Overview
- World of Warcraft lead producer Raymond Bartos has joined Riot as a senior game producer on its Runeterra-set MMO.
- Bartos said his focus is to help deliver an MMO experience players enjoy and highlighted Riot's values in his announcement.
- He reunites with former WoW colleague Orlando Salvatore, who moved to Riot in late 2024, after the pair worked on features like Plunderstorm and the Remixes in WoW.
- The hire adds to a pattern of seasoned talent joining the team, including ex-Blizzard veterans such as Natalia Leenhardt and Kevin Carter, under executive producer Fabrice Condominas.
- Riot remains tight-lipped with no release window or public gameplay, continuing a long-term, low-profile rebuild despite past cautions that the project would only ship if it met expectations.