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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...
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...
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...
Riot Games isn’t budging on labor dispute even after employee walkout
As we've previously covered, employees of the League of Legends studio Riot Games walked out last week in protest over the company's labor and...
Riot takes action against League of Legends esports team Echo Fox over allegations of racist abuse
League of Legends esports team Echo Fox is in hot water with Riot following allegations of racist abuse by one of the team's major...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online delves into the mysteries of Yard 39
Star Trek Online is all about the Discovery these days, and in a new lore blog, the team gives some backstory to the mysterious...
Riot Games developers did indeed walk out in protest last night over the ongoing labor and lawsuit fiasco
On Friday, we reported that Riot Games' latest efforts to stave off a walkout at the popular League of Legends company were likely to...
Riot says it will allow arbitration opt-outs, eventually, but it probably won’t stave off the walkout
The continuing fiasco that is League of Legends' Riot Games continues today, though today's update is a good sign for workers at least. As...
Riot Games acknowledges employees planning walkout over company culture
Over the weekend, we once again covered the continuing fiasco that is League of Legends' Riot Games, when as Kotaku first reported, two of...
