June 1st is right around the corner which means it's almost time to celebrate Pride Month! This year, we're providing ways for players to represent themselves in game, celebrating all the LGBTQIA+ players that contribute to our community, and investing in a more welcoming future for games industry talent.
Pride in Our Games
The Pride collection grows every year. This year we’ve got new emotes, minigames, and gun buddies spread across our games as well as the return of a lot of previous years’ Pride content.
In League, Rainbow Warpaint, a new emote featuring Rell hits the rift. The rainbow Rell joins TF and Graves, K’Sante, and Vi emotes which are all returning from the past few years of Pride.
On TFT’s Convergence, you can claim the Little Legend Arcade QiQi who brings an iconic energy; double down with the QiQi Strut emote and you’re ready for the runway. See everything both games are doing for Pride, as well as how to get this new content, over in our League & TFT article.
Over in Wild Rift, the poros are almost ready to party. They just need a new fit. The team created a new minigame where you can deck out poros in all the colors of the rainbow to make sure they’re ready for their Pride party.
As Twisted Fate makes his debut in Path of Champions, Legends of Runeterra will be bringing back the Pride Bundle featuring a Twisted Fate & Graves Card Back, icons, and guardians from years past.
In VALORANT, a gun buddy featuring Dan The Penguin saddling up a rainbow heart leads the new content. Check out everything they’re offering in game and some of the incredible LGBTQIA+ art from around the community in VALORANT’s article coming on June 2. Oh, and if you happen to be in Toronto for VCT Masters, head over to the corner of Trinity-Bellwoods park to check out the Pride mural we commissioned from Strawberry7.
Donating to oSTEM
As part of our Pride celebration this year we’re making a $100,000 donation to oSTEM, an organization that empowers LGBTQIA+ people to pursue STEM education and careers through its dedicated community-building efforts. Rainbow Rioters, our RIG for LGBTQIA+ Rioters and allies, has long been a champion of oSTEM so this year we wanted to contribute directly to oSTEM’s important mission. The donation will be used to bring more students to oSTEM’s 15th annual conference where they can attend presentations, connect with peers, and find mentors to help them in their journey while also funding crucial mental health workshops and resources for all attendees.
