Riot Games has announced that the title previously known as “Project K” is now officially Riftbound: League of Legends Trading Card Game.
That’s not all, however, as a new video introduces the game properly, revealing updated card designs, the format of the game, and details for the physical launch of the card game inspired by the League of Legends world.
Chengran Chai, Executive Producer, Riot Games said: “We’ve been incredibly humbled by the excitement and interest from players around the world who can’t wait to play Riftbound. We’re grateful to the growing Riftbound community and the TCG players who’ve jumped in early to share their feedback including the call for more original art and refined UI. That feedback encouraged us to level up the game experience by revisiting some of our design decisions and conducting more playtests to ensure that we’re delivering a game that players will love.”
Dave Guskin, Game Director, Riot Games added: “We fell in love with the name Riftbound as it evokes Summoner’s Rift, captures a sense of playful action that we see in the game, and it’s extremely catchy and concise. As we moved to finalizing the name, we discovered that an indie studio in Australia, Barrel Smash Studios, had already released a game under the same title. They generously took the time to meet with us to hear our game vision, listened to why we loved the name of Riftbound so much, and agreed to transition the Riftbound name to us. We look forward to bringing Riftbound into the TCG and League of Legends community by getting decks into the hands of players later this year.”
The team also adds that the game will be playable in 1v1 as well as multiplayer such as 2v2 and free for all, and adds: “Riftbound will launch with several champions from the League of Legends universe including Annie, Garen, Jinx, Lee Sin, Lux, Master Yi, Viktor, Volibear, Yasuo, and more.”
Riot says: “For new or casual players, Proving Grounds is the perfect way to kick off your Riftbound collection including starter decks featuring Lux, Annie, Master Yi, and Garen”, and also explained that “Final card design and gameplay mechanics are still in development.”.
