Riot Games has reported that its debut title, League of Legends, has been downloaded by more than 1 million gamers in North America and Europe after three months of availability.
The free-to-play online multiplayer game has also won several awards from the video games press and community and is nominated for “Best Debut” by the Game Developers Choice Awards 2010.
“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.”
Riot Games added that those one million players have logged more than 18 million hours in the game.
“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.”
League of Legends, Riot Games’ debut title, launched on Oct. 27, 2009 in North America and Europe. It is described as a session-based, multiplayer online game where rival teams compete for victory.