News ROAST IN THE MACHINE | Riot Games and Ubisoft team up in AI research project — using player chat logs as training data Results of this research are set to be published next year. Nov. 16, 2022 Connor Makar
Article ARE YOU WINNING SON? | Top 5 games we want on the real-life death VR headset Palmer Luckey could really blow minds with the right games on his platform. Nov. 10, 2022 Connor Makar 1 comment
News WHO NEEDS QATAR? | The League of Legends World Championship finals had 5.1 million viewers — breaking viewership records That's not even counting Chinese viewers! Nov. 7, 2022 Connor Makar
News EARLY DAYS | There's a "leaked Project L roster" going around — take it with a heap of salt. It's not the smoking gun you may have hoped for. Nov. 6, 2022 Connor Makar 2 comments
News COMMMUNITY QUALITY | This fan-made Akali model for Project L has bolstered the hype for Riot's fighter At a glance, you could convince me it's a legit part of the game. Oct. 27, 2022 Connor Makar
Article PRAWN POSTURE | Can the Secretlab Titan EVO 2022 Series VALORANT Edition chair fix a person who refuses to sit normally? The short answer is no, but I’m getting there. Oct. 27, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
Article SKIN IN THE GAME | Are Valorant skins pay-to-win? Esports coaches, players and CEOs weigh in Can a skin really influence your mindset and mood so much that it helps you win competitive games? We investigate. Oct. 18, 2022 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
News I Predict A Riot | Riot Games has acquired Wargaming Sydney, now simply called Riot Sydney The publishing team will stay at Wargaming. Oct. 17, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke
News research stages | Riot on Project L: “We're going to understand what the fighting community is looking for" Via an interview at the LEC Summer finals last weekend, I sit down with Alberto Guerrero to discuss their next big esport. Sept. 16, 2022 Connor Makar
Article Shifting times | 13 years later, is League of Legends still Riot's crown jewel? We head to the LEC Finals to find out Talking to fans, shoutcasters, and Riot staff, we try and figure out where the MOBA stands right now. Sept. 15, 2022 Connor Makar
Article Will of the people | League of Legends fans aren’t sold quite yet on Riot's Project L It may have the pre-established crowd hype, but those outside that group still aren't all in. Sept. 14, 2022 Connor Makar
Guide More Dragons! | TFT set 7.5: Everything coming in the new update New champions, traits, cosmetics and more are on the way. Aug. 22, 2022 Connor Makar
News Valorant announces new Champions bundle, event pass, and Twitch drops, here's how to claim To celebrate Valorant Champions 2022, a new pass, bundle, and Twitch drops are being introduced. Aug. 19, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News League of Legends 2023 preseason jungle changes are coming with... pets? Changes to leashing, pathing, communication and items are in the works. Aug. 12, 2022 Connor Makar
News Sprits awakened! | Udyr rework revealed in full, as League of Legends' beloved shaman gets a visual and kit upgrade Udyr is changing quite a bit, we break down the changes with input from the devs here. Aug. 9, 2022 Connor Makar
News Merci beaucoup | Valorant nerfs Chamber and updates its engine in patch 5.03 You want to play? Let’s play… with considerably longer cooldown times. Aug. 9, 2022 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
News You are all free now | Project L will be free to play, with Illaoi joining the roster Typical for Riot Games but a big step in the AAA fighting game market. Aug. 1, 2022 Connor Makar
Article Source of the magic | "The idea is to transform our whole ecosystem and brand": behind the magic of Riot Games' Star Guardians event We sit down with Ryan Mireles to talk about magical girls – in a totally cool way though, don't worry. July 13, 2022 Connor Makar
News A magical time | Star Guardians event details revealed across all Riot Games titles Magic, sparkles, and a whole bunch of new cosmetics are coming very soon. July 12, 2022 Connor Makar
News Watch Your Eyes! | Valorant's latest patch finally buffs Phoenix, makes further changes to Yoru and KAY/O New fight, new tactics. Keep it fresh, yeah? July 12, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News Tapping in | Riot Games will soon start monitoring Valorant voice chat in an attempt to curb toxicity It'll be rolled out across other Riot Games in the future. June 27, 2022 Connor Makar
News comic calamity | Valorant reveal Comic Crossover event to celebrate new map launch The event will feature a free, exclusive battle pass. June 22, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
Video Vitamin Sea | Here's our hands-on first impressions of Valorant's new map, PEARL We got to spend some time with Valorant's new map, PEARL, and here's what we thought. June 17, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News UNDER THE SEA | Valorant reveal new map, PEARL, an Ascendant rank, and sci-fi inspired skin line Riot Games gave us a look at what to expect from Episode 5, Act 1. June 17, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News Split Apart | Valorant is removing Split from the map pool The map should hopefully return sometime in future, but there's no telling when. June 17, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News What A Racket | Riot brings League of Legends, Valorant, and more to Game Pass All of the titles will have bonuses such as unlocked characters too. June 12, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke
News Taking control | Valorant removes randomness from map selection, killing back-to-back Icebox at last Unless you're very, very unlucky. May 30, 2022 Connor Makar
Article Dragon you in | Teamfight Tactics: Dragonlands preview - A brilliant set built for long time fans We were able to try out the latest TFT set early, and we think it's excellent. May 23, 2022 Connor Makar
News a terrifying empress | Riot reveals new League of Legends Void champion, Bel'veth Not the kind of gal you want to take home to meet the folks. May 20, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News Trap Destroyed | Valorant patch 4.09 nerfs Chamber, finally You want to play? Let's play. May 10, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News eye on the prize | League of Legends challenges are launching tomorrow - here's how they work! Could you become your server's best Scuttle Crab hunter? You'll be able to find out soon enough... May 6, 2022 Connor Makar
Article Dream picks | Five League of Legends characters we'd love to see in Project L It's still early days for Riot's mysterious fighter, but we've already got a pick of dream picks. May 6, 2022 Connor Makar
News keep it hot | Riot will buff Valorant’s Phoenix and Cypher, per Reddit AMA The Valorant team recently talked about all things Fade, game balancing, and Agents in general. May 5, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News Happy birthday! | Legends of Runeterra second anniversary brings new cards, cosmetics, and vast changes Can you believe it has been two years already? To celebrate, a collection of new changes and additions are on their way. April 26, 2022 Connor Makar
News RGX FIREFLY PLEASE | Valorant Episode 4 Act 3 announced with Fade, Battlepass and RGX 2 bundle revealed Valorant players are in for a treat this upcoming Act. April 25, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News Bloody Nora | Valorant’s latest update teases Agent 20 with map changes in The Range The Agents have been hard at work, it seems. April 13, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News Death from above | League of Legends 12.7 patch notes are out and Pantheon players have reason to celebrate at last! It's also buffing Wukong, nerfing some key items, and adding a new line of Arcana skins. April 12, 2022 Connor Makar
News GlHF | League of Legends challenges are headed to the rift May 11 Coming in patch 12.9, over 300 challenges are being added to the game to spice things up a bit April 8, 2022 Connor Makar
News Initiation Time | Valorant agent 20 leak spills details on BountyHunter Leaks exposing the twentieth Agent have surfaced, so here’s our rundown of everything we know about BountyHunter so far. April 4, 2022 Kelsey Raynor
News Looking forward | Here's Riot's 5-year game plan following its large settlement payout Nicolo Laurent explains the future goals for Riot Games in the wake of the recent legal settlement. Jan. 12, 2022 Connor Makar
Article Skarnering attention | Does Project L have what it takes to make it big? Still a long way out but bringing the hype nevertheless, does the next venture into the fighting game scene by Riot have what it takes to make a splash? Jan. 12, 2022 Connor Makar 1 comment
News Inter's dozen | League of Legends season 12 launches today with vast new changes With new rank visuals, a new VGU, and season 12 missions - the worlds' biggest MOBA is starting 2022 with a bang Jan. 7, 2022 Connor Makar 1 comment
Article STARFIELD & FRIENDS | VG247's most anticipated games of 2022 From Elden Ring to Starfield, it’s a massive year for new games across PC and console – but what is the VG247 team looking forward to the most? Jan. 7, 2022 Dom Peppiatt 10 comments
News Valorant Changes | Valorant director leaving development of the game to work on something new What he’s now going to work on is a mystery, though it will still be with Riot Games. Dec. 31, 2021 Jeremy Signor 1 comment
News Settled Suit | Riot Games settles gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 million The new settlement secures $80 million for the women of Riot and contractors. Dec. 29, 2021 Jeremy Signor
News Staying Power | Grand Theft Auto 5 is the most watched game on Twitch in 2021 The statistic shows the massive tail that the game has. Dec. 24, 2021 Jeremy Signor
Review Emmy - ny | Arcane Review - Riot Games smashes their Netflix Debut Dorrani and Connor talk through their impressions of Arcane, Riot and Fortiche's Netflix original. Nov. 26, 2021 Connor Makar 1 comment
Video First Look | What is Project L, the new fighting game from Riot Games, and why should you be excited? Riot Games has dropped the first real look at Project L, so we sat down in a new video and discussed all the good bits. Nov. 22, 2021 Connor Makar
News the l word | Here's your first proper look at Project L, the League of Legends fighting game It's been a long time since we first heard about Riot's mysterious fighting game, Project L, so enjoy this new deep dive Nov. 21, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 1 comment
News Rolling on up | Double Up, a new cooperative mode for Teamfight Tactics, is out now Pair up with a friend and take on a new spin on Riot Game's auto battler. Nov. 17, 2021 Connor Makar 1 comment