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Riot Games Acquires Hypixel Studios

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Riot Games acquires Canadian video game developer Hypixel Studios.

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Riot Games Clears CEO In Misconduct Allegations

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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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Riot Games Buys Hypixel Studios

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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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Riot Games Facing Investigation Over Gender Discrimination

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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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Esports One Wins Riot Games Brazil

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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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Riot Games Settles Class Action Over Sexist Culture Allegations

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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>>.

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Riot Games Creates New Publishing Label

L.A. Business Journal

Riot Games announced the launch of Riot Forge, a third-party developer publishing label.