company:riot games

Over 100 Riot Games employees walked out protesting the company’s policy on forced arbitration after a scathing news report and a lawsuit
▻https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/riot-games-employees-walk-out-protesting-forced-arbitration-2019-5

More than 100 employee at Los Angeles video game studio Riot Games walked out of work Monday afternoon to protest the company’s forced arbitration policy for workplace disputes. The protest comes after eight months of turmoil at the company, which has faced numerous accusations of fostering a hostile, sexist work environment. Last year, Riot Games apologized for its culture first documented in a scathing expose reported by Kotaku in August, 2018. Riot’s culture again became the center of (...)

#Riot_Games #harcèlement

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Chet Faliszek and Kimberly Voll form Stray Bombay Company
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-18-chet-faliszek-and-kimberly-voll-form-stray-bombay-company

Former Valve writer and Riot Games designer launch their own co-op focused #Development studio

BioWare, Riot Games and Ubisoft headline initial speaker line-up for Develop:Brighton
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-14-bioware-riot-games-and-ubisoft-headline-initial-speaker-li

Game Workers Unite and Women In Games will host industry roundtables during July conference

#Development

Dropbox’s Angela Roseboro is Riot Games’ first chief diveristy officer
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-01-dropboxs-angela-roseboro-is-riot-games-first-chief-diveris

“I was so taken by the heart and soul of this company and - in spite of setbacks or hurdles - I’m excited to be part of this journey”

#Development #Jobs

Cecilia D’Anastasio wins Writers Guild of America Award
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-18-cecilia-danastasio-wins-writers-guild-of-america-award

Kotaku journalist honored for exposé on culture of sexism at Riot Games

#Media #Publishing

Riot Games: “Before we take on football, we have to be humble”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-13-riot-games-before-we-take-on-football-we-have-to-be-humble

League of Legends European Championship makes less revenue than a German second division football team, Riot’s Alban Dechelotte said at #eSports BAR Cannes yesterday

#Marketing

Riot Games announces UK as home to first League of Legends regional championship
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-23-riot-games-announces-uk-as-first-league-of-legends-regiona

Head of UK #eSports tells us UKLC “will help firmly establish the route from amateur to pro play in League of Legends”

Riot Games updates company values following “bro culture” toxicity claims
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-15-riot-games-updates-company-values-following-claims-around-

Developer says new values are a “guide for who we want to be”

#Politics

Women in Games France launches #eSports incubator program
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-14-women-in-games-france-launchers-esports-incubator-program

Riot Games France to support incubator’s first season promoting women in League of Legends

Minecraft modders form Hypixel Studios
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-14-minecraft-modders-form-hypixel-studios

Riot Games and former Blizzard exec Rob Pardo among initial investors as new developer announces debut title

#Development

Riot Games faces class-action suit for discrimination, harassment
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-06-riot-games-faces-class-action-suit-for-discrimination-hara

One current, one former employee allege company denied equal pay, stifled careers based on their gender

#Legal

World of Warcraft up, League of Legends down
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-25-world-of-warcraft-up-league-of-legends-down

Superdata’s August digital report says Blizzard’s MMORPG enjoying highest Western subscriber base since 2014 while Riot Games’ cornerstone on pace for worst full year performance in just as long

#Publishing

Riot’s struggle with toxicity turns inwards
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-31-riots-struggle-with-toxicity-turns-inwards

After years of focusing on toxicity in its player base, Riot Games faces up to unpleasant revelations about its own work culture - and the industry at large should take note

#Development

Riot Games outlines plan for culture change in wake of workplace sexism allegations
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-29-riot-games-outlines-plan-for-culture-change-in-wake-of-wor

Company promises action steps such as third-party evaluations, anonymous hotline, reevaluation of recruiting practices, and new HR hires

#Development

Riot Games “a long way from breaking even” on #eSports investment
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-28-riot-games-a-long-way-from-breaking-even-on-esports-invest

Head of global esports events explains company’s decision to cut costs, focus investments over next three years

Riot Games partners with blood bank to promote donation in the Netherlands
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-23-riot-games-partners-with-blood-bank-to-promote-donation-in

League of Legends players who donate blood through Sanquin will receive an in-game skin

#Charity

Riot Games exec Greg Street promises change to sexist culture
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-17-riot-games-exec-greg-street-promises-change-to-sexist-cult

Meanwhile, ex-Riot artist and Jinx creator Katie De Sousa reflects on her own experiences, is confident studio can turn things around

#Politics #Development

Riot Games responds to sexist work culture exposé
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-08-riot-games-responds-to-sexist-work-culture-expos

“We haven’t lived up to our own values," says League of Legends developer as criticism mounts in wake of damning report

Tencent awarded $2.89 million in lawsuit again Mobile Legends CEO
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-18-tencent-awarded-USD2-89-million-in-lawsuit-again-mobile-le

Riot Games parent company won suit alleging the game was a clone of League of Legends

#Legal

Riot Games donating all proceeds from limited edition skin to charity
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-01-riot-games-donating-all-proceeds-from-limited-edition-skin

Skin designed with League of Legends fan through The Make-A-Wish Foundation

Gamelynx raises $1.2 million for mobile esports #Development
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-18-gamelynx-raises-usd1-2-million-for-mobile-esports-developm

Investors include Riot Games, Y Combinator, and Skycatcher Fund

UC Berkeley introduces League of Legends scholarships
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-01-uc-berkeley-introduces-league-of-legends-scholarships

University of California follows establishment of “esports community center” with new Riot Games partnership

#Education #eSports

Riot’s recipe for “sportsmanship” in League of Legends
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-03-23-riots-recipe-for-sportsmanship-in-league-of-legends

At GDC, Kimberly Voll detailed how Riot Games successfully revamped LoL’s ineffective Honor system

League of Legends dev Riot Games details how it ensures fairer loot box odds
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-02-26-league-of-legends-dev-riot-games-reveals-loot-box-odds-for

Leading MOBA studio is the latest to share drop rates as scrutiny over monetisation continues

#Publishing #Development

“Early this morning (UTC) our systems detected a suspicious event where many prefixes for high profile destinations were being announced by an unused Russian Autonomous System.

Starting at 04:43 (UTC) 80 prefixes normally announced by organizations such Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitch, NTT Communications and Riot Games were now detected in the global BGP routing tables with an Origin AS of 39523 (DV-LINK-AS), out of Russia.”

▻https://bgpmon.net/popular-destinations-rerouted-to-russia

Example of a Facebook prefix briefly routed towards AS39523 DV-LINK-AS (on Twitter):

@bgpstream
BGP,HJ,hijacked prefix AS32934 31.13.84.0/24, Facebook, Inc.,-,By AS39523 DV-LINK-AS, ▻http://bgpstream.com/event/119987

#BGP #routing_security #route_hijacking