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One of the world’s biggest games properties has tied up a deal with the world’s biggest soft drink. Riot Games president and co-founder Marc Merrill tweeted a pair of pictures (which can be seen below) of LoL characters emblazoned on both Coca-Cola bottles and cans. It’s not yet known if …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: How eSports went from joke to juggernaut
For many, it seems laughable that a free-to-play game could rank alongside iconic singersand global television shows in terms of popularity. But, just like Madonna, TheX Factor and Olympic sporting events have in the past, the League of Legends Championship Series sold out Wembley Arena this year. And this success …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship boasts $2m prize pool
The upcoming League of Legends World Championship event will carry a $2m prize pool, developer Riot Games has revealed. GameSpot reports this year’s eventkicks off in October. Half of that figure will go to the winning team, with second place taking $250k. Third and fourth place teams will earn $150k …
Read More »VIDEO: 4.5m views and counting for animated League of Legends short
A new League of Legends video called A New Dawn has racked up close to 5m views in just a single day. It features a number of characters from the hit MOBA using powers that players of the game will recognise. The video’s official description states: Day breaks over a …
Read More »Riot tests instant, permanent bans for toxic League of Legends players
Riot Games is attempting to crack down on the extreme” toxic behavior that has plagued the online play of the studio’s popular MOBA League of Legends for years. Riot’s lead designer of social systems Jeffrey Lin took to Twitter to announce the news, then later appeared on a Reddit post …
Read More »Riot is closing League of Legends’ public chat rooms
Sometimes they’re wonderful, but there’s no denying that internet forums and chat rooms can at times be amongst the worst things ever to be devised by man. League of Legends may be one of the biggest games in the world, but its chat rooms are amongst the most foul. And …
Read More »eSports viewing almost doubled in 2013
New numbers suggest the boom in eSports is showing no sign of abating. Gamasutra reports that IHS Technology data suggests 2.4bn hours of eSports were viewed throughout 2013. That’s nearly double the 1.3bn watched in 2012. Furthermore, it estimates that this will have climbed to 6.6bn hours by 2018, by …
Read More »Game of Thrones promo planned in League of Legends
Game of Thrones promotions within League of Legends are coming, Riot Games has announced. [A]List Daily reports on the partnership, which will promote the hit HBO show inside the popular MOBA title. Riot is currently developing a mash-up trailer, combining the two mega-properties. HBO, for its part, is running a …
Read More »PC games market continues to show growth in 2013
Global PC gamer spending increased year-over-year in 2013, in spite of a comparative lack of major new releases. Games Industry reports on the findings of research group DFC Intelligence, which states the PC portion of the market continues to grow in the midst of a seemingly dry release schedule. Core …
Read More »League of Legends attracts 67m players a month
Riot Games MMO being played by twice as many players compared to 2012
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