Riot Games has released a new animation for League of Legends, titled “Welcome to Noxus.” The video showcases several characters from the titular region, such as Darius, Leblanc, Vlad, and more. It features a backing track titled Bite Marks, composed by TEYA.
Further, it also reveals a new look at Mel Medarda, a character first introduced in Arcane, who will appear as a character in League of Legends soon. Fortiche, the studio behind Arcane, animates the video. The new season of League will start on January 9. Check out the “Welcome to Noxus” League of Legends short below:
The recent animation has led people to think that the next League of Legends animated series will take place in Noxus. This is corroborated by previous reports and the events of the final season of Arcane, which further focuses on the iconic region. Riot Games will likely reveal more about the future of their animated series initiative in the coming months and years.
About 2XKO, Arcane, and League of Legends
Netflix describes Arcane 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.
Recently, Riot Games released a look at Jinx in 2XKO. The game features 2v2 combat where each player controls a pair of characters from the game. It introduces a simplified control scheme with three attack buttons and easy-to-execute special moves, similar to Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. The game tries to aim for accessibility while maintaining depth for competitive play.
Additionally, the character roster includes familiar faces like Ahri, Darius, Ekko, and Yasuo. Riot Games will likely announced more in the future. Behind Project L are notable figures from the fighting game community, including Tom and Tony Cannon, founders of the EVO championship series and pioneers of the rollback netcode, GGPO. Check out our impressions of the closed alpha here.
The entire Arcane series is available now on Netflix. This includes the final act of both Season 2 and the show itself.
