News Bunch raises $3.85m toward development, expanded partnerships Supercell, Tencent, and Riot Games among investors in mobile game chat and party app Nov. 20, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
Feature League of Legends: Understanding the success of an esport that doesn't turn a profit LEC head of business development and sponsorship Alban Dechelotte discusses finding the balance with esport partnerships Oct. 25, 2019 Ivy Taylor
Feature How Riot Games' Legends of Runeterra will bring "true free-to-play" to the CCG space League of Legends developer ditches random packs for rewards scaled to play time and wild cards that let you buy anything Oct. 23, 2019 James Batchelor
News Riot's automated filters accidentally censor Muslim minority But League of Legends developer has now fixed the error and is reviewing all disallowed words and phrases Oct. 22, 2019 James Batchelor
News Riot Games directs casters and players not to discuss politics on air Global head of League of Legends esports says it wants "to keep broadcasts focused on the game" Oct. 11, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Riot Games: "We aren't telling anyone to avoid saying 'Hong Kong'" League of Legends firm clarifies confusion as rumours spread it is censoring esports team name Hong Kong Attitude Oct. 11, 2019 James Batchelor
News Riot Games files trademark lawsuit against esports organisation Riot Squad The League of Legends developer says the copyright infringement has caused “irreparable damage” Oct. 11, 2019 Marie Dealessandri
News League of Legends hits 8 million peak concurrent players a day Riot shares August's daily worldwide average figures, says it's larger than the top 10 games on Steam combined Sept. 17, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
Stub The Persona series has sold over 10m units Persona 5 accounts for at least 2.7m of the franchise's total sales Aug. 23, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Riot Games reaches preliminary settlement in class action lawsuit over gender discrimination Riot: "Gender discrimination (in pay or promotion), sexual harassment, and retaliation are not systemic issues at Riot" Aug. 23, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News One year later, Riot leadership, employees, say things are improving Chief diversity officer Angela Roseboro reflects on a year of change as current and recent employees confirm efforts Aug. 8, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News League of Legends reclaims top spot on Twitch Riot's MOBA on track to exceed one billion hours viewed in 2019, as Fortnite begins to flag July 9, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Riot Games teams up with Nielsen to measure brand exposure for esports sponsors "We have the opportunity to help monetise Riot Games' platform and validate this growing market" June 27, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News League of Legends reportedly blocked in Iran Riot Games' message to Iranian users attributed block to "US laws and regulations June 24, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Riot Games accused of non-compliance with gender discrimination investigation Update: Riot issues another statement - "We've been cooperative and have acted in good faith" June 13, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Riot Games launches premium viewing service for LoL esports Pro View will be available for this summer's esports competitions, with prices starting at $14.99 May 30, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Riot forms governing body for scholastic esports Riot Scholastic Association of America to oversee high school and collegiate League of Legends competitions May 22, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Riot Games stands firm against walkout employees' demands UPDATE: League of Legends developer describes walkout as an "important moment" for the company, details changes made as a result May 17, 2019 James Batchelor
News Riot Games employees hold walkout over forced arbitration In one of the first games industry walkouts, League of Legends studio employees protest studio policy in light of gender discrimination lawsuits May 6, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Riot Games will drop mandatory arbitration following walkout threats Staff at League of Legends developer will no longer be blocked from filing lawsuits over sexual harassment or assault May 3, 2019 James Batchelor
News Riot employees threaten walkout over forced arbitration League of Legends developer's attempt to keep workers' gender discrimination claims out of court draws backlash April 29, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Riot says women waived right to sue when they were hired League of Legends maker wants to enforce private arbitration clauses for gender discrimination claims April 26, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
Feature When good monetization meets bad ethics Riot Games' Leanne Loombe says the industry needs to be driven by more than revenue to avoid regulation March 12, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Building a better world through games Riot's Soha El-Sabaawi, Microsoft's Gabi Michel, Tru Luv's Brie Code, and Ubisoft's Kaitlin Tremblay discuss challenges and strategies for making the industry and the world beyond it a better place March 7, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Dropbox's Angela Roseboro is Riot Games' first chief diversity officer “I was so taken by the heart and soul of this company and - in spite of setbacks or hurdles - I'm excited to be part of this journey” March 1, 2019 James Batchelor