Riot Games Acquires Hypixel Studios
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 17, 2020
Riot Games acquires Canadian video game developer Hypixel Studios.
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L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 17, 2020
Riot Games acquires Canadian video game developer Hypixel Studios.
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MARCH 17, 2021
Los Angeles-based videogame developer Riot Games said on Tuesday that a special committee has cleared its CEO, Nicolo Laurent, of alleged misconduct. Riot Games said that it hired an outside law firm, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, to investigation the allegations.
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APRIL 16, 2020
Los Angeles-based Riot Games , which publishes League of Legends, said on Thursday that it has acquired Hypixel Studios , the developer of Hytale , a block-based game which combines a Minecraft-like environment with roleplaying elements. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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JUNE 14, 2019
In more bad news for Los Angeles-based videogame maker Riot Games , the company is now facing an investigation by California officials , over its refusal to provide information on its pay practices.
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NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Santa Monica-based Esports One , which develops data and analytics software for the esports industry, said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Riot Games. Esports One said it will provide real time stats and data to Riot's League of Legends broadcasts in Brazil. Financial details of the deal were not announced.
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AUGUST 23, 2019
Los Angeles-based Riot Games said on Thursday that it has settled a class action lawsuit, which had alleged that the company had a sexist corporate culture. The allegations of a sexist culture at Riot first came to light from an article in Kotaku last year. READ MORE>>.
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2019
Riot Games announced the launch of Riot Forge, a third-party developer publishing label.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Los Angeles-based videogame maker Riot Games has been sued by a number of current and former employees, over gender discrimination , alleging that the company has stifled the promotions and pay of female employees. The lawsuit also alleges that here is "ongoing sexual harassment, misconduct, and bias" at the company, which is 80% male.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 13, 2019
California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing has launched an investigation into Sawtelle-based Riot Games for alleged gender bias and other discriminatory conduct.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 26, 2019
West Los Angeles-based game developer Riot Games Inc. responded today to a June 12 announcement from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing that it was opening an investigation into the company's management practices.
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MAY 23, 2019
Los Angeles-based videogame publisher Riot Games has created a brand new organization to govern college esports, called the Riot Scholastic Association of America (RSAA). According to Riot Games, the new organization will be the governing body for Riot's college and high school esports activity.
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OCTOBER 17, 2018
Los Angeles-based online game maker Riot Games is facing allegations of sexism and harassment at the company, according to a report this weekend from the LA Times. The allegations include that two employees who defended diversity initiatives were "targeted by online mobs and out of a job soon after."
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 14, 2019
Esports team owner Echo Fox has forfeited its role as a competitor in Riot Games Inc.’s s lucrative “League of Legends” League Championship Series after failing to sell the spot to another bidder.
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JUNE 8, 2020
Los Angeles-based Riot Games is looking to help patch up rocky race relationships in the United States, saying over the weekend that it will invest $10M in minority-owned game studios, in addition to providing $1M to the Innocence Project and the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), via is Social Impact Fund. READ MORE>>.
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MARCH 6, 2017
Los Angeles-based online game maker Riot Games has won $10M in a lawsuit against software maker LeagueSharp , as well as a court ban on LeagueSharp's software tools. READ MORE>>.
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JANUARY 15, 2019
Los Angeles-based videogame maker Riot Games has updated its company values , in the wake of a number of lawsuits over discrimination and sexual harassment. The company--which had been accused of fostering a sexist culture at the company--apparently is hoping to transform the culture at the company. READ MORE>>.
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MAY 7, 2019
At least a hundred employees of Los Angeles-based videogame maker Riot Games staged a walkout and protest on Monday, over the company's aggressive use of forced arbitration to settle sexual harassment lawsuits at the company, ">demanding that the company end forced arbitration for all past, current, and future riot employees including contractors and (..)
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NOVEMBER 7, 2018
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MARCH 9, 2016
Los Angeles-based Riot Games has acquired videogame developer Radiant Entertainment , the two companies said today. Radiant Games had been working on its first title, Stonehearth, a town building simulation game played with friends. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 17, 2018
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FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Los Angeles-based Riot Games , the online videogame developer headed by Brandon Beck, said late Friday that Tencent Holdings has acquired a majority stake in the company. The firms said that Riot Games will continue to maintain its headquarters in Los Angeles, and has plans to "hire aggressively" in 2011. READ MORE>>.
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APRIL 5, 2011
Los Angeles-based Riot Games , the online game developer, said today that its players have raised over $162,000 for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Riot Games donated all of its proceeds from player purchases of certain items to the American Red Cross from March 21st to March 27th. READ MORE>>.
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AUGUST 14, 2013
Los Angeles-based Riot Games , the maker of the online videogame League of Legends, has scored a big win this week, with a new strategic partnership with American Express. American Express said it will let users earn in-game rewards, by using an American Express prepaid card for both in-game and out of game purchases.
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DECEMBER 16, 2009
Los Angeles-based Riot Games , a venture backed developer of online games, said Wednesday that it has added Jarl Mohn to its board of directors. Riot Games is backed by online Chinese services firm Tencent, Firstmark Capital, Benchmark Capital, as well as angels Mitch Lasky and Rick Heitzmann. READ MORE>>.
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JULY 14, 2009
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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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
Los Angeles-based Riot Games , a developer of online video games, announced today that it has raised a new, $8M round of financing. Riot Games develops online games which are free to play, which use virtual items for monetizing those games. READ MORE>>.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
It’s hard to imagine a video game developer getting off to a stronger start than Riot Games Inc.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 13, 2020
a provider of codeless app and game-building tools, has named Riot Games Inc. Sawtelle-based AppOnboard Inc., veteran Mike Seavers as its new chief executive.
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DECEMBER 4, 2019
Los Angeles-based videogame developer Riot Games has agreed to pay at least $10M to settle a gender discrimination, class action lawsuit, which had been filed in November of 2018. Riot Games had already announced it had reached the settlement in August, but had not detailed the financial arrangement of that settlment.
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Riot Games Inc. has become the exclusive organizer of PlayVS Inc.’s s high school “League of Legends” seasons and championships.
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JUNE 25, 2020
Treehouse Games was founded by former Riot Games employee Michael Chu, and Ryan Sullivan. Chu previously was a product lead at Riot Games. The company said it was founded in the conviction that "games have the power to deepen and improve friendships".
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JANUARY 18, 2022
According to Spyke, it raised $55M in its seed funding round from Griffin Gaming Partners. Spyke's team comes from Peak Games, Zynga and Riot Games. The company's CEO, Rina Onur Sirinoglu, was the founder of a mobile gaming firm, Peak Games, which Zynga acquired for $1.8 billion back in 2020.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2019
One week after Riot Games Inc. kicked Echo Fox out of its "League of Legends" esports tournament, the company itself is looking to kick out its celebrity founding owner Rick Fox, saying he owes the other investors at least $2.5
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MARCH 8, 2021
Los Angeles- and Seattle-based Theorycraft Games, founded by veterans of Riot Games, has raised $37.5M The funding was led by NetEase, and also included NEA, Bitkraft Ventures, Griffin Gaming Partners, Sisu Game Ventures, as well as angels. in a funding round, according to the company.
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
According to the company, notable pre-seed investors and partners include impact investor Pete De Mare and Guitar Hero founder Charles Huang and industry leaders from Cisco, Dell, Riot Games, and HTC. The company says it is using both artificial intelligence and traditional psychology to help companies beat employee burnout.
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OCTOBER 20, 2021
Yeh and Cho said that they have served across such companies as Riot Games, FirstMark Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. According to Patron, its first fund, Patron Fund I, will go to investments into Web 3 (P2E/NFTs) and consumer categories such as education, fitness, personal finance, and more. Yeh is based in Los Angeles.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Mastercard to sponsor “League of Legends;” Newegg customer information hacked; March Capital Partners raises $13.6 million for ioTium
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
13 that Riot Games Inc.’s PlayVS Inc., the Santa Monica–headquartered high school e-sports league developer backed by Santa Monica-based Science Inc. announced Sept. s “League of Legends” will be the title played in the league’s first test season.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Seattle-based esports organization Evil Geniuses will purchase a slot in Riot Games’ “League of Legends” gaming series from Echo Fox.
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 20, 2019
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OCTOBER 1, 2021
According to the company, notable pre-seed investors and partners include impact investor Pete De Mare and Guitar Hero founder Charles Huang and industry leaders from Cisco, Dell, Riot Games, and HTC. The company says it is using both artificial intelligence and traditional psychology to help companies beat employee burnout.
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Evacuation at Infinity Ward office; Parker releases shoreline app; Gelb suspended for two unpaid months
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 23, 2019
Riot Games creates gaming association; Simran Sethi vacates Netflix post; Boring Co. to build Las Vegas tunnel
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