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YouTuber IShowSpeed Banned From All Riot Games Following Sexist Outburst In Valorant

April 14, 2022

After sexist comments made by the streamer while playing Valorant came to light, YouTuber IShowSpeed has been banned from playing any and all Riot Games. Source: ISHOWSPEED PLAYS VALORANT FOR THE SECOND TIM...

Executive Producer Greg Street Says “No Guarantee” League of Legends MMO Will Ship, Insists Development Is Going Well

Ryan Pearson

April 12, 2022

Video Games

The executive producer for the League of Legends MMO has warned fans there is "no guarantee" the in-development game may even ship. Source: League of Legends (2009), Riot Games RELATED: Square Enix Updat...

Valorant Designer Backpedals After Using Racial Slur ‘Filipinix’ In Reference To New Agent Neon

Ryan Pearson

January 7, 2022

Video Games

A Valorant designer has backpedaled his use of the racial slur 'filipinix' in reference to the game's newest operator, Neon, after receiving widespread from backlash from players unimpressed with his attempt a ...

League of Legends Developer Riot Games Settle 2018 Gender Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit for $100 Million

Ryan Pearson

December 30, 2021

Video Games

League of Legends developer and publisher Riot Games has settled their 2018 gender discrimination class-action lawsuit for $100 million. Source: League of Legends (2009), Riot Games Related: Riot Games R...

Riot Games Disables /All Chat In League Of Legends In Order To “Cut Down On The Growing Negativity It Has Been Creating”

Spencer Baculi

October 13, 2021

Video Games

In the latest misguided attempt to sanitize the internet, Riot Games has announced that they will be disabling the /all chat command in League of Legends - thus preventing players from differing teams to commun...

Riot Games Executive Ron Johnson Resigns Following Backlash Towards Facebook Post Discussing George Floyd’s Criminal History

Spencer Baculi

June 16, 2020

Video Games

Ron Johnson, the now-former Global Head of Consumer Products at League of Legends developer Riot Games, has resigned after facing a massive storm of backlash following a Facebook post in which he discussed the ...

League of Legends Developer Riot Games to Settle Class Action Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $10 Million

Drew Taylor

December 3, 2019

Video Games

Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends will settle a class action gender discrimination law suit. The class action lawsuit brought by Melanie McCracken and Jessica Negron alleged Riot Games violate...

League of Legends Developer Riot Games Fires Employee Who Insulted Fans

John F. Trent

September 9, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

League of Legends developer Riot Games fired at least one employee after the company instituted a sexist policy at the PAX West convention. Riot Games fired systems designer Daniel Z. Klein. Communications a...

After Accusations of Sexism, League of Legends Developer Riot Games Enacts Actual Sexist Policy

Jorge Arenas

September 7, 2018

Video Games

After an exposé in Kotaku allegedly exposing rampant sexism at Riot Games, the game developer behind the popular MOBA League of Legends, a recruiter for the company openly expressed a sexist policy while discus...

Riot Games Responds After Former Employees Accuse the Company of a Sexism

Jorge Arenas

August 31, 2018

Video Games

In the beginning of August, Kotaku published an article alleging a toxic environment specifically sexism inside Riot Games. Riot is the company that publishes the popular MOBA League of Legends. They have issue...

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