The Darkin Blade vies for your Riot Points I wasn’t blown away with the previous addition toLeague of Legends,Lissandra, but as soon as I laid eyes on Aatrox, I knew I had to take him for a spin. With a giant pulsing blade, demonic looking wings and mysterious past, the sky was the limit for Aatrox. Yep, he plays just as cool as he looks. League of Legends: Aatrox(Mac, PC)Developer: Riot GamesPublisher:Riot GamesRelease: May 1, 2013MSRP: 7800 IP (6300 IP a week after release) / 975 RP...

Make it rain A cosmopolitan team of developers with experience working on titles such asValkyria Chronicles,The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,Diablo III, and theFinal Fantasyseries have joined forces to createProject Phoenix, an indie Japanese role-playing game. The venture is headlined by director Hiroaki Yura, fantasy novelist Yoko Enoki, legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu, and a growing staff of talented creators with experience working on everthing fromHalo 4toThe Lord of the Ringsfilm trilogy....

Studio seeks help from those with ‘deep knowledge’ of the series A software quality assurance company has listed a job opening on Japanese recruitment siteMid-Tenshokuwhich could point to some form of as-yet-undisclosedAce Combatproject. The company is on the hunt for someone with experience in team-management, as well as experience working with multi-platform projects, particularly for PS4 and Xbox One. Also requested are experience with debugging and “an ability to keep up attendance,” as opposed to those jobs where you’re able to’t be arsed to show up and that’s just fine....

Live tomorrow Riot might have cemented 5v5 as their bread and butter format forLeague of Legends, but they’re not afraid to experiment with various PVP and PVE modes. Some pass the smell test (ARAM), and some don’t (RIP Dominion). Either way every so often there’s something different to log in and try for free, and this time it’s Odyssey: Extraction. As part of the Jinx-helmed Odyssey event (which comes with themed skins, merch, and a short story onKaynby writer Dan Abnett), Extraction is a co-op PVE mode that features a narrative that tasks teams of five with rescuing Ziggs from an alien planet....

Eyes. Will. Bleed. [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] I love me some rhythm-games, and I love me some bullet-hell shooters, so when I heard that these two genres were being mooshed together into one amazing game entitledSoundodger+, my interest was, to no surprise, immediately piqued....

Steam wins? The PC release ofMetro Exodushas been rife with controversy ever sinceDeep Silver decidedtopull it from Steam. Despite confirmations that the series wouldn’t beleaving the PC space anytime soon, fans have been review bombing the past games on Steam in some futile effort to change things. In an odd win for Steam and Valve,Metro Exoduswill soon be available for pre-load to players that secured a copy before Deep Silver changed platforms....

We heard yesterdaythat the current Wii U development kits are underclocked. No biggie; new ones are on the way. Sega’s Gary Dunn, managing director of development, confirms that new Wii U dev kits will be delivered to developers in the next month or two. He tells Eurogamer that he digs the current kit, calling it “quite powerful.” He does go on to say that he’s looking forward to the new kits, which are expected to give them more information....

The Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest trade show ever, but Nintendo doesn’t show up. Everyone else does, but they hang back, as usual. Thankfully, that’s not the case this year, as they’ll be bringing the Wii U to CES 2012, saysCNet. Destructoid will get their grimy hands all over the Wii U and its tablet-like controller as we will be in Las Vegas next month to cover the show. This will be our first true hands-on session, as the Wii U shown at E3 2011 was a prototype....

How I long for deep-sea dancing Nintendo has decided to fully detail the last threeNintendo Landattractions that we told you aboutearlier this month. These last three round out the list of 12 attractions coming to the Wii U launch title, both of which drop on November 18. Yoshi’s Fruit Cart, Captain Falcon’s Twister Race, and Octopus Dance join the previously announced attractions. I’m still pretty jazzed about the Octopus dance....

Acts as your TV Guide, more Nintendo TVii has gone live, so I thought I’d share with you guys how exactly it all works after the little bit of time I’ve spent with it. When you start the application up, it’ll ask for your area code, cable/satellite provider, and your specific channel package so your Wii U can provide accurate listings. This is because TVii is basically a really slick TV Guide, but more on that later....

Clans are an important part ofParadox, as they offer buffs that may give you just enough to defeat even the strongest enemies. To help you choose the best, we’ve created theParadoxclans listfor each race: Soul Reaper, Quincy, and Arrancar. Table of Contents All Paradox Clans Buffs List – Roblox Every clan has different buffs, but you can only choose ones associated with your race. There are three types of rarity: Legendary (1%), Rare (10%), and Common (89%)....

Grinding Gear Games just revealed details of its upcomingPath of Exile: Settlers of Kalguurleague launching with the 3.25 update, and I have to admit: this looks like the biggest league yet for the popular ARPG. Most league reveals run about 15-20 minutes, but with all the content and changes coming in theSettlers of Kalguurleague, the reveals went on for over 40 minutes. Let’s take a look at everything coming inPoE3.25Settlers of Kalguur....

Plus customize your car too First of all you have to read the product description for theGrand Theft Auto ViFruit App on iTunes: How would we survive without apps? Apps can transform your mobile device into essential tools like a harmonica, disco ball or convincing moustache. Somewhere out there is the perfect storm of touchscreen technology to fix everything that’s wrong with your life. And maybe all you’re missing is the iFruit app....