League of Legends studio Riot Games has announced another round of layoffs, while—somewhat counterintuitively—simultaneously promising that the League team will grow to be "even larger than it is today" in the future.

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 announces several lay-offs from its League of Legends development team, which is the studio’s second round of cutbacks this year.

Riot Games has announced more layoffs, through a Twitter post that reaffirms the companies aim to "evolve" League of Legends.

It's a bold move for Riot to make now, especially since League of Legends is right in the middle of its much-viewed World Championships. We received confirmation that the esports team would not be impacted by the cuts.

After axing 530 jobs across the company this January, League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that a second wave of layoffs has put a further 32 members of staff out of work.

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

Riot Games has announced it will be laying off 27 staff members from its League of Legends PC development team and five workers from its publishing sector.

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.