The launcher is a platform for PVP.net to launch from. It checks to see the status of the League of Legends servers, the launcher makes sure the League of Legends and PVP.net files are up-to-date and it also provides links to recent announcements from Leagueoflegends.com. An Updated Launcher was released on August 27, 2014 with patch 4.15. It introduced a new PVP.net interface layout, design and also lowering frame rate issues.