Official Site:Â League of Legends
Studio:Â Riot Games
Launch Date:Â October 27, 2009
Genre:Â MOBA
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Mac
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Riot announces team shooter, card game, fighting game, co-op game, and mobile League of Legends
If you felt a small earthquake last night, don't worry -- it was just the response of Riot Games' community at all of the...
Rumor: Riot is working on an anime and digital card game based on League of Legends
Are you ready to explore the rich lore of Runeterra? Because you - wait, what do you mean "what the heck is a Runeterra?"...
League of Legends tells casters and pro players to avoid ‘sensitive issues’ at the World Champs
So Riot's not having a good week with the whole China thing either.
While the League of Legends studio was able to successfully fend off...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2 PvP – where good intentions and stubbornness meet
Earlier this month, Guild Wars 2Â Game Director Mike Zadorojny had an interview with PCGamesN in which he discussed a number of items - most...
SuperData August 2019: WoW Classic drives a massive subscription surge
Alright, all you armchair business analysts, it's time to look over SuperData's sales research report for August 2019. Get your best arguments ready and...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright
Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...
Not So Massively: How unrealistic expectations hobbled Heroes of the Storm
I find myself in the odd position of feeling compelled to both defend and criticize Heroes of the Storm. The game's taken a huge...
League of Legends promises improvements to events and game modes in a quick Q&A
It's not exactly an AMA or a Q&A of substantial length, considering Riot cherry-picked questions that tied to an overall topic, but League of...
SuperData July 2019: Fortnite, League of Legends tumble as GTAO surges
League of Legends has been dethroned again, according to SuperData's latest game industry global revenue report for the month of July 2019. Riot's MOBA...
MMO Business Roundup: Video game gambling, toxicity, post-lawsuit reconciliation, and successful UX design
Welcome back to another mish-mash roundup of MMO-business-related happenings that just don't fit in anywhere else. To wit:
On game gambling: Remember the bizarrely bad...
Would you try a single-player spinoff of The Division 2, or are you happy with it as it is?
Over the weekend, multiple game devs, including The Division 2's creative director, floated the idea of a "single player narrative driven spin off" of...
Jordan bans PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, plans to ban Fortnite and others
The Jordanian government has announced that the country's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has officially banned PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. According to a report from Jordanian news...
More eyeballs lingered on League of Legends than Fortnite this year – so far
So, battle royale - was it just a fad? Probably not, or at least, if it is, it's not even close to being over....
League of Legends is blocked in Iran and Syria due to US embargo laws
The politics of the real world have impeded the possible solace or distraction of a video game. It appears that League of Legends players...
California says Riot Games is refusing to fully cooperate with its gender discrimination investigation
The Riot sexual harassment and gender discrimination fiasco is coming up on its anniversary this summer, and from a legal perspective, it's only just...
Riot is launching a premium esports viewing option for League of Legends
Do you wish to be counted among the elite of esports viewership? Do you desire the prestige of delicately consuming caviar-flavored Doritos and drinking...
Tencent is apparently giving up on the Western port of Honour of Kings, Arena of Valor
Here's a fun bit of statistical data for you on this Tuesday:Â Honour of Kings is literally the most successful mobile game in the entire...
League of Legends is destined for mobile, Reuters reports
Remember all the thinkpieces years back about the rise of the MOBA? The industry's been through several bubbles since then, between survival sandboxes and...
SuperData April 2019: WoW and Apex Legends depart the revenue rankings, Hearthstone re-enters
Oh hey there Superdata, is it time for another run-down of who's screwing up in the games industry this month and who's making money...
Fight or Kite: Features MMOs could borrow from successful esports titles
This week I wanted to try something a little different in our PvP-centric Fite or Kite column and take a look at a number...
