Posted earlier today on the verified competitive League of Legends Weibo account (largest social media platform in China) and official website, Tencent Games and Riot Games announced a couple of major changes starting from the LPL summer split, which begins in a…
League of Legends – Game tutoring is a booming business in South Korea
According to the Chinese edition of Korean news outlet Aju News, there are now home tuition services to help students get better in League of Legends, with each session costing from 5,000 to 200,000 Korean Won an hour. The report claimed that…
League of Legends – Multi-billion tech giant announces team for 2017 LPL
Foxconn Technology Group, the Taiwanese multinational electronics company which manufactures iPhones, iPads, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, recently revealed it is setting up an eSPorts team for League of Legends. This was announced at the end of a 6-month long League…
League of Legends – New stream deal is worth at least USD 300 million
Riot Games announced it has signed a long-term partnership with BAMTech, a subsidiary of MLB Advanced Media, for the monetization and commercialization of League of Legends esports, according to Yahoo. The deal will run to the 2023 season, and is…
Bonfire Studios – Former Blizzard executive nets US$25 million funding
[Website] Before leaving Blizzard Entertainment in 2014, Rob Pardo was Chief Creative Officer of the developer, holding senior positions in games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and many more. Today, he announced the opening of Bonfire Studios with…
League of Legends – Tencent sues Chinese developer for IP infringement
Tencent, the parent company of Riot Games, recently sued a Chinese developer for IP and copyright infringement with regards to League of Legends. The accussed, a prominent studio known as GY Games, has a mobile game titled “Cutest Heroes” where…
League of Legends – Asian popstar Jay Chou acquires Taipei Assassins
Following the recent announcement that Asian popstar Jay Chou will be revealing his eSports team for League of Legends, the cat was finally let out of the bag earlier today. Jay Chou’s eSports company revealed it has purchased Taipei Assassins and renamed the…
League of Legends – Over 10 sub-classes categorized for popular MOBA
[Source] As League of legends evolved over the years, developer Riot Games has been hard at work trying to categorize their huge roster of champions for players to easier understand them and their roles. Recently, it was announced there are…
League of Legends – Official theme song for China server revealed
Today is the start of the annual Tencent UP conference, and even before that began, the official theme song for League of Legends China was revealed yesterday. Performed by Jay Chou, a League of Legends fanatic and darling celebrity of…
Riot Games – Development studio acquired and working on new game
[Source] Earlier today, it was announced Riot Games has purchased games developer Radiant Entertainment. Founded by the brothers who started the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), Radiant currently does not have a live game, with Stonehearth and Rising Thunder (development has…
League of Legends – Tencent pursuing lawsuits against developers
If you did not know, Riot Games recently became a full subsidiary of China’s Tencent. Even before the deal was done, Tencent, as the majority shareholder, begun pursuing lawsuits against Chinese studios which made use of champions from League of Legends to…
League of Legends – Japan server to begin Open Beta next week
After years in preparation, the Japan server for League of Legends will finally open its doors on 1 March! Players should be exhilarated as Riot Games will be handling the game through its local office, rather than finding a publisher.…
League of Legends – Popular MOBA reigns supreme as top earner in 2015
SuperData Research, well-known for its various reports and insights on the gaming industry, recently revealed a list of top earning games for the year ending 2015. Among the 3 categories (Console, PC, Mobile), League of Legends came out tops with…
League of Legends – Japan server begins Closed Beta registration
With all the champions in the upcoming Japan server getting a star-studded voiceover cast, anticipation is high in the land of the rising sun. Today, Riot Games opened the website for League of Legends Japan, and is now accepting Closed…