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'League of Legends' Developer's Efforts to Fight Toxicity Reveal a Huge Flaw in Gaming

Riot Games is cracking down on toxic content creators, but its new policies could leaves room for unintended consequences for marginalized players.

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Arcane co-creator reminds fans 'there are always constraints', dispels theories the show was rushed or restrained by Riot's higher-ups

"Constraints are NORMAL, and they were always generous."

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Arcane writer says Riot let them kill anyone they wanted, even fan-favorite characters: "There were no limits to what we could do to make a good story"

Arcane isn't a video game, sometimes people die

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Riot Games Targets Content Creators Engaging in Bad 'Off-Platform' Conduct

Riot Games is doubling down to fight against bad "off-platform" conduct that many content creators are supposedly taking part in.

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Riot takes on the quixotic task of policing bad 'Off-Platform' conduct by banning offenders from its games and suspending partner privileges

Punishment for hateful language now extends outside of in-game voice or text chat.

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Riot Games cracks down on Valorant and League of Legends streamers who promote boosting, smurfing, and buying accounts

Riot "may suspend access" for anyone taking sponsorships from boosting websites

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Riot is flexing its anticheat Vanguard by placing a bounty of up to $100,000 for anyone brilliant enough to find and report gaps in the system

"You are awesome, and we want to reward you."

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Spotlight on Riot Platforms: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT).

Benzinga

Arcane season 2 has a bit of a canon problem – but as a 13-year League of Legends veteran, I can't bring myself to care

Opinion| If we start questioning LoL canon now, the whole thing's gonna fall apart

Total Film

After 3 years, Arcane's now responsible for a second League of Legends character revamp - this time it's a new Viktor

Riot is "better aligning him to the Viktor fans were shown in Arcane"

GamesRadar

I'm 100% sure that Arcane season 2 has introduced the next League of Legends champion, and I can't wait for them

A new support? Don't mind if I do

Total Film

Riot calls out 'disrespectful' AI-extended Arcane art on Netflix: 'This image was a mistake'

Once again, the hands are a giveaway.

PC Gamer

Arcane season 2 showrunner teases "massive, massive repercussions" for Jayce, Vi, and Jinx as the League of Legends spin-off draws to its finale

"This act ended with a huge moment"

Total Film

League of Legends developer Riot Games unveils punchy new visual identity

It’s a fresh design system “infused with references".

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Overwatch's two new theme songs won't make your playlist, but they're perfectly fitting for its post-OWL esports matches

Both tracks will debut at the Overwatch Championship Series finals later this month.

PC Gamer

Arcane's showrunners would like to shake things up after 9 years, which is part of why it's ending with Season 2

Riot's co-founder also says "there are lots of other stories to tell".

Total Film

League of Legends creator clears up "confusion" over Arcane's 'five-season plan': "Arcane was always written to be two seasons"

Marc Merrill debunks rumors over Arcane's story length

TechRadar

Arcane season 2 is rewriting the 'truth' of some vital League of Legends lore, but the Netflix show's creators deny they're breaking the game series' canon

Arcane's creators "aren't troubling" themselves with how season 2 revises some major League of Legends lore.

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Following Arcane's season 2 premiere, Riot drops our first look at Jinx's moves in fighting game 2XKO

Jinx wields guns, bombs, and rockets in the upcoming LoL fighting game.

PC Gamer

Arcane creators admit the show was never meant to run for 5 seasons, it was a joke that got out of hand: 'Nothing but tomfoolery'

"It was never the plan for it to last five seasons."

PC Gamer

Riot has been slowly chipping away at build creativity in League of Legends, all in the name of balance, but there are better solutions

Patch notes are all fun and games, until they kill and bury a unique item build.

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Netflix Just Quietly Released The Most Explosive Steampunk Epic of the Year

The final chapter of 'Arcane' isn't going down without a fight. Read our review of Season 2 Act 1, streaming now.

TechRadar

'That was never the plan': Arcane creators dismiss claims that the hit Netflix show was going to run for five seasons

Arcane's showrunners have poured cold water on rumors that it was initially going to last for five seasons.

PC Gamer

Arcane, Riot's two-season League of Legends animated series, reportedly cost $250 million to make

That figure makes it the most expensive animated series every produced.

Total Film

Riot Games hired Avengers directors the Russo brothers to help make a League of Legends movie, but reportedly paid them $5 million to walk away after script issues

A League of Legends movie was in the works back in 2020

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