Digital media and entertainment production company Wisdom Gaming has renewed its existing partnership with video game publisher Riot Games. As a result of the renewal, the company will produce and organise the upcoming North American Teamfight Tactics (TFT) circuit. RELATED: Wisdom Gaming to debut esports broadcast studio at Mall of America Alongside organising TFT’s ‘Gizmos & Gadgets’ […]
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Amazon Prime Gaming and Riot Games announce partnership – Esports Insider
Amazon Prime Gaming has announced a multi-title partnership with game developer Riot Games. The deal sees Amazon Prime subscribers gain access to exclusive in-game items and cosmetics in League of Legends, League of Legends: Wild Rift, VALORANT, and Legends of Runeterra. RELATED: European Masters reveals Amazon partnership Prime Gaming will also become a global sponsor […]
Riot Patches Out /All Chat In Matchmade League Of Legends Games
Online gaming can be fun for people to get together and jam out some rounds of their favorite games with friends. However, sometimes playing with strangers can be stressful and occasionally offputting or even abusive. Riot Games has undoubtedly had that latter issue in its popular MOBA League of Legends and is now taking more significant […]
Riot names Ryan Crosby President of Publishing – Esports Insider
Riot Games announced that it has promoted Ryan Crosby to President of Publishing. Crosby joined Riot in January 2021 as Head of Global Entertainment Marketing and Consumer Products. In his new role, Crosby will lead Riot’s Worldwide Publishing group of over 1,000 team members in 20+ global offices. The group is comprised of international publishing, […]
BLAST and Riot Games announce return of VALORANT Spike Nations – Esports Insider
Esports tournament organiser BLAST and Riot Games have announced the second edition of the VALORANT Spike Nations charity tournament. The event, set to take place from 7th – 9th October, will see €60,000 (~£51,395) be donated to charity by Riot Games. RELATED: KJC eSports announces SEA VALORANT Invitational According to the release, the Spike Nations format will […]
Riot Games’ Naz Aletaha selected for Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 – The Esports Observer
Riot Games’ Head of Global Esports Partnerships and Business Development Naz Aletaha joins Sports Business Journal’s latest Forty Under 40 class. Since joining Riot in 2012, Aletaha has helped to bring a number of high-profile brands into the esports space including Mastercard and Louis Vuitton. In an interview with Sports Business Journal, Aletaha notes that […]
Riot Taps Esports Entertainment Group, Helix eSports to Host LCS Proving Grounds – The Esports Observer
Riot Games has selected Esports Entertainment Group’s EGL and Helix eSports to host the Summer 2021 North American LCS Proving Grounds event, a tournament for academy and semi-pro teams in North America. The tournament will take place over the course of three weeks in July, culminating in a grand finals event on July 26-27. Earlier […]
Riot Games explains Rank Rating in the latest Ask Valorant
Riot Games, developer of Valorant, has addressed the issues with Rank Rating distribution in their latest Ask Valorant. Valorant has been continuously tweaking its competitive system since the game was released almost a year ago. Since then, we have seen adjustments to placements, rank tiers and the distribution of Rank Rating. RR was recently added […]
Alienware ends Riot Games partnership amid sexism controversy
Alienware will end its partnership with Riot Games 10 months early following sexual-assault allegations against Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent, according to a report from Dot Esports. RELATED: Riot Games announces several partnerships for VALORANT Champions Tour During discussions with Riot, Alienware voiced concern with the game developer’s public image amid harassment claims and other controversies, […]
Riot Games, Blizzard, Valve, And Bungie Veterans Raise Nearly $40 Million To Launch New Studio
Theorycraft Games is a brand-new studio composed of industry veterans from Riot Games, Blizzard, Valve, and Bungie. A recent round of funding raised $37.5 million for the studio, led primarily by NetEase and several other investment firms. Founders of the new company have experience working on League of Legends, Halo, Destiny, and Team Fortress 2, […]