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After spending years in the competitive PC FPS space with little to no competition, Counter Strike found an equal in the form of Valorant; the latest title from League of Legends makers Riot Games. Having grown over the course of the past few years on PC, Riot Games look set …

Netflix and Riot impressed us all with the debut of Arcane's first season. The animated series, based on the League of Legends IP, had a critically acclaimed run and now, we have our first look at the long awaited second season.  The first teaser trailer for Arcane Season 2 has …

First revealed back in 2019, Project L is an upcoming free-to-play tag team fighting game set in the world of Runeterra and is being published by Riot Games. So far, the game has only been confirmed to be releasing for the PC platform – in alignment with Riot’s other releases …

Back in 2019, Riot set out on a journey to expand its fanbase well beyond League of Legends. Since then, Riot has launched Legends of Runeterra, Valorant, TFT and Wild Rift, but the company has yet to launch its fighting game, known as Project L. It looks like that will …

League of Legends was at the forefront of free-to-play gaming over a decade ago, offering in-game currency and microtransactions before it became the widespread norm. In-game currency prices have been fixed in place for a while, but Riot has recently announced a price hike of 10% on average.  Buying in-game …

Tencent has been expanding its roster of studios in recent years, putting significant investments into companies like Dontnod Entertainment, Remedy and others. In its latest move, Tencent has now acquired Spanish studio, Tequila Works.  Tequila Works is best known for Rime and The Sexy Brutale, both of which released to …

Last year, Riot officially launched its own competitive first-person shooter, Valorant. Now one year later, the game has surpassed 14 million active monthly players and a version of the game has been announced for mobile devices.  As Valorant turns one year old, Riot has revealed that the game is now …

Tencent has invested in a lot of US-based game studios over the years, the biggest of which is ownership over Riot Games and a 40 percent stake in Epic Games. However, depending on negotiations with US authorities, Tencent could be forced to sell its investments.  As reported by Reuters, Tencent …

Earlier today, Riot held a special anniversary stream, celebrating 10 years since League of Legends launched. The livestream contained news on many new projects Riot is currently working on. Of the long list of announcements, three stood out: Arcane, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and a mysterious Project L. League …

Software support for Windows XP and Vista has been dwindling in recent years, with Microsoft dropping security updates in 2014 and 2017 respectively. Now, Riot has announced that League of Legends will no longer support the two aging operating systems come May 14, 2019. The decision follows Valve’s decision to …

Last week, Riot Games found itself embroiled in controversy due to its decision to hold female and non-binary-focused workshops at PAX West, with some fans concerned that it was sexist against men. Two members of staff have since been fired from Riot in the aftermath, with system designer Daniel Klein …

Loot boxes are currently a hot topic in the gaming industry, leading many companies to re-evaluate how their own systems work. In an attempt to get ahead of the curve, Riot has now released its drop rates for League of Legends’ Hextech Chests, alongside its bonus drops and special rules. …

Much like real world sports, the last thing Esports needs is a reputation for harbouring cheaters, which is perhaps why Riot Games is going so hard against the makers of League of Legends cheating software. It's now launched a lawsuit against the developer, LeagueSharp. LeagueSharp is a service that for …

The CEO and co-founder of Tencent, parent company of game developers like Riot, has announced that he will donate 100 million of the company's shares to charity. The move is being hailed as one of the biggest philanthropic gestures in China's history and is estimated to be worth around $2 billion (£1.39 billion). …

Developer of the world's most popular Esport, Riot Games, has announced a standardised set of punishments and reprimands for players that break the ‘Summoner's Code,' making the process of dealing out suspensions and the like much more transparent. In the past it's been criticised for arbitrarily deciding the length and …

Over the last year, key reselling sites like G2A have come under increased scrutiny. Despite their popularity, more often than not you don't actually know where your game code is coming from and plenty of people have ended up having games revoked from their libraries. Now League of Legends developer, …

If you like games, then EGX, formerly the Eurogamer Expo, is a fun place to visit. It's got something for everyone, whether you're into shooters, RTS, puzzlers, card battlers or any other number of genres; you're catered for. However, as much as the big games are all exciting, with their …

As much as the internet can be a place where negativity goes to fester, game makers all over the world know that keeping in touch with your fan base through it is an important way to help maintain a game's popularity. And it's that line of communication between the players and …

League of Legends may be the most popular MOBA title in the world, but that doesn't mean it's perfect, or even the best. One aspect of its experience that has always been a topic of contention has been its community's willingness to abuse one another. Often described as “toxic,” play, …

It is no secret that free to play team-based games like League of Legends have a somewhat hostile community, after all, League alone has 67 million players so there is bound to be a few bad eggs in there. However, Riot says that its new “governance systems” seem to be …

The League of Legends's player run Tribunal system was an ambitious attempt to curb negative attitudes and comments from players of the highly competitive, and often toxic game. However about a year ago it was pulled, with Riot stating that it wanted to revamp the feature and improve it in …

Recently there has been some speculation surrounding League of Legends and its future other platforms, thanks to a recent partnership between Riot and Microsoft. However, the developer has now confirmed that there are no plans to bring League to other platforms. In a statement sent to Gamespot, a Riot Games …

One of the reasons I and I suspect many others, stepped away from enormously popular MOBA titles like League of Legends in the past, is because of player toxicity. It's bad enough losing a team focused game, but when someone decides to blame the entire outcome on you, you have …

Riot Games CEO and co-founder Brandon Beck had the chance to open the 2015 DICE Summit today, with a keynote speech which he used to demonstrate how hiring the right kind of people for your team, can make a huge difference. He explained that the e-Sports juggernaut, had made a massive mistake when …

As the most popular free to play MOBA in the world, League of Legends has a lot at stake when it comes to developing new features. They don't all need to be winners, but they do need to offer an experience that's going to keep people coming back if they …

Tencent, best known in the gaming world as the parent company of Riot Games and its worldly popular League of Legends, is one of the largest internet firms in China and it now looks set to expand its influence even further with the creation of its own private online bank. …

There's a few things that are a real no-no in the world or professional gaming, like: don't be a “toxic player,” and don't poach other teams' players. Apparently though, Counter Logic Gaming didn't get the memo on that last point, as during Season 4 of the Championship series, it tried to …

Riot Games has been one of the most stalwart companies when it comes to stamping out toxicity in its game and it's not letting up any time soon, with a new announcement that players that are given an in-game chat ban for being mean or nasty in League of Legends, …

Remember last year with the League of Legends World Championships, where developer Riot released an impressive animated short featuring some of the world's top players battling it out with the abilities of their chosen champions? Well the tradition is running strong this year, as Riot has once again animated its …

As much as many young people around the world would love to play games professionally, that is, get paid to play, it's a career with a half life shorter than almost any other. Even professional athletes in many real world sports can last into their early 30s, but for most …