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How a game update ships

A new level doesn't just appear on your phone. It passes from a producer's plan to designers, artists, engineers and testers, then out to a few players at a time. Follow one update from the pitch to your screen.

Ticket 01 · The guess

How often does a big game update?

Riot Games makes League of Legends, a team battle game played on computers. How many updates (Riot calls them patches) did it plan for 2026?

6 patches
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  • Patch Schedule: League of Legends (planned patches for 2026) · Riot Games, 2026

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  • 24 patchesriotgames.com ·2026 · League of Legends patches on Riot's planned schedule for 2026.
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At a game studioLesson 2 of 2

Part 1 of 3, 0 done

14 min

How a game update ships

A new level doesn't just appear on your phone. It passes from a producer's plan to designers, artists, engineers and testers, then out to a few players at a time. Follow one update from the pitch to your screen.

Ticket 01 · The guess

How often does a big game update?

Riot Games makes League of Legends, a team battle game played on computers. How many updates (Riot calls them patches) did it plan for 2026?

6 patches
052
Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

0 / 1000

We'll also send this page, the lesson, ticket 1, so we can find it. Nothing else. Privacy

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Sources and every number (1)

Sources

  • Patch Schedule: League of Legends (planned patches for 2026) · Riot Games, 2026

Every number

  • 24 patchesriotgames.com ·2026 · League of Legends patches on Riot's planned schedule for 2026.
  1. Lessons›
  2. Inside a business›
  3. At a game studio
  • ·Before this: Who works at a game studio