Riot Games explores shift to player-run chat communities in League of Legends Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 4, 2014 2 min Riot tells us a little more about where it will go in the wake of shutting public chat in League of Legends. Continue Reading 2 min
Riot Games shuts League of Legends public chat to quell scammers Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 2, 2014 3 min Riot Games had to throw the baby out with the bathwater because scammers were hurting the chat experience. Continue Reading 3 min
Running League of Legends tournaments is about to get simpler thanks to Battlefy Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 30, 2014 2 min Running a League of Legends tournament can get messy, but Battlefy is working with Riot Games to address that. Continue Reading 2 min
League of Legends is now a college sport — and one university is offering scholarships for its team Posted byby GamesBeat June 19, 2014 2 min "There is no difference between a traditional athlete and an e-sports athlete," says Robert Morris University athletics official. Continue Reading 2 min
League of Legends' most important map is getting a facelift Posted byby GamesBeat June 5, 2014 3 min Ranked and pro players of League of Legends should pay close attention to an upcoming update from publisher Riot Games. In an official news... Continue Reading 3 min
A marketer's dream: League of Legends, Dota 2 help e-sports rack up 2.4 billion viewer hours in 2013 Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 3, 2014 2 min Research finds that people will watch more than 6 billion hours of e-sports by 2018. Continue Reading 2 min
Xfire launches open beta for its e-Sports platform with player-created League of Legends tournaments Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2014 2 min Xfire will let any player create tournaments for League of Legends and other popular games. Continue Reading 2 min
League of Legends pros get lengthy suspensions for 'verbal abuse' and 'racial slurs' Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 2, 2014 3 min Developer Riot Games doesn't just make League of Legends, it also has to deal with running a global e-sport. Continue Reading 3 min
Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation? Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 26, 2014 22 min Five global investors weigh in on the state of investing in the game business -- and how entrepreneurs can maneuver in this heady environment. Continue Reading 22 min
Crytek gets into the lucrative MOBA game with Arena of Fate Posted byby Mike Minotti May 22, 2014 2 min Crytek is bringing together heroes from fiction and history for its take on a MOBA. Continue Reading 2 min