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Riot Games is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California, established in 2006. Riot launched their first stand-alone title, League of Legends, in October 2009.

Overview

Riot Games, Inc. was founded in 2006 by Brandon "Ryze" Beck, and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill with the goal of being a player-focused game development studio. The company launched its debut title League of Legends in October 2009. Employees at the company include veterans of Defence of the Ancients, such as Dota developer Steve "Guinsoo" Feak, and DotA-Allstars.com fansite founder Steve "Pendragon" Mescon.[1] Riot Games also employs some former Blizzard Entertainment employees.[2] On July 12, 2013, Business Insider named Riot Games #4 on its list of the top 25 technology companies to work for in 2013.[3]

Dedicated players and Riot Games staff often meet at tournaments and all Riot staff are encouraged to post in the League of Legends forums, a policy that helps company employees maintain strong connections with the community. At tournaments, panels are held by the staff and memorabilia is handed out to reward the company's most loyal fans for their support. Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill, Riot's president, answered questions from the League of Legends community in an AMA on Reddit on May 3, 2012.[4]

Riot Games obtained initial funding of US $7 million provided by Benchmark Capital and FirstMark Capital. In a second round of funding, the company raised $8 million from Benchmark, FirstMark, and Tencent Holdings.[5][6] In early 2011, the Chinese company Tencent Holdings bought out a majority stake in Riot Games. Though the details of this deal were never disclosed, Bloomberg Businessweek and VentureBeat estimated the transaction to be roughly $350 to $400 million.[7][8]

Games

Title Year Genre Platform
League of Legends 2009 Multiplayer online battle arena Windows, Mac OS X

Distribution

Riot Games has signed deals regarding the distribution of League of Legends in Asia, Europe, and North America. The game is expected to be released in the rest of the world as well. The game has already released and is distributed in Australia, the United States, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Western and Eastern Europe and Brazil, with new countries being added over time.

In China, Riot's primary shareholder Tencent Inc. distributes the game online. In Southeast Asia, online game service provider Garena publishes League of Legends.

On July 14, 2009, Riot Games announced that League of Legends will be free with "no catch". There will be a digital copy for download, but there is also a digital collector's copy that will be available to purchase that contains exclusive skins, $10 credit for Riot Points, and 20 champions to access without unlocking them normally via gameplay as well as 4 "special" runes; the collector's pack is currently available for $29.99. Even though the game is free, Riot Games "plan[s] to continue to add content (characters etc...) with a full production team at very frequent intervals." Since release, Riot Games has released a new champion approximately every two-four weeks. The game uses a free-to-play model, supported by microtransactions rather than ads or boxed copy sales.

In Europe, Riot Games has signed an international licensing partnership with GOA, the video games department of Orange's Content Division and Europe's largest gaming portal. 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. In North America, Riot Games self-publishes and operates the game and all of its customer service aspects.

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.

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.[9]

References

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Further reading

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  2. Brad Stone, Ashlee Vance, and Cliff Edwards, "Blurring the Line Between Virtual and Real.." Bloomberg Businessweek, no. 4235 (June 27, 2011): 37-38.
  3. EBL Reader. The Business of Media Distribution : Monetizing Film, TV and Video Content in an Online World.
  4. Jamaica King (December 2010). Online Gaming Communities: Strengths, Limitations, & Death. Interface.
  5. Riot Games Inc establishes EMEA Headquarters in Dublin. IDA Ireland Investment Promotion Agency.
  6. Riot Games’ League of Legends Announced. 1UP.com.
  1. ↑ Steve Mescon hints bringing DotA-AllStars.com back online. Neutral Creeps, 5. Juli 2011, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013.
  2. ↑ Kath Brice: Blizzard developers join Riot Games' online title. GamesIndustryInternational, 25. Juni 2009, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013.
  3. ↑ Megan Rose Dickey: The 25 Best Tech Companies To Work For In 2013. Business Insider, 12. Juli 2013, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013.
  4. ↑ Marc Merrill: I am Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill, President & co-founder of Riot Games. AMA! Reddit, 3. Mai 2012, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013.
  5. ↑ admin: Riot Games Raises $8 Million. PE Hub, 9. September 2009, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013.
  6. ↑ Lalee Sadighi: Riot Games: $8 Million to Play With. Red Herring, September 2009, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013.
  7. ↑ Peter Kafka: China's Tencent Buys Riot Games. All Things Digital, 4. Februar 2011, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013.
  8. ↑ Clare Baldwin: UPDATE 1-Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games In: Reuters, 5. Februar 2011. Abgerufen im 16 Oct 2013 
  9. ↑ Russian server now live!. Riot Games.
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