UPDATE 01.23: A Riot Games spokesperson confirmed to Eurogamer that today's layoffs will affect 32 employees. 27 positions on the League of Legends team have been eliminated, in addition to five more positions in publications. “Troublemakers who were fired will have the ability to use our internal job board to apply for any open positions company-wide,” the spokesperson added.
ORIGINAL STORY 9:29 p.m.: League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that it will lay off an unspecified number of employees in the studio's second round of job cuts since earlier this year.
Riot began 2024 by laying off 530 employees in a move it insisted was a “necessity,” saying its costs had “grown to the point where they are unsustainable… [leaving] There is no room for experimentation or failure.” Ten months later, however, the studio says its latest round of job cuts “is not about downsizing to save money, but rather making sure we have the right expertise.” to keep League great for another 15 years and more.”
Even though Riot has experienced three rounds of layoffs since the beginning of 2023 (the studio also announced 46 job cuts last year), Merrill attempted to reassure League of Legends fans in his statement, saying, “I want to be clear: “We are not slowing down work on the game you love. We are investing heavily in solving today's challenges faster while building for the future.”