Audio player loading… Riot has announced that it has entered a longterm partnership with the luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co. to make the League of Legends World Championship Trophy. The Summoner's Cup, as it is called, has been redesigned by the venerable New York firm, and will be fully shown off for the first time on August 29 on various Riot social channels (you can see a partial image below). Tiffany & Co. is a famous longstanding jewellery brand, headquartered in New York City and founded in 1837 by the jeweller Charles Lewis Tiffany. Over its history the company has not only flogged a lot of diamond engagement rings, but branched-out into other high-end goods and operates hundreds of stores worldwide. Tiffany & Co. has an old-world cachet as well as having designed plenty of more traditional sporting trophies, and first worked with Riot on something of a trial run in redesigning the Chinese LoL league's Silver Dragon Cup (opens in new tab) last year. "The … [Read more...] about Riot’s new LoL trophy is being designed by fricking Tiffany & Co.
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Movies Based On LOTR’s Gandalf, Aragorn, Gollum, Galadriel, And More Could Happen
Embracer Group, the Swedish gaming giant, has acquired Middle-earth Enterprises and now owns the rights to movies, video games, board games, merchandising, theme parks, and stage productions surrounding The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. As part of its announcement, Embracer said there is room to grow, specifically in the area of additional movies based on famous Lord of the Rings characters. "Other opportunities include exploring additional movies based on iconic characters such as Gandalf, Aragorn, Gollum, Galadriel, Eowyn, and other characters from the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien," Embracer said in its announcement . In addition to these potential films, Embracer said it looks forward to giving fans new ways to enjoy The Lord of the Rings via "merchandising and other experiences." There have been ongoing rumors of a Lord of the Rings theme park in Florida , but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. Now that Embracer owns Middle-earth Enterprises, it has a … [Read more...] about Movies Based On LOTR’s Gandalf, Aragorn, Gollum, Galadriel, And More Could Happen
Embracer Reveals How Much It Paid For Lord Of The Rings Rights And New Video Game Companies
Swedish firm Embracer Group announced a number of new acquisitions this week , which included Limited Run Games, Singtrix, Tuxedo Labs, Tripwire Interactive, and Middle-earth Enterprises, grabbing the film and television rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in the process. The price for this latest round of acquisitions came to SEK8.2 billion, around $770 million, although Embracer Group didn't mention how much of that cash was spent on the purchase of Middle-earth Enterprises. The final price of that purchase is surprising, given the lucrative nature of the Middle-earth IP on its own. The IP rights cover movie projects and television series, and Embracer mentioned in a press release that this encompasses "key upcoming works" such as Amazon series The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power and the Warner Bros. animated film The War of the Rohirrim. For comparison, Amazon managed to buy the TV rights for almost $250 million in 2017 and the first season of Rings of Power … [Read more...] about Embracer Reveals How Much It Paid For Lord Of The Rings Rights And New Video Game Companies