Team Vitality put up a really good fight in their group but didn’t quite make it out. Following Group B’s close at the 2018 World Championship, we interviewed Team Vitality’s jungler, Mateusz “Kikis” Szkudlarek for our Lightning Round. Kikis: [laughs] I mean … I’m not really into it, but if I had to say then Deft, I guess? I don’t really have AC, I just have a boiler or whatever. Kikis: I actually don’t use many skins.

We pulled in top laner Yan “Letme” Jun-Ze for our Lightning Round. Our Lightning Round questions come from so many people at this point, that it’s kind of a pain to list them out. Letme: As for now, I don’t think there is one. The Rift Herald: Yep. [laughs]The Rift Herald: What’s your answer to that?

Mid laner Lee “Kuro” Seo-haeng joined us for a Rift Herald Lightning Round to celebrate his victory. For those who haven’t tuned in to our many other interviews, our Lightning Round is composed of questions from players we’ve talked to in the past rounds, Vox Media employees and myself. The Rift Herald: Yes! What do you want to do when you win Worlds? The Rift Herald: And what’s your answer to this question?

Following the team’s win today, we grabbed him for a quick Lightning Round. V1per: I’d probably play mid. The Rift Herald: Can you not pick between them? The Rift Herald: Dude! The Rift Herald: Nope!

Gen.G support Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in is often regarded as “NA’s only hope” for winning Worlds due to his past on Team Dignitas. He sat with us to go through a bunch of questions in a Rift Herald Lightning Round. Our Lightning Round questions come from players we’ve talked to already, Vox Media employees and me, the site lead for The Rift Herald. The Rift Herald: You just want to stay in Korea all the time! The Rift Herald: Oh, good question!

ELEAGUE, the esports branch of Turner broadcasting, has partnered with Riot Games to televise an original League of Legends show. The show will debut on TBS on Oct. 19 in anticipation of the Worlds 2018 Quarterfinals. According to a press release from ELEAGUE, the show, called ELEAGUE’s Esports 101: League of Legends, will be focused on the basics of League of Legends and is designed to help introduce news fans to the game. While this kind of show being on broadcast television is a first for Lea

Flash Wolves’ support Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh came hot off of a win against Afreeca Freecs and joiend us for a quick Lightning Round. The Rift Herald: Like a girlfriend, like a date! The Rift Herald: Hypothetically! [laughs]The Rift Herald: That’s fine! The Rift Herald: Sword Art Online!

We forced Team Liquid to design their own champions, but what would Worlds 2018 content be without our Lightning Round? Note that this is a little bit different from the Rift Herald Lightning Round we had with Cloud9’s Blaber and Jensen. The Rift Herald: Really? The Rift Herald: Really? The Rift Herald: I’m talking old retirement, too.

EDward Gaming walked away from a close game against MAD Team with a win and we grabbed mid laner Lee “Scout” Ye-chan for our Lightning Round. Past Lightning Round stars have contributed to the bag, as well as Vox Media employees. Scout came out of his last game 5/2/9 on Syndra and played pretty dang well. Scout: I’m not sure how to phrase this, but I wouldn’t try well-known food that I haven’t tried before. Scout: I’m not really interested in movies or actors, but because I’m interested in forei

ScheduleWednesday, Oct. 10kt Rolster vs Team Liquid, 4 a.m. ETGen.G vs Team Vitality, 9 a.m. ETCloud9 vs Team Vitality, 8 a.m. ETMAD Team vs Team Liquid, 6 a.m. ETEdward Gaming vs Team Liquid, 8 a.m.

Jensen: I’d say Counter-Strike. The Rift Herald: Coke because you like Coke products better or Coke because you like Coke? Jensen: I’d say the Sion skins, because I’m colorblind and I can’t see his Q well. Jensen: I’d probably say computer! Jensen: I would say … probably, Zed, but there’s already a Zed skin!

It wouldn’t be Worlds without players receiving competitive rulings based on solo queue behavior, but this year things may have gotten a little out of hand. Rather than the one or two players usually affected, Riot is punishing 16 players for rule infractions in solo queue so far. So far, 12 players have been issued formal warnings which means that a second infraction in the near future will result in harsher penalties. He was confirmed to have displayed toxic behavior in a number of these games

Worlds may be well underway, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the next even in the League of Legends competitive calendar, All-Stars. This year’s All-Star event will be held in the Esports Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature a brand new format for the event, Riot announced on Sunday morning. This year, the event will feature two pro players from each competitive region, who will be decided through a fan vote. According to its announcement, Riot hopes this change will help

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is different from the earliest Assassin’s Creed games. These categories basically translate to ranged, melee, and sneak: You deal hunter damage with your bow, warrior damage with your weapon, and assassin damage when your enemy hasn’t spotted you. Hunter skill, bottom row left. This ability gives you an area of effect attack that rains arrows down on your enemies. The Devastating Shot ability, though, nearly triples your hunter damage, making sniping a lot more feasible.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey continues the transition of the franchise toward a full-blown action RPG, and that means that there’s a lot new and different from the earliest Assassin’s Creed games. Three kinds of damageThere are three kinds of damage in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey — hunter, warrior, and assassin — which basically translate to ranged, melee, and sneak. You deal hunter damage with your bow, warrior damage with your weapon, and assassin damage when your enemy hasn’t spotted you. Fight smar

Fairly early in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll be asked to find an archer to recruit. This quest is a subtask under the The Wolf Hunt Odyssey quest. Hover the cursor over the tile for the Equal Employment Opportunity Program quest to see all the information about it. MapNext, head over to the Map tab, where you’ll be able to see the yellow icon for the quest you’re tracking. When you hover over the quest icon, you’ll get the same quest recap as you got in the Quests menu.

Our Assassin’s Creed Odyssey beginner’s guide will explain the gaps between what the series used to be and what it’s become in 2018. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is an RPG first …… and an Assassin’s Creed game (a distant) second. We wrote it above (twice), but it’s worth repeating: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a role-playing game. If Assassin’s Creed Odyssey recommends level 5, find something else to do and come back when you’re there. Pay attention to an enemy’s health gauge when assassinatingThere

One of the most lukewarm takes in gaming is that the story of Kingdom Hearts is impossible to follow. Spread across 12 unique titles thus far — Kingdom Hearts 3 will be the 13th entry — the timeline is notoriously complex, sure. Out Oct. 30, Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far for PlayStation 4 will include every relevant piece of story content in a single set. The package collects both Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix and Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, so that fans will no longer need

Neither company has provided details on the exclusives until now, although Sony announced another piece of the co-marketing deal in September: a Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Pro bundle. Based on Sony and Rockstar’s original wording, most people probably expected the exclusive content to be limited to the game’s online component, which is called Red Dead Online. A total of four items will be exclusive to PS4 players in Red Dead Redemption 2, at least for some time. The saddle is an “enhanced version

Aquaman is the next installment in Warner Bros.’ DC Comics movie universe, but a new 5-minute extended look reiterates that it won’t be the gritty, dark universe that some may have expected. The five minute segment focuses on Arthur’s relationship with Mera, as the two hunt down his trident. It’s funny, which is to be expected following the San Diego Comic-Con trailer. The clip spends a little more time examining Arthur Curry’s relationship to Mera, and his connection to the lost city of Atlanti