How to Play 2XKO - EVO Japan 2024

Riot Brightmoon, Meddler, and the Modes team discuss Arena, Lee Sin, Ranked Rewards, and a PvE mode.

We’ll see League and TFT played at the Esports World Cup, localize League of Legends in Arabic, and launch servers in the Middle East this year

Senior narrative writer Elyse “Riot apothecarie” Lemoine talks about elevating Skarner to new heights, his role within Ixtal, and how he injects a new kind of horror in Runeterra.

Make some mischief from beyond the grave with Scottish troublemaker Clove.

Once upon a time, a featherknight found a magic ink brush… and the courage to try again.

Sharing our new business model for teams in the LCS, LEC, and LCK designed to create more predictable revenue for teams and a path to long-term sustainability.

Rioters from around the world collaborated to represent a variety of cultural traditions.

The Poros are setting the mood! Don’t miss out and celebrate with them under the crescent moon starting March 8th!

Tournament match-ups, format, schedule, and more!

Join us for conversations about our next set, the Rotating Shop, Chibi Morgana and more!

Riot Brightmoon, Pupulasers, and Phroxzon discuss the gameplay changes, Vanguard, bots, and skins.

First things first: we have a name! Project L is now officially 2XKO.

Can’t wait to play? Get a little bit closer with 2XKO wallpapers for your desktop, phone, and social media profile.

With your unique knitting magic and unflappable spirit, enlist the help of new friends, restore the portals, and reunite Bandle City once more!

Make Game Night, Team Night. Rep your favorite VALORANT esports team with the all-new VCT team capsules, featuring a unique gun buddy, spray, player card, and Classic skin, designed in partnership with the VCT 2024 teams.

Heavenscale, Scales of Fortune, Dragon Lantern, and a TFT Set Revival. Welcome to Lunar Festival 2024.

At the Lunar Festival, only the finest of gifts will do!

The arrival of the Dragon is a cause for big celebrations all over the world. We don’t want to miss the chance to mark this occasion with plenty of goodies on the Rift!

From the heavens to the earth, real magic ignites when we celebrate together.

The Year of the Dragon gave us the perfect occasion to marry cultural significance with some awesome designs for our Dragon Lantern Skin. Here’s a little sneak peek at what that process looked like!

A sit-down with Riot leaders, touching on key points from LoR's history and giving players a peek at its future.

As the new year’s kicking off we want to share some of the exciting things coming your way. Sit down with David Xu, Wild Rift Product Lead, to look back on 2023 and get excited about what the Rift will have to offer in 2024!

Here’s what these changes mean for our games and what players can expect from us going forward.

The following is a copy of the internal message from our CEO.

Since Riot’s Korea office opened in 2011, Rioters have worked alongside the Cultural Heritage Administration to support, protect, and restore Korea’s cultural heritage

As the new year’s kicking off we want to share some of the exciting things coming your way. Join Andrei “Meddler” van Roon, Head of League Studio, for our Wild Rift 2024 outlook on the League ecosystem, Arcane Season 2, and other news!

Throughout history, we saw players ascend to the highest levels. But now, a new tier is born.

Fight for tomorrow.

HP’s industry-leading brands OMEN and HyperX are joining forces with Riot to power esports events and collaborate on future products

Bring the fight and make them know your name in Episode 8: DEFIANCE.

ADC: Audacious Dragon Cutie.

The devs behind the revival of Return to the Stars talk about why it’s back and what’s updated!

A nightmarish augmentation. Brace yourself for Season 2 of Arcane, coming November 2024.

Riot Brightmoon and Meddler are joined by members of the League team to discuss Ranked, champions, Arcane, champion mastery, modes, anti cheat, skins, and esports in 2024. Including a sneak peak at Arcane season 2, a tease about the new game mode, and a preview of the Season Start 2024 cinematic. Welcome to Season 2024.

LoL Esports kicks off the new year with competitive changes, event updates, and more!

84 charities, 28 regions, $4.5M, and 589,000 player votes. Here are the charities players voted to support during the 2023 campaign

A viewer's guide for LoR Worlds 2023 to assist new viewers navigating the event

512 competitors, 60 Headliners, and 1 champion. Welcome to the Teamfight Tactics Vegas Open.

How to Watch, Format Explainer, Drops, Trophy Reveal and more!

Overseeing Riot’s vision across the ecosystem, including Game Titles, Game Experiences, and Research & Development

Looking back on the best moments from five years of the Riot Games Social Impact Fund

Experience VALORANT at a whole new decibel. VCT Game Changers: The VALORANT you love, Louder.

From Pork Adobo to cultural artwork, here’s how Filipinos at Riot celebrated FAHM this year

Choncc’s in it for the fun. Pengu’s in it for the fame. Neither is backing down. Yasuo, Yorick, Jhin, and Bard take center stage at the wildest music festival in the Convergence. Meanwhile Gnar, Twitch, Amumu, and more put on a show of their own! This is Remix Rumble.

Every match can be a masterpiece.

Looking back at the highlights of the 2023 season from Season Start through the Worlds Final

We’re moving from Summoner Names to Riot IDs but making some changes to the rollout

Now, Riot Games are working.

Now's your chance to showcase your VFX skills to a panel of Riot judges for a chance to win unique prizes! Check out the top three

In TFT’s newest set, you’re the DJ. Field traits like K/DA, HEARTSTEEL, and Pentakill, make powerful Headliners the star of your board, and create your own custom remix.

Sit down with Rusticles who collaborated with the whole LoR team to bring to life his design and tell his story through the card game we all love.

From UX Design to Concept Art, here’s what you need to know about submitting a portfolio for a Riot Games internship

From Jocón de Pollo to educational firesides, here’s everything Riot did during Latin American Heritage Month.

Watch the music video for “PARANOIA” by HEARTSTEEL Kayn, Ezreal, Sett, Yone, K’Sante, and Aphelios.

We’re putting the Worlds Event Pass to work for reforestation and working with AWS to expand safe water access during Worlds 2023.

This updates player name terminology to better reflect the current world of League of Legends, creates more fluidity between Riot games, and streamlines how names work from a tech perspective.

Riot Brightmoon, Meddler, and guests are back with an update on champs, lore, Quickplay, and more.

An expert team of designers who create Riot’s offices have been working on the new office for years. Here’s some insight into their process and how it will impact the Rioters who work there.

Stay connected with relevant content and experiences with new Game Hubs.

We’re gearing up for our Global Anniversary and can’t wait to celebrate you! To kick off the festivities, our Power Spike Gallery is now live! Submit your creations to unlock anniversary rewards! Also learn about some of the other festivities and goodies we have in store!

This is the story of an unbreakable spirit and the unbending heart of a champion.

There’s no glory without the grind. Worlds 2023 begins October 10th.

Following our CEO announcement in May, Nicolo Laurent and Dylan Jadeja have worked closely together over the past four months to ensure a smooth leadership transition for Riot.

Learn more about the 2023 League of Legends World Championship in South Korea.

Event info, registration, format, prizing, and more!

Thirsty for blood, hungry for life.

The long road to Los Angeles ends here. See VALORANT’s first foray into this vibrant new map set in Gekko’s stomping grounds.

A world champion will be crowned at the Kia Forum when VALORANT stars converge this weekend in Los Angeles.

This partnership is aimed at supporting middle and high school teachers to give students access to careers in esports and gaming.

From working with community artists to pie-inspired donations, here’s how we celebrated Pride Month in June.

From Brazil to the UK to Singapore, it feels like any team has a chance of winning Champs 2023. That’s by design.

Pre-register for the Asia-Pacific arrival of TFT Mobile today and get rewarded.

Why go to Evo? It’s pretty simple: your feedback really is important to us.

Embody the Soul of these Fighters with your cosplays!

Game Director Dave Guskin is back with another Dev Snapshot. Watch to learn more about what we've seen and heard from you all so far in 2023, and for a look at where LoR is headed.

We've got your ringside seats for a behind-the-scenes look at how we made League's new 2v2v2v2 mode, Arena.

Get the official tournament information for Champions Los Angeles! Match ups, formats, schedules, and more!

Embody the Soul of these Fighters with your cosplays!

Tom and Shaun show off duo play and the evolution of Project L, Riot’s upcoming 2D tag fighter.

In the fight of a lifetime, you may get knocked down. But never knocked out.

It’s time for your training arc.

Presented by Red Bull Media House in Partnership with Riot Games. Entering Worlds 2022, nobody expected Deft and DRX to make it past the Play-In stage. However, their past record would not keep the determined LCK team from hoping for victory and enjoying themselves along the way. Join us as we retrace DRX’s journey from underdogs to defeating the game’s greatest teams to become the World Champions of League of Legends Esports.

Unite together. Save the world. Celebrate our China launch by taking a look back at VALORANT Protocol’s first steps into Haven.

It’s time for our annual summer break. Because sunburns beat burnout any day.

A technical look at how Riot’s Player Platform team helped to ship our Xbox Game Pass partnership.

AAPI Heritage Month began with a Night Market and ended with conversations about API communities at Riot and the impact of representation

Check out how VALORANT’s evolving the game in this new Episode.

Soul Fighter is bringing new modes, champions, stories, and skins to League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Wild Rift, and Legends of Runeterra.

There is no alpha. There is only the pack.

Riot Games and Mastercard have extended their long-standing partnership to now cover global events for the VALORANT Champions Tour

Three Riot Games composers share how a champion theme comes to life.

League and Coca-Cola have teamed up to create a new flavor of Coke. Celebrate the launch with some Ultimate Emotes and more!

Natalie started as a receptionist and now leads a team of lawyers focused on labor and employment.

See what’s available in game and hear from seven community artists who created unique art around our IP for Pride Month.

Run, leap, and slide your way through the streets of Zaun. Encounter champions, face down enemies, and locate never-before-seen sides of the Undercity.

Keep your games up to date and ready to play when you are, starting with VALORANT and expanding to other games in the future.

As thanks to the moderators who help to make Discord the platform of choice for gamers, Riot has created a new pack of emotes specifically for mods.

We’re proud to announce that our current global president, Dylan Jadeja, will become our next CEO later this year.

This report shows our progress as we climb the mountain toward a future for Riot, the gaming industry, and players.

John Needham, President of Esports at Riot Games, lays out his game plan toward building a sustainable future for the esports industry

The Mageseeker is an action RPG set in the League of Legends universe. Play as Sylas and wield the chains that once bound you to liberate Demacia from tyranny.

We celebrated Women’s History Month by hosting panels with women leaders, holding events to bring people together, and sharing women’s stories across Riot.

In-Game Content for Riot's Biggest Titles, Esports Sponsorship, and More.

With roots in Mexico and a career in Spain, games, and the people who play them, have been a throughline in Maye Mac-Swiney’s life

“Awww, so cute!” - You, until the late-game teamfight

Everything you need to know about VCT Americas

Riot Noir, our RIG for Black Rioters, spent the month highlighting Black culture, inspiring the next generation, and amplifying Black stories in gaming.

For Black History Month, Nicole helped create dishes that hold a special place in her heart to share with Rioters on our LAX campus.

Kat Wong and how her adventure of a career, with her wife by her side, led her to Riot.

As Runeterra Celebrates Lunar Revel, Rioters Around the World Come Together for Lunar New Year.

Every nonprofit is guaranteed to receive at least $15,000 for each of the 83 charities from the Riot Games Social Impact Fund.

Check out the latest announcements and what is in store for LoL Esports in 2023 by watching the Season Kickoff & State of the Game video.

Year after year, we stand together at the edge of a new beginning. Inspired by the words and deeds of the champions who came before. It's time to make your mark—Season 2023 has arrived.

Timtammonster and Zero Impact discuss player behavioral systems in League. They talk about text chat moderation/muting and other changes shipped in 2022, goals for 2023, and their dreams for League’s community.

Game designers Riot Truexy, Riot Phlox, and August talk about midscope updates: Why do they exist? What is their purpose? And what’s coming next?

Summoner’s Rift Team leads Riot Phroxzon and Riot Petrie talk about the state of League of Legends, plans for positions, and goals for Season 2023.

Welcome to Season 2023. Riot Brightmoon shares an update on skins and thematics, Riot Auberaun talks about changes to Ranked, and Riot Lexical gives a sneak peak at some upcoming champions.

From darkness, revelation. Uncover the wonders of a forgotten world in Episode 6: REVELATION. Kicking off Jan 10, 2023.

Get ready for an all new adrenaline packed event featuring 9 regions over 2 days. Watch Season 2023 Kickoff on lolesports.com on January 10 + 11.

We’re taking a break for the holidays and wanted to take this time to reflect on all the big moments from 2022.

Earlier this month, nearly a hundred Rioters traveled to Las Vegas to attend AWS re:Invent, a weeklong conference hosted by AWS for the global cloud computing community.

Watch your favorite players live on-the-go with Riot Mobile!

Riot Games Social Impact Fund has allotted over $6M to 84 charities in 28 regions. Your vote helps decide who gets the most.

On January 6, 2023, the transition from Garena to Riot will bring with it a month-long, prize-filled party to celebrate the new servers.

Riot Games is coming to Xbox Game Pass! Link your Riot Account with Xbox Game Pass to unlock exclusive member-only benefits.

Executive producer Tom Cannon and game director Shaun Rivera give an in-depth look at Project L’s gameplay and tag systems.

From parental leave to fertility benefits, Riot cares about current and future parents.

IDEO and Riot are announcing the ten winners of grants for their proposals to make online spaces safer and more inclusive

Members of Riot Noir came together to network, build community, and connect with Black leaders across gaming and tech

Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent shares his thoughts on the importance of recharging, his own paternity leave, and Riot’s approach to work-life balance.

This new project will create a database to train AI systems to detect and mitigate harmful behavior in games.

Rioters came together in person at Riot HQ to celebrate Filipino culture. Plus, Riot is opening an office in the Philippines!

After a 12 year partnership with Garena, Riot will self-publish League and TFT in Southeast Asia. Here’s how it will impact players and how to transition your account.

Putting together the global broadcast for Worlds 2022 takes a combination of talent from folks with backgrounds in music, sports, entertainment, and more.

With longtime Rioter Javier España passing in May, players lost a face of Riot, Riot lost one of its best, and Rioters in Mexico City lost a dear friend.

Worlds 2022 has seen intense LPL vs. LCK matches, Faker and T1, LCS teams playing poorly, and so much more. Here’s how the League of Legends Esports broadcast comes together.

Rioters celebrated by coming together, working with our new partner, and pushing for more representation of Latin American culture in gaming.

Help protect your account and receive exclusive in-game rewards.

The studio will be renamed Riot Sydney and will continue to operate out of the team’s current office.

To give more fans the option to watch Worlds 2022 as it came through Mexico City, Rioters in our CDMX office put together “The House of Worlds.”

The team in Mexico City had to answer the question: “How do we welcome the Worlds to Mexico for the first time?” Lucha was the answer.

The Designing for Digital Thriving Challenge will champion responsible design practices that foster healthy, inclusive communities in a rapidly changing digital world.

For Latin American Heritage Month, we are telling stories of Rioters in Riot Unidos. First up, Priscila who has made a career out of curating communities and passion.

We’re hiring! Like, a lot. Here are five tips from VALORANT’s Manager of Talent Acquisition to help you apply.

We asked a group of VALORANT leaders why they joined the team, what they're excited about for the future, and plenty more.

Meet the new President of League of Legends

Rioters Around the World came together to give back to their local communities by painting murals, cleaning beaches, becoming mentors, and so much more.

Our hit Netflix Series from Riot Games and Fortiche Production becomes the first-ever video game IP to win a Series Emmy® for Outstanding Animated Series

Here is what you need to know to submit the best application for the US Summer Internship Program.

We will provide funding and resources to the nonprofit dedicated to increasing support for mental health in gaming

We will be walking you through a recent bug that was impacting our competitive leagues, and how we dove deep into one of League of Legends’ most legacy pieces of technology to mitigate it.

On Posting Day, Riot Games US Summer Internships will open with applications. We brought previous Riot Interns to share their story.

The numbers behind reports in our games and some things we are working on to make our games safer, more inclusive, more fair, and more fun.

Hasan started his career creating better experiences for Turkish gamers, himself included. Now he guides Riot’s international vision.

We use your data to improve your experience and if you don’t need it, we don’t either.

Funded in part by a $2.25M donation from Riot, the new center aims to inspire and develop the next generation of Black and Brown game developers, esports players, and tech professionals.

This report is a snapshot of 2021, a building year that will set us up for what we believe will be a transformative next chapter at Riot.

A gamer her entire life, Maria talks about what video games mean to her, what being an ally looks like, and her path throughout her career.

Around the world and at Riot, Pride is a year-round celebration. Here’s what we did for Pride and what we are continuing to do.

This year, Riot scored a 95% from Rioters who said it is a great place to work.

Bringing the Kraken Priestess to a fighting game.

Find all the outfit details for each member of this year's class in the second part of the official Star Guardian cosplay guide!

The first Remote Broadcast Center facility, powered by AWS, just opened in Dublin

Find all the outfit details for each member of this year's class in part 1 of this official Star Guardian cosplay guide!

Learn more about everything Star Guardian has to offer this summer!