Works Cited Admin. "American Express Becomes Official League Of Legends ESports Sponsor." SA News Informer. N.p., 7 Sept.

2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://www.sanewsinformer.co.za/american-express-becomes-official-league-oflegends-esports-sponsor/>. This article talks about American express becoming an Official sponsor for league of legends Esports because they believe their is tons of money in it. The intended audience is people who think Esports cant become a real sport and Esports fans that want to know about big sponsorships in Esports. This information would best be given in a description essay telling about how league of legends Esports as been able to pick up huge sponsors. Allen. "LoL in the Olympics? The Rise of E-sports." Asdaqua. N.p., 17 July 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://asdaqua.com/2013/07/17/lol-in-the-olympics-the-rise-of-e-sports/>. In this article the writer talks about how league of legends is being consider for the Olympics because of its huge following. The author intended audience is league of legends player wondering if it has been considered for the Olympics. This article information would best be presented in a description essay informing the readers of the popularity of League of Legends. Augustine, Josh. "I Saw the Future of ESports This Weekend: It Was the League of Legends World Championship." PCGamesN. N.p., 06 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pcgamesn.com/leagueoflegends/i-saw-future-esports-weekend-it-wasleague-legends-world-championship-series>. The Author talks about his experience at the biggest league of legends event of the year and how he believes he has seen what will come of the quickly growing Esport. This article intended reader are people that play

league of legends or people that are thinking about trying it out, the writer gives his opinion on the future of league of legends, so that people have something to go off. The information from the article would best be present in a persuasive essay using the information here to persuade someone with your beliefs for the future of league of legends esports. Breslau, Rod. "Halo 4, League of Legends Championships Lead ESports at PAX." Gamespot. N.p., 30 Aug. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://uk.gamespot.com/news/halo-4-league-oflegends-championships-lead-esports-at-pax-6413910>. This article talks about the up coming league of legends regional finals where all the best teams from the North American Area will fight it out for a chance to go to worlds. The intended audience are fans of Esports in general because the author also talks about the halo championships that will be taking place at the same place as the league of legends regional. This article information would best be given in a description essay talking about the up coming Esports events. Brightman, James. "League of Legends Aims for More Big Corporate Sponsors." GamesIndustry International. N.p., 08 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-10-08-league-of-legends-aims-for-morebig-corporate-sponsors>. The article talks about Riot games the creators of the game league of legends are looking for big sponsors to sponsor their gaming events, like companies sponsor sporting events. They want to expand their brand to make just like sports team by trying to attract others sponsor to get drawn in by making partnerships with coke and Nissan. Information from this article would best be given in a description essay giving information to readers about league of legends growth to the top.

Cunningham, Zoran. "Gamasutra: Zoran Cunningham's Blog - Pro-gamer Migration to League of Legends Reveals Tension between ESports Communities." Gamasutra Article. N.p., 8 May 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://gamasutra.com/blogs/ZoranCunningham/20130508/191605/Progamer_migration_ to_League_of_Legends_reveals_tension_between_eSports_communities.php>. With the rapid growth of league of legends, fans of other Esports games have jumped ships to always growing game, which has caused a major rift between different Esports games. The author believes that because the difference between fighting games and M.O.B.A games is very little, people from the fighting game community will just jump ships to league of legends because it offers more money to its players, causing fans of fighting games to become very upset when their favorite pro player plays a game like league of legends. Information from this article would best be given in a cause/effect essay explaining what caused players to switch games and the effect it leaves on the community that lost their players. Lang, Derrick J. "'League of Legends' Champs Win in Legendary Venue." NBC News. NBC News Technology, 05 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. The League of legends world championships were held at the staples center in Los Angeles. There were more than 10,00o people in attendance and 1.1 million concurrent viewers watching online. The author uses quotes from the co-founder of riot(the game developer of league of legends) Marc Merrill, a key one was "It's a huge honor and privilege for us to put this on at a storied venue like the Staples Center," talking about being able to host the world championship at the staples center. You could best use this article to write a persuasive essay about the growing popularity of league of legends Esports.

Smith, Ryan. "A League of Her Own: Pamela Horton on LoL." - Photo. Redbull, 1 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331613624642/aleague-of-her-own-pamela-horton-on-lol>. In this article the author sits down with Playboy's Pamela Horton to talk to her about her her enjoyment, during the conversation she talks about her involvement in League of Legends Epsorts. She says that attended this years world championship and that she really enjoys the competitiveness of the Esport. The intended audience of this article is fans of Horton and fans of League of Legends, this gives fans of Horton an idea of what she does when shes not working for playboy and it gives fans of League of Legends more information on who else is playing the game their playing. This articles information would best be given through a description essay because it gives a lot of information to people about the people that enjoy playing this game and watching it. Suggs, Carson. "ESports Deserve Same Recognition as Traditional Sports." Arizona Daily Wildcat ::. N.p., 7 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2013/10/esports-deserve-to-be-taken-asseriously-as-traditional-sports>. In this article the author gives his reasoning for why he believes league of legends Esports should be recognition as traditional sports. The authors main audience is people who don't believe video games could be considered a sport. The best way to give this information in an essay would be a persuasive essay explaining why it should be recognized as a real sport.

Tassi, Paul. "League of Legends World Championship Shows The Highs And Hurdles Of ESports." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 05 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. In this article the author talks about what he believes to be the best moments so far in league of legends Esports history and the things that league of legends Esports still has to overcome. The author mentions how popular league of legends as gotten that they were able to hold their world championship there. This would best be written in a compare/contrast essay because you can use the information to compare growth of league of legends Esports to other growing sports. Carney, Michael. "Riot Games Paves the Way for E-sports as US Immigration Recognizes League of Legends Players as Pro Athletes." PandoDaily. SageOne, Antisocial Networks, Life360, Shoot the Messenger, 15 July 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://pandodaily.com/2013/07/15/95749/>. The U.S government recognizes league of legends pros as pro athletes. League of legends pros are given work visas to play league of legends as a professional sport in the U.S. This purpose of this article is focused on telling people who don't know much about league of legends that it is turning into a big thing in the states, that even the government has taken notice. The article would best support a informative essay talking about how league of legends in becoming a huge thing in the U.S. Admin. "Nissan Roars Into ESports Arena with Team Curse Deal." Team Curse. N.p., 19 Aug. 2013. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. <http://www.teamcurse.net/news/25436-nissan-roars-intoesports-arena-with-team-curse>. This Article talks about the new sponsorship league of legends pro team Curse has picked up, they were able to get a deal done with Nissan to become one of their official sponsors. The intended audience is anyone who visits the

team curse website. This information would best be given in a description essay talking about the huge sponsor team Curse was able to pick up. Clouther, Andrew. "Riot Games' ESports Press Conference: League of Legends Is of the People, by the People, for the People." Riot Games' ESports Press Conference: League Of... N.p., 4 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://www.gamezone.com/originals/2013/10/04/riot-games-esports-pressconference-league-of-legends-is-of-the-people-by-the-people-for-the-people>. In this article the author talks about the things riot said about their game and why they believe that the community of the game as a big influence on how the game is played. The intended audience would be followers of riot and people who play the game. This would best be written as a cause/effect essay because you could be able to talk able what influenced riot to give so much power to the people who play the game. Admin. "League of Legends Now Official Olympic Sport." Play4Real. N.p., 13 July 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://www.p4rgaming.com/league-of-legends-now-official-olympicsport/>. This article talks about league of legends becoming an official game during the Olympics. The first appearance of League of Legends in the Olympics will be during the 2016 Rio games. The intended audience is fans of League of Legends. This information in the article would best be written as a description essay, so that you could info people of the future of league of legends Esports. Olivetti, Justin. "League of Legends Kicks off Third Season of E-sports." Massively. N.p., 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. <http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/02/01/league-of-legends-

kicks-off-third-season-of-e-sports/>. This article talks about the kick-off of the new season of League of Legends and talks about the new format they will use to decide the best teams. The intended audience are league of legends fans. This article would best be written as a description essay, talking about how the new season will affect the league of legends Esports community.