Riot to cross-promote Arcane S2 in League of Legends thru 2024
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Riot Games unveiled its 2024 roadmap for League of Legends, spotlighting in-game crossovers leading into Arcane’s second season debut in November. To celebrate the release, Riot will add Arcane-inspired gameplay and characters to their PC MOBA.
The developer will bring fan favorite season one character, Ambessa Medarda, to League of Legends later this year. Additionally, another unspecified champion will receive a visual update to better match their Arcane design. Of course, Riot also plans to launch a new line of Arcane-inspired skins to promote season two.
The presentation included a preview of what’s to come in the Emmy award-winning Netflix series. The preview confirmed that another champion, Warwick, will join the cast.
Riot held a similarly massive event to promote Arcane season one across its portfolio of titles, Reddit, escape rooms and more. While Riot hasn’t announced external events just yet for season two, the upcoming content and gameplay will set the stage for a broader marketing roll out. Additionally, Season two will debut shortly after League of Legends’ 15th anniversary so expect big things from Riot this fall.
Outside of Arcane, Riot also announced broader gameplay changes and upcoming 2024 League of Legends content.
“Season Start is a moment to set the stage for the weeks and months ahead and provide a sneak peek at
some of the content the team has been working on,” said Andrei van Roon, Head of League Studio. “We
hope you’re excited about what you’ve seen so far for 2024. This year is also extra special because we’ll
be celebrating League’s 15th birthday in October! Best of
