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Earn Up To $100k For Finding Valorant Anti-Cheat Security Issues

The VALORANT anti-cheat system has been reported to cause problems in some other games and some users have security concerns over the kernel-level security program. Now, Riot Games has taken the time…

April 20, 2020 | 03:42 EDT

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Valorant Anti-Cheat Causing Other Games Problems

There have been reports in recent days that VALORANT, which is Riot Games' fantasy-based Counter-Strike clone, has caused people to lag because of its anti-cheat system. The reason for this is…

April 13, 2020 | 10:11 EDT

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VALORANT Closed Beta Access Temporarily Shuts Down

The VALORANT Closed Beta has arrived and it's proved to be popular. Really popular. It's so popular, in fact, that Riot Games has had to temporarily shut down access to the Closed Beta. "We've…

April 7, 2020 | 01:12 EDT

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VALORANT

VALORANT is a brand-new first-person shooter from Riot Games. As the company seeks to expand beyond League of Legends, they're exploring new genres and bringing their development style to the FPS…

April 7, 2020 | 01:07 EDT

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The Teamfight Tactics Galaxies Pass is Bringing New Content and Cosmetics

The Teamfight Tactics Galaxies Pass is going to be leaving beta soon, finally debuting a Battle Pass for this League of Legends auto chess analogue. If you haven't been keeping up with Teamfight…

March 3, 2020 | 03:22 EST

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New League of Legends Anti-Cheat Will Run at Kernel Level

A brand new League of Legends anti-cheat system has been detailed, but it also raises some concerns about potential vulnerabilities and Linux users. A blog post on the League of Legends website goes…

February 6, 2020 | 11:30 EST

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Legends of Runeterra

Legends of Runeterra is a collectible card game developed by Riot Games and set within the popular League of Legends universe. Players take turns casting spells, summoning units, and shoring up their…

January 29, 2020 | 12:10 EST

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Don't Discard Legends of Runeterra

Life is good if you're a collectible card game fan. Magic: the Gathering finally has a spectacular digital version. Hearthstone is over a dozen expansions deep now. And don't even get me started on…

January 30, 2020 | 12:00 EST

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China Postpones its League of Legends Pro League Due to Coronavirus

League of Legends undoubtedly has one of the biggest esports scene in the gaming industry, if not the biggest. The recent 2019 World Championship Final between G2 Esports and FunPlus Phoenix reached …

January 27, 2020 | 06:00 EST

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Riot Forge To Publish Games Set In League of Legends Universe

Riot Games has announced the all-new Riot Forge, a publishing group that will publish new games set in the League of Legends universe developed by third-party studios. While no details on which…

December 9, 2019 | 09:00 EST

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Teamfight Tactics Rise Of The Elements Patch Now Live

League of Legends auto-battler Teamfight Tactics has received a pretty hefty new patch. Titled "Rise of the Elements", the new patch adds extra champions, classes, origins, and plenty more to …

November 7, 2019 | 02:30 EST

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Riot Announces League of Legends Virtual Band True Damage

Following the debut of last year's virtual band K/DA, Riot announced today another musical sensation poised to sweep the globe: True Damage. True Damage's members, comprised of League of Legends…

October 30, 2019 | 12:50 EDT

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Riot Making League of Legends Animated Series and Documentary

A pair of League of Legends non-game media has been revealed by Riot, with an animated series and documentary both in the works. To start with, the animated series is called Arcane, and…

October 15, 2019 | 11:23 EDT

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Riot Games Reaches Preliminary Agreement in Class Action Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

In a recent post from League of Legends developer Riot Games, the company addressed the lawsuits looming over its head. Riot has been quiet regarding the legal action since responding to a walkout…

August 22, 2019 | 10:59 EDT

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No Surprise: Riot Makes Teamfight Tactics a Permanent League Of Legends Mode

Today in a developer news update about the state of game modes in League of Legends, Riot Games officially confirmed Teamfight Tactics will be the games newest permanent game mode. Coming as a…

July 31, 2019 | 10:20 EDT

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Riot To Balance League of Legends For Everyone Going Forward

Recently, Riot Games posted a development blog where they dove into changes that they will be making internally regarding their overarching philosophy on champion balance in League of Legends. The…

June 1, 2019 | 09:00 EDT

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League of Legends Mobile Reportedly in Development by Tencent and Riot Games

League of Legends is apparently going mobile soon. According to the international news site Reuters, three anonymous sources have disclosed that both Riot Games and their owners Tencent are planning…

May 24, 2019 | 09:30 EDT

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China Dominates Korea In League Of Legends All-Star Show Match

Following the League of Legends All-Star tradition of an NA vs EU show match comes the China vs Korea, or LPL vs LCK, show match. The rivalry between these regions is especially hot this year as…

December 10, 2018 | 04:54 EST

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North America Defeats Europe In League of Legends All-Star Show Match

One of the most well-known rivalries in the eSports world is the NA vs EU rivalry in professional League of Legends. During the League of Legends All-Star event, the NA region faces off against EU…

December 7, 2018 | 02:16 EST

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League of Legends All-Star Is Gearing Up To End The Season With A Bang

There is one final League of Legends event to kick off before the next season and that's the League of Legends All-Star Event. The tournament is no less official than the other Riot Games-sanctioned…

December 2, 2018 | 08:13 EST

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Riot Games Win Scripting Lawsuit, Awarded 10 Million Dollars

Riot Games, the developer behind the popular eSports MOBA League of Legends, has been awarded the hefty sum of 10 million dollars after a lawsuit between Riot Games and prolific scripting and botting…

March 5, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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Mechs Vs. Minions, A New Board Game From Riot

Riot’s new game isn’t what you’d think. Speculation about the developer's next project has ranged all over the gaming genre spectrum but few anticipated what they were actually working on; a board…

September 20, 2016 | 03:32 EDT

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League of Legends

League of Legends is one of the most played video games of all time, and the most popular MOBA currently available, with hundreds of champions to choose from. Players can choose from over 150…

September 18, 2016 | 10:03 EDT

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Three League of Legends Teams banned from LCS by Riot

Riot determined through two separately held investigations that the North American teams Impulse, Team Renegades and Team Dragon Knights would be banned from the League of Legends Championship Series…

May 9, 2016 | 09:13 EDT

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Impressions on Summoner's Con, the League of Legends Fan Event

  A few months ago, a close friend of mine pointed me in the direction of an event called Summoner's Con, a community-run convention for the insanely popular competitive video game League of Legends…

November 27, 2015 | 10:00 EST

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Riot Games Fixing League of Legends Store Exploit

League of Legends is currently suffering from a major exploit, one that is allowing players to hack into the in-game store. Several hackers have found a way to force access to the League of…

February 3, 2015 | 12:45 EST

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League of Legends Championship Series 2015: Cloud 9

With the North American League of Legends Championship (Or LCS ) series coming up soon, as well as fantasy LCS now being completely up and running thanks to Riot taking it into their own hands, one…

January 21, 2015 | 04:27 EST

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League of Legends Championship Series 2015: Gravity Gaming

The North American League of Legends Championship Series kicks off with ten teams competing to go to the 2015 World Championships.  Among those ten, is a team coming in with some big names.  Re-…

January 19, 2015 | 02:40 EST

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League of Legends Championship Series 2015: Team Solomid

The League of Legends Championship Series is just around the corner, and people are starting to get excited. The air is filled with that electricity that comes with mass amounts of anticipation.…

January 19, 2015 | 09:05 EST

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Former League of Legends Team Begins Fantasy eSports Site

Former professional gaming team, Vulcun is starting a new enterprise in the world of eSports. The ex-League of Legends team has started a new fantasy eSports website for League of Legends.…

January 13, 2015 | 05:13 EST

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League of Legends Runes Changes

Coming soon in Patch 5.1, League of Legends aims to simplify its new player experience with the Rune system.  The prices and types of early availability runes will be changed starting in Season 5.  …

December 19, 2014 | 05:07 EST

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League of Legends World Championship will be live on ESPN3

The League of Legends World Championship is soon upon us and news has recently broke that ESPN will be covering the event on their online streaming service, ESPN3. If there was one event and game …

October 17, 2014 | 09:45 EDT