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• Latest news Riot employee provided replacement LoL account after streamer was banned

  Twitch streamer Jynxzi was permanently banned from League of Legends for purchasing a leveled account. A Riot Games employee then granted him a replacement account soon after. The sequence of ban then replacement has drawn attention online.

• Latest news League of Legends streamer plays using a real steering wheel

  A League of Legends streamer set up and played the game using a physical steering wheel. The player demonstrated the unconventional control method live on stream. No further technical details were provided.

• Latest news Riot developer exposes and halts League of Legends account boosting

  A Riot developer spotted a player offering League of Legends account boosting services and intervened to stop the offer. The developer's action effectively shut down the boosting post. The incident highlights continued efforts to identify and prevent account boosting in LoL.

• Latest news JD Gaming names puppy Duobao as official team pet

  League of Legends team JD Gaming has introduced an official team pet, a puppy called Duobao. The dog is under six months old and the team says he has brought joy to the squad. The announcement has drawn widespread online attention.

• Latest news Riot adds vote to end League games early when griefing occurs

  Riot is introducing a player vote to end League of Legends matches early when a troll or griefer ruins the game. If the vote passes, the match will end and only the offending player will receive a penalty. The change is intended to speed resolution and target disruptive behavior without punishing teammates.

• Latest news LoL coach says he tracked duo partner’s menstrual cycle to boost win rate

  A League of Legends coach publicly said he tracks his regular duo partner’s menstrual cycle and shared the practice online. He said the tracking is intended to improve their win rate. The claim went viral and highlights privacy and ethical concerns about using teammates’ biological data in esports coaching.

• Latest news South Korea issues commemorative postage stamp for Lee ‘Faker’ Sang‑hyeok

  South Korea’s government released a commemorative postage stamp featuring Lee ‘Faker’ Sang‑hyeok, the high-profile mid laner for T1. Faker is a three-time League of Legends World Champion (2013, 2015, 2016). The government-issued stamp represents formal national recognition of a professional esports figure.

• Latest news Riot Shanghai studio hiring for unannounced League of Legends ARPG

  Riot Games' Shanghai studio has posted job listings for an unannounced League of Legends action-RPG, signaling the project is in early development and the team is actively hiring. The listings identify the title as an ARPG built on the League IP, representing an expansion of League of Legends into a different genre. This hiring push shows Riot is allocating development resources in China for new LoL projects beyond its flagship MOBA.

• Latest news Logitech G's PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE built to eliminate input delay

  Logitech G designed the PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE specifically to remove delays between player intent and in-game action, and it succeeds at that goal. The peripheral's focus on eliminating input latency produces immediate responsiveness for actions like aiming and movement. That responsiveness matters for competitive players, where reduced milliseconds can change outcomes.

• Latest news Riot lays off 2XKO staff two weeks after console launch

  Riot Games has cut staff assigned to its fighting game 2XKO. The layoffs were announced two weeks after 2XKO launched on consoles and followed lower-than-expected player numbers. The reductions directly shrink the team working on the title and remove resources for its post-launch support and development.

• Latest news Riot mutes LoL pro and issues warning after she mentions Maine Coon on desk

  Riot Games muted a League of Legends streamer who is also a pro player and issued an official warning after she mentioned her Maine Coon cat flopped onto her desk during play. The enforcement action affected a professional/streaming account, drawing attention because it penalizes on-stream comments from a pro. The incident highlights Riot applying its conduct rules to visible players.

• Latest news Former World of Warcraft developer joins Riot as Senior Game Producer on League MMO

  A former World of Warcraft developer has joined Riot Games in the Senior Game Producer role for the studio's long-awaited League of Legends MMO. The hire places direct WoW production experience on Riot's MMO team. This strengthens Riot's senior production capacity and increases the project's MMO expertise during development.

• Latest news Twitch bans LoL streamer Drututt over misogynistic hashtag; streamer disputes intent

  Twitch has banned League of Legends streamer Drututt after he used a hashtag Twitch described as misogynistic. Drututt says the tag was taken out of context and disputes the platform's decision. The ban prevents him from broadcasting on Twitch and highlights enforcement of Twitch's anti-misogyny and harassment rules.

• Latest news Razer unveils Project AVA — AI desk device that projects Faker as a hologram

  Razer unveiled Project AVA, an AI-powered desk companion that projects virtual assistants into physical space. The system can summon a holographic rendition of Faker, professional League of Legends player Lee Sang-hyeok, to appear on your desk. The device is designed to move assistant interactions off the screen and into a visible, desk-based form, signaling Razer's push into avatar-driven AI hardware.

• Latest news Expired SSL certificate knocks League of Legends offline for many players

  On January 4, 2026, League of Legends became unavailable for many players after an expired SSL certificate blocked secure connections to Riot Games' servers. The outage duplicated a similar SSL expiry incident that affected the game in 2016. The disruption prevented players from launching or connecting to matches and highlights the operational risk of certificate-management failures for live online services.

• Latest news Riot to overhaul League of Legends visuals and client in 2027

  Riot Games confirmed a major League of Legends update scheduled for 2027 that will deliver a new game client and a comprehensive visual overhaul. The work covers both the game's user interface and in-game visuals, representing a significant refresh to how players access and view LoL.

• Latest news Riot adds WASD controls to League of Legends after 16 years

  Riot Games has introduced WASD keyboard movement controls to League of Legends, sixteen years after the game's launch. The update gives players a new input option and has split the community. The change matters because it alters a long-standing control default and has sparked debate about input options and accessibility.

• Latest news South Korean boy‑love novel suspended after readers say protagonist mirrors LoL star Faker

  A South Korean 'boy love' (BL) novel was suspended after readers accused the author of modeling its main character on League of Legends superstar Faker. The work was taken down following those allegations. The case matters because it involves a high‑profile esports figure and shows how fictional portrayals of real personalities can prompt swift community backlash and content removal.

• Latest news T1 and Faker accept Elon Musk’s challenge to face Grok AI in League of Legends

  T1 and their star player Faker have accepted Elon Musk’s challenge for the world’s top League of Legends team to face his AI, Grok. The acceptance creates a high-profile human-versus-AI contest in a major team-based esport. The match will place professional players and organized team strategy directly against an AI system, drawing attention to AI capabilities in competitive multiplayer gaming.

• Latest news T1 defeats KT Rolster 3–2 to win 2025 Worlds, claims sixth title

  T1 beat KT Rolster 3–2 in the League of Legends World Championship 2025 final. The victory gives T1 a record-extending sixth world title and completes a third consecutive Worlds win. The five-game final highlights T1’s sustained dominance in global League competition.

• Latest news Gen.G’s Chovy: LCK’s top mid laner due to elite farming and mechanics, now driving Worlds push

  Chovy is the statistically best mid laner in the LCK, excelling in farming, lane control and mechanical play. He has maintained that dominance across multiple seasons while playing for Gen.G. His form is a central factor in Gen.G’s pursuit of a World Championship and sets a performance benchmark for mid-lane play in the region.