As part of streamlining its businesses, TikTok owner ByteDance is looking to sell Moonton as it is looking for potential buyers. Moonton is the developer behind Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, which is a popular MOBA game in Asia. ByteDance acquired Moonton back in 2021 for $4 billion, as the TikTok owner wanted to be part […]
Months after Riot Games sued Moonton because of the latter’s MOBA game Mobile Legends, the US District Court of California has dismissed Riot Games’ copyright lawsuit. The decision was made in favor of Moonton. According to the court documents, US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald said the lawsuit against Moonton is better suited to take place in […]
You probably recall that back in May, Riot Games sued MOONTON, in a complaint filed in the US, due to Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and its alleged similarities with League of Legends: Wild Rift. While Tencent Holdings, the mother company of Riot Games and won a $2.9 million lawsuit against Moonton Technology CEO Xu Zhenhua in […]
Despite Mobile Legends: Bang Bang being one of the most popular MOBAs in Asia, it seems that Riot Games–the developer behind League of Legends: Wild Rift is not happy about it. In fact, Riot Games sues Moonton, the developer of Mobile Legends, in a complaint filed in the US last Monday (May 9). This is not […]
Smart Communications and MOONTON Games have partnered for Season 8 of Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) in the Philippines. The country’s biggest mobile esports league will start on August 27, 2021. Eight teams are set to compete in a round-robin format for a shot at the championship. Participating teams include Blacklist International, Bren Esports, Onic […]
Mobile MOBA Madness with Smart and TNT It’s not surprising that Moonton has struck gold with the mobile MOBA — Mobile Legends — here in the Philippines. After all, our government had to ban kids from playing DOTA at Internet Cafes across the metro because it was interfering with school. Now that Moonton has given […]
ByteDance is not the only one having problems when it comes to digital game publishing: Reuters reports that Riot Games, the developer behind popular titles Valorant and League of Legends, is set to conduct a round of layoffs that will affect 11% of its workforce or around 530 employees globally. READ MORE: –ByteDance Looking to Sell Moonton […]
Things have been very rocky for Tier One Entertainment ever since Alodia Gosiengfiao announced her departure from the eSports company she co-founded in 2017 . Her statement, “It has become evident that our visions and values are not aligned” has everyone wondering what was happening inside Tier One. A few days after Alodia’s announcement, it […]
After ASUS and MOONTON revealed that the ROG Phone 6 will be the official device for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) M5 World Championship, ASUS has revealed more details about the ROG Phone 6D MLBB Edition that’s coming to the Philippines. This MLBB edition is based on the ROG Phone 6D, which uses a Dimensity […]
ASUS ROG gains another significant partnership with MOONTON games with the former’s ROG Phone 6 becoming the official device for the upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) M5 World Championship 2023. The upcoming tournament will have a $900,000 prize pool, and having the ROG Phone 6 as the official device will give professional players the […]
MPL Philippines Season 11 concluded yesterday (May 7), with ECHO besting defending champions Blacklist International with a 4-0 sweep in a best-of-seven series. As a result, the ECHO Orcas take home the lion’s share of the $150,000 prize pool, and a ticket to the upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) 2023 happening […]
Smart Communications Inc. has officially unveiled a new platform for mobile eSports in the Philippines, dubbed the Smart Giga Arena. The online platform allows people with varying skill levels in mobile games like PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Call of Duty Mobile, and League Of Legends: Wild Rift. Aside from matching different Filipino players […]