About

Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, US. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill in Santa Monica, California, primarily to develop League of Legends. The company has since expanded its product portfolio to include several League of Legends spin-off games and the first-person shooter game Valorant. Riot Games also collaborated with Fortiche to release Arcane, a television series based on the League of Legends universe. In 2011, Riot Games was acquired by the Chinese conglomerate Tencent, becoming a subsidiary. Its publishing arm, Riot Forge, oversaw the production of League of Legends spin-offs by other developers until its shutdown in January 2024.