By Stoyan Todorov

Esports

Riot Games Hits Win-Trading in League of Legends: Wild Rift

April 5, 2021

League of Legends: Wild Rift is enjoying growing interest, and as it does, cheaters have cottoned on, trying to boost their rankings and scoop a few prizes prematurely. Riot Games Addresses Win-Trading on the Spot  Riot Games is taking aim at cheaters in the newly-minted League of Legends: Wild Rift, the mobile alter ego of the popular […]

By Mike Johnson

Esports

Riot Games Bans Illegal Gambling on Korean LoL Servers

December 14, 2020

Riot Korea, a subsidiary of Riot Games, has banned a number of accounts and introduced measures to combat illegal esports gambling websites linked to wintrading and griefing of LCK players. Wintrading Targeted in New Riot Games Sweep in Korea Riot Games’ Korean subsidiary is stepping up its efforts to combat illegal gambling in its flagship […]

By Jerome García

Business

US-China War Edging Towards a Ban of All Tencent Gaming

August 7, 2020

In the latest volley against China, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning transactions with Tencent and ByteDance the parent companies of WeChat and TikTok respectively. In doing so, there may be implications for popular games such as Valorant, Fortnite, League of Legends, and others that are heavily reliant on in-game transactions. […]

By Fiona Simmons

Esports

Riot Games’ Valorant Receives “Spike Rush” Mode, “Deathmatch mode” Next

June 5, 2020

The new shooter by Riot Games Valorant continues to grow. Recently, the “Spike Rush” has been was released and Riot developers now say “Deathmatch” is coming soon. Valorant Continues to Develop, Producer Argues There Is “Unlimited Potential” Riot Games announced on June 4 that their new 5-vs-5 first person shooter Valorant can expect more game […]

By Jerome García

Esports

Team SoloMid Joins VALORANT Esports with a New Team

May 23, 2020

Riot Games’ new first-person shooter, VALORANT, continues to grow, with a number of flagship esports organizations, and now Team SoloMid, joining the competitive scene. SoloMid Becomes the Latest Organization to Join Competitive VALORANT Team SoloMid has become the latest esports organization to bolster its presence in the VALORANT competitive scene. Scooping up a handful of […]

By Stoyan Todorov

Esports

Riot Games’ Valorant Comes out in Summer to Take on the FPS Genre

March 2, 2020

Dota may have loosely coined the term massive online battle arena or MOBA, but Riot Games is stepping it up a notch – or at least the online arena element to it. The developers behind the popular gaming hit and canonical esports title League of Legends are moving forth with a massive new project, a […]