World News – AU – League Of Legends: Wild Rift Comes To iOS This Year, Uses iPhone 12 A14 Chip And 5G

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Jeremy winslow
October 13, 2020 at 3:28 PM PDT

Riot Games appeared on stage at Apple’s iPhone 12 event to announce League of Legends: Wild Rift is coming to iPhone devices later this year Mobile adaptation of the hugely popular MOBA League of Legends steps in at a time when another successful multiplayer game, Fortnite, remains unavailable on iOS devices

The official release date for League of Legends: Wild Rift has not been confirmed; we just know it will be released sometime in 2020 The announcement came as Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 12, the company’s latest flagship phone.The exact phones that support Wild Rift haven’t been released shared, but we know it will take advantage of iPhone 12’s new A14 Bionic chip and 5G functionality How exactly it will use the new chip has not been shared in detail, but Riot has touted the « fast speeds » that the new line of iPhones will allow when playing Wild Rift

An Android version of Wild Rift is also slated for release.You can sign up for an iOS beta now or pre-register for the Android beta on the Wild Rift website

The game’s top priority at today’s Apple event was 5G and the release of League of Legends on mobile In addition to casting a little shadow over Fortnite, the key message was about the iPhone 12 offering better performance than any other smartphone platform for gaming including LoL picTwittercom / Jgdc95CeZJ

League of Legends: Wild Rift was first announced last year and is a shortened version of the traditional League of Legends PC experience, with a simpler and more streamlined user interface designed specifically for mobile devices. Game development continues, with a new 05 patch notes coming out on October 10 In addition to reworking the characters, this has introduced a new practice mode that should make it easier to get used to the controls on the screen. tactile

The headlining announcement of the iPhone event was the unveiling of the iPhone 12, which features 5G speeds, the new A14 Bionic chip and a more square design reminiscent of the iPad Pro The company has also revealed a smaller version called iPhone 12 Mini, which contains the same internals as the iPhone 12 in a more compact 54 inch form factor

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