The dev team comprises a “decorated group” that has worked on PC and console hits, they’ve also got guys from Warcraft III’s hottest mod ever.
League of Legends will give gamers RPG, strategy and a competitive arena which were all ”pioneered in DotA-Allstars”. A beta is planned to start next year.
”League of Legends will bring gamers competitive battle-arena style gameplay that builds upon and expands on innovative gameplay concepts that were pioneered in DotA-Allstars, one of the most popular mods of all time,” said co-founder and CEO of Riot Games, Brandon Beck.
”The team is applying its expertise and passion to producing a game that fuses premium art and gameplay features with deep community tools.”
Source: CVG