Twenty new positions have been opened in these areas and additional hires are scheduled to take place as the release of Hytale gets closer. With the game scheduled to launch at some point in 2021, Hypixel will soon establish a 'permanent office' in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which will focus on QA and 'back office functions'.
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It’ll help the studio take another leap forward in our journey from mod team to professional developers, and allows the team to realize our vision for Hytale. Riot’s been an important partner from the start and this is a natural next step in our relationship. Simon Collins-Laflamme, Co-founder of Hypixel Studios: As development kicks into high gear, we’ll benefit from Riot’s resources, expertise, and experience while maintaining the operational independence that has enabled our success so far.
Since our first meetings with Riot leadership long before their initial investment, we’ve found in Riot a partner with a similar commitment to empowering players. We’ve been blown away by players’ response to Hytale, and Riot is the right partner to help us deliver a game that can live up to players’ expectations. This acquisition will bring our collaborative efforts with Noxy and the Hypixel team even closer together, and we can't wait to see how their work continues to evolve.Īaron ‘Noxy’ Donaghey, the newly appointed CEO of Hypixel Studios: When we led the investment in the Hypixel Studios team two years ago, we saw a group deeply immersed in existing block games who believed that the genre could better serve its community. Our investment criteria is ultimately pretty simple: we look for authentic game makers striving to improve player experience. We look forward to supporting Hypixel Studios’ journey through the development process, helping them grow, and learning from them as well.īrian Cho, Head of Corporate and Business Development at Riot Games: Now, as they prepare to enter the next chapter, we’re thrilled to take our partnership to the next level through this acquisition.
Over the last 18 months, we’ve been fortunate to advise Hypixel Studios as they build toward their vision for evolving a game genre that reaches an incredibly diverse range of players around the globe. Announced in late 2018 and supported by angel investors that included the LoL developer, Hytale is an ambitious. We’ve known the team behind Hypixel Studios for several years, and from the start they’ve been the kind of visionaries that we aspire to support a passionate studio committed to delivering a groundbreaking, genre-defining experience for players. Hypixel Studios, formerly a group of Minecraft modders, has been gobbled up by Riot.
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