On Friday, Riot Games released a video detailing some of the things that will happen in the League of Legends universe in 2021. Among these announcements was a new update on League of Legends: Wild Rift – the new console and mobile version of MOBA – including the fact that US players will have a chance to test the game starting in March.
According to the announcement, Wild Rift will add an average of two new champions per month throughout 2021. The game will also have its own version of the popular PC version’s ARAM mode, which puts players on a random champion on a special one-way map to face it . Wild Rift will also begin its first ranked season in 2021, and will share many of the same special events as League of Legends suitable host, including the celebration of the Lunar New Year Beasts.
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Many regions of the world have already had the chance to Wild Rift, but has not yet reached North America. But, according to Riot, North American players will have a chance to check out the game during its open beta, which is set to start in March.
Once the beta goes live, players should be able to access the game from a variety of devices on iOS and Android, although it is unclear whether the console versions will be available at that time or not.