Riot Games says 10-year-old League of Legends hits 8 million concurrent players daily
For a 10-year-old game, League of Legends is doing spectacularly well. Riot Games said today that the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game hits...
Riot Games closes a chapter with sexual harassment lawsuit settlement
League of Legends maker Riot Games closed a sorry chapter of its history with the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against the company...
Newzoo: 71% of esports fans only follow one game
The esports market will reach 443.1 million people this year, according to the Global Esports Market Report from research firm Newzoo. But 71% of...
Riot Games makes Teamfight Tactics permanent and announces four new champions
It turns out that Teamfight Tactics has only just now become a permanent thing. Today, Riot Games announced that the League of Legends take...
SuperData: League of Legends, Fortnite, and Honor of Kings rule June game rankings
Market researcher SuperData Research reported that League of Legends held the top rank in June PC game revenues, with Fortnite taking the top spot...
Teamfight Tactics gets ranked play in latest update
Riot, a developer that has now released two games, is preparing an update for its auto-battler Teamfight Tactics. This is the first “official patch”...
Riot Games gets Nielsen to measure League of Legends esports competitions
Riot Games has tapped Nielsen to measure League of Legends esports competition so sponsors know the impact of their advertising dollars. The deal is...
Riot Games names John Needham as head of League of Legends esports
Riot Games named John Needham as the global head of League of Legends esports. The current co-heads of esports, Jarred Kennedy and Whalen Rozelle,...
Riot Games and State Farm extend League of Legends esports pact to 2021
League of Legends has a history of attracting huge companies outside gaming to sponsor its esports tournaments. And today, developer Riot Games announced that...
AI is becoming esports’ secret weapon
Machine learning is changing the $1 billion esports market, which is projected to reach $1.8 billion by 2022. Computer scientists have made great strides...