'League of Legends' developers finally get serious about making a second game

The developers behind League of Legends announced that they are working on a whole new game, and this time it looks like they’re pretty serious about it.

Riot Games’ founders Brandon “Ryze” Beck and Marc “Tryndamere” Merrill revealed in a blog post Thursday they’ll be stepping away from the leadership end of Riot to go back to what brought League of Legends to life in the first place: developing games. Specifically, they’re going to “finally put the ‘s’ in Riot Games.”

League of Legends launched eight years ago this month and has since grown into a global success, becoming one of the most popular esports in existence. With that growth, Merrill and Beck noted that they have shifted from developer roles to managerial roles within Riot but feel comfortable enough with the team they’ve brought together to jump back into making games. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'League of Legends' developers finally get serious about making a second game