Riot shows off a new character coming to its free League of Legends fighting game

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Riot Games' upcoming League of Legends-themed 2D fighting game will be free to play and will include the League champion Illaoi as one of its playable fighters, the studio announced in an update on Monday.

The game was announced in 2019 under the codename Project L," and details are still relatively light - Riot hasn't provided an official release date or even a release window. But in Monday's update, Riot did share a very detailed explanation of what's involved in bringing Illaoi, who has been playable in League of Legends for years, into Project L, and it's interesting to read about how the team thinks about adapting a League character into a fighting game.

Image: Riot Games Some concept art of Illaoi

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