RIOT GAMES REACHES NEW HORIZONS BY BRINGING LEAGUE OF LEGENDS TO POLAND

Riot Games :

DUBLIN, IRELAND – 28th July, 2011 - Riot Games, leading independent developer and publisher of online video games, is happy to announce the release of a completely localized League of Legends in Poland today, including dedicated services and a new website at eu.leagueoflegends.com/pl.

Boasting a userbase of millions of players, Riot Games is moving to further increase the success of League of Legends by making the game more accessible to players worldwide.

“We have seen a lot of momentum for League of Legends in Europe,” said Brandon Beck, CEO of Riot Games. “The popularity of our game in Poland, as well as the flexibility of our business model has made us excited to further improve players experience through a localized service and communication with the Polish community.”

League of Legends is also currently available to play in English, French, German and Spanish throughout Europe.

Since its North American and European launch in October 2009, League of Legends has attracted millions of players together to fight on the Fields of Justice -- huge arenas where the objective is to destroy the enemy base. Combining elements of the role-playing and strategy genres with thrilling player vs. player action, League of Legends brings gamers accessible, competitive and endlessly replayable gameplay that deepens with the player’s commitment.

Players can register and download the game for free from http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/pl to begin playing immediately.

About Riot Games, Inc.
Riot Games is a direct-to-consumer video game developer and publisher of premium, competitive online games. Riot Games, based in Los Angeles, is funded through venture capital firms Benchmark Capital and Firstmark Capital and China’s largest online services corporation, Tencent. The company was established in 2006 and has quickly become a leading global developer and publisher of premium free-to-play online video games for hardcore gamers, launching their debut title, League of Legends, in October 2009. To date, several million of gamers play League of Legends and log more than several million hours of playtime each month.

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