It had been several months since I had decided I wanted to play Minecraft. At first, I dismissed it as a fad and a simple game, without any direction. In short, I found it disinteresting. But, several Youtube videos later, I was hooked.
The $67 billion worldwide video game industry is breaking through barriers on the cultural, legal and political fronts, according to the annual report of the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. industry's trade group.
Riot Games hopes to turn its hit game League of Legends into a household name by dramatically expanding a professional-gaming league that rewards players with big prizes and recognition.