MMORPG.com Latest News https://www.mmorpg.com/ The latest content from MMORPG.com's industry leading editorial team. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:43:20 -0000 League of Legends 2024 Season Kicks Off with 'Still Here' Cinematic Trailer

After skipping a year last year, Riot Games has resumed its trend of launching new League of Legends seasons with the debut of 'Still Here' the LoL 2024 Season cinematic trailer.

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League of Legends 14.1 Patch Only Buffs One Champion

Season 14 in League of Legends has arrived, and though players expected a few changes, the developers appear to only be buffing one Champion in this "major" patch. 

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Riot Targets Smurfing in League of Legend 2024 Season

Riot Games has published a new dev update focused on the 2024 League of Legends season. The update highlights a number of new changes designed to improve player experiences over the coming year.

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What Ghostcrawler's Exit Means for Riot Games' MMORPG

Earlier this year, Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street left his position as the Executive Producer on Riot Games' upcoming MMO project. Kanishka looks at what this high profile exit could mean for the MMO.

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League Of Legends Season 2023 Kicks Off Today. Here's All Of The Major Changes

Riot Games' ever-growing MOBA League Of Legends begins Season 2023 today, which will bring new rewards, new champions - along with some new looks at some old faces - and much more. At a recent preview event, we sat in as members of Riot's LoL team ran down everything coming to the game this year. 

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League of Legends Preseason 2023 Patch Marks Return Of Chemtech Drake, Brings Major Jungle Changes

Riot Games has revealed the changes coming to League of Legenda through the Preseason 2023 patch, which will herald the return of a flying monster to the Rift as well as big changes to the jungles themselves. 

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What Will the Riot Games MMO's Game World Look Like?

Riot's MMO has an in-depth universe to pull from, one that rivals even Azeroth and the surrounding realms from World of Warcraft. Here's a primer on what the Riot MMO's world just might look like.

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Riot Games Is Hosting A 10-Week Long, Multi-Game Event Centered On The Star Guardians

Riot Games is leveraging its mega-popular IP to host a 10-week long event across three of its titles featuring its in-universe magicl girl anime tribute. The event will feature a host of new skins, a narrative experience, and the release of a new copyright-free album for streamers.

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Amazon's Ultimate Crown League of Legends Event Made Vegas Shine Even Brighter This Weekend

As someone who grew up in Las Vegas, Bradford was reminded why this city - and the events it can hold - can truly be special. With Amazon's Ultimate Crown event pitting MrBeast and Ninja together, Bradford looks at the event as well as how it reminds him how incredible in-person events can end up being.

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Amazon Is Hosting A League Of Legends Tournament In Las Vegas Next Month For Prime Day

Amazon is celebrating Prime Day next month in a rather big way, as the company is putting on a headliner in Las Vegas: The Ultimate Crown tournament will see two celebrity heavyweights, MrBeast and Ninja, go head to head at the HyperX Arena in a League of Legends tournament.

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Top 5 Things We Want To See In Riot Games' Upcoming League of Legends MMO

Riot Games is working on an MMO set in the Runeterra universe, this much is known. Exactly what that title will look like in the end isn't quite as well known. However, that hasn't stopped us from speculating. Here are five things we want to see in the upcoming League of Legends MMO.

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Riot Sets Up a Hiring Portal for their Upcoming MMORPG

League of Legends developer Riot Games posted a recruitment portal earlier this week, as they look for experienced MMO developers to make the world of Runeterra come alive.

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League of Legends Starts Season 11, Shows Off Plans for 2021

With Riot Games starting their latest season of League of Legends, the company announced a variety of new updates to their other League-oriented properties.

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What a League of Legends MMO Might Look Like

What would a League of Legends MMO look like? Mike weighs in on a couple of options.

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Riot Games Confirms It's Working On A League of Legends MMO

In a tweet today by Riot Games' Greg Street, VP of IP and Entertainment at the studio, the company has confirmed that its creating an MMO. Also, in the same tweet the studio confirmed they were hiring for this endeavor.

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League of Legends Showcases Its Upcoming Champion, Rell The Iron Maiden

League of Legends is getting yet another character for players to sink their teeth into, this time in the form of Rell the Iron Maiden.

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Riot Will Preview League of Legends: Wild Rift Tomorrow

League of Legends: Wild Rift is set to arrive on iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro in Spring 2021. And you can catch a preview of this gameplay on October 22. Oh hey, that's tomorrow.

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Seraphine is the New League of Legends Hero

League of Legends announced their newest hero, Seraphine.

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Secret Lab Releases League of Legends-themed Chair Collection

Secret Lab, makers of the popular Omega and Titan gaming chairs, announced a new collaboration with Riot Games this week to deliver a series of League of Legends-themed gaming chairs. The chairs are themed after three key heroes and the LoL-based pop group, K/DA.

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League of Legends Patch 10.15 Points to More Flexible Ranked Flex

Patch 10.15 for League of Legends brings about more flexible Ranked Flex queues and more.

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League of Legends Season 10 Gets Flashy Music Video

League of Legends has received a new music video to commemorate the launch of Season 10, which begins today.

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Riot Games Announces Slew of New Titles At League of Legends 10 Year Anniversary

It looks like Riot Games announced all the things during their 10th anniversary celebration stream.

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Claim Tons of League of Legends Loot Thanks to Twitch Prime Promotion

League of Legends players have from now until August 28th to claim the first Rift Herald's Capsule that contains a in-game items. Collectively, all four capsules contain items totalling nearly $900. The Herald's Capsule contains two random Skin Shards, one random Legendary Skin Shard, and an exclusive emote. Once the first container is claimed, three more will arrive at 30-day intervals: the Red Buff's Capsule, Blue Buff's Capsule and a Baron's Capsule.

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Mobile League of Legends in the Works from Riot & Tencent Games

Reuters is reporting that Riot Games and Tencent Games are working cooperatively to develop a mobile version of League of Legends according to a trio of sources "with inside knowledge of the matter". A few years ago, Riot rejected the idea of mobile LoL after which Tencent developed a clone called Honour of Kings that was released in China. It subsequently became "the world's highest grossing multiplayer online battle arena game" in late 2015.

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League of Legends Cinematic Highlights the Start of the 2019 Ranked Season

Riot Games has released an amazing new League of Legends cinematic trailer called "Awaken" (featuring Valerie Broussard) that showcases a number of the game's heroes as "a deadly masterpiece unfolds". "A lone resistance made whole. A chance to come alive." For fans of the game, this is a must-watch -- heck, even folks who've never played will appreciate how well the trailer is made.

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League of Legends Has a New Champion - Sylas the Unshackled

League of Legends has a new hero for players to check out. Sylas the Unshackled is a magic wielding damage dealer who uses "merciless magical attacks" that takes down enemies with "stone and steel".

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Riot's COO Scott Gelb Reportedly Suspended After Investigations Into Workplace Misconduct

Kotaku is reporting that Riot Games' COO Scott Gelb is suspended after an investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct. The writer's sources have said that Gelb will be suspended for two months without pay. The information was disseminated to employees earlier in the week.

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Riot Games Partnering with Marvel Entertainment for League of Legends Comics

In one of the more intriguing pieces of news coming through the pipeline today is that Riot Games and Marvel Entertainment have teamed up to bring the world League of Legends comics! The first graphic novel will be called League of Legends: Ashe: Warmother and is being prepped for release in May.

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One of League of Legends' Biggest Stars will Donate All October Revenue to Charity

Lee "Faker" Sang-Hyeok is one of League of Legends' biggest esports stars having been part of the championship winning SKT T1 team in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and strong showings in 2014 and 2017. This year he is not participating in the LoL World Championship, yet Faker is sharing his good fortune by donating all of his October streaming revenue for the month of October to the UN Foundation.

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League of Legends Devs Detail Worlds Season 2018 Event

The League of Legends site has been updated with a first-look at the Worlds Season 2018 event details. From September 27th through November 19th, players will be able to take part in three events with "tons of rewards". The goodies train begins with an icon, four orbs and 200 tokens, with the ability to collect more tokens by winning a Worlds Pass first win of the day and for performance grades in every match.

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League of Legends PvE Mode, Odyssey: Extraction, Introduced

League of Legends players will have a brand new PvE mode to try out when Odyssey launches on September 12th with the v8.18 patch. From what we know, five players will work together to find and rescue Ziggs after a crash landing on an alien world and can do so in any one of five difficulty levels. The patch also features Odyssey skins for Kayn, Jinx, Yasuo, Malphite, Sona, and Ziggs.

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Marc Merrill's At It Again: 'Going Head-to-Head with WoW May Not be the Best Move, But Who Knows?'

Riot Games' Marc Merrill is at it again after setting the MMO-space afire last week with speculation that the company might be making an MMO. After having that dream bubble popped, the community settled for a few days before Variety took another run at him, this time asking him point-blank if Riot is making an MMO. Let's just say that Merrill was vague, but with enough obfuscation to make it seem that they might, perhaps, maybe, possibly be creating an MMO.

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Nexus Blitz is a New 15-Minute Mode Featured in Experimental Mode

Riot Games has posted a new blog to lay out details of a new game mode called Nexus Blitz. Nexus Blitz will be part of the new Experimental Modes program that will see various new ways to play crop up a couple times per year. Experimental Modes program allows players to test new ways to play and allows devs a chance to "aggressively patch" before bringing it into the full game.

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Akali Champion Spotlight Gameplay

The League of Legends team has posted a new video to show off the reworked gameplay for Akali, a rogue assassin. In addition, the game's official site has been updated with all of the details on the changes.

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Riot Leader was 'Being Playful' with His 'Should We Build an MMO' Tweet

For all of us that have been breathlessly speculating about the possibility that Riot Games might be making an MMO, well, the joke's on us. Turns out that the Twitter post sent out by Riot Co-Founder Marc Merrill is something of a joke. North American Communications Director Justin Kranzl told Variety, "He was being playful around the release of this world map and wants to encourage our players to think of what Riot's long-term goals could look like."

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Riot Co-Founder Asks If the Company Should Build an MMO

Riot Games Co-Founder Marc Merrill took to Twitter with an out-of-the-blue question to his followers: "Should we build a[n] MMO? Yay or nay?" Many presume it means an MMO based on League of Legends with the provided link to an interactive game map: "Explore the world ranging from the briny ports of Bilgewater to the soaring peaks of Mount Targon".

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100% of Cho'Gath 'Dark Star' Skin Sales to Go to Worldwide Charities

Riot Games has announced that it is featuring a charity League of Legends skin will soon go on sale that will see 100% of the sales proceeds sent to "charities around the world". The special Dark Star Cho'Gath skin will be on sale from June 21st to July 20th. The skin was designed by a League of Legends player as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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Pyke: The Ripper's Gameplay Revealed

Riot Games revealed its next hero, Pyke, the Ripper, with a cinematic video. This week, League of Legends fans and players get a new video that showcases his gameplay and abilities.

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New LoL Champion - Pyke: The Bloodharbor Ripper

League of Legends is getting a new champion named Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper. In the new video put out by Riot, viewers learn about his story as he walks through Bilgewater looking for revenge against his former companions who betrayed him.

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Riot Details Changes to New Player Experience, Tutorials & Competitive Play

A lengthy blog post has been published on the League of Legends site that provides a first-look at some big changes coming in time for the 2019 competitive season and some tune-ups of the new player system. Most significantly, big changes are coming to ranked play.

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Remaking Irelia - Behind the Scenes

Riot Games developers have taken to the airwaves to show off a complete redesign of Irelia the Defiant Blade, one of the game's earlier heroes. It goes over her artistic redesign as well as how her gameplay has been changed to make her more interesting to players.

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Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void is the Latest Champion

Riot Games has unveiled the next Champion coming to League of Legends. She is Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void. Her basic attacks mark enemies with Plasma that allow for increasingly hard-hitting magic damage bonuses. She also has an ability called "Living Weapon" that "evolves her abilities" based on permanent stats earned through shop items and experience level.

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The Climb Heralds the Start of a New Ranked Season

Riot Games has released a brand new cinematic trailer to usher in the start of a new ranked season. In it, we see several of the champions as they battle their way through ever-increasing numbers of enemies. You'll get a look at Thresh, Lucian, Taliya and Yasuo as well as well-known locations including Weaver's Wall and Zaun.

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Pro Russian Player Retires After Opining That LoL Isn't Profitable for CiS Teams

A professional League of Legends player, Kirill "Likkrit" Malofeyev, has retired after being banned by Riot Games for suggesting that teams in CiS nations are not "profitable" for players. His comments were made during a recent live stream and included accusations of unpaid salaries and the inability for teams to go to court for enforcement due to contracts not being recognized as legal, according to Kotaku. Court costs would exceed missing salaries, according to Malofeyev.

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Snowdown 2017 Arrives with Naughty & Nice Missions and More

League of Legends players can now head into the game to take part in Snowdown 2017, a themed event that brings Naughty & Nice missions to the game as well as new skins, Snowdown capsules, holiday emotes, icons and gifting to the game. Lastly, a new game mode is included called "Snow Battle Arurf".

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Varus: As We Fall Music Video Adds Dimension & Story

League of Legends' Varus is the star of the newest music video that shines a light on how he came to be through the sacrifice of Valmar & Kai. The music video offers an explanation of how their souls were forged with Varus's to become what he is today. In addition, Riot has a released a comic called "Heartlight" and a "behind-the-scenes" dev interview to provide insight into the story.

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Zoe Launches into Game with v7.23 Update

Zoe is the newest hero launching into League of Legends with the 7.23 update. She's a mage that uses burst magic to take down enemies as well as salvaging an opponent's own spells to use against them. With abilities like "More Sparkles" and "Sleepy Trouble Bubble", it's easy to see that Zoe is a perky little thing.

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Team Liquid Announces Death of eSports Coach Dennis "InternetHulk" Hawelka

Team Liquid has sad news for esports fans around the world. The team's Twitter was updated to announce that the League of Legends head coach and long-time esports veteran Dennis "InternetHulk" Hawelka has passed away. According to the post, Hawelka, 30, passed away due to complications stemming from tonsillitis.

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Riot Celebrates Noobs By Telling Them to Enjoy the Hell Out of It

Riot has posted a great new League of Legends commercial literally called "Go Noobs" that talks about how being a noob can sometimes suck but that, in the end, it's all worth it. It's a poignant, and very funny, reminder that even the best players in the world were once noobs too.

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Riot Founders to Return to the Trenches to 'Put the 'S' in Riot GameS'

Riot Games founders Brandon "Ryze" Beck and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill have announced that they're returning to the development trenches in an effort, they wrote, to put the "s" in Riot Games, apparently working on something other than League of Legends. Rumors have swirled for years that Riot was working on an MMO.

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