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.
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.
Gree’s Andrew Sheppard is placing his bets to take original mobile games higher
Sheppard told us that mobile game companies need to scale up their efforts to compete on a global level.
Heroes of the Storm could make $10M a month, claims an analyst
Blizzard's multiplayer online arena battler is late to the MOBA party, but it has the publisher's unmatched star power behind it.
Riot Games’ Brandon Beck says game industry doesn’t invest enough in its people
The "Riot thing to do" is to invest in the company's own talent and teamwork.
This startup wants to turn your League of Legends’ e-sports fandom into cash
A new website called AlphaDraft is set to launch Monday, and it plans to offer daily League of Legends fantasy leagues set up to look a lot like DraftKings and FanDuel. This free service will enable you to put real money into matches in which you draft players for a day’s or weekend’s worth of games.
A second university now offers League of Legends scholarships
A university in Kentucky is now the second school to offer scholarships to League of Legends players.
Riot Games working with Comcast, AT&T, and other ISPs to build a dedicated League of Legends network
The developer is looking to improve connectivity for all North American LoL players by March this year.
The reason your League of Legends’ ping is high: Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T
Riot is now dealing with the same problems that forced Netflix to make an agreement with big ISPs like Comcast.