{"id":358243,"date":"2026-01-20T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=407508"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:13:22","slug":"riot-games-takes-a-new-step-to-secure-the-future-of-its-mmorpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/riot-games-takes-a-new-step-to-secure-the-future-of-its-mmorpg\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot Games takes a new step to secure the future of its MMORPG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The recent success of Hytale, <strong>a project that Riot Games decided to abandon after years of unfruitful development, has reignited criticism towards the company, especially regarding its own ongoing projects<\/strong>. One of the most anticipated is the MMO-RPG based on Runaterra, announced in December 2020, which has faced multiple changes in its direction and a significant reboot in early 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A high-profile signing<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The departure of Greg &#8220;Ghostcrawler&#8221; Street, who led the development of the MMO and was an active voice in informing about its progress, generated a wave of concern and rumors suggesting the possible cancellation of the project, given the silence surrounding any updates since his departure. <strong>This context has led many to wonder about the future of the game, as similar events have foreshadowed the end of other initiatives in the video game industry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hytale - Announcement Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o77MzDQT1cg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>However, the recent hiring of Raymond Bartos, a former producer of World of Warcraft, by Riot Games could signify a positive change in the direction of the MMO-RPG. <strong>Bartos expressed his enthusiasm for joining the team and his commitment to &#8220;adding value to players&#8221; and &#8220;enhancing the experience within the MMO&#8221;<\/strong>. His words have raised expectations among the community, which hopes that this new addition will bring a new momentum to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In this context, Bartos&#8217; arrival aligns with Riot Games&#8217; desire to regain the trust of fans, who have been restless due to the lack of news. <strong>With an expert in the field joining the team, there are hopes that significant progress will be made in the development of the MMO-RPG based on Runaterra<\/strong>, finally bringing the project closer to its realization.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent success of Hytale, a project that Riot Games decided to abandon after years of unfruitful development, has reignited criticism towards the company, especially regarding its own ongoing projects. One of the most anticipated is the MMO-RPG based on Runaterra, announced in December 2020, which has faced multiple changes in its direction and a significant reboot in early 2023. A high-profile signing The departure of Greg &#8220;Ghostcrawler&#8221; Street, who was leading the development of the MMO and was an active voice in reporting on its progress, generated a wave of concern [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":358249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[19747,20951,20952,13341,5709,20953,20954,5090,1102,20955,1410],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-358243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-desarrollo-de-videojuegos","tag-futuro-del-juego","tag-greg-ghostcrawler-street-2","tag-hytale","tag-mmo","tag-proyectos-de-riot-games","tag-raymond-bartos","tag-riot-games","tag-rpg","tag-runaterra","tag-world-of-warcraft","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358251,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358243\/revisions\/358251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358243"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=358243"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=358243"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=358243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}