Arcane, the cartoon set on the planet of League Of Legends, is not going to be out this 12 months. Riot Games introduced yesterday that the worldwide pandemic has considerably hindered manufacturing, in order that they’re pushing it into 2021. Riot say they’re “bummed” concerning the hold-up however “need to balance our excitement for the story with the safety and well-being of our teams and partners.” Yes, vital to contemplate the well-being of your groups.
Announced in October 2019, the present is ready in League’s twin cities of Zaun and Piltover, a utopian metropolis on the clifftops and the polluted industrial undercity. It’ll star League wizards Vi and Jynx, and Riot say “the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions—and the power that will tear them apart.”
The Riot inventive growth & IP individual often known as “Ghostcrawler” defined the delay in yesterday’s announcement:
“Creative development and production is hard, especially in a world where you can’t see your coworkers IRL. We have video meetings now, which help, but they are no substitute for being in a room where we can really get the creative energy flowing. Combine these issues, along with the technical difficulties of production at the international scale, and the problem becomes a lot bigger. Props to our amazing creative partner, Fortiche, who has continued to do everything they can to keep moving Arcane forward.”
Valorant could be the shiny new factor from Riot proper now however they nonetheless have a lot going League happening. Along with Arcane, they’ve an esports manager game, a maybe-action-RPG-ish game, a platformer, and a turn-based RPG in growth.
