Riot Games invests in the animation studio behind Arcane

Riot Games has announced it will invest in Fortiche Production, its long-standing partner. This animation studio, based in Paris, is responsible for Arcane,Netflix has the League of Legends official series, along with many other League-related videos. Riot now owns a significant non-controlling stake in the studio, with two Riot executives now joining Fortiche’s board of directors.

Additionally, Arcane, Fortiche and Riot have joined forces on various music videos, including “Get Jinxed,” which celebrated the launch of League champion Jinx. Last weekend ArcaneThe Annie Awards were dominated by the show, which won nine awards in every category it was eligible for. Netflix’s original series premiered last November. It explored the origin stories behind various characters. League of Legends champions.

“Fortiche has been an integral partner for a long time, but this agreement ensures we’ll be working closely for decades to come,” said Nicolo Laurent, CEO of Riot in a press statement. “In working with Fortiche, we collaborate to push the boundaries of what’s possible and raise expectations for how games can be represented in media. We are proud of it. Arcane, we know the best is yet to come.”