This week’s Simpsons focuses on League of Legends
League of Legends will be one of the focal points in Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons. The crossover will give fans of the show a look at the world of e-sports and PC gaming, while giving League fans who are lapsed Simpsons viewers a reason to tune in.
Whalen Rozelle, Riot Games’ co-head of e-sports, tells The Verge that The Simpsons reached out last year to learn more about League e-sports, as an executive producer for the show regularly drives by League’s e-sports arena on the way to work. “This episode was not sponsored in any way. They came to us organically to help consult on the episode,” Rozelle says. “We worked very closely with the Simpsons team, reviewing the script and sharing feedback on specific questions they had while…
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