RIOT GAMES NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 30 GAME DEVELOPERS IN THE WORLD
Game Developer Magazine Recognizes the Independent Developer for Their Work on League of Legends
Los Angeles - Riot Games continues to receive accolades for their work on their debut title, League of Legends. In the June/July 2010 issue of Game Developer magazine the studio was named one of the top 30 game developers in the world. Game Developer, considered one of the leading publications for the games industry, makes new picks every year based on companies' conscientious development practices, forward-thinking design or business models and overall success - in short, companies that are creating games that help the games industry grow. Riot Games is proud to be considered one of the best in the industry and look to continue to make high-quality free-to-play titles for many years to come.
League of Legends, Riot Games' debut title, launched on Oct. 27, 2009 in North America and Europe. It is a session-based, multiplayer online game where rival teams compete for victory. Built by a veteran development team and the original creators of Defense of the Ancients, one of the world's most popular player-made mods, League of Legends combines elements of the role-playing and strategy genres with addictive competitive action.
League of Legends is rated "T" for Teen and now available for free via download at www.leagueoflegends.com.
For more information about League of Legends, visit www.leagueoflegends.com.
About Riot Games
Riot Games is a direct-to-consumer video game developer and publisher of premium, competitive online games. Riot Games, based in Los Angeles, is funded through venture capital firms Benchmark Capital and Firstmark Capital and China's largest online services corporation, Tencent. The company was established in 2006 and has quickly become a leading global developer and publisher of premium free-to-play online video games for hardcore gamers, launching their debut title, League of Legends, in October 2009. To date, more than 2 million gamers play League of Legends and log more than 15 million hours of playtime each month.
