Riot's Project L fighting game is officially titled 2XKOIt's a 2 vs. 2 tag-based brawler and it's slated to arrive in 2025.By K. Holt, 02.22.2024
Netflix previews Arcane season 2 in one-minute teaser trailerRiot Games is also bringing its Vanguard anti-cheat system to League of Legends.By M. Moon, L. Bonk, 01.05.2024
Riot threatens to cancel a 'League of Legends' esports season after a player revoltPros voted 'overwhelmingly' for a walkout to protest changes to the minor leagues.By K. Holt, 05.31.2023
'Valorant' is testing a shorter casual mode called SwiftplayMatches should last around 15 minutes, compared with 30-50 for the core competitive and unrated modes.By K. Holt, 12.06.2022
'League of Legends' mockumentary 'Players' heads to Paramount+ on June 16thYou can watch the first trailer now. By I. Bonifacic, 05.09.2022
Riot is the latest developer to release its own game launcherRiot Client is yet another front-end you probably didn't want.By J. Fingas, 09.16.2021
Capitol rioter allegedly planned to sell laptop from Pelosi's office to RussiaA laptop was stolen during the insurrection, but it was only used for presentations.By K. Holt, 01.18.2021
YouTube will temporarily ban accounts for posting election fraud videosAny channel that posts an offending video will immediately receive a strike and be blocked for a week.By N. Ingraham, 01.07.2021
Twitch bans the PogChamp emote following Capitol Hill riotsIt says the face behind the emote encouraged further violence.By S. Dent, 01.07.2021
How virtual band K/DA launched an EP in a pandemicRiot explains how the tracks, AR performance and social media campaigns were put together.By N. Summers, 11.06.2020
Logitech made official gaming gear for 'League of Legends' band K/DAThe accessory maker has announced an exclusive partnership with Riot.By C. Low, 10.30.2020
Valorant's Act II update adds a new battle pass and deathmatchesThere's a new line of 'Glitchpop' weapon skins, too.By N. Summers, 08.03.2020
Riot ends Saudi Arabian esports deal following backlash"We moved too quickly to cement this partnership and caused rifts in the very community we seek to grow."By N. Summers, 07.30.2020
Riot Games will donate $1 million to support racial equalityIt's making initial donations to The Innocence Project and ACLU.By M. Moon, 06.06.2020
'Valorant' 1.0 launch adds a new character, game mode and mapThe 5v5 shooter from Riot Games will go live in the Americas in a few hours.By R. Lawler, 06.01.2020
'Valorant' will be available to everyone on June 2ndThe tactical shooter's closed beta will come to an end a few days beforehand.By K. Holt, 05.21.2020
'Valorant' update lets players disable its anti-cheat softwareBut you'll still need to enable Vanguard to play the game.By R. England, 04.28.2020
Riot outlines how Valorant's competitive mode will workNorth American and European players will be able to check out the mode soon.By I. Bonifacic, 04.24.2020
Valorant's wild success on Twitch wasn't an accidentRiot worked with hundreds of influencers to launch the Valorant beta.By J. Conditt, 04.24.2020
Riot buys the makers of a combat-heavy 'Minecraft' cloneAdd 'Hytale' to Riot's expanding list of games. By I. Bonifacic, 04.16.2020