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The End of an Era - Looking back at 2018 League of Legends esports

best players but also in very talented rookies as well. For the European teams some extremely prominent aspect, Korea was in a transition process and had no super team this year. ▲Photo Credit: Riot...

Why Tetris is, surprisingly, one of the most compelling esports in recent memory.

loved it? - Absolutely yes. This level of engagement and excitement is something the esports industry fantasizes about. These are the reactions that industry giants like Blizzard, Riot, Epic and Valve...

“I wanted to impact people’s life besides only providing entertainment” Former Fnatic Coach “Deilor” on his company Dygma and promoting healthier practices in Esports

taking a shot, now you either get lucky or you join a regional team and fight your way to the top. I feel that with the academy leagues Riot Games is trying to solve some part of this issue. Now with the...

Riot Games Announces the Schedule for the 2019 LCK Spring

▲ Image: Riot Games On the 27th of December (KST), Riot Games has officially announced the schedule for the upcoming 2019 LCK Spring Split. According to Riot, the 2019 LCK Spring Regular Split will...

Ambition Announces His Retirement

2018 Worlds theme song by Riot Games, ‘RISE’. Meanwhile, with Ambition retiring, all players of MiG have now retired from pro gaming; Reapered, RapidStar, Woong, and Lustboy are currently coaches, while MadLife, Shy, and Captain Jack have become streamers....

VIT Jiizuke: "I'm proud of my individual performance at Worlds...I watched the replays afterwards and was like, 'Is this me?!'"

. I'm really grateful to Riot Games for the opportunity and I hope I'm giving a good show to the fans that voted for me. What I like about this event is that it gives players a chance to relax in an...

GMB Diamondprox: "If you don't enjoy the game, and you are just forcing yourself to play because it's your job, you're going to be a worse player. "

-Star 2018 in Las Vegas. How has the event been for you? The event is awesome. Between the event itself and Las Vegas, I don't know which is better! Both have been insane and Riot took a huge step in...

Reynad: “What [Blizzard and Riot] are doing has benefited them greatly, but it's hurting the ecosystem.”

investor money, and everybody is losing cash. That's made it very annoying, because certain games are out of reach for that reason. “Blizzard and Riot are doing what's best for Blizzard and Riot. What...

FNC Broxah on G2 Caps: "I will never agree with his decision at all, but at the same time, I have to respect his opinion."

here, but it turned out I would have gotten the spot anyway since Riot ended up invited the 3rd place spots in the voting. But either way, Rekkles doing that is super nice, it's a cool gesture...

The NA LCS has been Re-branded to 'LCS'

▲ lolesports Twitter account On the 14th of December (KST), Riot Games announced that the NA LCS will be getting rid of the'NA' part of their name; from now on, it will simply be called the 'LCS...

The Up-to-Date 18-19 LCK Transfer Market Ins-and-Outs

January 16th (KST), 2019. The start of the upcoming LCK Spring Split has been confirmed. Riot Games announced this right after the end of the LoL All-Star live broadcast; the fervor for the LCK is...

C9 Licorice: "Coming into NA LCS, I just didn't want to play scared, but I definitely didn't think I would have as much success as I did throughout the year...I thought I would be C9 Maokai."

% more than Bjergsen, and Riot ended up selecting me to participate. It's well-deserved after your 2018 performance with Cloud9, especially in the World Championship. What was it like playing

242.8M Viewers on K/DA POP/STARS -- 2018 League of Legends Events by Numbers

Riot Games has posted a recap in numbers of the 2018 season of League of Legends. The 2018 season has come to an end with Invictus Gaming reigning as the World Champion. At the 2018 World

2019 Spring Split Starting Dates Announced: LPL, LMS on Jan 14th, LCK on Jan 16th, LEC on Jan 18th, and NA LCS on Jan 26th

▲ Image via Riot Games The starting dates for the League of Legends 2019 spring season has been announced. After the 2018 League of Legends All-Stars Event, Riot Games announced the starting dates...

Interview with MadLife & Captain Jack about the ‘2nd Part of Their Gaming Life’

during my time as a pro gamer but it’s great that I got to participate this time as a streamer. It seems that Riot intended for this year’s All-Star event to be a fun one, and players are enjoying...

[All-Stars] Peanut Reveals the Possibility of a Future Cosplay with Broxah, being Underage in Las Vegas, and More

All-Stars, Peanut was provided a three day long trip to Las Vegas thanks to Riot Games! A new and refreshing side of this year's All-Stars brought a smile to not only the players participating but also...

Interview with Sangyoon from Hanwha Life Esports: "I don’t think the LCK’s results for this season weren’t good because it was weak"

stronger. Riot Games is making the meta into one where you fight often and end the game quickly. For the fun of the spectacle. Because of that, I expect AD Carry champions to stagger again. It’s basically...

[All-Star] LCK's Faker-Bang-Peanut Heads to Las Vegas for the All-Star Event

-Star debut said, "Although the number of player participantsdecreased than before, I've beeninvited; I'm really happy. I'd like to thank Riot Games and my fans.". The 2018 LoL All-Star event will...

SUNSfan: “I think, over time, Artifact will destroy every other card game. Especially in the competitive scene.”

lot of people can relate to that. "[With Artifact, Valve has] a very different approach compared to Riot and Blizzard: they focus on the casual people." In what way do you think the game itself appeals...

Tectonic Value: "The two players I was the most excited to lane against were Teddy-Viper because I admire their skills a lot."

league, I can get a Riot sanctioned account and get some of the best practice I can while I’m here. I missed the opportunity to get in the NA Academy League in 2018. It didn’t work out with Team Liquid...