During the 10th anniversary celebrations for Riot Games' League of Legends, the developer of the worldwide phenomenon announced a plethora of new projects it would be undertaking. Among the announced titles were the card game Legends of Runeterra and team shooter Valorant ,which have already released, alongside several other projects including a fighting game and an animated series by Netflix that's still in development. One of the company's other upcoming projects has recently acquired a major talent to aid in its development.
Riot Games has become one of the most recognizable names in the gaming industry in the 12 years since it released its flagship title, League of Legends. Over the years, League of Legends has grown into one of the biggest esports in the world with millions of concurrent players and fully organized professional leagues across multiple regions. Riot has shown its intentions to expand the League of Legends universe beyond the core game and, now, game designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz has officially confirmed his involvement with Riot Games' upcoming MMORPG.
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Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz formally announced through Twitter that he will be joining the Riot Games MMORPG's development team. Tomaszkiewicz will bring nearly 13 years of experience with CD Projekt Red to the Riot Games' MMORPG team. He previously served in several roles across some of the developer's biggest games, including Quest Design Lead for The Witcher 3 and Quests Director for Cyberpunk 2077. There was no official confirmation of his role within the development team, though it can be inferred through his experience to be relating to the game's quests.
The addition of Tomaszkiewicz to the MMORPG's development team is the most recent in Riot Games' efforts to expand the company's offerings outside its flagship title. The company has already released two of the announced projects from the League of Legends 10th anniversary celebrations with Legends of Runeterra and Valorant becoming popular titles within their genres. Riot was reportedly beginning playtesting for the upcoming fighting game earlier this year and several of the company's titles, including the previously-mentioned Runeterra and League's Teamfight Tactics, have made the jump to mobile devices.
Beyond video games, the company has expanded into several different fields throughout its years working on League of Legends. Riot released a royalty-free music album for streamers to use earlier this year and its Netflix animated series Arcane is scheduled to debut this Fall. Earlier this month, Riot hired former Netflix executive Brian Wright to serve as Chief Content Officer for the company's entertainment division.
Riot Games' efforts to branch out from League of Legends have been largely successful so far and looks to remain that way into the future.
The Riot Games MMORPG is currently in development with no announced release date.