Riot Games has announced that Linkin Park will be performing a brand new song for the League of Legends World Championship. The song will be titled Heavy is the Crown. The music video and track will premiere tomorrow, September 24, at 8 AM PDT/11 AM EDT. The new track follows Linkin Park’s recent rebrand. The rebrand started with the release of their first song in seven years, The Emptiness Machine.
Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park says the following about the collaboration: “It’s been an amazing experience partnering with Riot to bring this anthem to the global League of Legends community. The song is a real highlight of this new era for us, harnessing our signature sound and infusing it with fresh energy. We’re so excited for players and fans to experience this!”
Check out the video, which will premiere tomorrow, below:
Netflix will release the second season of the beloved League of Legends animated series, Arcane, starting on November 9. Later, Act 2 will release on November 16 and Act 3 will release on November 23. Recently, they released a clip showcasing one of the series’ protagonists, Vi, fighting in a gladiatorial pit. Netflix describes the series as follows:
From Riot Games, ARCANE returns this November on Netflix. The animated series, based on the League of Legends game, is created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. Executive producers include Linke, Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck. The Animation Studio is Fortiche Animation. Voices include Hailee Steinfeld (Vi), Ella Purnell (Jinx) and Katie Leung (Caitlyn), Reed Shannon (Ekko), Amirah Vann (Sevika), Mick Wingert (Heimerdinger), and Ellen Thomas (Ambessa) among others to be announced.
