Riot Games, Inc. is an American video clip game developer, author and also esports competition coordinator. Its headquarters are in West Los Angeles, California. Started in September 2006 by Brandon Beck as well as Marc Merill to develop League of Legends , the business has actually gone on to create several spin-off video games of League as well as an unrelated first-person shooter, Valorant. As a publisher, Riot Games oversees the manufacturing of League spin-offs by other developers through its posting arm, Riot Forge. Since 2011, Trouble has actually been a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Tencent. Trouble runs 14 worldwide League of Legends esports leagues, the League of Legends World Champion and the Valorant Champions Tour. The company, which had 24 offices worldwide as of 2018, offers corporate sponsorships, merchandise, and streaming legal rights for its organizations. Riot has actually faced accusations of a toxic office culture, consisting of gender discrimination and sex...