Preseason 3 of League of Legends has arrived, bringing with it a whole range of new items, gameplay tweaks and champion changes. As always, ZAM’s sister site LolKing has all the information a Summoner could need for in-depth analysis on how those changes will affect you.

In addition, League of Legends isn’t the only place that’s adding new features; LolKing is now offering detailed guides to every Champion in the game from the players that know them best.

The team behind the site has searched through the extensive database to find the top Summoners for each Champion, inviting them to share their strategies and secrets on getting the best out of their favorite picks.

LolKing has also been working with pro gaming teams like Absolute Legends to get the top tactics for their chosen Champions. These guides also include the ELO of each writer, so you know it's information you can rely on.

Check out this excellent guide as an example of what you can expect and watch the video by GAMEBREAKER below for a tour of all the superb tools at your disposal.

All of this unbeatable knowledge is presented in a clean, easy to follow format to make raising your game simple, whether you’re a battle-scarred veteran or just starting out on your Summoner’s journey. Each guide also comes with integrated stats about each Champion, support for choosing the best counter-Champions and much more.

With Season 3 promising to mix things up considerably, LolKing is here to guide you through these exciting times.

Gareth “Gazimoff” Harmer, Senior Contributing Editor

Change can often bring confusion, which is why Jatt and Morello of Riot took time out to explain some of the alterations coming to League of Legends.

Items have received a big overhaul, with the developers focused on giving interesting choices and moving away from memorized strings of purchases.

Junglers will have some adjustments to make as there will be a larger choice of champions to go off-lane with though be careful on what you bump into, thos emonsters are going to be a bit tougher than those previously faced.

Summoner spells have also been revised with changes coming to many and some being removed completely.

Another weekend, another major eSports tournament. This time around, its IGN's IPL5 being held in Las Vegas. And if you're looking for League of Legends stats and results, LolKing has you covered.

If you're a solo queue stomper in League of Legends, with your own team and a vicious competitive streak, this is your opportunity. Professional eSports organization Major League Gaming has opened its doors for amateur players. Beginning right now, up to 32 teams (ones that didn't attend the NA regionals already) can register online here to compete in a single elimination tournament on December 6th. The top two teams will earn a paid trip to compete at Riot's S3 Qualifier in LA January 9th. 

Tom "Optimus Tom" Searfoss, host of the Trinity Force Podcast and noted shoutcaster, will be hosting and shoutcasting the proceedings, with other special guests. 

Julian "Mirai" Williams

The Spider Queen has come to League of Legends at last - she is purchaseable right now. For 975 RP or 6300 IP, the shapeshifter is under your control, utilizing her mage/assassin kit. She's an AP mage primarily, but builds are already rolling out of the woodwork for Triforce/Wit's End melee assassins instead, similar to Evelynn. For your refresher, here is her Champion Spotlight.

Julian "Mirai" Williams

On the business side of things, too much growth can sometimes be a bad thing. With new hires, sometimes new developers can flood the studio, jam communication, and ruin much of the company as a result. That's why Riot, developers of League of Legends, still surprises that they haven't. In fact, they've only gotten stronger. 

At GDC Online, Travis George, Senior Producer, known as Volibar on the forums and in-game, explained how they succeeded in this video, as captured by Gamasutra. Among them, he said that the company focused on hiring what he dubbed "athletes", meaning "finding a [person] that has the attributes that allow them to play numerous positions on the team."

It's not helpful to a League of Legends player, but those who are interested in how Riot has managed to stay afloat so successfully over the years would find this fascinating. 

Julian "Mirai" Williams

Next weekend sees Dallas, Texas host the MLG Fall Championship.

MLG invites eight of the worlds top teams to battle for the $30,000 prize pool, the tournment that is set to hit our monitors on November 2-4 is going to be packed with the biggest names in League Of Legends.

Along with the biggest teams in League Of Legends, MLG has also lined up the biggest and best casters to make the weekend that little bit more amazing.

The League Of Legends World Championship has rolled into town and we have the best teams from each region of the world battling for the title of World Champions.

The participating teams include:
Team Solo Mid, CLG Prime, SK Gaming, Azubu Frost, Team Dignitas, Taipei Assassins, CLG EU, Moscow Five, World Elite, Saigon Jokers, Najin Sword and Invictus Gaming.

The preliminary matches feature the teams not given a regional bye into the bracket play. They will battle in the group stages as only four of the eight teams can qualify.
The participating teams in the group stages are: SK Gaming, Team Dignitas, Invictus Gaming, Azubu Frost, CLG EU, CLG Prime, Najin Sword and Saigon Jokers.

During the League of Legends World Playoffs, the stage was set up so that, behind the players, a giant map showed all viewers the spectator map. Players were expressly forbidden from turning their heads, and referees were on-hand to keep order. Some looked anyway, and today RedBeard on the forums - along with bitingpig - have announced their rulings.

Three teams - Team Solo Mid, World Elite, invictus Gaming - were warned for unsportsmanlike conduct, but given their actions gave no advantage, they were not fined. However, in Azubu Frosts' game against Team Solo Mid, not only did they glance at the map, but this action led directly to a mysterious ping at TSM's top lane, where the whole team was gathered, something which Frost had absolutely no way to know. Only a short while after that, a member of Azubu fired a skillshot into the brush, hitting and exposing TSM hiding there. Citing this advantage, Riot has fined Azubu Frost $30,000 (15% of their tournament win prize). 

As a longtime fan of League of Legends, I'm glad to see Riot not only learn from their mistakes (they have stated that there will be absolutely no vision on the overhead map in future games) but also not be light-hearted on punishing cheating. Because really, that's what this is. 

Julian "Mirai" Williams

With the huge popularity of League of Legends, it can be no surprise that MLG has announced that LoL will be playing a big part in the exciting Fall Championships.

The tournament is scheduled for November 2 - 4 in Dallas, Texas and promises top quality eSports action for attendees and viewers.