Riot is "more committed to" the League of Legends MMO "than ever," co-founder says, but it did consider buying the now-dead Ashes of Creation

Ashes of Creation cinematic trailer screenshot shows a character looking at a tall statue.

All sorts of revelations are being uncovered about Ashes of Creation, the fantasy MMO that finally went into early access last year after a successful Kickstarter in 2017 only to crash and burn shortly after. One of the biggest is that Riot Games apparently considered forking over a nine-figure sum for the project, and the company has now confirmed that much.

"We looked at making an investment or even acquiring Intrepid a few years ago, but Riot decided not to move forward with discussions," Marc Merill, co-founder, co-chair and CPO of Riot Games, said on Twitter.