“Our investment criteria is ultimately pretty simple: we look for authentic game makers striving to improve player experience,” said Brian Cho, Head of Corporate and Business Development at Riot Games. This acquisition represents the expansion of a long-standing relationship, with Hypixel Studios gaining access to Riot Games’ experience in developing and publishing acclaimed, player-focused games. As development kicks into high gear, we’ll benefit from Riot’s resources, expertise, and experience while maintaining the operational independence that has enabled our success so far.” “Since our first meetings with Riot leadership long before their initial investment, we’ve found in Riot a partner with a similar commitment to empowering players. “We’ve been blown away by players’ response to Hytale, and Riot is the right partner to help us deliver a game that can live up to players’ expectations,” said Aaron ‘Noxy’ Donaghey, the newly appointed CEO of Hypixel Studios. We look forward to supporting Hypixel Studios’ journey through the development process, helping them grow, and learning from them as well.” Now, as they prepare to enter the next chapter, we’re thrilled to take our partnership to the next level through this acquisition. “Over the last 18 months, we’ve been fortunate to advise Hypixel Studios as they build toward their vision for evolving a game genre that reaches an incredibly diverse range of players around the globe. “We’ve known the team behind Hypixel Studios for several years, and from the start they’ve been the kind of visionaries that we aspire to support a passionate studio committed to delivering a groundbreaking, genre-defining experience for players,” said Dylan Jadeja, President of Riot Games. In November, Hypixel Studios announced that it is planning for Hytale to be playable by everyone in 2021.

The acquisition follows a monumental launch for Hypixel Studios that began with the announcement of its debut title, Hytale, which has amassed over 2.5 million sign-ups for its beta and millions of views on YouTube for its trailer. Founded in 2018 with support from an advisory group of angel investors, including Riot Games, Hypixel Studios is currently developing Hytale, a community-powered block game that combines the scope of a creative sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game. This is after being a single game studio for the last 13 years.Ap- LOS ANGELES AND DERRY~LONDONDERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND - Riot Games, the game developer and publisher best known for League of Legends, today completed its acquisition of Hypixel Studios. Riot Games has really stepped up their efforts to diversify away from League of Legends over the last year with the launch of Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, as well as Valorant.

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