League of Legends: Dominion enters limited beta, playable now
The eagerly anticipated League of Legends: Dominion mode is almost upon summoners, with Riot Games flipping the switch on the game's "limited beta" today. "Over the coming days, we'll be opening testing windows on our platforms during off-peak hours, each of which will be prefaced by a forum ...
Freemium isn't free: 25 to 34 year olds spend the most on extra content
The "freemium" business model has infected a wide swath of the gaming universe, from casual Facebook games, to shooters, MMOs and all manner of mobile offerings, and for good reason: These games hemorrhage cash money. That free-flowing river of skrill has to come from somewhere, though, and the ...
League of Legends will shut down its Mac client Tuesday, so play now
Riot Games has officially canceled OSX support for League of Legends, concluding after 13 months of work with TransGaming and Mac beta-testing. The Mac beta client will be shut down "indefinitely" at 12 a.m. on September 6, this Tuesday. LoL Mac-ers, if you didn't have plans for Labor Day on ...
Watch Major League Gaming's Raleigh Championship Sunday, live on Joystiq!
Smell that? That gentle, wafting scent in the breeze? That unique blend of concession-stand popcorn, USB and pwn? It's a specific, enticing fragrance that can only mean one thing: It's time for Major League Gaming finals, and you can watch it all live on Joystiq! All day today, teams from ...
eSports draw record viewership numbers at Gamescom
Last year, 254,000 individuals attended Gamescom. This year that figure grew to 275,000 and amongst those attendees, 223,000 stopped by the ESL (Electronic Sports League) arena to check out competitive gaming live in both StarCraft 2 and League of Legends, as well as several console titles. ...
League of Legends second season esporting $5M prize pool
The second competitive season of League of Legends begins this fall, with a five million dollar prize pool on the line, reportedly the largest in eSports history. "Players will certainly step up their game in season two – so it's only fair that we step up ours," says Brandon Beck, CEO of ...
League of Legends Dominion mode previewed on video
Perhaps our hefty preview of the upcoming Dominion mode in League of Legends wasn't enough. Honestly, for die-hard League of Legends fans, we doubt anything would be. With that in mind, check out a preview video put together by Riot itself. And yes, there is gameplay. So much gameplay. ...
League of Legends Dominion preview: The squared circle
League of Legends recently reached a total of 15 million registered players. Perhaps the most surprising thing is that all of those players have played their matches on just two different maps, one made specifically for Defense of the Ancients-style 5v5 play, and one made for 3v3 combat (there ...
Riot CEO Brandon Beck on forging success with League of Legends
Riot Games has announced player numbers for its extremely popular League of Legends title, and they're pretty phenomenal. With over 15 million registered players, the Defense of the Ancients-style online multiplayer RTS can now brush shoulders with games like Blizzard's World of Warcraft (12 ...
League of Legends surpasses 15M registered players, 1.4M play daily
Riot Games announced today that League of Legends has over 15 million registered players, with 3.6 million monthly active users and over 1.4 million playing daily. The company also revealed its peak concurrency (number of those LoLing at the same time) as over half a million players. This is the ...
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