Riot Games has not had a particularly great time in the spotlight as of late. From the backlash that erupted following the gender discrimination saga to the racism row with Rick Fox and Echo Fox to the rumours of conflict between their parent company Tencent and themselves, this could be a year and a bit that Riot Games would like …
New games, new ventures and a new direction. 2020 is looking like a huge year for Riot, as they invest heavily in their future and go all in across multiple directions.
Due to recent tension between the United States, Iran and Syria, LoL has been blocked by Riot and cannot be accessed by players in either country.
Following up on the news last week that employees at Riot Games were planning a company walkout if their demands weren’t met, the work force went ahead with their plan, marching out of the studio to protest the toxic work environment. Image: Dania Maxwell On Monday, May 8th, over 150 employees of Riot Games, developer of mega-hit League of Legends, …
After numerous claims of hostile work environments, sexism and sexual harassment, Riot Games has taken action against the lawsuits being filed – by preventing employees to take any kind of legal action against the studio. On Friday it was reported by Kotaku that Riot Games made it clear that they would be taking preventative measures against the studio’s staff by …
Back in August, an in-depth investigation by Kotaku revealed that LOL studio Riot Games was home to a highly toxic workplace culture. The report has led to Riot taking several steps to repair its image and improve internal working conditions. To that affect, Riot has announced that Angela Roseboro will be joining them as their first Chief Diversity Officer. Roseboro …
The Chinese government's heavy hand has come down hard on the gaming industry as of late, with the titanic Tencent feeling Beijing's brunt with a crackdown on the local games industry. Now, Tencent is looking to avoid being caught in those crosshairs again, with the implementation of a strict set of rules aimed at streaming across all of its products.
In August this year, Kotaku did a deep dive into the pervasive culture of misogyny at League of Legends developer Riot Games. The report detailed the internal company structure that alienated people who weren’t straight white men. Riot Games has since not only acknowledged the issues, but promised to fix them. Now, they’re being sued by one former employee and one current one for workplace gender discrimination.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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