WORLD CYBER GAMES SELECTS RIOT GAMES' LEAGUE OF LEGENDS AS PROMOTIONAL GAME TITLE
Award-Winning Online Multiplayer to be Included as a Promotional Title for the WCG 2010 Grand Final; Four Teams from various countries will get a spot at the WCG 2010 Grand Final
New York, NY— June 30, 2010 — World Cyber Games Inc. (WCG), organizer of the premier international video game competition and festival recognized by the Guinness World Records, and Riot Games, a leading independent developer and publisher of premium online video games, announced that League of Legends will be one of the featured Promotional Game Titles at the WCG 2010 Grand Final. As a Promotional title, the best League of Legends players from around the world will have the opportunity to prove their skills on the world’s biggest competitive gaming stage and vie for a major cash prize.
As one of the WCG Promotional titles, Riot Games and WCG will host a vigorous qualification process to select 4 teams to participate in the WCG 2010 Grand Final for the League of Legends tournament. Millions of participants will be able to test their skills through various tournaments and other in-game events, including the top players on the League of Legends “Season One” ladder awaiting release this summer. Players from North America, Europe, China, and S.E. Asia should each form a team of 5 for a shot at representing their region at the WCG 2010 Grand Final which will be held on September 10 to October 3, 2010.
“We are extremely excited to be included in this year’s WCG Grand Final,” said Marc Merrill, co-founder and president of Riot Games. “We have been thrilled with the reception League of Legends has received from the players and we will continue to enhance and evolve the game to make it the best gaming experience possible. As we work to add new features to the game and expand globally, we look forward to seeing the prominence of League of Legends grow as an eSport.”
“We are bringing WCG gamers the world’s most popular titles across every genre in competitive gaming today. In such circumstances, we are excited to include League of Legends in this year’s game titles line-up,” said Hyoung-Seok Kim, President and CEO, World Cyber Games, Inc. “With WCG, I hope League of Legends will become another representative game title of eSports.”
League of Legends, Riot Games’ debut title, launched on Oct. 27, 2009 in North America and Europe. It is a session-based, multiplayer online game where rival teams compete for victory. League of Legends is a game that combines elements of role-playing and strategy games in a fast-paced competitive online experience, made by the creators of Defence of the Ancients (DotA), one of the world’s most popular player-made mods. Players can both test their skills and minds as they call forth brave Champions that growing their power and abilities through battles across a unique and visually stylized world. Players can choose from over 50 distinct champions and expand their abilities and spells as they gain experience and unlock content across game sessions.
League of Legends is rated “T” for Teen, defined by the ESRB as ages 13 and up; now available for free via download at www.leagueoflegends.com.
For more information about League of Legends in the WCG 2010 Grand Final, visit www.wcg.com or www.leagueoflegends.com.
About World Cyber Games (WCG)
World Cyber Games Inc. (WCG) is the organizer of the largest running global videogame tournament and festival, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2010. With a yearlong competition spanning online, regional and national qualifying matches, elite gamers ascend to represent their countries at the WCG Grand Final, a thrilling high-pressure challenge to crown the world’s best gamers. More than 1.6 million players from 65 countries competed for a spot in the WCG 2009 Grand Final in China. Entertainment capital Los Angeles will host this exciting competition in 2010 from September 30 to October 3. To showcase the passion and competitive spirit of gamers, WCG also produces the hit reality show WCG Ultimate Gamer, which premieres a second season in August. For more information visit www.wcg.com.
About Riot Games
Riot Games is an independent video game developer and publisher of premium, competitive online games. Riot Games, based in Los Angeles, was established in 2006 to develop and globally publish premium online video games for hardcore gamers, launching their debut title, League of Legends, in October 2009. To date, more than 3 million gamers play League of Legends and log more than 15 million hours of playtime each month.
