Categories Posted inin Business $30 Dogs, bribing Year Beasts, and the tricky balance of Free-to-Play Posted byby Jason Wilson April 5, 2015 5 min Years ago, $30 may have seemed like a ridiculous price to pay for a single in-game item. But with the arrival and success of... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business League of Legends, Dota 2 will lead PC gaming’s fastest-growing sector to $500M this year in North America Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 30, 2015 3 min The fastest-growing genre on PC is about to turn into the biggest. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Dota 2 makes $18M per month for Valve — but League of Legends makes that much every 5 days Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 24, 2015 2 min Dota 2 and League of Legends continue to grow as more players around the world turn to free-to-play competitive games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business World of Warcraft helps the digital games market generate almost $1 billion a month Posted byby Mike Minotti March 12, 2015 1 min The digital gaming market generated $995 million in revenues in February. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business E-sports news app TheScore spreads to iOS (update) Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 12, 2015 1 min TheScore will now provide iOS users with up-to-the-minute coverage of League of Legends, Dota 2, and more. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business ESL’s Dota 2 tournaments will pay out $1M starting in June Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2015 1 min Dota 2 continues to expand with the help of ESL. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business World’s largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament heading to Germany this summer Posted byby GamesBeat February 20, 2015 1 min Pro players will battle for a prize fund of $250,000 in Cologne's Lanxess Arena. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business League of Legends, Dota 2 could push e-sports to make at least $465M in 2017 Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 17, 2015 3 min Research firm Newzoo even sees a scenario where e-sports brings in $1 billion in 2017. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Heroes of the Storm could make $10M a month, claims an analyst Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 12, 2015 3 min Blizzard's multiplayer online arena battler is late to the MOBA party, but it has the publisher's unmatched star power behind it. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The hat economy: Digital goods revenue grows as Valve expands tools for developers and community Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 12, 2015 2 min Valve has recently introduced new ways for developers and community creators to make money. Continue Reading 2 min