Tag: League of Legends
News League Of Legends Developer Riot Games Confirms Another Wave Of Layoffs
A further 32 members of staff affected
After axing 530 jobs across the company this January, League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that a second wave of layoffs has put a further 32 members of staff out of work. In a statement released to Eurogamer, a Riot Games spokesperson confirmed that the majority of those affected come from the...
News Riot Games Reportedly Cancels Smash Bros. Style Fighter Codenamed 'Pool Party'
"A platform fighter in the vein of Super Smash Bros. Melee"
The Super Smash Bros. series is the king of brawlers and many other companies have attempted to recreate this magic with certain other franchises over the years. With this in mind, Riot Games (the same team behind League of Legends) has apparently cancelled its own "unannounced" Super...
News League Of Legends Developer Riot Games Axes 530 Jobs Globally
"We're ending new game development under Riot Forge"
Riot Games, the American-based developer and publisher behind insanely popular game series like League of Legends, has today announced it will be eliminating 530 jobs globally across the company. This equates to "around 11% of Rioters" and the biggest impacts have hit teams "outside of core...
Feature Bandle Tale - Exploring The "Least Developed Parts" Of The League Of Legends IP
"I think this is the first time we've ever let a player self-insert into one of our games"
Last year was a busy one for Riot Forge, which published three solid, indie-developed games set in the expansive Runeterra universe (The Mageseeker, Convergence, Song of Nunu), each featuring totally unique art styles and gameplay. Now the company is turning...
Walking in a winter wonderland
It’s been a busy year for Riot’s new Forge publishing arm, aimed at expanding its League of Legends Runeterra universe in games beyond the popular MOBA. In April, we got The Mageseeker, a hi-bit brawler set in the austere kingdom of Demacia, and in June, we got Convergence, a traditional Metroidvania set in the...
Review Convergence: A League Of Legends Story (Switch) - A Fine (But Framey) Metroidvania
It's rewind time
It’s been fascinating to observe the kind of variety coming out of Riot Forge, as the publisher has worked tirelessly these last couple of years to produce spin-off games based on the lore of its enormously popular League of Legends MOBA. Since the publisher’s inception, we’ve seen a rhythm game, a JRPG, and a top-down action...
News Two More League Of Legends Story Spin-Offs Head To Switch Next Year
So much lore
These are fun times for League of Legends fans, especially those with a love of the extended lore; for example today has brought both Ruined King: A League of Legends Story and Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story to the eShop. The former is a turn-based RPG and the latter a
News Surprise! Ruined King: A League Of Legends Story Is On Switch Right Now
It's a turn-based RPG
"It's time to save Bilgewater, Captain." Honestly, with a name like Bilgewater, we feel like the town might be pre-destined to suffer — but in Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, a spin-off from the mightily popular MOBA League of Legends, that's your task. Announced as a surprise release on Switch today, Ruined King is...
News Multiple Job Listings On Riot Games Website Reference Nintendo Switch
Is Wild Rift on the way?
League of Legends developer and publisher Riot Games has announced a new game exclusive to mobile and consoles. It's called League of Legends: Wild Rift and the plan is to have the mobile version "fully live everywhere in the world" by the end of next year – with the console versions to follow at some point after this...
