PC

League Of Legends World Championship Promises ‘The Biggest Payday In ESports History’

League of Legends will put $US5 million up for grabs this summer and fall in its second annual world championship series, pitting the winners of six regional championships against one another at the University of Southern California’s Galen centre on Oct. 13.


May 9, 2012
In Real Life

The Great League Of Legends Cosplay Extravagaza

The 2012 ChinaJoy Cosplay extravaganza was especially extravagant in this case, as an entire stage is decked out with League of Legends cosplayers.


May 5, 2012
PC

Riot Closes ‘Bull****’ League Of Legends Exploit, Bans Hundreds Of Players

A small percentage of League of Legends players have been using an exploit that lets them cast powerful spells one right after another. The exploit let players add more points to the game’s Mastery system that would normally be allowed. But LoL developer Riot Games says such tactics are “bull****” and made moves to fix the loophole that made the cheat possible as soon as they heard about it.


April 19, 2012
PC

OK, Help Me Get Into League Of Legends

We all have our gaming blindspots. Genres or series we don’t know as much, or play as much, as we would maybe like to. Even those of us paid to be around them all day can’t play everything. For years I’ve been content to let one of my biggest – DotA games – slide. I play more than enough games as it is, I’d say, if I ever needed an excuse.


April 17, 2012
In Real Life

Who Wants To Get Drunk League Of Legends Style?

When League of Legends characters aren’t flinging crackling balls of energy at one another on the battlefield you’ll probably find them working on their bartending licence. Those energy balls can also be turned into a lovely looking drink, proved by the images up top — taken from Nimhain’s blog AlcoLol.


April 3, 2012
In Real Life

Stick Figured League Of Legends Is More Intense Than It Sounds

There is some fairly intense combat going on in the stick figure version of League of Legends. This stick figure showdown uses the audio featured in the game, except for a random Zoidberg appearance toward the end.


March 20, 2012
In Real Life

This Isn’t Madness; It’s Legendary

Chinese cosplay photographer Mengjie Luan is back with another set of spectacular pics, including Alice: Madness Returns photos with cosplayer Jill.


March 14, 2012
In Real Life

League Of Legends Is The New StarCraft In Korea

I guess Koreans are finally starting to get sick of StarCraft II and Fifa Online 2, because League of Legends (LoL) has made its way to the top spot in e-sports tournaments, replacing StarCraft II. Professional broadcasters as well as sponsors are now supporting LoL, which may be an effort to improve stagnating expansion of e-sports.


March 13, 2012
PC

Where Are The Black League Of Legends Characters?

In November 2011, League of Legends boasted more than 11 million active players all over the world. With almost 100 unique characters for players to choose from and bi-monthly additions to the roster, the studio behind LoL, Riot Games, has quite a diverse crew on its hands.


February 21, 2012
In Real Life

Was League Of Legends’ Newest Champion Inspired By An Employee?

A few days ago a League of Legends champion, named Fiora, got leaked onto a respected League of Legends‘ fansite. Accompanying the flood of information was a picture of Fiora herself who seemed…oddly familiar.