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Read More »League of Legends to introduce in-game ads during esports broadcasts
Riot establishes new publishing venture, Riot Forge, to work with third-party devs for new League of Legends IPs
"We are really excited to work together to bring the LoL IP to new game experiences"
Read More »Riot blocks League of Legends players in Iran and Syria following US sanctions
"Such restrictions are subject to change by the U.S. government"
Read More »Riot Games and LVP reveal new UK League of Legends championship, UKLC
Nine teams will kick off the inaugural season on February 13th
Read More »Twitch growth stalls as streamers turn to YouTube and Facebook
"There is a lot of exciting growth [...] for the live streaming industry as a whole"
Read More »Riot to bring LCK production in-house, from new $28m Seoul studio
Riot Games is planning to bring League of Legends’ Korean top-flight competition, the LCK, in-house and is building a dedicated studio for the purpose, due to open in September 2018, in time for the 2019 season. Inven Global report that the stadium is leased until 2029, and will seat 400-450 fans …
Read More »Lyon gaming fined and forced to rebrand
Mexican League of Legends team Lyon Gaming has landed itself in a spot of trouble after being ruled to have breached its Riot contract. EsportsInsider reports that the team has been fined $12,500 and told it must abandon its current branding after Riot was informed by a third party that …
Read More »South Korea wins three world championship titles in 24 hours
Teams from South Korea were over the weekend crowned the world champions in three top esports. As previously reported, firstly Samsung Galaxy (SSG) claimed the League of Legends Worlds tournament after defeating fellow South Korean outfit SK Telecom T1 (SKT) 3-0. SSG had to come through a tough bracket to …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy defeat SKT 3-0 to win at Worlds
Giantkillers Samsung Galaxy have won the League of Legends Worlds tournament, clutching victory over SK Telecom T1 (SKT) in a 3-0 sweep. Samsung Galaxy (SSG) had the toughest of brackets, defeating favourites Longzhou Gaming in the quarter-final matchup 3-0, before cruising to victory against SKT. Their victory wins them around …
Read More »Riot Games announces EU Challenger series will be scrapped in 2018, alongside many EU LCS changes
Riot Games has shed light on its plans for the EU League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) in 2018, and revealed big changes to the format. First, the EU LCS will be moving away from, its current best of three format, shortly after the NA LCS revealed that it …
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