Category Archives: MMOARTS

Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 01:36 BST

End of Nations delayed

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Petroglyph’s free-to-play MMORTS, End of Nations, has been pushed back to 2012.

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Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 00:33 BST

MLG: Raleigh Pro Circuit live streaming now

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Forget PAX and Seattle; Raleigh in North Carolina was the place to be this weekend. Check out the action from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit.

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Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 06:42 BST

See 40 minutes of gamescom DOTA 2 stream

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If you missed out on the livestream of the $1 million DOTA 2 tournament at gamescom, check out 40 minutes of gameplay from the best players in the world.

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Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 00:33 BST

$5 million offered in next League of Legends season

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Riot Games has announced that Season Two of League of Legends will rank among the most lucrative of Western eSports, with a $5 million prize pool.

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Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 23:17 BST

DOTA 2 gamescom trailer is go

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Thanks to gamescom, DOTA 2 is officially a thing. Check out the first trailer through the break.

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Fri, Aug 12, 2011 | 17:38 BST

Jagged Alliance Online gamescom trailer shows gameplay and cinematics

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With all the gamescom trailers coming out before the show, pretty soon there won’t be any to post during the event itself. Today, another one for the Cologne event was released for Jagged Alliance Online, showing off cinematics and gameplay. The game was announced at gamescom last year, and information since has been minimal, so hopefully we’ll hear more on it next week since it will be present in playable form. The game was originally slated for release this year. Thanks, Blue.

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Fri, Aug 12, 2011 | 04:54 BST

Valve: DOTA community not “toxic”, almost entirely “hardcore”

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The DOTA community is dedicated to its game, but welcoming, according to Valve.

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Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 16:48 BST

End of Nations MMORTS to launch free-to-play

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Trion Worlds has announced Petroglyph Games’ MMORTS End of Nations will be a free-to-play game.

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Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 15:43 BST

World of Tanks surpasses 5 million registered players

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Wargaming.net has announced its World of Tanks MMO has surpassed 5 million registered players.

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Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 12:50 BST

MOBA muddle untangled: why it’s time to do DOTA

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With Valve to show DOTA 2 at gamescom next week, Richard Cobbett explains the attraction of a genre variously known as MOBA, MMOARTS, and, of course, DOTA-clone.

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Wed, Aug 10, 2011 | 08:22 BST

Wednesday Shorts – Diablo III classes, indie beauties, more

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In our endless roaming around the net, we’ve stumbled across some absolutely stunning indie titles today.

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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 13:41 BST

Wednesday Shorts – Creepers, N7 rifle, Facebook, more

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Look, will you please just read these, and not come asking in two weeks why I didn’t report on the West Wing fan game being made in Los Berados as if I’d just shot a puppy?

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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 14:11 BST

The free-to-play PC rush – your guide to the best games

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Some of the best experiences in gaming can be had, right now, on your PC, absolutely gratis. It’s the brave new world. Why pay for anything ever again?

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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 05:46 BST

Wednesday Shorts, overnight edition – PopCap goodies, quadruple chainsaw guns, Civ V patch

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I’ve got to clear my inbox, or I’m going to have some kind of Wednesday-afternoon fit. Here are some bits and bobs I can’t stretch into a paragraph.

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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 08:10 BST

Heroes of Newerth recovering from ongoing hacker activity

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S2 Games has explained that a series of recent Heroes of Newerth outages were caused by a group of hackers.

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Sat, May 28, 2011 | 17:18 BST

Trion and Petroglyph show off End of Nations a bit more

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Trion Worlds and Petroglyph have released a video for End of Nations, the upcoming MMORTS where players are tasked with rebelling against the Order of Nations, which holds an iron grip on the world’s most coveted resources.

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Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 15:09 BST

League of Legends announces $100,000 prize purse for official Season 1 Championship

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Riot Games has announced that there will be a $100,000 prize purse for the first official League of Legends tournament championship

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Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 05:16 GMT

Petroglyph: Strength of MOBA is in immediate competitive action

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Petroglyph community manager Mathew Anderson has said the multiplayer online battle arena scene (aka MOBA or DotA clone) is doing so well due to its immediacy of action.

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Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 02:54 GMT

Dreamlords: Resurrection launch marked by trailer, free in-game currency

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Paradox’s foray into the rapidly-crowding MMORTS world, Dreamlords: Resurrection, is up, running and desirous of your attention.

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Wed, Jul 21, 2010 | 15:36 BST

Relic accepting Closed Beta applications for Company of Heroes

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Relic’s readying itself to send out Closed Beta invitations for its MMORTS Company of Heroes Online.

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