"World of Warcraft lead producer Raymond Bartos has left Blizzard to join Riot, where he will work on the League of Legends developer's upcoming MMO. Bartos said, "I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to join such an inspiring group of people, and I can't wait to get started." Serving as a senior game producer, Bartos said his job will be to "help deliver an MMO experience players truly enjoy.""
"He joins Riot following the developer's announcement in 2024 that it was resetting its MMO project, saying it will go back to the drawing board and stay silent for "years to come" as it reshaped the project. The MMO was originally announced as a League of Legends game set in the world of Runeterra. The game had been in the works since at least 2020 prior to its "reset" in 2024."
Raymond Bartos left Blizzard to join Riot as a senior game producer to work on Riot's upcoming MMO. Bartos will help deliver an MMO experience that players truly enjoy and will join former World of Warcraft developer Orlando Salvatore. Riot reset the MMO in 2024, returning development to the drawing board and planning silence for years while reshaping the project. The game was originally announced as a League of Legends title set in Runeterra and had been in development since at least 2020. Fabrice Condominas serves as executive producer. Former lead Greg Street departed in 2023 to form Fantastic Pixel Castle. Riot previously canceled Hytale in 2025 before the original developer reacquired and released it, and Amazon Games announced New World will shut down in January 2027.
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