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League of Legends (LoL) Coming to Console and Mobile in 2020

9/24/2023

As part of the tenth-anniversary commemoration, Riot Games offered lots of sneak peeks, which are coming into the way of the supporters and fanatics in the coming years. One major highlight is the verification that the very popular League of Legend games will be expanding to console and mobile platforms in the following year.

LoL: Wild Rift is the solution of the Riot Games to their huge player’s base’s massive lifestyle. According to Michael Chow, Riot Games Executive Producer recognized that the games changing the design and the different preferences of players are the reasons why they decided to make a new rift ideal for all.

In an interview, Chow stated that they developed the latest rift, which everyone can play both on mobile and console with fifteen to twenty minutes fights or matches, and dual-stick control mode, which is both satisfying and intuitive. The producer also put in new systems that maintain the core five v five gameplays.

On the other hand, LoL: Wild Rift is not just a port of the original desktop game. According to Mr. Chow, they needed to remake Summoner’s Rift from scratch in order to perfect obtain the gameplay. Along with this, a number of champion skins that are accessible in the desktop version will not be on hand on other game platforms.

Riot Games has a plan of spending more time in rolling out beta and alpha versions of this game in selected regions, prior to releasing it worldwide in the last quarter of 2020.

Aside from platform expansion, the company also showcased the latest digital card game called Legends of Runeterra for PC and mobile devices. Meanwhile, Riot Games Teamfight Tactics take on the Auto-Battler type, which was presented to the public a few months ago, has also been exposed to have its mobile version in 2020 with cross-platform play made accessible for its desktop version.

The good news doesn’t end here as the company is teasing the world of gamers with the latest game, which goes by the alias Project A; this is a character-based tactical shooter that emits the same vibe with Overwatch and Apex Legends.

Aside from new games as well as exciting features, summoners are waiting to release the Senna, a support Marksman that will be released soon, and substantial map alterations with the presentation of Elemental Rift that is anticipated to be released in the next preseason.