Riot Games is preparing to launch League of Legends Classic on July 30 and migrating Teamfight Tactics to Unreal Engine in August, while VALORANT Season 2026 Act 4 is live with a new map and mode, and VALORANT Challengers Japan 2026 has a support supporter and cheer song.
Riot Games is in a period of simultaneous launches and migrations across its main titles. On June 24, VALORANT Season 2026 Act 4 went live with Summit, a new map set in a Chinese mountain radiant training academy that features deployable walls, and Retake, a 3v3 mode focused on post-plant scenarios with randomized loadouts. Summit entered competitive queue immediately with reduced RR loss for losses in the first two weeks and a Summit-only queue for seven days.
In June, Riot announced two major structural changes. Teamfight Tactics will migrate from the Hextech engine to Unreal Engine with Set 18 on August 13, 2026, and launch a dedicated client on October 10, lifting constraints tied to the League of Legends client. A longer PBE period starts July 15. On June 27, Riot announced League of Legends Classic, a mode recreating past versions of the MOBA, with Executive Director Paul "Pabro" Bellezza suggesting eras like the beta with 40 champions or the time of the Heart of Gold item. The mode's release date was set for July 30 in patch 26.15, including old systems like Rune Pages and the Revive summoner spell, with community voting on future updates.
In esports, Yuya Tegoshi was named support supporter for VALORANT Challengers Japan 2026 on May 29. His band T.N.T.'s song "RADIANT" will serve as the tournament's cheer song and will be played at the Season Finals on July 25-26, where T.N.T. will also perform. Tegoshi wrote the lyrics, which include references to VALORANT.
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Riot Games will release League of Legends Classic on July 30, letting players experience the game with old systems like Rune Pages and the Revive summoner spell. The mode arrives in patch 26.15 and includes community voting on future updates.
Riot Games announced League of Legends Classic, a new game mode that recreates past versions of the MOBA, on June 27. A trailer shows Executive Director Paul "Pabro" Bellezza suggesting eras like the beta with 40 champions or the time of the Heart of Gold item. Details will come at the MSI finals on July 11.
Riot Games launched VALORANT Season 2026 Act 4 on June 24, adding the new map Summit set in a Chinese mountain radiant training academy. The map features deployable walls that block sightlines and movement for the round. A new 3v3 mode Retake focuses on post-plant scenarios with randomized loadouts. Summit is available in competitive queue immediately with reduced RR loss for losses in the first two weeks, and a Summit-only queue for seven days.
Riot Games announced Teamfight Tactics will migrate from the Hextech engine to Unreal Engine with Set 18 on August 13, 2026, and launch a dedicated client on October 10. The move lifts constraints tied to the League of Legends client, aiming for long-term development. A longer PBE period starts July 15 to address expected bugs.
Yuya Tegoshi has been appointed support supporter for VALORANT Challengers Japan 2026. His band T.N.T.'s song "RADIANT" will serve as the tournament's cheer song and will be played at the Season Finals on July 25-26, where T.N.T. will also perform. Tegoshi wrote the lyrics, which include references to VALORANT.