DooKey
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League of Legends developer Riot Games might be considering a new MMO to challenge the big boy WOW. Variety is reporting that Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill tweeted "Should we build an MMO?" last month and when they asked him about it he claimed it was a joke. However, this week Merrill said they are exploring different opportunities and if you read between the lines Riot Games may be looking at developing an MMO. Considering how much bank they have made with LoL it's not a stretch to believe they have the wherewithal to make a well-funded MMO development possible. I wouldn't count them out and I'd love to see something new in the MMO arena.
"I’m not going to answer that directly," he said. "The question that is really interesting and relevant is, ‘What does the future of MMOs look like?’ I think we have a view, others have a view, players have a view. ‘World of Warcraft’ continues to be a dominating game. There is a really good argument that going head-to-head with ‘WoW’ may not be the best move, but who knows. We’re exploring a lot of stuff, thinking about a lot of stuff."
"I’m not going to answer that directly," he said. "The question that is really interesting and relevant is, ‘What does the future of MMOs look like?’ I think we have a view, others have a view, players have a view. ‘World of Warcraft’ continues to be a dominating game. There is a really good argument that going head-to-head with ‘WoW’ may not be the best move, but who knows. We’re exploring a lot of stuff, thinking about a lot of stuff."