The LoL developer Riot Games had been quiet for years. Now they have suddenly announced 6 new games. That’s what you call a big announcement. We will show you the new games and first videos.
What happened? Last night there was a live stream for the 10th anniversary of League of Legends. Here, Riot Games celebrated themselves a bit, but also made many new announcements about new games.
However, often only a brief overview is given of what is coming.
These are the 6 new games:
League of Legends: Runeterra – this will be a card game coming in 2020 for PC and Mobile. It is supposed to be somewhat like Hearthstone, but with less randomness and set in the world of League of Legends.
Riot Games promises dynamic battles where players can prove their tactical skills.
Legends of Runeterra will be free to play. Players should be able to earn the cards either in “numerous free ways” or “earn or purchase the necessary currency.”
League of Legends: Wild Rift – this will be a mobile version of LoL, but it is supposed to run a bit differently. The games are supposed to last 15-18 minutes and be action-oriented. It will also be available for “consoles,” which presumably means PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
Wild Rift is supposed to be released on mobile in 2020 – no specific details are yet given for consoles.
Project A – will be a new stylish hero shooter, sounds a bit like Overwatch. It should be a tactical and competitive shooter in the “Riot” style that will be expanded over the years.
The video gives the impression of addressing the points that annoy players in other shooters: Such as server lag or cheating.
Riot Games promises a shooter with a lot of style, offering players creative ways to proceed strategically. More about Project A is expected in 2020.
Project L – this is a fighting game. It was already known beforehand that Riot Games is making it. There are still few details, but it is said that the game will also take place in the LoL universe.
Riot Games had bought a smaller studio, Radiant Entertainment, which previously developed a fighting game called Rising Thunder – and that is likely their project.
Here you see first images from the game – with some gameplay in the background.
Project F – is still in the early development stage. It is said that you could explore the LoL world “Runeterra” together with friends. This sounds like it could be the MMORPG.
There was a discussion a few months ago about whether Riot Games is making an MMO – this could now be the occasion for that question back then. The idea is probably that Riot Games has invested so much in the world of LoL that you could enter it together.
League of Legends Esports Manager – a team management game that Riot is currently working on. This is supposed to be released in 2020 with the players from the LPL, the Chinese League of Legends. And from there, extend to other leagues.
The eSports manager should give players the feeling of truly managing a team: It requires decisions on strategy, the pick and ban, and probably also transfers in the off-season.
Riot Games shows what they are doing in one evening
This is what it’s all about: There are various directions that Riot Games is covering here and weaving around the “LoL” brand. With Wild Rifts, they are entering the mobile market, Tencent has allegedly been pushing Riot to do this for a long time.
With the shooter, the fighting game, and the card game, Riot is broadening its scope – Blizzard has already done this years ago. The eSports manager seems to be a little gimmick for LoL fans who think their team drafts only mistakes and they could do it much better.
“Project F” is the big joker in the background. They have been working on many of these projects for a long time, as we know. They have probably kept all this information for the big bang.
