riot games scandal (compact bullet list) By Bree Royce - May 7, 2019 9:03 AM 0 • Riot Games’ $100M discrimination settlement payouts officially claimed by over 1500 affected people • Riot Games sponsors design challenge centered on making online spaces safer • Riot Games’s $100M discrimination lawsuit settlement is final with over 2000 women and contractors benefiting • Riot Games lays out five-year plan, partial ownership for employees • Riot Games will settle sexual discrimination lawsuit for $100M and then some • Riot Games claims it made headway into diversity efforts over 2020 • California DFEH moves to protect Riot workers from retaliation for cooperating in state investigation • Riot Games’ demand to shut down a fan-run 10 year-old League of Legends build causes a community uproar • Alienware cut its League of Legends esports sponsorships short over ongoing Riot Games scandals • Former Riot Games staffer accuses CEO Nicolo Laurent of sexual harassment in new lawsuit • Discrimination class-action lawsuit against Riot proceeds in spite of Riot’s arbitration success • Riot Games places exec on leave while investigating awful social media post • Plaintiffs in the Riot Games class action discrimination lawsuit take up new counsel, withdraw settlement plans • Riot Games will pay $10 million to settle its ‘bro culture’ gender discrimination lawsuit • League of Legends tells casters and pro players to avoid ‘sensitive issues’ at the World Champs • Riot settles class action discrimination lawsuit as victims claim victory • MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats • California says Riot Games is refusing to fully cooperate with its gender discrimination investigation • Riot Games isn’t budging on labor dispute even after employee walkout • Riot Games developers did indeed walk out in protest last night over the ongoing labor and lawsuit fiasco • Riot says it will allow arbitration opt-outs, eventually, but it probably won’t stave off the walkout • Riot Games acknowledges employees planning walkout over company culture • Riot is trying to divert its employees’ gender-discrimination lawsuit to arbitration • Riot tackles toxic corporate culture with updated company values • Riot suspends COO for gross sexual jokes involving farting and touching subordinates’ genitalia • League of Legends’ Riot Games is now being sued for gender discrimination as sexism scandal continues • The LA Times investigates Riot Games’ ‘boys’ club’ sexism problem, ESPN reports Riot staff ‘departures’ • Riot Games hires former Uber exec to advise on still-raging sexism scandal • Riot Games says it’s proud of workshops designed for women and non-binary prospective devs • Riot Games vows sweeping corporate culture changes in response to piles of sexism allegations • Extensive Kotaku exposé uncovers a ‘culture of sexism’ at League of Legends developer Riot Games
• Riot Games’ $100M discrimination settlement payouts officially claimed by over 1500 affected people
• Riot Games’s $100M discrimination lawsuit settlement is final with over 2000 women and contractors benefiting
• California DFEH moves to protect Riot workers from retaliation for cooperating in state investigation
• Riot Games’ demand to shut down a fan-run 10 year-old League of Legends build causes a community uproar
• Plaintiffs in the Riot Games class action discrimination lawsuit take up new counsel, withdraw settlement plans
• MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats
• California says Riot Games is refusing to fully cooperate with its gender discrimination investigation
• Riot Games developers did indeed walk out in protest last night over the ongoing labor and lawsuit fiasco
• Riot says it will allow arbitration opt-outs, eventually, but it probably won’t stave off the walkout
• League of Legends’ Riot Games is now being sued for gender discrimination as sexism scandal continues
• The LA Times investigates Riot Games’ ‘boys’ club’ sexism problem, ESPN reports Riot staff ‘departures’
• Extensive Kotaku exposé uncovers a ‘culture of sexism’ at League of Legends developer Riot Games
