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Marc Merrill Riot MMO Interview at the Esports Awards

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    During the 2023 Esports Awards on November 30th, Marc Merrill was interviewed by Jake Lucky. The Co-Founder of Riot Games was asked about the Riot MMO among other questions.

    Mark Merrill Riot MMO Time Investment

    During Marc Merrill’s first attendance at the Esports Awards he was asked to provide any hints or excitement about the Riot MMO in the near or distant future.

    Mark stated the Riot MMO is the project he is most invested in and spends the most time on. Knowing Marc Merrill is personally stepping in to help the project is a good sign. He has done this before, for example, Marc worked at the executive producer for Arcane, Riot’s TV series.

    Furthermore, on November 29th, 2023 we discovered Marc Merrill has taken on the role of Riot Games first Chief Product Officer.

    Riot Games CEO, Dylan Jajeda said this about Mark,

    Marc is incredibly well suited to drive this improved orientation and focus on behalf of players. He helped build this place from the ground up, and he’s been hands-on in making our mission a reality for years.

    Dylan Jajeda

    In short, Marc Merrill is incredibly hands on with the various products at Riot Games. More now than ever since his new position as CPO, overseeing all the products at Riot Games. And in fact, the Riot MMO appears to be getting to most attention from the co-founder, CPO.

    Riot Games Attention to Detail

    Further on in the interview Marc explains, not withstanding the difficulty of building out Riot Games first MMORPG, ‘they are trying to do it right‘. This sentiment has echoed Riot Games for quite some time now. We’ve seen they have a strong attention to detail when it comes to making games.

    As well, he adds there is a lot of work to be done. What’s more is the complexity for building the League of Legends MMO is very high. To make it even more challenging he says, “There is an incredibly high bar”. In other words, the executive and development team both have monumentally high standards as does the fanbase.

    Riot MMO Is Going To Take A While

    November 30, 2023

    So it’s going to take a while, but we’re committed.

    Marc Merrill

    Interested in, “When Will the Riot MMO Release?”

    Check out our timeline. All news and updates like this can be found here.

    Summary

    Fans received another reminder, although an obscure one, the the project is still underway. This is great news. Additionally, during the Marc Merrill Riot MMO interview he added some confident points about the Riot MMO.

    • As of November 30, the team is still working hard on the Riot MMO
    • Riot Games is committed to the Riot MMORPG
    • Lastly, it will take some time

    We’re not exactly sure how much time. Based on our Riot MMO release date article, we think around late 2026 is still a good approximation. Stay tuned.

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