The creator of League of Legends decided to strengthen his position in the Asia-Pacific region. According to Alexey Krainov, managing director of Riot Games, the new office will be responsible for publishing games and developing esports.

In October 2020, Riot Games released League of Legends: Wild Rift on smartphones. Now this game earns more than all the other mobile titles of the company combined. According to Sensor Tower analysts, to date, App Store and Google Play users have already spent $505 million in League of Legends: Wild Rift.

Riot Games has announced an increase in prices for in-game currency in League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics. The company attributes this to global economic shifts due to “global inflation, currency fluctuations and rising associated costs.”

The organizer of gaming exhibitions Media Indie Exchange (aka MIX) decided to launch its own publishing brand — MIX Games. The new publisher will work with indie developers, helping them with the release and promotion of games.

The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Aim Lab will now become the official training ground for Valorant — there shooter users will be able to practice shooting.

Riot Games continues to expand the staff of its Riot Entertainment division. She announced that she was hiring four executives who would be responsible for the development of film, TV series and music.

Riot Games is suing the Vietnamese mobile developer Imba Games. The cause of the conflict was the game I Am Hero: AFK Tactical Teamfight. According to Riot Games, she borrowed many details from her Teamfight Tactics autobattler — right down to the names and abilities of the characters.

Spyke Games is a Turkish mobile studio that was opened two years ago by former top managers of Riot Games, Peak Games and Zynga. Yesterday, it held the largest seed round of financing in the history of the country’s gaming industry.

Riot Games shared the company’s development plan for the next five years. At the same time, the developers of League of Legends made an unusual offer to all employees. Anyone who does not agree with the new vision and goals of the company can quit. As compensation, such a person will be paid 25% of the annual salary.Legends of Runeterra

Developers who tried to get a job at Riot Games, Rockstar and Manticore Games have become victims of scammers. Unknown attackers presented themselves as recruiters of companies, and then extorted hundreds of dollars from applicants. The real Riot Games is going to investigate and sue the scammers.

Riot Games projects are becoming more and more popular. The developer reported that in October, the total MAU of games in the League of Legends universe grew to 180 million people.

There is a new early—stage gaming venture fund – Patron. It was founded by people from Riot Games and Andreessen Horowitz. Now the fund has $90 million at its disposal, which it will invest both in the games themselves and in related technologies.

Last year, Riot Games began actively releasing full—fledged mobile games – previously it had only mini-applications on its account. The analytical company Sensor Tower found out that to date, mobile has brought developers $ 108.4 million *.

Former developers of League of Legends, Halo, Overwatch and Dota 2 have founded a studio that will create multiplatform PvP titles. They have already raised $37.5 million, including from the Chinese giant NetEase.

Less than two months have passed since the launch of the open beta League of Legends: Wild Rift, as the title has already been installed by more than 12 million gamers. This is despite the fact that the game was initially available only in seven countries and entered the global market only in early December.

An MMO game will be released in the League of Legends universe. There are very few details of the project yet, but it is already known who will lead it. The development will be handled by Greg Street, a former lead designer of World of Warcraft and Age of Empires.

In honor of the successful 2020, Riot Games decided to reward its employees. The company will give all official employees an Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch console to choose from. And she will also transfer them a one-time bonus of at least 10% of their salary.

A girl who once dated one of Riot’s employees accused the company of stealing her appearance for the image of Serafina, a character in League of Legends. At the same time, the studio’s designer previously said that he was inspired by his wife.Artist Stephanie Dorris shared her story in a blog on Medium.

Riot Games has released an open beta of League of Legends: Wild Rift, a mobile version of its popular MOBA. Now the game is available only in seven Asian countries, and in Russia it will launch in December.Wild Rift is an adaptation of the PC version of League of Legends, some elements of which have been specially modified or adapted for mobile devices.