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League of Legends‘ Esports POV viewer, Pro View, will retire early this year. According to the official website, its subscription was not received as well as expected. The full text reads: LoL Esports will be sunsetting Pro View starting February 1st, 2022 LoL Esports has made the difficult decision to retire Pro View starting February […]

Zodiac signs and ceramic collide in this artistic new Porcelain skin collection for Season 12. It will arrive alongside League of Legends Patch 12.2, set to go live on January 20, 2022. While the champions get a polished, pottery-inspired makeover, don’t mistake them as fragile beings. Amumu, Ezreal, Kindred, Lissandra, and Lux are all threats […]

League of Legends is ringing in the Lunar New Year with a feisty bunch of Firecracker Skins. The new skin collection will drop alongside Patch 12.2 on January 20, 2022, as well as other new skins this Season 12. Explosive outfits and animations will soon enliven the game for five champions: Diana, Sett, Teemo, Tristana, and […]

With Riot’s big games both releasing new characters at around the same time, fans began wondering whether Neon from VALORANT and Zeri from League of Legends were essentially the same. Several weeks of speculation and theory-crafting later, developers from both games have finally spoken up and settled the debate in a new blog. VALORANT developer John Goscicki and League developer Ryan […]

LCS powerhouses 100 Thieves (100T) and Cloud9 (C9) have gotten off to a great start for the 2022 season. Even though it is only preseason, the two squads have shown strong performances in the Lock-In tournament and look far and away the top teams in their group. Both now sport a 100% win rate, while […]

League of Legends fans are getting quite the treat when Patch 12.2 goes live next week. Not only will the highly mobile AD carry Zeri be released on the second patch for Season 12, but players can also grab a hold of numerous fantastic skins—including one for the new champion. Check out what the upcoming Crystal […]

Sona, the Maven of the Strings, is one of League of Legends’ more “senior” champions. Released in September 2010, Sona already received a visual effects update prior to this upcoming one. But to keep her visual effects more in line with League‘s current art style, she is once again getting an upgrade in the visuals department. […]

Yet another org may have to field a roster not at full strength for Lock-In, the LCS preseason tournament. Visa issues and travel restrictions hit Cloud9 (C9) and Team SoloMid (TSM), forcing Academy players to take the stage for Lock-In. Now, Team Liquid (TL) may also have to change up the starting lineup when the […]

LCK 10th Anniversary League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) is celebrating its 10th year anniversary, as well as the opening of the Spring 2022 Season. LCK has seen many talents and famous names emerge, and they wanted to celebrate it. LCK also awarded exceptional players in the 2021 LCK Awards. Aside from this, a special […]

The LCS will be kickstarting the 2022 season with its preseason tournament, Lock-In. It’ll be a good litmus test for NA League of Legends teams before the Spring Split officially begins, but a couple of rosters aren’t going in at full strength. How seriously the teams take the competition is up in the air, but […]

Earlier today, the Rift saw the return of 2021 World Champions EDward Gaming. Playing with the same championship roster they had last year, fans were eager to see the defending World Champions back. LPL Spring 2022 Week 1 Day 2 pit EDG versus JDG. LPL Spring 2022: JDG vs EDG EDG kept 2021 World Championship […]

All over the globe, competitive League of Legends is already starting back up this week. Over in Europe, the LEC will be shifting back to an online format for Spring 2022, as the surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide makes LAN tournaments a difficult prospect right now. Still, fans will definitely be looking forward to seeing their […]

League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) starts this week, and the full schedule of the games have been released. For LCK’s opening week, fans and critics alike are excited to see the fruits of the teams’ offseason moves. Week 1 comprises of 10 best of threes, and it’s completely understandable to not have the time […]

Oh My God vs Thunder Talk Gaming The Tencent League of Legends Pro League (LPL) in China started in earnest last night. LPL Season 12 officially began with a series between Oh My God and ThunderTalk Gaming. Many believed this series to be not as exciting, but both OMG and TT disagree. This series saw […]

After the success of the Wild Rift Horizon Cup and as more Western teams invest in the game, Wild Rift Esports is ready to begin in earnest. If Riot knows how to do something, it’s music and global events. Following the footsteps of its big brother in League of Legends, Wild Rift aims to have […]

Riot developers are making several changes to champions in the early League of Legends Season 12 patches. There’s the arrival of a new, lightning-fast marksman called Zeri, with at least three more champion releases planned for 2022. Of course, League designers are also eyeing visual and gameplay updates (VGU), including a rework for Udyr. Now, […]

A new year means a new League season, and more content. We’ve already talked about the new Champions teased for 2022 release, but that’s not all. Riot Games is introducing Identity Customizations, a new way to show off your accomplishments. In Season 12, achievements will keep you playing. Don’t want to play Ranked? Now you […]

To officially welcome the launch of League of Legends Season 12, Riot hosted an Opening Day stream, giving fans a glimpse of what lies ahead for the game in 2022. Among the many exciting things revealed, players can look forward to a couple of new champions slated to hit the Rift this Season 12. One of them […]

League of Legends reigning World Champions EDward Gaming (EDG) have revealed their 2022 LPL roster as they look to take the domestic title in the upcoming season. The Chinese powerhouse has also brought onboard former star player Ming “Clearlove” Kai to join the coaching staff as a supervisor. In an amazing showing at Worlds 2021, […]

The Lock-In tournament, which is North America’s preseason competition, will soon be kickstarting the 2022 League of Legends season in a week’s time. While all 10 NA pro teams will be participating in the event, fans will have to wait a bit longer to see Cloud9 (C9) and Team SoloMid’s (TSM) full-strength starting lineups for […]

Just a few days ago, Riot accidentally published the lore page of a new League of Legends champion in Season 12 called Zeri, the Spark of Zaun, while they were revealing the patch notes for Patch 12.1. Then on Thursday afternoon, a new video leaked, showcasing Zeri’s electrifying abilities and a bit more of her story. […]

League of Legends Season 12 is just beginning. And yet, even as early as the preseason, players complaints already arose, urging changes to the Chemtech Rift. Amid the controversy around the Chemtech Rift being much too strong, Riot actually shipped out a secret change to the map just as Patch 12.1 is about to go live. […]

League of Legends is kickstarting 2022 with a spunky new champion soon to join its roster. Fans first got a glimpse of the new champion back in the Netflix trailer for Riot’s hit animated series Arcane. Hailing from Zaun, Zeri will be making her debut on Summoner’s Rift very soon. Here’s what we know so far […]

The new year means a new League of Legends season is upon us. Riot already gave several previews throughout the preseason about changes to expect in Season 12, including a reworked Teleport spell, Chemtech and Hextech dragons, and tuning down burst damage. Now, the first patch of 2022 will be going live in just a few […]

As League of Legends pro play gears up for another season in 2022, the best of the best in Korea will soon return to the playing stage. And that means fans won’t have to wait too long now until they can witness iconic players like Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok from T1 and Heo “ShowMaker” Su from defending champions […]

Fans are highly anticipating the return of League of Legends pro play. For LCS viewers, they will get a first look at NA teams’ new rosters with the pre-season Lock-In tournament starting very soon. All 10 teams will get a chance to show off what they’ve been preparing in the off-season, or even experiment with fun […]

The League of Legends pro scene definitely delivered in 2021, both during the regular leagues and at the culminating World Championships. Drama unfolded at just about every turn as rivals went head-to-head in back-and-forth series. Giants bled, new teams took the crown, rising stars turned heads, iconic players cemented themselves in the history books. With 2021 […]

League of Legends fans, especially those closely following the LCK scene, got to witness exhilarating narratives unfold as Korea’s best players competed for domestic and international success in 2021. To honor those players who stood out during the Spring and Summer Split, the 2021 LCK Awards took place behind closed doors this year. Nevertheless, it […]

Cloud9 (C9) has revealed its Academy team for the 2022 LCS season. But the players on the roster have come as quite a surprise—even to fans who had already been speculating about the lineup. Official word from the org, including from owner Jack Etienne, had indicated a starting role for AD Carry Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen. […]

From FPS to MOBAs, the global esports scene has continued to thrive this past year. With the pandemic still dragging on, most fans are continuing to tune in by watching through their computer screens. Whether from the hype surrounding the prestige of the competition itself, or for the hotly anticipated rivalries between iconic players, esports […]

In an effort to engage with the League of Legends community, Gen.G CEO Arnold Hur held a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) where he answered questions about the team’s off-season roster moves and more. He talked about the decision-making process behind putting together what fans are calling the new “superteam” in the LCK; getting Go “Score” […]

Misfits Gaming (MSF) will be banking on some rookie firepower in the 2022 LEC season, fielding the league’s youngest roster for next year. The org has brought onboard four new faces to the main roster, including jungler Lucjan “Shlatan” Ahmad from the academy squad. The lineup has an average age of 20.6 years, but that […]

From superstars coming out of retirement to title-winning teams undergoing major rebuilding, the 2021 offseason will surely turn out to be a wild one for League of Legends. With the World Championship reaching its breathtaking conclusion earlier this month, we now turn our attention to roster changes in the offseason. Here’s all the latest updates—confirmed […]

Patch 12.1 will soon go live in League of Legends, set to launch worldwide on January 4, 2022. With that, several changes have rolled out on the PBE to test out how these might affect the state of the game in Season 12. Besides changes to champions and the terrain or map, several items are also […]

With Season 12 launching, League of Legends developers have been gradually releasing new information about the changes that are arriving in the game. Fans won’t have to wait long until the turn of the year, and with it, we can expect some major updates to champions and other in-game mechanics, especially for the first patch of […]

As with every new season of League of Legends, fans can look forward to a flurry of changes, from champion reworks to item nerfs. While we’ve got an entire masterlist to help you keep track of what’s new in Season 12, the upcoming patch will also mark the arrival of a new set of skins. The […]

With the end of 2021 inching ever closer, the League of Legends community is already looking forward to what Season 12 will bring in the coming year. Several exciting changes have already been teased. For example, players are looking forward to he new Chemtech dragon, nerfs to Teleport, and some balance changes to champions like Rengar. Now, […]

Two highly anticipated squads from Europe’s regional leagues put on a spectacular showmatch on Thursday. The best-of-three series between KOI and Karmine Corp (Kcorp) hit a peak viewership of over 477,000 on Twitch. Fans finally got to see gameplay from a well-known star, Martin “Rekkles” Larsson, who made his move to LFL’s Kcorp in the […]

According to Riot developers, fans will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on Firelight Ekko. The new skin is inspired by Ekko’s animated character in the hit League of Legends-inspired Netflix series Arcane. However, its release date has been pushed back. This is to give Riot more time to add more SFX […]