When I asked my five-person “League of Legends” team, composed of strangers playing on PC, if anyone was trying out “Wild Rift,” one of them derisively replied, “Who would want to play ‘League’ on their phone?” The answer, it turns out, is millions. The day of release, App Annie reported 6 million downloads of “League […]
The power of data in gaming’s red-hot market Learn how to seize the power of data to attract and keep players, create personalized gaming experiences, and cash in on the industry’s seismic growth. Register Now Riot Games is making a League of Legends MMORPG. We know that because one of its developers said so on […]
GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now I never got into Apex Legends as much as some other people. The reasons for that came down to how I play battle royale games. With Apex Legends, developer Respawn Entertainment emphasized […]
When Riot Forge came calling at Double Stallion Games in Montreal, they didn’t say what it was for. They asked the game studio to make one of its signature 2D action platformer games. Only later did they find out that the game would be set in the League of Legends universe. Conv/rgence: A League of […]
Teamfight Tactics, Riot Games’ auto-battler set in the League of Legends universe, has finally arrived on mobile devices with Android and iOS versions now available for downloads in their respective app stores. Teamfight Tactics for mobile may be linked to players’ Riot Accounts on the PC to carry over purchases, ranks, experience, and inventory between […]
While other esports leagues have also had to upend meticulously-planned schedules in response to the outbreak, the timing is particularly precarious for Apex, given existing problems and frustrations in the professional community. Further imperiling the Apex circuit is the impending release of games like Riot’s Valorant, which has enticed many Apex pros. Made by the […]
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Developer Respawn announced today that it is launching a new map for its battle royale shooter Apex Legends. The studio will roll out this new environment at the start of the game’s Season 3 content, which begins October 1. Season 3 is Respawn’s biggest attempt to shake up Apex Legends since launching it in February. […]
Louis Vuitton and Riot Games announced they will collaborate on the League of Legends World Championship that kicks off on October 2 and culminates in Paris on November 10. For Riot, the partnership is a new high mark for esports sponsorships, as Louis Vuitton is a high-end luxury brand that is non-endemic for esports, meaning […]
Electronic Arts had a strong first quarter of its fiscal 2020. The publisher generated $ 743 million in revenue, which beat Wall Street’s expectations. That’s down less than 1% from $ 749 million during the same period last year. EA’s share price is up around 3.5 percent in after-hours trading on that news. EA’s positive […]
Prime Day continues to grow into a retail holiday and Amazon is including Twitch in the festivities. There’s a celebrity gaming competition going down in Las Vegas and London called the Twitch Prime Crown Cup running throughout the days leading up to Amazon Prime Day. Along the way, there will be content drops for FIFA […]
Twitch Prime is giving away new gear for gamers, including unique free in-game content for Apex Legends and EA Sports titles on Prime Day, or July 15 and July 16, when Amazon has big discounts on its merchandise for Amazon Prime and Twitch Prime members. Twitch Prime is also holding two events around Prime Day […]
If you’re playing Respawn Entertainment’s popular battle royale on PlayStation 4 and are experiencing some crashing issues, the culprit has been discovered. A recent update for PlayStation Plus Apex Legends rewards, unfortunately, includes a bug where a banner frame for the Lifeline character causes the console to crash. The developers shared on Reddit that they […]
Electronic Arts reported earnings that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31. While the report was light on details, investors interpreted the numbers as good news, with the stock rising 6% to $ 98.50 a share in after-hours trading. There were no details yet on EA’s new games, Apex Legends […]
Epic Games will soon add a new feature to the Battle Royale mode of Fortnite that will allow players to bring back their fallen teammates, similar to the Respawn Beacons of Apex Legends. Fortnite‘s Reboot Vans, which were highlighted in the latest developer update for the game, will give eliminated players a way to return […]