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Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill has announced that an unknown number of staff on the League of Legends development team will be laid off.

Riot Games is cutting jobs from its League of Legends team. Marc Merrill, the studio's co-founder, co-chairman and chief product officer, announced the cuts today on X. "This isn’t about reducing headcount to save money—it’s about making sure we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great for another 15 years and beyond,

A spokesperson for Riot Games has informed Eurogamer that today's layoffs will affect 32 employees. The League of Legends team has seen 27 positions cut, along with an additional five roles in publishing.

Riot Games has announced it will be laying off an unknown number of developers from the League of Legends PC development team, while simultaneously pledging to increase the size of the League of Legends team.

The latest Riot Games League of Legends layoffs are the third in two years, as the company struggles to find a balance.

"It's about making sure we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great for another 15 years and beyond"