13 Facts About Garena

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Garena is a Singaporean game developer and publisher of free online games.

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In November 2011, Garena announced its publishing rights for the team-based shooter game, Firefall, in Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

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In December 2011, Garena announced their collaboration with online games developer, Changyou, to publish and operate the popular 3D martial arts game, Duke of Mount Deer, in Taiwan.

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In January 2021, Garena acquired Vancouver-based Phoenix Labs, the developers of Dauntless.

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5.

The outlook for Garena is expected to decline in 2022, after reports in March 2022 suggested that Garena will post US$2.

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6.

Garena+ is an online game and social platform that has an interface similar to instant messaging platforms.

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7.

Garena+ allows gamers to develop buddy lists, chat with friends online and check on game progress and achievements.

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In May 2012, Garena launched the Garena Premier League, a six-month-long online professional gaming league with more than 100 matches to be played.

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In January 2013, Garena announced the second season of the Garena Premier League, which would start on 4 January 2013.

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10.

In January 2015, Garena launched Iron Solari League, a women's League of Legends tournament in the Philippines.

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On 3 February 2015, Garena eSports announced limitations on the number of gay and transgender people participating in a women-only League of Legends tournament, due to concerns that LGBT participants might have an "unfair advantage".

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On 4 February 2015, Garena apologized and subsequently removed the restrictions.

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13.

Garena provides a platform for game titles such as Defense of the Ancients and Age of Empires, and publishes games, like multiplayer online battle arena games League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Free Fire, Call Of Duty and Black Shot for players in the region.

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