Riot Games has confirmed that it is working on a massive update for League of Legends After Bloomberg released a report stating that the company was considering remaking the game. In November, a Chinese esports insider also reported that a League of Legends 2 is in development and will arrive as early as the second half of 2026. In a video announcement discussing Riot’s plans for League After 2026, executive producer Paul Belleza denied that the developer is working on League 2 as rumors suggest, but he admitted that he is working on a big update that will arrive in 2027.
Andrei van Roon, Head of League Studio, then listed some of the things his team is already working on, including a brand new game client fully integrated into the gaming experience, a complete visual overhaul of Summoner’s Rift, changes to runes, and an overall improvement to the player experience. The update appears to be as big as the one from the mid-2010s, when Riot reworked The League graphics and is intended to attract new players.
Belleza and van Roon said they will share more details between MSI this summer and Worlds in the fall of 2026. While the timeline is quite vague, the release window for a major update like this will likely be between late November and early January, when the competitive league is on hiatus.
