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Riot Games Exec Ron Johnson Fired For Posting Facts About George Floyd Criminal History

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Billy

Former Riot Games executive, Ron Johnson, was the global head of consumer products… until he posted facts about the deceased George Floyd. Said facts did not sit well with the Social Justice arbiters on Riot Games’ board, and so they ousted Johnson after conducting a preliminary investigation into his comments. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given that Riot Games is on the Traitors of America master list. Continue reading “Riot Games Exec Ron Johnson Fired For Posting Facts About George Floyd Criminal History”

League Of Legends Adds Rainbow Fluft To Support LGBTQIA+ IDAHOTB2020

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Billy

The alphabet soup really lives up to its name. Riot Games, the Tencent owned outfit that makes League of Legends, announced back on May 17th, 2020, that they added a Rainbow Fluft icon to the game to support International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. Yes, the Rainbow Reich have taken over yet another one of our calendar days. Continue reading “League Of Legends Adds Rainbow Fluft To Support LGBTQIA+ IDAHOTB2020”

League of Legends Art Retroactively Censored In Korea, China, And Europe Display App

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Billy

The official art and wallpaper for Riot Games’ League of Legends has been censored in South Korea and China. The wallpaper and art for the League of Legends Displays app for Europe have also been censored. Continue reading “League of Legends Art Retroactively Censored In Korea, China, And Europe Display App”

Valorant Anti-Cheat Software Called Malware For Running Even When The Game Is Closed

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Billy

Tencent owned Riot Games has come under fire recently for Valorant’s anti-cheat system, which not only runs when the game runs, but also keeps running even when you exit the game. In fact, it never stops running once it’s installed and booted up for the first time. The software only stop running when you shut down your computer. Continue reading “Valorant Anti-Cheat Software Called Malware For Running Even When The Game Is Closed”

Vaevictis Esports, All-Female League Of Legends Team Kicked Out Of LCL

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Billy

Reports have surfaced that the all-female League of Legends team from Russia, Vaevictis Esports, will no longer be part of the Russian League of Legends Continental League for the start of the season. Continue reading “Vaevictis Esports, All-Female League Of Legends Team Kicked Out Of LCL”

Riot Games To Pay Out $10 Million Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Billy

Back in August of 2019, Riot Games announced that they had reached a settlement agreement with the feminists who alleged that they were discriminated against while working at Riot Games. At the time, the details of the settlement weren’t made public, but now they are, and Riot has to pay out $10 million. Continue reading “Riot Games To Pay Out $10 Million Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement”

Congressman Ha Tae Kyung Seeks Prosecution For Griffin E-Sports Fraud, Illegal Contracts

November 28, 2019November 29, 2019 Billy

There’s a massive corruption ring that’s slowly being unraveled in the realm of Korean e-sports thanks to some drama that unfolded involving e-sports coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho that led to his being ousted from the League of Legends team Griffin. Kim didn’t take the boot lying down, though. He retaliated by whistle-blowing on Griffin owner, Cho Kyu-nam, who allegedly engaged in illegal contracts and fraud in order to profit off of having an under-aged player transfer to their team while scalping money off the side during the trade. All of this corruption has led to Congressman Ha Tae Kyung launching an investigation into the situation, which uncovered even more corruption, which led to him announcing measures to prosecute all wrongdoers involved. Continue reading “Congressman Ha Tae Kyung Seeks Prosecution For Griffin E-Sports Fraud, Illegal Contracts”

League Of Legends Taiwanese Client Censors “Tiananmen”, “Freedom”, “Truth”, “Great Firewall”

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Billy

Taiwanese gamers found out that despite Riot Games protesting any inclination to adopt China’s censorship practices for League of Legends, they did indeed adopt China’s censorship practices for the game. Following the complaints one of the community managers stated that the North American client is no longer censoring certain words, but gamers from Taiwan noted that the censorship is still amply in effect. Continue reading “League Of Legends Taiwanese Client Censors “Tiananmen”, “Freedom”, “Truth”, “Great Firewall””

League Of Legends Censors “Uyghur”, Riot Says They’re Investigating

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Billy

Some gamers who have been playing League of Legends noticed that the ethnic term “Uyghur” has been censored in the game. The revelation of this censorship quickly resulted in gamers taking to social media to decry Riot’s decision to censor the term. Continue reading “League Of Legends Censors “Uyghur”, Riot Says They’re Investigating”

League Of Legends Fighting Game Project L Teased With New Trailer

October 16, 2019 Billy

Riot Games introduced a number of new projects to the gaming audience in celebration of League of Legends’ 10 year anniversary. One of the new projects happens to be a 3D fighting game dubbed Project L for now. Riot released a teaser for the game with a quick look at a few of the characters and some of their moves. Continue reading “League Of Legends Fighting Game Project L Teased With New Trailer”

Project A Is A Tactical First-Person Hero Shooter

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Billy

Riot Games smells blood in the water with Overwatch dying, Apex Legends being stillborn, and Battleborn being aborted post-launch. The landscape of hero-shooters was ripe for manipulation and the Tencent-owned company behind League of Legends will be trying their hand at the tactical-FPS genre in 2020 with Project A. Continue reading “Project A Is A Tactical First-Person Hero Shooter”

Riot Games Bars League Of Legends Players From Discussing Politics During Broadcasts

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Billy

John Needham, the global head of League of Legends e-sports, sent out a public letter making it known that Riot Games is barring all competitors, casters, and staff from discussing, mentioning, or talking about sensitive topic matter such as religion, politics, or social issues during games or post-game interviews. Continue reading “Riot Games Bars League Of Legends Players From Discussing Politics During Broadcasts”

Riot Games Reaches Agreement To Settle Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit

August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 Billy

Riot Games, the makers of League of Legends, announced that they’ve reached an agreement with the aggrieved parties involving the class-action lawsuit pertaining to gender discrimination and sexual harassment at the company. Continue reading “Riot Games Reaches Agreement To Settle Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit”