The Snowdown has arrived!

The Snowdown is finally here and with it are all the treats. New Summoner icons for completing special events will be given to every player for free as long as such event is played. The Showdown mode is finally available as well so players can now search for 1v1 or 2v2 queues. A new login screen with great music of past Snowdowns is also here and all Legacy Winter skins are back making it an amazing time for skin sales with the regular Legacy and Winter themed skins available. In addition, Winter Wonder Lulu, Snow Day Singed, and Snowstorm Sivir are available now at the shop. Be sure to experience this time of the year and get the most out of the Snowdown.

Happy Holidays to all

Nintendo Direct Tomorrow!

There will be a brand new Nintendo Direct airing tomorrow at 9 a.m ET. This Nintendo Direct will focus on games being released this upcoming Spring like Mario Kart 8 and Donkey Kong Country Returns Tropical Freeze. Be sure to check Nintendo's website at http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/archive/12-18-2013 for the stream tomorrow.

Snowstorm Sivir coming this Snowdown as well

Along with Snowday Singed and Winter Wonder Lulu comes Snowstorm Sivir, all hitting the shop this Snowdown. All 3 Skins will cost 975 RP according to the most recent PBE patch details. The Sivir skin shows off new ice crystal particles yet not as noticeable as the other two winter themed skins. Overall this is a good skin for Sivir players that want something to enhance their game but not a must pick for anyone that plays League.

Patch 3.15 is here!

The second patch of the preseason is finally here and with it come many new changes and the introduction of Yasuo the Unforgiven. Apart from the new champion there are several things that are important from this patch. First and foremost is a major change to Taric decreasing the armor ratios of his passive and shatter from 30% to 20% and the armor reduction of shatter from 10% to 5%. Fiddlesticks and Rammus have also gotten pretty noticeable nerfs to their CC abilities as both Fear and Puncturing Taunt have had their maximum rank durations lowered from 3 seconds to 2.25 seconds, to compensate however they have gotten some mana cost reductions. Lulu, Sivir, and Lucian have also been changed a little so for full details of the patch visit http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-315-notes . I am generally satisfied with the patch as it had solved some major issues that players have been hoping for and has balanced the game quite well for now.

Pokemon Soundtracks on iTunes

The Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen soundtracks have been released on iTunes and more will be coming in the future. The Pokemon Company has promised future releases of other soundtracks like Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl, and even Heartgold and Soulsilver. The Pokemon company also stated all these soundtracks will be released by the end of 2014. Hopes that other soundtracks will also get released eventually. 

Snow Day Singed is ready for the Showdown!

Singed is back and this time he's covering Summoners Rift with snow. With a snow-creating backpack and his trusty sledge Singed will show all who chase him the wonders of a blizzard. One of the best holiday skins designed by Riot so far Snow Day Singed is a must for any Singed player. Prized at 975 RP this neat skin is a great representation of the season and will hopefully make up for the lack of a snow-themed Summoners Rift.

Winter Wonder Lulu arrives this Snowdown!

One of this year's holiday themed skins is a new Lulu skin named Winter Wonder Lulu. This skin changes the regular looks and particle effects of Lulu into a winter themed skin. In a blue outfit and a new poro themed pix, Winter Wonder Lulu is a wonder all in of itself and a must have for any Lulu fan.

Urgot to be redone in January

The champion Urgot is currently the least used in the League. As a result Riot has made it a priority to remake Urgot completely. This champion will be remodeled into a ranged bruiser according to recent posts on the forums. I am very excited about this remodeling and will keep you guys up to date with any information concerning this project.

A special Game Mode coming for the Snowdown Showdown!

During the Snowdown Showdown Summoners will be able to battle it all out in 1v1 and 2v2 modes to see who is the best LoL player. These battles will be held on the Howling Abyss stage and will have their own Queque like the previous All for One mode. There are three ways to win this mode:

1. Get first Blood
2. Get the first turret
3. Score 100 creep score before the enemy

Hopefully this mode will finally stop all those "1v1 me Bro." comments we all see at the end of match screen.