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One Year And 14 Million Active Players Later, Valorant Is Going Mobile
2.6.2021
Officially launched on June 2 of last year, Riot Games’ hero shooter Valorant has enjoyed massive success on PC, with more than a half-billion matches played and over 14 million active players. Today Riot announced plans to expand the franchise, starting with Valorant Mobile. Read more
Riot Blockchain, the Leading BTC Mining Co. in North America
27.5.2021
Riot Blockchain announced the completion of Whinstone US’s acquisition, making them the leading Bitcoin mining company in North America. The total amount paid for the transaction is 80 million dollars in cash and 11.8 million worth of shares. Riot had XMS Capital Partners as their financial advisor...
Valorant Pro Jay “Sinatraa” Won Suspended For Six Months Following Sexual Assault Investigation
17.5.2021
Jay “Sinatraa” Won has been suspended from competing in professional Valorant matches for six months following Riot’s investigation of claims he sexually assaulted his girlfriend Cleo Hernandez. Announced today, the six month suspension will last until September 10 and require Won to participate...
Big Time Studios Aims to Bring NFTs to the Masses, Set to Raise $21 Million in Funding
14.5.2021
The Los Angeles-based company Big Time Studios has announced the company is set to raise $21 million in two funding rounds backed by a number of investors. The company’s founder Ari Meilich was the CEO and co-creator of the Ethereum metaverse Decentraland. Big Time Studios aims to bring...
Vývojáři League of Legends ukázali, jak nekomunikovat se svými fanoušky
6.5.2021
O společnosti Riot Games je v poslední době hodně slyšet, málokdy ale v pozitivním smyslu. Fanouškům populární online hry League of Legends vadí nevhodná komunikace ze strany společnosti, ale i nevhodný přístup k vlastním zaměstnancům
Riot Will Record Valorant Voice Comms To Catch Racists
30.4.2021
Riot announced updates to its privacy policy today that will allow the company to record and evaluate reported player voice communications in its team-based shooter Valorant. Read more
GoG do neděle rozdává socialistický retro brawler Tonight We Riot
30.4.2021
Riot Shuts Down League Of Legends Fan Game After Creators Say Riot Tried To 'Extort' Them
28.4.2021
For nearly five years, a group of League of Legends fans have been working on Chronoshift, a “legacy server” that would let players travel back to a decade-old version of the ever-evolving MOBA, not unlike the unofficial servers that preceded (and continued in the wake of) WoW Classic. Now, though...
Riot Co-Founder Courageously Tweets, Deletes ‘Critical Race Theory’ Dog Whistle
23.4.2021
“Critical race theory” is the right’s latest buzz phrase in service of silencing discussion of America’s racist past and how it informs the country’s still very racist present. Last night, Riot co-founder and chairman Marc Merrill tweeted and quoted an article about how critical race theory is...
Blockcap Mined $33M in BTC in First Quarter, Q1 Bitcoin Revenue Outshines US Competitors
17.4.2021
The Texas-based Blockcap Incorporated revealed the blockchain and mining firm has mined approximately 544 bitcoins during the first quarter of 2021. Blockcap says the $33 million worth of bitcoin stems from the firm’s fleet of 12,176 mining rigs. Blockcap Rakes in 544 Bitcoins During the last...
Riot Blockchain Bitcoin production jumps 80% over pre-halving levels
12.4.2021
The company said it held more than $94 million in crypto as of March 31, all from Bitcoin it has mined
Texas Bitcoin Mining Swells- Riot Purchases Mining Site for $650M, Blockcap Establishes HQ in Austin
10.4.2021
The Lone Star State of Texas is solidifying its role as a bitcoin mining and blockchain hub. This week two major bitcoin mining companies established operations in Texas. The company Riot Blockchain purchased a mining site in Rockdale and the bitcoin mining firm Blockcap announced establishing...
Riot Blockchain is set to acquire a Texas data facility for $650M
8.4.2021
The $650 million deal sees Riot Blockchain acquiring a major data center owned by Northern Data AG, one of its competitors
Riot Blockchain purchases 42,000 Antminers from Bitmain
7.4.2021
The $138.5 million deal will add an estimated 3.7 EH/s to Riot’s existing and planned mining capacity
Riot Blockchain’s hashing capacity grew 460% in 2020: Report
1.4.2021
Riot Blockchain has published its 2020 financials and revealed it has increased its hashrate by 460%
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28.3.2021
Riot Blockchain stock plunges with Bitcoin as market correction deepens
25.3.2021
RIOT stock was down by as much as 14.4% on Thursday
Bitcoin mining stocks have outperformed BTC by 455% over the past 12 months
22.3.2021
While Bitcoin is up 900% in the last 12 months, shares in the four largest publicly-traded mining firms are up 5,000% over the same period
Black Panther Coming To Avengers, Gotham Knights Delayed, Outriders Launching On Game Pass And More
20.3.2021
This week on Morning Checkpoint we celebrate the death of Fortnite’s Peely, learn more about upcoming Square Enix games, see who’s the next big hero coming to Avengers, eat a baby(?) and get a look at the next generation of PSVR controllers.Read more
Riot Games Says It Finds No Evidence Of Wrongdoing By CEO Accused Of Sexual Harassment
16.3.2021
A three-person special committee tasked with reviewing a third-party investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent announced to the company’s staff today that it found “no evidence” of misconduct and recommended no action be taken against the executive,...