League Of Legends Studio Founders Change Focus Back To Creating Games

The League of Legends studio is undergoing some major changes as the two co-founders plan ahead [...]

By Liana 'LiLi' Ruppert

Riot Games

The League of Legends studio is undergoing some major changes as the two co-founders plan ahead for a change in direction. March "Tryndamere" Merrill and Brandon "Ryze" Beck took to a blog post to announce their new goal and let fans in on their future plans. In addition to going back to doing what they love, there is also a new shift in leadership for Riot Games themselves.

In a recent message to fans, Tryndamere and Ryze had this to say:

"When we founded Riot eleven years ago, we spent virtually every waking hour of the day (and night!) thinking about how to make League of Legends as great of an experience as possible. As League started having success however, Riot Games grew from those humble beginnings where we could feed the whole team with a handful of pizzas to now having over 2,500 Rioters across 20 offices around the world. This growth has lots of benefits: our capabilities improved, our reach broadened, and we could deliver League of Legends and esports to more players than ever before. But this growth also meant that the majority of our time is allocated to "managing" the company rather than focusing on creating incredible experiences for players, which is what we really love to do.

We haven't been on this journey alone of course, and have been lucky to assemble a very capable and driven leadership team of gamers over time who believe in our mission just as much as we do. In our new roles we're going back to focusing on what is ultimately the most important thing we do: making great games. Dylan Jadeja (CFO), Scott Gelb (CTO), and Nicolo Laurent (President) will tank company operations; all three are longtime Rioters who have been integral to shaping our company's vision, strategy, and culture over the last decade. We are thrilled to be able to have a great team of such capable leaders and look forward to working with them to finally put the "s" in Riot Games.

We're incredibly excited to jump back into the trenches for this next chapter and look forward to sharing what we're up to along the way. Thanks to all of you for continuing to make our dream jobs possible."

With this renewed sense of direction, the team over at Riot will be undergoing even more tranformation. With Dylan Jadeja (CFO), Scott Gelb (CTO), and Nicolo Laurent (President) at the helm of new operations, Merrill and Beck can focus more on their developmental roles knowing that the company is in good hands. As the duo mentions in their letter, they are ready to "put the 's' in Riot Games".

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