Karma is part of Riot Games charity campaign.
Dawnbringer Karma is part of Riot Games charity campaign.
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Riot Games players raise $6 million for charity

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Riot Games, the maker of League of Legends, said its global in-game charity fundraiser has raised $6 million for the Riot Games Social Impact Fund in partnership with ImpactAssets. And more fundraising is still happening.

Jeffrey Burrell, Head of Karma (Social Impact) at Riot Games, said in a statement that the Los Angeles company was humbled by the generosity of its players. He said they have shown they care deeply about making the world, and their communities, a better place. And he said Riot is committed to finding new ways to make a meaningful impact at the global and local levels.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.