All Riot Games News
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Counter Logic Gaming owner discusses departure from starting lineup
Founding member and owner of League of Legends team George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis discusses stepping down from the squad's starting lineup. Full Story
- Posted May 28, 2013 9:04 pm GMT
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Dota 2's The International 3 reaches $2M prize pool
Valve adds new stretch goals to its interactive compendium as community helps fund largest eSports prize pool in history. Full Story
- Posted May 16, 2013 2:26 pm GMT
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League of Legends pro hits largest ever personal stream on TwitchTV
Evil Geniuses player Mike "Wickd" Petersen breaks record with 137,769 concurrent peak viewers. Full Story
- Posted Apr 17, 2013 8:45 pm GMT
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League of Legends breaks 5 million concurrent players
PC strategy game has added two million active concurrent players in five months, says developer. Full Story
- Posted Mar 18, 2013 11:31 am GMT
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Blizzard, MLG, TwitchTV execs speak on rise of eSports
Representatives from gaming groups, streaming site discuss "explosion" of eSports during MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Full Story
- Posted Mar 13, 2013 5:11 pm GMT
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League of Legends Mac client enters beta
After cancelling Mac support in 2011, Riot Games releases new open beta client. Full Story
- Posted Mar 1, 2013 7:23 pm GMT
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Riot Games opens Australian studio
League of Legends developer establishes itself in Sydney; says it wants to grow the game's community in the Oceania region. Full Story
- Posted Feb 28, 2013 12:49 am GMT
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Unofficial League of Legends-themed restaurant opens in China
MOBA-themed eatery gets $160,000 in investment. Full Story
- Posted Feb 19, 2013 10:44 am GMT
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Twitch reveals $9/month premium membership
Streaming video company unveils ad-free "Twitch Turbo" premium offering. Full Story
- Posted Feb 4, 2013 2:51 pm GMT
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Former CLG EU League of Legends team officially joins Evil Geniuses
Former Counter Logic Gaming European League of Legends team joining new organization, confirming report from earlier this month. Full Story
- Posted Jan 26, 2013 4:35 am GMT
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Pro League of Legends player banned for anti-Semitism
Riot Games issues bans for three European Team Solo Mebdi players for widespread in-game verbal abuse. Full Story
- Posted Jan 24, 2013 8:23 pm GMT
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MLG announces League of Legends, Black Ops II for Winter Season
Competitive gaming group's Winter Season to feature Riot Games' MOBA and Treyarch's latest Call of Duty game. Full Story
- Posted Jan 24, 2013 4:40 pm GMT
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League of Legends gets beta Mac client
Long-awaited Mac client currently works only on the Public Beta Environment; an open beta will follow. Full Story
- Posted Jan 24, 2013 3:13 pm GMT
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League of Legends Championship Series launches Season 3 qualifiers
League of Legends Championship Series Season 3 announced by Riot Games; first half to run February 7 - April 20, second half to follow on June 1 - August 31. Full Story
- Posted Jan 15, 2013 3:33 am GMT
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Former Taipei Assassins member forms new League of Legends team
Sister team of LoL Season 2 champions will be called Taipei Snipers; team will be under same management. Full Story
- Posted Jan 4, 2013 5:57 am GMT
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Former Counter Logic Gaming League of Legends team close to signing with Evil Geniuses
Sources say that the deal between both teams will be done soon; this will be the first time Evil Geniuses has picked up a League of Legends team. Full Story
- Posted Jan 4, 2013 2:50 am GMT
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eSports organisation Quantic Gaming shuts down
eSports team Quantic Gaming disbands; over 20 players left teamless. Full Story
- Posted Dec 5, 2012 6:50 am GMT
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Riot bans professional League of Legends player Christian 'IWillDominate' Rivera
Professional League of Legends player Christian "IWillDominate" Rivera permanently banned for "toxic behaviour"; suspended from playing in the Championship Series for a year. Full Story
- Posted Dec 5, 2012 4:19 am GMT
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Razer Game Booster software in open beta stage
The program temporarily shuts down unnecessary applications and offers calibration options. Full Story
- Posted Nov 23, 2012 4:08 am GMT
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League of Legends Season 2 Championships most watched eSports event of all time
Riot claims over 1.1 million peak concurrent online viewership for last week's world championships; more than 8.2 million total unique viewers for online and TV combined. Full Story
- Posted Oct 22, 2012 5:22 pm GMT
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MMA deciding between EG and Axiom, Ryung to Axiom
Following the disbanding of team Slayers, many top players are on the move; GameSpot learns of the possible direction of stars MMA and Ryung. Full Story
- Posted Oct 19, 2012 3:28 pm GMT
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Riot: No plans to develop LAN for home use
League of Legends developer dispels rumors of LAN mode for offline play at home or in LAN center is in the works. Full Story
- Posted Oct 16, 2012 4:12 pm GMT
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Taipei Assassins win League of Legends Season 2 championships
Taiwanese team beats out Korean team Azubu Frost to claim the $1 million prize money. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2012 7:27 am GMT
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Riot $1m Season 2 Championship Final Today: Azubu Frost vs Taipei Assassins
The world's best League of Legends teams in North America, Europe, and Asia battle it out for $1m today at the Galen Center in California. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2012 9:19 pm GMT
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Riot announces LAN client, will be in use for Season 2
Riot Games reveals LAN client for high-profile tournaments; will be used for today's finals between Korea's Azubu Frost and Taiwan's Taipei Assassins. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2012 6:53 pm GMT
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Riot: League of Legends has 12 million daily 'active' players
Developer claims free-to-play online game is "most played video game in the world" with 70 million registered users, 32 million monthly active accounts; playerbase 90 percent male. Full Story
- Posted Oct 12, 2012 2:23 pm GMT
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Riot fines League of Legends cheaters $30,000
Riot Games has found Korean team Azubu Frost guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct; the team will be fined 20 percent of its winnings; fine to be donated to a Riot Games charity in Korea. Full Story
- Posted Oct 11, 2012 7:12 am GMT
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Riot addresses issues at League of Legends playoffs
[UPDATE] VP of eSports says cheating allegations and connection issues made up a "disappointing" day at the World Playoffs; company continuing to investigate; finals to now take place October 10 at 5 p.m. Full Story
- Posted Oct 8, 2012 8:39 pm GMT
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Riot VP of eSports: 'Haters gonna hate'
Dustin Beck says friction between RTS and MOBA fans is to be expected; "It's just like Xbox vs. PlayStation"; League of Legends Season 2 World Finals begin today. Full Story
- Posted Oct 4, 2012 7:48 pm GMT
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League of Legends Season Two world championship starts this week
Tournament to feature $1 million grand final prize; finals will take place October 13. Full Story
- Posted Oct 2, 2012 5:30 am GMT
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Intel Extreme Masters tournament in China cancelled
League of Legends and Starcraft 2 tournament Intel Extreme Masters cancelled; qualified players to be compensated for travel bookings made. Full Story
- Posted Sep 19, 2012 8:39 am GMT
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Top two League of Legends teams disqualified in MLG Summer Championship
Teams Curse NA and Team Dignitas disqualified for violating code of conduct; players denied their share of the prize pool. Full Story
- Posted Aug 27, 2012 5:21 am GMT
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MVP takes Gamescom Starcraft II tourney
Russian team Moscow 5 dominates trade show's League of Legends competition while four-time GSL champ Jung Jong Hyun scores his first European title for Blizzard's staple strategy game. Full Story
- Posted Aug 21, 2012 1:45 am GMT
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League of Legends Championship Series begins in 2013
Riot Games announces regular season, championship between salaried teams worldwide, free HD broadcasts. Full Story
- Posted Aug 6, 2012 5:06 pm GMT
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Korean pride at stake in MLG League of Legends Arena
OnGameNet champions and top Korean team Azubu Blaze hit New York City to take on the best in the West. Full Story
- Posted Aug 4, 2012 1:04 am GMT
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Moscow 5 charge into GamesCom with League of Legends win
Russian League of Legends team Moscow 5 wins European Challenger Circuit in Poland, defeating rivals Counter Logic Europe, take home $15,000 prize. Full Story
- Posted Aug 1, 2012 7:35 pm GMT
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MLG CEO enters the Arena
Sundance DiGiovanni talks MLG Summer Arena, moving away from pay-per-view model, and establishing League of Legends and fighting games on the circuit. Full Story
- Posted Jul 24, 2012 9:59 pm GMT
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League of Legends most-played PC game - Report
DFC Intelligence research from Xfire user data puts MOBA game in lead, World of Warcraft in second. Full Story
- Posted Jul 11, 2012 6:55 pm GMT
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League of Legends player info compromised
Riot Games reports hackers accessed users' personal data on multiple European databases, says no credit card info was taken. Full Story
- Posted Jun 11, 2012 8:14 pm GMT
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League of Legends players banned for exploit
Riot Games bans players from its freemium action real-time strategy game for cheating. Full Story
- Posted May 7, 2012 7:29 am GMT
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Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm hands-on at MLG event
Pro gaming league adding League of Legends to tournament slate, giving attendees a chance to try Blizzard's next sci-fi strategy game at Spring Championship in June. Full Story
- Posted Apr 28, 2012 12:09 am GMT
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League of Legends dev opposes SOPA
Riot Games states that it stands against present form of controversial legislation; studio lawyer fields questions on Reddit. Full Story
- Posted Jan 11, 2012 8:21 pm GMT
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MLG 2011 viewership surpasses 3.5 million
Pro gaming organization says average reach among 18-to-24-year-old males greater than Comedy Central, MTV, TBS, FX. Full Story
- Posted Dec 6, 2011 2:30 pm GMT
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Major League Gaming closes out 2011 season
Pro season concludes as Team Instinct wins $100,000 in Halo: Reach tourney, Team Quantic Vengeance leads Black Ops; FXOLeenock, Team SoloMid also victors. Full Story
- Posted Nov 22, 2011 12:47 am GMT
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League of Legends hits 32 million registered players
Riot Games' freemium action real-time strategy game more than doubles registered user base in four months. Full Story
- Posted Nov 18, 2011 8:51 pm GMT
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League of Legends dev details missteps
GDC Online 2011: Riot Games design director Tom Cadwell shares stories of bad decisions made for freemium online game and the lines of thinking that led to them. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2011 12:02 am GMT
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League of Legends: Dominion mode launches
Free-to-play online multiplayer action strategy game adds faster-paced capture-and-hold gameplay type, new map, works with existing characters and abilities. Full Story
- Posted Sep 26, 2011 9:11 pm GMT
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League of Legends second season starts this fall
Next cycle of Riot Games' free-to-play online title's competitive action will feature $5 million prize pool, "the biggest in eSports history." Full Story
- Posted Aug 16, 2011 1:17 am GMT
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League of Legends registers 15 million
Riot Games announces new user tally for free-to-play action RTS; 1.4 million play every day, 10 games start every second. Full Story
- Posted Jul 26, 2011 8:23 pm GMT
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Eve Online, Minecraft, more hit by LulzSec
Internet hacking group targets CCP MMOG, Mojang indie hit, League of Legends, and The Escapist in distributed denial of service attacks. Full Story
- Posted Jun 14, 2011 11:22 pm GMT
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Mass Effect 2 wins Golden Joystick double
BioWare's action RPG takes the RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards at London ceremony; Call of Duty series picks up Shooter and One to Watch gongs. Full Story
- Posted Oct 29, 2010 4:08 pm GMT
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League of Legends tops Game Developers Choice Online Awards
Riot Games wins five categories including Best New Online Game and Audience Award; Ultima Online receives first spot in the Hall of Fame; MUD creator Dr. Richard Bartle honored. Full Story
- Posted Oct 8, 2010 3:47 am GMT
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Uncharted 2 scores five at GDC Awards, full video inside
GDC 2010: Naughty Dog's acclaimed shooter nets record number of statuettes, including Game of the Year; Batman: Arkham Asylum upsets in Game Design category; Scribblenauts top handheld; Flower and Farmville also win; Deus Ex 3 trailer debuts. Full Story
- Posted Mar 12, 2010 4:45 am GMT
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Uncharted 2 leads GDC Award noms
Naughty Dog's acclaimed action adventure scores seven nods; fellow GOTY hopefuls include Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Demon's Souls. Full Story
- Posted Jan 20, 2010 7:00 pm GMT
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Shippin' Out Oct. 25-31: DJ Hero, GTAIV: Gay Tony, Tekken 6, Forza 3, Ratchet & Clank
Activision spins out turntable-equipped rhythm game, along with Rockstar's second 360-only add-on and Episodes From Liberty City; Namco Bandai fighter, Microsoft racer, and Sony platformer also launching. Full Story
- Posted Oct 26, 2009 5:34 pm GMT
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League of Legends going free-to-play
DOTA-inspired RTS/RPG hybrid will use a microtransaction system; players can pay to cosmetically accessorize avatars but can't buy improved character performance. Full Story
- Posted Jul 16, 2009 12:29 am GMT
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Uncharted 2, Scribblenauts top Game Critics' E3 Awards
Naughty Dog's PS3-exclusive sequel wins Best of Show, 5TH Cell's DS puzzler honored for Best Original Game by industry media collaboration. Full Story
- Posted Jun 23, 2009 7:23 pm GMT


