“League of Legends” developer Riot announces stake in “Arcane” animation studio Fortiche “League of Legends”

《League of legends” and the animated series “Arcane“Developer and publisher Riot Games announced today that it has officially invested in the production of “Arcane“and others”League of legends” animation studio Fortiche Production, Riot will have a significant non-controlling stake in Fortiche, and Riot content chief Brian Wright and Riot corporate development director Brendan Mulligan will also join Fortiche’s board of directors.

Riot said that Riot and Fortiche have been working together for nearly ten years, and their first collaboration was to produce the MV for “Boom!” (voiced by Djerv) to celebrate the debut of the hero Gene Kesi. Other important Riot and Fortiche collaborations include: “Fearless Warriors”, “Enemy” (both by Imagine Dragons; “Seconds” (“Arcane“Introduction animation of “Ike”, one of the debut heroes); “POP/STARS” (sung by K/DA, a virtual K-Pop group consisting of Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, Jaira Burns), and “RISE” (League of legends S8 World Series theme song, by Glitch Mob, Mako, and The Word Alive).

The official pointed out that Fortiche from “Arcanehas worked closely with Riot from the early conception and storyboard design stages, and played a key partner role in the production of this animated series. Riot and Fortiche are currently working together on the production ofArcane“Season 2 and other unpublished works. “Arcane” premiered on Netflix worldwide and Tencent Video in China in November last year. “ArcaneAfter its world premiere on Netflix in November 2021, it immediately topped the charts, won the top three weeks in a row, reached the top ten in more than 52 countries, and received a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Full marks. The animated series won numerous awards at the 49th Annie Awards, and Imagine Dragons’ single “Enemy” (from “Arcane” Soundtrack) has surpassed 1 billion views and reached number one on the Billboard rock chart.

“Many collaborations with Riot Games, especiallyArcane, making Fortiche Production a rising star in the international animation industry. The trust Riot Games has placed in us has enabled both of us to achieve our shared goals and demonstrated our ability to deliver new and wildly popular content. 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of our partnership, and this deepening of our partnership is the best way to demonstrate the mutual trust and shared philosophy of our two companies! ” said Fortiche co-founders Pascal Charrue, Jérôme Combe and Arnaud Delord.

“Fortiche has long been an integral partner to us, and this agreement will ensure that we will continue to work closely together for decades to come,” said Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent. It is necessary to deeply understand the needs of players and continue to focus on players. From the first day of cooperation, Fortiche has demonstrated the spirit of “player experience first”. We will cooperate with Fortiche to improve the way the game is presented in different media To a whole new level, challenge the limit, and strive to exceed the expectations of the public.Arcane” makes us incredibly proud, and we all know good things are yet to come. “

The Fortiche team spans Paris, Montpellier, and Las Palmas, Spain, with a total of 350 employees and partners. With the exception of Riot members joining the board, Fortiche will continue to operate independently. The company’s leadership team includes co-founders Pascal Charrue, Jérôme Combe and Arnaud Delord, and has appointed Hervé Dupont as managing director.