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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There are no Blizzard games in the November 2018 SuperData games revenue ranking, not even WoW
I did a little double-take when I read SuperData's November 2018 games industry revenue ranking piece today, and not because the title and intro...
Riot suspends COO for gross sexual jokes involving farting and touching subordinates’ genitalia
More bad news coming out of Riot Games this week. Kotaku reports that Riot employees have been told COO Scott Gelb is being punished...
South Korea now has a law criminalizing the act of boosting in online games
Let's say you really care about your competitive rank in a video game, but you don't have the time to actually practice and get...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online engages Battle at the Binary Stars
Continuing with its push deeper into the Age of Discovery arc, Star Trek Online has warped in the Battle at the Binary Stars task...
SuperData: Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty dominate October as Blizzard titles slip
Surprising absolutely no one, Red Dead Redemption 2 killed it (and the horse it rode in on) in October. According to SuperData's digital games...
The US Army is fielding esports teams for Fortnite, Overwatch, and more
In an apparent effort to connect with America's youth and drive up recruitment numbers, the United States Army has announced that it will be...
Fortnite hits 8.3 million concurrent players
Belaying any claims that it's last year's fad or on the way out, Fortnite has surged forward to cross the 8.3 million threshold. And...
League of Legends’ Riot Games is now being sued for gender discrimination as sexism scandal continues
The Riot Games sexual harassment scandal has been raging for a tumultuous three months -- or longer, depending on how you look at it...
SuperData: World of Warcraft’s expansion surge ends as Destiny 2’s expansion surge begins
Dungeon Fighter Online is continuing its run raking in more money than League of Legends, but World of Warcraft's expansion blast seems to be...
Nike partners with a professional League of Legends esports player
If you've ever watched someone playing a really good match in League of Legends and muttered "it's gotta be the shoes," you are possibly...
The LA Times investigates Riot Games’ ‘boys’ club’ sexism problem, ESPN reports Riot staff ‘departures’
If League of Legends company Riot Games thought that the Rockstar crunch conversation was going to eclipse Riot's sexism predicament, it can give up...
Vague Patch Notes: How do you play MMOs when you know humans suffered to make them?
The original Star Wars film was a passion project for a then-young George Lucas, and it was a project that nearly killed Lucas from...
Riot issues warnings and fines to pro League of Legends players for toxic behavior
The folks at Riot Games have brought down the hammer on numerous professional League of Legends players, issuing fines to four players and formal...
The Daily Grind: What online game template will be the next to take off?
Like many of you, I remember the rise of MMOs when it was actually happening. I remember when shooters were king too. And I...
The MOP Up: Sony’s PlayStation 3 sunset apocalypse
Sony's decision to shut down several online servers for some past PlayStation 3 games on October 25th is shaping up to be a sunset...
The MOP Up: Blizzard’s new playgrounds
Ranked Season 4 started up in Heroes of the Storm this past week, and that's just the start of the fun with Blizzard's MOBA....
World of Warcraft made more money than League of Legends last month, SuperData reports
"League of Legends heads towards its worst performing year since 2014." So begins SuperData's August 2018 global revenue report today for the entire video...
The MOP Up: Diablo III kicks off its 15th season, Telltale Games is slammed with layoffs
You're already late to the party, what with Diablo III kicking off its 15th season this past Friday! No worries, you can still catch...
Fortnite counts almost 80M players per month as the Fall Skirmish boots up
Still snubbing Fortnite as a kids game? You're not alone, but you're definitely in the minority. It turns out that Epic Games has roped...
UK researchers identify link between lootboxes and problem gambling
Are lockboxes just another form of gambling? That depends on which government entity, scientist, lawyer, or doctor you ask. But maybe the question we...
