Category Archives: MOBA

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 14:42 BST

Infinite Crisis video shows Shazam wielding the powers of the six Elders

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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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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 10:26 BST

Dawngate: EA’s MOBA shown in first video preview, beta sign-ups start this week

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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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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 06:53 BST

DOTA takes Steam concurrent player record… from itself

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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

Fri, May 17, 2013 | 14:35 BST

Infinite Crisis video stars Gaslight Joker, a cleaver wielding maniac with pet rats

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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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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 03:20 BST

Dota 2: The International prize pool now over $2 million

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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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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 10:25 BST

Tencent financials: profit up 37%, revenue rises 40%

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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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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:36 BST

Dawngate: site for EA’s MOBA goes live, first details inside

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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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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:03 BST

League of Legends update 3.7 rolls out today, full patch notes inside

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League of Legends developer Riot Games will by throwing out another update to its mega-popular MOBA game, and it’s another big one, starting with tweaks to Caitlin, and changing up much more.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 03:46 BST

Guardians of Middle-Earth DLC adds Mouth of Sauron

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The latest DLC hcmapion for Lord of the Rings MOBA Guardians of Middle-Earth is the Mouth of Sauron, commander of the armies of Gorgoroth.

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Wed, May 15, 2013 | 11:38 BST

Dota 2 Interactive Compendium gets new stretch goals, includes fan-picked hero

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Dota 2 developer Valve has added new stretch goals to sales of the game’s Interactive Compendium, the companion guide to its next tourney ‘The International 2013′. The new goals offer incentives such as bonus HUD skins and a chance foe players to vote for the game’s next hero.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 12:19 BST

Dota 2 Interactive Compendium: Smeevil mount stretch goal unlocked

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Dota 2 developer Valve had promised buyers of the game’s Interactive Compendium – a digital companion to the incoming International tourney – that if they bought enough copies they’d unlock new Smeevil courier mounts. The $250,000 target has already been smashed and the mounts are being worked on now.

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Fri, May 10, 2013 | 15:30 BST

Infinite Crisis champion video stars The Flash

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With Infinite Crisis in closed beta, Warner and Turbine have released another champion spotlight video to help entice you to sign up. It’s of the red-suited wonder, The Flash. The fastest man on earth. Hopefully, such a moniker doesn’t mess with his dating prospects. Check him out below, and sign up for the beta here. Infinite Crisis is out later this year on PC.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 14:35 BST

Infinite Crisis goes into closed beta, The Joker spotlighted

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Infinite Crisis has gone into closed beta, and Turbine will be sending out keys to a pool of registrants who signed up to test the MOBA. On top of this, a new Champion Profile has been released and its The Joker. Sign up for the beta here, and check out a look at Batman’s nemesis below.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:07 BST

Valve introduces the DOTA 2 Interactive Compendium

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The march of DOTA 2 moving towards being some insane industry all of its own continues with the Interactive Compendium, a supplement to the upcoming International Championships.

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Fri, May 03, 2013 | 16:59 BST

The International – tickets for Valve’s Dota 2 championships go on sale next week

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Tickets for The International, Valve’s Dota 2 championships, will go on sale next week.

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Fri, May 03, 2013 | 16:00 BST

Infinite Crisis champion spotlight videos and art star Gaslight Catwoman, Poison Ivy

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Infinite Crisis champion spotlight videos and artwork for Gaslight Catwoman and Poison Ivy have been released by Turbine. Check out the lovely ladies below. The free-to-play MOBA is scheduled to launch later this year on PC.

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Fri, May 03, 2013 | 08:29 BST

Awesomenauts turns one, new trailer shows the journey so far

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Awesomenauts developer Ronimo Games is celebrating the first birthday of its popular MOBA fighter with the release of a new trailer documenting the title so far, and by discussing some new content on the horizon.

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Thu, May 02, 2013 | 06:42 BST

Dota 2 update adds Elder Titan, revamps UI

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Valve has issued a new patch for Dota 2 adding a whole new hero along with various user-friendly tweaks.

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Wed, May 01, 2013 | 17:40 BST

Guardians of Middle-earth adds Elrond to the mix

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Guardians of Middle-earth was the recipient of a new champion today, and its none other than Elrond, the half-elven ruler of Rivendell. Looks a bit like Hugo Weaving, doesn’t he? Check him out below in video form.

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Wed, May 01, 2013 | 14:34 BST

Infinite Crisis goes into closed beta next week

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Infinite Crisis will go into closed beta next week on May 8, Turbine and Warner have announced. Those who would like to try their hand at the superhero MOBA can sign up here. In celebration, the developers have releases some new artwork showing the multiverse variants of Wonder Women. To get an idea of what she’s like in the arena, have a look at this previously released video. The free-to-play MOBA is scheduled to launch later this year on PC.

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