ARTICLE:
In League of Legends, players assume the role of a character "champion" with unique abilities, battling with a team against other player or computer-controlled champions. In the most popular game modes, each team's goal is to destroy the opposing team's nexus, a building which lies at the heart of a base protected by defensive structures. Each League of Legends game is discrete, with all champions starting off each game fairly weak and progressing by accumulating gold and experience over the course of the game.
League of Legends was generally well received at release, and has grown in popularity in the years since. By July 2012, League of Legends was the most played PC game in North America and Europe in terms of the number of hours played. As of January 2014, over 67 million people play League of Legendsper month, 27 million per day, and over 7.5 million concurrently during peak hours.
League of Legends has a large, active competitive scene. In North America and Europe, Riot Games organizes the
League of Legends Championship Series, which consists of 8 professional teams in each continent. Similar regional competitions exist in China, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. These regional competitions culminate with the annual
League of Legends World Championship, which in 2013 had a grand prize of $1 million and attracted 32 million viewers online.
The
gameplay of
God of War focuses on
combo-based combat, achieved through the player's main weapon—the Blades of Chaos—and a secondary weapon acquired later in the game. It features
quick time events that require the player to complete various game controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies and
bosses. The player can use up to four magical attacks and a power-enhancing ability as alternative combat options. It also features
puzzles and
platforming elements.
God of War sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide and is the
eleventh best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. Regarded as one of the best action-adventure games for the platform, it won several "Game of the Year" awards. In 2009, entertainment website
IGN named
God of War the seventh-best PlayStation 2 game of all time. In addition to its gameplay, it has been highly regarded for its graphics, sound, presentation, and story. The game and its first sequel,
God of War II, were remastered and released in November 2009 as part of the
God of War Collection, and in 2012, the remastered version was re-released as part of the
God of War Saga, both for the
PlayStation 3 (PS3). A
novelization of the game was published in May 2010 and a
film adaptation has been in development since 2005.
NOVEL:
Journey to the Center of the Earth (
French:
Voyage au centre de la Terre, also translated under the titles
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is a classic 1864
science fiction novel by
Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are
volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano
Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the
Stromboli volcano.
From a scientific point of view, this story has not aged quite as well as other Verne stories, since most of his ideas about what the
interior of the Earthcontains have since been disproved, but it still manages to captivate audiences when regarded as a classic fantasy novel.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island was released on February 11, 2012 to mixed reviews, but became a box office success with a worldwide gross of nearly $326 million, surpassing its predecessor.
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