When Riot Games first decided to make a TV show inspired by its hit game “League of Legends,” the video game publisher took the unusual step of developing and financing the project on its own. While ...

Co-founder Marc Merrill talks to io9 about how the game studio turned media empire strives to live up to its philosophies after a year of successes and layoffs. Reading time 13 minutes Riot Games and ...

The gaming giant's Hollywood goals were stymied by an inexperience that led to $250M spent on 18 episodes of the Netflix show. When the TV series “Arcane” returns to Netflix on Nov. 9, it will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How a former data analyst turned his 14-year career at Riot Games into 'Arcane,' a beautiful, expensive Netflix hit "Arcane," a ...

Whether or not you care about League of Legends, it’s hard to deny the impact Arcane - the animated series inspired by the game’s world and characters - has had on the streaming world. Arcane was once ...

Arcane is universally recognized as one of the best shows to ever air on Netflix with sky-high critic and audience scores across both of its seasons. But in terms of dollars and cents, new reporting ...

Arcane turned out to be a financial hit for Netflix, but not so much for Riot. The League of Legends animated adaptation Arcane was reportedly a “financial miss” for Riot Games. According to a recent ...

Ongoing arguments over Arcane’s huge budget are "silly," the co-founder of Riot games has said amid the League of Legends animated series' second and final season. While Arcane has been a massive hit ...

Arcane didn't make as much money as expected, with Bloomberg reporting it was a "financial miss." Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill defended Arcane, stating they focus on long-term value over ...

In 2010, "Arcane" co-creator Christian Linke needed to make a change. The German-born musician had spent years playing bass in the German rock band Panik and working as a songwriter and producer. But ...