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Riot Games cuts 530 jobs, shuts down publishing arm Riot Forge

Riot Games is laying off about 530 employees, which represents 11% of its workforce, the Tencent-owned company announced on Monday. The League of Legends Riot Games is laying off about 530 employees, which represents 11% of its workforce.

The former included details about a severance package, among other benefits like access to job placement services, counseling, visa support, as well as new laptops to replace their work computers if they don’t own one. The publishing label released five games in total, including Convergence, Hextech Mayhem, The Mageseeker, Ruined King and Song of Nunu. This year, Riot Forge is set to roll out a sixth game titled Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story, which features a storyline about Yordles.

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