Riot Games has announced that Tencent has purchased the remaining equity in the company making it now fully-owned by the Chinese investment holding firm. Riot said that the deal was made in order to provide employees with a cash-based incentive program to make the company more competitive in terms of benefit packages and more.
League of Legends: Toxic Players to Lose Crafting & Loot Opportunities
In a new interview with Polygon, League of Legends social systems developer Jeffery Lin revealed that toxic players will be losing at least a pair of opportunities in the game once the massive 2016 updates begin to hit. Most notably, repeatedly participating in toxic behavior will see reported players losing the opportunity for loot rewards in game that can include free skins, limited time mounts and more.
League of Legends: Riot Games’ Ambitious Plans for League of Legends in 2016
Every League of Legends pre-season brings with it enough changes to really alter the landscape for the upcoming season, and this year is no different. In fact, I’d argue the changes Riot Games has in store for LoL in 2016 are some of its ambitious yet.
League of Legends: Likely to Earn $1B in Microtransaction Revenue
League of Legends is closing in on the one billion dollar mark for total revenue earned solely through microtransaction sales. This is up sharply from last year’s revenue total and puts them ahead of all other games worldwide, including last year’s earnings winner, Crossfire.