Riot admits to censoring League of Legends characters in some markets in wake of first gay Black champion

1 year 6 months ago

Riot has admitted to censoring League of Legends characters in certain countries, in the wake of releasing its first gay Black hero.

K'Sante is the latest champion to be added to the game, which had its Worlds 2022 tournament this weekend featuring a performance from rapper Lil Nas X.

Yet the game's executive producer has admitted the developer would replace certain words such as "lover" and "partner" in countries with poor LGBT+ rights.

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Ed Nightingale

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