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Indiana “Froskurinn” Black earned a reputation of being one of the most insightful members of the English-speaking League of legends on-air team. She previously showed her masterful casting in the Chinese league prior to permanently moving to the European league. Last year, her contract with Riot Games ended but the star caster chose not to […]

League of Legends: Wild Rift brought the international MOBA sensation to mobile screens. Wild Rift hardly pioneered the genre for the mobile platform but it brings about an innovative new mode. Riot Games pioneered the All-Random-All-Mid game mode that lets 10 players face off against each other on a narrow bridge. The fun of the […]

A doll imbued with the soul of the departed. Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress, arrives in League of Legends as the game’s newest champion. RIOT REVEALS LEAGUE OF LEGENDS‘ NEW CHAMPION THROUGH A TEASER TRAILER Riot introduced League of Legends (LOL)’s new champion Gwen through a teaser trailer. Here, we see how Gwen came into existence. […]

Twitch streamer Gross Gore received a permanent ban from the platform last Thursday. A “Roast Me” Reddit thread-turned-sour led to years’ worth of sexual assault allegations being dug up. Twitch, seeing the gravity of Gore’s alleged offenses over the years, decided to kick him out of the platform. GROSS GORE TWITCH ACCOUNT BANNED FROM PLATFORM […]

A former Riot employee sued the game developers and its CEO, Nicolo Laurent, claiming multiple cases of inappropriate sexual behavior. Sharon O’Donnell left the company in July 2020 before filing a lawsuit in January 2021. Now, a Riot Games board committee confirmed the conclusion of a third-party investigation on the alleged sexual misconduct in the […]

According to a report from Dot Esports, Alienware decided to cut its partnership with Riot Games 10 months early due to the sexual assault lawsuit against Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent. Riot worked with Alienware since 2019 as a hardware provider for its League of Legends broadcasts. The partnership was meant to expire in 2022 but […]

Team SoloMid’s president Leena “Leena” Xu calls out Golden Guardians for mishandling their organization in the LOL Championship Series (LCS). LEENA SAYS GOLDEN GUARDIANS IS NOT RUNNING THE ORG WELL Leena’s comments came during a live stream with League of Legends (LOL) veteran player Yiliang Peter “Doublelift” Peng on Twitch. During the live stream, a commenter […]

A top LEC Jungler could be taking his talents to the NA region next year. C9’s most recent import, Luka “Perkz” Perković, confirmed his former teammate’s desire to move to the LCS. Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski made his name as G2 Esports’ stalwart Jungler but that could all change in the next season of League of […]

Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen officially joined NA’s Counter Logic Gaming in November 2020. Unfortunately, the talented Jungler ran into visa issues that prevented him from joining his team at the beginning of the season. Now, Broxah happily announced the approval of his visa and his travel confirmation to the US. CLG needs all the help it […]

AFK players, leavers, and quitters get their fair share of penalties from League of Legends (LOL). Since Patch 10.24 last November 2020, Riot Games have taken measures to combat these griefing behaviors. According to one of the devs’ tweets, these penalties will be stiffer in the upcoming Patch 11.3. BIGGER PENALTIES FOR AFK PLAYERS IN […]

Erlend “nukeduck” Våtevik Holm, Astralis Mid Laner, steps away from the LEC starting lineup due to “personal reasons.” In a report by dot esports, the Norwegian player apparently left his team’s starting lineup after three weeks of play in the 2021 LEC Spring Season. Currently, Astralis stands at a dismal 9th place with a paltry […]

Yilliang “Doublelift” Peng retired prior to the beginning of the current season of League but he’s not completely out of the loop. The former NA AD Carry offered quick insight into an unfortunate LCS demise caused by mismanaged wards. Doublelift’s take proves just how much insight a retired player has over the game. It may […]

Olaf, Udyr, and Rammus are just some of the champions targeted by Riot in LOL Patch 11.3 coming next week. LOL PATCH 11.3 IS BAD FOR JUNGLERS Another patch is coming in the form of LOL Patch 11.3. Buffs and nerfs to different champions and items come with it. This time, it looks like Riot […]

League of Legends: Wild Rift’s Yordle Expedition event added a fun twist to the mobile MOBA. The strengths of mobile games lie in the many exciting time-sensitive events that are common on the platform. Wild Rift capitalized on that common trend by focusing on a beloved group of the League of Legends universe, the Yordles. […]

League of Legends players from Turkey encountered an unfortunate setback in their game client. Riot Games decided to cancel the remaining Clash tournament games on Turkish servers. The decision followed several server problems plaguing various countries in Europe. Riot promised to refund Clash tickets for players that were currently playing their matches. Additionally, the Clash […]

Lucas “Santorin” Larsen signed with Team Liquid for the 2020 season but recently ran into a huge hurdle. To clarify, Liquid enters the upcoming LCS Lock-In Tournament without its new Jungler. “Visa delays” contributed to Santorin’s inability to join the rest of his team for the first stage of the LCS this year. Unfortunately, it’s […]

Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek and Juš “Crownshot” Marušič join Gen.G as part of its new content creation team. The team in question features a mix of players and influencers for a hefty 2021 content plan. Gen.G looks to produce a mixture of Korean and English content on Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.   A different battlefront […]

You’ll soon be able to play League of Legends on your smartphone soon. Wild Rift arrives to iOS and Android this March 2021 for the Americas region. League of Legends: Wild Rift open beta launches this March for Americas Players all over the world have actually been playing League of Legends: Wild Rift for a […]

Renowned LEC Jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun announced his retirement from the professional League of Legends scene. The Korean Jungler competed as one of the greatest Junglers in the region up until his announcement. Consequently, Trick is still officially signed on with SK Gaming but has been granted freedom to explore options with other organizations. A […]

North America’s League Championship series continues its brave venture into the new season by announcing its complete on-air cast. This follows the rebranding announcement from Riot Games yesterday. Former NA legend Hai “Hai” Du Lam leads the charge for the new on-air talents. New challengers We are excited to announce the on-air talent team that […]

North American League of Legends is the latest region to get the new look treatment. Following LCK’s branding update, the League Championship Series receives a brand new look and direction. The announcement also followed the new LCS tournament format changes. LCS commissioner Chris Greeley shed insight on the plan behind the rebranding. “The main focus […]

Immediately following the rebranding announcement, LOL Champions Korea adopts a new format beginning in the 2021 season. The incoming season for the defending world champion region will be an exciting affair for all involved teams. The changes mostly apply to a brand new playoffs format that will give all qualified teams a chance to take […]

League of Legends Championship Korea (LCK) team Griffin has officially disbanded their roster after a disappointing 2020 run. Falling action Griffin failed to capitalize on their 2019 Worlds run. The team’s results at the end of the 2019 season led to three of their players leaving the roster. The new team that Griffin worked with […]

Riot Games works toward fixing the League of Legends chat system but it will take a few patches to kick in. Senior experience designer Jordan Checkman teased the impending changes to LOL’s chat window in a Tweet. Negative player feedback spurred the incoming changes to the game. On the horizon Planned changes for League of […]

It’s a fresh start for all League of Legends teams and it’s no different for the region that reclaimed its top spot. South Korea’s LCK league revealed its brand new look a few hours ago and it’s very exciting. The LCK is the latest major LOL region to completely rebrand following the LEC’s creation and […]

The wild and fantastic off-season ride has finally come to an end. Most teams have locked in their rosters for the 2021 season while many veterans have chosen to retire. Unfortunately, there are cases where some skilled players get overlooked in the roster shuffle and fail to find a team for the new season. The […]

T1, as an organization, went through many challenges following its decision to overhaul its staff in the wake of Worlds 2020. T1 is back to reveal the final four coaches that will be joining its League of Legends team for the 2021 season. Undoubtedly, the organization looks to regain its complete domination over South Korea […]

Lee “Flame” Ho-jong is the latest League of Legends veteran to enter the halls of retirement. There has been a nonstop stream of retirements from beloved League of Legends professionals following the conclusion of the 2020 season. Flame is just the most recent one to join the list and I suspect he won’t be the […]

Riot Games is officially rolling out the red carpet for the biggest LOL Esports year-ender. The 2020 League of Legends All-Star Event is only a little over a week away and there’s so much to look forward to. The All-Star campaign kicked off early in November with the initial announcement and the fan voting. Riot […]

Riot Games follows through with its skin teaser last month with a dazzling event trailer. The Battle Queens is the game’s latest skin set and they’ll be launching with an in-game event. The official League of Legends YouTube channel premiered two videos to herald the launch of the new skin line. Lucky players get new […]

It’s only been a short time following the conclusion of the 2020 world championship but Riot Games has its focus set on 2021. Rell, the Iron Maiden, enters the fray as the first champion post-Worlds 2020. Before Pyke, Supports were mostly benevolent and magnanimous characters that provide steadfast reinforcement to their Carry. Noxian, full-metal, and […]

This year’s Worlds was a historic landmark in League of Legends by default. 2020 would mark the tenth iteration of the annual event and no pandemic would stand in its way. Riot Games pushed forward with the League of Legends World Championship after ensuring the safety of all participants. This year was definitely a wild […]

Kang “GorillA” Beom-hyun has decided to take a step away from the competitive stage after eight wonderful years behind the screen. GorillA started out his League of Legends journey playing for NaJin White Shield back in 2013. He found modest success with NWS before his big move to the Tigers squad. It’s been a long […]

Zacqueri “aphromoo” Black will remain as Dignitas’ starting Support for the 2021 season. Dignitas benefited greatly from the acquisition of aphromoo in the 2020 season. The organization failed to take home the NA crown or make an appearance at Worlds but they performed admirably in the previous season. Dignitas has effectively finalized its 2021 lineup […]

Team SoloMid (TSM) is in a state of rebuilding right now. After going 0-6 in the group stage of Worlds 2020, TSM is making moves to make sure they’ll do better next year. Being one of the top teams in the LCS, expectations are high for the North American team. Most recently, they’ve signed one […]

North American League of Legends takes another hard hit today as it loses one of its prized players. Noted trash talker and local champion Yilliang “Doublelift” Peng announced his retirement from professional play. Fans of Team SoloMid and of the NA scene will miss him greatly. You may not have liked him as a person […]

Yilliang “Doublelift” Peng is one of the best AD Carry players in the NA League of Legends scene. He is perhaps only matched by Cloud9’s Bot legend Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi and the NA-newcomer Bae “Bang” Jun-sik. If you’re a fan of NA League you know who Doublelift is. He was previously most known for his […]

Professional players who compete in the tournaments are usually at the forefront of gaming’s richest list. But there are live-streaming celebrities who could actually match the earnings and net worth of the most successful pros. One of these is Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana. A prolific streamer, The Rolling Stones regarded him as the “World’s Biggest League […]

Who would have ever expected that a Mid Lane Nautilus would win Worlds? Normal folk would never even dream of drafting a clunky abyssal creature in the Mage-infested Mid but don’t tell that to FunPlus Phoenix’ Mid. Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang has found success on the grandest stage of League of Legends with his unorthodox picks. […]