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The US government this week said it will ban TikTok if the platform isn't sold in the next nine months.

League of Legends pro player Lu ‘Leyan’ Jue has been suspended for two matches and fined $6000 for his on-stream behavior.

Riot Games has released a new trailer for free-to-play fighting game 2XKO featuring an in-depth look at playable character Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess.

Riot Games has released a new trailer for its upcoming fighting game 2XKO, this time around, offering up an in-depth look at a new addition to the game’s roster—Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess. Check out the trailer below.

Riot Games has unveiled theLeague of Legends update 14.8 patch notes, introducing a plethora of changes and adjustments to champions and game modes, while also adding new skins. This update is particularly focused on preparing for MSI (Mid-Season Invitational), with a spotlight on pro-oriented changes to ensure a balanced and competitive environment for the upcoming tournament. However, casual League of Legends players will also find several tweaks and improvements tailored to enhance their gaming experience.

Arcane fans have been eagerly anticipating the big premiere of its second season, nearly three years after the premiere of the first. Ella Purnell, the show's lead, recently shared a key detail, hinting that viewers are in for an emotionally impactful end.

Ahhh League Of Legends, a MOBA that occupied my university years. While I'd argue climbing the ranked ladder with my housemates were some of the best game moments I've ever had, I'd also argue giving up League was necessary. I became too involved, too close to the toxicity. But now League's threatening to drag me back in with something I hadn't seen coming - a Vampire Survivors-like PVE mode. No! I must resist (I will be on it immediately when it arrives).

Riot Games has announced that it is bringing a new game mode to League of Legends. The new mode, inspired by bullet hell titles like Vampire Survivors, was revealed during a recent dev update by the studio, which you can check out below.

League of Legends developers announced plans to add another PVE game mode. The upcoming mid-year event for League of Legends promises to provide plenty of new content for Riot Games' popular online multiplayer online battle arena, with new events, balance changes, and a visual update for Lee Sin.

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Discord has many ways to customize your profile, with some locked behind a $9.99 Nitro subscription and others available in the store. Valorant-themed cosmetics have arrived on Discord, allowing you to unleash a touch of the tactical shooter to your profile. The collaboration has added a new meaning to the five-stack, with your whole squad being able to participate in the Discord buy phase.

If you're an MMORPG fan who's been waiting patiently for news of Riot Game's swing at the genre, then I'm afraid you'll probably have to wait quite a while longer. Riot co-founder Marc Merrill announced that the project has been "reset" and won't appear for "likely several years", with one of the main reasons being a "need to do something that truly feels like a significant evolution of the genre".

Riot Games has revealed that they have reset their League of Legends MMO spinoff.

The League of Legends MMORPG, which Riot Games had been working on for quite some time, has seemingly had its development process reset. As spotted by VideoGamesChronicle, studio co-founder Marc Merrill elaborated on how the game’s development is going through a long thread on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

Riot Games hasn’t said much about its upcoming MMO since announcing it in 2020. Co-chairman Marc Merrill confirmed on Wednesday that the game is still in development. However, Riot restarted the project “some time ago,” and the studio won’t have anything to share for “likely several years.”

Fans who have been patiently waiting for news about the development of the League of Legends MMO will be disheartened to learn that the game's development has been reset. Riot Games first teased the League of Legends MMO back in 2019, several months before announcing and releasing its popular first-person shooter, Valorant.

Riot Games has provided an update on its League of Legends MMO, which is still being worked on but remains years from release.

fans get their first look at the game’s new Agent, Clove, thanks to some leaked artwork. Previous leaks revealed the character’s name and class, though this leak finally shows her character design.

The League of Legends fighting game has been re-revealed with a brand-new title, 2XKO, with the developers providing fans with a potential release window for next year. This League of Legends-branded fighting game was first revealed in 2019 as Project L, alongside Legends of Runeterra and the animated Arcane series as a way to expand the IP into different genres and mediums. Among the projects in development at Riot Games, Project L has had a somewhat rocky production.

Riot Games has revealed the official title for its free-to-play, 2D fighter League of Legends spin-off: 2XKO.

Riot Games announced all the way back in 2019 that it was developing a fighting game set in the League of Legends universe. At the time, the game was dubbed Project L, and that’s how it’s been continued to be referred to in the years since then. Now, however, Riot Games has formally re-revealed the fighter and given it a new official title in the form of 2XKO.

Project L, Riot's long-gestating fighting game which is focused on 2v2 tag team fights, finally has a real name. It's "2XKO", which is both awkward to type and to say.

Riot Games‘ free-to-play two-versus-two tag-based fighting game Project L is officially titled 2XKO and will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC in 2025, the developer announced.

Riot’s League of Legends fighting game, which was previously referred to as Project L, is now officially titled 2XKO.

Riot Games‘ free-to-play two-versus-two tag-based fighting game Project L is officially titled 2XKO, the developer announced. Platforms and a release date were not announced.

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The new year continues to be a difficult one for the games industry, with Riot Games announcing layoffs affecting about 11% of their global workforce, or around 530 people. The company is also trimming its portfolio, shutting down Riot Forge, pulling back on some other projects, and recentering on its four core live titles: League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Valorant, and Wild Rift.

Riot Games have announced that they will shortly lay off "about 530" people, or 11 per cent of their global workforce, so as to "create focus and move us towards a more sustainable future", in the words of CEO Dylan Jadeja. The "biggest impact" will be felt outside of core development, though they'll affect at least one major internal team - the developers of Legends Of Runeterra. Riot are also binning off the Riot Forge publishing label, under which third-party developers create smaller-scale games based on Riot's own intellectual properties.

League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that it's laying off 11% of its workforce, representing 530 employees.

Riot Games has announced plans to lay off 530 of their employees, or about 11 % of their workforce.

Tencent Holdings' Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 percent of its staff globally, the online gaming company said on Monday in a blog that included a letter to employees from CEO Dylan Jadeja.

In yet another blow to workers in the video game industry, Riot Games has announced that it will lay off 530 staff members, or roughly 11% of its employees. The decision follows the unfortunate trend of studio shutdowns, game cancelations, and AAA game studio layoffs that dominated the industry in 2023.

League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that it will be laying off around 530 employees from its workforce. This roughly amounts to around 11 percent of the people working at the studio and its subsidiaries. CEO A. Dylan Jadeja made the announcement with a letter to Riot Games staff that has been shared publicly.

Riot Games is the latest games industry firm to confirm significant layoffs.

Crafting RPG Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story will launch for Switch and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on February 21 for $24.99, publisher Riot Forge and developer Lazy Bear Games announced. Pre-orders are now available and include an Bandle Scout Hat, Bandle Scout Poro, Evergreen Cottage, Yordle recipe, and more.

Season 14 in League of Legends has arrived, and though players expected a few changes, the developers appear to only be buffing one Champion in this “major” patch. 

Developer Riot Games has announced that its competitive multiplayer shooter Valorant will be getting its first new weapon since the game’s release four years ago. Dubbed the Outlaw, the new gun is a double-barreled sniper with enough stopping power to kill enemies in two hits.

The games industry moves pretty fast, and there's a tendency for all involved to look constantly to what's next without so much worrying about what came before. That said, even an industry so entrenched in the now can learn from its past. So to refresh our collective memory and perhaps offer some perspective on our field's history, GamesIndustry.biz runs this monthly feature highlighting happenings in gaming from exactly a decade ago.

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Riot Games is rolling back changes it had planned to make to Riot IDs following a revolt from its own community.

It's been just over two years since acclaimed animated League of Legends spin-off Arcane launched on Netflix, but finally its long-awaited second season has the closest thing to a release date yet. The bad news is there's still a long wait in store; the streaming service has now confirmed Arcane season two will launch in November 2024.

In a surprising new update from Riot Games, you’ll only get to change your Riot ID every 365 days unless you pay the fee of $10 USD. This was announced alongside the reveal of the transition to Riot IDs from Summoner Names. For Valorant players who used to love changing their names every thirty days, you’ll now have to pick a name you’ll enjoy for the next year.

League of Legends continues to be one of the most popular gaming IPs, and the recently released Arcane series has expanded the boundaries of the game to a new medium. Previously, it was known that League of Legends and Arcane took place in different universes but now Riot has announced some major changes.

Publisher Riot Forge and developer Lazy Bear Games have announced crafting RPG Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story for Switch and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG). It will launch in 2024.

Arcane, the League of Legends spin-off series, is reportedly returning for its second season in late 2024. As per content creator LeagueOfLeaks, the window was revealed during the Video V Vision Conference held by Riot Games' parent company Tencent with a Q4 2024 date, marking a debut sometime between October to December next year. Fans of the franchise, however, have been speculating that it's likely to drop in early November, so it matches with season 1's release and aligns with the 15th anniversary of the uber-popular MOBA game. The first chapter was widely regarded for its steampunk aesthetic and emotional storytelling, even leading to an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 2022.

League of Legends’ is notorious for its monetization system, arguably a pioneer in the free-to-play gaming space. Since its inception, League of Legends has stayed afloat as a free-to-play game by creating and selling skins for its immense roster of characters. With over 160 characters in the game, there are plenty of opportunities to monetize cosmetics. While you can buy most skins in the game for one cost, this may be changing in the future, as Riot Games is testing a controversial new “gacha” system for an upcoming cosmetic, which has League of Legends’ players furious.

Riot Games’ Project L received some new details recently, with Yasuo confirmed as part of the roster and playable at EVO 2023. As for how one plays, the developer has put out a helpful video on various mechanics, which also offers a look at the free-to-play fighter’s gameplay.

Riot Games has confirmed another playable character for its free-to-play fighter Project L. It’s Yasuo, one of the most controversial Assassin/Fighter champions in the history of League of Legends. Check out the latest trailer below, which showcases some of his moves.

Yasuo will be a playable character in League of Legends-based free-to-play fighting game Project L, Riot Games announced.

Riot Games has released a new dev diary for upcoming fighting game Project L. The diary reveals that Project L will include a new way to play, dubbed Duo Play. The game will essentially allow two players to team up, with each player controlling their own character that can be tagged in and out during the course of a match.