Riot Games, League of Legends
Riot Games confirms League of Legend layoffs but not to 'save money'
Riot Games has announced more 'League of Legends' layoffs to make sure they "have the right expertise". The studio's co-founder Marc Merrill has confirmed the changes this week and insisted while they are letting go of an unknown number of developers,
Riot makes more cuts, this time to crown jewel League of Legends
Riot Games is cutting jobs from its League of Legends team. Marc Merrill, the studio's co-founder, co-chairman and chief product officer, announced the cuts today on X. "This isn’t about reducing headcount to save money—it’s about making sure we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great for another 15 years and beyond,
Riot says it is “evolving” League of Legends by laying off some of its devs
Riot Games says that, despite this new round of cuts, its League of Legends team will expand as it gears up for the MOBA's "next phase."
Riot Lays off More League of Legends Developers While Promising to Increase Team Size
Riot Games has announced it will be laying off an unknown number of developers from the League of Legends PC development team, while simultaneously pledging to increase the size of the League of Legends team.
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 Games announces layoffs to its League of Legends development team
Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill has announced that an unknown number of League of Legends team members will be laid off.
Riot Games "eliminates" 32 League of Legends roles
Update: In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, Riot Games has confirmed 27 layoffs from its League team, and five
Riot Games announces more layoffs as part of an evolution to League of Legends
This update was a thinly veiled announcement of more layoffs. In the post, Merrill writes that Riot has "made the tough decision to eliminate some roles. This isn't about reducing headcount to save money—it's about making sure we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great for another 15 years and beyond."
Riot Games League of Legends Layoffs
The latest Riot Games League of Legends layoffs are the third in two years, as the company struggles to find a balance.
League of Legends developer Riot Games announces second round of layoffs this year
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced it's laying off an unspecified number of employees in the studio's second round of job cuts since the start of this year. Riot began 2024 by laying off 530 employees in a move it insisted was a "necessity",
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Riot confirms further layoffs with over 30 staff affected
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that it has reduced its workforce by a further 32 employees. The cuts ...
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Riot Games Confirms That Over 30 Staff Members Have Been Laid Off
Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends and Valorant, has confirmed that it has made further layoffs to its team, with over 30 staff members having lost their jobs. 27 of the layoffs ...
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Riot lay off more workers for the second time in a year - and add "evolving" to our big list of nonsense words companies use to describe job cuts
Riot Games are cutting 32 jobs at their studios, the company announced today - the second time in a year the League of Legends developer has laid off workers.
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League of Legends patch 14.21 preview: Sorcerer’s Shoes, AP champions receive massive nerfs
Preview of LoL patch 14.21 including champion buffs, champion nerfs, system adjustments, system nerfs, and more.