Riot is a 2019 indie video game about a riot simulator based on real events. The project started with an Indiegogo campaign in February 2014, which ended in a success. The developers went silent until 2014, whereupon the goal of the 'second half of 2014' was predicted.[1] The game was released on December 6, 2017 for Steam's early access.[2] The director of the game and previously an editor and cinematographer at Valve, Leonard Menchiari, has experienced riots personally and the game 'Riot' was created as a way to express it and to tell the stories of these events. The player can pick between playing as police or rioters.[3] The game will potentially be released on Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. The producers are interested in bringing the game to these platforms, but are currently restricted by their budget.[4]
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RIOT allows the player to play as both the police and rioting groups. As the police, the game revolves around strategy and planning, with a GUI that adopts a traditional police style. This contrasts the typical gameplay of the rioting group, which is adaptive and responsive, relying on the decisions the police make as opposed to long-term planning, instead relying on fast decision making skills.[5] The game includes six main campaigns set in Italy, Greece, Spain and Egypt.
Other riots set across the world will be available as well as an unlockable.[3] Each scenario will have different backgrounds as well as props and police uniforms. activists’ clothing will be procedurally generated.[3] Characters will have different stats that change the way they react in different situations, This means people will act in unpredictable ways based on the elements that will happen in each riot.[6] RIOT is planning to release an in-game level editor, using this players will be able to re-create the riots that are currently going on in the world.[5] The levels can then be shared with anyone in the world, and can then be rated by others based on quality and historical accuracy.[3]
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The scenarios in Riot were partly informed through designer Leonard Menchiari's participation in the Italian No TAV protests.[7][8]Riot was part funded through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, raising $36,139 in March 2013.[9] Some of the game's budget was for travel and research. The game aims to depict scenarios in a neutral manner, allowing the player to explore both sides of the conflict.[10]
Riot emulates a 2D retro look even though the scene is 3D, which gives more realistic lighting, physics, and visual effects. All character movements are physics based. This means that rather than following just a path, the crowd movement will be influenced by the physical contact given by the rest of the crowd.[3] The art style is inspired by Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP.[7]
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Riot Games employees walk out to protest forced arbitration in sexual harassment claims.By Sarah MinMay 7, 2019 / 2:24 PM/ MoneyWatch. More than 150 workers at Riot Games walked out of the video game company's Los Angeles headquarters Monday protesting the company's use of arbitration to handle sexual discrimination claims. Riot Games allegedly forced two plaintiffs in sexual discrimination cases into arbitration last month. Five former and current employees have filed lawsuits against the company since August. The video game developer said that it would not change policies while it's currently in active litigation, but plans to give new employees the option to opt-out of mandatory arbitration. It said it will consider extending the option to all employees.More than 150 workers at video game developer Riot Games, known for fan favorites like League of Legends, walked out of the company's Los Angeles headquarters Monday to protest the use of arbitration to handle sexual discrimination claims.
To every former, current, & future female Rioter,I am sorry I didn't speak up when I experienced sexism at Riot. I had the power & the will, which some understandably lack, & I chose silence out of fear for my career. I am sorry & I want you to know that my silence ended today.— Ronnie Blackburn (@RiotKidRonnie)The protest, which workers say is the first of its kind in the video game industry, is only the latest walkout to shine a light on what critics call a culture of sexism in tech companies and in particular a male-dominated 'bro culture' popularized by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.In November, protesting the tech giant's sexual misconduct allegations. As a result, Google promised it would change its mandatory arbitration policy for employees. Other companies, like Facebook, Lyft, Microsoft and Uber, also committed to enact new policies. Ellen Pao addresses sexism and discrimination in Silicon ValleyRiot Games in a public post Friday that it would not change its employee arbitration policies while the company is currently in active litigation, but said it would give all new Riot employees the option to opt-out of mandatory arbitration as soon as its lawsuits are resolved.The video game developer also said that it would deliver an answer on whether it will extend that opt-out option to all past and present employees.
'We know that this resolution will not satisfy all Rioters. We understand and respect Rioters who choose to protest this decision on Monday,' the company said in the post.Riot Games also promised to commit to interviewing a diverse slate of candidates for new job listings.First published on May 7, 2019 / 2:24 PM© 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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