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League Of Legends

League of Legends is a MOBA developed and published by Riot Games. The main goal of the game is to destroy the enemy Nexus while players take the role of "champions" who have different skills and abilities.
League Of Legends Articles

Riot Games punishes several pro LoL players before Worlds 2018

Promotional picture for League of Legends World Championship 2018
Riot Games have published a list of professional players and coaches they have fined and warned due to negative behaviour, two days prior to the League of Legends World Championship 2018. Fun fact, Cloud 9's Svenskeren got punished again.

League of Legends' popularity keeps plummeting as WoW takes over

Splash art for Nunu & Willump after the champion update
League of Legends' popularity has been in a steady decline for the duration of 2018 but the extent of player loss only became evident recently, as World of Warcraft overtook League after years when it comes to revenue in a single month.

Riot Games reveal Ezreal's ability, visual and SFX rework

Promotional art for Ezreal's upcoming rework in League of Legends
Riot Games have revealed the upcoming champion update for League of Legends' Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer. The update will feature a new model, textures, visual effects, sound effects and a changed Essence Flux, usually hotkeyed on W.

Riot dragged further into the mire in PAX West sexism controversy

Promotional image for Riot Games featuring the filled venue for 2018 World Championship
Riot Games walked into a PR blunder by excluding those who identify as men from a panel they set up for PAX West. Cue row and internet rage. Cue fans and Riot staff going back and forth in threads and tweets. Cue facepalms from onlookers.

League of Legends' Nexus Blitz mode is slightly battle royale

Picture of the new map made for Nexus Blitz in League of Legends
Riot Games have introduced the new experimental game mode, Nexus Blitz, to public beta environment (PBE) in order to test it before going to live servers. First bits of gameplay are in, and it's kind of like Twisted Treeline battle royale.

Riot ban a streamer after he called them out for Korean toxicity

Splash art for Eternal Sword Master Yi skin in League of Legends.
Riot Games have banned at least six of Cowsep's accounts just a week after he spoke out about the unchallenged toxicity on the Korean server. At first they claimed they banned him for account sharing, but that statement quickly backfired.

League of Legends AD Carry just got worse with Irelia's disarm

Irelia posing with her blades dancing around her on top of a hill.
League of Legends' roster of spices for ruining AD carries' lives will be expanded as soon as Irelia's rework takes place. Her abilities seem to be focusing on disabling auto attack reliant champions and reflecting damage on them.

League of Legends finally getting a tier lower than Bronze

League of Legends' preview of the new Iron Tier which is worse than Bronze
League of Legends' Season 8 World Championship is drawing closer and the season itself to a close. Riot Games have announced ranked changes for Season 9 months ago, but the first preview has come on 19 September 2018, with new tiers.

Riot looking to nerf League of Legends' Zoe in upcoming update

Splash art for Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight in League of Legends
Riot Games' plans to nerf or slightly rework Zoe in patch 8.17 or later down the road have been leaked on a Korean stream. With the changes, every League of Legends player's salt inducing nightmare might become just a bad dream instead.

Riot Games sacks Klein and Lehman, no word about sea lions

Ocelote is crying after his loss in SK vs Fnatic game during IEM Katowice 2013.
Riot Games, developer perhaps best known for League of Legends, announced that they have parted ways with employees Daniel Z. Klein and Mattias Lehman over what Riot perceive as breach of the company's policy on social media conduct.