Riot Games moves to establish League of Legends as a lasting esport
The owners of League of Legends professional esports teams met in Miami recently, where they contemplated the future of esports based on the popular...
Riot and the Peach Belt Conference partner up for College League of Legends
Over 300 colleges and universities are competing in the College League of Legends championship, Riot Games’s annual event for its popular multiplayer online battle...
Rising Thunder gets a second life as an open-source indie fighter
When developer Radiant Entertainment announced that Riot Games had acquired it last year, the studio also revealed that it was shuttering its indie fighting game,...
Riot takes its League of Legends knowledge to after-school coding program
Riot Games is bringing its game design experience to something beyond its smash hit multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends. It has partnered...
Wonderstorm is a new TV and game studio from League of Legends and Uncharted 3 vets
You could make a Netflix Original series, or you could make a video game — or if you’re newly minted studio Wonderstorm, you make...
Turner’s ELeague takes esports to the mainstream
Craig Barry is one of the esports true believers at Turner Sports. The executive vice president and chief content officer at Turner is one...
Game Boss interview: Why the Philadelphia 76ers dove into esports with Team Dignitas
The NBA gets it. Or at least the Philadelphia 76ers do. The traditional sports basketball team made history in 2016 when it acquired two...
Game Boss interview: Nexon CEO preaches focus on players, not monetization
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney thinks that mobile game publishers lost sight of what was good for players when they turned up the crank on...
How streaming is taking esports to the big leagues
Streaming and esports have been intertwined through their history. As the esports industry evolves to more resemble traditional sports, companies are starting to invest...
John Smedley interview: Amazon wants games with ‘ridiculous computation’
John Smedley has had a storied career in games, including the creation of EverQuest, the growth of Sony Online Entertainment, and the spinout of...