League of Legends, Dota 2 will lead PC gaming’s fastest-growing sector to $500M this year in North America
The fastest-growing genre on PC is about to turn into the biggest.
Smite’s first year sees it inching closer to MOBA elite League of Legends, Dota 2
The multiplayer online battle arena officially came out for PC on March 25, 2014, entering a market dominated by heavyweights League of Legends and Dota 2. Still, while many MOBAs don’t make it, Smite is now the third-most popular game of its kind, having surpassed Heroes of Newerth.
Dota 2 makes $18M per month for Valve — but League of Legends makes that much every 5 days
Dota 2 and League of Legends continue to grow as more players around the world turn to free-to-play competitive games.
Vulcun.com bumps its e-sports prize pool to $4M
Fantasy pro e-sports league quadruples its prize pool.
Destiny wins best game at London’s Bafta awards; indies also triumph
Monument Valley, OlliOlli, and Never Alone were among the other big winners.
World of Warcraft helps the digital games market generate almost $1 billion a month
The digital gaming market generated $995 million in revenues in February.
E-sports news app TheScore spreads to iOS (update)
TheScore will now provide iOS users with up-to-the-minute coverage of League of Legends, Dota 2, and more.
League of Legends developer Riot has considered a Counter-Strike-style competitive mode
At Game Developers Conference, Riot's lead designer talked about the possibility of bringing in a mode that emulates the e-sports scene for League of Legends.
League of Legends developer on fighting with fun, depth, and complexity
The people responsible for one of the most popular games in the world often struggle to make their game fun.
PC gaming expected to be worth $35 billion in 2018
PC gaming is huge, and it's only going to get bigger.