Riot Gamesa video game developer and distributor known for League of Legends and for the critically acclaimed animated series mysteriousAnd Fortiche production, the animation studio that has created Arcane and many LoL videos, has announced a new Riot investment in Fortiche. Under the terms of the investment, which was completed earlier this year, Riot now owns a significant minority stake in Fortiche. In addition, Brian Wright (Riot’s Chief Content Officer) and Brendan Mulligan (Riot’s Director of Corporate Development) have joined Fortiche’s board of directors.
Riot and Fortiche have been working together for nearly a decade to create extraordinary experiences for players, starting with the music video “Get Jinxed” (featuring Djerv) to celebrate the launch of Jinx, the iconic League champion. Other well-known collaborations between the two companies include: “WARRIORS” and “Enemy” (both with Imagine Dragons), “Seconds” (a video starring Ekko, who also appears in Arcane), “POP/STARS” (with Madison Beer, (G) I-DLE and Jaira Burns as virtual K-pop group K/DA) and “RISE” (the anthem of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship featuring Glitch Mob, Mako and The Word Alive).
Fortiche worked closely with Riot during the concept and development phase of the Arcane storyboard and was a key partner during the development of the series. At the moment, Riot and Fortiche are working on the second season of Arcane, as well as other projects that have not yet been announced. Arcane was released on Tencent Video in China in November and on Netflix worldwide.
When the series was released in November 2021, the series reached number 1 worldwide on Netflix and remained at the top of the charts for three weeks in a row, in the top 10 shows in more than 52 countries and maintaining a rare 100% critics score. tomatoes. The series recently received 9 accolades in the 49th Annual Annie Awards, making it the most nominated and awarded TV series of the year in categories including Best TV/Media Product to General Audience, Best Character Design and Best Screenplay. “Enemy,” the Imagine Dragons single from the series’ soundtrack, surpassed a billion streams and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
The various collaborations with Riot Games, and in particular Arcane, have made Fortiche Production one of the new protagonists of the international animation scene. Riot Games, along with its confidence, has given us the tools to fulfill the ambitions it shared with us and has shown us that it is possible to offer new content that can reach a large audience. In 2023 we will celebrate ten years of cooperation and this association is the best way to symbolize the trust and ambitions of our companies!
said Pascal Charrue, Jérôme Combe and Arnaud Delord, co-founders of Fortiche.
Fortiche has been an important partner of ours for a long time, but this agreement ensures that we will continue to work closely together for decades to come. We place very high demands on everyone who works with us and we really want them to understand the players deeply and dedicate themselves relentlessly to them. From day one, Fortiche has perfectly embodied our motto “player experience first”. By partnering with Fortiche, we aim to push the boundaries of what we believe is possible and raise expectations about how games are portrayed in the media. As proud as we are of Arcane, we know the best is yet to come.
added Nicolo Laurent, CEO of Riot.
Fortiche, which now has 350 employees and employees in Paris, Montpellier and Las Palmas in Spain, will remain operationally independent from Riot, except for the positions Riot now holds on its board of directors. The company’s board of directors includes co-founders Pascal Charrue, Jérôme Combe and Arnaud Delord, as well as Hervé Dupont, appointed managing director.
Source: Lega Nerd
