Riot shows off a new character coming to its free League of Legends fighting game

Riot Games' upcoming League of Legends-themed 2D fighting game will be free to play and include league champion Eloi as one of its playable fighters, the studio announced in an update on Monday.

The game was announced in 2019 under the codename "Project L" and details are still relatively light - Riot hasn't provided an official release date or even a release window. But in Monday's update, Riot shared a pretty detailed look at what's involved in bringing in Eloi, who has been playable in League of Legends for years in Project L, and it's interesting to read that the team will be back in the league. Has been. What do you think about adopting the character? a fighting game.

The news that Project L will be free to play isn't surprising; Riot's smash hits League of Legends and Valorant are each free to play from scratch. But the early popularity of WB's free-to-play Fighter Multiverse suggests that there's a hunger for big-budget fighting games that are free, and if fans of Riot League and fighting games can reach Project L, when it finally does. Is. Released, the studio could face a major setback.

Riot promises that the Project L team will share another update "before the end of the year." The studio shared an early look at the game in November, including some gameplay footage. Project L Riot is one of several expansions to the League of Legends universe, which also includes the hit Netflix show Arcane and the League of Legends RPG.