EUW LoL server down, plagued by ‘Failed to Receive Platform SIPT’ error

The Western European server for League of Legends appears to be down, but no issues are being reported on Riot Games’ Service Status website. Players who try to log in find themselves stuck on a black screen of the client while a ‘Failed to Receive Platform SIPT’ error popup is shown. The game currently does not give options except for players to close the game.

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