The League of Legends universe is growing rapidly, with Riot Games releasing multiple new games over the past two years. In addition to League of Legends, Riot is now supporting Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and Valorant, as well as other adjacent products. As fast as the League of Legends universe is growing, there's more in the works. One game that won't be arriving in the immediate future, however, is Riot's League of Legends fighting game Project L.
Project L is one of Riot's most anticipated upcoming releases. Fighting game fans are excited for another major game developer to enter the scene, though they are also a notoriously picky community, so getting the game in players hands as soon as possible to ensure its success should be a priority. Yet Riot has now confirmed that despite previous rumors, Project L won't be arriving soon. Even a beta won't be arriving in 2021, according to developers.
The news comes from Tom Cannon, the CEO of Riot subsidiary Radiant Entertainment. Cannon shared on Twitter that he's excited the fighting game community is hyped for Project L. He goes on to say that while development is progressing as expected, with many of the game's "core systems" in place, there's still a lot of work to do. As such, the current schedule doesn't have any planned beta testing for Project L in 2021.
All that means is there's still a lot of development left for Project L before the game is ready to be shared with the world. Keep in mind that Riot kept Valorant's action very secret, too. When it did show Valorant, development was so far along that the shooter went from beta straight to launch in a relatively short time. Riot's almost certainly going to ensure Project L is a polished, marketable experience before it's available in beta or otherwise.
Cannon does tease fans with when they can expect more information about Project L, at the very least. A developer update for the fighting game will be shared "around the end of this year," so there will be news to look forward to in 2021 at the very least.
Project L is just one of Riot's in-development projects. There's also Project F, an action/hack and slash game, an unnamed MMO project based on League of Legends, and Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, which is tentatively planned to launch in 2021. There's also a new Netflix show named Arcane launching later this year, too. For League of Legends fans, there's a lot to look forward to.
Project L is in development.