Former Riot Games vice president Greg Street was heading up development of the studio's long-awaited League of Legends MMO when he announced earlier this year that he was leaving the company, saying that "it's time for something new." Apparently that "something new" is a new MMO, as he revealed today that he's launched a new studio with Netease called Fantastic Pixel Castle, and that its first project will be a big-budget MMO.
"MMOs are arguably one of the most challenging genres of games to make, but we have some big advantages," Street said in the announcement. "We are a fully remote studio, allowing us to hire the best game developers, and we plan to stay small, so that we can iterate on our design quickly. "We also want to show the game early and often to the community and make sure we are on the right track to incorporate constant feedback."
