Today marks the kickoff of the League of Legends Season 2 Championship Playoffs, which is shaping up to be possibly the biggest event in eSports history.

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Imagine playing League of Legends or Starcraft 2 with champion abilities or custom commands mapped to your smartphone.

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Can it be both those things while mimicking a revenue model that works for an ARTS style combat game like League of Legends and Dota 2?

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The mouse options in particular seemed like the shining stars of the batch, with hand comfort and support that seemed perfect for getting through a game of League of Legends or Dota 2.

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Games like League of Legends or Arma 2 (better known for Day Z) have rocketed to international renown because the developers involved made player engagement one of the most important goals of the process.

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League of Legends has 4.2 million likes.

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The game, organised by the Football Association to mark its 150th anniversary, finished 4-2 to the FA Legends.

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Especially in an era of gaming obsessed with the sort of free-to-play model that fuels both DOTA 2 and League of Legends, one would imagine a top-down RPG in this vein could do quite well.

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Starcraft 2, Skyrim or League of Legends.

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