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After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. This acquisition will bring our collaborative efforts with Noxy and the Hypixel team even closer together, and we can't wait to see how their work continues to evolve.'Ī life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. From the get go the whole community have been extremely positive about the journey of Hytale, but with recent news, Hytal. Hypixel’s first game, Hytale, is expected out in 2021. Hypixel Studio Hypixel Studio is a work on its first game, an open-world concept called Hytale. When we led the investment in the Hypixel Studios team two years ago, we saw a group deeply immersed in existing block games who believed that the genre could better serve its community. League of Legends developer Riot Games has acquired Hypixel Studios.

The company says Hypixel will retain its current structure, with plans to open a new office in Northern Ireland that will host additional back-office and quality assurance staff. On Thursday, the company said it had acquired Hypixel Studios, the creator of an upcoming role-playing game called Hytale. Head of Corporate and Business Development at Riot Games Brian Cho said, 'Our investment criteria is ultimately pretty simple: we look for authentic game makers striving to improve player experience. League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games just shared its next big bet. 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.

Newly appointed CEO of Hypixel Studios Aaron ‘Noxy’ Donaghey added, '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. 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. According to a statement, though it is now a. The developer said Hytale has over 2.5 million sign-ups for the beta. Now, Riot has bought Hypixel Studios, a small developer working on Hytale, a Minecraft-like building game that focuses on a core RPG progression. Watch the latest video game trailers, and interviews from the biggest gaming conventions in the world. Hypixel Studios thanks to being acquired will be given access to Riot Games’ experience in developing and publishing player-focused games. Hypixel Studios was acquired by Riot Games in April 2020. After months of radio silence, Hypixel Studios has finally given us more information about the highly anticipated Hytale. P ublisher Riot Games, known for developing League of Legends, announced it has acquired Hytale developer Hypixel Studios. Prior to this acquisition, Hypixel Studios had been funded by Riot Games ever since its foundation.By William D'Angelo, posted on 16 April 2020 / 1,843 Views Riot Games acquired Hypixel Studios on 16 April 2020. In October 2019, several new games were announced: an eponymous standalone mobile version of the Teamfight Tactics mode from League of Legends, a digital collectible card game ( Legends of Runeterra), and a port of League of Legends to mobile devices and consoles ( League of Legends: Wild Rift). Riot Games was partially acquired by Tencent in February 2011 and fully acquired in December 2015.

The company's first game, League of Legends, was released on 27 October 2009 after six months of beta testing. Riot Games was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill.

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