Riot Games to invest $200m in VALORANT Mobile esports scene

腾讯旗下全资子公司 拳头游戏（Riot Games）是一家美国网游开发商和发行商，成立于2006年。迄今为止，其首款游戏《英雄联盟》每天都有超过2700万的玩家连线体验。 2015年12月，腾讯对拳头游戏公司实现了100%控股。 2024年1月23日，拳头游戏公司周一表示，计划裁员530人，约占员工总数的11%。 在「baike.baidu.com」查看更多資訊 2006年，布兰登·贝克和马克·梅里尔创建拳头游戏公司。2009年，拳头游戏推出了自己的第一款游戏《英雄联盟》。 2008年融资800

Tencent acquired Riot Games primarily to secure a foothold in the burgeoning Western gaming market and gain access to Riot’s massively popular IP, specifically League of Legends.

In 2011, Riot Games was acquired by Chinese conglomerate Tencent. Its publishing arm, Riot Forge, oversaw the production of League of Legends spin-offs by other developers until its shutdown in January 2024. The company worked with Fortiche to release Arc

Ahead of VALORANT Mobile’s launch in China, Riot Games and Tencent have announced plans to invest 1.5bn RMB (~$200m / £150m) over the next three years to grow its esports ecosystem.

Yes – nowadays, Tencent owns Riot Games, but their story together stretches beyond a simple statement. Riot Games was founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, two visionary entrepreneurs with a shared passion for gaming and a commitment to

Tencent, now 27 years old, made a global splash with its 2011 bet on Los Angeles-based Riot Games for $400 million, less than two years after the initial release of League of Legends. That ...