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Riot Games Agrees To Pay $10 Million To Settle Sexual Harassment And Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

December 4, 2019 Marc Marasigan Comments

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 [...]

Riot Games Unveils New Games During The League Of Legends 10th Anniversary Event

October 16, 2019 Marc Marasigan Comments

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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 [...]

Riot Games Settles Harassment And Gender Discrimination Class-Action Suit

August 24, 2019 Marc Marasigan Comments

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 [...]

Riot Games Responds To Sexist Culture Allegations

August 30, 2018 Erhan Altay Comments

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 [...]

The Weekly Raid: Riot's Riotous Week

August 14, 2018 Erhan Altay Comments

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. [...]

Riot Games Co-founder Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill Teases MMO Development

July 25, 2018 Omer Altay Comments

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 [...]

New Riot Games Title Revealed - Teemo's Adventure

December 19, 2017 Erhan Altay Comments

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 [...]

Riot Lead Developer Apologizes For Unsavory Remarks On League of Legends Discord

October 3, 2017 Marc Marasigan Comments

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 [...]

Riot Games Sues Mobile Legends Developer For Allegedly Cloning League of Legends

July 12, 2017 Marc Marasigan Comments

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 [...]

League of Legends to Include LGBT Characters

March 19, 2017 Michelle K Comments

In a recent interview at GDC 2017, League of Legends's design director Greg Street sat down with Polygon to discuss the eventual inclusion of LGBT characters amongst the game's roster. Citing Overwatch's overwhelmingly positive reception for Tracer's trailblazing reveal, Street is eager to follow suit and make an impact. “We owe it to the players and, I think, to the [...]

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