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Riot issued 40,000+ Valorant player bans and 400,000 chat restrictions in January as part of clampdown on toxic behaviour, plans for ‘real-time text moderation and harsher punishments’
Riot Games hit toxic Valorant players with 40,000 bans and 400,000 chat restrictions (or mutes) in January 2022. […]
February 10, 2022
Riot Games opens new UK office in Reading, looks to hire staff across several positions
League of Legends and Valorant publisher Riot Games has opened a new office in Reading, UK. This will […]
February 4, 2022
‘Janna Top strategy doesn’t need to be removed’ – we speak to the UK LoL content creator who helped popularise Janna Smite Top on the chaos he’s caused, Medic & Caedrel express their shock to see it in pro play
Janna Top with Smite – an unconvential pick in League of Legends is causing havoc in solo queue […]
February 4, 2022
Could the LEC expand to 12 teams and boot out poorly performing sides? Riot ‘evaluating and assessing’ options including Bo3 format
Riot Games has spoken about the possibility of increasing the number of teams in the LEC, removing bottom-tier […]
February 3, 2022
The UK, Ireland and Nordics LoL esports community is up in arms over grassroots tournaments being shut down by Riot and Freaks 4U
Large pockets of the UK, Ireland and Nordics League of Legends (LoL) esports community have spoken out against […]
January 28, 2022Riot Games CEO outlines business’ future with 5-year plan, parent company Tencent to give staff option to gain partial ownership of Riot
Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent has published an article detailing the League of Legends publisher’s five-year plan and […]
January 12, 2022
Caedrel and Medic join LFL English broadcast team as guest casters
British League of Legends personalities Aaron ‘Medic’ Chamberlain and Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont will feature in the LFL English […]
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January 8, 2022
Caedrel will be casting in the LEC in 2022, clearing up uncertainty around his future
Article contains partner link Update (January 12th 2022): Caedrel will be casting in the LEC in 2022. You […]
January 4, 2022
‘TFT 2.0’ teased by Riot with big announcements due in early 2022, patch note days also revealed for the year ahead
Riot Games has talked up a bright future for its autobattler game, Teamfight Tactics (TFT), having spoken about […]
January 2, 2022
‘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
Riot Games has reached a $100m settlement to resolve the ‘McCracken vs Riot Games’ gender discrimination lawsuit first […]
December 29, 2021
NLC 2022 Division 1 to feature €200,000 in prizing and financial subsidies for teams, yet uncertainty remains: Why have some teams dropped out of the UK, Ireland and Nordics League of Legends ERL circuit?
UK League of Legends has gone through a huge period of change this year, with the UKLC scrapped […]
December 24, 2021
Valorant Regional Leagues and Circuits announced for EMEA in 2022, including a UK, Ireland and Nordics league run by Promod Esports: Full Valorant 2022 esports structure explained, Riot considering franchising for the future
Riot Games has today announced changes to the Valorant esports ecosystem in EMEA for 2022, including the introduction […]
December 13, 2021
Undercity Nights: Final phase of RiotX Arcane promo activity includes live League of Legends Secret Cinema event, $100,000 Riot Gauntlet charity tournament and more
Riot Games unveiled the third and final phase of its RiotX Arcane event, ‘Undercity Nights’, featuring a live […]
November 15, 2021Riot to change League of Legends esports player transfer rules after G2 block Perkz from joining Fnatic via contract clause, legal expert says ‘there may be an arguable breach of EU law’
League of Legends developer Riot Games says it will be making changes to rules around player contracts following […]
November 11, 2021
Riot Games hands $300,000 in community grant funding to non-profit organisations including the UK’s Spear Islington and Ape Action Africa
Riot Games announced today the recipients of $300,000 in community grant funding, as a part of Progress Days […]
November 10, 2021