DeepMind’s AlphaStar Final beats 99.8% of human StarCraft 2 players
Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind — which famously developed AlphaZero, a machine learning system that bested world champions in chess, shogi, and Go — returned to...
Apex Legends passes 70 million players
Apex Legends has seen 70 million players since its launch in February. Electronic Arts revealed the milestone today during its earnings report. The battle...
Age of Wonders: Planetfall’s first expansion is Revelations, launching November 19
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is my favorite real-time strategy game of the year, and publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Triumph Studios announced today that...
The DeanBeat: Riot Games sheds its image as a single-game company
League of Legends is a decade old, and it has become a cultural phenomenon, a rare achievement for any video game. It is an...
OGN launches Creator Collective to give streamers better tools for esports content
OGN, which has built a big esports network and esports content production business, unveiled the launch of its OGN Creators Collective. The new program...
Everything Riot announced for League of Legends’ 10th anniversary
Later this month, League of Legends turns 10 years old. That makes it a retro game, but developer Riot Games is not sitting around...
League of Legends for mobile and consoles is coming in 2020
League of Legends is finally getting a port. Riot Games announced that it is bringing the multiplayer online battle arena to iOS and Android...
Riot Games asks League of Legends esports players to not discuss politics during broadcasts
Riot Games said that esports players and “shout casters” participating in the 2019 League of Legends World Championships should not discuss personal views on...
Meta Games raises $2 million for esports mobile games
Meta Games raised $2 million in seed fudning for esports-themed mobile games. Bitkraft Esports Ventures is the primary backer of the Berlin startup. Meta...
Player Omega partners with Super League Gaming for esports tour to smaller cities
Player Omega is working with Super League Gaming to bring an esports tour across the United States. It’s a different approach to competitive gaming,...