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League of Legends Championship Series Spring Finals at Chaifetz Arena on April 13, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Riot Games gets Nielsen to measure League of Legends esports competitions

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 27, 2019
2 min

Riot Games has tapped Nielsen to measure League of Legends esports competition so sponsors know the impact of their advertising dollars. The deal is...

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John Needham is the new head of League of Legends esports.

Riot Games names John Needham as head of League of Legends esports

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2019
3 min

Riot Games named John Needham as the global head of League of Legends esports. The current co-heads of esports, Jarred Kennedy and Whalen Rozelle,...

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State Farm started sponsoring League of Legends tournaments in 2018.

Riot Games and State Farm extend League of Legends esports pact to 2021

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
May 21, 2019
1 min

League of Legends has a history of attracting huge companies outside gaming to sponsor its esports tournaments. And today, developer Riot Games announced that...

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Riot Games' League of Legends is the biggest esport.

Riot Games and GameOn launch Latinoamérica Esports Bot for League of Legends fans

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 9, 2019
2 min

Riot Games and GameOn launched the Riot Latinoamérica Esports Bot, the official and exclusive chat application for the League of Legends Liga Movistar Latinoamérica...

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Riot Games will let new employees opt for lawsuits over arbitration

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 3, 2019
2 min

Under pressure from employees, Riot Games announced tonight that it will change a policy and let new employees opt to sue the company rather...

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Riot Games is trying to diversify the games and tech industries.

Riot Games joins with Salesforce.org and F5 to diversify tech industry

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 30, 2019
2 min

Salesforce.org, Riot Games, and F5 Networks announced that they will join the Reboot Representation Tech Coalition, an initiative to double the number of black,...

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Our deep dive into how esports broadcasting differs from traditional sports

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 13, 2019
32 min

The world of sports entertainment is changing, and esports is the star player. Market researcher Newzoo forecasts that esports revenue will grow from $906...