The Latest Breaking News from Riot

League of Legends leadership just got a crash course in horniness when "someone started explaining what 'gooning' meant: "I shouldn't tell you this"

"If Riot gets mad at me for it, that's fine"

GamesRadar · Aug 18, 2025

Battlefield 6 and Valorant's invasive anti-cheats are locked in a turf war

The age of kernel-level anti-cheat software is creating unique hurdles.

PC Gamer · Aug 15, 2025

"We will for sure lose money": League of Legends developer is finally cracking down on account boosting after 15 years, even at the cost of the game's revenue

Riot "believes in the game's future"

GamesRadar · Aug 15, 2025

Battlefield 6 open beta says it won't run if you have Valorant installed, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat — uninstall or disable Vanguard if you plan to join the second open beta this weekend

Battlefield 6 will refuse to load if you have Valorant installed on your computer because its anti-cheat software, Riot Vanguard, conflicts with Battlefield's own. The issue boils down to kernel-level anti-cheat software looking for control over the computer to prevent exploits on the deepest possible level, maybe a little too…

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 13, 2025

League of Legends patch schedule (2026)

Mark the dates.

Dot Esports · Aug 13, 2025

League of Legends is getting its first major control scheme change in 16 years: the option to use WASD to 'get new players to the fun parts of League faster and with less friction'

It's hitting the PBE in a couple patches.

PC Gamer · Aug 12, 2025

Hytale co-founder has "made my final counter offer" to Riot in what's "the ONLY chance" to see the canceled sandbox RPG return, and he's feeling "optimistic"

He claims "the offer is 10x what the true market value is"

GamesRadar · Aug 12, 2025

What is Shotcall in VALORANT? How to use Riot’s new esports prediction feature on Twitch

Bring your prediction game to the table.

Dot Esports · Aug 7, 2025

New Twitch feature lets VALORANT players predict VCT moments live—and earn bragging rights

Put your VCT guessing game to test.

Dot Esports · Aug 6, 2025

League of Legends' Wild Rift China posts AI slop that looks like a fever dream you'd have after watching KPop Demon Hunters, executive producer says it 'frankly, did not hit the mark'

KSlop Minion Punters.

PC Gamer · Aug 5, 2025