League of Legends studio reportedly canned Smash Bros. style fighter following perceived MultiVersus flop

Riot Games was reportedly developing a Smash Bros. style fighter set in the League of Legends universe, but pulled the plug on the project earlier this year after perceiving Warner Bros' Smash-inspired MultiVersus to have been a commercial failure. That's according to former Washington Post video games and esports editor Mikhail Klimentov, who - writing in his ReaderGrev newsletter - claims 70-80 Riot employees were working on the Smash-style platform fighter, codenamed Pool Party. Citing current and former Riot employees familiar with the project, Klimentov says Pool Party was initially envisaged as a hardcore fighting game but grew to incorporate party game elements and casual-friendly mechanics as development continued. Read more

League of Legends studio reportedly canned Smash Bros. style fighter following perceived MultiVersus flop

League of Legends studio reportedly canned Smash Bros. style fighter following perceived MultiVersus flop

League of Legends studio reportedly canned Smash Bros. style fighter following perceived MultiVersus flop

League of Legends studio reportedly canned Smash Bros. style fighter following perceived MultiVersus flop

League of Legends studio reportedly canned Smash Bros. style fighter following perceived MultiVersus flop