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Announcing the Vainglory Meme Contest!

  • Vainglory
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  • Jul 18, 2016

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Are you fluent in the art of memes? When you play Vainglory, do you find yourself in situations that make you laugh, cry or question the sanity of a turret diving Petal? Well, now’s your chance to combine your sense of humor with your knowledge of Vainglory. We’re proud to announce the first ever Vainglory Meme contest. Make us laugh with a captioned image or GIF for a chance to win ICE!

HOW IT WORKS

  • Tweet a GIF or captioned image related to Vainglory with the #VaingloryMeme hashtag.
  • Include your player name.
  • You must be following @vainglory to enter.
  • Your Tweet must not start with the @ symbol.

WHEN IS THIS CONTEST?

  • Starts Monday, July 18 9am PDT and ends on Friday, July 22 at 6pm PDT.
  • Winners will be announced Monday, July 25.
  • Winners will receive 900 ICE each.

If we like what we’re seeing, we’ll retweet the best daily memes. So get out there, get creative and enter to win!

‘Supersonic’ Skye Tier III Arrives!

  • Vainglory
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  • Jun 17, 2016

‘Supersonic’ Skye Tier III is here, featuring new effects and animations.


IT’S THE ‘SUPERSONIC’ SKYE AVIATION SHOW!

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WATCH THE IN-GAME FOOTAGE: 

SKIN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Mech weapons upgraded to proton cannons
  • Armored exo boots
  • Formal military dress whites
  • Brand-new recall animation with aviator pose and anime thumbs-up action
  • Dramatic spin-crash death animation

 CHECK OUT ‘SUPERSONIC’ SKYE TIERS I & II!

Collect the whole supersonic airshow!

 


CANON SKYE LORE:


INTERVIEW WITH ANIMATOR MIGHTYCAMEL

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Skye is a strict military fighter pilot, not known for her sense of humor or fangirl attitude, but Supersonic Skye has lightened up a bit. I created a conscious contrast between the badass mech and the cute girl. It’s difficult to give Skye an acrobatic feel without slowing her down, but we gave her the movie poster thumbs-up and, when she recalls, she hops off the mech and gives a cute-ified double thumbs-up. In her new death animation she gets thrown off the mech while it crashes and burns.


Keep an eye on the NEWS section for more reveals!

Star Queen Celeste Tier III Skin is Here!

  • Vainglory
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  • Jun 03, 2016

The Star Queen’s rise to power is complete! The saga ends with Star Queen Celeste Tier III. Read on for art, turnarounds and links to the “Rise of the Star Queen” skin lore series. Unlock this skin in the Market now.


 

WATCH TIER III ‘STAR QUEEN’ CELESTE IN ACTION

https://youtu.be/hGpSZmjGN7U

  • Black void sphere basic attacks
  • Giant black void sphere Heliogenesis stars
  • Ravens emerge from her Core Collapse
  • Death phantoms fly out from her Solar Storm
  • Brand-new floaty sprint and recall animations
  • Black hole staff
  • Unforgettable model changes. (Be sure to turn on pinch-to-zoom in settings!)

 


RELATED CELESTE LORE

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INTERVIEW WITH SUPER EVIL ARTIST NOXII

I combined the raven and the starry aspects to show how Celeste is the Star Queen with the Storm Queen’s power. The stars around her skirt show that she’s so full of cosmic power now that it’s leaking out uncontrollably. I looked at a lot of high fashion feather collars; I wanted her to look modest but still provocative. The lace on the skirt helps transition the feathers to the leather and makes it look regal. My favorite part is her extravagant black organza hair decoration. She has built a black hole onto her default staff. She’s holding onto what she used to be, but now she has the power of creation and destruction.

“I don’t think she’s evil; I think she’s pragmatic. She thinks she’s doing the right thing. She may burn some bridges, but the people close to her know how compassionate she is. Vox will probably try to help her see why what she’s doing isn’t good.

“With every splash, I experiment with painting techniques and challenge myself to amp it up. I learned a lot from painting the metal in Bonecruncher Phinn’s splash art. My faces are usually more cartoony, but Celeste’s hair and face are soft. I chose a dynamic pose with a symmetrical composition to emphasize Star Queen Celeste’s power.”


Keep an eye on the in-game NEWS section for more update 1.18 reveals!

Supersonic Skye Tier I & II Skins are Here!

  • Vainglory
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  • May 27, 2016

‘Supersonic’ Skye features new uniforms and mech upgrades! 


 SUPERSONIC TIER I (AVAILABLE NOW)

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WATCH THE IN-GAME FOOTAGE: 

https://youtu.be/oi586-hNJ14

SKIN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Cool new missile pods
  • Helicopter gunship-style mech
  • Flight helmet


 SUPERSONIC TIER II (AVAILABLE NOW)

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WATCH THE IN-GAME FOOTAGE: 

https://youtu.be/uNHmEV2G2IQ

SKIN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Mech booster upgrades
  • T-50B aerobatic paint job
  • Slick aviator sunglasses
  • Elite flight school uniform

 


RELATED SKYE LORE


INTERVIEW WITH ART DIRECTOR CHAINSAW

As a kid, I was obsessed with which was the best fighter plane, interceptor, attack plane, all these different things. I expressed that in the Supersonic Skye skin system, giving her more variation to the theme. People who play Skye are protective of her, so I wanted to do honor to her and make her very aspirational. For me, that means mech upgrades. Supersonic Skye looks faster, more mobile and more lean. The “Black Eagles” Korean aerobatic team was a big inspiration.


Keep an eye on the NEWS section for the Skye Tier III in-game reveal. Supersonic III releases on Friday, June 17.

Bonecruncher Phinn Now Available – Collect All 3 Skin Tiers

  • Vainglory
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  • May 06, 2016

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Massive and monstrous Bonecruncher Phinn has arrived in the Fold! Here’s how to get the skins …


Tier I

GET THE TIER I SKIN IN THE MARKET

  • Get the Tier I skin directly with ICE. VG > MARKET > GET SKINS > PHINN I
  • Or, craft the skin with Phinn cards from boxes and matches.

Tier II

BONECRUNCHER ICE BOX (COMPLETE CARD SET)

  • Pull the cards you need for any of Phinn’s skins with the dedicated ICE box:
    VG > GET CARDS > PHINN ICE BOX > CARD PACK

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PHINN 50% OFF HERO SALE!

  • So all these awesome Phinn skins are coming out … but do you actually have Phinn unlocked? If not, get him now at 50% off!
  • The Phinn hero sale will run from Friday 4AM PDT/ 12 GMT until Monday at 4AM PDT/ 12 GMT.

 

WATCH: ‘BONECRUNCHER’ PHINN TIER I

https://youtu.be/Po9t8BbswjQ

WHAT’S NEW

  • Churn-addled pale skin
  • Bonecruncher army grapple
  • Treacherous tail spikes
  • Raking anchor
  • Churn-themed Susie the Birdie

 

WATCH: ‘BONECRUNCHER’ PHINN TIER II

https://youtu.be/bcuJMPYcVNY

WHAT’S NEW

  • War helm with neck-protecting spikes
  • Arm bracers & armored knees
  • Evolving Bonecruncher model based on Churn exposure

WATCH: ‘BONECRUNCHER’ PHINN TIER IIII!

https://youtu.be/Yw3PEqYBRfw

AWESOME NEW TIER III EFFECTS

  • Green flames and black smoke erupt from Quibble and Polite Company ground smashes!
  • Sparks fly during Phinn’s Forced Accord
  • Smoldering dragon-wing hook
  • Creepy Tyrant’s Eye keeps watch atop a formidable tower

Stay tuned for the release of Tier 3 Vox on Friday, May 13!

‘Netherworld Fortress’ Skin Reveal!

  • Vainglory
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  • Mar 29, 2016

The power of the Halcyon Wells originates deep underground in the boiling dark Netherworld. What lives aboveground survives because Fortress guards the Nether Gate.

Past Fortress, none may go.


‘NETHERWORLD FORTRESS’ ART

Save up your ICE, Glory, Essence and cards! All three tiers of the Netherworld Fortress skin set will be available during Update 1.16. 


NETHERWORLD FORTRESS LORE

“Explorer, he’s called,” grumbled one worker on the high scaffold, sweating down the M-shape of his balding forehead. He pointed his hand axe over his opposite shoulder. “All he’s done today is sit in the shade.”

“And pay,” said the other, dusting wood dust away from the split they’d created near the top of the tree, just above the symbols that had been carved into it since a time before memory.

“This tree is cursed,” said the first.

“Nonsense!” The Explorer emerged from the open tent and climbed the scaffold. His fingers traced the letters carved into the stone around the lock. “It is ever true: The life above and the death below are one, and made by the other.”

“Sounds like a curse to… ahh!” cried the first as his axe broke through to the hollow center of the tree. A thick breath of hot air escaped upward.

“It is the Nether Gate of legend!” cried the Explorer. In horror, the workers watched as he climbed inside the tree.

“Don’t go, sir!” wailed the second worker, wringing his hands. “What if there are monsters beneath?”

“There are no such things as monsters,” echoed the Explorer’s voice as he lowered himself into the tree. “Only beasts of the Netherworld!”

The Explorer lost his grip and fell, tumbling, for far longer than the tree was tall. In that void he could not tell down from up, nor whether he had landed. In the distance was a whisper of firelight that, rather than illuminating, made the darkness even more so. The darkness pressed into him; he tasted and breathed the darkness until he thought he would choke. A longing loneliness bade him cry for lover or mother.

The blazing light grew and morphed into the shape of a beast. At first, it was a mass of spitting and burning rage, incomprehensible, a terror that scorched the Explorer’s throat. As it drew close, it formed into an enormous, volcanic, burning dire wolf.

“Name yourself, trespasser,” said the wolf.

“I am Walker of the Cartographers. And you… you are Fortress, the Guardian of the Nether Well.”

“What you know, and what you think you know, are leagues apart.” The churning volcanic fire solidified into armor, and the beast growled.

“I have come to see the well,” said the Explorer, drawing up his confidence though his teeth chattered.

“As you wish,” said the wolf, and the blackness echoed with the sounds of howling. “Only those who defeat me may glimpse the Nether Well. Draw your weapons, Walker.” From the wolf’s shoulders, two more vicious heads sprouted into being, growling and snapping, and the rest of the ignited pack emerged from the darkness.

The Explorer turned and ran, ran in no direction, swallowed into the void, begging forgiveness with pathetic sobs. The wolf’s deep laughter echoed from all around him until he woke, gasping for breath, at the base of the sacred tree.


INTERVIEW WITH SUPER EVIL ARTIST NOXII

noxii michelleMy first concept for Netherworld Fortress was a war dog. He’s a guardian of the underworld like Anubis, a protector of souls. He keeps people from getting in and out. He nurtures those souls so they can rest peacefully without being used for necromancy, or being sucked into an object for magicians. I like to think that he and Adagio are a part of the same world.

I concepted a black dog, but made of cracking lava. For tier two, I gave him an armored muzzle and silver gauntlets with a gemstone that I imagined was imbued with energy. For tier three, I gave him the silhouette of the fans on the sides of his head; this came from the idea of Anubis and Cerberus and Egyptian sculpture. I wanted him to have the pharaoh beard. The extra heads are very vicious Boston Terriers! It was hard to find vicious looking Boston Terrier reference material because they’re so darn cute!


READ MORE FORTRESS LORE

A Story For Everything
The Destruction of the Temple
The Great Oak
Rona vs. Skvader
North Is Always Forward

Limited-Edition Skin: ‘Night Shadow Taka’

  • Vainglory
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  • Mar 03, 2016

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For the first time ever, you can collect cards to unlock a limited-edition skin! Night Shadow Taka has a completely new effects suite featuring molten metal blades.

WHAT’S NEW:

  • Gythian steel armor
  • Technologist machinery
  • Blazing blades
  • Disappears under an automaton
  • Flashy molten metal spark effects
  • New ability animations

HOW IT WORKS:

  • The Night Shadow Taka skin is available today and can be unlocked with ICE or by weaving it with cards.
  • Unlock this limited-time skin with ICE or by collecting 16 “Night Shadow Taka” legendary cards.
  • Taka card events will accelerate you toward the 16 legendaries you need. These card events will be similar to “Crazy 8” card events, except that after your third win of the day, you are guaranteed to get a Night Shadow Taka card.
  • A special card box in the Market will only contain Night Shadow Taka legendary cards to help you complete your collection.
  • You may destroy unwanted cards and use the Essence to craft the Night Shadow Taka cards you need.
  • This special legendary card may drop randomly after completing matches, if you’re lucky!

WHEN ARE THE CARD EVENTS?!

Night Shadow Taka card events will be every weekend throughout 1.15 at the following times:

  • Friday 4PM PSTSaturday 4PM PST (24 hours to get your Taka card)
  • Saturday 4PM PSTSunday 4PM PST (24 hours to get your Taka card)

Wins will trigger the following rewards:

  • First win = guaranteed rare card
  • Second win = guaranteed epic card
  • Third win = guaranteed “Night Shadow Taka” card

Night Shadow Taka is available in the Market now. This is the first limited-edition skin to be attainable via card unlocks, but won’t be available forever, so unlock your Night Shadow Taka now!

‘Stormlord Ardan’ Tier III Skin Reveal!

  • Vainglory
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  • Feb 25, 2016

 

Stormlord Ardan’s restoration is complete as his family story comes together.

‘STORMLORD ARDAN’ TIER III ART

The final tier of the Stormlord Ardan skin set is coming in Update 1.15. Be ready to unlock him when Update 1.15 goes live!

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STORMLORD ARDAN: TIER II LORE

The Stormlords held high office and presided over proceedings at court; they made laws and bickered with one another over the Storm Queen’s small favors, and they were discarded at the first sign of dissent or disloyalty. Only one Stormlord differed from the others. Rather than wear the lavish robes and jewels indicative of the Stormlords, Ardan wore power armor. He refused the offered apartment in the queen’s palace and instead kept a constant vigil outside of the queen’s chamber. For his devotion he was given some magic to keep him always awake, and the queen strung the key to her door around his neck with a silver chain. After that, he was called The Key, and the court forgot that he had been called anything else.

He had been a normal man, some whispered, a soldier, a father even. The magic twisted his mind, some said. Aged him from the core outward. There was gossip that the battery connected to his breastplate jolted power into his heart to keep him alive. He spoke to no one and cared for nothing, but they said he had once been capable of humanity. Capable of love. Handsome, the Queen’s Shield once said, her knuckles grazing his withered cheek. He knocked her to the ground for it and had to be restrained. His gray mouth opened to scream, but the effort produced only gasps and choking. That night he was fitted with a helmet to force breath into his decaying lungs, so if he despised the queen for forgiving the woman who had killed his wife, his expression gave away nothing. From that day until the end, the Queen’s Shield allowed him a wide berth.

For love he remained, for the few moments the queen granted him with Julia, frozen as he’d known her behind glass. It was Julia, and not the queen, whom he guarded without slumber. For those brief moments, The Key kept his grim vigil in silence.


STORMLORD ARDAN: TIER III LORE

On the night of revolution, The Key stood on the Storm Queen’s balcony watching the crowd escort the royal party up the mountain. He had managed to keep the looters from the queen’s chamber, but he would not be able to stop a rebel party of soldiers and mages.

When the masses reached the palace gate, The Key returned to the queen’s chamber. Unlike the rest of the palace, it was plain, white and cold, like a hospital room. In the cryogenic coffin, his wife wore white too, a beaded and embroidered gown that made her look like a strange, perfect doll. He removed his helmet along with its breathing apparatus, yanked out the battery over his heart. He slammed his fist into the coffin’s lock, then again, again and again until the glass splintered and the coffin’s lid sprang open and the frozen air flooded out in a harsh blast that made him cough, gasp, and cough again.

Julia was lighter than he remembered, the way a leaf is lighter after it has fallen and dried. She rested in his arms as she had so many nights, her face in his neck.

He spent the next hours dying, his feeble breaths fogging. He thought he should say something more. Remind her about how they’d met, or apologize, but he’d only be comforting himself, and he didn’t deserve comfort. He had abandoned his daughter in the hot rage of revenge; he had broken his promises. His eyes closed and he let go.

“He is a Stormlord, your highness.”

“Is he dead?”

“Lemme listen. … He’s breathing, but he’s checking out.”

“Who is this woman?”

“It looks like…”

“It’s her, Vox. It’s Mother. Is she …”

“I don’t hear her heartbeat.”

“Preserved in death all these years in her sister’s own room? This is sickening.”

“Celeste, look. It’s Dad. Dad! Dad, talk to me.”

“Dad?”

“Dad!”

Torchlight flashed before his eyes as he opened them a sliver and groaned.

“Hey Dad! Talk to me! Wake up!”

Ardan forced his eyes open. “Ju…” he muttered. “Jul…”

“It’s me, Dad. It’s Celeste. Hold on, we’re going to help you.” She wrapped her arms around him, kissed his gray cheek. “Our mother’s gift is keeping him alive. Quick, get that apparatus. That mask, there, get it over his mouth.”

“He will not last the night, your highness. The battery in his armor that kept his heart beating is dead.” The War Mage held up the battery Ardan had removed, its broken wires dangling.

“Look, Dad.” She held up her hand and smiled as a purple orb appeared on her palm, small as a marble and glowing. “You saved me. Now I can save you. Watch this.” She placed it over the hole where his battery had been and his insides jolted to life. Blood rushed through his heart; his head cleared as air flooded his lungs. “She’s gone, Dad, but we are here, and we still need you. We are together again, Dad. Stay with me. Stay …”

‘Star Queen Celeste’ Tier II Skin Reveal

  • Vainglory
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  • Feb 24, 2016

 

Star Queen Celeste embodies the power of a galaxy.

‘STAR QUEEN CELESTE’ TIER II ART

Get ready to show off Celeste’s latest skin, coming in Update 1.15.


STAR QUEEN CELESTE: THE LORE

The royal party traveled up the winding streets of Mont Lille, torches lighting their way. The going was slow; the crowds pressed into their new monarch, reaching to touch her hair and gown, chanting No more fear! and Liberté, égalité! At the summit of Mont Lille, past grottos and fountains and manicured topiary, they climbed a marble staircase to find the gem-encrusted gate of the Storm Queen’s palace wide open. There, Celeste bade her people to return home and remain vigilant, and the gate closed behind her.

Inside the heavy palace doors all was still; the rumors of révolution had spread through the mountain and those who supported the Storm Queen had made a swift exit along with all they could carry. Celeste, Vox, the Gythians and a ragtag assortment of pirates spilled into the Mirrored Court and stared.

“This was nothing more than a hunting lodge when I was here as a young man,” whispered Elizar the War Mage, turning in place to gape at the carved gilded windows, the black and white marble tile, the chandeliers blazing with hundreds of candles. Paintings portraying violent depictions of the Storm Queen’s triumphant battles spread over the ceiling. Bronze sculptures of faceless Stormguard posed throughout with their weapons. The mirrored walls jutted out at odd angles to give the disconcerting effect of hundreds of fractured reflections, giving the court its famous name.

“This is freaking me out,” said Vox, flinching as his echoed image leaped out and retreated in his periphery.

“It is meant to,” said Celeste, her staff clicking on the marble as she walked through the court. “She is the only one who does not see herself in her court.”

“Dignitaries, knights and nobles staring back at their own guilty eyes while the Storm Queen sits, pure in her blindness, upon the throne,” said Elizar.

Celeste stopped before the monolithic throne, carved from black stone, feeling all at once quite young. Its simplicity was stark in the ornate room; the only decoration on it was a high perch for the Queen’s ravens. “I don’t want to sit on that,” she said.

“Another shall be commissioned for you,” said Elizar, “but sit on one you shall.”

In contrast to the sobriety of the royal twins and the Gythians, Vox’s entourage amused themselves at the mirrors. Loo, the sprite, admired herself by all angles, brushing her hair with her fingers. The pirates pulled at their eyes and lips and giggled at the results. Behind the throne, one goblin argued with his reflection, thinking it a rival, and poked at his enemy’s eyes, activating a hidden switch in the wall that opened a cabinet. Vox investigated, yanking back the goblin by the fluff in its ear.

“Hey, Sis,” he called in his sing-song tone, “you should come look at this.”

Celeste joined him and her eyes grew wide, for displayed in the cabinet was a mage queen’s regalia: a star-shaped breastplate and gauntlets, a crown, and a staff capped with a crescent moon that bore the inscription: “Préserver la Paix.” Celeste ached from the magic pulling at her from the staff.

“Not the Storm Queen’s style, this,” muttered Elizar.

“No,” said Celeste, her fingers caressing the staff’s sharp tip. “This was made for me.”

Vox grabbed a gauntlet and inspected it. “She knew you were coming?”

“She couldn’t have known. We were cautious,” said the Gythian.

“She knew I would succeed her,” said Celeste.

“Under her tutelage,” said Elizar in a dry tone.

“Instead I am under yours,” replied Celeste with equal dryness. She took the staff in her fist and the crescent glowed, illuminating the old War Mage’s frown. “Let’s continue on. But I think …” Her eyes rose to the ceiling paintings. “… I think I shall have a skylight installed.”


 

THOUGHTS FROM JUSTINSANE, SUPER EVIL CONCEPT ARTIST

This new Celeste skin is equal parts royalty and equal parts sci-fi. The look and feel of her clothing is like futuristic liquid gold, reflecting light as if she was a Celeste-sized, golden chrome trophy. Her regal fashion connects seamlessly into her high-tech shoulders and headdress.

Her facial attitude reflects her progression in her story; she knows who she is. She is holding a gaze with calm confidence that shows her importance, her heightened position. While maintaining her beauty, she shows that she is ready for war.

Her staff received an elaborate upgrade, which nows has a more prominent crescent shape, housing a swirling galaxy. She holds the power of that universe, and this astral staff portrays how her power is expanding.

Vainglory Wins ‘Best Mobile Game’ at 2016 Global Mobile Awards

  • Vainglory
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  • Feb 23, 2016

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The Global Mobile Awards announced Vainglory as the 2016 Best Mobile Game.


WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL MOBILE AWARDS?

The GSMA‘s Global Mobile Awards offer organizations across the global mobile eco-system the opportunity to showcase the latest and best mobile products, apps, devices, services and initiatives to the industry and the world. Awards have been given to the most innovative mobile products since 1996.

2016 BEST MOBILE GAME

As part of the Mobile World Congress, the Global Mobile Awards congratulate the pinnacle of mobile development, design and functionality. This year, Vainglory was chosen as the winner of the “Best Mobile Game” award.

OUR GRATITUDE

As always, we share this award with our amazing community of players. You inspire us to make the game better every update. Your continued support means the world to us and helps us gain recognition like this on a global scale. Please join us in celebrating this awesome honor. Thank you!