Sources: Riot Games is working on a major overhaul of League of Legends, internally called League Next, for 2027; Riot confirms a big update is in the works
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Blue Water Autonomy, which says it is building a 100-ton autonomous naval ship, emerges from stealth with a $14M seed from Eclipse VC, Riot, and Impatient
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Tencent-owned Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees globally, or ~11% of its staff, saying Riot had “more than doubled in headcount” over the past few years
The cuts, which amount to about 11% of staff, were announced Monday in a blog post and letter to employees.
How influencers played a key role in boosting the popularity of Riot Game's Valorant among Gen Z gamers; Riot says 70% of Valorant players are Generation Z
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How Influencers played a key role in boosting the popularity of Riot Game's Valorant among Gen Z gamers; Riot says 70% of Valorant players are Generation Z
Valorant was never a sure thing, until it was. … Rachell Hofstetter, known to fans as Valkyrae, yells like a banshee as she dodges gunfire in the video game.
Riot Games agrees to pay $100M to settle a 2018 class-action gender discrimination lawsuit with current and former women employees and California state agencies
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Riot launches one of the biggest bug bounty programs in gaming, offering up to $100K for finding security flaws in its controversial Vanguard anti-cheat system
Riot has posted one of the biggest—if not the biggest—bounties in gaming, offering people up to $100,000 if they can find …
Tencent-owned Riot says its broadcasters shouldn't discuss politics and religion on air; Epic, in which Tencent has a 40% stake, says political speech is OK
Epic Games is cool with political speech though — On Friday, Riot Games said that League of Legends broadcasters should “refrain” …
Tencent-owned Riot says its broadcasters shouldn't discuss politics and religion on air; Epic, in which Tencent has a 40% stake, says political speech is OK
Epic Games is cool with political speech though — On Friday, Riot Games said that League of Legends broadcasters should “refrain” …
Riot Games signs non-exclusive streaming deal with Disney's ESPN+ for League of Legends; replaces Riot's 2016 $350M exclusive deal with now Disney-owned BAMTech
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