Melee at MOTAT – IRL scraps at the League of Legends champs

An online feud spilled over into real world violence at MOTAT last night when passions erupted at the 2016 League of Legends national championship final. Don Rowe was there, and found it the most exciting part of the event.  Last night, perhaps for the first time ever, the Museum of Transport and Technology played host to a … Read more

League of Legends Worlds 2016: Week 2 standings

It’s week 2 of Worlds and who better to recap the action and rank the players than Eugenia Woo, The Spinoff’s own LoL correspondent.  (If you’re new to LoL Worlds and need a steer, try Eugenia’s handy beginner’s guide.) This was a bit of a jam-packed week for Worlds because a bunch of things almost … Read more

Gaming: Confessions of a League of Legends Addict

The icon sits in a folder on my computer like a smoker’s last cigarette. It’s out of sight, but you can bet your balls I know exactly where it is and how long it’d take to fish out. At this stage, it’s basically a big red ‘begin-spiral-into-entropy’ button. A few quick clicks and the small … Read more