Vanguard in LoL has already banned almost 50K accounts, but daily player numbers are unaffected

Vanguard, Riot Games’ anti-cheat software, has dealt a significant blow to cheaters in League of Legends, resulting in the expulsion of nearly 50,000 scripters in a month. Despite this, Riot…

Riot introduces LoL’s new Vampire Survivors-inspired PvE game mode

Players will swarm into League of Legends for the new PvE game mode set to arrive on the client with the summer event. In the most recent Dev Update video,…

Riot to reduce number of tier-one LoL esports teams and adopt unified split schedule in 2025

Riot Games is overhauling the League of Legends esports ecosystem starting in 2025. The modifications include a common split schedule for all regions and a reduction in the number of…

LoL leadership talks aging player base, looks to future with new executive producer

As strange as it sounds, League of Legends is nearly 15 years old. In many ways, the industry standard-bearer in multiplayer PC gaming and esports, once a shelter for young,…

LCS, CBLOL, LLA unified as Riot takes VALORANT-like approach to LoL esports

The long-hinted merger for American League of Legends has come at last, with Riot Games today confirming the LCS, CBLOL, and LLA competitions will soon be consolidated into a new…

Riot finally expands LoL competitive calendar with third international event

League of Legends players and fans are getting their wish fulfilled: A third international competition will be formally introduced to the calendar in 2025. The news comes via a Riot…