User blog comment:Emptylord/Leaked Champion: Vel'Koz/@comment-3974211-20140204052115

You know: I'm sort of excited for Vel'Koz to be released without first being on the PBE. It's possible those images were released from a PRIVATE BETA - and that the players on the private beta had to sign a non-disclosure (but clearly someone broke the rules). People reckon we're getting a new map and game mode to accompany Vel'Koz - so it wouldn't surprise me if Riot wanted the content to be a surprise (i.e. no public beta). There's been such a long period of silence because the two weeks that would usually be public beta have been happening behind-closed-doors, so from the outside it looks like nothing's been happening.