Digital gaming rakes in $6.2B in February thanks to PlayStation 4, Xbox One
People continue to spend more money on digital games. Consumers spent $6.2 billion on downloadable releases and microtransactions in free-to-play mobile and Web games...
Evolve wants to make it easier for you to join esports cash tournaments
If you think you’re a good enough gamer that you could win some cash, then you might want to pay attention. Esports social network...
League of Legends studio acquires Radiant, and Seth Killian’s fighting game is canceled (update)
Developer Riot Games announced today that it has acquired developer Radiant Entertainment. The League of Legends company now owns the studio responsible for the castle-building PC game Stonehearth and fighting game Rising Thunder.
League of Legends, Clash of Clans, and CrossFire drive digital games to $61.3B in 2015
There’s no putting the digital genie back in the bottle. Digital-game revenue grew to $61.3 billion in 2015, up 8 percent, according to a...
How League of Legends players went from hating Facebook to happily using it to find friends
Hardcore gamers don’t fully trust Facebook and they are dismissive of “Facebook games.” When they see the social network in their “real” games, they...
AMD’s graphics guru describes the march to full graphics immersion with 16K screens
When Advanced Micro Devices created its own stand-alone graphics division, Radeon Technologies Group, and crafted a new brand, Polaris, for its upcoming graphics architecture,...
Why ESPN is finally getting serious about esports
Radio host Colin Cowherd doesn’t like it, but corporations that specialize in traditional sports are taking more and more interest in competitive gaming. And...
Industry pioneer wants to bring brand management to esports
One of the great things about quickly expanding industries is the incredible minds that opportunity attracts. In the year that Dictionary.com recognized esports, it...
League of Legends studio is now completely owned by China’s Tencent
Riot Games, the maker of the enormously popular League of Legends multiplayer online arena battler (MOBA), is now 100 percent-owned by China’s Tencent. Los Angeles-based...
Heroes of the Storm’s two-player Cho’Gall is a chaotic riot — if you can find a partner
Throughout its life, Heroes of the Storm has had to deal with its heroes being compared to the ones in competing releases. While many of the game’s...