Riot Games Brazil announced Friday that it has named Diego Martinez as the new general manager, filling the position left by Roberto Iervolino in August. Since 2016 Martinez has served as Riot Games’ head of operations in Brazil, and will effectively begin in the new role in November. The company said that it will undergo […]
Riot Games fixes Ultimate line bugs from Valorant patch 1.09
The recent Valorant patch 1.09 did more than nerf Jett and the Operator. It also broke Sova and Phoenix, although, not in the usual fashion. The bug from the Valorant patch broke their voice boxes, silencing their signature Ultimate lines. If you’ve missed Phoenix yelling, “Joke’s over, you’re dead!” or Sova screaming, “Nowhere to run!” […]
Riot Games Reports Record Viewership for LCS Summer Split
Riot Games has reported viewership figures for the 2020 Summer Split of the League of Legends Championship Series. The publisher described it as the most-watched Summer Split since 2016, attributing part of this growth to the revamped double-elimination format used during the playoffs. Peak viewership for the season reached 551.68K, up 12.4% from 2019. The […]
Riot introduces 2020 Worlds Pick'em information and rewards
The hunt for perfect predictions begins. Worlds 2020 is right around the corner, which means that League of Legends fans will once again have the chance to earn rewards for correctly picking the outcomes of matches via Riot’s Pick’em event. Once the groups for the Worlds main event are locked in following the conclusion of […]
CuVee revealed Riot has yet to pay Samsung Galaxy for SSG 2017 Worlds skins – Daily Esports
Former Samsung Galaxy player and World Champion Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin has revealed that Riot has yet to pay SSG for their cut of the 2017 Worlds skins sales. It’s custom for winners of the League of Legends World Championship to receive exclusive in-game content upon their victory. This content includes special icons and skins designed […]
Riot updates VALORANT’s map rotation system in latest patch
Gone are the days of three straight matches on Bind. VALORANT fans no longer need to worry about back-to-back matches on the same map. With Patch 1.08, Riot Games has tweaked the map rotation system to reduce players’ odds of playing the same map twice. “The possible pool of maps you can get placed on […]
Riot Games Reports 70% Viewership Increase for LEC Summer Finals
League of Legends publisher Riot Games has reported viewership figures for the Summer Finals match between G2 Esports and Fnatic that capped off the LEC’s 2020 season. The match reached an average minute audience of 819.4K, which Riot reports is a 70% increase over the 2019 finals. Additionally, the competition reached a peak concurrent viewership […]
Riot "looking into ways" to make non-damaging assists reflect on your combat score in VALORANT
Sage mains finally have something to be happy about. Some VALORANT fans may begrudgingly pick support agents because their performance won’t be reflected in their combat score. That may change in the future, according to Riot. Senior producer Ian Fielding discussed VALORANT‘s combat score in today’s blog post. And while frags are the most important […]
Riot reveals trailer for upcoming game Tellstones: King’s Gambit – Daily Esports
Riot Games initially teased League of Legends fans with Tellstones: King’s Gambit back in January. With little information revealed, Riot developers shared that it’s a new board game coming from Demacia. Today, Riot released a trailer officially announcing the future launch of the competitive tabletop game. Compared to Riot’s other features, this trailer is told […]
Riot announces Teamfight Tactics’ next set, TFT: Fates
Teamfight Tactics is finally getting a new set after two different Galaxies sets, TFT: Fates. Riot announced the new set today via Twitter, adding that it will release with Patch 10.19 in September. What we know about the TFT: Fates set so far We don’t know too much about TFT: Fates yet, but Riot gave […]