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Riot Reverses Saudi Partnership, But Employees Expose Bigger Failure

July 31, 2020 UTC: 1:03 AM.

Riot Games ends its partnership with the Saudi-backed NEOM development but the backlash against the League of Legends company hasn’t stopped.

May 21, 2020 UTC: 6:58 PM.

5v5 character-based tactical shooter Valorant launches on June 2, but is Riot Games ready to bring the game to a wider player base?

May 7, 2020 UTC: 2:46 PM.

Riot Games acknowledges the complexity of the problem, but commits to ensuring bullying and harassment don’t become the Valorant status quo.

May 5, 2020 UTC: 11:39 AM.

As-yet-unsuccessful Valorant drop hunters can now look forward to a rather unremarkable gift from Riot Games as thanks for their dedication.

April 19, 2020 UTC: 1:00 AM.

Riot is so hellbent on defending its Valorant anti-cheat implementation that it’s offering $100,000 to players who find bugs within.

April 15, 2020 UTC: 1:49 PM.

Riot Games has extended Valorant drops to all streamers playing the game on Twitch, but there’s a pretty big catch.

April 9, 2020 UTC: 4:19 PM.

Riot Games has issued a stark warning to Valorant closed beta account sellers as the game continues to draw in over a million Twitch viewers.

April 7, 2020 UTC: 6:23 PM.

Fresh off the launch of the Valorant closed beta, people are farming beta access drops on Twitch and selling them on eBay.

April 7, 2020 UTC: 1:25 PM.

Valorant’s closed beta is now live, but things aren’t quite going to plan as would-be players contend with errors and client issues.

April 3, 2020 UTC: 7:46 PM.

A massive 1 million viewers are tuned into the Valorant category on Twitch, which bodes incredibly well for Riot Games’ latest project.