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Players of the esports team T1 hold a press conference at a venue in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2025. [NEWS1]

League of Legends LCK Cup to return with new format, team roster changes

The League of Legends (LoL) Champions Korea (LCK) Cup will return this year with a revised format and extensively reshaped team rosters.

2026.1.7

Riot Games' new fighting hame to start early access on Oct. 7 [RIOT GAMES]

League of Legends beat 'em up game to begin early access on Oct. 7

Riot Games will start early access for its upcoming fighting game 2XKO on Oct. 7, giving a chance for gamers to pit their favorite League of Legends (LoL) characters against one another in one-on-one combat.

2025.9.24

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Boy band Stray Kids at the Met Gala on May 6 [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Stray Kids to feature on season 2 soundtrack of 'Arcane' on Netflix

Stray Kids will record track No. 18 for the soundtrack to the second season of the animated collaboration between Netflix and Riot Games based on League of Legends.

2024.9.13

Girl group XG partners with Riot Games to release new single

Girl group XG has partnered with Riot Games to release their collaborative single, “Undefeated,” for the ongoing Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) in the Pacific region.

2024.4.8

Players and coaches of Esports teams pose for a photo at the 2024 LCK Spring Opening Media Day at LoL Park in central Seoul on Jan. 10. [NEWS1]

Money muttering resumes as 2024 LCK season starts

The opening day of the League of Legends Champions Korea season was colored by the release of a "joint statement" expressing concerns about teams' financial sustainability within the league.

2024.1.18

Riot Games CEO Dylan Jadeja speaks to the press about the 2023 Worlds finals at the Banya Tree Club & Spa Seoul in central Seoul on Nov. 15. [RIOT GAMES]

Esports wouldn't be what it is today without Korea, Riot Games CEO says

Korea solidified its position as a global Esports powerhouse with the successful hosting of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship, following the appointment of a new CEO for Riot Games. The country's gaming culture, industry are key factors.

2023.11.26

A giant inflated ″Teemo″ sits behind the King Sejong statue at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Fans brave the rain as LoL fever ramps up ahead of finals

It was a wet morning in Seoul Thursday as office-goers trudged through puddles on their way to work. But the rain was hardly a deterrent for Esports fans, passing through a transformed Gwanghwamun as LoL fever ramps up ahead of this weekend's finals

2023.11.16

Chinese LoL team Weibo Gaming, left, faces Korea's T1 in the final round of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship in Seoul on Nov. 19. [RIOT GAMES]

Seoul pulls out all the stops as LoL Worlds reaches grand finale

Seoul City is going all out for this year’s League of Legends World Championship as the tournament takes over Gwanghwamun Square ahead of a highly-anticipated final showdown.

2023.11.14

NewJeans will sing the anthem for this year’s League of Legends Worlds Championship. [ADOR]

NewJeans to sing this year's League of Legends Worlds

Titled "Gods," the new anthem for the upcoming League of Legends Worlds Championship will be released on Oct. 4, six days before the championship kicks off on Oct. 10.

2023.9.27

Borok is an outer case that was used to store a royal seal known as eobo, which was produced for the occasion of the bestowal of an honorific title or posthumous name on a king or queen of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The above borok returned to Korea from the United States early this month. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION]

Empty borok case, now back in Korea, leaves much to the imagination

An old reddish box was placed under the spotlight for local reporters to take photographs of at the Korea House on Wednesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation were able to bring back ...

2022.7.28