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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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DECEMBER 5, 2019

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

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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."

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Five months after announcing a negotiated settlement in a sex discrimination and pay inequity lawsuit, Riot Games Inc. could be headed back to court.

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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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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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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>>.

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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.

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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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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>>.

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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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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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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Sexual harassment suit filed against Riot Games; SpaceX chosen for Kazakh rocket launch; HyreCar goes national

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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Edlio gets investment for school communications; Riot Games accused of gender bias; Jukin Media proves old content doesn’t expire

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JULY 3, 2019

EVConnect Backs Australian Charging Network; Riot Games Finalist for IBC Award; Faraday Future Employees Flee to Rivian

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Los Angeles-based Riot Games , which develops online video games aimed at hard core gamers, said today that its title, League of Legends , has reached 11.5 million monthly active players, with over 30 million registered players on the game. Riot said the numbers are double what they were in July.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s hard to imagine a video game developer getting off to a stronger start than Riot Games Inc.

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MAY 29, 2014

The company says the new round brings its total raised to $5.6M, including an earlier angel round from such investors as Matt Britton (MRY), Vinny Linghma (Gyft), and Brad Schwartz (Riot Games). women eggbaby capital venture game video videogame hydra' READ MORE>>.

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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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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

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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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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.

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APRIL 12, 2011

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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JANUARY 15, 2014

in seed funding from Deep Fork Capital, William Morris Endeavor, former Riot Games Chairman Jarl Mohn, Dennis Phelps (IVP), Social Starts, BDC Ventures, and Keith Boesky. The company--now based in Vancouver, BC--helps organizers of professional video game tournaments and leagues.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gamzee , a developer of HTML5 and mobile/social games, announced Thursday that it has raised $1M in a seed round of funding. Paul Ksller of Bristol Investment Fund joins the firm's board as part of the funding.

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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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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.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million). Both years were well above 2009, which had a low of only $475M in exits. During 2011, the analysis identified 73 exits by companies, with an average value of approximately $106M.

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MAY 20, 2019

Tetra Tech acquires WYG; Riot Games employees unsatisfied with walkout results; Snap finds new executives

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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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APRIL 30, 2018

Riot Games). NI0 says its seed investors include Tim Chen of HTC, Trill Ventures (which has invested in Jarvish and 23 and Me); Eddy Chan (an investor in PayPal and SpaceX), Charles Huang (founder of Red Octane, the company behind Guitar Hero), and Chris Cobb, Sr. READ MORE>>.

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