Globant and Riot Games Announce Partnership to Elevate Esports Player and Fan Experiences
Globant (NYSE: GLOB) announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Riot Games on Nov 6, 2025 to support key tech initiatives across League of Legends and VALORANT esports.
The agreement is described as Globant's largest deal in its Games space and will focus on future explorations in artificial intelligence to augment esports viewing, plus mobile integration capabilities, content creation, streaming, game development, quality assurance, and live operations.
Globant (NYSE: GLOB) ha annunciato una alleanza strategica pluriennale con Riot Games il 6 novembre 2025 per supportare iniziative tecnologiche chiave negli esports di League of Legends e VALORANT.
L'accordo è descritto come l'accordo più grande di Globant nel settore dei giochi e si concentrerà su future esplorazioni nell'intelligenza artificiale per potenziare la fruizione degli esports, oltre a capacità di integrazione mobile, creazione di contenuti, streaming, sviluppo di giochi, assicurazione della qualità e operazioni in tempo reale.
Globant (NYSE: GLOB) anunció una alianza estratégica multianual con Riot Games el 6 de noviembre de 2025 para respaldar iniciativas tecnológicas clave en los esports de League of Legends y VALORANT.
El acuerdo se describe como el mayor negocio de Globant en su espacio de Juegos y se centrará en futuras exploraciones en inteligencia artificial para aumentar la visualización de esports, además de capacidades de integración móvil, creación de contenido, transmisión, desarrollo de videojuegos, aseguramiento de la calidad y operaciones en vivo.
Globant (NYSE: GLOB)은 Riot Games와 다년간의 전략적 파트너십을 2025년 11월 6일에 발표하여 League of Legends 및 VALORANT 이스포츠의 주요 기술 이니셔티브를 지원합니다.
이번 계약은 Globant의 게임 분야에서 가장 큰 거래로 묘사되며, 인공지능을 통한 이스포츠 시청 경험 향상과 함께 모바일 통합 역량, 콘텐츠 제작, 스트리밍, 게임 개발, 품질 보증, 라이브 운영에 중점을 둘 것입니다.
Globant (NYSE: GLOB) a annoncé un partenariat stratégique pluriannuel avec Riot Games le 6 novembre 2025 afin de soutenir des initiatives technologiques clés à travers l'esport de League of Legends et VALORANT.
Cet accord est décrit comme le plus grand contrat de Globant dans son espace Jeux et se concentrera sur de futures explorations en intelligence artificielle afin d'améliorer le visionnage des esports, ainsi que sur des capacités d'intégration mobile, création de contenus, streaming, développement de jeux, assurance qualité et opérations en direct.
Globant (NYSE: GLOB) kündigte eine mehrjährige strategische Partnerschaft mit Riot Games am 6. November 2025 an, um wichtige technologische Initiativen im Esport-Bereich von League of Legends und VALORANT zu unterstützen.
Das Abkommen wird als größte Vereinbarung von Globant im Games-Bereich beschrieben und wird sich auf künftige Erkundungen im Künstliche Intelligenz konzentrieren, um das Esport-Erlebnis zu verbessern, sowie auf mobile Integration-Fähigkeiten, Content-Erstellung, Streaming, Spieleentwicklung, Qualitätssicherung und Live-Operations.
Globant (NYSE: GLOB) أعلنت عن شراكة استراتيجية متعددة السنوات مع Riot Games في 6 نوفمبر 2025 لدعم مبادرات تقنية رئيسية عبر رياضات League of Legends و VALORANT.
وصف الاتفاق بأنه أكبر صفقة لـ Globant في مساحة الألعاب وسيتركز على استكشافات مستقبلية في الذكاء الاصطناعي لتعزيز مشاهدة الرياضات الإلكترونية، بالإضافة إلى قدرات الاندماج المحمول، إنشاء المحتوى، البث، تطوير الألعاب، ضمان الجودة، والعمليات المباشرة.
- Multi-year strategic partnership with Riot Games announced Nov 6, 2025
- Largest agreement in Globant's Games space
- AI focus to augment esports viewing experiences
- Support for League of Legends and VALORANT esports tech and fan experiences
- None.
Insights
Multi-year, company-record games deal positions Globant as a primary tech partner for Riot's esports and AI initiatives.
Globant secured a multi-year strategic partnership to support Riot Games' esports across League of Legends and VALORANT, including work on artificial intelligence to augment esports viewing and mobile integration capabilities. The agreement is described as the largest in Globant's Games practice, and Globant will leverage its Media & Entertainment and Games Studios capabilities—content, streaming, game development, QA, product management, and live operations—when executing the work.
Execution depends on successful delivery of technology integrations and on scaling solutions for millions of players and fans; complexity arises from live-event operations and AI-led viewing enhancements, which require cross-functional coordination. Watch for concrete milestone announcements and deployment timelines across the multi-year partnership and any published metrics on adoption or engagement during the partnership term; the initial progress and product rollouts over the coming months will indicate whether the deal translates into sustained revenue and platform expansion.
- Globant becomes official digital transformation partner to support some of Riot's most critical tech initiatives including future explorations in AI, esports viewing, and mobile integrations.
- This partnership becomes the biggest agreement in the Games space in Globant's history.
As its new digital transformation partner, Globant will support some of Riot Games' most critical tech initiatives, including future explorations in artificial intelligence that augment esports viewing experiences and mobile integration capabilities. During the multi-year partnership, the two companies will push the boundaries of technology to unlock teams to deliver richer, more tailored experiences for millions of players and fans globally.
"Globant shares our commitment to deliver the most resonate and engaging experiences for players and fans around the world," said David Mulhall, Global Head of Esports Partnerships and Business Development, Riot Games. "Their deep expertise in technology will help us accelerate areas of the business so Rioters can focus on pushing creative boundaries of what's possible in esports and live events."
"We are thrilled to join forces with Riot Games to expand the future of gaming and esports," said Martin Migoya, Co-founder and CEO, Globant. "This partnership reflects our shared belief that technology and creativity can reshape how communities connect, play, and experience entertainment."
Globant brings extensive experience across media, entertainment, and gaming that reinforces its role as a transformative technology partner. Through its Media & Entertainment and Games Studios, the company supports global organizations in areas such as content creation and management, streaming platforms, game development, art services, quality assurance, product management, and ongoing live operations. Globant is also a trusted partner to leading sports and entertainment brands, including FIFA and Formula 1®. By combining deep industry expertise with advanced technologies like AI, Globant has established itself as a key enabler of innovation and fan engagement for some of the world's most influential organizations in sports, media, and gaming.
About Riot Games
Riot Games
was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, which has gone on to be one of the most-played PC games in the world. In the years since, Riot has released VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Riftbound and 2XKO. Riot's titles have led to the creation of some of the most-watched and widely recognized esports in the world, culminating in events like the League of Legends World Championship,VALORANT Champions and the TFT Open, which are watched by millions of fans each year. Riot has also expanded its IP through multimedia projects across music, comic books, board games, and Arcane, its Emmy-winning animated series.
About Globant
At Globant, we help organizations thrive in a digital and AI-powered future. Our industry-focused solutions combine technology and creativity to accelerate enterprise transformation and design experiences customers love. Through digital reinvention, our subscription-based AI Pods, and Globant Enterprise AI platform, we turn challenges into measurable business results and promised savings into real impact.
- We have more than 30,000 employees and are present in over 35 countries across 5 continents, working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts, and Santander, among others.
- We were named a Worldwide Leader in AI Services (2023) and a Worldwide Leader in Media Consultation, Integration, and Business Operations Cloud Service Providers (2024) by IDC MarketScape report.
- We are the fastest-growing IT brand and the 5th strongest IT brand globally (2024), according to Brand Finance.
- We were featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.
- We are active members of The Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
- We are global partners of Open AI, NVIDIA, AWS and Unity bringing world-class technology together to accelerate innovation across industries.
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