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Benjyfishy, Loupiote, YaBoiLewis, Sevire and more to compete in mixed gender Valorant Spotlight Series EMEA 2024, with Yinsu hosting
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    Dom Sacco 08 March, 2022

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  • ‘A great day for the women of Riot Games and women at all game and tech companies’ – Riot settles gender discrimination lawsuit in $100m agreement

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    Dom Sacco 11 August, 2021

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    Dom Sacco 25 May, 2021

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  • Riot Games responds to lawsuit accusing CEO of sexual harassment, third-party investigation finds ‘no evidence of wrongdoing’

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  • Valorant Game Changers is a much-needed program to help foster and celebrate diversity in esports

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