Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
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Publisher and IP Holder in Riftbound and UniVersus.
UVS Games in Riftbound, the first of 2 games; mostly in product development.
UVS Games
IP Holder
Uses IP under license: League of Legends
Printing & Packaging
Manufactures product for game
Publisher
Publishes edition as partner
English release markets
Others on this stage
UVS Games
Distribution & Wholesale
Sells game direct to consumer
France
Others on this stage
Brand affiliated shop: League of Legends official merchandise shop (China)
UVS Games
Digital Platforms
Official branded play network for game: Riftbound Gaming Network event locatorSupports organized play
France, Southeast Asia
Organized Play
Event host: Riftbound Regional QualifiersOrganized play operator
United States
Others on this stage
UVS Games has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: UVS Games in Riftbound. Below it, other businesses on the same stage of Riftbound. Acting in the same game or stage is not a business relationship; documented partners are shown in orange.
3 documented relationships with other businesses.
1 platform or channel UVS Games runs itself.
Master data as the cited sources state them.
The latest 3 briefs naming UVS Games.
1 person named in a role by the cited sources.
Zoe McNamara
When its relationships started, ended or were announced; the latest first.
China, available markets
Operates shop: Shining Soul flagship shop, Shining Soul WeChat shopDirect salesSells game direct to consumer
China
Governs program: Riftbound Continentals, Riftbound Nexus Nights, Riftbound Regionals
Worldwide
Sources

Riftbound's 2027 program adds Ladder Points, a five-rank ladder and Grandmaster titles for the top 50 annual players, four three-day Continentals (Dallas, Melbourne, London, Toronto), three-day Regionals and 30-40 Showdown Series events per season.
UVS Games said its Invincible product for UniVersus, licensed from Skybound, will now be a booster set in 2027 instead of the preconstructed deck planned at first. Release timing and product configuration are still to be announced.
Riftbound's French version of Origins is now on sale, the game's first added language since launch. French releases will catch up with the English and Chinese versions when the fifth set, Radiance, comes out, and a French national tournament series, Le Rift Tour, was announced.
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