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Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent Explains Why It’s Taking So Long To Complete ‘Arcane’ Season 2

April 11, 2023

Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent recently provided an update on Arcane Season 2 and explained why it is taking so long to produce a second season to the hit Netflix animated series. Arcane. Katie Leung as Cait...

Riot Games Confirms ‘Valorant’ Agents Raze And Killjoy Are In Romantic Relationship

Ryan Pearson

December 14, 2022

Video Games

Riot Games has confirmed Valorant agents Raze and Killjoy are in a romantic relationship, confirming them as either lesbians or bisexual. Raze and Killjoy set to work modifying a cleaning robot f...

Arno Dorian slices the throat of a french guard via Assassin's Creed Unity (2014), Ubisoft

Ubisoft And Riot Games Announce Joint Project To Preemptively Stop “Disruptive Behavior” With Trained AI

Ryan Pearson

November 18, 2022

Video Games

Ubisoft and Riot Games have announced their "Zero Harm in Comms" project; preemptively stopping disruptive behavior with the help of AI. Ubisoft and Riot Games swear their "blueprint" may help prevent "disr...

Riot Games Denies Having Policy That Forbids Female Staff From Posting Bikini Pictures On Social Media: “The Idea That We Are Actively Policing This Is Ridiculous”

Ryan Pearson

July 25, 2022

Video Games

Riot Games have denied they have a policy forbidding their female employees sharing bikini pictures on social media; or from criticizing male staff wearing t-shirts with "bikini models" on them. Source: Lea...

YouTuber IShowSpeed infamously rants at another player via YouTube

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

Ryan Pearson

April 14, 2022

Video Games

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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 ...

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