League of Legends Archives

Case in point this week: read your contract before you sign it. credit//Gamepedia As reported by ESPN this week, League of Legends player William "Meteos" Hartman was traded out of the blue from 100 Thieves to FlyQuest in a player-for-player trade with Andy "AnDa" Hoang Players posted in droves wondering what the hell happened and if it was[...]

There's no real denying the popularity of Riot Games' League of Legends over the years, but a brand-new statistic proves the game's longevity has an impact This week, the developer's Twitch channel successfully surpassed one billion views, making it the current all-time holder for viewers on the social streaming service. Twitch itself owes a good chunk[...]

Red Bull and Super League Gaming have come together to form a brand new League Of Legends tournament with Red Bull All-Stars The companies made the announcement yesterday declaring they were making "an elite showcase for the top competitors from Super League's third season of the League of Legends City Champs tournament." The event will[...]

Rather than a full day of panels and keynote speeches by notable game directors, this year will focus on three games. Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be hosting a panel for a special gameplay preview, God of War's cast and crew will discuss how they went about re-imagining the Ghost of Sparta in the world of[...]

Riot Games landed themselves in some hot water when they released information on the newest character coming to their hit franchise League of Legends, Kai'Sa Riot had announced just a few months ago that they would be moving away from the hyper-sexualized female characters trope, so when Kai'Sa's art first hit, people were naturally upset about[...]

credit// eSports News UK ESL UK and Riot Games have partnered to present the ESL Premiership League of Legends finals, with sponsors Intel and Currys PC World The championship finals will take place in Leicester on April 7th and 8th. As the most prestigious League of Legends competition in the UK, this season's final features the ESL Premiership's[...]

This has seen some pretty amusing inclusions, like the Battle Royale mode of Path of Exile or Pokémon Go going retro, so as to not inundate you with information, we're going to do a quick roundup of all the best pranks from this year. League of Legends is getting three food-based skins, including one pizza skin and one for[...]

Meanwhile, League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive remain in second and third place, respectively. credit//Epic Games Despite being PUBG's zany cousin/knockoff, Fortnite has gone on to become the most-watched game on Twitch Part of that is likely down to accessibility and lack of cheaters, as Fortnite is available on more platforms than PUBG, and doesn't have the same cheating problem that[...]

Dan Gilbert, who is both the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the founder of Quicken Loans, has decided to invest in the new franchise team 100Thieves as a partner. The team reveal for 100Thieves came courtesy of a Riot Games announcement for the ten franchised teams participating in the 2018 League of Legends season Team[...]

Today, Riot Games announced all of the franchise teams being included in the League Of Legends Championship Series, and Echo Fox received one of the ten spots for the LCS. The other nine franchise teams to be included in the league are 100 Thieves, Clutch Gaming, Golden Guardians, OpTic Gaming, Team SoloMid (TSM), Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming[...]

Probably one of the strangest lawsuits League Of Legends has ever been involved with, parent company Riot Games has lost a lawsuit in a Dutch court to former soccer player Edgar Davids Davids sued the company over using his likeness without his permission for a skin in the game The character called "Lucian" pretty much looks[...]

So stoked to have this. Next up is an awesome figuring from League Of Legends as Riot Games created this line of characters from the game to add to your collection We got Miss Fortune as one of the 12 random characters we could have received, decked out in her pirate gear and twin pistols ready to[...]

On Friday, Mitch "Krepo" Voorspoels, popular eSports broadcaster for League Of Legends, stepped down from his position as a commentator for the eSport The 27-year-old player turned broadcaster did so after nude photos of himself were leaked by a woman without his consent. Voorspoels released a statement on Twitter on Friday, while Riot Games removed all[...]

credit//lolesports SKT T1 already have three League Of Legends world championships under the belts, they're one of the most dominant teams in the entire eSport, and there's little room to deny that if they enter a tournament you'll probably be seeing them in or near the finals This past weekend, the South Korean team beat G2[...]

That's what a bunch of League Of Legends players are learning after having a random pigeon become the focus of their game During the spring season finals at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the bird flew into the stadium during the finals match between Fly Quest and Phoenix1, distracting the crowd and becoming more beloved than either team because[...]

Twitch announced two new discovery features to more easily navigate the high volume of League of Legends channels. Starting today, a new user interface will appear at the top of the League of Legends directory, which viewers can use to sort by the rank of player accounts and filter by the champions played[...]

Players involved with two eSports teams from the Oceania division for League Of Legends are stuck dealing with horrid situations And if we were any of those players, we'd be looking for a new division an entirely new team at this point. Tainted Minds The first involving Tainted Minds revolves around their current housing situation[...]

As of when we're writing this article, Team Liquid are in dead last at the League Of Legends Spring Split currently happening As the tournament wraps up, the crew have gone to some extreme measures to pull themselves out of the nosedive they've been taking to get themselves at least into eighth place. Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng[...]

Riot Games, publisher of the massively popular League Of Legends, won a $10 million lawsuit over the weekend involving a cheating ring, which includes a court-ordered ban on the company's websites, which Riot are now in control of The case came against LeagueSharp, who were sued by the company back in August 2016 for creating a[...]

I'd say League of Legends is the first thing since the invention of World of Warcraft that I've lost friends to Of course when I mean, lost friends, I mean temporarily as they lock themselves in their room and binge play It's about time Funko has hopped on that train…   There's also a special[...]

The popularity of League of Legends, Dota 2 and Counter Strike competitions is staggering, with each selling out arenas at their biggest events. With that growth comes interesting new investment and establishment In that regard, that is the case with the new e-sports franchise 'Immortals' Well, I say 'new' That is the rebranded name for Team[...]

 A time where toy commercials had elongated low voices, particle effects and garish color schemes in a pursuit to assault the eyes of children so their parents purchased a newfangled doohickey. That is why I appreciate this faux League of Legends ad in that very style from RizenVisuals Sure, talking about a popular game and then[...]

Just last year League of Legends player Dustin Beck was granted a US visa on the grounds of being an athlete For the sake of this argument, let's consider professional gaming a sport Taking a rudimentary approach, the Oxford Dictionary definition of sport is: An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or[...]

To really drive that point home, Polygon reported this week that the League of Legends 2014 World Championships were likely to sell out the Sangam Stadium in South Korea That is an actual football stadium that is going to hold 45,000 people That is only the tip of the iceberg though as on top of[...]

I saw a lot of references to Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, and Sherlock along side of Attack on Titan, Sailor Moon, League of Legends, and others I often saw signs that stated photography forbidden at booths where artists were obviously using popular IPs without permission Sadly, original art and stories were in the minority. There[...]

It will go on my must watch list. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ League of Legends This is a free online multiplayer battle arena game developed by Riot Games and has received many industry awards[...]

I just couldn't believe there was a hobby as awesome as cosplaying, so that I had to see for myself that it was true. [Jerry Polence as Deperada Cassiopeia from League of Legends, photo by Kira Hokuten Photography] AM: What has been some of your favorite things to work with when constructing costumes and why? JP: Right now,[...]

Like these folks did. To see more of Ian's cosplay coverage be sure to follow him on Tumblr for all the latest in cosplay tutorials, pictures and convention updates. Yzma & Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove) : Coregeek Cosplay & Creations (https://www.facebook.com/coregeekcc)  Photographer: Tranimaging (https://www.flickr.com/photos/37906894@N04/) King Loki (Avengers) : Fezhead11 (http://fezhead11.tumblr.com/) Photographer: Coregeek Cosplay & Creations (https://www.facebook.com/coregeekcc) Beast (X-Men) :[...]

Like these folks did. To see more of Ian's cosplay coverage be sure to follow him on Tumblr for all the latest in cosplay tutorials, pictures and convention updates. Kirin armor (Monster Hunter) : Medowsweet (http://medowsweet.deviantart.com) Photographer: N8e cosplay photography (https://www.facebook.com/N8e.cosplay.photography) Callisto (Xena Warrior Princess) : TophWei (http://tophwei.deviantart.com/) Quinn (League of Legends) : CrystalPanda (http://crystalpanda.deviantart.com) Photographer: GQBravo (http://gqbravo.deviantart.com) Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)[...]

Like these folks did. To see more of Ian's cosplay coverage be sure to follow him on Tumblr for all the latest in cosplay tutorials, pictures and convention updates. Lady Mechanika (Lady Mechanika) : twisearcher85 (http://twisearcher85.deviantart.com/) photographer : Walter Pellegrini Photographer (https://www.facebook.com/walterpellegriniphotographer?fref=ts) Dovahkiin Daedric Armor (Skyrim) : Chris Wolvie (https://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Wolvie/100004613022481) photographer : Marcella Fava (http://marcellafava.it) Christie Monteiro (Tekken) :[...]