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Riot Games

2014-08-31T01:14:44Z

FenixFeather: /* Game */ Fix ambiguous link

{{Infobox company
| name = Riot Games
| logo = [[File:RiotGamesLogo.jpg|200px]]
| type = Subsidiary of [[Tencent Holdings]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tencent-acquires-majority-stake-in-riot-games/1100-6298298/|publisher=Gamespot|author=Jon Leo|date=8 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| foundation = 2006
| location = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people = Brandon Beck (CEO) Marc Merrill (President)
| industry = [[Video game industry|Interactive entertainment]]
|locations = 11 (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/about|title=The Riot Manifesto|publisher=Riot Games|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| products = ''[[League of Legends]]''
| num_employees = 1,000 (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/07/11/league-of-legends-at-staples-center/2504935/|author=Mike Snider|title='League of Legends' makes big league moves|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=July 11, 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| revenue = {{profit}} US $927 million (April 2013 - March 2014)<ref>http://www.superdataresearch.com/blog/mmo-arpu/</ref>
| parent = [[Tencent Holdings]]
| homepage = [http://www.riotgames.com/ www.riotgames.com]
}}

'''Riot Games''' is an American [[video game publisher]] that was established in 2006. Their main office is based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. They currently have additional offices located in [[St. Louis]], [[Dublin]], [[Seoul]], [[São Paulo]], [[Istanbul]], [[Moscow]], [[Sydney]], and [[Taipei]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/careers|title=Jobs at Riot|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>

Riot is known for their first and only title, ''[[League of Legends]]'', which was released in both [[North America]] and [[Europe]] on October 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timeline.leagueoflegends.com/|title=Interactive Timeline|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Riot Games, Inc. was founded as an [[Indie game developer]] in 2006 by Brandon "Ryze" Beck, and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=blizzardEmployees /> The company announced its first game, ''League of Legends: Clash of Fates'', in October 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/riot-games-league-legends-announced|title=Riot Games’ League of Legends Announced|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|author=Anthony Gallegos|date=7 Oct 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> and released the game in October 2009 as simply ''League of Legends''. Their game uses a [[free-to-play]] model, supported by [[microtransactions]] rather than ads or boxed copy sales.

In 2008, Riot Games obtained initial funding of [[United States dollar|US]]$7 million provided by venture capital firms [[Benchmark Capital]] and [[FirstMark Capital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5023761/riot-games-get-a-7m-launch|title=Riot Games Get a $7M Launch|publisher=Kotaku|author=Leigh Alexander|date=10 Jul 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In a second round of funding in 2009, the company raised $8 million from Benchmark, FirstMark, and Chinese technology giant [[Tencent Holdings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pehub.com/2009/09/09/riot-games-raises-8-million/|title=Riot Games Raises $8 Million|publisher=PE Hub|author=admin|date=9 Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/44167965/riot-games-8-million-play|title=Riot Games: $8 Million to Play With|publisher=Red Herring|author=Lalee Sadighi|date=Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In early 2011, Tencent Holdings bought out a majority stake in Riot Games. ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' and [[VentureBeat]] estimated the transaction to be roughly $350 to $400 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110204/chinas-tencent-buys-riot-games-for-400-million/|title=China's Tencent Buys Riot Games|author=Peter Kafka|publisher=All Things Digital|date=4 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/05/riotgames-tencent-idUSN044616620110205 | work=Reuters | first=Clare | last=Baldwin | title=UPDATE 1-Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games | date=2011-02-05|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Tencent later reported the deal was for $231,465,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tencent.com/en-us/content/ir/rp/2011/attachments/201101.pdf|title=Tencent 2011 Interim Report|page=44|publisher=Tencent|accessdate=29 Jan 2014}}</ref>

Employees at the company include veterans of ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', such as the former lead developer [[Steve Feak|Steve "Guinsoo" Feak]], and the former official DotA-Allstars.com website founder Steve "Pendragon" Mescon.<ref name=da>{{cite web|url=http://www.neutralcreeps.com/2011/07/steve-mescon-hints-bringing-dota.html|title=Steve Mescon hints bringing DotA-AllStars.com back online|publisher=Neutral Creeps|date=5 Jul 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Riot Games also employs some former [[Blizzard Entertainment]] employees,<ref name=blizzardEmployees>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blizzard-developers-join-riot-games-online-title|title=Blizzard developers join Riot Games' online title|publisher=GamesIndustryInternational|author=Kath Brice|date=25 Jun 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> including [[Greg Street]], former Lead Systems Designer for ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-street/7/644/b35</ref><ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1v6atn/greg_ghostcrawler_street_now_lead_game_designer/</ref><ref>http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3694-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games</ref> On July 12, 2013, Business Insider named Riot Games #4 on its list of the top 25 technology companies to work for in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/top-25-tech-companies-to-work-at-in-2013-2013-7?op=1|title=The 25 Best Tech Companies To Work For In 2013|publisher=Business Insider|author=Megan Rose Dickey|date=12 Jul 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On November 8, 2013, Riot Games announced that the company had a new campus being developed in western Los Angeles, which they would tentatively move into in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/08/riot-games-moving-to-huge-new-campus-in-2015?abthid=527d2ea8874b95cc1200000a | publisher=[[IGN]] | first=Chris | last=Pereira | title=Riot Games Moving to Huge New Campus in 2015 | date=2013-11-08}}</ref>

==Game==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
!Genre
!Platform
|-
|''[[League of Legends]]''
|2009
|[[Multiplayer online battle arena]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]/[[OS_X|Mac]]
|-
|}

==Distribution==
Riot Games has already released and distributed ''League of Legends'' in South America, Australia, the United States, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Western and Eastern Europe, Brazil, and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jikonka|title=Indonesian servers join the League: transfer now|url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/special-event/indonesian-servers-join-league-transfer-now|accessdate=20 October 2013|date=18 October 2013}}</ref> In China, Riot's primary shareholder [[Tencent Holdings|Tencent Inc.]] distributes the game online. In Southeast Asia, online game service provider [[Garena]] publishes League of Legends. In North America, Riot Games self-publishes and operates the game and all of its customer service aspects.

In Europe, Riot Games has signed an international licensing partnership with GOA, a division of [[Orange S.A.]]. On October 13, 2009, GOA and Riot announced that they would start channeling server access for players located in Europe, to GOA's dedicated servers. This restriction meant that players located in Europe would not be able to play on Riot's servers in the United States. Due to negative community feedback, the channeling decision was rescinded October 16, 2009. On May 10, 2010, Riot Games announced that they would take over distribution and operation of the game in Europe. To do so, Riot Games established a European headquarters in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/riot-games-inc-establishe/|title=Riot Games Inc establishes EMEA Headquarters in Dublin|publisher=IDA Ireland Investment Promotion Agency|date=15 Jul 2010|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On July 19, 2012, Riot Games launched the official Closed Beta Test servers for ''League of Legends'' [[Greece]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed. On April 16, 2013, Riot Games launched the official Open Beta Test servers for ''League of Legends'' [[Russia]].

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
# {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eay0NJaGakU|title=Riot Games Office Tour with Chobra|publisher=ggChronicle|author=Will “Chobra” Cho|format=video|date=13 Oct 2012|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}
# Brad Stone, Ashlee Vance, and Cliff Edwards, "Blurring the Line Between Virtual and Real.." ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', no. 4235 (June 27, 2011): 37-38.
# Jamaica King (December 2010). [http://bcis.pacificu.edu/journal/article.php?id=758 Online Gaming Communities: Strengths, Limitations, & Death]. Interface.

[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2006]]
[[Category:Tencent Holdings]]
[[Category:Video game companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in California]]

Riot Games

2014-08-18T15:28:03Z

FenixFeather: Reverted 1 edit by 108.20.230.135 (talk): Riot Games is the correct name of the company. (TW)

{{Infobox company
| name = Riot Games
| logo = [[File:RiotGamesLogo.jpg|200px]]
| type = Subsidiary of [[Tencent Holdings]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tencent-acquires-majority-stake-in-riot-games/1100-6298298/|publisher=Gamespot|author=Jon Leo|date=8 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| foundation = 2006
| location = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people = Brandon Beck (CEO) Marc Merrill (President)
| industry = [[Video game industry|Interactive entertainment]]
|locations = 11 (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/about|title=The Riot Manifesto|publisher=Riot Games|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| products = ''[[League of Legends]]''
| num_employees = 1,000 (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/07/11/league-of-legends-at-staples-center/2504935/|author=Mike Snider|title='League of Legends' makes big league moves|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=July 11, 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| revenue = {{profit}} US $927 million (April 2013 - March 2014)<ref>http://www.superdataresearch.com/blog/mmo-arpu/</ref>
| parent = [[Tencent Holdings]]
| homepage = [http://www.riotgames.com/ www.riotgames.com]
}}

'''Riot Games''' is an American [[video game publisher]] that was established in 2006. Their main office is based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. They currently have additional offices located in [[St. Louis]], [[Dublin]], [[Seoul]], [[São Paulo]], [[Istanbul]], [[Moscow]], [[Sydney]], and [[Taipei]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/careers|title=Jobs at Riot|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>

Riot is known for their first and only title, ''[[League of Legends]]'', which was released in both [[North America]] and [[Europe]] on October 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timeline.leagueoflegends.com/|title=Interactive Timeline|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Riot Games, Inc. was founded as an [[Indie game developer]] in 2006 by Brandon "Ryze" Beck, and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=blizzardEmployees /> The company announced its first game, ''League of Legends: Clash of Fates'', in October 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/riot-games-league-legends-announced|title=Riot Games’ League of Legends Announced|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|author=Anthony Gallegos|date=7 Oct 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> and released the game in October 2009 as simply ''League of Legends''. Their game uses a [[free-to-play]] model, supported by [[microtransactions]] rather than ads or boxed copy sales.

In 2008, Riot Games obtained initial funding of [[United States dollar|US]]$7 million provided by venture capital firms [[Benchmark Capital]] and [[FirstMark Capital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5023761/riot-games-get-a-7m-launch|title=Riot Games Get a $7M Launch|publisher=Kotaku|author=Leigh Alexander|date=10 Jul 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In a second round of funding in 2009, the company raised $8 million from Benchmark, FirstMark, and Chinese technology giant [[Tencent Holdings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pehub.com/2009/09/09/riot-games-raises-8-million/|title=Riot Games Raises $8 Million|publisher=PE Hub|author=admin|date=9 Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/44167965/riot-games-8-million-play|title=Riot Games: $8 Million to Play With|publisher=Red Herring|author=Lalee Sadighi|date=Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In early 2011, Tencent Holdings bought out a majority stake in Riot Games. ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' and [[VentureBeat]] estimated the transaction to be roughly $350 to $400 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110204/chinas-tencent-buys-riot-games-for-400-million/|title=China's Tencent Buys Riot Games|author=Peter Kafka|publisher=All Things Digital|date=4 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/05/riotgames-tencent-idUSN044616620110205 | work=Reuters | first=Clare | last=Baldwin | title=UPDATE 1-Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games | date=2011-02-05|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Tencent later reported the deal was for $231,465,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tencent.com/en-us/content/ir/rp/2011/attachments/201101.pdf|title=Tencent 2011 Interim Report|page=44|publisher=Tencent|accessdate=29 Jan 2014}}</ref>

Employees at the company include veterans of ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', such as the former lead developer [[Steve Feak|Steve "Guinsoo" Feak]], and the former official DotA-Allstars.com website founder Steve "Pendragon" Mescon.<ref name=da>{{cite web|url=http://www.neutralcreeps.com/2011/07/steve-mescon-hints-bringing-dota.html|title=Steve Mescon hints bringing DotA-AllStars.com back online|publisher=Neutral Creeps|date=5 Jul 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Riot Games also employs some former [[Blizzard Entertainment]] employees,<ref name=blizzardEmployees>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blizzard-developers-join-riot-games-online-title|title=Blizzard developers join Riot Games' online title|publisher=GamesIndustryInternational|author=Kath Brice|date=25 Jun 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> including [[Greg Street]], former Lead Systems Designer for ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-street/7/644/b35</ref><ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1v6atn/greg_ghostcrawler_street_now_lead_game_designer/</ref><ref>http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3694-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games</ref> On July 12, 2013, Business Insider named Riot Games #4 on its list of the top 25 technology companies to work for in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/top-25-tech-companies-to-work-at-in-2013-2013-7?op=1|title=The 25 Best Tech Companies To Work For In 2013|publisher=Business Insider|author=Megan Rose Dickey|date=12 Jul 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On November 8, 2013, Riot Games announced that the company had a new campus being developed in western Los Angeles, which they would tentatively move into in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/08/riot-games-moving-to-huge-new-campus-in-2015?abthid=527d2ea8874b95cc1200000a | publisher=[[IGN]] | first=Chris | last=Pereira | title=Riot Games Moving to Huge New Campus in 2015 | date=2013-11-08}}</ref>

==Game==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
!Genre
!Platform
|-
|''[[League of Legends]]''
|2009
|[[Multiplayer online battle arena]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]]
|-
|}

==Distribution==
Riot Games has already released and distributed ''League of Legends'' in South America, Australia, the United States, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Western and Eastern Europe, Brazil, and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jikonka|title=Indonesian servers join the League: transfer now|url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/special-event/indonesian-servers-join-league-transfer-now|accessdate=20 October 2013|date=18 October 2013}}</ref> In China, Riot's primary shareholder [[Tencent Holdings|Tencent Inc.]] distributes the game online. In Southeast Asia, online game service provider [[Garena]] publishes League of Legends. In North America, Riot Games self-publishes and operates the game and all of its customer service aspects.

In Europe, Riot Games has signed an international licensing partnership with GOA, a division of [[Orange S.A.]]. On October 13, 2009, GOA and Riot announced that they would start channeling server access for players located in Europe, to GOA's dedicated servers. This restriction meant that players located in Europe would not be able to play on Riot's servers in the United States. Due to negative community feedback, the channeling decision was rescinded October 16, 2009. On May 10, 2010, Riot Games announced that they would take over distribution and operation of the game in Europe. To do so, Riot Games established a European headquarters in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/riot-games-inc-establishe/|title=Riot Games Inc establishes EMEA Headquarters in Dublin|publisher=IDA Ireland Investment Promotion Agency|date=15 Jul 2010|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On July 19, 2012, Riot Games launched the official Closed Beta Test servers for ''League of Legends'' [[Greece]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed. On April 16, 2013, Riot Games launched the official Open Beta Test servers for ''League of Legends'' [[Russia]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
# {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eay0NJaGakU|title=Riot Games Office Tour with Chobra|publisher=ggChronicle|author=Will “Chobra” Cho|format=video|date=13 Oct 2012|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}
# Brad Stone, Ashlee Vance, and Cliff Edwards, "Blurring the Line Between Virtual and Real.." ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', no. 4235 (June 27, 2011): 37-38.
# Jamaica King (December 2010). [http://bcis.pacificu.edu/journal/article.php?id=758 Online Gaming Communities: Strengths, Limitations, & Death]. Interface.

[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2006]]
[[Category:Tencent Holdings]]
[[Category:Video game companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in California]]

Riot Games

2014-04-20T03:23:21Z

FenixFeather: Reverted 1 edit by Zwargolak (talk): Rm blog link per WP:EL. (TW)

{{Infobox company
| company_name=Riot Games
| company_logo=[[File:RiotGamesLogo.jpg|200px]]
| company_type=Subsidiary of [[Tencent Holdings]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tencent-acquires-majority-stake-in-riot-games/1100-6298298/|publisher=Gamespot|author=Jon Leo|date=8 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| foundation=2006
| location=[[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people=Brandon Beck (CEO) Marc Merrill (President)
| industry=[[Video game industry|Interactive entertainment]]
|locations=11 (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/about|title=The Riot Manifesto|publisher=Riot Games|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| products=''[[League of Legends]]''
| num_employees = 1,000 (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/07/11/league-of-legends-at-staples-center/2504935/|author=Mike Snider|title='League of Legends' makes big league moves|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=July 11, 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| revenue= {{profit}} US $200 million (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague />
| parent=[[Tencent Holdings]]
| homepage =[http://www.riotgames.com/ www.riotgames.com]
}}

'''Riot Games''' is an American video game publisher that was established in 2006. Their main office is based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. They currently have additional offices located in Saint Louis, Dublin, Seoul, São Paulo, Istanbul, Moscow, Sydney, and Taipei.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/careers|title=Jobs at Riot|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>

Riot is known for their first and only title, ''[[League of Legends]]'', which was released in both [[North America]] and [[Europe]] on October 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timeline.leagueoflegends.com/|title=Interactive Timeline|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>
==Overview==
Riot Games, Inc. was founded as an [[Indie game|independent game]] studio in 2006 by Brandon "Ryze" Beck, and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill in Los Angeles.<ref name=blizzardEmployees /> The company announced its first game, ''League of Legends: Clash of Fates'', in October 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/riot-games-league-legends-announced|title=Riot Games’ League of Legends Announced|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|author=Anthony Gallegos|date=7 Oct 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> and released the game in October of 2009 as simply ''League of Legends''. Their game uses a [[free-to-play]] model, supported by [[microtransactions]] rather than ads or boxed copy sales.

In 2008, Riot Games obtained initial funding of US $7 million provided by venture capital firms [[Benchmark Capital]] and [[FirstMark Capital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5023761/riot-games-get-a-7m-launch|title=Riot Games Get a $7M Launch|publisher=Kotaku|author=Leigh Alexander|date=10 Jul 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In a second round of funding in 2009, the company raised $8 million from Benchmark, FirstMark, and Chinese technology giant [[Tencent Holdings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pehub.com/2009/09/09/riot-games-raises-8-million/|title=Riot Games Raises $8 Million|publisher=PE Hub|author=admin|date=9 Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/44167965/riot-games-8-million-play|title=Riot Games: $8 Million to Play With|publisher=Red Herring|author=Lalee Sadighi|date=Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In early 2011, Tencent Holdings bought out a majority stake in Riot Games. [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] and [[VentureBeat]] estimated the transaction to be roughly $350 to $400 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110204/chinas-tencent-buys-riot-games-for-400-million/|title=China's Tencent Buys Riot Games|author=Peter Kafka|publisher=All Things Digital|date=4 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/05/riotgames-tencent-idUSN044616620110205 | work=Reuters | first=Clare | last=Baldwin | title=UPDATE 1-Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games | date=2011-02-05|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Tencent later reported the deal was for $231,465,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tencent.com/en-us/content/ir/rp/2011/attachments/201101.pdf|title=Tencent 2011 Interim Report|page=44|publisher=Tencent|accessdate=29 Jan 2014}}</ref>

Employees at the company include veterans of ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', such as the former lead developer [[Steve Feak|Steve "Guinsoo" Feak]], and the former official DotA-Allstars.com website founder Steve "Pendragon" Mescon.<ref name=da>{{cite web|url=http://www.neutralcreeps.com/2011/07/steve-mescon-hints-bringing-dota.html|title=Steve Mescon hints bringing DotA-AllStars.com back online|publisher=Neutral Creeps|date=5 Jul 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Riot Games also employs some former [[Blizzard Entertainment]] employees,<ref name=blizzardEmployees>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blizzard-developers-join-riot-games-online-title|title=Blizzard developers join Riot Games' online title|publisher=GamesIndustryInternational|author=Kath Brice|date=25 Jun 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> including [[Greg Street]], former Lead Systems Designer for ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-street/7/644/b35</ref><ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1v6atn/greg_ghostcrawler_street_now_lead_game_designer/</ref> <ref>http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3694-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games</ref> On July 12, 2013, Business Insider named Riot Games #4 on its list of the top 25 technology companies to work for in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/top-25-tech-companies-to-work-at-in-2013-2013-7?op=1|title=The 25 Best Tech Companies To Work For In 2013|publisher=Business Insider|author=Megan Rose Dickey|date=12 Jul 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On November 8, 2013, Riot Games announced that the company had a new campus being developed in western Los Angeles, which they would tentatively move into in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/08/riot-games-moving-to-huge-new-campus-in-2015?abthid=527d2ea8874b95cc1200000a | publisher=[[IGN]] | first=Chris | last=Pereira | title=Riot Games Moving to Huge New Campus in 2015 | date=2013-11-08}}</ref>

==Games==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
!Genre
!Platform
|-
|''[[League of Legends]]''
|2009
|[[Multiplayer online battle arena]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]]
|-
|}

==Distribution==
Riot Games has already released and distributed ''League of Legends'' in Australia, the United States, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Western and Eastern Europe, Brazil, and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jikonka|title=Indonesian servers join the League: transfer now|url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/special-event/indonesian-servers-join-league-transfer-now|accessdate=20 October 2013|date=18 October 2013}}</ref> In China, Riot's primary shareholder [[Tencent Holdings|Tencent Inc.]] distributes the game online. In Southeast Asia, online game service provider [[Garena]] publishes League of Legends. In North America, Riot Games self-publishes and operates the game and all of its customer service aspects.

In Europe, Riot Games has signed an international licensing partnership with GOA, a division of [[Orange S.A.]]. On October 13, 2009, GOA and Riot announced that they would start channeling server access for players located in Europe, to GOA's dedicated servers. This restriction meant that players located in Europe would not be able to play on Riot's servers in the United States. Due to negative community feedback, the channeling decision was rescinded October 16, 2009. On May 10, 2010, Riot Games announced that they would take over distribution and operation of the game in Europe. To do so, Riot Games established a European headquarters in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/riot-games-inc-establishe/|title=Riot Games Inc establishes EMEA Headquarters in Dublin|publisher=IDA Ireland Investment Promotion Agency|date=15 Jul 2010|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On July 19, 2012, Riot Games launched the official Closed Beta Test servers for League of Legends [[Greece]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed. On April 16, 2013, Riot Games launched the official Open Beta Test servers for League of Legends [[Russia]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
# {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eay0NJaGakU|title=Riot Games Office Tour with Chobra|publisher=ggChronicle|author=Will “Chobra” Cho|format=video|date=13 Oct 2012|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}
# Brad Stone, Ashlee Vance, and Cliff Edwards, "Blurring the Line Between Virtual and Real.." Bloomberg Businessweek, no. 4235 (June 27, 2011): 37-38.
# Jamaica King (December 2010). [http://bcis.pacificu.edu/journal/article.php?id=758 Online Gaming Communities: Strengths, Limitations, & Death]. Interface.

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Riot Games

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Sky Lobby

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{{refimprove|date=February 2008}}
[[Image:World Trade Center Building Design with Floor and Elevator Arrangment.svg|thumb|The former [[World Trade Center]]'s twin towers used sky lobbies, located on the 44th and 78th floors of each tower.]]
A '''sky lobby''' is an intermediate interchange floor where people can change from an express [[elevator]] that stops only at the sky lobby to a local elevator which stops at every floor within a segment of the building. When designing very tall ([[supertall]]) buildings supplying enough elevators is a problem – travellers wanting to reach a specific higher floor may conceivably have to stop at a very large number of other floors on the way up to let other passengers off and on. This increases travel time, and indirectly requires many more elevator shafts to still allow acceptable travel times – thus reducing effective floor space on each floor for ''all'' levels. (The other main technique to increase usage without adding more elevator shafts is [[double-deck elevator]]s.)

Early uses of the sky lobby include the [[World Trade Center]] and the [[John Hancock Center]] in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.otis.com/otis150/section/1,2344,ARC3066_CLI1_RES1_SEC5,00.html
|publisher=[[Otis Elevator Company]]
|title= Otis History: The World Trade Center
|accessdate=2006-12-07 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061115072321/http://www.otis.com/otis150/section/1,2344,ARC3066_CLI1_RES1_SEC5,00.html  |archivedate = 2006-11-15}}</ref>

== John Hancock Center ==

The John Hancock Center's sky lobby on the 44th floor serves only the residential portion of the building that occupies floors 45–92. Three express elevators run from the residential lobby on the ground floor to the 44th floor, with two of the elevators stopping at the parking garage's main level on floor 6. At floor 44, residents transfer to two banks of three elevators. One bank serves floors 45–65 and the other serves 65–92. Although all six elevators stop at floor 65, this floor is roughly the same layout as the residential floors immediately above and below it. It is not a sky lobby because residents can also board elevators to higher floors at floor 44.

The Hancock's 44th floor sky lobby includes a pool, gym, dry cleaner, convenience store, about 700 mailboxes, two "party" rooms, a sitting area overlooking Lake Michigan, a small library, a refuse room (with trash chutes emptying here), offices for the managers of the residential [[condominium]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.johnhancockresidences.com/
|publisher= Earl Reid
|title= The John Hancock Center
|accessdate=2008-01-07}}</ref> and a polling station for residents during elections.

Floors above 92 are serviced by direct passenger elevators from the ground floor, by an emergency elevator from the ground floor, and by two freight elevators that run from floors 44 to 98.

== Buildings with sky lobbies ==
[[File:Central Plaza Sky Lobby.JPG|thumb|The [[Central Plaza]] sky lobby]]
[[File:Nina Tower Sky Lobby.jpg|thumb|The [[Nina Tower]] sky lobby]]
(in chronological order by construction date)
*[[John Hancock Center]] (Sky lobby at the 44th floor) in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], Illinois, United States
*[[North Tower|1 World Trade Center]] (Contained two sky lobbies at the 44th and 78th floors) in [[New York City]], New York, United States
*[[South Tower|2 World Trade Center]] (Contained two sky lobbies at the 44th and 78th floors) in [[New York City]], New York, United States
*[[Willis Tower]] (Formerly Sears Tower—Two double-level sky lobbies at the 33rd/34th and 66th/67th floors) in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], Illinois, United States
*[[Tower 42]] (Double-level sky lobby at 23rd/24th floor) in [[London]], UK
*[[JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)]] (Sky Lobby located at level 60) in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas, United States
*[[Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston)]] (Sky Lobbies on level 34/35th and 58/59th) in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas, United States
*[[Williams Tower]] (Sky Lobby at the 51st floor in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas, United States
*[[Columbia Center]] (Sky lobby at the 40th floor with a Starbucks) in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], [[USA]]
*[[Bank of America Tower (Miami)|Bank of America Tower]] (Sky lobby at the 11th floor) in [[Miami]], Florida
*[[Seattle Municipal Tower]] (Sky lobby at the 40th floor) in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], [[USA]]
*[[Izumi Garden Tower]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
*[[Petronas Twin Towers]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], located at level 41/42
*[[First World Hotel]] in [[Genting Highlands]], [[Pahang]], [[Malaysia]] (Tower 1 and Tower 2 contain sky lobbies at the third and 8th floors respectively—both are connected. Tower 2 is built on lower ground than Tower 1.)
*[[Taipei 101]] (Two double-level sky lobbies at the 35th/36th and 59th/60th floors) in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
*The [[Shin Kong Life Tower]] in Taipei has a sky lobby on floor 16, above the department store.
*[[Immigration Tower]], Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
*[[Central Plaza]], Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
*[[The Center]], Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, the 42nd floor.
*Two [[International Finance Centre]], Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, the 33rd, 35th, 55th and 56th floors.
*[[Bloomberg Tower]], New York City, the 6th and 20th floors.
*[[Nina Tower]], Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
*[[The Bow (skyscraper)|The Bow]], [[Calgary]], Alberta, Canada
*[[Shanghai World Financial Center]] (Two double-level sky lobbies at the 28/29th and 52/53rd floors) in Shanghai, China
*[[Burj Khalifa]], Dubai, the 43rd, 76th and 123rd floors.
*[[200 West Street]], New York City (Goldman Sachs Building), the 11th floor.
*The future [[Kingdom Tower]] in [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]], will have three sky lobbies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,80,32&pid=VlC48yYaG9ap2oa_hzO6lhAHJaha_Z8w|title=Adrian Smith interview|publisher=[[WTTW]]|date=August 4, 2011|accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> It will also be over one kilometer tall.
*[[One World Trade Center]], [[New York City]] will have a sky lobby located on the 64th floor.
*[[Australia 108]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] will have a two-storey sky lobby on the 83rd and 84th floors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australia108.com.au/six-star-hotel/|title=Six Star Hotel - Australia 108|accessdate=2013-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/15357863/rising-high-108-storey-super-tower-planned-for-melbourne/|title=Rising high: 108-storey super tower planned for Melbourne|work=[[The West Australian]]|date=2012-11-12|accessdate=2013-03-19}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Rooms]]
[[Category:Elevators]]

Riot Games

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{{Infobox company
| company_name=Riot Games
| company_logo=[[File:RiotGamesLogo.jpg|200px]]
| company_type=Subsidiary of [[Tencent Holdings]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tencent-acquires-majority-stake-in-riot-games/1100-6298298/|publisher=Gamespot|author=Jon Leo|date=8 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| foundation=2006
| location=[[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people=Brandon Beck (CEO) Marc Merrill (President)
| industry=[[Video game industry|Interactive entertainment]]
|locations=11 (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/about|title=The Riot Manifesto|publisher=Riot Games|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| products=''[[League of Legends]]''
| num_employees = 1,000 (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/07/11/league-of-legends-at-staples-center/2504935/|author=Mike Snider|title='League of Legends' makes big league moves|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=July 11, 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| revenue= {{profit}} US $200 million (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague />
| parent=[[Tencent Holdings]]
| homepage =[http://www.riotgames.com/ www.riotgames.com]
}}

'''Riot Games''' is an American video game publisher that was established in 2006. Their main office is based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. They currently have additional offices located in Saint Louis, Dublin, Seoul, São Paulo, Istanbul, Moscow, Sydney, and Taipei.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/careers|title=Jobs at Riot|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>

Riot is known for their first and only title, ''[[League of Legends]]'', which was released in both [[North America]] and [[Europe]] on October 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timeline.leagueoflegends.com/|title=Interactive Timeline|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>
==Overview==
Riot Games, Inc. was founded as an [[Indie game|independent game]] studio in 2006 by Brandon "Ryze" Beck, and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill in Los Angeles.<ref name=blizzardEmployees /> The company announced its first game, ''League of Legends: Clash of Fates'', in October 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/riot-games-league-legends-announced|title=Riot Games’ League of Legends Announced|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|author=Anthony Gallegos|date=7 Oct 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> and released the game in October of 2009 as simply ''League of Legends''. Their game uses a [[free-to-play]] model, supported by [[microtransactions]] rather than ads or boxed copy sales.

In 2008, Riot Games obtained initial funding of US $7 million provided by venture capital firms [[Benchmark Capital]] and [[FirstMark Capital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5023761/riot-games-get-a-7m-launch|title=Riot Games Get a $7M Launch|publisher=Kotaku|author=Leigh Alexander|date=10 Jul 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In a second round of funding in 2009, the company raised $8 million from Benchmark, FirstMark, and Chinese technology giant [[Tencent Holdings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pehub.com/2009/09/09/riot-games-raises-8-million/|title=Riot Games Raises $8 Million|publisher=PE Hub|author=admin|date=9 Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/44167965/riot-games-8-million-play|title=Riot Games: $8 Million to Play With|publisher=Red Herring|author=Lalee Sadighi|date=Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In early 2011, Tencent Holdings bought out a majority stake in Riot Games. [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] and [[VentureBeat]] estimated the transaction to be roughly $350 to $400 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110204/chinas-tencent-buys-riot-games-for-400-million/|title=China's Tencent Buys Riot Games|author=Peter Kafka|publisher=All Things Digital|date=4 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/05/riotgames-tencent-idUSN044616620110205 | work=Reuters | first=Clare | last=Baldwin | title=UPDATE 1-Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games | date=2011-02-05|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Tencent later reported the deal was for $231,465,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tencent.com/en-us/content/ir/rp/2011/attachments/201101.pdf|title=Tencent 2011 Interim Report|page=44|publisher=Tencent|accessdate=29 Jan 2014}}</ref>

Employees at the company include veterans of ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', such as the former lead developer [[Steve Feak|Steve "Guinsoo" Feak]], and the former official DotA-Allstars.com website founder Steve "Pendragon" Mescon.<ref name=da>{{cite web|url=http://www.neutralcreeps.com/2011/07/steve-mescon-hints-bringing-dota.html|title=Steve Mescon hints bringing DotA-AllStars.com back online|publisher=Neutral Creeps|date=5 Jul 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Riot Games also employs some former [[Blizzard Entertainment]] employees,<ref name=blizzardEmployees>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blizzard-developers-join-riot-games-online-title|title=Blizzard developers join Riot Games' online title|publisher=GamesIndustryInternational|author=Kath Brice|date=25 Jun 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> including [[Greg Street]], former Lead Systems Designer for ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-street/7/644/b35</ref><ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1v6atn/greg_ghostcrawler_street_now_lead_game_designer/</ref> <ref>http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3694-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games</ref> On July 12, 2013, Business Insider named Riot Games #4 on its list of the top 25 technology companies to work for in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/top-25-tech-companies-to-work-at-in-2013-2013-7?op=1|title=The 25 Best Tech Companies To Work For In 2013|publisher=Business Insider|author=Megan Rose Dickey|date=12 Jul 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On November 8, 2013, Riot Games announced that the company had a new campus being developed in western Los Angeles, which they would tentatively move into in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/08/riot-games-moving-to-huge-new-campus-in-2015?abthid=527d2ea8874b95cc1200000a | publisher=[[IGN]] | first=Chris | last=Pereira | title=Riot Games Moving to Huge New Campus in 2015 | date=2013-11-08}}</ref>

==Games==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
!Genre
!Platform
|-
|''[[League of Legends]]''
|2009
|[[Multiplayer online battle arena]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]]
|-
|}

==Distribution==
Riot Games has already released and distributed ''League of Legends'' in Australia, the United States, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Western and Eastern Europe, Brazil and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jikonka|title=Indonesian servers join the League: transfer now|url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/special-event/indonesian-servers-join-league-transfer-now|accessdate=20 October 2013|date=18 October 2013}}</ref> In China, Riot's primary shareholder [[Tencent Holdings|Tencent Inc.]] distributes the game online. In Southeast Asia, online game service provider [[Garena]] publishes League of Legends. In North America, Riot Games self-publishes and operates the game and all of its customer service aspects.

In Europe, Riot Games has signed an international licensing partnership with GOA, a division of [[Orange S.A.]]. On October 13, 2009, GOA and Riot announced that they would start channeling server access for players located in Europe, to GOA's dedicated servers. This restriction meant that players located in Europe would not be able to play on Riot's servers in the United States. Due to negative community feedback, the channeling decision was rescinded October 16, 2009. On May 10, 2010, Riot Games announced that they would take over distribution and operation of the game in Europe. To do so, Riot Games established a European headquarters in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/riot-games-inc-establishe/|title=Riot Games Inc establishes EMEA Headquarters in Dublin|publisher=IDA Ireland Investment Promotion Agency|date=15 Jul 2010|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On July 19, 2012, Riot Games launched the official Closed Beta Test servers for League of Legends [[Greece]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed. On April 16, 2013, Riot Games launched the official Open Beta Test servers for League of Legends [[Russia]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
# {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eay0NJaGakU|title=Riot Games Office Tour with Chobra|publisher=ggChronicle|author=Will “Chobra” Cho|format=video|date=13 Oct 2012|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}
# Brad Stone, Ashlee Vance, and Cliff Edwards, "Blurring the Line Between Virtual and Real.." Bloomberg Businessweek, no. 4235 (June 27, 2011): 37-38.
# Jamaica King (December 2010). [http://bcis.pacificu.edu/journal/article.php?id=758 Online Gaming Communities: Strengths, Limitations, & Death]. Interface.

[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2006]]
[[Category:Tencent Holdings]]
[[Category:Video game companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in California]]

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{{Infobox company
| company_name=Riot Games
| company_logo=[[File:RiotGamesLogo.jpg|200px]]
| company_type=Subsidiary of [[Tencent Holdings]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tencent-acquires-majority-stake-in-riot-games/1100-6298298/|publisher=Gamespot|author=Jon Leo|date=8 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| foundation=2006
| location=[[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people=Brandon Beck (CEO) Marc Merrill (President)
| industry=[[Video game industry|Interactive entertainment]]
|locations=11 (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/about|title=The Riot Manifesto|publisher=Riot Games|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| products=''[[League of Legends]]''
| num_employees = 1,000 (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/07/11/league-of-legends-at-staples-center/2504935/|author=Mike Snider|title='League of Legends' makes big league moves|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=July 11, 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>
| revenue= {{profit}} US $200 million (2013 estimate)<ref name=bigLeague />
| parent=[[Tencent Holdings]]
| homepage =[http://www.riotgames.com/ www.riotgames.com]
}}

'''Riot Games''' is an American video game publisher that was established in 2006. Their main office is based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. They currently have additional offices located in Saint Louis, Dublin, Seoul, São Paulo, Istanbul, Moscow, Sydney, and Taipei.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riotgames.com/careers|title=Jobs at Riot|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>

Riot is known for their first and only title, ''[[League of Legends]]'', which was released in both [[North America]] and [[Europe]] on October 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timeline.leagueoflegends.com/|title=Interactive Timeline|author=Riot Games|accessdate=17 Oct 2013}}</ref>
==Overview==
Riot Games, Inc. was founded as an [[independent game]] studio in 2006 by Brandon "Ryze" Beck, and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill in Los Angeles.<ref name=blizzardEmployees /> The company announced its first game, ''League of Legends: Clash of Fates'', in October 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/riot-games-league-legends-announced|title=Riot Games’ League of Legends Announced|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|author=Anthony Gallegos|date=7 Oct 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> and released the game in October of 2009 as simply ''League of Legends''. Their game uses a [[free-to-play]] model, supported by [[microtransactions]] rather than ads or boxed copy sales.

In 2008, Riot Games obtained initial funding of US $7 million provided by venture capital firms [[Benchmark Capital]] and [[FirstMark Capital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5023761/riot-games-get-a-7m-launch|title=Riot Games Get a $7M Launch|publisher=Kotaku|author=Leigh Alexander|date=10 Jul 2008|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In a second round of funding in 2009, the company raised $8 million from Benchmark, FirstMark, and Chinese technology giant [[Tencent Holdings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pehub.com/2009/09/09/riot-games-raises-8-million/|title=Riot Games Raises $8 Million|publisher=PE Hub|author=admin|date=9 Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/44167965/riot-games-8-million-play|title=Riot Games: $8 Million to Play With|publisher=Red Herring|author=Lalee Sadighi|date=Sep 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> In early 2011, Tencent Holdings bought out a majority stake in Riot Games. [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] and [[VentureBeat]] estimated the transaction to be roughly $350 to $400 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110204/chinas-tencent-buys-riot-games-for-400-million/|title=China's Tencent Buys Riot Games|author=Peter Kafka|publisher=All Things Digital|date=4 Feb 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/05/riotgames-tencent-idUSN044616620110205 | work=Reuters | first=Clare | last=Baldwin | title=UPDATE 1-Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games | date=2011-02-05|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Tencent later reported the deal was for $231,465,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tencent.com/en-us/content/ir/rp/2011/attachments/201101.pdf|title=Tencent 2011 Interim Report|page=44|publisher=Tencent|accessdate=29 Jan 2014}}</ref>

Employees at the company include veterans of ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', such as the former lead developer [[Steve Feak|Steve "Guinsoo" Feak]], and the former official DotA-Allstars.com website founder Steve "Pendragon" Mescon.<ref name=da>{{cite web|url=http://www.neutralcreeps.com/2011/07/steve-mescon-hints-bringing-dota.html|title=Steve Mescon hints bringing DotA-AllStars.com back online|publisher=Neutral Creeps|date=5 Jul 2011|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> Riot Games also employs some former [[Blizzard Entertainment]] employees,<ref name=blizzardEmployees>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blizzard-developers-join-riot-games-online-title|title=Blizzard developers join Riot Games' online title|publisher=GamesIndustryInternational|author=Kath Brice|date=25 Jun 2009|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref> including [[Greg Street]], former Lead Systems Designer for ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-street/7/644/b35</ref><ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1v6atn/greg_ghostcrawler_street_now_lead_game_designer/</ref> <ref>http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3694-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games-Ghostcrawler-is-Now-Lead-Game-Designer-at-Riot-Games</ref> On July 12, 2013, Business Insider named Riot Games #4 on its list of the top 25 technology companies to work for in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/top-25-tech-companies-to-work-at-in-2013-2013-7?op=1|title=The 25 Best Tech Companies To Work For In 2013|publisher=Business Insider|author=Megan Rose Dickey|date=12 Jul 2013|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On November 8, 2013, Riot Games announced that the company had a new campus being developed in western Los Angeles, which they would tentatively move into in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/08/riot-games-moving-to-huge-new-campus-in-2015?abthid=527d2ea8874b95cc1200000a | publisher=[[IGN]] | first=Chris | last=Pereira | title=Riot Games Moving to Huge New Campus in 2015 | date=2013-11-08}}</ref>

==Games==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
!Genre
!Platform
|-
|''[[League of Legends]]''
|2009
|[[Multiplayer online battle arena]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]]
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==Distribution==
Riot Games has already released and distributed ''League of Legends'' in Australia, the United States, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Western and Eastern Europe, Brazil and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jikonka|title=Indonesian servers join the League: transfer now|url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/special-event/indonesian-servers-join-league-transfer-now|accessdate=20 October 2013|date=18 October 2013}}</ref> In China, Riot's primary shareholder [[Tencent Holdings|Tencent Inc.]] distributes the game online. In Southeast Asia, online game service provider [[Garena]] publishes League of Legends. In North America, Riot Games self-publishes and operates the game and all of its customer service aspects.

In Europe, Riot Games has signed an international licensing partnership with GOA, a division of [[Orange S.A.]]. On October 13, 2009, GOA and Riot announced that they would start channeling server access for players located in Europe, to GOA's dedicated servers. This restriction meant that players located in Europe would not be able to play on Riot's servers in the United States. Due to negative community feedback, the channeling decision was rescinded October 16, 2009. On May 10, 2010, Riot Games announced that they would take over distribution and operation of the game in Europe. To do so, Riot Games established a European headquarters in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/riot-games-inc-establishe/|title=Riot Games Inc establishes EMEA Headquarters in Dublin|publisher=IDA Ireland Investment Promotion Agency|date=15 Jul 2010|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}</ref>

On July 19, 2012, Riot Games launched the official Closed Beta Test servers for League of Legends [[Greece]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed. On April 16, 2013, Riot Games launched the official Open Beta Test servers for League of Legends [[Russia]]. The game has been fully localized, including translated menus, texts, subtitles, with all champions being dubbed.

==References==
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==Further reading==
# {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eay0NJaGakU|title=Riot Games Office Tour with Chobra|publisher=ggChronicle|author=Will “Chobra” Cho|format=video|date=13 Oct 2012|accessdate=16 Oct 2013}}
# Brad Stone, Ashlee Vance, and Cliff Edwards, "Blurring the Line Between Virtual and Real.." Bloomberg Businessweek, no. 4235 (June 27, 2011): 37-38.
# Jamaica King (December 2010). [http://bcis.pacificu.edu/journal/article.php?id=758 Online Gaming Communities: Strengths, Limitations, & Death]. Interface.

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