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RALEIGH, N.C. – June 29, 2010 - XLOC, the
leading provider of web-based global localization solutions for
video games, announced today that its technology has been chosen by
Riot Games, a leading independent developer and publisher of
premium online video games, for the localization management of its
hit title League of LegendsTM. XLOC will partner with Riot Games to
localize the title into French, Spanish, German and many other
languages on the PC and Mac.
“With online games, it is essential that new content be
available to international players in tandem with the main SKU, and
XLOC allows developers and publishers to deliver that to their
dedicated players,” said Stephanie Deming, co-founder and
president of XLOC. “We are very excited to continue our
relationship with Riot Games as the company transitions to
self-publish its hit title League of Legends.”
League of Legends, Riot Games’ debut title, launched on
Oct. 27, 2009 in North America and Europe. It is a session-based,
multiplayer online game where rival teams compete for victory.
Built by a veteran development team and the original creators of
Defense of the Ancients, one of the world’s most popular
player-made modes, League of Legends combines elements of the
role-playing and strategy genres with addictive competitive
action.
“XLOC allows our development team to consistently upload
new strings to translators all over the world for concurrent
localization, which means our fans can take advantage of new
content much faster than with traditional methods,” said
Nicolo Laurent, general manager of Riot Games Europe. “This
is especially vital with the pace and amount of new content
regularly being released for League of Legends. We have enjoyed
working with XLOC and look forward to our ongoing relationship with
its team.”
XLOC was created based on industry experience, with the goals of
continually enhancing its features to meet constantly evolving
market needs and offering the utmost flexibility. XLOC offers
completely customizable management solutions for integrating
localization into game development to enable simultaneous global
shipment. As developers provide their latest assets, XLOC
dynamically synchronizes with these localized game resources,
proactively generating current, changing asset lists and separating
the translation effort from game asset format specifics. This
process allows for asset updates to be seen in real-time by
developers, translators and publishers, and expedites time to
market.
About Riot Games
Riot Games is a direct-to-consumer video game developer and
publisher of premium, competitive online games. Riot Games, based
in Los Angeles, is funded through venture capital firms Benchmark
Capital and Firstmark Capital and China’s largest online
services corporation, Tencent. The company was established in 2006
and has quickly become a leading global developer and publisher of
premium free-to-play online video games for hardcore gamers,
launching their debut title, League of Legends, in October 2009. To
date, more than 2 million gamers play League of Legends and log
more than 15 million hours of playtime each month.For more
information, please visit
www.riotgames.com.
About XLOC
XLOC is the leading provider of web-based global localization
management solutions for the international computer and video game
industry, with more than 45 years of production, programming and
development experience. XLOC offers organizational management
systems that streamline localization processes and simplify the
integration of localization into the development cycle. This
process saves game developers and publishers significant time and
money, and allows them to ship their international SKUs
simultaneously across multiple game platforms and languages to
realize the full potential of the global marketplace. XLOC
solutions are compatible with all major 3D engine technologies,
social networking games and vast MMO environments, and can be
leveraged as stand-alone products or be combined with XLOC’s
consulting and support services. Titles built using XLOC include
Call of Duty
®
: World at War; Guitar Hero
®
: World Tour and NBA 2K9. To learn more, please visit
www.xloc.com.
Contact
Katherine Webb
ClearImage (for XLOC)
katherine.webb@clearimagepr.com
(919) 863-2393 ext. 223
Amanda Griffin
ClearImage (for XLOC)
amanda.griffin@clearimagepr.com
(919) 863-2393 ext. 216
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