League of Legends MMO producer leaves Riot: 'It's the right time to hand over the reigns'

pcgamer.com:

Riot Games vice president Greg Street, the executive producer of the studio's in-development League of Legends MMO, is leaving the company. Street said that he wants to spend more time with his family, and that after nine years with Riot, «it's time for something new.»

Street said in December 2022 that he was stepping away from Twitter(opens in new tab) following the death of his brother and expected loss of his father. Yesterday he returned, expressing gratitude for the support he's been shown during his absence and announced that he is stepping down from his position at Riot.

Hey internet. Thanks for all the support over the past few months while I was afkI am back now with some big news to share: I have decided to step down from my role at Riot GamesMarch 7, 2023

«A combo of personal and professional considerations led me down this path,» Street tweeted(opens in new tab). «We experienced some devastating personal losses last year and I want to be closer to my surviving family.

»But while I was on break I got to think a lot about my career. Grief has a way of really bringing into focus what matters the most to you (still don’t recommend it overall though). And after nine years at Riot it feels like it’s time for something new!"

Street may not have the high profile of, say, Todd Howard, but heading up a League of Legends-based MMO is obviously a huge job. We've seen nothing of the game so far, but Street has served up a couple of interesting moments connected to it, beginning with the official reveal(opens in new tab), which came by way of a very casual Thursday tweet.

In 2022, Street unintentionally wound people up by saying that «there is no guarantee this game will ship.» That gave rise to some concern that