Riot Games Announces Plans for Wild Rift Esports, Host City for 2021 LoL World Final
Before the game has had a full global release, Riot Games is ready to commit to supporting the esports development of its first fully mobile title League of Legends: Wild Rift. On Friday, the company announced it would “take the initial steps to build the Wild Rift esports ecosystem.” As it has with previous game launches, Riot will not invest in a full franchised system or global league structure in Wild Rift’s first year, but will instead take time to experiment and observe community response to various competitions. Riot Games head of global esports John Needham said in a release tha...