Close Menu
Best in TechnologyBest in Technology
  • News
  • Phones
  • Laptops
  • Gadgets
  • Gaming
  • AI
  • Tips
  • More
    • Web Stories
    • Global
    • Press Release

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

What's On

Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump

15 October 2025

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

15 October 2025

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

15 October 2025
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
Just In
  • Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump
  • A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones
  • A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
  • 4 Apple Airtags Are $65 Right Now
  • Obsidian Didn’t Intend To Have Third-Person In The Outer Worlds 2 But Saw The Desire From Fans
  • A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved
  • Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant
  • Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest Vimeo
Best in TechnologyBest in Technology
  • News
  • Phones
  • Laptops
  • Gadgets
  • Gaming
  • AI
  • Tips
  • More
    • Web Stories
    • Global
    • Press Release
Subscribe
Best in TechnologyBest in Technology
Home » Riot almost made a Smash Bros.-inspired fighting game, report says
News

Riot almost made a Smash Bros.-inspired fighting game, report says

News RoomBy News Room10 July 20242 Mins Read
Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Reddit Telegram Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Riot Games, best known for its MOBA League of Legends, has ventured outside its comfort zone over the years, with an autochess game, a team-based shooter, a digital collectible card game, and even a TV show.

According to Mikhail Klimentov, former editor at Launcher, reported in his newsletter ReaderGrev that Riot was working on a Super Smash Bros. Melee-inspired fighting game with League of Legends characters called Pool Party. It was set to be a part of Riot’s esports strategy as well before it was scrapped.

Sources said that around 80 employees were working on the title, but many on staff became frustrated with changes in direction toward “party game” and “casual-friendly” mechanics instead of more a more “hardcore” feel. Executives were then troubled by the apparent failure of the Smash competitor scene, with MultiVersus and others not meeting expectations. (It’s worth noting that MultiVersus was in open beta, was removed from stores, and recently relaunched in 1.0.)

“We always have a number of projects in various phases of R&D, and spinning projects up and down happens multiple times a year,” Joe Hixson, senior communications director at Riot Games, said in a statement to Klimentov.

It’s not uncommon for studios to scrap projects, even far into game development. We’ve heard many of these stories recently, with Rockstar Games apparently stopping production on a Grand Theft Auto 5 story-based DLC and Ubisoft canceling the in-development The Division Heartland to focus on more established franchises and the newly released first-person multiplayer shooter XDefiant.

Riot has also had a lot of ups and downs recently. For example, it “reset” an in-development MMO, according to a post from co-founder Marc Merrill in March. It also shut down Riot Forge in January, its publishing label focused on hiring indie studios for League spinoffs, and laid off over 500 workers. Riot also has an R&D division that it uses to test possible new projects, so it’s likely that there are many more canceled and delayed titles we don’t know about.

Riot isn’t out of the fighting game scene, though. It’s working on 2XKO, a 2v2 team-based fighting game that features League of Legends characters and is due out in 2025.











Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Previous ArticleSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6, Galaxy Watch 7, Watch Ultra and Galaxy Buds 3 Series Prices in India Announced
Next Article Yes, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Has Nudity, And I’ve Seen It

Related Articles

News

Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump

15 October 2025
News

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

15 October 2025
News

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

15 October 2025
News

4 Apple Airtags Are $65 Right Now

14 October 2025
News

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved

14 October 2025
News

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant

14 October 2025
Demo
Top Articles

ChatGPT o1 vs. o1-mini vs. 4o: Which should you use?

15 December 2024105 Views

Costco partners with Electric Era to bring back EV charging in the U.S.

28 October 202495 Views

5 laptops to buy instead of the M4 MacBook Pro

17 November 202492 Views

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

Latest News
News

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved

News Room14 October 2025
News

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant

News Room14 October 2025
News

Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

News Room14 October 2025
Most Popular

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman

13 January 2025130 Views

ChatGPT o1 vs. o1-mini vs. 4o: Which should you use?

15 December 2024105 Views

Costco partners with Electric Era to bring back EV charging in the U.S.

28 October 202495 Views
Our Picks

4 Apple Airtags Are $65 Right Now

14 October 2025

Obsidian Didn’t Intend To Have Third-Person In The Outer Worlds 2 But Saw The Desire From Fans

14 October 2025

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved

14 October 2025

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
© 2025 Best in Technology. All Rights Reserved.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.