[Source] In a piece of shocking news spreading among the gaming community, World Cyber Games will be halted after the organizing company announced its closure after 14 years. 1 of the most recognized e-Sports event in the world, WCG CEO…
Core Masters – Closed Beta starting in Japan as English server remains silent
The maiden title of Korean developer Soft Big Bang, the Japanese server of Core Masters will begin Closed Beta later this month as application for the limited number of slots begin. Soon to be published in Korea by Neowiz, Core…
Infinite Crisis – Superman finally joins the roster in superhero MOBA
[Game website] After several months of waiting and a bevy of heroes and villains introduced in Infinite Crisis, the Son of Krypton, Superman, finally makes his appearance in the game’s Closed Beta phase. His signature Heat Vision and Frost Breath…
League of Legends – Reddit user compiles earnings for eSports teams
[Source] Reddit user kiTTzq has revealed a list of cash rankings for professional teams playing League of Legends, and this is from the game’s very beginning till the end of 2013. The cash amount here is only from competitions, apparently…
League of Legends – MOBA title among top searches for year 2013
Naver, Korea’s biggest search engine (which forced Yahoo to retreat from the country), recently revealed the top 2013 searches under different categories. Under the PC category, League of Legends received an astounding No.2 position, the only game featuring in the…
Heroes of the Storm – New gameplay videos to celebrate the festive season
[Game website] Recorded over the Christmas holidays, Blizzard Entertainment has released 2 new gameplay videos for Heroes of the Storm, its upcoming “hero brawler” (Blizzard wants to shun the “MOBA” term). Rather than having just a main 3-lane map, there…
Strife – First wave of Closed Beta begins for 2nd generation MOBA
[Closed Beta signup] S2 Games, developers of the Free-to-Play Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Heroes of Newerth, today announced is brand-new title Strife has officially moved into the first wave of Closed Beta. The beta is not exclusive to any…
Heroes of Newerth – China server to see new content and game changes
With the first test phase beginning in 3 days, reports in China have pointed at several new features exclusive to the local server of Heroes of Newerth, published by Tencent Games. A new casual mode will be added, where players…
Age of Heroes – New action 3D MOBA from China aiming for the big league
With the MOBA genre growing exponentially in China, no thanks for Dota 2, SMITE and League of Legends, a little-known developer there recently announced Age of Heroes, its very own action non-target 3D MOBA title. And to be honest, I…
Battle of the Gods – 300 kills in 30 minutes possible in new MOBA
Developed by Tencent’s Quantum Studios, Battle of the Gods was formally revealed earlier today, with the debut test phase starting on 12th December. The core feature will be the 10 Vs 10 mode, with all playable characters designed after gods…
Heroes of Newerth – Tencent Games revealed as China publisher
In what is supposedly a shock announcement, Tencent Games, China’s largest online gaming company, announced that it will be publishing S2 Games’ Heroes of Newerth. Tencent Games currently has League of Legends as its main MOBA title, with SMITE and…
Project Pentakill – Marvel goes missing from its own MOBA title
First announced back in November last year, the secretive Project PK made another secret appearance at ChinaJoy in July. At Korean developer Smilegate’s recent G-Star media event, the tentative name “Project Pentakill” was revealed, which will be developed by its…
Pirates: Treasure Hunters – CJ E&M reveals new pirate-themed MOBA
After the failure of RIFT Korea, I am really surprised CJ E&M is picking up a Western title again. Developed by Virtual Toys, a company based in Spain, Pirates will be starting its beta phase first in Korea, some time…
Riot Games – League of Legends dev moving to new mega campus in 2015
Riot Games just announced moving to a brand new campus in Spring 2015, with the current space at Santa Monica getting too tight for comfort. Located within ElementLA, the new office will house around 1,000 employees, with room for further…