The tech sector’s tough times continue. Riot Games, the video game developer behind the popular League of Legends and Arcane, the Netflix series on which it is based, is laying off about 530 staffers worldwide in a move its CEO described as a “decision [that] is critical for the future of Riot.”
The cuts represent about 11% of the global staff of the company owned by China’s Tencent.
“We are refocusing on fewer, high-impact projects to move us toward a more sustainable future,” Riot CEO Dylan Jadeja and co-founder/chief product officer Marc Merrill wrote in a note addressed to “Players” (read it here). “With today’s moves, we’re going back to putting games at the center of everything we do.”
League of Legends is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle game that debuted in 2009. The steampunk action series Arcane, which in 2022 became the first streaming series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program,...
The cuts represent about 11% of the global staff of the company owned by China’s Tencent.
“We are refocusing on fewer, high-impact projects to move us toward a more sustainable future,” Riot CEO Dylan Jadeja and co-founder/chief product officer Marc Merrill wrote in a note addressed to “Players” (read it here). “With today’s moves, we’re going back to putting games at the center of everything we do.”
League of Legends is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle game that debuted in 2009. The steampunk action series Arcane, which in 2022 became the first streaming series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Roughly two years after its premiere, “Arcane” has a premiere date for Season 2. The animated series set in the “League of Legends” universe will return to Netflix in the fall of 2024, the company revealed during its annual Geeked Week.
Just like in Season 1, Riot Games will be the studio behind the season, and Fortiche Productions will handle the animation of the series. Christian Linke and Alex Yee will return as its creators. Additionally, Linke, Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck will executive produce.
Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Prunell and Katie Leung will reprise their roles as Vi, Jinx and Caitlyn Kiramman, respectively. No more information is known at this time.
From the same studio responsible for the massively successful online battle arena video game “League of Legends,” “Arcane” first premiered in November of 2021. The animated steampunk action-adventure series follows two sisters, Vi and Jinx, who find themselves on different sides of a...
Just like in Season 1, Riot Games will be the studio behind the season, and Fortiche Productions will handle the animation of the series. Christian Linke and Alex Yee will return as its creators. Additionally, Linke, Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck will executive produce.
Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Prunell and Katie Leung will reprise their roles as Vi, Jinx and Caitlyn Kiramman, respectively. No more information is known at this time.
From the same studio responsible for the massively successful online battle arena video game “League of Legends,” “Arcane” first premiered in November of 2021. The animated steampunk action-adventure series follows two sisters, Vi and Jinx, who find themselves on different sides of a...
- 11/9/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Riot Games, the developer and publisher behind League of Legends and the breakout animated series Arcane, has appointed former Disney exec Cristina Fiumara as its first-ever Global Head of Animation Content Development for Film & TV.
Fiumara comes to Riot after serving as VP of Streaming Content at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In her new role, she will be responsible for developing animated television series and feature films for Riot Entertainment worldwide — working closely with a broad group of partners across franchise development, esports, game development and creative leaders, and reporting to Riot’s Chief Content Officer, Brian Wright.
Fiumara’s newly created role is the latest in Riot’s animation expansion. Following the success of Arcane, which broke numerous viewership records when it debuted on Netflix in November of 2021, Riot acquired a non-controlling stake in Fortiche Productions, the animation studio behind the series and a longtime collaborator of the company.
Fiumara comes to Riot after serving as VP of Streaming Content at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In her new role, she will be responsible for developing animated television series and feature films for Riot Entertainment worldwide — working closely with a broad group of partners across franchise development, esports, game development and creative leaders, and reporting to Riot’s Chief Content Officer, Brian Wright.
Fiumara’s newly created role is the latest in Riot’s animation expansion. Following the success of Arcane, which broke numerous viewership records when it debuted on Netflix in November of 2021, Riot acquired a non-controlling stake in Fortiche Productions, the animation studio behind the series and a longtime collaborator of the company.
- 12/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Riot Games is the company best known for the hugely popular “League of Legends” video game series, but it’s also making a name for itself as a TV show producer. The Netflix series “Arcane” is just the first step in Riot’s bid to traverse the risky nexus of entertainment and gaming.
Marc Merrill, co-founder and president of games, and Shauna Spenly, head of entertainment, discussed their strategy in a joint interview recorded last month at the Variety Gaming & Entertainment Breakfast, presented by Pixel United. The pair spoke about the six-year process that marked the development of “Arcane” from the idea and conception stage to its worldwide premiere on the streamer late last year.
“There’s a ton of creative entrepreneurship inside the company,” Spenley said on the latest episode of the Variety podcast “Strictly Business.” “In order to create something of that caliber, you really have to give...
Marc Merrill, co-founder and president of games, and Shauna Spenly, head of entertainment, discussed their strategy in a joint interview recorded last month at the Variety Gaming & Entertainment Breakfast, presented by Pixel United. The pair spoke about the six-year process that marked the development of “Arcane” from the idea and conception stage to its worldwide premiere on the streamer late last year.
“There’s a ton of creative entrepreneurship inside the company,” Spenley said on the latest episode of the Variety podcast “Strictly Business.” “In order to create something of that caliber, you really have to give...
- 11/9/2022
- by Andrew Wallenstein
- Variety Film + TV
The first night of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards is taking place on Saturday, Sept. 3, and we’ll see where the Primetime ceremony could be heading based on the first wave of winners.
With an evening that features categories for animated program, reality host, documentaries and short form, we could get a strong sense of where some of the support lies for the main ceremony on Monday, Sept. 12.
There are significant history-making moments that can take place.
Barack Obama could become the second U.S. president to win an Emmy for outstanding narrator for Netflix’s “Our Great National Parks.” Dwight Eisenhower won in 1956, while still in office when he picked up the Governors Award “for his use and encouragement of television.”
If Obama wins, he’ll be halfway to Egot status after netting two Grammys for best spoken word album for “Dreams from My Father” (2006) and “The Audacity of...
With an evening that features categories for animated program, reality host, documentaries and short form, we could get a strong sense of where some of the support lies for the main ceremony on Monday, Sept. 12.
There are significant history-making moments that can take place.
Barack Obama could become the second U.S. president to win an Emmy for outstanding narrator for Netflix’s “Our Great National Parks.” Dwight Eisenhower won in 1956, while still in office when he picked up the Governors Award “for his use and encouragement of television.”
If Obama wins, he’ll be halfway to Egot status after netting two Grammys for best spoken word album for “Dreams from My Father” (2006) and “The Audacity of...
- 9/1/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix and Riot Games have confirmed that a second season of “Arcane,” the streamer’s hit “League of Legends”-based animated series, is officially on the way. The two companies made the announcement at the conclusion of a fan event on Saturday evening.
“We’re beyond happy about the positive response to ‘Arcane’s’ first season and are working hard with the creative wizards at Riot and [French animation studio] Fortiche to deliver our second installment,” series co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee said in a statement.
While details are still under wraps about the second season of the series, Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell and Katie Leung have all been confirmed to reprise their respective voice roles of Vi, Jinx and Caitlyn Kiramman. The second season of “Arcane” will be executed produced by Linke, alongside Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck, Jane Chung and Thomas Vu. No release date has been announced.
The first season...
“We’re beyond happy about the positive response to ‘Arcane’s’ first season and are working hard with the creative wizards at Riot and [French animation studio] Fortiche to deliver our second installment,” series co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee said in a statement.
While details are still under wraps about the second season of the series, Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell and Katie Leung have all been confirmed to reprise their respective voice roles of Vi, Jinx and Caitlyn Kiramman. The second season of “Arcane” will be executed produced by Linke, alongside Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck, Jane Chung and Thomas Vu. No release date has been announced.
The first season...
- 11/21/2021
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Fresh off a suspenseful Season 1 cliffhanger, Riot Games’ League of Legends animated series Arcane has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix.
Riot Games and Netflix unveiled the renewal Saturday during the two-day Undercity Nights events. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell and Katie Leung are set to reprise their roles in the sophomore season as Vi, Jinx and Caitlyn Kiramman, respectively. Season 2 is in production.
The series, which made its debut earlier in November, is set in the utopian region of League of Legends realms Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun.
Arcane, animated by Fortiche Productions, follows the origins of popular League champions sisters Jinx and Vi as they seek to reunite. Overcoming the world of Arcane is a dark power that brings on violence and chaos, and threatens to keep the sisters apart.
The series also features voice performances from Kevin Alejandro, Katie Leung, Jason Spisak, Toks Olagundoye, Jb Blanc and Harry Lloyd.
Riot Games and Netflix unveiled the renewal Saturday during the two-day Undercity Nights events. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell and Katie Leung are set to reprise their roles in the sophomore season as Vi, Jinx and Caitlyn Kiramman, respectively. Season 2 is in production.
The series, which made its debut earlier in November, is set in the utopian region of League of Legends realms Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun.
Arcane, animated by Fortiche Productions, follows the origins of popular League champions sisters Jinx and Vi as they seek to reunite. Overcoming the world of Arcane is a dark power that brings on violence and chaos, and threatens to keep the sisters apart.
The series also features voice performances from Kevin Alejandro, Katie Leung, Jason Spisak, Toks Olagundoye, Jb Blanc and Harry Lloyd.
- 11/21/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Riot Games — the developer and publisher behind League of Legends — has named former Hulu and Netflix exec Ryan Crosby to head marketing and consumer products at its new entertainment division.
He’ll develop and produce entertainment extensions based on Riot’s global IP, reporting to Shauna Spenley, president of global entertainment. Riot tapped Spenley, former Netflix marketing and publicity VP, in December to run the division.
Crosby, a 20-year industry vet, has worked in advertising and marketing at Activision, Hulu, Microsoft and Netflix, most recently as VP of content marketing at Hulu across the company’s brand, original and licensed content, Live TV, consumer insights and internal creative studio. He was previously Netflix’ director of global creative marketing.
“Ryan and I worked together for years at Netflix and I’m excited to bring his unique mix of strategic and creative experience to Riot as we continue to grow the entertainment division,...
He’ll develop and produce entertainment extensions based on Riot’s global IP, reporting to Shauna Spenley, president of global entertainment. Riot tapped Spenley, former Netflix marketing and publicity VP, in December to run the division.
Crosby, a 20-year industry vet, has worked in advertising and marketing at Activision, Hulu, Microsoft and Netflix, most recently as VP of content marketing at Hulu across the company’s brand, original and licensed content, Live TV, consumer insights and internal creative studio. He was previously Netflix’ director of global creative marketing.
“Ryan and I worked together for years at Netflix and I’m excited to bring his unique mix of strategic and creative experience to Riot as we continue to grow the entertainment division,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Riot Games has named former Netflix marketing and publicity VP Shauna Spenley the Global President of Entertainment of its newly formed entertainment division. The video game publisher, known for titles including League of Legends and Valorant, announced that Spenley will spearhead Riot Games’s expansions into the world of entertainment through animation, consumer products, film, television, music and beyond.
“We’re thrilled to bring Shauna on board to expand our IP to new mediums as League of Legends continues to evolve into much more than a game,” said Marc Merrill, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Riot Games.“Riot has always aspired to be the most player focused company in the world, a mission that continues to drive us today as we expand to serve fans in new industries. Shauna’s proven track record in creative development, product design, teambuilding, and marketing expertise will be essential in helping Riot fulfill its mission.
“We’re thrilled to bring Shauna on board to expand our IP to new mediums as League of Legends continues to evolve into much more than a game,” said Marc Merrill, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Riot Games.“Riot has always aspired to be the most player focused company in the world, a mission that continues to drive us today as we expand to serve fans in new industries. Shauna’s proven track record in creative development, product design, teambuilding, and marketing expertise will be essential in helping Riot fulfill its mission.
- 12/15/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
SoLa Impact’s I Can Foundation announced a $1 million grant from the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation (Owcf) to provide scholarships to South LA Residents as part of the “South LA Forward” initiative.
Oprah Winfrey was joined by other philanthropists – including Jimmy Iovine and Liberty Ross, Ashley and Marc Merrill, Live Nation Entertainment, and several leading corporations – as part of the Founder’s Circle of donors. Corporate donors included Goldman Sachs, the United Way, Royal Bank of Canada, First Republic Bank and members of General Atlantic.
The Covid Retraining and Recovery (Core) Fund, set up by SoLa Impact’s non-profit affiliate, SoLa I Can Foundation, will provide up to 200 scholarships to South LA Residents that have been laid-off or furloughed due to Covid-19. It will specifically focus on enabling vocational degrees in healthcare and technology in an effort to create jobs and pathways to economic advancement for South LA’s predominantly Black and Latinx community.
Oprah Winfrey was joined by other philanthropists – including Jimmy Iovine and Liberty Ross, Ashley and Marc Merrill, Live Nation Entertainment, and several leading corporations – as part of the Founder’s Circle of donors. Corporate donors included Goldman Sachs, the United Way, Royal Bank of Canada, First Republic Bank and members of General Atlantic.
The Covid Retraining and Recovery (Core) Fund, set up by SoLa Impact’s non-profit affiliate, SoLa I Can Foundation, will provide up to 200 scholarships to South LA Residents that have been laid-off or furloughed due to Covid-19. It will specifically focus on enabling vocational degrees in healthcare and technology in an effort to create jobs and pathways to economic advancement for South LA’s predominantly Black and Latinx community.
- 7/21/2020
- Look to the Stars
Venn, a lifestyle channel for and about gamers, will launch in July with 30 hours of original programming, its founders said. That’s several months earlier than planned to help connect fans at a time when video game popularity and TV viewing are soaring.
Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin said Venn will ramp up both remotely and – carefully – out of its new Playa Vista studio and soundstage. Glass-fronted New York digs at 3 World Trade Center stand ready but won’t open until the safety situation improves in the nation’s Covid-19 epicenter. Content is evolving but will include a daily studio show with interviews of gaming/esports celebrities and a late night talk show.
The pair are gaming royalty. Horn is...
Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin said Venn will ramp up both remotely and – carefully – out of its new Playa Vista studio and soundstage. Glass-fronted New York digs at 3 World Trade Center stand ready but won’t open until the safety situation improves in the nation’s Covid-19 epicenter. Content is evolving but will include a daily studio show with interviews of gaming/esports celebrities and a late night talk show.
The pair are gaming royalty. Horn is...
- 4/9/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Venn, a lifestyle channel for and about gamers, will launch in July with 30 hours of original programming, its founders said. That’s several months earlier than planned to help connect fans at a time when video game popularity and TV viewing are soaring.
Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin said Venn will ramp up both remotely and – carefully – out of its new Playa Vista studio and soundstage. Glass-fronted New York digs at 2 World Trade Center stand ready but won’t open until the safety situation improves in the nation’s Covid-19 epicenter. Content is evolving but will include a daily studio show with interviews of gaming/esports celebrities and a late night talk show.
The pair are gaming royalty. Horn is an esports pioneer and producer who, after a decade at NBC Sports, took over production of BlizzCon for Blizzard Entertainment and then, with Riot Games, grew fledgling League of Legends into a global powerhouse, taking esports from niche halls to packed stadiums and global viewers. Kusin is an entrepreneur who founded a handful of companies and led new media and strategic alliances for Vivendi Universal Games. His father Gary Kusin, founded the company later called Gamestop in 1984.
Venn stands for Videogame Entertainment and News Network. The duo, who are also co-CEOs, announced it in September of 2020 with $17 million in seed round funding from investors including Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games, Mike Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, Kevin Lin, co-founder of Twitch, YuChiang Cheng, co-founder of World Golf Tour and President of Topgolf Media and others. Horn and Kusin said they’ve raised additional funds since and also brought in the Kroenke family, owner of the La Rams as a backer.
They’ve hired a Cto, Scott Gillies, formerly Cto for Vice and Red Bull Media. Aaron Godfred, formerly of Fullscreen and Omaze, will head programming. Venn brought on former head of the VMAs, Jeff Jacobs. Kusin sees Venn scaling up to about 65 staff.
July will be a beta test and talent is being courted and signed at a rapid rate. The pair, who are also co-CEOs, said Venn has dozens of shows in development: reality, news, competition, epsorts, live studio shows, music, a late night talk show for Gen Z. Given limitations imposed by the coronavirus, Venn will focus first on formats that lean in to talent and already have established install bases on digital platforms and working to add production value.
The goal: to elevate the format of home streamers like Ninja – professional Battle Royale player – on a linear channel they hope will be widely distributed. They have no problem cross-promoting with Twitch, Mixer and YouTube, but think the linear option will offer a better and larger opportunity for brands to reach gamers. They’re talking deals with virtual and traditional distributors. “We’ve been negotiating and are at the finish line on quite a few,” Kusin said. It helps that they’re not charging affiliate fees.
Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin said Venn will ramp up both remotely and – carefully – out of its new Playa Vista studio and soundstage. Glass-fronted New York digs at 2 World Trade Center stand ready but won’t open until the safety situation improves in the nation’s Covid-19 epicenter. Content is evolving but will include a daily studio show with interviews of gaming/esports celebrities and a late night talk show.
The pair are gaming royalty. Horn is an esports pioneer and producer who, after a decade at NBC Sports, took over production of BlizzCon for Blizzard Entertainment and then, with Riot Games, grew fledgling League of Legends into a global powerhouse, taking esports from niche halls to packed stadiums and global viewers. Kusin is an entrepreneur who founded a handful of companies and led new media and strategic alliances for Vivendi Universal Games. His father Gary Kusin, founded the company later called Gamestop in 1984.
Venn stands for Videogame Entertainment and News Network. The duo, who are also co-CEOs, announced it in September of 2020 with $17 million in seed round funding from investors including Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games, Mike Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, Kevin Lin, co-founder of Twitch, YuChiang Cheng, co-founder of World Golf Tour and President of Topgolf Media and others. Horn and Kusin said they’ve raised additional funds since and also brought in the Kroenke family, owner of the La Rams as a backer.
They’ve hired a Cto, Scott Gillies, formerly Cto for Vice and Red Bull Media. Aaron Godfred, formerly of Fullscreen and Omaze, will head programming. Venn brought on former head of the VMAs, Jeff Jacobs. Kusin sees Venn scaling up to about 65 staff.
July will be a beta test and talent is being courted and signed at a rapid rate. The pair, who are also co-CEOs, said Venn has dozens of shows in development: reality, news, competition, epsorts, live studio shows, music, a late night talk show for Gen Z. Given limitations imposed by the coronavirus, Venn will focus first on formats that lean in to talent and already have established install bases on digital platforms and working to add production value.
The goal: to elevate the format of home streamers like Ninja – professional Battle Royale player – on a linear channel they hope will be widely distributed. They have no problem cross-promoting with Twitch, Mixer and YouTube, but think the linear option will offer a better and larger opportunity for brands to reach gamers. They’re talking deals with virtual and traditional distributors. “We’ve been negotiating and are at the finish line on quite a few,” Kusin said. It helps that they’re not charging affiliate fees.
- 4/9/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Numerous current and former Riot Games employees spoke out about the developer’s alleged sexist “frat bro” culture as part of a Kotaku in-depth report by Cecilia D’Anastasio.
Riot Games is the studio behind the popular multiplayer online battle arena game “League of Legends.” The Moba had over 100 million monthly players in 2016 and it continues to have a robust esports scene. Riot was named one of Business Insider’s 25 best tech companies to work for in 2013, but 28 people recently spoke to Kotaku about their own experiences with the studio, and many say the company treats women unfairly.
Some women say they were groomed for promotions by doing jobs above their pay grade, only to be replaced by men. Other people, both men and women, reportedly saw unsolicited pictures of male genitalia from bosses or co-workers. One woman reportedly saw an email thread where colleagues discussed whether or not she...
Riot Games is the studio behind the popular multiplayer online battle arena game “League of Legends.” The Moba had over 100 million monthly players in 2016 and it continues to have a robust esports scene. Riot was named one of Business Insider’s 25 best tech companies to work for in 2013, but 28 people recently spoke to Kotaku about their own experiences with the studio, and many say the company treats women unfairly.
Some women say they were groomed for promotions by doing jobs above their pay grade, only to be replaced by men. Other people, both men and women, reportedly saw unsolicited pictures of male genitalia from bosses or co-workers. One woman reportedly saw an email thread where colleagues discussed whether or not she...
- 8/7/2018
- by Stefanie Fogel
- Variety Film + TV
Nine years after launching international mega-hit “League of Legends,” the company behind the most played PC game in history is planning its next creations. Each of which, Riot Games’ co-founder Marc Merrill told Variety, will be the same sort of fan-driven ultra niche title that made its initial game such a spectacular success.
Just what Riot Games second title will be, though, remains a mystery.
“It’s an exciting time for us as a company,” Merrill said. “We’re emerging from being the ‘League of Legends’ company to whatever it will be in the future. We’ve been working for such a long period of time on so many things.”
That Tweet
Merrill ignited a firestorm of speculation and excitement last month when he tweeted a single question: “Should we build an Mmo?”
Coming from one of the creators of “League of Legends,” the tweet about a possible massively multiplayer...
Just what Riot Games second title will be, though, remains a mystery.
“It’s an exciting time for us as a company,” Merrill said. “We’re emerging from being the ‘League of Legends’ company to whatever it will be in the future. We’ve been working for such a long period of time on so many things.”
That Tweet
Merrill ignited a firestorm of speculation and excitement last month when he tweeted a single question: “Should we build an Mmo?”
Coming from one of the creators of “League of Legends,” the tweet about a possible massively multiplayer...
- 8/1/2018
- by Brian Crecente
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier this week Riot co-founder Marc Merrill sparked discussion around the possibility of the developer creating a “League of Legends” massively multiplayer online game when he tweeted a question about the idea.
But the tweet, which read simply “Should we build a Mmo? Yay or nay?” wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.
“He was being playful around the release of this world map (https://map.leagueoflegends.com/en_US) – and wants to encourage our players to think of what Riot’s long-term goals could look like,” Justin Kranzl, Riot Games’ North America communications director, told Variety.
The tweeted question came after the developer released an interactive map based on the game’s growing lore.
The single tweet kicked off discussion in the official “League of Legends” subreddit where players there discussed the possibilities of a “LoL” Mmo and whether they thought it could be successful.
“League of Legends” is a massively popular game worldwide,...
But the tweet, which read simply “Should we build a Mmo? Yay or nay?” wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.
“He was being playful around the release of this world map (https://map.leagueoflegends.com/en_US) – and wants to encourage our players to think of what Riot’s long-term goals could look like,” Justin Kranzl, Riot Games’ North America communications director, told Variety.
The tweeted question came after the developer released an interactive map based on the game’s growing lore.
The single tweet kicked off discussion in the official “League of Legends” subreddit where players there discussed the possibilities of a “LoL” Mmo and whether they thought it could be successful.
“League of Legends” is a massively popular game worldwide,...
- 7/26/2018
- by Brian Crecente
- Variety Film + TV
Whether or not the world of the popular “League of Legends” could translate to an Mmo is a current topic of discussion among fans of the Moba.
The discussion was sparked by a tweet on Tuesday evening from Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games and co-creator of “League of Legends,” asking fans whether or not the developer should make an Mmo. The tweet from Merrill came on the heels of a tweet from the official “League of Legends” Twitter account, showing off Riot’s new interactive map of Runeterra.
Should we build a Mmo? Yay or nay? https://t.co/doZs8zkLNX
— Tryndamere (@MarcMerrill) July 25, 2018
“League of Legends” players went to the official subreddit to dissect the tweet, and discuss whether or not the tease could become a reality, as well as sentiments regarding what an Mmo based on the world of the Moba would need to be successful.
It...
The discussion was sparked by a tweet on Tuesday evening from Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games and co-creator of “League of Legends,” asking fans whether or not the developer should make an Mmo. The tweet from Merrill came on the heels of a tweet from the official “League of Legends” Twitter account, showing off Riot’s new interactive map of Runeterra.
Should we build a Mmo? Yay or nay? https://t.co/doZs8zkLNX
— Tryndamere (@MarcMerrill) July 25, 2018
“League of Legends” players went to the official subreddit to dissect the tweet, and discuss whether or not the tease could become a reality, as well as sentiments regarding what an Mmo based on the world of the Moba would need to be successful.
It...
- 7/25/2018
- by Liz Lanier
- Variety Film + TV
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