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League of Legends

2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game
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League of Legends

Summary

League of Legends is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • League of Legends received the British Academy Games Award for Persistent Game[3].
  • League of Legends received the The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[4].
  • League of Legends received the The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[5].
  • League of Legends received the The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[6].
  • League of Legends received the The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[7].
  • League of Legends's instance of is recorded as video game[8].
  • League of Legends's instance of is recorded as esports discipline[9].
  • League of Legends was published by Riot Games[10].
  • League of Legends was published by Tencent[11].
  • League of Legends was published by THQ[12].
  • League of Legends was published by Garena[13].
  • League of Legends's genre is multiplayer online battle arena[14].
  • League of Legends's developer is recorded as Riot Games[15].
  • League of Legends's part of the series is recorded as League of Legends[16].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 10.22[17].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 11.2[18].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 11.7[19].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 11.15[20].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 11.19[21].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 11.23[22].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 12.12[23].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 12.5[24].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 12.13[25].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 12.14[26].
  • League of Legends's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Riot Games[10], Tencent[11], THQ[12], and Garena[13].

Publication

League of Legends was published on October 27, 2009[28]. Its genre is multiplayer online battle arena[14]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[16]. Recorded distribution format include digital download[29] and digital distribution[30].

Subject and Themes

League of Legends's part of the series is recorded as it[16].

Reception

Awards received include British Academy Games Award for Persistent Game[3], a video game award[31] and The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[4]. Reviews include 84/100[32] and 90%[33].

Why It Matters

League of Legends has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

It has been cited as an influence by QWER[35], a musical group[36].

FAQs

What awards did League of Legends receive?

Honors received include British Academy Games Award for Persistent Game[3], The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[4], The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[5], and The Game Awards − Best Esports Game[6].

Who did League of Legends influence?

League of Legends has been cited as an influence by QWER[35].

Related Entities

Android computer keyboard computer mouse iOS macOS Microsoft Windows Riot Games Tencent TGP Box THQ United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . uk.wikipedia.org. uk.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . bafta.org. Retrieved . bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . polygon.com. Retrieved . polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Game Awards 2020: All the Winners. ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Game Awards 2021 Winners Revealed: It Takes Two Wins Game Of The Year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . ign.com. Retrieved . ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . euw.leagueoflegends.com. euw.leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . euw.leagueoflegends.com. euw.leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . euw.leagueoflegends.com. euw.leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . euw.leagueoflegends.com. euw.leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . leagueoflegends.com. leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com. support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . leagueoflegends.com. leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . leagueoflegends.com. leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . leagueoflegends.com. leagueoflegends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . AreWeAntiCheatYet. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . ign.com. ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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