League of Legends MMO in development, Riot Games direction announces

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

While a major project like League of Legends MMO isn’t usually announced on a personal Twitter account, the move makes sense for Riot who has worked hard in recent years to expand his game lineup 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 in which Riot will work with outside developers on games and other projects based in the League of Legends universe. One of his first projects is Ruined King, a turn-based LoL RPG that will arrive on 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 directed to Street’s tweet. But that’s another announced League of Legends project, then. Keep an eye out for more updates on this in the future.

Matt TM Kim is a reporter for IGN.