eSports: US game developer Riot Games changes its logo for the first time since 2006

Riot Games, the US publisher of the League of Legends game, has presented a new logo on 16/04/2019. This is the first time since its foundation in 2006 that the developer has changed its visual identity, according to Riot Games.

"It's easy to forget what life was like in 2006. iPhones were still a year away from being released and the mobile market was dominated by Blackberries and flip phones. Facebook membership was still limited to college students and Twitter was only a few months old. So when our first art director originally sketched our logo, no one thought about readability for app use or scaling. As technology changed and we began playing in new environments, it became clear that the logo we used for so long and had grown so fond of needed a rework," said Riot Games.

"After looking at all the places that the logo is used, we decided to separate the fist from the word Riot. This isn’t a novel thing, as we’ve done it a lot with our own internal swag, social media channels, and even our website. But it was important that the fist was recognizable (and looked good) when it…