Riot says League of Legends Classic will move to a windowed queue next January

Riot reportedly will switch League of Legends Classic to a windowed queue starting next January, per Inven Global. PC Gamer reports the mode will be "killed" in January, quoting Riot that most players have returned to other parts of League.

Timeline

1. 15 Oct, 01:20 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 15 Oct, 01:20 UTCOfficial /dev post on League Classic
3. 15 Oct, 01:20 UTCPC Gamer covers League Classic shutdown news
4. 15 Oct, 02:41 UTCPicked up on YouTube
5. 15 Oct, 07:30 UTCPicked up on News
6. 15 Oct, 08:34 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• 40 STREAMER LEAGUE OF LEGENDS TOURNAMENTJynxzi
• league of legendsGoogle Trends
• 'LoL Classic' to Switch to Windowed Queue Starting Next JanuaryInven Global
• 3 months after launch, Riot announces League of Legends Classic will be killed in January: 'most have gone back to other parts of League'PC Gamer