Cecilia Ciocchetti

Freelance writer mainly focusing on the League of Legends and VALORANT esports scenes. Sometimes at events interviewing professionals of the scene, from players to the talented people working behind the curtains. You can reach out to me via Twitter.

fiddlesticks splash art in league of legends

Riot teases ‘darker themes’ for next LoL champions after Aurora

It (Riot) knows what we're afraid of.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 20, 2024 10:00 am2024-06-20T10:00:09-05:00

League of Legends

League of Legends champion Aurora over the years

Aurora’s earlier iteration in LoL served as inspiration for Sylas, other champions

It all began with a bunny mage

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 20, 2024 10:00 am2024-06-20T10:00:07-05:00

League of Legends

Riot to test mixed-gender esports competitions in VALORANT soon

"Mixed rosters are the future."

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 18, 2024 11:00 am2024-06-18T11:00:12-05:00

Valorant

The next Legend of Zelda title flips gender roles, lets you play as the princess

Wisdom is key in the new Legend of Zelda game.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 18, 2024 10:56 am2024-06-18T10:56:11-05:00

Zelda

Jinx in the live event of Undercity Nights

Arcane will be brought to life with ‘immersive experience’ in China next year

Bridging the rift between two worlds.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 12, 2024 4:49 pm2024-06-12T16:49:40-05:00

League of Legends

The LCS trophy on a plinth as teams compete to win the North American League of Legends tournament.

LCS, CBLOL to lose 2 partnered LoL teams with new Americas league format for 2025

Cut teams could move to T2 tournaments.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 11, 2024 10:32 am2024-06-11T10:32:16-05:00

League of Legends

LLA fans at Finals Spring 2024. Image via Riot Games

Riot to reduce number of tier-one LoL esports teams and adopt unified split schedule in 2025

LCS, LLA, and CBLOL are merging into one.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 11, 2024 10:31 am2024-06-11T10:32:01-05:00

League of Legends

Battle Bunny prime Riven hops into battle

Riot introduces LoL’s new Vampire Survivors-inspired PvE game mode

Players, prepare to Swarm together.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 11, 2024 10:01 am2024-06-11T10:11:54-05:00

League of Legends

The League Vanguard software in action in-game

Vanguard in LoL has already banned almost 50K accounts, but daily player numbers are unaffected

Over 2,000 players have been banned in games of Diamond rank and above.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 11, 2024 10:01 am2024-06-11T10:01:12-05:00

League of Legends

Governor looking at pantheon for Anno 117 promo image

Anno 117: Pax Romana will let players build in ancient Rome

Rome wasn't build in a day, but maybe you can change that.

Cecilia Ciocchetti - Jun 10, 2024 3:31 pm2024-06-10T15:31:06-05:00

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