Riot Games
Riot Games is an American video game developer and publisher best known for creating League of Legends and Valorant.
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Riot Games is a video game developer and publisher founded in 2006, renowned for its flagship title League of Legends, one of the most popular multiplayer online battle arena games globally. The company also developed the tactical first-person shooter Valorant and organizes major esports events such as the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) and League of Legends World Championship. Riot Games is a subsidiary of Tencent and has expanded into other media, including the animated series Arcane.
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Riot Games is bringing back League of Legends Classic with a global series of showmatches featuring esports legends from every major region, starting with the iconic NA LCS rivalry between TSM and CLG on July 24. The full schedule spans eight regions across two weeks, with teams of retired pros and
Riot Games just dropped the hammer on Ardiis for breaking VCT co-stream rules, and the message is loud and clear: no one is above the policy — not even the biggest names in the game.
Valorant streamers Ardiis and Leo faced backlash for allegedly making transphobic comments during a Game Changers co-stream, including referring to players as 'Bumblebees' and joking about changing genders to compete. The controversy led to calls for Riot Games and NAVI to take action, with Ardiis later defending his remarks on stream.
The Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 League of Legends tournament set a new peak viewership record for the event, with 1.47 million viewers watching Karmine Corp defeat T1. The tournament accumulated over 23 million hours watched, a 5 million increase from the previous year, with co-streamers accounting for more than 60% of that total.
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Riot Games is bringing back League of Legends Classic with a global series of showmatches featuring esports legends from every major region, starting with the iconic NA LCS rivalry between TSM and CLG on July 24. The full schedule spans eight regions across two weeks, with teams of retired pros and
Riot Games just dropped the hammer on Ardiis for breaking VCT co-stream rules, and the message is loud and clear: no one is above the policy — not even the biggest names in the game.
Valorant streamers Ardiis and Leo faced backlash for allegedly making transphobic comments during a Game Changers co-stream, including referring to players as 'Bumblebees' and joking about changing genders to compete. The controversy led to calls for Riot Games and NAVI to take action, with Ardiis later defending his remarks on stream.
The Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 League of Legends tournament set a new peak viewership record for the event, with 1.47 million viewers watching Karmine Corp defeat T1. The tournament accumulated over 23 million hours watched, a 5 million increase from the previous year, with co-streamers accounting for more than 60% of that total.