General information about League of Legends

League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games,inspired by the popular Defense of the Ancients map for Warcraft III. It was first announced on October 7, 2008, and released on October 27, 2009.The game was in a closed beta from April 10, 2009, to October 22, 2009.It then transitioned to open beta until release.

Players are formed into 2 teams of five Champions, 3v3 or 5v5. As of January 11, 2013, there are 117 different champions from which to choose. Each player begins at opposing sides of a map in an area called the Spawning Pool, near the Nexus. A match is won when either team's nexus is destroyed. To destroy a Nexus, each team must work through a series of Turrets placed along a path to each base referred to as a Lane. Along the way, each player gains levels from killing the opposing team's champions and Minions (NPCs that constantly spawn and attack the other team) and defeating neutral monsters. Completing objectives rewards players with gold which is used to purchase items.

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