New 'League of Legends' developer blog takes you behind the scenes

Ever wondered what it takes to make a game like League of Legends?

Riot Games is pulling back the curtain around development of the game with a new blog called Nexus.

It will host stories, news and long-form features about the the making of the game and the people behind it, managing editor Mike "Rumtumtummers" Foster wrote in a welcome post. There will be new posts published every week, he said.

"We'll also be making an effort to draw attention to the most interesting stories coming out of League, whether it be something from the tech blog or the Riot Games homepage," Foster said.

The first post is by the company's game design director Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street, which discusses the balance of complexity and simplicity in League's game design and systems. Street writes at length about principles of game design and why some design decisions were made.

"Future posts should fall in the same general area -- individuals and teams just talking about their work and thought process," Foster said in reference to the post.

Foster also said that Nexus is in beta, and they're still exploring different avenues and kinds of stories that will work and be popular with fans and players. If all goes well, expect more stories from the blog in the future.