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US Government Recognizes League of Legends' LSC as Sport

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The League of Legends Championship Series is now recognized as a sport by the United States. As a result, professional players from across the globe could be eligible for visas, similar to NHL, NBA, and NFL players. The news came from Leigh “Deman” Smith, a Riot caster. It was later corroborated by League of Legends players sharing the news they’d received their visas.

Earlier this week, Riot Games revealed that the League of Legends World Championship will host 10,000 live fans at Los Angeles’ Staples Center this fall.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

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Curse Blogger Explains Why League Of Legends Is Bigger Than Instagram (Q&A)

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By John Gaudiosi, Contributor

League of Legends has over 70 million user accounts and over 32 million active users. According to Dhanish “DiffTheEnder” Semar, editor of leading Curse gaming site reignofgaming.net, Riot Games’ free-to-play game is growing at an exponential rate despite more competition from newer entries like Meteor Entertainment’s HAWKEN and Wargaming’s World of Tanks. Semar, who connects with over 8 million LoL fans a month on his site, explains why League of Legends has risen to the top of the eSports ladder over Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft II and talks about what opportunities the team-based game has opened up for companies beyond Riot and Major League Gaming (MLG) in this exclusive interview. …read more
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Razer Debuts League of Legends Edition Naga Hex Mouse

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League of Legends superfans, rejoice: game developers Riot Games have partnered with gaming peripheral company Razer to release an exclusive LoL mouse & mousepad combo, available today through Razer’s online store.

The Razer Naga Hex League of Legends Collector’s Edition mouse reduces the number of thumb buttons from 12 to 6, eliminating excess and allowing LoL players to smoothly bind any hotkeys (including attacks, spells and items) to 11 separate programmable buttons for the battle arena. The companion Razer Goliathus League of Legends Collector’s Edition promises a “speed-enhancing service” with its slick cloth weave that promotes the mouse’s targeting and tracking.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Tech

Video Gaming

League of Legends Season 3 Has Arrived

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League of Legends is changing again, and developer Riot Games is attempting to capture an even larger portion of the eSports audience with the launch of Season 3. This begins with the new League ranked play, which abandons the gigantic ladder system and puts groups of players into smaller leagues of 250. Each of these leagues falls into one of six skill tiers, with five divisions further dividing them.

If you win enough Ranked games you’ll earn League Points. Earning 100 then unlocks an “advancement series,” giving you a chance to play a best-of-three tournament to move up between divisions. Once you’re at the top of your skill tier, you can play a best-of-five match to advance to the next skill tier. Reach the highest tier, called the Challenger Tier, and rise to top of this, and then you and your five-player team can play against the current pros for a chance to take their place.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

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Blizzard Developer Dustin Browder Doesn't See A Rivalry Between StarCraft II And League Of Legends

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By John Gaudiosi, Contributor Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Activision Blizzard Publishing, celebrated an “Olympics” of StarCraft II elite pro gamers at Battle.net World Championship (BWC) in Shanghai, China at the end of 2012, just months after Riot Games concluded its second season of its global League of Legends competition in Los Angeles. StarCraft II […]
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Curse Blogger Cato Chung Explores The Job Opportunities ESports Has Opened Up

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By John Gaudiosi, Contributor ReignofGaming.net’s “A DIFFerent View” is one of the leading blogs covering Riot Games’ globally popular League of Legends. The site, which is owned by Curse Inc., digs deep into the strategies and culture surrounding the most popular game in eSports today. Cato “VVinrar” Chung, who manages about two-thirds of the […]
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest