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#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Blizzard co-founder steps down, Football Manager 19 shifts two billion copies and much more! News Jul 29th, 2019

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Blizzard co-founder steps down, Football Manager 19 shifts two billion copies and much more!

At the start of each week, we collect the biggest stories and the hottest features of the last seven days.

League of Legends tops Twitch for first half of 2019 News Jul 9th, 2019

League of Legends tops Twitch for first half of 2019

On track to surpass one billion hours' worth of content by end of the year

US trade sanctions against Iran and Syria hit League of Legends News Jun 24th, 2019

US trade sanctions against Iran and Syria hit League of Legends

"Due to US laws and regulations, players in your country cannot access League of Legends at this time"

Riot Games has "withheld critical information" in gender pay discrimination investigation, California fair employment body claims News Jun 17th, 2019

Riot Games has "withheld critical information" in gender pay discrimination investigation, California fair employment body claims

League of Legends maker hasn't supplied enough information yet

California state employment department says Riot Games has not been co-operating in gender discrimination investigation News Jun 13th, 2019

California state employment department says Riot Games has not been co-operating in gender discrimination investigation

But the League of Legends studio says it has been complying

Riot promotes John Needham to global head of League of Legends esports News Jun 7th, 2019

Riot promotes John Needham to global head of League of Legends esports

"We believe that we’re well ahead of the curve and that esports are still only in their infancy"

Riot trying to take two lawsuits against it into private arbitration News Apr 29th, 2019

Riot trying to take two lawsuits against it into private arbitration

Follows scathing criticism of the League of Legends maker's working culture last year

Meet Riot 2.0: League of Legends firm talks about changing its culture, why it wants to make esports more inclusive and how it is preparing for its next project Interviews & Opinion Jan 31st, 2019

Meet Riot 2.0: League of Legends firm talks about changing its culture, why it wants to make esports more inclusive and how it is preparing for its next project

The League of Legends giant has just announced a brand new UK tournament that seems to be part of its PR rehabilitation

Riot unveils new company values in the wake of a troubling 2018 News Jan 15th, 2019

Riot unveils new company values in the wake of a troubling 2018

League of Legends developer attempts to fix its disastrous working environment with renewed focus on inclusion

Riot COO Gelb suspended without pay following workplace misconduct investigation News Dec 14th, 2018

Riot COO Gelb suspended without pay following workplace misconduct investigation

But the exec has not been fired

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea News Dec 13th, 2018

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea

Playing on someone else’s account to up their rank could land you in prison with an $18,000 fine

Women in Games France launches incubator for female esports players and LoL firm Riot is backing it News Dec 13th, 2018

Women in Games France launches incubator for female esports players and LoL firm Riot is backing it

Successful applicants will get four months of training before joining a professional organisation

Riot Games faces gender discrimination class action News Nov 7th, 2018

Riot Games faces gender discrimination class action

“Like many of Riot Games’ female employees, Plaintiffs have been denied equal pay and found their careers stifled because they are women"

Singularity 6: 'Our first project will be very far away from League of Legends' Interviews & Opinion Sep 28th, 2018

Singularity 6: 'Our first project will be very far away from League of Legends'

CEO Anthony Leung and game director Aidan Karabaich say that they are trying to make their studio a diverse and welcoming place in wake of Riot Games news

League of Legends is trending towards its worst-performing year since 2014 News Sep 28th, 2018

League of Legends is trending towards its worst-performing year since 2014

21 per cent year-on-year revenue drop hasn’t stopped the MOBA from taking third spot in SuperData’s August chart

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