It seems like it was only a short time ago when I was toddling around in the League of Legends early beta, asking developers what champion I should start with. But I suppose, as the cliche goes, time flies when you're having fun, and League of Legends is now celebrating its amazing two year anniversary! To celebrate, Riot is releasing a new Surprise Party Fiddlesticks skin (seen above); normally where legendary skins are worth 1875 Riot Points, this one will be half price at 975 Riot Points.

Regardless, from the team here at ZAM and the millions of summoners around the world, happy anniversary League of Legends, and here's to many more!

In his latest BFF Report, Mike B. aka Fony takes a look at League of Legends: Dominion, the new capture-and-hold mode that brings a new style of gameplay to the title. Which mode do you think is harder: Dominion or the classic Summoner's Rift? Let Fony know in the video's comments!

Click here to watch BFF Report Episode 83: League of Legends: Dominion!

If you'd like more Dominion impressions, Senior Staff Writer Chris "Pwyff" Tom attended Riot Games' reveal event in San Francisco in August, so be sure to read his thoughts from the event.

With the Gamania Game Show happening in Taiwan two weeks ago, and last week's visit to Baltimore to check out Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (soon I will be able to tell you about it, I promise!), I'll admit that I haven't had many opportunities to get my League of Legends fix. This didn't, however, stop me from keeping up with the latest news, so when Riven, The Exile, was announced, I knew exactly what champion I'd be stomping it up with in my first few returning games to Runeterra. So if you were considering whether or not to pick up this unique sword-stump wielding champion, read on for your Buyer's Guide to League of Legends: the Riven edition!

League of Legends: Dominion is now live! The capture-and-hold mode brings a new style of gameplay to the battle arena title, allowing players to fight for control of five strategic targets on the Crystal Scar map. Dominion is all about fast-paced action, with matches lasting around 20 minutes.

Watch the Dominion spotlight video below to learn all about the game mode. Senior Staff Writer Chris "Pwyff" Tom attended the Dominion reveal event in San Francisco last month, so be sure to read his impressions from the event.

The League of Legends: Dominion limited beta kicks off today, giving players to opportunity to test the game's new capture-and-hold game mode. Here are the details from Lead Community Manager Andrew "Tamat" Beegle:

"Over the coming days, we’ll be opening testing windows on our platforms during off-peak hours, each of which will be prefaced by a forum announcement to let you know you can and participate. And if you miss one of the testing windows, remember that there will be plenty more opportunities to help test Dominion as we speed toward launch!"

Senior Staff Writer Chris "Pwyff" Tom recently got some hands-on time with Dominion in San Francisco, so be sure to read his impressions from the event.

UPDATE, 9/1: We've already given out a bunch of swag, but we still have more! We'll be giving out more prizes next week after Labor Day Weekend. Be sure to check your Twitter messages! While we have only a limited amount of physical things we can ship, we have tons of codes to give away, so keep your eyes peeled.

Gamescom may have come to an end, but the summer convention season isn't over just yet! PAX Prime will be held in downtown Seattle from August 26-28 and we'll have members of the ZAM team on the floor, including Director of Content Cody "Micajah" Bye. He'd love to give out PAX swag to some lucky readers, and all he wants in return is more followers on Twitter!

We'll be giving away PAX gear to people who follow @ZAMOfficial and @CodyBye on Twitter. The more followers the pages get before PAX, the more chances you'll have to win prizes. Check out the constantly updated prize list after the jump to see what you could get simply by clicking the "follow" button!

With League of Legends' (Season One coming to an end in just two short weeks (I hope everyone made it to the new gold ELO cut-off!) and Dominion set to hit the stage soon, there's no better time than now to introduce yourself to this mega-popular free-to-play game. For players who are unfamiliar with the LoL genre, however, starting your journey to level 30 can be a daunting task. League of Legends' player community can be quite abrasive to new players, and the unique learning curve of this game can dissuade some from enjoying their early experiences. Believe it or not, levelling up League of Legends can be an enjoyable experience, so I've decided to write a little bit about how to get the most out of your climb to the top.

Whenever Riot Games releases a new champion, I like to think that my opinions are a fair reflection of the overall League of Legends community. Every now and then, however, I get really excited about an upcoming champion so, instead of even seeing what the community has to say, I just play piles of games against all sorts of opponents, tweaking my item builds, runes, and masteries, before I find something that elevates this latest addition to a whole new level. Usually, I'll emerge from my lab sessions with the opinion that this champion will be a top-tier contributor with my methods, but more often than not, I'm met with a community set on believing that Riot has introduced another underpowered champion. With all of this in mind, let's get down to talking about the newest addition to the League of Legends: Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard.

If you're a great League of Legends player, you could be swimming through cash and prizes like Scrooge McDuck. Riot Games just announced that League of Legends Season Two will feature a record-setting $5 million prize pool!

"The money will be funding prizing for local, national and international tournaments to foster and grow the League of Legends eSports scene. For starters, the new season will feature weekly livestreams of our ongoing regional tournaments in North America, and across both European enviornments, so stay tuned for more information on these broadcasts and to see a lot more of League of Legends enthusiasts like Phreak, Rivington III  and Nikasaur."

Riot also hinted that "this substantially increased prize pool is just the first glimpse into what we have planned for the upcoming season." League of Legends Season Two is coming this fall.

Riot Games has released a behind-the-scenes look at the making of League of Legends: Dominion, the upcoming update that will soon add a capture and hold style of gameplay to the popular battleground arena game. Watch the video below to hear members of the team talk about the short and intense battles that are coming with the launch of Dominion.

Senior Staff Writer Chris "Pwyff" Tom recently got some hands-on time with Dominion in San Francisco, so be sure to read his impressions from the event.