Building Riot Games & an Esports Ecosystem with Marc Merrill and John Needham

Conquering Geek Culture

English - June 16, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB
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Chris Hana speaks to Marc Merrill, Co-Founder of Riot Games, to understand why Riot Games was built and how the founders Marc and Brandon convinced investors to fund their idea. The two are joined by John Needham, global head of esports at Riot Games, to explore how Riot Games was able to built the groundbreaking esports ecosystem for League of Legends we can see today. Pop-culture integrations, league structures, live events and more come up as well.