7/21/2023 0 Comments Riot hytaleAccording to the Hytale team, the studio’s vision for Hytale will not change – and the extra support will make it that much easier for them to realize their vision. Indeed, Hypixel is likely to expand its operations and is currently hiring for new positions. In addition, the studio will establish a permanent office in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The two people who started the project, Simon Collins-Laflamme and Philippe Touchette, will remain as coordinators. It appears that the studios took the next step to solidify their partnership.Īccording to the announcement, Hypixel has been acquired as an independent studio and will retain its current organization under CEO Aaron “ Noxy” Donaghey. In fact, several of Hypixel’s developers are former “Rioters”, and Riot has supported Hypixel before, ever since the studio announced their plans in 2018. While this move might seem as a surprise considering Riot’s far bigger scale and – at least so far – different areas of interest, the two companies have a lot of history together. The game is currently in its beta and boasts over 2.5 million signups. While Hytale is a player-driven sandbox with the typical blocky look, the game seems to mix it with a heavy dose of fantasy roleplaying and a sprinkling of minigames. ![]() The company behind the game is Hypixel Studios, who first started with a very successful Minecraft server before deciding to do their own product. The Hytale trailer got over 11 million views and huge interest in its first week, and has since increased that view fivefold. The official Hytale trailer went viral and many gamers, especially Minecraft fans, stood up and took notice. In December of 2018, however, one of them broke the mold. “Blockgames”, called so because of their Minecraft-esue look, are not particularly rare and most are quickly forgotten. In between all of this, the acquisition of Hypixel might have gone unnoticed – if it weren’t for Riot itself making it clear via their social media and on the company website. This all happened alongside a ramping interest in Riot’s upcoming shooter Valorant and the much-anticipated playoff finals in League of Legends’ European and North American leagues. ![]() Learn more: /0XjW096TeT- Riot Games April 16, 2020 We look forward to supporting the team during their development process and beyond. We're excited to welcome Studios to Riot Games. This Thursday, a Riot Games tweet caused a fair bit of interest when the company announced the acquisition of indie developer Hypixel Studios. The company that seems to be on top of the esports world, yet among all their other moves it has just acquired a promising indie developer. Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends, has been making big waves lately. This spells good things for the future (Image credit: Hypixel Studios)
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