ChainCatcher news, former "League of Legends" mobile game producer Jonathan Chao has now joined the development team Chiru Labs for Azuki, where he will be responsible for building interactive games for the Azuki metaverse.According to his public resume, Jonathan Chao has worked at major game companies such as Ubisoft, Riot Games, and Tencent TiMi Studio. During his time at TiMi, he served as the balance director responsible for managing character balance in the "League of Legends" mobile game. On September 22, Jonathan Chao revealed on the X platform that he had left TiMi, with his next move temporarily kept confidential, but this week he has added a tag for Chiru Labs on his personal homepage, and Azuki founder ZAGABOND has also followed his X account.

ChainCatcher news, American game developer and publisher Riot Games has filed a motion with the court overseeing the FTX bankruptcy case to terminate the two companies' 7-year "League of Legends" sponsorship agreement, which was signed in August 2021.Riot Games stated that FTX was required to pay $12.5 million for displaying its brand in the LCS events, but there is still $6.25 million outstanding. Additionally, FTX is expected to owe nearly $13 million in sponsorship fees in 2023. (source link)