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Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles.It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop League of Legends and went on to develop several spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game Valorant.
Valorant is a 2020 first-person tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. [3] A free-to-play game, Valorant takes inspiration from the Counter-Strike series, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving.
Coming into the 2023 season, with a new squad of Corey, NaturE, seven, gMd, and Hazed, TSM looked like a favorite in the new format of Valorant eSports. [39] Looking to get to Valorant Ascension and get a franchised spot, they were easily one of the contenders, as they were immediately invited to the Valorant Challengers League for North America.
NetEase opened Ouka Studios in June 2020, [30] [31] but it was shut down in August 2024 after Square Enix completed the game Visions of Mana. [32] Casey Hudson established Humanoid Origin in June 2021, [33] but it was shut down in November 2024. [34] NetEase acquired Grasshopper Manufacture from GungHo Online Entertainment in October 2021. [35]
Some of the newly founded AAA game development studios, such as Ridgeline Games and Deviation Games, closed down before even releasing their first video game. Ridgeline Games, founded in 2021, shut down just three years later in 2024. It was previously led by game director Marcus Lehto, who made a decision to leave Ridgeline Games.
Star Theory Games was shut down. [47] 11 Rockstar Games' co-founder and lead writer Dan Houser left the company. [48] Entertainment Software Association announced that E3 2020 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [49] 16–20 The 2020 Game Developers Conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [50] 31
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FaZe Clan, or simply FaZe, is a professional esports and entertainment brand. Founded on May 30, 2010, as FaZe Sniping, the organization has professional players and content creators from around the world, across multiple games.