Los Angeles based Riot Games has recently announced that their debut title League of Legends has surpassed the 1 million downloads mark. Only three months since it’s launch, League of Legends has seen downloads primarily from North America and Europe. This news adds another plume in Riot Games’ cap, as League of Legends, as the title has received several awards from various video game press outlets, including PC Gamer, IGN, and GameSpy.
Additionally, Riot Games took this occasion to announce that these 1 million League of Legends players have spent over 18 million hours in the game. On a daily basis, more than 150,000 players in North America and Europe compete in League of Legends.
“The passion of our more than 1 million-member League of Legends community and their positive support has driven the recognition from media and the video game industry,” said Brandon Beck, co-founder and CEO of Riot Games. “This recognition and Riot Games’ ability to deliver high quality online free-to-play games serves as tremendous momentum as we expand the game globally in 2010.”
Highlights of Riot Games’ League of Legends awards:
- Best Strategy Game – IGN.com
- Best Multiplayer Game – IGN.com
- PC Game of the Year – GameSpy.com
- DotA – Style Game of the Year – PC Gamer
- MMO Game of the Year – NeoGAF.com
- Strategy Game of the Year – GameTrailers.com
- Best Strategy Game of E3 2009 – GameTrailers.com
- RTS Game of the Year – GamersNexus.net
League of Legends is also up for the “Best Debut” award by the Game Developers Choice Awards 2010. Winners will be announced at the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 11.
“We are pleased that our debut title is growing so quickly and receiving this type of praise from the video games community,” added Marc Merrill, co-founder and president of Riot Games. “These awards, nominations, positive reviews and our large, vocal community show that League of Legends is one of the best online gaming experiences available and we are appreciative of the recognition.”
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