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League Of Legends Wants To Destroy SOPA

4:00PM January 12, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

The latest video game company to join the ranks of those opposed to the Stop Online Piracy Act is Riot Games, developers of the insanely-popular League of Legends. More »

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In The Heat Of The Action League Of Legends Unleashes Dominion

12:40AM September 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

There’s a new way to play popular multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends today, as Riot Games goes live with its brand-new Dominion game mode. More »

News

League Of Legends Shutting Down Mac Support

6:00AM September 5, 2011 | Owen Good

After about a year of beta testing, Riot Games is cancelling Mac OS support for League of Legends at midnight on Tuesday. More »

PC

Dominion Will Be League Of Legends Made Faster, More Accessible

8:30AM August 29, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Lately, Defense of the Ancients-style games have exploded in popularity. Valve is working on DotA 2, and has already held their first international tournament. Meanwhile, Riot Games is releasing an update to their widely played League of Legends called Dominion. More »

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League Of Legends Season Two Flaunts The Largest Prize Pool In eSports History

1:20AM August 16, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In case anyone was looking for motivation to get involved in League of Legends‘ second season of competition, Riot Games has just presented five million convincing arguments in the form of the largest prize pool in eGaming history. More »

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League Of Legends Gets New Fast-Paced Game Mode, Map

10:24PM August 4, 2011 | Brian Crecente

The Defense of the Ancients genre seems to be heating up. Last week Heroes of Newerth went free to play. Earlier this week we learned that Valve’s DOTA 2 will be playable at Gamescom and now comes news from League of Legends. More »

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Just How Popular Is League Of Legends?

4:20AM July 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

As the first season of competition comes to a close, League of Legends developer Riot Games celebrates by dropping some incredibly impressive player statistics for the free-to-play online action strategy title enjoyed by more than 1.4 million players a day. More »

In Real Life

StarCraft Modder’s Tense Week Gets A Storybook Conclusion

2:00PM January 22, 2011 | Owen Good

A week ago, Ryan Winzell was a college student with another year and half until completing his degree. Today, he’s the mod community’s Cinderella story, with a foot in the door at one games studio and a pat on the back from another. More »

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‘World Of StarCraft’ Will Go On, Likely Under A Different Name

10:00AM January 21, 2011 | Owen Good

A YouTube takedown and a call from a top lawyer for a major games publisher notwithstanding, what happened this week to the programmer leading a fan-made StarCraft role-playing game must be the secret hope of many a modder. More »

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When Mods Are Banned For Being Jackasses

7:30PM January 19, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Here’s a tip, budding customer service representatives of the world: if you’re going to abuse your powers in a video game and treat your customers like dirt, don’t do it while you’re live-streaming the game. More »