League of Legends
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Release platform | PC |
| Genres | strategy |
| Developer | Riot Games |
| Country | USA |
| Era | The 2000s, 2000 to 2009 |
| Importance |
Why it matters
Riot made the genre free and mass-market: you were asked to pay only for a hero's appearance, and that model spread across the whole industry.
