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Riot Games' Arcane Netflix Series Reportedly Failed To Make Money Back Despite Critical Success

Riot Games' Arcane series reportedly did not become profitable despite its successful two-season run.

Player One

Arcane writer says "it was always our hope" to get a character from the show into League of Legends

And Mel might be the most likely candidate

Total Film

League of Legends hit by SAG-AFTRA union action as Riot delays English VO to 'respect the ongoing strike' over AI, though voice actors think it could be doing more to help

"No studio wants to lose a major client like Riot."

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Final Fantasy 14's battle design lead says it would 'be a dream come true' to do a League of Legends crossover

"If a Riot Games representative is reading this, it would be an honor if I could speak with you!"

PC Gamer

Amid live-service flops, Riot co-founder says player expectations are "going up," while League and Valorant thrive from the competition: "We have to calibrate constantly"

"Necessity is the mother of all invention"

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 14 lead says if the MMO could have any collab, he'd want a League of Legends one: "A crossover with them would be a dream come true"

FF14 x LoL, when?

GamesRadar

The League of Legends MMO "reset" earlier this year, but Riot Games' co-founder says it only "dramatically increased the likelihood of success"

Things are looking up

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'League of Legends' Trading Card Game 'Project K' Reportedly in Development

A trading card game based on League of Legends is being developed under the name Project K.

Player One

Fresh off Arcane season 2, Project K is a League of Legends trading card game, but it's not just a physical version of Legends of Runeterra

Riot Games reckons "we've created the best social TCG out there"

GamesRadar

Riot Games announced a physical card game and fans of its digital card game, Legends of Runeterra, aren't happy about it

Mommy's going to be paying more attention to their younger sibling so they're having a sulk.

PC Gamer

'League of Legends' Developer's Efforts to Fight Toxicity Reveal a Huge Flaw in Gaming

Riot Games is cracking down on toxic content creators, but its new policies could leaves room for unintended consequences for marginalized players.

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Riot Games Targets Content Creators Engaging in Bad 'Off-Platform' Conduct

Riot Games is doubling down to fight against bad "off-platform" conduct that many content creators are supposedly taking part in.

Player One

Riot takes on the quixotic task of policing bad 'Off-Platform' conduct by banning offenders from its games and suspending partner privileges

Punishment for hateful language now extends outside of in-game voice or text chat.

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Arcane producer has the final say on explaining the Netflix show's $250 million budget: "We are a game company… We didn't lease out the work"

Executive music producer Alex Seaver on why Arcane's budget was worth it

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Riot Games cracks down on Valorant and League of Legends streamers who promote boosting, smurfing, and buying accounts

Riot "may suspend access" for anyone taking sponsorships from boosting websites

Total Film

Arcane season 2 has a bit of a canon problem – but as a 13-year League of Legends veteran, I can't bring myself to care

Opinion| If we start questioning LoL canon now, the whole thing's gonna fall apart

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Video game adaptations ranked: The best 7 movies and shows based on games

There's tons of TV shows, animated series, and movies based off of video games. Here are the best video game adaptations, with the top 7 ranked.

TechRadar

Arcane season 2 act 3 ending explained: is [SPOILER] dead, what happens to Jinx, will there be a season 3, and more of your biggest questions answered

Arcane has officially come to an end – here's how the animated Netflix show wrapped up Vi and Jinx's story, and potentially sets up future League of Legends projects.

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Arcane fans (and staff) blast Netflix for "disrespectful" AI poster

Will it finally get the message?

Total Film

Netflix removed an Arcane season 2 poster made via AI and Riot Games has swiftly responded: "It's disrespectful to the incredible artists who worked on the show"

"This image was a mistake and has since been removed"

TechRadar

Arcane season 2's final trailer teases shimmer-powered Noxians, the return of two dead characters, Jinx's redemption arc, and a Piltover-based battle for the ages

Netflix has released one last teaser before Arcane season 2's final three episodes are released – and I'm not ready for what's about to happen.

Creative Bloq

League of Legends developer Riot Games unveils punchy new visual identity

It’s a fresh design system “infused with references".

PC Gamer

After dominating The Game Awards in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is in the running for even more gold in 2024

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead The Game Awards 2024 nominations, but Larian's magnum opus is still in the fight.

Total Film

Criticism of Arcane's reported $250 million budget is "silly from our perspective," says LoL co-creator, and Hollywood just can't understand "why we would do this"

"The market for this didn't exist before Arcane"

TechRadar

Arcane season 2 act 2 ending explained: who died, what's wrong with Jayce, when can I watch episode 7, and more of your biggest questions answered

TechRadar sits down with Arcane co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee to discuss act 2's emotionally devastating finale.

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