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Tue, Nov 20, 2012 | 11:44 GMT

League of Legends ‘preseason update’ detailed

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League of Legends is to receive another new update from Riot Games, dubbed ‘The preseason update’, which looks to tweak the game’s champions, jungle, items and areas. Get the details below.

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Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 21:36 GMT

League of Legends shines the spotlight on Zed, the Master of Shadows

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League of Legends has new champion by the name of Zed, and he’s apparently the Master of Shadows.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 05:33 BST

League of Legends Twisted Treeline map now in beta

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League of Legends has upgraded its new 3v3 map Twisted Treeline from PBE to beta, meaning you can finally put it through its paces.

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Tue, Oct 23, 2012 | 01:18 BST

League of Legends Season Two finals drew 8 million viewers

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Riot Games has released a few statistics from its Season Two World Championships finals, which carried one of the largest prize pools in eSports history and attracted an equally staggering number of spectators.

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Thu, Oct 18, 2012 | 05:51 BST

League of Legends Hallowe’en update adds The Shadow Isles

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League of Legends is getting into the holiday spirit with a new environment, some themed skins, and a brand new champion, Elise the Spider Queen.

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Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 05:40 BST

The War Z suspected of snaffling League of Legends’ legalese

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Eagle-eyed early adopters of The War Z have turned up what looks to be an embarrassing bit of copy-pasta.

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Tue, Oct 16, 2012 | 18:01 BST

LAN support for League of Legends is for tournaments only

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LAN support for League of Legends will not be made available to the general public outside of tournaments, Riot has confirmed.

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Mon, Oct 15, 2012 | 01:28 BST

League of Legends Season Two World Championship goes to Taipei Assassins

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Taiwanese team Taipei Assassins has secured a $1 million grand prize in the League of Legends Season Two World Championship.

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Sat, Oct 13, 2012 | 17:42 BST

League of Legends – LAN support being added for tournaments

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League of Legends is getting LAN support for for tournaments, according to Riot CEO Brandon Beck, who said support will be added to the tournament finals scheduled for today. Whether a LAN support client will be released to the public is unknown. Riot also promised news on the Mac client would be coming “soon.” The League of Legends Season Two Finals take place today. Thanks, D’toid.

Thu, Oct 11, 2012 | 01:54 BST

League of Legends Playoffs cheats fined $30,000

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Riot Games has completed its investigation into reports of cheating at the League of Legends World Playoffs, finding one team guilty as charged.

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Wed, Oct 10, 2012 | 12:35 BST

League of Legends play-offs rescheduled for today

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Riot Games has announced that the League of Legends Season Two World Play-off matches will take place today at 5pm Pacific Time (GMT -7). The play-offs were previously postponed due to technical difficulties; there were also allegations of cheating that were not upheld. The World Finals are set to take place on Saturday and the competition features a prize pool of $2m.

Thanks, Destructoid.

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Sun, Oct 07, 2012 | 23:23 BST

League of Legends finals marred by connection issues, cheating

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League of Legends’ Season Two World Playoffs have been compromised by technical difficulties and accusations of cheating – and with $2 million on the line, tempers are high.

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Thu, Oct 04, 2012 | 04:46 BST

League of Legends Season Two World Playoffs start this week

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League of Legends has a cool $2 million on the table this season, so tune in to see some of the best MOBA players in the world battle for a slice of that tasty, tasty pie.

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Tue, Oct 02, 2012 | 05:02 BST

League of Legends introduces Honor system to reinforce good behaviour

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League of Legends, like all MOBAs, is notorious for a highly competitive community; that’s the most polite way I can think of to put it. Riot Games hopes a new Honor system will help teach better manners among its fans.

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Tue, Sep 25, 2012 | 16:23 BST

League of Legends suffers DDoS attacks, Riot talks legal action

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League of Legends has suffered DDoS attacks, according to Riot, which says it plans on taking legal action on the matter.

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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 | 12:17 BST

League of Legends ‘Honor’ system rewards players who are helpful & nice

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League of Legends developer Riot Games has revealed a new scheme to help whip its community into a frenzy of helpfulness, smiles and goodwill. This is the internet however, and those things are rare. Still, the new ‘honor’ system looks to reward fair play and kindness.

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Wed, Sep 19, 2012 | 21:35 BST

Borderlands 2, Contra reboot, Riot and EA are the subjects of Superannuation’s latest findings

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Borderlands 2, a Contra reboot cancellation, Riot looking to delve into other games besides League of Legends, and EA possibly developing an Instagram type of app are all touched upon in the latest blog post from Internet sleuth and resume finder extraordinaire, Superannuation.

Head below for highlights.

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Tue, Aug 21, 2012 | 12:55 BST

League of Legends wins fight over porn domain

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Riot Games has won a battle of LeagueofLegends.co, a porn site which relied on mis-typing to usher unsuspecting LoLers into a world of bosoms and bums. It’s unclear whether or not previous owner Martin Hornak handed over the name before a decision was issued or if he was ordered to transfer the domain. Read the full story on Fusible.

Thu, Aug 16, 2012 | 15:26 BST

Brandon Beck believes “e-sports will be an Olympic event”

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The Riot Games co-founder believes gaming has the credentials to join the elite.

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Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 14:10 BST

League of Legends: New trailer shows off new champion Diana

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League of Legends’ newest champion Diana gets her own Champions Spotlight trailer today from Riot Games. Watch her in action here.

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