<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Moonton	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
ByteDance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
success	O
,	O
Moonton	O
has	O
tapped	O
into	O
the	O
esports	O
scene	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
several	O
regional	O
tournaments	O
dubbed	O
as	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Professional	O
League	O
(	O
MPL	O
)	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
qualifier	O
for	O
the	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
World	O
Championships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
named	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	O
5v5	O
MOBA	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2016	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
citing	O
similarities	O
with	O
another	O
MOBA	O
game	O
,	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
designed	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
is	O
an	O
additional	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
that	O
can	O
time-to-time	O
be	O
playable	O
during	O
special	O
events	O
,	O
holidays	O
,	O
or	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
fighting	O
one	O
's	O
self	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
buys	O
,	O
equips	O
,	O
and	O
lines	O
up	O
units	O
that	O
constitute	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
game	O
modes	O
include	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
AI	B-Application
heroes	O
,	O
custom	O
5v5	O
battles	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
hero	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Moonton	O
's	O
staff	O
of	O
20	O
finished	O
developing	O
its	O
first	O
game	O
called	O
Magic	O
Rush	O
:	O
Heroes	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
to	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
they	O
proceeded	O
with	O
developing	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
later	O
titled	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
's	O
experience	O
with	O
engineering	O
Magic	O
Rush	O
:	O
Heroes	O
for	O
a	O
global	O
market	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
customizing	O
its	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
differing	O
cultures	O
and	O
state	O
of	O
telecommunications	O
of	O
various	O
countries	O
,	O
became	O
beneficial	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
effectively	O
design	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
as	O
an	O
appealing	O
game	O
for	O
global	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Moonton	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
"	O
5v5	O
MOBA	O
"	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
from	O
Riot	O
Games	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Moonton	O
has	O
removed	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
re-released	O
it	O
as	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
was	O
affected	O
by	O
CVE-2015-8271	O
(	O
FFmpeg	O
RTMP	O
video	O
streaming	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
vulnerability	O
that	O
also	O
affected	O
apps	O
like	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
SHAREit	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Moonton	O
announced	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
2.0	O
via	O
its	O
Epicon	O
2019	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLBB	B-Application
2.0	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
engine	O
upgrade	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
from	O
version	O
4	O
to	O
version	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Project	O
NEXT	O
was	O
Moonton	O
's	O
next	O
big	O
project	O
slated	O
for	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bangs	I-Application
5th	O
year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
initially	O
had	O
10	O
selectable	O
characters	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Heroes	O
,	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Moonton	O
approached	O
Is	O
Yuniarto	O
,	O
an	O
Indonesian	O
comic	O
book	O
artist	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
Garudayana	O
(	O
a	O
Javanese	O
action	O
fantasy	O
comic	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
include	O
Gatotkaca	O
from	O
the	O
comics	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Moonton	O
announced	O
Filipino	O
professional	O
boxer	O
Manny	O
Pacquiao	O
as	O
the	O
brand	O
ambassador	O
for	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Moonton	O
announced	O
their	O
first	O
anime-themed	O
skin	O
series	O
called	O
The	O
Aspirants	O
,	O
featuring	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actresses	O
Yoshino	O
Nanjō	O
and	O
Nana	O
Mizuki	O
with	O
original	O
music	O
from	O
composer	B-Application
Yasuharu	O
Takanashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
has	O
collaborated	O
with	O
different	O
franchises	O
to	O
release	O
purchasable	O
character	O
customization	O
called	O
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Moonton	O
approached	O
SNK	O
for	O
collaboration	O
,	O
introducing	O
characters	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
game	O
series	O
as	O
skins	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
series	O
skins	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
for	O
the	O
hero	O
Chou	O
,	O
Leona	B-Application
Heidern	O
for	O
Karina	O
,	O
and	O
Athena	O
Asamiya	O
for	O
Guinevere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
collaborated	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
to	O
release	O
two	O
"	O
epic	O
skins	O
"	O
which	O
were	O
Master	O
Yoda	O
for	O
the	O
hero	O
Cyclops	O
and	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
for	O
Argus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
released	O
a	O
skin	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
media	O
franchise	O
Transformers	B-Application
which	O
included	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Megatron	O
,	O
and	O
Bumblebee	O
for	O
the	O
heroes	O
Johnson	O
,	O
Granger	O
,	O
and	O
X.Borg	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
announced	O
its	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Sanrio	O
featuring	O
the	O
characters	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
,	O
Badtz-maru	O
,	O
Cinnamoroll	O
,	O
and	O
Pompompurin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
Moonton	O
announced	O
a	O
skin	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Panda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
feature	O
three	O
new	O
exclusive	O
skins	O
:	O
General	O
Kai	O
for	O
the	O
hero	O
Thamuz	O
,	O
Po	O
Ping	O
for	O
Akai	O
,	O
and	O
Lord	O
Shen	B-Application
for	O
Ling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Moonton	O
released	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
titled	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	O
Adventure	O
,	O
an	O
idle	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
start	O
with	O
a	O
hero	O
and	O
unlock	O
various	O
features	O
by	O
progressing	O
through	O
a	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bangs	I-Application
hero	O
Claude	O
and	O
his	O
monkey	O
sidekick	O
Dexter	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
steal	O
an	O
artifact	O
from	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
and	O
ABS-CBN	O
Corporation	O
's	O
Kapamilya	O
Channel	O
and	O
A2Z	O
(	O
owned	O
by	O
ZOE	B-Application
Broadcasting	O
Network	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
esports	O
competition	O
held	O
by	O
Moonton	O
was	O
the	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Southeast	O
Asia	O
Cup	O
(	O
MSC	O
)	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
annual	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
esports	O
tournament	O
in	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
starting	O
2018	O
,	O
participants	O
were	O
invited	O
through	O
local	O
qualifiers	O
and	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
teams	O
from	O
Southeast	O
Asian	O
countries	O
with	O
established	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Professional	O
Leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Professional	O
League	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
official	O
regional	O
tournaments	O
that	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
serve	O
as	O
qualifiers	O
for	O
MSC	O
and	O
the	O
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regions	O
outside	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
without	O
an	O
official	O
MPL	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
qualifier	O
tournaments	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
:	O
Gulf	O
Cup	O
2020	O
and	O
M3	O
Arabia	O
Major	O
for	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
North	O
African	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
M3	O
World	O
Championship	O
North	O
American	O
(	O
NA	O
)	O
Qualifier	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Moonton	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
again	O
with	O
One	O
Esports	O
,	O
announced	O
its	O
first	O
ever	O
all-female	O
esports	O
tournament	O
called	O
the	O
MLBB	B-Application
Women	O
's	O
Invitational	O
(	O
MWI	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
prize	O
pool	O
of	O
US$	O
15,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
World	O
Championships	O
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
M-Series	O
and	O
Worlds	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
annual	O
international	O
esports	O
tournament	O
wherein	O
teams	O
worldwide	O
would	O
be	O
facing	O
off	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
worldwide	O
champion	O
for	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
MLBB	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
,	O
dubbed	O
as	O
M1	O
,	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Axiata	O
Arena	O
in	O
Kuala	O
Lumpur	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
from	O
November	O
15	O
to	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Riot	O
Games	O
suspected	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
imitating	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
contacted	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moonton	O
then	O
removed	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
Google	B-Application
could	O
take	O
it	O
down	O
and	O
eventually	O
relaunched	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
altered	O
name	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Riot	O
Games	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Moonton	O
because	O
of	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
,	O
citing	O
similarities	O
between	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riot	O
Games	O
also	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
title	O
of	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
sounds	O
confusingly	O
similar	O
to	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Moonton	O
has	O
allegedly	O
disallowed	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
esports	O
organizations	O
to	O
create	O
teams	O
for	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
and	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
the	O
Team	O
Secret	O
CEO	O
that	O
the	O
move	O
"	O
cannot	O
be	O
good	O
from	O
a	O
healthy	O
ecosystem	O
or	O
competitive	O
integrity	O
standpoint.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
esports	O
organizations	O
still	O
have	O
teams	O
for	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
supporters	O
vented	O
their	O
frustrations	O
by	O
giving	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
the	O
lowest	O
rating	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
Bang	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
in	O
India	O
on	O
29	O
June	O
2020	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
2020	O
China-India	O
skirmish	O
.	O
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