Riot Games
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Type |
Subsidiary |
Founded |
September 2006 (18 years ago) |
Founded by |
Brandon Beck · Marc Merrill |
Parent company |
Tencent (from 2011) |
Headquarters |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
Employees |
2,500 (as of 2018) |
Products |
See § Games |
Riot Games is a video game company owned by Tencent, which is the parent company of Hypixel Studios.
History[]
Riot Games was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill.[1]
The company's first game, League of Legends, was released on 27 October 2009 after six months of beta testing.[1]
Riot Games was partially acquired by Tencent in February 2011 and fully acquired in December 2015.[2]
In October 2019, several new games were announced: an eponymous standalone mobile version of the Teamfight Tactics mode from League of Legends, a digital collectible card game (Legends of Runeterra), and a port of League of Legends to mobile devices and consoles (League of Legends: Wild Rift).[3]
Riot Games acquired Hypixel Studios on 16 April 2020.[4][5] Prior to this acquisition, Hypixel Studios had been funded by Riot Games ever since its foundation.[5]
Games[]
| Game | Release date | Genres |
|---|---|---|
| League of Legends | 2009 | MOBA |
| Teamfight Tactics | 2019 | Auto-battler |
| Legends of Runeterra | 2020 | Digital card game |
| Valorant | 2020 | Shooter |
| League of Legends: Wild Rift | 2020 | MOBA |
References[]
- ↑ a b "League of Legends is now 10 years old. This is the story of its birth." (archive) – Washington Post, 28 October 2019.
- ↑ "Tencent Takes Full Control Of 'League Of Legends' Creator Riot Games" (archive) by Jon Russell. TechCrunch, 17 December 2015.
- ↑ "Riot celebrates ten years of 'LoL' by finally announcing new games" (archive) by Richard Lawler. Engadget, 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Riot Games Acquires Hypixel Studios, Developer of Upcoming Block Game Hytale" (archive) (PDF) – Hypixel Studios, 16 April 2020.
- ↑ a b "Entering a new era for Hypixel Studios: an announcement from Simon and Noxy" – Hytale Blog, 16 April 2020.
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