League Of Legends developer Riot Games has urged users to contact local politicians in a bid to ensure SOPA and PIPA are not passed into US law. In a post on the game's official forums, CEO and co-founder Brandon Beck issues an impassioned appeal to users, asking that they email their congressperson to voice their opposition to the two controversial bills, which he describes as "misguided and harmful." More >
More than four million people play League Of Legends every day, developer Riot Games has announced. That figure represents growth of 280 per cent since July. It also boasts 11.5 monthly active users, and a registered userbase of over 30 million players worldwide More >
The free-to-play MMOG is going from strength to strength, and developer Riot Games has released some figures to put that growth in perspective. The most striking is the daily average of 1.4 million players, but also of note are more than 15 million registered users, the official website's 6 million hits a day, and almost 1.7 million people who tuned in to watch the League Of Legends Season One Championship, which was streamed on the internet. Riot Games CEO Brandon Beck said: "We’re most proud of the numbers that show just how many players are truly engrossed in the League of Legends experience. We’re very grateful to the fans that have made us one of the most popular PC games today.”
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