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EXCLUSIVE: Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends and Valorant, continues to bolster its entertainment studio with a handful of key executive hires hailing from Netflix, HBO Max, Paramount and more. On Thursday, Shauna Spenley, President of Riot Games Entertainment, revealed that Maria Egan will join the…

League of Legends publisher and developer Riot Games will deepen its relationship with Fortiche Production, the studio behind its breakout Netflix animated series Arcane. Announced on Monday, Riot closed an equity investment under which the gaming company now holds a non-controlling stake in Fortiche. Riot’s Chief…

Fresh off a suspenseful Season 1 cliffhanger, Riot Games’ League of Legends animated series Arcane has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix. Riot Games and Netflix unveiled the renewal Saturday during the two-day Undercity Nights events. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell and Katie Leung are set to reprise their…

The red carpet has come to Runeterra as Riot Games takes its first major plunge into entertainment with Arcane, an animated series based on the widely popular video game League of Legends. Launched in 2009, League of Legends is a MOBA (multiplayer-online battle arena) game that sees two teams of five players battle…

UPDATE: Netflix has unveiled the final trailer for its upcoming series Arcane, based on Riot Games’ popular League of Legends gaming franchise. Unveiled during the 2021 Worlds Semi-Finals on Sunday, the latest look at the animated series both sees a world and house divided as several League of Legends champions pursue…

Riot Games, League of Legends and Valorant publisher, has elevated Ryan Crosby to President of Publishing. Crosby, who will report to CEO Nicolo Laurent, previously joined Riot in January 2021 as Head of Global Entertainment Marketing and Consumer Products. In the new role, Crosby will head Riot's Worldwide Publishing…

Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye, Dickinson), Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Army of the Dead) and Kevin Alejandro (Lucifer, The Returned)  are among the actors who will lend their voices to the iconic characters of Riot Games’ League of Legends. Netflix has unveiled the voice cast for its upcoming animated series Arcane…

League of Legends and Valorant publisher Riot Games continues to bolster its entertainment division as former Netflix executive Brian Wright joins the studio as Chief Content Officer. Wright will report to Riot Games' Global President of Entertainment Shauna Spenley, who also recently hired Frank Zhu as Managing…

Pearl Studio alum Frank Zhu has joined Riot Games as the League of Legends and Valorant publisher’s  Managing Director of China Entertainment. "I'm very excited to join the Riot Games family," Zhu said. "I look forward to working with Riot Games China and global teams, and helping grow the best-in-class entertainment…

The need for diverse voices and inclusive storytelling extends far beyond the entertainment industry, making its way to the gaming world where companies like Riot Games see representation as more than just a buzzword or a one-time conversation. “Diversity and inclusion takes practice, it’s like exercise. You can’t…

League of Legends will make its television debut with Netflix’s Arcane. The animated series, which also comes from League of Legends (LoL) publisher Riot games is set to premiere later this fall. Set in the utopian region of Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic…

EXCLUSIVE: Riot Games, the developer and publisher behind League of Legends, has tapped former MRC CFO DJ Jacobs as Head of Business Strategy its new entertainment division. "I have been consistently floored by Riot's dedication to delivering entertaining and memorable experiences to its players and fans," said…