Free-to-play juggernaut League of Legends still growing rapidly — 27M players daily
The PC game has more then doubled its number of daily players since October 2012.
Analyst: Dota 2 made around $80 million in microtransaction revenues in 2013
Dota 2 will likely double its revenues in 2014, according to the industry analysts at SuperData Research.
Analyst: Brazil, Russia, India, and China as well as Steam will help PC gaming top $24 billion by 2017
Valve's Steam Machines might also lead to growth for the PC gaming market.
10 online PC games that made more than $100M in microtransaction sales last year
League of Legends, Team Fortress 2, and more are now making more than enough from selling virtual goods.
How a new e-sports alliance hopes to eventually create a FIFA-like federation for competitive gaming
German e-sports company Clauf is starting ESGN and ESGN TV to connect competitive-gaming fans on a global level.
China’s CrossFire shooter is bigger than League of Legends and World of Tanks
Top 10 free-to-play titles generated $3.6B in worldwide sales in 2013, according to SuperData.
E-sports tournament-management startup Battlefy raises $1.3M in seed funding
Battlefy will use the money to fund an expansion of its services into league and player management.
Hackers attack Dota 2 and League of Legends servers in quest for one game livestreamer
An online group is attacking the servers that a Twitch streamer uses for online games.
China’s gaming industry generated $13 billion in 2013
Mobile gaming only accounted for $1.8 billion, but that exceeded expectations.
Riot turns League of Legends data over to the community with new API
Developers can use the API to build apps and websites that update in real time alongside the game.