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League of Legends players may not be able to hide their match history after all: New private profile option ‘not intended’ to hit PBE and may be removed soon – sources
A new feature in League of Legends was added to the public beta environment (PBE) the other day […]
November 6, 2021
Reddit announces first avatar partnership with Riot Games, with League of Legends Arcane-themed Jinx and Vi available to redditors
Social media and news aggregation site Reddit has announced its first ever avatar partnership, in collaboration with Riot Games. […]
November 1, 2021
Amazon is now giving away RP in League of Legends every month: Riot Games extends partnership with Amazon Prime Gaming with more esports activities and in-game freebies in Europe
Riot Games has extended its partnership with Amazon Prime Gaming which will see more freebies given to players […]
October 27, 2021
Riot says China is one reason why there’s a lot of damage and faster games in League of Legends at the moment
Riot Games has explained why it’s leaned more towards high damage, fast-paced games in League of Legends. Speaking […]
October 20, 2021
Riot announces more changes to League of Legends European Regional Leagues, with academy teams affected and plans for new pro-am tournaments
Riot Games has today revealed more specific details around its upcoming changes to League of Legends European Regional […]
October 14, 2021
All-chat is being removed from League of Legends to ‘address verbal abuse’
Update: Riot has posted an update, saying it will be removing all-chat “in a few regions” over the […]
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October 12, 2021
‘We don’t support that fiesta’ – Riot Games criticised over ridiculing Worlds 2021 play-ins stage in Pick ‘Ems game
Riot Games has come under fire from the esports community today for ‘disrespectful’ wording used in its League […]
September 26, 2021
League of Legends UKLC and Telia Masters scrapped, NLC ‘multi-division league ecosystem’ announced for Northern Europe from 2022, Freaks 4U Gaming takes on tournament organising duties
Following the announcement earlier this week that Riot Games’ restructuring of European League of Legends had led to […]
August 20, 2021
NLC announces major format changes due to Riot Games’ ERL changes, UKEL postpones Open, Promotion and Relegation tournaments, fans react to Riot’s decision
The Northern League of Legends Championship, or NLC, has announced major changes to its format, causing ripple effects […]
August 17, 2021
Ireland’s Vela Games raises £12.5m in funding from Ubisoft, London Venture Partners and Novator
Vela Games, a Dublin-based studio with industry veterans from Blizzard, Epic, Riot Games, EA and Moon Studios, has […]
June 30, 2021
Riot announces main partner for 12 League of Legends European Regional Leagues including UK/Nordics NLC, as well as the EU Masters, LCL and LEC
Riot Games has announced that KitKat will be a main partner across several of its League of Legends […]
May 31, 2021
Newsflash roundup: UK absent from Farming Simulator League, Ex Riot devs secure funding for Hidden Leaf Games, Excel roster changes, first chess-focused sports agency has esports plans, Team Liquid release UK Valorant player
Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of brief esports and gaming news in […]
May 16, 2021
MAD Lions’ LEC win ‘marks the end of the dominance of G2 and Fnatic in the LEC, with competition becoming increasingly fiercer each year’ – Riot
Image credit: LEC Flickr (Michal Konkol/Riot Games) Riot Games has commented on MAD Lions winning the Spring 2021 […]
April 12, 2021
Riot ‘looking into potential improvements’ for EU Masters Play-Ins following criticism around the format and lack of an English broadcast
Article by Megalodontus and Dom Sacco Riot Games says it’s working to improve the set up around the […]
April 2, 2021
MNM’s relegation to UKLC raises questions around academy teams in UK League of Legends
UPDATE (March 26th 2021): MNM Gaming have decided to give up their academy team slot rather than sell […]
March 25, 2021