Greg Street on defining fun in video games
Lead Game Designer for Riot Games, Greg Street talks about how one defines fun in video games.
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What Greg Street is like on a gamer cruise
During our interview with Greg Street, Lead Designer of League of Legends at Riot Games we talked about the first ever gamer cruise and what kind of person Greg is when on a cruise.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Greg Street (Riot Games), Lead Designer of League of Legends
Greg is going to be one of several high-profile guests on the upcoming, GaCuCon Game Cruise convention and event being held in Miami on January 26th thru 30th 2017. Hosted by the Miami based, Game Trep team and Make Games Miami, it’s the first of its kind so we wanted to get Greg’s thoughts on conventions, interacting with fans and being stuck on a boat with nowhere to run.
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League of Legends ARAM: Surrender to Sona Victory
In this League of Legends ARAM match, I stated out with a quick yolo death trying to help out with an early push but after that we got things rolling and pretty much dominated the rest of the match until they surrendered a little before we reached their core.
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Siege Breakers Sessions #1: Star Citizen 2.0 & More
In our very first episode we talk about Star Citizen 2.0, how Fallout 4 has been enjoyable for 90% of us, the final campaign of StarCraft 2, mobile games and celebrity endorsements, the disappointment that was Star Wars Battlefront and League of Legends vs. Heroes of the Storm.
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League of Legends PVE AI Update
So they finally released the AI update but it is still really easy. They increased the roster of PVE enemies up to around 40 and that’s a lot better than fighting the same 8 bots all the time but the AI still doesn’t know bush warfare or jungling or ganking to save its life. This patch introduces Dominion PVE which might as well be called free IP. Every match I’ve played ends with the human team having 400 out of 500 life left in their home base. Riot Games said that the AI would be as good as human players and it is far from that. I would say maybe it’s as good as level 3 human players that just installed the game but even then, they at least know what a bush might be.
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E3 2011: My E3 Guide
If you are media/press, pick up every free bag of goodies they give you. The best stuff I got was from World of Tanks, which gave me a bunch of toy tanks, a special bag, a World of Tanks T-Shirt, mouse pad, and special game bag, as far as the main floor went, and the biggest gift I got was from Topware which gave me a Collector’s Edition of Two Worlds 2 and a ton of T-shirts. Even if you don’t like a game, who knows, a friend of yours might like it! If you have a gaming website, some of this swag would be great to giveaway in the form of a contest.
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Are Asians Good At All Games?
Quick answer: Nope! Where the hell did this stereotype come from? Where did this claim that Asians are the demigods of gaming originate? I don’t know and I’m sure a quick google search could answer that question for me, but you know what? I don’t feel like opening my browser for such productive means! Instead I’m going to rant while being entirely ill informed and uneducated! Are you ready because I am!
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League of Legends: The Unsung Hero of the Online Competitive Gaming Scene
First and foremost, LoL is free to play. That’s right, you can go download and play it for free right now. Not only is it free to play, you can earn all the champions and runes for free over time. So unlike other free to play games, you can actually enjoy all aspects of the game (from a competitive standpoint) without being tricked into spending money. However, if you like the game, you probably will shell out some cash so that you can grab a champion pack or some skins to make your champions look more mighty or goofy. Skins only change the aesthetics of your current champion so they are by no means required.
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Tom Cadwell: Riot Games
To me, this was a huge milestone in gaming. It had a great story, and fantastic combat with really interesting designs where everything had a clear use, and felt great to use. As a designer, never give power in a game without giving fun.
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