Beck worked for Bain & Company, a massive consulting firm, while Merrill got a job at U.S. It was actually there that Riot really kind of began."įor a short while after college, Merrill and Beck went their own ways, following the career paths people expected of them. "We lived together in a little apartment in West Hollywood. For them, their real passion was video games - especially multiplayer-focused games like StarCraft and EverQuest. When Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck first met at USC, they were taking classes that led them to careers at banks and investment firms. You need to find two University of Southern California business students who formed a bond unrelated to their studies. Riot is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, but to really know how one of the world’s biggest development studios got started, you need to go back to Los Angeles in the early aughts. More than anything, it’s the story of two best friends who liked playing video games and decided one day to make their own.
It’s the story of a company that has remained committed to listening to and interacting with its fans even as it at has grown exponentially. It’s the tale of an extremely difficult, user-unfriendly game reaching untold heights of success. The story of Riot Games is a list of things that shouldn’t have been possible.
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