Categories Posted inin Business Hackers attack Dota 2 and League of Legends servers in quest for one game livestreamer Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 31, 2013 2 min An online group is attacking the servers that a Twitch streamer uses for online games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business China’s gaming industry generated $13 billion in 2013 Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 30, 2013 2 min Mobile gaming only accounted for $1.8 billion, but that exceeded expectations. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business These are the games you played the most in 2013, according to Raptr (infographic) Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 17, 2013 1 min Raptr's members played a ton of Grand Theft Auto V, League of Legends, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Riot turns League of Legends data over to the community with new API Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 11, 2013 1 min Developers can use the API to build apps and websites that update in real time alongside the game. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Riot reversal: League of Legends pros can stream any game they want Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 7, 2013 1 min After League Championship Series contracts leak online, Riot is changing its take on what players can broadcast. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ban on what League of Legends pros can stream is fair if salaries are high — and they probably aren’t Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 6, 2013 4 min If Riot wants to cut off potential revenue streams from players, they have to better compensate those pros for the right. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business How the players, developers, and leagues of e-sports are making money and creating a thriving industry Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 3, 2013 12 min Traditional gaming is having a pretty exciting fall season. Microsoft and Sony both launched new consoles. Developer Rockstar released a new Grand Theft Auto.... Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Rise of the Xbox One, League of Legends smashes records Posted byby Mike Minotti November 22, 2013 4 min The Xbox One makes it debut, the PlayStation 4 is now a week old, and much more was covered this week at GamesBeat. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Riot Games drew 32M fans to its Season 3 League of Legends world championship Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 19, 2013 2 min Riot Games hit 8.5M peak viewers for its annual livestreamed League of Legends online gaming tournament. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon CFO’s advice to free-to-play mobile developers: Don’t make junk Posted byby GamesBeat October 29, 2013 2 min Owen Mahoney's approach to a successful free-to-play game simple and yet deceptively difficult. Continue Reading 2 min