Supposedly, Riot Games, the company behind League Of Legends has cancelled development of a Super Smash Bros. -esque game known internally as “Pool Party”. This is shocking news that has went viral in the gaming community and it makes fans and enthusiasts to question the causes of this decision. In this article that will follow I will reveal all the details the rumored game, the factors that led to the cancellation of this project and how this concerns the future of Riot Games projects.
Commonly Familiarized Forums: The Concept of Pool Party
The name of the fighter game that was anticipated to be on the display during the pool party was not unveiled, but insiders informed that it could be a platform fighter game like the Super Smash Bros. Reports indicated that the game will have cross-over characters with all games under Riot including the popular League of Legends figures. Originally it was designed to be a Deep Down ‘hardcore fighting game’ but was tweaked multiple times, like the addition of party game ideas and methods made for casuals.
The Cancellation of Pool Party
Based on coverage, Riot Games decided not to host Pool Party anymore because the company fell for that perceived flop in the form of Warner Bros. ’ MultiVersus, a crossover IP platform-fighting game. The cancellation, which was reported to have taken place in 2009, basically in May this year, had involved as many as 80 employees who had been working of the project before it’s cancellation. Riot Games has not publicly announced the project cancellation, but it admitted that it frequently has undisclosed projects with degrees of ‘RnD’ and explained that they ‘spin projects up and down’ multiple times per year.
Visit: Riot games reportedly scrapped Smash Bros. style game
Reasons Behind the Cancellation
Cancelling of Pool Party has triggered a lot of questions about Riot Games and its priorities. The management may have decided to cancel Pool Party due to the company’s concentration on the new fighting game named 2XKO. Furthermore, gigantic success of MultiVersus may have made Riot Games reconsider the market for Smash Bros. style game. The firm’s statement that the company was exploring several concepts at different stages of execution makes it possible that Pool Party was but one of the many projects that the firm was working on.
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Depending on the fact that Pool Party is canceled, there can appear crucial consequences for Riot Games in the case of its future projects. This change to promote 2XKO which is a more ordinary fighting game implies that the company is maybe trying to shift to more usual genres. Although this project could have been more of a niche game, the fact that Riot Games was toying with the idea of a Smash Bros. -esque game in the first place implies that Riot is still not afraid to take risks.
Riot’s Next Big Thing
Of course, it is sad that there will be no Pool Party this year, but we need to understand that Riot Games is still developing several projects at the same time. Another aspect showing the dedication to innovation and quality can be seen at the company’s constant search for new corners of the gaming industry and new ways of gameplay. One must wonder what more has Riot Games for us as the gaming industry keeps on advancing.
Key Takeaways
Smash Bros style game named, Pool Party was said to have been dumped by Riot Games.
It was reported that the game was to include characters from all Riot games including the League of Legends champions
It probably did this because, as it will soon realize, MultiVersus from Warner Bros. has officially been canceled.
Riot Games is still developing more games at the same time they are planning on developing the fighting game, 2XKO
Resources
Riot Games Official Website: To get more information about Riot Games and its projects, it is recommended to visit the official website.
League of Legends Wiki: To get more info on League of Legends and its champions see League of Legends Wiki.
Riot Games Community Forum: Open the account and participate in the discussion about Riot Games’ projects using forum.
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