article thumbnail

Riot Games Buys Radiant

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Riot Games has acquired videogame developer Radiant Entertainment , the two companies said today. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Radiant Games had been working on its first title, Stonehearth, a town building simulation game played with friends.

article thumbnail

LA TECH SUMMIT Celebrates Los Angeles’s Phenomenal Growth

LATechDigest

Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti , Snapchat influencer Jake Paul (fresh off his 60 Minutes appearance), Loot Crate cofounder Chris Davis (whose company just topped the Inc 5000), and early Snapchat & Riot Games / SF-based investor Peter Lasky. — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016.

article thumbnail

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

SoCal Delicious

Brandon Beck – Riot Games. StarCraft 2 might be the most played eSport currently, but Riot Games’ “League of Legends” is garnering prize pools in the millions. They raised some money, stole some guys from Blizzard, and released the game for free. Here are 10 people I think will be leading the charge.