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‘League Of Legends’ Vidgame Developer Riot Games Lays Off 500-Plus Staffers


The tech sector’s tough times continue. Riot Games, the video game developer behind the popular League of Legends and Arcane, the Netflix series on which it is based, is laying off about 530 …

“We are refocusing on fewer, high-impact projects to move us toward a more sustainable future,” Riot CEO Tyler Jadeja and Co-Chairman Marc Merrill wrote in a note addressed to “Players” (read it here). “Today, we’re a company without a sharp enough focus, and simply put, we have too many things underway,” Riot Games CEO Dylan Jadeja wrote in a memo (read it here). The execs said “our vision for the future is bold and our commitment to our core live games – League of Legends, VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, and Wild Rift – is more ambitious than ever.”

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