Riot Games Archives - Page 30 of 31

Riot Games’s path to blockbuster expansion: League of Legends eSport tournaments

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 6, 2012
2 min

Riot Games hopes to turn its hit game League of Legends into a household name by dramatically expanding a professional-gaming league that rewards players with big prizes and recognition.

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2 min

IGDA chief Gordon Bellamy joins Tencent

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 30, 2012
1 min

Gordon Bellamy resigns from the largest game developer association, the IGDA, for a position with China's Tencent.

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1 min

China’s Tencent marches to the West in search of kick-ass games (interviews)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 19, 2012
15 min

GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi interviews Tencent's David Wallerstein about its approach to games in China and its investments in Western game developers.

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15 min

The DeanBeat: 10 takeaways about game investments from GamesBeat 2012

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 13, 2012
3 min

We examined many investment issues at GamesBeat 2012. This week's DeanBeat distills them to the 10 most important.

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3 min

Why China’s game business will hit $20B by 2016 (exclusive interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 11, 2012
14 min

China has one of the most dynamic and unique game markets in the world. Rising from virtual non-existence a decade ago, and surviving a...

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14 min

Being really good at League of Legends could pay millions

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 1, 2012
1 min

Riot Games announced the details for the Season 2 World Championships Region and World Finals for League of Legends, including a $3 million prize pool...

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1 min

Meteor Entertainment raises $10M to fund Hawken online mech game (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 27, 2012
5 min

Meteor Entertainment has raised $10 million in a bid to launch a downloadable online game called Hawken. Aimed at hardcore gamers who battle each other...

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5 min

Which anti-SOPA game companies are fighting back, and how

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 18, 2012
10 min

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) have definitely gotten the Internet’s attention, but not in the good Elmo orders...

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10 min

Professional gamer explains why League of Legends has nothing to fear from DOTA

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 15, 2012
4 min

We sat down with professional gamer Carlos Rodriguez, aka Ocelote, to discuss the differences between the upcoming Dota 2, Blizzard DOTA, and League of Legends,...

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4 min

Minecraft developer says “No sane person can be for SOPA”

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 13, 2012
2 min

Markus Persson, creator of the breakout hit indie game Minecraft, has announced that minecraft.net and mojang.com will be taken down on Jan 18th, in...

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2 min