The 2023 League of Legends preseason draws to a close, and Season 13 is knocking on the door. As a result, fans all over…
League of Legends Restores Leadership Positions on Twitch
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Riot Games has reason to be satisfied. League of Legends has been the most played game on Twitch over the last 365 days. The title managed to defeat its main rival, Fortnite.
The League of Legends has finally returned to the throne of the King of Twitch. It was the most played game in the last 365 days on the platform. With 1,111 billion hours watched, Riot Games' production slightly surpassed Fortnite in this category (1,108 million hours), which was the leader in 2018. This situation is unlikely to change quickly, as LoL is currently on an upward trend (the game toppled a competitor already in the first half of this year), while the Epic Games shooter is losing its audience all the time.
The success of League of Legends is all the more impressive given that the game is far less popular among streamers themselves. They have released less than 365 million hours of gameplay in the last 24 days, compared to 77 million hours for Fortnite. However, viewers were more interested in LoL.
Fortnite by Epic Games is still a popular game, but the peak of its popularity seems to have passed. According to the research team Superdata, Fortnite revenue has been falling during the whole year.
The October launch of Fortnite Chapter 2 increased interest in the game, but it is not known exactly how this affected the financial results of the Royal Rumble. Based on a SuperData report from October this year, the title moved up a few spots on the top-grossing games list, but it failed to make the top 5 on both PC and consoles (nor the top ten on mobile, for that matter). ).
December promises to be another successful month for League of Legends. A new character named Aphelios will be added to the game soon. He is a hero made for players who are not afraid of challenges. The character will have five unique weapons and use dozens of different skills. Its complex mechanics forced the creators to create a special interface.
League of Legends
An extremely popular MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game produced by Riot Games. League of Legends is set in Valoran, a fantasy world that has been torn apart by bloody war for centuries. However, the opposing peoples found another way to resolve disputes - duels fought by their representatives in the arenas. The game was designed with a multiplayer mode based on rivalry between two teams
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