Riot's ambitious plan to "optimise the internet" for League of Legends players

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Video game company Riot has built its own network and is working with big ISPs in a bid to "optimise the internet" for League of Legends players.
Riot's new network, which should be up and running by the end of March, is designed to address ping disparity across the US and Canada and should make for a more reliable and responsive gaming experience for players of the massively popular MOBA.
In a post on the League of Legends forum, Riot's Charlie Hauser said the way ISPs currently route internet traffic is not ideal for video games. So to combat this Riot is working with ISPs to have League of Legends players peer directly with its new network.
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