons & Emotes
“Broccoli Baron” Title
Hide on bush Ward
Unkillable Demon King Banner
6 Orbs

Risen:

Hall of Legends Pass
Risen Legend Ahri Skin
Takedown Counter Taunt
Ahri (Champion)
Exclusive Border
Exclusive Icon & Emote

Immortalized:

Immortalized Legend Ahri Skin
Exclusive Structure Finisher VFX
Exclusive Champ Finisher VFX
Custom Visual Announcer
Unique Skin Transformations:
3 Demon King Forms w/ unique VO
Demon’s Chosen Transformation
w/ Demon King HUD during Ult
Risen Legend Collection
Holographic Immortalized Splash Art
Dynamic Profile Background
Immortalized Border
Exclusive Icon & Emote

Signature:

Signature Ahri Skin Upgrades:

Faker’s Signature Move (Ctrl+5)

Faker’s Structure Finisher

“Final Boss Faker” Title

Signature Immortalized Border

Signature Banner

Signature Splash Art

(Ahri & LeBlanc)

Immortalized Legend Collection

100 Pass Levels

Risen Legend LeBlanc Paragon Chroma

SKT T1 Zed, Ryze, & Syndra Paragon Chromas

Exclusive Icon & Emote

LoL fans vent their ire at prices
Not all of the LoL community has been celebrating though, as the game’s Reddit feed can attest. Fans took to the social platform to vent their ire, with statements like “The Hall of Legends event was never about celebrating Faker, it was about making money.”
Reddit user SwiftRespite said: “Riot putting the full skin behind a paywall is the biggest insult imaginable to us. Riot chose to exploit our love for Faker for their own gain.
This was suppose to be something to remember Faker by, when he has retired and proof that we were here and cheering for him when he was still playing and lifted those Trophies.”
At the highest tier (Signature), the bundle in question costs around $500  and has 100 levels of the event progression unlocked. There are other levels of the celebration skin. Still, the lowest-priced character skin, the Risen, is $40, which is very steep for the average LoL fan.
This has led to some players boycotting the bundle, with users like Arcuran stating, “I already have Fakers Ahri skin. It’s called the base skin, and in honour of Faker, that’s the skin I will be using.”
Image: League of Legends.
 
 
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Fresh off Monday’s paranoid, nostalgic teaser, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 just got a live-action trailer in the build-up to a full reveal on June 9.
The game looks set to focus on the 1990s, and the trailer features a host of politicians from that era. Again, the trailer features Margaret Thatcher, Saddam Hussein, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, all making intriguing, cryptic statements.

What is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 about?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was announced earlier this month and it will get a special close-up livestream following Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase on June 9. The sub-series of Activision Blizzard’s mega-hit shooter franchise is no stranger to political intrigue or an alternate take on the geopolitical struggles of wartime gone by.
Each installment features a political milestone in world history with a Call of Duty characteristic tweak in a darker setting. Iconic political figures are used to give the game a sense of realism, even if events present a fictional alternate-universe timeline of political tensions.
Rumors abounded that the game would be set during the Gulf War era of the early 1990s and featured in a November launch slot, like the other Black Ops titles developed by Treyarch.
Raven Software is joining the development of this iteration of the covert series, and there have been whispers of an open-world map. This doesn’t rule out a linear storyline or a series of chapters that have been used as a narrative vehicle in other Call of Duty installments, but it would meet a growing trend in first-person shooter games like Far Cry and Dying Light.
Fans can look forward to more exciting details about the game, which will be revealed immediately after the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9, 2024, starting at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST.
Like its predecessors, the game will be available on various platforms, including PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Image: Call of Duty.
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Capcom says Dragon’s Dogma 2 has sold more than 3 million copies in two months. The milestone shows the success of the Japanese publisher’s follow-up to Dragon’s Dogma, a 2012 game that was enough of a cult hit to generate a sequel more than a decade later — and a sequel that has sold very well.
Dragons Dogma 2’s 3 million milestone
Capcom announced the news on X, thanking the many millions of “Arisen” for their support for the series. For those unfamiliar with the lands of Vermund and Battahl, the “Arisen” is the name of the protagonist of the critically acclaimed series.

Thank you to the 3 million Arisen who have embarked on adventures in Dragon’s Dogma 2! We are grateful for your continued support.
– The Dragon’s Dogma 2 Team pic.twitter.com/jMZL6DUxxE
— Dragon’s Dogma (@DragonsDogma) May 28, 2024

 
The title’s success has been part of a huge year for Capcom, which earlier announced it was on track to record its seventh consecutive year of record-setting sales.
Full-year revenue for the publisher is expected to reach $979 million, and the Japanese gaming powerhouse attributed a part of this 8.3% increase on the previous year to Dragons Dogma 2. Which “has performed favorably,” according to the financial reports.
Despite the commercial and critical success, there has still been turbulence at the community level for both the publisher and the game. We reported earlier that Dragon’s Dogma 2 came in for significant criticism for its microtransactions.
Players were faced with the tempting conundrum of paying for fast travel in the game. Amongst other paid elements, the scheme cast a cloud over what was otherwise a big hit with fans. Still, the game at its core is a great high-fantasy romp, but hopefully, Capcom learns from the unrest of a healthy pool of fans of the dragon-slaying series.
We have put together a list of helpful ways to traverse the world of Dragon’s Dogma, the best mods, and a whole lot of useful tricks to get the best out of the Capcom title:

The best Mods so far for Dragons Dogma 2
How to get your items back in Dragons Dogma 2 NewGame+
How to increase your stamina in Dragons Dogma 2
How to fast travel in Dragons Dogma 2
Dragons Dogma 2: how to level fast
How to get out of jail in Dragons Dogma 2
How to get the Dragons Dogma 2 two-hander greatsword 
Dragon’s Dogma2 Vocations

Capcom has also quizzed fans of Dragon’s Dogma 2, asking them how much they would be willing to pay for downloadable content (DLC) and a host of other questions via a survey, hinting at future plans, and responses to existing problems.
Featured image via Capcom
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