• History and information about the gaming giant.
• All games from Riot Games in one list.
• Riot Games scandals in review.

Los Angeles, USA – Riot Games is already a household name for most PC gamers. However, the largest developer studio in the world has not always been a giant in the market. Here you can learn everything about the History by Riot Games, all Games from the different studios and with which Scandals the company has already had to deal with.

Riot Games: All the information about the world’s largest developer

Riot Games is an american computer game development company, which was founded in 2000 by Marc Merill and Brandon Beck was founded with the goal of launching a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game called League of Legends, which until 2013 was also the only game by Riot Games was.

The company is now owned by the Chinese Internet company Tencent. There are about 1,500 employees (as of 2014) working at Riot Games. The company made a turnover of over 1.6 billion US dollars in 2015.

For many years League of Legends the centerpiece in the development of Riot Games. Meanwhile League of Legends but by far no longer the only game from Riot Games and there have been a lot of new ones for the 10th anniversary Games announced, including the new tactical shooter Valorant, which should also contribute to the studio’s financial success with its Valorant Points.

Riot Games company history: Passion of the founders

But not always was Riot Games as famous as it is nowadays. The Founding history goes back to two passionate gamers.

Marc Merill and Brandon Beck have always been two people who were committed to Video games inspired. The two founders of Riot Games met at university events on finance and quickly agreed. Their passion lay in Multiplayer games such as StarCraft and EverQuest. After graduating from college went Merrill and Beck initially went their separate ways. Beck worked for Bain & Company, a giant consulting firm, while Merrill got a job at the U.S. bank.

But the passion for Computer games did not pass with both and so they went together to Los Angeles, where they lived together in a small apartment. There awoke Riot Games to life. “We lived together in a small apartment in West Hollywood,” Beck says in an interview with gaming website Polygon. “It was actually where Riot really started. You’d walk into our apartment and there’s virtually no furniture, nothing on the walls, picture frames that haven’t been put up yet. And two huge slot machines by two desks that formed a little “L.” That was just what we liked to do together back then.”

After a lot of sponsorship money for online multiplayer fell away and the downfall for Games of this kind threatened, the two founders of Riot Games the idea to develop its own game. The name for the company was created at that time in protest to the lack of sponsorship money. “Riot Games” should stand for a revolution. The game from Riot Games should be better, build an intense community and be able to improve based on fans’ suggestions. Beck and Merill then recruited Steve Feak as designer for the game. The three became the first Riot Games Employees and developed their first game, an early version of League of Legends.

Riot Games seats and studios in the world

Meanwhile Riot Games present in over 15 countries around the world. The headquarters is located in Los Angeles.

Barcelona	Spain
Berlin	Germany
Dubai	United Arab States
Dublin	Ireland
Hong Kong	China
Istanbul	Turkey
London	United Kingdom
Los Angeles	United States
Mexico City	Mexico
Moscow	Russia
New Delhi	India
Paris	France
San Francisco	United States
Saint Louis	United States
Santiago	Chile
São Paulo	Brazil
Seoul	Korea
Shanghai	China
Singapore	Singapore
Sydney	Australia
Tokyo	Japan

Riot Games: Realize your dream job at the world’s biggest developer – jobs and internships

Beck, Merill and Feak have long since ceased to be the only employees at Riot Games. Naturally seeks Riot Games Always looking for ways to expand. This includes filling new positions and keeping old jobs going. In the meantime, people are working at Riot Games About 1,500 employees around the world. On the official Riot Games job list you can see all available offers. The advertised jobs are very diverse.

From 3D-drawers to human resources management to data engineers, there is a lot to choose from. Riot Games is looking for talented people all over the world. Many of the jobs on offer are of course about League of Legends or any other game which Riot Games has launched. However, there are always isolated job offers that don’t really have anything to do with the gaming industry. So needs Riot Games also accountant or personnel manager.

With that being said, most of the time the California company requires a college degree and several years of experience in the specific industry. For anyone looking for a student internship or an internship during their studies, at Riot Games Unfortunately, no exact statement can be found. Although there is an intensive call for students around the world, this is from 2017 and therefore no longer current.

Riot Games: The philosophy of the mammoth developer

Riot Games has established its own company philosophy over the years, according to which every employee works. Thus writes Riot Games On its own website: “Our values are our fixed star. They guide us on the path to becoming what we want to be. They serve as guidance when we fall short of our goals, and they are the foundation of every decision we make.”

• Focus on the game experience:

This statement is available at Riot Games on the number 1. The company tries in any Games, to put the experience first. Each individual player should be the focus and the employees of Riot Games Are designed to give players the best possible gaming experience with their work. The cohesion through the Games shall shape staff and players and be greatly expanded. By Riot Games is committed to listening to every player in the world and improving the individual gaming experience, the goal is to create something unique.

Riot Games believes in making even impossible ideas a reality, no matter how unbelievable they may seem. With the help of bold and purposeful decisions, the company manages to keep the gaming world up-to-date. By combining expertise and social skills, the company believes in creating a good foundation for all ideas.

The community is also Riot Games important. This includes a friendly atmosphere and an open, inclusive team. Likewise, much value is placed on mutual respect and empathy.

• Implementation at the highest level

With the help of excellent execution and collaboration of all team branches would like to Riot Games implement any work to the highest level. In doing so, the employees work efficiently and with concentration according to the in-house philosophy.

• Stay hungry and do not lose traction

Riot Games believes in never having stopped learning. There is always something to learn through problem solving and the need for optimization. The company also highly values feedback and perpetuates it in its own philosophy.

Riot Games: All games of the studio at a glance

From the founding of the company in 2006 until March 2013, the company was able to Riot Games never really lived up to its name. Until the release of the mini-game Astro Teemo, also a spin-off from the League of Legends universe, the studio finally had only one game in its portfolio: League of Legends. Since then, however, a lot has happened and at the latest after the 10th anniversary of the successful MOBA, Riot has truly earned the “s” behind the “game”. In the meantime, the studio looks back on a broad portfolio of Games, even if League of Legends is still the flagship of the company. Here all Games From Riot Games at a glance:

Riot Games: League of Legends still the star

League of Legends is probably one of the most famous Online games of the world. Anyone who has ever played with Computer games had something to do, knows this game. League of Legends, also known colloquially as LoL or League, is the star of Riot Games. With this game have Merill and Beck began to leave its mark on the computer game scene forever. The game went online for the first time on October 27, 2009.

In the most popular game mode of League of Legends two teams with 5 members each compete against each other. These can be selected before the start of the Game choose from over 140 so-called “champions”, which all have different roles and abilities. Some have a particularly high amount of life and are therefore more robust in combat. Some can deal damage from further back with the help of a bow, and still others are quickly at hand almost everywhere due to their high mobility.

After everyone has chosen their champion, they fight in the so-called “Summoner’s Rift”. This is the map where the 5v5 matches are held.

After each player chooses their champion, they will fight in the so-called “Summoner’s Rift”. This is the map where the 5v5 matches are played. The objective of the game is to destroy the main building of the opponents. This is also called the Nexus. The way to the Nexus is provided by three different paths. One at the top, one in the middle and one at the bottom. Around these paths there is a jungle. To destroy the Nexus, you have to kill your opponents on the one hand, and on the other hand destroy towers that stand in the way on the way to Nexus and kill each player in the shortest time.

Also small auxiliary warriors (Minions/Vassals), which are computer controlled, make life difficult for the player on the way to Nexus. If you kill them, a tower or an enemy, you get gold. With the received gold you can buy items that are helpful in the fight against other champions. For example, you can buy more life or increased attack speed. The online game itself doesn’t have a time limit, technically a victory is possible after several minutes. Most of the Games however, last between 20 and 40 minutes. Some Games are sometimes very balanced. So, in rare cases, a game can last more than an hour.

The free-to-play MOBA League of Legends is one of the most played Games of the world and was played by over 100 million players a month in 2016. Through the game makes Riot Games a large part of his income. One can play at League of Legends buy cosmetic changes, so-called skins, which make the selected champion look different. These usually cost a few euros. Rare skins are sometimes sold on the Internet for several 100€. Also the eSports scene of League of Legends is growing steadily. The final of the League of Legends World Championships in 2019, for example, was followed at its peak by a whopping 44 million people simultaneously – and that was via TV, Twitch or live at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris

Riot Games in the press: The scandals

A company as big as Riot Games is not only in the news with positive headlines due to its many employees and subsidiaries, however. Thus, there have been reports in the past from Riot Games already some Scandals.

In a 2018 interview with Kotaku, an anonymous ex-employee speaks out against Riot Games and its management. She herself has tried several times to hire women in management positions and has always been turned down. Many of the women are not gaming-savvy enough, others just want to climb the career ladder, according to the management. The employee herself also received sexist remarks at work. She was often asked whether it was difficult to work at the company. Riot To work when you’re that cute. After the website still other employees of Riot Games had interviewed, many of them women, added Riot Games introduced a new inclusion page on its website. For example, the company writes “We aggressively enforce a zero-tolerance policy regarding discrimination, harassment and general toxicity. It’s incredibly important that our leaders embody this commitment and reinforce this expectation across their teams.”

According to the company’s own statements Riot Games have always held this view.

• Employment contracts at Riot Games

However, there is one more Scandal at the gaming giant. So it is said in the employment contracts of Riot Games employees give a clause which is titled as “forced arbitration clause”. This clause is intended to prevent employees from taking legal action against Riot Games can proceed. So if you are an employee of Riot Games and is in a legal dispute with the company, you have to settle out of court. It was precisely this clause that several employees protested against in May 2019, when it was leaked to the public. In the meantime Riot Games responded to the employees’ protests and so new employees are now free to sign the forced arbitration clause from the contract or have it removed.

So should you be at Riot Games want to work, especially as a woman, so you can be prepared for some special circumstances, if you believe the statements of ex-employees.