James Lee
14:00 (BST)
07/10/2008
Riot Games details first online title
Independent games developer, Riot Games, has detailed its debut title, the online game League of Legends.
According to the developer, League of Legends will combine elements of role-playing and strategy and has been created partly by the modding team behind DotA-Allstars for Warcraft 3.
"League of Legends will bring gamers competitive battle-arena style gameplay that builds upon and expands on innovative gameplay concepts that were pioneered in DotA-Allstars, one of the most popular mods of all time," commented Brandon Beck, co-founder and CEO of Riot Games.
"The team is applying its expertise and passion to producing a game that fuses premium art and gameplay features with deep community tools."
The online multiplayer session-based game will feature rival teams competing against one another on stylised battlefields and landscapes, with players invited into the League of Legends beta in 2009.
Riot Games secured USD 7 million in funding earlier this year, and counts former EA, Activision and Jamdat exec Mitch Lasky as a board member.
To view other users comments, you must be logged in to a GamesIndustry.biz Network account.
Publishers / Business
Take-Two sells Jack of All Games distribution business
SYNNEX Corporation picks up business for estimated $43 million
Developers
Report: US industry employment count rises marginally
Canada experiences 30% growth on last year
Financial / Politics
TIGA: Games Tax Relief report "yielded real benefits"
Failed campaign was a sound one but HM Treasury "moved the goalposts", says Wilson
Business / Publishers
EA scouts Atlanta studio location - report
Georgia's 30 per cent tax credits could result in 300-person facility
Media
Electronic Gaming Monthly to relaunch in March
New magazine to include reader access to weekly digital content
Online
Virtual world platform Metaplace to close
Venture fails to "gain enough traction" says company founder