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League of Legends CGI trailer celebrates Season One

By Evan Lahti published 13 July 2010

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These Defense of the Ancients-style arena games are really popular, as it turns out. To rally attention to its now-live Season One release , Riot Games has released an impressive CGI trailer for League of Legends. There's angel knights. Massive, backpack-kept scrolls. Tower smashing. And one slow-mo cleavage shot so unnecessary that I immediately went to the game's website to look up the buxom fighter's champion profile page .

The launch of Season One represents a significant milestone for LoL: it introduces ranked games. LoL's new competitive ladder will culminate in a money-filled tournament, says Riot Games. "Players who finish the season at the top of the League of Legends ladder will have the opportunity to participate in the Season One finals tournament which boasts a total prize purse of $100,000.

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Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer way back in 2008. After an era spent publishing reviews, news, and cover features, he now oversees editorial operations for PC Gamer worldwide, including setting policy, training, and editing stories written by the wider team. His most-played FPSes are Hunt: Showdown, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Rainbow Six Siege, and Counter-Strike. His first multiplayer FPS was Quake 2, played on serial LAN in his uncle's basement, the ideal conditions for instilling a lifelong fondness for fragging.

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