
Riot Games, the developer and publisher of the acclaimed PC game League of Legends, has announced Season One will be kicking off on July 13, beginning the first major competitive season for the free-to-play online game. To facilitate a higher level of competition for the game’s nearly 3 million players, Riot Games is launching three major new in-game updates: Draft Mode, Ranked Games and Ladders. These features, along with many other updates such as new artwork, a revamped Web site, player profiles and log-in screens, make this the largest League of Legends content update since launching in October of 2009.