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Riot Games unveils Wild Rift for mobile and major updates for Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends

By Kenneth Ang - on 16 Oct 2019, 4:45pm

Finally, a League of Legends mobile game

Alright, I want to get one thing straight.

I know, you know and even my pet goldfish knows; a mobile and console version of League of Legends is way overdue. Well, Riot have finally answered our prayers in the form of League of Legends: Wild Rift.

That’s just a working title for now, but it’s a minor point. After summing up the upcoming changes to Teamfight Tactics (TFT), another developer came up on stream to announce Wild Rift. He admitted that Riot’s entry into other aspects of the MOBA market was a little late, but that it was due to their desire to perfect the uniquely-LoL formula for their audience.

Well, perfection or not, Wild Rift isn’t going to be a straight up PC-onto-mobile/console port (PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch). There were a lot of differences across the three, and while the core vision remains intact throughout, the gameplay, visuals and mechanics have seen a near-complete remaster specifically catered for the various markets.

On that note, cross-platform play will also be a thing, although users in Southeast Asia will have to sign up for a separate Riot account to play Wild Rift, instead of the usual Garena.

Unfortunately, this also means any progress on the PC version of LoL will NOT carry over to Wild Rift. Riot has also mentioned that some of the newer champions and skins might not be available at the start either, although he did assure players they would be included in due time.

Well, that’s a slight bummer considering I really like my Deadly Kennen skin, but cosmetics are the least of my concerns right now. It’s about time Riot answered rival Moonton’s grip over the mobile MOBA industry, and with Wild Rift set to release worldwide in 2020, I can’t wait to see how they differentiate themselves from the competition.

In any case, if you've still got a bit of time to kill, here's the link to the recap video!

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