League of Legends MMO in development, announces Riot Games Executive

Riot Games is making an MMORPG, although it was announced in a rather unusual way. This upcoming MMO will be the first foray into the genre of the developers behind League of Legends and Valorant. On Twitter, Riot vice president of intellectual property and entertainment Greg Street tweeted that he is recruiting for a new project that will develop the League of Legends. universe. When asked if it was an MMO, Street flatly confirmed that it will be on Twitter.

While a major project like League of Legends MMO isn’t typically announced on a personal Twitter account, the move makes sense for Riot, who has worked furiously in recent years to expand its games stable beyond League of Legends.

Over the past two years, Riot has developed and released Legends of Runeterra, a competitive card game based on the League of Legends universe; as well as Valorant, a competitive shooter based on an original IP.

Riot also announced Riot Forge, a publishing initiative where Riot will work with third-party developers on games and other projects based on the League of Legends universe. One of the first projects is Ruined King, a turn-based LoL RPG coming to consoles and PC in 2021.

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There’s also a fighting game that Riot has been quietly working on for years, as well as Arcane, an animated League of Legends animated TV series, as if Riot wasn’t busy enough.

IGN reached out to Riot for clarification, and we were made aware of Street’s tweet. But that’s another League of Legends project announced. Keep an eye out for more updates on this in the future.

Matt TM Kim is a reporter for IGN.