05-30-2019, 10:51 AM
League of Legends for mobile is in the works from Riot and Tencent
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<p> <span class="author">By Ian Boudreau</span> <span class="date">29 May 2019</span> </p>
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<p>Reuters, of all places, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tencent-holdings-videogames-idUSKCN1SS0ZJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">broke the news last week</a> that Riot Games is currently working with parent company Tencent on an official mobile version of their massively-popular MOBA <em>League of Legends</em>, although it’s as yet unclear when we’ll be able to get our hands on it.</p>
<p>As the Reuters story explains, the idea of creating a mobile version of Riot’s hit game has been a tendentious one between the two companies, with Riot initially resisting the idea of bringing <em>League of Legends</em> to phones and Tencent pushing the idea, based on its massive success with its similarly-structured mobile game <em>Honour of Kings</em>. However, the western version of <em>Honour of Kings,</em> <em>Arena of Valor</em>, has been a bit of a flop outside Asian markets and Tencent has given up promoting it in the west just two years after its launch, according to a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/chinese_video_game_giant_tencent_reportedly_gives_up_on_arena_of_valor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report by Nintendo Life</a>.</p>
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<p>With revenues for <em>League of Legends</em> slipping – mind, it still cleared $1.4 billion last year alone – Riot is now more open to the idea, and one of Reuters’ sources says the project has been in the works for a year.</p>
<p>However, another source says not to expect a mobile <em>League of Legends</em> this year.</p>
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<p> <span class="author">By Ian Boudreau</span> <span class="date">29 May 2019</span> </p>
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<p>Reuters, of all places, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tencent-holdings-videogames-idUSKCN1SS0ZJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">broke the news last week</a> that Riot Games is currently working with parent company Tencent on an official mobile version of their massively-popular MOBA <em>League of Legends</em>, although it’s as yet unclear when we’ll be able to get our hands on it.</p>
<p>As the Reuters story explains, the idea of creating a mobile version of Riot’s hit game has been a tendentious one between the two companies, with Riot initially resisting the idea of bringing <em>League of Legends</em> to phones and Tencent pushing the idea, based on its massive success with its similarly-structured mobile game <em>Honour of Kings</em>. However, the western version of <em>Honour of Kings,</em> <em>Arena of Valor</em>, has been a bit of a flop outside Asian markets and Tencent has given up promoting it in the west just two years after its launch, according to a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/chinese_video_game_giant_tencent_reportedly_gives_up_on_arena_of_valor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report by Nintendo Life</a>.</p>
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<p>With revenues for <em>League of Legends</em> slipping – mind, it still cleared $1.4 billion last year alone – Riot is now more open to the idea, and one of Reuters’ sources says the project has been in the works for a year.</p>
<p>However, another source says not to expect a mobile <em>League of Legends</em> this year.</p>
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