League of Legends Keeps Hextech Engine for 2026 Overhaul as Worlds Reveal Targets Oct. 15
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Updated · PCGamesN · Jun 14
League of Legends Keeps Hextech Engine for 2026 Overhaul as Worlds Reveal Targets Oct. 15
1 articles · Updated · PCGamesN · Jun 14
Summary
Riot said League of Legends will stay on its custom Hextech Engine, rejecting speculation that the MOBA would follow Teamfight Tactics to Unreal Engine.
League Next instead shifts the client and other "around game" systems into Hextech, a move studio head Andrei van Roon said should smooth the experience and fix long-running client problems.
The clarification came after TFT's Unreal move leaked early through a Riot job posting, prompting questions about whether League's core game technology would also change.
Worlds 2026 is now the likely venue for the fuller League Next reveal, after Riot plans to discuss the rest of 2026 at MSI finals on July 9-12; Worlds begins Oct. 15.