Evo: League Of Legends Studio Working On Fighting Game

The Evo Championship is where the best players show their skills at fighting games, but this year the show opened with a new game announcement. Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends and its associated tournaments, is working on a fighting game.

The new game is coming from Radiant Entertainment, which Riot acquired in 2016. At the moment, Riot isn’t saying when the game will be coming–other than to warn fans not to expect it too quickly. “We’ll be in touch; not soon, but someday,” said Radiant’s Tom Cannon.

At the moment, Riot isn’t even saying what the game is. It recognizes that players are assuming it’s a fighting game based on League, which already has a deep roster of characters, but hasn’t indicated whether it will leverage the popularity of League characters for a fighting game.. It also may not necessarily a follow-up to Rising Thunder, the fighting game that was scuttled when Riot acquired Radiant.

Evo will run throughout the weekend, showcasing high-level fighting game play for some of the current greatest technical fighters. Planned tourneys include Mortal Kombat 11, Smash Bros. Ultimate, Street Fighter V, Samurai Shodown, and more.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/evo-league-of-legends-studio-working-on-fighting-g/1100-6468881/