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Drututt achieves Challenger rank in every role for LoL
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Gab Hernandez
02/28/2025
Maks “Drututt” Przychodzień has finally attained Challenger rank in all five roles in League of Legends on the EUW server. For all the memes about LoL and its players, few can deny the game is genuinely difficult. Even among esports titles, League of Legends boasts one of the most competitive scenes in the world. That difficulty lends itself to some amazing moments, which is why the competitive scene remains so ...
M Alzamora
02/04/2025
Riot updates players on how to earn League skins in 2025
Following a full rehaul of the game at the start of 2025, the League of Legends ...
M Alzamora
01/28/2025
Here’s why you can’t play Rumble in LoL, and when he’ll return
Rumble is one of many champions in LoL, but players are suddenly unable to play him ...
M Alzamora
01/27/2025
The best way to get Mythic Essence in League of Legends
Players who want to get Mythic Essence ...
Steven Rondina
01/27/2025
LTA viewership down from LCS, is the new league in trouble?
The LTA North’s 2025 season has officially ...
Steven Rondina
01/26/2025
How to uninstall League of Legends and how to fix it if you can’t
It’s easy to install League of Legends, ...
Steven Rondina
01/24/2025
Explaining Riot’s charity skins controversy in League of Legends
Riot Games is catching heat from fans ...
Khizar Mundia
01/24/2025
Will an LoL ban get you banned in Valorant too?
Developers at Riot Games have been increasing ...
Khizar Mundia
01/24/2025
Here’s how to check your LoL match history
In a competitive game like League of ...
Hannan Mundia
01/23/2025
Here’s how to gift skins and RP in League of Legends
Skins and other cosmetics play a huge role in League of Legends, and those feeling generous ...
Hannan Mundia
01/23/2025
Explaining the latest Season 1 first blood changes in LoL
League of Legends 2025 Season 1 introduced ...
Hannan Mundia
01/22/2025
Fans are shocked by Forsen’s rank in League of Legends
Twitch streamer Sebastian “Forsen” Fors has finally ...
M Alzamora
01/15/2025
After fan backlash, Riot says it will fix blue essence in League
Blue essence is one of the most ...
Hannan Mundia
01/14/2025
Here’s the fastest way to level up in League of Legends
League of Legends players who want to ...
Hannan Mundia
01/13/2025
Everything you need to know about Noxus in LoL
With League of Legends 2025 Season 1 ...
Hannan Mundia
01/12/2025
Here’s how to get blue essence in LoL after Season 1 changes
League of Legends 2025 Season 1 has ...
Hannan Mundia
01/11/2025
What happened to Hextech Chests in League of Legends?
League of Legends Season 1 has changed ...
M Alzamora
01/09/2025
Every type of pass mission in League of Legends Season 1
With a new season comes a new ...
M Alzamora
01/07/2025
LoL Noxus cinematic has Mel Medarda, potential Season 1 theme
Now that the LoL Noxus cinematic has ...
Steven Rondina
01/07/2025
T1 updates fans after players shut down with DDOS attacks
Top League of Legends organization T1 is ...
M Alzamora
12/31/2024
doinb returns to pro League after two years, here’s what to know
After what many assumed was the start ...
M Alzamora
12/23/2024
How to get all Noxus skins in LoL, including Black Rose Katarina
Prestige Black Rose Katarina is the centerpiece ...
Steven Rondina
12/23/2024
How to change your in-game name in LoL
LoL users with seasonal handles or just ...
Hannan Mundia
12/22/2024
Will Riot add voice chat to LoL?
Communication can make winning LoL matches easier ...
Steven Rondina
12/18/2024
LoL player Baus allegedly got death threats, here’s why
Simon "Thebausffs" Hofverberg, known among fans as ...
Steven Rondina
12/12/2024
League of Legends fans rage over The Sanctum; here’s why
The Sanctum has League of Legends fans ...
Steven Rondina
12/09/2024
Leblanc is getting a VGU; here’s everything we know about it
Leblanc is set to be the next ...
Kenneth Williams
12/06/2024
League of Legends is getting a card game, here’s what we know
League of Legends is once again breaking ...
Kenneth Williams
12/05/2024
Impress League of Legends players with these Christmas gifts
If there's one thing League of Legends ...
Kenneth Williams
12/01/2024
Faker was sick at Worlds, what was his disease?
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok has revealed that he ...
Steven Rondina
11/29/2024
Kespa Cup 2024 group draws confirmed; here’s who is playing
The 2024 Kespa Cup is coming and ...
Steven Rondina
11/29/2024
Here’s what’s coming after Arcane Season 2
Arcane technically wraps up with the release ...
Kenneth Williams
11/29/2024
Do Valorant and League of Legends share bans?
Valorant players with bans are reporting trouble ...
Steven Rondina
11/25/2024
Viktor VGU changes, release date revealed in LoL leak
Leaks have seemingly revealed when Viktor’s Arcane-inspired ...
Steven Rondina
11/24/2024
DRX overhauls roster for 2025 season, here’s the new lineup
DRX is committing to another major overhaul ...
William Davis
11/03/2024
How To Enjoy League of Legends With Your Friends
League of Legends is a lot more ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
11/02/2024
Arcane welcomes its first spin-off novel
With the highly anticipated release of Arcane’s ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
09/24/2024
Riot finally brings K/DA Gragas meme skin to LoL
Riot Games has officially turned a long-standing ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
08/31/2024
League of Legends Patch 14.18 early notes: World 2024
League of Legends Patch 14.17 went on ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
08/27/2024
Riot revives League of Legends Opponent Honor system
After many criticisms from the players, Riot ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
08/23/2024
Vanguard 2 arrives on Mac without extra installations
Riot Games took the Mac gaming community ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
08/22/2024
Fright Night 2024 rising from the grave in League of Legends?
Riot Games is Frankensteining monsters again. League ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
07/31/2024
All we know about T1 Worlds 2023 skins price, release date
League of Legends fans, rejoice! New details ...
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
07/29/2024
Viktor leaked as the next LoL Champion to get a rework
League of Legends fans are buzzing with ...
William Davis
07/02/2024
LoL betting – Tips to improve your betting chances
As of 2024, the LoL betting market ...
Olivia Richman
06/11/2024
Is Arcane Season 2 the final season?
Arcane fans have been anxiously awaiting the ...
Fariha Bhatti
05/28/2024
LoL fans outraged at Riot over $400 Faker Hall of Legends bundle
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok's Hall of Legends collection ...
Olivia Richman
05/08/2024
Ssumday shocks fans with sudden retirement from League of Legends
League of Legends veteran Kim "Ssumday" Chan-ho ...
Olivia Richman
04/24/2024
Is League of Legends esports getting a third international tournament?
Riot is reportedly adding a third international ...
William Davis
04/12/2024
New Mastery System in League of Legends 2024
Introduced in Season 5, the Champion Mastery ...
William Davis
04/10/2024
League of Legends MMR changes in 2024
Baseline LP gain/loss is increased to  ± ...
William Davis
03/21/2024
The 2024 LoL season – players and teams to look out for
The upcoming League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational ...
William Davis
02/15/2024
This is how much your lol account is worth
If you’re someone who spent years actively ...
William Davis
01/24/2024
“Smolder” Ignites Excitement in League of Legends
Smolder is a new dragon champion in ...
Nicholas James
01/05/2024
Arcane Season 2 trailer released
Riot Games has released the first trailer ...
Nicholas James
01/05/2024
Ambessa Medarda will join LoL as a champion
Riot Games has announced one of the ...
Nicholas James
01/04/2024
Meet Smolder, LoL’s new champion
Riot Games has unveiled the next champion ...
Nicholas James
12/16/2023
What does MarkZ being commissioner mean for LCS?
It has been announced that Mark "MarkZ" ...
Olivia Richman
12/06/2023
LEC format and schedule changes explained
Some major format changes to the LEC ...
Nicholas James
12/02/2023
Doublelift retires for third and final time
Peng "Doublelift" Yilang has retired from League ...
Olivia Richman
11/20/2023
Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses dropping from LCS 2024
The LCS 2024 season will only have ...
William Davis
11/19/2023
T1 is the 2023 Worlds Champion
T1 is the 2023 League of Legends ...
Fariha Bhatti
11/16/2023
T1 advises fans to stay safe at Worlds 2023 Grand Final after threats of assault
T1 fans are being advised to stay ...
William Davis
11/05/2023
Best semifinals Pick’Ems for Worlds 2023
Only four teams remain in Worlds 2023 ...
William Davis
11/05/2023
T1 destroys LNG Esports and moves to semifinals at Worlds 2023
T1 obliterated LNG Esports and is advancing ...
William Davis
11/04/2023
JDG stays undefeated at Worlds 2023
JD Gaming has advanced to the semifinals ...
William Davis
11/03/2023
Gen.G suffers major upset at Worlds 2023
Gen.G has been eliminated from Worlds 2023 ...
William Davis
11/02/2023
NRG eliminated from Worlds 2023
NRG has been eliminated from Worlds 2023 ...
Nicholas James
10/30/2023
When is the Worlds 2023 Finals?
We're out of Swiss stage and into ...
William Davis
10/29/2023
Worlds 2023 Knockout Pick’em predictions
Eight teams secured their spots in the ...
William Davis
10/29/2023
Deft eliminated from Worlds 2023
Dplus KIA and Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu have ...
William Davis
10/28/2023
T1 moves to Knockout Stage at Worlds 2023
T1 secured its ticket to the Knockout ...
William Davis
10/28/2023
NRG defeats G2 Esports at Worlds 2023
NRG has secured a spot in the ...
Nicholas James
10/24/2023
New LoL band debuts with Heartsteel “Paranoia”
LoL has debuted its latest in-house band ...
Nicholas James
10/23/2023
Developers have confirmed the next League of Legends champions
Riot Games has previewed the next two ...
William Davis
10/19/2023
Cloud9 starts Worlds 2023 with victory over MAD Lions
Cloud9 started its Worlds 2023 run with ...
William Davis
10/15/2023
Top 8 teams for Worlds 2023 Swiss Stage Pick’ems
Worlds 2023 is underway and after the ...
William Davis
10/15/2023
Team BDS advances to Worlds 2023 Swiss Stage
Team BDS pulled off a reverse sweep ...
William Davis
10/09/2023
Team BDS destroys Golden Guardians at Worlds 2023
Team BDS qualified for Worlds 2023 after ...
William Davis
10/08/2023
How to watch Worlds 2023
Worlds 2023 officially starts on October 9 ...
William Davis
10/08/2023
What is included in the Worlds 2023 Pass?
Through the Worlds 2023 Pass, League of ...
William Davis
10/07/2023
When does KT Rolster play at Worlds 2023?
After a remarkable Summer season, KT Rolster ...
Nicholas James
10/04/2023
The best picks for Worlds 2023 Play-In Pick’Ems
Worlds 2023 Play-In Stage is nearly upon ...
William Davis
10/02/2023
JD Gaming full schedule at Worlds 2023
JD Gaming is the LPL’s first seed ...
William Davis
10/01/2023
When does Gen.G play next?
Gen.G is LCK’s number one seed at ...
William Davis
09/30/2023
South Korea wins gold medal at 2022 Asian Games
South Korea earned the gold medal in ...
William Davis
09/28/2023
South Korea defeats China in 2022 Asian Games
South Korea defeated China in the semifinals ...
Tokoni Uti
09/27/2023
K’Sante expected to receive rework in League of Legends
The League of Legends bruiser in the ...
Olivia Richman
09/25/2023
Here are the new Coven skins in League of Legends
The Coven skin line is returning to ...
William Davis
09/25/2023
South Korea undefeated in 2022 Asian Games group stage
South Korea national team dominated the group ...
William Davis
09/20/2023
Shopify Rebellion replaces TSM in LCS
 Shopify Rebellion is joining the LCS after ...
William Davis
09/13/2023
Faker benched in first 2022 Asian Games pre-evaluation
Three time Worlds Champion Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok ...

League of Legends is among the most popular widely-played video games in the world. It has been a consistent trendsetter in the gaming industry, whether as a model for other free-to-play titles looking to monetize their players or as a guiding light for how professional esports can be both successful and sustainable.

But it hasn’t always been so. League of Legends was released in 2009 as an uncertain new project, a game with large aspirations but little proven. In the years since, it has developed into the dominant title that it is today, and one of the biggest games on the planet.

League of Legends drives success of MOBA genre

League of Legends stands out in part because it may arguably be the very first original game released to truly fit into what we now understand to be the popular MOBA genre. MOBA is short for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, a very particular type of game that emphasizes competition between two opposing teams of players. These games emphasize a mix of competition, tactics, and quick reactions, a potent combination that has proven equal parts popular and durable over the years.

While League of Legends was certainly among the first full releases to focus on the genre and its new ideas, it wasn’t actually the origin point for any of it. That distinction belongs to Blizzard release WarCraft 3, and more specifically a modified game mode titles Defense of the Ancients.

WarCraft 3 was a real-time strategy game that featured prominent hero units who could gain in power as they accrued experience points to level up their abilities, and gold to purchase powerful items. Defense of the Ancients was a user-made game mode which emphasized these heroes by giving each player control over one such hero and teaming them up against an opposing squad of players. It was a dynamite success, inspiring myriad clones and, eventually, an entire genre of games.

But while League of Legends wasn’t the first to bring about these concepts, it was certainly effective in executing on them. Early developers at publisher Riot Games had a clear idea of what they wanted to accomplish with the creation of League of Legends, and it would be hard to argue against their success given the runaway popularity achieved by their iteration on the MOBA formula.

LoL incorporates esports sustainably

Just as impressive as the long-term success of League of Legends as a game is the continued success of the game’s esports scene. While esports has soon multiple peaks and valleys over the years, Riot Games has consistently managed to maintain the prominence of LoL esports. This has been accomplished through an emphasis on regional play and sustainability.

Regional considerations have always been a part of esports and competitive gaming, taking a nod from the Olympic games and its national representations. But Riot took this a step further by formally dividing the world into separate playing regions, and then bringing those regions together for an annual World Championship event at the end of the competitive year.

This allowed for domestic fan followings to develop across such regions as North America, Europe, China, and Korea. Fans would closely follow the teams in their region, and from that familiarity would feel invested in cheering them on when they clashed with teams from other regions at the game’s biggest international event.

This basic blueprint has continued to prove successful for Riot Games over the years, though it has expanded and been modified with time. There are now multiple international events that take place over the course of the calendar year, most prominently including the addition of the prestigious Mid-Season Invitational. The regional leagues have further coalesced, today separated into just five large regional competitions that encompass different parts of the globe.

The basic formula remains the same, however. Encourage fan support at a local and domestic level, and then carry that support and interest over to the global stage. It’s a formula that continues to power League of Legends esports, and looks set to enable it for many years yet to come.

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