Categories Posted inin Business Dota 2 grows larger than World of Warcraft, but League of Legends still crushes both Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 5, 2014 2 min Valve's hot online multiplayer game Dota 2 is getting bigger, but it still looks small compared to League of Legends. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business League of Legends, World of Tanks help PC spending surpass console gaming worldwide, proclaims analyst Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 29, 2014 2 min The PC is everywhere, which makes it a powerful platform for gaming, according to DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm is checkers to League of Legends’, Dota 2’s chess Posted byby Mike Minotti April 29, 2014 4 min Heroes of the Storm ditches a lot of the complexity MOBA players find in League of Legends and Dota 2. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Brazilian gamers turn their attention — and spending — to free-to-play Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 22, 2014 2 min The "B" in BRIC is playing more microtransaction-based PC games than ever before. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why Blizzard says Heroes of the Storm is a ‘hero brawler’ Posted byby GamesBeat April 22, 2014 8 min Heroes of the Storm is no different than Defense of the Ancients or League of Legends at the most basic level. But calling it a “hero brawler” could help players foster closer relationships with their characters. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business 5.5 million people watched Valve’s Dota 2 documentary over the weekend Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 24, 2014 2 min Valve gave away "Free to Play: The Movie" on Steam as well as YouTube. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 16, 2014 16 min IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Fantasy leagues are no longer for sports nerds — they’re for e-sports now, too Posted byby GamesBeat February 27, 2014 2 min Fantasy leagues are coming to video games! Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business First the living room, now the movie theater: Valve releasing Dota 2 documentary Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 19, 2014 2 min Valve will release the movie for free to help promote its Dota 2 action-strategy game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst: Dota 2 made around $80 million in microtransaction revenues in 2013 Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 22, 2014 2 min Dota 2 will likely double its revenues in 2014, according to the industry analysts at SuperData Research. Continue Reading 2 min