Category Archives: MOBA

Riot Games is drawing on the strctures surrounding meatspace sports in order to help transform League of Legends into a true spectator esport.

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Dota 2 feels like it’s been out for ages already but Valve will open the doors to everyone this summer, following an extensive closed alpha and beta phase that has spanned Steam and various tournaments worldwide. It really does feel like it’s out already, doesn’t it?

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roX.KIS player Alexey ‘Solo’ Berezin has received a lifetime ban from prominent Dota 2 network Starladder TV after it emerged that he allegedly bet on his own team losing.

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Turbine has announced a new map for Infinite Crisis, currently in its closed beta phase.

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Battle for Graxia developer Petroglyph is to shutter its flagging MOBA on June 27. The studio has confirmed it will compensate buyers of in-game currency, and has issued a statement on the closure.

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300 Heroes is the Chinese MOBA that appears to break pretty much every copyright law in town. It stars characters like Shrek, Naruto and Wall-E.

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Valve has finished a Dota 2 documentary, Free to Play, and invited special guests to private viewings to “beta test” it.

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Dota 2 has been updated, but it’s not one of those charming patches with an obvious major feature or tweak. Instead, it’s jam-packed with a huge number of nerfs, buffs and other rebalancing foolery; the full patch notes are available on Steam for those able to parse the dense thicket of information.

MLG has announced it’s working with Warner Brothers and Turbine to bring Infinite Crisis to Major League Gaming.

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Since implementing an option to ban communication from abusive Dota 2 players, Valve has said the game has become a much friendlier place.

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Awesomenauts developer Ronimo Games has released its popular MOBA brawler on Steam for Linux.

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Another Infinite Crisis champion has been revealed, and its Cyborg. Along with a video featuring the high-tech champion a cybernetic all-star, Turbine has also released some new Green Lantern artwork showing three variations of the man from across the DC Multiverse: Arcane Green Lantern, Prime Green Lantern, and Atomic Green Lantern. The free-to-play MOBA is schedule for release later this year on PC.

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It’s one of if not the most-played PC game in the world, and yet somehow not everybody is onboard League of Legends. This new trailer for the most successful MOBA to date reminds veterans of the pageantry and passion of arena-based violence, while presenting newbs with a reason to weather the steep learning curve. In any case, it’s four and a half minutes of very pretty, action-packed cinematic.

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Infinite Crisis has a new video showcasing its latest champion, Shazam. The fella doles out massive power damage using melee abilities. Hit up the break for a look at him in action. Infinite Crisis is out later this year on PC.

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Dawngate is EA’s answer to the MOBA scene, and developer Waystone Games has gone on camera to talk about the title, and its respect for its predecessors.

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At some point this past weekend, there were 329,977 Steam users running DOTA 2. That’s a new record for any single game on the Steam platform, beating down the previous record of ~297,000 players gathered in DOTA 2 in early March. The West qualifiers for The International tournament — with a prize pool currently topping $2 million — were this weekend, and folks can watch through the client, so that probably had something to do with it.

Thanks, PC Gamer

Infinite Crisis has revealed Gaslight Joker as its latest champion. The fella “butchers his opponents” with a bloody cleaver and swarms of rats who he hasn’t fed very well. This is what you will have to contend with when fighting the fella in the arena. Hit up the break for a look at his abilities in action. Infinite Crisis is out later this year on PC.

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Sales of Valve’s Dota 2 Compendium have already pushed the total prize pool for the third annual world championships event past $2 million.

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Monster Hunter Online publisher and Riot Games owner Tencent has posted its Q1 financials, pointing to a prosperous year for the Chinese online gaming company.

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Dawngate is an EA-published MOBA title developed by Waystone Games. The beta sign-up page for the title has gone live now with little fanfare, but you can check it out now.

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