Valve cracks down on 'wild west' of 3rd party battle passes and other real-money transactions for custom Dota 2 game modes By Ted Litchfield published 6 August 23 news There were a lot of shifty games in there, but some legit devs seem to be getting caught in the crossfire.
This action-MOBA could fill the Battlerite-shaped hole in my heart, but I'm scared to hope again By Harvey Randall published 29 June 23 Please be good Project Loki looks to succeed where Battlerite stumbled.
Veteran devs from Riot, Bungie, Respawn, and Blizzard have come together to make 'the world's next 10,000-hour game' By Jonathan Bolding published 28 June 23 News The new studio revealed its "League meets Apex meets Smash" hero battleground today.
Dota 2 is moving away from the battle pass model as Valve says there are better uses of dev time and most players 'never buy' one anyway By Joshua Wolens published 20 June 23 News The studio is shifting away from battle passes to release more varied content at a more regular pace.
Corporation buys a popular League of Legends app for $55 million—it's made by one guy By Jonathan Bolding published 19 June 23 News League of Graphs and Porofessor find a new home.
Riot and League of Legends pros reach compromise ahead of planned walkout, North American play to resume next week By Andy Chalk published 9 June 23 news The LCS Players Association didn't get what it wanted, but it got something.
Riot threatens to cancel the entire League of Legends summer season in North America if a deal with players isn't made By Andy Chalk published 31 May 23 news The LCS Players Association voted in favor of a walkout, so now Riot is playing hardball.
League of Legends pro players vote to strike over Riot's rule changes By Andy Chalk published 29 May 23 news The LCS Players Association says its members voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of strike action.
League of Legends pros may go on strike over proposed rule changes By Andy Chalk published 23 May 23 news The LCS Players Association is reportedly calling for a vote on a walkout this Sunday.
This MOBA mutation where you don't fight other players will get a closed beta next month By Tyler Colp published 9 May 23 news Evercore Heroes is a team-based PvE race against other players.
Dota 2's world championship returns to Seattle this year By Jonathan Bolding published 7 May 23 News The International will be back in Seattle for the first time since 2017.
League of Legends' AI bots are getting a major reboot By Jonathan Bolding published 30 April 23 News Co-op vs. AI will get a big overhaul.
Massive Dota 2 patch makes the map 40% bigger, changes the UI, matchmaking, so much other stuff it's basically Dota 3 now By Jody Macgregor published 21 April 23 News Or it would be if Valve used the number three.
Bans for 46 players in cheating case hit Dota 2 esports, including 21 lifetime bans By Jonathan Bolding published 12 March 23 News Esports competitors banned include entire team suspected of cheating in January.
Dota 2's new ghostly gunslinger hero is live By Andy Chalk published 7 March 23 news Muerta, who was revealed at The International 11 in October 2022, has arrived as part of the new Dead Reckoning update.
A gruelling, globetrotting challenge pushed me out of my League of Legends comfort zone By Alistair Jones published 23 February 23 WORLD TOUR Turns out there are problems that can't be solved by my favourite boar-riding Viking.
Valve lured 40,000 Dota cheaters into a trap before banning them in one day By Joshua Wolens published 22 February 23 News "Today's ban wave is particularly large, but it's only the latest action in an ongoing campaign".
Riot says it won't pay ransom after League of Legends source code stolen by hackers By Andy Chalk published 24 January 23 news The source for Teamfight Tactics and an anticheat platform were also taken in a "social engineering attack" last week.
The biggest esports scandals of the past 10 years By Luke Winkie published 13 January 23 Foul play Corporate catastrophes, cheating incidents, and heated gamer moments.
Riot apologises for awful League of Legends cinematic after fan backlash By Mollie Taylor published 11 January 23 news The developer admits it "missed the mark".
