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Informing players of their mistakes dropped recurrence by 50 per cent, while providing detailed evidence of misdeeds saw a 70 per cent decline
Read More »Bwin predicts that more bets will be placed on League of Legends than Champions League
Online betting company bwin has predicted that more bets will be placed on League of Legends in 2016 than on the winner of the UEFA Champions League. Data that bwin has collected shows that if betting on League of Legends continues to grow at a similar rate, and that betting …
Read More »Casters boycott LoL tournament until Riot increases freelance pay rates
Multiple freelance League of Legends casters have signed an open letter announcing their boycotting of the Mid-Season International over pay rates. Christopher MonteCristo” Mykles, Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, and Chris PapaSmithy” Smith were invited by Riot to cast the event, to take place in Shanghai this May, but turned down the …
Read More »Riot Games acquires Radiant Entertainment
Radiant Entertainment, the indie studio founded by fighting game vets Tom and Tony Cannon, has been purchased by League of Legends creator Riot Games. Radiant was founded in 2013, and has since been working on two titles: Free-to-play brawler Rising Thunder and crowdfunded title Stonehearth, which came to Early Access. …
Read More »Riot Games acquires Rising Thunder dev Radiant
Fighting game shut down as team transitions onto new project, but Stonehearth development will continue
Read More »Riot Games to close Brighton office, relocate staff to Dublin HQ
Creative Services location of League of Legends studio was opened in 2014
Read More »Riot’s Brighton office is to close
League of Legends developer Riot Games is closing the Brighton office it opened in 2014. Games Industry reports that staff are being offered the chance to relocate to Riot’s European headquarters in Dublin, with discussions currently underway. "We are indeed planning to relocate the Brighton office over the next few …
Read More »Riot standardise punishments for pro League of Legends players
Riot Games has introduced new rulesets regarding penalties incurred by their top players in the League of Legends professional community. The changes comprise of a new penalty index, to more easily determine the severity of an infraction, and a penalty tracker which shows the public all rulings made throughout a …
Read More »SK Gaming partners with CD key reseller G2A despite continuing Riot ban
One of Europe’s oldest eSports organisations has taken up a partnership deal with prolific CD key reselling site G2A.com, which is still facing a blackout sponsorship ban by Riot Games. SK Gaming has described the deal as the first of their new partnerships in 2016, suggesting further sponsors in the …
Read More »Riot made $1.6bn off League of Legends digital sales in 2015, dethrones Clash of Clans
Riot Games, creators of eSports frontrunner League of Legends, reportedly made $1.6bn off the game in 2015 according to SuperData Research. The figures, determined by the market research company from publisher and payment services digital point-of-sale data, make LoL the highest grossing digital game ahead of SuperCell’s Clash of Clans …
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