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The US government is now probing Epic and Riot in relation to Tencent’s data security
Remember back in August when the Trump administration made noise about trying to ban WeChat and Tencent from transactions with folks in the US?...
Valorant’s game director discusses rough plans for new Agents, maps, and modes that promote ‘social downtime’
Riot Games' team-based tactical shooter Valorant has been, by all accounts, enjoying some quiet yet steady success. Even so, that only means that the...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Stonethorn DLC arrives on consoles
Good news for the patient and long-suffering Elder Scrolls Online console players: The game's latest DLC and patch have finally arrived following the PC...
SuperData July 2020: Pokemon Go is making all the monies right now
We'd like to think that Niantic is learning a huge lesson from its continuing efforts to making Pokemon Go more accessible: SuperData says it's...
League of Legends quietly introduces a new character to the public beta environment
Usually new MOBA additions are met with all sorts of pomp and circumstance, but in the case of the newest addition to League of...
The MOP Up: Legends of Runeterra unwraps a new expansion
Riot Games' digital card game Legends of Runeterra made a big splash this past week as it released its first big expansion.
"The Call of...
Ex-Riot developers found Odyssey Interactive, raise $6M in seed funding
While Riot Games seems to be shedding developers left and right these days, one good thing that's come out of this is the formation...
Legends of Runeterra prepares the Call of the Mountain card set
Riot Games' Runeterra is steaming ahead with an ambitious roadmap and a sizable content release later this month. On August 26th, the digital card...
Amazon just rebranded Twitch Prime as Amazon Gaming, not much else is changing though
Amazon is apparently retooling Twitch a bit today as it's just announced Prime Gaming, which is basically the same as the Twitch Prime, with...
Riot Games’ Neom esports fiasco came about because people are bad at email
At the tail end of July, Riot Games managed to piss off gamers, streamers, esports stars, and its own developers by unilaterally announcing a...
The MOP Up: Sims Online’s rogue server goes sunbathing
FreeSO, the rogue server for the late Sims Online, is getting into the spirit of the season with a whole bunch of beach- and...
New executive order could ban US transactions with Tencent – potentially bad news for gaming [Updated]
File this one under "I was about to go to sleep when the internet erupted in an absolute panic over Tencent": Late this evening,...
Riot is closing up shop for a week to grant devs a break from crunch and deadlines
It's not at all uncommon for senior staff to take holiday vacations in the USA, nor is it uncommon for whole studios in Europe...
Blizzard staffers agitate against poor worker pay as Activision-Blizzard rakes in billions
Blizzard's labor practices have been under scrutiny over the last couple of years, propelled in large part due to mass-layoffs at the top of...
The MOP Up: All Points Bulletin revs its engine upgrade
This past weekend, Little Orbit's All Points Bulletin ran its second open beta test as it prepares to roll out the huge Unreal Engine...
Riot Games canceled its League of Legends esports partnership with Saudia Arabia after massive backlash
The League of Legends esports community was set on fire and then partially doused this week thanks to a decision - now rescinded -...
League of Legends revamps its esports site, Legends of Runeterra kicks off the Spirit Blossom Festival
Two of Riot Games' titles are in our news room, so why not just bundle the two together? It should be easier for you...
SuperData June 2020: Valorant had the ‘biggest launch ever for a free-to-play PC title’
It's time for our monthly check-in on how the games industry is doing according to SuperData's numbers, and don't worry - they're all still...
Valorant Q&A confirms replay feature and gifting
As the multiplayer team shooter Valorant continues to take shape, Riot Games fielded questions from the community about the immediate future of the game....
Former ArenaNet founder and former Riot Games dev get $5.7M for their startup studio One More Game
What can you do with $5.7 million? Apparently, beef up your own game studio. Patrick Wyatt, a former founder of ArenaNet and En Masse...
