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.
Riot reversal: League of Legends pros can stream any game they want
After League Championship Series contracts leak online, Riot is changing its take on what players can broadcast.
Ban on what League of Legends pros can stream is fair if salaries are high — and they probably aren’t
If Riot wants to cut off potential revenue streams from players, they have to better compensate those pros for the right.
Riot Games drew 32M fans to its Season 3 League of Legends world championship
Riot Games hit 8.5M peak viewers for its annual livestreamed League of Legends online gaming tournament.
A visual tour of Riot Games, one of the ‘best places to work’ (photo gallery)
Riot Games has built itself to more than 800 employees in Santa Monica, Calif. on the strength of League of Legends.