Riot Games

League of Legends hits 8 million peak concurrent players a day

Riot shares August's daily worldwide average figures, says it's larger than the top 10 games on Steam combined

The Persona series has sold over 10m units

Persona 5 accounts for at least 2.7m of the franchise's total sales

Riot Games reaches preliminary settlement in class action lawsuit over gender discrimination

Riot: "Gender discrimination (in pay or promotion), sexual harassment, and retaliation are not systemic issues at Riot"

Echo Fox lays off League of Legends players as franchise slot sale moves forward

Riot Games taking applications for new partner in league slot following dispute between Echo Fox founder and shareholder

One year later, Riot leadership, employees, say things are improving

Chief diversity officer Angela Roseboro reflects on a year of change as current and recent employees confirm efforts

League of Legends reclaims top spot on Twitch

Riot's MOBA on track to exceed one billion hours viewed in 2019, as Fortnite begins to flag

Riot Games teams up with Nielsen to measure brand exposure for esports sponsors

"We have the opportunity to help monetise Riot Games' platform and validate this growing market"

League of Legends reportedly blocked in Iran

Riot Games' message to Iranian users attributed block to "US laws and regulations

Riot Games accused of non-compliance with gender discrimination investigation

Update: Riot issues another statement - "We've been cooperative and have acted in good faith"

Riot Games launches premium viewing service for LoL esports

Pro View will be available for this summer's esports competitions, with prices starting at $14.99

Riot forms governing body for scholastic esports

Riot Scholastic Association of America to oversee high school and collegiate League of Legends competitions

Riot Games stands firm against walkout employees' demands

UPDATE: League of Legends developer describes walkout as an "important moment" for the company, details changes made as a result

LCS directs Echo Fox to separate from shareholder over racist remarks

Esports organized instructed to take action within 60 days or risk participation in League of Legends Championship Series

Riot Games employees hold walkout over forced arbitration

In one of the first games industry walkouts, League of Legends studio employees protest studio policy in light of gender discrimination lawsuits

Riot Games will drop mandatory arbitration following walkout threats

Staff at League of Legends developer will no longer be blocked from filing lawsuits over sexual harassment or assault

Riot employees threaten walkout over forced arbitration

League of Legends developer's attempt to keep workers' gender discrimination claims out of court draws backlash

Riot says women waived right to sue when they were hired

League of Legends maker wants to enforce private arbitration clauses for gender discrimination claims

When good monetization meets bad ethics

Riot Games' Leanne Loombe says the industry needs to be driven by more than revenue to avoid regulation

Building a better world through games

Riot's Soha El-Sabaawi, Microsoft's Gabi Michel, Tru Luv's Brie Code, and Ubisoft's Kaitlin Tremblay discuss challenges and strategies for making the industry and the world beyond it a better place

Dropbox's Angela Roseboro is Riot Games' first chief diversity officer

“I was so taken by the heart and soul of this company and - in spite of setbacks or hurdles - I'm excited to be part of this journey”