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RIOT GAMES KICKS-OFF STAR GUARDIAN EVENT WITH CROSS-GAME CONTENT, MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS, MERCH, AND MORE ON JULY 14 The beloved anime-inspired alternate universe thematic returns this summer with content across "League of Legends", "League of Legends: Wild Rift", and "Legends of Runeterra"

LOS ANGELES - JULY 12, 2022 - Today, game developer and publisher Riot Games announced details of the global Star Guardian event, a 10 week magical experience that brings together global players and anime fans alike with immersive in-game content and out-of-game events. The Star Guardian event begins globally on Thursday, July 14, with the song and music video release of the event anthem “Everything Goes On” by Porter Robinson. Then, players and fans will see new content releases in "League of Legends", "League of Legends: Wild Rift", and "Legends of Runeterra", and the launch of "Sessions: Star Guardian Taliyah" and the Star Guardian merch line.

Star Guardian is Riot Games' tribute to the magical girl (mahō shōjo), an anime genre that empowers young women, shows the importance of good friends, and celebrates authentic representations of one’s self. Like the content and series that came before it, Star Guardian is a vibrant alternative universe that centers on a young cast of champions who navigate school relationships by day and the responsibilities of magical warriors by night.

League of Legends: Star Nemesis Morgana, Star Nemesis Fiddlesticks, Star Guardian Taliyah, Star Guardian Sona, Star Guardian Kai'Sa, Prestige Star Guardian Ekko

"Star Guardian is a world our players love and have been wanting to see more of for so many years," said Executive Producer on "League of Legends" Jeremy Lee. "We're so excited to be bringing it back in this big way, across multiple titles and parts of Riot, and working with so many amazing partners to really show the potential of this universe to our players, as well as potential new fans who love this kind of magic just as much as us."

Kicking off the event is the release of “Everything Goes On”, a song by acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and producer Porter Robinson. Robinson wrote, produced and sang on the track. “Everything Goes On” tells the story of two Star Guardians, each independently coming to terms with their loss and finding the will to move on with their new comrades. The song will be available to stream on all major streaming platforms and its music video will premiere on YouTube on July 14 at 8:00AM PT.

"League of Legends", the world's most-played PC MOBA, will be releasing 12 new Star Guardian skins, an in-client narrative experience titled Star Guardian: Another Sky, a brand new champion, and an event pass to unlock more exclusive content:

  • Champion Launch: Nilah the Joy Unbound (ADC)
  • Skins: Star Guardian Akali (Legendary), Kai’Sa (Legendary), Ekko, Sona, Taliyah, Quinn, Nilah, and Rell; Star Nemesis Morgana and Fiddlesticks; Prestige Star Guardian Ekko and Syndra
  • LoL (and TFT) Star Guardian Event Pass
  • Ultimate Spellbook game mode returns
  • New Emotes, Chromas, and Wards
  • In-Client Narrative Experience: Star Guardian: Another Sky (LoL Exclusive)

Through games of LoL and TFT, players will progress through a compelling story of love and loss, forgiveness and friendship through the eyes of a brand new crew led by Akali and Kai'Sa. At the same time, by completing in-game champion missions, they'll increase their "bond" with the various Guardians, unlocking rewards and discovering new stories along the way.

Star Guardian: Another Sky

"League of Legends: Wild Rift", Riot Games' made-for-mobile MOBA, features new and returning Star Guardians during this event, as well as its own in-client narrative experience featuring the Star Guardians' familiars:

  • Skins: Star Guardian Orianna, Seraphine, Ahri, Senna, Xayah, Rakan, and Miss Fortune; Redeemed Star Guardian Rakan and Xayah
  • WR Star Guardian Event Pass
  • In-Client Narrative Experience (WR Exclusive)

Players will witness Xayah’s journey to save Rakan first-hand with the help of some brand new Star Guardians. They'll level up their squad and their familiars through a series of in-game missions, battle chaos monsters in combat encounters, and follow the fearless Guardians as they learn to forgive and forge new friendships.

Star Guardian in Wild Rift

In Legends of Runeterra a group of old and new heroines come to the rescue! Along with some new friends:

  • Skins: Star Guardian Gwen, Kai'Sa, Jinx, Senna, Quinn, Taliyah, Lulu, Soraka
  • Guardians: Star Guardian Drake and Gwen Doll
  • Board: Starlight Stage Legendary Board
  • New Emotes & Cardbacks

As a part of the event, Riot Games Music is releasing their third album of creator-safe music, appropriately themed and named "Sessions: Star Guardian Taliyah." Songs on the two previous "Sessions" albums have been collectively streamed over 43 million times on major streaming platforms and offer creators a vibrant and unique catalog of music for free use on their content. Players and fans can expect a suite of dance and electronic music in the third album that also plays in the glitch pop, future funk, and kawaii bass spaces. Contributing artists are as follows:

  • 3D BLAST
  • bear bear & friends
  • chromonicci
  • ev.exi
  • FIBRE
  • Hyleo
  • leon chang
  • Mélonade
  • Mere Notilde
  • Rob Robinson
  • Semoothe
  • Snail's House
  • Strawberry Station
  • suteki
  • Synthion
  • TANUKI

The Riot Games Social Impact Fund, Riot’s nonprofit engine, will activate during Star Guardian to support nonprofits around the world by giving players multiple ways to give back throughout the event. In "League of Legends", from July 14 to August 15, Riot will contribute 20% of proceeds from the Star Guardian Event Pass to the Riot Games Social Impact Fund in partnership with ImpactAssets. From July 28 to August 29, Riot will contribute 100% of proceeds from Star Guardian Taliyah and all related bundle sales to the Riot Games Social Impact Fund. Qualifying in-game items below:

  • Star Guardian Taliyah (skin only)
  • Star Guardian Taliyah Border Set
  • Star Guardian Taliyah Chroma Bundle
  • Star Guardian Taliyah All-Star Bundle

In "Wild Rift", for every 10 chaos monsters defeated by players between July 14 and August 11 in the in-client narrative experience, Riot Games will contribute $1 to the Riot Games Social Impact Fund, up to $2 million.

And finally, players will be able to represent their love of everything Star Guardian with official Riot Games Merchandise plushies, apparel, jewelry, and more starting July 14. The official collection also includes Riot-designed partner goods from companies like Good Smile Company and Secretlab:

Good Smile Company

  • Star Guardian Zoe 1/7 Scale Figure (Preorder)
  • Star Guardian Jinx 1/7 Scale Figure (Preorder)

Secretlab

  • Star Guardian Edition Pillow

RockLove Jewelry

  • Star Guardian Soraka Wand Pendant
  • Star Guardian Ina Ring

For more information on Star Guardian 2022, please visit starguardian.com or check out @leagueoflegends, @wildrift, @playruneterra, and @riotgamesmusic on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

League of Legends: Wild Rift: Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah & Rakan, Star Guardian Xayah & Rakan, Star Guardian Seraphine, Star Guardian Senna, Star Guardian Orianna, Star Guardian Miss Fortune, Star Guardian Ahri

About Riot Games

Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, "League of Legends", to worldwide acclaim. League has gone on to be the most played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports.

As League enters its second decade, Riot continues to evolve the game while delivering new experiences to players with "Teamfight Tactics", "Legends of Runeterra", "VALORANT", "League of Legends: Wild Rift", and multiple work-in-progress titles, while exploring the world of Runeterra through multimedia projects across music, comic books, TV, and more.

Founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill and led by CEO Nicolo Laurent, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 3,000 Rioters in 20+ offices worldwide.

Follow Riot Games on social media at @riotgames.

About League of Legends

Released in 2009, "League of Legends" is Riot Games' debut title and one of the most-played competitive games in the world, engaging millions of players daily in 20+ officially-supported languages. A mainstay of the MOBA genre, in "League", two teams of five powerful champions face off to destroy each other's base in a game that blends the speed, strategy, and intensity of an RTS with immersive RPG elements.

"League" continues to evolve year over year in gameplay and storytelling, delivering fresh new experiences like K/DA, immersive stories like Star Guardian and Spirit Blossom, and technical balance changes to ensure competitive integrity. As the basis for the Runeterra universe, League champions have been featured in music, comic books, spinoff games, collectible figurines, board games, TV series, and more. The annual League of Legends World Championship is the most widely viewed esport tournament, and is among the largest and most popular sporting events in the world.

Visit leagueoflegends.com for more information and follow @leagueoflegends on social media.

About League of Legends: Wild Rift

"League of Legends: Wild Rift" is a mobile strategy and action game, developed by Riot Games and in Regional Open Beta since 2020. Wild Rift brings the classic MOBA gameplay of "League of Legends" to mobile devices, with fresh controls and a streamlined feel designed for touchscreens. Players of every level can team up with friends, find their favorite champion, and go for big plays in the 5v5 battle to destroy the enemy base—free-to-play anytime, anywhere. A console release of "Wild Rift" is planned at a later date.

Critically acclaimed and winner of multiple awards, including iPhone Game of the Year, Play Store Competitive Game of the Year, and the Golden Joystick for Best Mobile Game, "Wild Rift" promises to bring the magic of League to new audiences worldwide. Players will have a brand-new portal into the universe of Runeterra, a highly competitive and fair esports experience, Riot Games' chart-topping music, beloved and visually refreshed champions, and a broad and deep community of creators.

Learn more at wildrift.leagueoflegends.com, and follow @wildrift on Twitter and @playwildrift on Instagram.

About Riot Games Social Impact Fund

The Riot Games Social Impact Fund, which was created in 2019, is Riot’s nonprofit engine for Riot’s collective efforts for global social impact. In partnership with ImpactAssets, the Social Impact Fund helps us make direct investments to organizations around the globe that are working to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, distribute funding to almost any country, and allows us to move quickly when opportunities arise. Since inception, the Social Impact Fund has allowed Riot to distribute over $23M in grants to nonprofits worldwide and supported 400 organizations across 25 regions. For more information on Riot’s social impact programs, please visit Riotgames.com.

About Riot Games Music

Riot Games Music builds on Riot’s fandom at the intersection of gaming and music — fostering partnerships with artists who can take the global player experience to the next level through music, live events, IP expansion. In 2021, Riot Games Music worked on featured partnerships for the Arcane soundtrack through Imagine Dragons and their Billboard chart-topping single “Enemy”. Riot Games Music is also known for their other projects including K/DA, a chart-topping, virtual girl-group based off of champions from "League of Legends", “What Could Have Been” by Sting, original Esports Anthems that have collectively amassed billions of streams, and "Sessions", a new music project focused around creators, available for anyone to use without concern of copyright strikes.

About Porter Robinson

At age 18, the North Carolina-based producer and songwriter burst onto the scene with a complex, bombastic brand of electro-house. Following the major success of his 2014 debut album Worlds, Porter released the RIAA Gold single “Shelter” with Madeon in 2016, followed by a Shelter Live Tour spanning 43 dates and four continents. The following year, Porter began releasing music under a new alias, Virtual Self, which led to his first Grammy nomination for the BBC Radio 1 hit single “Ghost Voices.” In 2019, Porter put on the first Second Sky Festival, which sold out all 30,000 tickets for the two-day festival in a single day. In both 2020 and 2021, Porter Robinson hosted editions of his virtual festival Secret Sky, amassing over 6 million viewers combined, and which came to be regarded as the most sophisticated virtual festivals of their time. Later in 2021, following the release of Nurture, Second Sky Festival made its return to the Bay Area, selling out 40,000 tickets in a single day. Immediately following, the Nurture Live North American Tour sold over 150,000 concert tickets and was the highest grossing electronic tour of 2021. At Second Sky 2021, Porter debuted his new DJ side project Air2Earth, which is focused on sample-driven, tranquil prog-house and airy disco, and in 2022 will perform at festivals including Bonnarroo, Electric Forest, Moonrise Festival, and Imagine Festival.