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Last year Riot Games was slapped with a sexual discrimination class-action suit following Kotaku’s exposé of the prevailing “bro culture” in the studio. Riot Games agreed to a $10 million settlement in August 2019, the details of which were released in December later that year and is now awaiting approval by the court. Apparently, the drama doesn’t end there. According [...]
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In August 2018, Kotaku published an article that exposed the rampant “bro culture”, sexual, harassment, and gender discrimination happening within Riot Games’ walls. The studio was consequently served with a class-action lawsuit in November 2018 which they agreed to settle in August this year. The LA Times has just revealed the details of the settlement. Riot Games has agreed to [...]
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Riot Games made a number of huge game reveals during yesterday’s League of Legends 10th anniversary event. First on the list is a new 5vs5 mobile MOBA called League of Legends Wild Rift. The mobile game is expected to launch sometime in 2020 and will feature familiar characters and game mechanics with a new map, faster matches, and revamped controls [...]
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Last November, Tencent subsidiary Riot Games was slapped with a class-action suit filed by employees over alleged sexual harassment and gender discrimination within the Los Angeles-based studio. The lawsuit accused Riot and its mostly male employees of inappropriate behavior including “crotch-grabbing, phantom humping, and sending unsolicited and unwelcome pictures of male genitalia.” In addition, the lawsuit also alleged that the [...]
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Earlier this month Kotaku published an investigative piece uncovering a culture of sexism at Riot Games. Interviews with dozens of current and former employees painted Riot Games as a hostile work environment for women. In the weeks following the Kotaku piece, several other former employees, including Barry Hawkins, have gone public with their own stories. On August 29, Riot Games [...]
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Its not easy being king. League of Legends, and the studio behind the hit MOBA, Riot Games have been a major leading force in the gaming industry for years. This week, the legendary studio finds itself under assault. One broadside against Riot Games is a lengthy investigative piece by Kotaku alleging rampant sexism at the studio's offices across the world. [...]
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Riot Games Co-Founder Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill tweeted yesterday "Should we build a MMO? Yay or nay? The tweet comes after Riot released their map of Runeterra (the world of League of Legends) which revealed a lot of lore behind the game. Should we build a MMO? Yay or nay? https://t.co/doZs8zkLNX — Tryndamere (@MarcMerrill) July 25, 2018 While this tweet doesn't [...]
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Several sources covering the Chinese gaming market bring us a very interesting story this morning. A new PC title called Teemo's Adventure has been approved for sale in China. The official statement, screencapped by Mr. Ahmad, lists Riot Games and Tencent as the developer/publisher. Teemo is one of the most iconic champions in League of Legends. While there has been [...]
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If you’re a League of Legends player you’ve undoubtedly come across toxic players at one time or another, probably said things that you shouldn’t have in the heat of the moment, and maybe even got reported for it. Water under the bridge right? Not if you’re the Lead Experience Designer for Riot Games. Aaron Rutledge, a.k.a. Riot Sanjuro, made the [...]
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Back in 2003 a group of modders decided to create a custom game mode for Warcraft III called DotA. The mod was a huge hit and pretty soon a number of DotA clones, such as League of Legends by Riot Games and Heroes of Newerth by S2 Games, emerged from the woodworks and MOBAs became the next big thing in [...]
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