League of Legends Trading Card Game Finds Global Publishing Partner

 

The League of Legends trading card game, currently known as "Project K," has been available in China in a sort of soft-launch period for a short while now. Riot stated that they were looking for a publishing partner to bring the trading card game to a global audience. Per an announcement that they put out yesterday, they have indeed found a publishing partner.

 

Release Update via Riot Games

We’ve found our playing partner! We’re excited to team up with UVS Games as our official publishing and distribution partner for Project K. UVS brings great experience in trading card games and global TCG communities, and they’ll help us bring Project K to players in many English-speaking countries in 2025, with plans to expand to more global regions in 2026. 

We’re still refining the final game name, card design, and mechanics in response to your feedback and we’re committed to making Project K the best game it can be. UVS Games is the perfect partner to help us do just that.

A longtime staple in the TCG space, UVS is best known for the UniVersus Collectible Card Game, one of the longest-running TCGs out there. UVS has partnered with popular entertainment franchises to translate beloved series into TCGs. 

We can’t wait to show you more of what we’ve been working on. Keep an eye out for updates throughout the year as we gear up for the global rollout of Project K!

 

 There has been some level of consternation regarding this game's announcement, given that support was more or less halted for Riot's critically acclaimed digital League of Legends card game, known as Legends of Runeterra. Some vocal fans feel that Runeterra didn't deserve to die just for a new League-themed card game to take its place. 

Personally, I'm looking forward to a physical League trading card game. I enjoyed my time with Legends of Runeterra, but digital card games will never be as satisfying to me as a physical card game. I want to feel the intense meth-like high of ripping into a pack of cards, pulling a cool card and then working into a deck and playing with a friend at my dinner table. I'm glad to see that the card design is still up in the air as well, as most people have felt that the cards look somewhat cheap in the way they're currently designed. Riot really needs to stick the landing with this, as the trading card game market is well-saturated. I think they can do it though, and I'm pulling for them.

 Project K Trailer