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    The LEC Broadcast crew put their jobs on the line to combat the Neom partnership

    Multiple members of the LEC recently tweeted out their internal response to the LEC's now-reversed partnership with Neom announced yesterday. The LEC broadcast team had threatened to strike the show, refusing to participate until the sponsorship deal was revoked. Read more here:

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    [UPDATED 7/30] LEC ends Neom partnership; teams had no say in the deal

    Earlier today the LEC announced a new partnership with Neom. After an immense amount of backlash and criticism from both Riot employees and the community, Riot Games has ended the partnership with the Saudi Arabia city.

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    Medic to step back from broadcast for week 7 of 2020 LEC Summer Split

    League of Legends European Championship Play-by-play Caster Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain will be taking the week off for week 7 of the 2020 LEC Summer Split. Medic announced he would be stepping off the broadcast for the LEC this week after being left physically and emotionally drained, and that Riot Games and the LEC was supporting him in his choice to return next week after fully processing and recharging his batteries.

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    Inven Global partners with LoL stats platform LoLvvv

    Inven Global has partnered with League of Legends stats platform LOLvvv.com to provide visitors with essential insights, including metagame data, tier lists, and champion builds.

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    Prepare your wallets, League of Legends fans... Spirit Blossom merch is here!

    Summoners will not only get two new champions and an extensive skin line, but also a brand new merch line featuring from hoodies to figurines.

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    [LCK Today] DWG destroys DRX in match between the top two, AF sweeps HLE

    On the 30th (KST), in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split, Afreeca Freecs played Hanwha Life Esports and DAMWON Gaming faced off with DRX. Afreeca Freecs played confidently against

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    [Updated 7/29] Most applicants pass initial evaluation for LCK franchising: Who will be the winners?

    The initial evaluation of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) franchising has been concluded and delivered to the applicants. As predicted, it was said that most of the companies that applied

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    [UPDATE 7/29] LEC community in uproar after the league partners with Saudi Arabia city Neom

    The League of Legends European Championship (LEC) announced Tuesday that it has added Saudi Arabia city Neom as its main partner for the 2020 Summer Season. Neom, which joins the likes of Kia, Alienware, and KitKat will be sponsoring the Oracle Lens segment during live broadcasts.

    · Jul 29, 2020
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    Exos Heroes Summer Festa Event is here! Get a new 5-star hero, Bernadette

    The largest feature being the new Fatecore theme that will introduce a new unit weekly from the start until the end of the Summer Festa event. In addition, all players will receive the fated 5-star hero Bernadette!

    · Jul 28, 2020
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    Bug? Intended? Reddit user locates bug in cannon minions’ range

    Red side cannon minions had 20 shorter range than the blue side minions since alpha. Yesterday, a user named Caenen posted on League of Legends Reddit that he found out the red side cannon minions had

    · Jul 28, 2020
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    LoL THE NEXT, the gaming audition program by Riot Games to pilot on August 2nd

    The survival audition program for League of Legends, “LoL THE NEXT” was finally revealed by Riot Korea on the 27th (KST). There will be four 1st generation legends, Lee “Wolf”

    · Jul 27, 2020
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    Rensga Harumi becomes first woman to compete in an official LoL Esports match in Brazil

    The Brazilian League of Legends Esports scene welcomes Gabriela “Harumi” Gonçalves, the first woman to take on an official LoL Esports stage, under the name of Rensga Esports. In a

    · Jul 27, 2020
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    MARVEL Contest of Champions Summoner Showdown Tournament is back

    Kabam is bringing you the 2020 Summoner Showdown tournament for the award-winning mobile game, MARVEL Contest of Champions. Players can soon compete for the title of 2020's Summoner Showdown Champion starting next month. An all-new announcement video can be seen here.

    · Jul 27, 2020
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    Dota 2's The International 2020 prize pool passes $30M, on course to set new records

    Dota 2's crown event, The International, is on course to break another prize pool record. On Monday, the pot for The International 2020 (TI10) surpassed $30M and is now just about $4M shy of beating the biggest prize pool in esports history — TI9's $34.3M.

    · Jul 27, 2020