Official Site:Â Heroes of the Storm
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â N/A
Genre: Fantasy MOBA
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Mac
heroes of the storm
A guide to Heroes of the Storm for MOBA newbies and MMORPG fans
So you've heard about MOBAs by now, right? Maybe you tried League of Legends, or the idea behind DOTA 2 was too confusing to inspire a...
Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm’s launch; Need for Speed’s online DRM
Nintendo's quriky new online paint-battle game Splatoon officially launched this week to very positive reviews. Monster-battling game Moonrise entered early access and promises Pokémon-like...
SuperData’s Van Dreunen on tomorrow’s Heroes of the Storm launch
Tomorrow's the big day for Blizzard's entry into the crowded and uber-competitive MOBA market. Heroes of the Storm officially launches on June 2nd, and...
Heroes of the Storm gears up for launch with double XP, launch streaming, and Blizzard brawling
Are you ready for Heroes of the Storm to launch? It is launching, tomorrow, and there's a lot of stuff going along with that...
Not So Massively: Diablo III thieves sentenced; LoL begins automatic bans
League of Legends launched a new system to hand out immediate automatic bans for chat infractions this week, leading to many claims of unfair...
Betawatch: May 22nd, 2015
It's been a busy week for the folks at Blizzard. We've gotten a quartet of videos for Overwatch characters showing off early gameplay, and...
Blizzard takes cigar from Heroes of the Storm character, internet flips tables
Tychus is now on the nicotine patch.
Blizzard has removed the cigar from its depiction of the Starcraft II character in its upcoming Hereoes of...
Heroes of the Storm goes into open beta, prepares for launch
With two weeks left until the launch of Heroes of the Storm, anticipation is growing over Blizzard's entry into the MOBA field. Well, now...
Not So Massively: Blizzard’s $1.2 million tourney; X-Wing successor hits Kickstarter
In a bizarre coincidence, four separate MOBAs announced new champions this week. SMITE revealed an adorable Norse squirrel god named Ratatoskr and officially launched...
Betawatch: May 15th, 2015
I'm not going to lie to you, dear readers: I don't care much about Star Citizen. I am aware, though, that the actual big news...
Heroes of the Storm World Championship coming to BlizzCon
With the well-fought Heroes of the Dorm tournament out of the way, Blizzard is preparing an even larger community event for Heroes of the...
Heroes of the Storm devs talk Kael’Thas and character design
Wondering how Blizzard's developers choose from the studio's incredible roster of characters and then crafted those selections into Heroes of the Storm's champions? Then...
Not So Massively: Heroes of Newerth changes owners; LoL subreddit drama continues
Path of Exile announced a potentially revolutionary and futuristic sounding new Deterministic Lockstep mode that promises sharper gameplay and zero desync for those on...
Heroes of the Storm prepares an arresting display of skins
Nobody is going to accuse Heroes of the Storm of being tasteful and restrained, especially after seeing its newest batch of character skins. Not...
Heroes of the Storm confirms Kael’thas and promises a Reddit Q&A
Good news, Blizzard fans! Kael'thas Sunstrider has been confirmed as the next hero being added to Heroes of the Storm. Now you can entertain...
Blizzard still succeeding despite World of Warcraft slide
There's no doubt that Blizzard took a mighty hit this past quarter as it lost three million World of Warcraft subscribers in the post-expansion,...
Not So Massively: LoL’s Reddit controversy, HotS’ Heroes of the Dorm
If ever we needed evidence that e-sports are fast becoming more like real-life sports, this week's MOBA news provided it. Dota 2 announced that...
Betawatch: April 24th, 2015
Rather than languishing in beta for all eternity, Heroes of the Storm is launching on June 2nd! Sure, there will be no further wipes...
Heroes of the Storm launches June 2nd
On May 19th, Heroes of the Storm goes into open beta testing, allowing everyone in the world to download and play the Blizzard crossover...
First round of BlizzCon tix sells out
Within a few minutes of going on sale yesterday, the first round of $199 BlizzCon tickets completely sold out. The good news is that...