This realignment is part of Riot Games’ efforts to refocus on areas that resonate more with players, while concurrently scaling back commitments to less impactful endeavors.

Riot Games announced the closure of Riot Forge

In a comprehensive player update, Riot Games elaborated on its commitment to concentrate on player-centric initiatives and disclosed the specific impact on two prominent projects. The Runeterra card game, Legends of Runeterra, and the Riot Forge initiative are set to undergo substantial alterations.

Riot Forge, a platform enabling players to delve into the rich lore of League of Legends through single-player experiences, will halt new game development after the launch of its sixth title, “Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story” on February 21.

Riot Forge, functioning as a publisher, collaborated with various independent studios, each contributing distinct styles and gameplay approaches to create 6 titles that expanded upon the continually evolving narrative of League of Legends.

Alongside the cessation of Riot Forge’s new game development, Legends of Runeterra will transition its focus towards sustainability rather than introducing new updates. Financial challenges are cited as the primary reason for this shift, prompting the game to emphasize the PvE Path of Champions mode.

This pivot allows the remaining development team to explore and experiment more extensively within that space.

While the announcement leaves the future of Riot Forge uncertain, with no clear indication of revival in the near term, Riot Games remains committed to prioritizing projects that align with player interests.

Single-player projects in a similar vein may not be immediate priorities for the company, emphasizing its dedication to strategic realignment and optimization of resources. The company’s ongoing commitment to its player community, combined with these organizational adjustments, aims to ensure a more focused and impactful approach to game development in the future.

In recent years, cosmetics have become a crucial aspect of Riot Games, not only in League of Legends but also in other Riot Games’ titles like VALORANT, Wild Rift, Legends of Runeterra.

To cater to the individual player bases of these games, Riot introduced exclusive skins that were only available within a specific game. While this pleased players, it didn’t sit well with those who played other Riot titles, particularly within the League of Legends universe.

Players noted the thematic similarities between League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, and Wild Rift, leading them to question why certain games had exclusive skins. Riot has since begun the process of porting some Wild Rift skins into League of Legends, such as some of the Star Guardian skins.

In response to the discussion, Matt Buchholtz, Riot’s Lead of Legends of Runeterra, clarified that skins are not locked exclusively to one game.

He explained that different teams at Riot create exclusive skins for their respective IPs, which means these skins may not appear in all games simultaneously. However, some skin lines, like Star Guardian and Soul Fighter, are shared across multiple games.

Buchholtz encouraged players to voice their preferences and requests regarding skins in their favorite Riot games’ titles. Riot is open to considering players’ feedback, although he emphasized that requests should be made respectfully and constructively.

Riot has a history of taking player feedback into account, as long as it’s conveyed in a constructive manner. He also provided information on where players can share their feedback.

In summary, this development is welcome news for players who wish to see their favorite skins appear in other Riot Games’ title. Players are encouraged to communicate their preferences, and Riot will internally discuss these requests.

The past year has shown that Riot is willing to listen to players’ feedback when it’s expressed in a different manner.

Riot Games has released a hype event teaser for League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and Wild Rift on June 26. Soul Fighter is one of Riot Games’ most significant events to date. It incorporates skins, game modes, and features from several games.

Taking influence from anime tournament arcs and paying regard to the fighting game genre, Soul Fighter is the 2023 Summer event which includes new game modes, skins, gameplay features, and more across all four Riot titles.

Soul Fighter game modes

Players will be plunged in a unique parallel dimension where champions gather to fight in the world’s most prestigious competition: the Tournament of Souls. In keeping with the fighting concept, Soul Fighter will add a new game mode to League of Legends: Arena. Arena games pit four teams of two players against each other in alternating combat rounds.

They will power up with unique Augments after each round until only one team remains. Combat takes place on four distinct battlefields, each with its own unique size, terrain density, and theme.

Also, for League of Legends players, the game client will also have a game called “the Tournament of Souls”. Players will be Samira and collect Reputation by participating in games, allowing them to face new opponents and unlock new skills for Samira to advance further in the tournament.

The tournament’s goal is to defeat all 10 opponent champions and become the tournament’s new champion. After each win, players may claim awards and unlock the Story and Expert difficulty levels, each with varying levels of complexity for players of various ability and time dedication.

Also, there are other modes like Soul Brawl, and Tag Duel for players to enjoy in TFT, and Wild Rift respectively. Legends of Runeterra players will be able to obtain a new event pass as well as new cosmetics for their decks.

Soul Fighter skins

As teased in the event teaser, the champions receiving Soul Fighter skins in League of Legends are: Samira, Viego, Naafiri, Shaco, Pyke, Sett, Lux, Jhin, Gwen, and Evelynn. Pyke and Shaco will also receive a prestige edition of their skins.

Furthermore, until August 28, 20% of all revenues gained from Soul Fighter Samira, the Soul Fighter Event Pass, and any associated bundle sales in League will be given to the Riot Games Social Impact Fund.

The Soul Fighter event begins internationally on July 20th and will span six weeks, ending on August 28th.

Legends of Runeterra is a card game based on the League of Legends universe. As a result, both games have numerous parallels, particularly in terms of cosmetics.

Many skin lines are available in both League and LoR. Battle Academia, Spirit Blossom, Star Guardian, Arclight, and many more. Not only that, but Legends of Runeterra, as much as Wild Rift, has several exclusive and unique skin lines. The Corrupted skin line is the most recently released and probably the best skin line Riot has ever made.

Riot launched the first Darkin Saga expansion, Awakening, in August. They included new champions like as Kayn, Jax, Master Yi, Ornn, and the first-ever LoR exclusive champion, Norra, in this expansion. In addition, they included new Path Of Champions weekly missions. Riot also launched a new event, Corrupted 2022, which debuted the Corrupted skin line. 

Riot later confirmed in their Roadmap that a Corrupted 2.0 event will take place at the same time as the World Ender expansion. Even though Riot revealed this information about a month ago, which has been renamed Bloodwoven, players and fans are still astonished about the skin line.

Best skin line ever: Corrupted 2.0

Azir

Xerath

Nasus

Renekton

Now, Riot Games and Xbox have officially partnered. League of Legends, Wild Rift, Legends of Runeterra, Teamfight Tactics, and VALORANT will be available on the rapidly expanding Game Pass service, as the company announced today.

The new cooperation between Xbox Game Pass and League of Legends is a huge deal. It will assist to increase the game’s popularity and encourage new players to check it out.

Information about the upcoming League of Legends and Xbox Game Pass cooperation

League of Legends and Xbox Game Pass will collaborate on December 12, 2022. As a result, all players with a Riot Games account and a current Game Pass subscription will get some special advantages. Furthermore, for a limited time, the creators are giving away a few of limited rewards for free.

For a limited time, players who link their Riot Games account to Xbox Game Pass will be able to get a Masterwork Chest and a Key. From December 8, 2022 until January 1, 2023, the awards will be accessible.

Players with an active Game Pass subscription and a Riot Games account will also be eligible for the following benefits:

• All 160+ champions Unlocked from the start
• Day-one access to every new champion as they’re released
• 20% XP boost

League of Legends has never had a way for unlocking all champions other than grinding or spending money on each one. However, with the cooperation, players would receive everything right from the start.

It is reasonable to predict that the popularity of this game will soar in the next few days. Players that purchase the Game Pass of the game will be able to circumvent that system and utilize all of the champions whenever they want. It is crucial to note, however, that just the base champions will be available to gamers right now.

The collaboration’s advantages will be available as long as there is a current Xbox Game Pass membership. Riot Games and Xbox Game Pass will finally collaborate on December 12, 2022.

You should safeguard your skins and other in-game stuff if you have a League of Legends, Valorant, or Legends of Runeterra account that is worth thousands of dollars. This is why it’s crucial to enable 2FA on your Riot account.

You will be required to enter a code that was supplied to your email each time you log in. If you have two-factor authentication enabled, your Riot account isn’t entirely at risk if your password is compromised.

The additional log-in security can prevent hackers from taking your hard-earned money now that players have the choice to encrypt their accounts. Riot even awards players for doing so, making the effort worthwhile.

How to get 2FA rewards?

It’s simple to enable two-factor authentication for your Riot account. Just a few clicks are required.

1. Log into your Riot Games account
2. Go to the two-factor authentication tab
3. Click “Enable”
4. You will be sent an email to the one associated with your account. Open it and click “Enable two-factor authentication”.
5. Your 2FA is now set up and your Riot account is better protected.

There is only one two-factor authentication technique available for now, and it uses email. Riot’s 2FA solution is not presently integrated with well-known authentication programs like Google Authenticator and Authy, although developers are considering doing so in the future.

However, that added layer of security might mean the difference between a hacker accessing your League of Legends, Valorant, or Legends of Runeterra account, which could cost you thousands of dollars, and keeping your skins and other things secure.

Riot is attempting to get more players to activate two-factor authentication by offering in-game awards for League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra in an effort to increase the number of players who have already done so.

There are several benefits for anyone who has enabled 2FA or who may do so in the future.

• League of Legends: Taliyah ‘Very Cool’ emote
• Valorant: ‘Keep it Safer’ Gun Buddy
• Legends of Runeterra: Rare Prismatic Chest
• Teamfight Tactics: Little Legend Egg

Enable 2FA as soon as possible if you want to safeguard your Riot account and receive additional benefits.

She revealed that she is the voice of Disciple of Doran in the League of Legends strategic card game, Legends of Runeterra, on her Twitter account as she celebrated this professional milestone.

Lily’s character appears in exclusive interactions for the Worldwalker expansion set, which was first made available on May 25, in the game’s patch 3.14.

LilyPichu – Disciple of Doran’s voice actor

LilyPichu essentially portrays a modest member of the Wuju Order who stands in support of people like Master Yi and her immediate boss, Doran. Master Yi requests Disciple of Doran to fix his distinctive helmet, which Doran initially created, in one of her voice lines and interactions.

In the Worldwalker deck, the common card Disciple of Doran depicts Lu, a devout disciple of Master Doran. Doran, the master of Yi as you would have guessed, is also the designer of some of League’s most well-known in-game equipment, like Doran’s Blade and Doran’s Ring.

Both Lu and Master Yi engage in the Art of Wuju, which is based on the idea of achieving complete spiritual awareness of oneself and one’s foe, in Lord of the Rings.

Here you may hear Lily’s voice lines from Legends of Runeterra:

Lily began her career as a League of Legends content creator before moving on to become a well-known voice actress. She is well-known for her parody songs “I’ll Quit LoL” and “Do You Want To Give Me Blue Buff?” She cosplayed various of Lux’s skins, including Academia Lux, because she is such a huge fan.

Riot Games published a sweet doodle of her dressed as Star Guardian Lux in July to honor her ten years in the business.

In the open-world role-playing game Genshin Impact by HoYoverse, Sayu, a 4-star Anemo, is voiced by Lily. She also contributed to the anime films “Belle” and “Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro.”

Riot’s free-to-play card battler Legends of Runeterra features League of Legends characters with each new expansion.

Legends of Runeterra: Forces from Beyond will be released by Riot later this month. Before that, Riot released two expansions in 2022 (Curious Journey and Worldwalker). Here is what we currently know.

Forces from Beyond – Trailer

You can watch the first teaser trailer for the game, which features some cards with masquerade ball themes and our new Champions here:

Release date

The release of Forces from Beyond is scheduled for July 20 and, based on previous expansions, is expected to occur around 11 AM PT/7 PM GMT.

Forces from Beyond will be free to all players, like with other LoR expansions, but you’ll have to unlock cards as you play.

New Champions

Gwen, Evelynn, and Kai’Sa are the three new champions who will be joining the Legends of Runeterra: Forces from Beyond

The unveiling of Kai’Sa reveals that she starts with a 5 cost, 4/4 card and possesses the Evolve keyword. She has a Quick Attack as well.

Gwen, a 3/4 card with the new keyword “Hallowed” and Quick Attack, levels up when she deals more than 10 damage.

New Cards

All new cards coming in this expansion could be found on Mobalystic.

Players may anticipate encountering a variety of eerie Husks as well as a number of unpleasant partygoers, such as the Boisterous Host shown below.

New Keywords

The powerful rulesets that define specific cards in the game have been expanded with new keywords with each expansion, and the Legends of Runeterra: Forces from Beyond expansion is no exception.

Evolve

Found on Kai’Sa, this keyword has the following description:

“I have +2 | +2 once you’ve given or summoned allies with 6+ other positive keywords this game.”

Hallowed

Gwen has this keyword, and it is described like this:

“After I die, for the rest of the game when allies attack, hallow your first attacker giving it +1/+0 that round.”

The Star Guardian skin line is one of the most popular in League of Legends, with Star Guardian versions on over 20 champions on the game’s roster.

And Riot Games intends to grow the skin line even more, making it their skin line with the most champions represented.

This year, League of Legends will introduce 12 new skins to the Star Guardian roster. The skin line event will also start on July 14, which is today.

Not only are we receiving completely fresh Star Guardian skins in League of Legends, but Wild Rift will also be getting some exclusive skins. We can only hope and pray that these special skins will be made available for the PC game one day, because they are stunning and would be ideal for League of Legends, not just Wild Rift.

Here are the splash arts for all of the upcoming Star Guardian skins coming to Riot Games’ titles.

League of Legends

Ekko

Syndra

Akali

Kai’sa

Nilah

Quinn

Rell

Sona

Taliyah

Morgana

Fiddlesticks

Wild Rift

Senna

Seraphine

Orianna

Redeemed Xayah and Rakan

Legends of Runeterra

Gwen

Riot Games has announced that Udyr will be the next champion to receive a full VGU. Since then, Riot has published numerous new concept arts for the Shaman.  Fans will notice clearly that the Legends of Runeterra release differs significantly from both the pre-release concept in League of Legends and his current form. Does this LoR adaption have anything to do with his upcoming rework in League? 

Some fans may be surprised by Udyr’s new look since his concept has been updated and new components have been added to the Shaman’s appearance. Riot Games stated that they intended to introduce him to Legends of Runeterra, but knowing that it would have to come before the League of Legends rework is just unexpected. 

This might say that Udyr couldn’t really be based on his initial design since it would rapidly become old, but they also wouldn’t be able to view the completed form of his redesign. According to Riot Games, perhaps they are revealing the Spirit Walker in the past with this LoR release.

Udyr in Legends of Runeterra is a younger man who has just returned from his trip to the mystical realms of Ionia. He spends time in Ionia studying how to control the spirits of demigods that strive to manifest themselves via him. The LoR version is obviously a younger version compared to the grizzlier and bulkier one from the concept art. 

This new representation does offer us a sense of where Riot Games could want to take Udyr once he is reworked. However, it is not exactly reflective of the final form, which will depict an older version of him.