'League of Legends' no longer exclusive to PlayVS for high schools

For the past two years, PlayVS (pronounced "play versus") has been the exclusive platform for high school competitions of "League of Legends." Anyone can play "League of Legends" free at home, but to compete in officially sanctioned high school leagues, students and schools had to pay PlayVS, which charges $64 per player per season. But the exclusive agreement between Riot and PlayVS barred these leagues from hosting interscholastic matches in "League of Legends," one of the most popular competitive games in the world.