RIOT GAMES

Introduction

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Globalization
Awards
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Riot Games is an American video game publisher that was established
in 2006. Their main office is based in Santa Monica, California. They currently
have additional offices located in Saint Louis, Dublin, Seoul, So Paulo, Istanbul,
Moscow, Sydney, and Taipei.
Riot is known for their first and only title, League of Legends, which was released
in both North America and Europe on October 27, 2009.

League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer
online battle arena video game developed and
published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows

and Mac OS X, inspired by the mod Defense of
the Ancients for the video game Warcraft III:
The Frozen Throne. It is a free-to-play game,
supported by micro-transactions. The game was
first announced on October 7, 2008, and
released on October 27, 2009. League of
Legends was generally well received at release,
and has grown in popularity in the years since.
According to a 2012 Forbes article, League of
Legends was the most played PC game
in North America and Europe in terms of the
number of hours played.As of January 2014,
over 67 million people play League of
Legends per month, 27 million per day, and over
7.5 million concurrently during peak hours
Globalization


The 2010 World Cyber Games Grand Finals in Los Angeles hosted a League of Legends tournament, at
which teams from China, Europe, and the America competed. The Counter Logic Gaming team from North
America won the tournament, earning a $7,000 prize.
The Season 1 World Championships in June 2011, held at Dreamhack in Sweden, featured US$100,000 in
prizes. The European team Fnatic defeated teams from Europe, the USA, and Asia to win the tournament
and received US$50,000 of prize money.Over 1.6 million viewers watched streaming broadcast of the
event, with a peak of over 210,000 simultaneous viewers in one semi-final match.
After Season 1, Riot announced that US$5,000,000 would be paid out over Season 2. Of this 5 million, 2
million will go to Riot's partners including the IPL and other major eSports associations. Another 2 million
goes to Riot's Season 2 qualifiers and championship. The final one million goes to small organizers who
apply to Riot to host League of Legendstournaments.
After a series of network issues during the Season 2 World Playoffs that led to several matches being
delayed, Riot revealed on October 13, 2012, that a special LAN-based client had been quickly developed,
designed for use in tournament environments where the effects of lag and other network issues can be
detrimental to the proper organization of an event. The LAN client was deployed for the first time during the
first quarter-final and semi-final matches played following the re-scheduled matches, and was in use during
the finals.
On October 13, 2012, Taiwan's professional team Taipei Assassins (TPA) triumphed over South Korea's
Azubu Frost 3-to-1 in the Finals of Season 2 World Championship, and claimed the $1 million in prize
money.
In October 2013, Korean team "SK Telecom T1" and Chinese team "Royal Club" competed at the Staples
Center in Los Angeles. SK Telecom T1 won the grand prize of $1 million, and Royal Club received
$250,000.
As of 2013, League of Legends is the most popular e-sports game in South Korea.
On March 23, 2013, the cinematographic studios in Rome hosted the Italian launch of League of Legends;
more than 1,500 people were present, along with Riot Games developers, journalists and various guests.
The show schedule included a cosplay contest and a challenge match between two Italian clans.
On July 11, 2013, one of the publisher's managers Nick Allen announced that the United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services now recognizes League of Legends pro-players as professional athletes and
the visa application process is now simplified for them. These changes allow professional players to stay in
the United States for up to 5 years

Awards:
IGN PC Best Strategy Game 2009
Gamespy Gamers' Choice Awards 2009
1st Game Developers Online Choice :Best
Online Technology, Visual Arts, Game Design,
New Online Game, Audience Award
Golden Joystick Award:Online Game Of The
Year
Golden Joystick Award:Best Free-To-Play
Game
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