{
  "id": 10105189,
  "title": "League of Legends down: Check Riot Games server status as Valorant also faces outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/league-of-legends-down-check-riot-games-server-status-as-valorant",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-27T01:03:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/league-of-legends-down-check-riot-games-server-status-as-valorant-also-faces-outage-101790470720468.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gamers are experiencing issues with both League of Legends and Valorant, two popular games developed by Riot Games, in the United States. As of the evening of September 26, 2026, thousands of League of Legends players and hundreds of Valorant players reported outages on Downdetector, a website tracking internet outages.\n\nLeague of Legends users in the US reported 6,923 problems, with 41% related to server connection issues, 33% to game launch problems, and 16% to gameplay issues. Valorant, on the other hand, has 484 reported outages in the US, with 30% of the problems tied to game launch, 30% to gameplay, and 24% to server connection troubles.\n\nThese service interruptions have impacted a significant number of players, causing frustration and disruption in their gaming experiences.",
  "summary": "League of Legends appears to be down for many players, with thousands of reports flooding in on Downdetector on Friday night.",
  "key_points": [
    "League of Legends and Valorant experiencing outages in US",
    "6,923 League of Legends issues, 41% server connection problems",
    "484 Valorant outages, 30% game launch issues"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The outages of League of Legends and Valorant in the US leave thousands of frustrated players unable to access or play the games, disrupting their evening gaming experiences.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}