9 New Regions Will Get To Experience Wild Rift Beta in December

Riot’s League of Legends foray into the realm of mobile gaming has seemingly been a success. The open beta testing in countries Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and South Korea has seen remarkable promise and, as such, developer Riot Games has decided to launch beta in nine new regions.

Nine new countries, which include Vietnam, Taiwan, Oceania (Australia and New Zealand), Turkey, Russia & CIS, North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, will get to test the beta for Wild Rift on iOS and Android, in December 2020. The application will show up in their respective mobile app stores and will be free to download at specific dates.

The release for Oceania, Vietnam, and Taiwan will take place on Dec. 7, whereas the remaining regions will see their opportunity to test the beta on Dec. 10. All dates mentioned will be according to the Pacific Time (PT) zone.

Riot has provided confirmation that the Americas region will be receiving a release date but it will not be coming until Spring 2021, with more regions to follow.

League of Legends: Wild Rift does come with minimum requirements based on your mobile device. Here is what your phone will require in order to download and play the game.

Android devices:

• Operating System: Android 4.4 and above
• Memory: 1.5 GB RAM
• CPU: 1.5 GHz quad-core (32-bit or 64-bit)
• GPU: PowerVR GT7600

iOS devices:

• Operating System: iOS 9 and above
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• CPU: 1.8 GHz dual-core (Apple A9)
• GPU: PowerVR GT7600

Plans are also already in the works for a console release of Wild Rift, however, no timeline has yet been provided by Riot Games. It’s possible that testing will be the driving force behind if and when League of Legends will make it onto this new platform.

The PC version of League of Legends is currently in the midst of its preseason to season 11, where testing is ongoing with the multiple changes and additions to the base game. Players who are eligible will soon receive the end of season rewards for season 10 which will become available in early December.