Summoner Showcase #64 - Dubstepping and Tower Diving Posted by nikasaur on Thu, 2012-02-02 18:52
Summoners!
It’s another week, and we’ve got another fantastic set of fan-made marvels. Brace yourselves for another awesome episode!
Let’s take a closer look at the entries.
League of Legends World Tour - Spain Posted by Tamat on Wed, 2012-02-01 16:36
The next stop on our League of Legends World Tour brings us to Europe, where we’ll be making a stop in the Mediterranean country of Spain.
To a foreigner, Spain might conjure images of picturesque beaches, delicious tapas and red-caped matadors. Well, luckily for vacation planning, you will be pleased to know that Spain does in fact have all of these things. One thing you might not realize, however, is that Spain also boasts a flourishing gaming community filled with passionate and dedicated online gamers.
While gamers in Spain were initially unfamiliar with games in the MOBA genre, gravitating instead toward FPS and MMORPG titles, the arrival of League of Legends in November 2009 began to change this dynamic. Driven by the passion of its members, the League of Legends community in Spain has been growing at an amazing rate, primarily through summoners recommending the game to their friends and showing off their skills at the many gaming social occasions throughout the country.
Although they generally prefer to do their everyday game playing from home, this doesn’t mean that the summoners of Spain don’t have an extremely social gaming community. Spain is home to more LAN parties than any other country in Europe, with over 50 public events taking place each year. Some of these LAN parties, such as Euskal Encounter and Campus Party, have years of history and feature not only tournaments, but also numerous fan contests and activities. There is even a bar in Barcelona that hosts each and every major League of Legends tournament live stream, enticing hundreds of summoners to watch their favorite pros do battle with one another on the Fields of Justice.
Summoner Showcase #63 - All In The Details Posted by nikasaur on Thu, 2012-01-26 20:31
Summoners!
The League of Legends community is back at it with another series of amazing fan creations! With so many creative types out there in the community, there’s something for everyone. So let’s get right down to it!
Now for the good stuff! Let’s take a closer look at these entries!
League of Legends World Tour - Korea Posted by Tamat on Wed, 2012-01-25 19:02
Our next stop on the Tour is one of the most influential communities in online gaming history: South Korea. World renowned for being on the cutting edge of the online gaming scene, Korean players are some of the most passionate, dedicated gamers in the world. Whether they’re competing from home on their lightning fast internet connections or out at the PC bang socializing with other gamers, Korean competitors can be found in high-ranking positions in virtually every competitive gaming ladder the world over.
As you might expect, with all this passion and enthusiasm for online gaming, the Korean market is saturated with games from both foreign and domestic developers. Needless to say, all this competition makes it a formidable proving ground for any game. We were fortunate to find, however, that Korean players welcomed League of Legends with open arms! Game Plus, a gaming magazine in Korea, even went so far as to proclaim that League of Legends was “writing a success story” in Korea. While we’d love to take all the credit, this success story was actually written by thousands of players who rushed to sign up the moment the doors opened to the platform on the 11th of December 2011.
Fansite Focus: Sejuani Posted by Aurum on Mon, 2012-01-23 17:32
Welcome to another edition of Fansite Focus! The New Year has rung in a new champion, Sejuani, and fansites have been busy producing new guides, videos and commentary. In this installment, we’re showcasing two of the best Sejuani features from YouTube fan channel ColbyCheeze and the analytically minded League of legends blog A DIFFerent View.
Featured Review: A DIFFerent View’s “Overview – Sejuani”
After having gone through base stats and ability comparisons, you as the reader, should be able to form your own opinion on how strong/weak [Sejuani] is. However, if you want my opinion, the combined synergy of her Permafrost and Glacial Prison makes her the best team-fight controller in the game.
Summoner Showcase #62 - A Sample of Summoner Style Posted by nikasaur on Thu, 2012-01-19 17:19
Summoners! The League of Legends community is at it again, this time bringing another bevy of fantastic fan creations. There’s a little bit of everything this week! But don’t take our word for it!
Now for a closer look.
League of Legends World Tour - Taiwan Posted by Tamat on Tue, 2012-01-17 17:27
Welcome to the League of Legends World Tour! Here you can learn all about the diverse cultures in League of Legends, and all the things that make them a unique part of our global community.
The Tour begins with the Southeast Asian island nation of Taiwan. Taiwan has a long history of rich online gaming culture. Favorites can run the gamut from domestic titles to Korean games to western studio releases. And while most players in Taiwan primarily game from home, internet cafes remain a popular social destination where gamers can go to mingle with fellow players and participate in the occasional tournament.
Summoner Showcase #61 - Art Power! Posted by nikasaur on Thu, 2012-01-12 20:15
Summoners! The League of Legends community has struck again, this time with even more amazing fan art that will positively blow your minds. Are you prepped and ready to appreciate the art that we have in store for this week?
Take a look below!
Summoner Showcase #60 - New Year, New Art! Posted by nikasaur on Thu, 2012-01-05 18:09
Summoners, the New Year has finally arrived, and 2012 is sure to be another awesome year filled with amazing fan creations from all over! So let’s get it started with the first Showcase of the year!
Let’s take a closer look at the stars of the show!
Summoner Showcase #58 - Holiday Hooray! Posted by nikasaur on Thu, 2011-12-22 18:49
Summoners! The snow is falling and the holidays are in full swing. In appropriate style, we’ve received even more holiday themed submissions!
Want to check out what it means to be in the spirit of Snowdown? Let’s take a closer look at these entries!