The ‘grail’ of building an MMO is a ‘worthy quest,’ Riot Games founder Marc Merrill says

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Are you still holding a torch for the long-in-development Riot MMORPG? Be encouraged, because the studio is too, and it’s not shy about saying so. During a panel at PAX West, Riot Games founder Marc Merrill laid out a bold manifesto as to why he and the studio are devoted to getting an MMO off (…)

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Game: MMORPG
Official source: mmorpg
Author: Justin Olivetti
Published: September 7, 2026 13:00 UTC

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