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Amid live-service flops, Riot co-founder says player expectations are "going up," while League and Valorant thrive from the competition: "We have to calibrate constantly"

"Necessity is the mother of all invention"

The League of Legends MMO "reset" earlier this year, but Riot Games' co-founder says it only "dramatically increased the likelihood of success"

The League of Legends MMO "reset" earlier this year, but Riot Games' co-founder says it only "dramatically increased the likelihood of success"

Things are looking up

League of Legends co-creator reveals the "ballpark" number for Arcane's real budget – and it's not even close to the reported $250 million figure

League of Legends co-creator reveals the "ballpark" number for Arcane's real budget – and it's not even close to the reported $250 million figure

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Arcane producer has the final say on explaining the Netflix show's $250 million budget: "We are a game company… We didn't lease out the work"

Executive music producer Alex Seaver on why Arcane's budget was worth it

Arcane star Ella Purnell broke the sound booth during her Jinx fight scenes: "I do karate chop movements in my booth"

Collateral damage

Criticism of Arcane's reported $250 million budget is "silly from our perspective," says LoL co-creator, and Hollywood just can't understand "why we would do this"

"The market for this didn't exist before Arcane"

League of Legends creator clears up "confusion" over Arcane's 'five-season plan': "Arcane was always written to be two seasons"

Marc Merrill debunks rumors over Arcane's story length

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Arcane, Riot's two-season League of Legends animated series, reportedly cost $250 million to make

Arcane, Riot's two-season League of Legends animated series, reportedly cost $250 million to make

That figure makes it the most expensive animated series every produced.

The LoL MMO has "a lot of momentum" and "a great direction," despite going dark for a reset earlier this year

The LoL MMO has "a lot of momentum" and "a great direction," despite going dark for a reset earlier this year

Riot co-founder Marc Merrill is pouring his time into the project

Riot Games lays off more employees but says the League of Legends team will be 'even larger' in the future

Riot Games lays off more employees but says the League of Legends team will be 'even larger' in the future

Riot says the cuts are "about making sure we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great."

"This isn’t about reducing headcount to save money." Riot Games is laying off even more workers on the League of Legends team.

"This isn’t about reducing headcount to save money." Riot Games is laying off even more workers on the League of Legends team.

Riot Games is cutting more staff on the League of Legends team, but the company leadership insists it's not about saving money and that the teams will eventually be even bigger.

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Riot announces "an update on how we're evolving" League of Legends, which is of course another layoff announcement

Riot announces "an update on how we're evolving" League of Legends, which is of course another layoff announcement

"It's about making sure we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great for another 15 years and beyond"

Riot hits the development reset button for its League of Legends MMO: 'The initial vision just wasn’t different enough from what you can play today'

Riot hits the development reset button for its League of Legends MMO: 'The initial vision just wasn’t different enough from what you can play today'

The studio will be going radio silent about the project "to focus on the incredible amount of work ahead of them."

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