Riot Games is working on a ‘League of Legends’ MMORPG

Riot Games is expanding into every genre of video game imaginable. Greg Street, Vice President of Intellectual Property and Entertainment at Riot Games, revealed on twitter that the company is working on a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) in the League of Legends universe. “My new job is to launch a great (some might say huge) game that many of you and many Rioters have asked us to create.” he tweeted. When someone asked for such confirmation, Street replied: “It’s an MMO. No further details were given. However, it’s safe to assume that the game won’t be released for some time.

Yet it is an exciting development. Riot Games is known for League of Legends, an extremely popular MOBA (Multiplayer Online Multiplayer Battle Arena). The company has, however, extended the brand with an autocross spinoff called Team combat tactics, a card game called Legends of Runeterra, and a mobile-optimized version of MOBA called Savage rift. Riot is also working on a fighting game, an animated TV show, and has an initiative called Riot Forge that allows third-party developers to create games in the League of Legends universe. The first, called Ruined king, should be released early next year. Additionally, Riot has an in-house music team creating virtual bands like K / DA, True Damage, and Pentakill.