Tag: League of Legends

Riot cuts key LEC staff in layoffs, scuttles esports streaming platform

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. As the dust settles from Riot Games’ layoffs earlier this week, the cuts paint a worrying picture for the company’s esports ambitions. While the League of Legends and Valorant publisher committed to […]

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Riot to cross-promote Arcane S2 in League of Legends thru 2024

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Riot Games unveiled its 2024 roadmap for League of Legends, spotlighting in-game crossovers leading into Arcane’s second season debut in November. To celebrate the release, Riot will add Arcane-inspired gameplay and characters […]

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KaiCenat, LoL, Diablo IV top Twitch 2023 charts | StreamElements

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Twitch is ending things on a high note according to StreamElements’ latest State of the Stream report. According to data partner Rainmaker.gg, viewers watched 1.727 billion hours in November. Excluding the first […]

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Riot Games partners and invests in esports data platform Grid

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the brightest minds of the gaming industry? Consider getting a custom GamesBeat sponsorship. Learn more. Riot Games and real-time esports data platform Grid have formed a long-term strategic partnership. In this multi-year deal, Riot named Grid the worldwide official esports data partner for League of […]

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Riot Games cofounder Marc Merrill named Chief Product Officer

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the brightest minds of the gaming industry? Consider getting a custom GamesBeat sponsorship. Learn more. Riot Games cofounder and former co-CEO Marc Merrill is stepping into the newly established role of Riot’s Chief Product Officer. As CPO, Merrill will oversee and lead the visions for […]

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League of Legends world champ gets his very own skin as a reward—but can’t choose his favourite champion because he didn’t get a chance to play her: ‘they said they can make Bard pretty too’

League of Legends Worlds is a prestigious yearly tournament that wrapped up its 2023 run recently. The victors, T1 from Korea, took home $445,000 along with the gold. In a sad twist of fate—one that belongs in some Greek tragedy—a member of the winning team still didn’t get what he wanted. See, Worlds winners get […]

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K-pop act NewJeans to headline League of Legends Worlds 2023

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Riot Games announced that K-pop group NewJeans will perform the 2023 League of Legends World Championship anthem, “GODS.” The tournament is set to kick off with play-ins on October 10 in Seoul, […]

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