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Riot moves in-person 'League of Legends' championship due to COVID-19 surge
Riot has moved its in-person 'League of Legends' championship event from a New Jersey arena to Los Angeles as the COVID-19 surge dashes earlier plans.
Riot Games releases an album of royalty-free music for Twitch streamers
On Friday, Riot released Sessions: Vi, a 37-track royalty-free album of instrumental beats.
Valorant's latest Agent is a robot with an ability that lets anyone revive him
Valorant's new hero, KAY/O, is perfect for fraggers who love grenades and often die first.
'League of Legends' 2021 championship will take place in Shenzhen on November 6th
The 2021 'League of Legends' World Championship will take place in Shenzhen on November 6th, helping to revive in-person esports events.
Valorant's Replication mode puts five identical agents on one team
With Replication, you and your team can all play the same agent.
Riot's League of Legends show 'Arcane' arrives on Netflix this Fall
Arcane, the first animated series based on Riot Games’ League of Legends universe, is coming to Netflix this fall.
Valorant's new 'Breeze' map whisks you to the Bermuda Triangle
'Valorant' Episode 2 Act 3 is launching on April 27 with a new map, skinline and battlepass.
Riot Games has cleared its CEO of harassment following investigation
After conducting an internal investigation, Riot Games said it found "no evidence" of harassment by CEO Nicolo Laurent against a former employee.
'League of Legends: Wild Rift' open beta expands to North America on March 29th
LoL fans in Canada and the US can finally check out Riot's mobile MOBA.
The latest 'Valorant' agent controls space and time
'Valorant' Season 2 Act 2 is kicking off with the introduction of Astra, a fighter who controls the cosmos.
'Valorant' is getting a Gun Game-inspired mode on February 17th
The more kills you and your team rack up in Escalation, the worse your loadout gets.
Riot Games CEO sued for sexual harassment by former assistant
Riot Games and its CEO, Nicolo Laurent, are facing a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the executive’s former assistant. Vice has obtained a copy of the complaint, wherein the plaintiff (Sharon O’Donnell) accuses Laurent of behaving inappropriately towards her starting shortly after she was hired until she left the company in July 2020. In her lawsuit, O’Donnell described how Laurent would tell her to be more feminine and to watch her tone.
Valorant's next agent is a duelist that can slip into another dimension
In addition, Riot Games is launching a new battle pass on January 12th.
‘Wild Rift’ finally made me a ‘League of Legends’ player
A couple of years ago, I decided to open Twitch and watch some professional League of Legends. The mobile-optimized game has detailed models of each champion, for instance, that you can rotate and generally admire while you’re selecting a loadout and waiting for your fellow teammates to pick their champions.
'League of Legends: Wild Rift' open beta comes to Europe on December 10th
The 'League of Legends: Wild Rift' open beta is coming to Europe and other areas on December 10th, giving many more people a chance to try the mobile MOBA.
How virtual band K/DA launched an EP in a pandemic
Riot Games explains how the tracks, AR performance and social media campaigns were put together.
'League of Legends: Wild Rift' is coming to iPhone 12
Riot chose to show off mobile LoL on the new iPhone.
Virtual influencer Seraphine is the latest 'League of Legends' champion
The 'starry-eyed songstress' is a mage with musical abilities.
Valorant's new healer agent will change the game
With Valorant’s second competitive season almost at an end, Riot Games has begun detailing what’s coming to its 5v5 tactical shooter on October 13th. Instead of teleports or climbing ropes, found in two of the game’s other maps, Icebox will encourage players to utilize ziplines to retain the high ground. “Icebox was designed to emphasize skirmishes, sharp aim and adaptive play,” notes Salvatore Garozzo, Level Design Lead at Riot Games.
Riot's first official 'Valorant' tournament starts next month
The publisher also revealed a new map that's on the way with Act III.