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New official merchandise based on the hugely popular PC game League of Legends (LoL) will not be available for retailers to stock, developer Riot Games has said. It will instead be opening its own online merchandise store in a matter of days, the company announced on theLoL forumsin a Q&A …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship draws 40,000 fans
An audience of approximately 40,000 eSports fans were in attendance at the recently concluded League of Legends finals in Seoul, South Korea. The BBC reports Seoul’s World Cup Stadium was filled to capacity for the final match between Star Horn Royal Club and eventual winning team Samsung White – which …
Read More »Riot Games’ R&D initiative wants small teams working on fresh ideas
'We’re exploring some familiar genres and some experimental ones'
Read More »League of Legends appears on Coca-Cola
One of the world’s biggest games properties has tied up a deal with the world’s biggest soft drink. Riot Games president and co-founder Marc Merrill tweeted a pair of pictures (which can be seen below) of LoL characters emblazoned on both Coca-Cola bottles and cans. It’s not yet known if …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship boasts $2m prize pool
The upcoming League of Legends World Championship event will carry a $2m prize pool, developer Riot Games has revealed. GameSpot reports this year’s eventkicks off in October. Half of that figure will go to the winning team, with second place taking $250k. Third and fourth place teams will earn $150k …
Read More »Riot tests instant, permanent bans for toxic League of Legends players
Riot Games is attempting to crack down on the extreme” toxic behavior that has plagued the online play of the studio’s popular MOBA League of Legends for years. Riot’s lead designer of social systems Jeffrey Lin took to Twitter to announce the news, then later appeared on a Reddit post …
Read More »Riot offers new staff money if they quit
Newcomers to League of Legends creator Riot Games are being offered up to $25,000 to quit their jobs. A new company scheme called Queue Dodge means that any new employee who has been at the studio for less than 60 days can now walk away from their jobs with no …
Read More »Riot Games offering money for unhappy staff to leave
New employees will receive ten per cent of their annual salary to quit if they can’t settle in
Read More »Uncharted 4 game director quits
Justin Richmond heads to Riot Games
Read More »Game of Thrones promo planned in League of Legends
Game of Thrones promotions within League of Legends are coming, Riot Games has announced. [A]List Daily reports on the partnership, which will promote the hit HBO show inside the popular MOBA title. Riot is currently developing a mash-up trailer, combining the two mega-properties. HBO, for its part, is running a …
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