Author: Trafficblast

It seems developer Riot Games is looking to bring one of the world’s most popular games, the MOBA League of Legends, to the mobile market. According to a Reuters report, a mobile version of League of Legends is reportedly in development.

Both Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Riot did not provide comment on the matter, but Reuters reports that “one of the sources said Tencent and Riot have been working on a mobile version of ‘League of Legends’ for more than a year.” A separate source, according to Reuters, says this mobile League of Legends probably won’t launch this year.

Reuters cites data aggregator Statista, which states that League of Legends raked in $1.4 billion last year, a 21% decrease from the year prior but a huge sum nonetheless. Bringing League of Legends to mobile, a game with 10 years of history under its belt, would bode well for both Riot and Tencent. As Reuters puts it, “Mobile games accounted for 57% of videogame revenue in China in 2018 but only 36% in the U.S. market.”

As Newzoo analyst Gu Tianyi states, “League of Legends is not doing as well as it used to and so Riot badly needs a new way to monetise the game, especially considering that it is Riot’s only game.”

In our Most Influential Games of the 21st Century series, we covered the impact League of Legends has had on things like the burgeoning esports industry. “From record viewership numbers on Twitch to hosting one of the biggest esports events ever at Madison Square Garden in 2016, Riot Games’ prodigal son has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2009. Blizzard and Valve, the top dogs when Riot Games entered the scene, are now playing catch-up to the well-oiled Ferrari that is the League of Legends production model, and it shows.”

While there’s no doubting the significance of League, developer Riot has received an increase amount of attention recently due to complaints from its employees. Most recently, more than 150 members of its staff staged a walkout to protest company policies.

Developer Team Ninja is back with some new, if scant, information on Nioh 2. This time, the Toyko-based studio has unveiled a new trailer detailing a closed alpha for the upcoming hack ‘n’ slash title.

The closed alpha trailer looks very much like Nioh, with all the same imagery and iconography. Something new, however, is the change in characters. Alongside playable male samurai, we see a female samurai (Onna-bugeisha) do battle against yokai throughout the trailer. Later in the trailer, the playable characters transform into yokai themselves with what looks to be different forms and movesets, suggesting that Nioh 2 will feature some sort of transformation state players can use in battle. The game also seems to feature several new weapons, including a longer, nodachi-style blade, duel-wielded axes, a naginata (a pole weapon similar to a spear), and more. You can check out the closed alpha trailer below.

As indicated by the trailer, Nioh 2’s closed alpha will be held for a full week, starting on Saturday, May 25 and ending on Sunday, June 2. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a way to request an invite. According to a tweet from the official Team Ninja Twitter account, “Some PS4 users are invited to take part in the Nioh 2 closed alpha to help gather feedback for the development.” Team Ninja didn’t clarify how it will notify PS4 users that they’ve been granted access, and the studio currently has no plans to expand the alpha.

Nioh 2 was revealed during Sony’s E3 2018 press conference. The short teaser, at the top, sees a wounded samurai fleeing into a marsh field before defending against a few yokai. After succumbing to wounds, the samurai falls to his knees, at which point he grows horns on his forehead and pulls them both out of his skull, revealing the demon underneath. With Sony skipping E3 2019, it’s unclear when we’ll be getting our next look at Nioh 2.

It’s almost June, and that means a wave of new content is coming to Netflix in the upcoming month. From movies that hit theaters earlier in the year to brand-new Netflix originals, there is plenty of content coming to the service next month.

The final season of any Netflix/Marvel joint venture hits the streaming service in the upcoming month. Season 3 of Jessica Jones is set to debut on Netflix sometime in June. However, no specific release date has been announced. There will be no more Marvel TV series on Netflix, as Marvel is moving its properties to the new streaming service, Disney+ later this year.

The most-anticipated release this month is Season 5 of Black Mirror on June 5. The last release of the series, a choose your own adventure-style episode called Bandersnatch, actually delayed Season 5 of the hit show. This season will only contain three episodes,–Striking Vipers, Smithereens, and Rachel, Jack And Ashley, Too–but it’s looking like it will be an exciting one–also, super-depressing.

As usual, there are plenty of movies coming to the service in June, including Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, which arrive on June 1. And while Disney is pulling its content this fall, there are still a few things coming, like on June 15 when Ralph Breaks the Internet arrives.

But Netflix is also giving content the boot in June, so you have a limited amount of time to watch some movies. On June 1, Stargate, Doom, and the Kill Bill movies exit Netflix, so watch them before they leave. On June 5, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 leaves, so it’ll be your last chance to check that one out as well.

Below, you’ll find the full list of everything coming and going from Netflix in June. For more on streaming services, check out the June releases list for Hulu and Amazon Prime Video.

Coming To Netflix In June

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• Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Trinkets — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/1/19

• Arthdal Chronicles — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Oh, Ramona! — NETFLIX FILM
• 50/50
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
• Batman Begins
• Cabaret
• Carrie
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• Dynasty: Season 2
• Good Night, and Good Luck
• Gran Torino
• Life in the Doghouse
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• Magic Mike
• Network
• Platoon
• Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World Of Ben Ferencz
• Satan & Adam
• Small Soldiers
• The Dark Knight
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Space Between Us
• What a Girl Wants

Avail. 6/3/19

• Documentary Now!: Season 3
• Malibu Rescue: The Series — NETFLIX FAMILY

Avail. 6/4/19

• Miranda Sings Live…Your Welcome — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/5/19

• A Silent Voice
• Black Mirror: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch

Avail. 6/6/19

• Alles ist gut — NETFLIX FILM
• Todos lo saben

Avail. 6/7/19

• 3%: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Belmonte
• The Black Godfather — NETFLIX FILM
• The Chef Show — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Designated Survivor: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Elisa & Marcela — NETFLIX FILM
• I Am Mother — NETFLIX FILM
• Pachamama — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Rock My Heart — NETFLIX FILM
• Super Monsters Monster Pets — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Tales of the City — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/8/19

• Berlin, I Love You

Avail. 6/11/19

• Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet

Avail. 6/12/19

• Jo Koy: Comin’ In Hot — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese — NETFLIX FILM

Avail. 6/13/19

• The 3rd Eye 2 — NETFLIX FILM
• Jinn — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Kakegurui xx — NETFLIX ANIME

Avail. 6/14/19

• Aggretsuko: Season 2 — NETFLIX ANIME
• The Alcàsser Murders — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Awake: The Million Dollar Game — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Charité at War — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Cinderella Pop — NETFLIX FILM
• Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce: Season 5
• Leila — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Life Overtakes Me — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Marlon: Season 2
• Murder Mystery — NETFLIX FILM
• Unité 42 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/15/19

• Grey’s Anatomy: Season 15

Avail. 6/16/19

Avail. 6/17/19

• The Missing: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/18/19

• Adam Devine: Best Time of Our Lives — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Big Kill

Avail. 6/19/19

• Beats — NETFLIX FILM
• The Edge of Democracy — NETFLIX FILM

Avail. 6/20/19

• Le Chant du Loup — NETFLIX FILM

Avail. 6/21/19

• Ad Vitam — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Bolívar — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Casketeers: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Confession Tapes: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Dark: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The End of Evangelion
• EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
• Girls Incarcerated: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• GO! Live Your Way: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil — NETFLIX FILM
• La misma sangre — NETFLIX FILM
• Mr. Iglesias — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Shooter: Season 3

Avail. 6/24/19

• Forest of Piano: Season 2 — NETFLIX ANIME

Avail. 6/25/19

• Mike Epps: Only One Mike — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/26/19

• The Golem
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• The Zookeeper

Avail. 6/27/19

• Answer for Heaven — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/28/19

• 20th Century Women
• 7SEEDS — NETFLIX ANIME
• Dope: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Exhibit A — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Instant Hotel: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Motown Magic: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Paquita Salas: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Chosen One — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 6/29/19

• Scare Tactics: Seasons 4 & 5

Avail. 6/30/19

• Madam Secretary: Season 5

Leaving Netflix In June

Leaving 6/1/19

• An Extremely Goofy Movie
• Apollo 13
• Cold in July
• Disney’s 101 Dalmatians
• Disney’s The Fox and the Hound 2
• Disney’s The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story
• Doom
• Freddy vs. Jason
• Friday the 13th
• Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
• I Am Legend
• In the Army Now
• Inspector Gadget 2
• Jason X
• Kill Bill: Vol. 1
• Kill Bill: Vol. 2
• Legally Blonde
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
• My Bloody Valentine
• Playing It Cool
• Pretty in Pink
• Reindeer Games
• Stargate
• Terminator Salvation
• The Bone Collector
• The Constant Gardener

Leaving 6/4/19

• District 9

Leaving 6/5/19

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Leaving 6/6/19

• The Soloist

Leaving 6/14/19

• Grand Designs: Australia: Season 4
• I Own Australia’s Best Home: Season 1
• I Own Britain’s Best Home: Season 1
• Mother

Leaving 6/15/19

• Apocalypse Now
• Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
• National Lampoon’s Van Wilder
• The Pianist

Leaving 6/16/19

• Death Race

Leaving 6/24/19

• Disney’s Mulan 2