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Riot Games Announces First Online Game

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Riot Games , a venture-backed developer of online video games, announced Tuesday that it is will be releasing its first title--a free, online, multiplayer game called League of Legends. Tags: riot games league legends content online videogame game. READ MORE>>.

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Silicon Beach Report Sept. 19: Riot Games Inks Mastercard Deal

L.A. Business Journal

Mastercard to sponsor “League of Legends;” Newegg customer information hacked; March Capital Partners raises $13.6 million for ioTium

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Pragma is a back-end toolkit for gaming companies, so game developers can focus on games

TechCrunch LA

. “ In the game world, because of the necessity to build multiplayer, the length to launch a game has gotten way, way, way, way longer. Games are taking five to 10 years to launch out of beta,” Chen said. . Creating online multiplayer games is increasingly complex and expensive. The company raised $4.2

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Looking At LA's Technology Future with Derek Norton

socalTECH

Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. I think you know Riot Games, where we put together their first institutional money. Those are two big gaming companies.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts. It’s just now that we’re Seed Investors. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier. there are many other great firms here. just to name a few!

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CEOs Talk Startups

SoCal Tech Calendar

Discussion on start up issues including i) team building and recruiting, ii) business plan issues, iii) developing a concise message, iv) building credibility (with customers, partners, employees and early investors), v) getting the business model to work properly, and vi) finally getting funded. See [link] (more).

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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. I worthy cause, with a tough customer, the DOD.