{"id":815720,"date":"2026-01-21T09:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esports.is\/?p=815720"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:10:54","slug":"leyniverkefni-riot-games-faer-lidsstyrk-ur-herbudum-world-of-warcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/leyniverkefni-riot-games-faer-lidsstyrk-ur-herbudum-world-of-warcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Leyniverkefni Riot Games f\u00e6r li\u00f0sstyrk \u00far herb\u00fa\u00f0um World of Warcraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_815723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-815723\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-815723\" src=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Leyniverkefni Riot Games f\u00e6r li\u00f0sstyrk \u00far herb\u00fa\u00f0um World of Warcraft\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-815723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heiti\u00f0 Rito Games er me\u00f0vita\u00f0ur h\u00famor hj\u00e1 Riot Games og sprotti\u00f0 upp \u00far g\u00f6mlum memes \u00far League of Legends samf\u00e9laginu.<br \/>Riot Games var oft ranglega skrifa\u00f0 e\u00f0a bori\u00f0 fram sem \u201eRito\u201c af leikm\u00f6nnum, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed netmenningu og umr\u00e6\u00f0um \u00e1 fyrstu \u00e1rum fyrirt\u00e6kisins. \u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta \u00feetta t\u00f3ku starfsmenn Riot gr\u00edni\u00f0 upp \u00e1 arma s\u00edna og f\u00f3ru sj\u00e1lfir a\u00f0 nota \u201eRito\u201c \u00ed gamni, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed leikjum, skilabo\u00f0um og jafnvel \u00e1 skiltum og gj\u00f6fum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reynslumikill framlei\u00f0andi \u00far herb\u00fa\u00f0um World of Warcraft hefur gengi\u00f0 til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 <a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/tag\/riot-games\/\">Riot Games<\/a> og mun koma a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un n\u00fds MMO-leiks Riot Games, sem l\u00edti\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 opinbera\u00f0 um.<\/p>\n<p>Um er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a Raymond Bartos, sem hefur gegnt hlutverki framlei\u00f0anda hj\u00e1 World of Warcraft teyminu og tilkynnti um n\u00fdtt starf sitt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RaymondBartos\/status\/2011629347803734299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00ed f\u00e6rslu \u00e1 x.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd f\u00e6rslu sinni l\u00fdsir Bartos mikilli \u00e1n\u00e6gju me\u00f0 fyrstu kynni s\u00edn af Riot Games og segir gildi fyrirt\u00e6kisins hafa skini\u00f0 sk\u00fdrt \u00ed gegn strax \u00ed vi\u00f0talsferlinu. Hann nefnir s\u00e9rstaklega vir\u00f0ingu, umhyggju og mannleg samskipti sem lykil\u00fe\u00e6tti \u00ed menningu Riot og segist hlakka til a\u00f0 leggja sitt af m\u00f6rkum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 skapa MMO-upplifun sem leikmenn geti noti\u00f0 til fulls.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m incredibly excited to be joining <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/riotgames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@riotgames<\/a> on the MMO team!!!<\/p>\n<p>From my very first conversation with Riot, I immediately gravitated toward their values\u2014and I was genuinely impressed by how clearly those values showed up throughout the interview process. It made it obvious\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sap1O7CQeo\">pic.twitter.com\/Sap1O7CQeo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GoodGuyRay \u2764\ufe0f (@RaymondBartos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaymondBartos\/status\/2011629347803734299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bartos var hluti af teyminu sem skila\u00f0i af s\u00e9r vins\u00e6la <a href=\"https:\/\/worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com\/en-us\/news\/24073142\/hoist-the-sails-a-plunderstorm-has-arrived\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plunderstorm<\/a> \u00ed World of Warcraft, auk fj\u00f6lda t\u00edmabundinna remix-vi\u00f0bur\u00f0a og 20 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6lish\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ar leiksins. Hann greinir jafnframt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann muni starfa n\u00e1i\u00f0 me\u00f0 Orlando Salvatore, \u00f6\u00f0rum fyrrverandi lykilstarfsmanni World of Warcraft, sem gekk til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 Riot Games undir lok s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1rs.<\/p>\n<p>Undanfarin \u00e1r hefur fj\u00f6ldi fyrrverandi Blizzard-verktaka safnast saman \u00ed kringum MMO-verkefni Riot Games. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al er Natalia Leenhardt, sem starfa\u00f0i hj\u00e1 Blizzard \u00ed ellefu \u00e1r \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan gekk til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 Amazon Game Studios og s\u00ed\u00f0ar Riot. \u00de\u00e1 h\u00f3f Kevin Carter st\u00f6rf hj\u00e1 Riot \u00e1ri\u00f0 2017 eftir meira en \u00e1ratug hj\u00e1 Blizzard. Einnig m\u00e1 nefna Greg Street, fyrrverandi framkv\u00e6mdaframlei\u00f0anda MMO-verkefnisins og einn \u00feekktasta h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 World of Warcraft, sem kvaddi Riot \u00e1ri\u00f0 2023.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_815722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-815722\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-815722\" src=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Leyniverkefni Riot Games f\u00e6r li\u00f0sstyrk \u00far herb\u00fa\u00f0um World of Warcraft\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond-bartos-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-815722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raymond Bartos fyrir framan Tibbers, hinn go\u00f0sagnakennda f\u00e9laga Annie \u00ed League of Legends, sem er me\u00f0al \u00feeirra listaverka sem pr\u00fd\u00f0a skrifstofur Riot Games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00feennan mikla mannafla er l\u00edti\u00f0 vita\u00f0 opinberlega um MMO-leik Riot Games. Vita\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hann gerist \u00ed heimi Runeterra, sama alheimi og margir a\u00f0rir leikir fyrirt\u00e6kisins. Verkefni\u00f0 hefur \u00e1\u00f0ur fari\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum endurskilgreiningu \u00e1 stefnu og umfj\u00f6llun um leikinn hefur veri\u00f0 afar takm\u00f6rku\u00f0. Helst m\u00e1 nefna vi\u00f0tal fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2023 vi\u00f0 Necrit, \u00feekktan fr\u00e6\u00f0imann um s\u00f6gu League of Legends, sem gaf \u00f6rlitla inns\u00fdn \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0u verkefnisins.<\/p>\n<p>Engar uppl\u00fdsingar hafa enn komi\u00f0 fram um hven\u00e6r leikurinn ver\u00f0ur kynntur formlega e\u00f0a hven\u00e6r hann g\u00e6ti liti\u00f0 dagsins lj\u00f3s. Samfelld r\u00e1\u00f0ning reynslumikils starfsf\u00f3lks bendir \u00fe\u00f3 til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3unin s\u00e9 komin \u00e1 alvarlegt stig og a\u00f0 Riot Games leggi r\u00edka \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 m\u00f3ta sterkan keppinaut \u00e1 MMO-marka\u00f0num til framt\u00ed\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n<p><em>Myndir: x.com \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RaymondBartos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RaymondBartos<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reynslumikill framlei\u00f0andi \u00far herb\u00fa\u00f0um World of Warcraft hefur gengi\u00f0 til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 Riot Games og mun koma a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un n\u00fds MMO-leiks Riot Games, sem l\u00edti\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 opinbera\u00f0 um. Um er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a Raymond Bartos, sem hefur gegnt hlutverki framlei\u00f0anda hj\u00e1 World of Warcraft teyminu og tilkynnti um n\u00fdtt starf sitt \u00ed f\u00e6rslu \u00e1 x.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":815721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[733,1763,1144,1762,158,1761,1760,961,280],"class_list":["post-815720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tolvuleikir","tag-amazon","tag-greg-street","tag-incoming","tag-kevin-carter","tag-league-of-legends","tag-natalia-leenhardt","tag-raymond-bartos","tag-riot-games","tag-world-of-warcraft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815720"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":815728,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815720\/revisions\/815728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}