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<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Arcane," a television adaptation of Riot Games' "League of Legends," is back on Netflix.</li><li>The series was created by Christopher Linke and Alexander Yee, two Riot vets with no TV experience.</li></ul>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 by 2010, he was starting to have doubts about the music business — and in turn, the longevity of his career — as he observed musicians using personal computers to produce their own tracks.So he left music, packed up his life, and moved to Los Angeles. When he arrived, he landed a customer support job that he had found on Craigslist. Though he didn't know it at the time, that job set him on a career path that would lead to his first Emmy award 12 years later.The gig was at Riot Games, a young video game company founded in 2006 that had launched its debut title "League of Legends" the year before. These days, "League" is one of the most-played PC games in the world, with Riot announcing it had hit 180 million monthly active players in 2021. But back then, Riot was small, and "League" was still a fresh title. And luckily for Linke, an early "League of Legends" player, it had thousands of unanswered German-language customer support tickets languishing in the queue."Somehow they hired me," Linke told Business Insider. "I think because, of all the people that interviewed, I was the only one that actually spoke German."Fourteen years later, the now-creative director has graduated from answering tickets to running one of TV's most successful video game adaptations. "Arcane," which Linke created with fellow long-term Rioter Alexander Yee, premiered on Netflix in November 2021. By the time its first season finished airing, it had <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflixs-league-of-legends-series-arcane-surges-in-popularity-2021-11">racked up millions of viewing hours</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv?week=2021-11-21">hit No. 1</a> on Netflix's global top 10 English-language television list.It wasn't much of a surprise when Netflix announced it had renewed "Arcane" for a second season the minute season one wrapped. Aside from winning <a target="_blank" href="https://www.emmys.com/shows/arcane">four Emmy Awards</a>, including outstanding animated program, it had <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/arcane_league_of_legends/s01">near-universal critical acclaim</a>. For good reason: its focused, character-driven story and distinct visual identity, courtesy of French animation studio Fortiche, make it accessible and riveting television for newcomers and longtime "League" fans alike.But before the show was a hit, it was a passion project that Linke and Yee started working on in 2015 — one borne out of their tenures at Riot and the relative creative freedom they were afforded during the company's ascension."When we started the project, there was no adaptation that had ever succeeded," Linke told BI of his and Yee's plan to create a series based on the game. "But it didn't really matter because the desire was always very clear. It was like, 'We want this to exist.'"<div type="image" title="jinx in season two of arcane, her hair colored blue and purple and with colorful graffiti behind her. she has on a purple hood with white markings reminiscent of teeth" height="2149" width="2865" msid="115116333" hostid="261" sizebytes="105082"></div><h2 id="3016a99c-a885-4a65-a92c-7c1a760500e3">Linke has worn a lot of hats at Riot and grew his career with the company</h2>When Linke started at Riot in 2010, his remit quickly expanded past customer support. After a stint in the billing department, he eventually moved over to data analysis, working cross-functionally across different teams.But in 2011, he noticed an opportunity for the company to invest more in music projects — think <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18yK0G9hHts">character theme songs</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nlJuwO0GDs">music videos</a>, and "League" inspired bands — and in turn, to leverage his own creative background."No one was asking for it," Linke said, but no one was stopping him either. By 2015, Linke had built a team underneath him, and had proven himself within the company. What he lacked was a challenge.The same was true of Yee, who had pivoted to creative design at the company. Together, after years of playing in different creative sandboxes within the "League" universe, they began conceptualizing the television show that would become "Arcane."It was unprecedented work at Riot, which at the time had yet to expand into any traditional television or film projects."We had to really take baby steps," Linke said. "We had to not just build the creative, but also, the way to convince leaders who have never worked on a TV show and invested in a TV show. So a lot of it was just starting with the basics."<div type="image" title="ekko in season two of arcane, sitting on a hoverboard and holding a golden weapon in his left hand. he's looking forward intently" height="818" width="1091" msid="115116338" hostid="261" sizebytes="24570"></div>That included animation and dialogue tests — "We had never heard our characters talk," Linke said — in addition to crafting the show's story. After about a year and a half of work, the company committed to making a pilot episode in 2016 — and clearly, it worked out well for them in the end.Still, Linke and Yee took risks along the way, chief among them betting on the French production studio Fortiche. Prior to "Arcane," the studio had worked on music videos and promotional materials for Riot and artists like the Gorillaz, as well as some television projects. But none matched the scale of what "Arcane" would become: nine episodes in its first season, animated at a quality reminiscent of film rather than television."People were very concerned about it, but what Fortiche had that you cannot fix with money is passion," Linke said. "I knew they would put their life on pause to make the greatest thing of their career with this project, and I worked with other animation studios where that's simply not the case. It's a gig, but Fortiche had something to prove."<h2 id="78b8acb1-059c-4fb7-8d4e-7f15172f982b">'Arcane' was an expensive labor of love that Riot hasn't yet replicated — but it's a great proof of concept</h2>Nine years after Linke and Yee began to work on "Arcane" in 2015, the series is ending after two nine-episode seasons. The project didn't come without significant expenses: Fortiche's feature-quality animation meant that production moved at a slower pace more typical of animated film rather than animated television.Citing sources familiar with production, <a target="_blank" href="https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/riot-games-arcane-hollywood-netflix-most-expensive-animated-series-ever-1236196655/">Variety</a> recently reported that the show's first season cost upward of $80 million to make, and its second close to $100 million. (Riot didn't immediately respond to BI's request for comment regarding the reported cost of "Arcane.")Even if Riot doesn't directly turn a profit on the series, that may not be the company's chief goal, anyway. Film and television isn't Riot Games' primary business; video games like "League of Legends" are. A genuinely good television series like "Arcane" not only engages current players who may spend money on in-game cosmetics, but brings new eyes to the franchise. The real-life cosmetics, like the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rihanna-fenty-beauty-netflix-arcane-vault-makeup-collaboration-2024-10">"Arcane" season two drop with Fenty Beauty</a>, probably don't hurt either.<div type="image" title="vi in arcane, the animated series. her pink hair has been colored partially black, and there's black paint smeared over her face with andages. she has a lip and nose piercing, and a tattoo with the roman numeral VI on her cheek" height="2160" width="2880" msid="115116335" hostid="261" sizebytes="103128"></div>"Arcane" remains Riot's shiniest and sole successful adaptation. By putting the first major "League" adaptation in the hands of people who knew it best and cared about getting it right, "Arcane" sets a precedent for how to make something beloved by fans and critics alike. Reportedly steep production costs and a lengthy timeline gave them the time and space to do so — even if, as Linke told <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/11/06/arcane-netflix-league-legends/">The Washington Post</a> ahead of season one, it meant burning a "massive hole in Riot's wallet."Ultimately, Linke says the show was a product of "selfish desire." The fact that it's motivated by passion, and not pragmatism, is why it's so good."For us, we love the game," he said. "We wanted to see those characters come alive. That's it. That's enough to say this should exist for ourselves.""Arcane" season two, "Act One" is currently streaming on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.netflix.com/">Netflix</a>. Part two premieres on Saturday, November 16.

How a former data analyst turned his 14-year career at Riot Games into 'Arcane,' a beautiful, expensive Netflix hit

South Korean game developer Krafton's popular game <keyword id="11197652" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="battlegrounds-mobile-india" source="Orion">Battlegrounds Mobile India</keyword> (<keyword id="11923507" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bgmi" source="Orion">BGMI</keyword>) on Tuesday announced a new partnership with game developer <keyword id="2850099" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="riot-games" source="Orion">Riot Games</keyword> to bring characters, items, as well as locations from its upcoming series Arcane into BGMI. The updates will begin releasing in Mid-November as part of its Version 1.7 update with an aim to give players unique new experiences in one of Riot's first partnerships to bring the world of League of Legends to more players worldwide. "In each game update, BGMI provides new, interesting, and engaging content to its players, through partnerships with key entertainment properties in movies and gaming as well as collaborations with musicians, celebrities and more," the firm said in a statement. This is the first partnership between BGMI and Riot Games and will also bring new game areas and gameplay modes inspired by Arcane to the world of BGMI. Meanwhile, Krafton on Monday announced that it has removed 25 lakh accounts in just over a month to eradicate cheating on Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). "The company has cleaned out most of the cheaters in the game, making BGMI a much more fun experience, and will continue to take whatever step is necessary to keep BGMI fair and fun," the firm noted. Since the last announcement, between October 1 and November 10, Krafton has banned 25,19,692 accounts permanently and 7,06,319 temporarily. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/battleground-mobile-india-players-can-compete-in-the-asian-games-2022/articleshow/87603914.cms">Battlegrounds Mobile India players can compete in the Asian Games 2022</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/pubg-new-state-here-are-our-initial-impressions-about-the-new-battle-royale-game/articleshow/87668177.cms">PUBG: New State — Here are our initial impressions about the new battle royale game</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/jio-and-mediatek-announce-battlegrounds-mobile-india-tournament-with-12-5-lakh-prize-pool/articleshow/87667588.cms">Jio and MediaTek announce Battlegrounds Mobile India tournament with ₹12.5 lakh prize pool</a>

Battlegrounds Mobile India partners with Riot Games for Arcane event

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The final three episodes of <keyword id="11892922" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword> animated series "Arcane" debuted on Saturday.</li><li>The series is a spin-off of the video game "<keyword id="12495733" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="league-of-legends" source="Orion">League of Legends</keyword>" from <keyword id="12568357" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="riot-games" source="Orion">Riot Games</keyword>.</li></ul>One hundred eighty million people played Riot Games' multiplayer online game "League of Legends" last month.It's the kind of IP with a large, devoted audience that <keyword id="11894119" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="media" source="Orion">media</keyword> companies are salivating over right now as they look to build <keyword id="11899360" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="streaming" source="Orion">streaming</keyword> platforms and attract subscribers."Part of what drew me to Riot was that 'League of Legends' was the biggest thing in culture that nobody in LA was talking about," said Shauna Spenley, Riot's global president of <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">entertainment</keyword> and a former marketing exec at Netflix. "It feels like it's hiding in plain sight."But the journey for "Arcane" — the game's first <keyword id="11898468" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tv" source="Orion">TV</keyword> spin-off series, which debuted its final episodes over the weekend — actually began six years ago, before the recent surge in streaming services that's included Disney+, HBO Max, and more. At the time, even Netflix, which is distributing the series, was only a couple years into making its own original content."We wanted to do something bigger with the characters and go deeper into the story and world of the game," said Christian Linke, the "Arcane" showrunner and a creative director at Riot. "We wanted to find the answers ourselves of how to tell a great, fresh story. We were building the project from scratch."To do it, Riot teamed up with the French production company Fortiche to make the animated series, a prequel that tells the origins of some of "League's" characters. After years of development, Netflix swooped in for the distribution rights.The streaming giant has taken a heavy interest in <keyword id="11930905" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="video-games" source="Orion">video games</keyword> recently. It's making live-action "Resident Evil" and "Assassin's Creed" series, for starters. And it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-launches-mobile-games-including-2-stranger-things-games-2021-11">just launched mobile video games</a> as part of its service alongside its movies and TV shows. A "League of Legends" game, "Hextech Mayhem," will be available soon for Netflix subscribers.Game adaptations aren't new to Hollywood, but they've largely been movies that have been poorly received critically and commercially.Soon, though, there will be a slew of TV adaptations of high-profile games: a "Last of US" series is in the works at HBO; "Halo" is coming to Paramount+ next year; a "Fallout" series is in development at Amazon; and more."We play our favorite games for hundreds of hours," Linke said. "Movies don't do the experience justice when you only stick with that world for two hours."In the case of "Arcane," it's six episodes so far at around 40 minutes each. The final three episodes dropped on Netflix on Saturday.It's an unusual strategy for the streamer, which typically drops entire seasons of shows at once under its binge model. But Riot wanted to do weekly batches of three episodes so that fans could better engage with in-game content related to the series.It was also the first Netflix series to be co-streamed on the Amazon-owned live-streaming platform Twitch, where anyone could watch the first episode during a premiere event earlier this month."We have players all over the world and it was important to reach all of our players," Linke said. "That made Netflix the obvious choice. And they were willing to take some risks, like a Twitch watch party, even for those without a Netflix account."The strategy has seemingly paid off. "Arcane" was <a href="https://top10.netflix.com/tv.html">Netflix's No. 2 most-watched</a> English-language TV series globally during the week of November 8 to November 14, with 34.17 million hours being watched.On Saturday, Netflix announced it had renewed the show for a second season.With "Arcane" finding success, Riot isn't done building out the world of "League of Legends" or its other IP like the first-person shooter game "Valorant." "'Arcane' is the launch pad for what I believe will be many stories," Spenley said. "We're going to double down with Fortiche in building out stories in the 'Arcane' visual style. We're exploring live-action projects and talking to writers and showrunners. We're in the beginning stages of building out the direction we want to take."This story was originally published on November 19 and has been updated to note "Arcane's" season two renewal.

How Riot Games is expanding the 'League of Legends' franchise with Netflix's 'Arcane'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11892922" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword>'s "Arcane" has surged in audience demand since it debuted, according to Parrot Analytics data.</li><li>It was also Netflix's top English-language series last week by the streamer's own metric.</li></ul>Netflix's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-arcane-riot-games-league-of-legends-2021-11">new animated series "Arcane,"</a> based on the online multiplayer video game "<keyword id="12495733" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="league-of-legends" source="Orion">League of Legends</keyword>," has surged in popularity since it debuted earlier this month. The series was the second most in-demand original <keyword id="11899360" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="streaming" source="Orion">streaming</keyword> series in the world, behind Amazon's new fantasy series "The Wheel of Time," as of Sunday, according to the data firm Parrot Analytics. The company measures "audience demand," which reflects the desire for and engagement with, or overall popularity, of a <keyword id="11898468" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tv" source="Orion">TV</keyword> series."Arcane" was 67.1 times more in demand than the average series as of Sunday. It grew in global audience demand by 629% between its premiere on November 6 and November 21, and by 228% in the US.The series was released in weekly batches of three episodes, with the final three episodes debuting this past Saturday. Parrot Analytics insight analyst Wade Payson-Denney said that the strategy "has successfully built demand for the show over time, in contrast to most Netflix series which are binge released and which peak in demand after two to four days of availability before dropping off."Riot Games, the developer behind "League of Legends," wanted to release the series this way so that fans could better engage with in-game content for a longer period of time."We have players all over the world and it was important to reach all of our players," said Christian Linke, the "Arcane" showrunner and a creative director at Riot, in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-arcane-riot-games-league-of-legends-2021-11">an interview with Insider</a>.The show is also performing well by Netflix's own metrics. It was <a href="https://top10.netflix.com/tv">the No. 1 English-language series in the world</a> last week, with viewers watching 38.4 million hours from November 15 to November 21, according to the streamer. And critics have given it a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 17 reviews). The show "finds plenty of room to add to the world players already know and welcome new fans at the same time," Austen Goslin wrote for <a href="https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22766070/arcane-review-netflix-league-of-legends">Polygon</a>.So it's no surprise that Netflix already renewed "Arcane" for a second season.Riot has plans to expand on the "League of Legends" franchise even further, as well as its other popular game, the first-person shooter "Valorant.""'Arcane' is the launch pad for what I believe will be many stories," said Shauna Spenley, Riot's global president of <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">entertainment</keyword>.Netflix has invested heavily in gaming content recently. It's developing live-action shows based on hit game franchises like "Resident Evil" and "Assassin's Creed," and has also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-launches-mobile-games-including-2-stranger-things-games-2021-11">launched mobile video games</a> on its service at no extra cost to subscribers. "With Netflix Games already available on Android and iOS, bringing in the fanbase of one of the most popular gaming franchises in the world onto the Netflix platform should be seen as their latest powerful salvo in the longterm contest for 21st-century consumer attention," Payson-Denny said.

Netflix's 'League of Legends' series 'Arcane' has surged in global popularity since its debut, new data shows

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Fenty Beauty is releasing a collaboration with Netflix's hit animated series "Arcane."</li><li>"Fenty Beauty x Arcane: The Legends Vault" is schedule for release on November 2 and is priced at $250.</li></ul>Rihanna's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fenty-beauty-best-products-worst-ones-not-to-get-2024-10">Fenty Beauty</a> is making a big bet on nerdworld, collaborating with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-arcane-riot-games-league-of-legends-2021-11">Netflix's "Arcane"</a> for its new "Fenty Beauty x Arcane: The Legends Vault" collection.News of the tie-up comes as "Arcane," the animated action series based in the Riot Games' "League of Legends," is set to release its highly anticipated second season in November.According to Fenty Beauty's website, the collaboration vault is meant to showcase how "glam + animation collide." The box set also features characters from "Arcane" like Jinx, Vi, Mel and Caitlyn.Products offered under the new collection include five limited edition shades of Fenty's existing "Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer." The new shades are "Kaboom," "Rebel Rais'r," "Risky Rulin,'" "Rogue On Riche$," and "Morphic Melt," and range from shimmery gold to hot fuchsia.The line also includes products like a cobalt blue mascara, a gold highlighter, and a gold liquid eyeliner. "I've always been inspired by powerful women and storytelling, and Arcane really brings that to life," Priscilla Ono, a makeup artist from Fenty Beauty, said of the collaboration in a video released by the makeup brand last week."In collaboration with Arcane, I wanted to capture the essence of its characters through makeup," she added.In the promotional video, Ono and Riot Games' creative producer Kiahna Manker further discussed how Fenty-style designs made it into the season's art.The duo talked about how Vi, one of the series' core characters, had a distinct makeup design that artists incorporated into its art boards.The "Arcane" vault retails for $250. It is set to launch on November 2, according to Fenty Beauty's Instagram post.This is not Rihanna's first foray into the world of gaming. In 2023, she collaborated with Roblox, an online gaming platform, to allow players to make their own "Gloss Bomb" lip gloss.While the Roblox collaboration was virtual, Rihanna later <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fentybeauty/video/7382709915824983339?lang=en">released</a> a physical product in June — the limited edition lip gloss shade, "Major Flex." Netflix has also collaborated on other projects for some of its hit shows, like its partnership in May with cosmetics company Lush for its hit period romance series "Bridgerton."The first season of "Arcane," released in 2021, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflixs-league-of-legends-series-arcane-surges-in-popularity-2021-11">topped Netflix's charts</a> as the No. 1 English-language series globally from November 15 to November 21, with viewers watching 38.4 million hours of the show that week, according to the streamer.The second season is set to drop in three parts on November 9, 16, and 23."Arcane" is but one of Netflix's recent gaming-related content offerings. In 2022, the platform released a live-action show based on the hit game franchise Resident Evil. It's also invested in animated shows, like the 2023 breakout show "Blue Eye Samurai."Outside of Netflix, gaming is solidly in the spotlight — and the nerdworld business is thriving. "League of Legends," the game on which "Arcane" is based, is in the final stages of its 2024 World Championship.The "League" matches have been held in two European cities so far, to sold-out arenas. On Sunday, two heavyweight Korean teams, T1 and Gen.G, faced off in Paris at the Adidas Arena in Paris, and T1 came out on top.T1 will now head to London's O2 Arena in Wembley for the Worlds 2024 final, versus China's BiliBili Gaming.In another corner of nerdworld, animated series based on games are also topping the charts. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/critical-role-dungeons-dragons-sold-out-live-show-wembley-arena-2023-9">Critical Role,</a> a US company known for its long-running "Dungeons &amp; Dragons" campaigns and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/critical-role-2025-tenth-anniversary-multi-stop-international-tour-2024-10">sold-out arena shows,</a> just released the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-critical-role-8-cofounders-turned-game-amazon-hit-2024-10">third season of its Amazon-backed animation</a>, "The Legend of Vox Machina." And Amazon is doubling down on its nerdworld bet, too, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/legend-of-vox-machina-season-4-renewed-critical-role-amazon-2024-10">greenlighting a fourth season of the show</a> for Prime Video.Representatives for Netflix, Riot Games, and Fenty Beauty didn't respond to requests for comment from Business Insider, sent outside business hours.

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty is about to release a $250 makeup kit in collab with one of Netflix's biggest animated hits

<ul><li>Battleground Mobile India developer <keyword id="10155974" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="krafton" source="Orion">Krafton</keyword> may soon launch the <keyword id="12293296" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bgmi-lite" source="Orion">BGMI Lite</keyword> version.</li><li>The developer has asked players in the official discord server reasons why they want the BGMI Lite version.</li><li>Krafton had recently launched PUBG: New State battle royale game.</li></ul>In what could be exciting news for <keyword id="6788542" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pubg-mobile-lite" source="Orion">PUBG Mobile Lite</keyword> fans and low-end smartphone users, <keyword id="11197652" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="battlegrounds-mobile-india" source="Orion">Battlegrounds Mobile India</keyword> (BGMI) developer may be working on a BGMI Lite app. According to a Sportskeeda <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/bgmi/news-new-bgmi-lite-poll-official-discord-channel-hints-possible-india-release">report</a>, Krafton started a poll in the official Battlegrounds Mobile India Discord channel, asking users why they needed or wanted the BGMI Lite version. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="87668177" title="PUBG: New State — Here are our initial impressions about the new battle royale game" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> To recall, prior to its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/india-bans-pubg-wechat-and-118-other-mobile-applications/articleshow/77890776.cms">ban</a> in India, PUBG Mobile had a lite version, dubbed as PUBG Mobile Lite. PUBG Mobile Lite was popular among players with low-end devices as it was designed to run smoothly on devices with less powerful hardware. The poll, which has been removed now had the following options – <ul><li>I can’t play BGMI on my low-end device. </li><li>I can play BGMI, but I’ll have better frame rates and performance in the Lite version on my device. </li><li>I spent money on the LITE version and want to transfer my data/inventory. </li><li>I like the maps and skins in the LITE version. </li></ul>PUBG Mobile players were able to transfer their data, including skins purchased by them to BGMI. PUBG Mobile Lite users haven’t been able to do so and will have to wait for the BGMI Lite version to launch. At the time the image was taken, the first option that users cannot play BGMI on their device had the most votes. Krafton has not made any announcements regarding the Lite version of Battlegrounds Mobile India. However, this poll on the official Discord server indicates that they are considering launching the game soon. Gamers like Maxtern have <a href="https://twitter.com/RealMaxtern/status/1447134160850616329">hinted</a> that the BGMI Lite version is in the works already and may be launched soon. Ghatak, one of the popular gamers, has said that the BGMI Lite version may launch by the end of next month. Krafton had recently launched <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/pubg-new-state-now-available-how-to-play-whats-new-and-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/87639212.cms">PUBG: New State</a> battle royale game. It is a futuristic battle royale game and is set in 2051. The game currently offers three maps – Troi, Erangel 2051, Station (Beta). SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/pubg-new-state-now-available-how-to-play-whats-new-and-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/87639212.cms">PUBG: New State now available – how to play, what’s new and everything you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/jio-and-mediatek-announce-battlegrounds-mobile-india-tournament-with-12-5-lakh-prize-pool/articleshow/87667588.cms">Jio and MediaTek announce Battlegrounds Mobile India tournament with ₹12.5 lakh prize pool</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/battlegrounds-mobile-india-partners-with-riot-games-for-arcane-event/articleshow/87733951.cms">Battlegrounds Mobile India partners with Riot Games for Arcane event</a>

Battlegrounds Mobile India Lite app may come soon, Krafton asks players why they want it

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11895191" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hollywood" source="Orion">Hollywood</keyword> is turning to video games for established IP on the small screen.</li><li>Video-game movies have a long history of flopping, but <keyword id="11899360" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="streaming" source="Orion">streaming</keyword> provides new opportunities.</li></ul>Movie adaptations of video games have been common in Hollywood for the last two decades, but for the most part they have been consistently derided by critics and have flopped at the box office.The most recent video-game movie, "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City," has made just $14 million domestically and $25 million worldwide, and received a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 30%.There have been some successes, like "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Pokemon Detective Pikachu," the top two highest grossing video-game movies in the US with $149 million and $144 million respectively. But there have been far more misses than hits.That doesn't mean Hollywood is done with video-game movies. Sony's "Uncharted" film hits theaters next year and Eli Roth is making a "Borderlands" movie. But the industry is also starting to see the potential for <keyword id="11898468" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tv" source="Orion">TV</keyword> adaptations like never before."We play our favorite games for hundreds of hours," said Christian Linke, the showrunner of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-arcane-riot-games-league-of-legends-2021-11">Netflix's "League of Legends" series "Arcane"</a> and a creative director at Riot Games. "Movies don't do the experience justice when you only stick with that world for two hours."With the rise in streaming services in recent years, <keyword id="11894119" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="media" source="Orion">media</keyword> companies are competing for well-established IP to attract subscribers, which the games industry provides plenty of. Game sales <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/15/22233003/us-npd-group-video-game-spending-2020-record-nintendo-switch-call-of-duty-animal-crossing-ps5-ps4">hit a record $56.9 billion in 2020</a>, according to a report by the research firm NPD. The "Halo" video-game franchise alone has made $6 billion since the first game launched 20 years ago, not including the latest entry, "Halo Infinite," that was released on Wednesday. On Thursday, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paramountplus.com%2F" rel="nofollow sponsored">Paramount+</a> dropped the first trailer for its upcoming "Halo" TV series in what will be its biggest title yet.Other <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/upcoming-video-game-tv-shows-on-streaming-services-2021-12">high-profile video-game TV shows</a> coming to streaming soon include:<ul><li>"Assassin's Creed" (Netflix)</li><li>"Fallout" (Amazon)</li><li>"The Last of Us" (HBO)</li><li>"Resident Evil" (Netflix)</li></ul>Amazon is also nearing a deal to make a "Mass Effect" TV series, based on the hit sci-fi roleplaying series, Deadline recently reported. "If you're going to tell a story that's as fleshed out as 'Mass Effect,' TV is the way to do it," Mac Walters, the "Mass Effect: Legendary Edition" project director, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mass-effect-director-on-rise-of-video-game-tv-shows-2021-6">told Insider during a recent interview</a>. "There's a natural way it fits well with episodic content."Walters had described why a planned "Mass Effect" movie was scrapped a decade ago. Aside from a leadership shakeup at the movie studio Legendary, the creators also couldn't get the story right. It reflects why some game professionals see TV as the best medium for adaptations. "It felt like we were always fighting the IP," Walters said. "What story are we going to tell in 90 to 120 minutes? Are we going to do it justice?"

Hollywood is starting to embrace TV as a better way to adapt video games after a history of movie flops

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11892922" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword> launched globally in November mobile games that are included in a user's subscription.</li><li>It's clear that Netflix is in the early stages of its gaming strategy, but it has grand ambitions.</li></ul>Netflix <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-launches-mobile-games-including-2-stranger-things-games-2021-11">began rolling out in November mobile video games</a> to the world, marking a new venture for the <keyword id="11899360" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="streaming" source="Orion">streaming</keyword> giant.Today, more than a dozen games are on Netflix, included with a user's subscription.Netflix is adamant that it is not a gaming company — the games are more content, like its movies or TV shows. But the company still has grand ambitions: it's in the process of building an internal games studio; it's making major <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-hiring-for-video-game-jobs-roles-show-strategy-2021-8">hires</a>, including former Facebook exec Mike Verdu as its head of gaming; it intends to develop games around its IP; and it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-has-acquired-the-video-game-studio-night-school-studio-2021-9">bought the game studio Night School Studio.</a>I tested a few of the games and they're definitely early days, which Netflix is also adamant about. First off, in order to play the games, you have to download separate apps for each. I was the under the impression that "included with your Netflix subscription" meant I would be able to play a game in the Netflix app. That's not the case. You just need a Netflix account to download and play them.Mobile-data company Apptopia explained in a recent <a href="https://blog.apptopia.com/netflixs-mobile-games-have-been-downloaded-more-than-8-million-times?utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%202019%2F2020&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=202235717&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8wFVrXlicu9-e9Y57h2XuKdVtGCx5fa2kUfwxaPXWzW3xIMkn-C7s5Pkt6djjVz7-aBt8iEhcVsQHq3zlNAUr1sPKngg&amp;utm_content=202235717&amp;utm_source=hs_email">blog post</a> that Netflix is working around app-store rules. Basically, Netflix would act as a competing app store to Apple and Google if the games weren't downloaded separately.Cloud-based gaming could potentially overcome this challenge, as users would stream the games from a remote server without having to download them, Piers Harding-Rolls, the research director for games at the data firm Ampere Analysis, told Insider.But that's a "long-term vision," he said.Netflix didn't respond to a request for comment.According to Apptopia, Netflix's mobile games have been installed more than 8 million times since they started rolling out. By comparison, the company has 222 million global subscribers.Its most popular game so far is "Teeter (Up)" an arcade-style game where the player has to maneuver a ball into a hole, with about 820,000 downloads since November. <div type="image" title="asphaltxtreme netflix game" height="984" width="2132" msid="89306459" hostid="261"></div><h2>Netflix is still experimenting with various game formats</h2>As for the games themselves, they're fun — to an extent.I took a crack at "Teeter (Up)"; the racing game "AsphaltXtreme"; the sports games "Bowling Ballers" and "Shooting Hoops"; and the fantasy strategy game "Arcanium: Rise of Akhan."They all have their pleasures, but players' mileage may vary. Mine did not last long. They're casual games for casual consumers who might want to kill time.Netflix also needs to work out some kinks, it seems. The game "Teeter" didn't register when I tapped the screen sometimes, for instance.Personally, if I'm spending time mindlessly on my phone, it's scrolling TikTok. And if I'm going to play a video game, I'd much rather start up "Halo." These could be barriers for Netflix in the gaming space.Mobile in itself is a huge category of gaming. But these kinds of casual games won't necessarily move the needle for Netflix. Right now, they're mostly giving the company an idea of what its users are engaging with.Netflix is taking bigger swings, though. It made a splash on Tuesday, when it launched two new games, including the "League of Legends" spinoff "Hextech Mayhem" that it licensed from developer Riot Games. Netflix's "League of Legends" animated series "Arcane" <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-arcane-riot-games-league-of-legends-2021-11">was a hit for the service</a> last fall. It reflects the possibilities for Netflix in the gaming space.The company also hinted that it intends to expand into console and PC gaming, which might be more attractive with the right games. A current <a href="https://jobs.netflix.com/jobs/141211429">job listing</a> for a video game tech artist says that the ideal candidate "has shipped three or more console or PC games as an engineer or equivalent."<div type="image" title="hextech mayhem league of legends" height="1308" width="2218" msid="89306460" hostid="261"></div><h2>Netflix is betting on games to boost its slowing growth</h2>Netflix is entering gaming mainly to attract and keep subscribers. The company's subscriber growth has slowed in recent quarters. Netflix added 8.3 million subscribers in Q4, slightly below projections, and its stock tumbled last month as the company forecasted soft year-over-year growth for Q1.Video-game sales <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/15/22233003/us-npd-group-video-game-spending-2020-record-nintendo-switch-call-of-duty-animal-crossing-ps5-ps4">hit a record</a> $56.9 billion in 2020, according to the research firm NPD. Netflix recognizes that gaming opens up new opportunities as it faces a shrinking — but still dominant — market share in the streaming space due to increased competition from the likes of Disney and WarnerMedia.So far, I wouldn't bet on the available games to solve Netflix's slowing growth. But they lay groundwork for what's to come.The company told investors last month that it plans in 2022 to expand its games portfolio across "both casual and core gaming genres as we continue to program a breadth of game types to learn what our members enjoy most."Netflix is in the process of building its gaming infrastructure — it just might take time before we can relish the results.

I tried Netflix's new mobile video games. They're a work in progress with a glaring challenge, but lay the groundwork for bigger ambitions.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="815657" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="National-Republican-Senatorial-Committee">National Republican Senatorial Committee</keyword> raised around 50% more than it did in January 2019</li><li>Even in the aftermath of the <keyword id="10554785" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="capitol-siege">Capitol siege</keyword>, the committee raised $100,000 online daily in January.</li><li>The news comes despite companies including Marriot and Amazon pulling funding to some GOP lawmakers.</li></ul>The campaign arm of the Senate GOP raised $8.33 million in January 2021, <a href="https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/nrsc-raises-more-than-8-3-million-in-january-2021-02-09/">it said Tuesday.</a> This is despite dozens of companies, including Marriot and Amazon, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-siege-trump-company-responses-riots-political-donations-2021-1">pulling funding to some GOP lawmakers in the wake of the Capitol siege</a>.The National Republican Senatorial Committee (<keyword id="747866" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="NRSC">NRSC</keyword>) raised around 50% more than it did in January 2019.Around half of this January's fundraising was raised online, where donations averaged $32, it said. The committee raised more than $100,000 online every day in January - including in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol siege and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-impeached-second-time-house-of-representatives-capitol-riots-2021-1">then President Donald Trump's second impeachment by the House of Representatives</a>.Of the $8.33 million raised by the committee in January, $6.82 million was donated following the Republicans' unsuccessful <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-runoffs-gop-loss-ends-mitch-mcconnells-majority-leader-role-2021-1">Georgia runoffs</a>, which caused it to lose its Senate majority, the NRSC said.In total, almost 90,000 people donated to the committee in January. Around 1 in 10 were first-time donors, it said.The committee <a href="https://www.nrsc.org/about-nrsc/">says</a> it is "solely devoted to strengthening the Republican Senate Majority and electing Republicans to the United States Senate."Despite many Republicans' efforts to distance themselves from Trump, the NRSC has still been featuring the former president in its fundraising appeals, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/02/09/senate-gop-campaign-arm-fundraises-off-trump-impeachment-trial/?sh=5c6644fe42ed">Forbes</a> reported. Hours before Trump's impeachment trial began, the committee sent members a text, saying: "INSANITY: The Dems are trying to impeach Pres. Trump," and urging supporters to donate, the publication said.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/minimum-wage-increase-15-stimulus-pandemic-biden-congress-2021-2?r=gd-sub">Joe Biden's $15 minimum wage plan is complicating the stimulus action. There are two major hurdles: opposition on both sides, and an arcane Senate rule.</a>The committee, however, says its donations are proof that Americans are unhappy with the Democrats' leadership."Bolstered by our strength in low-dollar donations, the NRSC is well-equipped to get our message out, support our Republican candidates, and fight in the trenches in states across the country," Florida Senator <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rick-scott-taylor-greene-parkland-conspiracies-are-wrong-disgusting-2021-2">Rick Scott</a>, who chairs the committee, said in a press release Tuesday."While we know the Democrats' support for Socialism, higher taxes, more regulation, bigger government, and cancel culture is bad for America, it's certainly motivated patriotic Americans across the country to support the fight for freedom and opportunity."<h2>Retail, tech, and financial giants pulled PACs following the Capitol siege</h2>Congress met January 6 to certify the results of the 2020 US presidential election. Fueled by months of conspiracy theories and baseless allegations of election fraud pushed by President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> and his backers, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-trump-protest-riot-us-capitol-washington-2021-1">rioters stormed the Capitol</a> and delayed the process for a couple of hours. Five people died during the siege.Congress ultimately voted to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-objecting-to-electoral-votes-in-congress-live-updates-2021-1#sen-kelly-loeffler-of-georgia-reversed-course-and-decided-not-to-object-to-arizonas-electors-after-saying-she-supported-objections-6">certify Biden's win</a>, but eight Republican senators and 139 representatives rejected some of the results. Among them were Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama. Several other GOP lawmakers had suggested they would object but reversed course after the riot.In response, companies including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/marriott-suspends-donations-gop-lawmakers-objected-biden-win-2021-1">Amazon, Marriott, Morgan Stanley, Walmart, and Dow</a> said they would <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/marriott-suspends-donations-gop-lawmakers-objected-biden-win-2021-1">stop political donations to the Republicans who backed Trump's election challenge</a>.Penn State professor Donald Hambrick told Insider that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-lawmakers-rethink-trump-impeachment-election-biden-corporate-funding-2021-1">senators who backed Trump's election challenge might rethink their stance on impeachment after losing this corporate funding</a>."These corporations could have a substantial effect on senators' votes," he said.Other companies, such as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-citi-microsoft-facebook-pause-political-donations-capitol-siege-2021-1">JPMorgan, Citibank</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-citi-microsoft-facebook-pause-political-donations-capitol-siege-2021-1">Microsoft, and Facebook,</a> said they would instead temporarily <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/marriott-suspends-donations-gop-lawmakers-objected-biden-win-2021-1">pause all political donations to both Republicans and Democrats</a>.

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