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3D Artist Recreates Masque of the Black Rose Elise Splash Art from League of Legends
Yantars unveiled a 3D take on the official art by Terence Cantal.

Worlds 2026 Has a Visa Problem, and Riot Knows It
As the League of Legends World Championship prepares to fill arenas across America, executives at Riot Games are already hedging their bets on potential visa issues amid increased immigration enforcement.

MindsEye Dev Calls Out Leadership, Says the ‘Corporate Sabotage’ Was the CEO’s “Hate Mail” That “Read Like League of Legends Chats”
A little more than a week after unionized members of the Build a Rocket Boy staff took legal action against the studio's leadership for installing spy software on work devices that allegedly violated data protection laws, Chris Wilson, a former animator who worked at the studio for the last six...

Study shows League of Legends isn’t totally mind-numbing after all, it could be brain nourishment
I guess the memes are dead: League of Legends isn’t literal brain rot degeneracy after all. A new study has shown that playing League can actually improve your brain function. If anything, it’s brain healing. Brain sustenance. The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China wasted its...

Playing League of Legends can improve your brain, study finds
A new study has suggested that playing League of Legends can improve brain function, with some effects still showing 10 weeks later.

Riot Games gift Jynxzi a League of Legends account after banning him for buying one
Twitch streamer Jynxzi was permanently banned from League of Legends after buying a leveled account, before quickly being given a replacement account by a Riot Games employee.

LoL player uses actual steering wheel to play the game
A League of Legends streamer has managed to set up and play the game with a steering wheel.

Riot bans Jynxzi from League of Legends for buying level 30 account
Riot's Creator Team stepped in to help the streamer out.

You can now play League of Legends with a steering wheel
League of Legends patch 26.9 will herald the arrival of WASD controls in ranked, bringing a whole new way to experience Riot Games' hit MOBA. Players have already been using third-party software to map their controllers to the game, but one genial content creator has taken the new feature to a...

You can now play League of Legends with a steering wheel
League of Legends creator ‘Dumbs’ has managed to map his racing rig to League’s new WASD controls, and oh lord he’s zooming the Rift.

Tyler1 to Coach Jynxzi in His League of Legends Debut Stream
Jynxzi is hgping to escape Iron in his debut stream

Some League of Legends pros do not want to compete in the Esports Nations Cup
Saudi Arabia’s content mill is back this year with a new nations-themed tournament, taking place across different games throughout November this year. We’ve started to see the national teams’ coaching squads for different games, and now it’s time for the players. But for League of Legends, it seems...

Riot dev roasts LoL booster allegedly earning $10K+ a month
A Riot dev caught a League of Legends player offering boosting services and shut it down in an unexpected way.

League of Legends booster puts out post offering "10k per month." Riot absolutely cooks them
League of Legends' Director of Product is at it again, as Drew Levin shuts down yet another booster on X in the best way possible.

League Of Legends Player Says Quitting TikTok Has Helped Him Play Better
David "Supa" Martínez García has said getting his dopamine levels under control has boosted his performance.

Riot admits it "made mistakes" with League of Legends' ranked season, imposes hard reset at apex levels
After what Riot has described as an "inconsistent" start to League of Legends' 2026 ranked season, it's resetting the ladder at apex tier.

League of Legends’ JD Gaming unveils official team pet and it’s already viral
League of Legends team JD GAMING have unveiled their official team pet, Duobao, a less than six-month-old puppy, and he’s already brought “joy” to the squad.

Caedrel goes offline mid-LEC broadcast, reveals Western League of Legends’ co-streaming dependency
On Sunday, League of Legends esports social media blew up with a random stray YouTube video from the LCS’ FlyQuest, ranting about co-streaming, economics, then proceeding to promote their own creators. The video, titled “The Hidden Cost of Co-Streaming in Esports,” kicked off a storm of discussion...

Players discover League of Legends controller support in WASD input update
Riot confirmed the feature for accessibility but most players are only now noticing.

Riot is "more committed to" the League of Legends MMO "than ever," co-founder says, but it did consider buying the now-dead Ashes of Creation
Ultimately, the company decided against it

Riot is "more committed to" the League of Legends MMO "than ever," co-founder says, but it did consider buying the now-dead Ashes of Creation
Ultimately, the company decided against it

There's a dog that can play League of Legends better than you
While she can only play Yuumi (which feels like an oxymoron), this adorable sausage dog can play League of Legends better than some people.

Still struggling with its League of Legends MMO, Riot Games was reportedly willing to spend $250 million on acquiring another MMO before it crashed and burned
Riot was considering jumping in for the long haul

Still struggling with its League of Legends MMO, Riot Games was reportedly willing to spend $250 million on acquiring another MMO before it crashed and burned
Riot was considering jumping in for the long haul